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AN : This is totally AU and some of the X-Men are slightly younger than usual and some strange friendships have been forged, don't worry I'm sure they can be explained somehow.I just don't know how. Oh and I've taken the liberty of stealing some ideas from X-Men Evolution but not too many so they can't sue me not that I have any money what-so-ever.
I take no blame for whatever happens in this story it was the wolf dragon.
Life isn't always roses. Lupine Draconis
Prologue
Aidan Kennedy wandered along the street expertly sidestepping and avoiding everyone that hurried past her, it was Christmas Eve and the streets of New York were filled with people getting those last minute presents and the last of the trimmings for the turkey dinner. They rushed past her not apologizing or even noticing when they bumped into her, but they would when they next went to take out their wallets Aidan smiled to herself as she decided to do some shopping of her own before heading for home. Hopefully everything would be finished when she got back so that all she would have to do was eat and go to bed, the adults always seemed to enjoy the holidays more than the kids anyway.
It was quite late when she got back, she threw her coat and shopping bags on the floor and headed into the living room.
"Dada, I'm back." She called out as she curled up into an armchair and picked up a book, noting that the decorations and tree were finished. "I got some stuff, not sure how much but at least it's something."
Finley Kennedy wandered into the room and looked fondly at his youngest child, she was ten going on twenty. At a time when most parents are afraid to let their child out of their sight, let alone wander around New York alone, Finley was more worried abut what Aidan might do to the public.
"Well, ye can just put that book down and come in here fuir ye dinner, alainna."
It was some time later when Aidan fell into her bed, the pre-Christmas presents had been given and received and the Christmas Eve mass had been attended. She had walked back to the apartment leaning on her father, practically asleep in her feet but determined to make it like everyone else.
The loud bang was what woke her, she would later claim that she had no idea why she woke up but at that moment she knew that she had heard a loud bang from somewhere in the apartment. She slipped out of bed and slowly opened the door, the hallway was silent but Aidan was positive she could hear someone breathing just at the end of it. She opened the door even wider and stole into the hallway.
The darkness surrounded her like a cloak and she crept along to the end of the passage to peer around the corner. She could see a man standing over one of her brothers a gun trained on his face.
"Tell me, Finley or he gets it too." The man's voice was low but had a dangerous edge to it. "Tell me where they put the keys."
"I don' know. I told ye the Guildmaster's th' only one that knows that. He doesn't tell anyone else, not even me an' he's my cousin."
The man growled long and low. "Not the right answer, Finley."
Aidan saw his finger squeeze on the trigger and heard the bang and the bullet left the gun and entered her brother's head. The blood sprayed across the floor and up the wall behind his head and Aidan clenched her teeth against the urge to vomit.
"I'll ask you again, Finley this is your last chance." The man turned his full attention to Finley now and held the gun aimed at his head. "What has he done with the keys?"
"I don't know," Finley's voice was tired and empty.
The man sighed and shook his head in mock sympathy. "Sorry Finley, if you'd been some sort of help then maybe you and your boys would be alive."
Aidan turned and ran back to her bedroom as the bang echoed throughout the apartment, she grabbed her phone and climbed out of the window onto the fire escape. She had no idea what to do and dialed the first number that came into her head.
The man came into her room looking for her as the line connected but Aidan said nothing as she sat frozen with fear, hoping that he wouldn't look out of the window and see her.
She was still there when her uncle came to collect her four hours later. He had seen the bodies and sat with Aidan on the fire escape until they had been cleared away but Aidan still shied away from the last place that she had seen her father alive as they led her out of the door and into the waiting car. She would never have to go back her things would all be picked up for her if she wanted them.
AN : This is totally AU and some of the X-Men are slightly younger than usual and some strange friendships have been forged, don't worry I'm sure they can be explained somehow.I just don't know how. Oh and I've taken the liberty of stealing some ideas from X-Men Evolution but not too many so they can't sue me not that I have any money what-so-ever.
I take no blame for whatever happens in this story it was the wolf dragon.
Life isn't always roses. Lupine Draconis
Prologue
Aidan Kennedy wandered along the street expertly sidestepping and avoiding everyone that hurried past her, it was Christmas Eve and the streets of New York were filled with people getting those last minute presents and the last of the trimmings for the turkey dinner. They rushed past her not apologizing or even noticing when they bumped into her, but they would when they next went to take out their wallets Aidan smiled to herself as she decided to do some shopping of her own before heading for home. Hopefully everything would be finished when she got back so that all she would have to do was eat and go to bed, the adults always seemed to enjoy the holidays more than the kids anyway.
It was quite late when she got back, she threw her coat and shopping bags on the floor and headed into the living room.
"Dada, I'm back." She called out as she curled up into an armchair and picked up a book, noting that the decorations and tree were finished. "I got some stuff, not sure how much but at least it's something."
Finley Kennedy wandered into the room and looked fondly at his youngest child, she was ten going on twenty. At a time when most parents are afraid to let their child out of their sight, let alone wander around New York alone, Finley was more worried abut what Aidan might do to the public.
"Well, ye can just put that book down and come in here fuir ye dinner, alainna."
It was some time later when Aidan fell into her bed, the pre-Christmas presents had been given and received and the Christmas Eve mass had been attended. She had walked back to the apartment leaning on her father, practically asleep in her feet but determined to make it like everyone else.
The loud bang was what woke her, she would later claim that she had no idea why she woke up but at that moment she knew that she had heard a loud bang from somewhere in the apartment. She slipped out of bed and slowly opened the door, the hallway was silent but Aidan was positive she could hear someone breathing just at the end of it. She opened the door even wider and stole into the hallway.
The darkness surrounded her like a cloak and she crept along to the end of the passage to peer around the corner. She could see a man standing over one of her brothers a gun trained on his face.
"Tell me, Finley or he gets it too." The man's voice was low but had a dangerous edge to it. "Tell me where they put the keys."
"I don' know. I told ye the Guildmaster's th' only one that knows that. He doesn't tell anyone else, not even me an' he's my cousin."
The man growled long and low. "Not the right answer, Finley."
Aidan saw his finger squeeze on the trigger and heard the bang and the bullet left the gun and entered her brother's head. The blood sprayed across the floor and up the wall behind his head and Aidan clenched her teeth against the urge to vomit.
"I'll ask you again, Finley this is your last chance." The man turned his full attention to Finley now and held the gun aimed at his head. "What has he done with the keys?"
"I don't know," Finley's voice was tired and empty.
The man sighed and shook his head in mock sympathy. "Sorry Finley, if you'd been some sort of help then maybe you and your boys would be alive."
Aidan turned and ran back to her bedroom as the bang echoed throughout the apartment, she grabbed her phone and climbed out of the window onto the fire escape. She had no idea what to do and dialed the first number that came into her head.
The man came into her room looking for her as the line connected but Aidan said nothing as she sat frozen with fear, hoping that he wouldn't look out of the window and see her.
She was still there when her uncle came to collect her four hours later. He had seen the bodies and sat with Aidan on the fire escape until they had been cleared away but Aidan still shied away from the last place that she had seen her father alive as they led her out of the door and into the waiting car. She would never have to go back her things would all be picked up for her if she wanted them.
