sleeping in the shadow of a blue moon (open!!)

[kurtwagner]

Kurt lay on his bed facing a window his yellow eyes unmoving as he looked out in to the night witch to him quickly turned to day yet he didn't sleep he went over in his mind what he could have done wrong to end up as he had been. He gave a sigh and a groan as he threw back the sheet that covered him and he headed to an adjoining shower room.

With the water washing over his blue body he felt much better. He didn't know who was in the school but he knew he was safe from those men who had attacked him. He wished every one would take him for what he had inside and not the color of his skin or in his case fur.

[illyana]

Illyana didn't like this situation. The brotherhood at the mansion? It was weird having your enemies living next to you or in the same room. She didn't like it one bit. The halls were filled with people she didn't know.

She had woken up quite early, tossing on a loose, slightly see through, top and shorts. She was hoping to get into the kitchen before the Brotherhood members destroyed it. She heard a few down the hall. Illy really didn't want to deal with them today, so she ducked around a different corner. She thought about teleporting to the kitchen. She was about to do it when she heard the same voices get really close. She sighed and found a random door to teleport through, she figured if she was quiet and didn't disturb anyone she could hide out there and maybe teleport herself to the kitchen. She found herself in a guy's room. She didn't really want to trespass, it was like an invasion of privacy really. She noticed that no one was in the bed, but the shower that adjoined the room was on. She figured if the occupant of the room was in the shower she'd be able to leave without anyone being the wiser.

[kurtwagner]

Kurt finished showering and wrapped a towel around him with another over his head he walked back into his room not noticing that some one was there. Drying his hair soon he moved it to lay over his shoulders and looked up he stopped in his tracks " I think you in the wrong room miss" he said moving to his dresser as he too out his clothes " if you don't wish to see me dress I would suggest you turn around " he said and quickly dressed. He was not prone to dressing in front of women but since she was obviously hiding but from what or who.

"I don't usually allow woman into my bedroom unless asked or invited " he said trying to stop his tail from showing as he stood looking at her wondering . He heard the voices and sighed " brotherhood ?" he said with a sigh and sat on his bed taking out a magazine " why they were let in is beyond me" he said turning the page.

[illyana]

Illy had put her ear to the door, quietly listening to the people outside. Honestly she didn't want to be lazy and teleport all the time. It was nice to take her time and walk around. And it was virtually impossible to do that with people who mocked what you stood for in practically every room. She sighed to herself and then gasped softly as the door had opened up. Crap, was her only though.

Kurt walked out of the room, not noticing her at first. I should just teleport out of here. She was about to as well when he turned around and finally noticed her. She flushed the brightest shade of red, she could tell from how hot her cheeks were. "Uh," she stuttered. Illy didn't think she could ever feel so embarrassed. She twirled around and covered her eyes with her hands. "My apologeezs, I teleported without thinking." One thing she never could hide was her russian accent. She turned around after a little bit, hands still over her eyes. She meekly peeked through her fingers. When she saw that he was clothed she slowly took her hands away.

She nodded, "They are everywhere." She looked down, "I know that i could just teleport, but i don't want to teleport all the time, i don't want to miss out on the people around me." She smiled, "It seems a little drastic for them to be here. And they are so overbearing." She felt awkward, she really should've just teleported. "I should get out of your hair, you probably don't want to be bothered by an intruder." She knew him from the team but she was always afraid to talk to the older members. She always wanted to know what it was like for him to teleport.

[kurtwagner]

Kurt looked at her as she spoke placing down the magazine beside him " yes but don't za need to learn and have a safe place to be?" " he asked moving to sit on its edge " I'm Kurt Wagner and you are?" he asked " ah yes ILLYANA RASPUTIN a teleporter like myself " he smiled at her,he kept his lips pressed together hiding the pointed teeth he held in his mouth so not to scare her any as he didn't know if she had heard of him let alone his mutations and powers.

Moving to stand in front of her he motioned for her to sit " you can stay a while , I would greatly appreciate it as not many want to stay and talk to me, as you can see I am not exactly human looking" he said hoping he could make a friend in her one that would not be frightened each time they saw him. It was all he ahd longed for that and a companion but he knew no woman would have a blue fuzzy, deamon loking man as there other half and so was rezided to look for freinds. He looked at her, she had the tell taile smell of porting on her and he liked it made him wonder what how she felt when she ported if it was the same as his own or maybe it was diferant for each teleporter.

