Once Zeryn could see the mansion in sight, she walked over to it, but only to have her hair stand on end when she heard the sound of thunder in the distance, 'Oh no! Not again!' She ran over to the mansion as quickly as she could.

When she came to the door, it began to rain. She opened up the door, then hurried inside and almost slammed it behind her. Her heart racing several miles an hour. She screamed a little when she saw the lightning, then ran over to the stairs and ran up them as quickly as she could, only to run into Logan as she reached the top of the staircase.

Logan was taken back when Zeryn ran into him and he fell to the floor with her on top of him.

"What's wrong?" Logan asked as he looked up at her.

Zeryn looked down at him as she blushed a little, mainly out of embarresment, "The storm!"

"What about it? It's normal. It happens around here from time to time. It's spring, so it's common for storms to come around during this time."

"It's scary!" Zeryn put her head on his chest, then shook when she heard thunder.

"Then go to your room and...wait a second! What are you doing up anyways? And, why are you wet?"

"I couldn't sleep, so I went outside for some fresh air, then the rain came without warning! Logan! Let me stay in your room until the storm passes, PLEASE!"

"No! You and Gambit got in trouble that time you stayed the night in his room, and I'm not going to get in trouble for the same thing."

"What about Rob and Rogue?!"

"Rogue doesn't stay the night. She stays until she's ready to go back to her room."

"I don't think I'll make it to my room!" Zeryn held onto Logan tightly, "Please! Until it passes!"

"I'll carry you to your room, if that'll make you feel better."

"Will you stay with me, please?!"

"You need to learn to toughen up. It's outside and you're inside. The worst that can happen is that we'll lose power. Nothing else."

"You're not helping! Please, just for a little while. Until the big stuff passes by. Remy stayed with me last night in the library."

"He did what?!"

"He stayed with me in the library last night, since you destroyed my dorm room wall."

"Hey! That was NOT my fault! He threw his cards at me!"

"Can we please stop talking about this?!" Zeryn screamed when the sound of thunder got closer to the mansion.

Logan wrapped his arms around her, "Alright, chill!" It wasn't only Zeryn that he heard scream, but he heard some of the other girls scream as well. He sighed a little, "Why are you girls always scared of storms?"

"Why are you asking me that question? I don't have memory, you know! Who knows, I might not have been scared before, but now I am! Please! Just stay with me until it passes!"

"I'll have you know that I was planning to go to bed soon. I was just up because Rogue is hanging out in our dorm and I didn't want to be around while those two love birds are in there."

"So...where were you going?"

"I don't know! Probably the student lounge to chill."

"Well, come chill with me."

"Not if you're going to freak out all through this thing." Logan put one of his arms on the ground, then pushed himself up, keeping hold of Zeryn, "You really need to relax. Nothing's going to hurt you. That's what buildings are for. They keep us safe from the elements outside. Like I said before, the only thing that can happen is..."

A lightning bolt hit near the mansion and soon after the power went out.

"...we lost power."

Zeryn screamed some more as she buried her head into Logan's chest, "Now you have to take me to my room!"

"What's the difference between the darkness outside and the darkness inside?"

"Can you see down the hall?"

Logan turned to face the girls wing of the dorm, "Only some light coming out of the window at the end of the hall, but not much."

"I'm not walking down there by myself!"

"How is it you're tough during class, but right now you're not?"

Zeryn lifted her head and looked up at him, "You would be scared too if you've lost your memory."

"Honestly, I wouldn't know." Logan looked down the guys wing when he heard someone coming. He took Zeryn off of him, then stood up, "Who's there?"

"It's me, yo' idiot!" Gambit walked over to them, "I'm gonna go see Zeryn ta make sure she's alright."

"Your in luck. She's right here." Logan pointed down at her.

Gambit moved over to her, then kneeled down next to her, "Are yo' alright, Cheri?"

"I went outside to get some air, then the storm hit without warning. I ran into Logan when I was coming upstairs." Zeryn hugged him tightly.

"Literally." Logan whispered to himself.

"I'll take yo' back ta yo'r room." Gambit helped her up, "It'll be alright. Da storm ain't gonna hurt yo'."

"Too bad we already lost power." Logan noticed Zeryn jump when a flash of lightning could be seen lighting up the hallway, then he heard her scream when thunder sounded not too long after.

"Shhh! It's alright, Cheri. Yo'll feel better w'en we get ta yo'r dorm."

