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Chatper Two.
Things had stopped getting odd around Rogue but the odd shimmer next to her at times made some confnused but others just brushed it off. She didn't look or act differently like some would think while her brother decided to keep a closer eye on her after her e-mails from the strange unknown person.
"What Kurt?"
"Nozing...I vas juzt vondering about zem e-mails...vho iz she?"
"An ol' friend wah?"
"Vell...you acted differently vhen you vere reading zem...almost lighter and happier."
The Goth stood rolling her eyes. "No Ah din." and walked away not really bothering to see the suddenly contant shimmer walking behind her but Kurt noticed and frowned in confusion when it didn't disappear. So he disappeared to talk with the Professor to try and figure out what was wrong with his sister and what the shimmer following her was.
"Profezzor do you know vhat it iz?"
"As of right now Kurt, no but I will find out soon enough." sighing the fuzzy mutant nodded before porting off to find the others. The man spotted something in the middle of the road and slowed slowly slowing farther the closer he came to the blotch against the ground before coming to a complete stop about one hundred feet from it. Looking it over he dully noted it as an animal and sniffing it confirmed that only to find it was wounded badly by the smell and suddenly it twitched as he crouched and looked at it. Nothing happened for a few moments and he frowned wondering if it was dead but he could just barely here the heart beat pumping blood through the weak body.
"Well now..." he mumured looking it over and noted it was a female black wolf with the tip of its tail blood red along with the tips of its ears. Looking closer the claws were blood red as well at the tips and then there was a long almost human piece of fur that curled going down the side of its face stopping after about three inches long blood red as well. "How did you get here darlin'?" he asked to no one as he looked around knowing there wasn't a person for miles. Slowly as he fixed his gaze back upon it its head lifted and bright silver on black eyes stared at him. The tail moved in acknowledgment of him and he watched the large tail move in shock before looking it over again and realizing the wolf was mutated. Walking back to the jeep he pulled out an old blanket before walking back and reaching out. She growled baring her teeth and her eyes narrowed dangerously as she struggled to her feet and stood bleeding and bloody facing him down tail twitching in anger. "Calm down darlin'...I'm going to take you for help okay?" she bit his hand gently surprisingly and he watched as it tilted it's head weakly. She looked at his bare hand slightly bloody before it healed and she looked at him calmly as though understanding. He wrapped her up carefully and brought her back to the jeep before flooring off toward the nearest town with a vet.
"Yes? How can I help you today?"
"I have an injured wolf...can you take a look at it?"
The man nodded and then watched the man begin to unwrap the large bundel in his arms on the table. "Whoa. Where did you find her? She's beautiful but wounded badly."
"No kidding bub...can you fix her up?" ignoring the first question.
"Yes...where did you find her?" he asked once more.
Logan growled low in his throat pushing his hat up a little to glare. "Bub just fix her up so we can go already." the man began moving but stopped and looked to someone walking in.
"What are you looking at pal?" growled the man to the younger one in front of Logan.
"N-Nothing sir sorry." he stuttered before turning back to the wolf at hand frantically trying to work as both men in his presence were angered and he could tell neither liked to be angered.
The wolf whimpered and its head hit the table with a thud making Logan rub the top gently. "What's wrong darlin'?"
The man who had come in walked up and frowned touching her forehead gently. "She's pregnant..." he growled himself in anger and clenched his fists punching the wall. "I'll find him girl don't you worry." she yelped biting the mans hand gently as Logan watched pulling him back and tried to keep her eyes open. She rubbed against his hand and then passed out completely.
"She yours bub?"
"You could say that." said the tall black man. "Lucas."
"Logan."
Lucas turned to the man. "Well?"
The younger man sighed turning to face them both fully. "I'm not sure the babies will be safe...but she'll be fine...I have her stitched and bandaged. Her right paw is sprained badly and I bandaged that as well..."
Lucas sighed and rubbed her back gently. "Come on pull through..." Logan grabbed her gently from the table glaring that the man who wanted answers before walking out Lucas behind him.
"How did you know where she was?"
"I followed you. Took longer on foot...thanks for trying to help."
"Here."
Lucas looked around and sighed. "Listen which way are you heading?"
"Towards the states. New York to be exact...why bub?"
"We were heading for a school in New York...can you drop us off there?...We'll find our way from there."
"You mutant?" asked Logan eyebrow cocked. He nodded curtly and Logan sighed rubbing his forehead knowing if he turned the kid down along with the wolf who, hadn't the boy showed up, he would have taken to the school with him as it was. "Git in...so happens that's where I'm heading..." Lucas looked relieved and followed Logan to the jeep...
Rogue looked around them all and raised a brow seeing Jean and Scott sitting there as well but shook it off as she sat at the end of the couch beside her brother the shimmer sitting on the other side of the arm of the couch like a guardian everyone choosing to ignore it like normal lately but they all wanted to ask but they all knew when Kurt did she bit his head off. Everyone was sitting down to watch a movie on a friday night which all together everyone meaning EVERYONE instead of going out on dates or doing something by themselves or what ever which in itself was a great feat. Sighing she sat back deciding she could deal with it for one night and she watched the movie with the others.
