*Author's note: I read the reviews and it is safe to say this will be
largely about Kurt and his "involvement" with Mystique. However, I will be
using the point of views of the other X-men as well, particularly those of
Scott, Jean and Kitty, along with Rogue due to her previous involvement
with Mystique.
A grumbling Kurt and an eye-rolling Kitty walked through the doorway to the study where Professor Charles Xavier awaited them. He was sitting in his customary wheelchair and across from him, on a plush couch, were his two older students, Scott Summers and Jean Grey. At the far end of the room, Even Daniels and his aunt Ororo Munro were approaching, followed by Professor Hank McCoy and a man known only as Logan.
Kurt looked from side to side. "Where is Rogue?" He asked.
Professor Xavier replied, "We're letting her sleep in, she had a long night." His tone was concise and full of authority as always. The Professor was known for being smooth and articulate in any situation.
"Like, what happened?" Asked Kitty.
Scott answered before the Professor got a chance, "She got into a fight with Lance at school, he ambushed her with the others before she got back to the institute and it shook her up pretty bad."
Jean piped in. "You would be too if someone as big as the Blob nearly body slammed you. She also said they told her some pretty scary things. Things she won't tell us about."
Kurt vanished in a puff of smoke and re-appeared on an armchair. "So what do you want us up so early for? What's with the meeting?" He asked.
The Prof. answered in a soft voice. "She did tell us one thing that we thought you in particular should know…."
Kurt looked puzzled. "What's that?"
The Professor paused. "She said they talked about… Mystique."
Kurt's eyes went wide but he struggled to maintain a calm face. He and Rogue had both had a few run-ins with her. It was even harder for him because of a very difficult fact. A fact that sometimes woke Kurt up at night.
At that moment a girl around Jean's age walked in. Her brown hair was slightly tussled and the piece of her bangs that was died white hung limply before her eyes. She gazed at the congregation and took a deep breath. She had news for Kurt and wished to God she could tell him alone. However, this was as good a time as any and she wanted to get it off her chest as soon as possible.
Rogue cleared her throat. "Umm, Professor? I have something to say."
Charles Xavier nodded encouragement.
"Avalanche… Lance, he told me to deliver a message from Mystique—to Kurt." She said.
Kurt jumped involuntarily. A message for him? This could not be good. He sunk into the armchair and closed his eyes. Unfortunately, the blue face and shining red hair of Mystique greeted him behind his eyelids and he shot them open to get rid of it.
Rogue was looking at him now, she continued: "She says she's been thinking, and she wants to talk to him." Rogue continued in her cracked southern accent. "She says she'll get in touch soon."
Kurt lost control then. "Well I don't want to talk!" He shouted. "I just want her to leave me alone! I just want it all to go away!" He knew he sounded like a small child but he didn't care. He teleported out of the room before anyone could see the tears building up inside.
Once outside the room he ran, nowhere in particular, he just ran. He wanted to get as far from Rogue and the others as he could. Mystique. Back. Alive. That's what should have mattered. But all he cared about was the fact that she had him in mind.
Meanwhile, back in the study, the others were worried.
"It won't do for him to be so worked up, he won't be able to think straight." Said Professor Xavier.
"Like, don't worry Professor." Said Kitty. "I'll go talk to him, he's never had trouble talking to me." And with that, she walked through the wall and ran off to find Kurt.
Logan folded his arms over his chest. "I don't like it. He can't get so worked up he forgets what's important. He didn't even care about the fact that Mystique just reappeared after bein' gone so long. We didn't even know she was alive. An' you can bet that where there's Mystique, there's Magneto." He said gruffly.
"Yes but we mustn't forget the special connection between those two. We can not forget who she is to him." Said Ororo. The woman known other wise as Storm was the first Mutant Professor Xavier had taken in. She was with him when he found Logan and was one of his most trusted colleagues.
Professor Xavier spoke up. "Yes, Ororo, that is true. However, we cannot yet trust Mystique… we know too little about her."
Scott shrugged, his red tinted visor flashed in the sunlight. "Maybe She does just want to talk, she is part human." He said.
