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Authoress' notes: A big danke to NightShade and Dragontail for being the first to review!

Two tails

 I landed on my new bed with relief after spending what felt like hours putting away Di and my stuff. I stretched and just felt like falling asleep. We hadn't met any other students, only teachers. There was Mr McCoy, who was furry like us which made me feel less worried about what everyone would think of me, Mr Logan, who I had to admit scared me, and Ms Munroe, who was very kind and welcomed us both warmly.

I gazed over at the clock I had set up on my bedside table and saw that it 11:00 PM, no wonder I was so tired!

 I gathered up my night stuff and got changed; I peered into Di's room and saw that she was fast asleep. I smiled and walked back to mine and soon fell asleep.

 I awoke next morning to hear loud voices and hurried footsteps outside my door, I muttered and rolled over. The professor had said that Di and I could stay here at the Institute today and that I would start going to Bayville High tomorrow, the voices seemed to be getting quieter and more concentrated around my bedroom door. Were they planning on suddenly rushing in? Trying to scare me as a way of welcome? I didn't really care but I would act shocked if they did. Just to be nice. But then I heard a loud voice and the footsteps and chatter moved away. I rolled over again and tried to fall asleep but then I heard Di crying.

"I give up" I whimpered and reluctantly got out of bed, I looked out my door and saw that no one was there, I walked into Di's room and saw her crying loudly all surrounded with blankets.

"What's wrong?" I asked quietly, as I stroked her hair comforting her, her sobs quietened, "bad dream?" she sniffed and nodded. I picked her up and smiled down, "well they won't hurt you now. It's daytime so they're all gone." I opened her curtains for emphasis and turned back towards my sister, "how about you get dressed and wait here for me then we'll go get some breakfast?" I suggested, she smiled and nodded fervently. I laughed quietly and walked into my room. I changed into my usual attire and took Di downstairs for breakfast. She squirmed about in my arms, turning so she could look at everything at once. I walked around into the pantry that the professor had pointed out, and saw many people already there. They hadn't noticed me and I freaked at seeing so many people who looked normal, I rushed back around the corner and peeped in, I watched them all and took in their features: One girl had long, red hair and green eyes, another had short red hair with a white strip at the front and wore gothic clothes, and another girl had long brown hair in a ponytail. One boy had short, brown hair and was wearing red sunglasses, another had short blonde hair and was tanned, and the last boy had long, dark blue hair and blue eyes. This last one made me feel something. Like a tug in my stomach, I turned away and took a deep breath, I'd never felt like that about anyone, it was strange and I felt an intense like for the boy growing inside me. I peeped around the corner again but this time the girl with long red hair saw me, I turned away quickly and hoped that she just thought it was nothing. But I heard some quiet muttering and the scraping of chairs, I panicked; the girl had seen me and had told the others. I racked my brains for something to do or say, I just done what my gut told me, I used my power.

 A few moments later all the people from in the pantry were standing around me, I breathed lightly not wanting them to notice me standing there.

The boy with short brown hair frowned, "so where's this girl you saw, Jean?" he asked looking at the red haired girl whom I guessed was Jean.

The girl looked confused, "I can sense that she's right there" Jean insisted,

"Maybe she can teleport like Kurt" suggested the blonde haired boy, pointing at the boy I had felt a weird feeling looking at.

Jean shook her head, "no. She's right there!" Jean pointed at me and I froze. A telepath, I realized. Di squirmed more in my arms, now wanting to be seen and cooed over like she was used to. I felt her drop from my arms and immediately everyone's gaze dropped to her.

"Aww!!" squealed the girl with the ponytail, pushing to the front so she could pick Di up, "she is so, like, totally cute!" She turned around and everyone crowded around to look at her and ask her questions,

"So are you, like, the one who was hiding?" asked the girl holding her. I thanked God that Di couldn't talk yet, which Jean seem to realize.

"I don't think she can talk yet, Kitty" pointed out Jean. But Di could point and point she did, bouncing happily and pointing at me! Little traitor! I'd have to get her for that.

 The group turned towards me again and this time Kurt, the boy whom I liked, reached out towards me. I started to crawl up the wall I was pressed against, but I was too slow and Kurt's fingertips just brushed against my tail. I went wide-eyed and so did he. He reached up further. His hand brushed over my leg, my chest, and my face. His hand stopped on my pointy ear and he stroked gently, soothing me. I felt myself melt into his caress and I let my body relax. Then I realized that everyone could see me now.

 My eyes shot wide open and I looked at everyone staring at me. Di jumped happily from Kitty and landed neatly on my shoulders. I looked around at everyone, each face was dumbfounded. Most likely with shock, I thought bitterly. I just wished they'd stop staring like I was some inhuman monster. I looked over at Kurt and he too was staring. I couldn't take it! My first day and already I'm outcasted! I crouched down and ran through the gaps between the mass of legs on all fours, then I turned and ran up to my room. I bolted through the door and collapsed onto my bed crying. I couldn't believe that even these mutants outcasted me. I could still feel them looking at me, their shock and horror at what I looked like. I cried harder, wishing I could be reformed. Moulded so I looked normal. Then people would see me for who I was inside.

 I heard a soft BAMF noise and dismissed it as nothing. I felt a hand touch my shoulder and I flinched, waiting to be hit hard like always. It didn't come; instead the hand rubbed my shoulder gently in a comforting way. I looked up and saw the boy, Kurt whom I had melted into the touch of. I felt my face burn and I looked away. He stroked my face and I looked up at him again, his eyes showed understanding and kindness.

"Hello" he said quietly, a German accent clearly audible,

I licked my dry lips, "hello" I replied, "I'm sorry." I whispered feeling ashamed, he looked confused.

"For what?" he asked, looking at me with those kind and understanding eyes.

"For hiding and running away from you and your friends" I whispered. He looked embarrassed, obviously remembering how he had just stared at me.

"I'm sorry too," he said helping me off my bed, "we shouldn't have stared at you. It's just..." he was thinking of words,

"I look weird?" I offered, he looked shocked,

"Nien!" he said clasping my hand in both of his, I felt something weird with his hands, like he had only two fingers and a thumb. "You look...look... I'll show you!" he said letting go of my hand and pressing a button on his watch. At once the boy in front of me frizzled out and instead stood a blue-furred boy who looked just like me stood in his place. I stared in amazement; I couldn't believe that I and Di weren't the only mutants who looked different. I reached out and touched his face. The fur was shorter and it was very silky. His golden eyes closed as he relaxed into my touch, I felt his pointy ears, his three fingered hands and I looked down to see two toed digigrade feet and a long spaded tail. I smiled at him, and whispered "let's go get some breakfast" he nodded and in a puff of sulphurous smoke we were gone.

Done! Well that's the second chap! Review as always and I'll write up some new chaps! Also anyone who wants to know what Domino or Di actually look like can e-mail me and I'll send you a pic of them! My e-mail is whitefairy0314@aol.com. Tsuchus!!