Okay, this is the fic I've been working on for a long time. To read this you must have read at least Midnight Predator by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes and seen X-men. It would be nice if you read In the Forests of the Night, Demon in my View, and Shattered Mirror, but it's alright if you haven't read them. I have written the whole story so that it won't take me weeks to come up with the next chapter and submit it in. Anyway, I don't own X-men or anything that Amelia Atwater-Rhodes has used or made up. I do own, however, the main idea of the story and how the words are put together and the mansion Cobra lives in and I do own Cobra. So, Syen, read on!

Chapter 1

A hooded, muddied figure trudged towards a huge mansion in the dark with a knapsack and a violin case slung over her back. It was raining heavily. The figure reached the door of the mansion and knocked.

"Who is it? What do you want?" A gruff voice asked from inside.

"A place to stay until the rain calms down," the figure replied in a low, husky voice.

The door opened and Wolverine signaled the figure in. He led the way up to Professor Xavier's office and opened the door.

The newcomer walked in hesitantly. Wolverine watched from the door as Storm, Cyclops, and Professor Xavier watched from their seats in the office. Silence went on for a few minutes until the professor spoke up.

"What do you want?" he asked with a faint smile.

"A place to stay until the rain stops," the newcomer replied quickly.

"What is your name?" Xavier asked slowly.

"My name is not important," the newcomer hissed impatiently from under the hood that shadowed the newcomer's face.

"I believe it is, Cecilia. Or do you prefer to be called Cobra?" Xavier smiled kindly.

"Telepath, eh? Mind reader, as some say," the newcomer smirked carelessly.

"I suppose so, Cobra," Xavier answered coolly.

"No use hiding my identity when there's a mind reader around, I suppose," the newcomer sighed as she took off her hood.

The girl was pretty in her own way. She was around five foot five and the age of twenty, but she had an air of confidence around her. She had hazel eyes, black eyelashes, and brown-golden hair that reached down to her shoulders.

"Your mutations?" Xavier asked with a smile.

"My tongue can change into a snakes tongue so that I can sense things with it. My saliva heals wounds, except for my own. I have fangs that I can extend at will. If my fangs pierce you, you'll fall asleep, but if I use a certain muscle and bite you, you'll die because the poison is hemotoxin. Anyway, when I get hurt, my wounds don't heal. They won't heal until I take some blood. I can bleed to death if I don't get blood in time. I don't have to eat. Actually, I can survive forever without food or drink. I just take food every once in a while so that I fit in places," Cobra smiled wryly.

"Your real name?" Xavier asked as he jotted down notes.

"Cecilia Cruentus," Cobra answered with a shake of her head.

"Occupation?"

"I was a violin teacher, a famous one, too, but one day I accidentally kill someone because I had a blood lust, so, now, I just travel around, picking up little jobs, then moving on," Cobra replied as she looked at her feet.

"What type of jobs?" Storm asked curiously.

"Assassin, spy, and jobs like that," Cobra explained as she glared at Storm.

"How do we know that you aren't going to kill us or spy on us?" Cyclops spoke up as he eyed Cobra.

"Tell him to read my mind," Cobra smiled slyly and defiantly with a small nod to the professor.

Cyclops looked at Xavier. Xavier shook his head. Cyclops leaned back, faintly assured by Xavier. Cobra watched them closely.

Suddenly Cobra announced, "No more questions. I think it's time for you to tell me who you are."

"I am Professor Charles Xavier. I own this school for mutant children," Xavier replied as he smiled gently at Cobra.

"Call me Storm," Storm said quickly as she looked at the floor.

"Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops," Cyclops replied suspiciously.

"And that is Logan. Also known as Wolverine," Xavier smiled as he pointed at Wolverine, who was slouching against the open door.

Cobra nodded, "Now where is my room?"

"Logan?" Xavier asked as he looked over a few papers on his desk and sighed with a frown.

Logan nodded and led Cobra down a hallway. He opened a door and waited for Cobra to go in, but Cobra was staring at Logan's throat.

Logan noticed this and cleared his throat uncomfortably as he said loudly, "Here's your room."

"You mutation is to heal quickly. Charles told me in my mind. Would you care to donate blood?" Cobra asked faintly.

