(Here's where we start)

Charles rubbed two fingers on his temple while massaging his other hand on his left knee. He had his good days and bad days, today was a good day. His leg was just numb. He stood carefully and walked to his bookcase. Moby Dick. A classic and perhaps one of his favorite novels. He has read it maybe 10 times in his life, the first time when he was 7. He sat back down and slipped his glasses on, opening the book and taking in the familiar scent of an old book. He ran his hand over the old, worn page before turning it and falling into the story, blocking out the world.

Evelyn stirred in her sleep. She was having a nightmare. A beautiful majestic phoenix was disturbing her peaceful sleep. She wanted to embrace the phoenix, but instead she was running away from it. "No!" Evelyn gasped and sat up. She was in an unknown room. She didn't remember anything except her name. A small wave of energy radiated from her and shook the mansion. She slipped out of bed and hurried out of the room in her pajamas. She glanced at the long corridor in front of her. "Where am I?" She asked herself. "Is anyone here?" She asked into the empty corridor

A strange energy washed past Charles and he looked up from his book with a questioning, "Hmm?". He rose from his seat, clapping the book shut and sliding off his glasses, before setting the book on his desk and heading for the exit to his office. He looked out, everything looked perfectly normal. Quiet, still, what else do you expect from a large house in the middle of the night? He wouldn't doubt that the feeling was real, he trusted his own feelings, but considered maybe that it was nothing.

With a sigh, he looked at his watch. 12:45am. 'Well, perhaps I should head off to bed'. Erik had already gone to bed, so had Raven and the others so he couldn't consult with them about the strange energy. Putting it down to electrical disturbance, he flicked the light off in his office and headed upstairs to his room.

Evelyn's head throbbed. She touched the temples of her head and groaned. As soon as she closed her eyes, the vision of the phoenix went throught the back of her mind. She started shivering and her hands clenched into fists. She was unaware of fact that the walls of the corridor were shaking. The floor trembled. She gave another groan. A loud thwack echoed throught the corridor. She opened her eyes tot find the walls crumbling.

Almost at the top of the stairs, Charles stumbled and caught himself of the railing. Why did he stumble? Perhaps because the building was shaking. He looked around, the walls starting to crumble and the floor trembling. He climbed the stairs quickly and placed his two fingers to his temple, scanning the area for possible disturbance, as Erik called it. Finding a chaotic, distressed mind that he could not yet penetrate he started to follow its direction as a run down the hall.

(Question: Does Charles know that Evelyn is here? If so, how did she get there? Just becuase I don't want him turning the corner and going 'who are you?' if he already knows her :-D )

(Yes he does, but he doesnt know her name, because she was fainted on the steps of the mansion and he brought her to her room.) (BTW, could you make a new male character, so that the plot thickens) (If u do make him, make him really hot! LOL)

Evelyn gasped. Tears poured from her eyes. What is happening to me? She thought

(Um, sure but what plot is he involved in??)

Charles swung round the corner and saw the familiar girl. The girl he and Erik had taken in from the front steps of their home. "Are you all right?" It was an obvious question, the tears gave it away as well as her chaotic mind, but it was a starting block. He looked at her, his polite and kind features portraying his genuine care and concern for this mystery girl.

(Umm..You know if there are many characters then the RP gets more interesting... So...I just suggested)

"Not at all" Evelyn choked on the words. "There is something in me...I can do stuff...I am...strange.." She said hoarsely. She looked into the eyes of the person standing before her.

"It's your mutation." Charles spoke softly, slipping his hands into his pockets and taking a few slow steps towards her, trying to bridge the gap between them. "And its all right, here, everyone's 'strange'. " He explained with a hint of a welcoming smile on his face.

(I guess so, I'll get to it now then :-D )

"Who are you? You don't even know me! You cant know about my 'mutation'...Even if there is such a thing" Evelyn smirked. The back of her head throbbed. "No!" She screamed. She put up her hands in front of her. A strong wave sent the man in front of her backwards

"Woah!" Charles dropped backwards to sitting position on the ground. Sighing, he touched his fingers to his temples, closed his eyes and pushed his words into her mind. 'Evelyn, my name is Charles Xavier. I'm trying to help you but I need you to calm down." His tone was sort inside her head, calming almost as he also sent relaxing thoughts to her in an attempt to calm her down.

(I posted him)

(Cool...Umm..Bring him into the RP, then)

Evelyn felt a certain soothing in her temples. "Why would you want to help me?" She asked, her face softening. She let the tears go "What am I?" She asked Charles Xavier

Charles stood once more and approached the girl. "You're safe now. This is a school. A school for people just like you and I. Where we can be safe and learn to harness and control our gifts." He always called them gifts, that or abilities or mutations. Never powers or anything else. His blue eyes glistened at her as his smile warmed his face.

