Alright, so here is the finale, the very end. Thank you to everyone who
reviewed my story, I appreciate them greatly!!! And PLEASE, tell me if a
sequel would be good to write, because I know the ending to this story
leaves off in somewhat off a.well..unpredictable manner, lmao. You tell
me, alrighty?? SO HERE IT IS, THE END OF MY FIRST STORY, MY BABY. LOL.
DISCLAIMER: no. Not mine. Don't steal Fairenth, lmao, I love her.I'll cry, lol. J/k.
'A Soul Reborn' By BlueEyes
A WEEK LATER
".When Fairenth was in her time, she was the first mutant in Bayville. Mutant strictly, nothing else made her special. But when she died, and the earth brought her back, she changed. She was no longer just a mutant, a part of the earth resided in her. This in turn, made her molecular structure different and her blood laced with gold. Magneto, somehow found out her blood was potent, and he used it to his advantage" The Professor stopped, and looked over his miserable students as he explained the whole situation. He sighed. That night.Mystique had knocked him out and thrown him without his wheelchair in the danger room. He had spent all night fighting off his own creations, and listening to the mental cries of his students, fighting for their lives. He sighed, and continued.
"As you know, he took her earlier that night, and sent Mystique to be her in her place. Magneto had toyed with Fairenth some, and then knocked her out. Fairenth.she had somehow created a mental cell for herself in her mind, killing herself slowly in the process. It took some time.to.beckon her out. But when she did come out, Magneto had already done the deed, and he obtained all her mutant rights. When he drained her power, her eyes fled to her natural green, or so we believe that was her natural eye color. Fairenth knew all of this.and she did what she knew. She used what she knew against him. Knowing the pain was linked with the both of them, she used what powers of her mind she had and broke all the roots that held him, in turn freeing Kurt and putting Magneto in a vulnerable situation. By then, I had gotten out of my situation, and feeling Fairenth's distress, I tried my best with what little strength I had to get Magneto unconscious, but Fairenth had it covered" In fact, Magneto was in a coma. He was being held in the Bayville hospital, under strict observation from the police. His train of thought stopped when he looked over his students again. Evan had ruptured a disk in his back, and had had surgery earlier that week. He was silently resting in a recliner, a pillow and ice against his back. Jean sat, clutching Scott, with several cuts and bruises on her arms and legs. Scott had a sling over his arm, sprained badly. Kitty layed on the floor with her crutches next to her, tending to a broken knee cap. Rogue was next to Kitty, leaning her head on the end of the recliner. She had had a severe concussion, but she was alright, other than a few minor migraines. Kurt was..
Kurt wasn't good. Mentally or physically. He had cracked a few ribs, and had a tight bandage wrapped around his torso. The Professor averted his eyes back to the majority of the students.
"This.this fight, children..I'm not going to sit here and lie to you. There are going to be many more like this, long and hard. Maybe worse. I'm very impressed and proud to call you my students, the way you handled and are handling this." he sighed as they all lowered their heads. There was a loud BAMF from the corner and they all looked. Mr. McCoy, who had been standing in the corner the whole time sighed, and ran a hand through his hair.
"I told him not to do that" he said, and started to go after him, but the Professor raised his hand slightly.
"Let him go. The rest of you are dismissed"
Kurt limped slightly to the infirmary, and cracked the door to one of the single rooms slightly. He knew it was wrong of him to have just teleported out of there in such a hurry, but.he needed to be here. He walked in, and his eyes fell on the lump of a figure on the hospital bed. A smile tugged his lips, and he walked over and pulled out a chair and sat as close to the bed as he could. Taking her small hand in his, he ran the other through her discolored hair.
"Hey" he said quietly to her, looking over the tubes and IV's than ran all over her. The monitor next to her beeped lightly, much to his relief. Fairenth had been beaten out when they got her back to the Infirmary, and Mr. McCoy had told them very softly and gently that she had slim chances. But.they got her back to the Institute, and hooked her up with machines and then a few surgeries later; here she was. Unconscious, but Mr. McCoy had told them she was alive and mostly well. It was some sort of miracle, they guessed. Logan had said that it wasn't her time to go yet. Whatever the reason, Kurt hadn't left her side. He wouldn't leave her side. She looked so frail.and she was very pale. He had an extreme protection of her, and felt that if he left her alone for the slightest moment, she would slip away from his grasp.
"I'm back" he tried again, hoping for the best. The Professor had told him although her body was frail and weak, her mind was going strong and she could hear everything around her. He sighed.
"The Professor just tried to tell us the logic of what happened that night. I.well, I don't completely understand. I don't really care either, it's over and that's all I know." he stopped and looked for signs of her moving; nothing. He leaned back in the chair, his eyes moving over her face. She was beautiful even in her worst moments.
"You're a lucky girl, you know that? Their giving you morphine for the pain, and all I get is aspirin for my ribs" he chuckled some, and pulled the covers over her more.
"They really need to get a heater in here, it's freezing" he said, and covered her more.
"You know, you really need to wake up soon Fairenth. We need ya here" he said, grapping her hand again for his comfort.
".And Evan and I are going to that skateboarding thing in the park soon, and he wanted you to be there so bad. I think he wants to show you off, I'm not sure. Kitty's been craving to get you to the mall, but I'm not going to let her corrupt you. Jean..well, I think Jean just misses having you around. Everyone misses you" he said, looking to the ceiling.
"I miss you" he added quietly, and then closed his eyes as he leaned back again in the chair.
"You do?" a weak voice startled him, and he sat up straight. His eyes drifted to Fairenth, and he was amazed to see her eyes lightly open and looking at him. His eyes got bigger when he saw her eyes were green, just like the Professor had told them. He started his trademark grin and then jumped to hug her when he remembered her state. He stopped and laughed slightly.
"You're awake" he stated and she blinked.
"Yeah" she said simply, and he smiled again, but now it was one full or worry as he sat up started to pace the room.
"Do you remember anything? Are you in pain? Do you need more Morphine? They won't give me Morphine. Are you hungry? I need to tell the others. You like toast, don't you? Yeah, I think you do." he said, mumbling, and going off on more than one question. His image inducer was on, and she watched his human looking form quietly. He was defiantly a sight to see. Sure, her head hurt like hell, and she felt like she couldn't move her body, but her mind was put right at ease when she saw his smile. Blinking a couple more times to get her sight focused, she licked her dry lips and sighed.
