Thread: New Mutants (Stickyfun x Mera1506)

Edward shivered as he scrounged the dumpsters of the dark city alley, cursing loudly to nobody in particular as yet again there was nothing edible here. Whilst it wasn't actually necessary for Edward to eat food, he despised the other way of sustaining himself. Oh there was nothing wrong with it, he didn't need to feed on people or anything like that, he could 'eat' from any source of electricity...but doing so drew attention to him....lots of attention, attention he didn't want. Besides that it was a painful reminder of what he was, of why he was here. Just a few weeks ago he had been in the loving arms of his parents, attending another anti-mutant rally.....how quickly things had changed, the boy suddenly finding himself on the other side of the fence. Disowned by his parents, mocked and attacked by the people he once thought of as friends...now he was just another anonymous mutant living on the streets, one of the city's lost souls, abandoned by all and wanted by none. As Edward moved on to the next dumpster, he cursed once again as he found no food, his stomach grumbling loudly, painfully. He was so hungry....if he didn't do something soon he was almost certainly going to pass out, possibly even die. There was no choice. Edward may have hated himself, but he certainly didn't want to die. Turning slowly, the boy looked up at the various lights illuminating the alley, some of them flickering on and off. The boy hesitated for a few moments, then looked towards the exit of the alley. It was late at night, probably around 1 or 2 in the morning, so there weren't many people around. Well...that would make things safer at least. The boy raised up his arms, then closed his eyes, muttering a silent curse on his body before tensing up. Moments later, sparks began to fly around the alley, followed by what almost seemed like lightning, electricity arcing from the flickering lights and down to strike Edwards body, absorbing quickly into his body, rejuvinating him, satisfying his hunger. Nnnn... Edward gasped when the flow of electricity finally halted, all of the lights now burned out, the alleyway being plunged into almost complete darkness, though Edward could still see quite clearly thanks to his abilities. With a soft sigh he walked over to sit down between the two dumpsters, leaning on one of them and closing his eyes. Hopefuly everyone would just think there would be a power surge and wouldn't come to investigate....he just wanted to get some sleep. At the Xavier mansion, Wolverine growled in frustration as he looked down at his watch. How long was he supposed to wait here? The Professor had told him to go outside and await the arrival of a newcomer to the school, someone making their own way here, but there had been no mention of just what time the newcomer was supposed to come. Hell, there hadn't even been any mention of who this newcomer was. Still, it wouldn't be hard to figure out....anyone who didn't look familiar would be a pretty safe bet. Damnit....next time he asks me to stand out here I'm gonna tell him to send someone else...I have better things to be doing than waiting out here in the middle of the night.... Wolverine growled softly, the noise echoing almost menacingly through the niight air like the growl of an animal. Moments later he looked up, starting to sniff the air. There was a new scent....someone approaching. He sniffed again....female...approaching fast...the scent was new, unfamiliar. Could this finally be the one he was waiting for? He hoped so.....it was beginning to get cold and Wolverine wanted to just get back inside and grab himself a beer. If this isn't her then I'm just going back inside....and I aint gonna use the door....