"You know you can't stay with her."

"I'm aware o' dat. I know w'at 'appened last time."

"If you want to stay with her, then go down to the library."

"I'm NOT going back down those stairs! It's bad enough that I'm able to see the lightning this time! Just want the storm to go away!" Zeryn held onto Gambit.

"What scares you about the storms anyways?"

"The thunder. It's really loud! I need a sound proof room, so I can't hear it. It hurts my ears!"

'It hurts her ears...?' Logan thought to himself, then he walked over to the stairs, "Gambit, take her back to her room and make sure she'll be alright."

"W'ere yo' going?" Gambit asked.

Logan looked back at him, "None of your business." He turned, then went down the stairs.

"Logan..." Zeryn whispered as she felt Gambit ushering her to the girl's wing.

"Come on, Cheri. Le's get yo' ta yo'r room, so yo' can relax." Gambit took her to her room.

Logan walked around the mansion looking for Xavier. He knew that he was up, since the professor enjoyed watching thunder storms. He hardly stayed in the same place whenever one came.

'Where are you?' Logan thought as he walked passed the professor's office.

'Are you looking for me, Logan?' Xavier replied to him.

'What was your first guess?'

'I'm in the green house if you're interested. Come join me.'

Logan grinned a little, 'Should have known.' He walked down one of the halls, then headed to the back of the mansion.

Soon, he came to a door, then opened it up. He walked into the small green house, then closed the door behind him. He noticed Xavier sitting in a lawn chair next to one of the tables. He went over to him.

"Good evening, Logan. Enjoying this wonderful storm we're having?" Xavier asked.

"I'm only up because Rogue is visiting Rob." Logan stood next to him.

"Jealous of the couple, are we?"

"Me? No! Why would I be jealous?" Logan thought for a moment, "I just want my own room, that's all."

Xavier laughed, "Why did I see that coming?"

"Because I've been pestering you about it since I came here."

"If you're lucky, then you might get your own room. Keyword being 'might'."

"This isn't what I came to talk to you about."

"Then, what did you come here to talk about?"

"Zeryn."

"I'm aware that Mr. LeBeau spent the night with her in the library, but nothing happened. He let her sleep on the couch while he slept on the floor."

"I think you know what I'm trying to tell you here."

Xavier stood up, "Come, walk with me." He walked down the isle that he was sitting in.

Logan followed him.

"Tell me something, are you a bit jealous that Zeryn's been hanging out with Mr. LeBeau?"

"Why are you asking me that question?"

"I'd like an answer."

"Can't you just pull it from my mind?"

Xavier laughed, "No, dear boy. You must tell me yourself."

"Why would I be jealous?"

"It seems like you are. Are you?"

Logan shrugged, "Just a little. I mean, I don't see why she's always hanging out with him. It seems like she wants to hang out with me, but every time we do, Gambit appears."

"Does that bother you?"

"Yes, it does."

Xavier paused, then looked at one of the flowers, "He can't help it, you know. He's just trying to make sure she's alright."

"Like everyone else doesn't care about her."

"I didn't say you all didn't."

"So...what's the point of this?"

"I'm asking because you seem a bit interested in this girl." Xavier looked at him.

"I'm more interested in her powers. What is she? I didn't think there was anyone stronger than me."

"Due to privacy reasons, I'm not allowed to talk about it. You'll have to ask her that question."

"She told me before that she doesn't want to talk about it yet."

"There you go."

"Professor!"

"Logan, why do you want to know? Other than the fact that she keeps kicking your butt."

"I ran into her in the hallway this evening and she said that she's scared of the storm because it hurts her ears. I have enhanced hearing, but the storm doesn't bother me that much."

"So, you want to know the reason for her ears bothering her because of the storm?"

"Now you're getting it."

"I enjoy making you guys work for this stuff. Anyways, I'm not going to talk about it. It's up to Zeryn to tell you when she's ready."

Logan sighed a little.

"She doesn't have to talk about it if she doesn't want to. But, I will tell you this, you two are more alike then you think."

"How so?"

"That's for you to find out." Xavier walked back over to his chair, then sat down.

Logan grinned a little, "You're playing mind games with me, aren't you?"

"I always play mind games with my students. I enjoy seeing how smart you all really are and if you're able to figure out things on your own."

"You're no fun."

"What's the point if you don't learn anything from it?" Xavier looked at him, "Everything I do has meaning behind it. Right now, yours is to figure out what Zeryn is. Whether she tells you or not."

