Endless hours passed as I watched the clock, impatiently waiting for the time to come.

The time when Lance and I would meet behind the school.

That moment finally arrived, I got dressed and grabbed my knife, the last one I had since I lost the other two in the woods.

I looked in the mirror and fixed my high ponytail. One thing my mother taught me, never fight with your hair down.I gave myself one last look and walked out of my room.

-Time skip-

I started walking to school when I ran into familiar faces.

Raily's boyfriend, Leo, and his friends.

I looked down avoiding eye contact and tried to walk away from them faster.

"Hey, Pryde, long time no see," he called out to me.

I ignored him and kept going.

"Whoa whoa Pryde," he said, grabbing me roughly by the shoulder and forcing me to turn to face him.

"What do you want?" I asked, not being in the mood for this.

"I saw what you did to Raily yesterday and if you mess with Raily, you mess with me, you got that, freak?" He said as he grabbed me by the collar of my shirt and threw me against the wall.

"Look, I didn't do anything, she tripped and fell, that's all! She was the one who pushed me to the ground!" I complained.

"Yeah, right," he said sarcastically.

"Let her go," said a very familiar voice. I turned to the source and saw The guy with the red glasses!

Well, he has good timing.

"Who are you?" asked Leo, his grip on my collar becoming less tight.

"Who I am is none of your business, just let her go or else you'll spend the rest of your day in a prison cell," the glasses guy said, and Leo let go of me.

"You are no fun, come on guys, let's get out of here" he said and left with his guys

"Hi" I said awkwardly, and he smiled at me.

"Em hi, are you okay?" He asked. "I could have handled it, but thanks for saving me the trouble of doing so" I said and he laughed.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever you say," he said and I raised my eyebrows playfully at him.

Truth is, I could have handled it.

But how did he know that I was in trouble?Or was it just a coincidence that the two times I got in trouble, he showed up and saved the day?

Nah, it's not a coincidence.

"Are you stalking me?" I asked, and he panicked.

" What, me stalking you? No! Where did you get that idea?" He said

" Because whenever I am in trouble. you pop up." I said, pointing at his chest.

"Not my fault you are always getting into trouble". He said, trying to defend himself.

"Believe me it's not my fault either ". I said and his smile became sympathetic.

"I know," he whispered.

My grin fell once I heard his words.

What did he know?

"What?" I asked, confused.

"Nothing! I said I have to go! Here is my number, if you need anything, do not hesitate to call me! See you around," he said as he handed me a piece of paper and walked away.

I looked at the paper with his number and name on it. Scott Summers I smiled at it.

Well, this was weird, but cute.

And then realization hit me I was going to be late for my meeting with Lance! .I shoved the note in my pocket and began running to school.

-Time skip-

Finally here I am in the back of the office, I can see him but I couldn't find the courage to revile myself.

Part of me wanted to turn around and leave, but there was this other part that was desperate for answers and help.

Without further thinking I made my presence known.

His face lit up when he saw me.

"You came," he said full of joy.

"Yes, what now?" I said emotionlessly.

"Last night I told you I was going to light your path and here it goes and the first step is right here, on this wall, you have to phase Kitty, not for me or for anybody else, you have to do this for yourself" he said and I was mesmerized by his words, I didn't even give a second thought before phasing myself and him inside the school office.

I did it! I had control! I phased inside the office!

"I did it!" I said with wide eyes and a huge grin.

"Wow kitty, how did it feel?" he asked.

I smiled at him,

"it felt amazing!" I said and he hugged me, making me flinch away.

"Sorry I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable" he said.

"It's ok, I am just not used to it" I said smiling at him and he smiled back.

Slowly he reached for my hand, softly this time,

"You make it yours, Kitty, once you own it, nothing can own you" he said and, in that moment, I felt unstoppable, like I could overcome all my problems and struggles.

The walls that kept me locked away are just a phase.

Lance let go of my hand and walked over to the computer, I was confused.

"What are you doing?" I asked, but he did not take his eyes off the screen, so I walked up to him.I looked at the screen and my jaw dropped in rage.

