Bobby, Marie, and John left the office. So, they were going to sue six men for attacking them. It made sense, but hey we're still
afraid. It wasn't like they didn't have a reason. Marie said she was going outside for a walk. Bobby and John had homework u
ndone so they went to do it. She wandered outside; she hummed a tune to herself. She started singing some of it.
"I have seen the mystics favor
Once or twice well I knew they had a reason
Enchantment plays its cards
All right hand in hand with the workings of the seasons
Legends can be now and forever
Teaching us to love for goodness sake
Legends can be now and forever
Loved by the sun
Loved by the sun
Loved-"
She continued humming.
"What a pretty song." a voice said. Marie turned; no one was there.
"Hello?" no one answered. "Hello?" she cried louder. "Hell-" she was interrupted.
"Marie?" Orauro was a few feet away. "Something wrong?" Marie shook her head.
"Thought I heard someone." "Maybe it was my imagination." she turned for one last look. No one was in the tree filled grass;
she shook her head and came over to her puzzled teacher.
"The Professor wanted me to check on you, he said your mind was troubling over something." Orauro looked hard at her. She
thought she knew what it was.
"Yeah, you know me. I think too much."
"It's the boy, isn't it? Kurt wasn't it?"
"Yeah. There's something about him. Something familiar. I actually felt comfortable talking to him. Even when I told him . . .. " S
he broke off, she was blushing.
"What?" she asked.
"That I was a virgin." she said quietly turning scarlet. Orauro laughed.
"Come on, let's get a snack. We'll talk about it. Mabey you met him, and you just don't know it." they were eating some fruit.
"You're wrong."
"Hmm?" Orauro said.
"I didn't meet him. I'd know him, it's more like, I met him once a long time ago, but I can't see his face, or hear him but I know h
e's there." Orauro looked at her. This was puzzling, she had never heard of anything like this, except with- was that it. Was that
why she felt this way? No, if she . . . She'd know . . . wouldn't she?
"Marie. . . . Nevermind. Why don't we go over your homework?"
"My homework! I'm one sentence short on your essay!" Orauro's face contorted and then a sound erupted. Orauro was doubli
ng over in laughter.
"I'm sorry. I have not met someone who actually counted the sentences on their essays." "I think it can still be counted for full cr
edit. Come on." they checked over the homework. Once they were done, it was dinnertime. Marie sat to eat with Orauro They
talked about school, the boy, and the boy really. They were concerned about him. They were going to ask the Professor about
finding him. They waited until he was not being bothered. Marie entered with Orauro.
"Why do you want to find him so badly?" he asked. Scott and Jean looked at Marie who gave the professor that look.
"Find who?" Scott asked.
"The boy who saved her today. She wants to find him, and I am interested in finding out why." "You don't know him, he said th
ank you, and you have a boyfriend. Explain?"
"It has nothing to do with any of that. He's a kid, he has as much of a right to be here than anyone else. And who knows what c
ould happen to him out there. I mean, look what happened today, he could have been killed."
"You know I think you need to stay away form Scott. You're starting to act like an adult instead of a teenager."
"We could use some adults. Between Logan and Scott trying to kill each other every five minutes, and Pyro trying to blow some
thing up every two. Besides, he did save my life."
"Because you saved his." Scott said.
"No, I think there was something else. I'd love to explain it, but I can't. However, one thing is for sure, he is in as much danger
as we are. Even more so because he's easier to spot than some of us." the professor looked at the two. He shook his head.
"I'll see what I can do. But I can't promise anything. His name, what is it?"
"Kurt." she said. The professor had a look on his face.
"Everything okay?" Marie asked. "Professor?"
"Nothing. Nothing. Marie, you and Orauro go to sleep. I'll search for Kurt." she nodded but had a worried look on her face. M
arie left first. But it was obvious she thought something was wrong. Orauro looked at Charles.
"Is there something we should know about?" she asked. He shook his head. She walked out, but she was puzzled and would as
k a few questions in the morning.
