Xavier's School for the Gifted

Theme song: Diary Of Jane by: Breaking Benjamin

It had been an hour since they had been on the road.

By this time the sun was up and Angel was hiding in the camper, where it was dark.

She had a blanket pulled over her "This sucks, I'm telling you this sucks."

Logan chucckles "Sorry but I'm not the one who fries when the sun comes up."

"Oh Screw you Logan!" Angel yells giving him the bird.

Logan was going to retaliate when they heared rattleing in the trailor behind them.

"Could be the bike, I told you it wasn't tightly straped on." Angel mummbles as Logan jumps out.

A minute later Logan climbes back in "What was it?"

"Just that girl from the bar hichiking." Angel blinks from under the blanket "You didn't let her come?"

"Look I'm only watching out for you, two is enough three is crowed." Angel crawls forward a little.

"Logan she's just a kid, she's probably scared, cold and she's alone. Who know's what creepers are out there."

Logan growls and stops the truck "Fine you win but she only rides to the next town and then she's gone."

Angel nods and smiles "good enough for me softy." she says as the girl jumps into the truck.
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"You don't have anything to eat do you?" The teen asks.

Logan silently looks at her then pulls the glove compartment open, giving her the rest of the beef jerky.

The girl pulls off some leather gloves and wolfs down the jerky.

"I'm Rogue" She says looking at Logan as she pulls her hood down.

To Angel the girl seemed to be looking for small talk with the wrong person.

"Were you in the army? Does that mean you were in the army?" Logan looks at her then the dog tag stuffing it in his shirt.

Rogue looks behind her seeing Angel "Why are you back there?"

Angel shifts but keeps hidden "Trust me kid my skin does not like the sun, she mumbles"

Looking around some more of the small camper Rogue whispers "Wow."

"What?" Logan grumbles.

"Suddenly my life doesn't look that bad." She remarks "Hey if you perfer the road..."

Rogue cetches herself "No. No. Looks great, looks cozy."

Angel scoffs and striffles a giggle.

Logan looks at Rogue and flips the heat on "Put you hands on the heater."

Rogue pulls away as he tries to grab her hands.

"I'm not gunna hurt ya kid." Rogue shakes her head "It's nothing personal. It's just...when people touch my skin, something happens."

"What?" Both Angel and Logan ask.

"I don't know. They just get hurt." She tells them as she puts her gloves back on.

Angel nods "Know how that goes, sort of. I'm kind of like the vampires you read in the books. I do almost everything they can except one thing."

Rogue turns to look at her "What?"

Angel smirks "I can call upon the dead and they can't. Like I can creat zombies."

Rogue's eyes widen as Angel barks out a laugh.

The teen looks at Logan "When they come out, does it hurt?"

"Every time" Angel looks at her lap, knowing Logan has been suffering nightmares and memory loss constently since she's known him.

"So what kind of a name is Rogue?" He asks.

"I don't know. What kind of name is Wolverine?" He looks at Rogue as Angel smiles.

"My name is Logan, back there under the blanket is Angel or Vampira as she likes to call herself. Still think it's a dumb name." Angel laughs.

"Once again screw you!" Logan smirks "Any time any place darlin."

Angel blushes and looks down at her lap, she's always had a crush on him.

"Marie." She tells them.
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By this time the ride and fallen into the comfertable silence.

Dark clouds rolled in covering the sun as it began to snow, Angel loved this weather.

She had started falling asleep as both Marie and Logan started talking again.

But an abrupt stop leads to Angel falling forward, and Logan crashing through the window.

Sitting up Angel looks up to see a tree in front of the truck, and Logan outside.

"Rogue you ok?" Angel asks making sure there's no blood on the teen.

Turning she sees the cariseen pump out of the cubored and Logan's clothe's lit on fire.

"Oh shit! Marie you need to get out now!" Angel exclaims.

The girl shakes her head "I can't I'm stuck!"

"Ok don't panic!"

Angel knew Logan was going to be fine with his healing factor.

"Angel, kid you alright?" Logan asks

"We're stuck!" They both exclaimed.

Logan huffs wiping the blood from his brow he goes to help them.

