The Truth Hurts

Chapter IX:  Unfolding

By:  Michelle

Kurt woke up the next morning to find himself still in Ororo's bed.  I didn't realize I fell asleep.  He rubbed his eyes to see a light coming from the bathroom.  There he saw an angel fixing her hair. 

Ororo twisted her long white hair up and pinned it up with a large hair clip.  She turned around to see him staring at her. She knew exactly what he was thinking. "You seemed so peaceful last night.  I didn't have the heart to wake you."  She walked over to him and kissed him sweetly on the lips.  "Good morning.  How are you feeling?"

"Better."  Kurt smiled.  "A lot better."  I definitely could get use to sleeping in here.  He gazed into her blue eyes.  "How about you?" 

"I'm fine."  Ororo smiled and gave him another kiss.  "Classes start in less than an hour.  I got you another change of clothes.  You can bathe in my bathroom.  Then, we can get your paperwork and head to class."

"Sounds like a plan."

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Senator Graydon Creed worked competently at his desk at his speech in favor of the Mutant Registration Act on Friday.  Today was Thursday.  He had no time to spare.

"Excuse me, Senator Creed."  His secretary walked him the room holding a large mailing envelope. 

Graydon pulled off his glasses and put pressure on his forehead.  "What is it, Mrs. Johnson?  Can't you see I'm busy?"

"Sorry, Sir."  She apologized.  "But, this came for you."

Graydon sighed and took the envelope from her.  It had no labels on it at all.  "Who gave this to you?"

"Senator Kelly."  She answered.  "He said you should open it immediately."

  "Thank you Mrs. Johnson.  You may leave now."  He hated Senator Kelly for changing his mind on the Registaration Act.  What he hell was he sending him this shit for?

Graydon looked over the envelope carefully before he opened it.  He carefully slid the papers out of it.  He couldn't believe what he was seeing. 

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Logan walked outside and sat on the steps next to Remy.  "Got a light."

Remy pulled out his lighter and lit the end of Logan's cigar.  Then, he took a drag on his cigarette.  "What you doin' out here?  Don't you have a class to teach?"

"I still have a few minutes before class starts."  Logan shrugged.  He taught shop and P.E. to help out Xavier while Scott was gone.  Teaching to him was actually playing and goofing off with the students.  He had no complaints.  Plus, he had nothing else better to do all day.  "What the hell was going on between you and Bobby last night?"

Remy tapped his cigarette and turned to Logan.  "Bobby jealous of Remy."

"I have the feeling I know the reason."  He answered.  Rogue.  "Let me put it this way.  If you, or Bobby, do anything to hurt her, I will personally remove all appendages from you body starting with the shortest. [1]  Got it."

"Remy's not afraid of you."

Snikt 

"You better be."

Remy's cigarette dropped from his mouth as he looked down. 

Logan retracted his claws and put out his cigar in his hand.  Reacted with more control than Bobby.  He stood up and looked down at Remy.  "Get up and make yourself useful."

"What ya mean?"  Remy looked up him confused.  He wasn't a student.  He just lived here.  Rogue, being one reason.

"Just come on."  Logan pulled him to his feet.  "Or we'll be late for my class."

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"Damn Rogue."  Piotr said as he fought her in arm wresting.  "Who did you touch to get this strong?"

"What's the matter, Colossus?"  Bobby added in.  "Afraid she might beat you."

"No."  Piotr turned his body into steel as he battled Rogue. 

Rogue smiled as she slowly, but surely pulled Piotr's arm down touching the table.  "Yes."  She turned and high-fived Bobby with her gloved hand.

Piotr flexed his muscles.  Was he loosing it?  No he was just as strong as before.  Rogue must have gotten stronger.  It didn't matter.  He didn't impress Kitty.

"Alright class. Enough games."  Ororo said as she walked in her History class.  "Time to get started with today's lesson."

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Sabretooth looked around the room.  Magneto.  Pyro.   "Where's Mystique?"

 "She's already begun her mission."  Magneto replied moving a chair across the room so his other associate could sit. 

Pyro flipped open and close his lighter.  "What is our mission?"

"Your first mission, Pyro."  Magneto began and used his power to take the lighter from him.  "Is to stop playing with this ridiculous lighter while I'm talking?"

Sabretooth growled with agreement. 

"Professor Xavier will no doubt be at the debate tomorrow."  Magneto smiled.  "Leaving his school less defendable for your mission."

"What are we after?" 

"It's not what you're after?"  Magneto replied.  "It's who."  He pulled out a collar from his desk. 

"What's that for?"  Pyro asked as Magneto handed the collar to Sabretooth.

Sabretooth's eyes widen.  He knew exactly what it was for.  "It's a shock collar."  He turned it in his hands.  "It controls a mutant from using its powers."

"You will need for the mutant you're after.  He's quite powerful." 

'How powerful?"

Magneto looked over at Sabretooth.  "Surely you heard of the attack on the president months back."

"Have fun."  Pyro smiled.  He knew exactly who his leader was talking about.

"Don't laugh so soon Pyro."  Magneto added in.  "And don't touch the mutant you're after."

Pyro's smiled changed into a docile expression.  "You're kidding right."

"No."  Magneto opened a metal door to the right of the room revealing a suit.  "Perhaps you should wear this for protection.  It's far better than this lighter."


[1] Line from Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.