The students burst into a clap.
"That was really good." several muttered.
"How romantic." A few girls giggled. Erika jumped off the balcony and did a bow with Kurt. There was still a clap after the students died down. The teacher looked up to see Logan, Storm and Xavier. They stepped forward from the door way.
"Very beautiful Miss Wynn." The headmaster commented. Logan jumped on stage.
"Your pet is in your room. She bit me while I was letting her out." He was a little ticked off.
"Thanks." Erika answered she then turned to Kurt.
"I enjoyed acting with you, but I better go check on Midnight." The woman jumped off stage and disappeared. It wasn't long before the woman appeared at her bedroom door. She stepped inside.
"Midnight." she calmly called. A large dog appeared. Rubbing Erika's thigh.
"I missed you too girl." She bent down and wrapped her hands around the wolf. The creature respond with a lick to the face.
"Thank you." The wolf had it's fur ruffled. The door opened and the dog started to growl. Erika turned around, making sure to place a hand on the collar so she wouldn't attack.
"Oh, hey Logan."
"Erika, what happen. I thought you weren't going to take this job." She was pinned. She could lie, but what good would come out of it, besides a little peace for a while.
"Well you know, they know about my powers, who wants to hire a mutant." She half lied, half told the truth. He walked over to a chair and sat down.
"You're not telling me everything." He was too good.
"Was it Hugh or Alec being jerks again."
"I wish it was. No, it was Bobbi, she has been making trouble for me. Recently she has been spreading rumors of me to make me look bad to my grandmother. I came here to get away from Bobbi." She again half lied. The man nodded.
"I didn't really ever like your sister. She is a show off and resents those who are above her." Logan had seen Bobbi before it always seemed like when one of her friends is around she is in power.
"Right now I don't want to think about her. I only hope she isn't stupid enough to follow me all the way here. There would be no gain in it, save that she some how manages to marry me off to the man whom I am engaged too, forced to." Logan left minutes later after a few words of encouragement. In the mean time Erika started planning her classes for the next couple of weeks. They were going to cover American History in one class, another World History, another Asian history and her last classes were Japanese. There was a lot of work to be done. By the time the bell rang that ended the woman's first day there she had finished a months worth of each class. Midnight was sleeping in the corner of the room on her dog bed. A rap-tap came from the bedroom door.
"Come in." The woman called out. It wasn't long before Kurt poked his head in.
"Good evening, Erika, it's almost time for dinner. Why don't we head down stairs." The woman jumped up from her bed.
"Let's." she answered. The man chuckled and joined his new friend on the little trek to the dinning room.
"I notice that your room is not decorated yet. How about after dinner I help you." Erika smiled.
"Sure." What ever happened, happened, she was now in a new place. It wasn't like Hugh Dallas Warner was going to see his fiancee again, ever, they were not getting married. After a delightful dinner Kurt and Erika returned to the room to unpack the boxes. Erika took care of the clothes, she really didn't want a boy to see her underwear. He took another box. It was amazing that Erika got out with so many things. She would have to thank her cousin the next they saw each other.
"Your cross is really beautiful." Kurt said lifting a silver cross with a opal in the middle.
"Thank you. My father had it custom made for me when I was born." The woman responded after taking a peek of which one.
"My father made one for every important event up until I was thirty and for when I got married. Unfortunate for me I don't have those too. I only have the engagement one." His face turned to one of a bit of horror.
"Are you getting married?" Erika smiled softly.
"I hope not, because I haven't chosen who I want to marry and if I was getting married the man would be a stranger." Kurt smiled he seemed a little relieved. It would have been awkward if he was in the room of a engaged woman.
"So your Catholic?"
"Yes, however not everyone in my family is, it's only grandmother, father, and a couple of cousins. My mother is rather a Darwinist and I do have some beliefs because of her. None that conflict much." Erika put most of her clothes away went Kurt stopped her again.
"You were Juliet in high school?"
"And again in college. I really liked reading and Shakespeare had a way with words, I remembered those words well." He muttered something in a different language. However it was too low for Erika to here.
"Your father is a handsome man." He added holding up and old picture.
"You look nothing like him." He added. With a giggle Erika nodded.
"My sisters and I look like our mother, however my younger brother looks like our father, it's odd." Next came the large amount of books that had been collected over the years. There must have been one of everything. Shakespeare, Tolkien, Potter, Briggs, and Hemingway was only about a quarter of the books Erika owned.
"So many books. You really love reading."
"Not only that, but writing and talking in Japanese. I don't know why Japanese, but I really love talking in that language." He chuckled.
"Is all you know is Japanese and English?" Erika frowned.
"No, I know a limited amount of German, my sister would speak it with my mother and grandmother and I would catch a few things here and there." He smiled.
"Well, we're almost done and I'm sleepily. I think I'll go to bed. Goodnight schönen." He muttered. schönen was a new words to Erika, but her power told her already what he said. Beautiful. Only Bobbi knew of her powers to translate anything. It developed after Bobbi refused to stop speaking German. Then again may have started when the only friends she could make spoke Spanish a lot.
It had only been a week since Erika became a teacher. Beside normal teaching duties her time was spent meeting and getting to know other teacher and students, spending time with Kurt, and having chatting sessions with Logan and Xavier because of the 'issues'. There seemed to not be a real care in the world. To be on the safe side Logan put a alarm system in Erika's room that would only alert for her room. That afternoon after classes ended Erika and Kurt were walking into the room. The woman set her pile of work onto the bed and walked over to her little bedroom whiteboard to add a note. She grabbed the marker before looking at the board. After it was uncapped did she look at it. The German words so clear.
Vorsicht Schwester in German and under it was あなたの人生を私にある. It was a clear warning.
"Beware Sister. Is this some type of joke." Kurt muttered. With those words Erika fainted.
