Hi! This came out of watching X-Men:Origins, this is right after he leaves Sabertooth and before that six year period where he lives a "normal" life in Canada. so basically he hasn't lost his memory, and he hasn't gotten his metal claws yet. Absolutely LOVE the reviews, please continue! and All you readers THANKYOU for reading! as always, Enjoy! oh and before i forget! Translations are as follows: Don't Lie. and: There's a strange man in the kitchen!
"Hmmmhmhm…"Lily hummed to herself as she flounced around the woods behind the house. Raven had told her not to wander to far away from Alex and Hank because Mummy wasn't there to help find her if she got lost.
'But…' She thought to herself as she rounded the last tree. 'I can still call them with my super powers.'
"La la lalala!" She sang as she picked wildflowers from her favorite patch. When she determined she had enough, Lily ran for the small river nearby her flower patch.
"Water, water everywhere!" She said as she jumped high and far to a wide flat rock in the middle of the rushing water. She sat down like a lady, just like Mummy had taught her to do when she wore a dress, and started throwing flowers into the current. Suddenly a twig snaped behind her and she turned to see what was there.
A tall animal-looking man with a cigar in his mouth and a pack on his shoulder, watched her from the bank . Lily stood up slowly and tried to look grown up.
"Who are you?" She asked shakily.
"Who're you?" He asked in a rough voice.
"Mummy told me never to talk to strangers." She replied tilting her head slightly to the side.
"Wise woman." The man said dragging on his cigar.
"Hehe." Lily giggled.
"What?"
"My Mummy's not a girl!"
The man looked her up and down in slight confusion. Lily, not understanding, twirled around modeling her purple, blue, and white dress for the stranger.
"Do you like it? Vati got it for me before…"
"Before?"
"He went to sleep." Lily whispered.
"Sleep? Is he dead?"
"No!" Lily said covering her ears. "No, nononononoNO!"
The man's cigar fell out of his mouth in surprise as Lily raised slightly in the air along with the rock and flowers.
"Alright, alright! Is he…in a coma?" The man asked eyes wide. Lily uncovered her ears and snuck a peek up at him, nodding.
"Ok…just…calm down."
"What's your name?" She asked plucking the flowers out of the air, as she lowered herself and the rock.
"What's yours?"
"I asked first." She said impishly.
"Logan."
"You're lying."
"No, I'm not."
"Yes, you are! I can hear it in your mind!"
"Hey! Didn't your parents teach you to keep you powers to yourself?" Logan said backing away from the small girl.
"Yes, I'm sorry." She said hanging her head and pouting. Logan looked at her a moment before setting his bag on the ground and sitting on the edge of the bank. Lily smiled timidly up at him and levitated a flower over to him.
"So, what's the name kid?" He asked twirling the flower between his fingers.
"Lily." She replied, going back to throwing her flowers in the river.
"Aren't you afraid of me, Lily?" Logan asked curiously.
"No."
"Why not?"
"You have the same look in your eyes that Vati has." She said simply.
"What's that?" Logan asked.
"That…you've done really bad things…but you're really really sorry." She said laughing at one of the flowers swishing in the river.
"Yeah, you could say that." He said looking at his flower.
"Where are you going?" Lily asked suddenly, looking at him curiously.
"North…to Canada. I'm tried of war." He said with a long sigh.
"I guess I understand." She said throwing the rest of the flowers and standing up. "Not really though."
"I want a little peace."
"Vati says peace isn't an option."
"Oh really? What do you think?"
"I think…" Lily said furrowing her brow in thought. "That peace is where Mummy and Vati can go outside and not be afraid to hold hands because other people'll yell mean things at them. And, Raven and Hank can go outside, without hiding, and not have things thrown at them. Peace should be more then a cease-fire."
"That's pretty sophisticated for a…how old are you kid?"
"Three." She said holding out her fingers.
"Three?"
"Hank and Mummy read me stuff, sometimes it's boring, but other times I like to listen. Why are you here?" She asked gauging the distance between the rock and the bank.
"I was hoping to find…well a big mansion. Um…A couple months ago I met this british guy and…he told me if I ever needed help, he'd have a place for me." He replied slightly embarrassed. "I wasn't very nice to him when we met…so I don't know about the invite."
"I'm not allowed to bring strangers to the house but…Catch me!" She shouted jumping back across the open water. Logan leaped over and caught her right before she splated on the ground.
"Kid! Be careful!"
"I knew you'd catch me. Are you a mutant?"
"Why?" Logan asked, his guard up immediately.
"Vati and Mummy say I can try to help mutants, but to stay away from humans. Are you a mutant?" Lily asked looking up at him innocently.
He stared at the girl a moment before pushing his bone claws out of his knuckles and holding out his hands.
"Groovy!" She said touching his claws in fascination. "Come on!"
Lily grabbed his hand and started dragging him off toward the house.
"W-wait! Are you home alone?" Logan asked walking behind the small child
"No! I'm three! Raven, Hank, Sean, Alex and Angel are home too!"
"Look, kid, all I really need is directions to the nearest train station…"
"Lügen nicht! You're hungry too! I can tell! Alex! Hank! I found another mutant!" She called out as the house can into view. Hank and Alex were out on the lawn playing a very dangerous form of catch using their powers.
"Lily! What have we told you about talking to strangers!" Alex said grabbing her away from Logan.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Hank asked threateningly, stepping in front of Alex and Lily.
"I just want to know where the train station is around here." Logan asked slowly raising his hands.
"He's hungry too! Come on Hank! Let him come in and have a snack!" Lily piped up from Alex's protective embrace.
"Lily, hush!" Hank said glaring at Logan.
"Please? Alex, don't Mummy and Vati always tell us to help other people?"
