Chappie two, published minutes after chappie one. Without further ado, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own XME

The Professor had called the meeting just after lunch. Kurt, Rahne, and Evan were the first in, having received Xavier's telepathic message just outside his office. They had been down on the way to the movie room, to watch the new flick Rahne had rented.

Evan and Rahne sat comfortably on the couch in the far corner of Xavier's office, while Kurt had perched happily on the back. They talked casually about little things while the rest of the students filed in.

There were quite a lot of students attending Xavier's institute; in fact, had it not been Spring Break and half the students off on vacation with their parents, the room would not hold them all. As it was, though, they were still packed pretty tightly. Rogue and Ray scrunched themselves into the space beside Rahne and Evan, and Jubilation was leaning against the wall near where Kurt perched.

"Attention," Xavier said, patiently waiting for his eager and inattentive students to quiet. "This will only take a moment. I am merely letting you know that a new student will be arriving here this afternoon; probably around three o' clock."

The other students nodded, muttering amongst themselves about what this new kid would be like.

"Her name is Katherine Pryde, but she prefers to be known as Kitty," the Professor informed.

"Kätzchen," Kurt murmured, and when Jubilee turned to ask him what he meant he playfully swatted the back of her head with his spaded tail. Jubilee giggled and poked the fuzzy mutant playfully in the ribs, and he smirked as his tail began to tickle her sides

"Please, be quiet," Xavier's voice sounds slightly strained. The room falls silent almost instantly, except for the soft and barely-stifled giggles emerging from Jubilee's clenched mouth. "As I was saying, I would like for you all to show no disrespect or any unkindness. It will be her first day here, and you all know how rough that can be." The Professor's eyes scan the crowd, resting noticeably on Kurt, Rogue, Sam, and Marcus. The four grin sheepishly under his penetrating stare. "Now, you may be off."

Kurt, Rahne, and Evan scurried out of the room eagerly. Rahne had hidden the movie under her shirt the whole time; it was rated R, and as there were 'underage' kids in the house those movies were strictly forbidden.

They finally reached the movie room, only to find they had been followed by Jubilee, Rogue, and Ray.

"What chya guys doin'?" Jubilee asks, flopping down on the wide, roomy sofa next to Kurt.

"Watchin' a movie," Evan answers.

"Yah, Jubes, an' if'n ya don' like it, ya can go dunk yer head," Rahne giggles, pushing the DVD into the player. Kurt picked up the remote from the floor with his tail and turned on the television.

"What's the movie?" Jubilation inquires, intrigued.

Kurt looks at the case. "Umm, Sveeney Todd. The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." He raises his head to look at Rahne with raised eyebrows. "You said you've seen this before? It says it's rated R for 'graphic, bloody violence.'"

Rahne shrugs. "Yah, so what? Ma parents nevah really cared abou' tha' sor' of thing."

The movie starts and the group of mutants watch in silence. Rahne and Kurt burst out laughing when Pirelli gets his throat slit, and the other four stare at them incredulously.

"How could you laugh at that?" Ray hisses, his eyes trained on the screen. "There was blood spurting everywhere!"

Kurt's still chuckling. "I dunno, it's just a movie."

"An' I've seen it too many times to be scared," Rahne agrees.

"Guys, what's this?"

The six teens turn quickly in their seats, only to have their gaze rest, with apprehension, upon Jean Grey.

"Um… a movie?" Evan answers cockily.

"This is violent!" Jean gestures, waving at the screen. "Look at that!"

The movie is now showing Pirelli's bloody corpse as Mrs. Lovett opens the trunk he was stashed in.

"Well yah, it's a horror flick," Rahne informs her. "But don' ye worry. It's a musical, so it all balances out."

"Aw, come on Jean," Rogue says pleadingly. "Don't go tell the Professor, or…" she shudders at the prospect, "Ororo."

"I have to! You guys are totally breaking the rules, and I can't just… Hey, is that Johnny Depp?" Jean breaks off, staring at the movie playing before her with renewed interest.

"Yeah," Ray answers.

"Fine then." Jean walks over and slumps onto the couch in-between Kurt and Evan. "Gimme some of that popcorn."

The remainder of the movie passes peacefully, with jokes and chuckles and gasps. At the last scene, Jean and Ray break down.

"Ray, you're crying!" Kurt says, surprised.

"Yeah, it's a touching scene!" Ray objects, holding his arms out and gesturing at the screen. Rahne chuckles.

When the end credits start rolling down, the group of lazy teenage mutants get up and stretch.

"I promised I'd play catch with Roberto," Rahne says, and bounds off with a wave. "See yah!"

Evan yawns and stretches. "I've got homework I should finish up."

"Me too," Jean, Jubilee, and Ray agree. Rogue slumps toward the door.

"Ah'm gonna go get somethin' ta eat," she grumbles. Within a matter of moments, Kurt is left alone in the movie room. He shrugs, stands, and puts the DVD back in its proper case. Then he yawns widely and decides to go finish his homework as well.

It turns out he barely has any left, and finishes within thirty minutes. That's when he glances over at his clock. It's about time when that new girl is supposed to arrive.

Kurt decides to go and greet the new student. He exits and begins to walk towards the staircase leading to the entrance hall, wondering what would be the best way to approach the girl; Kitty, her name was. Of course, he wasn't expecting a drastic reaction to his physical appearance. The worst he'd gotten previously was when Rahne dropped the glass of water she'd been holding, and now they were practically best friends. Along with Evan and Scott, of course. Maybe even Jubilee.