"I like toast" she stated, kind of confused. Kurt stopped and looked at her. He walked to the bed and sat down on it near her waist, careful not to bump her. She looked straight back at him, and smiled her best smile, but all it came out was weak and almost sad looking.
"You hurt your ribs?" she asked, and he looked down at the bandages covered by his top.
"Yeah.how did you know?" she just smiled lightly again, and then sighed. He cocked his head to the side at her, and then put a hand over hers, a bit more confidently than he normally was. Things were a bit awkward, but he could deal.
"Are you alright?" he asked, and then mentally hit himself. Of course she wasn't alright. She was sitting in a hospital bed with tubes sticking out of every place imaginable. Fairenth offered a little smile.
"Um, my head hurts some" she said, raising and eyebrow.
"Are you?" she asked, her voice cracking, getting used to using her vocal cords again. He chuckled and put a hand to his chest.
"Eh, I'll deal. I'm a manly man, you know. Burly and rugged, the whole deal" he stated with a proud look, and Fairenth giggled at him, and then winced at the pain. The boy was defiantly not manly yet. He hurt himself every other week, and then came crying to her. She should be talking though. They both paused, and he licked his lips lightly.
"I missed you. We thought we were going to lose you" he said, almost in a whisper as he averted his eyes nervously. Fairenth took in her breath, and winced as she lifted her arm and reached for his wrist. He watched with furrowed eyebrows as she pressed the little button on his holo watch. His hologram went off with a flicker and his true self stared back at Fairenth. She relaxed some and looked at him innocently.
"I can't take you seriously the other way" she stated and he smiled. She was the only one he had ever heard say that other than his parents when he showed it to them. Everything was quiet for a moment till Farah spoke up.
"You'll never lose me. I'm only sixteen. I.I want to live this life through. With the X-Men. All of you. With.well." she stopped for a moment, and reverted to her shy side as she lowered her head and said the last part.
"You"
Kurt felt something pass through him he hadn't felt in a long time. Acceptance. She had made him feel more accepted than ever. Magneto was somewhat right. She liked him with a sense of tolerance like he had never seen, and he held her dearly for it. With the last surge of confidence he knew he needed to use, he leaned forward and kissed her softly on the lips, leaving her astonished at the touch. He leaned back and smiled.
"I better go get the others" he said, and got up and teleported out very quickly as he blushed.
2 WEEKS LATER
Fairenth sat in the big comfy chair, her eyes locked on the movie, but not really watching it. Jean and Scott had wanted to watch some new movie, so the rest of the team joined the two. Fairenth was healing nicely, and was able to somewhat walk now. She was still shaky though, and constantly had someone behind her, making sure she didn't trip or fall. She sighed, and her mind concluded on the last two weeks. She had been talking with the Professor over the whole situation, and like the rest of the X-Men, totally didn't understand a word of it. But she was dealing. She was good at dealing. Her eyes drifted off the TV screen and over to where Kurt was engulfed in the movie, with a bowl of popcorn balanced in his lap. His tail swayed slightly at its place on the couch, and a smile tugged at the corners of Fairenth's lips. Her and Kurt.well, they were more than getting along. She wanted so much to just give into him sometimes.to just let him be everything for her.but it was too hard. She was still so new to this age, and she had no idea how to play the field of dating yet.
She was just too vulnerable right now, and she thought Kurt knew it.
He seemed to keep his respected distance, but at the same time he was always with her and making her feel light-headed when he smiled. He also seemed to be constantly testing boundaries, asking things and looking sheepish, then giving her one-armed hugs but pulling back entirely too quick. She almost grinned at the aspect of it all. As much as she hated to say it, he was just too damn cute. She turned her eyes from him; afraid he would catch her looking and tried to focus on the movie. Leaning forward slightly, she grabbed her drink and leaned back lightly with it, careful not to spill on the expensive chair. She took a sip and then looked at the screen with a lustful look when a picture of the beach came up.
God, how she wanted to go to a beach.
There were so many places she wanted to go, she just couldn't count. The beach, somewhere with snow, somewhere with skyscrapers.but she couldn't get there. She sighed sadly, and shifted her hip on the chair. Fingering the rim of the glass lightly, she realized that her birthday would be in a week. A week. She really didn't tell anyone when her birthday was, but then again, no one asked. Taking another gentle sip of her coke, she frowned. She didn't know how to go about birthdays. All she really knew was people now-a-days threw parties and got presents. She never got anything like that. She remembered on one of her birthdays she got a loaf of bread. That was a big gift when you were young. A nice old big loaf of bread. She smiled and went to take another sip of her drink when she realized it was all gone. She sighed, and stood up slowly, gaining balance. Jean smiled at her from her spot with Scott.
"Where ya going?" she asked, and I held up my empty glass.
"Drink. Would you like anything?" she asked politely, and Kurt smiled slowly from his layout on the couch. He held up his empty popcorn bag, and the rest of them in the room groaned.
"Your like, gonna eat more popcorn Kurt?" Kitty asked, incredulous. She had never seen a person have three bowls of popcorn like him. Evan laughed.
"Going for the record, man?" he said, and Kurt smirked and stood up walking up to Fairenth. She held her hand out for the bag, expecting him to tell her to do it. He raised an eyebrow.
"Wha?" he said, and she raised her eyebrow.
"Want me to do it?" she asked, looking at the kitchen door and back to his yellow eyes. He smiled and walked ahead of her.
"You can't work the microwave" he snickered, and she smirked as she held her glass and followed him. They walked into the kitchen and she headed for the fridge. Pulling out a coke bottle, she walked to the kitchen island and looked at him.
"I can work the microwave. You showed me how" she stated, challenging him for the worst. He put the popcorn bag in, pressed 'popcorn' and leaned against the counter, facing her. His trademark grin met her concentrated face as she poured her glass.
"No, when I showed you, you were too fascinated with the 'open' button to be listening" he teased, and she smirked again, a move she picked up from Jean. She took a sip from her glass and looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Your mean" she said with a smile, and he laughed.
"I'll show you again tomorrow" he said looking at the timer on the microwave. She sighed, and put her glass in a coaster as she sat in a chair to wait for him.
"You won't have to, since I already know how. Plus you have that thing tomorrow" Fairenth said, and he looked at her, confused.
