Evelyn didn't sleep at all that night. She managed to burn a hole straight through her bedroom wall and call birds to her window, who wouldn't stop pecking at it for the whole night. Her arms also housed the vivid green vines that crept all the way up to her shoulder and back down again, it looking as though she had gone out on a whim and got a fresh tattoo unique to her. Evelyn put it down to her panic that they were still there, as she felt as though at any moments notice she would burst again which she didn't want that happening at all.

She climbed out of her bed, head aching in protest as the lack of sleep hit her all at once. The short walk to her tiny kitchen felt like hours with every pound of her head matching the steps of her feet, and she swore she could still hear a distant pecking at her window.

Filling her kettle up with water, she thought about Raven and Charles; what she would say to them the next time she would see them, which wouldn't be anytime soon as Evelyn was planning on calling in sick to work. She didn't want to avoid Raven, but knowing how stubborn she could be she would grill Evelyn as soon as she saw her, and with Charles getting involved with a woman questioning mutants, she couldn't take any chances. One question still remained, what would she do now?

Placing the kettle on the hob, Evelyn let out a deep sigh, leaning against the cooker and running her hands through her tangled brown hair, all she ever wanted was to live in peace. Standing there for a few more seconds, her mind wandered to Erik, what would he do in this situation? Where is he at the present moment? How can she miss someone so much who she knew for only a day? He was the one who allowed her to life this life, the life that could be taken away at any moments notice.

The kettle began to whistle so Evelyn takes it off, pouring it into her favourite cup just as the door knocks, making her jump and spill it all over the counter, thankfully avoiding her hand. She put the kettle down, moving her hand to her chest in an attempt to still her fast paced heartbeat, staying as still as possible. The door knocks once more and Evelyn stood very still, hoping that whoever it was had left as it goes quiet.

"Evelyn, It's me, Raven."

Evelyn pauses once more, not daring to even move her hand. Why was Raven here?

A sigh could be heard from the other side of the door. "Look, we know you're there, we just want to talk to you- I just want to talk to you, Evelyn."

Knowing she wouldn't leave, Evelyn approaches the door slowly. "We?" She questions.

"Charles is here." Evelyn stops where she was standing, and as if Raven could sense this, she continued speaking, "We just want to explain some things to you, Eve. Please, you don't need to be scared, we understand."

Evelyn's speech began to quicken, undertones of panic being heard as she rushed out, "Understand what? Raven, I'm not feeling too well, I'm sorry about how I acted last night I just felt-"

"Evelyn." It was Charles speaking now. "You do not need to be scared, what you heard-"

Evelyn backs away from the door, her chest tightening as panic settles in once more. "Please, leave me alone! Please." Tears begin to spill, her voice becoming slightly hysterical, "I just want to live in peace, leave me alone, please leave me!"

From the other side of the door, Raven looks at Charles, her eyes glistening as she nods at him. If he didn't do something soon, they would attract unwanted attention from Evelyn's neighbours. Charles sighs in defeat, putting his fingers to his temple, he already felt guilty about intruding on Evelyn's mind as she left last night so this made him feel worse.

"Evelyn."

Evelyn jerks in surprise, putting her hands to her already aching head, panting from her panic.

"Evelyn, calm down, please."

"Please-how?" It was unmistakably Charles' voice in her head. She must be going insane. The lack of sleep has got to her. It's the only explanation.

"I'll explain everything if you calm down and let us in. You don't need to be scared, we are just like you, how else would I be able to communicate with you like this if I wasn't special like you?"

Charles' words make Evelyn think back to a time when something similar was said to her, calming her down enough to walk back to the door, opening it with apprehension, her mind working too fast for her to process enough what was actually happening and what she was doing.

As soon as she opens the door, Raven envelopes Evelyn in a bone crushing hug, Charles being the one to shut the door behind him.

"I'm extremely sorry I intruded on your mind, I do hope you can forgive me," He says, turning to face her as Raven lets go, tears now falling from her own eyes.

"What do you-? How did you talk to me just then, how did you do that? You said you were special like me, how do you know that?" Evelyn was still wary, her words hurrying out as they did before, only slightly less panicked. She didn't want to drop herself in it, Charles and Raven are her friends, but she still has to be careful.

"When you hurried out last night, I was worried something had happened, so I asked Charles to read your mind- I'm so sorry- but he saw what you were worried about...what you've been hiding all this time Eve," Raven speaks softly, moving her hand to Evelyn's, who was frozen in her place.

"I know it's a lot to take in-"

"You truly are a telepath? That;s how you got in my head just now, right?" Evelyn questions, finally beginning to think clearly. She knew she wasn't in danger anymore.

Charles just nods, a slight smile coming onto his face as he see's that Evelyn had calmed down.

"You-you said, 'we' are just like you? Raven-"

Before she could finish her sentence, Raven had transformed before her eyes in a flurry of scales, her skin being replaced by a vibrant blue and her blonde hair now a slicked back red.

"I've been hiding my entire life too, Evelyn. You're not alone."

With that sentence, Evelyn crossed over to Raven and enveloped her in a hug, feeling tears once again coming to the surface. For the first time since Erik, Evelyn felt truly accepted.

After Evelyn had explained her life and all of what had happened to her, Charles had gone on to say what the Agent named Moira had told him and what they were going to do. At first, Evelyn blatantly refused to get involved, her fear of being exploited and used as an experiment by the CIA coming to surface, her reluctance to work with humans with knowledge of her mutation was all she could think of. But the more she thought, the more she came to the realisation that this is what she needed to do. Even though a part of her will always detest humans and their predictable reactions to mutants, this would be her chance to prove to everyone that mutants are more than freaks, more than circus animals, they are able to live and function in society just as well and even better as everyone else.

Mutants needed to stick together, they are special, powerful. Superior.

A/N -Id like to apologise for how late this chapter is and to those who I told that this would be uploaded a lot sooner. I had some issues with my laptop so I wasn't able to access it, but it's all sorted now so- I hope you all enjoy the chapter! I'm feeling a bit 'meh' about it, but I'm very excited for what's coming next.

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