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Chapter 7
Monday came and a new school week started again for the students and the teachers. Corina was preparing for her poetry class and was planning on reading her one of her favorite poems and helping the class with their current project. She wanted them to take there favorite poems and present them to class along with the reasons they liked it.
Corina stood in front of the class with a pale gray fitted sweater and a pair of black slacks. In her hands, she held a book that was old and worn from years of reading and rereading the contents. She waited for the kids to settle down after the bell rang but she finally had to get their attention. Opening up to a specific page she, began the poetry class. "Ladies and gentleman, please settle down. Today we will be discussing the project I assigned you yesterday and how I expect it to be presented. This poem is called Cat on a Night of Snow and it was written by Elizabeth Coatsworth. This is only part of the poem but it is the section I like the best. 'Outdoors, the wild winds blow, Mistress, and dark is the night, strange voices cry in the trees, intoning strange lore, and more than cats mover, lit by our eyes' green light, on silent feet where the meadow grasses hang hoar- Mistress, there are portents abroad of magic and might, and things are yet to be done. Open the door!' The reason this poem means so much to me is because my mother always read it to me on cold winter nights, especially during snowstorms. It reminds me of her and all that she taught me when I was little." Corina began to stare and clutched her necklace that hung freely from her sweater before she snapped out of her trance. "Anyway class, that is what type of presentation I am expecting of you, except your reasons have to be a little longer then mine. I want you to take your time and display your reasons carefully and, remember, it has to be at least five minutes long. I want you to take this seriously and really think about why your poem means so much to you." A hand shot up from the class in an eager manner. "Yes, Amara?"
"Does it have to be memorized?"
"Yes, it does It just has to be done. If anyone would like help with memorizing, I will be here. I know it can be a pain." The class grumbled at the news that the poem had to be memorized and the extra work of the project. Class went on as usual without much interference but Corina noticed a subtle anxiousness in Pietro's behavior. He seemed to waiting for something to happen and he was just jumpy, even for him. 'What is he up to? Todd doesn't seem to know what is going on but Pietro is definitely waiting for time to pass. That can't be easy for him.' Before she knew it, the bell had rung and the class had emptied. As she began to collect her papers and teaching materials, Tabitha walked by and was talking to Amara. Before she left the room, Tabitha noticed the necklace on Corina's neck for the first time. It was a simple gold medallion with a small sapphire crescent moon and a heart garnet pressed into the gold. It was small but eerily beautiful. Before she could study the necklace any longer, Corina tucked it away from sight underneath her clothing.
The day went by quickly and Corina was surprised about how fast the day seemed to go. As she was preparing to leave for the day, Corina talked with her mentor teacher. The older woman was hurrying about the room collecting things students had left, and little things of the floor that would get in the way of the janitor. She had to ready the room before she could pack up her materials and leave for the evening.
"Are you ready for your internship here to be over soon Corina?" Linda Edwins said to her young student teacher.
"No, it was such a great experience to be here and to finally see what it is like in a class room. I'm definitely looking to becoming a teacher and I really want to be on the high school level but I still can't believe I'm graduating myself. It is strange to be close in age to the students but at the same time, we are so different. It is hard to believe that someone can change so much in a few years." Corina finished packing up her work for the day. The sun was shinning that day and the air was cool and crisp for a winter afternoon. "Well, I got to be getting home to my grandma. I have to cook dinner tonight."
"Oh, have fun. It is so nice that you are getting to spend to with your grandmother while you are in Bayville. It is something people rarely get to do anymore today. I used to spend the summer with my grandparents but my kids were lucky to see their grandparents at holiday times."
"Actually, I'm used to living with her. She was the one that raised me. My parents died when I was younger." Corina looked down with a sad look on her face but it was touched with a faint smile.
"Oh, I'm…sorry. I just never meant to…"
"It's ok. You didn't know and I love my grandma very much. I had a very happy childhood so it helps to know that my parents were able to leave me with someone that loved me."
"Oh, ok. Bye, see you tomorrow." Lind rushed out of the room because she was embarrassed about mentioning such a sensitive topic, even though she had yet to pack up her stuff. Corina finished packing up her stuff and signed out at the office. Corina slowly strode to her car after signing out for the day and made her way home. By the time she had cooked dinner, eaten and, cleaned up, the sun had already set and the moon lit the night sky. She just went to her room but did not turn on her television. Instead, she thought about her conversation with the teacher today. She looked at the necklace that she had worn today and had forgotten how long it had been since she had thought about her parents and their tragic end. She just stared at the heart and the moon. Her mother always told her that Corina was the heart and she was the moon. Corina soon slipped into the memory of the summer night that her mother had given her the necklace. Her mother had told her that, no matter what, the moon would always watch over her and that the little heart would grow to be strong and proud. She seemed to be so lost in the memory that she thought that she could almost hear her again…almost touch her. Corina snapped out of her memory and turned to her window to see a crescent moon smiling down on her. She just smiled back and turned to hear Kira crying loudly and become extremely agitated. She was jumping and scratching at the door and running back to Corina and staring at her intently. 'What the…' Corina rushed forward to see what was bothering her companion. "What is going on? Kira you are acting as if something is burning. Oh…oh no. Sophia's prophesy, come on Kira. Give me five seconds and I'll change then we'll go." Corina grabbed her clothes. In a quick blue blur, she was able to transform. She slipped on her blue shirt and her black pants and boots. She grabbed a loose fitting black cloak over her shirt to keep her warm and covered. She grabbed her dagger and ran through on the rooftops high above Bayville in order to shelter herself from other people with Kira running and jumping by her side. She jumped and ran until she reached the area where Sophia said the attack was to occur. By the time she arrived, the prophecy was on its way to fruition. The fight had started and the girls seemed to be losing the battle. Magneto's team had fallen back to prepare another attack. Kitty and Jean were already injured and were quickly slipping into darkness but the others were still trying to fight. Pyro began to charge a massive fireball to throw at the struggling team. As he threw the wave of fire, Kitsu jumped from the roof ledge and created a light blue shield with her right hand to block the wave of fire from hitting the girls. Corina struggled as the wave hit her shield but she was able to hold her postion. As the fire cleared, everyone looked up to see the blue fox mutant standing there with a smirk on her face.
