Who: --- NPCs: Charles Xavier When: 19th March, 2009 Where: Xavier's School: Driveway What: Charles pops some wheelies in the school's driveway. Rating: G
It was the first warm day they had in a long time. If all of New York hadn't been experiencing the same kind of weather, Charles would have suspected that Ororo had something to do with the warm sun and the clear skies. But he had been talking to a colleague on the phone, who lived in the countryside, and the reports from him were the same; clear skies, warm sun, and a good day to be out.
It was funny to think that just a few weeks ago, the grounds had been completely covered in snow. The cold did things to his joints that made him feel all of his sixty eight years, but the sun brought out an energy that he hadn't felt in a long time.
It felt like youthfulness. He liked to pretend that it was almost enough to give him strength to stand up and walk around, though he knew that his legs were to never be of use for the rest of his days. It was a silly and fleeting thought, but it made him no less happy with his life.
There were many things that had not gone to plan - Logan's abduction, Bobby's by the same people, Scott's sorrow, and Jean losing her powers again, but those thoughts weren't at the very front of his mind as he wheeled himself outside to take in the first good day in what seemed like years. Those thoughts weren't plaguing his every thought to the point where he had to quietly ask Hank for something to help with his migraine.
Today, or at least now wasn't the type for such negative thoughts. Today was a day to enjoy oneself and life. Not quite certain why his hands started to move the way they were moving or why he was leaning back in a way he had reprimanded many students for doing before, the front wheels of his chair were lifted off the ground as he gave a shout of delight. He made one full circle around the driveway just on the back wheels of his chair, before he tipped back forward and landed on all four wheels.
Coughing and looking around, he was glad to see that no one had been there to see that little display. Fixing his tie, he started to wheel himself back inside so he could talk to Ororo about her request to increase her budget for her history classes.