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Toad hugged the wall as he looked around the corner. People ran past the row of lockers, as the bell rang, but Toad didn't budge. He waited, watching her locker. Waiting for her. But she never came. He sighed,

"Man..."

Why did he expect her to return? She hadn't been at school in the last 3 days... But... He missed her...

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Kitty laid on her bed. The bruises finally beginning to fade...

*Knock Knock*

"Honey?" Her mother asked, squeaking the door open slightly.

"Yeah mom?" Kitty whispered. Seeing that her daughter was awake, Mrs. Pryde opened the door the rest of the way.

"I brought you something." She told her daughter, steam lifted off a bowl of soup that laid on a tray in her hands. Kitty sat up, straightening her blankets and the tray was put down her lap.

"Are you feeling better?" Her mother asked, sitting down in chair near her.

"Not really..." Kitty sighed. It wasn't far from the truth, she DID feel horrible... but not in the way her mother meant.

"Kitty, you still have some dark circles under your eyes... Are you having trouble sleeping???" Her mother questioned, worried.

"No mom..." She answered. Adding silently, 'Those aren't from being tired.' Kitty very well disguised the fact she had almost been raped at that party. By apply ALOT of make up, her mother had looked it over as lack of sleep. Kitty lifted the spoon to her mouth, swallowing a small amount of soup. Her mother stood up, and placed her hand on Kitty's forehead for about the fiftieth time that day.

"Mmmm... You still don't have a fever..." She said to herself, then sighed, "Honey I know you haven't been feeling well the last couple of days, but your father thinks maybe tomorrow you should go to school..."

Kitty looked at her Mother, nodding. She already knew couldn't just stay home forever faking sick. Kitty would have to face school one way or another...

"Alright, I'm going to go, but if you need anything I'll be right downstairs." Her mother assured her.

Kitty watched silently as she left, soon changing her gaze to her soup. She was still hungry... Kitty went to pick up the spoon again, but only to have her hand pass straight through it.

"Oh no..." Her hand recoiled into her chest. She thought she had gotten it under control... But was apparently not so, because whenever she wasn't paying attention... She would passed through something... She would 'phase'...

"Or at least that's what Ms. Darkhomle called it..." She thought aloud. Ms. Darkholme ... she was a mutant too... She had turned into this blue thing after explaining to Kitty why she her hand had gone through the glass... And everyone she had met... they were all mutants too... Kitty moaned. This was like an episode of the twilight zone, and she was becoming part of it.

"I hate this... I just want everything to be normal again..." She said softly, picking up the tray and setting down on the floor. She felt so alone...

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"Professor?"

"Yes Ororo?" Professor Xavier asked turning his head to meet the African woman's gaze.

"What will we be doing about this new mutant?" She asked the elder man, while Logan from the corner spoke suddenly,

"Yeah Charles... We need to be movin' quickly... She isn't exactly going to just come to us."

"Yes I know.. but I want to allow this girl some time before we attempt to approach her... She has seen and been through far too much for us to confront her.. yet.."

"So...?" Logan asked impatiently.

"So, I believe we should send Jean to talk to her, as her friend she could do much better explaining to her than anyone else..."

"Hmm." Logan replied.

"After we can establish a trust...we then can discuss her future as an X men with her parents."

"I agree." Storm nodded. Logan crossed his arms,

"Alright, but I say we take more action.. we ain't the only ones who know she's a mutant." He said, then turned and left the room... Xavier rested his chin on his hands... And Ororo asked,

"What is wrong?"

"Mmmm I'm just wondering..." He responded, as his thoughts turned to a blue woman....

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Mystique unceremoniously clicked her nails repeatedly on her desk, as she contemplated to herself about Kitty Pryde. She needed a good plan to get this girl... She suddenly snapped to attention when she felt the room shake slightly and heard a metallic hum...

"Yes?" She asked, as her paper clips began to swirl in the air.

"I see you have found a new mutant..." A deep voice resonated, Mystique nodded,

"Yes, a girl with the power of phasing."

Mystique then changed her from that of Principal Darkholme, to her natural state as the man's voice spoke,

"You must make it your highest priority to recruit her..."

"Yes, I understand Magneto.." Mystique replied, setting down upon her desk.

"Good... I do not want to lose this mutant..." She was reminded. The paper clips hung in the air a moment longer, then fell; and the hum slid into silence. Mystique clicked her nails hard against the wood again, but stopped after a few moments... A smile adorned her face slowly... She had devised a way to bring Kitty into the brotherhood...

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