The Next Morning

Veronica finds herself alone for the first time since this nightmare of hers began. She woke up to a sharp pain in her finger looking at her hand she sees the tiny burned Unicorn that her and Juanita made the night before It's horn stuck in her thumb, she pulls it out apparently she fell asleep with it still in her hand, A smile creeps upon her face until she remembers where she is and why she is in this bed unable to move anything below her waist.

Juanita on the other-hand woke up to an empty strange room, she to spent the night alone. Hopping up out her bed she runs from the room trying to figure out where she was, nothing seemed familiar to her. Juanita didn't notice the blue form in front of her until it was to late. BAM!

She ran smack dab into NightCrawler who was coming to check on her, They both want tumbling down.

NightCrawler: " Vhat's the hurry Juanita... Are you rethinking your decision already ?"

Juanita: " Huh,What... No, Wait where am I... It's coming back to me now... Kurt Wagner is your name and I am at the X-Mansion... Sorry I bumped into you like that... Just got confused there for a minute but now I remember everything."

NightCrawler: " No needs to apologize for no harm done... Now how about we go get something to eat."

Kurt done the gentlemanly thing and extended his arm out to Juanita which she hooked her arm into his and they skipped off towards the Kitchen for some Breakfast humming a happy tune along the way.

They passed Logan on their way, who shook his head not getting those two but still he was happy for his friend NightCrawler at least he seemed to be having some luck with the new ladies. Logan was heading down to the lower levels to deal with his own Lady Friend which lately he has been finding it very difficult to deal with her. He didn't know how to take her, for one thing the woman was so damn moody, he didn't know what to expect out of her which he sort of liked to a point, however it also aggrieved him. Maybe Beast had been right they were to much alike one another.

Logan gets to her room the door was already open Veronica was laying there in her bed playing with the small Unicorn Juanita and her created when he walked in without knocking.

Wolverine: " Well ya just gonna stay in that bed all day or Are ya gonna join us for Breakfast... Your pal that made that there Unicorn is already down at the table by now with the Elf. "

Veronica reached over and placed the Unicorn on her nightstand before responding to Logan.

Veronica: " Don't you know how to knock... As for your question, No I am not going to go sit around a table with a bunch of people who don't like me and I don't like them and pretend that everything is all fine and dandy."

Wolverine: " So what you just plan to starve yourself and lay there in self pity... I gotta tell ya Lady, That's a shitty way to go about livin' life."

Veronica: " That's easy for you to say, You still have full use of your legs & the freedom to go where you please."

Wolverine: " Be that as it may, Your still alive arn't ya... Plus we don't even know if you're paralyzed for life like the Professor... Beast never got to run any more test cause of Magneto showin' up... This could be a temporally thing Darl'n."

Veronica didn't say anything right away, she just stared at him and Logan could see a flicker of hope in her eyes at what he said. He could tell she was thinking about it in depth. She suddenly looked away when she read his thoughts and want back on the offensive.

Veronica: " Who knows Logan but it doesn't matter right now... I done gave you my answer, So get the fuck OUT! "

She then picked up one of the books Hank left her to read and throw it at Logan's head he dodged it easily enough, it want passed his head right into the the outstretched hand of Beast himself who just arrived to check on her as well.

Beast: " Oh my Stars and Garters... My dear that is no way to be treating the literature I left for you, if you keep up the mistreatment of these fine books, I will not be leaving anymore in your care... Now what seems to be the problem here? "

Veronica: " Logan is the problem! "

Wolverine: " Bambi is the problem!"

Henry walked on into the room looked back and forth at both of them, put his arms across his chest and let out a heavy sigh before picking up her chart to verify her stats.

Beast: " Oh how I do hate being caught in the middle of a lover's quarrel."

Wolverine: " Hank all I did was ask her to Breakfast and she tries to bite my head... You deal wit her moody ass... I'm outta here."

Logan stumped out of the room making his way to get something to eat, he was wondering how in the world NightCrawler got along with the female race as well as he did, Maybe he should ask him if he has some kind of secret weapon.

Beast: " Right, well what was that really about if I may ask ? Surely you two don't expect me to believe that was entirely about missing Breakfast.. Which by the way as your Doctor I must advise you to eat for your own health... You'll never get any stronger if you refuse to eat anything... I am fine with you missing Breakfast this one time but I must insist that you eat Lunch, I would seriously dislike to attach a feeding tube into you but I will if I must... As your friend however, I understand this situation is difficult for you and being here in a place where you done made enemies can't be ideal for one such as yourself. "

Veronica: " Well at least someone around here gets it... As for what happened with Logan just now, I'm not entirely sure and I rather not talk about it or him right now... But something that he said made me start wondering if it could be true or not... Beast how damage is my Spine and don't give me any Doctor Bullshit stuff, like it depends on this or that.. Flat out tell me what you know."

Beast: " It would be pointless of me to try to B.S. a Telepath, now wouldn't it my dear."

Hank sticks his tongue out at her giving her his version of a raspberry, then places his clipboard up in front of his face in case she decides to throw a book at him this time. To his surprised she just let out out a soft laugh so he lowers the clipboard and tries to answer her as best he can.

Beast: "Honestly, I won't know anything more until I can run some more test."

Veronica: " Fine and Dammit Hank don't make me laugh when I wanna be mad."

Beast: " Oh come now, Laughter is the best medicine anyone can get... Just be glad, I didn't Moon you."

McCoy turned around and smacked his big blue rump at her with a huge grin on his face. At that Veronica lost it, she could not control her laughter any longer and forgot all about her question for the moment. Her and and Beast continued on like that for the rest of the morning as he ran tests to give her a defendant answer on the state of her paralyzes.