Chapter 3 : Runaway
Date: June 25, 2003
A/N: Uhmmm....yeah. I take it this story isn't that popular. LOL. Oh well. Ah'm just writing this just for the fun of it; becuase I want to. Ah'm gunna work on a better summary. Could ya try to help meh out on that, Skittles?
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 crossed her arms for warmth as a breeze picked up. "Kalli?" a male's voice said behind her. Kalli turned, and saw Kurt walked towards her, holding a blanket. He handed it to her. Kalli smiled at him as she took it from him. "Vhat are you doing out here?"
Kalli wrapped the blanket around her shoulders and looked up at the star-filled sky as Kurt stood beside her. "Reflecting on the day. So eventful...so many interesting people I've met." Kurt sat on the stone ledge facing her.
"Vhat vas it like? Back vhere you lived, I mean." Kalli looked at him.
"In Kentucky?" Kurt nodded and she rolled her eyes. "Very boring. Nothing interesting ever happened. The people were annoying with their annoying country and hip-hop music crap. Glad I'm outta that hell hole... I'm glad I ran away..."
"Vhat other reason made you run away? Vat couldn't have been the only reason."
"You're right...There is another reason," Kalli said, her voice suddenly turning harsh. "But I don't want to get into that. Not now. I don't know you all that well."
Kurt looked at her with a confused gaze, but dropped it as he changed the subject. "So, vhat are some things you like avout the school?"
"What is this, 20 Questions?" Kalli said, jokingly. She laughed. "All the interesting people. There's always something to do here. Plus, I heard something about a 'danger room'. What's that about?" She stared at him with a raised eyebrow.
Kurt smiled. "The Danger Room! It is a room vhere ve practice controlling our powers."
"Sounds cool. Have you ever been in the Danger Room?" asked Kalli. Another breeze blew by and Kalli wrapped the blanket tighter.
"Only once. And it vas by accident. I, uh...Caused a little bit of chaos..." he looked down at his hands, a smile creeping onto his face. Kalli giggled, making him look back up.
"Sorry..." She coughed, trying to cover her little laughing spell, but a small smile remained. She looked back up at the sky. Kurt could see the moon reflect off Kalli's eyes. Those stormy grey pools of mystery.And he also noticed how her raven black hair flowed down her back gracefully. And it seemed to frame her face quite perfectly.
"You know..." Kurt started, his eyes dropping.
"Kalli, Kurt," Kalli turned and saw Jean standing in the doorway. "Lights out in ten minutes."
"Okay, Jean," Kalli said. Jean smiled at the both of them, turned, and left. Kalli turned back to Kurt. "What were you going to say?"
Kurt shook his head. "Nevermind," He jumped back onto the balcony. "I'm gonna go to bed now," Kurt walked past her, Kalli turned to watch him go. He paused and looked over his shoulder. Kalli gave him a smile.
"Good night, Kurt,"
Kurt smiled. "Good night," He walked off inside. Kalli sighed and turned back to look up at the sky, unknown to her that Kurt turned around again to look at her. He sighed to himself and made his way to his room.
Kalli looked out over the garden, past the gates. She had another one of those urges to runaway. She shook her head and headed back inside the mansion, closing the door to the balcony.
As Kurt layed his head on the pillow and put his hands behind his head, he could not help but think about Kalli. 'She seemed so angry when I asked about why she ran away. No one talks like that, unless they've lived a hard life. Could it have possibly been THAT bad?' Kurt sighed. "Whatever the reason, I'm sure once she gets to know me more, she'll be able to tell me. The reason for what brought her here. Besides her mutations, I mean." His eyelids began to get heavy as slept crept over him.
Kalli rolled over on her side, facing Kitty and Rogue's beds. She watched them sleep. Her eyes furrowed in frustration. She couldn't seem to get to sleep. Kalli snorted angrily as she rolled onto back, staring at the ceiling. She stretched her arms above her head. She started to grow restless. She missed her dog, Idget. He always slept at the foot of her bed and kept her company. It was strange without his presence. She yawned, her eyes finally closing as she drifted off to sleep.
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Kalli woke up, her face pressed against something slightly rough. She groaned and opened her eyes and lifted her head just an inch. She noticed the bluish-green carpeting. Kalli groaned as she sat up. She yawned and scratched her head, looking around. Rogue was putting on a shirt and Kitty just came in the room with a towel wrapped around her head.
"What happened?" Kalli grumbled sleepily. Kitty giggled as she noticed her sitting in the floor.
"You fell off your bed sometime last night. I remember waking up partially to a thud." Kitty said, unwrapping the towel. "Do you need a shower? There's enough hot water left. And if you need an outfit, feel free to go through our closets."
Kalli got up and stared at them. Rogue turned, and pointed. "The bathroom's over there, sweety," Kalli walked over to where she pointed and closed the door shut behind her.
