Conflicts
Author's note: Decided to write a second chapter. Rahne was always in Illyana's face for so long, yet really never had much cause other then her religious beliefs. I can't help but feel that she would have tried to get rid of Illyana in some way. I figure she had to have complained to Xavier and was likely told to suck it in and put her big girl pants on.
Part 2: If at first you don't succeed, try try again
After a few days of contemplation, and web searches, Rahne tried again.
Nailing a cross over the front door. No luck she walked right under it and didn't even notice. Then the Professor made Rahne take it down. Something about it actually being his house and not hers to decorate.
Holy water didn't work either. Illyana drank the lemonade just like everybody else. Ditto when she tried spraying it on Illyana. Illyana had just given her a cross look and asked if getting her wet was a Scottish thing? That night the shower had malfunctioned while Rahne was in it, will it had started out hot, then it was ice water. Most of the house heard her shrieks. They said it was just a plumbing mishap, but she knew the witch had done it. She knew.
The communion wafers hadn't worked either. She'd ground them up and put them in the muesli cereal that Illyana liked. Illyana had a double portion that morning. Apparently she found the cereal to be extra tasty for some reason.
Bible hidden in under the front porch was also a no go.
Nor was the cross that Rahne had taken to prominently wearing. After a few days she remembered that Kitty was always wearing a Jewish star necklace and she was her roomie so apparently overt religious symbols didn't work for some reason.
Religious music also didn't work, and everybody kept making her turn it down anyway.
Rahne was rather stymied. Nothing had worked. Sterner measures were called for, but Rahne wasn't sure what those measures could be. Years later Rahne would curse herself for missing the obvious reasons why they didn't work.
Late one night, two weeks after she had started her crusade, she was outside in her wolf form. She loved the night air, the coldness just seemed to amplify scents. She was out in the woods noising around, had chased a few rabbits and a deer (what fun!) and was following a tasty scent (Smelled like old pork barbeque, her jaws were salivating at the prospect of gnawing on some tasty pork bones. They had had barbeque last night and she'd loved it). She had just found the location of the tasty scents when the ambush happened.
She was noising around a mound of snow (Tasty scent is here!) when a figure erupted from the mound. She was startled and tried to back away but the figure wrapped his body around hers. Her rear legers were helpless has her attacker pinned them between his rear legs. His mass forced her to the ground and his left hand had grabbed her muzzle preventing her from opening her mouth and taking a bite. His right had was curled into a fist and pressed against the side of her head.
She froze at both his words and the recognition of his scent.
"Freeze short stuff. Don't wanta ya to get hurt. But time for a little talk".
It was Mr. Logan, Wolverine! She remained motionless.
"Now I'm gonna take my hand away from your mouth and release you. No biting or I'll bite back. When you're free I want you to transform back into something that can talk. Contrary to some folks beliefs, I don't speak mutt".
He released her and sprang back. She remained frozen for a second, and then will a growl transformed into her half human half wolf form and turned to confront him (verbally that is, no way would she want to physically engage him).
"Wolf, not a dog, and you scared me!" was her angry reply; she tried to hide just how much he had scared her.
Wolverine was dressed in his brown field costume and lack any human scent for some reason (Logan had doused himself in a scent conceal product that hunters use). His reply was in keeping with his sensitivity to others.
"Ya breathing ain't ya? Like I flaming care about the kennel club particulars".
Rahne was upset. Wolverine had scared the heck out of her, for second she had thought that she was going to be... well... attacked. Let's leave it at that.
"Well, what do you want to talk about" she huffed angrily as it were.
"Two things kiddo, one you need to keep your head in the game. You'd let your beast side take over. Way too easy to ambush you there. But that's not why I'm out here freezing my chunucks off. Wanted to have a few private words about why you're trying to poison Petie's sister".
Rahne didn't understand. She hadn't tried to poison Illyana, at least not yet. "I don't know what you're talking about Mr. Logan" she denied.