"What in the name of sanity is goin' on!" A young, sandy blonde haired man emerged from his room, looking down the hall with his brown eyes full of frustration and confusion. "My wall...was moving! Care to explain that Teach?" He arched up a brow at Charles, his hands resting on his hips.

"Ryan, I think you should get dressed before questions can be answered." The professor looked the boy up and down before raising his brow. Ryan looked down; his muscular torso was on full display as he was just in a pair of black/grey sweat pants.

"Oh...I see what you mean." Ryan furrowed his brows and his cheeks flushed a light rosy pink.

Evelyn blushed. She got up slowly and said to the boy"I'm so sorry...I think it was my fault...." then she turned to Xavier "Are you a...a teacher?" She asked him. "I saw a phoenix in my dream...Thats when this all started" She said and looked through her eyelashes at the beautiful boy then she continued "Are you...like me too?"

"We're all mutants here, the professor included." Ryan answered with a grin, gesturing to Charles who was less than impressed with Ryan's lack of attire but was busy thinking about the phoenix Evelyn had mentioned.

((Hey, do you guys mind if I jump in? :D))

(Well I have to go to work now so I'll make my characters leave and you guys can carry on. I might be back in a few hours, see ya!)

"Ryan, I think you should go back and get dressed. Evelyn, I'll let you settle in for a while and decide if you want to stay, all right?" Charles smiled at the girl before giving her a parting nod and heading to his room.

Ryan poked his tongue out at Charles' back and headed to his own room.

(Okay, I need to go in a few minutes as well, so if you want we can continue the RP)

Evelyn giggled quietly as she looked at Ryan. Then she sighed as the pain in her temples increased. She hugged herself and let the tears escape. She stood there in the cold, crying quietly to herself.

Aurora had been awakened from a deep sleep when the building had shaken and had immediately gotten up to investigate to only find herself lost. She wandered around for a short time before she stumbled upon a girl that was crying. She froze when she saw the girl and hesitated a moment before slowly walking over to the girl. "Hey, are you alright?"

Evelyn looked up and wiped her eyes. "Yeah...I'm fine" She said softly. "Are you a student here as well?" She asked and then paused. "Sorry if your walls shook too...That was my fault...I guess...I'm Evelyn, call me Evie" She continued

Aurora smiled and said, "Nice to meet you, I'm Aurora Arriana, but you can call me Rora. And, yeah, I'm a student here, too... Wait, that was you who did that? So cool! I can only control and generate magnetic feilds... Along with doing some funky stuff with some metals, but that's off topic... So, that's your power? Shaking walls and stuff?" She normally wasn't this hyper, but it was the middle of the night and she had yet to take her meds...

"Actually, I have no idea what my power is" Evelyn said. "I just saw a phoenix in my dream, and then...My head started throbbing all of a sudden" She explained. "I think I can move things with my mind, wanna see?" Evelyn asked. Without waiting for an answer, she close her eyes and concentrated on the Phoenix in her mind. A thread of fire revolved around her and exploded. "Whoops!!! That was not what I had in mind" She smiled sheepishly at Aurora. "Please show me what you can do" She continued

Ryan spared a glance at the clock and sighed. 5.15am. Urgh, no one should be up at this un-godly hour.

Deciding that he wouldn't be able to go back to sleep, he decided to get changed. He pulled on a tight fitting white t-shirt and grey, low hanging jeans with All Star converses. He went to his desk and pulled out some bandages. He sat back down on his bed and wrapped his hands, wrists and forearms, making sure they weren't too tight for his tender arm muscles. Slapping a little cologne on his collar bones and running his hands trough his hair (his lazy version of brushing his hair) he exited the room, only to be greeted with the sight of not one but two pretty girls in the hall. A smile tugging at his lips, he approached the two younger girls and slid his hands in his pockets.

"Have I come across a little party out here?" He smirked, looking down at the two.

Evelyn blushed deep pink. "Err...Hi, we didn't officially meet, I am Evelyn...Call me Evie" She smiled tenderly at the boy. Her head throbbed. "Oh! Damn!" She touched her temples breathed slowly.

"Ryan, call me sweetheart." The blonde gave a cheeky wink and furrowed his brow. "You okay?"

( Did u change ur username?)

Evelyn didnt reply immediately. She concentrated on her head. She wished the Professor was here. "I'm fine...I guess so..." She said.

(Oh damn! No, I'm watching my friend's account for her while she's in hospital and forgot to log out, whoops!)

"Do you want me to go and get Charles?" Ryan asked, stepping closer to her with concern in his eyes.

(Oh.. :P) (Well, I thought maybe if you agree that Ryan and Evie have some sort of romance/ chemistry between them, it'd be great ;D)

"No...I am fine..." Evelyn assured the boy. "So...why are you up so early?" She asked softly

(Perhaps, you can't predict character chemistry)

"Well, after you shook up my room and woke me up," Ryan started with a cheeky grin. "I don't really see much point in going back to sleep." He explained.

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