Enhanced Night, Hadley Style (Open)

[Hadley Roarke]

Many a people had told Hadley that red was her color. Her closet was filled with red tops and dresses. It was no surprise that when the school decided to host a dance, red was her go to color for the dress. Paired with her favorite pair of shiny, black stilettos, simple diamond tennis necklace, and chandelier earrings, she looked fantastic. The past hour had been spent curling her hair and putting on make up. She never got this dolled up; it was lovely.

The simple dress was a champagne red. Strapless, it clung to her figure around her torso, then draped to the floor. The back of it was tied together in a corset fashion. There was a slit in the dress on her right leg that traveled up to her mid-thigh. She felt incredibly sexy. It was great to finally have an excuse to wear an outfit like this. Whoever had this idea, she adored them.

The gym was packed with people, of course. Everyone had their mask on, so you had to look harder to see who was who. Her mask was made from a lace material. She felt like a sexy, bad ass superhero. The red lipstick that graced her lips made the mask pop. A song came on, and everyone gathered on the dance floor. It was one of those that everyone danced in a big crowd; her favorite. She made her way deep into the crowd, and flowed with everyone else. Energy flowed through her. This would be one of those moments where she produce fantastic fire. Had was happy and carefree. She loved the atmosphere in here.

White string lights were every where in the dimly lit room. Draped from the ceiling, all over the walls, and even all over the trees outside, through the open gym doors. It felt really romantic, when one wasn't dancing their heart out to a remix on the dance floor. The committee did a great job. Maybe she should join another club. It would do her a lot of good. Had shook her head and grinned. Now was not the time to think about life. She was here to have fun. And that's what she was going to do. The song changed, but the crowd didn't miss a beat. They kept dancing, so she did too.

[Sebastian Silver]

Sebastian just arrived at the school a few hours ago, and it all has been kinda a blur. He met with a teacher who showed him to the dorm room that he would be staying at. Gave him the general lay out of the place, and gave him his class schedule.

He sat on the bed in his dorm room glad to have a moment to him self, He will be sharing the dorm with someone else but haven't met him yet. With a sigh he decided to head to the showers to try to relax as his whole day as been one crazy event after another. This morning he woke up on train tracks with a train about to hit him, now tonight he is in a school with other teenagers with powers of there own! As he walked to the showers he could hear the sound of music playing in another part of the school, he had seen signs hung up on the walls talking about a masked dance tonight. He even saw a few students in masks walking past him in the hall earlier. He had no plans on going to the event himself, he knew nobody here, had no suit nor mask to wear, though he mused to himself that it would be pretty easy to steal them.

Reaching the showers, he striped down and turned the water on hot, Sebastian had a nice body very toned, but he could never see that in himself, having a very low opinion of himself. The steam filling up the stall quickly. He didn't have any soap but someone had forgot their bottle of soap in the showers so he helped him self to a small amount of it. He stood under the shower feeling the hot water pour down his hair then down his ripped chest. He closes his eyes and lets the water fall on his face, then starts to lather up his hair with his eyes closed. He could feel the thumping of the music from under the water.

Then all of a sudden the water cut off and the thumping turned into a high volume music. Trying to wipe some of the soap from his eye, he froze when he heard a gasp from close by. Opening his eyes though the soap burned his eyes he fought through the pain, and to his horror he realized he was standing naked in a room full of nicely dressed masked people. His powers have done it to him again!

The closest was a woman in a red dress with Dirty blond hair. He froze as more people started to notice him,  they in turn telling there friends to look as well. After a moment of shock he tried his best to cover up with his soap covered hands but it did little good. Still frozen in fear he looked on in horror not sure what to do.    

[Hadley Roarke]

No worries. That's what made this dance so amazing. She felt more free. Neither school nor personal problems crossed her mind. The blonde found the nearest guy in a tux, and started dancing as close as possible to him. He seemed pretty happy about it. Of course he was. He would be a fool not to.

Whatever happened next threw her for a loop. It all happened so fast. Even when she thought about it later, it still amazed her, but what did she expect? She was in a school for freaks. The guy was naked. He was hot, and him being nude normally wouldn't bother her. However, he was naked in front of a crowd. His face made her take pity on him. No one deserved that. It was probably an unfortunate stroke of luck. If she were to guess anything, it would be his power that made him crash the school dance. It wasn't the first time she had seen it happen.

For dramatic effect, she concentrated her energy into her palm, then looked around. "Alright, people. Move along. Don't make me tell you twice," the blonde snapped. The music had stopped, so they had no excuse not to hear her. A few people were still staring, and several were laughing. "I said go." Hadley forced some extra energy into her palm to make the fire grow. No, she wasn't looking for a reason to get in trouble tonight; the last thing she was going to do was set someone on fire. Fire just happened to strike fear in people. God, she loved her power.