"What thing?" he asked, and she sat back in the chair and pulled her legs up, Indian-style.
"That field-trip thing for school. You told me you signed up with Evan and Scott, right?" He made an 'ooohhhh' sound and she smiled when he took the popcorn out of the micro. He turned to her and cocked his head at her.
"How is it you know my schedule more than I do?" he asked, and she shrugged and took her drink as they walked out.
"I'm good like that" she said, and he shook his head at her, astonished.
"You've been hanging around the girls entirely too much"
3 WEEKS LATER
".I feel that maybe this is a good idea on your part Fairenth. You need to get out there, to experience the world without.instruction. But I don't know if I like the idea of you going alone" The Professor said, looking at a new Fairenth. She had really changed these past weeks, from an unstable girl with a harsh past to a new woman with her head held high. The mentality of herself stayed with her though, the shyness she always carried never left her. Fairenth smiled at the Professor and spoke her part.
"I've.never got to experience the world for myself Professor. All I know is being sheltered in this Institute and I would like the chance to stretch my arms and feel the world on my own for a while" she said, her eyes pleading for the chance to just be free. She needed it. Desperately.
"But Fairenth, your still so inexperienced.so young, I can't just let you go out on your own to travel. It would be a mistake on my part" she shook her head thoroughly. Her mind was set on this and she wasn't going to have it any other way.
"How will I learn if I am always under the wings of you guys here? I need to be out there, I need your help to just get me out there. If you send someone with me then it will just constrict me then too. I believe I can do this by myself, Professor. It'll only be a while too, it's not like I'm never going to come back. Please, Professor. I'm seventeen" she said, and the Professor raised his eyebrows.
"You're sixteen" he said, and she shook her head.
"My birthday was two weeks ago" she said, and he looked almost embarrassed.
"You didn't tell us, Fairenth" he said, and she looked down. Then she raised her eyes, a new shimmer of hope glimmering in the depths of her emerald green eyes. Her eyes had stayed green ever since the accident. They figured once her powers built back up, and she was strong again they would revert to the steady white glow they had been before but.they retained and stayed a pure dark green. Her powers were whole again, and now when she used them her eyes would turn the solid white, sometimes emending a bright white light enough to light a room.
"Then let this be my late present. Let me go Professor" she said, and he smiled at her childish sounding voice. She was onto pleading him to let her go for her freedom. He knew no matter what he said there was no keeping her here, so he sighed and leaned his arms on his desk.
"Fairenth, I'll let you go on one rule" he said, and her eyes lit up and she smiled.
"What would that be?" she said, practically bouncing in her chair.
"That no matter what happens out there, what experiences you witness, you will never change. I have the feeling that letting you go out into the world is going to taint that pure white vision you have of the world to a dark tan, but I don't want any of it to change you. Your one of the more abstract students I have here Fairenth, and I would hate to have you come back.and not want to stay" he said, his mind reeling of images of her being assaulted because she was mutant, her being afraid to come back because of them, or her being too caught up in the idea of being a normal person to want to be associated with them. A look of confusion spread across her face, and she looked at him.
"I would never not want to come back. Professor, this is the only home I know and I will never abandon the only family I know too" she said, and he smiled. Sitting back in his wheelchair, he watched as she went to get up. He made a motion and she sat back down.
"I know you've got to get to packing, but I have a few more things to discuss with you" he said, and she leaned into the chair nervously, wondering if one of those things would be Kurt. She didn't want to leave him, not at all, but this new trip she was going to take was necessary if she wanted to shape out the life she was going to have. If she ever wanted to have anything with Kurt, she needed to do this first.
He was half the reason she was doing this.
The Professor leaned his arms on the desk again and looked her square in the eye.
"Now, about this birthday."
TWO DAYS LATER
"You CAN'T go!" Kurt said, trying to make her stop putting her bags downstairs. She had been putting off telling him she was leaving, but now here he was, all upset and aggravated that she hadn't told him. Fairenth was feeling guilty, but she was upset she was going to leave.
"I have to go Kurt" she stated, hauntingly quiet, and plopped her small bag on top of the other large one. She really didn't have much, but there was a lot she needed. One bag was full of things the kids at the institute had gotten her for her late birthday. After she had told the Professor that she had a birthday about two weeks ago, he must have told the others because they seemed a little hurt over it. But then, when she suspected they were over it, she found herself walking into a party with presents for her. Half not knowing what to do, she mostly went along with it. Jean had gotten her a small book with a latch on the side, saying that while she was gone she wanted her to write in all the things she did so she wouldn't forget to tell Jean. Evan had gotten her a big stuffed dog with a dog tag that said 'Evan and Farah' on the tag. He had grinned when she opened it and said that when she was away she could sleep with it and pretend it was him, much to Kurt's disapproval. Scott had bought her a CD player, and a couple CD's to go with it. Most of them were of the slow variety, since he knew she had a thing for slow, soothing songs. Rogue had taken out the time and got her one of her favorite romance novels, which she had given Fairenth quietly in the corner, afraid the others might see it. Kitty, just being Kitty, had gotten her a new outfit, which consisted of a new American Eagle sweater, and a pair of new PJ pants. Fairenth particularly loved the sweater, mostly because it was fuzzy and soft. Ororo had gotten her a few packets of seeds, and told her that if she went out and got an apartment, to make sure to work her magic and plant them. Logan got her a large wilderness type blanket, telling her he knew how cold natured she was, and that it would keep her warm no matter what. The Professor had handed her a picture framed of her and the others sitting on the Institute steps, looking very prime and proper.
Then there had been Kurt's.
He had still been a little mad when she had told him quietly she was leaving that day, but he presented his present to her none the less with a cocky smile, sitting by her feet. He had gotten her a beautiful necklace with her new nickname; 'Farah' written in cursive with stoned flowers surrounded it. On one of the flowers sat a blue butterfly, which he told her later he liked the blue, since, well, he was blue.she smiled at the random memories and fingered the necklace that hung at her neck then. Kurt was right behind her, still complaining.
".when are you coming back? You can't just up and leave Fairenth.your still too inexperienced here, just give me a couple months and I'll teach you everything. Then I'll let you go.please." he whined and she stopped when she came to her door. Turning around, she walked to his room, and he gave her a confused look as she walked straight into his room without a word and went to his bed. She had never done this before; more or less let the two of them be in his room alone. He watched her as she took his pillow and slipped his red pillow case off. She turned to him, her eyes silently filling with tears as she held the case to her chest.
