Note: The lyrics in this chapter are from 'Hurricane' by Something Corporate.
Time Warp: Chapter 13-Wonders Never Cease
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There was a brief puff of greyish smoke and a strange sound that caught Hallie's attention. As the fog cleared she noticed a very blue kid with a tail, standing there on her side of the gate. "You must be Kurt." she said matter-of-factly, kneeling beside Logan.
"Ja," the boy replied, raising an eyebrow in concern when he spotted Logan down on the ground, crouched in pain. Nightcrawler approached him quickly and put a three fingered hand on his shoulder, then reached toward Hallie. "Hang on, this might make you feel a bit woozy."
Hallie stared for a second, finding the blue boy's German accent very suiting for him. She nodded, not thinking twice about Kurt's appearance as she took his hand, then they all dissappeared.
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"Professor?" Rogue called quietly with an urgency to her voice, as she came around the corner where the infirmary was.
Xavier turned around in his chair, looking away from Hallie who he'd been talking to. "Yes, Rogue?" he asked calmly.
Hallie glanced at Rogue, then focused back on the floor as she shifted impatiently from foot to foot, her hands stuffed in the pockets of her sweatpants. She felt kind of awkward, standing there in her pajamas. In her haste to get Logan back to the institute she didn't get a chance to change her clothes.
Rogue focused on the Professor, her eyes showing concern. "What's wrong with Logan? Kurt told me he had ta go get 'im."
"Don't worry Rogue," Charles told her soothingly. "as I've just explained to Hallie here, he's going to be fine. Hank is monitoring him through the transformation."
"You mean-" Rogue started.
"He's gonna be an adult again." Hallie finished, looking over at Rogue.
Rogue now looked confused as she stared at Hallie. "You knew?"
"Yeh. I kinda figured it out, then he told me the rest." she said slowly, nodding and continuing to glance into the infirmary.
"Hallie, you're welcome to stay until he wakes up if you like." Charles told her with a comforting smile before Rogue could question her further.
Hallie started to glance off to the side. She wanted to stay with him; he was her friend now, the only one she really had. But she didn't know if she could do that. The confines of the mansion were just too much for her now, and she didn't feel like having to answer a bazillion questions from the other kids. "Uh, I...can't stay." she said with a sigh, then smiled. "Jus' have Logan stop by my place when he can."
Xavier nodded, folding his hands over his lap. "I can certainly do that."
Hallie nodded, then half smiled towards Rogue in a sort of 'see-ya', and started down the hall. Just as she was turning the corner, she half turned and grinned at Xavier with a wave. "Thanks baldy."
The Professor sighed with a roll of his eyes, giving Rogue a mild glare when he heard a short laugh escape her lips. Shaking his head, Charles gestured for Rogue to leave for now, then rolled his chair into the infirmary.
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Standing there with your smile blinding
Your eyes from seeing
My face as I'm dying
To figure out a girl
But she drifts so far away
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When Hallie stepped outside the mansion and made her way back out the gates, she realized that she had no way of getting back to her loft. She raised an eyebrow slyly as she eyed Logan's bike that was still parked just by the gate. Biting her lower lip and glancing around, she mounted the bike and kicked up the stand, smiling at the dangling keys that she'd left in the ignition. "He wouldn't mind *that* much, would he?" Hallie asked herself aloud, then shook her head. "Naw, he'll understand..." she grinned mischievously, then gunned the engine and peeled out as she raced down the road.
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Logan slowly woke to the sounds of beeping machines in the infirmary. He groaned lowly, turning his head to the side where he saw Hank and the Professor.
"Ah, Logan, you're awake." the Professor greeted cheerfully, nodding towards Beast.
Hank approached Logan's side and carefully pulled out his IV, then started to take off the other monitoring devices stuck to his chest. "You'll be glad to know that you should be back to your usual self now." the blue furred doctor grinned, showing his fangs.
Logan grunted as he sat up, immediately recognizing that he had gained back his muscles and those few lost inches of height. He looked around the room with furrowed eyebrows.
"What's wrong Logan?" Charles asked, confused.