Hadley glared at the people around her, before turning to face the guy. He looked mortified. "I'm sorry this happened to you." The girl grabbed his arm and drug him out the door. "Come on, where's your dorm? I'll cover you. Just don't blame me for staring at your nice ass," she teased and pinched his side. There were no boundaries for Hadley. None at all. "Let me guess, your power? You couldn't just come in a tux like everyone else?" The slender blonde grinned at him. He was adorable, so at least the ladies probably enjoyed the view.

[Sebastian Silver]

Sebastian pleaded mentally with his powers to take him away but of course being the fickle tormentor that it was would not allow him. So Sebastian allowed the girl to lead him from the gym, thankful for her actions of clearing the way a leading him out. He couldn't work up the courage to say anything the the gym, too many people staring at him. Once out in the hall she dragged him towards the dorms as she spoke, passing a few shocked students as they went.

He blushed at her words and at the pinch she gave him, there was few things he could think of which would be worse then what he went through just now. He already had a bad self esteem problem and being naked in front of a gym full of teenagers would be horrible for anybody was just made worse by his own mental insecurities "Thank you, and yes my powers can be more of a curse then a gift a times" Sebastian said in a small voice. This was the first time he had every had some one do something nice for him and he wasn't sure how to handle it. All the years he secretly dreamed of having friends to watch his back he never pictured something like this or that they would be literally 'watching his back', but then again isn't that what friends do for each other help out with the unexpected. After he was dressed he would have to get her name and think of a proper way to thank her. I'm on the 4 floor boys dorm he managed to sputter out as they ran.   

[Hadley Roarke]

He was so meek. It just made her adore him even more. The more students stared, the more she glared. "Keep walking. Hey, you! There's nothing to see, bitch." Hadley frowned. People could be so rude. Excuse her french, by the way. She made a mental note to watch her mouth, in case it would not sit well with her new acquaintance. His quietness made her tone down her personality, until people started staring again.

"No worries. I've had my share of embarrassing power mishaps. Everyone here has." That's what the school was for: getting control of one's abilities. The only masters at the academy were the teachers, and they would never mock an individual, so anyone else that had the nerve to mock another student would answer to her. Hadley handled embarrassment with ferocity. No one dared to make fun of her. Not when she was so free with her blessed gift.

"Don't pay attention to the people here. Everyone has their own stories, and issues. It's the one thing we all have in common. We are all freaks together. I hope and pray you aren't new, though. That would be some introduction." That would be terrible. But he wasn't new, right? She had seen him before. At least, she thought so. There were more people here than one realized. "Fourth floor?" She wasn't allowed on the fourth floor after a certain hour, but they were going to have to deal with it. "Let's go. I don't think we are too far."

[Sebastian Silver]

"Well actually I've only been at the school for a few hours, got here this evening, your the first student I've talked to" Sebastian laughed weakly.



Through all the horror of the last half hour, he couldn't help but feel at lest a little better by her words and actions, as they made a B-line to the boy's dorm. Reaching the bathroom, the shower stall was still running and the room full of steam. He fought the urge to run straight for his clothes, and instead headed to the water to get the soap out of his eyes and off his hair and body, then got dressed as quickly as possible.



Now fully clothed, he walked over to his fiery blond savor, hand stretched out for a hand shake "Hi... I'm Sebastian, and thank you so much" he said eyes down turned not quite able to look her in the eyes, knowing that she had seen him naked. He didn't even attempt to put on his normal 'everything is awesome' facade, knowing that it would be impossible. 'Why did stuff like this have to happen to him?, what did he do to deserve his life?' he thought to himself.

[Hadley Roarke]

Only a few hours? Poor guy. What a horrible first day! She waited patiently as he continued with his shower, then clothed himself. The minx inside her hated to see him put away such a fabulous body. He still seemed shy, but she had just seen him naked. There was no reason for him to still be so introverted. "Hadley, but Hads or Goddess is fine," she cocked her head to the side with a huge grin. Cocky? No. Modest? Yes.

"Sebastian, would it make you feel better if you saw me naked?" She teased, moving herself so she was within his eyesight. "It will all blow over. Everyone is probably back to grinding on the dance floor and making out in a dark corner. You, sir, owe me a dance later. I put on this fabulous dress for a reason." The blonde lifted the leg that had the slit in the dress, so her long leg peaked through the material.

