The dinner was nice enough. She ignored the glances from some of the
students and occasionally had to bump Logan's hand off her knee. As Logan
insisted on walking Abby back to her room, Kurt appeared by Logan's side as
he was about to trick Abby and kiss her. Kurt leaned close to Logan's ear
and whispered something that Abby couldn't hear that much, but well enough
to make out the words 'Charles wants you to stop'.
Logan nodded and brushed Kurt off. When they were at Abby's door she was surprised when Logan pressed his long hard body against hers and kissed her thoroughly. Head still tilted and throbbing from the kiss. "I thought that Charles wanted you to stop" Logan scoffed and proved his point by kissing her again. "I'm glad you don't listen" She murmured and opened the door, she back still to it.
"Aren't you going to invite me in?" Logan asked with a dark eyebrow raised when Abby backed into the room. "No," She said, a light smile playing her lips. "I don't want you to come in" When Logan remained silent waiting for an explanation, Abby sighed. "If you come in with me tonight, then we'll both be regretting it in the morning, and I like you too much for that to happen" Logan smirked and as if to test her resistance, kissed the long slender column of her neck. "Logan," His name escaped her lips like a moan and he lifted his head and smirked. "Just testing. Mmm, you're taste good. Good night Abby" Was all he said and sauntered down the hall.
Once she was safely inside her room she let out a breath she didn't know she had been holding. The slight pressure from his lips was still tingled in the nape of her neck and she placed a hand to it. Logan Hill, she decided, was one piece of work. There was knock at the door and Abby rolled her eyes heavenward. "I said no Logan," She said irritably as she pulled the door open and was surprised to see a girl with starry black hair and almost viscously green eyes blinking at her in surprise.
"Not Logan" The girl said and Abby blushed in embarrassment. "Sorry," Abby murmured and stepped back from the door to let the girl. "So what they were saying is true, you're the new doctor. I'm Josie Griffin, or Firefly if you want to get technical," She said as she held out a hand. "I'm-" "Abby Hudson" Josie finished for her and when Abby stared Josie smiled and tapped a finger to her temple. "You're mutant name is Draca because you can spit fire which I think is totally awesome, all I can do is illuminate"
Josie was wearing an ankle length white skirt and a tank top that was swirled with white and scarlet. Knowing what Abby was thinking about Josie's choice of clothes and the weather, she explained. "When I illuminate I get hot, so if I just think about it and don't actually glow, I can wear whatever I want during the winter" Abby nodded and went to check on the flowers in the sink. "So they're from Logan huh?" Josie asked as she leaned in the threshold of the bathroom.
"Yeah," Abby said as she ran her fingers lightly over the petals. "He's something. I had developed myself a healthy crush on him when he first came to the school, but he turned out not to be my type, not that I don't appreciate the rough manly raw meat eating type of guy, but there's some sort of soft spot that I have for the blonde green eyed sophisticated kind of guy" Abby laughed. "You just described my friend Jamie, though he doesn't have green eyes, they're gold"
She laughed harder when Josie fanned her hand at her face as if to cool her down. "He's sophisticated enough, enjoys classical music and French wine, but when he's in bed that layer of polish and gloss just melt away, it's amazing" She said and pursed her lips as she remembered it. "So you've gone and slept with this Jamie guy huh?" Abby grinned and nodded. "Yeah, I have" She was surprised that she was sharing this information with someone she had never met before, but since Josie was the sort of mutant that could read minds if she wanted to, she found no point in holding it back.
"You go girl," Josie said playfully as she abandoned the threshold of the bathroom to flop on Abby's bed. "Hey! You're bed is more comfortable then mine" She complained good-naturedly and grinned. "Just got lucky I guess" Abby stripped in the bathroom and wrapped the discarded robe from earlier around her as she changed into her PJ's. She stepped out from the bathroom wearing loose gray sweatpants and white baseball shirt with the bright blue and red Yankee's N.Y. print scrawled across it.
