AN: Hey there my peoples! I've made a few decisions for the story: Decision one is that Harry's Mutant name is now 'Alucard'. The second decision is that the pairings will be Harry/Polaris (due to them both bonding over being abandoned over their travels), Ink/Wanda (they both have unpredictable powers as Wanda's can do just about anything while Ink never really knows what each tattoo will do), Spyke/Rogue (as both are, or will be, afraid of getting close to people, Rogue due to her skin and Spyke due to his armor like carapace thing)

AN2: I also put a limit on his 'adaptability' power so that he isn't too OP as that power is kinda cheap.

Blood Will Tell

Chapter 2

-Harry-

"So, did you enjoy yourself tonight Harry?" Storm, his recently adopted mother, asked him with a smile as they walked down the school hallway towards the locker room to collect his new 'cousin' who he hadn't actually met yet.

"Well I'm not that big into basketball but it was fun," he admitted before frowning "but I…I could sense two mutants on the team. I know one was Evan but the other one…I couldn't get a good clear lock on them.".

At that statement his mom frowned before nodding "I'll speak to the Professor about it when we return to the institute later, perhaps he can figure out who this elusive mutant is. Right now I'm just grateful that nobody noticed the new trench on the basketball court thanks to Evan's fall.".

At that he blushed and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly "That was me actually," he admitted "I used a bit of the telepathy I got form the Professor to make people not notice it and then planted a delayed memory into the mind of a faculty member so they'll remember walking into the gym and finding some masked vandals wrecking the floor before escaping.".

Blinking in surprise his mother asked "You can do that?" as he noticed the locker room approaching.

"I can do just about anything I know how to with my powers," he explained "the adaptability is a very…testy power. It grants me an enhanced learning curve with my abilities but that puts a real strain on it so I only get other 'adaptations' when I'm in major danger or I'm angry beyond relief, like when I threw that fat ass that kidnapped Jean.".

"Language." His mother scolded him instantly as she tugged on his ear, making him whimper and promise to be good.

Getting to the entrance to the locker room they were just about to enter when he heard and angry voice snarl out "I got moves you can't even imagine and I'm through holding back just to make guys like you good." Before an albino teenager stormed out past them.

"It seems like that boy's been competing with you ever since you two were babies." His mom said with a smile as they walked into the room and she walked over to her nephew who grinned happily at her.

"Auntie O!" Evan called out happily before looking around "Where's dad and mom?...and who's he?".

"Your parents are waiting outside," his mom said with a smile "I think the boy's locker room makes your mother…nervous. As for this young man...well Evan, meet your cousin.".

"Say what?!" Evan asked wide eyed as he grinned and stuck out his hand.

"Hadrian James Howlett-Monroe at your service," he said as he shook hands with his new cousin "but you can just call me Alucard.".

"Alucard?" Evan asked in confusion.

"I may not have spikes growing out of my arms bone-head but I do have my own gifts." He said with a smirk as he leaned back against a locker while Evan looked at him wide eyed.

"Y-you're a mutant?" Evan asked him in shock as he grinned and teleported to the other side of the room and back again in a cloud of red smoke causing Evan to grin. "Okay, now that's cool." His basketball playing cousin said with a grin.

"Speaking of powers," his mom spoke up "I'm getting concerned about you Evan. We saw what happened on the basketball court tonight, how your arm tore that trench in the floor…".

"It's no big deal!" Evan interrupted "I got it under control. Really, I-". It looked like his cousin was going to continue before the basketball player began taking in air, clearly about to sneeze as he teleported in front of his mother just as his Cousin sneezed, causing spikes to shoot out into the various lockers and three imbedded themselves in his torso.".

"Under control…" he grunted, tuning out his mom's panicking and his cousin's horror as he ripped out the spikes and let the wounds heal up "right…I think you might need to check up on the definition of that phrase.".

"You…hole…closing…what?" Evan stammered out in a panic, his mom calming down after reassuring herself that his healing power did its job.

