Chapter 3

'What Do I Know?'

~~~June 11th.... 10 days later~~~

Phoenix woke up early to the wind howling outside her window. She climbed out of bed, her ice blue eyes gentle, without worry. She climbed out of her window onto the platform outside of it, her white hair catching the wind. The sky was pure black and it was freezing outside. Phoenix jumped back into her window running to the room next door, Colin's room. He was already starting to wake up, but jumped at the sound of his friend running into the room at top speed.

"Phoenix? Is something wrong?" he asked climbing out of his bed. She stared at him and started to blush, noticing he was only wearing pj bottoms.

"Nothing's wrong.....is Storm up?"

"Not at this time of day no. If nothing was wrong then why on earth would you come into my room in the wee hours of the morning, looking as if you'd seen a ghost?"(A/N: Wee hours? Am I drunk or something? Well he IS Irish)

"Ah just....Colin is it supposed to be this dark right now?" Phoenix asked glancing at the clock on his dresser. It read 5:21 A.M. but it wasn't supposed to be that dark. He shook his head glancing out the window. Phoenix walked over to stand by him, lightly leaning against his arm. He seemed not to notice she knew he did though. Jenni walked into the room, a smile gracing her pale face. 'Why on earth those two aren't together yet, no one will know. Well I had better tell them what I came here for'.

"Guys? The Professor wants to see all the younger X-Men right now" Jenni said before leaving the room. Phoenix looked around to where Jenni was previously standing before looking back at Colin.

"What do you think it is?" she asked lightly tilting her head. Colin just shook his head, his features grim. She saw his black eyes darken and shivered slightly turning around. The two walked to Professor Xavier's office. Colin looked around the room seeing Jubilee, Kitty, Rogue, Bobby, Asia, Connie, Jenni, and another new girl. He noticed Phoenix start to speak and returned his attention back to her. "You wanted to see us dad?"

"It has been brought to my attention that Magneto has acquired some new mutants. But before I get to that, there is a new student joining us. Erin Munroe is Ororo's adopted daughter. Erin I'd like you to meet Phoenix, Bobby, Asia, Rogue, Jubilee, Kitty, Connie, and Colin." Charles Xavier said, pointing out the others as he said their names

"That's all fine and dandy and I'm sure we're all pleased to meet you, but who are these new mutants?" Asia asked leaning against Connie's arm, who was already starting to fall asleep.

"I was getting to that Asia. We do not know their first and last names, but they are called Neon, Phoenix, Artemis, Nightmare, and Slasher"

"Those are pretty disturbing names. Do we have any more information about them?" Iceman asked, putting his arm on Rogue's shoulders, the silky material that covered her arms and shoulders shimmering slightly in the faint light.

"Not at the moment, but I want you all to be very careful when you go into town. You ten are their main targets, and I don't want anything to happen to you-"

"Professor with all due respect, there are eight of them counting Magneto, Pyro and Mystique. And there are ten of us, what are the odds that they're going to get us all?" Connie interrupted, now very much awake.

"I would not underestimate them if I were you, Melt. They are much more powerful then you give them credit for. Just please be careful, and if you can, go in groups when you go to town. That is all" Xavier said, the statement signaling the end of the discussion. The ten teenagers left the room, walking down to the living room. Bobby and Rogue sat on the love seat. Connie, Jubilee, and Asia took up the couch. Jenni, Erin, and Kitty occupied three seats. Colin sat on a chair near the back of the room, with Phoenix perched on the arm of the chair.

A/N: Ah'll leave ya hanging here, because I want the fourth chapter to be the rest of this one.