Slow moving clouds brought themselves around the dark incoherent sky. Blue and purple shades washed over the cool sand and a boy lie dead in the grass. Dark weeping blood seeped into the earth's surface and darkened the grass around him. The rain pounded against the ground, creating a low, but dense, fog. Everything was still. Then everything went black.

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Lhach jolted upright and frantically looked around the room. It was very large and brightly lit. The room was mainly white with the exception of the open window across from Lhach's bed. Lhach tried to relax even though he had absolutely no idea where he was. Lhach lay back down only to hear the sound of a door creaking open and someone walking into the room. Lhach looked up to see who it was. It was Jean.

Lhach looked at her in confusion. But when he looked into her eyes he realized he didn't have the cloth on. Lhach closed his eyes tight praying he didn't hurt her. But Jean walked up next him.

"Lhach, it's okay. You can't hurt me anymore." Jean said smoothly, "Open your eyes, see for yourself."

Lhach slowly opened his eye, thinking whether or not to trust her. He opened his eyes cautiously and Jean gave him a small mirror. Lhach looked at the reflection carefully and saw that his eyes were blue. There was no more black: just his natural eye colour. Lhach looked up at Jean.

"How did I…" Lhach stopped. He wasn't speaking Judip.

"I'm not sure. Do you remember anything that happened yesterday?"

Lhach thought hard but couldn't remember anything. But like a flash of lightning all the memories came rushing back to him and the only thought on Lhach's mind was Cloie,

"Not really."

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Kitty paused in front of a wooden door. She bit her lip and knocked softly. After a few seconds of silence she began to walk away. But just then the door opened and Xavior came out.

"Kitty?" He asked curiously, "Can I help you?"

Kitty sighed, "Yes, I…"

"Come in here, I'm just doing some research." Xavior led her inside the room. Kitty looked around and sat down in a chair that was facing Xavior's desk.

"Um, I have a question for you."

Xavior nodded.

"Well, last night, when Lhach like, attacked me. I saw like, this girl. But she wasn't a girl, she was more like a…a ghost."

Xavior raised an eyebrow, "A ghost?"

"Well yeah. I know it like, sounds pretty farfetched and all, but her skin was like, see-through!" Kitty stammered, "I just thought that you might like, know what it was."

"Okay, when did you see her?"

"Um...before you found me but after Lhach attacked."

Xavior thought for a minute, "What was this 'ghost' doing exactly?"

"Well, she was holding like this white flower, I think it was a rose. Yeah, it was a white rose. And all Iremember was that when I woke up, I was like, holding the rose in my hand but when the girl disappeared, it vanished."

Xavior sighed, "Kitty, I'm not sure what this 'ghost' of yours was, but when I was inside Lhach's mind yesterday, I found something rather odd. I do think that when Lhach attacked you, he killed you. And when that ghost came, the white flower she held represented life." Xavior explained, "And when she gave it to you, she gave you her life by giving you the rose. I don't know why she did that because I don't know who she was. What do you remember happening when the girl showed up?"

"Well," Kitty began, trying to recall the incident," She saw Lhach and went up to him and she like, looked at his eyes but nothing happened. Then I saw Lhach's eyes turn lighter and then, her eyes turned like, black but I don't remember much after that."

Xavior froze, 'That was it. That was the other power Lhach had,' He thought to himself,' The girl's ghastly form must've triggered some sort of power transfer. That girl absorbed the disease in Lhach causing his eyes to go back to normal and hers to turn black.'

"Xavior?"

"Kitty, sorry." Xavior cleared his throat, "I'm not sure what happened exactly but what ever it was you shouldn't worry about it. It was most likely another form of Lhach's powers."

"But, you saw Lhach's eyes after that, they like, slowly turned back to normal!"

"Kitty, I don't know what to tell you. I'm not sure what happened but what I am sure of is that Lhach is partially healed." Xavior clarified, "When I went into his mind the other day there was a blinding bright light that seemed to come out of no where. The lights only source of power, or so I just learned this morning, was an apparition. It seemed to block out the darkness inside his mind and help destroy the disease. I think what ever you saw as a ghost was just a part of Lhach's power trying to fight off what ever was controlling him."

Kitty looked to the ground.

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Lhach looked around the room, "Where am I?"

Jean smiled, "You're in the Xavior Institute."

"So this is what it looks like. How'd I get here?"

"You probably don't remember but yesterday you fell unconscious after Xavior entered your mind." Jean began.

"But, what about my eyes?"

Just then, Xavior entered the room followed by Kitty.

Xavior smiled, "Your eyes are back to the way they should be, Lhach. Do you remember what happened?"

"Sort of." Lhach sighed.

"Well nevertheless, you should have control over your powers." Xavior told him.

"Yeah, and we wanted to ask you something," Kitty cut him off, looking at Jean.

Jean paused as if thinking, "Oh, yes. That's right." She looked at Lhach carefully, "Considering your current conditions and the fact that your powers are not what they were, we were all wondering if you would like to join the X-Men."

Lhach starred at her.

"You would live here on the campus and attend the Bayville High School." Jean finished.

Lhach just starred at her, "You'd really do that?" He looked around at Xavior and Kitty, "But, what about Westin Hills?"

"Westin Hills has agreed to let you do this but you'd have to have separate training sessions each week until we are sure that you've got your powers under control." Xavior explained, "And as for the murder, we've 'worked it out' and they are willing to relieve you of all charges."

Lhach was astonished, "But, how'd you do that?"

Xavior smiled, "I have my resources."

"So, what do you say?" Kitty asked cheerfully.

Lhach looked around at them all once more, "I'd love too!"

"Very well then, I shall inform Westin Hills immediately." Xavior said as he looked towards Kitty, "Kitty, will you show Lhach to his room?"

"Of course."

Jean and Xavior left the room leaving Kitty and Lhach alone. Kitty got up and looked at him. A smile tugged at her lips, "Tell your sister I said thanks."

Lhach looked at Kitty precariously and smiled, "I'll do that."

Kitty began to walk out the door to show Lhach to his room.

Lhach took one last glance around before Kitty left, "Coming?" She called for him from outside the room.

But Lhach slowly turned his head to face the window. A glowing strip of lightning pierced the sky in Lhach's mind as his eyes slowly turned black.

"I'm coming."

The End

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