"Can I take this?" she asked, and he nodded, feeling horrible she was starting to cry. He walked over to her nervously, and a tear slipped out of her eye and silently cruised down her cheek. She sat down on his bed, and he sat next to her as she kept her head down. Farah's voice was quiet as she began talking.
"It's not like I want to leave you guys, Kurt. You guys are all I know. The fact is, is that I need this. I need to be out there, learning to become myself, to build on a personality. I want so bad to just stay here and be sheltered all my life but I know I can't let that happen to me. I don't want to be sheltered, Kurt" she said, and leaned her head on his shoulder silently, wondering where this new found confidence came from. He sighed and rubbed her arm with his three-fingered hand.
"I just don't want you to leave" he said, and she sniffled.
"I have to" she answered, and he was quiet for a moment.
"What if I came?" he asked, and she stood up away from his warm shoulder as she walked from the room. He followed her.
"You can't Kurt, if you come all you'll do is protect me from things. I can't have that" she said, and he grabbed her shoulder so she would turn.
"I won't. I'll just.be there" he said, and she licked her lips. If he only knew how much she wanted him to just be there, but she couldn't. She took his hand with her nerves on end and pulled him into her room where she walked to her dresser. She pulled the small address off and gave it to him. He looked at it and back at her.
"This is where I'm going to start off. I'm only going to head to Boston first and stay with one of the Professor's friends. When I find myself somewhere else to stay, I'll leave for my next destination. The number and everything is on there, and the address. I expect you to write and call, alright?" she said, feeling the tears trying to come through again. He sighed and looked at the paper again, almost feeling tears himself.
"FAIRENTH, HE'S HERE!" a yell downstairs caught both their attention, and Fairenth looked to the door and then back to Kurt. He nodded and took her arm as he teleported her downstairs. The rest of them were standing there with dim smiles on there faces. She looked at them all and Jean came forward and engulfed her in a big hug, sniffling in her ear.
"I'm gonna miss having you around. You were the only girl my age here" she said, and laughed lightly. Fairenth smiled against the red heads hair, and listened as Jean went on.
"Me, you and Kitty never got to go the mall either" she said sadly as she let go and wiped her eyes. Fairenth smiled through her own.
"Then that will be on the top of our list when I get back, right?" she said, and Jean nodded as Scott came up and clapped both his hands on the smaller girls shoulders. He smiled at her and pulled her into a hug as he lectured her.
".Don't take drinks from any guys, and defiantly don't go out at night. You got money right?" he said, and Fairenth laughed.
"Uh huh" she said, and he kissed her sweetly on the forehead as he backed away.
"I'm gonna miss you, Kid" I heard a gruff voice behind me, and I turned to see Logan looking at me from my eye level.
"You're the only one around here with guts" he said, and Fairenth laughed, not knowing what to do with him. Should she hug him? Nah. This was Logan's way of saying goodbye.
"Bye Logan" she said, and he grunted out a goodbye with a slight smile. A beep from outside slightly interrupted them, and she turned to Evan and Rogue. Evan hugged her, relieved to not feel her stiffen under his touch like she had many times before. But she did that everyone. Well, except Kurt.
"You got your stuffed dog?" he asked into her hair, and she nodded. He said 'good' and let go of her before backing away with a slight 'bye'. Rogue looked at her uneasily, not used to goodbyes. Fairenth bit her lip and walked forward. She looked at Rogue nervously.
"Can I do something?" she asked, and Rogue nodded, confused. Fairenth shamed as she took Rogue's hand and slipped the glove off. Rogue went to protest, but she already had touched her fingers, sending a jolt between them. Rogue held her head and looked at Fairenth like she was crazy. Fairenth threw her glove back at her and smiled lightly, sticking her hands in her pockets shyly.
"You told me everyone you touch stays in your head, right?" she asked, and Rogue nodded.
"Yeah, well, now I'm not going anywhere" she said, and a rare smile graced Rogues lips as she said goodbye with a light and quick hug. Fairenth went through Ororo and Mr. McCoy as they all walked out to the car, putting her luggage in. All of them talked as in for reassurance, and when she was all loaded up, she looked to Kurt. He looked away lightly, so she walked up to him with rare self-assurance.
"I uh, I have to get going" she said, and he nodded, and then it was quiet again. He was either mad or upset, but either way Fairenth figured she wasn't getting a goodbye. Looking down sadly, she turned to the car and said 'goodbye' under her breath as she went to get in the car.
"HEY" she heard a yell behind her and she stopped getting in. Kurt looked at her, his image inducer on. He pulled her into a tight hug, and whispered lightly into her hair, taking a long scent of her in.
"Don't be gone long, okay?" he said, and she nodded against him, grabbing at the hair at the back of his neck, taking in the softness of his fur before she let him go. He let go, but still remained close as he tried to engrave her features into his mind. Taking this one opportunity he knew he probably wouldn't get again, he leaned forward and kissed her, sadly and fully on the lips. Not quite knowing what to do first, Fairenth just went with it, slightly embarrassed people were watching. He let go, and then put a hand through her hair, smiling at her. Not allowing this confidence to go to the trash, he used everyone last ounce of it.
"We'll pick up on this when you get back, nein?" He said, and she nodded with a little goodbye as she slipped into the chair, not blinking once as she waved to the others. The car pulled out of the driveways and the man beside her smiled.
"Special guy, eh?" he questioned, and Fairenth smiled.
"More than you know"
Kurt stood in the driveway watching the car slip down the street and out of sight. The others went in the house, going about activities to take their minds off of the sad events of the day. He just stood there, wondering why in the hell he kissed her liked that when she was leaving. Now all he could feel was her around him, her lips on his.he sighed, and heard someone wheel up beside him. He made no move to see who it was, so he just stared down the street.
"She'll be back, Kurt" the Professor said, and Kurt nodded slightly, his eyes and senses still locked on the street. The Professor sighed and stared at the street as well.
"She'll be back" he repeated and smiled to himself.