"No," Logan replied quickly as he backed up once he saw Cobra advancing upon him with such grace and speed.

"It won't hurt. You'll fall asleep, but you won't die," Cobra explained louder.

"Are you hurt?" Logan asked as he kept on backing up.

"My last job was to assassinate someone. I did, but I got hurt. I finished my job a few hours ago. Your mutation will take care of the punctures and the loss of blood. My saliva will help you heal," Cobra whispered as she quickened her pace.

Cobra launched herself onto Logan, knocking him back a few steps. Logan was about to unsheathe his claws when all of a sudden, he felt sleepy. He blinked his eyes and looked. Cobra had pierced his throat with her fangs and was already sucking his blood. Logan felt Cobra hold him up as he felt the pull of the poison and gave way. Just then, Cyclops walked through the hallway. At first when he saw Cobra and Logan together, he thought they were just kissing, but the fact that Cobra's lips were at Logan's throat made him think twice.

"She's sucking his blood!" Cyclops hissed as he placed his finger on the button of his visor.

Cyclops threw himself at Cobra and knocked her down. Logan's throat was torn because Cobra had not brought her fangs back into her gums. Cyclops caught Cobra's eye. It was wild looking, like a lion that was torn from its food when it was extremely hungry.

"Cobra?" Scott's voice shook.

Cobra ran towards him. Scott took out a pepper spray and sprayed it at her as he backed up. Cobra hissed angrily and stuck her tongue out. Suddenly, her human tongue transformed into a snakes tongue. Scott knew that even though she was blinded, she could sense him with her tongue. Scott heard footsteps and turned to see Rogue coming down a flight of stairs.

"Rogue, go get Storm and Professor," Scott shouted as he turned back to Cora.

Rogue ran off as Cobra launched herself at Scott. Her fangs pierced his throat and he immediately fell asleep. Rogue came back with Storm and Professor Xavier to see this scene. Rogue screamed and ran towards Logan who was still sleeping.

"You killed him!" Rogue cried as she stepped towards the feeding Cobra.

"Rogue, don't go near her," Professor Xavier ordered as he signaled Storm.

Rogue looked back and forth from Professor to Cobra. Finally, she backed up as Storm lightly touched Cobra's shoulder. Cobra turned and hissed as she released Scott from her fangs, but held him up.

"Cobra," Storm whispered as she backed up.

Cobra dropped Scott unceremoniously and advanced upon Storm.

"Cecilia?" Storm asked loudly and fearfully.

Cobra stopped and shook her head, blinking. Cobra looked around and quickly changed her snake tongue back to normal.

"I lost control. I knew I couldn't hurt Wolverine because of his mutation, so I went for him. I asked him, but he refused, then I lost control and my blood lust took over. Scott tore me away. The smell of fresh blood was in the air and I was hurt even worse. I couldn't stop it. I hate it," Cobra whispered softly as she bowed her head.

"Liar! You killed Wolverine!" Rogue cried as she punched Cobra.

Cobra started bleeding.

"I'm easily injured," Cobra explained as she struggled to control herself.

"I don't care! You killed him!"

"I did not, girl! I know how much blood a person can lose once I taste their blood! Wolverine can lose gallons of blood and still not die! It's just my sleeping poison that knocked him out!" Cobra hissed as her lust for blood nearly took over.

Storm led Rogue back to her room as Cobra closed her eyes, focusing on everything else, but her hunger. Cobra heard sounds, but she did not open her eyes. Her tongue transformed back into a snake's and it flickered in and out. Wolverine had awakened and was walking towards her. Cobra opened her eyes fearfully.

"Don't touch me," Cobra whispered as she backed up.

Logan looked confused and surprised.

"I can feel your pulse even from here without you touching me. If you touch me, I might lose my control over… it," Cobra explained, frightened, as she backed up further.

"I don't really care. It's hard to kill me," Logan invited

Cobra nodded as she wrapped her arms around Logan to support him as she pierced his neck gently. Storm came back, stood by Professor, and watched.

"Cobra's name will go around the school. I was forced to tell Rogue who she was," Storm whispered into Xavier's ear.

Xavier sighed and looked at Storm quietly.