Disclaimer: I don't own any of the x men characters. But I do own Rune
(teehee I control her yay!)
A/N: dum Dee dum
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By the time Rune was on the main road it was dark. The trees threw large
shadows over the cliff face on the opposite side of the road. The single
headlight lit up the road ahead of her. Her gun was poking into her back
but she didn't care at the moment all she could think of was getting away.
She was scared but she desperately needed to get away. She didn't even
notice the shadowy figure on the cliff. It wasn't until she heard a shot
ring out and she felt the front wheel slip. Her motorbike slipped beneath
her and went skidding across the road before while Rune went flying through
the air and miraculously landed safely (as safe as she could be) on the
road said. Groaning she sat up just to see her bike career into a tree. The
explosion lit her face up before she collapsed.
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Coming up just behind her Logan screamed down the road on Cyclops bike. A
he turned the corner. Foreboding griped him. A fire was burning fiercely
and he could smell petrol burning. It stank. It the shadows he saw a man
standing over someone. Riding over he slowed slightly and slashed the man's
back with his blades. A shot rang out and Logan ducked. Turning the bike he
stopped it and ran over to the man. He held up a gun that Logan kicked out
of his hand. Kicking the man as he lunged for his gun, he saw his face in
the flicking light, he was one of the men from the parking lot. He was on
the ground and blood was oozing slowly from the knife wounds he had
inflicted. Punching the guy in the arm his blades drove into his flesh, the
man screamed and staggered back, holding his arm. Logan grinned evilly and
pushed him up against a tree, one hand holding his arm and the other at his
neck. He heard Rune stir over at the roadside.
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Rolling onto her side Rune had to bit her lip to stop herself from
screaming. She must have broken her leg in the crash. Looking up her vision
blurred, she had hit her head as well. Finally her vision cleared and she
could see Logan and a man. Logan had him against a tree and even in the dim
light she could see metal blades protruding from his hands. She felt sick.
Logan was speaking to the man and even though her brain was addled she
could hear what he was saying.
"Why are you chasing her?" Logan growled
"Ask her" the man grinned and froth started forming at his mouth and
convulsions wracked his body. Stepping away Logan watched as the man's body
collapsed and stopped moving. Finally wrought with pain and revulsion on
watching the man die, Rune's stomach emptied its minimal contents. She felt
Logan's hand on her back offering her slight comfort. Once again she tried
to roll onto her side and let out a sharp cry as pain shot up her left leg.
"I think we should get you back to the school" Logan said. Rune looked at
his hands were he had scars just above his knuckles
"So are those your gift?"
"No" Logan replied with finality so Rune decided not to press him, just
yet. He probed her leg gently with his fingers while she hissed in pain and
tears began to roll down her cheeks.
"I don't think it's broken but I'll brace it anyway" Rune nodded slightly
dizzy from the pain. Using a sturdy branch he got a shirt from her back and
tore it into strips. Lashing it to her leg she watched. His fingers were
quick and deft; he knew what he was doing. Lying back down she sighed
"I'm gonna have to get myself a new bike, oh well it was old anyway" she
hissed in pain as Logan knotted the strips. He pulled her up gently and
helped her to Scott's bike.
"So why are they after you?"
"It doesn't concern you" she lifted her leg and eased herself onto the back
seat of the bike. Gripping both her arms he made her look up
"It does now, I came after you, I fought that guy over there, I'm involved
now"
"I didn't ask you" Rune whispered
"Yeah well life's a bitch then you die"
"Later"
"What?"
"I'll tell you later" Rune looked down and took a deep breath "Right now I
need to get some medical help" Logan got on the bike and started it up
"Hold on tight" Logan said and Rune realised just then that her helmet had
come off in the crash. Slightly scared she moved closer to Logan and hugged
his waist. On the ride back Rune dozed lightly with her head resting on
Logan's back. When the bike pulled into the garage Scott was standing there
very angry
"Were the hell have you been and with-" Scott trailed off as Logan got off
and revealed a pasty looking Rune.
"Scott go get Jean" when he didn't move Logan raised the volume of his
voice "NOW!" and Scott scrambled away to find Jean. While all this was
happening Rune was wondering how her backpack had stayed on her back
throughout this whole thing.
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