"Storm?" Kurt repeated quickly, too quickly. Anya spun around and grabbed his hand. Kurt jerked it away, so she wouldn't feel his three furry fingers through the hologram. Even if she knew he was a mutant, he still didn't want to reveal his biggest weakness. But Anya didn't seem to notice, her face filled with surprise.
"Do you know who that is?" Anya asked excitedly. He looked up again at her bright smile.
"Actually-" Kurt felt a sharp feeling ripple through him. He couldn't tell her. He had never been jealous like this, but she was the only one who had noticed he was even breathing for the past few days. If he told her, she would find Storm, and then she would leave, and he would go back to being in the shadows. Feeling another wave of guilt, he continued, "Actually, I've never heard of her before." He looked away, as she probed his eyes, just like Storm did.
"Oh, well thats okay, I guess. I mean, don't worry about it, I'll find out." said Anya, reasuringly, but by the look on her face, she wasn't. They walked up to the gate, wondering if this was the end. Kurt turned to Anya.
"Anya?" Kurt said as he stared through the gates at the solumn institute, now empty of the new students Professor Xavier had taken on.
"Yes?" Anya turned quickly away from the gate to look at him. He felt another wave of guilt, but swallowed and continued.
"Do you think you could help me over?" Kurt asked, wondering if she knew he had lied to her. Anya's face fell a little, but then she looked back up.
"Of course, Kurt. I would do anything to help you." Anya said, as she began to become transparent. "Now hold still." Kurt saw her finish dissapearing, then he felt his feet rise, and he stared akwardly at the ground, and as soon as he was at the top, and over the top, he jumped off and over. He turned around to see her steadying herself while she was reappearing.
"You okay, Anya?" Kurt asked, watching her rise again. She nodded and smiled.
"I hope to see you again, and please, tell the others, I am very sorry. I didn't mean to hurt that boy." And then Anya ran back into the woods, only pausing to wave to Kurt once more, before vanishing into the trees.
Kurt turned around and looked at the towering institute again. He slowely began walking down one of the paths away from the gate, and toward the side gate. He knew it was dinner time, and that he could get to the dining room faster through the front doors. He took his time, now greatly appreciating the time Storm had given him off of training and school work, even if it was only for a few hours. He transported through the gate, and finished his trip to the front door quickly. As soon as he stepped inside, he felt his tranquility escape, and his mind filled with warped messages, like when the professor and Jean tried to contact him through telepathic thinking.
Feeling dizzy again, Kurt headed straight for the dining table so he could get something to eat. As soon as he stepped inside again, he felt every eye in the entire room go directly for the door; and him.
"Do you know who that is?" Anya asked excitedly. He looked up again at her bright smile.
"Actually-" Kurt felt a sharp feeling ripple through him. He couldn't tell her. He had never been jealous like this, but she was the only one who had noticed he was even breathing for the past few days. If he told her, she would find Storm, and then she would leave, and he would go back to being in the shadows. Feeling another wave of guilt, he continued, "Actually, I've never heard of her before." He looked away, as she probed his eyes, just like Storm did.
"Oh, well thats okay, I guess. I mean, don't worry about it, I'll find out." said Anya, reasuringly, but by the look on her face, she wasn't. They walked up to the gate, wondering if this was the end. Kurt turned to Anya.
"Anya?" Kurt said as he stared through the gates at the solumn institute, now empty of the new students Professor Xavier had taken on.
"Yes?" Anya turned quickly away from the gate to look at him. He felt another wave of guilt, but swallowed and continued.
"Do you think you could help me over?" Kurt asked, wondering if she knew he had lied to her. Anya's face fell a little, but then she looked back up.
"Of course, Kurt. I would do anything to help you." Anya said, as she began to become transparent. "Now hold still." Kurt saw her finish dissapearing, then he felt his feet rise, and he stared akwardly at the ground, and as soon as he was at the top, and over the top, he jumped off and over. He turned around to see her steadying herself while she was reappearing.
"You okay, Anya?" Kurt asked, watching her rise again. She nodded and smiled.
"I hope to see you again, and please, tell the others, I am very sorry. I didn't mean to hurt that boy." And then Anya ran back into the woods, only pausing to wave to Kurt once more, before vanishing into the trees.
Kurt turned around and looked at the towering institute again. He slowely began walking down one of the paths away from the gate, and toward the side gate. He knew it was dinner time, and that he could get to the dining room faster through the front doors. He took his time, now greatly appreciating the time Storm had given him off of training and school work, even if it was only for a few hours. He transported through the gate, and finished his trip to the front door quickly. As soon as he stepped inside, he felt his tranquility escape, and his mind filled with warped messages, like when the professor and Jean tried to contact him through telepathic thinking.
Feeling dizzy again, Kurt headed straight for the dining table so he could get something to eat. As soon as he stepped inside again, he felt every eye in the entire room go directly for the door; and him.
