Professor X nodded. "I know this is a lot to digest. I assure you though, you're daughter will be safe at my institute."
The doorbell rang. "That would be two of my students now. I believe your daughter is with them. Do you mind if they come in?" Mr. Wilson looked at his wife. She smiled faintly. Then he went over to the door and opened it for the three girls.
"Dad!" Haley said upon seeing her father. She hugged him tightly. When she let go she noticed Professor X and Storm in the living room. "So…I guess you already know then…"
He nodded. "What do you think of these people?"
"I think they just want to help me." She frowned a little. "I think I could use their help."
"Then, I guess we'll let you attend this institution. Try to visit though, okay?"
She nodded sadly. "Yes, dad."
"Girls, why don't you help Haley pack her things?"
"It's alright," she replied. "I'll be fine on my own. I can pack fast…"
The professor nodded. "I understand. We will be down here waiting for you."
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Kurt teleported into Evan's room. "What's this I hear about a new member?"
"Look, I don't know any more than you do."
He scratched his head. "So I guess that is where Kitty and Jean have been this entire day."
"Didn't realize they were missing."
Kurt sighed and teleported to his room. This place was rather dull without Kitty around. Sometimes, the other members of the house could be sticks in the mud –especially after school. Maybe this new kid, whoever he or she is will be entertaining.
A few minutes later, Professor Xavier reached the students in their heads to alert them to the arrival of the newest X-man. Kurt was the first to get there, mainly because he teleported. However, he was also the one with the most energy. The rest of the students were wiped out from school.
Logan was the next to enter the room. He sniffed at the furry elf that laid stretched out on the sofa. Soon, Evan jumped over the couch and landed on Kurt.
"Ow!" Kurt cried.
"Sorry, about that, man. I'll look before I leap next time."
Scott and Rogue arrived at about the same time. Kurt silently began to wonder if he should but up his inducer. Nobody said anything about his current appearance, so he assumed it was okay. After all, the new kid would have to learn about the way he looked sooner or later.
Shortly after everyone had arrived, Professor X arrived with Kitty, Ororo, and Jean. The two teens found a place to sit, but Storm stayed by the side of the professor.
"As you all know, we have a new student joining us today. I hope you will all make her feel at home. I'd like you to meet, Haley Wilson, also to be known as Tidal Wave.
Kurt panicked for a moment and almost teleported away. He was worried that the new girl would have the same reaction Kitty did when they first met. In worried anticipation, he curled his tail down so no one would see it.
The doors quietly opened. Haley quietly walked through them, appearing a tad timid. She could feel all everyone's eyes on her. Silently, she scanned the room to quickly analyze her new "family."
Her eyes fell upon Kurt. Her immediate reaction was to scream, but after a split-second she decided that his appearance wasn't something to freak out about. She actually was more afraid of Rogue…
"Hi," she said trying to cover up the awkward silence.
"Hello," they all replied in unison.
"That was… kind of creepy. Do guys rehearse that or something?" The group of teens burst into laughter. Haley couldn't help herself in joining in too.
"Kitty," Ororo said after the laughter had died down. "Will you show Haley to her room?" Kitty nodded and stood. Haley followed her out of the room.
Once she was out of earshot, there was an immediate reaction.
"Why does she get her own room?" Rogue whined to no one in particular.
"Ha ha!" Evan laughed gleefully. "New hot girl around here! I hope she's not normally that quiet."
Logan grunted and left the room with the professor and Storm. Jean and Scott were already into their own little conversation.
"She didn't freak out," Kurt murmured to himself.
Meanwhile, Kitty had already shown Haley her room. Her suitcases were all sitting at the foot of her bed.
"Do you want me to help you unpack?"
"Yeah…besides I have a lot of questions."
"Go for it."
"First of all, what's with that "Tidal Wave" thing?"
"Oh," Kitty said opening the dresser drawers. "Well, we all have codenames like that. Mine is Shadowcat."
"Right…"
"Yeah, I know it's a little weird around here."
Haley opened her suitcase. "Who is who?"
"What?"
"Like…what are all their names."
"Well…you've already met me, Jean, and Ororo. The big guy standing next to the professor is Logan. He is one of the teachers here…I'm warning you about him now…" Haley looked a little frightened. "He just really likes to get us working hard."
"Uh…the one with the sunglasses is Scott. You'll never see him without them. You'd be screwed if you did, because he has, like, this beam-thingy that comes out from his eyes. The sunglasses block them.
"The girl with brown and white hair is Rogue. She's always wearing gloves because if she comes in skin contact with someone she absorbs all there memory and abilities and stuff."
"Freaky," Haley commented. Kitty nodded.
"Evan is the one with the funny haircut. Don't tell him I said that; he'll get mad. He shoots out these spikes. He loves to skateboard you'd be hard-pressed to find him without it.
"The blue fuzz ball is Kurt. Don't let his looks fool you. He's a real sweetie. I was afraid of him first…anyway, he teleports. That takes a little while to get used to. He has an image inducer for school."
They were almost done unpacking Haley's things. "When am I starting school anyway?"
"You kind of lucked out there. It's Friday, so you start on Monday."
"Cool," she said, closing the bottom drawer. "I'll unpack the rest later. I just wanted to get the clothes done."
Kitty nodded, that's fine. "Besides, it is time for dinner."
"Thank god, I'm starving."
Haley suddenly seemed downcast. "What's wrong?" Kitty asked.
"What if I screw up again?"
"We all screw up. We're here to learn. Until you have better control, just keep your emotions in check. You should be fine by the time you get to school. You'd be surprised how much you can accomplish in two days."
Haley nodded and looked up. "Okay…"
"Trust me; it's really fun around here. Just relax. This is your new home." Kitty grabbed her arm. "Hold on, we're going to take the fast way down so we don't miss all the food."
"Huh?"
However, Shadowcat didn't respond. She was already pulling the two through the floor. Soon, their feet were safely on the ground.
"YOU! THAT….uh….wow?"
Kitty giggled. "You get used to the weirdness of this place. Come on, the kitchen is right around the corner."