It's been two weeks since the event of the cure and loosing 3 important members of the family. Storm became the headmistress of the Institute, Logan began being a teacher for the Danger Room, and Hank began to start visiting the Institute once in a while.

Rogue and Bobby eventually broke up. Rogue broke up with him. She was starting to see how much Kitty and Bobby started to share a feeling for each other, even when Bobby says 'their just good friends'.

However, Rogue and Kitty were starting to bond. They would sit and eat lunch together, pick each other as partners whenever the assignment involved any, watch movies in Kitty's room on Saturday night, and talk about each other's day. When Kitty was with Bobby, Rogue didn't mind. She didn't care. She was over him. So, Kitty and Rogue were best friends. They even consider each other as 'sisters'. Oh! The last thing, Rogue goes by Marie now. Ever since she took the 'cure', she went from the untouchable Rogue to the normal Marie.

Logan has finally got over Jean. Yes, he did love her. She was just a normal girl, trapped in an evil 'monsters' body. But, the Phoenix was getting out of control, so Logan did the hardest thing he did in his life; he killed the woman he loved. For about a week, he had nightmares of that event, but they eventually went away. Before Scott died, he never got over her 'suppose death'. So I guess Cyclops was right.

"We don't heal as fast as you do, Logan."

He remember that moment, as soon as he stabbed her in the chest, that awful moment, he heard something. It was her voice. Well, she wasn't speaking as she slowly died, but she communicated to him with her mind. Smiling with tears, she said,

"You freed me! Thank you, Logan! And I love you too!"

Hank always assisted Storm. He would come into classes and teach something new to the kids. Peter (Colossus) decided to become Logan's assistant when he taught in the Danger Room. Logan never minded. Like always, he has a good throw.

Today was normal. Logan and Peter just finished teaching some of the children in the Danger Room. The session was saving some civilians from a burning building. They did fine, that was until Boom Boom (Tabitha. The newest student) decided to do something mischievous. The blonde prankster planted her 'time bombs' in Wolverine's pack of cigars, just as he was about to light one up. The smoke faced man gave her a week of detention for that.

Logan and Storm were on the balcony of the school. They just looked out and watched the clouds and the sun.

"So…liking the new job so far, Ro?" He asked. Logan started to call Storm, 'Ro' now. He gives everyone silly nicknames now, but when it came to Storm, he thought of 'Ro'. Since Ororo was kind of longer.

"I love it. At first, I was terrified when the Professor said I would be taking his place, but after taking charge, I grew fond of the job." Storm said with a smile. "How about you, Logan?" She asked.

"Well…I find it not too hard. When it comes to Bobby and Kitty, they do fine. Peter is a very good assistant. I was about to ask you today if you could switch out Tabitha, though."

Storm laughed. "Looks like somebody finally got on your bad list?" She asked.

Logan smiled. Storm and he started to bond as the weeks grew. When the students ate lunch, they would head to Storm's office' and eat lunch together, sometimes with Hank and Peter. At the end of the day, they would head to the balcony and talk about their day with the students. Logan and Storm started to become really good friends. Almost like best friends.

Their conversation ended when something beeped from Storm's office. She walked in, Logan following, and saw that her intercom was calling. Storm pressed the button. "Yes?"

"Ororo. We seem to have a guest at the door." Hank's voice said. "On my way." Storm answered. Logan and Storm then walked out of the office to the front doors.

Storm and Logan quickly made their way down the stairs. At the door were Hank and a familiar old friend. "Kurt Wagner." Storm said happily. Once they were at the bottom of the stairs, she approached him. "It's been a long time." She said as she hugged him. Kurt was happy to hug her back.

"Good to see you, elf," Logan said to him. Storm pulled back and Kurt smiled. "Good to see you too, Logan," Kurt said. Kurt looked back at Beast. Beast cleared his throat and lowered his hand. "Hank McCoy. I'm also called Beast." Kurt shook his blue hand with his. "Kurt Vagner. But the people at the Munich Circus called me 'Tze Incredible Nightc-"

"Sorry, elf. We don't need 'two' talking fuzzballs." Logan interrupted. Kurt smiled. "So what brings you here, Kurt?" Storm asked.

"I am here for two reasons. One is that I want to join the X-Men. The church is a wonderful home, but it can get very lonely." Kurt said.

