" Good. Now back to the matter at hand. Cassandra's mind is getting close to over flowed, much like Rogue's must be, but it has somehow come up with a way to organize everything and separate it into it's different particles, throwing away what is considered unneeded or unwanted."

" They why is she still having nightmares?" Storm questioned.

" The mind is a funny thing. It recalls and suppresses our strongest memories. For most of the people Cassandra has turned into, the strongest memories are nightmares, including herself.

" That explains a lot. Any clue how many people she's turned into?"

" No. But she has a t least three family member's in her head, including her aunt, father and another unnamed male figure I only got a quick glimpse at before I was shunted out completely."

" Well this certainly has been educational." Storm muttered after a few minutes of silence.

" I hope Cassandra feels the same way. You can come out now." I appeared, looking and feeling very sheepish.

" Sorry professor. I wanted to know what you were saying."

" I understand Cassandra." I thought for a moment then looked up at the old man happily.

" Call me Matrix. I understand that joke now." I chuckled twice and looked up at the old man. He and everyone else in the room were perplexed but didn't say anything.

" Have you had any contact with a mutant with any telepathic abilities?" Xavier asked cautiously, not sure how I would react.

" Just Gramps. He wasn't very strong though." I shrugged and shuffled my see-through feet.

" That's all I wanted to know. Good night Matrix." I smiled once and then drifted slowly through the floorboards, trying to remember how it felt. Gramps would love to know the next time I visited him.

" Hey Matrix." Rogue called in passing the next day. John just happened to drop into the seat next to me then.

" Matrix?" He questioned, the light in his eyes shining with mirth as if it was the stupidest thing he had ever heard.

" Yeah, it's my name. Listen John, I need to talk to you." I stood up, grabbed my bag and walked down the hall into the deserted game room. I didn't know if John had followed me or not until I turned around.

" What's up sweetie?" John took a step forward and I took one back.

" I think we need to see other people." The change from John to Pyro was instantaneous and I didn't have a chance. I kept consciousness this time and stumbled into my next class just a tad late. I left a nice bruise on my face to make my story convincing. I fell down the stairs, head over heels. If only I had been smart enough to break up with him in public.

John continued to act as if we were going out, putting his arm around my waist and kissing me. I was too scared to do anything about it. 'What have I gotten myself into?… Again?'

'This so isn't helping.'

" And if you move that over there we'll be good." The girl's voice came out cheerful and preppy, exactly how she acted. Cassandra gritted her teeth and pushed through the doors.

" Oh Cassandra, so lovely to see you." The girl taunted. Cassandra grimaced in her direction then ran smack-dab into a football player she hadn't seen a half-second before.

" Sorry." She muttered, trying to get around her daily tormentors.

" It's okay sweetheart. I know you like it rough." Cassandra's head cracked against the wall as she was swung into it. The crowd that gathered started laughing at her predicament.

'Don't change, don't change, don't change…' Cassandra did the next best thing. The football player, who turned out to be the schools number one quarterback, hadn't removed his hands from her upper arms. Cassandra grinned then brought her knee up between his legs. 'Dummy didn't wear a cup.' She thought maliciously as he toppled over wheezing.

The people around her were looking angrier by the minute. Reaching into her backpack, Cassandra pulled out a stun gun she had borrowed from a 'friend' a few years back.

" Now get the hell away from me." The brunette brandished it in front of her as a weapon, stunning the first person to try and touch her. 'I win, you lose. I LOVE this game.' She thought triumphantly as she made it safely through the day. It was after school that the trouble would start. Again.

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A/N: Sorry for the enormous delay. I've been very lazy. But now that spring break is here, here's another chapter. Yay!