[illyana]

Illy calmed her nerves down as best she could. She still felt a little flustered by her impulsive act of breaking and entering. She took a shaky breath in, "I guess everyone does," she smiled and continued, "My name's Illyana Rasputin, you probably know my brother, Piotr."

She figured when he got up that he'd ask her to leave then but he surprised her by offering her a seat. She thanked him and went to take a seat on his bed. It was weird for her to be in this situation but she felt comfortable around Kurt, like they were similar, maybe not in his eyes but she felt like they could be really close friends if she tried hard enough. She almost laughed at her thoughts, they seemed to always be so upbeat and optimistic.

Illy looked at him confused, "Well that doesn't sound very nice. In the world we live in now, you would think that people wouldn't judge others." She shrugged, "I guess things will never change." She made a face and then sighed. She smiled and decided to ask something that was on her mind, "What's it like for you to teleport? I mean, it has to be different than what i do."

[kurtwagner]

Kurt sighed and sat next to her but not too close " I know but some people are like that " he said he heard her ask what it was like to port from his point of view . He thought for a moment and sighed " its like passing threw the hottest land that is filled with a smell of sulfur and deadly beasts your pulled from one side to the other quicker than a blink, you keep your body tested just in case anything attacks you but at the same time you focus on your goal of where you want to be, its terrifying but yet thrilling at the same time. " he said looking at his three fingered blue hands then at her. " and you how does it feel for you ?" he asked wondering if she felt the same or if it was just he who feared the beasts in the other world that each time he ported tried to pull him into their world to kill him.

[illyana]

Illy looked at him, as if he was just another person, not someone who was different. She felt really sort of in awe of him. She listened to him, hanging on every word. She knew that there was something out there other than their world. Something scarier and unknown, but maybe it could be worth while to investigate what lied beyond.

"It's different for me and yet it's the same. I can tell that i move through another place, but i don't have to move my whole body through, for example, i can grab a soda from the fridge in the kitchen by opening one of my teleportation discs and sticking my hand through it. The place i open up doesn't quite scare me. I feel like there are things there but i don't feel like i'm in danger, just sort of trespassing. Guess i'm good at that." She grinned and changed her position to cross legged on the bed. "Do you think that we are teleporting through different dimensions? And do you think that we could possibly get stuck their one day?" The thought was terrifying to her and yet exhilarating at the same time.

[kurtwagner]

Kurt looked at her as she explained how she felt " it is possible we must pass threw some dimension" he said and sighed " it is possible to be stuck I was once not sure for how long but when I got back here weeks had past " he said resting his tail down on the bed beside him. He looked at her puzzled at why she had not so far mentioned the color of his skin though he could not help admire hers he pulled himself back taking a deep breath " when I port I leave part of the atmosphere of the dimension i move threw behind thats what causes the black smoke when I move" he said and bamfed to the opasite side of the room crouching on the dresser then back again.

[illyana]

The thought of being stuck and having weeks or maybe months pass without so much as knowing was a bit scary for Illy. She didn't want to disappear for weeks on end. That put a dent in her thought about exploring the unknown.

She giggled when he ported from one side of the room back to the other. "That is what I always love, it feels like we're doing some magic trick. That is why my codename is Magik." She smiled and threw a disc up behind her, a soft light emanated from it. It was small enough for her hand to fit through. She had placed the other one behind Kurt. She reached back and stuck her hand through it and tapped Kurt on the shoulder. "Mine is very different." This little accident of hers seemed to turn into a fun encounter. She took her hand away from the disc and then closed it up."I can also Astral Project my soul. When i do it i know that i can't do it for too long or i could get permanently stuck that way. And i don't think that i can take over someone's body that way either.But it's helpful for being a stealthy spy." She winked and then giggled at herself.

[kurtwagner]

Kurt sat watching her he felt her hand and turned some what impressed buy her ability . He heard her call her self Magic and sighed " mines Nightcrawler " he said " not as impressive I know " he looked at his hands then showed her " guess it fits since most demons come out at night as I once did " he said softly as he looked at her. Standing he moved to his dresser and took out a folded piece of paper and showed her " this was me in the Munich circus before I joined the X-men" he said and sat next to her again he smiled a little.

" They all thought I was a man in a costume, that was till some humans died then they blame me rather than listening to who did do it " he folded the poster again slowly this time and placed it behind him on the night stand before turning to face her once again. " so whats your story?" he asked not really expecting an answer from her but he was wiling to listen if she did.

