Tourniquet by Evanescence

Once Angel was in front of all the kids, she looked toward the line, her face written with attitude. She took a deep breath and opened her mouth, an unearthly, Aeolian moan escaped into the air but the volume brought the Hoods to their knees with their hands covering their ears, though their eardrums were probably long gone. The metal of the jet bent under the pressure. Professor Xavier fought to keep the sound waves from bouncing off the jet and hitting the kids because even he was not expecting what came.

When she stopped, the kids ran past her unto the jet without a look toward her.

I'm just like them, she thought. She felt half in angst of the fact, half in relief that it was out.

Angel followed the kids, passing by the people still holding their ears. One pulled back his hand, revealing blood that had come out of his ears. She left them without a single thought.

The jet was crowded so Requel found a spot on the floor, next to Kurt.

"Wait, there are still more!" Bobby cried as the jet lifted. "We can't. The jet's already holding as much as it can," Ororo said as she piloted the jet higher. "They'll find another way," the Professor said calmly. "They're already going to the garage."

Requel looked around but didn't see Logan or Scott. She caught sight of Professor Xavier; he was smiling knowingly to her. She looked down, never wanting to make eye contact with that man again.

"That vas very brave of you." Requel looked fully at Kurt and gave him a puzzled look, as if she hadn't heard. "That vas very brave of you." He was sitting in a seat. She had time to look at him now. Nothing else was popping up this time. She noticed the blue skin, the yellow eyes, the fangs and the curiously curved ears.

He noticed her craning her neck to see his ears and became self-conscious. His shoulders came up and he looked out the window.

Requel wanted to explain but didn't know how. She tapped his knee once with her elbow and pulled her hair behind her ear. The ear was bigger and cone-like, like a cat's only without hair.

She brushed her hair back across her face, covering her ear. She wrapped her hands around her bent knee, keeping her eyes on her lap. Kurt didn't know what to say so he stayed silent, though a smile did peak through.