"I thought you lived in New Jersey" Josie said as she saw the shirt. "Yeah I do, but I love the Yankees" She hung the green dress on a hanger and placed it in the closet. "So who's your favorite player?" Without hesitation, Abby said. "#2, Derek Jeter" Josie smiled and stretched across bed like a contented cat. "Good choice, that man has a body on him" Abby laughed and settled on the bed as well. "He's also an amazing short stop" Josie raised an eyebrow and smirked sarcastically. "Yeah yeah if you say so"
Something Logan had said had suddenly crossed her mind. "Josie," Abby said and waited from Josie to look at her before she asked her question. "Can you tell me about Jean Gray?" Josie hesitated but sighed. "Jean was student here a long time ago then she became a doctor and a teacher. She and Scott Summers, you met him. They were in love for the longest time then this guy named Stryker who gave Logan his claws came and attacked the school and all this drama about and then Scott, Logan, Charles, Storm, Jean, Bobby, John and Rogue went to Alaska, and when they returned a few days later, Jean and John were gone and they had Kurt with them. None of the others would tell me anything so I went to Charles and asked him because he's always been a straight-forward kind of guy, and he told me that when they were all leaving Alaska, something was wrong and dam of Alkali lake began to break, and Jean had left the jet and with her telekinesis spread the water around the jet and she didn't come back, she sacrificed herself for everyone in the Jet"
Involuntary tears began to swim in Josie's eyes and she wiped at them quickly. "Scott was so devastated, he didn't eat or talk to anyone for weeks and he got really sick. He loved Jean so much, I could never imagine loving anyone as much as he loved her" Abby put a comforting hand on Josie's shoulder and she smiled and gave a watery sigh. "I guess that's the way love is supposed to be" Abby offered and Josie nodded. "In fair warning, Scott is NOT going to like that you're the new doctor" Abby shrugged a shoulder. "Well I don't know how long I'm going to be around so he won't have to put up with me forever"
"I'd like it if you stayed" Josie said and Abby smiled. "We'll see. I met Scott at the hospital where I worked, he scared the shit out of me," She said and Josie laughed. "Did he do the beam thing?" She asked and Abby nodded. "Yeah, crashed a medical cart into the wall and when I went back to look at it I realized that part of it was melted" Josie nodded and turned to gaze out the window that stretched across the far wall of Abby's room. She could see the garden which was covered with frost which made it seem like fine light green sugar, but in a few months it would be bursting with silvery pink peonies, peach color roses and bushes full of light purple lavender. Josie, however, loved the garden in the winter, the snow and ice gave it an 'Alice in Wonderland' appeal.
"Where's your accent from?" Josie asked, still looking out the window. "South Africa, I lived there for 10 years" Abby could see the smile spread across Josie's face. "Did you look out the windows and see lions and giraffes?" Abby laughed. "Sometimes, but not often. When I moved from Swaziland, which is on the coast just above South Africa, I remember that my mother once chased a huge elephant out of her vegetable garden" "That's a nice memory," Was all Josie murmured and turned from the window. "I should go get ready for bed, Logan's giving us a test over Renoir and Monet tomorrow"
Josie let herself out and suddenly Abby realized that she was alone and the night began its descent upon her. She snuggled under the rich wine colored blankets and let the warmth seep into her skin. She didn't know how long it took her to fall alone but it wasn't. Her dreams were a pleasant blur of colors and sounds. The bright colors of South Africa and Swaziland, the sound of ferry over the Hudson River blowing it horns as she shipped from the port to get to the school. She decided that if every thing went right, she would be more then happy to stay in Westchester.
Logan nodded and brushed Kurt off. When they were at Abby's door she was surprised when Logan pressed his long hard body against hers and kissed her thoroughly. Head still tilted and throbbing from the kiss. "I thought that Charles wanted you to stop" Logan scoffed and proved his point by kissing her again. "I'm glad you don't listen" She murmured and opened the door, she back still to it.
"Aren't you going to invite me in?" Logan asked with a dark eyebrow raised when Abby backed into the room. "No," She said, a light smile playing her lips. "I don't want you to come in" When Logan remained silent waiting for an explanation, Abby sighed. "If you come in with me tonight, then we'll both be regretting it in the morning, and I like you too much for that to happen" Logan smirked and as if to test her resistance, kissed the long slender column of her neck. "Logan," His name escaped her lips like a moan and he lifted his head and smirked. "Just testing. Mmm, you're taste good. Good night Abby" Was all he said and sauntered down the hall.
Once she was safely inside her room she let out a breath she didn't know she had been holding. The slight pressure from his lips was still tingled in the nape of her neck and she placed a hand to it. Logan Hill, she decided, was one piece of work. There was knock at the door and Abby rolled her eyes heavenward. "I said no Logan," She said irritably as she pulled the door open and was surprised to see a girl with starry black hair and almost viscously green eyes blinking at her in surprise.
"Not Logan" The girl said and Abby blushed in embarrassment. "Sorry," Abby murmured and stepped back from the door to let the girl. "So what they were saying is true, you're the new doctor. I'm Josie Griffin, or Firefly if you want to get technical," She said as she held out a hand. "I'm-" "Abby Hudson" Josie finished for her and when Abby stared Josie smiled and tapped a finger to her temple. "You're mutant name is Draca because you can spit fire which I think is totally awesome, all I can do is illuminate"
Josie was wearing an ankle length white skirt and a tank top that was swirled with white and scarlet. Knowing what Abby was thinking about Josie's choice of clothes and the weather, she explained. "When I illuminate I get hot, so if I just think about it and don't actually glow, I can wear whatever I want during the winter" Abby nodded and went to check on the flowers in the sink. "So they're from Logan huh?" Josie asked as she leaned in the threshold of the bathroom.
