Aliana woke and glanced out her window as she spotted a jet leaving the mansion. A yawned gripped her before she stood up and wandered to the window, watching it leave. She'd only seen it leave once before and each time it managed to wake her up. Two weeks had passed since she'd moved all of her stuff to the mansion and her clock, which currently sat on her bedside table, told her that it was 5 in the morning, explaining the slight red and pink band of light gracing the horizon.
She turned her alarm clock off and headed in to the bathroom, getting washed and dressed in her training clothes, planning on an early morning training session now she was awake. Tying her hair up as she headed down the stairs, her sole aim being on breakfast, she didn't notice the movements in the shadows until a hand reached out from a doorway and pulled her in, motioning for her to be quiet.
"Logan? What's going on?" Aliana asked her voice as quiet as she could make it.
"Intruders," Logan replied before heading out of the room, motioning for her to stay where she was. She stayed still, just inside the darkened room, listening as Logan unleashed his claws and took someone by surprise. The cry that rang our alerted everyone in ear shot and soon Aliana could hear a good 4 or 5 men on Logan.
Her attention had been so set on Logan that she hadn't heard a door open quietly nearby, nor did she hear the person come up behind her until hands grabbed her.
"Logan!" She shouted as she felt a hand go to her mouth, the other still holding her tight as she squirmed.
Logan appeared in the doorway almost instantaneously. "Let her go," he growled, so angry that he hadn't notice Aliana go completely still, letting out a long breath before shifting her weight ever so slightly. Before he'd had a chance to spring Aliana had used a subtle change in weight to flip the guy of her should, his hold taking her with him and allowing her to plunge an elbow in his stomach on the landing, causing him to release her.
By the time the two of them made their way back in to the hall some of the students had appeared, having heard the fighting. Kitty phased through the floor above and appeared next to Aliana.
"What's going on?" She asked.
"Intruders, there are more coming, get the kids out, go," Logan said, ushering the two of them towards the stairs. Kitty pulled Aliana up the stairs before losing her grip; the upper corridors were manic with the younger kids waking up the others to leave.
"Ali, we have to go," Kitty said, turning back to Aliana to see her glancing back at the hall.
"You take them. Logan's gonna need help," Aliana replied, racing down the corridor her room, grabbing her Sais and heading back to the hall way, vaulting the barrier and landing next to Logan in a surprisingly cat like way.
"I told you to go," He said, his eyes locked on the main doorway.
"And I can beat you in a fight," She replied which halted all replied he had.
The two of them stood there in companionable silence waiting for an attack that never came. They glanced at each other before standing up and heading to the door, pushing it open to reveal the apparently empty grounds.
"You said they were coming," Aliana said as she looked from Logan to the empty grounds, taking a few steps forwards.
"They're not human, they're mutant," Logan said, absolutely stock still, "run, go after the others," he added quickly and quietly.
"Why?" Aliana asked, her tone matching Logan's.
"Magneto," was all he could say before being thrown back in to the mansion leaving Aliana standing on her own.
"He still hasn't learnt," A dark voice said coming from a figure that headed out of the shadows towards Aliana.
"You're that guy from the other week," She said, looking at him and taking a few steps back towards the mansion doors which slammed shut behind before she could get there.
"Yes well, I had to make sure my theory was correct, Aliana," He said, walking up towards her so she was backed right up against the now steadfastly shut doors.
"How do you know my name?" she asked as he walked over and looked straight in to her eyes.
"Because I gave it to you my dear, well your mother and I did," The guy replied.
"You mean…" She started her own words trailing off.
"Yes my dear, that's exactly what I mean. Don't worry, I can see your confused, I'll come back for you," He said, placing a hand on her shoulder before walking away, leaving a very shocked Aliana standing there, still backed against the doors.
"What did Magneto say to her?" Jean asked as she and Logan watched the rather fragile looking girl that was currently sitting with the professor in the grounds.
"I don't know, she wouldn't tell me," Logan replied, worried about her. She hadn't said a word to anyone since Magneto had left her by doors. She hadn't replied when Logan had reappeared at her side. She hadn't spoken to Kitty who had sat with her all morning once they had realised that the mansion was once again secure.
The professor turned from where he had been and headed back in to the mansion, leaving Aliana where she sat.
"I need to speak to all the teachers and the older students urgently. It appears that Aliana's parentage is no longer a mystery," He explained simply as he reached them.
"Who?" Logan asked as he headed after the professor.
"I think you've already guessed," He replied simply, not glancing back at Logan.
"Magneto? But she's nothing like him," He protested, finding it strange that a girl he'd taken such a liking to could be related to someone so evil.
"In contrary to the common saying Logan, sometimes the apple can fall a long way from the tree," The professor replied.