"Erika, Erika, are you okay." Kurt hit the alarm button. It only took seconds before Logan ran into the room.
"What's going on." Kurt held Erika in his arms.
"She looked at the writing on the board then just fainted." The man looked at the board.
"What does it say?"
"Well the German part says 'Beware sister.' as for the Japanese part it is beyond my guess."
"I have your life." Logan muttered.
"It's probably a joke right?" Kurt asked.
"Yeah, maybe, or it's a warning." Logan took the girl and put her on the bed.
"Watch over her tonight. If something more than her waking up happens hit the alarm." Logan walked outside of the room and down the hall.
"What does it mean? Who wrote it?"
The next morning Erika woke up. She looked around, forgotten about the night before. It wasn't until she notice Kurt sleeping next to Midnight that it really hit her. She turned to the board and erased the words. She then walked to the bathroom and refreshed herself before her new roommate woke up. After she was dressed she walked over to the small fridge and took out a water bottle. She took a few sips before laying back onto the bed, covering herself again. It would be embarrassing for both of them if they saw each other awake and was better to save themselves from the feelings. Five minutes later Kurt was up, noticing that he was still there he quickly got out of the room. After that Erika got up and grabbed her papers. She then quickly walked to her classroom. She wasn't going to get anything done while in her bedroom. After she reached her desk she was able to catch up like mad. By the time she was done Logan had found her after her escape.
"Was that Bobbi's doing last night?" He asked. Erika sucked in a large breath.
"I won't say that it is her 100%. However it is something that she would often say to me." Logan nodded.
"Your little freeze attack scared the heck out of everyone. When the time comes you can't just freeze like that. Got it." Erika nodded.
"Sorry. I'll try not to let it happen again."
"Good. By the way, Bobbi didn't so up on any of the tapes."
"Doesn't surprise me." Erika added as Logan walked out of the room. Erika was the only one who knew of what Bobbi was able to do, non of it was pleasant. Erika compared to Bobbi; Erika was a weakling who had no really powers. If Bobbi did attack her then she would be in deep trouble. There was really nothing that she could do. Going home was suicide, however, staying here would probably keep her live for a while longer. She would most likely tell Alec and Hugh were she was. It was going to be a rocky time until she could loss Hugh again. The rest of the day went smoothly and by bedtime there was no sign of Bobbi. The next day was Saturday and nothing really happened until Kurt popped in.
"Hello Erika." He greet with smile. Erika smiled back.
"Good morning Kurt." The man walked closer.
"I was wondering if you'd like to have a picnic with me tonight for dinner?" Erika blushed. He was asking her on a date. Maybe it was a way to start over, Hugh wasn't around.
"I'd love too." The man blushed maybe a little.
"Excuse me, I must get ready. I'll see in front of the building at six tonight." He said before disappearing into a puff of smoke. Erika couldn't help but giggle. It was like she was a school girl again. Like when she started her dating part of life with Matt Lang. It was a little school girl on her first date. Erika missed Matt. Even after they stopped dating they were still best friends.
It was about six when Erika met Kurt at the front of the house. It was probably only a walk around the mansion, mutants were hunted on the outside of the grounds. The teacher worn a skirt that was a little above her knees and a white tank top with a matching jacket and some flats. Something simple and was easy to walk in. Kurt grabbed Erika's hand and pulled her away. It was a good thing the estate was pretty big. It would help get away from young eyes. It wasn't long till the new couple reached a hidden spot with a picnic blanket and a basket. The man pulled Erika towards it and then to a sitting position.
"This spot is really nice" Erika commented.
"and it's away from peering eyes." she added. The dark creature grinned.
"I know. I sometimes come here to think once and a while." Erika smiled.
"Where I came from there was no where to go and get away, the closet thing I had was my room, which I shared with three sisters. Nothing was private." He chuckled.
"It must be nice to have so many siblings."
"Not really, it had its ups and downs, for example you shared everything, clothes, make-up, and fights, but you also shared your most memorable moments and struggles. I didn't get my own room until about a year ago." Erika eyes must have seemed sad.
"Did you hate it that bad?" Kurt asked. Erika then released what she was doing.
"No I never hated having my own room. It allowed me to think in peace and quiet. I just didn't like the reason that I got my own room." Kurt looked at his friend oddly.
"What was the reason you got your own room." Erika let out a sigh.
"My grandmother wanted me to marry a guy by the name of Hugh Dallas Warner. He is different from myself. What I hate, he likes and what I like, he hates. Can't even agree on a single meal together." Kurt chuckled.
"Schreckliche zu haben, zu heiraten, dass jemand wie. You don't have to marry him now. Do you?"
"Nope. Once I became a teacher I was able to get out of that place. My grandmother is old fashion and in the old days teachers that were female were single." Kurt reached for something out of Erika's eye sight. His hand returned with a rose.
"For you, meine lady." He said to the woman next to him. Erika smiled and gave him a sweet kiss on the cheek.
It wasn't long before they were eating and noticing the meal Erika knew he had worked hard to make it at least a little special. Fruit, cheese and crackers, salad, bread, chocolate cake, heck he had wine that was made not from where she was born. The sweetest of the things he did was the classical music that was played. In between the sips of wine there were a few dances. It was so romantic. The two chatted well into the ten O'clock hour. The only thing that stopped everything was a phone call. Erika looked at the name.
"Lang is calling, this must be important." She mumbled a sorry-must-take-it to Kurt. She flipped her phone open.
"Hello Matt." She said using his real name.
"Sorry to burst your bubble cakes, I'm not Matt." It was Hugh's voice on the other end. Erika lungs started to twist. She gave out several coughs before turning off the phone. She couldn't stop them. Soon she had fallen to the ground and fallen into darkness.