A/N: Yay! Chapter three! I'm just moving right along, aren't I? Wow, what
pride I have :P Okay, so what do you guys think so far? Still only one
reviewer besides my friends who just tell me what they think rather than
typing out a review. Come on you guys! Please review? For me? *puppy-dog
eyes* Okay, I know last chapter was a cliffhanger, so hopefully this will
fix things up. You know what, I'm too perky to write this now, so I imagine
it will take a bit of time for me to get this chapter up, so I'm putting an
apology in here. Gomen ne!
Chapter 3, Why?
"No, Charles, it's not that. Listen, I just don't think we should let her stay! She'd be a bad influence on the kids and-"
"Logan. We can't let her leave. We can't. What happens if Magneto finds her again? The girl can change the chemical makeup of liquids! We've already seen what damage she can do. What damage she can do in the wrong hands. If she stays here, under our watchful eyes, then there is no danger. However, if she goes out in the open, who's to say what will happen? We can't let a little problem like this risk lives."
"I'm afraid I have to agree with Logan, Professer." Beast had been silent until now throughout the whole arguement which had taken place much of the morning. They hadn't told anyone else the results of the tests yet, not even Marian. "The girl is a danger to the other students. Look at how she hangs on Kurt? What if he leaves for some reason? To go visit someone? She might lose control."
"Chuck, listen. The kid's screwed up," said Logan, hands spread out on the Professors desk. He wouldn't look his friend in the eyes. "How can we let her stay? McCoy's right. She doesn't even socialize with the other students, but what about Kurt?"
"Logan, many people have... issues. It's not something we can control. And besides. She's terrified, she's not going to try to hurt anyone, especially Kurt! She is a bit obsessive, yes, but she's not going to hurt him. I have a feeling she's quite... fond of him."
"Professor," began Beast again. Logan roared, cutting him off as he slammed his fists onto the top of the desk.
"Listen Xavier! The girl is messed up! She's depressed! Manic depressive! She cuts herself! Her own arms! How are we gonna control that?"
"Y-you guys..? You're not talking about Marian, are you?" asked Kurt. He was standing in the doorway. Everyone whirled to see him.
"Kurt, I'm sorry-" began the Professor. Kurt shook his head, covering his ears, and bamfed away. The Professor looked to Logan, then Hank for help. Both avoided him.
"It's your own descision, Chuck. I can't tell ya how to run your place," said Logan calmly, then he walked out.
"I am... truely sorry, my friend." Hank left as well. Xavier sighed, holding his head with his hands and wondering what to do. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Marian, are you in here?" Kurt had bamfed into his own room when he left the girl to go get a snack in the kitchen.
"I'm here, K-kurt," came her soft, timid voice. She looked at him from the corner where she was hugging her legs to her chin, as always. "What's wrong? You look sad, d-do you want to hold m-my dog?" She had been acting quite childish since she had arrived, offering to let Kurt hold her stuffed animal whenever he appeared down. He shook his head.
"No... I'm fine... Marian, can I talk to you again?" He sat beside her and she smiled.
"Of c-course, Kurt," she said, smiling like a child. He tried to smile back.
"I overheard Beast and Logan talking to ze Professor just now... Zey vere talking about you. About your exam vith Beast. Can I ask you about your arms?" He gently touched one of the red lines on her arms and she drew back.
"W-why?" she asked, starting to rock and rub her arms. Kurt saw this as a sign that she was becoming more uncomfortable. It was strange how easy he could read her in just a few short days.
"Vell, Beast said zat ze... ze marks here... Zat you did zem yourself... Iz zat right?" He was very careful about his words, as always. She looked at him a moment, not feeling anything, then nodded. Kurt broke down. "Vhy, Marian? Vhy vould you do zat??"
"I dunno..." she rocked faster, rubbing her arms harder, squeezing them with her hands and leaving white marks along with the red ones. Kurt gently put his hands on her shoulders and she abruptly stopped, looking up into his eyes fearfully.
"Marian, please tell me! I don't vant you to hurt yourself..." He was calm, collected. She seemed to calm a little, but not much.
"I... I'm no good!" she yelled, starting to cry. "I'm bad! I'm no good! That's why I did it! That's why I cut myself!" Kurt gaped, awkwardly taking her into a hug to let her cry. She held onto him and hugged and sobbed for a while. They just sat like that, him sitting and hugging her while she sobbed. Then, she slowed and stopped.
When he was sure she was better, he pulled her back again. Her face was strained, but she seemed at peace. "Marian... who told you zeez sings?" he asked, his voice soft and full of pain for his new friend. She gave a soft sob, not looking into his eyes.
"M-my momma and daddy..."