"Where's Hallie?" he asked gruffly as he slowly began standing.
The Professor looked at him, seeing the slight disappointment and worry in his eyes. "Ah, yes, Hallie felt she had to return home. She asked me to have you go there once you were able."
Logan nodded with a grunt, "Well, I'm able." he brushed past Charles and Hank to go to his room and throw some clothes on before leaving. There was a wrenching in his gut, and he was afraid that Hallie might be taking off again. He wasn't sure if it was because he had changed, though she didn't seem bothered by it before, or if it was because of her own reasons.
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After packing most of her belongings into a large old dufflebag, Hallie plopped down on the couch to relax for a little while. She was about to turn on the tv when there was a knock at her door. Realizing who it probably was, Hallie hopped over the back of the couch and ran to open the door.
Logan stood there with an unsure look on his face. "Syndee wasn't around, so I let myself in." he said lowly.
Hallie stood in the doorway looking him over. "Wow." she said with a smirk. "You've definetly got more muscle on ya." she winked, then grabbed Logan's arm, pulling him inside. "A bit taller too."
Stepping inside, Logan stood with his arms over his chest, watching Hallie. "So, me bein' diff'rent ain't the reason you took off?" he raised an eyebrow.
"Nope." she shook her head slowly, then leaned back on her heels and stuffed her hands in her pockets. "I jus'...didn't wanna get the 20 questions from everyone at the institute."
"Ah, I getcha." Logan smiled, then gave a nod of understanding. He watched as Hallie shifted around, then noticed the corner of the dufflebag that poked out from the other side of the couch. "Goin' somewhere?"
"Uh..." Hallie scrunched up her face, then tucked her long bangs behind her ears. "Oh yeh, sorry 'bout takin' yer bike, I didn't have any other way ta get home." she said, changing the subject.
Logan grunted. "Naw, it's okay. I'll jus' load it into the truck on my way back."
Hallie nodded slowly, then turned her attention to the floor, suddenly finding her old sneakers really interesting.
"Ya gonna answer my question now?" Logan smirked with a raised eyebrow.
Sighing and rolling her eyes, Hallie raised her head to meet Logan's intense gaze. "Yeh, I'm leaving again Logan. I gotta move on, I been here way too long as it is. B'sides, I ain't spendin' the rest of those detentions with just me an' Duncan."
Logan chuckled softly, then let out a long, sad sigh. He knew why she had to move on. He more than anyone else could understand it, but that didn't make him want her to stay any less. He started to shrug out of his leather jacket, then handed it to Hallie. "I figured as much. I want ya to have this Hal."
"Logan, I can't-"
"I want you to." he watched her slowly take it from him, then put it on. Logan smirked at how big it was on her, the sleaves completely hiding her hands. "Oh, yeh, I got'cha somethin' else too."
Hallie raised an eyebrow as Logan started to fish around in his pocket.
He pulled out a cell phone and handed it to her. "I picked this up on my way here." he smiled lopsidedly. "So we can keep in touch. I put the mansion's number in there already."
Hallie examined the phone in her hand for a minute, then slipped it in the pocket of the jacket Logan gave her. She looked up at him, tears in her eyes. "Thanks Logan." she wiped at her tears, then wrapped her arms around Logan and hugged him tightly. "I'll come back here and see you okay? Your still my best friend."
Logan patted her back gently and nodded. "Jus' don't make it too long 'kay kid?"
"Okay." Hallie pulled away slowly, then walked around the couch and grabbed her dufflebag.
"See ya 'round Hallie." Logan raised a hand and waved, then stepped out the door. He had to walk away, to be the first to leave, otherwise he never would have been able to go. He wouldn't have been able to stand seeing Hallie go off all alone.
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Hallie furiously wiped at the tears staining her cheeks, then adjusted the dufflebag in her hand and slipped out the door after she was sure Logan had gone.
