A/N: Thanks for theee revieeeews!! ^____^

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The suns golden rays of light shined through the window and into Luke's eyes slowly waking him up from a deep sleep.

Groaning he flipped over trying to curl up into the blankets that were still made into the bed. It was then he suddenly felt a bit cold; slowly he opened his eyes finding that he had reversed back into his human form and was completely naked.

 "Great..." He groaned

Nikki, disturbed by the movement, whimpered in his sleep, and wriggled over unconsciously to share Luke's body heat

Carefully, Luke pulled away from Nikki and covered him with a blanket.

 "Should probably put some clothes on." He looked down at himself then ran a hand through his hair as he walked over to the dresser. Inside he found a red T-shirt and a pair of blue jeans and quickly pulled them on. The T-shirt being a little too tight showed off his stomach and chest a little more than he wanted.

Nikki talked in his sleep, chattering nonsensical phrases. He quieted after Luke had moved off the bed, but soon started moving in his sleep, turning from side to side restlessly.

Luke walked over to the bed and sat down on the edge contemplating whether or not he should wake Nikki up; it was after all, 10 o'clock.

Nikki made the decision for him, sitting bolt upright and gasping for breath, as if he'd been running. He looked round wild-eyed and saw and recognized Luke, latching onto him fast.

"Hey there," Luke smirked wrapping an arm around Nikki's back, "You alright?" He asked taking notice of Nikki's abnormal breathing.

Nikki buried his head in Luke's chest. "I had a bad dream." he said quietly

 "What about?" Luke asked running a hand through Nikki's hair.

"Mummy." Nikki said quietly, clenching his fingers in Luke's shirt.

Luke's eyes narrowed, "Wanna talk about it?"

Nikki shook his head.

"Okay," Luke gently pushed Nikki back so that he could see his face, "How about some breakfast?" He grinned.

Nikki smiled back at Luke and yawned. "'m not hungry really." He said, and then blinked. "Hey... you were a wolf..."

Luke rubbed the back of his neck and shrugged, "Yea I was..." He stomach gurgled noisily, and he made a face, "Well I'm hungry, so if you're not..." He trailed off smiling.

Nikki got out of bed and slumped against Luke tiredly. "Meh."

"'Meh'?" Luke mimicked him with a raised eyebrow, "I dunno 'bout that..."

Nikki waved a hand. "Meh. I don't care." He pulled himself off Luke. "Let's go then..."

Luke smiled, "I think I smell pancakes," His mouth watered and he felt like a little kid for a moment, "I haven't had pancakes since-" He stopped abruptly and frowned, "I can't remember, really..." He finished slowly.

Nikki hugged Luke. "I can't remember either." He took Luke's hand and started pulling him to the door. "Let's get you some then."

Luke laughed following along side Nikki.

"Hey," A feminine voice called out and Luke stopped turning around, a woman of around 21 smiled kindly, "You two must be Dominik and Luke, I'm Kitty."

Nikki hid behind Luke, instantly afraid and shaking.

Luke smiled back, "Yea, I'm Luke and he's," He pointed behind himself, "Nikki... he's kinda shy." He turned and looked at Nikki.

 "You alright?"

Kitty watched the interaction a little confused.

Nikki practically moaned in terror and hid further behind Luke, staying as far away from Kitty as possible without abandoning his hiding place.

Luke face Kitty again and shrugged.

"That's okay," Kitty smiled, "Maybe we can talk later." She then waved and walked off.

Nikki shuddered in relief and peeked out from behind Luke, still gripping onto him for dear life.

"What's up?" Luke asked turning to Nikki once Kitty disappeared around the corner.

Nikki, still shaking, was silently crying from emotional stress. "They said she wouldn't come back, they said she wouldn't, she wouldn't, they told me..."

Luke suddenly made then connection, Kitty looked pretty close to what Nikki's abusive son-of-a-bitch mother looked like. Quickly he kneeled down next to Nikki and wrapped his arms around him.

 "That wasn't her Nikki, that was Kitty. I swear to you, your mother won't come back and hurt you."

Nikki sobbed quietly into Luke's arms, still not making a sound as he cried. "How can you tell?" He asked desperately between sobs.

"I won't let her..." Luke whispered running a hand through Nikki's hair, "No one here will let her come back, you're safe here."

Nikki sniffed and slowly stopped crying, soothed by Luke's words. He sighed heavily, then said, so casually "Love you Luke."

Luke was slightly taken by surprise but didn't let it show, "I love you too kid," He smiled sadly, "You alright now?"

Nikki nodded and pulled back, wiping his eyes. "'m sorry..." he apologized

"It's okay," Luke nodded climbing to his feet again, "Now you hungry?" He smirked trying to change the subject.

Nikki shook his head.

"No, I think I'll puke if I do. He said, making a face. "But we can go get you something to eat."

"Alright," Luke nodded then led the way downstairs into the kitchen where Ororo and Todd were cleaning up the other's breakfast mess.

Todd turned as the two new visitors he'd been told about walked through the door. he recognized the shorter boy as Dominik, easily identified from his dove gray eyes and haphazard black hair, falling everywhere across his face. He was hiding behind a taller boy, who he hadn't been told about. "Where's the wolf yo?" He asked, then shook his head. "Sorry. I'm Todd, who're you guys?"

"I'm Luke," Luke introduced himself with a smile, "And this is Dominik." He gestured towards Nikki with his hand.

 Ororo Glanced over her shoulder at the two boys, She smiled, "Are you boys hungry?"

Nikki shook his head.

"You gotta be hungry yo," Todd said. "You look like you haven't eaten in a week. Both of you." He grinned sheepishly and looked at Ororo,... "I'll just let myself out right?"

Ororo nodded.

Luke rubbed the back of his neck, "Actually, I'm starving. Transforming takes a lot outta me." He smiled sheepishly.

"Well go a head and help yourself to whatever you'd like," Ororo smiled, "Just make sure you clean up after yourself." With that she put away the last dish she had been drying and left the kitchen.

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