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I look back at the monster in fear, running for all I'm worth. It's gaining on me though and it's got it's jaws wide open ready to eat me whole. The ground is shaking under my feet, the tree branches scratching at my face. I can't run any faster and the monster's hot breath is on my neck. There's a triumphant roar from behind me and my sensitive ears hear it lunge..
"Ahhhhh!" I screeched, bolting wide awake.
My body was covered in a cold sweat making my fur damp and sticky. I couldn't catch my breath or get my heart to stop beating fifty miles an hour. My ears were still ringing with the sound of the monster's triumphant roar as it leapt to kill me. It was so real, so real my body was shaking as if Lance was creating an earthquake.
"Es war nur ein Traum." I mumbled to myself. "Only a dream."
I nearly jumped out of my bed when someone knocked softly on my door. Shakily I got out of bed and ported over to the door, opening it just a crack. Concerned green eyes met mine and with a sigh I opened the door. I knew if Jean Grey thought something was wrong I would need to show her she was wrong, especially since I was hiding all emotions and thoughts about the nightmares and dreams I had been having. I didn't want her or the Professor to question or bug me about them. They were only dreams after all.
"Are you okay Kurt? I heard you scream." Jean asked.
"Ja, I'm fine." I replied with the best smile I could manage.
"You're lying. I've never heard you scream like that." Was her immediate response.
"I.um.thought I saw a spider." I lied. Not a good idea as I was not a good liar.
"Since when are you afraid of spiders?"
"Since I saw a big hairy one in the forest yesterday."
I watched her carefully as she did the same to me. She didn't look like she was buying it. Her green eyes were narrowed at me and there was a disbelieving frown on her face. I had to give it to her that she was very stubborn and wouldn't give up. However, I was equally if not more stubborn and I wasn't going to give in and tell her about the dreams. She met her match when it came to me.
"Alright, if you say you're okay."
"I'm fine, you can go back to sleep." I told her, hoping she'd take the hint and leave.
Jean gave me one last tight lipped, disbelieving look before leaving my room. I shut the door behind her and returned to my bed. For a moment I sat there thinking about my dream. In all honesty the dream scared me. Not just for the simple fact that it seemed so real and a giant rat like creature was trying to eat me. What scared me was that I had been dreaming about the same place for over a month. The monster was new, but the environment, the world around me was the same. It was a forest or jungle with heavy moisture laden air and full of strange creatures. And there was a voice sometimes, calling to me to come to the light. It always seemed so real. That's what scared me the most.
Oh how I hated school. For most kids it was just a time they could socialize with their friends or heaven forbid actually learn something. For me it was a time when I had to be the most careful. I couldn't let anyone touch me at any time. I had to always be careful that my holowatch was working properly or someone would discover what I really was. While my friends had been unveiled as mutants, I simply couldn't reveal myself. And for that the Brotherhood of Mutants really hated me.
That's probably why when I opened my locker at school the next day I was greeted by pictures of myself, my true self. They covered the inside of the door and glared at me with some kind of mutual hatred. I gasped and so did kids that were passing behind me.
"What the hell is that thing?" Someone asked.
"Some kind of freaky demon. Someone thought it would be funny to try and scare me." I answered, throwing a glare at the snickering members of the Brotherhood.
The little crowd that had gathered accepted that and dispersed giving my four enemies the opening to give me some hell, which they thoroughly enjoyed doing.
"What's the matter, do ya scare yourself?" Pietro sneered.
The other four snickered at that, but I only smirked.
"Why should I be scared of that when something much more ugly is standing behind me?" I retorted.
Since all four of the boys were behind me that gave them something to argue about. They couldn't decide who I was insulting and got into such a heated debate they didn't notice me slipping away.
"Idioten." I mumbled to myself.
Suddenly Pietro was in front of me a hand on my chest to keep me from walking further. He glared at me, his icy blue eyes filled with anger, but a smirk was on his face.
"You'll pay for that. You know that right?" The speed demon snarled.
"I'm not scared of you bullies."
"I think that's something that needs to change."
I rolled my eyes at the older boy and stepped around him. Those kinds of threats were everyday happenings. They rarely ever actually did anything, which gave each threat less impact than they probably wanted. In any case they didn't scare me at all.
