Three days have passed since I came here at the institute . It was nice but most of the time it was awkward .
That's why I spend most of my time in my room , which was massive , it was too much room for one person , it felt kind of empty .
It hade mardle floor and walls painted beige, the bed was at the corner of the room with clean white sheets, a huge wooden closet was facing the side of the bed, at the opposite wall a desk was placed and right next to it a small library .
What I loved most about this room was the small balcony , it had a beautiful view especially at the sunrise. Below the balcony a tree was emerging , that made it feel more like home .
The professor was really nice and generous with me, even though I wasn't the most obedient child around here.
He made sure I had enough clothes and books for the school he enrolled me in . He also gave me a laptop and a phone to be able to communicate and entertain myself.
I told him I was fine with what I had , but he wouldn't take no for an answer .
Professor was really kind , actually everyone was really kind around here.
Well , maybe except from Logan or should I say Wolverine .
His code name is wolverine and his mutation is three metallic claws at each of his hands , which he doesn't hesitate to use. But that's not my problem I actually think is cool , I wish I had a pair .
The thing is whenever I walk into a room Logan will either stare at the scar at my eye or avoid make eye contact with me , and that made me feel uncomfortable .
That's why I decided to lock myself in my room and avoid situations like this.The less time we see each other, the less awkward.
The only person that I felt comfortable with was Scott.
Scott seems to like me, not in a romantic way, just to talk and hang out. It wasn't long until I realized his love for cars, especially for his own, a red convertible with white details. He would wash it and take care of it every day.
I also solved the red glasses mystery. Scott's mutation is optic blast, which he can't control. That's why he wears the glasses, they help him keep his powers under control. Jean is often the one helping him with that.
Of course, in a house full of teenagers, there is romance.
Jean and Scott seem to like each other, they are all over each other most of the time, but like every damn novel, Jean has friend zoned Scott and instead flirts with Duncan Matthews, a playboy of sorts.
Aside from her terrible taste in men and obliviousness, Jean is really helpful. She gave me a tour of the institute and the basement levels.
The basement levels are full of computers and machines, there is also a deadly war room for exercising called the Danger Room and the Cerebro, it can detect mutants all over the world, that's how they found me.
Ororo or Storm takes care of everyone and everything here, she also cooks all the meals. She likes to spend most of her time in the garden or in the greenhouse in the attic. She and Logan seem to be very close. Her mutation is weather control. Man, that's some power and I bet too hard to control.
Last but not least, Kurt Wagner.
When I arrived at the institute a surprise was waiting for me. He came here a day before me, he's a joker and generally a very happy person.
His power is teleportation and he has some kind of a mutation in his appearance, he is covered in blue fur, has two fingers on each of his legs and three fingers on each of his arms. His golden eyes are demon like, and his hair is dark blue, he has elven ears and lastly demon tail.
He likes to look on the bright side of life and he is positive, confident, and annoying.
Don't get me wrong, his appearance doesn't bother me at all.
The problem is his teleportation. He will constantly appear next to me out of nowhere and each and every time scare the hell out of me, even though I told him multiple times not to do that.
And the worst of all, I almost stabbed him once!And that was the moment the professor took my knives away.
Of course, I have one hidden on my waist, but I am not sure if professor doesn't know I still have it, he is a telepath after all.
Anyway, I got a new bow that I can use freely, it's metallic and black in color, I love the weight of it, it's easy to carry around. Even though I haven't used one in years, I could handle it like I never stopped.
A knock on the door interrupted my thoughts.
"Come in," I said. The door crack opened, and Jean peaked her head in.
"Hey Kathryn, the professor wants us in the control room," she said, and I raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"Control room?" I asked and she laughed.
"Come on, I'll show you," she said with a smile, and I stood up from the bed and stood next to her.
"Lead the way," I said, and she did just that.
-Time skip -
We have been here for what? An hour? Half an hour? I don't even know anymore and for what? Looking at Storm and Wolverine fight.
It was interesting at first, but they are both really strong mutants, and the fight never ends.
Ororo joined us in the control room while Logan was still in the danger room. She turned on the deadly machines in the danger room for Logan to deal with, and he did.
The weapons were torn apart in seconds, and that begs the question. Who the hell is going to clean up this mess?
"Stop, this is the most we can do for now, Wolverine," Professor Xavier said over the speakers.
Logan only smirked and began walking towards the control room.
"When I give a demo, I give a demo" Logan said and Scott looked at the mess he had made. Even though I can't see through his glasses, I bet his eyes were wide.
"A demo as in 'demolish' or demonstration?" he asked, and I chuckled a little.
"What's the point of all this?" I asked, sitting down on the counter behind me.
"The point, young Kathryn, is to show you how to find vulnerabilities in security systems," Ororo said, without looking at me as she typed something into the computer
"That's right, but ours need a bit of work," Logan said once he entered the room and stood next to Ororo at the computer.
Kurt, tail hanging from the ceiling as he ate his popcorn, seemed surprised by Logan's comment.
"Are you kidding me?! That was tight I give it to thumps up!" He said to Wolverine, and I rolled my eyes but couldn't help but smile at his silliness, I will admit he was cute at times like this.