[illyana]

Illy smiled softly, "I like it. It makes you sound mysterious," her smile morphed into a cheshire grin. She found talking to him to be very entertaining, "I can't see you as being a demon, you're much nicer than that. Maybe way back in the past you would've been considered one. But now is different, at least it mostly is." She watched him grab something from a drawer across the room, he showed her what looked like an old circus poster. "Wow, it must have been amazing to live at a circus. I don't even remember what the city near my home was like. It was very rural where i lived."

Illy felt a pang of something in her chest, something like sadness she supposed, "I'm so sorry they didn't listen to you, that must have been hard for you to leave." She looked down and fiddled with her hands, it was hard for her to accept the truth of her own situation sometimes. She smiled halfheartedly, her mirth having dwindled slightly. She sighed softly and looked at him, "I was born and raised in the country. I had two older brothers, I don't remember what happened to my oldest brother, but Piotr was always there for me. I was raised to be a farmer's wife- my parent's had already arranged my marriage. I was to be married at 14," she laughed to herself, "One day the tractor got loose when i was 10 or so, and Piotr stopped it himself, that was when he discovered his powers. After that i had to pick up where he left off." She looked down at her feet, "When i was 13 lightning hit my house and killed my parents. I had to go to a neighbor's house to tell my brother, where we lived the houses were miles apart." Her voice sounded heavy which was unusual, "It was really hard to leave my parents there, after the storm. I was in the barn when it happened, i tried to get to them and that was when i discovered i could teleport." She paused for a moment, "When i have nightmares i end up teleporting." She allowed herself to smile again, "But i'm here now, and i'm still living, i have so much to be thankful for. If this all didn't happen i would still be over there, married with kids." She shook her head letting her blonde waves dance around her face. "I don't like the thought of marrying someone I don't know." "What about you? How did you come here?" She smiled at him this time her usual attitude was restored.

[kurtwagner]

Kurt moved to sit with Illyana on the bed again he smiled a little " guess it does a little " he said and listened to her again as she told her story when she hung her head he reached out wanting to comfort her but he paused unsure how she would take his touch. He heard her talk of the day she found she could teleport and how when she has night mares she does it .

He could not help chuckle" sorry I just had a vision of you porting into another students room and scaring them , I have to admit I have done that myself when I first came here, Xavier was forever pulling me from the hanger, I would dream of the monastery i use to live it, it was set ablaze with the monks inside, they...they were like family to me, they gave me the faith to go on with my life. " he looked at her " if you ever feel you can't go on or you need some one to talk to Illyana you can come and find me and just talk I will listen."

He heard her ask how did he come to be in the school and he smiled " its all thanks to Xavier , after the monastery burnt down I was hunted by the towns folks, they had cornered me and half beaten me to death when he found me, blanking their minds he brought me here and helped me heal and I agree, no man or woman should marry another, other than for love " he said softly.

[illyana]

Illy giggled at the idea of porting into another stranger's room. She's done something like that almost every time she had a nightmare. Which happened a lot but she pretty much never woke anyone up while she did that. "I am afraid that i may do that one day." She laughed at herself again. But soon fell silent to listen to Kurt. It was a sad story, much like her own. She shuddered at the thought of fire. It was something that made her uneasy, especially since her parents were....burned alive.

Illy couldn't hide her smile, "Thank you Kurt, I'd like that. It's tough, being a foreigner. I'd like someone to talk to."

The Professor was always kind and made it his mission to go and find those who really need him. "That must have been very scary to go through," she shook her head. She couldn't imagine that. "I'm glad that you agree with me," she smirked and continued, "So other than training, what do you do for fun?"

[kurtwagner]

Kurt looked at her and nodded " it was but that too Xavier healed but...I have some nights where I wake in a sweat calling out to them as if I can still hear them " he said but smiled at her standing he opened his arms wide " Can't get much more foreign zan me mein Freund, I mean my friend, sometimes I slip back to my native German."He said smiling as he bowed before her his tail standing up behind him as he did so.

He moved to sit next to her again this time on the floor beside the bed " you know, if you have a nightmare you could stay here, I vill sleep on ze floor, I am use to it. " He said hoping he had reassured her he was not up to anything but reassurance in having some one close if she did have a night mare while sleeping.

He sat looking at her feeling more and more like he had a special friend in her feeling she too knew his pain at losing special people to the ravages of fire and persecution.