Chance Encounter(Kifu)

[Callisto]

Callisto walked into the library. She was confused as to why she was there. She hadn't been there since she was about sixteen, when she was still living on the streets and not yet with the Marauders.

Walking around, she tugged at her black t-shirt, which covered some of the Omega on her chest. She actually looked pretty normal today, her long black hair tied up in it's ponytail, wearing regular blue jeans. The only thing that immeadiately gave her status as a mutant away was the Omega tattoo below her eye. And if you looked at her straight on, you could see the other one, just the beginning of it.

[Kifu]

Kifu was sitting in the adult section, a small pile of books by her left and another Stephen King novel in her hands. She had the cover opened to the description of the book, and she had read it all the way before she stuck it back on the shelf, just to grab another one of his books. Reading the description for that, she set it on the stack of books, picked it up and moved down the shelf just slightly enough to be in front of Dean Koontz, another one of her favorite authors.

Grabbing two books by him, she gathered the books in her arms and was going down the steps to the lower level, the lobby, to check the books out. She was almost to the desks when her eyes caught on the only other person besides the librarians in the whole place. Her eyes rested wearily on her for a second, instantly getting a bad vibe, until she turned away to the check-out desks, setting her stack of books lightly on the surface, and then grabbing her library card out of her pocket.

She nodded her thanks to the lady after the books had been checked out, gathering everything in her arms again. Taking one last glance at the lady before heading towards the door, she tried to act like she wasn't not avoiding her.

[Callisto]

Callisto had two books in her hands, a Stephen King book called Carrie, and one called Blue Bloods by Melissa De La Cruz. After she'd checked out, she saw a girl walking the same way she was, the same girl who'd been looking at her earlier.

Seeing a few books she recognized, Callisto said "Nice choice, chica." Though she hadn't meant the words to be so sarcastic, they came out that way.

[Kifu]

The other woman that I had looked at earlier was right behind Kifu when it came to the check-out line. It unnerved Kifu with her being so close, even if she didn't have a solid reason as to why. There was barely anything about her that could cause this feelings, save perhaps the tattoo right on her face, but maybe it was the way she carried herself. Kifu didn't know, and she didn't want to find out.

Unfortunately for the girl, the lady had caught her with words before she was able to leave through the doorway. She instantly stopped in her tracks, looking slowly around until she was looking at her. "Uh . . . thanks," she said rather nervously and quietly. She wasn't sure if she should run or stay with her, let her do most of the talking if she wanted a conversation. Lowering her eyes to her feet, she gripped the books tighter, completely out of her comfort zone.

Participating in the singing contest in the mansion was a way to open up, Kifu knew. She knew that her ways were antisocial and that she had to change them, so that is why she did that. But that was around people she knew Xavier trusted, so she should trust as well. That was around people she knew were X-Men and students. This lady . . . Kifu knew nothing about.

[Callisto]

Callisto immeadiately didn't like the girl's attitude. She couldn't stand people who acted like they weren't worth paying attention to, especially women who did it. "Hey, girl, look at me when I'm talkin' to you, alright?" she said, then grabbed the girl's wrist, taking her hair out of it's ponytail and letting it fall around her shoulders and down her back a bit.

Dragging the girl out of the library and walking onto the streets, Callisto said "I gonna show you how you supposed ta act."

[Kifu]

When the other woman spoke again, Kifu lifted her eyes slightly off of the ground, looking up through her lashes to see her face. She was sure that it was obvious that she was nervous, and then just by looking quickly at the other, she saw that she had changed, and it wasn't for the better. Perhaps this was why Kifu was getting a bad aura from her?

"I-I was!" she protested quickly, taking a step back, bringing her shoulders up. The woman lashed out at her, and Kifu flinched, thinking she was going to hit her, but she grabbed her wrist. It was amazing that Kifu didn't drop one of the books that she had in her arms, since it was a heavy lot, and she wasn't a very strong person. This other woman was.

She dragged the young student out of the library, away from any help that the librarian might have given Kifu. Still worried about her books for some unknown reason, Kifu struggled to keep her arm around them, ultimately failing in getting away from the other as well. She was afraid now, terrified. Even though she was living in the mansion with the X-Men, she still couldn't stand up for herself.

The next words the woman spoke scared Kifu to stop struggling, but stare up at her with big eyes, portraying her biggest emotion. "I didn't know I was acting wrong," she said with a whimper. It might have came out as smart-ass if she had given it the right voice. "Please don't hurt me."