This series takes place about 4 years after the last chapter of Mai Magena Howlett. Mai and Logan are very close. She dress in jeans and either white or black t-shirt or tank top, depending on the weather.
Rogue and Bobby or Ice Man, are happily engaged and are in the middle of planning their wedding. To look professional, Rogue dyed her white bangs back to her natural hair color.
Storm asks Rogue and Mai to go Gotham and ask for Bruce's support for the school. They school is need of money and support, so she figures he'd be a big help.
Mai is haunted by her mother's death and the operation. If you've seen 'New Moon, picture Mai's screaming and thrashing like Bella's.
"Rogue, remind me again why we're doing this?" Mai Magena Howlett asked lighting a cigar.
"Because, Cy. Storm asked us to. She's hoping this guy will donate to the school and it couldn't hurt have his support on mutants. And I swear you are just like you father!" Rogue answered, keeping her eyes on the road.
" I'll take that as a compliment. I mean why are you and I doing this? Why not Storm? She's better at this stuff them I am"
"Who knows. Here we are: Wayne Manor."
"Holy Shit! This place is big!"
"I know. You better put that out before we go in" She sternly said as she knocked on the door.
Cy looked around, but didn't see where to snuff the cigar, so she pulled a "Logan," opened her hand and pushed the burning part into her palm. She winced slightly and watched as the burn mark on her hand healed instantly, just as the front door opened. A older looking gentleman looked at the women before asking "Would you miss Marie D' Ancanto and Miss Howlett?"
"Yes sir we are" Rogue answered in her southern accent.
Alfred took in the two women before him while stepping aside. Miss D' Ancanto was 5'5, had long brown hair and brown eyes. He also noted the engagement ring on her left ring finger; poor Master Bruce, he couldn't hit on her. She was wearing a professional looking skirt and white blouse.
The other women was entirely different. She was 5'4, had a medium length long hair do, with the ends flipping out and brown eyes as well. While Miss Marie was somewhat relaxed, Miss Mai looked tense and on the alert, looking around her and standing close to Marie, almost she was protecting her. She was a pair of tan slacks and a black shirt with a brown and yellow leather jacket. (A/N: Looks just like Logan's)
"Excuse me, Miss Howlett, your name is very interesting. What nationality is it?"
"My name means Coyote Moon. My mother was native from the Blackfoot tribe in Canada. My mother told me the evening I was born there was a coyote howling at a new moo. So she that's what she names me
"She's the spitting imagine of her father, who's also a teacher at the school we're here to represent to Mr. Wayne." Rogue said.
Bruce was walking down the stairs as he heard Cy explain the meaning of her name.
"Ladies, sorry to keep you waiting. I'm Bruce Wayne." He kissed the back of Rogues hand first, which was soft and inviting. When he kissed the back of Cy's, she wiped it on her jacket.
"Rogue, why don't you start while I get our bags?"
"I can get those for you ma'am." Alfred to convince
"Don't sweat it. It'll be my work out for the day." With that she stepped outside and popped the trunk.
"I'm sorry for Mai. It takes time for her to warm up to people."
Mai heard Rogues apology to the men. It was hard for her to open up. After her mother was killed, and the doctors experimented on her she really only trusted her father, Storm, Rogue, Bobby, Kitty, and Peter. She threw her duffle bag over her shoulder and lugged Rogue's suitcase up the front steps.
"Rogue, what in the hell do you have in this thing, rocks? I swear next time we travel, we bring Colossus."
"Well, I didn't just pack 3 pairs of jeans and a few t-shirts, like someone!" She rolled her eyes.
"I pack simple."
"Again, you are just like your father, right down to the T!"
Alfred had just shown them to their rooms, when Mai was inspecting the door, making sure it locked. She often had nightmares and always locked her door so no one could barge in and try to wake her up. She had heard when Rogue did that to her father and was stabbed through the chest. She didn't want to happen again, especially since Rouge was technically not a mutant any more and couldn't "borrow" her healing ability and she didn't even want to think how bad it would be if she stabbed Wayne or Alfred and couldn't heal them. If she concentrated hard and long enough, she could heal others. She had tried to the same thing when her mother was murdered. Shaking the memory out of her mind, she went to look for Rogue, only to smack right into Bruce.
"Miss Howlett, I'm sorry, I didn't see you."
How could I not hear him? She though to herself
"No problem. I was just looking for Marie. Have you seen her?"
"She received a call from her fiancé."
"Oh boy, that could take a while. You wouldn't happen to have a gym here do you?"
