Disclaimer: Same as always.
A/N: I am so, so very sorry that this took so long. I have been staying up long hours to do school. I've been really stressed and when I write when I'm stressed I usually end up hurting or killing a character. I knew you wouldn't want that and neither would I. Anyway, this is the end. The very last chapter. It didn't end like I had planned or wanted, but it seemed to fit okay. I hope I don't disappoint you with the end. Thanks for reading and thanks so much Alia G. L for keeping this story alive.
Chapter 14
The Beginning of a New Year
Professor Xavier's den in his mansion was full of people. There were most of his students, plus Rich and his friends, along with Luke, Kari and one of their Professors, Jordan Huffer. He had been standing in the background watching his mutants work.
Everyone seemed quite happy. Katy was happy to be reunited with all of her friends as were Rich and the others. They talked with Professor Jordan about moving to his place for a while and the Professor readily agreed. Their place was in a small town north of Washing D.C. The mutants had agreed to leave in about one week. That would give them enough time deal with all the paper work and such that needed to be dealt with.
"I don't know about all of you, but I'm exhausted." Scott said as he laughed with his friends.
"Oh come on, you have to stay up to watch the New Year come in." Jean said.
Scott shook his head. "I can barely keep my eyes open."
"Neither can I." Joanne spoke up.
"It has been a busy day." Rich added as he massaged the tense muscles in his neck.
"I suppose we'll all be going to bed early." Kyle said.
Matt nodded. "What about you, Katy?" He asked, as he looked her.
Katy was only half listening to the conversation. She was watching Alicia and Aaron play a game of checkers. They were not even playing by the rules, but it didn't matter. They were smiling and laughing. The last time Katy had seen Alicia this happy was before Megan had died.
Matt followed Katy's gaze and smiled. "They really missed each other." He stated matter-of-factly.
Katy nodded. "Yes, they did." She looked back towards her friends. "It's great to be together again. It has been a really hard few months."
Rich and the others nodded. "But we've made it through." Rich said. "We did it together."
"So how did it feel to be able to have your glasses off today?" Kari asked Katy.
Katy looked at her and smiled. "It felt really different. It has been almost ten years since I had them off and I was able to see clearly for once."
Scott looked at Katy. "Wow, ten years?"
Katy nodded. "What about you?"
"Well, three times now since I have had my mutation, I have been able to see normally. One time I almost lost my power forever." Scott replied.
"Really?" Matt questioned.
"Yes, it's a long story, but in the end, I realized my power is not a curse and I wouldn't give it up for anything." Scott concluded.
Katy nodded. "Yeah, it was nice to be able to not have to wear glasses over my eyes though."
"I know the feeling Katy." Scott said.
"We'll I'm going off to bed." Kyle said suddenly as he stood.
"Yes, I think that will be a good idea for all of us." Katy replied as she stood as well. "Come on Alicia, Aaron. Let's get you two to bed."
"Aw, do we have to?" Aaron complained.
"Yeah, just a little longer." Alicia added.
"No, it is late. You must get some rest." Katy replied as she bent over to pick Alicia up.
Alicia and Aaron sighed, but agreed. Katy took Alicia into her bedroom and tucked her in. She yawned as she exited the room, softly closing the door behind her. As she turned around, she noticed Matt leaning against the wall waiting for her.
"Is Aaron asleep?" Katy asked.
Matt nodded. "Yes, Rich put him to bed."
"Good. Everyone seems pretty excited about moving to D.C." She said softly as she began to walk down the hallway towards the den.
Matt nodded. "Yes, everyone seems okay about it. I'm surprised at how well Aaron and Alicia took the news."
Katy nodded. Professor Xavier and a few others were still in the den so she and Matt walked outside to talk in private.
"What about you?" Matt asked Katy. "Are you okay?"
Katy shrugged and looked at him. "Why wouldn't I be? Our friends are reunited and soon we will be out on a new adventure."
