Four hours later, when Logan finally let her go, Emma managed to drag
herself into the shower and clean clothes before almost crawling to the
rec. room and collapsing on the couch. Her right hand brushed the ground
and Adam pushed his body beneath it as he lay down.
Emma stroked his fur a little, in a gesture of comfort. "See? I told you they were nice people. They're not going to hurt you. Even Logan. He's a very gentle man."
Adam sat up a little and gave her a look with his dark liquid eyes.
"Yeah, okay, point taken. But he's only trying to help me. You'd have to do it too if you stayed."
Emma closed her eyes and there was a strange noise, that of shifting bone and muscle. She didn't open her eyes, inwardly happy that he'd decided to change, even for a little while.
"They are strange."
"Well, dearest, so are you."
"Maybe don't wanna stay."
"You missed a word. What you meant was 'maybe *I* don't wanna stay.' Why? It's nice here. You've got this great mansion, people your age, who know your secret."
"No! They don't know yet!"
She sighed and opened her eyes, looking at Adam, who was holding his legs to his chest in a fetal position. Dark black hair still covered his body, slightly longer on his head and back. His hands still had claws like a wolf's, although larger. His teeth were wickedly sharp in a semi-human mouth.
"No Adam, they don't know. But I'll tell you what; we were lucky this morning. Charles is a very powerful telepath, and I can't stop him from going into my mind. He will find out about you. Then it will go badly for both of us."
Adam hugged his legs tighter, lowering his head at her sharp tone.
Emma took a deep breath. "I'm sorry, I don't mean to be harsh, it's just that I want you to be happy. I want to look after you. I love you. We have to tell him."
"No. Not yet."
Before Emma could get another word out, Adam shifted back into his wolf body. The conversation was ended.
**********
** "...I love you. We have to tell him."
"No. Not yet."**
Logan had very sharp hearing.
A/N: Oooer... Aren't I devious? Sorry for the short chapter, but it's such a good cliffhanger!
Emma stroked his fur a little, in a gesture of comfort. "See? I told you they were nice people. They're not going to hurt you. Even Logan. He's a very gentle man."
Adam sat up a little and gave her a look with his dark liquid eyes.
"Yeah, okay, point taken. But he's only trying to help me. You'd have to do it too if you stayed."
Emma closed her eyes and there was a strange noise, that of shifting bone and muscle. She didn't open her eyes, inwardly happy that he'd decided to change, even for a little while.
"They are strange."
"Well, dearest, so are you."
"Maybe don't wanna stay."
"You missed a word. What you meant was 'maybe *I* don't wanna stay.' Why? It's nice here. You've got this great mansion, people your age, who know your secret."
"No! They don't know yet!"
She sighed and opened her eyes, looking at Adam, who was holding his legs to his chest in a fetal position. Dark black hair still covered his body, slightly longer on his head and back. His hands still had claws like a wolf's, although larger. His teeth were wickedly sharp in a semi-human mouth.
"No Adam, they don't know. But I'll tell you what; we were lucky this morning. Charles is a very powerful telepath, and I can't stop him from going into my mind. He will find out about you. Then it will go badly for both of us."
Adam hugged his legs tighter, lowering his head at her sharp tone.
Emma took a deep breath. "I'm sorry, I don't mean to be harsh, it's just that I want you to be happy. I want to look after you. I love you. We have to tell him."
"No. Not yet."
Before Emma could get another word out, Adam shifted back into his wolf body. The conversation was ended.
**********
** "...I love you. We have to tell him."
"No. Not yet."**
Logan had very sharp hearing.
A/N: Oooer... Aren't I devious? Sorry for the short chapter, but it's such a good cliffhanger!