Lori was very stealthy in getting back to her room, and as she packed some
stuff in a clothes bag.
Finally she took one last look at her bedroom and disappeared out of her window, running for the forest that bordered the edge of the Institute.
When she heard voices, she stopped.
Creeping very slowly to a tree, she peered out from behind it.
It was Logan, with her back to her and another man. Another man in an army uniform.
Lori gasped, giving herself away to Logan's sensitive ears immediately.
As he turned around and released his claws, Lori stepped out from around the tree.
"How could you?" she spat. "How could you consort wit someone from the i?"
"Lori," Logan said, sheathing his claws. "You don't understand."
He took a step towards her. "Understand what?" she said bitterly. "That even after what the army did to you, you still consort with them? And that I should too?"
She stalked towards him. "Get out of my way," she growled as she shouldered past him.
"Lori, where re you going?" Logan called.
"Away," was her angry reply. "Away from here, away from the X-Men, and away from you."
"Lori," he called.
The man from the army put a hand on his arm.
"you're sure she wont hurt anyone in civilisation?" he asked.
Logan nodded.
"then let her go," he said. "she probably just needs some time away from everyone. You remember what you were like straight after it happened to you."
Logan nodded. "yeah. But still...,"
He trailed off as he realized that his old friend from the army had left.
Piotr, Rogue and Bobby were frantic. They had gone to Lori's room and had found clothes gone, and all her stuff missing. The professor would not tell them where she was, but they knew Lori had skipped town.
"I can't believe she would do this," Piotr said , getting frustrated.
He was pacing up and done in Bobby's room.
"Dude, maybe she just neeed some time to get away from everything. You know she's been kind of stressed lately."
"yeah, "Piotr said. "but that doesn't mean anything. She has friends here, and me. We would have helped her sort this out in a second."
"maybe she didn't want anyone to sort this out for her." Rogue spoke up from her quiet spot sitting in the corner.
"that's exactly right," said a voice from the doorway. It was Logan.
Piotr looked up. "what do you know?"
"I saw her just before she went. I don't think who I was talking to woulda given her many reasons to stay either."
"why," Rogue asked. "who were you talking to?"
"you know my army contacts, from before I was given my claws," Logan said. Rogue nodded. "well, the leader of my old unit wanted to know about Lori. Wanted to know if she was a danger to anyone. She saw him in his army uniform and freaked. She ran."
Logan looked remorseful.
"and you didn't do anything to stop her from leaving?" Piotr said, turning into his Colossus form.
His face was contorted with anger and disgust.
"no," Logan said simply. "she needs time alone, and we wouldn't be helping her if we rushed out to look for her."
"but Logan-," Piotr started, but Logan cut him off.
"but nothing, Colossus. Leave Lori be, don't go looking for her. She'll come back, eventually. She just needs time to sort all this out."
A/N: well that's mo0re of my time away from work gone done the...JUST KIDDING! Lol. Anyway, review and y'all get a story.
Finally she took one last look at her bedroom and disappeared out of her window, running for the forest that bordered the edge of the Institute.
When she heard voices, she stopped.
Creeping very slowly to a tree, she peered out from behind it.
It was Logan, with her back to her and another man. Another man in an army uniform.
Lori gasped, giving herself away to Logan's sensitive ears immediately.
As he turned around and released his claws, Lori stepped out from around the tree.
"How could you?" she spat. "How could you consort wit someone from the i?"
"Lori," Logan said, sheathing his claws. "You don't understand."
He took a step towards her. "Understand what?" she said bitterly. "That even after what the army did to you, you still consort with them? And that I should too?"
She stalked towards him. "Get out of my way," she growled as she shouldered past him.
"Lori, where re you going?" Logan called.
"Away," was her angry reply. "Away from here, away from the X-Men, and away from you."
"Lori," he called.
The man from the army put a hand on his arm.
"you're sure she wont hurt anyone in civilisation?" he asked.
Logan nodded.
"then let her go," he said. "she probably just needs some time away from everyone. You remember what you were like straight after it happened to you."
Logan nodded. "yeah. But still...,"
He trailed off as he realized that his old friend from the army had left.
Piotr, Rogue and Bobby were frantic. They had gone to Lori's room and had found clothes gone, and all her stuff missing. The professor would not tell them where she was, but they knew Lori had skipped town.
"I can't believe she would do this," Piotr said , getting frustrated.
He was pacing up and done in Bobby's room.
"Dude, maybe she just neeed some time to get away from everything. You know she's been kind of stressed lately."
"yeah, "Piotr said. "but that doesn't mean anything. She has friends here, and me. We would have helped her sort this out in a second."
"maybe she didn't want anyone to sort this out for her." Rogue spoke up from her quiet spot sitting in the corner.
"that's exactly right," said a voice from the doorway. It was Logan.
Piotr looked up. "what do you know?"
"I saw her just before she went. I don't think who I was talking to woulda given her many reasons to stay either."
"why," Rogue asked. "who were you talking to?"
"you know my army contacts, from before I was given my claws," Logan said. Rogue nodded. "well, the leader of my old unit wanted to know about Lori. Wanted to know if she was a danger to anyone. She saw him in his army uniform and freaked. She ran."
Logan looked remorseful.
"and you didn't do anything to stop her from leaving?" Piotr said, turning into his Colossus form.
His face was contorted with anger and disgust.
"no," Logan said simply. "she needs time alone, and we wouldn't be helping her if we rushed out to look for her."
"but Logan-," Piotr started, but Logan cut him off.
"but nothing, Colossus. Leave Lori be, don't go looking for her. She'll come back, eventually. She just needs time to sort all this out."
A/N: well that's mo0re of my time away from work gone done the...JUST KIDDING! Lol. Anyway, review and y'all get a story.