"Yeah," Abby said as she ran her fingers lightly over the petals. "He's something. I had developed myself a healthy crush on him when he first came to the school, but he turned out not to be my type, not that I don't appreciate the rough manly raw meat eating type of guy, but there's some sort of soft spot that I have for the blonde green eyed sophisticated kind of guy" Abby laughed. "You just described my friend Jamie, though he doesn't have green eyes, they're gold"
She laughed harder when Josie fanned her hand at her face as if to cool her down. "He's sophisticated enough, enjoys classical music and French wine, but when he's in bed that layer of polish and gloss just melt away, it's amazing" She said and pursed her lips as she remembered it. "So you've gone and slept with this Jamie guy huh?" Abby grinned and nodded. "Yeah, I have" She was surprised that she was sharing this information with someone she had never met before, but since Josie was the sort of mutant that could read minds if she wanted to, she found no point in holding it back.
"You go girl," Josie said playfully as she abandoned the threshold of the bathroom to flop on Abby's bed. "Hey! You're bed is more comfortable then mine" She complained good-naturedly and grinned. "Just got lucky I guess" Abby stripped in the bathroom and wrapped the discarded robe from earlier around her as she changed into her PJ's. She stepped out from the bathroom wearing loose gray sweatpants and white baseball shirt with the bright blue and red Yankee's N.Y. print scrawled across it.
"I thought you lived in New Jersey" Josie said as she saw the shirt. "Yeah I do, but I love the Yankees" She hung the green dress on a hanger and placed it in the closet. "So who's your favorite player?" Without hesitation, Abby said. "#2, Derek Jeter" Josie smiled and stretched across bed like a contented cat. "Good choice, that man has a body on him" Abby laughed and settled on the bed as well. "He's also an amazing short stop" Josie raised an eyebrow and smirked sarcastically. "Yeah yeah if you say so"
Something Logan had said had suddenly crossed her mind. "Josie," Abby said and waited from Josie to look at her before she asked her question. "Can you tell me about Jean Gray?" Josie hesitated but sighed. "Jean was student here a long time ago then she became a doctor and a teacher. She and Scott Summers, you met him. They were in love for the longest time then this guy named Stryker who gave Logan his claws came and attacked the school and all this drama about and then Scott, Logan, Charles, Storm, Jean, Bobby, John and Rogue went to Alaska, and when they returned a few days later, Jean and John were gone and they had Kurt with them. None of the others would tell me anything so I went to Charles and asked him because he's always been a straight-forward kind of guy, and he told me that when they were all leaving Alaska, something was wrong and dam of Alkali lake began to break, and Jean had left the jet and with her telekinesis spread the water around the jet and she didn't come back, she sacrificed herself for everyone in the Jet"
Involuntary tears began to swim in Josie's eyes and she wiped at them quickly. "Scott was so devastated, he didn't eat or talk to anyone for weeks and he got really sick. He loved Jean so much, I could never imagine loving anyone as much as he loved her" Abby put a comforting hand on Josie's shoulder and she smiled and gave a watery sigh. "I guess that's the way love is supposed to be" Abby offered and Josie nodded. "In fair warning, Scott is NOT going to like that you're the new doctor" Abby shrugged a shoulder. "Well I don't know how long I'm going to be around so he won't have to put up with me forever"
"I'd like it if you stayed" Josie said and Abby smiled. "We'll see. I met Scott at the hospital where I worked, he scared the shit out of me," She said and Josie laughed. "Did he do the beam thing?" She asked and Abby nodded. "Yeah, crashed a medical cart into the wall and when I went back to look at it I realized that part of it was melted" Josie nodded and turned to gaze out the window that stretched across the far wall of Abby's room. She could see the garden which was covered with frost which made it seem like fine light green sugar, but in a few months it would be bursting with silvery pink peonies, peach color roses and bushes full of light purple lavender. Josie, however, loved the garden in the winter, the snow and ice gave it an 'Alice in Wonderland' appeal.
"Where's your accent from?" Josie asked, still looking out the window. "South Africa, I lived there for 10 years" Abby could see the smile spread across Josie's face. "Did you look out the windows and see lions and giraffes?" Abby laughed. "Sometimes, but not often. When I moved from Swaziland, which is on the coast just above South Africa, I remember that my mother once chased a huge elephant out of her vegetable garden" "That's a nice memory," Was all Josie murmured and turned from the window. "I should go get ready for bed, Logan's giving us a test over Renoir and Monet tomorrow"
Josie let herself out and suddenly Abby realized that she was alone and the night began its descent upon her. She snuggled under the rich wine colored blankets and let the warmth seep into her skin. She didn't know how long it took her to fall alone but it wasn't. Her dreams were a pleasant blur of colors and sounds. The bright colors of South Africa and Swaziland, the sound of ferry over the Hudson River blowing it horns as she shipped from the port to get to the school. She decided that if every thing went right, she would be more then happy to stay in Westchester.