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Kitty sat in the dark in her room that she shared with Talya. Talya was already asleep, so Kitty was basically on her own
at the moment. She stared out the window and saw as Rogue and Bobby walked through the gates and toward the institute. What
caught Kitty’s attention though was the figure that trailed along behind them.
“She’s beautiful,” Kitty said to no one but herself. “Who is she?” She decided to go downstairs
to find out for herself who this mysterious girl was.
Making sure not to wake up her roommate, Kitty phased through the door. Too impatient to wait for the elevator, she ran down
the stairs. When she reached the bottom floor, she quietly snuck down the hall and peeked around the corner. There stood the
girl with Rogue and Bobby. They were all talking to Professor Xavier. Kitty leaned in a little closer so that she could hear
what they might be saying to one another.
“And you are?” the Professor asked the girl.
“Lily Hino.”
Kitty’s eyes opened wide as she recognized the name. That was the girl that Talya always talked about. She wasn’t
lying when she said Lily was beautiful.
“What is it you want Lily? You aren’t like most mutants, are you? There’s something about you.”
“Professor, next time you try to read mind, just know you can’t.” It sounded almost like a threat to Kitty.
“I’m looking for a few people and I believe they’re here.”
“You may be right. Feel free to search for your friends here and stay as long as you like. I would like to get to know
more about you,” the Professor explained to Lily.
Kitty saw Lily smile and heard her say, “Thank you. I appreciate that.” Lily’s next comment surprised her
though. “Next time I’d appreciate it even more if none of your students were spying on me. She seems like a nice
girl though. What’s her name? Kitty?” The Professor nodded. “Then come out Kitty and show more manners.”
Kitty stumbled out of her hiding spot and walked over to Lily. “H-hello,” she stuttered. “I’m sorry.
I didn’t mean to spy. It’s just I saw you from the window, and you were so pretty and I wanted a closer look and
then I heard your name and I realized who you were.”
“You know who I am? You mean you’ve heard of me before?” Lily was ecstatic. “By who? Who told you
about me? Who do you know?”
“Um… uh… T-Tal.” Kitty slowly backed away, afraid that Lily would attack her.
“Talya?” Lily squealed. “Talya’s here?” She started jumping up and down, full of energy and
excitement. Even though she didn’t quite know her, Lily hugged Kitty. “Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
Xavier smiled, happy that Lily had already discovered one of her friends. Hopefully she would find the rest of her friends.
Lily turned to Xavier and bowed. “Thank you again Professor. I really appreciate this.”
“No thanks necessary Lily. Rogue, please show her to her room.”
“Yes Professor. Lily, follow me.” Rogue walked off, Lily close behind. Kitty went back to her room, as did Bobby.
The Professor sat for a moment, pondering more about Lily. She was a very interesting person, and secretive, making her mysterious.
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“Here you go.” Rogue stopped in front of a door and handed Lily a key. “This was for when I moved in, but
since it’s your room now, you can have it.”
“Thank you, Rogue.” Lily took the key and entered the room. She wasn’t going to turn on the light, but there
was a familiar feeling and so she started searching for the switch and gasped when the light flickered on. Curled on one bed
was one that Lily had been searching for. Squealing for joy, she attacked the sleeping person, shouting, “JEN!”
Jen’s eyes flew open at the sound of a squeal and felt someone land on top of her. She decided it had to be Rogue, until
she heard a familiar voice shout her name. Jen turned to look at the person and squealed herself. “Lily!” The
two cousins embraced each other.
“I’m so happy. I’ve already found two of you,” Lily explained to Jen.
“Who else did you find?” Jen asked, surprised to hear that another of their group was here.
“Tal. You mean you didn’t know?”
“No. I thought I was the only one here.”
“Oh. Then that means the others might be here and we may never know.” Lily sighed. This was just their luck.
“Don’t worry Lily,” Jen tried to assure her cousin. “If anyone can find the others, it’d be
you. You’ll be able to sense them. I’m sure of it.” Lily nodded, finally agreeing.
Though the two girls wanted to talk and catch up on things, they both decided it was best if they get some sleep. They’d
have more time to talk the next day.
The next morning was bright. Lily groaned, forgetting where she was, and rolled off the bed. Letting out a small scream, she
jumped back up. Jen jumped up as well, startled by the sound. The two cousins looked at each other and started laughing.
“That is so like you Lily.” Jen poked her cousin on the forehead. “So how’d you find this place anyway?”
Jen walked over to her wardrobe and started changing into some jeans and a light blue shirt.
“Oh, I ran into Rogue and Bobby and they brought me here. Bobby’s really cute.” Lily smiled. “Mind
if I borrow an outfit? I need to go shopping later today.”
Jen searched her wardrobe and frowned. “Nothing here your style. You should try some of Rogue’s clothes.”
