Disclaimer: I don't own Mutant X or the X Men. Evie is my character.

/Personal thoughts/

~~telepathic communications~~

Chapter 7

Monday

In the morning, Scott and Jean took the Blackbird and went on a mission to find and bring back a young mutant who was getting into trouble as her powers were manifesting faster than she could understand and control.

Adam, Evie, and Hank prepared to take test samples from Marie with Remy standing by as he'd promised. Mutant X along with Ororo, Logan and the professor were wrapping up the school year for the kids.

Hank took the blood samples needed and began running the necessary tests on them. Adam approached Marie who was lying on a medical bed. "I have to take a skin sample. It's going to look nasty because I have to take a bit of the underlying tissue with it. You both may want to look away." He glanced up at Remy who was standing beside Marie holding her hand. "Evie will be able to move in and heal the cut but she'll have to touch you. Don't be alarmed when you feel your powers kick in. The power you absorb from her will work to help you heal yourself as well as her healing you. This should allow the process to be quicker. Evie's powers will also be working on her." Adam looked over and smiled at Evie who was bringing a chair to use as she worked. "Remy, you may have to help Evie after she's finished. Healing of larger wounds tends to weaken her. That's why the chair." Adam smiled slyly poking fun at his fiancé. "Just don't let her hit the floor."

"Hey," Evie feigned insult as she saw Adam charmingly wink at her.

"Don't worry; Remy won't let anythin' happen to de lovely lady."

Adam administered the anesthetic and skillfully took the tissue sample he needed. He turned away and with Hank's help prepared it for the many tests to be preformed on it.

Evie immediately moved into place and extended her hand over Marie's arm. Gently laying it over the wound she heard Remy gasped as he saw the glowing and shimmering of Evie's powers work to heal Marie. She noticed Marie's body stiffened as she felt her own energies being drawn out. The draw was stronger than she'd expected and found her knees buckling almost immediately. She was glad she brought the chair she'd intended to use as soon as she was done.

Almost as if he felt it, too, Remy was behind Evie helping her to lower herself into the chair.

She concentrated hard to not let the healing be interrupted. In only a few moments more, the shimmering stopped, but Evie didn't move her hand.

Seeing the telltale veins begin to appear, Marie flinched and Remy quickly pulled Evie away as she slumped into the chair. "Chere, are you ok?" Her silence was frightening. "Adam, come quick," he called.

In an instant, Adam was kneeling in front of Evie. First checking for a pulse then rubbing her hand, he called, "Evie…Evie" Not getting an immediate response he held her head in both his hands and gently shook her, "Evie…come on, Darling, speak to me." Hank, Remy and Marie joined Adam's sigh of relief when they heard a weak moan.

"Adam," she spoke softly. "Adam, I'm sorry. Is she ok?" She slowly looked around as they all chuckled.

"Yes, Marie's fine. You're the one who passed out," Adam smiled.

"I guess the draw was a little stronger than I'd anticipated."

"You need to rest now. You're done here. Let's get you to the other med bed."

"No, I'd rather go to my room. I can make it." She tried to stand and was immediately greeted by the chair as she fell back into it.

"Chere, you're not goin' anywhere on your own. If you want Remy to take you up, den you go in my arms." Remy looked to Adam who nodded his approval. Leaning down to kiss Marie's head he smiled, "Remy be back fasta dan you know he's gone." Gently lifting Evie and cradling her in his arms, he walked out of the med lab and up to her room.

The afternoon proceeded without incident and Adam was pleased with the progress report he could give to Charles.

Scott called in and reported that this mission was going to take longer than anticipated. He didn't expect to be back until Friday.

Handling one of the last days of school for the younger children was a breeze. There was little left to do but collect books and hand out report cards.

Everyone settled in for the evening and spent a quiet time in the rec room. Logan was there for dinner and for a brief time spoke to Brennan and Jesse afterwards. Then he was gone.

Ororo knew that when something was bothering him, he was either out in the woods or in the garage working on his bike. Normally, she would have immediately gone to give him the opportunity to talk. Not this time. He'd been avoiding her all day. This time she just couldn't bring herself to go after him. Instead she waited until politeness allowed and excused herself to turn in for the night. She needed the solitude and comfort of her room.

Out in the woods Logan was lying on the ground in a small clearing about 150 yards from the mansion. He couldn't shake the thoughts he was having. He'd been thinking about her all day. Now, looking up into the clear star filled sky, he thought about her more and began to realize that his feelings were more than just sexual. He didn't know how that came to be. He'd never imagined himself wanting one woman; - needing one woman this much and it began to scare him. Suddenly, the perfectly clear night became cloud covered and dreary. He knew immediately, Ororo was sad, and he had a good idea why.

Tuesday

Tuesday held more testing and a 'last day of school' party. Lunch was a large barbeque. All the children enjoyed the activities. Brennan and Jesse got nearly everyone interested in a few contests. There was a basketball game everyone enjoyed. Some played and some cheered. More got to play as they broke into teams for dodge ball. With everyone using their various powers, the only way to make it fair was to have more than one ball in play. They ended up using five. Logan played in the contests. Ororo watched and finally smiled when she saw three of the younger children, together hit him with balls to get him out. In an effort to enhance their victory, he fell to the ground and wrestled the hunters who attacked their prey. This tender side of Logan was one he rarely let people see. It was something that endeared him to her, but right now it seemed to make the hurt worse. Ororo socialized and cared for the children but still kept at a distance.

Logan helped to make the day enjoyable for the little guys. He really liked it when they felt like they got over on him. His smiles always faded when he caught sight of Ro. He was afraid to be near her, but at the same time longed for her to be back in his arms. /This is crazy. We haven't as much as made eye contact in two days. You really messed up, Bub. Better find a way to talk to her…tonight./

Everything seemed to be going well until early afternoon when Charles received an emergency message from a village on the African continent. A signal blared that made everyone, immediately, go into full alert. Questions from the Mutant X team were promptly answered and both teams soon found their way into the command center, known as the war-room, on the lower level of the mansion. The professor was waiting to fill them in on the mission which had presented itself. "It seems there is a situation in Africa."

TBC