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Chapter 11: Mulling it over
The excitement died down pretty fast though, Kurt was looking at his feet in deep concentration, "So…what is it you want from me?" he timidly asked.
"We'll if you wanted it-we'd like to offer you a place at the institute" the Professor presented Kurt with an answer and an opportunity.
"If I want it?" Kurt prompted, "Do I have too? I mean you did save my life-apparently-so I do owe you…."
"You don't owe us Kurt, we're simply offering you a chance to make good use of your powers, learn to better control it and use your gift to benefit mankind" the Professor replied.
"That all?" Kurt joked with a smile.
Kitty tugged at the t-shirt sleeve, "please stay Kurt"
The youth turned to her with a mildly dark expression, "Kitty, I can hardly go back out there" he made an absent hand wave gesture towards the world, "looking like this"
The Professor closed his eyes for a while and then opened them when he had found something more to contribute, "If there was a way for you to look as you once were" the Professor avoided the word 'normal', "then taking that into account-would you still want to stay here?"
"If I could get away with looking normal in the real world…" Kurt paused, "You're saying that if I could get away with being normal- I wouldn't need to stay here. So would I stay here if there was a way to live out there?" Kurt ordered his thoughts.
"Well, would you?" Kitty tugged his t-shirt again.
"I think that I would be stupid to try and make it on my own with a power that occasionally 'misfires'. I think that this is a rare opportunity and that I should take it" Kurt nodded and looked to the Professor, "If you're sure that you want a mutant that can eat like an elephant? - I'm in."
The Professor smiled, "Then welcome to the Institute."
Kitty bounced up and down again, "Welcome to the X-men!"
"The X- what?" Kurt was confused again.
"Kitty- perhaps you could take Kurt to his room" the Professor suggested, "it's the second floor, the one at the end."
"You get the big one" Kitty happily informed Kurt and dragged him out of the study and past Logan.
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Showing Kurt to his room- it was indeed big and contained a nice bed, huge window and a balcony. Kurt instantly loved it as he walked into the centre of the room, "This is my room?" he turned to Kitty, "are you sure?"
"Yeah, this is why we call it the 'big room" she laughed, "Pretty nice, don't you think?"
"Um" Kurt wandered around it, mapping in down in his head, "I think it'll do" he
joked with a flirtatious wink and received a dazzling smile.
He cautiously walked over to a full-length mirror that was next to a chest of draws. It was actually behind the door, he hadn't originally noticed it. Neither had Kitty since she was starting on front of it obliviously.
She watched Kurt's expression melt into a timid fear; he was looking straight past her. She turned to find out what he was looking for and then she saw what he was seeing.
"Kurt?" she tried to get his attention but he walked straight past her, gently moving her to the side and stood in front of the mirror.
He'd obviously had a rough idea of what he completely looked like but his face; he hadn't noticed the pointed ears and his eyes.
His eyes were yellowish; he gulped as he touched the mirror with his tri-digit hand. He used his other hand to feel his ears-they were his.
The tail fidgeted behind him but he halted its movement. He took a step back and touched his face, obviously he had the thin fur/fuzz on his face as well as his body but he just hadn't pictured it.
Kurt didn't scream- that'd destroy his sanity if he let it get to him so extremely.
Kitty was wordless, she couldn't think of a single word to say. She felt that this should have been a private Kurt moment, not a spectator-sport scenario.
Watching him with concerned eyes, Kitty bit her lip wondering what he was thinking.
Kurt turned back around and gave a her a smile, though it was a feeble attempt with some humour, "Don't look so worried, its not like I didn't have a rough idea what I looked like."
Kitty didn't seem convinced.
"Its all right" he assured her and glanced one last time at the mirror before walking away from it and over to the large open window, "Kitty?"
"Yeah?" she asked, not sounding very happy.
"Could you leave?" a look of hurt flashed across her face.
"I'm just a little tired" his back was to her.
"Sure" she nodded even though he couldn't see it, "I'll call you for dinner in a few hours"
Silence past, "You'll get to meet the other kids that live here" she added.
It came out as a whisper-"Great"
Kitty left and Kurt heard his door close. He smiled- 'his' door but then his smile faded into sadness as he thoughtfully looked out at the view from his window.
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This was a particularly special dinner, a new mutant was officially joining the Institute and it was causing quite a lot of excitement.
Evan couldn't wait to see Kurt's face when he saw that Evan was a mutant as well. This was going to be fun.
Scott was perhaps the only calm one, even Jean couldn't wait to reveal herself to Kurt.
Kitty sat glumly reading her book, hoping that their newest resident would feel better by dinner time.
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Logan had been sent back to Kurt's old apartment to pick up the kids stuff.
He walked into the apartment, walking over the fallen door with a large box in his hands for Kurt's belongings, pausing to sniff the air.
Mystique had been hear-no doubt intending to recruit a new member.
He smirked in the knowledge that the twisted sick femme fatale had been too late.
Logan emptied the contents of Kurts wardrobe into the box, shoved all of the kids books into it with one arm and grabbed an address book from next to the phone.
There was nothing else to pick up, the cupboards were empty, he checked under the bed, the couch and the pillows- nothing else.
The box wasn't even half-full but he shrugged to himself and walked out, deliberately ignorant of the pair of watchful eyes from a rat hiding under a stool in the kitchen.
Chuck wanted to contact Kurt's parents, he wondered if they were understanding people-most of the kids hadn't been very fortunate in that area.
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Author ( if I can call myself that): Hi! There's now just one/two chapters to go (probably just one big one).