A/N: *gasp* Manic-depressive!? Uh oh! What does that mean?? LOL. I love to try to make things suspenseful. I know, it was short, but I'm sorry. I just wanted to get the next chapter up for today and so I wrote one really quick. I hope you keep reading (Nari, I'm beginning to believe that you're the only one reading in the first place T_T). Toodles!
Chapter 3, Why?
"No, Charles, it's not that. Listen, I just don't think we should let her stay! She'd be a bad influence on the kids and-"
"Logan. We can't let her leave. We can't. What happens if Magneto finds her again? The girl can change the chemical makeup of liquids! We've already seen what damage she can do. What damage she can do in the wrong hands. If she stays here, under our watchful eyes, then there is no danger. However, if she goes out in the open, who's to say what will happen? We can't let a little problem like this risk lives."
"I'm afraid I have to agree with Logan, Professer." Beast had been silent until now throughout the whole arguement which had taken place much of the morning. They hadn't told anyone else the results of the tests yet, not even Marian. "The girl is a danger to the other students. Look at how she hangs on Kurt? What if he leaves for some reason? To go visit someone? She might lose control."
"Chuck, listen. The kid's screwed up," said Logan, hands spread out on the Professors desk. He wouldn't look his friend in the eyes. "How can we let her stay? McCoy's right. She doesn't even socialize with the other students, but what about Kurt?"
"Logan, many people have... issues. It's not something we can control. And besides. She's terrified, she's not going to try to hurt anyone, especially Kurt! She is a bit obsessive, yes, but she's not going to hurt him. I have a feeling she's quite... fond of him."
"Professor," began Beast again. Logan roared, cutting him off as he slammed his fists onto the top of the desk.
"Listen Xavier! The girl is messed up! She's depressed! Manic depressive! She cuts herself! Her own arms! How are we gonna control that?"
"Y-you guys..? You're not talking about Marian, are you?" asked Kurt. He was standing in the doorway. Everyone whirled to see him.
"Kurt, I'm sorry-" began the Professor. Kurt shook his head, covering his ears, and bamfed away. The Professor looked to Logan, then Hank for help. Both avoided him.
"It's your own descision, Chuck. I can't tell ya how to run your place," said Logan calmly, then he walked out.
"I am... truely sorry, my friend." Hank left as well. Xavier sighed, holding his head with his hands and wondering what to do. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Marian, are you in here?" Kurt had bamfed into his own room when he left the girl to go get a snack in the kitchen.
"I'm here, K-kurt," came her soft, timid voice. She looked at him from the corner where she was hugging her legs to her chin, as always. "What's wrong? You look sad, d-do you want to hold m-my dog?" She had been acting quite childish since she had arrived, offering to let Kurt hold her stuffed animal whenever he appeared down. He shook his head.
"No... I'm fine... Marian, can I talk to you again?" He sat beside her and she smiled.
"Of c-course, Kurt," she said, smiling like a child. He tried to smile back.
"I overheard Beast and Logan talking to ze Professor just now... Zey vere talking about you. About your exam vith Beast. Can I ask you about your arms?" He gently touched one of the red lines on her arms and she drew back.
"W-why?" she asked, starting to rock and rub her arms. Kurt saw this as a sign that she was becoming more uncomfortable. It was strange how easy he could read her in just a few short days.
"Vell, Beast said zat ze... ze marks here... Zat you did zem yourself... Iz zat right?" He was very careful about his words, as always. She looked at him a moment, not feeling anything, then nodded. Kurt broke down. "Vhy, Marian? Vhy vould you do zat??"
"I dunno..." she rocked faster, rubbing her arms harder, squeezing them with her hands and leaving white marks along with the red ones. Kurt gently put his hands on her shoulders and she abruptly stopped, looking up into his eyes fearfully.
"Marian, please tell me! I don't vant you to hurt yourself..." He was calm, collected. She seemed to calm a little, but not much.
"I... I'm no good!" she yelled, starting to cry. "I'm bad! I'm no good! That's why I did it! That's why I cut myself!" Kurt gaped, awkwardly taking her into a hug to let her cry. She held onto him and hugged and sobbed for a while. They just sat like that, him sitting and hugging her while she sobbed. Then, she slowed and stopped.
When he was sure she was better, he pulled her back again. Her face was strained, but she seemed at peace. "Marian... who told you zeez sings?" he asked, his voice soft and full of pain for his new friend. She gave a soft sob, not looking into his eyes.
"M-my momma and daddy..."
A/N: *gasp* Manic-depressive!? Uh oh! What does that mean?? LOL. I love to try to make things suspenseful. I know, it was short, but I'm sorry. I just wanted to get the next chapter up for today and so I wrote one really quick. I hope you keep reading (Nari, I'm beginning to believe that you're the only one reading in the first place T_T). Toodles!