Matt looked at her. He saw past the mask that she had put over her face to hide her fears. He saw the pain in her eyes as she said they were back together. He knew that since Megan and the Professor had died, they would not truly be together. She had tried to hide the pain on her face that that thought still caused.
Matt also saw the fear in her face. The fear of a moving to a different place once again. Moving from place to place was hard on them all. Matt knew that the students looked up to Katy and trusted her judgment. A lot of weight had been pressed on her and Rich since the Professor death. Matt knew that stress lay heavily on her shoulders.
"You didn't answer my question. How are you feeling about everything?" Matt pressed.
Katy smiled slightly, knowing she could tell him how she really felt. "Well, I wish the Professor was here to handle everything and part of me wished we wouldn't move. But I do think it will be good for us all to learn how to coexist with humans."
Matt nodded. He looked up at the night sky. It would be a good thing to learn. Perhaps eventually the world would learn to accept mutants and vice versa.
For some time, Matt and Katy stood outside. They talked quietly together enjoying the quiet night.
Suddenly Matt smiled.
"What?" Katy asked.
Matt shook his head, but grinned from ear to ear. "Never mind."
"No, tell me what you are thinking." She said, suspicious of what had brought on his smile. She noticed a slight blush to his cheeks.
"I was just thinking how wonderful it is that the first thing I see in the New Year is your beautiful face." He said with a smile.
Katy blushed. She absent-mindedly looked down at her watch. Indeed, it was the New Year. She reached for his hand and squeezed it tightly. "You are the best Matt."
Matt smiled and placed his arm around her shoulders. He wondered what new adventures would be in store for them in the New Year. He wondered how many new friends they would make. He hoped the year would be filled with much joy and happiness.
Katy snuggled close to Matt. She too was wondering what this New Year would bring. Mutants and humans were beginning to take the first steps to a life a peace. Katy knew that great things would happen this year. It scared her a bit. It was a new adventure, a new journey, but as she leaned closer to Matt, she felt at ease. Her fears drifted away in his protective arms. Whatever this New Year brought, she knew that they would face it together.
A/N: I am so, so very sorry that this took so long. I have been staying up long hours to do school. I've been really stressed and when I write when I'm stressed I usually end up hurting or killing a character. I knew you wouldn't want that and neither would I. Anyway, this is the end. The very last chapter. It didn't end like I had planned or wanted, but it seemed to fit okay. I hope I don't disappoint you with the end. Thanks for reading and thanks so much Alia G. L for keeping this story alive.
Chapter 14
The Beginning of a New Year
Professor Xavier's den in his mansion was full of people. There were most of his students, plus Rich and his friends, along with Luke, Kari and one of their Professors, Jordan Huffer. He had been standing in the background watching his mutants work.
Everyone seemed quite happy. Katy was happy to be reunited with all of her friends as were Rich and the others. They talked with Professor Jordan about moving to his place for a while and the Professor readily agreed. Their place was in a small town north of Washing D.C. The mutants had agreed to leave in about one week. That would give them enough time deal with all the paper work and such that needed to be dealt with.
"I don't know about all of you, but I'm exhausted." Scott said as he laughed with his friends.
"Oh come on, you have to stay up to watch the New Year come in." Jean said.
Scott shook his head. "I can barely keep my eyes open."
"Neither can I." Joanne spoke up.
"It has been a busy day." Rich added as he massaged the tense muscles in his neck.
"I suppose we'll all be going to bed early." Kyle said.
Matt nodded. "What about you, Katy?" He asked, as he looked her.
Katy was only half listening to the conversation. She was watching Alicia and Aaron play a game of checkers. They were not even playing by the rules, but it didn't matter. They were smiling and laughing. The last time Katy had seen Alicia this happy was before Megan had died.
Matt followed Katy's gaze and smiled. "They really missed each other." He stated matter-of-factly.
Katy nodded. "Yes, they did." She looked back towards her friends. "It's great to be together again. It has been a really hard few months."
Rich and the others nodded. "But we've made it through." Rich said. "We did it together."
