A/N: This chapter is twice as long as the others because I didn't want to break it up. Have fun! And remember to Review and Follow if you like it!
Screams shattered Rain's sleep, causing her to shoot up in her bed. She scrambled across the sheets, ripping open her door into the chaos. Kids were running in every direction, yelling for each other or just screaming in general.
"Rain!" John yelled out, snatching up her hand before dragging her with him down the hall, Bobby leading the way.
"What's going on John?" Rain asked, trying to look all around her as they ran.
"Military showed up, taking people! We need to find Rogue!" He yelled back to her as they followed after Bobby.
"We have our own excite route, just like all the others. You should come with us."
"John, I'm supposed to stay at the school, make sure no kids are hiding after everyone has evacuated."
"Not happening." He argued, holding her hand tighter. The trio skidded around a corner, seeing Marie running at them.
"Bobby!" She yelled, running at him.
"Rogue! Run!" Bobby yelled as a soldier turned the corner, running towards the girl. Rain's eyes widened before she shook free of John, running towards the girl. She grabbed a hold of Marie's hand and pulled her down the hall, using her momentum to help propel her towards the boys faster as she herself moved towards the man. She staggered to a stop as the man gasped, both of them looking down to see blades sticking out from his chest. When the blades receded the man dropped and Rain found herself facing Logan. He wiped the blood from his face as they looked at each other.
"Let's go." He said, heading back down the hall, the others following closely behind him.
"What do they want?" Rain asked softly, her eyes darting around as they ran down the stairs.
"Mutants." Logan growled. John rushed forward, pushing on the wall to reveal a passageway, the kids rushing in, Rain moving to follow but she paused, looking to Logan who's head tilted slightly.
"Get them out of here."
"Logan." Rain said, moving to step back into the hall.
"Rain!" John called out, grabbing her hand and trying to pull her into the escape tunnel. Logan turned and looked at her, his face set to let her know there was no room for argument before he shut the door.
"Come on, we have to go." Bobby said, trying to pull Marie along.
"We can't leave him!" Marie said desperately, trying to get him to understand.
"He'll be fine, did you see what he did to that guard?" John asked as Rain worried her bottom lip as she thought on it. He could be hurt if they left him behind, not to mention they could use his help getting out. She couldn't defend three teenagers, but he could. She turned and softly cracked open the door, the boys groaning as they watched.
"We need him." She explained, Marie getting as close as she could to Rain to look out the door also.
"They're going to kill him." Marie gasped as she looked to Bobby.
"Do something!"
"He can handle himself, let's go!" John pleaded, stepping back slowly.
"John!" Rain called out in surprise.
"Do something!" Marie yelled. Rain stumbled back as Marie grabbed her boyfriend, a chill filling the air. Rain got out of the way fully as Marie started to use Bobby's powers.
"No! No!" Logan yelled, slamming against the large ice wall in front of him.
"Logan!" Rouge yelled, gaining his attention. Before Rain knew it they were running again, Logan leading the way. Rain ducked as there was a large explosion overhead.
"I'm going back." Logan said as he looked up. Rain grabbed his arm, causing him to look back down at her.
"I can't protect them. They need your help. I need your help." She told him, honesty shining in her eyes. He studied her for a moment before nodding, leading them once more towards the parking garage, everybody piling into a sports car he picked out.
"This is Cyclop's car." Bobby said from the back seat, Marie sitting in his lap.
"Really?" Logan asked as his middle claw extended before he shoved it into the ignition. Rain laughed through her nose, causing Logan to smirk over at her. Everyone sat in silence as they drove quickly through the night.
"What are you doing?" Marie asked as John moved into the middle of the backseats, reaching up to the radio.
"I don't like uncomfortable silence." He mumbled, glancing over at Rain before pushing the power button. Everyone jumped as NSYNC blasted through the speakers.
"Shit John!" Rain yelled out, covering her ears as he began hitting buttons. Finally, the music cut off and Logan glared at John, causing him to move back to his proper seat.
"What's that?" Rain asked as the dash opened and something came out. Logan grabbed it, flipping it over before putting it to his ear.
"Where are we going?" Maria asked softly from the back, her nervousness lacing her words.
"Storm and Jean are in Boston. We'll head that way." Logan said, pocketing the strange phone.
"I can't go to Boston. You'll have to drop me off soon." Rain told him, everyone turning to look at her.
"Not happening."
Rain sighed as she pushed her hair out of her face.
"I have to go back to the school, check for any students that could be hiding there."
