Disclaimer: X-Men characters aren't mine. Leo and Ty are mine and no one else's.
Warnings: This story contains spanking scenes, but not necessarily this chapter. If that bothers you then please don't read.
Rating: PG-13

Author's Notes: ~ ~ are flashbacks

* * are telepath thoughts

" " are actual words

' ' are private thoughts

\\ \\ are dreams

Remy is 14, Kurt is 12 and Rogue is 12. More characters will come into play later on and ages will be put up here so everyone can keep track.


Feedback: This is my first attempt at X-Men fic. Please review

Chapter 1 Arrival and Questions

The two of them stood outside the mansion doors. Ty looked down at his younger brother, who was shifting from each foot nervously. Concern filled the older boy's eyes. He stroked his brother's head and hair and asked, " Leo, you okay? "

"I'm fine Ty, just a little nervous. " The smaller boy said. He looked up, with his ice blue eyes and smiled at his brother. Ty brushed the blond hair away from his brother's face, smiled back and said, " Everything's gonna be alright little brother. "

Leo looked like a normal seven year old boy in height at 4'8", but Leo wasn't seven, he was eleven and unhappy with his size. Ty was five years older. He had the same long, light blond hair and ice blue eyes as his brother, but was at normal height for his age. Ty patted his brother's shoulder and rang the doorbell.

A few moments later a slender girl with long, red, hair opened the door. " Hi my name's Jean and you must be Ty. " She said holding the open for them. Ty and Leo both entered and Leo gave a whistle of appreciation at the place.

" I see you like our home Leo. " Leo jumped at the new voice and quickly clung to his brother. He saw a man in a wheelchair coming towards them and smiling kindly. Ty put one arm around his brother and put the other out to shake hands. " Hi, you must be Professor Xavier. Pleased to meet you, " the young man said. Charles smiled at the teen's manners, took the boy's offered hand and said, " Indeed I am young man. You are Tyler, Ty for short. Correct? "

" Yes sir, " Ty said pausing, then looked at his brother. He looked back at Charles and asked, " Is there somewhere we can go to discuss things more privately? "

" Certainly. We can go to my study. " Charles said looking at the older boy first, then turned his attention to the younger one and asked, " Leo, would you like to come with us, or would you like me to find someone to give you a tour of the place? "

Leo opened his mouth to answer, when he saw something blue come racing down the stairs. " Professor! I'll take him on a tour! " The boy stood near the Professor's chair, begging. Leo noticed that the boy had blue fur, a demon looking tail, and two toes on each foot. Leo looked at the boy more closely and saw that he only had three fingers on each hand and yellow eyes.

" Kurt, have you been eavesdroppin' again young man. " The Professor asked the boy with an amused smile. Kurt's tail drooped, pressed against his backside, and wrapped around his left leg. " Ja, I'm sorry Professor. I shouldn't have been running down the stairs either. Do you want me to go wait in my room for you? " Kurt asked in his soft German voice as he hung his head.

" No Kurt, I don't think that'll be necessary this time. I can tell that you're sorry, just don't do it again, or I'm afraid it will be necessary. " The Professor said warmly to the boy noting the position his tail had taken. Kurt looked up and saw the kind expression on the Professor's face. He threw his arms around the man's neck and said, " Danke Professor. "

Charles chuckled at the boy's gratefulness. He gave Kurt a hug and said, " You're welcome Kurt. As for showing Leo around, well that's up to him. " Leo had watched the scene with interest. Je had looked up at his brother a couple of times to see his reaction. When Kurt turned to him, Leo knew the question he wanted to ask.

" Would it be ok, if I went with him Ty? " Leo asked looking up at his big brother. Ty smiled and said, " Yes Lionheart, I don't mind at all. Have fun. " The two boys went scampering off and Ty chuckled softly at them. He turned his attention back to the Professor, who was also smiling at the departing youngsters.

" I think those two will be good for each other. We can talk in my study, as I was saying a few minutes ago. " The Professor said, the he turned to wheel himself into the study. Ty followed and settled himself in a seat near the large desk.

