"Leora, Move…" Kitty had seen the falling Debris over her head but Leora was gone. Something wasn't right with the situation, it was like she was in a trance Kitty tried to rush and move her but everything fell and hit her from over head first, and kitty just froze. She had totally forgotten about the fighting around her, and she began to panic. After sometime the battle had stopped and kitty had phased through some Debris that had been falling after it all. "Leora!!!" She ran straight into the pile and dragged the girl out. He had taken her outside near an alley hoping that Scott or Jean or someone would come.

"Hey Kit-ster…" Leora said sitting up against the wall.

"Don't move.. I think something might be broken."

"I know something's broken… trust me I've been in worse situations before." She said remembering the timess her parent would beat her for no apparent reason, except for the fact that they were drunk or high. She suddenly felt very light headed and weak. "Maybe I shouldn't have moved this time.. listen before I black out I want you to give Sir Lance-a-lot a message for me?" She said.

"uhmm.. ok??" Kitty was confused, Leora was talking like she was going to die and that scared Kitty.

"Tell him Lady L was never mad with him, and still holds him on a high pedastal in her heart, and is very sorry to have cause him such trouble." She finished and passed out just then.

"Leora?!?!?!" Kitty asked when a tall shadow stood tall over them.

"come on Half-pint, we've been looking for you two." He said lifting the unconscious girl with ease.

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        Time had gone by and Leora was still unconscious. It seems that her mental stability had been pretty low and the last blow sent her into a coma. It was a bad thing to move her, but it was inevitable when the Institute blew up. They had then had to save the little bit of their friends that had been captured and save the professor. The institute was now partly recreated but enough to let people live there and Leora still wasn't awake. The BOM had been missing for a quite a while. Luckily shool had been out for the summer.

        Kitty Pryde was sitting next to Leora's bed. She didn't understand the message she had wanted her to give Lance. Yes she had told him just before the whole mess broke loose. She told him exactly as she had said it 'Lady L was never mad with you and stil hold him on a high Pedastal in her heart and is very sorry to cause him such trouble.' As soon as he said that his eyes softened and he had the most tranquil look on his face for the moment. Kitty was becoming angry and sad. Angry because thoughts of Leora and Lance probably having a past relationship or something, something deep and probably passionate, and sad because when Lance comes back will he continue to hang out with kitty.. leading her on or will he break her heart and get back together with Leora. Then thoughts of how close Leora and Pietro came to mind, she'll be heart broken when she finds out her… whatever they are… was behind most of the mess that went on, giving Lance a reason to be with her and they'll fall in love again.

"Hey Kitty…" A Voice said in the corner of the room.. it was Lance Alvers. "Interesting ways a person could get in here when there are way too many holes that still need to be filled in.

"Lance.." Kitty threw herself into his arms he held her for a moment but then wet to the bed to inspect his sister who's hair was now waist length since a good chunk of it was burned up when the institue blew up.

"She's going to be upset when she wakes up." Lance said burshing a few strands from her face.

" I would if my hair was that long a beautiful." Kitty said scrutinizing his face.

"I can't stay for long.. I just came to see how she was doing."

"I feel like a truck hit me…" Leora murmured, Lance just laughed.

"What kind of Truck??"

"That ratty old Ice cream Truck we fixed up for our tree house when we were nine." Leora said with a weak smile.

"The one when you nearly set on fire when we were eleven??" He asked unaware of the other X-men in the room.

"I didn't set it on fire dummy.. you did with that stupid lantern."

"But you knocked it over."

"You pushed me!!"

"Cause you sprayed me with that girly smelling stuff!!" Everyone snickered a bit and he sent them all a look.

"That's because you put ice down my shirt!" She said.

"Only because you dumped Soda in my hair."

"Because you put my underwear on the flag in school."

"Got me there…" He said smiling. "Listen, I've got some business to take care of.. So, I won't be back until our birthday.."

"You promise.." She said up looking at the sheet on the bed. "You told me that before you left."

"Yeah… I promise." He said giving her his brown vest, the one he never takes off.

"This thing Reeks!!" Leora held it arms' length.

"Yeah.. I've been meaning to wash it… but you could do it."

Typical.." She sighed.

"I'll be back for it."

"You better.. Or I won't even apologize next time." She said pouting.

"Promise.. I'll be back the night before our birthday…" He sighed and walked away.

"He doesn't even know how to say good-bye anymore…" Leora pouted then noticed the shape the institue was in. "Someone want to explain??"

"How about you explain first…" Kurt teleported to the foot of the bed. Everyone gathered around.

"You guys are weird.. you never even thought to ask me of my last name… the only people who actually know is the Professor and Logan."

"Last name??" Kitty asked.

"Lady L??" Rogue asked.

"Tis i…" Leora said.

"The Lady ?? God how could ah have not seen it befo' " Rogue said getting everyone's attention. "Leora Alvers!! The long gone twin.."

"I'm not long, and not gone.. but I am a twin." Leora said.

"Why didn't you tell us??"

"I didn't think it was any of your business." She said. "Besides, I was mad with Lance." She said standing up slightly wobbly."

"You shouldn't stand yet…" Jean set her back down.

"I know I know… I shouldn't but I usually do anyway. So either somebody tell me what happened here or I will walk away."

"Well.." Scott started unable to tell her that Pietro had contributed to the mess they're still recovering from.