Kaylith: Wow, Roxy..this fan fic is gonna be reaaaally out of character for me, it's gonna be a bit of a romantic one.

Roxanne: But romance is good! ^_^

Kaylith: Right.......*cough* Sarcasm *cough* Anyway, don't worry readers; there'll be PLENTY of angst! Roxy was pretty much in charge of the Dragon Knight fan fic, so now it's my turn! Angst away!

Roxanne: Angst is good too! ^_^ Hey, Kaylith! You forgot to tell them!

Kaylith: Tell them what?

Roxanne: *whacks* HOW COULD YOU FORGET?!

Kaylith: Ohhh, right.. That... *switches to flat monotone voice* we do not own any of the trademarked characters. I do, however, own Luna. And Roxy over there *jerks thumb in her direction* owns Shihai, Kage, Mizu, and Ian.

Roxanne: There we go! Read and enjoy! ^_^

Kaylith: HEY! That was my line!!!

Roxanne: Heh heh....

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My head is pounding...that was my first thoughts as I opened my eyes. I was in a large room with huge windows that let in the morning light. I looked down at the sheets, they were more elegant than any I've seen...I winced and put my hands to my head. Where am I anyway? I asked myself as I threw my legs over the side of the bed. Not only do I not know where I am, I don't remember anything...not even my name...I thought as I stared out the window. I gasped at my reflection. Slate gray fur covered my body. My eyes were brown, but instead of the normal white that surrounded the iris and pupil mine was a pale yellow. Wha? What's this? I thought as I looked behind me and saw the white tipped gray tail that was hanging out from underneath my silk blue pajama shirt and hung over the matching pants. Even though the door was shut I could hear the random moving about of people as they awoke clearly. This made me realize the gray wolfish ears that stuck out of my long ebony hair. Nervously I clutched something hung around my neck. I looked down to see what it was. It was a golden crescent moon charm hung on thin glittering silver. Then again my hands went back to my forehead as it pounded still harder. The painful blast in my head brought me to my knees. I brought my knees up to my face as my arms wrapped protectively around. Where am I? What am I? The questions spun to my head as I sat. Another pound in my head caused me to cry out.

BAMF!

I looked up at the sudden sound and smell of brimstone and before my confused eyes stood a blue-furred teenage boy.

"You alvright?" he asked in a thick German accent.

I said nothing, only hid my face again. I had no memories whatsoever and was in a place that I had never seen before; you couldn't expect me to be very talkative.

"Well, c'mon, you need to see the Professor..." he said as he gently pulled me to my feet. "Oh, by te vay, the name's Kurt!" he said as he smiled impishly. "Vhat's yours?"

I shook my head. "I...I don't know............."

"Vhell, don't vorry, the Professor will have you right as rain in a jiffy!" he said as he grabbed my hand.

BAMF!

I blinked my eyes. We were somewhere entirely new. It was a large and professional looking office. "H-how did you....?" I asked in surprise.

"It's nothin' for the amazing Nightcrawler!" he said with a wink.

I just stared blankly at him.

"Ahem...Right..." he said as he led me to the large oak desk in the middle of the room. The black office chair that had been facing the wall spun around, revealing a bald, somewhat elderly gentleman, with sharp eyebrows like a hawks. His eyes gave you the feeling of a very deep intelligence that missed nothing.

"Welcome Kurt and Tori." he said as he nodded to both of us.

"H-how do you know my name, I didn't even remember it!" I asked.

"I'm a mutant as well, and I have the ability to tap into people's thoughts- telepathy. I brought you here so you can learn to harness and improve the powers you posses as a mutant. You have no memories of being brought here, do you?"

I shook my head and looked at the floor. "Powers? I didn't even know I had any." I muttered quietly.

"Well, in time...Kurt? Would you like to show her around? And perhaps help her pick out a code name?"

"Oh, you bet Professor!" Kurt said, a bit too enthusiastically it seemed.

Five minutes later we were exploring the halls of the Institute.

"So, vhat do ya want for a code name Tori?" Kurt asked as we walked.

"Code name?"

"You know, a cool title/nickname to go by. Ve usually have one's related to our mutant power. Mine's The Amazing Nightcrawler!"

"Yeah, you crawl around at night, but I don't know about the "amazing" part!" came a voice from behind.

Kurt wheeled around.

"Shihai! Come meet the new girl, Tori!" He said with a wave, ignoring the insult.

"Hi there Tori! Has blue-boy here been bugging you enough?" she said with wink. She was about Kurt's age. Her long brunette hair was put up sailor- moon style with two red ribbons. On each cheek was a red swirl that was like some kind of birthmark, making her mutant identity obvious. More markings of different colors could be seen also. Her blue eyes shimmered with amusement as she poked fun at Kurt.

"Have not!" Kurt said defensibly. "I was just trying to help her pick a code name!"

"Right." She said as she crossed her arms and leaned against the wall.

"Erm, how 'bout Shadow?" Kurt suggested.

"Nah, that's already taken Kurt; SHADOW Cat, remember?" Shihai disagreed as she shook her head.

"Do I have to have one?" I asked quietly. You see, I'm not exactly the best decision maker in the world.."

"Luna. I think it should be Luna..." said a barely audible male voice from the corner of the hall. He stepped forward, out of the deep shadows, revealing his almost graphite colored skin. There were black birthmark- like markings nearly covering his skin. His right eye was a dull gray, the other a deep black-blue. He wiped his short somewhat spiky raven colored hair out of his face and walked away down the hall; a sword clanking at his side with each step.

"W-who was that?!" I asked in surprise.

"Oh, that's just Oniisan-no-baka...." Shihai said.

"Huh?"

"Oh, sorry.I guess you don't speak Japanese, do you? He's my older brother; we're from Japan. His name's Kage."

"Oh."

"THAT'S PERFECT!" Kurt yelled, almost out of nowhere.

"What's perfect?" Shihai and I asked in unison.

"LUNA! THAT'S A PERFECT CODE NAME FOR YOU!" Kurt said quickly due to his excitement.

"Umm....sure..." I agreed, not wanting to dampen Kurt's excitement.

"Yeah, Luna does seem to fit," Shihai agreed genuinely.

And so, Luna became my code name with the X-Men.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Roxanne: KAGE-SAN! Kaylith: You love him. Roxanne: He's my favorite creation! Random Made-ups: (Including Kune from Karasu Byouki) What about us? Kune: Yeah, you said I was your favorite a couple of days ago! Roxanne: *Glomps Kage* Kage: ...Wait until the next chapter.