"Professor, I know you won't tell us, but please, what is it?" the professor spoke to the two left behind in mind. Scott and Jean
looked at each other.
"Do they know about that?" Scott asked.
"Obviously not." he said. "They might not be so anxious to find him if they did. But, I can not tell for sure, Rogue might."
"Should we tell them?" Jean asked.
"No. It would only make the situation worse. She already isn't ready for the trial. And she isn't ready to learn that, not yet."
"She isn't a child." "When she realized what she could do, she grew up. It may have been a bit early, but still, it is a fact she is m
ore of an intellectual young lady, than a blossoming mall concerned teenager." "She's smarter than some adults." Jean said. She
looked at Scott, they were aware she meant the fact that he and Logan could not be in the same room without causing tension.
"I am aware of that, but she isn't ready for it. I will tell her, when it's time." "In the meantime, I'll see if I can search for Kurt." he
went to Cerebro. Scott walked past Marie's dorm area; she was asleep on the bed. No idea of what they had been discussing. Should he tell her? No, it wouldn't be right. She wasn't ready for that. If she ran away again, he wasn't sure they could handle it. Logan would go and for sure, but Bobby and John would throw fits, and he wasn't sure if they could bring her back alive. Now that today had happened, who knows? And that was not the only danger to her. Mystique was still out there. Imagine if she heard about this. She might choose this as the perfect time to exact revenge, which they did not need right now. Oh well, he would worry about it later. In the meantime they had to find a lawyer and they had find some outfits for the three victims. He could not have Bobby, John, and certainly not Marie in court wearing their everyday clothes. It was not that they weren't good enough for the occasion. But, things might go over better if they had some nicer, more appropriate clothes. And they might not do anything to those protestors, if that is what you could call them, if it was believed that they were really dangerous mutants. Well, they weren't really dangerous, but to some they could be.
The next day . . . .
"Scott, have you found a lawyer yet?"
"No Bobby, we haven't. Why? You know one?"
"No. But I was just curious, you know."
"Scott!" Jean yelled from down the hall. "Come on, the professor thinks he has found a lawyer. Let's go. Oh Bobby, John was
looking for you. He's by the t.v. go and see him will you?"
"Sure thing! See you Professor Summers." Bobby walked away towards the t.v. Scott and Jean headed to the professor's offic
e. They walked in, the professor had just hung up the phone.
"Well?" Jean asked. The professor looked up, troubled.
"No good. Defending mutants obviously isn't something their concerned with." he said.
"Well, mabey we can get a public defender."
"Come in Rogue." the professor said. Rogue entered.
"Um, I heard your problem, I can help." she said.
"What, you know a lawyer?" Scott asked jokingly.
"Yes. I do." they all looked at her.
"His number is 555-216-0349. Try it, he'll be happy to help." the professor dialed it.
"Hello, yes, I am Professor Xhavier."
"Ah, well, Mr. Yu, you were recommended to me by a Miss Marie D'Ancanto."
"Oh no, she isn't in any trouble. It's just that we are in need of a lawyer."
"You'd like to meet to discuss the case? Okay, where would you like to meet? If you wish I can arrange a meeting here in the
school."
"Alright very well." the professor gave him the address. Then he hung up.
"Well, well, well, you have a family lawyer Marie. You should have told us?"
"Your family lawyer?" Orauro asked. She nodded.
"How is he?" she asked him.
"He's fine. Tell me, he's Chinese, how did you find him? He said he moved here two years ago, you said he was a family lawyer
."
"He married my Aunt Lucile."
"Ah, I see." "Well, he'll be coming in two days. He seemed a bit concerned Marie. According to something he said, your family
has no idea where you are. Your mother is worried about you. Have you written to them at all?"
"No. They didn't even know I was leaving." she said.
"Mabey you should call them." Jean said.
"I suppose. But my he is probably calling them right now."
"True." the professor said. "Well, you better go find Bobby, he and John are looking for you. Go find him."
"Yes sir." she turned and left the room.