"You're welcome to join the Team, Kurt." Storm said with a smile. "What's the other reason?"

"Oh," Kurt said with a frown. "You see…"

"Kurt!"

Everyone turned around and saw Marie, with Kitty following her behind, go up to them. The striped hair girl approached the man. She reached up and wrapped her arms around the man. It was after the discussion with the Professor after the President meeting when Rogue talked to Kurt. The two enjoyed each other's company. Rogue was even disappointed when Kurt left to live back at the church in Boston.

Kurt returned the hug. "Good to see you too, Rogue."

Marie retreated the hug to say, "It's Marie now."

"Of course, Marie." He said with a smile. Kurt looked at Kitty.

She smiled and shook his hand. "Kitty Pryde." She said with a smile. Kurt looked down and saw why she was now Marie. She wore a short white top with blue shorts, but importantly, she wore no gloves.

"Elf here says that he's gonna join the X-Men," Logan said, interrupting their conversation.

"You are? That's great. You should become a teacher." Marie said to the blue man.

"Well, we do need a History teacher for this school." Storm said. "How's that sound?"

"That sounds wonderful. I'd be happy to become a new teacher." Kurt smiled.

"Alright, Mr. Wagner. You can start tomorrow morning." Logan said and walked away.

"Marie, could you please show Kurt to his room, please." Storm told the striped hair girl.

"Sure. Come on, Kurt." Marie said as she grabbed his wrist and led him down the hallway. Hank and Storm watched the two walked down the hallway, then they headed to Storm's office. Kitty smiled and went off to find Bobby before lunch ended.

Kurt and Marie approached a normal brown looking door. Marie grabbed the doorknob. "Well here's your room, Kurt." She said as she turned the doorknob. The room had dark green walls and a light grey carpet. There was a small double bed in the left corner of the room with a blue and white striped comforter. In the right corner was a large wooden desk with a black chair with wheels. On top of the desk was a small laptop. Next to the bed was a large window with grey curtains that showed the backyard/garden of the school.

"You like it?" Marie asked him. Kurt smiled and walked into his new room. He sat down on his new bed. It felt much softer than the bed he slept on at the church.

"Ja. It is wonderful." He looked up at her and smile.

"Well, I'll leave you to adjust to this." She said as she left. That's when Kurt's stomach began to tighten. He remembered the other reason he came to the Insitute, but he was nervous. Scared almost.

"Marie. Wait."

Marie only made to the outside of Kurt's room when he stopped her. Kurt got up from his bed, shut the door, and stood in front of her. This was it. He was about to tell her. To tell her about his life, Mystique's life, but most importantly; her life. The life she probably could not remember.

Kurt noticed how there were no students in the hallways. They were probably in the lunchroom or outside eating lunch. The teachers also must be eating in their classrooms or Storm's office. Well, now it would be easier to tell her.

He took a deep breath. "Marie. We are friends, right?" He asked her, just to make sure. He wouldn't want to talk about this with her thinking she'd never consider him a friend.

"Of course. You did help us save the mutant children from Striker. Most importantly, you saved me from falling out of the sky when that missile hit the Blackbird." She said with a smile.

"Good. You see…you remember Mystique." He asked.

"Yeah. That woman kind of creeps me out. Why?" She asked.

He took another deep breath. Then he gripped her shoulders with his blue three-fingered hand. She looked down at his hands with confusion, and then she looked back up at him. "I must tell you something very important, Marie." He said in a serious tone.

So he started with Mystique. How she met Azazel. Marie looked very confused when he mentioned her, wondering why she should know about that, but she didn't stop him. Then he got to Mystique giving birth to him. That surprised Marie a lot. How could this sweet man of God be related to the evil shapeshifter? Once again, she didn't question. He decided to leave out their mutant hateful brother, for now. Then he got to the part that would scare him the most. The part where Mystique adopted the young Anna-Marie. Marie's jaw dropped and her eyes widened again. Mystique was her mother? How was it possible and why couldn't she remember. Well, she was young so I guess that answered her third question. "So the family in Mississippi wanted to take you in, and Mystique let them, so you could have a better life. She told your parents to never tell you that she is your mutter." Kurt finished. He looked down, waiting for a response. Marie just looked away from his face, slowly taking everything she just heard into her head. Her breathing picked up a little and her stomach was closing in on her.