"Why do I get the feeling this isn't going to be easy."

"Nothing is easy in life, Logan. You should know that."

"Somethings are."

"Most things aren't. Either ask her, or figure it out for yourself. You know as well as I do that I don't give out personal information about my students until they say so." Xavier looked out one of green house windows, "Now, why don't you go upstairs and see how Zeryn's doing."

"I think Gambit's taking good care of her."

"What's telling you that?"

"What do you mean?"

Xavier stood up, then faced him. He tapped his head, "Is this telling you? Or," He pointed at his chest, "is this telling you?"

"What difference does it make?"

"You might not believe it, but the heart is more powerful than the mind ninty percent of the time. What does your heart tell you at this point in time?"

Logan turned his head away, "It's telling me to beat the hell outta that guy!"

Xavier laughed a little, "Why did I have a feeling that would come out of your mouth? Anyways, why don't you go check up on them. Mr. LeBeau will have a reason to leave if you're there with them."

"I'll drag him out by the collar of his shirt, if I have to!"

"Just do me a favor, try and be nice to each other while you're both around Zeryn. I think it upsets her to see two of her friends fighting."

"As long as he doesn't start it."

"As long as you both don't start it. Now, go." Xavier sat back down in his chair, "I'd like to finish watching the storm."

"Professor, sometimes I think you're a little strange."

"We're all strange, Logan. Now, off with you."

Logan looked at him for a moment before turning towards the entrance of the green house and leaving.

"I smell a hint of jealousy surrounding the area." Xavier sat leaned in his chair, "This is going to be a challenge for you, Zeryn. Let's see if you can handle it."

Gambit sat up when he heard someone knocking the door. He yawned a little as he got up off the couch. He walked over to the door, then opened it.

"Oh. 'ey, Logan." He yawned again.

"Did you fall asleep?" Logan asked as he walked past him.

"I t'ink so." Gambit closed the door, "Zeryn's takin' a bath. I told her dat it might 'elp her calm down."

Logan sat down in one of the chairs, "How long has she been in there?"

"Not really sure. I fell asleep waitin' for her." Gambit walked over to the bathroom door, then knocked on it, "Yo' alright in dere, Cheri?"

"The water's starting to get cold." Zeryn called.

"Den get out an' take a quick shower ta get da soap off o' yo'."

"Anyway to make this warmer? I was enjoying it."

"Not dat I know of. Go take a hot shower."

"If I have to."

"Dat a girl. Yo' take yo' time. An' Logan's 'ere."

"I came to check up on you." Logan called.

"I'll be out in a little while." Zeryn called.

"We'll be 'ere." Gambit walked over to the couch, then laid down.

"If you fall asleep, then I'll drag you outta here once Zeryn goes to bed." Logan watched him.

"Yo' do dat and ma cahds will go boom in places dey shouldn't."

"Is that a challenge?"

"If I weren't so tired it would be." Gambit grabbed his coat and used it as a pillow.

"I'll remember that for next time." Logan put his feet up on the coffee table. He saw Zeryn's book, then picked it up and looked through it, "She's gotten pretty far in here."

"She told me dat da professor t'inks dat she knew a different language at one point in her life." Gambit tried to keep himself from falling asleep, "He told her dat Jean an' Scott would give up readin' dat book wit'in a half an hour 'cause o' da language, but she didn' give up. She said dat she can understand the language now."

"Hm...that's interesting." Logan tried to read one of the pages only to find his head begining to hurt. He closed the book, "I wonder what she was like before she lost her memory?"

"Professor X t'inks dat she was a bright student, from w'at she told me."

"Do you think she has family looking for her?"

"I'm sure she does. I 'ave a feeling explainin' w'ere she's been hangin' out would be the problem. Who knows if her pa'nts know 'bout her bein' a mutant."

Logan's eyes widened a little at that last part. He leaned foward a little, "Excuse me? Her what...?"

"Her pa'nts."

"Her pants?"

Gambit looked over at him. He was starting to get fustarted, "Not her pants! Her pa'nts! Her mommuh an' her poppuh!"

"Why didn't you just say that in the first place?"

"I 'ad a feelin' yo'd be able ta catch on! Yo' asked 'bout her family, so I replied as such!"

"Sometimes I hate your accent."

"Remy." Zeryn called from the bathroom.