THE END
YAY YAY YAY!! THE END. Sequel? Shall I write one about the time she does come back? What if she came back and Kurt had Amanda? Hmmmm?? Good plot plan?? You tell me. You also tell me about this story in whole, what you thought about it and such. I need the comments people!! Well, as for now, THANK YOU!!! AND GOODBYE!!!
DISCLAIMER: no. Not mine. Don't steal Fairenth, lmao, I love her.I'll cry, lol. J/k.
'A Soul Reborn' By BlueEyes
A WEEK LATER
".When Fairenth was in her time, she was the first mutant in Bayville. Mutant strictly, nothing else made her special. But when she died, and the earth brought her back, she changed. She was no longer just a mutant, a part of the earth resided in her. This in turn, made her molecular structure different and her blood laced with gold. Magneto, somehow found out her blood was potent, and he used it to his advantage" The Professor stopped, and looked over his miserable students as he explained the whole situation. He sighed. That night.Mystique had knocked him out and thrown him without his wheelchair in the danger room. He had spent all night fighting off his own creations, and listening to the mental cries of his students, fighting for their lives. He sighed, and continued.
"As you know, he took her earlier that night, and sent Mystique to be her in her place. Magneto had toyed with Fairenth some, and then knocked her out. Fairenth.she had somehow created a mental cell for herself in her mind, killing herself slowly in the process. It took some time.to.beckon her out. But when she did come out, Magneto had already done the deed, and he obtained all her mutant rights. When he drained her power, her eyes fled to her natural green, or so we believe that was her natural eye color. Fairenth knew all of this.and she did what she knew. She used what she knew against him. Knowing the pain was linked with the both of them, she used what powers of her mind she had and broke all the roots that held him, in turn freeing Kurt and putting Magneto in a vulnerable situation. By then, I had gotten out of my situation, and feeling Fairenth's distress, I tried my best with what little strength I had to get Magneto unconscious, but Fairenth had it covered" In fact, Magneto was in a coma. He was being held in the Bayville hospital, under strict observation from the police. His train of thought stopped when he looked over his students again. Evan had ruptured a disk in his back, and had had surgery earlier that week. He was silently resting in a recliner, a pillow and ice against his back. Jean sat, clutching Scott, with several cuts and bruises on her arms and legs. Scott had a sling over his arm, sprained badly. Kitty layed on the floor with her crutches next to her, tending to a broken knee cap. Rogue was next to Kitty, leaning her head on the end of the recliner. She had had a severe concussion, but she was alright, other than a few minor migraines. Kurt was..
Kurt wasn't good. Mentally or physically. He had cracked a few ribs, and had a tight bandage wrapped around his torso. The Professor averted his eyes back to the majority of the students.
"This.this fight, children..I'm not going to sit here and lie to you. There are going to be many more like this, long and hard. Maybe worse. I'm very impressed and proud to call you my students, the way you handled and are handling this." he sighed as they all lowered their heads. There was a loud BAMF from the corner and they all looked. Mr. McCoy, who had been standing in the corner the whole time sighed, and ran a hand through his hair.
"I told him not to do that" he said, and started to go after him, but the Professor raised his hand slightly.
"Let him go. The rest of you are dismissed"
Kurt limped slightly to the infirmary, and cracked the door to one of the single rooms slightly. He knew it was wrong of him to have just teleported out of there in such a hurry, but.he needed to be here. He walked in, and his eyes fell on the lump of a figure on the hospital bed. A smile tugged his lips, and he walked over and pulled out a chair and sat as close to the bed as he could. Taking her small hand in his, he ran the other through her discolored hair.
"Hey" he said quietly to her, looking over the tubes and IV's than ran all over her. The monitor next to her beeped lightly, much to his relief. Fairenth had been beaten out when they got her back to the Infirmary, and Mr. McCoy had told them very softly and gently that she had slim chances. But.they got her back to the Institute, and hooked her up with machines and then a few surgeries later; here she was. Unconscious, but Mr. McCoy had told them she was alive and mostly well. It was some sort of miracle, they guessed. Logan had said that it wasn't her time to go yet. Whatever the reason, Kurt hadn't left her side. He wouldn't leave her side. She looked so frail.and she was very pale. He had an extreme protection of her, and felt that if he left her alone for the slightest moment, she would slip away from his grasp.
"I'm back" he tried again, hoping for the best. The Professor had told him although her body was frail and weak, her mind was going strong and she could hear everything around her. He sighed.
"The Professor just tried to tell us the logic of what happened that night. I.well, I don't completely understand. I don't really care either, it's over and that's all I know." he stopped and looked for signs of her moving; nothing. He leaned back in the chair, his eyes moving over her face. She was beautiful even in her worst moments.
"You're a lucky girl, you know that? Their giving you morphine for the pain, and all I get is aspirin for my ribs" he chuckled some, and pulled the covers over her more.
"They really need to get a heater in here, it's freezing" he said, and covered her more.
"You know, you really need to wake up soon Fairenth. We need ya here" he said, grapping her hand again for his comfort.
".And Evan and I are going to that skateboarding thing in the park soon, and he wanted you to be there so bad. I think he wants to show you off, I'm not sure. Kitty's been craving to get you to the mall, but I'm not going to let her corrupt you. Jean..well, I think Jean just misses having you around. Everyone misses you" he said, looking to the ceiling.
"I miss you" he added quietly, and then closed his eyes as he leaned back again in the chair.
"You do?" a weak voice startled him, and he sat up straight. His eyes drifted to Fairenth, and he was amazed to see her eyes lightly open and looking at him. His eyes got bigger when he saw her eyes were green, just like the Professor had told them. He started his trademark grin and then jumped to hug her when he remembered her state. He stopped and laughed slightly.
"You're awake" he stated and she blinked.
"Yeah" she said simply, and he smiled again, but now it was one full or worry as he sat up started to pace the room.
"Do you remember anything? Are you in pain? Do you need more Morphine? They won't give me Morphine. Are you hungry? I need to tell the others. You like toast, don't you? Yeah, I think you do." he said, mumbling, and going off on more than one question. His image inducer was on, and she watched his human looking form quietly. He was defiantly a sight to see. Sure, her head hurt like hell, and she felt like she couldn't move her body, but her mind was put right at ease when she saw his smile. Blinking a couple more times to get her sight focused, she licked her dry lips and sighed.