Kurt didn't have his image-inducer at the moment; it had broken and was being fixed by Hank. Besides, he always got a stronger reaction when his 'normal' appearance suddenly fizzled and vanished, leaving him in all his fuzzy blue splendor.

So he decided on meeting her with another friend with him. After all, when any of the other kids had walked in on him for the first time, they almost never gave more than a start if he was around his friends.

Kurt searched around for someone as he continued down the hallway. No one was in sight. He shrugged, continuing forward. Maybe this girl would be like Evan or Jean or Sam, and wouldn't react at all. Speaking of Sam…

Kurt heard a voice behind him yell "Watch out..!" and was able to nimbly leap to the side before Cannonball smashed into him. Kurt watched him race down the hallway, knocking pictures off the walls. He grinned, then noticed than Sam was heading directly for a girl who was leaning over the rail of the balcony.

Sam smashed into the girl and continued down, smashing out the front door and shouting a swift "Sorry!" behind him.

When he saw the girl begin to fall, Kurt swiftly leapt forward and grabbed her wrist. Tugging her up and making sure her feet were firmly planted on the ground, Kurt let go.

He noticed that he'd never seen this girl before; she must be that new girl, Katherine Pryde. Kätzchen.

"Vhoa, zat vas a close call!" Kurt says to the girl. "You must be Kitty, am I right?"

Kurt is relieved to see that the girl is smiling serenely, obviously happy. But then again, her eyes were still closed. Perhaps it would just be a gasp, or a small jump. After all, he'd just saved her life; she wouldn't be scared of him.

"Vell, I know the first few days here can be a bit hectic, but you'll fit right in. Don't vorry; I vont let you fall again!"

He was feeling quite happy by now, and had the feeling that he and this new girl would become great friends. He took a closer look at her; pale skin, pink lips, long eyelashes, chocolate-brown hair. He couldn't see the color of her eyes, as they were closed, but he knew they were beautiful.

Suddenly, with a smile, Kitty opens her eyes. Kurt has a second to comprehend the pure-blue---like the blue of a sapphire, or aquamarine---before those pretty blue eyes widen and Kitty lets out a terrifying scream.

Kurt is so surprised he stumbles backward, and in doing so trips over one of the girl's bags. Landing hard on the floor, his head cracks against the carpet. He lies, dazed, for a moment; the carpet was soft, but that was going to leave a mark.

"What is it?" Kurt hears Scott call, and feels the rumble as quite a few feet move up the stairs.

"D-d-demon!" Kitty shrieks.

Kurt's heart stops cold. The beat in his chest begins again, slowly, ever so slowly.

"It's a demon!"

She had called him a demon.

It had been several years, several blissful years of living at the institute since Kurt had heard anyone call him a demon. He was suddenly overcome with visions; mobs bearing torches and pitchforks, sparks dancing around his bare feet, grinning faces leering at him from the dark, pain.

"Huh?" Scott asks, sounding confused. Good old Scott.

Kurt struggles to sit up, but the feeling that the floor is rocking under him quickly sends him back to the floor.

"What demon?" wonders Jamie.

Kurt opens his eyes, his stomach lurching, in time to see Kitty point at him a shout "There!"

Kurt blinks, more memories flowing unbidden into his mind.

He sees Scott walk over and hold out a hand. Kurt takes it gratefully and his friend pulls him up, supporting him slightly as he sways.

"Kitty Pryde, am I right?" Scott inquires to the girl. I look at her, examining her. She looks at me with those gorgeous eyes, and flinches.

"Y-yes?" Her voice comes out as a squeak.

"Kitty, this is Kurt."

Kurt suddenly becomes aware that the rest of his X-Men team have gathered around him as Evan and Scott each laid a hand on his shoulder. He looks back towards the girl.

"W-what?" she asks unbelievingly.

"This is Kurt, Kurt Wagner. He's a mutant, like all of us. He came here from Germany."

That was Jean, with her steady, sisterly voice.

"But it's so…" Kitty starts, trailing off. Kurt's heart skips a beat again; he didn't even look 'normal' enough for her to think of him as a "he," he was an "it."

"Excuse me?" Kurt hears Rogue snarl. "You're talkin' about mah half brother."

Suddenly, Kurt can't bear to be in this environment anymore. That girl, the girl he thought he'd be good friends with, is staring at him like a dead animal the cat dragged in. the other three kids behind her---Jamie, Amara, and Bobby---are staring at him with a mixture of pity and sympathy.

Kurt tenses, preparing to 'port. To nowhere, to anywhere; just away from here.

"Kurt, wait..!" Rogue and Evan shout, and they each grab one of his arms as he disappears in his trademark cloud of smoke and brimstone.

Quick note: I will probably continuously switch from using codenames to real names to who-knows-what, so for future references:

Jubilee=Jubilation=Jubes

Sam=Cannonball

Marcus=Rain

Bobby=Iceman

Rahne=Wolfsbane

Kitty=Katherine=Shadowcat=Kätzchen

Kurt=Nightcrawler=Fuzzy=Elf

Logan=Wolverine

Ororo=Storm

Professor Xavier=Xavier=Professor=Prof

Hank McCoy=Hank=Beast

Amara=Magma

Jamie=Multiple=Madrox

Jean Grey=Jean=Marvel Girl=Phoenix (I'm not sure, but yes, I will probably include her original X-Men codenames)

Scott=Summers=Cyclops

Even=Spyke

Rogue

Ray=Bolt

Roberto=Sunspot

I'll add more as more characters come into play!