"Dad told us to only help mutants if he or Mom isn't home." Alex siad quietly to Lily.
"He is a mutant! He's got claws! Show 'em, Logan!" She said imploringly. Logan slowly unsheathed his claws as Hank and Alex visibly relaxed. Hank stepped foreward and extended his hand to the other man.
"Sorry about that, we're all a little on edge."
"I understand…Something about someone in a coma?" Logan said shaking Hank's hand then Alex's. Hank nodded as they all walked across the lawn to the huge mansion.
"One of our leaders was beaten up, pretty badly, in Cuba." Alex said opening the door leading them into the kitchen.
"Wait, wait, wait…that was you?" Logan said looking at them in surprise.
"I thought all that got released was that Russia was the one who turned away from the confrontation." Hank said pulling out sandwich fixing's and soda from the fridge as Alex put Lily up on the counter.
"That was the official report, yeah. I had…better contacts. I heard something about a levitating submarine, a flying red-head, and a blue fuzz ball." Logan said raising an eyebrow at Hank.
"Yes, well, we all don't hide our abilities so well." Hank said narrowing his eyes. Lily put a small hand on Hank's arm before smiling at Logan.
"Be nice, Hank. He doesn't want trouble." She said.
"Oh, I'll give him trouble…" He grumbled walking out of the kitchen in a huff. Alex shook his head as he placed a plate with two sandwiches, some pudding, and a soda in front of Logan.
"No beer?" Logan said digging in with gusto.
"There's hard liquor somewhere, but Mom'll flay my mind if I take any of it again." Alex said handing Lily a dish of pudding with a small spoon, before getting some himself.
"Mom? No relation to Mummy?"
"Oh, sorry! Professor Xavier, it's his house."
"Xavier? Charles Xavier?" Logan asked pausing for a moment.
"Yeah, did he come see you?"
"Yeah…I wasn't interested."
"And now?"
"Nope…still not interested."
"Figured. When you're done with your pudding, Lily, don't forget to put the dish in the sink." Alex said as he put his in the sink and left the room, leaving Lily alone with Logan.
"They trust me alone with you?" Logan said taking a long swing of soda.
"No, they trust me alone with you." Lily said through a mouthful of pudding.
"Don't talk with your mouth full. And, no offense, but you're not all that dangerous, Squirt."
Lily frowned at an oblivious Logan and ate another bite of pudding, as the sharp knives rattled in the choping block.
Alex walked out to the front door, joining Hank, Raven, and Sean as Charles pulled up to the house in his car.
"How is he?" Raven asked as Charles got out and leaned against the car, head hanging low.
"Well…"Charles began. "The doctors said they did everything they could and that only time will tell if he'll wake up."
They all bent their heads in sadness, Raven started crying and Hank pulled her into an embrace.
"But…" Charles said raising his head to reveal a wide smile and twinkling eyes. "Two hours later…"
"No!" Raven said eyes going wide.
"Yes! He woke up!"
"Charles, I could kill you!" Raven yelled as they all ran over to him, taking turns hugging him and each other.
"Say, where are Lily and Angel?" Charles asked after they all calmed down a bit. Suddenly Angel ran out the front door screaming in Spanish.
"Hay un hombre extraño en la cocina!" She yelled running over to the group.
"Hold on, slow down!" Charles said concerned.
"Speak English!" Sean said, earning him a group glare. "What? None of us speak Spanish!"
"What's wrong Angel?" Raven asked.
"There's…a…man…in the kitchen." She said hunched over for breath.
"Oh, right! Professor, Lily found a mutant wandering around the property. He was looking for a train station and Lily, Hank, and I invited him in to get something to eat before going off." Alex said in a rush. Charles looked delighted and started walking toward the house.
"Lily invited him in?" Angel asked. "Sure as hell didn't look like that to me."
"What do you mean?" Hank asked confused as they all slowly walked back into the house.
"LILY! NO!" Charles voice echoed down the hall. They all sprinted to the kitchen, visions of Lily lying in a pool of blood with Logan laughing maniacally, dancing in their heads. They burst through the door and skidded to a stop before the scene in front of them. Sean and Alex burst out laughing as Raven and Angel giggled to each other. Hank simply watched with wide eyes and gaping mouth.
Logan was crouched behind the island counter, splattered with pudding, as Lily threatened him with her loaded spoon. Charles was talking sternly to her as Logan nodded vigorously behind him.
"Lily, we don't invite people in and then threaten them with spoons and pudding." He said holding out his hand for the spoon.
"He called me Squirt!" Lily squeeked pulling her arm back for another shot. Charles placed himself between Lily and her intended target, and spread his arms wide.
"If you hit him, you'll have to hit me too." He said gravely. Lily looke at him a moment then let her arm fly. The pudding hit Charles square in the face. Lily squeeked once and ran out of the room. Everyone went silent as Charles wiped the pudding from his face.
"Alex?"
"Yes, Professor?"
"Where's the pudding?"
"There's a big bowel of it in the refrigorator." Alex said pointing. Charles went over, got the bowel, and picked up a large wooden spoon before stopping in front of Logan.
"I'm really sorry about this, you can take a shower if you'd like, Raven'll show you where. I would but I have to go throw pudding at my daughter. It's really nice to see you again, if you ever reconsider joining us, please, don't hesitate to return." He said smiling widely. "Hank can give you directions to the train station or, if you wait a bit, I can give you a ride when we go see Erik."
Logan nodded speechlessly before Charles uttered a war cry and ran from the room in pursuit of Lily.
"Vati?" Logan asked shakily, pointing after him.
"Nope, Mummy." Sean said happily, grabbing more pudding mix. "Dad's even crazier…Wanna make more pudding?"