"Since were done with Huckleberry Finn maybe tonight we can read David Copperfield" Fuzz said smiling at Storm. The woman looked down at the child beside her as they made their way across campus. Sooner or later she would have to tell her about what she planned to do but had yet to work up the courage. She seemed so happy at that moment. Perhaps it would be better to do nothing at all. Perhaps solving the problem would be as easy as taking her out of school. As far as she knew no other students were being hurt. There were some subjects the institute didn't teach but she could learn them and then maybe… Ororo shook her head as a suppressed wave of common sense over came her.
"What's wrong"? Fuzz asked turning to meet Ororo's gaze. By that time the two had made it to one of the vacant study rooms and Storm nodded for the girl to enter. Closing the door behind them storm let out a long breath as she leaned against the dark wooden entrance. "Fuzz…we need to talk" Storm whispered. Fuzz who had entered the room before her stopped just a few feet away but did not turn. For what seemed like a half hour the two remained in their spots. Storm pressed against the door and Fuzz standing with her back turned to the woman. At last the child was the first to speak. "Someone hurt you".
Storm was silent. Fuzz's words were a statement not a question and she wondered how a student had discovered a secret she had desperately tried to keep. "Wha…what do you mean" the woman asked her legs finally willing her to move away from the door. Fuzz turned again as Strom drew closer casting her eyes to the floor as to not meet the woman's. "Part of my ability is to know peoples emotions, if what they are feeling is strong enough I can see bits and pieces of the things that made them feel that way". Storm reached out a hand to touch the girl but she backed away from her. Still keeping her eyes focused on the floor she continued to speak. "I…someone hurts me to".
Ororo wasn't sure what to do. The thought of someone seeing her past sickened almost as much as it scared her. In a moment she was overcome with an overwhelming mixture of shame, anger, and guilt all fighting for a place at the center of her mind. Shaking her head she forced the sickness she felt away from her as she tried to focus on what she had to tell Fuzz. "Fuzz I must tell you something".
"No you cant" Fuzz cried backing away from the woman before her. In her haste she lost her footing on the wrinkled rug and fell back on the floor with an audible thud. "Please just leave it alone" she begged. "Someone is hurting you" Storm said. "Its Xavier and I's duty to ensure the safety of the students here". The girl before Ororo became panicked. Backing away from the white haired woman in front of her shaking her head so hard Ororo was surprised it didn't snap. "Fuzz please calm down". Wrapping her arms around the girl Storm lifted Fuzz from the floor as she struggled against her. "please don't, please don't" the girl begged. Storm closed her eyes being able to do nothing more than hold the child as she squirmed in her arms. "Please…please" the girl chanted. "I'm sorry" Ororo whispered. "I must".
And just as quickly as Fuzz began she stopped, her body becoming limp as her thrashing subsided. Looking down Storm could see that the child's eyes were still open but were empty of any sign of light. "Fuzz"? She shook the girl who continued to lay heavy in her arms like an inanimate rag doll. Her eyes stared forward and her lips twitched slightly but she didn't respond.