WARNING: this chapter of the story is EXTREMLY long. All readers should be warn that this could take several hours to finish. You have been warned. Maybe long than originally plan, because this is a VERY eventful story, and I may continue it do to what I call, WRITER'S ADRENALANE. Once again you have been warned! Now, to the story. p.s.: there shall be a new character!
Animal Inside
Chap.4: Return Of Senator Kelly
It's been a couple of weeks since I first showed up at the Mansion. For everyone's well being I decided not to take any classes, and just get to know the place better. There have been some 'accidents' that have happen.
The first one was during the day, and everyone, excluding Logan and myself, was sitting in a class, or teaching one. I was sitting in my room, as was Logan. This was the end of my first week, and I was bored as hell. So was Logan. So we went for a little ride.
Knocks
"Huh?" sniffs air "Oh, come in"
"Hey kid"
"Hey Logan"
"What you up to?"
"Nothing, I'm bored as hell though. And I'll admit, I need to do something, this silence is driving me crazy"
"Glad to know I'm not the only one. Follow me"
"Huh?"
The two seemingly unlikely paired people began to walk down the long, empty corridor. The girl wasn't sure where Logan was headed, but could tell it was on the bottom floor, and near the automotive classes, which were currently out of session, due to… well, I'll leave that part out.
"Logan, where are we going?"
"To the garage. I heard old-one-eye has a couple of bikes"
"As in Bicycle or Harley Davison?"
"Answer #2"
"Really now?" the girl said in a sly voice making sure no one had followed them or was around.
"Yeah, and I figured we could, oh I don't know, test drive two"
"You read my mind" was the reply.
They made it "Damn, this place is huge" was the first thought.
"Found 'em" was Logan's reply.
So, me and Logan spent much of the afternoon racing Scooter's bikes. Boy was he furious when we got back.
Laughter in the distance could be heard as the sound of two engines were cut off.
Even though they were a good 40 yards away, they could hear the impatient tapping of a foot.
"So, where have you two been all day?" was Scott's screechy question.
"We went out riding preppy boy. Got a problem with that?"
"No… but what were you riding on?"
"Simple" was Logan's answer "we took some Harley's out. Chuck said it was okay"
They couldn't help but laugh.
"You… WHAT!"
"Relax preppy" Logan said as he and the girl left the garage. Logan placed a hand on Scott's shoulder.
"It's not like we crashed them that bad" he said with a smile. The two left smirking, as a worried Scott, fuming, raced to his 'babies' only to find that they were completely unscratched.
That was one of mine and Logan's adventures. We've done plenty of mischief. With a select group of students.
The second biggest problem happened 4 days ago…
It was dinner time, and I decide to walk down by myself, cause Logan was already down there. Part of me now wishes I had waited for him to come get me.
I was about to turn the corner for the staircase when I heard a conversation going on, I could make out a couple of familiar voices, but I couldn't tell who else was there.
"Oh my, God, have you guys seen how she's been acting? It's so creepy. She's all pent up, and quiet. Then she's around that Logan guy, and she's different" I recognized that voice. Kitty Pryde, aka Shadow Cat. Little Miss gossip was my nickname for her. Scott's clone was another one. I wasn't sure who they were talking about at first, but at the end of that sentence I had it narrowed down to two people: Me and Rogue. I figured it out with this next part:
"I know! She's soo freaky, I mean, she doesn't even have a name! yet when someone goes to say this one name, she goes berserk! It's so creepy"
"I know what you mean. Any idea what that name could be?"
"I don't know. It's something like 'Cat… Katrina? No, Cat…-"
"So, you think it's fun to talk about someone with a tortures past and try and guess their name to make them even more tortures?" I said coming out with red eyes gleaming, glaring at the frighten group of students.
"OH MY, GOD! IT'S HER! THAT FREAK!" Pryde screams.
"Look whose talkin' Bitch!" I scream back, the groups too frighten to run, I start to advance on them. By now, most of the students and teachers had heard to screaming and were heading our way.
Pryde yelled "Quick Jubilee! Blind her!" she shouts to an Asian looking girl, who pulls her hands up looking like she was going to use her mutation.
I used mine faster. I didn't realize it, or could control what I was doing, but lightning had encircled my arm again, and I had it pointed at Pyrde. Before I could cause any damage, Storm had appeared, and was controlling the lightning. Logan had came up behind me, and had me in this awkward grab/hug.
"Kid! Calm Down! It's ME!" he was shouting into my ear.
I was lurched forward against his grip my teeth clenched, red eyes gleaming. I had heard him, but he sounded so far away.
"KID! IT"S ME! LOGAN!" he tried again. This time I heard him loud and clear. I retracted into his grasp, and began to fall limp.