"Yea you do kiddo. You smell guilty. Plus, you expected something bad to happen to Illyana when she eat her cereal. What did you do and why"?
Ut-oh. "I don't want to talk about it. Leave me alone"!
Logan extracted a thin cigar from a pocket and lit up. "No dice Darlin'. Either deal with me or deal with Chuck. Wonder what he'll find digging round in that furry head of yours? You willing to chance it"?
No Rahne thought. She'd already complained, multiple times, that it wasn't right that a demon lived under his roof. Her complaints and protests were not well received. To summarize Xavier had told her that Illyana had just as much right to reside in the mansion as Rahne did.
"No... She's a demon. Why can't any of you see that?" she asked in desperation.
"Crap short stuff. You're a werewolf. Rather kettle calling the pot black here. And Kurt looks like a demon; but you and him don't get on either. Orr' is a goddess to some and your teammate Amara's a flipping pagan".
'She's a demon! That's different"!
"I'll ask one more time on account of your age, then I'll leave it to Chuck to sort out. What did you do"?
Being in half wolf form was rather intimidating for most folks. Wolverine was so not intimidated. He radiated alpha annoyance and Rahne was not an alpha compared to him. She gave in and confessed to the wafers and the holy water, plus the other deeds.
"Hon, you might want to reconsider what you've been trying to do".
Rahne was caught but defiant.
"In what way"?
"I know you have a thick skull, you've survived being hit on the head enough times to prove it, but let's say your little food additive tricks worked. What would you expect to happen"?
"She'd vanish".
"Maybe, or more likely she'd vanish the same why you'd vanish if I dosed you with some actual wolf's bane extract. Ever seen what wolf's bane root or flower can do to a person or a wolf? Bleeping plant got its name for a reason sunshine".
"No..." Rahne wasn't sure what Mr. Logan was getting at.
"First is the nausea, then the vomiting and diarrhea. Followed by the sensation of burning and numbness. Then come the sweats, dizziness, inability the breath, headache and confusion. Then ya stop breathing and so does your heart. It flipping hurts, I know from unpleasant experience. Doesn't sound so nice now. Would you feel better if Illyana was busy vomiting blood and shitting her life out? How bout' black folk as well? Is it ok to make them vanish if you're unconformable with them as well? And I don't think that Reverend of yours liked Jews, so is Kitty next on the list"?
"No..." Rahne hadn't thought of sounded so... clean. None of that sounded clean or nice.
"Look Darlin', this is for real. Glad to see that Illyana didn't have any bad affects on what you've been doing but it stops now".
"But... but... she's a demon! And she keeps talking to Dani! I know something's bad going to happen to Dani because of that witch! I don't like it! She's my friend! Not hers"!
Ahh, another reason for all the angst though Logan. Little tyke don't like competition. Flamin' schoolyard fight in a way, stay away from my friend.
Logan blew some smoke though his nose. Helped deaden the scent of Rahne's distress (And folks wondered why he smoked? Enhanced senses can be a pain in the social ass, folks got a right to some privacy and who the hell wants to smell everybody's problems all the time. Chuck had his mind shields, smoking was Logan's version).
"Look kid, you can dislike Illyana all you want. But Dani is a big girl and can decide to be friends with more people than just you. Trying to build a wall around Dani ain't going work, just piss of Dani for one and you'll likely end up losing the very thing you want if you keep behaving that way".
"I won't apologize to her. I won't"! Her being Illyana.
"Ain't asking or telling. Nock it off on the trying to poison her or drive her out. Are we clear here"?
Rahne hung her head. "Yes Mr. Logan. Clear".
"Good. Now get".
Rahne transformed back into a wolf and went back to the mansion.
Flaming kids thought Logan. Since why did I become the hallway monitor.
He hadn't shared that he had sensed that Illyana knew of at least some of Rahne's attempts. Knew and had been upset in that quiet way of hers that she mostly never shared with anybody.