"So how did it feel to be able to have your glasses off today?" Kari asked Katy.
Katy looked at her and smiled. "It felt really different. It has been almost ten years since I had them off and I was able to see clearly for once."
Scott looked at Katy. "Wow, ten years?"
Katy nodded. "What about you?"
"Well, three times now since I have had my mutation, I have been able to see normally. One time I almost lost my power forever." Scott replied.
"Really?" Matt questioned.
"Yes, it's a long story, but in the end, I realized my power is not a curse and I wouldn't give it up for anything." Scott concluded.
Katy nodded. "Yeah, it was nice to be able to not have to wear glasses over my eyes though."
"I know the feeling Katy." Scott said.
"We'll I'm going off to bed." Kyle said suddenly as he stood.
"Yes, I think that will be a good idea for all of us." Katy replied as she stood as well. "Come on Alicia, Aaron. Let's get you two to bed."
"Aw, do we have to?" Aaron complained.
"Yeah, just a little longer." Alicia added.
"No, it is late. You must get some rest." Katy replied as she bent over to pick Alicia up.
Alicia and Aaron sighed, but agreed. Katy took Alicia into her bedroom and tucked her in. She yawned as she exited the room, softly closing the door behind her. As she turned around, she noticed Matt leaning against the wall waiting for her.
"Is Aaron asleep?" Katy asked.
Matt nodded. "Yes, Rich put him to bed."
"Good. Everyone seems pretty excited about moving to D.C." She said softly as she began to walk down the hallway towards the den.
Matt nodded. "Yes, everyone seems okay about it. I'm surprised at how well Aaron and Alicia took the news."
Katy nodded. Professor Xavier and a few others were still in the den so she and Matt walked outside to talk in private.
"What about you?" Matt asked Katy. "Are you okay?"
Katy shrugged and looked at him. "Why wouldn't I be? Our friends are reunited and soon we will be out on a new adventure."
Matt looked at her. He saw past the mask that she had put over her face to hide her fears. He saw the pain in her eyes as she said they were back together. He knew that since Megan and the Professor had died, they would not truly be together. She had tried to hide the pain on her face that that thought still caused.
Matt also saw the fear in her face. The fear of a moving to a different place once again. Moving from place to place was hard on them all. Matt knew that the students looked up to Katy and trusted her judgment. A lot of weight had been pressed on her and Rich since the Professor death. Matt knew that stress lay heavily on her shoulders.
"You didn't answer my question. How are you feeling about everything?" Matt pressed.
Katy smiled slightly, knowing she could tell him how she really felt. "Well, I wish the Professor was here to handle everything and part of me wished we wouldn't move. But I do think it will be good for us all to learn how to coexist with humans."
Matt nodded. He looked up at the night sky. It would be a good thing to learn. Perhaps eventually the world would learn to accept mutants and vice versa.
For some time, Matt and Katy stood outside. They talked quietly together enjoying the quiet night.
Suddenly Matt smiled.
"What?" Katy asked.
Matt shook his head, but grinned from ear to ear. "Never mind."
"No, tell me what you are thinking." She said, suspicious of what had brought on his smile. She noticed a slight blush to his cheeks.
"I was just thinking how wonderful it is that the first thing I see in the New Year is your beautiful face." He said with a smile.
Katy blushed. She absent-mindedly looked down at her watch. Indeed, it was the New Year. She reached for his hand and squeezed it tightly. "You are the best Matt."
Matt smiled and placed his arm around her shoulders. He wondered what new adventures would be in store for them in the New Year. He wondered how many new friends they would make. He hoped the year would be filled with much joy and happiness.
Katy snuggled close to Matt. She too was wondering what this New Year would bring. Mutants and humans were beginning to take the first steps to a life a peace. Katy knew that great things would happen this year. It scared her a bit. It was a new adventure, a new journey, but as she leaned closer to Matt, she felt at ease. Her fears drifted away in his protective arms. Whatever this New Year brought, she knew that they would face it together.