~Alex~
"Alright guys... We're here." Alex said warily as he looked ahead of him, seeing the large estate in front of him. He had heard about the Xavier school a few times from his older brother and mother, but they knew just as much as he did about it. All that knew was that it was somewhere up north, and it was a safehaven for mutants. It was all he needed to know, and he was fine with that.
Looking around, he could see the two young men that had become his brothers. He wasn't related to them by blood, but that didn't matter. They were his closest friends despite being a few years younger than him, and they were the closest thing he had to a family now that they left the haven he used to call home.
~Jason~
Jason looked up at the building in front of them. It had to be the largest house he had ever seen. Considering what he and Riley had been through, this place was amazing. He smiled to himself as the voices hit him. The silent voices, as he called them, came out of the house as if they were yelling. He had always enjoyed hearing them. He knew they were somewhere in upstate New York though he did not know the exact location.
"Ahh. The voices are so loud in there." He said not blocking out the voices like he usually did. He usually did this to keep track of the two people with him, Both of them brothers, but only one by blood. "Hopefully things will be okay here. What do you think Riley?" He asked his younger brother.
~Riley~
Riley had just been daydreaming when his brother's voice pulled him back from reality. He looked at his older brother. "I miss mom and dad." He said, talking about Alex's parents that had become his. "I'm really nervous, and I keep trying to think of what they would say, but I'm just..I'm scared." He admitted. The size of the metal gates protecting the wondrous estate was enought to leave him in pure bewilderment. "I've never seen anything like it, and I don't know that I ever really wanted to." He touched the gate, but instantly shot behind the two. It was as if he had touched a burning stove. He was obviously frightened.
Truthfully, Riley never wanted to come. However, he had seen the excitement in his brothers' eyes and couldn't refuse. All he had wanted to do was stay at home forever. He loved his adopted parents and wanted to see them again. With them gone, even though he had his brothers, part of him felt isolated and lost. He had always been that way though, clingy. Ever since his true parents died he never recovered emotionally. Now he has issue letting go.
~Alex~
"We'll be fine." Alex assured the youngest of the trio, having a feeling that he would bring up their parents eventually. While his father would pop in from time to time, his mother was the only one of the two that was always there to watch over her children, even the adopted ones. His father would usually come back with some souveneirs from whereever he went to, and stay for about a week before leaving again. Although Alex wasn't happy with how often he left, he was happy that his father was around at least occasionally.
Putting his focus back on the impressive building. He had heard of the X-men before, and his father had told him that he had even seem some of them before on his travels. Since none of his kids were there with him, it was hard to tell if he was lying or not, and it was even easier to lie when it came to mutants. Some of them were made of solid steel, others had claws coming out of their hands. Even for mutants, that sounded a little far fetched to be true. "So... This is where the X-men live. I wonder if dad was telling the truth."
~Jason~
"Yah. I miss them too," Jason said softly. He did not mention which parent he meant. He could have meant thier birth parents but the Wards had taken them and became their real family. It was sort of sad. Jason smiled softly at his brother. "Come on, Riley. It will be fine." He said putting his arm around his brother's shoulder. "The people in their feel nice. I mean what I can sense seems nice. Would I ever let you get hurt, Riley?" He asked looking at his brother then back to the mansion.
He had always wanted to come here. He had heard that there was the strongest of all telepaths in this school. Jason could not wait to learn from that man. He could not remember the guy's name. "He was telling the truth. I read his mind once when he came home. I did not mean to do it." He added quickly. "So should we head in?" He asked the group.
~Riley~
Riley acknowledged both of them as if he was listening, but he hardly heard a word they said. He leaned into his brother. Riley had always felt safe around his brother. "I trust you." He said looking up at Jason. "I know you wouldn't let anything bad happen to me. You love me too much for that." He smiled lightly and closed his eyes. His mind was racing and loud. With horror stories he had heard on the television and read in the papers that he stole from the street. They were muties, evil people. At least that's what he had thought until his dad told them all about the X-Men. However, the thoughts were still there.
Riley was very hesitant to even walk towards the gates. His mind producing vivid pictures of a savage man with claws stabbing him, or a lightning bolt striking him from above. His hand trembled lightly. Out of sheer fear and habit he began a slow transformation into another creature and would need to be stopped to retain his human form. It wouldn't take much. Usually one of his brothers just saying his name would fix it. He looked up at Jason, wondering if he was reading his thoughts, or feeling his bones changing.
~Alex~
As soon as Riley had taken his first step, Alex began to walk up to the gates as well. He was excited to see what other kinds of mutants there were inside, and the calm atmosphere told him that they were safe from human hatred here. Slowly, he pushed open the gate as he stepped forward, looking around as he entered. He didn't really know what to expect, or what to do, since the only thing he knew was the location of the place, and nothing more. he wasn't sure who ran the place, how they acted, and how they responded to mutants just walking in and asking for residence. It sounded rude in his head, and he knew that he wouldn't do something like that unless he was sure that they would take him and his brothers in.
The young man turned back to Riley and Jason, smiling at them slightly as he continued walking, hoping for the best during their time at the Xavier Institute.
~Jason~
Jason looked over at his brother and his mind raced as he read his brother's thoughts. They had been together for so long Jason could read Riely and Alex's thoughts the best. So he could feel everything Riley was thinking."You know that is right." He said gently before the full stream of thoughts hit him like a sack of bricks. He tried to dig around the thoughts. His brother was really scared of this place. This made Jason scared since that might cause it to fail. He had to keep Riley safe. He then felt Riley's powers starting to work. "Riley.." He said softly knowing that would be enough to calm him down.He then sent a few calming thoughts into his brother's head. He was showing him happy memories from home. "I won't let anyone hurt you. No matter what." He said walking towards the door. He looked around and even he looked worried as they got there. The voices were stronger here. "You ready Ri?" He said using his nickname for his brother. It was simple but he had always used it. He kept probing the area with his mind. A telepath would sense his actions.
~Riley~
Riley's head shot to look at his brother as Jason said his name. He rolled his shoulders, they popped two times each. He shook one leg at a time, they had been shrinking, but returned to their normal height. He visibly relaxed when the warm memories flooded through his head. Jason's powers had been like a drug to Riley. Whenever Riley could he would pester Jason with thoughts of his real mother. He looked at Jason and smiled widely this time. The thoughts of horror had passed, and the thoughts of possible friends had entered his mind. He smiled and took a step forward. The first thing his eyes set upon was a large fountain. "I'll race you!" He shouted, taking off in a dead sprint to the fountain. He would make it there rather quickly, but not beating his brother, he never could. Anyways, that's where he would stay to rest for a while, sitting perched on the edge of the fountain.