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Logan drove to the bar to see if Donnie had gone ahead of him. When he asked the bar tender, he learned that she had never been there. He went back to the mansion to check with Hank and Rogue's searches. They had found nothing and had even informed the Professor who had utilized the capabilities of Cerebra to locate her. Still, nothing. Logan began to become very aggitated.
"Relax Logan," the Professor suggested, "I'm sure she's fine. She would not have taken Gambit's bike unless she was sure she knew how to operate it."
"But why did she leave in the first place?" Rogue asked, "She seemed so happy this morning..."
"She's been through a lot lately Rogue," Xavier explained, "We need to give her some time on her own to absorb it all. I'm sure she'll come back when she's ready."
"And until then?"
"We wait. If you would like, I can have X-corps look out for her."
"Nah," Logan began, "if she needs time, she's gonna need space too. We'll wait."
Fortunately, they didn't have to. Donnie swaggered into the mansion late the next morning. Her clothes were slightly torn and her face was smugged with dirt and what appeared to be blood. Logan was the first to see her.
"Where'd ya go last night, Darlin'?"
"Out."
"Out where?"
"The city."
"Uh huh, well it looks like you had fun."
She shrugged.
"You're not gonna tell me what you were doing out there?"
"I don't think it's really any of your business, Logan," she glared at him.
"I think as your friend, I have a right to know."
"I'm leaving tomorrow morning," she stated abruptly.
"What?! Why?"
"I think you know why, Logan-sama."
"What, your session in the Danger Room?"
"It's not just that, Logan, it's everything. They're not comfortable with me around."
"Whadya mean?"
"I heard you all talking yesterday. You think I'm a danger to the school."
"That's just Cyclops, he's paranoid 'bout everything."
She shook her head, "Xavier's been jumpy around me ever since the night I played the violin. He's scared of me. All of them are. Everybody's gonna be a lot happier if I leave."
"You don't know that."
"I'M GUILD!!" she screamed. By this time, other people had come to investigate. "You don't think I know how these people feel about Remy?! Most of 'em want him outta here faster than they can ditch him in a frozen waste land! The only reason they tolerate him is because they feel sorry for Rogue. I don't wanna be in that kind of situation."
"I'm sure they're not gonna feel the same way about you. I mean you've helped Rogue so much..."
"Look at my hands Logan!" She held her hands up to his face. They were dirty and stained red. "That's blood! Do you know how deep it goes?" He shook his head. "Neither do I! I do know it's pretty damn deep! Some things never wash." She spun around and stormed out the door.
"Where are you goin'?"
"Confession!" she screamed back.
Gambit, who had been watching from the doorway of the lounge, turned and left the room. What had Logan seen in his eyes? Was it sadness? Logan shook off his bad feelings and went back to what he was doing.
"Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. I do not remember when my last confession was."
"Continue, Kind."
"I killed two men last night."
Kurt was stunned, "This is very serious. Please explain."
"I was angry and I went to New York to blow off some steam. They started harassin' me about my eyes and we started to fight...before I knew it, they were dead. I don't know how or why, none of their injuries were severe enough."
"You should go to the police, Donnie."
She shook her head, "They were a couple of street punks, nobody'll miss 'em. The cops'd probably thank me."
"How did it make you feel to kill these two men?"
"I didn't feel anything, I just was."
"What do you mean?"
"They could have lived they could have died, it wouldn't have made any difference. I felt no anger, no regret, no pity or sadness...I just was. There was nothing."
"I see. May I suggest then child that you pray. Pray with all your might for your soul and your sanity."
"I think it's too late for that."
Donnie slept for two hours that night and spent the rest of it packing and thinking. The next morning she began her rounds, to say goodbye to her friends...Hank, Kurt, Remy, Rogue and Logan. She wanted to say goodbye to the Cajun first, to thank him for his support and his willingness to look after her. As she approached the class rooms, she heard raised voices.
"What is yoah business here snake eyes?!"
"I 'ave no idea whot you are talkin' about."
"Ah think you do! You din' come here t' teach."
"Then please tell me whot I am here to do so tha' I can get on with it."
"Ah think you're here to infiltrate the X-men. Who sent you? Mystique? Sinister? What were your instructions? Information gatherin'? Subterfuge? Assasination?"
"You're mad!!!"
"Am Ah?"
