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Liebe Mutter (Dear Mother)

Chapter 1- Letting Go

It was a dark and chilly night. The trees shook once in a while due to the sudden movement of restless birds, but all was mostly still. Out of the darkness yonder, a wolf howled at the black skies.

Unmindful of her surroundings, the young woman kept up her pace and trudged on in the thick snow. A small bundle was clutched to her bosom and she took special care not to disturb it. She could now hear the water somewhere ahead of her. Decreasing her speed a little, she inhaled deeply and caught her breath.

There, that was the river. The river was calm although a little noisy. Being rather wide and fast-flowing, a bridge had been helpfully constructed over it. In the dark it was even more dangerous and the townsfolk had made a crude fence around most of its banks.

Gingerly stepping over one barricade, the woman came closer to the edge. Looking at the being in her arms, a single thought came to mind.

Was she doing the right thing?

Was throwing away her child the best option?

Looking at the baby's blue furred body and tail, she knew what she had to do. A child like this would have trouble in his life. It was much more humane to let its suffering end right now rather than let it endure a miserable life.

But maybe, maybe if she was strong enough, maybe her child would not have to have a hard life.

Rubbish! She couldn't do that! She was not going to look after a baby 24/7. There were more important things in life.

But looking at the child sleeping peacefully in his small cradle, her heart broke.

Unable to take anymore, she quickly placed the valuable bundle on the water and let it go, lest she should change her mind.

As her baby slept on, unaware of its new surroundings, yellow eyes watched it slip away into the darkness.

Mystique crumpled down onto the ground, sobbing uncontrollably, as her baby was washed deeper and deeper into the night, snow falling lightly on her shaking body.

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AN-

This is my first X: Men fic

I hope its not too bad (and too short!)

Libe Mutter = Dear Mother (bad title; I know-might change)

Any suggestions for the genre (Angst?)