Morning sunlight filtered through the open window as birds sang their waking song, disturbing the girl from her slumber. Aleu's eyes fluttered open as the girl laid on her mattress her knees curled up against her chest. The girl uncurled from her sleep and rubbed the sleep from her blue eyes. Aleu jumped off her bed and shed off her light pink night gown. She replaced the silky fabric with a sea blue tank top and matching mini skirt. Jean and Kitty had taken the girl shopping last night for clothes while Xavier and Storm prepared a costume for her.
Aleu slipped on a pair of brown flip flops and pressed a black button on the tiny watch wrapped around her wrist. Aleu watched as her ears faded away. A gasp escaped her lips as her hand reached for the place her ears used to appear. She could feel the soft fur and confusion flashed across her eyes.
"It's different, isn't it?" a voice sounded from her doorway and Aleu looked over to see a boy a few inches taller than her. He had dark blue hair and creamy white skin.
"What do you mean?" Aleu asked, raising one eyebrow to the boy.
"I'm Kurt, you met me before remember?" Aleu shook her head. "I'm the blue guy that teleported you to that waterfall back in Greenland. I have an image diffuser also." the boy held up his wrist to show the black watch.
"Oh, I see. So what's school?" Aleu asked as the boy guided her down stairs for breakfast. They both arrived at the dining room where everyone was seated and chatting. Aleu stopped in the doorway, her eyes widened and her breath came in short gasps.
"Don't vorry Aleu, we are friends." Kurt took the girl's hand and dragged her into the room where she was greeted with warm smiles and good mornings. The girl took a seat at the end of the table, near Logan who sipped at his coffee.
"How did you sleep last night Aleu?" The bald man asked from across the table.
"Fine," she grumbled.
"I'm glad you did because you kept the rest of us awake with your howlin'" a girl growled. Her entire body was covered with clothes and she had a silver streak in her brown hair.
"I'm sorry," Aleu whispered.
"Its alright, you probably didn't mean to also it was your first night away from home." Jean said, a warm smile on her face. Aleu returned her smile and began to cut up her pancakes.
It wasn't long until everyone finished their breakfast and rushed off to school. Kitty quickly grabbed Aleu's wrist and pulled towards Scott red vehicle.
"Charles, do you think its wise to let her go to school?" Ororo asked, gathering the few scattered dishes some students left behind.
"I'm not sure yet. I hope I'm not making a decision." Charles laced his fingers together and stared intensely at the wooden table.
"She could cause trouble, especially with her animalistic nature." Beast claimed, helping Ororo gather the dishes and running the water.
"She seems more frightened by people than angry at them. That's all this test is about. To see if she can over come her fear and face the world that is before her."
"What about her academically? She couldn't possibly have school in the forest." Logan grunted, flipping through the mornings newspaper.
"I'm not to concerned with her grades besides Hank already told me that he will help her with academics after school."
"I hope you're right about her fearing people instead of hating them. Those kids already get enough to grief about." Logan ended the conversation and exited the room.
Aleu exited the car and gasped at her surroundings. The building was a soft cream color with several rooms and had other buildings attached to it. Aleu stared at it with round eyes as all the other students walked around her and pushed her forward.
"Come on Aleu, I'll take you to go get your schedule." Kitty took the girl's hand and began to run towards the building, a smile on her face. The two girls passed through the front doors and into a hallway full of tiny metal doors.
"Uh, hey Kitty. Who's this?" a guy stepped in front of the girl's. He had chin length brown hair and wore a simple brown T-shirt with a black vest over it and ripped blue jeans. Behind him were three other guys. One was a big guy that towered over the other two. A small guy snickered as Kitty tried to avoid the guy blocking their path. Aleu didn't pay much attention to the small one since her attention was on his friend that had short silver hair. He gave the girls a half smile and small wave as they passed by.
"Who were they?" Aleu asked, looking over her shoulder.
"That small group? The one who blocked us was Lance. The big guy is Fred and the small one is Todd."
