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Thanks for your comments, this chapter takes place two months from where we last left off, hope you like it.
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Ket opened her eyes. 'Damn,' she thought, smiling. 'Missed the kid again.' She turned off the TV, then stretched.
"Ket!" Rogue ran in, smiling. "We have the day off! Snow day!" Ket laughed, looking out the window she saw a thick blanket of snow covering the ground. She grabbed Rogue's hand and pulled her outside.
"Come on! Let's make a fort!" the two teens ran out of the room and grabbed their snow gear. Running downstairs they turned a corner and ran straight into Scott, who was talking with Storm.
"Oof!" gasped Scott as the three fell in a heap. Ket jumped back up and pulled up her mentor and her friend, grinning.
"Sorry Scott. We were just heading outside, wanna come?" Scott shook his head, laughing.
"No, I need to stay in. But if you see Logan or Kurt, hit them with a snow ball for me." Rogue looked at Storm, who was smiling.
"Thanks for the snow, Storm." She said. But Storm shook her head.
"Nature gave you this, not me." She replied. The two teens laughed and ran outside.
Scott looked at Storm, and the two burst out laughing.
"I'm glad to see Ket has friends." Storm said, when they were finally able to stop. But Scott seemed a little troubled.
"Yes," he said, "And she's quit smoking. That girl has come far these few months. But we still don't know much about her. She shuts down whenever I ask about her past." He sighed. "Professor Xavier won't say anything either, he says Ket will decide when to tell me anything." Storm patted him on his shoulder.
"Don't worry, she'll tell you in time. You've done wonders for that girl." She said. Scott nodded, then left. Storm stepped outside to enjoy the white peace of the snow, but as soon as she was outdoors she heard a shout.
"A teacher! A teacher! Get her!" Storm looked around but was blinded by a snowball, which struck her in the face. The woman was pelted with snowballs, but suddenly Logan ran up, also covered in white. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her away.
"Come on! They'll turn you into an ice-cube out here!" He yelled. Then, laughing, he bent down and gathered some snow, returning fire. Kurt also appeared next to him and started throwing snowballs at Ket, Rogue, Justin, and Bobbie, who ducked behind an ice fort Bobbie had created. The adults also ducked behind a fort of their own, laughing and covered in snow. Storm laughed as snowballs whizzed overhead, then she made one and stood up, throwing it at the teens across the lawn.
Later that afternoon the teens and adults stumbled in. Everyone was covered in snow, except Kurt, who had been teleporting all over the place and avoiding all snowballs thrown at him. "Hot chocolate!" Ket called, rushing to put in a cup of water. "Who wants some?"
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"Please Professor."
"No, Scott, I told you. Ket will tell you about her past when she is ready." Scott paced angrily.
"I am her mentor, I think I should at least know." He said.
Professor Xavier sighed. "You are her mentor, a good one to. I think she will tell you first, if she is allowed to face it. She has to let herself know first, she pushed the memories into a corner and doesn't remember much anyway. She doesn't want to."
"Professor-" But the man cut Scott off.
"No, I will not tell you. I hope we don't need to have this discussion again, Scott."
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That night, like every other night, Ket watched TV with the mysterious boy downstairs. She didn't even know his name, she didn't want to. He never spoke, neither did she, except to ask if she could watch with him. He nodded, and then they would watch the same shows in the same order, every night.
But tonight, instead of ''Whose line is it anyway?'', a News Update turned on. A newscaster turned to the camera.
"Good evening," she began. Ket sighed. Damn news. "Tonight we have yet another report of a massive killing spree targeting mutants," Ket shot up straight, and for once the boy looked at her. Ket hit the OFF key, and the TV went blank.
"Don't watch that." Ket told the boy. Then she got up and ran down the hall. She hated psychics, she always had. But now she had no choice, and the Professor was the only one who knew about her. She needed his help, and Ket knew it.
"Come in," Professor Xavier called. Ket opened the door to his study. "Ket! I was wondering if I would see you again." The Professor smiled, though Ket frowned. She seemed nervous.
To the Professor's surprise, Ket looked him straight in the eye. "Read my mind." She demanded. The Professor closed his eyes, then immediately turned on the TV in his room. The same newscaster that Ket had seen was still there.
"-and now we go to Jacob Shielman, who is reporting from one of the scenes. Jake, where are you?" The view went to an older newscaster, standing in the small light from the camera. Smoke was coming from one angle, making the picture hazy. He kept looking around, almost nervously, Ket thought. A small bar on the bottom of the screen read New York, New York. In the background firemen and police were running back and forth, and several people in blankets were rushed by.
"Well, I am outside an apartment building where thirteen people have been killed. At least three were known mutants, people with special powers. The other ten appear to have been the mutant's families, but most are half burnt, so it's almost impossible to tell."
The news woman appeared again. "Has there been any sign of who is responsible for these attacks?" The man appeared again.
"None, except a typed note that read 'Mutants, devils of Earth, die.'" The newscaster fell silent, and the camera turned, showing a large burning building, then the screen went back to the newswoman. Professor Xavier turned his TV off, and looked at Ket. The teen had turned pale, staring at the now black screen.
"Ket," the old man said gently. The girl jumped and looked at him. "Get Scott, Logan, Storm, and Kurt. Tell them to come to my office immediately." Ket nodded, and raced out of the room.
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Another cliff or you to teeter off of. Aren't I nice? Please r&r, I need reviews in order to continue, and I want you all to tell me what you think. Flames are ok to, though I'd rather not see them. Thanks for reading.
