Gamer landed next to Sunfire and set Midori down he'd been carrying her bridal style.

"My father is going to be so pissed that I just got involved in that." Gamer sighed.

"If you do not wish to see the X-Men, then take the girl and go." Sunfire said. "I will not pretend I know what is going on between you and them and I will not get involved unless asked but they are already on their way here. I called them as soon as you said, Mutant Hunters."

"Thanks , Sunfire." Gamer bowed "Come on, Yoshida-San."

She whimpered but wrapped her arms around his neck as she was picked up. They were soon air borne again.

"I live alone." She called to him. "An apartment on the edge of town towards where you live. You can change back there." Gamer nodded, and flew toward his own house. Her place thankfully had an ally window that he used his Telekinesis to unlock and fly in. He set her down and hit a button on his watch returning to his school uniform. "My mother died last year." Midori said leading him out of her room, she blushing, and into the main room. "Let me make you some tea. " she went to the attached kitchen after putting her shoes at the door. He added his shoes then sat at the table on his knees. " I didn't wish to return to the family compound so they set me up here."

"Is Yoshida-Sensei related to you?" Kin asked, when she returned with tea. She sat across from him. They both turned their cups three times before drinking.

"Yes," she nodded, "He's from the main branch of the family. Well so am I. His sister Leyu Yoshida is my mother. I haven't mutated yet but my mother seems rather happy about that. "

"I could scan you." Midori blushed, "My goggles." Kin replied, "I can scan you for a mutant gene and see if it's dormant or just waiting."

"really?" She asked, "Is that part of your powers?"

"No, it's just a really cool piece of equipment." Kin shrugged,

Someone was knocking on the door. Midori quickly excused herself to answer. Some men in suits answered.

"Lady Midori what are you doing a lone with a boy?" One demanded when Kin stood. "The Itchiki heir none the less. "

"Oh, Itchiki-Kun saved me earlier today and I was giving him tea before he headed home." Midori replied, "I forgot we had a match making meeting. "

"I'll leave first then." Kin said, bowing to her . "I thank you for the tea, Yoshida-San."

She bowed back.

"Where have you been?" Taichi demanded as soon as Kin entered the main room of the house.

"Turn on the news." Kin replied, his brothers and sister looked at him. "Local."

Taichi frowned then frowned harder when he saw his son trying to talk down another mutant with Sunfire at his back.

"YOU KNOW SUNFIRE!" his brothers were suddenly looking at him with amazed eyes.

"Do you know Sunpyre?" Ami asked.

"We haven't meant no." He told the little girl. "I met Sunfire at my old school. He taught Japanese Culture for awhile before coming back here. I'm going to change."

He was forced to wear a black kimono and tie his hair back. He cursed his father and his damn luck he was being forced to attend a match making meeting probably with Yoshida-San. This is what he got for not being able to see into the future. He hadn't picked that ability. Sure enough when he returned to the dinning hall it was to sit across from Midori.

"You got involved with a local mutant." Taichi said, calmly.

"I got involved because Yoshida-San asked me to." Kin replied, Midori blushed as her Mother looked at her. "I apologize for being informal." he said suddenly. He pulled out a Comic. "May I have your autograph?!"

Midori went into a giggle fit.

Leyu Yoshida sighed and signed a copy of comic that her in it. He quickly returned it to his inventory.

"So you are Gamer." She said, he nodded, "My brother speaks highly of your abilities."

"Yoshida-Sensei is too kind." Kin returned, modestly. "Really he is. "

"Really?" Leyu said, "I have spoken to a few of our mutual friends did you not just save New York from an alien invasion all on your own."

Midori was amazed of course.

"Yes, I did." Kin said, turning his cup three times before taking a drink. "But I will be truthful with you I have no idea how I accessed that power and have not been able to access it since. "

His goggles began beeping.

"Kirin!" His father scolded.

Kin pulled them up from around his neck and hit the side.

"Yoshida-Sensei is here." He told one of the servants as he tucked his goggles away again. "Please go let him in."

The servant bowed and quickly did as told. He looked back at those from the Yoshida clan.

"My goggles allow me to track mutants. Yoshida-Sensei is one I like to keep track of because he is my childhood hero."

Leyu made a laugh a cough but Midori dissolved into giggles.

"Though to be honest I keep a constant track on all of 'our mutual friends' equally."

Shiro Yoshida was shown in as head of the family.

"I'm sorry I'm late." he spoke, taking his seat on the other side of Midori. " I had a small problem to attend to."

"Yes, I saw the news." Taichi drawled, "Thank you for looking after Kirin."

"His shield was a bit more dangerous than he thought it would be." Kin actually blushed a bit. Getting caught in a supernova of fire because it kept reflecting off of his shields was such a rookie mistake but it had happened. Luckily he'd been able to summon a normal shield around him and Midori to protect them while Sunfire had delt with the problem. " He was doing well talking the mutant down until Midori got involved."

She went crimson and promptly apologized for dragging Kin into the situation.

After that the meeting turned toward normal matchmaking talk it was decided, because neither teen had a say, that Midori and Kin would marry.