Please review!! - they really do make a gal feel wanted. ;)
Chapter 11: Mulling it over
The excitement died down pretty fast though, Kurt was looking at his feet in deep concentration, "So…what is it you want from me?" he timidly asked.
"We'll if you wanted it-we'd like to offer you a place at the institute" the Professor presented Kurt with an answer and an opportunity.
"If I want it?" Kurt prompted, "Do I have too? I mean you did save my life-apparently-so I do owe you…."
"You don't owe us Kurt, we're simply offering you a chance to make good use of your powers, learn to better control it and use your gift to benefit mankind" the Professor replied.
"That all?" Kurt joked with a smile.
Kitty tugged at the t-shirt sleeve, "please stay Kurt"
The youth turned to her with a mildly dark expression, "Kitty, I can hardly go back out there" he made an absent hand wave gesture towards the world, "looking like this"
The Professor closed his eyes for a while and then opened them when he had found something more to contribute, "If there was a way for you to look as you once were" the Professor avoided the word 'normal', "then taking that into account-would you still want to stay here?"
"If I could get away with looking normal in the real world…" Kurt paused, "You're saying that if I could get away with being normal- I wouldn't need to stay here. So would I stay here if there was a way to live out there?" Kurt ordered his thoughts.
"Well, would you?" Kitty tugged his t-shirt again.
"I think that I would be stupid to try and make it on my own with a power that occasionally 'misfires'. I think that this is a rare opportunity and that I should take it" Kurt nodded and looked to the Professor, "If you're sure that you want a mutant that can eat like an elephant? - I'm in."
The Professor smiled, "Then welcome to the Institute."
Kitty bounced up and down again, "Welcome to the X-men!"
"The X- what?" Kurt was confused again.
"Kitty- perhaps you could take Kurt to his room" the Professor suggested, "it's the second floor, the one at the end."
"You get the big one" Kitty happily informed Kurt and dragged him out of the study and past Logan.
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Showing Kurt to his room- it was indeed big and contained a nice bed, huge window and a balcony. Kurt instantly loved it as he walked into the centre of the room, "This is my room?" he turned to Kitty, "are you sure?"
"Yeah, this is why we call it the 'big room" she laughed, "Pretty nice, don't you think?"
"Um" Kurt wandered around it, mapping in down in his head, "I think it'll do" he
joked with a flirtatious wink and received a dazzling smile.
He cautiously walked over to a full-length mirror that was next to a chest of draws. It was actually behind the door, he hadn't originally noticed it. Neither had Kitty since she was starting on front of it obliviously.
She watched Kurt's expression melt into a timid fear; he was looking straight past her. She turned to find out what he was looking for and then she saw what he was seeing.
"Kurt?" she tried to get his attention but he walked straight past her, gently moving her to the side and stood in front of the mirror.
He'd obviously had a rough idea of what he completely looked like but his face; he hadn't noticed the pointed ears and his eyes.
His eyes were yellowish; he gulped as he touched the mirror with his tri-digit hand. He used his other hand to feel his ears-they were his.
The tail fidgeted behind him but he halted its movement. He took a step back and touched his face, obviously he had the thin fur/fuzz on his face as well as his body but he just hadn't pictured it.
Kurt didn't scream- that'd destroy his sanity if he let it get to him so extremely.
Kitty was wordless, she couldn't think of a single word to say. She felt that this should have been a private Kurt moment, not a spectator-sport scenario.
Watching him with concerned eyes, Kitty bit her lip wondering what he was thinking.
Kurt turned back around and gave a her a smile, though it was a feeble attempt with some humour, "Don't look so worried, its not like I didn't have a rough idea what I looked like."
Kitty didn't seem convinced.
"Its all right" he assured her and glanced one last time at the mirror before walking away from it and over to the large open window, "Kitty?"
"Yeah?" she asked, not sounding very happy.
"Could you leave?" a look of hurt flashed across her face.
"I'm just a little tired" his back was to her.
"Sure" she nodded even though he couldn't see it, "I'll call you for dinner in a few hours"
Silence past, "You'll get to meet the other kids that live here" she added.
It came out as a whisper-"Great"
Kitty left and Kurt heard his door close. He smiled- 'his' door but then his smile faded into sadness as he thoughtfully looked out at the view from his window.
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This was a particularly special dinner, a new mutant was officially joining the Institute and it was causing quite a lot of excitement.
Evan couldn't wait to see Kurt's face when he saw that Evan was a mutant as well. This was going to be fun.
Scott was perhaps the only calm one, even Jean couldn't wait to reveal herself to Kurt.
Kitty sat glumly reading her book, hoping that their newest resident would feel better by dinner time.
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Logan had been sent back to Kurt's old apartment to pick up the kids stuff.
He walked into the apartment, walking over the fallen door with a large box in his hands for Kurt's belongings, pausing to sniff the air.
Mystique had been hear-no doubt intending to recruit a new member.
He smirked in the knowledge that the twisted sick femme fatale had been too late.
Logan emptied the contents of Kurts wardrobe into the box, shoved all of the kids books into it with one arm and grabbed an address book from next to the phone.
There was nothing else to pick up, the cupboards were empty, he checked under the bed, the couch and the pillows- nothing else.
The box wasn't even half-full but he shrugged to himself and walked out, deliberately ignorant of the pair of watchful eyes from a rat hiding under a stool in the kitchen.
Chuck wanted to contact Kurt's parents, he wondered if they were understanding people-most of the kids hadn't been very fortunate in that area.
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Author ( if I can call myself that): Hi! There's now just one/two chapters to go (probably just one big one).
Please review!! - they really do make a gal feel wanted. ;)