When she woke again she heard voices one was gruff and loud it hurt her ears as she listened. "no chuck, I can't...that's why I called you, your the one with the school for these things, No she ain't talked yet.." There was a pause and she heard foot steps pace back and forth then stop. "All right two weeks then ya take her off my hands and tell Jimmy boy ta keep his claws off her, Yea, I don't want her hurt or I'll hurt him." he said then it went quiet she heard the footsteps once more this time heading closer and the door opened. She pulled back as she saw a man with dark hair and stubble walk in his eyes held fear and anger but the deep her and longer she looked she saw a spark of softness and quickly looked away. It was then she felt him sit next to her she moved slightly away from him. "ya still scared huh?" he said and she turned her head to look at him, "I don't blame ya for that, what did they do to ya on that plane? "He almost growled at her and she pulled a fur up around her half naked body. Seeing this her eyes went wide and she held it tight around her.

"Don't worry your in no any condition for anything" he told her and stood up walking to the fire where a large pot hung he picked up a bowl and ladled something into it. "Now eat" he said handing her the bowl with a stew in it and a spoon. Lynx took it her hands shook some what more at the size of the man that being scared he would kill her. Slowly she ate it, it was good not like the slop she had been fed soon she ate quicker glancing up she saw the man stood watching her and she stopped as she wiped her chin. She could see the look on his face, he was not pleased "They didn't feed you, huh," he said and she slowly shook her head "ow so you do understand me." he moved a little closer to her but she pulled back and he stopped his face one of concern. It was then she heard a sound loud as it drew close to the cabin and she dropped the bowl moving quickly she hid under a table that sat to her left her body shaking with fear. The man moved to the window and sighed "stay there."he told her as he headed to the door and outside. He had no worries as she could not move for the fear of the thought of the men coming back to take her back to that cold cell, it kept her frozen to the spot. After about ten minuets he returned the sound of the door opening made her jump and she gave a low growl at the sudden shot of pain in her thigh. The man walked over and knelt in front of her and gave a sigh.

"Okay let me look at that" he said but her hesitance made him reach out and pull the table away "you can't be afraid all your life." He said and then stopped looking into her golden coloured eyes he recognised fear, a deep rooted fear and he backed off his hand but stayed where he was. Lynx crawled around him to the bed of furs where she curled up and shivered but she felt something drape over her, it smelt like earth and musk a smell that gave her a sense of peace and safety she curled deeper in it but winced. It was then she felt a hand on her leg and she tried to pull back but it would not let go her eyes sprang open and she saw the man looking at her her heart raced but the pain from her thigh made her stop and look it was now she saw a damp cloth in his hand that was pressed against her thigh and she stopped fighting him.

"Okay, now that's better." he said Lynx bite her lip as he cleaned the cut that was now red and angry. She whimpered and looked at him "Now don't be a baby." he told her his fingers touching her skin now even he pulled back slightly as he found himself thinking how soft her skin was. " that should do it for now" he said. Lynx lay back feeling him clean her thigh she jumped feeling his hand on her thigh but it was not from pain but something deeper more instinctual, for now she pushed it away.

It took three days until she could stand up, at first she wobbled as if her legs were jelly under her, but he was there to hold her up. It felt strange that he was always there for her. When she woke she saw him doing something across the room and slipped out of the furs curious as to know what he was doing. Standing she moved slowly closer to him trying to see what he was doing her multi coloured hair falling now over her shoulders. As she moved closer he turned and pounced at her she fell back as he held her arms pinned to the ground his weight on top of her a she whimpered softly and turned her head. Victor could see now around her neck light scars where something had rubbed against her skin, he glanced at her wrists and there too sat the same marks. He let her arms go and saw her pull them against her, one of his hands brushed lightly over her throat.

"Nobody will touch or hurt you again I promise." he growled and sat up off her but she sat up and stayed close to him. Slowly and cautiously she reached out her hand to touch his at first just her fingers then noticing his hands were like her own she took his hand in her own placing it palm to palm with his. At first she just looked at it then as her curiosity grew she showed him her hand, her nails like claws as his were.

"yeah, the same, we're mutants." he said she tipped her head and moved closer to him her fingers found the rough stubble that was his facial hair. Now she could not help but let a small smile cross her face. Realising what she was doing she reached back and pulled her hair around and looked at it showing him it. "yeah, yours is different" he told her but she took his hand and place her hair in it. He could do little but sigh.

"W...W...Why?" she said softly not having used her voice for years she had almost forgot how to talk now ever so quietly she asked wanting to know and feeling she could ask with out punishment. She saw the look on the man's face and cowered hiding from the punishment she felt would come. But instead she felt a gentle hand, well as gentle as he could be on her and she looked up at him her body shaking involuntary as she turned to see him.

"Its just who you are" he said now she moved quickly so much so she took Victor by surprise she dove at him and wrapped her arms around his waist her face buried in his chest as she cried knowing she was safe. Soon she felt sleep pull at her but she didn't let go of him she felt his arms wrap around her and she was enveloped in his scent like a protective shell that came around her at her most vulnerable time. She dreamed of the cell and the tests they did to her this made her whimper in her sleep but she didn't let go once. Next time she woke she saw the man was sleeping too and she was curled against him. She shifted her leg and jumped as she felt the pull of something against it. The man moved under her and she looked at him then at her thigh seeing a small spot of blood threw the bandage he had placed there before. "Okay that needs cleaning and its gonna hurt" he told her. She just nodded she under stood one hand resting on his shoulder as she felt him pull the bandage off her leg now she saw the gash. She gasped and looked at him, "Hey, this is nothing but a scratch." he told her as he began to clean it. "Names Victor" he said she looked and nodded

"L...L...ynx" she said again her voice was no more than a whisper but she saw him nod and caught the look in his eyes but she winced again and grabbed for his hand to stop him "H...hurt" she said again but after a moment she moved her hand letting him continue. Soon she lay down her thigh throbbing and one arm over her face. She felt a hand take her arm and lower it looking up she saw Victor. "V...Vic...tor?" she said and saw him nod she took deep breaths in and sat up seeing her thigh clean. Why had he been so nice to her, she didn't know she had heard men talking of the big bad victor creed but didn't know if this victor was the same man, he to her was...well looking after her. Her stomach growled and he smirked before moving to the fire.

"Eat first, talk later." he said and moved to give her a bowl of the stew. She moved closer to where he sat finding being close to him helped her not be so scared. This time when she ate she managed to eat it all