~* Once again, everything except the plot and my three made-up characters (Kia, Aurora, and Willow) are copyrighted to Marvel Comics. This is a short chapter, I know, but just be patient, the best is yet to come.*~
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Chapter 3--Meeting with Professor X
The new morning sun broke through the horizon off in the distance, though it looked so close. The warm rays created a field of prisms as the dew drops yielded rainbow light to the more powerful force. Breaking across the cloaked form sitting in the tree, the light failed to awaken Kurt. But that was changed when he felt a tug on his tail, almost toppling backwards before grabbing the branch and climbing back up before turning to glare over his shoulder sleepily to see Strom smirking up at him and holding the base of the spiked part of his tail in her hand.
"Well good morning to you too Kurt."
She laughed as his glare faded slightly.
"Sorry, but the Professor asked me to come get you."
Nodding wearily, Kurt waited for her to let go of his tail, and when she had he jumped down. Storm walked over to him, still smiling. Kurt gave a momentary smile back before turning and following her back to Xavier's office.
As they past through the halls Kurt was all too aware of the stares he received from students making their way to the kitchen to get breakfast before morning classes began. A few smaller stragglers rushed past him, making sure to stay away from his cloak which fanned out behind him as he attempted to keep up with Storms quick pace. One very young child toddled after them, his friends had obviously forgotten to wake him up for he was still dressed in his pajamas. Kurt gave a smirk at the child, not a harsh one, but a kindly one, making sure to keep his lips together to avoid frightening the youngster with gleaming fangs. Storm looked at the little boy as he made a mad dash into the kitchen, yelling to his companions to save a poptart for him. She gave a happy sigh, then looked at Kurt who had allowed himself to slow his pace.
"We'll be late for your appointment if you keep up this pace. Xavier has a class this morning, so we need to get there quickly."
Kurt nodded, quickening his pace to catch up with Storm, who was a good four yards in front of him. She likewise slowed her pace, returning to normal when Kurt was at her side.
The door to Xavier's office opened of its own accord as Storm and Kurt approached. Inside the spacious room, the professor sat behinds a small row of chairs, hands slightly apart at the wrists, finger tips slanted so that they met. Storm nodded her greeting and smiled, Kurt gave a lower bow. Xavier smiled, placing his hands on the armrests.
"Welcome Kurt, thank you Storm."
Storm nodded and started to turn to leave.
"That's quit alright Storm, you may stay."
She stopped and nodded, taking a seat in one of the chairs in front of the professor. Kurt did much the same, sitting more in front of Xavier than Storm. Xavier smiled broadly as he looked at both of them, then began to speak.
"I thank you for coming on such short notice Kurt. I know that the meaning behind this meeting was left unspoken as of last night, but you will know soon enough. First, I would like to ask you how you like your stay here so far."
Kurt shifted in his chair slightly, feeling like he was in an interview and one wrong word could mean that he was back at an abandoned church without a friend in the world once again...just another circus freak. Xavier was quick to pick up on this thought.
"You need not be so worried Kurt. We're not going to kick you out by any means."
Kurt shifted again. The thought that the head master of the school could read his mind was still very much a little frightening.
"Vell, I like it 'ere a lot. I still don't know vere much is, but from vhat I can see, 'is is a great place."
Xavier nodded.
"Very good. I'm glad you like it, because I would like to offer you a job."
"Vhat kind of job, Professor?"
"Simple really. We sadly don't have a world religion class yet, which is what you would teach if we had such a class should you want to, but there aren't enough students interested to have a need for the class. So instead, the teaching staff and I think it would be easier for new students to adjust if they had a staff member that would act as their friend and guide until they got used to the school. This would also help the older students get more used to you, since you expressed concern about that last night when we spoke."
Kurt's eyes lit up. A chance to become known as a good guy, an X-man, not the blue freak Jean murderer he was still convinced the children saw him as. He nodded eagerly.
"I vould be honored, Professor. Thank you."
Xavier smiled.
"I do believe that you are the perfect person for the job Kurt. These new students need a calm ,trustworthy soul such as you to trust in at first. And perhaps in the future the need for a spiritual counselor will be in order as the school grows. If such needs arise, then you will be first informed. "
Storm nodded as well, looking to Xavier as he gave her a sign.
"And you will get to meet your first trainee in about a week. She's a little older than most students here, but her powers are beginning to get out of her control. Just for a little background on her before you meet her, her name is Lily, her mutant name is Willow. She comes from a mutant hating family, so she's pretty insecure about being a mutant. Your sure you don't mind now?"
Kurt again nodded eagerly. The chance to give a younger mutant incentive to strive to be the best they could be...that offer was the best yet.
"Of course I don't mind. I vould love to be a guide for 'de new students."
"Then it is settled."
Xavier extended his hand towards Kurt, and Kurt did the same, with one hand shake, Kurt felt more fully accepted than he ever had in his life.