"I like toast" she stated, kind of confused. Kurt stopped and looked at her. He walked to the bed and sat down on it near her waist, careful not to bump her. She looked straight back at him, and smiled her best smile, but all it came out was weak and almost sad looking.
"You hurt your ribs?" she asked, and he looked down at the bandages covered by his top.
"Yeah.how did you know?" she just smiled lightly again, and then sighed. He cocked his head to the side at her, and then put a hand over hers, a bit more confidently than he normally was. Things were a bit awkward, but he could deal.
"Are you alright?" he asked, and then mentally hit himself. Of course she wasn't alright. She was sitting in a hospital bed with tubes sticking out of every place imaginable. Fairenth offered a little smile.
"Um, my head hurts some" she said, raising and eyebrow.
"Are you?" she asked, her voice cracking, getting used to using her vocal cords again. He chuckled and put a hand to his chest.
"Eh, I'll deal. I'm a manly man, you know. Burly and rugged, the whole deal" he stated with a proud look, and Fairenth giggled at him, and then winced at the pain. The boy was defiantly not manly yet. He hurt himself every other week, and then came crying to her. She should be talking though. They both paused, and he licked his lips lightly.
"I missed you. We thought we were going to lose you" he said, almost in a whisper as he averted his eyes nervously. Fairenth took in her breath, and winced as she lifted her arm and reached for his wrist. He watched with furrowed eyebrows as she pressed the little button on his holo watch. His hologram went off with a flicker and his true self stared back at Fairenth. She relaxed some and looked at him innocently.
"I can't take you seriously the other way" she stated and he smiled. She was the only one he had ever heard say that other than his parents when he showed it to them. Everything was quiet for a moment till Farah spoke up.
"You'll never lose me. I'm only sixteen. I.I want to live this life through. With the X-Men. All of you. With.well." she stopped for a moment, and reverted to her shy side as she lowered her head and said the last part.
"You"
Kurt felt something pass through him he hadn't felt in a long time. Acceptance. She had made him feel more accepted than ever. Magneto was somewhat right. She liked him with a sense of tolerance like he had never seen, and he held her dearly for it. With the last surge of confidence he knew he needed to use, he leaned forward and kissed her softly on the lips, leaving her astonished at the touch. He leaned back and smiled.
"I better go get the others" he said, and got up and teleported out very quickly as he blushed.
2 WEEKS LATER
Fairenth sat in the big comfy chair, her eyes locked on the movie, but not really watching it. Jean and Scott had wanted to watch some new movie, so the rest of the team joined the two. Fairenth was healing nicely, and was able to somewhat walk now. She was still shaky though, and constantly had someone behind her, making sure she didn't trip or fall. She sighed, and her mind concluded on the last two weeks. She had been talking with the Professor over the whole situation, and like the rest of the X-Men, totally didn't understand a word of it. But she was dealing. She was good at dealing. Her eyes drifted off the TV screen and over to where Kurt was engulfed in the movie, with a bowl of popcorn balanced in his lap. His tail swayed slightly at its place on the couch, and a smile tugged at the corners of Fairenth's lips. Her and Kurt.well, they were more than getting along. She wanted so much to just give into him sometimes.to just let him be everything for her.but it was too hard. She was still so new to this age, and she had no idea how to play the field of dating yet.
She was just too vulnerable right now, and she thought Kurt knew it.
He seemed to keep his respected distance, but at the same time he was always with her and making her feel light-headed when he smiled. He also seemed to be constantly testing boundaries, asking things and looking sheepish, then giving her one-armed hugs but pulling back entirely too quick. She almost grinned at the aspect of it all. As much as she hated to say it, he was just too damn cute. She turned her eyes from him; afraid he would catch her looking and tried to focus on the movie. Leaning forward slightly, she grabbed her drink and leaned back lightly with it, careful not to spill on the expensive chair. She took a sip and then looked at the screen with a lustful look when a picture of the beach came up.
God, how she wanted to go to a beach.
There were so many places she wanted to go, she just couldn't count. The beach, somewhere with snow, somewhere with skyscrapers.but she couldn't get there. She sighed sadly, and shifted her hip on the chair. Fingering the rim of the glass lightly, she realized that her birthday would be in a week. A week. She really didn't tell anyone when her birthday was, but then again, no one asked. Taking another gentle sip of her coke, she frowned. She didn't know how to go about birthdays. All she really knew was people now-a-days threw parties and got presents. She never got anything like that. She remembered on one of her birthdays she got a loaf of bread. That was a big gift when you were young. A nice old big loaf of bread. She smiled and went to take another sip of her drink when she realized it was all gone. She sighed, and stood up slowly, gaining balance. Jean smiled at her from her spot with Scott.
"Where ya going?" she asked, and I held up my empty glass.
"Drink. Would you like anything?" she asked politely, and Kurt smiled slowly from his layout on the couch. He held up his empty popcorn bag, and the rest of them in the room groaned.
"Your like, gonna eat more popcorn Kurt?" Kitty asked, incredulous. She had never seen a person have three bowls of popcorn like him. Evan laughed.
"Going for the record, man?" he said, and Kurt smirked and stood up walking up to Fairenth. She held her hand out for the bag, expecting him to tell her to do it. He raised an eyebrow.
"Wha?" he said, and she raised her eyebrow.
"Want me to do it?" she asked, looking at the kitchen door and back to his yellow eyes. He smiled and walked ahead of her.
"You can't work the microwave" he snickered, and she smirked as she held her glass and followed him. They walked into the kitchen and she headed for the fridge. Pulling out a coke bottle, she walked to the kitchen island and looked at him.
"I can work the microwave. You showed me how" she stated, challenging him for the worst. He put the popcorn bag in, pressed 'popcorn' and leaned against the counter, facing her. His trademark grin met her concentrated face as she poured her glass.
"No, when I showed you, you were too fascinated with the 'open' button to be listening" he teased, and she smirked again, a move she picked up from Jean. She took a sip from her glass and looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Your mean" she said with a smile, and he laughed.
"I'll show you again tomorrow" he said looking at the timer on the microwave. She sighed, and put her glass in a coaster as she sat in a chair to wait for him.
"You won't have to, since I already know how. Plus you have that thing tomorrow" Fairenth said, and he looked at her, confused.
"What thing?" he asked, and she sat back in the chair and pulled her legs up, Indian-style.