"What about the one with the white hair?"
"That's Pietro. My advice would be for you to stay as far away as possible from them."
"Why?"
"They're the bad guys and all they want is to cause trouble. So not worth it, trust me." The two girls walked into a small room and got Aleu's schedule. "Hey you've got first period Chemistry, nice."
"Where's the class at?" Aleu asked, being dragged by Kitty.
"It's right here, sorry you don't have this one with anyone from the institute but I'm just one classroom over so I'll be here when the bell rings. You have the next period with me." Kitty waved Aleu goodbye and walked into a different room.
"So this is your first class?" the boy with the silver hair was by Aleu's side, frightening the girl.
"Where did you come from? Oh, and yes." Aleu pushed a strand of hair from her face and gave the boy a soft smile.
"Let's just say I'm really fast also the names Pietro." the boy held out his hand and grabbed Aleu's. The boy held her hand against his lips and pressed them against the back of her hand, a faint blush appeared on Aleu's cheeks as she withdrew her hand and held it behind her back.
"Hello, my name is Aleu."
"Well the bell is about to ring. Come on let's go take our seats." the boy guided the girl into the classroom and they both took a seat near the window. "These are the best seats, you can watch the wildlife go by especially during this boring class."
Aleu didn't find the class boring as much as she found it confusing. The girl flipped through the pages of her book eagerly trying to the find the page everyone else was on. Aleu sighed in frustration and bashed her head against the wooden desk.
"I'll never figure this school thing out."
"Here I'll help you. For starters you might want to get the right book out. Its this one right here." the silver-haired boy reached into Aleu's blue backpack and pulled out a thick textbook, laying on on her desk. "Next flip to page 54."
"Um would this be a good time to tell you that I don't know my numbers?" the boy's eyes widened with disbelief and he gawked at the young girl.
"How do you not know your numbers?" he asked, his mouth wide open in a silent gasp.
"Cut me some slack, I didn't come from a well educated place."
"Where did you come from?" the girl's breath hitched in her throat, remembering professor X's warning to not tell anyone that she was from the wilderness.
"I came from a small town in Greenland, there wasn't really a school."
"Well geeze I would've thought those X-Men losers would've taught you basics before throwing you into school. What a bunch of lame brains." Pietro snarked, a smile on his pale face.
"They aren't so bad, I think." Aleu laid her head on the desk and began to fidget with her fingers, still unsure about the people she was living with.
"You think? All the X-Men want is one thing from mutants."
"What's that?" Aleu lifted her head and stared at the boy, her blue gaze fixed on his.
"They didn't tell you?" A dark shadow casted over Peitro's face as a wicked smile appeared. "They're all going to lie to you. They'll stay stuff about wanting to help you control her powers but in reality they just want to use you."
"They wouldn't use me."
"Yeah they would, what's your mutant ability?"
"What's yours?"
"I asked you first cupcake."
"Well if I tell you then you tell me, deal?"
"Deal,"
"I'm , oh what did Jean say it was...Oh I'm a telepathic," Aleu snapped her fingers, a smile on her face.
"Cool, you're a mental fighter. I've got super speed. Watch." The boy got up from seat and vanished. There was a tiny burst of wind that ruffled through Aleu's hair as the teacher was suddenly spinning wildly. Before Aleu was able to blink Pietro was back in his seat, a smirk on his face. "Pretty cool, huh?" Aleu giggled in her spot as the bell rang and the students exited.
"So where are you going now?" Aleu asked.
"I've got Science, up stairs." Pietro pointing towards the roof.
"I wonder what I have," Aleu said, squinting her eyes at the paper in her hands.
"Hey Aleu, remember we have class together now." Kitty came ran towards the girl and wrapped her arms around her. She turned around only to find the silver-haired boy next to her. "Um, goodbye QuickSilver." she growled, leading a confused Aleu into a different classroom.
"Why were you so mean to him?" Aleu asked, taking her seat.
"Guess there's some stuff I better explain." Kitty sighed.