After running a brush through her hair, Jen grabbed a bag and led Lily out of the room. “We’ll head over there
now.” They walked down the hall and climbed up the stairs. “She has a lot of stuff I think you’ll like.”
Jen stopped in front of a door and knocked.
Not even a second later Rogue opened the door smiling. “Jen! Lily! I see the two of you are already acquainted.”
She pulled them into her room.
“Actually Rogue,” Jen started, “this is the cousin that I always talk about.”
Rogue’s eyes widened. “How ironic is that? So what brings the two of you over to hell?” Rogue referred to
her room as that because she shared the room with one of the nastiest girls in school, Tabitha, also known as Boom Boom.
“She needs an outfit,” Jen explained. “She’s kind of lacking a wardrobe at the moment. Figured after
class we could bring her out shopping.”
“No prob. Help yourself to whatever you want.”
Lily smiled and started searching through all of Rogue’s clothes. Finally deciding on what she wanted, she threw on
a black skirt that reached just below the knees and a bright red blouse that weaved up on the front up into a bow with sleeves
that flared out. To top it all off, Lily put on some black leather knee high boots. Spinning in front of the mirror, she was
satisfied with the look.
“Wow… you make my own clothes look better than I can. I think I’m gonna cry.” Rogue faked sobs, causing
the other two girls to laugh. “Anyway Lily, me and Jen are gonna have to head to class, and the Professor’s gonna
wanna talk with ya so we’ll see ya after class, kay?” Lily nodded and watched as Jen and Rogue headed in one direction.
Lily headed in the other direction towards the Professor’s office.
As she reached the office, Lily didn’t even take the time to knock on the door. She could sense that he had been waiting
for her and so she just walked in. “Hello Professor.”
“Hello Lily. Have a seat.” Lily nodded and sat down. The Professor cleared his throat. “I want to know more
about you Lily. Where did you come from? And besides looking for your friends, why are you here? And also, just what powers
do you hold?”
Lily blinked and then just smiled. “I’d answer you if I could, but see Professor, I think in due time your questions
shall be answered. Right now is not the time.” The Professor sighed, showing his disappointment, but he wasn’t
about to argue with her. He didn’t know how powerful she was, and he wasn’t going to take any chances. “Also,
during my stay here, I’m sure I’m to take classes like the rest of your students here? I would like a schedule.”
“I see you don’t delay. I figured you’d like some time to adjust before you started your classes.”
The Professor started typing up a schedule on his computer.
“Oh, no need to adjust. I mean really, in any other school they don’t really give you time to adjust. It’s
just a waste. I want something to do. And besides, I like studying. Everybody needs a little education in their life.”
The Professor looked at Lily almost in disbelief. “I don’t get that from any of my students.” He printed
off her schedule and handed it to Lily. “Here is your schedule. Your classes begin tomorrow. You are dismissed.”
Lily nodded and left the room.
Later that day, Lily met up with Jen and Rogue. Dragging Bobby along with them, the group left to go shopping. As Lily tried
on many clothes that day, the only opinion she really enjoyed was that of Bobby Drake. For some reason she couldn’t
get her mind off of him. She figured it was just how extremely hott he was. Stifling her laughter, Lily tried on one last
outfit and walked out of the dressing room. Her cousin and Rogue complimented the outfit, but all Lily could really focus
on was Bobby. She watched his reaction. He smiled, and reading his mind she found that he thought it looked great on her.
Satisfied, Lily picked which clothes she would purchase and walked up to the front counter. Lily wasn’t worried about
the money. She had plenty of that, so she had purchased enough clothes to last her at least two weeks. That was basically
all that she needed anyway.
After shopping, the group headed out for ice cream. Lily laughed as she watched her cousin enjoy her ice cream. She had missed
this. Ice cream was Jen’s favorite. They used to go out everyday to their favorite ice cream parlor. After Jen had left,
Lily didn’t go there anymore. She didn’t see a reason to.
“Lily? Are you okay?” Lily blinked and looked over at her cousin.
“Yeah, I was just reminiscing.”
Jen laughed. “Oh I see.”
“Hey you guys, it’s getting late,” Bobby pointed out. “We should really head back soon.” Everyone
nodded, quickly finishing up their ice cream. Grabbing all their stuff, they left and returned to the institute.
Lily, instead of walking back inside with everyone, stayed outside to watch the stars. “I’m sorry Dad. I know
you told me not to go, but I just had to. I was so curious.” Lily wasn’t really one for disobeying her father,
but her mother… that was another story.
“Hey, you’ll catch a cold if you stay out here.” Lily turned to see Bobby right beside her. He slipped off
his jacket and placed it on her. “It may be warm in the day, but at night it gets pretty chilly.”
Lily smiled and nodded. “Thanks.” The two then walked back into the institute together.
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