"Look doll. We need more muscle. If anyone is sitting there waiting for us I'm not going to risk it." He told her, glancing over at her. "So unless you have a few weapons I don't see, we're going to get Storm and Jean first."
"My folks live in Boston." Bobby supplied softly to try and defuse the tension up front, causing Logan to nod. Rain huffed and looked down as Logan shifted gears, her eyes widening slightly as she took in the blood on his hand. She quickly pulled down the sleeve of her pajama top and dabbed at the blood on his hand gently.
"It's not mine. I'm okay." Logan told her, the tendons in his hand flexing as he tried not to pull away as he allowed her to clean him off as a peace offering.
"Even more reason to get it off." She said, now apply a bit of pressure as she wiped him down. Logan rose an eyebrow in question at her. "Well. Your…. Claws? Blades?" She questioned, looking at him for a moment before realizing he wasn't going to answer before continuing. "Anyways. They come out of your hand right? So you could get something from their blood entering your system."
"I won't catch anything…" He told her still not pulling his hand away even as she took it in hers so she could clean the palm of his hand, her white dress shirt sleeves quickly turning red.
"That seems unlikely." She said with a soft chuckle.
"He has a healing factor dude." John supplied as he leaned up so he could be closer to them, causing Logan to pull his hand away.
"Healing factor? Like, instant healing?" She asked.
"Pretty much. Hey. Who's shirt is that?" John asked, changing the topic from Logan. Everyone looked at what Rain was wearing to see it was just a large white dress shirt and a pair of blue knee-high socks. She blushed as she pulled down on the edge of the shirt.
"An ex-boyfriends." She mumbled.
"Smooth." Bobby said, causing John to slap his arm.
"Sit back in your seat and shut up." Logan growled before throwing the car into a higher gear.
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Logan moved so he could block Rain from the view of anyone on the street that might be passing by. Bobby paused as he put the key in the door, turning to look at John who was flipping his zippo.
"Don't burn anything." He warned him, causing him to roll his eyes. Everyone followed Bobby into the house, Marie heading upstairs to find his room.
"Here's some stuff you can use." Bobby said, handing out clothes from a laundry basket that was left on a loveseat. Rain gathered a pair of jeans and a black shirt that must have belonged to a brother of his before walking off to the kitchen to change as Logan took the bathroom. She took a deep breath before quickly changing, snatching up a pair of worn out running shoes by the sliding door that were only a little too big. Her mind drifted once she was done, she still couldn't believe that the school had been raided by military soldiers. Rain felt the need to try and find the other students, to find out of they all go out okay, worry gnawing at her gut. She jumped as something brushed against her leg.
"Jesus." She sighed, looking down at a large fluffy cat. "Hey, kitty." She said softly, patting its head before going to the refrigerator, opening the door and looking around, she needed to get the kids something to eat before they kept going.
"Any beer in there?" Logan asked, causing Rain to jump. "Sorry."
Rain let her head drop for a moment before reaching into the refrigerator, grabbing a beer and a coke. She handed him his drink before popping the cap on her soda. She gasped as Logan turned quickly, his claws extending towards the cat as it jumped onto the counter. He smirked as the cat licked the edges of the sharp blades.
"I can't take much more of this!" Rain called out as Logan moved quickly once again, pulling her behind him as the door opened.
"Who the hell are you?" A male voice yelled out, Rain grabbed the back of Logan's shirt, stepping closer to him as Bobby and Marie ran into the room.
"Bobby!"
"Aren't you supposed to be at school? Who are these people?"
Rain looked around Logan to see who must have been Bobby's parents and the brother who owned the clothes she had borrowed.
"Mom, dad… This is… Professor Logan and Professor Rain." Bobby staggered before they looked at the pair. Logan gave an awkward smile as Rain waved at them from behind him. "Uhh… can I talk to you about something?"
"Are those my clothes?" Ronny asked, pointing to Rain, his brow furrowed.
"Let's go sit down," Madeline said, putting down the cat before leading the way, her husband staying close to her as he ushered his youngest along with them.
"I have a bad feeling about this…" Rain whispered to Logan as he looked at her from the corner of his eye.
"Just stay close." He told her as they filed into the living room. Bobby and Marie sat down with his parents on the sectional as John leaned against a table, flicking his lighter open and closed. Rain stood awkwardly between the students as Logan leaned against the door from behind her.
"So what's going on son? Are you in some kind of trouble?" Steven asked, leaning forward in his chair.
"Yes, well no, I mean…" Bobby took a deep breath as Marie placed her gloved hand on his arm.
"I-I'm a mutant."
