Hey ppl! I kno I haven't updated in forever I'm sry! I got out of mood then left for a while! But I'm back now and I'll post a couple new chapters today!
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NETHIN BUT THE PLOT, GHOST, AND KIRA!
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Kira made the quiet sound she usually made when she was waking up or stretching. She slowly opened her eyes, taking a moment to register Ghost's sleeping face. When she did her eyes widened and she gasped, sitting up in bed. She looked around his room frantically. How had she gotten here?
Then as her memories came back she calmed down. They had come here after the lawn and she had been too tired to get out of his arms where she was cuddled and walk up the stairs, so he let her stay with him. As he started to wake up, she quickly thought and tried out some of her mind powers. Ghost slowly went back to sleep with some coercion from her and she slipped out of his bed. Kira picked up her shoes and quietly left the room, heading for her own.
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Ghost rolled over and his eyes snapped open. He looked around for Kira wondering if it had all been a dream. No, of course it couldn't have been. But she didn't hate him? Maybe it was a dream....
He sniffed. No, it hadn't been a dream. The air faintly smelled of her perfume. He smiled slightly, standing and changing clothes. He pulled a long sleeved, button up shirt over his T-shirt, leaving it open. Then he walked out of his room, pulling on his sneakers.
He trotted down the stairs whistling. As he reached the bottom he walked around the corner, heading for the mess hall.
"Nice outfit," a seductive, slightly mocking voice said. Ghost whirled around to find himself facing a slightly smirking Kira. She was leaning her shoulder and head against the wall, her arms and ankles crossed. His eyes traveled over her low-cut black T-shirt and black pants.
"Well hello gorgeous," Ghost said, still watching her body as she slowly uncrossed her arms and ankles and walked towards him gracefully, swinging her hips slightly. They walked towards the mess hall, Ghost slipping an arm around her waist as they walked. He whispered compliments and thoughts in her ear, causing her to grin.
They walked into the empty mess hall and sat on Ghost's normal table. Kira and him both pulled out fruit.
"Gee, just like the first time we did this," Kira commented with a smile.
"Well, hopefully it doesn't end as bad as last time," Ghost said with a wry smile.
"Yea," Kira said with a sigh, leaning back against the table. Then a smile slowly spread across her face. "I wonder what Wolverine thought about it."
Ghost choked on his bite of apple. He coughed as Kira watched him coolly, both of her eyebrows raised.
When he finally stopped coughing she asked, "Wanna go for a walk?"
He nodded and stood, offering her a hand, which she took. They walked through the halls quietly until an evil glint came to Ghost's eyes and a mischievous grin came across his face.
"Hey, I know. Let's explore the lower levels while no one's up."
Kira looked a bit doubtful. "But they're restricted.... No one but the true X-Men are allowed down there without a teacher. And I think you're on the top of the list to keep out."
"Aw come on. It couldn't be that bad. Besides, who's gonna know?" When he saw she was still doubtful he asked, "What's wrong? Scared?"
He could see her temper flare up and restrained a smirk. "I'm not afraid."
"Great! Then let's go!" he said, dragging her up. Too late she realized what she had been dragged into. But since she had been wanting to check out the lower levels anyways, she ran with him rather than resisting.
"This place is way too much like some sort of asylum," Kira muttered.
"Oh come on. I'm pretty sure they keep all the cool stuff down here," Ghost said, no longer dragging her.
"Hey Ghost, look," Kira said, stopping and pointing down the hall. "What's that?"
"It must be the door to Cerebro," Ghost said, tilting his head at it.
"Cerebro?" Kira asked.
"Yea, it's the machine that allows the Professor to find other mutants all over the world by using his powers. No one else is strong enough, though Jean used it once to help find Rogue. Now come on, I wanna find the hanger where they keep the X-Jet."
"X-Jet? Now I know you're screwing with me."
"Nope, though that would be nice." Kira gave him a look but he grinned unrepentantly. "Some of the kids here saw the older X-men fly off in it one night when they went to go save Rogue at the Statue of Liberty," Ghost said, turning a corner and encountering a door. "Bingo."
Kira heard a whisper and whirled around, but was encountered with nothing but an empty hall.
"Ghost...."
"Now how to open it..." he muttered.
