Halleyjo - Yes, Benny's Parents are like that, but Kittens parents aren't alcoholics, that was the bit about her lying. She said that because the couple was sympathetic to that cause, so they would let her off the hook.

Toxic Beetle - Sorry bout the long wait. I don't have an excuse, but ill update sooner this time. Much sooner (",)

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'Logan, Kurt, come quickly' Xavier used his telepathic ability to summon the two x-men. What would you like? "Kurt asked, as he follow Logan into Xavier's office.

I have a mission for you both. A mutant has jsut popped up in cerebro. She is in danger and i need you two to go and pick her up. Hurry, I think this could get out of hand. Shes a around 16 and i've sent the co-ordinates to the jet.

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When the police arrived, Kitten volunteered to stay with Benny as the police and elderly couple went to visit the 'crime scene'. James was arrested and taken in custody. The police then returned to take statements from Benny and Kitten.

Benny's statement wasn't much, as he hadn't seen a thing, apart from James arriving home. But when they turned to Kitten she tried to be as honest as possible, detailing the events from when James arrived to going to the elderly couple's front door.

She lied about being invisible for most of the time (Of course,) using the excuse she was just hiding while James was present. It was going surprisingly well until, "And what were you doing in the residence before the arrival of James?"

"Uh…" Kitten had been thinking of how to avoid stuffing up her cover story for being invisible most of the time, she had been too worried about that to have a response. "I was visiting Talia."

The first policeman, John, raised his eyebrow as if to say 'Yeah right!' "You don't look too sure." "No, it's just everything that happened, and now Talia is dead. And I should have done more to help her." Kitten didn't entirely disagree with the last bit, even though she didn't know the woman.

"So, when did you arrive at the house?" "Just after Talia had got home. I started helping with the groceries, and get tea on. When James came home Talia told me to hide. I wasn't sure what was going on or why, so I did."

"Uh, excuse me, Kit?" Benny was tugging on Kitten's shirt "Where were you? Mummy sent me to bed, but I wasn't sleepy, I hid at the top of the stairs. I didn't see you. I didn't go to my bedroom till I saw daddy. Daddy is scary" Benny shuddered.

Gary, the other police officer looked up from taking the statements. "Are you sure she couldn't have come in before James." Gary asked of Benny

"Yes, I know she didn't. Where were you then?" Benny inquired to Kitten innocently. He didn't realise fully what was going on, despite having been briefed on his parents' conditions. He didn't understand death, and didn't understand covering for his rescuer either.

Gary turned to Kitten "Your stories don't match, is there anything you aren't telling us." He really didn't believe her, then again who would. Either the toddler of the desceased or a total stranger was lying. Obvious choice. "No."

"How old are you?" "16" Kitten replied automatically then regretted it. 16 wasn't old enough to leave home "Well we would like to speak to your parents, we'll give you a lift home."

She felt trapped. It couldn't get any worse. "Oh, no deary, couldn't do that." Connie spoke up conspiratorially, leaning toward the police officer in hushed tones "She ran away. Her parents are not nice people; they're violent alcoholics too, but she has escaped them now." Connie smiled warmly at Kitten, thinking she had done a good thing.

Gary however, tilted his head, looking at Kitten as though she was a puzzle needing solving. "I think it best if you come down town for questioning."

Kitten was really panicking now. And she remembered what happened last time that she panicked. That was when she lost control of her mutant ability and her parents found out.

Kitten did the first thing that sprang to mind. She ran. After a second's surprise, the police chased after her. So did Benny, though he saw her as a hero after the night's events.

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