The Professor wheeled behind the desk and waited for the young man to speak first. Ty squirmed a bit uncomfortably in the chair, then asked, " How are children here punished? " He looked at Charles with bright blue eyes. He had to know the answer before making his choice.

Charles studied the young man in front of him. He saw the fear in the boy's eyes and wondered what or who had put it there.

" Ty, why are you afraid? " Charles asked.

Ty looked at him bewildered for a few minutes, then stammered, " I… I'm… I'm not." He was quiet for a little longer, then put his head down and asked, " How did you know? "

When Charles didn't answer right away, Ty thought maybe he had asked the wrong thing. He lifted his head and suddenly found himself looking into the Professor's blue eyes. Charles noticed the way Ty flinched when he saw how close the Professor had gotten. " Ty, they say a person's eyes are the windows to their soul. What I see in your eyes is a very scared, scarred and hurt soul. Would you like to talk about it? "

Ty shook his head and answered, " No sir, not right now. " The Professor nodded and said, "That's fine. I'm guessing that by that answer, you've decided to stay. " Ty was quiet, then said, " I don't know yet sir, I haven't gotten my first question answered yet. " The Professor smiled and was about to answer when he heard something outside the study.

" Shh be quiet, the Professor will hear us. " Kurt whispered, trying to shush his companions.

" Ah can't hear anyways." Rogue said softly.

" Remy don't hear a t'ing either." Remy told them.

" Will you guys be quiet." Kurt growled softly.

Leo was upstairs still trying to figure out where the stairs that led back downstairs were. He had been shown where the bathroom was, but he wasn't sure how to get back.

The trio in front of the study door all gasped when the door suddenly opened. They all looked up with guilty faces at the Professor. The Professor looked at them a moment then moved aside and said, "Come in here. Where's Leo?"

"I guess he's still upstairs in the bathroom. He needed to go, so I teleported him up there and told him to come down when he was done." Kurt explained as his tail quickly pressed against his backside and curled around his left leg.

" Did you tell him how to get to the stairs Kurt? He is new here. " The Professor asked, as he watched Kurt's tail take it's normal position that it did whenever Kurt was scared or in trouble.

" Uh no Professor, I didn't. I wasn't thinking. I'm sorry. " Kurt told him. The other two children sat on the couch and looked at Ty. Ty smiled at them and asked, " What are your names? "

" There'll be time for introductions later Ty. I need to discuss eavesdropping with these three. Why don't you go upstairs and find your brother. If you go up the stairs outside this office, then turn right and down the hall to the left, you should find Leo there. " The professor told him. Ty got up from the chair and said, " Yes sir. Uhm, maybe someone could show us where we'll be sleeping, too? "

Charles nodded and said, " Yes that sounds like a good idea. " He wheeled over to the intercom. " Scott, could you come down to the study please. "

" Sure Professor. " came the reply.

A few moments later, a teen with brown hair and red sunglasses came into the room. " You wanted to see me Professor? " He asked with a hint of nervousness in his voice.

The Professor chuckled a bit and said, " Yes Scott, this is Tyler. He and his brother Leo have decided to stay with us. Would you take Ty upstairs to collect his brother and then show then a room they can share? "

Scott nodded and was relieved that he wasn't in trouble. " Yes Professor. Well come on Ty, let's go find that brother of yours. " He said to the slightly younger boy. As they left he thought he heard one of the kids say softly. " I wonder why he was nervous when he came in. It's not like he's ever been called in here to get paddled. " Scott laughed softly and thought, 'If they only knew.'

