Chapter 5

Questions

Kerri sighed as she headed to the Kitchen to help clean up. The kitchen for the staff members that is other students were allowed to get stuff but it was mostly for the staff. Bobby stood with Storm in the middle waiting to hear their discipline for the problem. "Now hopefully this will teach you how to get along. Bobby you will clean the counters and then help Kerri wash the dishes by Hand. No using the dishwasher and I'll know if either of you cheated. Then I want you both to organize the fridge it's busting at the seams and Wolverine refuses to clean it." Storm said. "Yeah no kidding I've seen his room." Kerri said jokingly as Wolverine walked by. "I heard that and I resent that." Wolverine said. "And what exactly were you doing in his room?" Bobby asked raising his eyebrows. "Stealing his car keys so I could leave this stupid place." "Nothing's stopping you." Bobby said with a smirk on his face. "Well let's get to work I could think of a hundred things more that I'd like to be doing rather than hanging out here with you." Storm sighed and left them to it. Kerri said she'd wash the dishes if Bobby dried them. He agreed and they set to work.

Kerri glanced at the clock as the last food item from the fridge was put away. "I can't believe it what time is it?" Kerri muttered throwing down a rag. "Close to one in the morning wasn't a picnic for me either." Bobby snapped. "Whatever I'm going to bed." "Are you finished?" Storm asked coming in. "Yes." Kerri and Bobby said at the same time. "Right any more arguing in a class room I will see you both get detention again. While I can't stop you outside the classroom to keep from arguing you had better both stay alive." Storm warned them. "Sure." Kerri smiled sweetly and didn't scowl until Storm was out of sight and she was on the girl's side of the building.

Kerri stopped around a corner suddenly when she heard two people talking. It sounded like it was Xavier and Cyclops. "Yes we will begin looking for Jean. Apparently Jean will hear Kerri as like a radio signal and comes toward her." Xavier said. "Do you know why that is?" Cyclops asked he sounded puzzled. "Because apparently Kerri had an older sister a long time ago who had the mutant powers Jean had. Her mother rather then telling anyone about it sent her here when she was six years old. Kerri has no idea." Xavier said. "Why don't you tell her?" Cyclops asked. "Because she is not ready for the truth yet or well all of it. And we do need her help here and we can care for her." Xavier said. "Nobody else will that's for sure her family doesn't like mutants. When will we set off?" Cyclops asked. "A month perhaps I would like Kerri to find herself and to be prepared." Xavier responded. "I see."

Kerri hurried to her room before they came into the same hallway she had been in. She crashed onto her bed but stared moodily out of the window at the stars. "So I have a sister that my family didn't tell me about. If opportunity presents itself I am going back home and finding the answers there must be a birth certificate somewhere!" Kerri thought. She knew Wolverine's car was out but she would be patient and watch and wait.

Kerri returned to the cafeteria with an open mind about the day and with Stacy. Stacy took her to the back corner of the cafeteria. Unfortunately Bobby sat across from them with Rogue and her friends whoever they were. "Hey guys this is Kerri." Stacy said. "Hey Kerri hey Stacy take a seat." A black spiky haired boy with blue eyes and tan dark skin answered reaching across the room with his arm (it could stretch that far) and bringing two chairs around the table for the two girls to sit down in. "I'm Devian." Devian said. "I hope this doesn't bother you but I'm Emma." Emma said. Emma had blonde hair, blue eyes and pale white skin through which Kerri could see her food being digested. Kerri chose to focus instead of watching it on meeting the others. "I'm Ethan Emma's brother. Ever see Lord of the Rings?" Ethan asked. "Yeah." Kerri said noting his eyes were yellow and he had dark brown hair and tan dark skin. "Well I have eyes that are just like Gollum at night and I can see up to fifty feet away in the dark." Ethan said. "Quit scaring her. I'm Erica. I'm able to communicate by talking to living creatures like spiders or dogs." Erica said shyly. Erica had strawberry blonde hair and green eyes. "I'm Tyron. I can go into computers actually go into them and fix them or do stuff from the inside." Tyron said. Tyron had short spiked blonde hair with blue dye on the tips and brown eyes. "Nice to meet all of you." Kerri said. "What's your mutant power?" Devian asked curiously. "I turn into Liquid form whenever I get embarrassed I have no control over it." "Hey hey sorry I'm late." A voice said bringing up a chair. A tall black boy sat next to Kerri. "I'm Jordan and you are?" "Kerri." "Nice to meet you." "Mr. Jordan here is the fastest man on the Basketball court. He moves as fast as the speed of light does." Stacy explained giving Jordan a high five. "Yes ma'am I am. If it wouldn't be suspicious I could be the greatest NBA player you'll ever meet." Jordan said nodding piling food onto his plate. Kerri smiled. She felt completely at ease with this group.

They all walked to classes together for the following week. Kerri managed to see less of Bobby and that was just fine with her. The rare times they were together they just got into arguments. Out of the people she had met in Stacy's group she felt most comfortable with Devian, Jordan, Stacy, and Emma.

"You will need to learn how to use you're proper skills if you wish to help the community which is what we do." Cyclops said. "Excuse me other than flooding the building what good could I be?" Kerri asked. "Well I could freeze you and the flood so you wouldn't be a problem anymore." Bobby said. Kerri gave Bobby a disgusted look. "That's enough you two Storm says you did a great job cleaning the kitchen." Cyclops said. Bobby scowled at Kerri who gave him a look that said, "What who me?" Cyclops proceeded with the lesson ignoring them.

Out of nowhere a car burst through the classroom wall. Two mutants got out. It was Mystique in her true form and the kid who had caused a small fire at the Knight Club the other day. "Oh brother do these people ever get a grip?" Kerri muttered grabbing a gun from Scott's a.k.a Cyclops belt. "Where are you going with that?" Scott shouted after her. Kerri shot the kid and he fell down. "What did you do that for?" Bobby shouted. "Look he was going to harm us so I don't feel too bad. Get in the car or get out of the way." Kerri snarled as Mystique now partner less was trying to escape. "What?" Bobby shouted over the level of noise and confusion. Most students were going inside. "GET IN THE CAR! We'll loose it in the parking garage I've got Scott's car keys and we'll take that." Kerri explained. "I really hope you know what you're doing." Bobby said jumping in. "Don't worry just before my mom and Dad shipped me off here I got a license. I can legally drive." Kerri said revving up the engine and pulling into the parking garage. They jumped out and she let off the unlock button to find Scott's car which was a silver Lexus. "Let's go or you can stay." "Where are we going?" Bobby asked totally confused. "To my hometown I've got some questions I want answered." "Oh great." "Well you can stay here." Kerri offered. Bobby jumped in. "Right. Let's get out of here. Where is the closest street to the highway." "I have no idea why I'm helping you but it's that way." Bobby said with a slight sense of foreboding. "Well let's head for twenty Fourth Street then." Kerri turned on the Radio to hear Rap music and turned right onto the highway...