The room was dead silent as everyone looked at him, only the sound of John's lighter to be heard.
"So… when did you first know… that you were a… um…." His mother stammered, trying to come to terms with what she just learned.
"A mutant?" John asked, gaining a look from Rain which he returned with a shrug.
"Would you cut that out?" Madeline asked him, glancing at the lighter. He rose his eyebrow but did as asked. Rain walked over to the other side of the door from Logan, leaning against it as she shut her eyes for a moment. She was exhausted from everything that had happened as well as running her powers on full blasts as they were driving. She wanted Logan to be able to reach the best tactical decisions he could for the safety of their small group. Now, standing in a family's suburban home, she felt like she could relax a little, even if she had a bad feeling in the back of her mind. Her tired brain blocked out the conversation around her, letting her drift almost to sleep. She jerked awake as Logan nudged her with his foot. She looked blinkingly at him as he held up the device from the car before walking outside. John snorted as she rubbed the sleep from her face, moving to stand between the doorway to help stay awake.
"Have you tried NOT being a mutant?" Madeline asked.
"Well, that was rude." Rain commented, her brow furrowing as she looked Bobby's parents over.
"And what is it that you do again, Professor Rain was it?" Steven asked.
"I'm actually a counselor for the school."
"Oh." He responded with a slight laugh. Rain quickly looked over at John as the sound of the lighter flicking open was heard.
"It's okay." She told him, holding up a hand as John glared at Bobby's father.
"We need to go. Now." Logan said as he came back into the room. Rain pushed her powers full force towards Logan as she felt his urgency to move, causing him to look at her.
"Why?" Marie asked as the rest of them stood up.
"Now!" Logan snapped before heading to the front door, the students and Rain quickly following. Rain looked down as his claws extended, his muscles flexing as he got ready to fight.
"Logan, what's going on?" Marie asked as they stepped out onto the porch. Rain's head snapped around as she heard a click on either side of them. Two officers stood at the ready, guns drawn and pointed at Logan.
"Get down on the ground! We don't want any trouble!" One of the police officers yelled out as they advanced towards them.
"Let's all stay calm here." Rain added, giving her full attention to the male officer. He was panicked and she could feel it coming off him in waves.
"Put down the knives. Slowly." The cop stammered, nervous eyes flickering towards Logan's claws.
"This is just a misunderstanding." Logan tried again, muscles jumping as he tried not to move.
"Drop the knives and put your palms on the ground! Now!"
"Logan…" Rain warned, feeling his annoyance increase.
"You don't understand." He said, raising his hands up so they could see. Just as quickly a shot rang out, Logan falling to the ground.
"Logan!" Rain screamed, jumping forward to help before another shot filled the air. A searing pain went through Rain's right shoulder, causing her to drop to the porch.
"Get down on the ground and put your hands behind your head." The cop yelled out, his tone stronger and more confident. Bobby and Marie laid down as asked but John started to flick his lighter open and closed, eyes locked on Rain as she pressed her hand to her chest, blood seeping through her fingers.
"We don't wanna hurt you kid." The cop warned.
"Just listen to them." Rain told him, trying to keep her breathing even and calm.
"You know all those dangerous mutants you hear about on the news?" John asked, turning to look at the cop that shot his friends. "I'm the worst one."
Rain watched in shock as the one beautiful flames she loved now devastated the police force in front of them, her mind not able to come up with what to do or say. John smirked as he pushed flames towards an approaching police car, causing it to shoot up into the air, much like the phone booth only days ago. Marie quickly removed her glove, grabbing ahold of John's leg, using his power that she took to stamp down the flames before they all looked up, a strong wind filling the area that helped put out the fire.
"Thank the gods." Rain sighed, the X-jet descending down into an open space. Everyone else got to their feet, as well as Logan to her surprise. His nostrils flared as he smelled blood before looking down at her. "No healing factor it turns out."
She winced as she tried to force a laugh before Logan scooped her up bridal style as the kids ran to the jet.
"Logan!" She called out in warning, eyes locked onto the man that shot her as he stood up behind the bushes. Logan made eye contact with the man, raising an eyebrow at him as he dropped his gun.
"You're an idiot." Logan said as he walked them over to the jet.
"Wanna run that by me again?" Rain asked through clenched teeth.
"You should have done what they wanted."
"Excuse me for going to see if you were okay. I mean, healing factor or not, who survives a headshot?!"
Logan just looked down at her as they boarded the jet.
"Guten Morgen." A happy German accent rang out, gaining their attention.
