Xavier sat at Cerebro. An image of a young man spun in front of him. Logan stalked up from behind.
"You sure that's him Chuck?" he asked. Xavier nodded.
"It leaves all questions answered." The professor said. "He is the one that collapsed the walls. His powers must have spun out of control, so far I can see no reason why the damage would be intentional."
Matt and Tabby strolled down the hallway. The sun was warming the grass and spread the heat throughout their bodies as they left the front door. They walked together, silently, taking in the scenery. They passed the pool and Matt bent down to test the water.
Tabby smirked and pushed him into the waves. He yelped as he splashed into the pool. She laughed until tears ran from her eyes. Recovering quickly Matt dove down to the bottom of the pool. He held his breath and opened his eyes. Tabby's image was dancing in the waves. Slowly Matt let himself float to the surface, his body sprawled out, using his teke to keep him afloat. Tabby's smile vanished.
"Matt?" she cried. He floated silently in the water. "MATT!" Tabby was screaming now. When no response came she jumped into the water and swam over to him. She took his face in her hands and called his name again. She began dragging him towards the edge when suddenly he spit water into her face. Before she could recover he kissed her and dragged her under the water. They stayed intertwined until their air ran out and Matt lifted them to the surface.
Tabby slapped his face.
"Oww!" he yelled, massaging his jaw.
"Serves you right you bastard." She said. "You scared the shit out of me!" before Matt could respond they heard Scott calling. He came running up, Jean close behind. Tabby pressed her mouth again Matt's and dove under once more.
"Weird." Scott said scratching his head. "I thought I heard yelling."
When both had successfully dried themselves off and changed clothes Tabby and Matt went to dinner with the rest of the team. When there was a lull in the conversation Xavier cleared his throat.
"I have some news." He said. Everyone stopped and gazed at him. He felt their eyes wander across his face. "I believe I know what-um, who collapsed the mall." Matt, Kitty, Amara, and Tabby all leaned in closer.
"There are traces of a new mutant, whose dormant powers have suddenly sprung to life. He could very well be an asset to the team."
"Who is it professor?" Jean asked, her curiosity spreading.
"A young man called Danny Nelson."
Rogue's fork dropped. Matt could feel the hair on the back of his neck rise.
"Danny Professor?" she asked in shock. Xavier raised an eyebrow.
"Do you know this young man?" he asked.
"Uh, yeah she does professor, we all like know him, he's Rogue's boyfriend." Kitty said, breaking the silence. Matt's head whipped around to stare at the little brunet. Xavier sat back in his chair.
Matt's clock read 2:30 a.m. He rolled over in bed. Sleep would not come. He threw his blankets off and stood up. He shivered as the cold air hit his bare chest. Matt was grateful for the knee long shorts he wore. Creeping down the hallway he stopped at Rogue's room. He could see both her and Kitty, soundly sleeping in their beds. Kitty's words ran over in his head. He's Rogue's boyfriend. He slumped against the wall and sank to the ground. A soft padding noise stole into his ears. He whirled around to see a dark figure coming down the hall. He could make out the features, and a tail swishing back and forth. He heard Wolfsbane sniff in surprise as she encountered his scent. Quickly she morphed back to herself.
"Matt?" she called out into the darkness. He answered quietly.
"What are yiu doin' up so late?" she asked.
"Just taking a walk." He mumbled. Rahne shifted back.
"Then you can come with me." She said wagging her tail.
They
talked for two hours. Rahne had the wisdom of her wolf counterparts running
deep in her blood. They sat outside on the cool grass as the moon wound down,
its light spreading to the far corners of the property. Rahne's silence of the
matter to the others that morning left Matt feeling like someone besides Jean
would listen and actually care. The fact of the matter was the younger girls
found it fun comfort him, but hey, they were young so he humored them.
Danny followed Pietro and Lance up a long driveway to a beat up old boarding house. His thoughts flew back to his parents and their last words to him before he was thrown out of his own home. Hell, he thought, I cant stay with Mike and his folks forever. Really, what choice did he have? Lance pushed the door open and let Danny step past him. The walls were dirty and crumbling, but it was roomy. Danny could deal with it.
"Your room is up here." Pietro said as he zipped past. Danny followed him up the stairs and down the hall. They reached a door that had a rather large dent in it and they stepped inside. Danny set his bag down on a rather beat up old bed and stretched out.
"This place all to yourselves and no girl members?" he smirked. Pietro snickered.
"I don't need to worry, I have the bathroom at school, the hotties all know which stall it is." He turned and left.
"Hope those 'hotties' are girls." Danny called after him.