Somewhere I Belong
Chapter 3
Shay stood staring at the empty alley for a few minutes, thinking about what just happened. What in the hell is going on? Shay sighed and headed in the direction Magneto and the boy had disappeared, which dead ended into the street. It was the early afternoon and hardly anyone was on the street.
Leaning a shoulder against a wall, Shay stayed in the alley. She didn't really want to head out during the day, it was easier to stay covered during the night. She needed something to do until dusk.
A large black van turned onto the street a few dozen feet away. It took the turn kind of wide, but quickly straightened out. Shay watched it near, stepping a few paces back into the shadows.
Suddenly Shay heard a groan, and she realized it was another car heading in the opposite direction of the van. She saw the confused look on the driver's face, a middle aged man, as his car jerked over the line right into the van.
"Jesus," Shay cried as she watched the car pass right through the van and smash into a telephone pole.
The van screeched to a stop and the door of the van's passenger side popped open. A man climbed out and automatically moved to the car. The driver's side opened much slower and a teenage girl slide out, one hand keeping a tight grip on the door.
Kitty's head was spinning. She'd never phased like that before and it felt like every molecule in her body was on fire. She knew she should be over helping Mr. Logan, but she wasn't sure her legs would carry her that far.
Shay watched the man try to wrench the door open. A few flames licked their way through the car's hood. The driver didn't seem to be conscious, as he was slumped over the steering wheel.
To Shay's surprise, the man from the van popped a long claw out of his hand with a loud SNIKT, and began cutting the door off the car. "Well, that's not normal," Shay chuckled softly to herself.
Looking back to the girl, Shay gasped when she saw her collapse to the ground. The girl hadn't moved very far from the car, only a few feet before she dropped.
Shay stayed still for a few seconds, hoping the girl would get up or that the man would see her, but he had his hands full.
"Aw, shit," Shay finally muttered as she jogged over to the girl, very aware of the sunlight hitting her gray skin and the fact anyone walking by would notice the wings or tail sticking out of her back. But she couldn't just leave the girl lying in the middle of the street. She gave the claw-man a look as she jogged by. He was lifting the door off the car. The man inside was finally awake, though he didn't look like he had a full handle on the situation yet.
Shay dropped to her knees next to the girl. Brushing some hair out of her face, Shay looked down at her. Her eyelids fluttered softly, but didn't open.
SNAKT. Logan grabbed the guy and pulled him out of the car. The man's eyes seemed to still be fogged over, but he was coming around faster now.
"You alright?" Logan asked out of habit.
"Y-yeah," the man stuttered. "I don't know what happened. The car kinda just slide over. I couldn't control it."
Logan's face tightened at that, a small grunt passed his lips as he thought. He looked over to the van, wondering what happened to Kitty.
That's when he saw the two in the middle of the street. Kitty was lying on the ground, a few feet from the X-Van. Another girl, with silver skin, a tail and wings like a gargoyle was kneeling over Kitty, her hand moving quickly towards Kitty's face.
Logan let out a sound much like a growl and turned from the man, moving quickly towards the two girls. "Hey!" he shouted at them, but the girl's hand was already on Kitty's face.
Shay grimaced as the white light brightened, the warmth spreading up her arm, the pain already blossoming in her chest. She barely heard the man's shout. Oh man, she was worse off then I thought.
Her mind began to get fuzzy and Shay tried to pull her hand back. "No," she whispered as she felt a hand push her shoulder back. Her hand pulled away from the girl's face and the warmth stopped, but not the pain.
Shay closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths. The roaring in her ears began to subside, though her mind still seemed to be slipping into a fog.
Logan stared at the girl. Her breathing was slow and deep, as though she'd just discovered oxygen. She was bent over, her wings brushing the pavement as they fell and rose with her breathing.
"Mr. Logan," Kitty's voice spoke up from the ground.
Logan turned and dropped down beside her. "Hey kid'," he helped her sit up slowly. "You alright?"
Kitty rubbed the back of her head, then nodded slowly. "Yeah, I'm fine." She looked over at him, then her eyes feel on the other girl, widening in shock.
After helping Kitty climb to her feet, Logan turned to face the girl. She too was standing, though her gray skin was even paler then before.
Shay's knees shook from a few seconds, but held. Great, at least I'll be standing when he cuts me down. Damn claw-man. Her mind was still a little foggy.
She finally looked up at the man and girl. Shay was glad to see the girl smiling, though the man wasn't so happy.
"Better?" Shay croaked. Wow. Really need to think before jumping in to save the day next time.
The girl nodded. "You didn't have to-. I mean, it wasn't-. Thank you, but who are you?" Her bubbly-ness was a little overwhelming for Shay, who's head finally seemed to reattach to her body, but just barely.
"My name's Shay, and I'm glad I could help," Shay said slowly. She began to turn to leave when her head began to spin again.
Shay closed her eyes and took a quick second to gather herself. A nagging voice in the back of her mind was screaming she had to get back into the shadows, a lesson burned into her mind by the Morlocks and one she should probably listen to even now.
A hand on Shay's shoulder caused her to jerk away, though she regretted it when she saw the expression on the girl's face. Shay had nothing to fear though. The long sleeves of her shirt covered her arms. A large cut across the back left room for her wings and presented her a large amount of protection she normally wouldn't have.
"Sorry, but you startled me," Shay tried to smile at her.
"Are you, like, ok?"
Shay opened her mouth to say yes when the whine of an ambulance rolled over her. "Shit," Shay cursed -- causing Logan to raise an eyebrow out of amusement -- and spread her wings wide, smiling inside at the familiar feeling of excitement she got every time she opened her wings for flight. Without another word she was in the air and over the edge of a building.
"Wow," Kitty mused. She looked over at Logan, then back at the sky, as though Shay would be soaring by again.
Logan on the other hand was listening to the other girl's shallow breathing from atop the building. Kitty didn't know it, but when Shay disappeared over the ledge, she automatically dropped down to stay hidden while she rested.
Finally realizing that they to should probably split, Logan gave the ledge a quick glance then turned away. "Get in the van, we got to go," Logan told Kitty as he moved towards the driver's side. As he did, he threw a glance at the man, who was seated on the curb, head between his knees.
Kitty did as he told and climbed up into the X-Van. "It was weird," she started as Logan slide into his seat. "My head was, like, all fuzzy and I felt really weak, but then it was gone and I felt great. I opened my eyes and saw you and this girl."
Logan looked over at her, then back to the road. The X-Van jumped to life and pulled away just as the flames on the other man's car finally reached the gas tank. The explosion broke the windows in the surrounding buildings, but not in the X-Van, which was already racing back to the mansion.
****Notes****
Meh. I don't… really… like this chapter. I know, I wrote it, so what in the hell am I talking about, right? ::shrugs:: I dunno. I wrote it whole in American Government class, so that might have something to do with it. Whatever. Other then that, I really got nothing. Except that maybe the story will hopefully get better then this… or maybe you guys like this chapter… which doesn't make much sense to me. Perhaps you could explain it to me?
