A/N: Please, please forgive me for taking so long to get this out. I just got my new computer, and had to finish summer work before I could get this chapter up. Sorry if its a bit rushed and crappy, I wanted to get this up as soon as I could. Thanks for sticking in there with me.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

Logan ignored her.

Frowning Alexis threw her spare clothes onto the floor right beside the bed before turning to face the wall. With the way the bed was now, she could look directly out the window without having to sit up. She felt safer with Wolverine than she did the other girls. She trusted him not to stab her- literally- in the back while she slept.

An odd sound aroused Alexis from her light sleep. She hadn't even noticed that she'd fall asleep. Opening her eyes she looked out the window before turning over slightly. Logan was asleep in his bed, on his back. Shaking her head, she turned back around.

What the- Again she caught the sight of something moving around the out skirts of the forest. It's probably just that wolf from earlier- That wolf! Sitting straight up, she tried focusing on the location of the movement but it was hard. Glancing over her shoulder, she made sure the man was still asleep before opening the window as slowly and quietly as she could manage.

Slipping out of the window she started climbing back down towards the ground again. As she neared the end she looked back up at the window she'd climbed out of feeling the sense of a piercing gaze. Logan was staring down at her a cigar unlit in his mouth.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" This time Alexis ignored the man and jumped the rest of the wall down. She rolled to take the impact and looked around. Not seeing anything she went off to the last place she'd seen the shadow from the bedroom window.

She could hear Wolverine's grunts as he walked down the stairs and out of the mansion to follow her, muttering damn kid and other things, Trans was glad she was leaving him behind her hearing range.

As she neared the forest she bent down and took a deep breath trying to smell the wolf's odd scent again. When she found it she started tracking it going further into the woods then she had been before.

A sharp yank on the collar of her mid-drift halted her in her place. Turning out, her arm went to the side as her body turned with it. An arm that felt harder than steel block it before turning the whole limb over and dislocating it. Gritting her teeth, Trans refused to cry out in pain as she tried moving.

"Would you stop already?" A rough voice asked. Relaxing her muscles, the arms holding her let go.

"Why did you follow me, Wolverine?"

"Your out after hours." Alexis narrowed her gaze before rubbing her dislocated shoulder lightly.

"Mind putting it back into place for me then?" The man rolled his eyes, taking the girl's slender arm and without warning popped it back into place. Trans ground her teeth together, but didn't complain.

I still have the feeling that the wolf or something whatever it is, is still out here watching. Raising her gaze, she looked into the surrounding dark woods but saw nothing.

Without a word both of them headed back towards the mansion. Alexandria found it odd how they both knew each other so well now. I wonder how we would do in battle with each other.

Shaking the thought from her head, she glanced back behind her before walking back into the mansion, Logan right now her heels. He didn't need to tell her to go; his very presence did that enough.

Opening the door to the now shared room, she stalked over to her bed and sat down. Neither of them said anything to each other as they went back to sleep. The rest of the night seemed peaceful enough, but Trans couldn't help but think, during the many hours she couldn't sleep that, the Timber wolf was out there watching her. It was a stupid thought one brought on by the delusions of night, but she couldn't stop the thoughts. They just kept coming and coming.

And they left her puffy eyed with dark bags. Looking at herself in the mirror, she swore under her breath. "I haven't seen myself this bad in a while. That one time when I stayed up all night for a week straight."

Grunting to herself she walked out of the room towards the shower. The feel of the hot water was something she greatly missed and now glad to have back. In her mind the hot shower water was the best thing about the place she was now staying at since she hated it so bad.

Logan wasn't in the room when she returned. "Good. I don't have to put up with hearing his bull shit this morning." Nodding to herself, she pulled her wet hair back into a low pony tail at the nape of her neck and left the room again.

Trans skipped out on breakfast, but instead of heading to the woods like she normally would have, she stayed clear of the woods and everyone else. By the time Wolverine's classes came, Alexis allowed herself to be late, to grate on the man's words.

"What the…" A sign was posted to a tree with a single word. Gym and under that, for those who are late. Frowning at herself she turned and walked towards the gym. The whole class was there standing around. A few turned to look at her when she walked in, but no one said anything.

Logan cleared his throat, turned and started walking for the pool area. He opened the door and let the students walk in and head to the locker room before he went in leaving Alexis standing in the gym alone.

Okay, someone is pissed at me majorly today. She thought to herself as she walked into the pool area. Wolverine was standing as far away from the water as he could without it seeming obvious to the other students. One eyebrow arched before she started laughing to herself.

The little Wolfy doesn't want to get wet. But with his mutation I wouldn't either. Well if he thinks he's going to use me all day to teach his class, he's got another thing coming.

Trans waited until the other students, all in their swim wear came back out and Wolverine began introducing everything did she get closer.

"Storm has instructed me to teach you water self defenses." A few snickers went through the crowd before a single look from Logan stopped them. He didn't have to say he couldn't go near water, but everyone knew it. A few heads even turned towards where Alexandria was standing. She just glared at them and shook her head.

"Trans." Logan snapped at her. Staying put, her smiled.

"Deal with it on your own. Logan. You can just fuck off." She turned and walked towards the deep end where the diving boards were. She didn't care about her clothes getting wet. For two years, she'd worn her clothes to get clean in rivers or in rain storms. Normal mundane things just didn't seem to bother her anymore.

Climbing up the stairs she sat at the end of the diving board watching Logan teach his students from the sidelines and making them learn first hand in the water. Many of the good students were having a hard time. Must be a lot different than land fighting. Oh, well. She just shrugged her shoulders and stood up. Taking a few steps back, she ran off the diving board. Flipping a few times, she dove head first into the water before coming back up.

Much of the rest of the class went by in much the same fashion. Alexis not paying any attention, Logan doing what he could, and the students trying yet failing. Pulling herself out of the pool one final time, she watched the class dismiss before smirking over in Logan's direction before walking off herself.

See how he likes that. She muttered, a sly smile still on her face. They didn't get anything done because I didn't help. Serves him right. She walked out of the swimming area not caring about her wet, dripping clothes and out into the gym. Most of the kids were gone while the others stood around talking to each other.

It's not like any of this matters to me. She frowned to herself before heading back to her shared room. She grabbed her small tattered bag and shoved her limited about of belongings into it. Walking out of the room, she saw the same small framed girl who had tried befriending her coming up the stairs.

"You're leaving?"

Trans nodded her head. The girl sighed, seeming dejected.

"Now, I'm going to lose that bet." She muttered under her breath.

"What bet?" The girl looked up quickly, a gasp barely suppressed.

"Everyone in your old room took a bet on how long you'd last here. I was the only one who stood up for you." Why would she do that? She doesn't even know me. I haven't even been nice to her. Why would she stick up for me?

Shaking her head, she shook the thoughts away. "Tell you what, I'll stay so you can win that bet." She didn't understand why she was doing it. She hated this place and Logan even more. They were so much alike that they couldn't stand being around each other for more than a few hours. The time in class was long enough and now having to live together was even worse.

"Why would you do that for me?"

"I have no idea." She whispered under her breath to low for the other girl to hear.