Scott's POV
"Now see what you've done!" Gambit was beyond pissed. "You have no right to judge her; no right to not trust her!"
The ground was shaking with thunder. The sky was streaked with lightning. I had noticed the red of her eyes. Apparently, when she was angry they turned red; when she was furious they turned blood red. They were blood red when she bolted out of the room. I don't know why I acted the way I did with her. There was just something about her that I just didn't trust. I felt like she wasn't telling the whole truth. She was right though; I did have trust issues.
"I'll go talk to her." I said.
"I wouldn't do that. She'll kill you. I saw the color of her eyes; she's not thinking clearly. When her eyes are that color… that's all she sees. I've seen her when she's like that. No guard remained alive. I'll let her tell you what led to that, but I would just leave her alone. This storm is her outlet. She used enough sense to get out of here before she turned. She's had trouble harnessing the cat within her… she's a feral mutant, like Wolverine and me, but she's a little tamer, most of the time. She's worse than Wolverine when her eyes are blood red." Laura spoke calmly. I knew she was right. Catarina just needed time to cool off and I needed to understand why I felt I couldn't trust her.
"Who's worse than me?" Wolverine walked through the door of the conference room. "I was already on my way back when Hank called me. What's up?"
"Welcome back, Logan. Take a seat; we've got a lot to explain." Xavier motioned for Logan to take his normal seat. And he did so.
"What's goin' on? What's with the storm outside?" He looked at Storm when he asked.
"It's not me. Ask Scott who he pissed off." Storm retorted.
"Ok. Pretty boy, who'd ya piss off?" That's why I didn't like her. She was like Logan; too much like Logan.
Logan's POV
"He pissed of my sista. And he gonna pay for it. Remy just found her and if Scott causes him to lose her… well, there'll be hell to pay." I looked at the Cajun. I don't think I've ever seen him like this. He looked ready to kill. He wasn't even like this when some guy hit on Rogue… then again he knew Rogue could take care of herself.
"Gambit." Rogue's hand was on his arm, trying to calm him.
"Chere, Gambit ain't gonna lose his sista twice. Once was bad enough. But he also ain't gonna kill anybody in here. Well, not right now. As long as Scott doesn't piss her off again and cause her to run he gonna live." Gambit placed his hand over hers.
I noticed that there was a strange scent in the room. I didn't know the scent, but it seemed familiar all the same. The storm outside was calming down and I noticed Gambit release a sigh. He was relieved. Apparently the storm had something to do with his sister. I didn't know Gumbo had any family; he never mentioned it. Suddenly there was a hair raising scream. Gambit was out the door before anyone else. Rogue and I followed close behind him. As soon as we were outside there was another scream. Whoever it was was terrified. The fear was so thick I was almost choking.
"Get off me! I swear, Victor, if ya don't get off me I'm gonna kill ya!" There was no more screaming but the voice was growling. What made it worse was that it was female.
"Sabertooth." I felt myself growl. I knew Victor was Sabertooth, and I knew the hormone laced scent I was picking up. Whoever this female was, she was in way over her head.
"CAT!" Gambit took off running with Rogue not far behind.
"I said get off! Get your grimy paws off me! So help me Sabertooth…!" Her words were cut off by another scream. This time I was running. I sensed more than heard the rest of the team running behind me. Took them long enough. I growled. I stopped cold as I turned the corner. If I hadn't put the brakes on I would have ran Gumbo down.
"Watch it Cajun!" I was in no mood for this. But my focus was now on the fight before us. There was a woman pinned under Sabertooth. Her clothing was torn, revealing her breasts but she was putting up a fight. My sight was locked on her hands. She had claws like me.
Cat's POV
This is what I was afraid of. I knew he'd track my scent but I was hoping he was done with his heat before he found me. I was wrong. Dead wrong. I had just landed; calming down after my rage over Cyclops. I should have sensed him but I was too distracted. That's when he pounced. I noticed too late and he was on top of me shredding my clothes. I would've been bleeding to death if it hadn't been for my healing. My eyes were blood red again, claws were out but that rage storm had taken a toll on my energy. I knew getting my claws in him wouldn't do too much good since he could heal too. But I did anyways. I stabbed him over and over in the chest. Then I went for his manhood. That did it. I was up and flying. I could hear the profanity from Sabertooth.
"I told you to back off or you'd be sorry. Let's see you grow those back." I said down to him. He looked up and growled at me.
Logan's POV
I couldn't believe what I was seeing. She just sliced off his manhood, all of it. Remind me not to piss her off. Then she was flying. Her comment about seeing him grow those back made me chuckle which earned a look from the entire team. Gambit was already running and throwing explosive cards at Sabertooth. Rogue was flying over to the woman I assumed was Cat. X-23, Colossus, Iceman, and Angel were all running towards Sabertooth. Storm was also flying towards the woman. I watched as Rogue pulled her into an embrace but she only stayed like that for about second before she was trying to get back into the fight.
"I think we need to get you into a shirt first. Besides I think we should let the men handle it. X-23, get back!" Storm was trying to get Laura out of the fight and Cat away from trying to get back in it.
"I know. You're right Storm. X-23, it's not a good time for women to be fighting Sabertooth even though he'll probably never reproduce. He just got fixed."
Again I had to chuckle at her comment. I started to think I was going to like this woman. It wasn't until they were closer that I could sense this woman, even though she was tough and fought back, was still terrified. Cat was leaning on Rogue and when they landed Kitty handed her a jacket. Gambit was running back to where we were standing. After giving Rogue a squeeze he grabbed Cat. I saw her melt into him and part of me wished that it was me she was embracing. I shook off the thought. Where'd that come from?