School went by with its usual slow speed and was laden with homework. I was just glad it was over. It was a nice day outside with a gentle breeze and not a cloud in the sky. So I decided to walk back to the Institute. Who in their right mind passed up a walk on a day like that? Even if it was a long walk
I guess that was my first mistake. No, that was my second mistake. My first mistake was not taking Pietro's words to heart. My third mistake was not being more careful I suppose. I made a lot of mistakes that day concerning the Brotherhood. So it's no surprise I ended up getting ambushed by three of the goons. No Blob, which was a lucky thing for me as I'm sure I would have taken a worse beating.
"Goin' somewhere blue boy?" Pietro questioned as he suddenly appeared in front of me.
"Ja, home.. Verzieh dich." I snapped at him.
"I don't know what you said, but I'm sure it wasn't nice." Lance quipped from behind me.
"I said get lost! I don't feel like playing." I told them, shooting a glare over my shoulder at Lance.
"Too bad, cause we want to have some fun. Not that you'll enjoy it." The rock tumbler said.
Before I could say anything else something heavy dropped on me from above. I was taken to the ground and all the air rushed from my body. For a moment I thought I would pass out from the lack of oxygen before the smell of something disgustingly swampy brought me wide awake. Well, that and the fact I was suddenly being swung around by my tail at an alarmingly fast speed.
"'Round and 'round he goes, where he stops only speedy knows!" I heard Toad cheering. Well, a new twist on an old favorite how creative of him.
"Enjoyflyingspeedyairlinesfuzzbutt!"
With that Pietro released me and without a second thought I ported right behind Toad. I collided with him at a bone crunching speed that left a resounding cracking sound in the air. While Toad was knocked out cold, I somehow stayed conscious with enough sense to roll to my feet and face my other two adversaries.
"Oh, you're really gonna pay for that." Lance growled and as if to prove his point the ground gave an ominous rumble.
I was still smarting from my collision with Toad and barely had enough time to gasp before Pietro hit me hard enough to send me colliding with a tree. I heard and felt the telltale sign of Lance using his power and then a far scarier sound of the tree behind me cracking. I felt the tree starting to fall forward as the ground beneath it became unstable.
"Oh Gott!"
I threw myself to the side as I couldn't focus enough to port anywhere. For a moment I thought I had gotten clear of the falling tree until I felt a searing pain in my legs. The tree wasn't huge, but it was big enough to instantly break my legs as it fell right on top. The pain was so intense I couldn't even scream before I passed out cold.
I look back at the monster in fear, running for all I'm worth. It's gaining on me though and it's got it's jaws wide open ready to eat me whole. The ground is shaking under my feet, the tree branches scratching at my face. I can't run any faster and the monster's hot breath is on my neck. There's a triumphant roar from behind me and my sensitive ears hear it lunge..
"Ahhhhh!" I screeched, bolting wide awake.
My body was covered in a cold sweat making my fur damp and sticky. I couldn't catch my breath or get my heart to stop beating fifty miles an hour. My ears were still ringing with the sound of the monster's triumphant roar as it leapt to kill me. It was so real, so real my body was shaking as if Lance was creating an earthquake.
"Es war nur ein Traum." I mumbled to myself. "Only a dream."
I nearly jumped out of my bed when someone knocked softly on my door. Shakily I got out of bed and ported over to the door, opening it just a crack. Concerned green eyes met mine and with a sigh I opened the door. I knew if Jean Grey thought something was wrong I would need to show her she was wrong, especially since I was hiding all emotions and thoughts about the nightmares and dreams I had been having. I didn't want her or the Professor to question or bug me about them. They were only dreams after all.
"Are you okay Kurt? I heard you scream." Jean asked.
"Ja, I'm fine." I replied with the best smile I could manage.
"You're lying. I've never heard you scream like that." Was her immediate response.
"I.um.thought I saw a spider." I lied. Not a good idea as I was not a good liar.
"Since when are you afraid of spiders?"
"Since I saw a big hairy one in the forest yesterday."
I watched her carefully as she did the same to me. She didn't look like she was buying it. Her green eyes were narrowed at me and there was a disbelieving frown on her face. I had to give it to her that she was very stubborn and wouldn't give up. However, I was equally if not more stubborn and I wasn't going to give in and tell her about the dreams. She met her match when it came to me.
"Alright, if you say you're okay."
"I'm fine, you can go back to sleep." I told her, hoping she'd take the hint and leave.
Jean gave me one last tight lipped, disbelieving look before leaving my room. I shut the door behind her and returned to my bed. For a moment I sat there thinking about my dream. In all honesty the dream scared me. Not just for the simple fact that it seemed so real and a giant rat like creature was trying to eat me. What scared me was that I had been dreaming about the same place for over a month. The monster was new, but the environment, the world around me was the same. It was a forest or jungle with heavy moisture laden air and full of strange creatures. And there was a voice sometimes, calling to me to come to the light. It always seemed so real. That's what scared me the most.
