A/N: Okay so next chapter. Sorry if you feel it is a little bit short but they will start to get longer at around chapter 5. For now I hope you enjoy what I have given you so far.

Chapter 2:

I awoke to banging on my door. Whoever it was, was extremely persistent. Groaning, I cracked open my eyes and groggily turned my head towards the door. I swear I even saw the door shake with the ferocity of the fists that were hitting it.

"What do you want?" I asked loudly.

Melissa's voice answered me, "Get up. Those people from the school are here!" That got me out of bed.

"Okay, I'll be down in about 20 minutes. Let me get dressed." She didn't answer but walked back downstairs. I quickly grabbed some clothes and had a really fast shower. I then dressed and brushed my hair in an attempt to make myself look presentable. After that I legged it to the living room.

When I got there, Melissa was sat opposite a white haired woman, who I recognised as Ororo Munroe, and a wild haired man with serious muscles. I went and sat down next to Melissa and they both looked up at me.

My eyes connected with the nameless man and I couldn't really think about anything else. I forgot there were other people in the room. It wasn't until Melissa snapped her fingers in front of me that I was brought out of my stupor.

"Huh?" Was my intelligent answer.

"I said 'introduce yourself'." She gave me a stern look.

"Right." I turned back to them and made sure not to make eye contact with the man by looking at Ororo instead. "Hi, I'm Natalee Whitely."

Ororo smiled, "I'm Ororo Munroe and this is Logan, an on-off professor at the school. Your mother was just telling us about your hesitance about joining us. Would you mind if we speak to you alone?" She looked pointedly at Melissa.

She understood the message, "Oh, of course. I have to do a bit of shopping anyway." She grabbed her purse off of the table by the window then then kissed the top of my head. I watched in amusement as she sped around the room. "I'll see you later. Hopefully." She called.

"Bye, Melissa." I shouted back with a smile on my face. I looked back at my possible teachers. "So, what did you want to talk about?" I questioned politely. Melissa raised me properly.

"I'm sure you're wondering why we picked you to join our school, yeah?" Ororo asked. I nodded. "Well, it has to do with you… gift." Her hesitation caused my confusion to spike.

"What 'gift'?" I replied making a bunny ears gesture.

She looked at Logan, her expression showing her unease. Logan nodded before turning back to me and stating in a gruff voice, "Your mutation."

I didn't reply. I couldn't. What were these guys going on about? Were they calling me a freak? I still couldn't conjure up an answer so I just laughed.

"What's so funny, Kid?" Logan grunted.

"Is this a joke? Is this what you tell all the kids before you take them to your school? 'Cause I ain't buying it." I retorted.

"We'll prove it to you then." Ororo stated. "Back at the school they call me Storm. This is why." As soon as she finished the sentence, her eyes began to glow white and the sunny sky outside became cloudy before rain burst through the clouds with fervour. I was entranced by this, so in awe of what was happening that I almost didn't hear the distinct 'snikt' coming from Logan's direction. When I looked back at him, six razor sharp, gleaming metal claws were protruding from his clenched fists, three on each. My eyes bulged out but, for some unknown reason, I didn't feel scared. Deep down inside, a part of me knew I could trust him, that he wouldn't hurt me. That still didn't stop me from exclaiming;

"What the bloody hell is going on?" Logan retracted his claws and Storm's eyes returned to their original warm brown. "Please, tell me what the hell is going on. Please." I almost begged.

Logan decided to explain, "You're a mutant. More specifically, a feral like me. Your powers haven't fully developed yet, but judging by the smell of you, that's gonna be soon. That's why we came to get you."

"I know you're still confused but if you come with us to the institute then you'll get a full explanation and we'll help you to control your powers once they are developed." Promised Storm.

I was silent before looking back at them. "Can I say goodbye first, to Melissa and my friends?" I sounded shy. I wasn't shy. Never had been. What the hell was wrong with me?

"Sure. We'll give you tomorrow and then we have to leave for New York. Is that okay?" Storm asked.

I nodded, "Yeah. That's fine." I began thinking about how Priya would take the news. Well, I wouldn't find out until tomorrow.