"So…that means Mystique is my mother." She stated. Kurt nodded his blue head. He then lowered his hands off her shoulders, which were starting to shake. So was her knees. "Then…you're my brother?"

Kurt closed his eyes and sighed. Then he opened them and said only a few words Marie will never forget. "Ja. That makes you my sister."

Marie's eyes started to tear up a little. She had another family. She wasn't fond to hear about the mother, but her heart warmed up when she now found out that she has a brother. A brother. Her 'adoptive' parents never had other children. She was an only child. Now she wasn't.

The young girl was about to say something, but she never got to say it. There was a loud bell sound that echoed through the halls. Of course, lunch is over. In no time, the halls started to fill up with students. Kitty, who got and said good-bye to Bobby, quickly ran up to her best friend. "Come on, Marie. We have to head for class." She said as she pulled Marie's wrist with impatience.

This made Marie step away from the blue man. She wanted to stop her feet, but Kitty showed no sign of letting her. She didn't want Marie and her to be late to class…again. "I'll see you later, Kurt," Marie called out to him.

Kurt just sighed and closed his eyes. To him, this ended up bad. Now he'll never find out Marie's reaction. But he already knows what it's going to be. Disappointment. For her brother is a blue demon freak and her mother is…was an evil woman who gave up on her children. Though it was for the best for her children. So he turned around and walked back into his room.

The sky soon turned dark and black, filled beautiful bright skies and the bright full moon. The garden of the Institute was quiet and peaceful. Soon, the double large window doors opened. Marie walked out. It was passed curfew and she knows Logan and Storm wouldn't like this, but she didn't care. She knows 'he' would be out here.

After Kitty pulled her into the classroom, Marie couldn't think at all. While the teacher, Mr. Warren (who agreed to be the Math teacher) teaches the lesson, Marie wouldn't listen. All she could think was what Kurt told her. What her brother told her. She couldn't believe it. She couldn't help but smile all through the class period. Some of the classmates began to wonder since Marie didn't smile much. So they left the giddy and happy girl alone, while she thought about the greatest news she heard in her life.

When class was over, she planned about to see him in the hallways, but she never did. So when everyone went to bed, she snuck off in her pajamas (with a black top and grey sweatpants and in barefoot) to Kurt's room. Only when she opened his door, he was gone. She thought for a moment, but she knew exactly where he would be. In a place like that night on that Striker mission after he saved her.

So she went back into her room and grabbed a black jacket from her room since it is nighttime which means that it's freezing outside. Then she headed for the backyard doors.

Now here is Marie, walking barefoot on the cold grass. She didn't mind walking on the grass. She loved the feeling of the grass. Smooth and soft. The striped hair girl passed the lovely rows of many different flowers, the ones that Storm always took care of. With the help of her powers. Marie walked under the many branches of one of the old trees. Then she stopped and looked from where she stood. There was no sign of her friend she was trying to find. She was about to give up and try again in the morning, until…

"You lost, Liebling?"

Marie turned around to see Kurt upside down on a large wide branch, hanging by his long blue tail. She smiled at him and he smiled back. Then she laughed a little. She walked right under him! How could she have not seen him? She guessed that he was very quiet and stealthy.

Marie took a few more steps toward him, still smiling. "You like hanging upside down like that?" She asked. Kurt smiled again. "I don't know. I am always in this position when I pray." He responded.

"What are you praying about now?" Marie asked.

Kurt's smile disappeared into a frown, looked down, and sighed. "Our mutter; Mystique."

Marie's smile disappeared. She placed her hands on her hips. "Why weren't you there when I was trying to talk to you today? You know; after you told me everything."

"I was afraid of vas you would think now." He said honestly.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

Kurt closed his eyes and suddenly, he teleported off the branch. Then he appeared in front of Marie with blue smoke surrounding him. Soon it faded. He took a deep breath. "I thought you were disappointed." He said.

"Why would you think I was disappointed?" She asked, removing her hands from her hips and crossed her arms.

He looked down at the grass. "To find out that your brother has blue skin, yellow eyes, and a blue tail." Marie's eyes widened with surprise. Kurt still kept looking at the looking down, ashamed in himself.

Then Marie spoke. "Kurt. I don't care about your appearance." She said seriously. Kurt looked back up with wide eyes. When he was in Germany, he would always be chased by the villagers. They would carry flaming wooden torches and their sharp metal pitchforks. The only group of people he knew who didn't care was his real mother, his adopted parents, the Circus people, and of course the X-Men.

