Chapter 6

Kitty led us down the hall. "This is the library. You'll find nearly every single book in there. The Professor enjoyed reading," She gestured to the room on the right. It was concealed behind giant oak doors. I glimpsed in the gap for a moment. She was right. Books lined shelves that reached to the high ceilings. Chairs were scattered around a fireplace. Seeing this made me want to read them all.

I joined the group again, Shenne still trying to get over how many books there were. "This is the kitchen and the dining is off that," Kitty said as she pointed to another room behind oak doors to the left. A blue creature was inside, pouring himself a cup of steaming hot coffee. He was a man, but he was an animal at the same time. He had blue fur and glasses that sat on his nose. He wore a white lab coat that was hung slightly screwed from where he had been sitting.

He caught a glimpse of Kitty and us. He looked at us. "New mutants?" he asked Kitty. His voice was that of an intelligent man. "Yeah. Roxanna and Shenne, meet Hank. Everyone else around here calls him Beast, though," Kitty said smiling at us. My eyes shone a little as I tried to force a smile at Beast. I was too tired right now. I just wanted to get a room and crash.

Shenne flicked her hair behind her as we continued on the way to our rooms. "This hallway here leads to the door to the gardens and multiple doors leading off are either common rooms or area's where Logan likes to stash his training gear," Kitty said pointing down a long hall. We were now standing in what seemed to be the entrance hall. I looked around at all the polished wood. It made me feel a little…underrated…standing here in my black skinny jeans with slight rips and my black singlet.

She then led us up the staircase. "Your rooms are up here," She said as she walked down yet another long hall. How big was this place? She then stopped in front of a room and a young man, around Shenne's age stepped out. He had vivid turquoise eyes and his hair was a dark blonde with brown streaks. They looked at each other for a moment.

"Shenne, this is Troy Lakes. He arrived here a while ago," Kitty said seeing Shenne stare into his eyes. He did the same to her. "Shenne Cameron," she said as she held out her hand to shake his. His eyes shifted slightly from her hand to her face. "Nice to meet you Shenne," Troy said. His voice was deeply British. Shenne's was only a slight hint which probably meant her family came from there. While Troy, on the other hand, was completely British.

"Shenne, your room is next to Troy," Kitty said and she opened the door. Inside was a rather large room decorated like the rest of the house, using antique furniture and large red curtains. The bed was against the window on the far side. I could make out a wardrobe, a bathroom leading off and a large window on the far wall. Shenne thanked her and quickly rushed inside to get used to her new surroundings.

Kitty led me further down the hall. At the very end she stopped. She then turned to me and smiled. "This is your room. Apparently Professor Xavier insists it to be yours," she said kindly, and not the fake kind, true and honest kindness flowed through her.

She opened the door and honestly, I almost fainted on the spot.