She stared at her reflection in the mirror. Her hair was all ruffled and sticking out at one point. She snorted then turned to the shower and turned the knob on hot. Kalli undressed out of her sweats and tank top and got in, pulling the curtain shut. She stood in the shower, with the water beating down on her back for a minute then started to cleanse herself. She reached for the Head and Shoulders already in there and rathered it in her hair, then rinsing it off. Kalli stood in the shower until the water started getting cold, then shut it off.
Yanking the curtain open, she grabbed a towel off the rack next to the shower and dried herself off. She stepped out of the shower, and wiped the mist off the mirror, and stared at herself. She looked woken up a little bit, though there was a hint of those bags under her eyes. She sighed and opened the bathroom door.
"Here, hon," Rogue said. Kalli looked up and saw her holding a pair of jeans and black shirt and a pair of socks. "I reckon you wear my size," Kalli took them from her and started to dress. She went over to the full-length mirror to examain herself. The jeans were hiphuggers and the black shirt turned out to have a v-neck that showed off a bit of cleavage. She wasn't quite used to girly clothes that showed off anything. Kalli looked back at Rogue with a cocked eyebrow. Rogue just shrugged and looked at herself in the full-length mirror.. Kalli sighed.
"Yeah...I don't think I've ever worn these type of clothes before...Now I know why," she said outloud. She slipped on her sneakers.
Once, she and Rogue got done getting ready, they headed downstairs for breakfast. Kalli was still fretting over her choice of outfit. She sighed hopelessly as they entered the dining room. Rogue led her over to one side of the table and Kalli followed suit as Rogue planted herself in a chair next to Kitty.
"I'm starving!" Kalli exclaimed. She lifted a silver cover over a plate, and found bacon. She started piling pieces onto her plate.
"Vould you like some eggs?" asked a voice. Kalli looked up and saw Kurt sitting across from her, holding a plate out to her. Kalli smiled.
"Ooh yeah!" Kalli scrapped some eggs onto her plate. "Where's the syrup?"
Rogue looked at her funny. "You put syrup on your eggs and bacon?" Kalli nodded.
"Yeah...eggs are always dry when they're cooked and the syrup makes the bacon sweeter." she explined. Rogue was still staring at her, but shrugged in acknowlegment.
"Here you go," said a gruff voice. Kalli looked over and saw Logan handing her the syrup bottle. She took it from him, and started pouring it on. Logan, Rogue, Kurt, and Kitty were all staring at her as she did this. Logan shook his head. "Whatever you're used to, I guess..."
"So, vhat classes are you taking, Kalli?" Kurt asked. Kalli looked up in surprise with a cocked eyebrow.
"Classes? Uhh..I don't know.." she shrugged.
"Kalli," She looked and saw the Professor wheeling his way over to the table. "Can I see you for a minute?"
Kalli looked across at Kurt, who shrugged, and got up and followed Professor X out of the room. "What's up, Prof?"
"I do find it amazing, how you make friends so quickly. And you've certainly caught the attention of some people. Well, it seems that you have a visitor in the lobby," the Professor said. He smiled kindly.
'A visitor?! No one knows I'm here!' Kalli wondered, but followed Professor Xanvier out to the lobby. When they made it to the side of the master staircase, Kalli noticed a girl with red hair, staring up at the portraits on the walls, holding onto a leash with a grey-ish black dog on the other end. Kalli started to fidget. 'It couldn't be...could it?'
The dog got up and turned around when it sensed their presence in the room, and starting wagging its tail when it reconized Kalli. The red-head turned also. Kalli gasped. "Hanna?!" The other girl's smile met her gorgeous blue eyes.
"Hey, Kay!" exclaimed the red-head. She strided her way over to Kalli. And Kalli looked down at the dog. She gasped.
"IDGET! Aww, I missed my baby," she got down on her knees and hugged her wolfish companion, continuing the baby-talk. She kissed the top of its head and allowed the dog to lick-wash her face. She looked up at Hanna. "How'd you find me here?"
"Well..." Hanna said, shifting her weight uncomfortly onto her other leg, "I realized you were here when I stopped by you house and your dad said you ran away,"
Kalli stood up and stared at her. "What were you doing at my house?"
She sighed. "About a week after word spread through the school about you, I had started getting funny urges and pains in my eyes...then the next thing I know, I can see-through objects. I needed advise on what to do, seeing how you've been through the complications longer,"
Kalli stared at her. "Don't tell me...you're-"
"A mutant, too," Hanna finished for her, nodding.
"I don't mean to interrupt, ladies," Prof spoke up. They turned and faced him. "But I think it would be best if you had some breakfast, you've got a big day ahead of both of you,"
"What about Idget?" Kalli asked, gesturing towards the wolf-dog.
Prof looked at her in thought. "I'll have Logan find something for him." Kalli and Hanna exchanged grins, as Hanna handed Idget's leash to Kalli. The Profeesor wheeled around and the girl's followed him back into the dining room.
"What are you wearing?! Are you wearing girly clothes?!" Hanna mazed.
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A/N: What do you guys think? Haven't you noticed, that this chapter is longer than the others? Cool, huh? Well, sorry for the long delay. I got preoccupied with something else, but I think the break helped me by giving meh the inspiration to finish this...or whatever. ^__^