The scene looked like this. Storm was floating above the stairs, Pryde and her group held each other in fright against the wall, a couple of stairs down. And Logan and I were at the top of the flight of stairs.
I closed my eyes, and whispered a 'sorry' and began to walk back to my room. They all stood there in shock. Logan knew better.
"Hey, kid, are you okay? What happen back there?"
I was back in the corner from the first night, and had my knees drawn to my chest.
"Nothing happened. I fine" was the almost monotone answer.
"Kid that wasn't nothing, and from the looks of things, you're not okay. What did Pryde do to you to get you so ticked off?"
There was a pause before she answered.
"Do you ever feel more left out, more of a social outcast than just being a mutant. That not even in a society of mutants, your not excepted?"
"Kid, that's just Pryde gossiping"
"No it's not. All my life, I've been shunned. Not only was I called a freak, a mutant, they called me a monster… the devil's advocate. I'm not a religious person, I gave that up years ago, when they wouldn't let me near a church anymore. But being called that, made everyone my enemy. Even other mutants are afraid of me. My own siblings feared me"
"You have siblings?"
"Adoptive siblings. I found out I was adopted when I was 4. My 'siblings' were older than me. They're in their 20's now. They called me names, and… beat me. Can you imagine that, a 7 and 6 year old holding down this little 3 year old, and beating her with anything within reach? Those scars on my back aren't just from fights and surgeries."
Logan was silent again. This kid had been through far worse then anyone he knew, including himself.
"I don't know who my real family is, I may never know. But, I know I'm the one person on this planet who literally is a social outcast to the world. That's why I was so happy when you actually saw a person, not a beast or monster. You saw me as a girl who just wanted someone to care for her….. thank you"
Me and Logan have really gotten to know each other better. He's kind of took up the role of 'father-figure' to me and Rogue. Us daughters to him. It was about 3 days later that some thing big happen again. Actually more like an hour ago.
I could hear it from my room, and I had heard it earlier on and had dismissed it from my head back than. Now it's bothering me like crazy. It's Logan, he has these dreams, and he murmurs in his sleep.
I personally think it's his memories coming through in his dreams, he moves around, and murmurs little things. Then he wakes up in a cold sweat. I usually see this happen. I'll sit there with him, and he'll talk about it. Sometimes he doesn't even realize I'm there.
So I hear Logan's murmuring, and decide to go in and maybe calm him down. When I get there, I see that the doors already open. Curious, I walk in and find Rogue standing over him, trying to wake him up. That's when it happens.
"Huh? URGH!" SNIKT! Logan had awoke, and had impaled Rogue through the chest.
"Huh? Somebody… SOMEBODY HELP!"
"Rogue!" I scream from the door, I almost sprint in, until I saw this. The impossible happened. Rogue had reached out and touched Logan's face. Bared handed. I stood there stunned. Not believing what I was seeing, Rogue's back began to heal. I could hear her crying almost. She then released him and he fell to the floor.
"LOGAN: I screamed again. I had rushed to his side as he was falling. By now, students had crowded the doorway. Storm, Jean, and Cyke had came in. I was supporting Logan's head. When Cyke grabbed a pillow, and Jean said they would take over, out of the corner of my eye, I saw Rogue leave. I followed her out and into her room.
"Rogue… what did you do?"
"I… ah didn't mean to" she said in her frighten southern accent.
"Rogue… are YOU okay?" o asked. She started to cry. I didn't know what to do personally. So I did what Logan would of done. I held her. Sure Rogue is older than me, but I played big sister this time. That's how we've been for the past hour, rogue's calmed down, but she's still upset. I don't blame her. I finally told her to get some sleep and tomorrow we'll go see Logan. As I walk back to my room, I walked past Logan's, he and the Prof. were in there talking. I had already promised Rogue we'd see him together, so I kept walking.
Sleep did not and hasn't come yet. Just the image of Rogue being stabbed is still fresh in my mind. What if that had happen to me? Would that be enough to drive me into stage 4? I'm not sure. The thought scares me.
NEXT MORNING…
She had gotten up fairly early, and decided she would see Logan first.
"Hey Kid"
"Oh, your up"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
" 'Cause of what happen last night"
"hnn. Guess news travels fast around here"
"I was standing in the doorway the whole time"
"Oh… how's Rogue than?"
"I sat up until 1 with her. I barely got any sleep myself"
"I can tell. How come?"
"I thought of a lot of things"
"Like?"
"If you stabbed me"
"What! I would never do that"
"I know, but what if that happened, or Cyke blasted at me. Or anyone here got that feeling like they had to harm me. What would happen? What would I do?"
