So this is part 2 of my story, Angel by Face, Demon by Heart. I don't like stories that have more than 10 chapters. I think is boring to read them. Well, there are exceptions but... That's why I continue Rain's life in another story.
Behind the Mask
Author: Illusen
Chapter 1: What's the truth, kid?
After reading the letter from Rain a strange feeling plastered on the hearts of the X-Men. If she died, it was their fault. Especially Rogue felt so bad. Rain expected at least her will accept her. Her stupid crush for Scott made her to follow him and abandon Rain. Professor Xavier broke the silence.
"You should go rest. Everything depends on her now. Me and Storm will stay here to watch over her."
"I can't. I have to be next to her." Mina said.
"Me too." Rogue added.
"Rogue, Mina, please." Ororo spoke. "You have to rest. You will see her tomorrow. She doesn't needs you ill."
"Ororo is right." Dean said. "You should rest."
"Okay, we will sleep a little." Mina said and exited the waiting room followed by the others.
"What was on her mind?" Ororo asked looking at the Professor.
"I don't know. I don't know why did she do the accident. After I examined her she was okay. She couldn't make an accident."
"Did you ask her?"
"What?"
"Where did she get those wounds?"
"I didn't have the chance."
"Do you think that from the fight on Asteroid M?"
"No. It seemed to me that weren't a day old. The question is: did she have them before fainting?" Storm looked at the Professor strangely. How could some wounds appear in a second without any hurting? A loud beep interrupted them from the talking. The professor rushed in the room where Rain was. He looked at the device that was beeping. It was showing that Rain's heart had stopped. "Storm, go call an ambulance. Now!!!" he yelled. Storm began to run desperately. The closest phone was out from the hospital wing. She finally got to it but when she raised it she realized that it was dead.
"Damn phone!!! Damn storm!!!" she said as she went back to the hospital wing. She entered into the room and saw the professor sad, his head low, his eyes closed. "The phone is not working. The storm outside..." she said casually, knowing what will be next.
"It doesn't matter anyway. She's dead." Ororo closed her eyes. Since she came to the Institute, she never had to deal with the death of a student. "Wake up the students. Tell them the news." the professor added. Ororo walked to the foyer. She pressed a button from the computer that was there and alarms went on. After 30 seconds she stopped them. The X-Men were beginning to come downstairs sleepy and most of them looked very tired.
"What's the problem, Storm?" Scott asked.
"Is someone attacking?" Jean presumed.
"No." Ororo replied. "Professor asked me to announce that Annabelle Kettler is dead." The eyes of the X-Men widened at the hearing of this terrifying news. Mina began to cry. Rogue had to sit down. Logan wanted to seem not hurt but it was obvious he was.
"What are we going to do?" Scott asked trying to remain calm and think rationally.
"Call the police or what authorities are in charge of the death of a person." Jean answered. Rogue threw them a dirty look. How could they even think like that?
"Can I go to see her?" Rogue asked trying to ignore the stupidity Jean and Scott were showing.
"I want to see her too." Mina said sobbing.
"Me too." Logan said. All the students looked strangely at him.
"I know you want to see her but I don't know if it is the right thing to do. You are already unstable because of the earlier events and..." Ororo said but she knew that these words won't stop them from going to see her.
"I'm still going." Logan said and left. The other X-Men followed him. Ororo did the same.
She wanted to cry so much. She wanted to yell but she couldn't. No one would ever hear her. She looked at the her own dead body and she wouldn't believe it. Rain or whatever it was left of her looked at her. Her non living body in the hospital bed surrounded by strange devices. Few minutes ago the professor had left called by Ororo. He left her alone. The door opened and she saw her sister coming in. Why did the professor let her in there? Mina looked at Rain's body and cried harder. Rain's own eyes become watery and she went next to her sister.
"Forgive me, sister." Mina said. "It's all my fault." Rain put her hand on Mina's shoulder but she couldn't feel her.