He stops and sniffs the air "Logan help come on!" Angel exclaims as he pulls his claws out.

She stop when she hears a roar and a man in fur pelts jumps out of the trees.

"No!" Angel yells as she tries once more to help Marie.

Marie and Angel begin to cough, but with the heat Angel girited her teeth the fire licks at her skin.

Angel jumps to the front letting the blanket go, she see's the snow do something odd it swerls blinding the windshield.

Two people in black stand where Logan had fallen.

"Help!" Angel yells as the heat burns her skin, she screams out in pain.

Rogue's door flies open and a man with what looks like Star Trek bands over his eyes, turns a dial and shoots a ray out of the band.

Angel hears the metal pop and a woman with white hair helps Rogue out.

The man holds his hand out and pulls Angel out as well, he then turns and grabs Logan and they run away from the burning truck which explodes causing them to fall in the snow.
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Angel was leaning over Logan on the weird plain, the woman Storm had explained who they where and who they worked for.

Angel didn't pay attention, she was to worried about Logan. Though because of his healing factor she shouldn't but it was taking it's time.

Angel licks her lips as the smell of blood woffs the air.

She gasps and moves away from him, no he needs the blood more then her.

The woman that saved her named Ororo Monroe looked behind her seat and at Angel.

"Are you ok?" Angel didn't say anything as she curls up on the farthest seat away from Logan.

Both Ororo and the man named Scott looked at each other then back at the woman.

A searing pain woake her from her daze as the sun appeared the strange plain.

Screaming she hides behind a chair, she didn't have her cloak or blanket.

"She needs something to hide her! The sun will burn her!" Marie exclaims.

Scott jumps out of the chair and presses a button on the wall, pulling out a blanket and lays it over Angel.
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Once landed on the ground a red head and a bold man in a wheel chair meet them.

"Ah our guests have arrived safely I hope." Boldy asked.

Scott looks down at Logan then at Angel "more or less Professor."

The bold man nods instructing Scott to take him to the infirmary.

"Please umm sir whatever your name is but umm...I know you harbor "special" people do you umm have any umm...blood laying around anywhere." Angel asks looking down afraid what they all might think.

"You have nothing to fear here Angel Dravin, and yes we have a blood bank I'll have Jean bring you some." Angel nods, looking up again.

As Ororo and the man lead them to an elevator he turns "By the way my name is Professor Charles Xavior and run a School for the gifted."

Marie looks at Charles "What do you mean gifted?" She asks.

Charles explains that this school helps run away teens like Rogue who have special powers learn to use them, the school also helps keep the children safe from those who wish to destroy them.

Angel looks at her feet "You to are gifted Angel, I would like it if you became a teacher at this school.

"I don't know sir, I would like to wait and see what Logan feels about it. May I ask a question?" She asks, as they enter the elevator.

Charles nods "How do you know my name?" He chuckles.

"My dear I have telekanisis and telekanetic powers." Angel whistles as they step out.

He excuses them telling Rogue her first class is with Ororo, and Angel was to shadow Charles.

"But the sun..." Angle pulls the banket closer around her.

"Ororo please find Angel a cloak I believe you have one." Nodding the white haired woman walks to the stairs and out of site.
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An hour later and Angel was getting used to all the students and their powers.

No one looked at her differently because she had to hide behind something, or drink blood.

"Your friend is awake I'm leading him to the classroom now." Angel smiles happy to know Logan was awake.

Just as Charles was going to finish talking Logan bursts through the door.

"Good morning Logan. I would like your definitions of weak and strong anthropics principles...on my desk on wednesday. That'll be all." He dissmissed them.

"Logan it's good to see you awake!" Angel said from her spot on a couch.

Logan looks over at her "The hell is going on?"

Angel shook her head the professer wanted to talk to him so that's what Angel was going to let him do.

"Physics. I'm Charles Xavior would you like some breakfast? Angel already had her's." Charles offered like he was talking to an old friend.

"Where are we?" Logan asks looking agressive, Angel bites her lower lip knowing this was going to go bad.

"West chester New york. You were attacked my people brought you here for medical attention." Charles responded, moving his chair around his desk to Logan.