"So, why don't we prepare a room for our coming guest?"
afraid. It wasn't like they didn't have a reason. Marie said she was going outside for a walk. Bobby and John had homework u
ndone so they went to do it. She wandered outside; she hummed a tune to herself. She started singing some of it.
"I have seen the mystics favor
Once or twice well I knew they had a reason
Enchantment plays its cards
All right hand in hand with the workings of the seasons
Legends can be now and forever
Teaching us to love for goodness sake
Legends can be now and forever
Loved by the sun
Loved by the sun
Loved-"
She continued humming.
"What a pretty song." a voice said. Marie turned; no one was there.
"Hello?" no one answered. "Hello?" she cried louder. "Hell-" she was interrupted.
"Marie?" Orauro was a few feet away. "Something wrong?" Marie shook her head.
"Thought I heard someone." "Maybe it was my imagination." she turned for one last look. No one was in the tree filled grass;
she shook her head and came over to her puzzled teacher.
"The Professor wanted me to check on you, he said your mind was troubling over something." Orauro looked hard at her. She
thought she knew what it was.
"Yeah, you know me. I think too much."
"It's the boy, isn't it? Kurt wasn't it?"
"Yeah. There's something about him. Something familiar. I actually felt comfortable talking to him. Even when I told him . . .. " S
he broke off, she was blushing.
"What?" she asked.
"That I was a virgin." she said quietly turning scarlet. Orauro laughed.
"Come on, let's get a snack. We'll talk about it. Mabey you met him, and you just don't know it." they were eating some fruit.
"You're wrong."
"Hmm?" Orauro said.
"I didn't meet him. I'd know him, it's more like, I met him once a long time ago, but I can't see his face, or hear him but I know h
e's there." Orauro looked at her. This was puzzling, she had never heard of anything like this, except with- was that it. Was that
why she felt this way? No, if she . . . She'd know . . . wouldn't she?
"Marie. . . . Nevermind. Why don't we go over your homework?"
"My homework! I'm one sentence short on your essay!" Orauro's face contorted and then a sound erupted. Orauro was doubli
ng over in laughter.
"I'm sorry. I have not met someone who actually counted the sentences on their essays." "I think it can still be counted for full cr
edit. Come on." they checked over the homework. Once they were done, it was dinnertime. Marie sat to eat with Orauro They
talked about school, the boy, and the boy really. They were concerned about him. They were going to ask the Professor about
finding him. They waited until he was not being bothered. Marie entered with Orauro.
"Why do you want to find him so badly?" he asked. Scott and Jean looked at Marie who gave the professor that look.
"Find who?" Scott asked.
"The boy who saved her today. She wants to find him, and I am interested in finding out why." "You don't know him, he said th
ank you, and you have a boyfriend. Explain?"
"It has nothing to do with any of that. He's a kid, he has as much of a right to be here than anyone else. And who knows what c
ould happen to him out there. I mean, look what happened today, he could have been killed."
"You know I think you need to stay away form Scott. You're starting to act like an adult instead of a teenager."
"We could use some adults. Between Logan and Scott trying to kill each other every five minutes, and Pyro trying to blow some
thing up every two. Besides, he did save my life."
"Because you saved his." Scott said.
"No, I think there was something else. I'd love to explain it, but I can't. However, one thing is for sure, he is in as much danger
as we are. Even more so because he's easier to spot than some of us." the professor looked at the two. He shook his head.
"I'll see what I can do. But I can't promise anything. His name, what is it?"
"Kurt." she said. The professor had a look on his face.
"Everything okay?" Marie asked. "Professor?"
"Nothing. Nothing. Marie, you and Orauro go to sleep. I'll search for Kurt." she nodded but had a worried look on her face. M
arie left first. But it was obvious she thought something was wrong. Orauro looked at Charles.
"Is there something we should know about?" she asked. He shook his head. She walked out, but she was puzzled and would as
k a few questions in the morning.