"The vents were easily breached, gonna have to fix that, maybe electrifiers or poison gas sprayers," Logan said and Ororo scowled at him.
"Wolverine," she warned.
"Alright, Alright knockout gas then," he said and everyone nodded.
Is it me or are they overreacting a little, but please knockout sprayers! Who does that?
"It's just for protection, better be safe than sorry," Jean said and my eyes widened.
"Did you just?" I said angrily.
"Yes, I am sorry, I am sorry I cannot ignore your thoughts. They're too much for me," she said with an apologetic smile, which made me even angrier, I have the right to think as loud as I want.
"What does that even mean? Am I supposed to whisper my thoughts in my head?" I said, getting up from my seat.
"Am I the only one freaked out by this?" I asked, turning to look at the others.They were all were looking at me blankly, except Kurt, who continued to eat while watching the scene.
"Ok, just me," I said and headed for the door.
"Relax Katzchen , you will be fine " Kurt said and teleported next to me .
"We are right beside you!" He said and ported again.
I looked around frantically, he could appear from anywhere.
"Popcorn" he said and I gasped as he appeared right in front of my face .I backed away and gave him a look.
"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you, the next time I'll tell you before I port" he said smiling at me.I know he didn't mean to scare me, I just hate it when people invade my personal space or mind.
Suddenly the door opened and the professor wheeled inside .
"X-Men, we have an emergency," he said.
Yeah, X-Men that's the name of the team.
"Scott, get the Blackbird ready for launch" the professor said.
"Yes sir, what's the mission ?" Scott asked.
"The Cerebro detected a new mutant, in Mississippi. The mutant is a danger to herself and others. Now get ready and quickly" the professor said, and everyone hurried to get ready for the mission,my first mission.
-Time Skip-
We entered the jet and took our seats.I was sitting at the end, Jean sat in front of me and the professor sat next to me.Kurt sat in the pilot's seat with Scott.
It looks like Scott is trying to teach Kurt how to drive this thing.
"Stay, stay and you got it! Good job Kurt. One day your gonna be a great pilot " Scott praised him, but his smile fell when Kurt let go of the wheel and replace his hands with his legs.
"Nevermind" Scott said, and I laughed inside at his disappointed look.Most of the ride I stared at my bow and fight costume. It was simple, all black, with black boots, in which I had hidden a pair of knives plus I wore a pair of gloves. The costume was also connected to a hood that I already had on, I liked the feeling of privacy it gave me.
I heard a 'bamf', the sound Kurt makes when teleporting and I looked up.
Where did he go?
He teleported out of the X-Jet, he was standing in front of the pilot's window, grinning at us!
Is he crazy?
He's gonna get killed!
Oh shit, we are gonna get killed!
"Who the hell is driving this thing?!" I shouted in panic.
"Language, Kathryn," the professor said, and my eyes widened.
Was he for real?
I heard Logan scoff at the professor's comment.
"Are you kidding me?" I yelled at him Kurt lost his balance and teleported away.
Suddenly he fell on top of me, and I screamed as his weight landed on me. I groaned as he stood up
"Kurt, the jet isn't a place for you to fool around, please go back to your seat," the professor said.
"I am sorry, Professor, Sorry, Kathryn," he said with an apologetic look and walked up to his seat.
"Kids," I heard Logan say, and I rolled my eyes annoyed .
-Time Skip-
After we landed, the professor gave us information about the girl's possible whereabouts and we separated into smaller groups.
The first group is Jean, Scott, Ororo and the Professor .
The second group is me, Logan, and Kurt.
Great, I am in a group with a guy that annoys me and a guy that gets annoyed with me, just great.
We were in an alley and Logan was looking inside the dumpster while Kurt and I looked around.Wolverine began sniffing the air, catching mine and Kurt's attention.
"What? Got a scent?" Kurt asked in his usual German accent.
"Yes, I smell fear," Logan said, and Kurt turned to me.
"What does fear smell like?" He whispered to me and I laughed.
"I don't know, but I bet Logan does, why don't you ask him?" I suggested and grinned.
"Because I want my head in place " he said, and we bursting out laughing together.
"I heard that," Logan yelled from ahead and we just laughed harder, but our laughter stopped , when a girl ran into us and then kept running.
"That must be her!" Logan said and ran after her, me and Kurt following him.
The girl didn't stop running, to be honest if there was an archer , an elf and a madman chasing me I wouldn't have stopped either.
"Please, leave me be!" she said her voice cracking as she climbed over a fence and jumped to the other side of it.
She seemed more scared of Wolverine than she was of me and Kurt.
"Wolverine, wait! She seems scared by you, let me and Kathryn try." Kurt said, while pointing at me and him.
I will admit I was impressed that he stood up to Logan and of course of recognizing what the girl was really afraid of Logan.
"Okay, kid, do not fuck up and elf put on your best face, no need to freak the girl any more than she already is," Logan said and Kurt turned on his image inducer, which made a hologram that showed him in human form.
"And keep an eye on the half pint," Logan said, pointing at me.
"Half what?!" I asked, and he grinned.
I shook my head in anger, while he just turned around and left.
Keep an eye on me?
Is he serious?
Do I really need someone to look after me?