Just as she'd stepped outside the bar, preparing to head towards the bus station, Hallie noticed Logan's motorcycle sitting there with the keys in the ignition and a note on the seat. She smiled as she read it;
-I'm expectin' this back kid. -Logan
*****The End*****
Time Warp: Chapter 13-Wonders Never Cease
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There was a brief puff of greyish smoke and a strange sound that caught Hallie's attention. As the fog cleared she noticed a very blue kid with a tail, standing there on her side of the gate. "You must be Kurt." she said matter-of-factly, kneeling beside Logan.
"Ja," the boy replied, raising an eyebrow in concern when he spotted Logan down on the ground, crouched in pain. Nightcrawler approached him quickly and put a three fingered hand on his shoulder, then reached toward Hallie. "Hang on, this might make you feel a bit woozy."
Hallie stared for a second, finding the blue boy's German accent very suiting for him. She nodded, not thinking twice about Kurt's appearance as she took his hand, then they all dissappeared.
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"Professor?" Rogue called quietly with an urgency to her voice, as she came around the corner where the infirmary was.
Xavier turned around in his chair, looking away from Hallie who he'd been talking to. "Yes, Rogue?" he asked calmly.
Hallie glanced at Rogue, then focused back on the floor as she shifted impatiently from foot to foot, her hands stuffed in the pockets of her sweatpants. She felt kind of awkward, standing there in her pajamas. In her haste to get Logan back to the institute she didn't get a chance to change her clothes.
Rogue focused on the Professor, her eyes showing concern. "What's wrong with Logan? Kurt told me he had ta go get 'im."
"Don't worry Rogue," Charles told her soothingly. "as I've just explained to Hallie here, he's going to be fine. Hank is monitoring him through the transformation."
"You mean-" Rogue started.
"He's gonna be an adult again." Hallie finished, looking over at Rogue.
Rogue now looked confused as she stared at Hallie. "You knew?"
"Yeh. I kinda figured it out, then he told me the rest." she said slowly, nodding and continuing to glance into the infirmary.
"Hallie, you're welcome to stay until he wakes up if you like." Charles told her with a comforting smile before Rogue could question her further.
Hallie started to glance off to the side. She wanted to stay with him; he was her friend now, the only one she really had. But she didn't know if she could do that. The confines of the mansion were just too much for her now, and she didn't feel like having to answer a bazillion questions from the other kids. "Uh, I...can't stay." she said with a sigh, then smiled. "Jus' have Logan stop by my place when he can."
Xavier nodded, folding his hands over his lap. "I can certainly do that."
Hallie nodded, then half smiled towards Rogue in a sort of 'see-ya', and started down the hall. Just as she was turning the corner, she half turned and grinned at Xavier with a wave. "Thanks baldy."
The Professor sighed with a roll of his eyes, giving Rogue a mild glare when he heard a short laugh escape her lips. Shaking his head, Charles gestured for Rogue to leave for now, then rolled his chair into the infirmary.
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Standing there with your smile blinding
Your eyes from seeing
My face as I'm dying
To figure out a girl
But she drifts so far away
*****
When Hallie stepped outside the mansion and made her way back out the gates, she realized that she had no way of getting back to her loft. She raised an eyebrow slyly as she eyed Logan's bike that was still parked just by the gate. Biting her lower lip and glancing around, she mounted the bike and kicked up the stand, smiling at the dangling keys that she'd left in the ignition. "He wouldn't mind *that* much, would he?" Hallie asked herself aloud, then shook her head. "Naw, he'll understand..." she grinned mischievously, then gunned the engine and peeled out as she raced down the road.
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Logan slowly woke to the sounds of beeping machines in the infirmary. He groaned lowly, turning his head to the side where he saw Hank and the Professor.
"Ah, Logan, you're awake." the Professor greeted cheerfully, nodding towards Beast.
Hank approached Logan's side and carefully pulled out his IV, then started to take off the other monitoring devices stuck to his chest. "You'll be glad to know that you should be back to your usual self now." the blue furred doctor grinned, showing his fangs.
Logan grunted as he sat up, immediately recognizing that he had gained back his muscles and those few lost inches of height. He looked around the room with furrowed eyebrows.
"What's wrong Logan?" Charles asked, confused.