"Remy." Her voice was so soft that I doubt I would have heard if I didn't have my heightened senses.
"It's ok, Cat. Remy's got ya and he ain't lettin' go." He placed an arm under her legs while the other stayed on her back. He carried her back toward the mansion and I could see him glare at Cyclops. I could sense that the pretty boy blamed himself for what happened. I don't know what came over me. Usually I'm in the middle of the fight, heck I'm usually the first one there, but for some reason I followed Gambit and the woman back to the mansion. Rogue and Laura followed behind while the rest stayed back to help with the fight. When Gambit set Cat down on the couch I got a glimpse at her face. Her eyes are what got my attention. I knew that they were a blood red when she was fighting with Sabertooth but now… now they were purple. I figured it was because of her emotions. She was still terrified.
"Cat? Cat!" Rogue was trying to bring her out whatever trance she seemed to be in. It wasn't until I shifted my weight that she snapped out of it and stared at me. The problem was, she was looking at me like she had seen a ghost.
Cat's POV
I was remembering my first encounter with Sabertooth. It was even before I was back in New Orleans after getting back from Russia. It was back when I first got the adamantium. He was the same today as he was then. Lustful. He let his hormones control him. I had learned quickly to control my hormones and not let them control me. I knew that certain times of the month it seemed as though men were more attracted to me… I didn't do anything about it. Even with the cat within I had remained a virgin. But I usually let the men know not to mess with me. Nobody ever saw my eyes a sapphire blue. I knew that was the color the changed when I was… well, when I was passionate with someone. I never had been but I knew that my eyes were a beautiful, deep sapphire blue. It's just something I knew. But Victor… I shuddered at the thought. It wasn't until he shifted that I snapped from my trance. Logan. Wolverine was here in the same room as me. He was looking at me as though I was something new to him. I knew that was how he saw me. What surprised me was the fact that he was in here and not out fighting Sabertooth.
"Cat?" Remy's voice made me look from Logan to him.
"I'm… I'm alright. Don't… don't blame Scott, Gambit. I should have been in control of my emotions more. I should have sensed Sabertooth. I knew he'd follow my trail from New Orleans. I just hope Magneto or Omega Red don't show up… at least not for awhile." I could feel my eyes changing again… they were changing back into the icy blue. I was calming down. I was still scared but knowing that Gambit, Rogue, and Wolverine were in the same room with me… I wasn't as terrified as I was before. "Wolverine?"
"Yeah?" He looked at me with confusion on his face. He was trying to figure out if he knew me or not.
"It's nice to see ya." Now I knew he was confused. "I think I need to go to bed."
"Right. It's been a long day. I'll show ya to your room." Rogue stood up. We walked to the room that had been set up for me. Rogue said that it was also her room but she spent a lot of nights with Remy and that when he was around Logan stayed in here.
"But I'll stay in here with you tonight. I don't think ya want to be alone."
"I'd appreciate that, Rogue."
We both settled down for the night when there was a knock at the door. Rogue got up to see who it was.
"Gambit? What's…"
"Nothin's wrong, chere. I just wanted to stay here tonight. Logan's in one of his moods and I want to be with you and my sister."
"Come in. I wonder what set him off this time?" Rogue was curious about Logan and his mood. I heard the door shut and then said goodnight to the two. It had been a long day and I was hoping for a dreamless sleep.
Logan's POV
I was glad the Cajun read my mood and left. 'It's nice to see ya.' not 'It's nice to meet ya'? What was that supposed to mean? She acted as though she knows me from somewhere. But then… she does have claws like me. I wonder when she got them. As far as I know I was the first that survived. I couldn't remember much about my past but I could have sworn there was something familiar about this woman.
"Logan?" It was Laura, maybe she could shed some light on this. She remembered a lot more than I did.
"Come in, Laura."
"What's up with you? You didn't even try to fight Sabertooth today. You feelin' alright?" I chuckled at her comment. It was the same thing I had thought earlier.
"Laura, what can you tell me about Cat?"
"I can tell you that she has adamantium attached to her skeleton. She has the same feral mutations we do. Her eyes change color depending on her mood. Her temper can be worse than yours. She's more in control of the animal within her than you or I. She was with us at Alkali Lake. She's been to just about every lab facility that Stryker owned. She spent most of her time in Ireland where she managed to be free for a year. If you want to know more about her… you're gonna have to ask her about it. I know her well enough that if she doesn't want someone to know somethin' about her… she's gonna keep it to herself. Reveal that secret and you're as good as dead. If it wasn't for Remy and two people who were with her while imprisoned, she'd probably be a wild as Sabertooth… or worse."
"Thank you for telling me things I figured out on my own. Do you know who those two people were…are?"
"I can tell you that one of them was me. The other… well, you'll have to ask her. She's probably more private than you appear to be. She has her own reasons for keeping things secret. Just remember… whatever you do, don't piss her off. You could end up like Sabertooth." We both laughed at that. "Night, Logan."
"Night." She left me to my thoughts. I was thankful that Laura had come here. She was one person who could shed a little light on my dark past. Now maybe Catarina Le Beau could shed even more light. I'd searched all over for answers to my past but maybe the answers I've been searching for have found me instead. And with that thought I laid down and fell into a dreamless sleep.