"Professor, I know you won't tell us, but please, what is it?" the professor spoke to the two left behind in mind. Scott and Jean
looked at each other.
"Do they know about that?" Scott asked.
"Obviously not." he said. "They might not be so anxious to find him if they did. But, I can not tell for sure, Rogue might."
"Should we tell them?" Jean asked.
"No. It would only make the situation worse. She already isn't ready for the trial. And she isn't ready to learn that, not yet."
"She isn't a child." "When she realized what she could do, she grew up. It may have been a bit early, but still, it is a fact she is m
ore of an intellectual young lady, than a blossoming mall concerned teenager." "She's smarter than some adults." Jean said. She
looked at Scott, they were aware she meant the fact that he and Logan could not be in the same room without causing tension.
"I am aware of that, but she isn't ready for it. I will tell her, when it's time." "In the meantime, I'll see if I can search for Kurt." he
went to Cerebro. Scott walked past Marie's dorm area; she was asleep on the bed. No idea of what they had been discussing. Should he tell her? No, it wouldn't be right. She wasn't ready for that. If she ran away again, he wasn't sure they could handle it. Logan would go and for sure, but Bobby and John would throw fits, and he wasn't sure if they could bring her back alive. Now that today had happened, who knows? And that was not the only danger to her. Mystique was still out there. Imagine if she heard about this. She might choose this as the perfect time to exact revenge, which they did not need right now. Oh well, he would worry about it later. In the meantime they had to find a lawyer and they had find some outfits for the three victims. He could not have Bobby, John, and certainly not Marie in court wearing their everyday clothes. It was not that they weren't good enough for the occasion. But, things might go over better if they had some nicer, more appropriate clothes. And they might not do anything to those protestors, if that is what you could call them, if it was believed that they were really dangerous mutants. Well, they weren't really dangerous, but to some they could be.
The next day . . . .
"Scott, have you found a lawyer yet?"
"No Bobby, we haven't. Why? You know one?"
"No. But I was just curious, you know."
"Scott!" Jean yelled from down the hall. "Come on, the professor thinks he has found a lawyer. Let's go. Oh Bobby, John was
looking for you. He's by the t.v. go and see him will you?"
"Sure thing! See you Professor Summers." Bobby walked away towards the t.v. Scott and Jean headed to the professor's offic
e. They walked in, the professor had just hung up the phone.
"Well?" Jean asked. The professor looked up, troubled.
"No good. Defending mutants obviously isn't something their concerned with." he said.
"Well, mabey we can get a public defender."
"Come in Rogue." the professor said. Rogue entered.
"Um, I heard your problem, I can help." she said.
"What, you know a lawyer?" Scott asked jokingly.
"Yes. I do." they all looked at her.
"His number is 555-216-0349. Try it, he'll be happy to help." the professor dialed it.
"Hello, yes, I am Professor Xhavier."
"Ah, well, Mr. Yu, you were recommended to me by a Miss Marie D'Ancanto."
"Oh no, she isn't in any trouble. It's just that we are in need of a lawyer."
"You'd like to meet to discuss the case? Okay, where would you like to meet? If you wish I can arrange a meeting here in the
school."
"Alright very well." the professor gave him the address. Then he hung up.
"Well, well, well, you have a family lawyer Marie. You should have told us?"
"Your family lawyer?" Orauro asked. She nodded.
"How is he?" she asked him.
"He's fine. Tell me, he's Chinese, how did you find him? He said he moved here two years ago, you said he was a family lawyer
."
"He married my Aunt Lucile."
"Ah, I see." "Well, he'll be coming in two days. He seemed a bit concerned Marie. According to something he said, your family
has no idea where you are. Your mother is worried about you. Have you written to them at all?"
"No. They didn't even know I was leaving." she said.
"Mabey you should call them." Jean said.
"I suppose. But my he is probably calling them right now."
"True." the professor said. "Well, you better go find Bobby, he and John are looking for you. Go find him."
"Yes sir." she turned and left the room.
"So, why don't we prepare a room for our coming guest?"