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"Okay, let's stitch her up. She'll be alright."

"Huh? Where am I?" Aurora opened her crystal blue eyes and glanced around the

blinding white room.

"Honey, just lie back. You're alright." A mocha colored woman stood over her,

smiling.

"Storm? Ororo? Is that..?"

"yes, yes Aurora. Just relax. Everything will be okay." The woman brushed her

ivory hair behind her ear and knelt down next to Aurora. "what happened?" she

questioned.

"AH!" Aurora squirmed as the needle pierced her skin. "What's happening?"

"we're just stitching you up. Nothing to worry about, alright?" Aurora eased

herself back onto the pillow.

"Aurora...how are you..alive? We all thought..."

"Well you thought wrong." Aurora cut her off, coldly. Ororo was startled by the

remark. Aurora had always been a sweet girl, and the words that had come from her

seemed foreign.

"All better, kid." Said Logan, finishing the stitches.

"thanks. So I better go, now. see you guys." Aurora threw her legs over the bed

wincing in pain.

"No. You have to stay here until you're fully healed. You can't go back out there

like that!" Ororo grabbed her arm.

"Let go! Yes I can! I'm so close to finding out...finding out why, and I can't

give up, alright?" She threw herself off of the bed.

"Ororo, Logan, is everything all right? I thought I'd like, bring you cake. What

happened anyway? OH MY GOD!!!!!!" a piece of cake hit the floor, along with a paper

plate, and a shocked Kitty stood in the doorway. "Is it really you? Ohgodohgodohgod!"

Kitty cupped her hands over her mouth.

"yeah, it's me..or what's left a'me, anyway." Aurora walked over to Kitty.

"How's it goin', Kitty cat?" she asked, putting her hand on Kitty's shoulder. Kitty

grabbed her and pulled her into a friendly hug.

"Aurora! I thought you were dead! Oh my god! You totally have to see Kurt!" she

hugged her friend tighter.

"Kitty, easy, alright? That hurts." Aurora loosened Kitty's grip around her.

"I'll go get Kurt!"

"Kitty, no!" Kitty turned to face Aurora at this outburst.

"wh-why not?" Aurora's face had turned cold, and her blue eyes seemed to fog

over, become hollow.

"I'm not staying long. I don't want him to try to keep me here." Aurora's face

showed no signs of emotion. Ororo put her hand on Aurora's shoulder and said

"come back to your bed, Aurora. Aren't you hurting?"

"I was stuck in that hellhole for 10 years, after awhile, you get used to it." She

said. Kitty looked puzzled as a tear slid down her cheek.

"you're not Aurora." Said Kitty, another tear slipping down her cheek. Aurora

turned. "you can't be. Aurora was kind, and..and would do anything for her friends.."

Said Kitty.

"I am Aurora, I've just changed. And I still do anything for my friends. Why do

you think I'm leaving so fast?" Kitty was confused by this comment. Aurora turned and

followed Ororo back to her bed.

"Listen, kid. Let's keep this between you and me for awhile, okay?" suggested

Logan.

"but-but Kurt..and Aurora..."

"I know. But who knows? Maybe she'll come around." Logan held the door open

and Kitty stepped out.

"What happened to her?" Kitty asked to herself. Tears began cascading down her

cheeks. "what happened?"