Hads had to get him comfortable with her. He was either going to enjoy her ability to say anything, or find her extremely annoying and embarrassing. His face looked so sad. "Cheer up. Come on, let's go find some dinner. I don't care if you aren't hungry, you might just need to get away from the academy for an hour." Hadley linked her arm with his. Her heels clicked as she walked along the floor. She still looked extremely formal, but she didn't really care. It would grab a little extra attention. Who could say no to that? As long as they looked and didn't touch.

[Sebastian Silver]

"Sebastian, would it make you feel better if you saw me naked?" Said Hads as she moved to show off her leg. 

"Err no need for that oh great fire Goddess, I think you may be too hot for me" he said playful  as he winked at her. he couldn't help but feel cheered up and embolden by her inner strength. "Dinner away from the academy and a dance hmmm?, I think that's the lest I can do for my savior." With a mischievous glint in his eyes, he said "give me a second!" and blinked away, returning less then five minutes later he was wearing a high end black suit. He bowed playfully saying "Oh Great Fire Goddess please allow me to escort you, dinner awaits!" grabbing her hand the disappear in a flash, the next moment they were in New York,"Shall we dine on Steak? Staying there just long enough for her to take in the great view before teleporting again, this time it was day time they were in Paris, "Perhaps you feel like breakfast more? Wee? or.... " teleporting again on in Japan, then China, then Rome, And so on and so on. "Japanese?, Chinese?, Pizza?" Waiting just long enough for her to take in each scene before moving on to the next. He'll keep it up until she picks a place she wants to eat. He doesn't care about the cos, having procured some money before hand.   

This was one of the few things he loved about his powers, the look on a persons face when he teleports them to some place fantastic that they always want to see. He didn't get to do it as much as he wanted to, not ever knowing people long enough to share his secret with. Though that was the great thing about this school and especially Hads, who he felt like he could trust her with his life for some reason, and tonight he was going to show his savior the world..... 

[Hadley Roarke]

His sudden change in demeanor made her feel better. He was warming up to her. It made her insanely happy. Savior. Yeah. She could roll with that. Fire Goddess? Yes. A title she would forever hold. The blonde grinned and flipped her hair over her shoulder. "Since you insist, my darling." When he took her hand, she gave a polite smile. A second later she was standing in New York, a place she had never been.

"What-" Before she could start, he was taking her some where else. A gasp fell from her lips. Her dark blue eyes grew wide with each scene. "Okay, stop." She managed to spit out. It was mind boggling. Over just a few minutes she was able to see parts of the world she never thought she would be able to see. "I think I'll go with Italian. It's one of my favorites." She nodded, looking around her in awe. It was amazing.

"How can you not be tired? I envy your energy. This is an amazing gift." For a second, she wished she had a much cooler power than just fire. All she could do was refrain from setting every building she saw on fire. However, in the end, she adored her gift and everything it brought. After all, it brought her to the academy where she met all her friends. And now she got to see a little bit of the world, because of her new friend. "This is beautiful, Sebastian." Had looked over at him, a grin falling back on to her lips.

[Sebastian Silver]

"Okay, stop."


"I think I'll go with Italian. It's one of my favorites."


With those words they find themselves in a quant Italian township. If you want good a Italian meal I know just the place, "Shall we stroll my lady?" With a smile on his face, offering his arm to her in a playful way. The two of them looking very out of place in both looks and dress, drawing more then a few stares, but for once Sebastian didn't seem to care. 


"How can you not be tired? I envy your energy. This is an amazing gift."



With those words his good mood vanished, his darker emotions rising again. He paused hesitant to explain, how could he? No one could really get the horror of his powers.... 

"My powers have a few perks for sure but trust me you do not want this power........."

"See most powers are draining on the mutant and they have to will them into working with effort, not me my power takes no energy or effort for me to use, even worse its tied to my subconscious. Meaning if I ever let my mind wander, even for an instant I could be teleported away to some random place my subconscious was thinking about."


Stopping there not going into the other issues of forced relocation, sleep teleporting, having to take meds to stay awake days at a times so he doesn't wake up god knows where. He put on his everything is awesome facade leading Hads to the great hole in the wall pub.

It was a small dimly light place but as soon as they went through the door their noises was filled with the most wonderful smells imaginable. They took a small table in the corner, An old Italian lady, wrinkled a wore from years of hard work came over with two menus. "This pub is owned by these two old Italian sisters that are the best Italian cooks I have ever seen. Err you Probably can't read the menu, but I can either read it to you or you can tell me what you want and I'll order it.  



   

[Hadley Roarke]

The little town filled her with warmth. She adored the place. This seemed a nice place to retire, and she tucked that idea away for her future. His offer made her grin and she gave a small curtsy before taking his arm. This time, he didn't seem meek under the stares of people around him. She admired that.

