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It was a bright new day in Bayville. Or at least, it would be, if the weather didn't suck as much as it did.

Bayville had been hit with one of those freak February snowstorms, and everything was still thawing out. Everything was damp and cold, and there was mud everywhere. The skies were gray, but there was a bit of sun peeking through every now and then. Hopefully, the weather would get better soon.

Fortunately for the students of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, the weather was considerably better in the area surrounding the school. After all, there have to be at least a couple perks to having a weather goddess as a staff member. The grounds were still considerably damp, but things were drying up slightly faster than anywhere else, mostly due to the influence of a Miss Ororo Munroe. While she could have easily had the sun shine in and dry everything up all at once, that would draw a lot of undue attention to the school. So, everyone would have to settle for it being only a few degrees warmer.

But on as gray a day as this, even a few degrees was a welcome change. However, most of the students were inside at the time, enjoying the dry, warm weather that a roof over your head tended to afford.

{I apologize in advance if I don't reply right after your next post. Gotta run down to the grocery store and pick up some stuff for my mum.}

BZZZT. BZZZT. The mansion end of the gate intercom was going off, letting out it's familiar buzzing sound. "I've got it!" a white-haired man called out, heading to the intercom and pushing the reply button.

"Sure thing. I'll buzz you in," he said, his voice crackling out of the speaker by the gate. Within a few moments, a buzzing sound was heard from the gate speakers, and the steel entryway opened to allow the girl through.

"Hey there!" called the same voice that the girl had heard over the intercom. Coming down the stairs was a smiling, white-haired male. "You wanted to see the Professor, right? Down that hall, first set of double-doors. You can't miss it," he said, pointing her towards one of the hallways.

"I'm Morgan, by the way," he said, smiling jovially.

Her eye twitched as she fumbled for the keys in her pockets with cold hands. I think I'm gonna get myself gloves next time I'm downtown. Kara thought to herself as she got a hold of them finally and after a few moments of more fumbling got the door open to the brotherhoods home. Closing the door behind her she called out, "I'm home!" Not that anyone cares, they're all in it for themselves in this place. She thought moodily as she removed her shoes and put them on the mat near the door and then hung her trench coat on the peg on the wall.

She didn't know what was wrong with her the last few days, no one was really around and when they were they were always talking about getting back at the x-men for whatever reason they deemed good enough at the time. No one wanted to hang out and have fun anymore. Shaking the snow out of her hair and off her cat-like ears she yawned and went over to the couch in the living room and settled down onto it. Kara dropped her backpack on the floor next to her seat and picked up the remote, mentally vowing to do her homework at a later point in the day.

It was a bright day in bayville, so that naturally meant Valerie was in a bad mood not that it mattered what type of weather was around...Valerie was generally grumpy during anything rain or shine! she was leaning on the sofa her knees digging into the fabric of the downtrodden padding, her elbows lodged against the windowpane and her face pressed firmly against the glass, her tanned cheeks expanded against the transparant window with the held intact of air in her mouth, her button nose wedged upwards slightly. Bright blue eyes stared out onto the front lawn of the Brotherhood mansion, nothing seemed to be happening which was a blessing really when she was generally surrounded by idiocy and noise, neither of which she approved off, beside her sat a little blue creature about the size of a baby, his tiny arms crossed firmly across his chest a pout adorned his cheeky looking face.

"Valerie-Chan...I thought you said we were going out today....you lied to me again!"

The little creature known as Mizu looked upwards at his mistress but turned when he heard a sound from the door as someone entered the House, he stood up and toddled to the door blinking when he saw the Cat-Girl returning from her outing, he followed the girl as she walked into the living room and sat on the sofa, Valerie didnt seem to notice and kept her face kept splat against the glass the sound of air escaping from the teens mouth and the glass fogged up with condensation. The blonde turned her head slightly and gave Kara a blearly look half her face still pressed up against the window

"Ohmph...Hay Kalah..."

She mumbled half the words sounding odd without the full use of mouth, Mizu ran up and sat next to the girl with a little grin hoping that she would amuse him more than his boring partner, but she seemed more focused on watching tv than amusing the little blue him, he'd have to find his own amusement even if he wasnt allowed to leave the house without Valerie...regular humans wouldnt understand seeing a tiny water drop running around the place.

Coming out of her channel flipping stupor when she heard Valerie's voice she grinned. "Hey Valerie-chan," Then she noticed Mizu taking a seat next to her. "And Mizu-kun." Kara said tilting her head slightly as she curled her tail around Mizu then grinning at him with her fangs exposed slightly.

"It's horrid out. All muddy and stuff. I've gotta clean off my boots, I'll be lucky if they're not ruined." She sighed as her ears drooped. Her violet eyes went from Mizu to Valerie. "You look bummed Val, whats goin' on?"

Kira shivered slightly, the atmosphere was still calming, but now it was somehow more exacting, though it was mostly because the professor had pretty much hit the nail on the head. She turned her head to look at the book case as he came closer and her arms moved to hug her chest.

"There are some anti-mutant activist who have been stalking me and my family for two years now. No matter where we went they followed and destroyed what we managed to set up." Her eyes looked close to tears as her head snapped to stare at the professor.

"I couldn't stay home, I couldn't make my parents live that way, wondering if when they would have to move again, where they could get another job,...If our house would still be standing when we got home!" She choked back a sob, she had definately not intended to get this emotional right away, but she guessed the professor had a right to know what could happen if she stayed.

"I couldn't stay home, so I ran. I didn't tell my parents but they might have guessed, I don't know." She started shaking her head. "If those men find out I'm here they'll come, they always find out and they always come. I was hoping that maybe you could somehow make them stop, no judge though." Her voice ended in defeat, tired, hungry, and getting up after an emotional freefall she looked back at the professor, belightly remembering that she could have been making him feel everything she had been feeling and regretting it.