Kurt, however, didn't want to give her a chance. At least, he thought he didn't…….
A grumbling Kurt and an eye-rolling Kitty walked through the doorway to the study where Professor Charles Xavier awaited them. He was sitting in his customary wheelchair and across from him, on a plush couch, were his two older students, Scott Summers and Jean Grey. At the far end of the room, Even Daniels and his aunt Ororo Munro were approaching, followed by Professor Hank McCoy and a man known only as Logan.
Kurt looked from side to side. "Where is Rogue?" He asked.
Professor Xavier replied, "We're letting her sleep in, she had a long night." His tone was concise and full of authority as always. The Professor was known for being smooth and articulate in any situation.
"Like, what happened?" Asked Kitty.
Scott answered before the Professor got a chance, "She got into a fight with Lance at school, he ambushed her with the others before she got back to the institute and it shook her up pretty bad."
Jean piped in. "You would be too if someone as big as the Blob nearly body slammed you. She also said they told her some pretty scary things. Things she won't tell us about."
Kurt vanished in a puff of smoke and re-appeared on an armchair. "So what do you want us up so early for? What's with the meeting?" He asked.
The Prof. answered in a soft voice. "She did tell us one thing that we thought you in particular should know…."
Kurt looked puzzled. "What's that?"
The Professor paused. "She said they talked about… Mystique."
Kurt's eyes went wide but he struggled to maintain a calm face. He and Rogue had both had a few run-ins with her. It was even harder for him because of a very difficult fact. A fact that sometimes woke Kurt up at night.
At that moment a girl around Jean's age walked in. Her brown hair was slightly tussled and the piece of her bangs that was died white hung limply before her eyes. She gazed at the congregation and took a deep breath. She had news for Kurt and wished to God she could tell him alone. However, this was as good a time as any and she wanted to get it off her chest as soon as possible.
Rogue cleared her throat. "Umm, Professor? I have something to say."
Charles Xavier nodded encouragement.
"Avalanche… Lance, he told me to deliver a message from Mystique—to Kurt." She said.
Kurt jumped involuntarily. A message for him? This could not be good. He sunk into the armchair and closed his eyes. Unfortunately, the blue face and shining red hair of Mystique greeted him behind his eyelids and he shot them open to get rid of it.
Rogue was looking at him now, she continued: "She says she's been thinking, and she wants to talk to him." Rogue continued in her cracked southern accent. "She says she'll get in touch soon."
Kurt lost control then. "Well I don't want to talk!" He shouted. "I just want her to leave me alone! I just want it all to go away!" He knew he sounded like a small child but he didn't care. He teleported out of the room before anyone could see the tears building up inside.
Once outside the room he ran, nowhere in particular, he just ran. He wanted to get as far from Rogue and the others as he could. Mystique. Back. Alive. That's what should have mattered. But all he cared about was the fact that she had him in mind.
Meanwhile, back in the study, the others were worried.
"It won't do for him to be so worked up, he won't be able to think straight." Said Professor Xavier.
"Like, don't worry Professor." Said Kitty. "I'll go talk to him, he's never had trouble talking to me." And with that, she walked through the wall and ran off to find Kurt.
Logan folded his arms over his chest. "I don't like it. He can't get so worked up he forgets what's important. He didn't even care about the fact that Mystique just reappeared after bein' gone so long. We didn't even know she was alive. An' you can bet that where there's Mystique, there's Magneto." He said gruffly.
"Yes but we mustn't forget the special connection between those two. We can not forget who she is to him." Said Ororo. The woman known other wise as Storm was the first Mutant Professor Xavier had taken in. She was with him when he found Logan and was one of his most trusted colleagues.
Professor Xavier spoke up. "Yes, Ororo, that is true. However, we cannot yet trust Mystique… we know too little about her."
Scott shrugged, his red tinted visor flashed in the sunlight. "Maybe She does just want to talk, she is part human." He said.
Kurt, however, didn't want to give her a chance. At least, he thought he didn't…….