His change in mood made her frown. Everyone came to the academy with some dark past or troubled thought. It wouldn't surprise her if he was any different. His sudden turn of emotion supported her thought. As he explained, she nodded here and there. That didn't seem like too bad of a side effect, mostly just annoying and inconvenient, but then again, she hadn't experienced it. "Well, please don't let your mind wander. I don't want to be stuck in Italy alone," Hadley gave a light laugh, and nudged his shoulder.

The restaurant made her fall even more in love with the quaint town. Seeing the little old lady made her grin. Hadley made herself comfortable the second she sat in the booth. Right as she looked at the menu, she handed it to him. His words made her laugh slightly. How could he have guessed? "I think I'll go with ravioli. It's one of my favorites. Doesn't matter what kind." The blonde delicately ran a hand through her curls and looked at her friend across the table. "So, I'm assuming it was not your intention to crash our dance?" Hads teased.

[Sebastian Silver]

"I think I'll go with ravioli. It's one of my favorites. Doesn't matter what kind."

Flagging over the lady, he ordered in Italian, and not that badly at that. He has spent his whole life chris crossing the globe and as such as he has picked up the ability to read and speak most languages at least on a passable level, he did seem to have quite the talent at languages.

"So, I'm assuming it was not your intention to crash our dance?"

"That definitely was not on my top 10 list of things to do on my first day at the academy" sighed Sebastian. "At lest my powers will force me to move on soon, so I won't be meeting most of the--m." Sebastian caught himself too late to stop himself from revealing that aspect of his powers. 

Trying to change the subject quickly, hoping she didn't catch the meaning of his slip up he said " So where would you like to go dancing, I know some killer dance clubs all over the world or we could go crash somewhere famous and free style it instead Buckingham Palace?, The White House? The Popes Bedroom? He said the last one more of a joke but then again he had found himself ported there before.


At that moment the food came over, both dishes looked and smelled fantastic, he had ordered his personal favorite chicken parmesan. Digging into it, it tasted just as great as it smelled. He was so glad he had found this place in his travels and often ported here when in the mood for the food. He couldn't help but smile, remembering the many times he had woke up in this place after sleep teleporting here.


"So how do you like your food?"  

[Hadley Roarke]

The Italian that fell from his lips impressed her. She wasn't fluent in any other language. Hadley was neither that studious, nor have the power to travel the world and learn it naturally. It was a shame, because she thought Italian was beautiful. The language she really would love to learn? German. It sounded fierce, and Hadley needed more of that.

"At least my powers fill force me to move on soon..." What exactly did that mean? Was he one of those kids that honed his power, then skipped out on the rest of their education? It was a rare thing here, but it happened more often than not. "And where exactly would you go if you left?" A lot of people here didn't have anyone else. And when someone did have a home to go back to, it shocked her, because of the lonely situation of the general population. "You don't have to leave here, you know. We are here for a reason. Bellefonte wants to help you, and there are great people here for you to be friends with." She was going to make a great recruiter. For serious.

"Dancing? Buckingham Palace?" Hadley grinned and a light laugh fell from her lips. She tucked a curl behind her ear. "I think I can settle on just a normal club, of your choice. Since I was so graciously allowed the choice of dinner." Little did she know she had saved such a good guy from embarrassment. It made her even happier to know that he wasn't a jerkface.

The plate of food sat down in front of her, and she couldn't help but to start stuffing her face. She didn't realize how starving she was. "This. Is. Delicious." She put emphasis on each word in between bites. "Much better than the stuff out of the can," she teased. There was no shame in her game: she mostly ate the spaghetti-o's and raviolis out of the cans in her dorm.

[Sebastian Silver]

"And where exactly would you go if you left?"

"Trust me you have know idea how much I wish I knew" replied Sebastian with a tired chuckle. 

"You don't have to leave here, you know. We are here for a reason. Bellefonte wants to help you, and there are great people here for you to be friends with."

"Sigh, well there are more side effects to my powers than I have told you about....... I don't normally like to talk about them, one of which is the fact my powers force me to move from place to place. I haven't spent three days in the same country no less the same city in years. As soon as I start feeling comfortable with a place, my powers will force me to leave the area. Trust me I would love to be able to stay in one place for a while.... to learn more control of my power........ to make a friend.........

"I think I can settle on just a normal club, of your choice. Since I was so graciously allowed the choice of dinner."

"Ok I think I have just the place in mind, its this crazy techno club in Japan you've never seen any thing like it. Your love it!"

When it came time for dessert Sebastian ordered himself connoils, which was his favorite and whatever Hads was craving as well. Once they where done with there meal, he payed with local currency the Euro.  

"Are you ready to go?" he asked offering his arm to escort her out the door.