"Mina..." she whispered. Mina left running. Rain bit her lip so hard that if she would have been real probably blood would have appeared. Next came Rogue. She stayed next to her bed and looked at her body for a moment.
"You were right, Rain. My stupid crush for Scott made me abandon you. I lost a best friend for an illusion. And now, now it's too late to regret it." Rogue said tears coming down her face. "I will live the rest of my life with your death on my conscience. I should have been there to support you. I should have been your friend instead of abandoning you like I did. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Rogue left the room sobbing. Rain felt so bad. Her letter made her friends to suffer. In the first moment she thought it was the right thing but now, now it seemed so stupid from her. The door opened again and Dean came in. She wondered what he was doing there. Since the first moment they met they couldn't stand each other. He probably came to say that he was happy that she was gone. He took her hand in his and looked at her. Rain raised an eyebrow. Was he on drugs or what?
"I feel that somehow it's my fault too." he said.
"This is going to be interesting." she thought and came next to him.
"I never liked you, you know... but behind all this maybe I did. I always thought you were the enemy and you shouldn't be trusted. I was spying you. If you'd be alive you'd be probably kill me for spying you even when you were in your room doing homework or anything else." Oh, Rain wished she would be alive right now. Just to kill him. "We knew each other for barely 4 or 5 days but it seemed fascinating to watch your every move. Even when you were my enemy. I will never forget you saved my life. I will never forgive my self for letting you die. I could have stopped you this night but I preferred to see if you are betraying the X-Men. And I let you die. I'm sorry." he said. He let go of her hand and left the room. Next was Logan. Logan? What was Logan doing there? He came and sat next to her bed, silent for few moments.
"Look kid," he finally said "I'm really sorry if you left because of me. I didn't have any right to say that you don't fit in here. I have a strange past too and I have secrets. But I have to play the though one in this story. I can't just say 'look at the poor little girl, she has to stay here'. My first concern is the safety of the other students. Why didn't you tell us what is the truth?...You understand me." he said trying to convince himself that yes. "Aren't you?" Rain couldn't believe. Logan, that Logan was apologizing? This death of hers brought out parts of the X-Men that she never imagined they had. Suddenly a bright light appeared in front of her. The veiled woman, dressed in white appeared again in front of her and looked into her eyes.
"Get back in there." she said with a warm voice that seemed so familiar to Rain but right now she couldn't place it.
"I don't understand." Rain said.
"You will, later." the woman replied. "Now get back in there."
"Where? In my body?"
"Yes."
"I can't. I'm dead."
"No, you aren't." the woman said. She extended her hand and a bright light appeared from it. "Take care of you..." she added as the light pushed Rain back into her body "...my little angel." the woman added inaudible for Rain. Back in the room, Logan was just looking at her waiting an answer. Suddenly Rain raised her back and head as if she had been electrocuted then fell back on the pillow. She opened slightly her eyes and smiled at Logan.
"Yes, I forgive you." she said. Logan's eyes widened as he looked at the door and at her in the same time.
"Charles." he said in a low voice. "Charles!!!" he shouted. The door opened, professor Xavier rolling in.
"What happened?" he asked.
"She lives." Logan answered gesturing at Rain. She had her eyes opened and a weak smile plastered on her face.
"Oh my god." Ororo whispered from the door. The professor just had his eyes widened. Could that be true? She wasn't dead? The other X-Men rushed in and stared at her. She just raised from the dead.
"Another day." Rain said as she turned her head and looked at the ceiling.
A.N.: Okay, a little too dramatic but I couldn't help it. And Logan, feeling sorry, oh, that's the best part. Review, people. Tell me what are thinking about the story.
P.S.: Sorry for the late update but I have been particularly lazy these days. I simply preferred to go on the forums, chat, to read instead of writing. Plus, I had a lack for ideas but now I found the plot that I've been saving on my computer. Oh, well, this means I will update soon. That's if I don't get lazy again. Bye, Illussen.