Inaras P.O.V

It was just another normal day at the mansion. I got up and had classes until 2. For some reason, Hank decided to cancel our training session last minute so now I have most of the afternoon to catch up with my homework. As I was walking through the mansion after my last class, I understood why he cancelled them. Standing in the middle foye was Alex Summers and he wasn't alone. As I got closer I heard the boy say

"Smells pretty old in here. Is this a school or museum?" I said

"Hey, that's my home you're talking about" Alex turned around and smiled at me. I returned the smile and said

"Welcome back, Alex. It's been a while" I went up to him and hugged him. As he hugged back he said

"Hey, Inara. My god you've grown up" I stepped back from the hug just as Hank's voice echoed through the halls

"Alex Summers?" We turned around and saw him walking down the stairs to join us. Alex took one look at him and said

"Hank McCoy! Whoa. What happened to the big blue... furry you?" I smiled at him and said

"He keeps the big blue guy under control now. Only really lets him out during training" Hank looked at me and said

"Inara, don't you have some homework to be doing or test prep?" I laughed slightly and said

"Alright, alright I'll take the hint. Alex, you better come say bye before you go this time"

"You have my word but before you go, I'd like to introduce you to my brother" He guided his brother by the shoulder so he was facing us before saying

"Inara, Hank, this is my brother, Scott" Hank spoke first

"Hey, Scott. I'm Hank McCoy. I'm one of the teachers here" I then said

"Nice to meet you, Scott. I hope to get to know you a bit better whilst you're here" Scott smiled and said

"Yeah you too" I then said

"Right, well I'll be off. I do actually have some work to be getting on with"

Hanks P.O. V

As Inara walked away, Hank folded his arms and said

"So not so little anymore, huh?" I smiled and said

"Yeah she's not a kid anymore" he laughed slightly before saying

"And how's the professor dealing with that?" I scratched the back of my neck before replying

"Umm. He's dealing with it in a very fatherly way" Scott then spoke up

"Speaking of this Professor, is someone going to tell me why I'm here?" Alex patted his shoulder and said

"Sorry Little Brother" I smiled at the pair and said

"Follow me. I'll take you to see the professor" We then made our way through the school towards one of the classrooms.

As we approached the room Charles was reading a book to his class

"... to break forth bloodily, the past must be obliterated and a new start made. Let us now start fresh without remembrance, rather than live forward and backwards at the same time. Now, what are the aggrieve things that the author meant when he wrote all that? He…" he stopped mid-sentence as he looked up and saw the three of us standing in the doorway. He proceeded to close his book and say

"That's going to be your homework for tomorrow. Top marks, everyone. Class dismiss" his class got up and made it out of the room.

As the door closed behind the last child, Charles put his book down, smiled and said

"Alex Summers, it's good to see you" Alex hugged Charles whilst saying

"Yeah, you too professor" As he pulled back from the hug, Alex said

"You look... well. It's been a while"

"It has. You're not too bad yourself"

"Thank you" Alex then gestured to Scott and said

"This is my brother, Scott" The professor moved in front of Scott and said

"Hello, Scott. Welcome to the school for the gifted" Scott shoved his hands in his jacket pockets and replied

"Yeah. It doesn't exactly feel like a gift"

"It never does, not at first. Let's take a walk" The four of us then left the classroom and headed outside to walk the grounds.

We walked across most of the grounds before coming to a stop by the pond. Charles looked at Scott and began speaking once more

"The first step in understanding one's power is learning the extent of it. Only then, can we begin the process of teaching you how to control it. If you do decide to stay, I can promise you that by the time you are done here, you'll be able to go back into the world and play a stable productive partner. Why don't you take your bandages off and we can have a look at what we're dealing with here? Alex, would you line him up? Face him in the right direction if you will" Alex moved Scott so he was facing a tree that was across the pond

"Scott, There's a target just across the water. When you open your eyes, try and hit that. You can open your eyes, Scott. There's nothing to be afraid of. It's quite…" we were all taken back by the pure power that came from Scotts eyes. The optic beam destroyed everything in their path

"Get back! Get back. Get back. Whoa!"

It didn't take long for Scott to close is eyes again leaving nothing but a destroyed, burning tree in his wake. Charles looked at the tree and said

"My grandfather planted that tree when he was 5 years old. I used to swing from the branches then myself... I think that was probably my favourite tree" Scott covered his eyes with the bandage once more and said

"Does that mean I'm expelled?"

"On the contrary, Mr Summers. You're enrolled"

The next day

Scotts P.O.V.

After reluctantly spending the night at the mansion, Professor McCoy told me he had something to show me. So mid-morning I met him outside where he put something in my hand and said
"The lenses are made up of some spare ruby quartz I had lying around. In theory, they should be able to refract your optic beams and keep them contained within their own vector fields. Try them on" I went to take my bandages off but he stopped me

"Wait. Wait. Sorry, no" He turned me to the side before saying

"Okay"
"Now?"
"Yeah, you're good"
"Alright," I put the glasses on and then opened my eyes. Everything was red but I could see again for the first time in weeks. I took in the sight of the beautiful grounds of the school before turning to the professor and saying

"Thank you. Thank you, Professor. You're a genius." he then replied

"No, I'm... I'm not a professor. I wish."

I started looking around again until my eyes landed on two girls sitting under a tree, one had red hair and the other had light brown hair. They were both good looking but there was something about the girl with brown hair, I can't figure out what. I pointed at them and said
"Who are they?" he followed my gaze before saying
"I believe you've already met one of them. The one with red hair is Jean Grey" The name didn't ring a bell

"And the other one?"

"Inara Xavier. You bumped into her when you arrived…" I cut him off by saying
"Wait, that's the Professor's Daughter"
"Yes. Why"

"Alex may have mentioned her. I just pictured her differently" he pushed me towards them slightly as he said

"Go say hello. If you have any questions I'm sure they'll assist you"

I did what he suggested and headed over to the two girls. As I approached them I said

"Hi there" Both of them looked up from their papers and smiled, Jean spoke first

"Hey" Inara sat back against the tree and said
"You can see now"
"Yeah, I can thank Professor McCoy for that" She laughed slightly and said

"It's just Hank or Doctor McCoy. He reserves the title of Professor for my Dad" I smiled back at her and said

"I'll remember that" I then looked around some more and said

"Maybe I was wrong about this place. It's not as bad as I thought" She smiled at me and said

"You get used to it" A few students then walked by saying
"Freaks"
"Someone should warn that new kid…" I scoffed before saying
"They're still scared of me…" I turned to the other kids and shouted

"Hey, I have special glasses now!" Jean then said
"They're not scared of you, they're scared of us. You're not the only one who can't fully control your powers"
" Wait, so... Last night, when the house shook... That was one of you?" Jean nodded and said
"Sorry to break it to you, but you are not the biggest freak in this school."

"Well I'll admit that's a first" Inara then said

"This time around it Jean was the one who shook the house last night. My powers… my powers can a little more unpredictable" I sat down with them and said
"Mind telling me how….."