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John and Wesley froze. The professor shook his head with disappointment.
"John, I'll see you in my office on lunch hour tomorrow. You may leave," he said, "Wesley, let's take a walk." John silently left. Wesley holstered the glock and followed the professor down one of the paths.
" 'Bout time you showed up," Wesley growled. "Your students hate humans, eh?" He scowled.
"I apologize about the way John acted," the professor said kindly. "He comes from a rough background, and has suffered greatly for being a mutant." Wesley was solemn.
"You unfortunate people," Wesley said. "Doomed to a conflict once explained to the world."
"Really?" Xavier asked. "What makes you think so?" Wesley plucked a leaf of a bush before answering.
"You're a mutant, I'm a human…" he mused. "Instead of getting the title of being people with strands of DNA that allow amazing things, you received the title of being another species, not human.
. History is repeating itself once again. The Africans were dehumanized, and they became slaves. The Jews and other groups were dehumanized, and the Germans and Arabs have slaughtered them in times past. Unborn children were dehumanized as blobs of tissue, and now millions of them have been killed. Patterns. You recognize them, you can easily predict them."
"You study history?" Xavier asked. Wesley shrugged.
"A little. Was my favorite subject in school." He said. He looked at Xavier closely.
"I forgot to ask. What's your ability?"
"I am telepathic, and can read minds," Xavier said. He raised his eyebrows, seeing Welsey's attempt to not smirk.
"You don't believe me?" He asked.
"Not entirely," Wesley said, grinning. "If you can really read my mind, then…" He thought of something. "Tell me what I am thinking."
"You are wondering what would happen to John Allerdyce if he was caught out in the rain," Xavier said smoothly.
The look of surprise on his face was priceless.
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Logan headed to his room, just a pace behind Jean Grey. She opened the door to his new room, and showed him in. Logan was impressed. It was almost the size of an apartment, very classy looking as well. Nicer than any place he had stayed in before. Any place I remember, he thought sadly.
"I think you'll be comfortable here," Jean said, standing at the door.
Logan glanced up from searching the fridge. "No beer?"
"This is a school, Logan. There is not a single beer on the grounds," Jean told him. He reached for a cigar in his pocket. "No smoking either."
"Look, I promise not to light it, okay?" Logan said. He opened a few more cabinets. "So, where's your room?"
" Wwith Scott, down the hall, and Ororo's room is at the end of the hall," Jean said. "Your friend Wesley's room is next door and Marie is rooming in the dorms with the other students. Will that be all?"
"What's your gift?" Logan asked. He glanced again at her hand. There was a ring. Slight difficultie.
"I'm telekinetic, I can move things with my mind," Jean said, leaning against the door frame.
"What kind of things?" Logan pressed. The closet behind Logan opened and shut by itself.
"I also have some telepathic ability," She added.
"What, like the professor?" Logan continued on. Jean shook her head.
"Nowhere near that powerful. But he's teaching me to develop it."
Logan smiled. "I'm sure he is. So read my mind."
"I really rather not," Jean said. Logan didn't let it drop.
"What? Afraid you might like it?" Logan asked, crossing his muscular arms.
Jean gave him a withering stare. "I doubt that."
"Com'on," Logan said. Jean Grey rolled her eyes.
"Fine, fine." She stepped closer and placed her hand's on the sides of Logan's face. Neither moved for several seconds, then Logan removed her hands.
"What did you see?"
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Rogue managed to find Miss Monroe and ask where her room was. She had been show it early, but had totally forgotten through the maze of halls. When Storm showed her back to the dorm room, her new roommates where there. Catherine and Jubilee. Rogue hesitated for a moment before opening the door, as she heard voices inside. "Did you see the look's that guy Logan was giving Scott? Don't want to be around when they decide to slug it out. And-" Storm finally knocked. The voice stopped.
"It's open."
Inside was the girl Rogue had met earlier, Kitty, and a Chinese girl in yellow jacket.
"Girls, this is your new roommate. Marie. Marie, this is Catherine Pride and Jubilee."
"Hi!" Kitty said. "Happy to meet you!" Jubilee. "Come on in!" Rogue felt encouraged.
"You get the top bunk," Jubilee said, helping Rogue with a bag. "Just don't roll off!"
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"So you can really read minds," Wes said. It was not a question as much as a statement. Xavier nodded. "Then I would greatly appreciate if you asked me thing instead reading my mind."
"That is fair," the Professor agreed. "Do you need to stick around Logan for your protection?"
"Do most people ask what your ability is when they meet you? And also, how many people will John tell what happened?"
"To the first question, yes, it is common. To the second question, none. I told him not to repeat what happened," Xavier said.
"Oh." Wesley mused. "Who are the members of this 'Brotherhood' that I have to worry will come after me?"
"There's the leader, Magneto. He can manipulate metal objects. Mystique is a shape-shifter. She can appear identical in voice and appearance to anyone, and is exceptionally skilled in hand to hand combat. There is also Toad, who can fight, leap like a toad, and spit an acidic substance, along with being able to use his large tongue in combat. And of course Sabertooth, who is like Logan in his abilities of enhanced sense, physical strength, claws and a healing factor." Xavier finished, as they came to the end of the path in the garden.
"Where did Logan get those claws?" Wesley asked. Xavier frowned.
"We don't know," Charles Xavier said. "Neither does he."
"That's, uh, rather odd. " Wesley said. They came to an entrance into the building and went in.
"It's getting late. Why don't you retire to your room. Although tomorrow is Saturday, sleeping in late is not suggested." Charles told him. "And your cell phone is above the coat rack."
Wesley nodded and headed off to his quarters. "Good evening." Charles wheeled back to his office. Scott Summers stepped around a corner.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" He asked Xavier. "Both of those men have violent histories. This is a school, not a military barracks, for Pete's sake. We can't endanger the students with their presence."
"Scott, I appreciate your concern. But that human will affect our future a great deal, and we cannot let him be harmed. As for Logan, I still don't understand why Magneto would be after him. There are more powerful mutants out there. Why him?" Xavier asked no one.
"Maybe it's his way with people," Scott answered with a slight sneer.
"You don't like him?" Charles asked as the door to his office opened automatically.
"What makes you think that?" Scott said as he leaned against the wall.
"Well, I am physic." Xavier responded neutrally. Scott caught the humor in his remark and managed to smile before walking off.
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