Author's note: Okay originally ah was gonna put da school stuff in just one chapter, but ah'm soo not feelin dat, cause den ah'll have ta sit still an dis tortures ya mah readers, for not REVIEWING, ah know some of ya are readin an not reviewin...so it'll just be more chaps an more waitin.

Disclaimer: DON'T OWN THE X-MEN DUH

"Anna, we're at the stairs," Robert said touching Anna's arm before she took another step. He had never thought the Thorne Academy girl he'd be assigned was Anna Calahan. She was pretty, nice, and he really wouldn't mind getting to her know her a little better, no wait, getting to know her a LOT better.

"How many stairs are there Roberto?" Anna asked softly, her voice, at least to Roberto was musical.

"Um, I never really counted them," Roberto admitted sheepishly his bronze skin skin tinged red.

Great, now she'll think I'm stupid or something, he worried. But instead of Anna yelling at him, or worse just looking at him sadly, she laughed.

"Most people don't count the stairs," she said touching Roberto's shoulder. "Could you help me up the stairs? All you have to do is tell me when to step."

"I'd be glad to help," Roberto replied a silly smile playing across his usually serious face. Once they had walked up all the stairs, Roberto's arm around Anna's

waist most of the time, since she had stumbled on the third step. All Roberto had left to do was walk Anna to her special class and then come get her for lunch.

"Are you sure you can't handle a normal classroom?

"I'm sure Roberto. Why do you ask?"

"Um, no reason," Roberto said blushing as they reached Anna's classroom. The school didn't have much money, so all the physically handicapped kids shared

a classroom with the mentally handicapped students, and Roberto didn't think Anna deserved that, well, and he also wanted Anna to stay with him all day.

"You'll come get me for lunch right?" Anna asked cocking her head causing her shoulder length blond hair to fall over her dark glasses.

"Of course. I'll see you later Anna." Anna nodded smiling as she walked into the special class. Roberto had been so sweet helping her up the stairs, he hadn't

treated her differently because of her blindness.