-~*Chapter Three*~-

~*Beaten*~

The buzzer rang inside the institute.

"Hello?" Logan answered.

"Logan?" a shaky voice asked.

"Yes who is this?" Logan asked.

"Logan it's Alyssa, something terrible happened, I need to speak to Xavier." Alyssa's shaky voice said letting out a cry.

"I'll be right out." Logan opened the gate and went downstairs to the front door and watched a red jaguar pull up in front of the institute. Alyssa got out as the rain covered her from head to toe, one of her cheeks were purple and she looked like she'd been crying a lot. She ran to Logan and put her arms around him hoping he would give her comfort.

"Oh Logan I never knew people disliked mutants so much." She cried in his arms as he brushed her hair out of her face and led her inside.

"What happened?" Logan asked helping her sit down in the living room, there was no one here, it was night and most of them were asleep.

"I went into a pub to get a drink" she paused remembering what happened. "And then this guy took me by the wrist" she held up her wrist where there was now a bruise. "He wouldn't let me go so I shocked him, then he got me outside and he." she paused and she cried harder "He tried to rape me" she cried even louder remembering what he did to her. "But I shocked him, so then his friends came out and they beat me up." she covered her face with her hands and cried harder. Logan put an arm around her to comfort her and she flung her arms around him and cried on his shoulder.

"Shhh, its ok your safe now" Logan held her tight to him. Not to long passed when Alyssa fell asleep in his arms, Logan lifted her up in his arms and took her to his bed where he laid her on it and sat in a chair next to her and watched her sleep.

Alyssa's eyes Fluttered open and she looked at her surroundings, she was in Logan's room, so she remembered. She sat up and looked at the empty chair next to her. The door squeaked open and from it Logan was walking towards her with a tray in his hands.

"Morning beautiful" Logan said smiling at her as she blushed.

"What happened?" Alyssa asked looking at him with a smile on her face.

"You cried yourself to sleep and I brought you up here." Logan set the tray in front of her.

"All this for me?" Alyssa asked looking at the pancakes and the glass of orange juice, there was even a small rose in a small vase there, She smiled at the rose and smelt it. "Thank you Logan." She took the fork and knife and cut a small piece of pancake and looked at him. "You want some, I couldn't possibly eat all this." She smiled and held out the bit of pancake near him as he took it from her and ate it. She smiled at him and took a piece for herself.

"These are good pancakes, you make these?" Alyssa smiled at him and took a sip of orange juice.

"If I made them they would be burnt" Alyssa giggled and handed him another piece.

After they finished the breakfast Alyssa got up and tried to walk on her bruised legs only to wobble and fall down, she giggled at herself and got up and sat on the bed.

"You want any help?" Logan asked looking at her as he held the tray and got ready to take it back down.

"No its ok I need to do this by myself." She turned around and smiled at him and got up off the bed and began walking to the door. Logan opened the door for her and she walked with him to the kitchen where Ororo was making Breakfast and some students were sat at the counter eating it.

"Good morning Logan." Ororo smiled at Alyssa as she wobbled around the kitchen and found a seat to sit on.

"Hey Logan." Rouge smiled at him and looked at Alyssa.

"Hey kid." Logan smiled and put the dishes in the sink.

"How are you feeling Alyssa?" Ororo asked looking at the bruises on her face and arms.

"I feel fine except for the little shots of pain I get now and then." She smiled trying to forget what happened.

"What happened to you anyway?" Bobby asked curious how she got the bruises.

"Got into a fight." Alyssa lied and looked at the floor as memories from what happened flooded her mind.

"Good morning Ororo, Logan." Scott came in and looked at Alyssa. "What happened to you?" he meant Alyssa.

"Look I'd rather not talk about it ok?" she noticed that his cheeks were stained with tears and she guessed his eyes were puffy and that he'd been crying last night.

"Ah Alyssa I was wondering when you were going to come back." Xavier wheeled himself inside the kitchen and frowned at what he saw on Alyssa. "What happened?"

"I don't want to talk about it, what is it with you people don't you understand I don't want to remember!" Tears began to form in her eyes as she whipped them off, she stood up and began walking out the kitchen when Logan took her hand.

"They were only asking, c'mon let Xavier help you." Logan said in his softest voice.

"I don't need help I just want to forget its better that way." She removed his hand from hers and walked out the front door. Logan ran after her.

"Where are you going?" Logan asked after her.

"To drink my sorrow." Alyssa replied as she got the keys to her jaguar out of her pocket and went to the garage. Logan ran after her and took her hand gently so he didn't hurt her.

"Come back in, your in no state to drive." Logan said slowly dragging her back inside where Xavier was in the hall waiting for them.

"Alyssa if you don't want to tell us then its ok you don't have to, but we just wanted to help." Xavier said with his calm voice.

"You can read minds right?" Alyssa asked looking at him.

"Yes that is correct." Xavier said smiling at her.

"Then read mine, that should tell you all you need to know." She kneeled in front of him as he lifted his hands near her temples. He took them away in a few minutes and looked at her.

"Satisfied?" Alyssa asked getting up with the help of Logan.

Xavier nodded.

The buzzer went again and Logan went to see who it was.

"Hello" Logan said.

"Hi, Logan? Its Johanna, can I come in?" Johanna said.