"Hello again." Kitsu said with a smirk on her face.
"That's her. She's the one from last time." The fire starter was practically jumping around when he got sight of who averted his blast.
Kitsu turned her head slightly to the side but kept her eyes on her enemies. "I suggest you get out of here." The girls tried to scramble around but a metal barrier blocked their path. With two of their members injured it was hard for the other three to figure out an escape method. 'Well, there's a shock. Well, time to go.' Kitsu evaluated each member of the team she had to face and how she wanted to deal with the situation. She stepped forward and allowed the hood of her cape to fall from her face. She slowly stepped forward and readied her hand to grab her knife. Before anything happened, Sabertooth charged at the fox out of sheer fury that she interrupted the fight. Being calm, Kitsu sidestepped his attack and was able to bypass him. She jumped up and kicked him in the back of the neck, which forced him to fall hard on the ground. Kitsu jumped back from his form and prepared for an additional attack. Before Sabertooth could get up, Kitsu saw another running toward her. Pyro had created a fire horseman and charged it at the fox. She held her ground and just raised her hand. A blue light extended from her outstretched hand and sent the fire figure flying back at its creator. He quickly dispelled the flame before it could reach him but he began to form another attack. Kitsu raced forward prepared with her blue flame attack. She threw it at Pyro and engulfed him in a blue blaze. Before any of the others could attack, she flipped back and stood in front of the exit. 'Come on, you don't want to fight. Not now, you have to get them to safety.' Kitsu was berating herself mentally for not completing her first attack. Now that she was at a distance, Sabertooth had raised himself from the ground and was furious and was about to charge her. However, he was stopped by strict order called out by Magneto. Reluctantly, the mutant fell back but looked furious that he was unable to get his revenge. Kitsu prepared for some attack and kept her senses alert to protect herself. She saw Magneto raise his hand toward her. She reacted by using her witch power to block his manipulation of the magnetic waves and then reflected the waves back at him. The reflected attack jolted him backward but hardly did him any damage. He tried again to use his power but Kitsu reflected the blast at the metal barrier and it began to crumple. Tabitha quickly took the opportunity and created a large kinetic blast to destroy the remains of the wall. What little that remained of the wall broke apart and the girls were able to run away. Kitsu kept a barrier between the girls and their enemies so they could escape without difficulty. They were slowed by their now unconscious friends but they were gone within a matter of minutes and out of sight. Kitsu, with one hand, raised her hood, and leapt into the shadows of the night with Kira following behind her. She ran quickly knowing that she being pursued by the angry team of mutants. Kitsu used her natural speed to make it into the woods, where she had an edge of power. However, she could hear the feet of her pursuers behind her. She quickly dodged through the trees but she could here feet racing after her in the distance and quickly approaching. 'Oh, shit. What am I going to do now? I can't keep running, they are going to catch me and I'll have to fight them. You can't win against all of them. I have to think. Come on Corina, you have to think. What are you going to do?' Kitsu ran a little more before she ran into a clearing and quickly drew a circle in the dirt. Kira had managed to follow her witch and leapt into the circle. Quickly, Kitsu with a spell and some ingredients that she kept in a pocket of her cloak she raised a barrier. She crossed her arms and waited for certain arrivals. First to reach the clearing was the thief who was soon followed by Sabertooth. Then Magneto soon arrived by flying over the tops the trees. Pyro arrived and finally, Colossus. With a quick, fake yawn Kitsu spoke to the assemble group "What took you so long?" In anger, Sabertooth ran again forward with his claws barred. He hit the protective force field and was quickly thrown back. Kitsu snickered at his attempt to break the barrier but kept herself from laughing too hard.
"You should control that temper."
"What do you want?" The leader of the small group stared down at her with glowing blue eyes in an attempt to threaten her.
"Nothing personal. I have a job to do no matter who or what the problem, I have a responsibility to stop it. Now, why don't you turn around and leave? I think it would be in your best interest." Kitsu just stared into his eyes to prove to the one know as Magneto that he did not threaten her.
"This is a warning. Stay out of my plans or you will regret it."
"I have duties and responsibilities, which is something you'll never appreciate. Take this as a warning, don't bother those girls again or you will have problems."
"Are you threatening me?" Magneto was seething with anger that anyone would dare to threaten him.
"No," Kitsu stated in fake, sugary voice before changing into her flat voice again "That's a promise."
The two stared into each others faces trying to threaten each other before Magneto turned around and flew out of the forest. His men followed him and left her forest. Kitsu waited a long time before she dispelled the barrier and began to walk through the forest. She couldn't go home after the words that she had exchanged with her new enemy. She sent Kira home because she wanted to by alone for awhile. Corina was becoming tired of this new threat and wished that she could just have sometime for a normal life. She was raised as a witch and had never had a normal life but she still wished that it was. She quietly walked through the woods and was surprised that she had walked all the way to the edge of the woods near the Brotherhood house. She wondered how Wanda was doing because she had not seen her since she was discovered to be training the girl. Kitsu sighed that she had yet to think of a solution about hiding their secret training sessions. Then it hit her, they could no longer return to the woods but they could always use her friend's back gym. That way, it would appear that Wanda was just going to the gym when in reality; she was meeting Corina for some training. She was so thrilled with the idea that she made her way home.