"Yeah. Actually I was on my way there too. I take ya"
"Thanks. Let me get some things first."
She came out wearing grey sweat pants and a grey zip up hoodie with a blue X on the chest. She walked right behind Bruce as he led the way down to the gym. He was in black sweat pants and tight black sleeveless shirt.
"Wow. Quite a spread. Looks like you got everything."
"Yeah. Working out helps me release tension from work."
Part of him wanted to laugh when she gave a confusing look. He watched her remove the hoodie to reveal a white tank top. He noted a dog tag with a locket around her neck.
"You serve in the military?" He noted the look on her face as she slipped the tag into her shirt and face the punching bag
Without even putting on gloves, she started wailing bag.
"You like to box?" He asked holding the bag steady was she punched it.
"Yeah. Usually have one on one with my dad or Peter."
"Peter you boyfriend?"
"Hell no! He's just a buddy. I pity any man who shows interest in me."
"Why?"
"If you ever meet my father, you'll know." Throwing the last punch, she turned neck slightly and he heard a faint crack.
A/N: She is just like her dad, huh?
"You care to have me practice some moves?"
"Sure, but it seems a bit unfair."
"Why?" Bruce asked as they were wrapping their hands
"Your size and the fact I'm used to fightin guys I know and know how I fight."
"Ok, how do you fight?"
"Dirty."
The were circling each other when Alfred and Rogue found them.
"Oh, God. You better break out a first aid kit"
"Oh, I'm sure Master Bruce will go easy on the girl"
"Its not her I'd be worried about. One of the many things Cy and her father have in common: Both used to fight in bars. Is saw him fight once and it wasn't a pretty sight."
At that moment, they heard a groan of pain come out of Bruce. Mai had punched him in the stomach a little too hard. He recovered swiftly and tried to tackle her, which he did. The two land hit the mat hard. Mai was slightly dazed but healed quickly. Then something inside her took over. She wrapped one leg around his and flipped him onto his back and quickly ran away.
Bruce and Alfred watch in confusion as she left the room while Rogue ran after her.
"Cy! Girl what's wrong!?" She followed her friend outside to the back yard, where she found her breathing very hard, trying hard to control whatever want to pop out of her, but was losing. One moment it was Mai and the next it was large grey wolf. It looked at Rogue, roared, and then ran into woods.
"Where did Miss Howlett run off to….?" Alfred kindly asked
"And what the hell is her problem!" Bruce yelled
"She just had to cool off by taking a run and there is nothing wrong with her, Mr. Wayne!"
Rogue went back into the house with Alfred, while Bruce went to look for the girl
Coyote, in her wolf form, ran until she found a water fall. Kneeling down, she lapped up the water with her tongue. When she got up and wiped her mouth, she turned back into her human form, still in her sweats. Sitting on a flat rock, she sighed and reached into her shirt, pulling the long chain with a dog tag and a oval locket on the end. "Coyote" was all the tag read. Opening the locket, it revealed a simple picture of her and her mother. Kayla had her arms around eight year old Mai, both smiling at the camera.
Her life changed at age 14. Her mother was murdered and basically sold her soul to the very men who killed her. She looked at her hand and unleashed her adamantium claws.
"Mai!" She heard someone calling her name. Moving fast, she retracted the claws and climbed a near by tree and hid in the leaves. Missing her footing, she fell, hitting every branch on the way down and hit the ground hard, her head hitting a jagged rock, knocking her out.
"Mai!" Bruce saw her fall out the tree and ran to her side. When he reached her, she was coming to. Holding her head, checking for any blood.
"Are you ok? Anything broken?"
"No, I'm fine just ahead ache.'
"How is that possible? You should at least have something fractured if not broken."
"Really, I'm fine. Can we please just head back to your place?" She got up, shaking off his hand to help lead her back.
At the manor, Rogue was pacing back and forth until she saw Mai and Bruce walking back to the house. She ran to meet her and ran right into arms while Bruce walked right past them.
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah Rogue, I'm fine but almost got caught healing."
"Don't worry. We're gonna be here for few days and we can explain why we're here."
"Something tells me I should keep an eye on our host." Mai said
"Really?" Rogue asked in a semi flirty voice.
"Not in that way! I got a weird feeling when I ran into him earlier."
"You are defiantly your father's daughter."
"Got that right." The two went into the house as the sun began to set.
Well, what do you think? Its a lot to put in the first chapter, but something will make more sense in future chapters.
