Hey I'm sorry guys. I know this is like déjà vu and all but I accidentally left out something that is important to the plot so if you think you can survive it please read this chapter.

Oh yeah! I also forgot disclaimers. I don't own nothin' cept Alix and later a few others so please don't sue! All you'll get is 10 dollars in pennies and a poster of Logan with lipstick marks all over it. ( TeeHee!!

It was a cold rainy day and the strong wind that was blowing didn't help to bring comfort to anyone outside. Logan was out taking a walk to clear his mind as he had done so many times since Jean's supposed "death" a moth ago. He didn't know where he was going. He never did. He just let his feet take him where they would.

Well this time, his feet brought him to a small shopping plaza which happened to have a CVS. He decided to go inside and see if they had anything worthwhile. Maybe he'd find something for Rogue, her birthday was coming up.

The store was deserted except for a lone cashier at the register. Logan started down an isle that had some nice looking leather gloves on display. "These would be perfect for Rogue" he thought to himself as he picked up a pair of black leather gloves that looked like they would end just above Rogue's elbow.

He was about to head towards the cash register when he had a strange feeling that some one was watching him. He took two more steps. He was positive now. Someone was following him. He took one more step and, in one swift motion, pivoted around and put out his claws, expecting to be met with an ambush. The only thing he was met with was an empty isle. He had decided to ignore his instincts and continue to the checkout when someone from behind him asked "Sir, are you a mutant?" The voice belonged to a young girl who looked to be about 13. She was of medium height, slender but muscular build, and had brown eyes and hair. Her hair was short, but long enough to be pulled back into a ponytail which it was at the moment. Logan also noticed a familiar look in the girl's eyes. That kind of hollow look that said that she had been through more than any normal person would hope to go through in a lifetime. He saw that same look in the eyes of many kids who came to the mansion.

Logan, unsure of how to answer the girl's question, replied with another one. "What would you do if I said yes?" he growled.

"Probably ask you for a ride." The girl answered unfazed by Logan's tough guy act. (Not that it was an act but you get the idea) "I'm a mutant too." the girl said ending the awkward silence that followed her request for a ride.

Logan knew he should bring her to Xavier's. He sighed. "Come on kid. If it's free food and board you're lookin' for, I know just the place."

Logan bought the gloves and left the store with the girl tagging along behind. "What's your name kid?" Logan asked.

"Alix" she replied. "What's yours?" "Logan" He mumbled. "I thought you were gonna give me a ride." She said as they left the parking lot.

"Normally I would, but I walked here." He replied.

"Oh. How far is the walk?"

"'Bout a mile." Logan heard the girl groan as he said this. He looked over to make a smart ass remark. That's when he realized the girls clothing. She was only wearing a ratty old T-shirt, a pair of ripped up jeans, and a backpack. The backpack, he noticed, had many holes. This would be expected of an old backpack, which it was, but these holes appeared to be in a pattern, as if they had some kind of purpose. "Oh well." he thought and shrugged it off.

"You cold ki-, Alix?" he corrected himself. "A little." she said through chattering teeth. "Here." he said offering his brown leather jacket which Alix graciously accepted. "Are you cold now?" she asked Logan. "No. I'm fine." he said lying through his teeth. "Yeah right!" he thought. "It's friggin' freezing out! Not to mention the rain!" Alix knew he was lying. "You can't lie to a telepath." she said. Logan smiled at this. She reminded him of Jean. "So, is that your power?" he asked. "Among others." she replied mischievously. That was when Logan noticed that the rain had stopped. Well.sort of.

It was raining all around except for where he and Alix were standing. It was quite strange because when Logan looked up there was a sheet of water above his head. It just refused to come down. "What the." Logan muttered.

"You said you were cold so I helped as best I could." Alix said to the bewildered Logan.
"Thanks." He said "But I didn't actually say I was cold." This made
Alix laugh.
"No." she giggled. "But you were sure as heck thinking it!" "So what other powers ya got?" asked Logan. "Well, for starters, this isn't exactly my true form. My true form isn't that different, just a few modifications." As she said this she began to morph. Her hair turned an aqua blue. Her eyes turned blue as well, but not normal blue. This was a liquid blue, metallic blue; as if the color in her eyes were moving and swirling. like the ocean.

Her hands and feet also changed. Her hands became webbed and her feet became flippers. Her skin however remained the same tan color which beautifully contrasted her hair and eyes. "Well, what d' you think?" she asked.

"Whoa." Logan said in amazement. "You mean you don't think I look freakish?" "You didn't think my claws were freakish, and besides, once you meet Kurt you'll rethink that whole 'freakish' thing."

Alix shrugged. "Anyways to answer your question, I can also shoot water out of my hands with 5 times the force of a fire engine hose; I can breathe under water, see under water, manipulate water, cling to walls, and read minds." she said all in one breath. "Actually, I wasn't able to read minds until about a month ago. Weird isn't it? Anyways, when the rain stopped coming down it was because I was manipulating it" she explained. "So what else can you do?" she asked Logan. "I can heal myself" Logan said quickly. Now that the attention was on him, he was a bit uncomfortable. Being in the spotlight wasn't exactly his favorite thing. "I've been meaning to ask you something" Alix said. "Shoot" was Logan's response. "Who's Jean Grey? She's been on your mind a lot. I didn't mean to snoop or anything, but you were thinking really loud." Logan had to fight tears as the memories flooded back to him. "Why? Why did she do it?" He asked himself over and over. But when he remembered that look of determination on Jean's face he had to smile. "Stubborn Jean." He thought. "Once she got her mind made up no one, not even the professor, could change it." Logan had just opened his mouth to reply when Alix said "Oh, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have asked." He realized that she had been reading his mind and knew exactly who Jean was. "Don't worry about it. It's probably time I got it off my chest any way. How much do you already know?" "Only that she's very pretty and dead, or at least most of your friends think she is. You're not so sure. Oh, and that you really liked her." Logan blushed. "Okay well she was really just a friend. I guess I wanted her to be more but she was already engaged to a guy named Scott." "Is that the guy with the really weird glasses?" "Yeah- Hey, how did you know?" She tapped her temple. "Duh" Logan sighed. "I'm gonna have to get used to this." "Anyways," he continued. "She was engaged to Scott or, as you call him, the guy with the funny glasses. So one night the professor-" "Who's the professor?" "You'll meet him when we get to the mansion." "The mansion! What mansion?" "Oh boy" Logan sighed. "This is gonna be a long walk isn't it."

So Logan spent the rest of the walk explaining to Alix exactly where they were going and after that was settled, he finished his story about Jean without any interruptions.