Marie D'Ancanto

Had Emma actually intended this to happen she could not have found a worse place for me to accidentally stumble upon her brother. Having seen Kitty off to her classes and the youngest children to their activities, I was herding down a grumpy Lachlan to the garage,

"Don't wanna," he complained taking a swift kick at my legs. I rolled my eyes in frustration; no tweeny should be acting like a toddler.

"Look Lachlan, you chose workshop-not me. It's not my fault you're too old to watch television with the youngsters and too young to have a TV in your room- now scat go on. Garage now!"

With that, I gave him a look I had learnt from Logan. Terrified he raced into the garage with me following on his heels to make sure he didn't create a trap door and sneak back into the living room. Lachlan's mutation allowed him to create doors in any infrastructure and from any material- when the time came he would be of astounding use to the X-Men.

Thankfully, Jimmy was in the garage, sitting apart from the workshop group with Colossus who was helping him with some artwork. Taking interest, I pushed Lachlan in the direction of the workshop class and sat down with them.

I laughed, it was a drawing of Jimmy sitting in the midst of a wrecked science lab, his hair singed with ash and his astonished face blackened from the explosion.

"Uh Jimmy is there something you wanted to tell me?"

He shrugged innocently, "Nope, not today anyway"

Ruffling his hair I finally took in my surroundings and felt sick, I had actually forgotten that Logan taught the workshop kids. After having hotwired Scott's numerous vehicles numerous times, Xavier had seen Logan's potential and assigned him classes. Logan had volunteered for the Danger Room but the Professor had argued that Scott was the better leader and-unlike Logan-didn't take a pleasure in beating up the students.

Looking up from the radiator, he motioned the kids forward to show them the work. Dusty and covered in patches of oil, he grabbed an old rag and used it to wipe the sweat from his face. I inhaled sharply remembering his hard muscles, his gruff voice whispering sweet nothings in my ear…

I shook my head sharply, opened my eyes and focused again. Immediately regretting it as my vision swam before me. Hand to my temple I blinked and tried to recover from the dizzy spell.

"Are…are you okay?" looking up I saw Emma's brother standing before me, his face lined with concern, I cast a quick glance to Logan, he was watching.

I couldn't…not in front of him. Agonised I searched my mind desperately for something to send him away-then the image of Logan kissing Emma swam before me.

"Pardon? Oh you're sweet for asking, I guess I'm just a little touched by the sun"

Jimmy and Colossus stared at me. True we were sitting in the sunshine but it was so weak today that Jimmy was wearing a jumper.

"Would…should…could I take you inside?" his hand was stretching to me, visibly trembling. I flashed him a brilliant smile,

"Thank-you, you're a perfect gentleman"

Slipping my arm through his and pressing my body against his-just a little- I allowed him to lead me inside. All the time ignoring Logan's accusing glare,

I couldn't afford for my heart to break right now.