Kurt groaned, he breathed in deeply, and cracked an eyelid, expecting to see the
ceiling of his bedroom. But there was the girl, still leaning over him with curiosity. So he
yelled.
"Shut up! Shut up! Stop yelling as if the world is coming to an end!" she snapped,
getting up and dusting herself off. "I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. I didn't mean to make you
sick..." she trailed off, turning away.
"Vhat are you doing? Who do you think you are?" Kurt accused boldly as he sat
up, and steadied himself against a tree, but then began swaying again. Quickly, the girl ran
over and caught him, and gently lowered him back onto the rock.
"You shouldn't move, it will only make it harder on yourself. I see you still haven't
recovered completely, but a lot faster than the last. I never saw him again." She said as she
sprung to her feet and went over to a bush full of scarlet colored berries.
"You mean you are the one who attacked the student? Vhat vere you doing inside
our grounds?" Kurt said, holding his forehead. The girl's eyes narrowed, and she leaned
against a tree, chewing on an apple she had pulled out of her sack.
"I told you, it was an accident. And I didn't attack him, he attacked me first. But
there was someone else out there, who frightened the boy first. Naturally I came out of my
invisibility to see who it was, and the next thing I know, I was hit in the back, and I
freaked..." she trailed off again, staring at his face. "What? Did you think I was gonna
suck your blood? I already know your one too."
"You mean an X-men?" Kurt asked, tilting his head as he pulled a chain out of his
shirt, and the pendant with the X-men symbol. To his surprise, she dropped the apple, and
kept her eyes on the chain.
"I...I didn't know you were from the inside...I'm sorry, I swear, I didn't mean to
hurt anyone, I swear..." the girl continued mumbling apologies, when Kurt noticed she
was beginning to disappear.
"No! Stop, it's okay, he'll be fine. Don't vorry." Kurt said with relief as she formed
again. He stood up and walked over. " I am Kurt, Kurt Vagner, aka Nightcrawler." he
smiled proudly, " I am an X-men, from the inside as you say. Now, vhat are you doing out
here?"
"I have been called Anya since I can remember, but I am not sure if that is my real
name, although it may be." she stuck out her hand. "I will explain if you will come with
me." Anya pushed the bushes away from a path hidden between two oak trees. Kurt got
up, revived completely from whatever it was that had made him so sick.
They walked for a bit, side by side, silently. Kurt followed without asking, she
leading without checking whether he was right behind her. Then, in the middle of the
silence, she laughed. Not just a small light laugh, but a loud, joyful laugh. Kurt looked
startled at first, but realized, he was laughing with her.
"Well, Kurt, aka Nightcrawler, I suppose I should explain what happened to you.
As you can see, I'm not as sure of what I control as you do." Anya looked down, and
brushed her hair back. "I really am sorry for startling you, I was just seeing if you were the
one I was looking for."
Kurt nodded, "I understand, it vas hell trying to understand vhat I really controlled
at first. But vith a professor's help, I finally figured it out." he continued, "Who are you
looking for?"
"A woman, who is like us. She has very special mutant powers, far beyond many."
Anya said, pulling back the final bush, and letting Kurt see the back gate of the institute.
"Her name, is Storm."
ceiling of his bedroom. But there was the girl, still leaning over him with curiosity. So he
yelled.
"Shut up! Shut up! Stop yelling as if the world is coming to an end!" she snapped,
getting up and dusting herself off. "I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. I didn't mean to make you
sick..." she trailed off, turning away.
"Vhat are you doing? Who do you think you are?" Kurt accused boldly as he sat
up, and steadied himself against a tree, but then began swaying again. Quickly, the girl ran
over and caught him, and gently lowered him back onto the rock.
"You shouldn't move, it will only make it harder on yourself. I see you still haven't
recovered completely, but a lot faster than the last. I never saw him again." She said as she
sprung to her feet and went over to a bush full of scarlet colored berries.
"You mean you are the one who attacked the student? Vhat vere you doing inside
our grounds?" Kurt said, holding his forehead. The girl's eyes narrowed, and she leaned
against a tree, chewing on an apple she had pulled out of her sack.
"I told you, it was an accident. And I didn't attack him, he attacked me first. But
there was someone else out there, who frightened the boy first. Naturally I came out of my
invisibility to see who it was, and the next thing I know, I was hit in the back, and I
freaked..." she trailed off again, staring at his face. "What? Did you think I was gonna
suck your blood? I already know your one too."
"You mean an X-men?" Kurt asked, tilting his head as he pulled a chain out of his
shirt, and the pendant with the X-men symbol. To his surprise, she dropped the apple, and
kept her eyes on the chain.
"I...I didn't know you were from the inside...I'm sorry, I swear, I didn't mean to
hurt anyone, I swear..." the girl continued mumbling apologies, when Kurt noticed she
was beginning to disappear.
"No! Stop, it's okay, he'll be fine. Don't vorry." Kurt said with relief as she formed
again. He stood up and walked over. " I am Kurt, Kurt Vagner, aka Nightcrawler." he
smiled proudly, " I am an X-men, from the inside as you say. Now, vhat are you doing out
here?"
"I have been called Anya since I can remember, but I am not sure if that is my real
name, although it may be." she stuck out her hand. "I will explain if you will come with
me." Anya pushed the bushes away from a path hidden between two oak trees. Kurt got
up, revived completely from whatever it was that had made him so sick.
They walked for a bit, side by side, silently. Kurt followed without asking, she
leading without checking whether he was right behind her. Then, in the middle of the
silence, she laughed. Not just a small light laugh, but a loud, joyful laugh. Kurt looked
startled at first, but realized, he was laughing with her.
"Well, Kurt, aka Nightcrawler, I suppose I should explain what happened to you.
As you can see, I'm not as sure of what I control as you do." Anya looked down, and
brushed her hair back. "I really am sorry for startling you, I was just seeing if you were the
one I was looking for."
Kurt nodded, "I understand, it vas hell trying to understand vhat I really controlled
at first. But vith a professor's help, I finally figured it out." he continued, "Who are you
looking for?"
"A woman, who is like us. She has very special mutant powers, far beyond many."
Anya said, pulling back the final bush, and letting Kurt see the back gate of the institute.
"Her name, is Storm."