Thanks for your comments, this chapter takes place two months from where we last left off, hope you like it.
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Ket opened her eyes. 'Damn,' she thought, smiling. 'Missed the kid again.' She turned off the TV, then stretched.
"Ket!" Rogue ran in, smiling. "We have the day off! Snow day!" Ket laughed, looking out the window she saw a thick blanket of snow covering the ground. She grabbed Rogue's hand and pulled her outside.
"Come on! Let's make a fort!" the two teens ran out of the room and grabbed their snow gear. Running downstairs they turned a corner and ran straight into Scott, who was talking with Storm.
"Oof!" gasped Scott as the three fell in a heap. Ket jumped back up and pulled up her mentor and her friend, grinning.
"Sorry Scott. We were just heading outside, wanna come?" Scott shook his head, laughing.
"No, I need to stay in. But if you see Logan or Kurt, hit them with a snow ball for me." Rogue looked at Storm, who was smiling.
"Thanks for the snow, Storm." She said. But Storm shook her head.
"Nature gave you this, not me." She replied. The two teens laughed and ran outside.
Scott looked at Storm, and the two burst out laughing.
"I'm glad to see Ket has friends." Storm said, when they were finally able to stop. But Scott seemed a little troubled.
"Yes," he said, "And she's quit smoking. That girl has come far these few months. But we still don't know much about her. She shuts down whenever I ask about her past." He sighed. "Professor Xavier won't say anything either, he says Ket will decide when to tell me anything." Storm patted him on his shoulder.
"Don't worry, she'll tell you in time. You've done wonders for that girl." She said. Scott nodded, then left. Storm stepped outside to enjoy the white peace of the snow, but as soon as she was outdoors she heard a shout.
"A teacher! A teacher! Get her!" Storm looked around but was blinded by a snowball, which struck her in the face. The woman was pelted with snowballs, but suddenly Logan ran up, also covered in white. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her away.
"Come on! They'll turn you into an ice-cube out here!" He yelled. Then, laughing, he bent down and gathered some snow, returning fire. Kurt also appeared next to him and started throwing snowballs at Ket, Rogue, Justin, and Bobbie, who ducked behind an ice fort Bobbie had created. The adults also ducked behind a fort of their own, laughing and covered in snow. Storm laughed as snowballs whizzed overhead, then she made one and stood up, throwing it at the teens across the lawn.
Later that afternoon the teens and adults stumbled in. Everyone was covered in snow, except Kurt, who had been teleporting all over the place and avoiding all snowballs thrown at him. "Hot chocolate!" Ket called, rushing to put in a cup of water. "Who wants some?"
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"Please Professor."
"No, Scott, I told you. Ket will tell you about her past when she is ready." Scott paced angrily.
"I am her mentor, I think I should at least know." He said.
Professor Xavier sighed. "You are her mentor, a good one to. I think she will tell you first, if she is allowed to face it. She has to let herself know first, she pushed the memories into a corner and doesn't remember much anyway. She doesn't want to."
"Professor-" But the man cut Scott off.
"No, I will not tell you. I hope we don't need to have this discussion again, Scott."
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That night, like every other night, Ket watched TV with the mysterious boy downstairs. She didn't even know his name, she didn't want to. He never spoke, neither did she, except to ask if she could watch with him. He nodded, and then they would watch the same shows in the same order, every night.
But tonight, instead of ''Whose line is it anyway?'', a News Update turned on. A newscaster turned to the camera.
"Good evening," she began. Ket sighed. Damn news. "Tonight we have yet another report of a massive killing spree targeting mutants," Ket shot up straight, and for once the boy looked at her. Ket hit the OFF key, and the TV went blank.
"Don't watch that." Ket told the boy. Then she got up and ran down the hall. She hated psychics, she always had. But now she had no choice, and the Professor was the only one who knew about her. She needed his help, and Ket knew it.
"Come in," Professor Xavier called. Ket opened the door to his study. "Ket! I was wondering if I would see you again." The Professor smiled, though Ket frowned. She seemed nervous.
To the Professor's surprise, Ket looked him straight in the eye. "Read my mind." She demanded. The Professor closed his eyes, then immediately turned on the TV in his room. The same newscaster that Ket had seen was still there.
"-and now we go to Jacob Shielman, who is reporting from one of the scenes. Jake, where are you?" The view went to an older newscaster, standing in the small light from the camera. Smoke was coming from one angle, making the picture hazy. He kept looking around, almost nervously, Ket thought. A small bar on the bottom of the screen read New York, New York. In the background firemen and police were running back and forth, and several people in blankets were rushed by.
"Well, I am outside an apartment building where thirteen people have been killed. At least three were known mutants, people with special powers. The other ten appear to have been the mutant's families, but most are half burnt, so it's almost impossible to tell."
The news woman appeared again. "Has there been any sign of who is responsible for these attacks?" The man appeared again.
"None, except a typed note that read 'Mutants, devils of Earth, die.'" The newscaster fell silent, and the camera turned, showing a large burning building, then the screen went back to the newswoman. Professor Xavier turned his TV off, and looked at Ket. The teen had turned pale, staring at the now black screen.
"Ket," the old man said gently. The girl jumped and looked at him. "Get Scott, Logan, Storm, and Kurt. Tell them to come to my office immediately." Ket nodded, and raced out of the room.
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Another cliff or you to teeter off of. Aren't I nice? Please r&r, I need reviews in order to continue, and I want you all to tell me what you think. Flames are ok to, though I'd rather not see them. Thanks for reading.