"That field-trip thing for school. You told me you signed up with Evan and Scott, right?" He made an 'ooohhhh' sound and she smiled when he took the popcorn out of the micro. He turned to her and cocked his head at her.
"How is it you know my schedule more than I do?" he asked, and she shrugged and took her drink as they walked out.
"I'm good like that" she said, and he shook his head at her, astonished.
"You've been hanging around the girls entirely too much"
3 WEEKS LATER
".I feel that maybe this is a good idea on your part Fairenth. You need to get out there, to experience the world without.instruction. But I don't know if I like the idea of you going alone" The Professor said, looking at a new Fairenth. She had really changed these past weeks, from an unstable girl with a harsh past to a new woman with her head held high. The mentality of herself stayed with her though, the shyness she always carried never left her. Fairenth smiled at the Professor and spoke her part.
"I've.never got to experience the world for myself Professor. All I know is being sheltered in this Institute and I would like the chance to stretch my arms and feel the world on my own for a while" she said, her eyes pleading for the chance to just be free. She needed it. Desperately.
"But Fairenth, your still so inexperienced.so young, I can't just let you go out on your own to travel. It would be a mistake on my part" she shook her head thoroughly. Her mind was set on this and she wasn't going to have it any other way.
"How will I learn if I am always under the wings of you guys here? I need to be out there, I need your help to just get me out there. If you send someone with me then it will just constrict me then too. I believe I can do this by myself, Professor. It'll only be a while too, it's not like I'm never going to come back. Please, Professor. I'm seventeen" she said, and the Professor raised his eyebrows.
"You're sixteen" he said, and she shook her head.
"My birthday was two weeks ago" she said, and he looked almost embarrassed.
"You didn't tell us, Fairenth" he said, and she looked down. Then she raised her eyes, a new shimmer of hope glimmering in the depths of her emerald green eyes. Her eyes had stayed green ever since the accident. They figured once her powers built back up, and she was strong again they would revert to the steady white glow they had been before but.they retained and stayed a pure dark green. Her powers were whole again, and now when she used them her eyes would turn the solid white, sometimes emending a bright white light enough to light a room.
"Then let this be my late present. Let me go Professor" she said, and he smiled at her childish sounding voice. She was onto pleading him to let her go for her freedom. He knew no matter what he said there was no keeping her here, so he sighed and leaned his arms on his desk.
"Fairenth, I'll let you go on one rule" he said, and her eyes lit up and she smiled.
"What would that be?" she said, practically bouncing in her chair.
"That no matter what happens out there, what experiences you witness, you will never change. I have the feeling that letting you go out into the world is going to taint that pure white vision you have of the world to a dark tan, but I don't want any of it to change you. Your one of the more abstract students I have here Fairenth, and I would hate to have you come back.and not want to stay" he said, his mind reeling of images of her being assaulted because she was mutant, her being afraid to come back because of them, or her being too caught up in the idea of being a normal person to want to be associated with them. A look of confusion spread across her face, and she looked at him.
"I would never not want to come back. Professor, this is the only home I know and I will never abandon the only family I know too" she said, and he smiled. Sitting back in his wheelchair, he watched as she went to get up. He made a motion and she sat back down.
"I know you've got to get to packing, but I have a few more things to discuss with you" he said, and she leaned into the chair nervously, wondering if one of those things would be Kurt. She didn't want to leave him, not at all, but this new trip she was going to take was necessary if she wanted to shape out the life she was going to have. If she ever wanted to have anything with Kurt, she needed to do this first.
He was half the reason she was doing this.
The Professor leaned his arms on the desk again and looked her square in the eye.
"Now, about this birthday."
TWO DAYS LATER
"You CAN'T go!" Kurt said, trying to make her stop putting her bags downstairs. She had been putting off telling him she was leaving, but now here he was, all upset and aggravated that she hadn't told him. Fairenth was feeling guilty, but she was upset she was going to leave.
"I have to go Kurt" she stated, hauntingly quiet, and plopped her small bag on top of the other large one. She really didn't have much, but there was a lot she needed. One bag was full of things the kids at the institute had gotten her for her late birthday. After she had told the Professor that she had a birthday about two weeks ago, he must have told the others because they seemed a little hurt over it. But then, when she suspected they were over it, she found herself walking into a party with presents for her. Half not knowing what to do, she mostly went along with it. Jean had gotten her a small book with a latch on the side, saying that while she was gone she wanted her to write in all the things she did so she wouldn't forget to tell Jean. Evan had gotten her a big stuffed dog with a dog tag that said 'Evan and Farah' on the tag. He had grinned when she opened it and said that when she was away she could sleep with it and pretend it was him, much to Kurt's disapproval. Scott had bought her a CD player, and a couple CD's to go with it. Most of them were of the slow variety, since he knew she had a thing for slow, soothing songs. Rogue had taken out the time and got her one of her favorite romance novels, which she had given Fairenth quietly in the corner, afraid the others might see it. Kitty, just being Kitty, had gotten her a new outfit, which consisted of a new American Eagle sweater, and a pair of new PJ pants. Fairenth particularly loved the sweater, mostly because it was fuzzy and soft. Ororo had gotten her a few packets of seeds, and told her that if she went out and got an apartment, to make sure to work her magic and plant them. Logan got her a large wilderness type blanket, telling her he knew how cold natured she was, and that it would keep her warm no matter what. The Professor had handed her a picture framed of her and the others sitting on the Institute steps, looking very prime and proper.
Then there had been Kurt's.
He had still been a little mad when she had told him quietly she was leaving that day, but he presented his present to her none the less with a cocky smile, sitting by her feet. He had gotten her a beautiful necklace with her new nickname; 'Farah' written in cursive with stoned flowers surrounded it. On one of the flowers sat a blue butterfly, which he told her later he liked the blue, since, well, he was blue.she smiled at the random memories and fingered the necklace that hung at her neck then. Kurt was right behind her, still complaining.
".when are you coming back? You can't just up and leave Fairenth.your still too inexperienced here, just give me a couple months and I'll teach you everything. Then I'll let you go.please." he whined and she stopped when she came to her door. Turning around, she walked to his room, and he gave her a confused look as she walked straight into his room without a word and went to his bed. She had never done this before; more or less let the two of them be in his room alone. He watched her as she took his pillow and slipped his red pillow case off. She turned to him, her eyes silently filling with tears as she held the case to her chest.
