How to Save a Life

X-Men Fan-fic

"I still can't believe that she ran away!"

"I still can't believe that bullying would be a problem at a school for outcasts!"

The X-Men were in a panic, they never thought that one of their students, let alone, Wolverine's daughter, would run away from the Institute because she was being bullied.

"Why would someone bully Skylar," asked Rogue as she read Skylar's letter over and over again ",she is so kind."

"She would be a bit of an easy target, though." stated Logan, causing all eyes to shift to him

"Logan," stated Scott ",this is your daughter we're talking about-"

"Exactly, she needs to grow up, she has to know that she can't run from her problems."

With that, Logan left the room, leaving everyone in shock.

After a few minutes of silence, Ororo left the room to get Logan while the rest of them continued to discuss the situation in the library.

"Nightcrawler," said Kitty ",is still in a coma, so he won't be a lot of help."

"What do you mean?" asked Armor

"It's no secret that Nightcrawler is Skylar's best friend, and her support system," finished Kitty as she took the letter from Rogue ",so it will be a lot harder to do this without him."

"We've already found the students that were bullying her, Quentin Quire was actually leading them." Hank finally spoke up, pulling himself out of the shock of one of the nicest girls he's ever met, running away.

"Good," replied Emma ",the easy part is done, now, the hard part is finding her."

"Can't we just locate her with Cerebro?" asked Pixie

"It won't be that simple," replied Pyslocke ",Skylar has built a mental shield in her mind that is almost impossible to penetrate, making it very difficult to find her."

"But we have to try," added Bobby ",Skylar is one of the X-Men, not to mention the youngest one on the team, who knows what could happen to her out there!"

"She's no fool Bobby," contradicted Warren ",she knows how to defend herself, but, either way, we do need to find her."

"Well," said Scott as he stood up from the chair that he was sitting in ",suit up, team, we've got an X-Man to bring back home."

As people left the library, Rogue stayed behind, and looked around. Pyslocke saw her friend searching for something and walked up to her.

"Rogue," questioned Pyslocke ",are you alright?"

"Betsy," replied Rogue ",where's Gambit?"

"I'm not sure, he was in here when you called us all here, as a matter of fact, where is the letter that Skylar left?"

"I thought that Kitty had it."

"She didn't have it in her hand when she was leaving."

Rogue and Pyslocke continues to stare at each other for a few more seconds, then joined their teammates in the search for their youngest member.

Gambit's POV

'Dammit Logan. Why can't you just worry about your daughter like a good father should?'

My mind was racing thoughts like these twenty miles a minute as I entered my bedroom to read Skylar's letter to the X-Men privately. Skylar and I, admittedly, are not the best of friends, but she didn't deserve to be bullied to the point to where she felt like she should just run away.

Skylar is a happy, sweet and kind person, not one to just give up without saying another word.

As I held Skylar's letter in my hand while sitting on my bed, I started to think about when I first met the little chere. I could still remember it as if it were yesterday:

"Hello there, cherie, what is your name?"

"Um…. I …. uh…"

How afraid she was

"Chere, are you alright?"

"Yeah, just a little scared."

The fear in her eyes.

"Of what?"

How petite she seemed as she cowered before me with tears in her eyes.

"… Them…."

How she pointed to a group of ruffians that went to classes with her in the Institute.

"Chere, my name is Gambit, and if they give you any problems or hurt you in any way, I promise that I'll protect you."

"Really?"

"Yes."

How I put my hand on her shoulder….

"….Skylar…"

"What?"

And how I gained her trust

"Skylar…. My name… it's Skylar…"

That was one year ago and it is also the moment that I decided to become a hero to someone, for once in my life. I had no idea that she would become such a big part of, not only my life, but everyone's here, especially Wolverine. Learning that Skylar was his daughter came as a shock, but, he's been slowly accepting her a his kin… but, yet, that is not enough for old Gambit right now.

Without reading the letter, I decided to find Skylar. I put the letter in my dresser drawer, put on my trench coat, and went to go find the girl that I promised to protect.

Alright, guys, comment and tell me what you think, please, should I continue?