"Yes, your debility is causing you extreme paranoia. You think ev'ryone's out to get you. You see enemies in ev'ry corna'. Maybe it's you who's against th' rest o' us."
"That's it, Sugah! Yoah ass is mine!" Rogue lunged for Andrea's throat right as Donnie stopped at the door.
"Remy!" she shouted, "Get Logan!!"
By the time Gambit and Wolverine arrived, the scuffle had bloomed into an all out fist fight. Rogue kept punching and Andrea kept dodging. The two left destruction wherever they went. They knocked over chairs, left holes in walls and basically wrecked the classroom. A small crowd had formed outside.
"Hold still ya damned snake head!"
"Not a chance skunker! One hit from your fist and you'll crush my skull!"
"That's th' idea!"
"Rogue, Andrea," Logan began, "this is only gonna end in a lotta pain, now cut it out."
Rogue turned to glare at him and Andrea took the chance to hook her across the face. Rogue raised an arm to block it, but a moment too late. Andrea's bare knuckles made contact with Rogue's skin. Both were frozen in place unable to move and then suddenly both were thrown away from each other as though given a huge jolt of electricity. Andrea's body slammed against the wall, made a sickening crack and slumped to the floor. Rogue's body hit the opposite wall and hit the floor. Everyone stared for a moment, shocked. Remy turned to Donnie.
"Go get help, chere, now! Get Dr. McCoy!"
Donnie turned to leave, but was stopped by a noise on Rogue's side of the room. Her body was thrashing against the floor, her limbs flailing wildly.
"Cajun," Logan commanded, "get sumthin' fer her to bite down on!" Gambit dashed to the desk and grabbed a pencil. He reached Rogue's flailing form and shoved it in her mouth, only to see it crushed by the sheer force of her teeth.
"It no use, she too strong."
"I'd like to see her bite through adamantium." Logan knelt beside her and placed a finger between her teeth, wincing at the pain. "Donnie go...Now!"
Donnie turned and ran to the medbay with one thought in her mind: If Andrea doesn't die, I'll kill her myself!
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Like the title says, things are getting a tad interesting. Go on and review. If you have any questions, I'll try and answer them at the end of my next chapter. I will not however, give any plot details. You just have to wait for that. =) Review...Now!!
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Logan drove to the bar to see if Donnie had gone ahead of him. When he asked the bar tender, he learned that she had never been there. He went back to the mansion to check with Hank and Rogue's searches. They had found nothing and had even informed the Professor who had utilized the capabilities of Cerebra to locate her. Still, nothing. Logan began to become very aggitated.
"Relax Logan," the Professor suggested, "I'm sure she's fine. She would not have taken Gambit's bike unless she was sure she knew how to operate it."
"But why did she leave in the first place?" Rogue asked, "She seemed so happy this morning..."
"She's been through a lot lately Rogue," Xavier explained, "We need to give her some time on her own to absorb it all. I'm sure she'll come back when she's ready."
"And until then?"
"We wait. If you would like, I can have X-corps look out for her."
"Nah," Logan began, "if she needs time, she's gonna need space too. We'll wait."
Fortunately, they didn't have to. Donnie swaggered into the mansion late the next morning. Her clothes were slightly torn and her face was smugged with dirt and what appeared to be blood. Logan was the first to see her.
"Where'd ya go last night, Darlin'?"
"Out."
"Out where?"
"The city."
"Uh huh, well it looks like you had fun."
She shrugged.
"You're not gonna tell me what you were doing out there?"
"I don't think it's really any of your business, Logan," she glared at him.
"I think as your friend, I have a right to know."
"I'm leaving tomorrow morning," she stated abruptly.
"What?! Why?"
"I think you know why, Logan-sama."
"What, your session in the Danger Room?"
"It's not just that, Logan, it's everything. They're not comfortable with me around."
"Whadya mean?"
"I heard you all talking yesterday. You think I'm a danger to the school."
"That's just Cyclops, he's paranoid 'bout everything."
She shook her head, "Xavier's been jumpy around me ever since the night I played the violin. He's scared of me. All of them are. Everybody's gonna be a lot happier if I leave."
"You don't know that."
"I'M GUILD!!" she screamed. By this time, other people had come to investigate. "You don't think I know how these people feel about Remy?! Most of 'em want him outta here faster than they can ditch him in a frozen waste land! The only reason they tolerate him is because they feel sorry for Rogue. I don't wanna be in that kind of situation."
