Mutants 101
..Kitty..
by Michiru
It was a dark and stormy night…
No, seriously, the night my power showed up was dark and stormy.
You see, I'm a mutant. One of those people that are born with some kind of interesting power. I guess in the 1800s we'd all be burned at the stake as witches, huh?
My power's kinda neat, though. I can walk through walls, sink through the earth, if I'm careful, I can walk on air. Though I do have limits. Like, oh, breathing. If I go too deep, I'll smother. And electronics beware. I'm as bad as a jolt of electricity!
Maybe I should have called myself Ghost, but I liked Shadowcat the best.
And I'm the lucky one in my group. I have a boyfriend. His name is Lance Alvers. While we got off to a rocky start (I made a funny, ha ha!) I can truly say persistence pays off. As in, he bugged me to the point where I gave him a chance. And as he's really cute, and can be really sweet, I don't think I did too badly. Only one problem… he's 'the enemy'. At least I don't get too much grief over it.
Anyway, to get onto the subject at hand, it's a beautiful day at school, I'm going on a date tomorrow with Lance, and today is Kurt's birthday. Oh, and I just saved him from Duncan Matthews.
"Wow, Kurt, what were you doing talking to him?" I murmur as I pull him away.
"I literally ran into him, Kitty," Kurt says. "But, I just found out something wild! Duncan's a mutant!"
"Kurt, are you ok?" I give him a look that says I think he's flipped his lid.
"I'm fine, Kitty! But-"
"Hey, y'all," Rogue drawls. Her accent is kinda cool. Her sense of style is completely wigged out.
"Hi, Rogue. Maybe you'll believe me! I just found out Duncan is a mutant!" Kurt seems obsessed with this notion…
"Duncan Matthews? First class male idiot?" Rogue smirks.
"He-ey…" Kurt frowns as her comment sinks in.
"Hey there girlfriend!" Risty comes up behind Rouge. Risty's kinda cool, actually. Don't know why she'd want to hang around with Rogue. She drops something silky and green over Rogue's shoulders. "Happy Birthday!"
Whoa… Birthday?
"How'd ya find out about that?" Rogue sounds only slightly sulky. She's fingering that scarf with a bit of pleasure.
"Oh, you know. Got sent up to the office not long ago, and the secretary wasn't there, so I went snoopin. I was hoping to find out your real name, but all I really found was your birthday. You know, you're listed as Rogue in the school files?" Risty chattered cheerfully, not noticing the stunned looks on Kurt's and my faces.
"Rogue! Your birthday is today, too! Wunderbar! Why didn't you tell us!" Kurt looks happier.
"Oh, is your birthday, too, Kurt? Happy Birthday to you too," Risty pipes up.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Kurt repeats his question, not exactly ignoring Risty, but not exactly paying attention to her.
"Why should Ah?" Rogue frowns. "S'not exactly everyone's business, right? An besides, ya wouldn't a gotten all the attention ya got if everyone knew bout me, too."
"But it's so cool! Both of us born on the exact same day! What are the odds on that?!" Kurt looks so excited.
"Pretty good, actually. There are thousands of babies being born every day," Rogue says to Kurt derisively.
Kurt's face falls. I could kick Rogue right now. She can be so mean and for no reason either! It's like, she takes out her anger for not being able to touch others on the people around her. If she knew we loved her anyway, would be so nasty? We don't care that she can't touch people. It makes me mad. Someone like her that can't touch has tons of people that love her, and she's upset. And then there's someone like Lance who can touch, and until recently, he had no one to love him at all. I can understand HIS anger.
And on top of it all, she KNOWS that saying stuff like this will hurt Kurt. And he looks hurt now.
"I just thought it was neat," Kurt murmurs softly.
"Lighten up, girl!" Risty gives Rogue a light punch on the arm. "It is pretty cool. You can have joint parties, and pretend you're brother and sister!"
"Whatever," Rogue says in that tone we all hate so well.
"I'd better find Scott," Kurt hurries away quickly.
"That was SO mean, Rogue," I turn on her, looking angry. "Even for you!"
"Big deal, like Ah care," Rogue snarls at me, then walks away.
I just stand there looking stupid.
"Wonder what's eating her," Risty has a puzzled tone.
"Nothing. She's just like that," I tell her with a sigh. "We'd better get to class," I add, and head for the classroom, not looking to see if she'd follow.
Hmm. Wonder what's bothering Rogue?
TBC
**Disclaimer**
I do not own any of the characters within this fic. This is just a fic, not gospel, and situations that may be within the show don't necessarily make their way here. And vice versa.