"I have more than one power," he explained "actually I have a technically unlimited number. I absorb the powers of other mutants through blood as my body adds their abilities to my own…as you can see I have a healing gift along with my teleportation…it itches like you wouldn't believe though.".

"So…that doesn't hurt?" Evan asked him curiously as he got up and began stretching, making sure his injuries had healed properly before he began collecting all the bone spikes so they could be discarded properly.

"It hurts like it would if anyone had three bone spears shoved through their guts," he answered calmly "I'm just able to recover from it and I've gotten more used to the pain it causes and my healing factor does numb it slightly.".

"Come on then boys," his mom said as Evan put on a new tank top, the old one torn to pieces "let's get going before the others send a search party.".

"You're gonna tell them about what happened…aren't you?" Evan asked as they walked out of the locker room, the bone spikes in a spare duffel bag as his mom simply nodded at the question. "Can you at least wait until after school tomorrow," Evan pleaded "this night is a big deal for them too and I know dad is gonna want to celebrate.". His mom seemed to think about it before giving a small nod as Evan grinned gratefully and they picked up their pace.

The next day he found himself leaning against the wall as he watched his mom, Scott, and Jean talk to Evan and his new Aunt and Uncle about getting his cousin to come with them back to the Xavier institute to be trained.

"Man, you don't give up, do you Auntie O?" Evan asked after the subject had been brought to the table.

"That's because she loves you," Jean explained gently "we all are.".

"At least now I know why you're always coming home with holes in your clothes." His Aunt deadpanned causing his mom to speak up.

"You already knew this was a possibility Vi," the weather witch explained "while the mutant gene isn't active in you like it is in me we both knew that it was still possible for your children to have it.".

"And it really isn't so bad Mrs. Daniels," Scott spoke up, trying to break the tension "having special powers can be pretty cool sometimes.".

"Oh yeah?" Evan demanded angrily "Then tell me Shades, what have you got that's 'so cool'?".

"Evan!" his Aunt rebuked while he growled angrily at the insult towards his brother.

"Sorry mom." Evan said with a wince causing him to frown as he picked up genuine regret from his Cousin, making him think that Evan's…aggressiveness was being caused by something other than the conversation at hand.

"Don't worry, it's fine." Scot spoke up "We've had a lot harsher reactions during these little meet and greets before.".

"And we would show you but Scott's power…well it isn't exactly 'indoor friendly'." Jean spoke up with a small smile as she placed a hand on his brother's shoulder.

"Okay," Evan interrupted "whatever. Look man, I like it right here and I'm not going to some home for freaks. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some school stuff to take care of.".

Evan moved to go up the stairs before he grabbed his cousin and pinned the other mutant in the air against the wall "Listen here as I'm only going to say this once," he spoke up sternly while his Aunt and Uncle watched wide eyed and his family that new him winced as they knew he was pissed "I don't rightly give a damn what you think of having powers or if you decide to come to the institute or not…but if I ever hear you call us freaks again…call my mother a freak again I will make you regret it. And if I find out that you used your powers to get your way with people…well, just your imagination.". His ultimatum finished he dropped Evan to the floor as his cousin quickly scrambled up the stairs, a door slamming a moment later.

"Was that really necessary?" Jean asked him with a frown as he looked over at the shell shocked onlookers.

"Actually yes," he said with a shrug "I can tell that there's something else bothering him besides this but because of that he isn't giving this subject a lot of thought. That, combined with his stubbornness, is a problem so I just gave him a kick in the rear to try and knock some sense into him.".

"I'm gonna go talk to him." His Uncle spoke up with a frown at Evan's behavior before Jean drew their attention with a gasp.

"He's going out the window!" she told them as they rushed out the door just in time to see Evan skateboarding down the street.

"We really need to work on our sale's pitch." Scott lamented causing him to raise an eyebrow.

"You maybe, mine works just fine.".

"What's yours then?" Scott asked with what he knew his brother would deny being a pout.

"Follow me and I'll show you," he said with a grin "we have to go bail my cousin's sorry but out of trouble anyway.".