Eight

Ami neared the front of the massive building, her heart pounding harder and harder in her chest. She was ready to explode already when a masculine voice pushed it's way into her thoughts.

"You lookin' for someone?"

Ami gasped and spun around to face a tall gruff looking man with a cigar clenched between his teeth. "Um… yeah… I um…"

"Well spit it out lady, I don't have all day." Logan barked.

"Kurt Wagner, I'm looking for… Kurt."

"Oh, you must be Ami then. Hmm, I guess that means he told you already, I didn't think he had." Ami wanted to ask what Kurt had supposedly told her but she didn't dare. "Anyway, he's this way, follow me. Oh, and my name's Logan."

"Hi," was all she could manage to say.

They walked into the building and through a long series of hallways, past rooms full of teenagers, kids and adults. Occasionally some of them would rush to the door and peek out, as if they knew something she didn't, but Ami wrote it off as paranoia. Finally, they were at his door.

"Nightcrawler," Logan called, knocking on the door. "Someone's here to see you."

If she had thought about asking about the nickname, she didn't have the chance. Within seconds she was face to face with the blue mutant known as Nightcrawler, or to her known as Kurt Wagner.

She felt as if she was suffocating. "Kurt?"

A look of confusion, then realization flew over Kurt's face. "Ami? I… how did you find me?"

"Nicole, she… she… this was a mistake." She turned to leave and ran face first into Logan's chest. Pushing herself away she ran down the hallway, ignoring the now noticeable about of people watching her leave.

"Ami wait! I can explain! I was going to tell you!" Kurt called out behind her, but his cries fell on deaf ears.

Ami was climbing into her car when Tanya pulled up beside her.

"Ami! Ami are you okay?"

"You knew? You knew about this?" Tears poured down Ami's face and her words were barely understandable at all.

"No, Nicole didn't tell me, I found it out myself. Oh Ami, I got here as fast as I could. Are you okay?"

"I want to go home!"

Kurt reached the outside just in time to see the two cars speed away.



End Part Two