Disclaimer: Don't own anyone or anything but that which is mine, which includes, but is not limited to,
Chris.

Author's Note: Sorry this chapter took so incredibly long, it's been bugging me too.

Chapter 5: Unnatural
Though Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters never truly slept, that night it was silent. With no moon it was also pitch black, and there was a light rain falling outside, making it the perfect night for a deep, refreshing sleep.

But Chris could not. She lay awake, doing her best not to disturb her new (and much younger) roommate. Why had they roomed her with someone so much younger than her? Did she really look like she was only seventeen? That was only one of the things on her mind. A few of the others:

Why did Logan wait for her after her meeting with the professor?

Why did she tell Logan the full extent of her powers?

Why did she tell Logan her whole life story? (Up until they got interrupted that is)

Why did he listen?

'I don't get it,' she thought angrily. 'I am not a people person! I haven't had any real friends since Brian. Why am I opening up to these people?! Just because they seem friendly doesn't mean they are. It's time to get out of here and start over again.' And with that she rolled over, unaware that the very person troubling her thoughts was on the other side of the mansion, also unable to sleep, thinking of her.

For Logan was also unable to sleep. He lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling, thinking of Chris. 'Why am I being so friendly?' he thought. 'I've never opened up like that before, and I'm not usually a very good listener. Why did she open up to me? She seems to trust me so much. And why did the professor room her with Rogue? Wouldn't he know that there was ten years age difference between them? Or can Chris really keep everyone out of her mind?' He lay awake until dawn, when precious sleep finally took him, even if only for a few hours…

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"I have the scans professor," Jean said the next morning.

"Thank you Jean," he replied. "Bring then to the conference room please, along with any of your peers you meet along the way. The X-Men need to know who this girl is."

After Jean left, the professor closed his eyes and contacted the X-Men telepathically. When the last person had arrived (not surprisingly a very tired looking Logan), Jean began her presentation by putting up X-rays of Chris' skeleton.

"From Just looking at these X-rays, you would think that Chris is just a normal person," she began. "This is true for most mutants. But she has something I've never seen before- she is almost able to predict the future. She has other powers too, but I got slammed out of her mind before I could see anything else."

"She can hear things and see pictures in water and on the wind, if she looks into someone's eyes, she can read their thoughts and project her own into their mind, and she can keep anyone and everyone out of her mind."

By the time he had finished, he had the attention of everyone in the room; they were all looking at him with varied expressions of surprise.

"How do you know all this?" asked Storm.

"She told me."

He almost added that she had begun to tell him about her past, but he felt that she probably wanted to keep that between the two of them.

"Did she say anything else?" said Cyclops.

"No." Logan deliberately kept his eyes away from the professor, just in case he knew he was lying.

"Do you have an estimate of her age?" Xavier asked Jean after a short pause.

"Judging from her body structure," she said, "I would guess that she's somewhere between fifteen and eighteen."

"She's twenty-seven."

Once again, Logan found himself in full attention of everyone in the room.

"She told you that as well?" This time it was Kurt that spoke. Logan only nodded.

There was an uncomfortable silence before Jean cleared her throat and began speaking again. "Like I said before, you wouldn't guess that she's a mutant by looking at her skeleton, but if you look at her blood, that's a whole different story." She held up a small vial full of a silvery, almost metallic substance. "This is a sample of her blood. It is the same as anyone else's, except that it contains a chemical called lystum, which is what changes its color.

"Logan," she continued, "I think you just put the last piece in the puzzle. Seeing and hearing things in water and wind- scrying it's called- is impossible, even as a mutant. Without lystum, that is. Lystum's chemical properties, when carried to the brain, enhance its abilities beyond what normal mutation could. It also causes some physical changes- her ears for example. Her eyes are natural. It also slow her aging process, explaining why she looks like she's only seventeen. I have tested the results of lystum on human DNA as well as mutant. While changing mutants, it has no effect of humans."

"What does that mean?" asked Logan.

"The presence of lystum in Chris' body is not natural. Somehow it was injected into her bloodstream. I don't think it is harmful to her, but even if it was, I wouldn't dare try to remove it."

"Why not?" Kurt said. "It might be beneficial to her. She would be more… normal."

"Chris' cells have become dependant on the lystum. Taking it away would be extremely painful for her at least, leaving her crippled either of mind, body, or both, but more likely, it would be fatal."

Sooooo...? Same as always, pleeeeease review! I will beg until I can't beg anymore!!! Either that or I'll see if I can train the fairies that attack my room to attack you if you don't...

Reviews for chapter 4:

Lamby: haha, don't worry, sometimes I start talking like my little sister too… it scares me. Lol. Well, maybe I just saw them on a bad night, 'cause the lead singer (whatever his name might be I have no idea), really could not sing. But hey, we all have our days. A new story? Just for me? With mush? -runs around the house giggling while her family looks at her like she's crazy-

The Wolf: glad you think so :-D

NeverwhereKitty: cool. Yah, Chris' past is probably the hardest part to write, but it's also gotta be the most fun.

Doodilydoo: makes perfect sense. In fact, I noticed it just a little while later when I was re-reading it. By then I couldn't fix it, so I tried to clear it up in this chapter.

Silverone3: maaaayyybeee… lol. You'll just have to wait and see. Mwahahaha…