..Kitty..
by Michiru
It was a dark and stormy night…
No, seriously, the night my power showed up was dark and stormy.
You see, I'm a mutant. One of those people that are born with some kind of interesting power. I guess in the 1800s we'd all be burned at the stake as witches, huh?
My power's kinda neat, though. I can walk through walls, sink through the earth, if I'm careful, I can walk on air. Though I do have limits. Like, oh, breathing. If I go too deep, I'll smother. And electronics beware. I'm as bad as a jolt of electricity!
Maybe I should have called myself Ghost, but I liked Shadowcat the best.
And I'm the lucky one in my group. I have a boyfriend. His name is Lance Alvers. While we got off to a rocky start (I made a funny, ha ha!) I can truly say persistence pays off. As in, he bugged me to the point where I gave him a chance. And as he's really cute, and can be really sweet, I don't think I did too badly. Only one problem… he's 'the enemy'. At least I don't get too much grief over it.
Anyway, to get onto the subject at hand, it's a beautiful day at school, I'm going on a date tomorrow with Lance, and today is Kurt's birthday. Oh, and I just saved him from Duncan Matthews.
"Wow, Kurt, what were you doing talking to him?" I murmur as I pull him away.
"I literally ran into him, Kitty," Kurt says. "But, I just found out something wild! Duncan's a mutant!"
"Kurt, are you ok?" I give him a look that says I think he's flipped his lid.
"I'm fine, Kitty! But-"
"Hey, y'all," Rogue drawls. Her accent is kinda cool. Her sense of style is completely wigged out.
"Hi, Rogue. Maybe you'll believe me! I just found out Duncan is a mutant!" Kurt seems obsessed with this notion…
"Duncan Matthews? First class male idiot?" Rogue smirks.
"He-ey…" Kurt frowns as her comment sinks in.
"Hey there girlfriend!" Risty comes up behind Rouge. Risty's kinda cool, actually. Don't know why she'd want to hang around with Rogue. She drops something silky and green over Rogue's shoulders. "Happy Birthday!"
Whoa… Birthday?
"How'd ya find out about that?" Rogue sounds only slightly sulky. She's fingering that scarf with a bit of pleasure.
"Oh, you know. Got sent up to the office not long ago, and the secretary wasn't there, so I went snoopin. I was hoping to find out your real name, but all I really found was your birthday. You know, you're listed as Rogue in the school files?" Risty chattered cheerfully, not noticing the stunned looks on Kurt's and my faces.
"Rogue! Your birthday is today, too! Wunderbar! Why didn't you tell us!" Kurt looks happier.
"Oh, is your birthday, too, Kurt? Happy Birthday to you too," Risty pipes up.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Kurt repeats his question, not exactly ignoring Risty, but not exactly paying attention to her.
"Why should Ah?" Rogue frowns. "S'not exactly everyone's business, right? An besides, ya wouldn't a gotten all the attention ya got if everyone knew bout me, too."
"But it's so cool! Both of us born on the exact same day! What are the odds on that?!" Kurt looks so excited.
"Pretty good, actually. There are thousands of babies being born every day," Rogue says to Kurt derisively.
Kurt's face falls. I could kick Rogue right now. She can be so mean and for no reason either! It's like, she takes out her anger for not being able to touch others on the people around her. If she knew we loved her anyway, would be so nasty? We don't care that she can't touch people. It makes me mad. Someone like her that can't touch has tons of people that love her, and she's upset. And then there's someone like Lance who can touch, and until recently, he had no one to love him at all. I can understand HIS anger.
And on top of it all, she KNOWS that saying stuff like this will hurt Kurt. And he looks hurt now.
"I just thought it was neat," Kurt murmurs softly.
"Lighten up, girl!" Risty gives Rogue a light punch on the arm. "It is pretty cool. You can have joint parties, and pretend you're brother and sister!"
"Whatever," Rogue says in that tone we all hate so well.
"I'd better find Scott," Kurt hurries away quickly.
"That was SO mean, Rogue," I turn on her, looking angry. "Even for you!"
"Big deal, like Ah care," Rogue snarls at me, then walks away.
I just stand there looking stupid.
"Wonder what's eating her," Risty has a puzzled tone.
"Nothing. She's just like that," I tell her with a sigh. "We'd better get to class," I add, and head for the classroom, not looking to see if she'd follow.
Hmm. Wonder what's bothering Rogue?
TBC
**Disclaimer**
I do not own any of the characters within this fic. This is just a fic, not gospel, and situations that may be within the show don't necessarily make their way here. And vice versa.