"I don't need medical attention."

"Yes of course." Charles nods with a smile, Angel smirks.

Logan looks at her then the Professer "Where's the girl?"

"Rogue? She's here. She's fine just like Angel here."

Logan Scoffs "really." He answers back sarcastically.

The door opens and Ororo walks in "Ah Logan this is Ororo Monroe also called Storm, and this is Scott also known as Cyclops." Charles introduces.

"Hello." Ororo nods to Logan.

Scott being the dork Angel already guessed he was holds his hand out to Logan.

Angel guessed Scott thought he and Logan were going to be friends.

Scott puts his hand down as Angel stood "They saved our lives Logan."

He turned to look at his friend like she betrayed him.

Jean walks in and stands beside Charles "I believe you've already met Dr. Jean Grey. Your in my school for the gifted. For mutants. You'll be safe here from Magneto."

Angel could see a reaction out of Logan and it made her jealous.

"What's a Magneto?" Logan asks his shoulders slacking a bit.

"A vary powerful mutant who believes a war is brewing...between mutants and the rest of humanity.

I've been following his activities for sometime. The man who attacted you is an associate of his known as Sabretooth" Charles answered for Logan.

Logan smirks "Sabretooth?"

He points to Ororo "Storm?" He clicks his tongue "What do they call you? Wheels?" Angel groans as

Logan laughs "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard."

"Angel come on," He turns to Scott "Cyclops right? Wanna get out of my way?" Logan demands grabing him by the scruff of his sweater.

Angel goes to stop him but Charles holds his hand up "Logan, it's almost been fifteen years hasn't it? Living from day to day, moving from place to place, with no memory of who or what you are. (Logan by this time has let go of Scott and turns around telling him to shut up) Give me a chance. I may be able to help you find some answers."

Logan's voice becomes rappid and paniced "How do you know?"

Logan looks around Angel persumes Charles is using his mind powers.

He Looks back at Xavior "What is this place?"

Charles gave both Logan and Angel a tour of the school grounds.

He explained everything "Anonymity is a mutant's first chance...against the world hostility. To the public we're merely a school for gifted youngsters. Cyclops, Storm, and Jean were some of my first students. I protected them, taught them to control their powers...and in time teach other's to do the same."

Angel smiled at the children running around and playing, this would have been a wonderfule place to grow up. But she was happy Logan found her as well.

"The students are mostly runaways. Frightened, alone. Some with gifts so extream they become a danger... to themselves and those around them. Like your friend, Rogue. Incapable of physical human contact, probably for the rest of her life, and yet here she is with others her own age, learning being accepted, not feared."

Logan looks at Angel who was watching Storm's class, if he knew about this place he would have brought her here.

"What'll happen to her?" Logan asks

"Well that's up to her. Rejoin the world as an educated young woman...or stay on to teach others...to become what the children have affectionately called X-Men." Charles explains.

Angel liked that as well she looks down at her shoes.

Charles could feel her inner termoile, and felt bad they hadn't gotten to her like he hoped.

"But the School is merely a public face. The lower levels, are an entirely different matter." Charles led them down stares where he showed them the jet.

"When I was a boy, I discovered I had the power to control people's minds, make them think or do whatever I wanted. When I was 17, I met a young man named Eric Lensherr. He, too, had an unusual power. He could create magnetic fields and control metal. Believing that humanity would never accept us, he grew angry and vengeful. He became Magneto."

Hearing what Charles had said made her wonder, if Longan hadn't found her...would she to have become like Eric?

As they walked threw horse stalls Charles continued "There are mutants out there with incredible powers, Logan just like Angel, and many who do not share my respect for mankind. If no one is equipped to oppose them humanity's days couldne over. I'll make a deal with you, Logan. Give me 48 hours to find out what Magneto wants with you, and I give you my word that I will use all my power...to help you piece together what you've lost...and what you are looking for."

Logan agrees as Angel walks away she needed a place to think.

But she wasn't alone for long "Angel you ok?" turning Logan is standing behind her.

"I don't know Logan, I hope so." He gives her a questioning look "You hungry?"

She shakes her head and walks away.