Chapter 2: Kurt's Crush
Once Alima, Charles and Jean arrived upstairs, they went outside, Ali leaving her bags inside the academy. She followed Jean and Charles around to the back of the house, where all the students were training. Ali leaned over to Charles and whispered, "What are they doing?" He replied, "They are training. I also have a group of mutants hand-picked by me to help fight for good mutants in the world. They are called the X-Men." She then looked at Jean and said, "Are you a member of the X-Men, Jean?" Jean smiled and said, "Yep! I'm one of the original members, too."
Charles then sent out a telepathic message to all the students, saying, "Everyone, I have someone to introduce you to." They all stopped and crowded around Charles, and he said, "Well, you all, I would like to introduce you to a new student joining us here at the academy. Everyone, this is Alima Robinson." They all said, "Hi!", and Charles went around and introduced everyone, saying, "Alima, this is Scott Summers. He's also known as Cyclops." Ali looked at him and noticed that he wore glasses with ruby red lenses. She shook his hand and said, "Hi, Scott. Wait, Summers? Are you related to Jean?" Scott laughed and said, "Yeah, something like that. She's my wife."
Ali smiled in embarrassment, and she then said, "So, what can you do?" Scott took off his glasses, opened his eyes and Ali jumped back as a jet of red light flew from his eyes and hit the tree opposite him. Her eyes widened in shock, and Scott, putting his glasses back on said, "I emit highly powerful UV rays from my eyes. The lenses in my glasses are made from ruby quartz, which neutralizes the rays." Next, Ali moved to an older woman, who looked to be a couple of years older than Scott. She was beautiful, with long, white hair that came to the end of her back and ocean blue eyes. She was black, and her skin was a pretty shade of chocolate brown. Charles said, "Alima, this is Ororo Munroe, also known as Storm." Ali and Storm shook hands, and Storm then said, in a light African accent, "You can probably guess what I can do from my code name. I can control any type of weather, and I can create storms and generate lightning." She then looked up towards the sky, and her eyes got milky white, and a sudden storm cloud gathered over the student's heads. Then, the clouds disappeared, and her eyes went back to their original color.
Charles then continued down the line, introducing all the students, and then he got to the end of the line and said, "And, last but not least, Alima, meet Kurt Wagner. He's also known as Nightcrawler." Ali looked up, and her breath caught in her throat. Kurt, in her opinion, was gorgeous! He had shoulder length black hair and deep blue eyes, and he had very nice facial features. He stared at her for a moment, then he seemed to come to himself and he stuck out his hand, saying in a light German accent, "Hello!It's very nice to meet you." Ali took his hand, and when she did, she felt a spark go between them, which made her jump a little. She looked up at Kurt, who must have felt it too, because he looked at her in surprise. He blushed when he realized that he was staring at her, and she said, "I'm Alima! You can call me Ali."
Later, everyone was in the manor, and Charles said to Kurt, "Kurt? Would you show Alima to what room she'll be staying in?" Kurt jumped up and said enthusiastically, "Yeah, of course!" Kurt then grabbed one of her bags, and Alima said, "I'll carry my bags. You don't have to!" Kurt looked at her and said shyly, "I know, but I want to!" Alima smiled, and Kurt then grabbed her hand, and she said, "Um, Kurt, what are you doing?" but he just looked at her and said, "It's a part of my powers! Just grab onto me and watch." Alima put her hands on Kurt's shoulders, and she had one bag in her hand, while Kurt had her other two, and he had one arm around her waist, making her blush. Then, before she knew it, she was standing in front of a door in a long hallway. Ali looked around and said, "Wow! How did we get here?", and Kurt said, "I'm a teleporter. I can move from one place to another. It can be anywhere." Ali said, "Cool!" and he smiled. Then, he put his hand on the back of his neck in a nervous gesture, and he said, "Well, this is your room. I hope you feel at home here, with all of us. I'm right down the hall if you need anything." Ali smiled at him, and he went down the hall to his room. Just as he was going to open his door, Ali called out, "Kurt?" and he turned in her direction. She smiled shyly at him and said, " Do you wanna hang around the manor when I'm done unpacking?" He grinned happily and said, "Yeah, sure!"
Kurt then opened his door and closed it, sighing happily. Then, a voice said, "You really like her, don't you?" Kurt turned towards Evan Daniels, better known as Spike, and said dreamily, "Yea, man! She's amazing!" Spike then said, "You haven't even hung out with her yet, Kurt!" He said, "I know, but we're hanging after she's finished unpacking!" Spike said, "Really? That's cool. I'm upset that you got to her first! Almost all the guys were staring at her earlier, including me!" Kurt then grinned and said, "Well, I saw her first! So there!" and he threw a pillow at Spike, who caught it and laughed.
Then, a knock was heard at their door, and Kurt opened the door to see Ali standing there, dressed in a short-sleeved maroon shirt, black jean capris, and a pair of black sneakers. She grinned at him and said, "I'm done unpacking. Are you ready to hang?" Kurt smiled and said, "Yeah!" and he closed the door behind him as they set off. They went outside, and sat under a tree in the backyard. Kurt then said, "So, do you think you'll like it here, Ali?" She looked at him and said, "Yeah. I think I'm really gonna like it here, Kurt!" He blushed and looked away quickly, and Ali smiled. She really liked Kurt, and it was obvious from the way he acted that he liked her, too. The two spent the rest of the day talking and getting to know each other, and by the time dinner rolled around, their attraction to each other had grown even more.