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Coyote, and general plot bunnies. ;-)
A/N: Okies, I also have an extra special author's note to put up! I don't know if anyone's really reading this, because I only have one review but *shrug*. Thanks to Celeste_Moon for her review, you get to be my one and only review and I'm ecstatic for that, so keep reading and hope you still enjoy. Also, thanks to Gina, Fay, Katy, and Jody, I think you're my only buddies who know I'm writing this and it's so much fun to know that you don't all think I'm totally nuts. well, at least not for this anyway. *big hugs to everyone!* Now I'll stop babbling and let you read the story, how about that.
Coyote gladly shook hands with the professor, he was glad to meet the man who had done so much to help mutants. He smiled gladly as the professor questioned him about his powers, his life, and the girl so happily clinging to his side.
He answered all the questions at once, much more willing to do so than Mirage had been. Both had largely been raised on the streets, but Mirage had always been a fighter, that meant that she needed to be stronger, she had to be careful about what information she gave someone who could become an enemy. His answers were simple "My powers are mind based, I'm able to change my form by moving the molecules of my body into different positions. I don't remember much of my life, when Mirage was younger, unprotected, she consumed all of our memories in her need for energy. Mirage, as I tend to call this girl, is my sister."
As he smiled a protective, proud, almost fatherly smile, Logan relaxed. He had known he had no reason to be jealous of this man. Now that he thought of it, Logan couldn't understand his jealousy, he couldn't remember much about this woman, but he had become jealous anyway. ************************************************************************
Mirage and Coyote spoke quickly. They walked as they talked, it was a habit they had come about in order to prevent people from listening and catching their whole conversation. They could have continued to speak with their minds, but they found it more comfortable to speak out loud to each other, since it was so rarely possible. She was still concerned with retrieving Rogue, but she wasn't quite sure how it should be done. Along with this discussion, they talked about what had happened to each recently. Coyote continually asked Mirage how she was feeling, he had felt the pain in her mind when she had first awoken, and it concerned him. Gradually the discussion lead to where it always ended up - any new memories that either one could remember. For once, Mirage could name something.
"He called my Lily." She made the statement matter-of-fact; she continued to walk next to her brother, as if still involved in normal conversation.
He, however, realized the possible gravity of this situation. "Why is that important?"
"I don't know. It felt right though. Something about the name was correct; it was mine. It was his, too." He stopped and she came to a stop beside him.
"Is that it? Your name?" He knew that she had always believed that her real name would be the key to their past, but it didn't seem as if she remembered anything, other than a few names, powers, and this name.
"No. At least, I don't think so. It didn't seem like it would be right for everyone to call me Lily, but somehow I think it was right that Logan did. There's something there. A part of my past, maybe the part before I ended up with Magneto. I don't know; I need to find out though." She had continued to walk. She needed to think, and she thought best on the move.
He couldn't think of anything else to say, he just fell into step beside her and they moved back toward the Xavier mansion. ************************************************************************
Mirage was sad to see her brother leave so soon. She would follow him soon. Usually she would have just gone with him, but she still had the feeling that this place could help her; she had a feeling that there was something more to be done here. She also knew that she would probably need these people to help her to get Rogue back. She stood at the gate as he walked out of sight.
As she stood, watching the retreating figure of her brother, a strange feeling came over her. It was a feeling she always got around active mutants. She had gotten it for awhile here, so she wasn't too concerned about it.
Suddenly, after Coyote had been gone from her view for a short amount of time she realized that there was something very different about this power. Once she concentrated on it, she could tell what it was. This was a power she knew.
Mirage hurried back toward the school, she just hoped she wasn't too late.
A/N: Okies, I also have an extra special author's note to put up! I don't know if anyone's really reading this, because I only have one review but *shrug*. Thanks to Celeste_Moon for her review, you get to be my one and only review and I'm ecstatic for that, so keep reading and hope you still enjoy. Also, thanks to Gina, Fay, Katy, and Jody, I think you're my only buddies who know I'm writing this and it's so much fun to know that you don't all think I'm totally nuts. well, at least not for this anyway. *big hugs to everyone!* Now I'll stop babbling and let you read the story, how about that.
Coyote gladly shook hands with the professor, he was glad to meet the man who had done so much to help mutants. He smiled gladly as the professor questioned him about his powers, his life, and the girl so happily clinging to his side.
He answered all the questions at once, much more willing to do so than Mirage had been. Both had largely been raised on the streets, but Mirage had always been a fighter, that meant that she needed to be stronger, she had to be careful about what information she gave someone who could become an enemy. His answers were simple "My powers are mind based, I'm able to change my form by moving the molecules of my body into different positions. I don't remember much of my life, when Mirage was younger, unprotected, she consumed all of our memories in her need for energy. Mirage, as I tend to call this girl, is my sister."
As he smiled a protective, proud, almost fatherly smile, Logan relaxed. He had known he had no reason to be jealous of this man. Now that he thought of it, Logan couldn't understand his jealousy, he couldn't remember much about this woman, but he had become jealous anyway. ************************************************************************
Mirage and Coyote spoke quickly. They walked as they talked, it was a habit they had come about in order to prevent people from listening and catching their whole conversation. They could have continued to speak with their minds, but they found it more comfortable to speak out loud to each other, since it was so rarely possible. She was still concerned with retrieving Rogue, but she wasn't quite sure how it should be done. Along with this discussion, they talked about what had happened to each recently. Coyote continually asked Mirage how she was feeling, he had felt the pain in her mind when she had first awoken, and it concerned him. Gradually the discussion lead to where it always ended up - any new memories that either one could remember. For once, Mirage could name something.
"He called my Lily." She made the statement matter-of-fact; she continued to walk next to her brother, as if still involved in normal conversation.
He, however, realized the possible gravity of this situation. "Why is that important?"
"I don't know. It felt right though. Something about the name was correct; it was mine. It was his, too." He stopped and she came to a stop beside him.
"Is that it? Your name?" He knew that she had always believed that her real name would be the key to their past, but it didn't seem as if she remembered anything, other than a few names, powers, and this name.
"No. At least, I don't think so. It didn't seem like it would be right for everyone to call me Lily, but somehow I think it was right that Logan did. There's something there. A part of my past, maybe the part before I ended up with Magneto. I don't know; I need to find out though." She had continued to walk. She needed to think, and she thought best on the move.
He couldn't think of anything else to say, he just fell into step beside her and they moved back toward the Xavier mansion. ************************************************************************
Mirage was sad to see her brother leave so soon. She would follow him soon. Usually she would have just gone with him, but she still had the feeling that this place could help her; she had a feeling that there was something more to be done here. She also knew that she would probably need these people to help her to get Rogue back. She stood at the gate as he walked out of sight.
As she stood, watching the retreating figure of her brother, a strange feeling came over her. It was a feeling she always got around active mutants. She had gotten it for awhile here, so she wasn't too concerned about it.
Suddenly, after Coyote had been gone from her view for a short amount of time she realized that there was something very different about this power. Once she concentrated on it, she could tell what it was. This was a power she knew.
Mirage hurried back toward the school, she just hoped she wasn't too late.