"I'm sure they're not gonna feel the same way about you. I mean you've helped Rogue so much..."
"Look at my hands Logan!" She held her hands up to his face. They were dirty and stained red. "That's blood! Do you know how deep it goes?" He shook his head. "Neither do I! I do know it's pretty damn deep! Some things never wash." She spun around and stormed out the door.
"Where are you goin'?"
"Confession!" she screamed back.
Gambit, who had been watching from the doorway of the lounge, turned and left the room. What had Logan seen in his eyes? Was it sadness? Logan shook off his bad feelings and went back to what he was doing.
"Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. I do not remember when my last confession was."
"Continue, Kind."
"I killed two men last night."
Kurt was stunned, "This is very serious. Please explain."
"I was angry and I went to New York to blow off some steam. They started harassin' me about my eyes and we started to fight...before I knew it, they were dead. I don't know how or why, none of their injuries were severe enough."
"You should go to the police, Donnie."
She shook her head, "They were a couple of street punks, nobody'll miss 'em. The cops'd probably thank me."
"How did it make you feel to kill these two men?"
"I didn't feel anything, I just was."
"What do you mean?"
"They could have lived they could have died, it wouldn't have made any difference. I felt no anger, no regret, no pity or sadness...I just was. There was nothing."
"I see. May I suggest then child that you pray. Pray with all your might for your soul and your sanity."
"I think it's too late for that."
Donnie slept for two hours that night and spent the rest of it packing and thinking. The next morning she began her rounds, to say goodbye to her friends...Hank, Kurt, Remy, Rogue and Logan. She wanted to say goodbye to the Cajun first, to thank him for his support and his willingness to look after her. As she approached the class rooms, she heard raised voices.
"What is yoah business here snake eyes?!"
"I 'ave no idea whot you are talkin' about."
"Ah think you do! You din' come here t' teach."
"Then please tell me whot I am here to do so tha' I can get on with it."
"Ah think you're here to infiltrate the X-men. Who sent you? Mystique? Sinister? What were your instructions? Information gatherin'? Subterfuge? Assasination?"
"You're mad!!!"
"Am Ah?"
"Yes, your debility is causing you extreme paranoia. You think ev'ryone's out to get you. You see enemies in ev'ry corna'. Maybe it's you who's against th' rest o' us."
"That's it, Sugah! Yoah ass is mine!" Rogue lunged for Andrea's throat right as Donnie stopped at the door.
"Remy!" she shouted, "Get Logan!!"
By the time Gambit and Wolverine arrived, the scuffle had bloomed into an all out fist fight. Rogue kept punching and Andrea kept dodging. The two left destruction wherever they went. They knocked over chairs, left holes in walls and basically wrecked the classroom. A small crowd had formed outside.
"Hold still ya damned snake head!"
"Not a chance skunker! One hit from your fist and you'll crush my skull!"
"That's th' idea!"
"Rogue, Andrea," Logan began, "this is only gonna end in a lotta pain, now cut it out."
Rogue turned to glare at him and Andrea took the chance to hook her across the face. Rogue raised an arm to block it, but a moment too late. Andrea's bare knuckles made contact with Rogue's skin. Both were frozen in place unable to move and then suddenly both were thrown away from each other as though given a huge jolt of electricity. Andrea's body slammed against the wall, made a sickening crack and slumped to the floor. Rogue's body hit the opposite wall and hit the floor. Everyone stared for a moment, shocked. Remy turned to Donnie.
"Go get help, chere, now! Get Dr. McCoy!"
Donnie turned to leave, but was stopped by a noise on Rogue's side of the room. Her body was thrashing against the floor, her limbs flailing wildly.
"Cajun," Logan commanded, "get sumthin' fer her to bite down on!" Gambit dashed to the desk and grabbed a pencil. He reached Rogue's flailing form and shoved it in her mouth, only to see it crushed by the sheer force of her teeth.
"It no use, she too strong."
"I'd like to see her bite through adamantium." Logan knelt beside her and placed a finger between her teeth, wincing at the pain. "Donnie go...Now!"
Donnie turned and ran to the medbay with one thought in her mind: If Andrea doesn't die, I'll kill her myself!
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Like the title says, things are getting a tad interesting. Go on and review. If you have any questions, I'll try and answer them at the end of my next chapter. I will not however, give any plot details. You just have to wait for that. =) Review...Now!!