Chapter 2
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*the next morning*
They were at the orphanage by 8:00am. Everyone sat in the waiting-lobby- thing like the desk lady told them to. Kitty was sitting by Kurt, who was talking WAY faster than any one person should be able to about what 'their kid' could be like.
"Hello, everyone." A woman says as she, followed by 11 children, enters. "I'm Mrs. Lola Truman. I'll assume that you're from the Xavier Institute?"
"Yes, we are." The professor answered. "I'm Charles Xavier. I thought you said their was 10?"
"Well, there are 10 mutants, but one is a twin and I'm afraid he won't leave without his sister. Is this a problem?"
"No, not at all." He smiled. "I'm sure one of our groups would have them. May I have their files?" She handed him the files of the eleven.
"I'll leave you with them." And then she left. All of the kids looked around nervously.
"Okay, as I call out your names, come up so I can give you the file on your child. Ororo, Logan, Let's start with you two." He handed Ororo a file folder.
She opened it. "A five year old girl named Anna." Anna stepped forward. She had black hair and brown eyes. She was small, even for a five year old. "Hello Anna. I'm Ororo Munroe. I suppose I'll be your mother for a while. This is Logan. He'll be your father." She smiled and the girl smiled back.
"Scott and Jean."
Scott read the file. "A seven year old girl named Alley." A girl with long strawberry-blonde hair and green eyes came forward. "Hi, Alley. This is Jean and I'm Scott." Scott held out his hand and the girl shook it and went to shake Jean's hand.
"Rogue and Gambit."
Rogue took the file. "We have the twins. A boy named Eric and a girl named Erin. Age six." Two brown haired children cam forward. The girl had green eyes and the boy had gray eyes. The introduced themselves to the kids.
"Kurt and Kitty."
"A three year old girl named Kelly." Kitty read. "That's a pretty name..." A small blonde haired girl with blue eyes came over and stood in front of them. Kitty handed the file to Kurt and squatted down to talk to the child. "Hello there. My name is Kitty and this is Kurt. We're gonna take care of you for a while. What's it's name?" she asked, referring to a stuffed bunny Kelly was holding.
"Um, Katzechen?" Kurt tapped her in the shoulder. She looked up at him. "It says here she doesn't speak." He motioned to the file.
"Oh..." Kitty looked sad for a moment but then picked up the girl and stood up.
"Jubilee and Bobby."
He handed Jubilee the file. "A five year old boy named Michael." A boy with messy black hair came to them. "Hey little guy. I'm Jubilee and this is Bobby."
"Todd and Wanda."
Wanda rolled her eyes and took the file. "A two year old girl named Anya." A tiny child with auburn hair and blue eyes stepped toward them on wobbly feet. When she got close enough Todd picked her up. Wanda just rolled her eyes again and went back to stand by the others.
"Ray and Amara."
"A four year old boy named Jordan." Amara read aloud. He came forward. Jordan had brown hair and hazel eyes.
"Jamie and Rahne."
"A 3 year old boy named Kyle." Rahne announced. A boy with dark blue hair and light blue eyes came to them.
"Elisabeth and Warren."
Betsy took the file and read it. "A little girl named Kimberly. Age 6." A kid with blonde hair and brown eyes approached.
"Pietro and Tabitha."
Pietro snatched up the last file. "A-four-year-old-boy-named-Zachary." A blonde-haired boy with pale blue eyes stepped forward.
"Alright. That's everyone. I'll go checkout and we can leave." Professor Xavier announced. After he spoke with the desk lady again, they all piled into the X-jet and landed at the mansion by 10:00am. When they got out, Charles had them all gather around him. "I'm giving each of your 'family units' a suite containing 3 adjoining rooms on the third floor. The list of who goes where is in the common room."
They all set out to go look at the list.
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*the next morning*
They were at the orphanage by 8:00am. Everyone sat in the waiting-lobby- thing like the desk lady told them to. Kitty was sitting by Kurt, who was talking WAY faster than any one person should be able to about what 'their kid' could be like.
"Hello, everyone." A woman says as she, followed by 11 children, enters. "I'm Mrs. Lola Truman. I'll assume that you're from the Xavier Institute?"
"Yes, we are." The professor answered. "I'm Charles Xavier. I thought you said their was 10?"
"Well, there are 10 mutants, but one is a twin and I'm afraid he won't leave without his sister. Is this a problem?"
"No, not at all." He smiled. "I'm sure one of our groups would have them. May I have their files?" She handed him the files of the eleven.
"I'll leave you with them." And then she left. All of the kids looked around nervously.
"Okay, as I call out your names, come up so I can give you the file on your child. Ororo, Logan, Let's start with you two." He handed Ororo a file folder.
She opened it. "A five year old girl named Anna." Anna stepped forward. She had black hair and brown eyes. She was small, even for a five year old. "Hello Anna. I'm Ororo Munroe. I suppose I'll be your mother for a while. This is Logan. He'll be your father." She smiled and the girl smiled back.
"Scott and Jean."
Scott read the file. "A seven year old girl named Alley." A girl with long strawberry-blonde hair and green eyes came forward. "Hi, Alley. This is Jean and I'm Scott." Scott held out his hand and the girl shook it and went to shake Jean's hand.
"Rogue and Gambit."
Rogue took the file. "We have the twins. A boy named Eric and a girl named Erin. Age six." Two brown haired children cam forward. The girl had green eyes and the boy had gray eyes. The introduced themselves to the kids.
"Kurt and Kitty."
"A three year old girl named Kelly." Kitty read. "That's a pretty name..." A small blonde haired girl with blue eyes came over and stood in front of them. Kitty handed the file to Kurt and squatted down to talk to the child. "Hello there. My name is Kitty and this is Kurt. We're gonna take care of you for a while. What's it's name?" she asked, referring to a stuffed bunny Kelly was holding.
"Um, Katzechen?" Kurt tapped her in the shoulder. She looked up at him. "It says here she doesn't speak." He motioned to the file.
"Oh..." Kitty looked sad for a moment but then picked up the girl and stood up.
"Jubilee and Bobby."
He handed Jubilee the file. "A five year old boy named Michael." A boy with messy black hair came to them. "Hey little guy. I'm Jubilee and this is Bobby."
"Todd and Wanda."
Wanda rolled her eyes and took the file. "A two year old girl named Anya." A tiny child with auburn hair and blue eyes stepped toward them on wobbly feet. When she got close enough Todd picked her up. Wanda just rolled her eyes again and went back to stand by the others.
"Ray and Amara."
"A four year old boy named Jordan." Amara read aloud. He came forward. Jordan had brown hair and hazel eyes.
"Jamie and Rahne."
"A 3 year old boy named Kyle." Rahne announced. A boy with dark blue hair and light blue eyes came to them.
"Elisabeth and Warren."
Betsy took the file and read it. "A little girl named Kimberly. Age 6." A kid with blonde hair and brown eyes approached.
"Pietro and Tabitha."
Pietro snatched up the last file. "A-four-year-old-boy-named-Zachary." A blonde-haired boy with pale blue eyes stepped forward.
"Alright. That's everyone. I'll go checkout and we can leave." Professor Xavier announced. After he spoke with the desk lady again, they all piled into the X-jet and landed at the mansion by 10:00am. When they got out, Charles had them all gather around him. "I'm giving each of your 'family units' a suite containing 3 adjoining rooms on the third floor. The list of who goes where is in the common room."
They all set out to go look at the list.