"Can I take this?" she asked, and he nodded, feeling horrible she was starting to cry. He walked over to her nervously, and a tear slipped out of her eye and silently cruised down her cheek. She sat down on his bed, and he sat next to her as she kept her head down. Farah's voice was quiet as she began talking.
"It's not like I want to leave you guys, Kurt. You guys are all I know. The fact is, is that I need this. I need to be out there, learning to become myself, to build on a personality. I want so bad to just stay here and be sheltered all my life but I know I can't let that happen to me. I don't want to be sheltered, Kurt" she said, and leaned her head on his shoulder silently, wondering where this new found confidence came from. He sighed and rubbed her arm with his three-fingered hand.
"I just don't want you to leave" he said, and she sniffled.
"I have to" she answered, and he was quiet for a moment.
"What if I came?" he asked, and she stood up away from his warm shoulder as she walked from the room. He followed her.
"You can't Kurt, if you come all you'll do is protect me from things. I can't have that" she said, and he grabbed her shoulder so she would turn.
"I won't. I'll just.be there" he said, and she licked her lips. If he only knew how much she wanted him to just be there, but she couldn't. She took his hand with her nerves on end and pulled him into her room where she walked to her dresser. She pulled the small address off and gave it to him. He looked at it and back at her.
"This is where I'm going to start off. I'm only going to head to Boston first and stay with one of the Professor's friends. When I find myself somewhere else to stay, I'll leave for my next destination. The number and everything is on there, and the address. I expect you to write and call, alright?" she said, feeling the tears trying to come through again. He sighed and looked at the paper again, almost feeling tears himself.
"FAIRENTH, HE'S HERE!" a yell downstairs caught both their attention, and Fairenth looked to the door and then back to Kurt. He nodded and took her arm as he teleported her downstairs. The rest of them were standing there with dim smiles on there faces. She looked at them all and Jean came forward and engulfed her in a big hug, sniffling in her ear.
"I'm gonna miss having you around. You were the only girl my age here" she said, and laughed lightly. Fairenth smiled against the red heads hair, and listened as Jean went on.
"Me, you and Kitty never got to go the mall either" she said sadly as she let go and wiped her eyes. Fairenth smiled through her own.
"Then that will be on the top of our list when I get back, right?" she said, and Jean nodded as Scott came up and clapped both his hands on the smaller girls shoulders. He smiled at her and pulled her into a hug as he lectured her.
".Don't take drinks from any guys, and defiantly don't go out at night. You got money right?" he said, and Fairenth laughed.
"Uh huh" she said, and he kissed her sweetly on the forehead as he backed away.
"I'm gonna miss you, Kid" I heard a gruff voice behind me, and I turned to see Logan looking at me from my eye level.
"You're the only one around here with guts" he said, and Fairenth laughed, not knowing what to do with him. Should she hug him? Nah. This was Logan's way of saying goodbye.
"Bye Logan" she said, and he grunted out a goodbye with a slight smile. A beep from outside slightly interrupted them, and she turned to Evan and Rogue. Evan hugged her, relieved to not feel her stiffen under his touch like she had many times before. But she did that everyone. Well, except Kurt.
"You got your stuffed dog?" he asked into her hair, and she nodded. He said 'good' and let go of her before backing away with a slight 'bye'. Rogue looked at her uneasily, not used to goodbyes. Fairenth bit her lip and walked forward. She looked at Rogue nervously.
"Can I do something?" she asked, and Rogue nodded, confused. Fairenth shamed as she took Rogue's hand and slipped the glove off. Rogue went to protest, but she already had touched her fingers, sending a jolt between them. Rogue held her head and looked at Fairenth like she was crazy. Fairenth threw her glove back at her and smiled lightly, sticking her hands in her pockets shyly.
"You told me everyone you touch stays in your head, right?" she asked, and Rogue nodded.
"Yeah, well, now I'm not going anywhere" she said, and a rare smile graced Rogues lips as she said goodbye with a light and quick hug. Fairenth went through Ororo and Mr. McCoy as they all walked out to the car, putting her luggage in. All of them talked as in for reassurance, and when she was all loaded up, she looked to Kurt. He looked away lightly, so she walked up to him with rare self-assurance.
"I uh, I have to get going" she said, and he nodded, and then it was quiet again. He was either mad or upset, but either way Fairenth figured she wasn't getting a goodbye. Looking down sadly, she turned to the car and said 'goodbye' under her breath as she went to get in the car.
"HEY" she heard a yell behind her and she stopped getting in. Kurt looked at her, his image inducer on. He pulled her into a tight hug, and whispered lightly into her hair, taking a long scent of her in.
"Don't be gone long, okay?" he said, and she nodded against him, grabbing at the hair at the back of his neck, taking in the softness of his fur before she let him go. He let go, but still remained close as he tried to engrave her features into his mind. Taking this one opportunity he knew he probably wouldn't get again, he leaned forward and kissed her, sadly and fully on the lips. Not quite knowing what to do first, Fairenth just went with it, slightly embarrassed people were watching. He let go, and then put a hand through her hair, smiling at her. Not allowing this confidence to go to the trash, he used everyone last ounce of it.
"We'll pick up on this when you get back, nein?" He said, and she nodded with a little goodbye as she slipped into the chair, not blinking once as she waved to the others. The car pulled out of the driveways and the man beside her smiled.
"Special guy, eh?" he questioned, and Fairenth smiled.
"More than you know"
Kurt stood in the driveway watching the car slip down the street and out of sight. The others went in the house, going about activities to take their minds off of the sad events of the day. He just stood there, wondering why in the hell he kissed her liked that when she was leaving. Now all he could feel was her around him, her lips on his.he sighed, and heard someone wheel up beside him. He made no move to see who it was, so he just stared down the street.
"She'll be back, Kurt" the Professor said, and Kurt nodded slightly, his eyes and senses still locked on the street. The Professor sighed and stared at the street as well.
"She'll be back" he repeated and smiled to himself.
THE END
YAY YAY YAY!! THE END. Sequel? Shall I write one about the time she does come back? What if she came back and Kurt had Amanda? Hmmmm?? Good plot plan?? You tell me. You also tell me about this story in whole, what you thought about it and such. I need the comments people!! Well, as for now, THANK YOU!!! AND GOODBYE!!!