The girl began to cry. Once again, Logan and Herself were in that hug like position. Him with his arms wrapped around her, she crying into his chest.
"It scares me Logan" She said in between sobs.
"Hey kid. I'll protect you. I promise. You and Rogue both. I'll be there for both of you. You know that"
"Yeah. You know Logan, you're the closest thing I've ever had to a father"
"… thanks kid. And your… You and Rogue are like daughters to me, even though your not"
"Ha, thanks Logan"
"Anytime Kid. So what do you say we go find that sister of yours?"
"Sure…. Old man"
"Watch what you say grunt"
"Why, whatcha gonna do about it?"
"You don't want to know kid"
So we were on good terms again. Surprisingly and sadly enough, our little chat was pretty long.
We stopped by Rogue's room, but her roommates said she wasn't there. We checked just about everywhere Rogue would be. Later towards the end of the day, we were around Rogue's room again, when I say freeze pop.
"HEY DRAKE!" I called
"Oh shit. Bobby run!" his buddy yelled.
"If your smart, you won't" I called back. We walked up to him.
"…What?"
"Hey, Drake, you've seen Rogue at all today?"
"Rogue?" he sounded concerned. "No. I was supposed to meet her for lunch, but I didn't see her"
"That's strange" I looked at Logan.
"Let's go see the Prof."
PROF.'S OFFICE…
BAM!"Where is she?"
"Who?"
"Rogue, She's gone"…
"Where is she?" I asked once we had gotten down into the basement.
"I'm going to use Cerbero to locate her. Then we'll go get her"
"That's too slow for me" I said and walked off.
"Logan, stay here. I'll just be a minute" the Prof. said.
ONE MINUTE LATER…
"She's at the train station. Don't worry she's fine"
"I'm going after her"
"Logan, this would be the perfect time for Magneto to strike. Scott, Storm, go after her"
"Don't worry, she's just scared"
GARAGE…
"What?"
"Where's my bike?"
OUTSIDE, BY THE FOUNTAIN…
'God damnit Rogue. Why did you leave?'
"URGH!" she punches the tree again.
"Whoa, they were right. You do have anger problems"
"Excuse me, who said that?"
"Kitty Pryde and her Poise."
"Oh, really? Well, I already gave them a scare, guess I have to do that again. Hold on. Who the Hell are you?"
"Oh. Sorry. My name's Luke, but everyone calls me teardrop"
"Why, you a crybaby?"
"No, because I can do this" we were near the fountain, and he had cause to water flow upward, and created a rose.
"So, you can control water?"
"Yeah. Sorry, didn't catch yours"
"What? Mutation… Name"
"Your name. I really don't care much about other people's mutations"
"I don't really have one, but you remind me of someone"
"Really? Who?"
"Logan"
"I remind you of him?"
"Yeah, you do. You look at me for me, and not my mutation"
"Wow. That's the best complement I've ever gotten. So, what's –"
"Call me X… or Christa"
"Christa. Okay. That's a really nice mane. Especially for someone whose really pretty"
"Are you hitting on me, boy?"
"Huh!.. what! No. of course not"
"Oh, too bad. I was kind of interested"
"Oh, well in that case"
"But than again…"
"Never mind. Your pretty confusing, and pretty appearance wise also"
"Guess I'll take that as a complement. So, your name's Luke?"
"Yeah, and yours is Christa"
"Well, Kinda"
"Kinda?"
"Yeah. It's not my biological name, and don't ask about that, I'm not saying. I've had a lot of different names buzzing around my head. X, Christa, Alex, Ayuma. I'm not really sure what to call myself. So, for now, just call me X. Okay?"
"Yeah"
So, me and Luke got to talking about… stuff. About half an hour later, I noticed Scott's bike and one of the X cars had returned. Not knowing what had happen, ma nad Luke headed into the Prof.'s Office.
PROF.'S OFFICE…
"So, now what?" Logan asked drying his face off.
"I don't know Logan". He threw the face cloth to the ground.
"Logan I'm sorry. I was mistaken"
"Mistaken about what?" Luke and I had just walked in.
"Kid… Magneto's got her"
"…What? That's impossible!"
"I'm sorry, but it's true" the Prof. said.
Logan began to leave the room.
"Logan!" Storm had called after him, and followed.
"Is there anything you can do to find her?" I asked.
"Yes, but I'm going to have to use Cerbero again. But don't worry, we will find her"
"… Okay. I'm going to go find Logan"
It wasn't that hard. As Luke and I walked out, at the entrance I saw Storm, and Logan supporting a man who looked to have collapsed.
"Logan! What happ…"
That's when I saw the man's face… It was Senator Kelly.
"…YOU!" I said, red eyes gleaming.
To Be Continued…..