"Who the hell are you?" Logan asked, placing Rain in a seat as softly as he could.
"Kurt Wagner, but in the Munich Circus I was known as 'The Incredible-'."
"Save it. Storm?"
"We're out of here." She told him.
"You are injured." Kurt said, looking at Rain's shoulder.
"Good job elf, now move." Logan said, kneeling down so he could get a better look himself.
"We need to take off this shirt. I can't see a damn thing."
"That's a no big guy." Rain quickly said, tilting her head back in her chair. She peeked at him when he didn't respond. "What? Only you can do nicknames?" Logan just looked at her, waiting for an explanation. She let out a sigh before closing her eyes. "No bra."
"Oh dear." Kurt said, rushing off to his seat as the boys looked back at the pair.
"Bobby!" Marie snapped, shooting a glare at her boyfriend as John let out a nervous laugh. Logan grunted in response before unsheathing one of his claws. He slowly cut the fabric over one shoulder, tucking it around her best he could as he looked at the wound.
"It looks like it passes through clean. We just need to pack the wound and bind it until we can do more." Logan told her, trying to be as easy as he could while looking at the back of her shoulder.
"Couldn't we just cauterize it?" Rain asked him. Logan studied her face for a moment as he thought on it. Back in the war, they would have done that, maybe a few crude stitches. But in this day and age, they could go in surgically and patch her up, barely leaving a scar. "I can't go to the hospital right now and the school might not be safe." Rain supplied, locking eyes with him.
"Pyro." Logan grunted, the teen in question eyes widening.
"Logan." Jean warned from the front of the jet, everyone having heard the conversation.
"It's the kid or a cigar."
Rain smiled at John softly before he stood up and walked over to them. "Just a quick flash to the external wounds. Don't go through and don't do it too long." Logan told him. John nodded as he flicked his lighter open, picking up the flame into his palm before breaking it up into two flames for each hand. Logan helped Rain turn onto her side so John would be able to reach both wounds. "Hold on."
They watched as Logan pulled off his leather belt and fold it in half before offering it to Rain. "Bite this. Trust me."
Rains nostrils flared as she looked at the brown leather. She took it with her good hand before placing it between her teeth. They locked eyes as Logan gave the go-ahead to John. He really did have beautiful blues eyes Rain thought before extreme pain filled her. Her teeth clamped down on the leather as all of her joints locked up, a muffled scream leaving her throat as she kept staring at Logan.
"Is that enough?" John asked, fear lacing his tone as he pulled the flames back. Logan broke eye contact to study the wounds, content to see they were no longer bleeding he nodded.
"Yeah, you can go sit down kid."
John did as he said, strapping himself back into his chair as his hands shook slightly. Logan removed his belt from Rain's mouth as she breathed quickly through her nose.
"You alright?"
"Yeah, sure. Fan-fucking-tastic." She growled, causing him to smirk.
"Miss. Rain!" Ororo chastised from up from.
"How far are we?" Logan asked, watching as Rain laid her head back again.
"We're coming up on the mansion now." Jean said, studying the two over her shoulder. A loud beeping filled the jet.
"We've got two signals coming in fast." Ororo said, Logan quickly moving to his seat and strapping in. Rain groaned as she tried to clasp her belts.
"Who the hell are these guys?" Bobby called out in alarm as he watched the jets fly around them.
"Everybody hang on." Ororo yelled out. Rain bit her bottom lip as she clung to her chair the best she could.
"Don't we have any weapons in this heap?" Logan asked, his knuckles white as he held onto his armrest. Everyone listened as there was a pair of loud explosions, a large tornado swirling past them.
"Can you stop them?" Ororo asked Jean as the jet rocked in the strong winds.
"I'll try." Jean said. Everyone was yanked back into their seats as the jet moved quickly away from the tornadoes that the storm had called.
"Jean?"
Jean grabbed the sides of her head as she concentrated.
"Damn it." Rain mumbled as she tried to clasp her buckles with one hand.
"Oh, God." Jean whispered. Everyone screamed as the jet was surrounded by smoke, a large hole appearing in the top of the jet. Logan reached out and grabbed ahold of Rain's arm as she started to lift from her seat, quickly pulling her over to him to hold her in his lap. Rain wrapped her good arm around his shoulders as she buried her face in his neck, her heart trying to slam its way out of her open wounds or throat.
"Uh, Miss. Storm?" Kurt asked, causing her to look back at him as he pointed up to the hole in the jet. Storm watched as the hole closed up but Rain refused to lift her head as the jet slowed to a stop before everything went dark.