"You do not care how I look?" He asked her.

Marie smiled up at him and said, "Of course I don't. I have a brother now. The way you look makes it even more special to think about." Those two sentences made Kurt smiled down at his new sister.

Marie then reached up and hugged him by wrapping her arms around his blue neck and rested her head on his shoulder. Kurt chuckled and wrapped his arms around her waist, hugging her very tightly.

"I love you, Kurt." She whispered.

"I love you too, my Schwester" He whispered back.

They stood like that for a few seconds, then they broke apart. Kurt turned his head around and looked back at the mansion. "It is very late. I think we should head back inside."

Marie also looked back. Then she looked back at her brother and smiled. "I'm not that tired, though." She said.

He turned back to her. "But I thought that Logan has a lesson for you in the Danger Room?" He asked. "You need a good sleep, Kleine"

Marie walked around him and sat down in front of the tree where she found Kurt. "Maybe you could read me to sleep then." She said with a smile. Her right hand patted the empty spot to her left.

Kurt nodded and sat down next to her. "What would you like me to read to you? Since there are no books, it will have to be something I know."

"How about a story from the Bible?" She asked him. "You must know some since you did live in a church." She assumed.

"Well, I do know one story."

Marie smiled and scooted closer to her brother and laid her head on his shoulder. "Ready." She said with her big smile.

Her smile made Kurt smile and he wrapped his arm around his sister's shoulder, which was covered by her jacket.

About 30 minutes later, Kurt finished the story. "Well, Marie. Are you tired yet?" He said as he turned towards her, but stopped. Marie had her eyes closed, sleeping peacefully on her brother's soft shoulder. Kurt looked down and saw Marie's bare hand was on top of his blue tail. His heart warmed up because he never knew how soft his sister's skin was. Since her old mutation didn't allow her to touch any skin. Kurt happily sighed, closed his eyes, and rested his head on Marie's head.

Suddenly, Kurt woke up, gasped, and grabbed his throat. Purple veins appeared on his blue skin face and hands. He quickly pushed Marie's hand off his tail with his other blue hand. He clutched his chest, breathing heavily. He turned to Marie and she didn't wake up. She kept her head on his shoulder and moved closer to him.

"Marie. Anna-Marie. Wake up." Kurt whispered, shaking her shoulder.

Marie only shook her head. "Fünf weitere Minuten." She muttered in her sleep. Kurt's eyes widened. He remembers, while chatting with her in the White House, that she knew only French, not German.

Suddenly, blue smoke engulfed Marie's body. Kurt brushed the blue smoke away and saw Marie vanished. He got up frantically and started to look for his sister. Then, he heard the same sound the smoke made. It sounded like it was above him. Kurt looked up and saw his sister hanging upside down, by both of her legs, by the branch of the tree. Her eyes were still closed. Once again, Marie disappeared with another blue smoke. Kurt looked down and saw her 'teleported' back into her original spot. Again, she still was asleep. Kurt could not believe how his sister was a very heavy sleeper. She didn't wake up when she hung 'upside down'.

Kurt sighed and sat down with Marie again. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder, mentally thanking himself that knowing Marie wore a jacket to cover her bare arms. Well, looks like the 'cure' wasn't permanent after all. Marie cuddled close to her brother's shoulder, and a peaceful smile appeared on her face.

Kurt thought about this. Marie is not going to be happy once she wakes up. Finding out that she can't touch anyone ever again is going to be hard for her to take. He wanted to tell her now, but she looked so peaceful when she was asleep. Especially that smile.

So Kurt rested his head on Marie again. Marie felt this and whispered, "Gute Nacht, my brother." She whispered in half English and half German, signaling Kurt that his memory of German language wore off. He closed his eyes with a smile. "Good-night, my sister." Before he fell asleep, he softly kissed his sister on the head, knowing her hair would cover it. Then, he fell asleep.

True, Marie is going to take this news hard, but Kurt knew one thing. She accepted him as family, not caring about his appearance. So, he would accept her as family, not caring about her mutation. Because in all families, a brother always looks out for their sister. No matter what.

Translated terms from a translation website

liebling= darling

schwester= sister

kleine= little one

Fünf weitere Minuten= Five more minutes

Gute Nacht= Good-night