To Win a Wolverine's Love

Salvation

Amanda

It seemed as though I'd travelled for the longest time. Searching for a place to belong, along with my friend Laura. I'd lived in a small place in Ontario called Deseronto. I'd become an outcast simply because I could heal faster than other people. Laura knew I was mutant but hadn't cared about such trivial things she had run away with me. Besides being able to heal I had really great agility and speed combined with a fantastic sense of smell. We'd wandered together in solitude for a long time until we had heard tell of a place called the Xavier Institute for Gifted People, people like me. The huge mansion was in sight but it was the dead of the night. There was no possible way we were getting inside tonight the best bet for tonight was the doorstep. We carefully climbed the gate but the moment we set foot within the gate a high pitched alarm was set off. We stood there in shock. I composed myself to look every inch Laura's boyfriend as I'd done from the day we had run away. I was wearing a cloak with a hood and I had my hair pulled back in a ponytail that was hidden in my hood. I also wore baggy shirts to hide my womanly attributes. Suddenly I saw a dark figure emerge from the institute. I sniffed the air and knew instantly that he was angered by our presence.

"Who the Hell are you and what the Hell do you want?" he growled when he stood a few feet away from us.

"We cam here because we thought we would be welcomed but I guess we were wrong come on Laura let's go," I said turning to face her, take her hand and walk off. Then he was right in front of my face his angry eyes boring into mine.

"You insultin' me Bub?" he asked.

"Yes I'm insulting you Bub," I said punctuating Bub by pushing him out of my face. This only served to make him angrier. He let out a fierce growl and attacked me tackling me to the ground around the waist.

"You know it seems you like pissing me off pal," he growled at me.

" Yeah I do," I replied kicking him off and scrambling to my feet.

"Oh so you want to play in the big leagues Bub? Let's play,' he answered. Then I heard a dnagerous sounding shink. Sharp metals claws now protruded from his hands. In my head I was thinking,

"Oh Shit!" Instead I said,

"Let's rock big man!" So it began we were evenly matched in agility he and I. He was good at fighting as was I. Eventually he landed a swift kick in my stomach that knocked the breath out of me. I landed on the ground on my knees clutching my stomach and gasping for breath.

"Had enough yet?" he asked landing on his feet and retracting his claws. I struggled to my feet still holding my stomach and cried,

"Never!" while charging him.

"Wrong move Bub," he answered when I collided with him I heard that shink sound again and was met with searing pain in my shoulder. I cried out in pain and slumped against the strange mutant in shock.