In New Orleans ruby eyes shined through the darkness and then as the guards did thier rounds they never noticed the large diamond that was brought in last weak from France was now missng.
"So?"
"Gambit never miss a job homme..." smirked the man and he tossed the jewel over before plopping down in front of the guild master who had yet to say anything unlike his brother who was looking closely at the diamond.
"Dere beh some mal news mon fils."
The man lost his smirk and dropping his feet from his father's desk and sat up straight frowning in worry. "Wat? De Rippers?"
"Oui et non...(yes and no) Y'u see...y'u soeur left. While y'u was gone to Moscow." he sighed and stood pacing before his desk and sons. "De Rippers disappeared et until tonight...dey weren't heard from...dey showed back up tonight..."
"Et?"
His father bowed his head. "Dey beh up to non good...y'u soeur not comin' back mon fils...Julien had a deal wit some homme... dey took 'er et fucked wit' 'er...Lucas was assigned to follow et he said he'd stay wit 'er...non one knows where dey went..."
Red on black eyes were glowing feriously. "WAT?!"
"Oui. I know dis aint wat y'u wanna hear mais...wit de weddin'...well de guild beh gittin' worried. Julien gunna do somet'ing mon fils so watch y'u back oui?" the younger man nodded sharply and turned walking out his brown duster flapping behind him.
Logan walked into the mansion holding the wrapped wolf carefully and Lucas was beside him. Logan frowned sniffing the air and listening before screams were heard as the early morning traffic began before school.
"Good morning Logan...dear goddess Lucas!" cried the weather witch floating down over the rail and began looking the man over the students standing on the stairs watching. Rogue saw the crowd and raised a brow before stepping next to her brother and seeing Lucas being looked over by a very protective weather witch.
"Lucas?" she asked in confusion hurrying down the stairs and stopped short as did Ororo seeing the bundle in Logan's arms. "Oh gawd no...please no." she begged Lucas pleading with her whole being that it wasn't what she thought.
Lucas sighed and nodded causing Ororo to gasp. "Dear goddess what happened?"
Rogue walked slowly toward Logan and lifted the corner to look at the sleeping wolf in sadness. "Oh Scarlet." she whispered gently touching her gloved hand to the wolf. In responce the wolf woke and tilted her head at Rogue before her eyes lit and she whimper reaching her good paw out. "Logan can ya take 'er ta tha med bay?" nodding the four left soon followed by Hank and the Professor from the kitchen while the others waited outside. "Mr. McCoy is she gunna beh all rahght?"
"I'm sure she will...but the babies will not last the night."
Ororo's and Rogue's eyes went wide. "What? Babies? What babies? How---
"Your wolf is pregnant. But like that doc here says as the vet said they won't make night." grunted Logan.
The females looked a each other then the wolf in silence before the wolf let out a cry eyes closing and both moved to her. "Calm yourself Scarlet." soothed Ororo. "Calm child...your safe now...Lucas what happened?"
"The Rippers happened Storm."
"What?" eyes once more wide along with Rogue's both horror filled.
"Julien's up to something...we just can't seem to find out what...he had people kid-nap her hense her current status...then he went back home...we can't go back though...after she nearly killed Marious and Julien the guilds banished her. I nearly killed Bellee myself for something she smart mouthed and therefore was kicked out in favor to protect her...we've done fine...until that damn bomb..." he muttered dryly. "As long as she's okay though everything should be fine." Rogue's shimmer was gone by now and no one questioned it but thing spread like wildfire about the wolf lying in the med bay and the new man on the team.
"So Rogue...like who is that Lucas guy..." Kitty asked after he left to to med bay once more.
"An' ol' friend..." was all that was offered for a minute. "Heh's another mutant. Weh met years ago...when Ah was 'bout eight an' 'im...oh heh was how old Storm?"
"He was thirteen. The three were five years older then you remember?"
Rogue nodded with a small smile. "Yeah...anyway...'im an' Scarlet were at tha park wit' Scarlet's li'l brother...weh all became friend though Lucas an' Scalret were protective an' Ah hadn't understood at first until Ah behcame thier age...then thangs changed an' shit happened." she sighed. Lucas stood behind Rogue and Ororo and watched the door along with Ororo Rogue staring at her plate in worry and sadness. Suddenly a bark came from the door and Rogue's head snapped up in shock. Lucas and Ororo wore small smiles as the wolf stood there expertly holding her right paw of the ground and head held high eyes looking right at Rogue's bright green eyes. "Scarlet!"
"If you feel better child...you may want to form for you will heal faster that way."
"Form? Form into what?" the wolf closed her eyes and then...
Author's Notes: i hope you enjoyed this chapter...please tell me what you think honestly and next chapter will be up soon...