Hearing it again her eyes widened, the emptiness scaring her more than anything. "Ghost we should really leave...." When she saw he was ignoring her she ran over and yanked on his arm. "Come on! We need to get out of here!"
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Some-something's near here. I can hear it, but I just can't see it...."
They were silent for a moment. "I don't hear anything..."
"Shh!" Kira said. Then she heard it again, but closer.
"It's getting closer," Kira said, her voice trembling. "I-I can hear its thoughts. We need to leave now."
"All right, we're going," Ghost said, and they ran down the hall. Suddenly someone grabbed them from behind. They screamed, and Kira kept screaming until a hand was clamped over her mouth. For just a moment she looked at Ghost with wide eyes as she mentally screamed, JEAN!, before the world went black.
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The Professor and other official X-Men took the elevator down to the lower levels. Jean ran forward as they saw the body on the floor and knelt next to it. She felt for a pulse then announced.
"He's still breathing. I need to get him into the infirmary," she said, looking up. Wolverine came forward and hoisted him over his shoulder. Luckily, the infirmary wasn't far. As he set Ghost down he grunted.
"What does this kid eat?" he growled, stepping back as Jean checked his heart beat then grabbed a needle.
"I wouldn't use this in any but the most urgent circumstances," Jean said, pulling out a needle and pushing it into his arm.
A second after she pulled it out he gasped and sat up, gasping for air. He coughed for a few minutes before regaining his breath. He looked around, his eyes wide.
"Where's Kira?" he asked, looking ready to launch off of the table.
"Calm down Ghost. We need you to explain what happened to us," the Professor said.
Ghost swallowed, knowing he was going to get in trouble. But this was too important to worry about trouble. "Me- me and Kira came down here, just to take a look around," he said quickly, noticing Wolverine's look, "And we ended up at the metal door to the hanger. While I was- innocently studying it, Kira suddenly got spooked and said we had to leave, she had heard something. We were quiet a moment and when I said I didn't hear anything she told me to be quiet.
"Then she said she heard it again, and it was in her head, someone's thoughts. So we instantly took off down the hall. But before we could get too far something grabbed us from behind. Kira just screamed and screamed until something covered our mouths and kept us from struggling. The last thing I remember before blacking out is seeing Kira's frightened look and that gloved hand over her mouth....." Ghost swallowed hard, staring into the distance, his eyes wide. Then he shuddered and came back to the present. "Then I woke up here."
The Professor frowned and the others looked extremely worried, except for Wolverine who wore his normal expression.
"What do you think Professor?" Storm asked.
"We need to find out where Kira is, and who's taken her. I think it's time I used Cerebro again."
Wolverine growled, "I say that we go out and beat the crap out of who ever took her."
"We have to find them first Wolverine," Scott said. "And for that we need Cerebro."
"Fine. We use the machine to find her, then we go and beat the crap out of the mutant who took her."
Scott sighed and rolled his eyes. Ghost nodded.
"I like that idea. But how did who-ever-it-was get into the school?"
"I'm not quite sure. Until we know who took her, we won't have our answers either." The Professor stared hard at Ghost a moment. "Jean, get Ghost here a suit. And go get Bobby, Rogue, Kurt, and Kitty. I have a feeling we'll be needing all the hands we can get."
Ghost grinned. "All right! I get to go on a mission!" He winced under Wolverine's glare.
Jean smiled slightly. "Come on Ghost, I'll find something in your size."
Ghost hopped off of the table and walked after her. The Professor and the others headed for Cerebro. As the Professor went in, Storm went off to find the younger X-men who were coming on the trip.
The Professor set the helmet down and seriously turned around. Scott and Wolverine stood straight as the Professor came out.
"Well?" Wolverine asked.
"I'm afraid I can't get a trace on her exact location. I did get a vague reading on her though."
"Where?" Scott asked.
"In a small town near Albany," Professor X answered, "Though I couldn't quite pin her, or her captor, down, I'm almost sure that it's Magneto."
"Figures," Wolverine growled, "He's been trying to get at her for a while now. I'll go suit up." He said, and turned, walking off.
"What does he want with her Professor?" Scott asked quietly.
"I don't know Scott. I honestly don't know," the Professor said quietly.
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