Disclaimer: I don't own anyone except Ebony, the rest all belong to marevl or fox.

Authors notes: Just to get this clear, the x-men are about in their middle thritys apart from logan and we're not sure how old he is exactly. Also Bobby, Remy and rogue are the only students that are in the X-men and their all about 18, so is ebony. Rogue is going out with remy after splitting up with boby, LOGAN IS NOT GOING TO DATE ROGUE; THAT IS SICK ALLRIGHT, SHE'S LIKE A LITTLE SISTER, and BOBBY IS NOT GOING TO DATE JUBILEE; they treat each oehter like i treat my cousin and i have no intention of marrying my cousion, O BLoody K? (sorry i shoulchange that to authros rant)

I look up at the street sign through tired and blurry Eyes "westchestchir" it proclaims, I'm nearly there! I stumble along the high street, earning myself a few looks from passers by. my hands are hidden by long gloves, luckily for me, or I'd be earning more than just a few looks, a lynch mob maybe.

I know what their thinking when they see me "Why is that girl stumbling along the streets in the middle of winter in shorts a long sleeved t-shirt, gloves and a denim jacket?" why indeed? That's a VERY long story and quite frankly not one I want to think about right now. Pain sends messages from my tired legs that it's time to stop but I ignore them, the last part of my journey has definitely been the worse, I'm tired and the snow stops me using my powers to draw strength from the earth, so I stumble on with human strength human endurance, and as much determination as I can muster. I have to make it I just have to!

I switch into a side street to avoid more people staring at me, and head for the address I stole from the files back at the compound, A school for mutants, the one that's been on the news lately, It's my last hope, my last refuge, if they'll have me.

There's only one problem though

Him,
From the clips I've seen of the school he's there, does he remember me? will he try to hurt me like at the compound? I'm scared, scared of what might happen, of him

But I must put that out of my mind, there has to be som way around it, if he's escaped, if hes on that team, then maybe he isn't the same as he was in the compound, maybe he won't want to finish what he started, maybe he won't even remember.

Maybe things will be ok,

They have to be ok this is the only place I can go, It will be ok, It will be fine as long…

As long as I can make it to the house, the school, I can see it loom in the distance, I'm almost at the gates, got to make it past the gates, up the path, but it's so cold. So cold, so cold , so cold, soooo coollllllllld

"Too cold" I murmur, as I collapse in the snow just inside the gates.