"Where's Hallie?" he asked gruffly as he slowly began standing.
The Professor looked at him, seeing the slight disappointment and worry in his eyes. "Ah, yes, Hallie felt she had to return home. She asked me to have you go there once you were able."
Logan nodded with a grunt, "Well, I'm able." he brushed past Charles and Hank to go to his room and throw some clothes on before leaving. There was a wrenching in his gut, and he was afraid that Hallie might be taking off again. He wasn't sure if it was because he had changed, though she didn't seem bothered by it before, or if it was because of her own reasons.
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After packing most of her belongings into a large old dufflebag, Hallie plopped down on the couch to relax for a little while. She was about to turn on the tv when there was a knock at her door. Realizing who it probably was, Hallie hopped over the back of the couch and ran to open the door.
Logan stood there with an unsure look on his face. "Syndee wasn't around, so I let myself in." he said lowly.
Hallie stood in the doorway looking him over. "Wow." she said with a smirk. "You've definetly got more muscle on ya." she winked, then grabbed Logan's arm, pulling him inside. "A bit taller too."
Stepping inside, Logan stood with his arms over his chest, watching Hallie. "So, me bein' diff'rent ain't the reason you took off?" he raised an eyebrow.
"Nope." she shook her head slowly, then leaned back on her heels and stuffed her hands in her pockets. "I jus'...didn't wanna get the 20 questions from everyone at the institute."
"Ah, I getcha." Logan smiled, then gave a nod of understanding. He watched as Hallie shifted around, then noticed the corner of the dufflebag that poked out from the other side of the couch. "Goin' somewhere?"
"Uh..." Hallie scrunched up her face, then tucked her long bangs behind her ears. "Oh yeh, sorry 'bout takin' yer bike, I didn't have any other way ta get home." she said, changing the subject.
Logan grunted. "Naw, it's okay. I'll jus' load it into the truck on my way back."
Hallie nodded slowly, then turned her attention to the floor, suddenly finding her old sneakers really interesting.
"Ya gonna answer my question now?" Logan smirked with a raised eyebrow.
Sighing and rolling her eyes, Hallie raised her head to meet Logan's intense gaze. "Yeh, I'm leaving again Logan. I gotta move on, I been here way too long as it is. B'sides, I ain't spendin' the rest of those detentions with just me an' Duncan."
Logan chuckled softly, then let out a long, sad sigh. He knew why she had to move on. He more than anyone else could understand it, but that didn't make him want her to stay any less. He started to shrug out of his leather jacket, then handed it to Hallie. "I figured as much. I want ya to have this Hal."
"Logan, I can't-"
"I want you to." he watched her slowly take it from him, then put it on. Logan smirked at how big it was on her, the sleaves completely hiding her hands. "Oh, yeh, I got'cha somethin' else too."
Hallie raised an eyebrow as Logan started to fish around in his pocket.
He pulled out a cell phone and handed it to her. "I picked this up on my way here." he smiled lopsidedly. "So we can keep in touch. I put the mansion's number in there already."
Hallie examined the phone in her hand for a minute, then slipped it in the pocket of the jacket Logan gave her. She looked up at him, tears in her eyes. "Thanks Logan." she wiped at her tears, then wrapped her arms around Logan and hugged him tightly. "I'll come back here and see you okay? Your still my best friend."
Logan patted her back gently and nodded. "Jus' don't make it too long 'kay kid?"
"Okay." Hallie pulled away slowly, then walked around the couch and grabbed her dufflebag.
"See ya 'round Hallie." Logan raised a hand and waved, then stepped out the door. He had to walk away, to be the first to leave, otherwise he never would have been able to go. He wouldn't have been able to stand seeing Hallie go off all alone.
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Hallie furiously wiped at the tears staining her cheeks, then adjusted the dufflebag in her hand and slipped out the door after she was sure Logan had gone.
Just as she'd stepped outside the bar, preparing to head towards the bus station, Hallie noticed Logan's motorcycle sitting there with the keys in the ignition and a note on the seat. She smiled as she read it;
-I'm expectin' this back kid. -Logan
*****The End*****