Bed for the night {OPEN}

[Anna Marie / Rogue]

Breathing in the bitterly cold air, Anna-Marie pauses in front of the tavern. She can hear cheering and laughter coming from inside. A wave of fear washes over her, what is she doing? She is only 17 and here she is, hundreds of miles from home. Wishing she could turn back, she directs her gaze to the snowy ground at her feet. What is wrong with her? Her thoughts go back to that day.
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Anna-Marie was sitting on her bed, her boyfriend by her side, they were laughing and joking. Talking about their dreams, where they wanted to be in, say, 5... maybe 10 years time. Places they wanted to go, things they wanted to see. She had kissed him. That’s all it was, a simple, innocent kiss. That’s where it all went wrong. She could feel him getting weaker. Anna-Marie didn’t know how she did it, but she knew then and there it was her fault. He lay there, convulsing, skin pale. When her parents came to see what she was screaming about, Anna-Marie knew she didn’t belong there anymore. That night, she packed a bag and left, looking back only once, at the end of the drive, to bid her parents a silent farewell, and then she walked off into the night.
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And now, here she was. Standing alone in a town she didn’t know. People bustle around, brushing past her in their hurry to get home. Anna-Marie flinches. She doesn’t want to hurt anyone here. The past 2 weeks had been a blur for her. Anna-Marie walks into the tavern. Finding a spot in the corner, she sits. Pulling her coat hood up over her head, she watches people. The couple arguing in the corner, the group of young lads playing pool. She must have got lost in her thoughts because the last orders bell is sounding. Anna-Marie jolts back to reality, where is the going to go now? She starts looking around her, panicked.

[Mystique]

Raven was walking through the town. her long black hair billows in the breeze. she was favouring black hair at the moment. she sees Rogue standing outside the tavern and watches her for a moment. there is something strange about this girl. she watches as the girl goes into the tavern, and pauses a minute. that's it!! she's a mutant. Raven walks toward the tavern, and pauses with her hand on the door. then, after looking around, she goes inside.

walking throught the bar, she changes her appearance. a young, handsome male would get more response that a woman. Raven spots Rogue sitting in the corner and approaches her.

"hi." she says to the strange girl.

[Anna Marie / Rogue]

Rogue pauses, her breath catches in her throat.

"Umm... H... Hi." She says, smiling weakly at the man infront of her. Rogue doesn't know what to do. She looks around desperately trying to find a quick escape route should she need it, then looks at the man again. She sees a strange yellow light flicker in his eyes. She frowns.

"A... are you a... mutant?" She stammers, not sure where the words are coming from. She can feel her heart race. Glancing over at the bar, she spots a man. Something makes him stand out from the others, she's not sure why, but her gaze is fixed on him.

[Mystique]

Following the girls gaze, Mystique spots the man in question. Sighing, she sits down at the table.

"Would that bother you?" An evil smile spreads across Mystiques face. "I know you're..." She hesitates. "Different? So what is it huh??" She leans in closer to the girl. "What can you do?" She hisses.

She smiles again and sits upright.

"Y'know." She says, brushing fluff off her jacket. "We can help you. We can teach you to control it." Looking into Rogues eyes, Mystique trys to find some sort of hope. Something behind the tears, to say she was winning the girl over.

She was so lost in thought, she didn't see the man at the bar, cross the room toward them.