"Is that what this is about? The cheating? You used me to cheat on a fucking test!?" I shouted

I couldn't believe it I trusted him and he stabbed me in the back.This is my fault, I shouldn't have trusted him.

"Whoa Kitten, this crappy School u uses these tests to keep us, down. No more. We take control." He said , and my eyes widened,

how could I be such a fool?

"Now let's change some grades Pryde , P..R" He said and began writing my name

"No." I cut him off and grabbed his hands, he stood up and grabbed mine harshly.

"Look, there are no victims here, we are just changing the score," he explained to me but I wasn't staying here any longer.

"Hands off!" I heard Scott's voice and I turned in its direction.

He was there but he wasn't alone, Jean the ginger girl was there too.

They were working together all along.He began walking up to me and Lance, but Lance let go of my one arm and made the library collapse on Scott, my eyes widened in shock. "Scott!" shouted Jean, moving the library away from him with her telekinesis.

I grabbed Lance by the collar of his vest. "No! Stop!" I yelled at him

"They are just gonna confuse you Kitty.We are getting out of here" he shouted in my face, there is no way I am going anywhere with him.

How could I be so naive?

Lance broke the wall, I phased us through, and the building started collapsing.

"Kathryn please, we can work through this together!" Scott said. "Let me go!" I shouted at Lance, fighting back against his grip.

"We are in control; we make our own way"Lance yelled back at me.

"Kathryn, we pushed you to do this, I know we should have approached you differently. We are not perfect, we are learning just like you are," Jean said while trying to keep rocks from crushing her and Scott.

I looked into her green eyes and saw pure sadness in them.

Lance grabbed me, forcing me to look at him. "Forget about them you are with me now," he said to me, and the earth began to shake violently.

Everything was falling apart, the walls were barely holding up. Scott and Jean were struggling to keep themselves safe, and Lance was getting more and more out of control every second.

How did I get myself into this mess?

"You called your gift a curse, if you go with him, I guarantee it will be." She said and something inside me snapped.

"You are too late, she's with me now," Lance shouted as he pushed me through the exit, but I had enough.

"No, I'm not," I said to him, and phased my arm out of his.

I run towards Jean and Scott, Lance let an ear-piercing scream and before I knew it, the ceiling was falling. I yelped in fear. I was expecting unbearable pain, but it never came. It was dark. Was I dead?

"Kathryn!" I heard Scott calling my name, I wasn't dead. I began walking and realized I was phasing, When I came out Scott and Jean seemed relieved, Lance was nowhere to be seen.

"Everybody grab on to me, I am going to get us out of here," I said quickly.

They placed their hands in mine and I phased us out.

It came out so naturally, to me now that it felt so real, it was easier to accept.

"Yes Kathryn, it is a gift and you used it well," a man I had never seen before said.

"Who are you?" I asked looking at him. He was at a wheelchair, probably in his late 30's and had brown eyes and hair.

"I am Professor Charles Xavier, and I would like to help you just like I did with Jean, Scott, Logan and Ororo." He said and my eyes met Logan's.

"You! I thought you were gone for good in that forest," I said surprised.

"Same here, kid " he added coldly, which confused me because when we were alone he was more friendlier to me.

"I see you have met Logan, Jean and Scott , so let me introduce you to Ororo Munroe, or Storm" She was a woman around 30, she was dark skinned, her hair was white and her eyes blue , a really beautiful woman.

"Kathryn, but I guess you already know that " I said awkwardly.I was physically and mentally exhausted, I couldn't take another fight or another scene.

"What do you want from me ?" I asked

"To give you a chance," Jean said .

"I am not sure," I said frustrated. This was happening way too quickly.

"You can come with us to the institute. Let us prove to you that this is worth your time," the professor said, and I scoffed.

"Do I have a choice?" I said

"Of course, you do, we just want to make sure you make the right one," Ororo said.

"Okay," I whispered.

The professor extended his arm for me to shake, and I did.

No turning back now.I am being foolish again, thinking that they actually care, that they won't disappoint me like everyone else did, like Lance did.

But a part of me really hoped they wouldn't, I needed a purpose for my life, maybe they could give me that or maybe not.