A/N: Umm... I am henceforth dropping all accents in my writing... I'm too
bad at them, and you all watch the show, so you know how they sound anyway.
And to Queen of the Jungle: I live in Melbourne. Yeah, I've noticed there's not a lot of Aussies around here. Where are you?
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Emma was pleasantly surprised to find that Logan had let her skip morning training. //But I suppose I'll have to make it up later...// She was glad to miss the opportunity of being shown up by the younger members of the institute. She had neglected developing her skills during her absence, and she was sure she would feel pain for it.
Currently, she was happy to sit in the kitchen, a mug of coffee in one had and a newspaper in the other. It was pleasant until the stampede into the kitchen by a mob of teenagers looking for breakfast. Her presence stunned most of then enough in time for her to vacate the table safely. Adam followed her in close suit. He was better than her shadow, not leaving her for even a moment.
"Emma?" Evan paused, the carton of milk halfway to his lips.
"This is a pleasant surprise." Ororo smiled at her.
"I thought Logan seemed happy." Emma chuckled at Jean's comment.
"Yes, I got back last night. Did you all have fun in the danger room?" She received a glare from all bar Ororo, who was considering the animal at Emma's feet.
"You brought a dog?"
Emma opened her mouth to correct Storm, but Kitty saved her. "He's a wolf, not a dog. And I bet he's hungry." She came closer to Adam, crouching down to gush.
Emma forestalled Kitty. "I fed him already." She could sense Adam's unease at being in a room full of people. "I think I might take a walk, find my uncle."
She exited the room, Adam on her heels. As she made her way to Charles' room, Rogue entered the hallway headed past Emma. "Good morning Rogue." She smiled.
The teen barely gave her a glance. "I guess" she muttered.
Emma grimaced at the acid in the girl's tone, but didn't worry too much. Rogue had never really taken to her. But she supposed that Rogue kept everyone at a distance. She looked down at Adam. "That's Rogue. She has angst. Don't worry about her too much, but... make sure you don't touch her skin."
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"It certainly is good to have you back, we can certainly use your help with all the new recruits. Although I'm not sure about your friend." Charles looked at Adam.
"He's very smart, and well trained. How can it hurt for these kids to have a pet?" She winced inwardly and hoped that the wolf didn't take offence to being called a pet.
He was silent for a moment. "He seems a little... jumpy."
"He'll be fine once he gets used to life here." Emma hoped fervently that she wasn't lying.
"Where did you say you picked him up?" The professor's eyes bored into hers and she hoped fervently that he wasn't probing her just yet. She hadn't said where Adam had come from, and for good reason. Luckily for Emma and Adam, someone knocked on the door.
"Yes, come in."
Logan stuck his head in the door. "Charles, have you seen-" He saw Emma. "Ah, I see you have. I'll come back -"
"No, we're not busy." Emma jumped in quickly. "What is it?"
"Well the kids are all off to school, so I thought we'd get in some training."
"Ah, yes. Great." She masked her apprehension as well as she could. "Well then Charles, I'll talk to you about this later. Can't miss any more training than I already have."
And to Queen of the Jungle: I live in Melbourne. Yeah, I've noticed there's not a lot of Aussies around here. Where are you?
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Emma was pleasantly surprised to find that Logan had let her skip morning training. //But I suppose I'll have to make it up later...// She was glad to miss the opportunity of being shown up by the younger members of the institute. She had neglected developing her skills during her absence, and she was sure she would feel pain for it.
Currently, she was happy to sit in the kitchen, a mug of coffee in one had and a newspaper in the other. It was pleasant until the stampede into the kitchen by a mob of teenagers looking for breakfast. Her presence stunned most of then enough in time for her to vacate the table safely. Adam followed her in close suit. He was better than her shadow, not leaving her for even a moment.
"Emma?" Evan paused, the carton of milk halfway to his lips.
"This is a pleasant surprise." Ororo smiled at her.
"I thought Logan seemed happy." Emma chuckled at Jean's comment.
"Yes, I got back last night. Did you all have fun in the danger room?" She received a glare from all bar Ororo, who was considering the animal at Emma's feet.
"You brought a dog?"
Emma opened her mouth to correct Storm, but Kitty saved her. "He's a wolf, not a dog. And I bet he's hungry." She came closer to Adam, crouching down to gush.
Emma forestalled Kitty. "I fed him already." She could sense Adam's unease at being in a room full of people. "I think I might take a walk, find my uncle."
She exited the room, Adam on her heels. As she made her way to Charles' room, Rogue entered the hallway headed past Emma. "Good morning Rogue." She smiled.
The teen barely gave her a glance. "I guess" she muttered.
Emma grimaced at the acid in the girl's tone, but didn't worry too much. Rogue had never really taken to her. But she supposed that Rogue kept everyone at a distance. She looked down at Adam. "That's Rogue. She has angst. Don't worry about her too much, but... make sure you don't touch her skin."
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"It certainly is good to have you back, we can certainly use your help with all the new recruits. Although I'm not sure about your friend." Charles looked at Adam.
"He's very smart, and well trained. How can it hurt for these kids to have a pet?" She winced inwardly and hoped that the wolf didn't take offence to being called a pet.
He was silent for a moment. "He seems a little... jumpy."
"He'll be fine once he gets used to life here." Emma hoped fervently that she wasn't lying.
"Where did you say you picked him up?" The professor's eyes bored into hers and she hoped fervently that he wasn't probing her just yet. She hadn't said where Adam had come from, and for good reason. Luckily for Emma and Adam, someone knocked on the door.
"Yes, come in."
Logan stuck his head in the door. "Charles, have you seen-" He saw Emma. "Ah, I see you have. I'll come back -"
"No, we're not busy." Emma jumped in quickly. "What is it?"
"Well the kids are all off to school, so I thought we'd get in some training."
"Ah, yes. Great." She masked her apprehension as well as she could. "Well then Charles, I'll talk to you about this later. Can't miss any more training than I already have."