22First of all..
I am SOOOO sorry, I completely forgot about this story.
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But, surprisingly it wasn't. Jean had let me pick out my own clothes and trainers. I don't care for fashion. Just as long as it is black and baggy it will suit me just fine. As for the guitar - Jean had let me get my old version. A Fender Stratocaster.
We had returned to the School and Jean had to go and teach a class. She showed me where my room was. I closed the door and changed into my new baggy clothes. Which of course were all black. I packed the rest of my clothes away into the respective drawers and I unpacked my guitar.
I opened the case and stared at it. It was an exact replica of my previous one. Pitch black except for the fingerboard and pegs. I plugged the amp into a socket and hooked the guitar up. I put some large headphones over my ears and put them into an mp3 player that Jean had given me. I scrolled through the various artists and spotted one I knew. I switched the amp online and clicked play.
Valley of the Damned by DragonForce blasted into my ears. I picked up a pick and started to play along. How long had it been since I'd played? At least a couple of years. I was glad I still had my skill. I tried to remember the words to the song as I played.
I sung along to the lyrics the best that I could remember them by. Then the solo came. My fingers flew across the fingerboard as I matched the guitarist exacualy. The vocals kicked in again and I followed the words exacualy. Then finally the last minute of the song, the slow solo. I closed my eyes. I was completely in my element. My muscles relaxed and I felt completely safe for the first time in years. The song ended and I clicked stop on the mp3 player.
My eyes were still closed. Savouring the relaxing feeling that playing gave to me. My body tensed when I heard the sound of whispering on the other side of my door. I quickly flipped off my headphones and unplugged my guitar. I swung it round on the strap so it was on my back. I opened the door and saw four people my age. Two guys and two girls.
"Yes?" I said, not liking to be disturbed from my music.
"Hello," Said the girl nearest to me, "You must be the new student."
"No…really?" I said sarcastically.
"I'm Kitty," She said smiling, then pointed to the other girl, "This is Rogue," She waved. "Bobby," The guy standing next to Rogue, "And John," Pointing to the last guy.
"How come I'm always announced last?" John whined.
I clenched my hands, I hated whiny people, they got on my nerves.
"Shut up John," Rogue said and then turned to me, "Who are you then?"
"Kat," I replied.
"Meow," John said.
My temper snapped and my fist shot out and slammed into his face. He stumbled backwards clutching his face. I smiled sweetly at him and stepped out of my room. I crouched just in front of him and slowly unsheathed the claws of my left hand and held them up to his face.
"A word of advice," I said to him, "Don't piss me off."
I stood up and walked back to my room. I heard John get up off the floor and walk away down the corridor. Just as I was about to enter Bobby grabbed my arm. I tensed and got ready for a fight.
"Great job," He said, "John's been asking for it for a long time."
"Hey," Kitty said, "Can we come in?"
"Uhh," I said, "Sure."
I walked into my room and put my guitar in its case. Then I turned the amp off so it wouldn't whine from feedback. I turned around and saw that the three had occupied my bed. I inwardly sighed and grabbed a chair from the desk that was in my room. I turned it around and sat so that my arms were resting on the back of the chair so I was facing them.
"So," Bobby said, "What do you do?"
I raised my eyebrow. It didn't take him long to ask about it.
"You first then I'll show ya," I replied.
"Ice," He said
I watched as he cupped his hands and a glow emitted from them. He opened his hands and I saw a perfect replica ice sculpture of my guitar in his hands. He walked over to me and placed it in my hand. I held it up to the light. Every square inch of it was perfect.
"Cool," I replied, genuinely impressed.
He grinned and returned to his place on my bed. I placed the ice sculpture on my desk and turned around to face them. I decided to have a bit of fun first.
"So," I said, "My powers. Well." I grinned at them, "Guess."
"What?" Bobby said, "But-"
"You didn't have to show me straight away, you could have made me guess," I said.
Rogue and Kitty were sniggering at him. That made my grin bigger.
"Umm," He started, "Telepathy?"
I shook my head.
"Fire?"
Shake.
"Water?"
Shake.
"Bone?"
"Kind of," I said, "This is what I can do."
I held a hand up, palm towards them. I let my claws slowly slide out and looked at their faces. They all looked at my hand in awe. I grinned and decided to have some more fun. I jumped at them, unsheathing my other claw as I did so. They screamed and I phased right through them and landed on the other side of the bed.
I turned to them and started laughing. I sheathed my claws so I wouldn't do any damage to myself. Their faces were priceless. Full of terror. My laughing came to a stop when my side twinged painfully. I winced and pulled myself up to my feet a hand over my wound. I walked back to the chair. I was just about to sit down when Rogue spoke.
"Hey, are you okay?" She asked.
"Yeah," I replied, "Just something I picked up before I got here."
"What happened?" Kitty asked.
I sighed and sat on the chair. I told my story and by the end Kitty and Rogue had hands over their mouths from shock. Bobby's eyes were wider than normal, symbolising shock as well as a bit of pity. I hated it when people pitied me. But I let it slide for now.
"Kitty, Rogue," They looked up when I said their names, "You never told me what you can do."
I grinned at them and they smiled shakily back.
"I can phase through walls," Kitty said, and she walked through my door and back again.
"I absorb people if I touch them," Rogue said.
I nodded and decided to lighten the atmosphere a bit. I grabbed my guitar again and plugged it back in. I was about to switch it on when Bobby's voice stopped me.
"How did you learn to play like that?" He asked.
"I taught myself," I said, shrugging as I switched the amp online, "Now, let's see if you know this one."
I grinned as I started the song. I was once of my favourites. I'm not OK by My Chemical Romance. It turned out that they did know it and they helped me sing it. I closed my eyes and concentrated on the solo. Soon the song had ended. I opened my eyes and looked at them.
They smiled at me. Kitty looked at her watch.
"It's almost time for dinner," She said.
I nodded and packed away my guitar. I followed them out of my room and down twisting corridors until we got to the kitchen. Dinner was okay. I excused myself and walked back up to my room. It was a good thing I had a good memory or I'd be screwed.
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