Yay! Two chapters in one day...again! I LOVE to write! Anyway, enjoy!

"Well, it certainly is odd." Said the Professor. He was examining the crosses, "But I wouldn't say that this is a cause for too much panic."

Storm sighed. She seemed to be a little embarassed at having bursted out about that.

"If it would make you feel better,Storm," Said the Professor, "and if these two are willing to do it, I can do a mind reading."

"A mind reading?" Asked T.J., "What's a mind reading?"

"It's quite simple really." Said the Professor, "You see, all I do is use my powers to see your memories and thoughts."

T.J. cringed slightly, "I don't know if I'm too comfortable with that." Her thoughts quickly swirved back to the murder. That awful scream he'd let out...

"It's all right." Said the Professor, "I understand if you don't want to do it."

T.J. nodded. She suddenly began to feel sick as memories came flooding back to her.

"Are you all right?" Asked Storm.

T.J. jumped at the sound of Storm's voice. She'd been pulled out of her own memories, but she was glad for it.

"Yeah, I'm...I'm fine. Thanks."

"Thank you, T.J." Said the Professor, "You can go now."

"Thanks, Professor." Said T.J. She gratefully walked out of the room.

"I think you should've done it." Said Storm.

"The idea is to make her feel comfortable, Storm." Said the Professor, "I don't think we'd be doing that by forcing a mind read upon her right now. I would like to perform one on Kurt however." He turned to Kurt, "That is, only if you're willing to let me."

"I do not mind." Said Kurt, "Though I do not see how it vill help if T.J. is not here."

"Just trust me, Kurt. And sit down."

Kurt sat as the Professor turned toward Storm, "This would be much easier on him without an audience, Storm." He said.

"Oh, OK." Said Storm, "I'll be right outside."

She left the office as the Professor wheeled himself around toward Kurt. T.J. was standing outside the office.

"T.J.? I thought you went back to your room."

"I was going to...but I decided not to. I don't know why."

Storm leaned against the wall next to the teenager, "Why don't you want the Professor to do a mind read?"

"I just wasn't comfortable with it. It seemed kinda creepy."

"Yeah...it can be at times. Believe me."

"I just don't want him getting into my private thoughts."

"Oh. What kind of thoughts?"

"Just...the thoughts that regular teenaged girls have." Except the memories of killing a mutant boy, she thought.

"Hmm...well...that could be a little embarassing. What kind of things are we talking about here?"

Listening to him scream as I killed him... "I don't know. Just...things."

Storm nodded, "I understand. Some things are just meant to stay inside your own head as your own private thoughts."

There was silence for a minute. T.J. listened to a conversation going on just around the cormer. Someone had a crush on someone else and was too afraid to tell the person about it. Regular things that T.J. never got the chance to experience.

"T.J.? Are you still with us?"

Storm's voice broke through T.J.'s thoughts and caused T.J. to jolt.

"Are you OK?"

"Yeah! I'm fine. Sorry, you just startled me, that's all."

The door to the office opened and Kurt walked out. The Professor called Storm back in and closed the door.

"Got kicked out, huh?" Asked T.J.

"I thought you vent back to your room." Said Kurt.

"Nope. Decided to stay here for a while."

Kurt nodded. He was avoiding eye contact with T.J. as much as she was avoiding it with him.

"Can I ask you somethng?" Asked Kurt.

"Sure." T.J. made herself busy staring at a hole in the knee of her jeans. Man, she needed new clothes!

"Vhy did you run out that first day vhen you saw me?"

T.J. looked up to see Kurt staring right at her. This time, she didn't look away.

"I don't know." She said, "It's kinda hard to explain. I just...got scared." Then she added, "It was nothing you did. Honest. I've just got some...problems I need to work out."

"Vhy did you live alone?" Asked Kurt.

"I didn't use to. I lived with my mom all my life, actually."

"So vhy vere you alone vhen Storm brought you back?"

"My mom..." T.J. looked at the floor, "My mom left me there. She left me at the church and told me she'd come back for me..." She sighed, "Anyway, she never did."

"She never returned for you?"

"Nope. She left about two months ago. I found the church last month. It was quiet and no one liked to come around it. I figured it would be a good place to hide out until she came back."

Kurt nodded, "I lived in that church, too."

T.J. looked up at him again, "You did?"

"Yes. I lived there for quite a vhile."

"Well, it's a good spot to hide. Unless you've got the Professor and Cerebro or whatever it's called on your tail." She looked at Kurt's tail, "No pun intended, of course."

"Oh, of course." Kurt smiled, "I didn't hear it before. Vhat does T.J. stand for?"

"Talia Josephine. My mom always called me T.J. so I just kept it. She occasionally called me Tally, but I hated that, so..." She laughed, "This is weird. I'm telling a complete stranger about my mother. I don't even think Storm knows about her yet."

"I am not a complete stranger." Said Kurt, "I am a friend."

T.J. smiled, "Thanks. It's been a while since I've heard that."

Kurt smiled back, "I know the feeling."

"You wanna know something else Storm doesn't know?" Asked T.J.

"OK. Vhat?"

T.J. puched herself away from the wall and stood straight up. Soon a long, prehensile tail could be seen.

"I have a tail, too." She said.

"I see that." Said Kurt, "Except that you seem to be able to hide yours."

"My mom called it retractable, actually."

"Hmm. That vould come in handy."

"Yeah. I guess you could say that it does. It's easy to hide."

"Vould you mind if I asked vhat your last name is?" Asked Kurt.

"Wagner. Why?"

Kurt gasped slightly. He suddenly knew that what the Professor had said was true. And if that was the case, then Kurt was standing in front of the one person he'd never thought he'd meet. He was standing in front of his own daughter.

Kurt finally found out! Yay! What do you think? Please R&R and be nice. Thanx!