Chap 12
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She was slapped hard across the face by a sticky, slimy mass of heavy flesh. The force of the blow sent her spinning back over the second story railing where she slammed into the ground hard, knocking out all of her air.
"You alright kid?" Logan called trying to not show any emotion while they were training, that and he didn't want Sabertooth to see anything.
"Uhf!" Was her only reply as she tried to breath.
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This was too easy. There wasn't even anyone for him to kill. Not really, he wanted to let his frail have something to do so he left Toad's copy to her. But she wasn't handling things so well.
He paused long enough to make sure that she was alright after her fall before stalking over and hauling her to her feet.
"Get up. Let's go." Damn she smelled good. And her skin was so soft…
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He was so solid and warm. His touch was rough but gentle. God he felt good. They paused for a moment in each other's presence. And Maeve felt a flash of comfort. She felt safe, right, even while she was in a mission. He made her feel safe, he was…She couldn't put it into words; he just didn't feel like someone she wanted to stay away from.
It was snowing outside, but she was warm and safe in the circle of Victor's arms. "Stay with me." He whispered. He was pleading and it made her heart weep. "I never want to leave." She breathed. He leaned down to kiss her. Long and hard, soft and sweet. A contradiction personified. He had one hand in her hair, and the other fumbling efficiently with some sort of laces. "I will take you know." He growled softly, sending shivering thrills through her body, she melted against him and like liquid they were on the bed.
Then suddenly the door exploded. "Kill them!" A man shouted.
She was shaken from the vision when Victor put a hand on her lower back and hustled her away.
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They regrouped, Mystique had just put Toad out of commission and Magneto was looking his normal bored and imperious self.
"Should I even say it?" Logan was pissed, but he was trying to hold back.
"Aw, come on Wolvie." Mave stuck her tongue out at him, trying to shake the confusion from her mind. She whapped him gently on the arm as she passed to head up the stairs. "Drop it let's go."
His nostrils flared when he caught her scent.
"Damn it, Creed! I told you to leave her ALONE!!" Logan screamed and launched himself at the larger man. His claws were out and he was stabbing every inch he could reach before Victor even knew what was happening.
"RUNT!" He grabbed the Wolverine and swung him over by the scruff of his neck.
"BOYS!!" Maeve screamed. She couldn't throw herself into their fight this time. "Do something! Stop them!!" She pleaded, turning to Magneto. "Mr. Lensherr, do something!"
The two men were roaring and tearing each other apart as each second passed. Victor seemed to have the upper hand for the most part, but Logan was putting up quite the fight. Both men were bleeding profusely, staining all available surfaces with their lives.
"STOP!" Maeve threw a model at them but they didn't pay any attention to it.
"Alright, now this is enough." Magneto used his power to pull Logan from the fight and out of Victor's reach. He wasn't too gentle about it either. "Wolverine, I wonder if you will ever get enough control over your emotions to refrain from ruining the mission."
"Magneto, now's not the time." Maeve was not happy with the turn of events. Just moments before she'd felt fine. Comfortable, safe even, if not a bit confused, but now she was so on edge she just wanted to scream and hit something. "Put him down and let's finish this thing."
"No!" Logan grunted. "I'm not working with Creed." He delivered the other man a death glare from his position in the air.
"Deal with it! You really need to figure out what's what." Maeve tried not to scream at him, but it wasn't working so well.
"No, I'm not gonna deal with him like this either." Victor's eyes were black and he was still dripping blood from his chest. She walked under Logan to the other feral, the one whom she did not know, and yet was so familiar and comforting.
"Victor," She put a hand on his chest, trying to calm him, willing him to look down upon her and willing his eyes to melt from their murderous black to their usual warm, soothing golden brown. "Victor, come on. Shhh, let's forget it." He looked down her finally, acknowledging her presence, his eyes started to fade, but they still held a dangerous note in them. He didn't move another muscle, just continued to stare down at her in that unnerving way.
"Maverick!" Logan barked for the umpteenth time. "Get away from that animal!" He nearly spat the last word.
"LOGAN!" She didn't look at him. Just continued to stare into Victor's eyes. He had tensed when Logan spoke but he didn't move when she put another hand on his ribs.
The tension in the room could have been cut with a spoon. Luckily the professor chose that moment to enter the room. Mave hadn't even noticed that the sim was turned off until he spoke.
"I think that now is the time to retire. Victor, Logan I should like you both to meet with me in my office along with yourself, Maverick, as soon as you are all cleaned up a little. Our housekeeper would have my head if I let you bleed on the carpet." The professor calmed the room almost immediately. Looking at the young woman he continued. " I think it is time we honed your skills a bit more Maeve."
AN-Review! Oh, and I'll probably edit it later I was watching X-2 while typing and my dad came and made me do chores too. Lame! :)