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Chapter Six

"Should we tell him about his brother?" I muttered to Hank, who shrugged. We were sitting in the car, on our way to another house. We had just overheard Scott inform Charles that he was an only child.

I'll tell him before he meets Alex, I heard Charles say in my mind. I nodded slightly, so Scott wouldn't notice. Turn here. I obeyed. In front of us was a regular two-story home, with a teenage girl reading in the yard. She glanced up when she saw us, and raced into the house.

"That was her," Charles said out loud. "Her name's Emily Langton. She's the reason I asked you along, Katie. She's seventeen, and her power is to control water. Will you talk to her?"

"Why me?" I questioned.

She's pregnant. I stared at him. And she just lost her boyfriend. She won't talk to Hank or I; we're men. But she'll talk to you.

"I'll do it," I sighed. "Make sure Scott doesn't say anything stupid to her."

"Hey!"

I got out of the car and was walking towards the house when a woman came out. "May I help you?" she demanded in a sharp voice.

"Yes ma'am. I'm here to speak with Emily, if that's alright."

"About what?"

"May we please speak inside?" I asked. "It won't take more than five minutes."

She looked at me for a moment, then gestured for me to follow her in. "I'll go get her," she told me, heading up the stairs. A moment later, she came back down with Emily. "I'll be in the kitchen if you need me," she said.

"Who are you?" the teenager asked me. "And what do you want?"

"Emily, my name is Katherine Pierce. A… friend of mine has recently began a school for teenagers with special abilities." She stared at me. "Teenagers also known as mutants."

"What… what does this have to do with me?" she questioned. "I don't… I don't have any special abilities."

"I'm also a mutant, Emily, it's alright," I reassured her. "I know what you're going through."

"How?" she demanded. "You don't know anything about me."

"You'll be safe at the school," I said, not commenting on what she had said. "You can be taught to develop your powers there, and Charles and the others are nice guys."

"Well, I can't go," she told me. "I'm pregnant, and my last school expelled me for it."

"We already know that, and you're welcome there, if you want to go," I informed her.

For a moment, she was silent, then she smiled. "Okay!" Then she frowned. "What will you tell my mother?" she whispered. "She doesn't know that I can do stuff."

"Just tell her you've been accepted into a private school if you don't want to tell her about your powers," I said. "It's alright."

Back in the car, I introduced her to the others, and got back behind the wheel. "Where next, Charles?" I asked.

"The next girl is Jean Grey. She's like you and I, Katie, but she's more powerful. Way more powerful," he said, looking at a list. "After that, we have to make a stop at another orphanage, this time, for Ororo Monroe. She controls the weather, and it is her that needs to control her powers most of all."

"Any others?" Hank asked the question I was about to.

"No, that's all of them for today."

"Charles," I began. "Do you think we could stop by Darien's place? I told Hanna I'd look in on him, make sure he's okay. She had a nightmare last night."

"You're the one driving, Katie," Charles told me. "The van can hold eight, if you want him to come with us."

"What was the nightmare about?" Hank asked.

"Who are Hanna and Darien?" Scott asked.

"Hanna is my daughter, Darien is my brother, and she dreamed that Jeffery hurt him," I said, answering the questions in one sentence.

I pulled into the next driveway. "Charles, you and Hank want to take this one?" I asked. "I think I'll stay in the car."

A half hour later, they came out, followed by a red head. "Whoa," I heard Scott mutter. "She's a hottie!" I smacked him on the arm. "What?"

I simply rolled my eyes as they got back in the van and we headed to the next house. After we picked up Ororo, a cute ten year old, we headed to the apartment building where my brother lived. "You guys can stay in here," I said. "I'll go in alone."

"No," Charles said. "I'm coming in with you. If Jeffery's up there-"

"If Jeffery's up there, there's not much you can do," I interrupted. "No offense Charles, but-"

"But nothing. You aren't going up there alone," he said. "Hank?"

Hank opened the door and got out. I sighed. "Fine," I said. "But Jeffery's most likely not up there."

"This is just in case he is," Charles stated. "I don't want you to be hurt, Katie."

"I'll go too," Scott said.

"No you won't," I said sharply. "You don't know how to control your powers, the most you can do is harm. Hank and I will go."

I knocked on my brother's door, and got no reply. "Darien?" I called. "Are you home?"

The door flew open, and Jeffery pointed a gun at me, then froze. "Oh," he said. "it's you."

"Where's my brother?" I asked slowly.

He jerked a thumb towards the bedroom. "He's back there. Don't worry, I haven't hurt him. Too much." There was a pause. "Get in here, and I won't shoot your friend." He pointed the gun at Hank. Then, too fast for my mind to comprehend, Hank had the gun and Jeffery was lying on the floor.

"Get your brother and call the police," Hank told me. I hurried to the bedroom to see my brother tied up, eyes closed.

"Darien?" I whispered, shaking him. "Darien!" he opened his eyes and groaned, and I sighed in relief.

My weekend was amazing! Logan had to go back to Texas today, but I loved spending time with him and our daughter. i was in such a good mood, I wrote this chapter. Hope you enjoyed it, and please leave a review. Thanks!