A/n: I know I've been dragging my feet with this update and I'm sorry I've been working on other things well either way here's that update... enjoy!
A/N 2.0: I just noticed that a huge chunk of a line in this story got cut out and I am so sorry that this happened and that I didn't notice it before now.
"Professor how did Min-Jee end up the way she is?" Scott Summers asked
"Scott, the truth is she was being hunted by Hydra and her mother made the choice for them to hide in South Korea, her mother being of Korean heritage already spoke Korean and taught her daughter Korean. Min-Jee learned a little English through the school system in Korea but that was only conversational English, she barely learned that apparently
"Man that's bad"
"It is... and she has some frustration ahead of her before she gets acclimated to this new environment"
Min-Jee was listening to some music on her mp3 player when Andrea arrived at Min-Jee's room
"Andrea unnie... listen to this," she said in Korean
Andrea took one of the earphones and immediately recognized the Korean music
"What group is this?"
"2NE1 the song is 'Go Away' I love this group" Min-Jee smiled "but I really love BoA... I have every album and mini album she put out in Korea... or I had them"
'You still do... they are in a box in your dresser... I know those albums mean a lot to you thus I had them imported so you could listen to them whenever you want'
'Thank you'
Min-Jee went to her dresser and located the box that was actually a tin that she recognized as having belonged to her mother
"*Here they are*"
"What an amazing collection"
"*There was a nurse at the hospital I had to go to all the time that would purchase them for me so I would have something to listen to while I was in the hospital... something to keep me from getting bored*"
"*Why did you have to be in the hospital?*"
"*Cystic Fibrosis... but my mutation cured it*" Min-Jee sighed "*I was diagnosed when I was three years old and I was in and out of hospitals for years after that. I met this nurse when I was five years old... she had recently learned that she couldn't have children of her own therefore she kind of took me in as hers and began to give me these cd's so I wouldn't be bored in the hospital all that time.*"
Charles sighed as he read the reports about her education level, according to this she had good grades in Korea but all that seemed to evaporate when she moved to the United States and they thought that she couldn't read. He soon called Andrea and Min-Jee to his office
"*Drea unnie, what is going to happen*"
"*Its okay, Professor Xavier just wants to evaluate what you know*"
"*Okay*"
They arrived and Min-Jee sat in a desk at the front of the room, Andrea nearby
"Now Min-Jee I want you to read this to me," Charles said gently Min-Jee looked at the page and then to him like he had completely lost his mind
"Min-Jee..."
"*I cannot read this*"
As she said that, a light bulb went off in Andrea's head and she took the sheet of notebook paper and translated the phrase to Korean in Hangeul
"Try that"
"Welcome to the Xavier School for the Gifted"
"Andrea explain please"
"She can't read English, she was never taught the English alphabet or how to read it thus when I translated the phrase to Korean and Hangul she read it easily," Andrea explained
"Oh dear... this is not what I wanted to see in this evaluation." Charles sighed slightly frustrated this was an inconvenience, but now he would have to deal with. Luckily Andrea was prepared to help teach her to speak English plus he had a program from Rosetta Stone that was English for non-native speakers that he had used to help Kurt learn English, he was pretty sure it would work for Min-Jee as well.
Min-Jee went to her room to listen to music and put up some of her posters. Charles then turned to Andrea
"Andrea, why didn't you tell me about your gift?"
"My..."
"You know what I'm talking about"
"Oh, that... I didn't know what you would say"
"I would have asked if you wanted to join Min-Jee as a student at this school."
"Well I don't think my family can afford it"
"I wouldn't charge you anything," Charles said with a smile
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The Hydra agent in charge of recovering Min-Jee groaned; he hated that he had lost Min-Jee to Xavier and he wanted her back. He figured the only way he was going to get Min-Jee now was to kidnap her while Charles wasn't looking. That meant waiting until she left the Institute grounds to nab her.
"How old is X-22," he asked referring to Min-Jee by the code name they had given her at birth
"Fifteen, sir" one of his underlings said
"Fifteen, perfect… she will be put though the weapon X process just as X-23 was"
"What will the claw pattern be for her?"
"Just like Weapon-X himself," the lead officer replied "Giving X-23 only four hand claws was a mistake we won't make again. Six seems to be the magic number"
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Logan was in the garage working on one of the institute vehicles when Storm located him. She had known from the beginning that something was bothering Logan but at the time figured it wasn't her place to pry.
"Logan, is something wrong?" she asked
"Yeah, there's somethin wrong" he retorted from under the vehicle "I can't even talk to my own kid, that's what's wrong… she barely understands a damn thing I say, and I'm supposed to try and bond with her!"
Ororo sighed he had a point
"I wanna be able to look her in the eye and tell her that I won't let those bastards at Hydra hurt her. Tell her I'm here to protect her, but I can't she don't understand me well enough to get what I'm saying to her" Logan ranted as he came out from under the vehicle
"She understands more than you think, Logan" a voice said
Both adults looked to see Andrea Park standing nearby.
"Really…" Logan said "from what I've collected she barely understands a lick of English"
"She has a basic understanding of the English language as you have heard first hand she is capable of making some sentences in English, albeit not very well, but she can do it." Andrea said, "She has told me that her biggest wish is that she could get to know you better, learn what her mother couldn't tell her about you about the person you've become over the years."
"I wish I could to, Drea but I ain't good at this kinda thing" Logan sighed
"Nor are you that good at speaking English" Ororo muttered under her breath earning a glare from the Canadian mutant but if she noticed it she didn't let it show.
A month passed and Min-Jee's English seemed to be improving along with her relationship with those around her. One afternoon she was in her room with the door open playing music and dancing along when Logan passed. He couldn't help look in on her and notice that she seemed to have a real talent for dance and a decent singing voice. He figured she got that from her mother, as he couldn't sing to save his life and had two left feet to boot.
The song ended and Min-Jee noticed her father's presence in the doorway for the first time.
"Hi… Dad" she said still insecure about her English but obviously making an attempt
"I wish I could tell if you really understood me now"
"I do… more than before" she replied looking down "It is difficult but I try my best… I really do want to know you… though I know it sometimes seems that I avoid you I have just had a very difficult month, you do understand correct?"
"I understand… things have been hard and you need to grieve the loss of your mother."
"I am glad you understand"
"I understand this situation more than you know, darlin," he whispered unaware that his daughter's ears were as good as his own. She wondered for a moment what he meant by that, she figured she could ask Charles or Ororo later about it, but now she was with her father and that was all that mattered.
'What does that mean, Appa…? I know what the words mean but how do you understand how I feel?' Min-Jee wondered as she looked at Logan's face.
"Logan we have an emergency" Ororo said into the room
"Min-Jee, I have to go"
"I understand" Min-Jee said "go… I am okay"
Logan left and Min-Jee sighed
"Appa sarangheyo" she whispered
Logan stopped and looked at her at hearing what she said. He turned with one brow raised in confusion
"What did you say?"
"I love you, dad" she translated for herself "that is how I would say it in Korean… sarangheyo means 'I love you' and 'Appa' means dad"
Logan smiled "I love you too" he embraced her gently and she returned it
Logan left and Min-Jee turned the CD player back on and went back to dancing.
To Be Continued…