'WHAT?' Kin flinched as the thoughts hit him 'NO! I CAN'T MARRY ITCHIKI-KUN! I'M IN LOVE WITH...'

"Yoshida-San, I am begging you control your thoughts!" He growled holding his head. She eeped and focused on quieting her thoughts. It was amazing that she knew how but Kin was thankful. He rubbed his head. "Thank you. I did not mean to pry but it happens every now and then when someone is distressed, or excited or just thinking rather loudly. Otherwise I assure you I can control that aspect of my power and block the thoughts out. "

"I'm sorry." Midori apologized again. She bowed. He bowed back.

They left.

"She's in love with someone else." He told his father. "Why does it have to be me?"

"The Yoshida clan is very strong." Taichi told his son. "And you son, are you in love with someone else as well?"

"Yes." Kin stated , standing, "But that does not matter the feelings are not mutual and I will probably not be returning to New York. I will do my duty as Heir of this family but I will not like it."

He left his father's men and his uncles, on his father's side, shocked by his words as he left the room to go change. His father however looked thoughtful.

School. How he hated school.

He wasn't even there and he knew it was going to be a bad day. He'd waken to a call from Hisako she'd just chatted with him nothing else but from that point on he'd had a feeling that things were going to go down hill.

A screen popped up as soon as he hit the classroom. Luckily, it was empty except for Shiro and Midori. He unmuted it and answered.

"Cyk, "

"Hey, Gamer." Cyclops said, "I need to ask you a favor."

"What's up?" Kin asked, moving to sit in his seat, he sat his bag, which he used so no one saw him pulling things out of thin air, on his desk. "I'm not..."

"No, no." Cyclops said, "We're forming an X-Men team there in Japan. They'll take care of the whole area. I want you to join up. " Kin didn't reply. "I know it's not the main team but I figure you can work your way up and prove to Prof. X you have what it takes to be an X-Men."

"You don't need to convince me." Kin said, Cyclops smiled, "I'll do it. "

"I knew you would."

"Whose in charge?"

"Yeah, about that." Cyclops said, rubbing the back of his head, "We were trying to get native mutants in the area but it seems that we only have four that even qualify so Wolverine's been sent in to lead the team. He knows Japan better than the rest of us. " Kin's heart began pounding roughly in his chest. " Armor is also being assigned to this team, Sunfire and Sunpyre have agreed to join as well..."

"Please excuse me I need to have a fan moment." Kin said, and promptly freaked out in his head for about ten minuets. "Okay, I'm over it. When's the first team meeting because I'll warn you now my father is awfully strict and won't like this one bit."

"You'll have to call Wolverine on that one. " Cyclops said , there was suddenly an explosion behind him. "I have to go, mutant shooting gamma beams around is on a rampage. Call Wolverine. "

The call ended.

"Wait! Cyk!" Kin hit the window over and over again with his finger trying to reconnect the call. "CYK!" he sighed and muted the screens again before dismissing it. "Kuso."

"Wow!" Midori said, with shinning eyes. "That's a cool way to get a call."

"How does he expect five mutants to protect all of Japan?" Kin wondered, pulling toast from his inventory and gnawing on it. "two have the same powers. Cyk always told me it's good to have a mix of powers on the team."

"Well, you learned your lessons well." Shiro chuckled, Kin blinked, then cursed again. "It is true that variety is a good thing when putting together a team, Itchiki-san but Logan seems to think we'll do fine."

"Why's that?"

"We have a trump card." Shiro replied,

"What me?"

Shiro nodded,

"He said you are a 'Jack of all Trades' ."

"Well, that's certainly true." Kin nodded, "But I tend to be more defensive in battle I help support and hardly ever attack. "

"Ah, but you can attack."

"and ... what if that happens again?" Kin asked, depressed, "It's why Xavier wouldn't let me join the main team. THAT."

"You are referring to the display of power in New York?" Shiro wondered. Kin nodded, "Well, if THAT happens again, we will deal with it. From what I hear it was powerful but only killed the enemy . You controlled it whether you think so or not. You didn't destroy any building only the aliens."

Kin nodded and received a pat on his head, the class slowly began filtering in as he walked toward the board.

Kin couldn't believe this was happening. He was sitting at another Match Meeting two days later when his screen popped up signaling a call. The same screen popped up in front of Shiro and Leyu.

"Calling all Japanese X-Men, " Wolverine's voice said, "We have trouble suit up and head in."

"Kirin."

"You didn't tell him?" Shiro asked, as he stood with Leyu. "Make sure Midori gets home."He told the men with them they nodded, "are you coming?"

"I'm coming." Kin stood, "just doing the fan moment again. " He shrugged and Midori giggled into her hand. "I'll be back as soon as can, father. " he bowed and ran after Shiro and Leyu. Everyone watched him his watch and become Gamer. He lowered his goggles. "I've got a lock on Wolvie and Armor. Follow me."

All three were airborn and flying as fast as they could. Well the other two were. Gamer was pacing himself so that they could keep up. They arrived to see Armor and Wolvie face to face with a mutant that was shooting bones out of her body.

Shields shot around them in seconds.

