Everyone gathered around the tiny white bed, all staring at the sleeping girl. Aleu's eyes twitched every few seconds and she would let out a whimper of pain while sweating constantly. The sunlight filtered through a far window and lighted up her body with a soft glow. Storm was in a different bed, fully awake and bandaged up. Amara walked out of the room, holding her injured arm.
"What's wrong with her?" Kitty asked, hugging herself.
"She's going through the Weapon X Process." Logan muttered, anger flaring in his eyes.
"What's the Weapon X Process?" Jean asked, huddling close to Scott.
"Its how I got my adamantium skeleton, its a painful process. Very painful."
"Really?" Kitty asked, as people began to file out of the room. The only people left were Kitty, Scott, Jean, Logan and the Professor. Evan walked over and helped his aunt out of the bed and down towards the kitchen so she was able to get some nutrients.
"Yeah, its so painful not many survive it." Logan choked on the last words, looking down at the wolf as she squirmed and let out a whine.
"Will Aleu survive?" Kitty asked, her eyes wide with fear.
"She survived the first part, the injections but now she has to deal with the full effects of the adamantium fusing with her body."
"I thought it was already fused with her body?" Jean asked, putting her hand on Aleu's forehead.
"No it was just fused with her bones now is the test to see if her body will deny the metal or heal around it."
"Only time will tell if Aleu survives." Professor Xavier claimed, leading the teens out of the room. Logan sat next to the bed in his usual leather chair and grasped Aleu's pale hand in his. Her nails were beginning to shrink and seemed to return to normal length still holding that metallic shimmer.
The room grew dark with every passing hour, Aleu was still unconscious and Logan never left her side. The man didn't take his gaze off the girl even when he heard the doors to the room open. Small footsteps grew louder as the person drew near the scene.
"What can I help ya with, Rouge?" Logan asked, not meeting the girls eyes as she stood on the other side of the bed.
"Logan, I'm worried about Aleu." Rouge wrapped her arms around herself as she stared at Aleu's now relaxed face.
"We're all worried about her." Logan groaned, his voice heavy with sadness.
"I know,"
"You know what she's going through don't you?"
"Well yeah, I mean she's in my head right now. I know her thoughts and everything she was put through." Rouge shivered as the memories rushed to the front of her mind. The loneliness and shock, the fear and rage that coursed through Aleu's veins as HYDRA put her through the painful process.
"What is she thinking? Or was thinking..." Logan asked, finally looking up at the girl.
"Her mind was a jumble of different things. The pain was the most prominent but aside from that the girl was just confused."
"Confused?"
"Yeah, she was confused about her mother and...and..."
"And what? Spit it out Rouge." Logan growled, worry forcing him to act irrational.
"She was confused about her feelings about you being her daddy." Rouge stared at the man as his face flushed white and his gaze dropped down to the sleeping wolf. "Logan, are you her daddy?"
Rouge's heart skipped a beat as did Logan's. The silence in the air was thick and Rouge feared she would suffocate before hearing Logan's answer.
"I am, not by my choice. I don't even know who her mom is." Logan sighed, squeezing Aleu's hand.
"Don't matter if it was by choice. Do you care about her, Logan?" Rouge asked, finally pulling up a chair and taking Aleu's other hand.
"I care about all you kids, but yeah. I care about Aleu. Funny thing, if I had known I had kid running around with wolves I probably would've left the X-Men. I would've searched every forest till I found my daughter and I would've raised her."
"You really do want a kid don't you Logan?"
"Everyone wants a kid, Rouge. I got mine, too bad she's already grown."
"Well if it makes you feel any better I know how Aleu feels towards you." Logan's ears picked up as did his face. His gaze rose and met Rouge's, the two sharing a daring glare.
"How-how does she feel?" he asked, his voice growing weak with anticipation.
"Logan, I'll tell you when the time is right and this time just isn't right." Rouge rose to her feet, she gave the man a weak smile then strolled out of the room. Logan's head dropped and his shoulders shook violently. Logan lifted a hand to his face, trying to catch the tears that began to cascade down his cheeks.
"Lo-gan," a weak voice grabbed the man from his crying and he looked to see soft azure eyes gazing at him.
"Aleu?" he asked, wiping away the last tear as his gaze focused on her. Aleu's face was flushed and she looked drained of her energy with her eyes barely open.
"Don't go crying on me. I'll...I'll be fine. I'm your daughter after all." she smiled weakly at the man before closing her eyes and going back to sleep.
A/N: Oh dear, I am so so sorry about this short chapter it just wanted to end right there and I tried to extend it but it just didn't want to extend. I hope you are not to angry with me. I will make the others longer. Also to answer a few questions that I've gotten.
1. In X-Men Evolution Charles says that its the X Gene. I don't know what the movies said but I'm just going off the cartoon.
2. The reason Aleu hated the wolf she saw in chapter 3 or 4 (I forgot which) is because its a dog thing. Aleu felt as if the other wolf was intruding on her land, even the institute wasn't hers.
I am loving the reviews and I hope I can answer any questions you may have so please don't be afraid to ask or criticize me in any way. So I hope you enjoyed this short chapter, please review if possible. Thanks.