Chapter 2 : Nice To Meet You...NOT!
Date: June 6, 2003
A/N: Yah, I just couldn't wait until I got more reviews. I just wanted to get this chapter out of the way. .
DISCLAIMER: I don't own X-Men. Wish I did though...Whoever thought of it was a GENIUS! I envy him....All characters, except the originals, are mine. I made them up.
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Kalli smiled as realized how quickly she made friends with most of the mutants. Her smile grew slightly bigger when she remembered meeting Logan for the first time. It definitely was an interesting encounter...
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Kitty, Rogue, and Kalli entered the game room, where fellow mutants went to chill out and have fun. There were people on the foosball, pool, and air hockey tables. Some people were also on the couch playing a video game, what looked like the new Mortal Kombat for PlayStation2.
"Hey, Kurt!" hollered Rogue. A boy seated in front of the television looked up. "Get over here!"
"Vokay...Hold on a vinute!" the boy turned back to the television. "HEY! No fair!! UGH! Take vhat! Feel the wrath of Scorpion! HAHA H-- Aww, you guys suck!" He stood up and gave someone else his remote and made his way over to the girls.
Kalli got a chance to look the boy over. Then did a double-take. The boy was covered with blue fur, had black hair, and a tail.
"Kurt, we want you to meet our new friend, Kalli," stated Kitty. Kurt looked at her and smiled.
"Nice to veet you," said the boy in a German accent. He extended his hand, and Kalli noticed he had three fingers, but shook his hand anyway. "So, vhat sort of powers vo you have?"
Kalli stared at him, trying to understand what he just said. "Oh! I can turn invisible and climb, or scale, walls or ceilings,"
Kurt's smile broadened. "Really? Vhat is interesting. I can disappear out of thin air and reappear somewhere else. Vhough, I end up somevhere else besides vhere I vant to be."
"That reminds me, I didn't ask what you guys' powers are." Kalli said to Rogue and Kitty.
"I can walk through solid objects," said Kitty.
"And I can absorb other people's energy, or a mutant's power, for a short period of time with my bare skin," replied Rogue, her eyes drifting towards the door. "I barely have control over my power, so that's why I wear these gloves all the time."
Kalli noticed something hanging around Rogue's neck. "What are those?" Rogue looked at her and she pointed.
"Oh, these..." she lifted it up, and they looked like dog tags. A sad expression came over Rogue's face. "They're Logan's. He gave them to me before he left..."
"Logan?"
"Eh..Wolverine. The last thing he said to me was 'I'll be back for this'. It's been almost year,"
There was an awkward silence before Kurt spoke up. "So, vanyone for a game of pool? Vhe table is free,"
"Yeah, definitely!" replied Kitty. She grabbed Rogue's gloved hand and followed Kurt over to the table. Kalli stood where she was.
"Kalli, vould you like to join us?" asked Kurt, starting to chalk his cue stick.
"Can I take a rein-check? I'd like to explore a little more," Kalli replied.
"Sure," Rogue answered.
'Man, this school sure is big!' Kalli thought. She continued walking through a hall when she came to, what looked like, the lobby. She stopped just short of the staircase and looked at the door. For some strange reason, she had the sudden urge to flee from the mansion. Kalli shook the thought from her head and looked at a wall across the room. A grin spread across her face as another thought struck her.
Kalli ran full speed towards it and jumped. Her hands and feet stuck to the wall. She laughed at her success. 'Kalli the human spider! I could be the next Spider-Man...Yay me!' She started to climb to her left, heading back to the game room, when the front door opened. She stopped in her tracks and started to panic for a second. When she came back to senses she turned invisible, just as a man entered the lobby. 'Shit, Kalli! Just stay cool..don't panic.'
The man closed the door and headed towards the staircase, but paused halfway and dropped whatever he was holding. "I know you're in here. I can smell you." SNIKT, SNIKT! Claws came out of his knuckles. "Won't you come out where I can see you then kick your ass!"
Kalli started to really panic, but she continued to climb sideways towards the game room. She made one false move, and a picture frame fell from the wall. The man turned towards the noise. 'Shit! Smooth move, Kal...'
"Come out, come out, wherever you are..." the man taunted.
Kalli grimaced and bit her lip as she climbed down from the wall, and stood up, then letting her invisibility down. "Sorry."
The man looked at her, in disbelief. "Why, you're nothing but a little girl!" Kalli looked at him angrily at that remark and bit her lip as she fought to control her anger. "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
"It's none of your damn business who I am." replied Kalli through gritted teeth, still trying to stay calm.
The man glared at her. "It is very well MY business. You could be someone trying to attack the students."
Kalli started hearing footsteps coming towards them. She continued to glare at the man.
"Logan!" cried a voice. Kalli looked and saw Rogue running over to him.
"Hey, kid." the man replied, still glaring back Kalli.
"Why do you have your claws out?" Rogue looked up at him and followed his gaze. "Oh, hey, Kalli! I was looking for you." She noticed her glare and looked at Logan. "What's this? What's goin' on? What's happening?"
Logan blinked and gave Rogue a quizzical look. "You know this person?" Rogue nodded.
"Yah. She's a new student. She just got here this mornin'." Logan blinked again and snorted, which turned into a laugh.
Kalli sighed impatiently. "What is so funny?"
Logan retracted his claws. "I am so STUPID!"
"Heh...I'll believe it." Kalli muttered.
"Sorry for the mishap. I guess I missed a lot out of things goin' on here. Glad I'm back, though," replied Logan. He looked at the annoyed looking girl and smiled a little bit. "Truce?" He held out his hand.
Kalli looked at it for a minute, then back at him. She hadn't noticed before, but Logan was kinda cute. Kalli had always liked the rugged-outdoorsy/tough guys. She smiled, dropping the pissed expression, and shook his hand. "Truce." Now it seemed her life at the mansion is just going to get more interesting.
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A/N: Things certainly are going to get interesting...in the next chapter. Maybe a little romance? By the way, have anyone noticed a line I used from Will And Grace? Yeah, it's one of Karen's lines throughout the show. She's a such a sweet character! ^___~