"Good to see you!" Armor called as they landed. Her armor finally activated. "I was so busy dodging I couldn't get it on."

Wolverine growled.

"Didn't know if you'd show." Gamer gave a strained smile . "Okay, what can you tell me?"

Gamer hit his goggles while the others tried to get in to stop the girl or protect the crowd. He got a full scan.

"She can't control it!" He called, "We have to knock her out!"

"We can't even get close." Firepyre called back. "How do you suggest..."

"Like this!"

Gamer was suddenly spinning around holding Wolvie with his metal powers he threw Wolvie at the girl and they both crashed into the building. Wolvie moving to take the full hit and a shield protecting the girl.

"That'll work. " Armor said, blinking. "Fast ball special?"

"Yeah." He landed, "I saw Colossus and Wolvie practicing and figured both you and I could do the same. "

"Never thought about it."

Wolverine was coming out of the wall now carrying the girl in his arms. She was out cold but unhurt. Gamer lowered the shield.

Thinking on a whim and as one Firepyre scooped up Armor while Sunfire took the girl and Gamer used his metal power on Logan they all flew away with news crews yelling after them. They ended up at a base located a good distance from Gamer's own home.

"You know technically we are on Itchiki property. " He said as they went in. "Though I have to admit 15 years and I didn't know this place was here."

Armor hugged him he smiled and hugged her back.

"You did a good job." Logan said pulling off his mask. "You assessed the situation and threw me into the line of fire. "

"Yeah, sorry." Gamer said, sitting down at the table, "It was the first solution that popped into my head. "

"It was the right one." Sunfire stated, "You and Logan are the only ones that heal, the only one's that could knock her out with out getting too injured and having to be out of commission. "

"Actually, I could have thrown any of you." Gamer said, "I can heal you." He shrugged and walked to the girl laying on the floor, her palms were bleeding from using her power so much as were other parts of her body. He knelt and touched her shoulder. A glow came from his hand and the girl woke to see her wounds healing. "Hello, I'm Gamer, these are my friends, Sunfire, Firepyre, Armor and our leader Wolverine. " he'd put his mask back on though just about everyone in the world knew his identity by now. "We're X-Men. Sorry about earlier we had to stop you. We'd like to help you though."

"Thank you, X-Men-Sama's." she sat up and got to her knees then bowed.

Gamer let the others handle it from there he wanted to see how the experts did it but he also wanted to be close to Wolverine. He sat next to the man like he was his protege and watched and listened. He learned a lot from just sitting there.

The girl was to stay until they could get the Japanese Academy up and running. Emma was coming to be Headmistress and the sixth X-Man. Hisako was thrilled.

Kin sighed, he didn't want to go home.

"What's wrong?" Logan grunted from where he lay on the floor arms behind his head smoking. Kin had followed him to his room when Shiro and Leyu had left and Hisako had taken the girl to show her around and get her settled. "Why didn't you go home?"

"I don't really want to." Kin said, sitting on his knees hands in his lap across the room from Logan. "Father is going to be really mad. He thought I had gotten away from this 'Playing Hero' he was there when you sent out the call. "

"You all arrived at the same time were you all together?"

"Leyu has a daughter my age." Kin said, "I'm to marry her." Logan flinched but Kin didn't notice. "She's in love with someone." Kin stared hard at his knees and pulled his hands into fists on his legs bunching up the Kimono he was wearing. "and so am I."

Logan's heart raced at those words. He told it to shut the fuck up.

"If it gets bad come here." Logan said, " Not really much space but you and I can share this room while Armor and the girl share the other. The third is for the brother and sister. When the Academy is ready you can move in there."

"Thanks, Logan. " he stood. "I guess I should go."

With that he flew home. When he entered he knew he was right his father was not pleased with him. He could sense the anger and rage. He quickly went to his room to pack the few things he'd let spread out and his futon he had just finished when his father came in.

It was late at night two weeks later when Logan woke smelling blood. He quickly ran to the door downstairs and jerked it open. Kin fell into his arms a sobbing mess. He hadn't healed or he was just too hurt and had too much to heal. He picked Kin up and had to calm himself from going into a berserker rage.

"We're going to a school now!" Logan ordered his X-Men. He motioned to Ken who was still crying in Hisako's arms. "His father did this to him from what I can tell. Him and others. "

"I will get the van." Shiro said, watching his favorite student. "I did wonder why I had not seen him in two weeks. I tried to call."

"As did I." Leyu said, "Midori is frantic. She keeps saying that she can sense that he's in trouble. She somehow got his cell number and has been calling it like clock work. "

As if to prove her point they all heard ringing.

"Gamer's Inventory!" Hisako said, and was surprised when it opened and she was able to get the phone before it closed. "Moshi Moshi." she listened to the frantic girl on the other end. "I am his cousin. Hisako Itchiki. He is with us you needn't worry he is fine now. Your mother will bring you to see him soon, I promise." She calmed the girl down and hung up now if she could only calm her cousin down. "I think we need Emma. Or Jean."

They were soon on the way toward where the new school would be. Kin had cried himself out but would not let go of Hisako.