Ty was quiet as they walked up the steps to the second floor. Scott looked at Ty for a moment, the asked, " Ty is there something wrong? " Ty chewed at his lower lip as he contemplated his answer. " Nothing's wrong, but could I ask you a question? "

" Sure. "

" I know this is going to sound strange but, what kind of punishment is given here? "

Scott smiled a little and had guessed that that was the boy's question, after seeing three of the institute's troublemakers in the study. " If you were wanting to know what's going to happen to the three in the study, they're going to be paddled. They've been warned about it. The punishment depends on what you do, how often you're warned about it and how serious it is. "

" Paddled?! Who does it and have you ever been… punished like that ? " Ty asked forgetting about his brother for a moment. Scott decided that they needed to talk somewhere else, and said, " Let's find your brother, and get him settled in your new room, then you and I can go to my room and talk. "

Ty nodded. He and Scott found Leo, then Scott showed the two boys one of the empty bedrooms.

" Oh wow! This room is so big! Ty this room is ten times bigger than the one we used to have to share! Look Ty we get separate beds, too! Wow! " Leo said excitedly, jumping around the room touching everything.

" Glad you like it kiddo. Why don't you hang out in here for a while. Scott and I are gonna talk by ourselves in his room. I'll be back later. "

"Okay Ty. Do you want me to get our stuff from your bike?"

"Sure kid. Think you can find your way back to the room?" Leo thought for a moment, then said, "I think so Ty. I'll call you if I need help."

"Okay Leo."

Ty followed Scott to his room. Scott seated himself in his desk chair and motioned Ty to sit wherever. Ty took a seat on Scott's bed. He looked around at the neatly kept room. He noticed that the even the top of the desk was neatly organized. He saw there was another bed in the room and said, " I see you have a roommate, too."

" Hmmm? Oh no, I don't share with anyone right now. Leo seems pretty excited about the room. " Scott said trying to make small talk.

"Yeah our room back h… where we used to live was really small. All that was in the room was a full sized bed and a dresser. We had to share both. " Ty started, then he looked up at Scott and asked, " Scott? About what I asked earlier.? "

" Don't worry about it. Older kids like us will only get that if we do something completely stupid or irresponsible. You're worried about Leo though, aren't you? " Scott asked.

"Yeah. " Ty said nodding.

" Look it won't be so bad for him. The Professor usually does it, unless one of the other adults catches him, or the Professor's not here. Logan usually handles the punishments when the Professor's not here and he uses his hand instead of the paddle, unless you've touched his bike or done something really stupid, then you get the belt."

Ty paled at the words and closed his eyes. He knew how much Leo loved riding on the back of his bike. He'd even taken Ty's bike once. He knew he'd have to have a serious talk with his brother. Scott had seen how pale Ty had gotten and went over to him. He touched his shoulder gently and asked, "Ty, are you ok? "

Ice blue eyes flew open, he looked at Scott and nodded. " I'm fine, just a little worried."

"It's about Leo right? He's never been punished like that before, has he?" Scott asked quietly.

"Yeah it's about Leo and no he hasn't. I've never hit him with anything but my hand. He also loves motorcycles. The only reason I let him go get our stuff from the bike is because I have the keys." Ty admitted.

Scott listened intently and picked up a few key words. When Ty had finished, Scott said, " You said your brother hasn't felt anything harder than a hand, but you have, right?" Ty nodded. Scott sat down on his bed and asked, " You're the one who punished him?"

" I had to. Our father would've killed him if he had known half the things Leo did. I took whatever beating was meant for him, because most of it was made up crap by our father. He found out Leo was a mutant and wanted him gone. I had to protect him." Ty explained.

Scott nodded and asked, " That's why you brought him here isn't it?"

"Yeah, I took Leo riding one day. I wanted to find a place for us, where we'd be safe. I heard some kids in school talking about this place, decided to take a look around before going back getting our stuff and coming back. That was a couple of weeks ago. I had to plan everything so that our father wouldn't find out and so Professor Xavier knew to expect us."

" Are you a mutant, too?" Scott asked.

Ty smiled and nodded. " Yeah, I just have better control over mine than Leo does. We can read each others thoughts and we also transform." Ty went quiet for a moment and Scott opened his mouth to speak, but Ty spoke first. " Scott, have you ever been…paddled?" Ty asked seriously.