"Welcome to the X-men, Kurt."
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Chapter 3--Meeting with Professor X
The new morning sun broke through the horizon off in the distance, though it looked so close. The warm rays created a field of prisms as the dew drops yielded rainbow light to the more powerful force. Breaking across the cloaked form sitting in the tree, the light failed to awaken Kurt. But that was changed when he felt a tug on his tail, almost toppling backwards before grabbing the branch and climbing back up before turning to glare over his shoulder sleepily to see Strom smirking up at him and holding the base of the spiked part of his tail in her hand.
"Well good morning to you too Kurt."
She laughed as his glare faded slightly.
"Sorry, but the Professor asked me to come get you."
Nodding wearily, Kurt waited for her to let go of his tail, and when she had he jumped down. Storm walked over to him, still smiling. Kurt gave a momentary smile back before turning and following her back to Xavier's office.
As they past through the halls Kurt was all too aware of the stares he received from students making their way to the kitchen to get breakfast before morning classes began. A few smaller stragglers rushed past him, making sure to stay away from his cloak which fanned out behind him as he attempted to keep up with Storms quick pace. One very young child toddled after them, his friends had obviously forgotten to wake him up for he was still dressed in his pajamas. Kurt gave a smirk at the child, not a harsh one, but a kindly one, making sure to keep his lips together to avoid frightening the youngster with gleaming fangs. Storm looked at the little boy as he made a mad dash into the kitchen, yelling to his companions to save a poptart for him. She gave a happy sigh, then looked at Kurt who had allowed himself to slow his pace.
"We'll be late for your appointment if you keep up this pace. Xavier has a class this morning, so we need to get there quickly."
Kurt nodded, quickening his pace to catch up with Storm, who was a good four yards in front of him. She likewise slowed her pace, returning to normal when Kurt was at her side.
The door to Xavier's office opened of its own accord as Storm and Kurt approached. Inside the spacious room, the professor sat behinds a small row of chairs, hands slightly apart at the wrists, finger tips slanted so that they met. Storm nodded her greeting and smiled, Kurt gave a lower bow. Xavier smiled, placing his hands on the armrests.
"Welcome Kurt, thank you Storm."
Storm nodded and started to turn to leave.
"That's quit alright Storm, you may stay."
She stopped and nodded, taking a seat in one of the chairs in front of the professor. Kurt did much the same, sitting more in front of Xavier than Storm. Xavier smiled broadly as he looked at both of them, then began to speak.
"I thank you for coming on such short notice Kurt. I know that the meaning behind this meeting was left unspoken as of last night, but you will know soon enough. First, I would like to ask you how you like your stay here so far."
Kurt shifted in his chair slightly, feeling like he was in an interview and one wrong word could mean that he was back at an abandoned church without a friend in the world once again...just another circus freak. Xavier was quick to pick up on this thought.
"You need not be so worried Kurt. We're not going to kick you out by any means."
Kurt shifted again. The thought that the head master of the school could read his mind was still very much a little frightening.
"Vell, I like it 'ere a lot. I still don't know vere much is, but from vhat I can see, 'is is a great place."
Xavier nodded.
"Very good. I'm glad you like it, because I would like to offer you a job."
"Vhat kind of job, Professor?"
"Simple really. We sadly don't have a world religion class yet, which is what you would teach if we had such a class should you want to, but there aren't enough students interested to have a need for the class. So instead, the teaching staff and I think it would be easier for new students to adjust if they had a staff member that would act as their friend and guide until they got used to the school. This would also help the older students get more used to you, since you expressed concern about that last night when we spoke."
Kurt's eyes lit up. A chance to become known as a good guy, an X-man, not the blue freak Jean murderer he was still convinced the children saw him as. He nodded eagerly.
"I vould be honored, Professor. Thank you."
Xavier smiled.
"I do believe that you are the perfect person for the job Kurt. These new students need a calm ,trustworthy soul such as you to trust in at first. And perhaps in the future the need for a spiritual counselor will be in order as the school grows. If such needs arise, then you will be first informed. "
Storm nodded as well, looking to Xavier as he gave her a sign.
"And you will get to meet your first trainee in about a week. She's a little older than most students here, but her powers are beginning to get out of her control. Just for a little background on her before you meet her, her name is Lily, her mutant name is Willow. She comes from a mutant hating family, so she's pretty insecure about being a mutant. Your sure you don't mind now?"
Kurt again nodded eagerly. The chance to give a younger mutant incentive to strive to be the best they could be...that offer was the best yet.
"Of course I don't mind. I vould love to be a guide for 'de new students."
"Then it is settled."
Xavier extended his hand towards Kurt, and Kurt did the same, with one hand shake, Kurt felt more fully accepted than he ever had in his life.
"Welcome to the X-men, Kurt."