Oh how I hated school. For most kids it was just a time they could socialize with their friends or heaven forbid actually learn something. For me it was a time when I had to be the most careful. I couldn't let anyone touch me at any time. I had to always be careful that my holowatch was working properly or someone would discover what I really was. While my friends had been unveiled as mutants, I simply couldn't reveal myself. And for that the Brotherhood of Mutants really hated me.
That's probably why when I opened my locker at school the next day I was greeted by pictures of myself, my true self. They covered the inside of the door and glared at me with some kind of mutual hatred. I gasped and so did kids that were passing behind me.
"What the hell is that thing?" Someone asked.
"Some kind of freaky demon. Someone thought it would be funny to try and scare me." I answered, throwing a glare at the snickering members of the Brotherhood.
The little crowd that had gathered accepted that and dispersed giving my four enemies the opening to give me some hell, which they thoroughly enjoyed doing.
"What's the matter, do ya scare yourself?" Pietro sneered.
The other four snickered at that, but I only smirked.
"Why should I be scared of that when something much more ugly is standing behind me?" I retorted.
Since all four of the boys were behind me that gave them something to argue about. They couldn't decide who I was insulting and got into such a heated debate they didn't notice me slipping away.
"Idioten." I mumbled to myself.
Suddenly Pietro was in front of me a hand on my chest to keep me from walking further. He glared at me, his icy blue eyes filled with anger, but a smirk was on his face.
"You'll pay for that. You know that right?" The speed demon snarled.
"I'm not scared of you bullies."
"I think that's something that needs to change."
I rolled my eyes at the older boy and stepped around him. Those kinds of threats were everyday happenings. They rarely ever actually did anything, which gave each threat less impact than they probably wanted. In any case they didn't scare me at all.
School went by with its usual slow speed and was laden with homework. I was just glad it was over. It was a nice day outside with a gentle breeze and not a cloud in the sky. So I decided to walk back to the Institute. Who in their right mind passed up a walk on a day like that? Even if it was a long walk
I guess that was my first mistake. No, that was my second mistake. My first mistake was not taking Pietro's words to heart. My third mistake was not being more careful I suppose. I made a lot of mistakes that day concerning the Brotherhood. So it's no surprise I ended up getting ambushed by three of the goons. No Blob, which was a lucky thing for me as I'm sure I would have taken a worse beating.
"Goin' somewhere blue boy?" Pietro questioned as he suddenly appeared in front of me.
"Ja, home.. Verzieh dich." I snapped at him.
"I don't know what you said, but I'm sure it wasn't nice." Lance quipped from behind me.
"I said get lost! I don't feel like playing." I told them, shooting a glare over my shoulder at Lance.
"Too bad, cause we want to have some fun. Not that you'll enjoy it." The rock tumbler said.
Before I could say anything else something heavy dropped on me from above. I was taken to the ground and all the air rushed from my body. For a moment I thought I would pass out from the lack of oxygen before the smell of something disgustingly swampy brought me wide awake. Well, that and the fact I was suddenly being swung around by my tail at an alarmingly fast speed.
"'Round and 'round he goes, where he stops only speedy knows!" I heard Toad cheering. Well, a new twist on an old favorite how creative of him.
"Enjoyflyingspeedyairlinesfuzzbutt!"
With that Pietro released me and without a second thought I ported right behind Toad. I collided with him at a bone crunching speed that left a resounding cracking sound in the air. While Toad was knocked out cold, I somehow stayed conscious with enough sense to roll to my feet and face my other two adversaries.
"Oh, you're really gonna pay for that." Lance growled and as if to prove his point the ground gave an ominous rumble.
I was still smarting from my collision with Toad and barely had enough time to gasp before Pietro hit me hard enough to send me colliding with a tree. I heard and felt the telltale sign of Lance using his power and then a far scarier sound of the tree behind me cracking. I felt the tree starting to fall forward as the ground beneath it became unstable.
"Oh Gott!"
I threw myself to the side as I couldn't focus enough to port anywhere. For a moment I thought I had gotten clear of the falling tree until I felt a searing pain in my legs. The tree wasn't huge, but it was big enough to instantly break my legs as it fell right on top. The pain was so intense I couldn't even scream before I passed out cold.