Cal looked out the window over the school grounds. She'd just finished a session in the danger room. It had invigorated her. Moving, fighting, working, all of it made her feel alive again. Professor Xavier had not been thrilled at the thought of her doing so much so quickly, but she'd told him that she wasn't lying down anymore, and he'd obviously seen that she meant it. Logan, Ororo, and Kurt were gone. She didn't know where they'd gone, and in all reality at the moment she didn't care. Logan and Ororo seemed to hover a bit too much.

"You just had surgery three days ago, should you be up and working in the danger room so soon?"

Cal turned to find Scott behind her. "Feel as good as new."

"But you're still healing." he reminded her.

"Actually, being in that room…if felt good. Made me feel better. I'm not even tired." she told him lightly. She was honest. "Can't just lay about doing nothing Scott. They're coming, and when they do it'll be in force. If I could, I'd stop them before they reach, but I don't have that power."

"I'm just saying, we're gonna have to listen to Logan bitch." he teased.

"He'll just have to deal." she said quietly. Scott joined her in looking out the window. "She must have been something real special for you both to have loved her so."

"She was." he murmured. "But now Logan has feelings for you."

"Not the same." She smiled wryly. "Whatever it is between me and Logan, it's almost animal. It isn't emotional. It's instinctual."

Scott looked at her. "You don't think it could turn into something more?"

"Honestly?" she asked. At his nod she continued. "I don't know. Really, right now, I'm not worried about it. There are so many other things to occupy my mind with. I will say one thing though." When she knew she had his attention she turned to face him. "It's time for both of you to start living again. I know it isn't what you want to hear, but we can only mourn the dead for so long before we start to bury ourselves with them. You're both much to young, important, and good for that to happen." Then she gave him a slow grin. "Not to mention gorgeous."

Cal walked away knowing she'd left Scott with a faint smile on his lips.

She stared into the infirmary. The good doctor was looking into a microscope. "Dr. Fitzhughes?" She spoke softly.

He turned. "Hello Cal, how are you doing?"

"Good, real good actually." she smiled faintly.

"Is everything alright? You seem troubled." he frowned.

Cal sighed. "I don't know. I keep thinking there's something missing. But I can't figure out what it is. I feel…different, but don't know why, or how." She entered more fully into the room and perched on the edge of the medical bed. "I just feel so odd."

"What feels odd?" Miles began to check her statistics. Reflexes, temperature, heart rate, etc.

"I've always been real focused, but now It's like my thoughts are scattered. I can't concentrate on any one thing. Then, yesterday I found myself weeping on the floor of my bathroom." she almost sounded embarrassed.

Everything seemed to be normal. Miles spoke to her gently. "You know Cal, you went through quite a traumatic experience. Those toxins pumping into your body for god knows how long could have effected you in so many different ways. It's only to be expected that some of the side effects are still occurring. I'm sure once they're fully out of your system, you'll feel back to your old self."

"I hope so." she murmured.

When Ororo sighed for the fifth time since leaving Washington Logan decided he'd had enough. "What's up Storm?"

"Nothing."

"Bullshit."

"Logan, you're as charming as always." she grinned wryly. "It's that doctor."

"Fitzhughes?"

"Yes. The man infuriates me!" she practically snapped. "Do you know when Charles sent me to get him, I was waved into his office. He told me to have a seat, and when he came out he was in nothing but a towel?"

Logan began to chuckle.

"He just grinned at me, said he'd be ready in a moment, and turned to walk away. And then, AND THEN, he removed the towel before he was fully out of sight!" A dark blush had risen in Ororo's cheeks. "The nerve of the man!"

"Comfortable in his own skin?" Logan asked innocently.

Ororo's eyes narrowed. "I do not know, and I do not care. Now he stays at the mansion, and who knows when we will finally be free of him. Then I feel guilty for those thoughts. After all, he did save Cal, and he is a fine doctor and surgeon. We only benefit from having him on our side."

"Surprised to find out he was a mutant."

"Yes, exactly. Something else kept from us."

"Well, Ororo, I don't necessarily think they were keeping it from us intentionally."

"Ja, I think herr doctor is just not used to sharing." Kurt chimed in. Both men looked at each other with knowing smirks.

"Oh certainly the two of you would stick up for that man!" She sneered. "Men always stick up for each other." She stopped talking then, and the two men let her be after seeing that she was highly irritated, and thunder was clapping outside of the jet.

Cal was out in the small orchard behind the mansion. It was peaceful here. Her senses prickled and she turned to see Rogue walking towards her. "Hey."

"Hey there."

"What're you doin out here?" Cal asked. "I thought it was movie night with Bobby?"

The younger girl shrugged. "I just wanted to come see ya."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah."

A loud rushing sounded overhead. "I guess the others are back."

"Yeah. Do you know where they went?" Rogue asked as she concentrated on the ship.

Cal smiled. "Nope. Not a clue. I figured you might've known seeing as you're always in their top secret meetings."

"No, they think I'm still a kid."

Cal chuckled and walked slowly. "So, why don't you tell me why you're really out here? And while you're at it, why don't you tell me who the hell you are?"

The younger girl looked at her for a moment and Cal was sure she was going to deny it. "How'd you know?"

Cal tapped her nose. "The nose knows."

The imposter Rogue nodded. "I come bearing a message. My boss would like to meet with you."

"And who would your boss be there darlin?"

"Magneto. One of the most powerful mutants alive." The woman said as she transformed from Rogue into a blue woman.

"Mag-ne-to. I think I've heard of him. Ain't he the one that tried to kill my friend that you're impersonatin?"

"Sometimes sacrifices are necessary."

"Yeah. Well, if sacrifices are necessary, then he should have sacrificed himself." Cal said and stood with her feet slightly apart, and her hands clenched at her sides. "As for me meeting with him. I've already dealt with one egomaniac this month. I think I'll pass."

"He told me you might say that, and if you did…" Mystique lashed out with a kick, but her leg slashed the air as Cal ducked and slammed both hands into the blue woman's back. Mystique fell and rolled along the ground. She stood and small trickles of blood made their way down her arms and legs where she'd scraped them on her fall. She leapt forward aiming for Cal's abdomen, but Cal flung herself into a back flip and avoided the hit. Mystique snarled in anger as Cal sent an energy orb towards her and it sliced the shape shifter's side.

Cries were heard as Logan and Scott came running towards them.

"This isn't over." Mystique hissed and she ran.

The men pulled up beside Cal and begin to look her over for injuries. "Are you okay?" Logan asked her slightly out of breath.

"I'm fine. The blue chick wasn't too happy."

"Mystique." Scott muttered. "What did she say?"

"Her boss, Magneto, wants to meet with me. Told her I wasn't interested." Cal told them and looked in the direction the woman had run. "But, I gotta wonder what the man wanted with me."