Gambit sat up, "W'at's up, Cheri? Yo' alright?"

"Do I need to come out?"

"Why yo' askin' dat question?"

"I don't like this outfit."

Logan looked at Gambit, "What did you get her?"

"I didn't get her anyt'in'. It's from w'en she went shoppin' wit' Jean and Rogue." Gambit looked at Logan before he looked back at the bathroom door, "I'm sure it looks nice on yo'. Come on out."

"I feel stupid in this! It's too girly and my arms are cold!"

"Yo' 'ave ta wear girl clothes at some point."

"I like your clothes better!"

"Zeryn, come on out." Logan called.

"You all will laugh at me!"

"No we won't. We'd never laugh at you."

"I refuse to come out!"

"You can't stay in there forever."

"Yes I can!"

"Cheri, yo' can't sleep in da bathroom. Only drunk people sleep in dere." Gambit faced Logan when he heard him laughing, "W'at yo' laughin' 'bout?!"

"Sorry, bub, but that's pretty true...and some what funny."

"How'd yo' know?" Gambit grinned at him.

"Shut up!"

"I'm still not coming out." Zeryn called.

"Zeryn, it'll be alright. We promise not to make fun of you or laugh at you. Please, just come out and show us."

"Alright." Zeryn put her hand on the door knob, then turned it. She opened up the door, then walked out.

Both Gambit and Logan had to keep themselves from jumping out of their seats when they saw her.

Zeryn was wearing a long black night gown with spaghetti straps. It was a little low cut, but it was hard to tell because she had her arms crossed in front of her chest. If one were to see her wearing the night gown out in the daylight, the first thought that would cross their mind would be, 'vampire queen'. The gown was a large, so she would feel comfortable while she slept.

"I feel uncomfortable and cold! And, why are you two staring at me?"

"Yo' look lovely!" Gambit said.

"No, you look beautiful." Logan stood up.

'Behave yourselves, boys.' Xavier thought to them.

Logan sat back down.

Gambit looked at Logan, then grinned slightly because he knew that he heard Xavier's message to them.

Zeryn watched them, "What's wrong with you two? Why were you staring at me? I feel so uncomfortable at this moment!"

Logan looked at her, "It's a guy thing. We can't help it."

"So, it's a habit of yours to stare at girls?" Zeryn went over to the couch, then grabbed a blanket that was laying on it and put it over her. She wrapped it around herself as she went over to the other chair and sat down.

"Mainly the ones that look good."

"Like yo'!" Gambit looked at her as he moved over a little.

Logan watched him, "You heard what Professor X said a few moments ago."

"What did he say to you?" Zeryn asked.

"If I told you, then you might end up locking yourself in your bedroom."

"I refuse to leave you two out here by yourselves. I don't need you guys to destroy anything else in here."

"Maybe yo' should sit on da couch, so dat yo'll be between us, so we don't start somt'in'." Gambit stood up, then walked over to her.

"You're not picking me up again!" Zeryn snuggled up in the chair as she held onto the blanket, "Remember what happened last time you did that."

"I'm just gonna put yo' on da couch." Gambit picked her up, then carried her over to the couch. He put her down, then sat down next to her.

"Excuse me. I think you should sit in that chair." Logan pointed to the chair that Zeryn was sitting in.

"I like da couch betta."

"Then I'm going to sit next to her as well." Logan stood up, then moved over to the couch. He sat down on the other side of Zeryn.

"Dere ain't enough room fo' all of us ta sit on da couch!"

"Yes there is!"

'No, there's not!' Zeryn thought to herself as she put the blanket on top of her head, 'I don't like this!'

'Zeryn, you need to get them to be friends.' Xavier thought to her.

'Right now, that's not going to work.'

'If you have to rough them up, then don't be afraid to do so.'

'Professor, I'm wearing a scary girly dress thing that Jean told me to get. I'm not in the propper fighting clothing.'

'Do what you can.'

Zeryn sighed as she listened to the two of them arguing, 'Why me?' She looked at them, "Would you two stop it! You're both acting like children! Look! I want you two to be my friends, but this isn't going to work out if you two keep trying to beat the heck outta each other!"

"I don't always trust that guy." Logan looked over at Gambit.

"'Cause I'm a thief?" Gambit looked back at him.

"Yes. And, you're also a dirty street hustler!"

"Am I now?" Gambit reached into his back pocket.

"Yes." Logan made his claws come out, "You are!"

