Little Star, So You Had To Go...(Open to Warren)
Ever since the whole end of the world act at Xavier's, Alani had been having a hard time readjusting. Thank goodness classes had ended, so she had one less thing to focus on. Time to think had been hard pressed against her. With her free time she had blown off steam by rocking some waves in the Danger Room. She also wrote to her family and caught up on some reading that she'd been wanting to do. Now she was just sitting outside by the pool putting together a wind chime. With her was a bag full of shells, twine, beads, and everything else that she needed. The base was a shell plate that her mother had made for her. It was really pretty, the colors caught in the sunlight to give it a sparkle effect. The shells she used reined from small, painted star fish, conch, tusks, and sand dollars. She even had a few polished stones to go wtih them. Back home, Alani and her mother had used to put together wind chimes, jewelry, and lei's to sell to tourists. They were nothing really special, but it was something to pass the time with. "Homemade comes from the heart," her mother used to say. Not just that, it was an activity that her mother had used to force Alani into a more ladylike decorum. It...hadn't really worked. Not to the extent that Aileli had craved. But it did manage to catch Alani's interest occasionally.

One couldn't spend all day watching BMX... right?

Well Alani did like to have other activities to do. Watching extreme sports and fantasizing about being famous for them herself wasn't her only hobby. At home she used to hike. It was different here. She did not know this area well enough to just take off on her own. It was not only that getting lost would be a huge embarrassment. It went without saying that Hawaii had more hiking options then New York did. From what she had seen, anyway. Also, it would be nice for her to find someone to go with her. Someone who knew where they were going. There was a gaggle of people running about this place. Even though in her short stay here so far she had made some acquaintances, Alani wanted more then that. She wanted a connection with the people here. They all had something to offer, being that they had come from all walks of life. But some of them were so learned that they did not bother with the newbies that were shuttled into the mansion. It was strange that she craved their attention so much. Usually Alani had no problem being a loner. In fact, she utilized it. The status made it so that she could get away with not being bothered by anyone that she didn't want to be. But many things had changed over the course of the new year. Her life was not the same anymore. Change was inevitable. Who knows? Maybe this was the course she would have chosen even if she had never mutated. Alani didn't know what was in store for her, here or anywhere else. But she did know that she had to make the best of it. It wasn't like she was leaving anytime soon.

Alani began to focus on her work, alternating the decorations by stone and shell type. It was turning out nice. She hoped that her roommate wouldn't be annoyed by the little contraption. Hopefully not. Maybe if she gave this to Sofia then she would be forced to like it, and they could leave it in the window. That might work out nicely.

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