"STOP!" Zeryn looked at them, "If you two wanna fight, then take it outside! I don't wanna deal with this right now! It's late! I can still hear the thunder in the distance! And, I'm tired! Either chill out, or leave!"

She stood up, then walked over to one of the chairs, then sat down, "You two really need to work things out. I don't care if you two hate each other, but you need to figure out a way to get along around me! I'm not going to deal with your fighting every single time you come in here. If you're around me, you're not going to fight. If you're not around me, then go for it."

Logan and Gambit looked at each other.

"I'm not leaving." Logan said.

"Neither am I." Gambit sat back.

"Then get along." Zeryn snuggled up in the blanket. She sighed a little as she looked at her book sitting on the table, "I don't even know what time it is anymore. I'm not going to sleep until the thunder goes away."

"It has gone. It's been gone for a long while now." Logan looked at her, "What you hear is past us now. It's just raining."

"I hate it so much!" Zeryn put the blanket on the top of her head, "It's so annoying! I'd be happy to live in a world without storms! Rain I can deal with. Leave the storms behind."

"There are parts of the world that get little to no rain, so we should be lucky to get it."

"Udder places it snows all da time." Gambit said.

"Snow?" Zeryn looked at him.

"It's very cold rain. It's white an' perdy...but cold."

"Be glad you came here when you did. The snow passed about two months ago." Logan sat back on the couch, then looked up at the ceiling, "But, the weather does get pretty crazy around here. Anything can happen."

"Sometimes it gets crazy 'cause o' Storm. She can control da weat'er. But, she don't like ta mess wit' Mother Nature's works."

"Sometimes, I wish she would."

Zeryn yawned a little. She tried to snuggle up in the chair, but it wasn't working too well, "This weather is making me tired."

"Should we leave and let you rest?"

"Yes. I should be fine now that the storm has passed on."

"Alright, we'll let you rest." Logan stood up, then looked at Gambit, "You're coming, too."

"Alright!" Gambit stood up. He looked at Zeryn, "Yo' 'ave a good rest."

"I will. Good night."

"Night." Gambit walked over to the door, then opened it.

"I'll lock the door on the way out. You head off to bed. Good night." Logan followed after Gambit, "You get out first."

"Why me?" Gambit walked out of Zeryn's room.

"So I can lock up!" Logan locked the door, then closed it behind him.

"Oh! So, yo' don't trust me, is dat it?" Gambit walked down the hall with Logan walking next to him.

"Yes, that's pretty much it."

Zeryn listened to them as she stood up and walked over to her room. She walked over to the window and was about to close the curtains when she thought she saw something in one of the trees. She stood there for several moments trying to figure out what she was seeing. It wasn't too much longer when she was able to tell who was out there. She stepped back away from the window when she noticed the person's long nails.

"Victor!" She whispered to herself as she tried to fight the urge to run out of the room. All she could manage to do was close the curtain, then leave the room in hopes that he would understand that she was going to bed.

She walked over to the couch, then took the blanket off of her and laid it down, trying to make a bed. She still didn't feel comfortable sleeping in her bedroom and she wasn't too sure why. She was about to lay down when she heard someone knocking on her door. She walked over to the door, then opened it.

"Oh! Hey, Logan." She yawned a little, "I thought you went off to your room."

"I did, but I though you might want to barrow this." Logan handed her his leather jacket, "Keep you warm during the night."

Zeryn took the jacket and held it in her arms, "Thank you for this. I'm sure it will keep me warm."

"Your welcome. By the way, you do look beautiful in that. Have a good evening." Logan turned and walked off.

Zeryn watched him as her face turned red a little, "Good night, Logan." She closed the door, then locked it.

She leaned against the door, then looked down at the jacket in her arms. She smiled a little, then headed over to the couch. She laid down, then covered herself up with the blanket before putting Logan's jacket over the top of the blanket. She rested her head on a pillow as she closed her eyes and waited for sleep to take over her body.

Victor noticed Zeryn when she went to close the curtains. He had been hanging outside of the mansion for about twenty minutes in order to keep an eye on her. He had been able to pick up the sound coming from within her room.

"I see." He whispered to himself, "So, you've been hanging out with Jimmy and Remy. I remember that thief all too well. He was the only one able to break out of the lab the first time we caught him. I might able to have the upper hand in this deal."

He jumped out of the tree, "I can use this information to my advantage." He turned and headed off into the rain filled forest.