Evolution: Through the Looking Glass.
Chapter 4: Hunch
This story connects with 'Evolution: Father of mine' so if you haven't read it you're going to miss a couple of things in this chapter. However, I don't think it is necessary for you to read father of mine first. If you have read it this story will be all the more enjoyable. With that said lets get on with it.
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Logan paced in the living room thoughtfully rubbing his chin, there was something about the kid that Rogue had befriended but Logan could not pin it down to any one thing. The first thing that caught his attention was the shear speed that the boy had displayed; Logan had never seen any human move that fast in his life. The next thing was that instead of dominating the Cajun that attacked him, Brian let Gambit break his arm. It was all too confusing for the experienced warrior. Since the children had already left for school, Logan decided to check the data that they had taken the previous night. He worked his way into the lower level and to Beast's lab. Logan found Dr. McCoy starring intently into a computer monitor. Logan knocked on the doorpost of the open door, but received no answer from the preoccupied scientist.
"Um, Hank? You all right?" wondered Logan.
"Oh, yeah." Answered Dr. McCoy as he snapped out of his delirium "What can I do for you, Logan?"
"I was just wondering if I could take a peak at the data from the kid that was in here last night."
"Brian's data? It seems that you're in luck, I was just going over it." Logan walked over to the computer that Dr. McCoy was sitting in front of. Beast pointed at the picture of Brian's brain, and then moved his hand to the numbers on the side.
"These numbers are what I was looking at when you came in."
"Why were you so hung up on those numbers?" inquired Logan.
"Those numbers represent the ability of his brain, and I've only seen numbers this high on one other person, Charles Xavier!" exclaimed Beast.
"Hm, can you bring up the injury in his arm?" asked Logan.
"Funny you should ask that. Charles took that particular information to the school board last night. He said that it was exactly what he needed to get Brian off." Explained Mr. McCoy as he brought the information on the screen.
"How do you figure?" inquired Wolverine?
"See this fracture?" Beast pointed to the split in the bone "The crack is absolutely perfect! There was no doubt in the school board's mind that this was self-defense. This break could only have been caused that way."
"He knew…" Logan trailed off.
Elsewhere the students of Xavier's School for the gifted were just arriving at Bayville high school and it seemed that there was a crowd in the parking lot. It seems that at the center of this crowd were Brian and Principal Kelly. When the van stopped they noticed that the two people in the center had gotten into a rather heated shouting match. The X-men stepped out of the van followed closely by professor Xavier. Rogue began shoving her way to the front where she met Risty, who was enjoying the frustrated look on Principal Kelly's face. "What's going on?" asked Rogue
"Brian showed up this morning like Kelly hadn't expelled him yesterday. Kelly saw him and forced him out. They've been shouting at each other since." Explained Risty.
"Principal Kelly!" said Professor X as he raised his voice above the crowd. He wheeled himself toward the center the students of the school parting as if they were the red sea. "Principal Kelly, I think I have something you need to see." Professor X handed a small envelope with lettering. Principle Kelly tore open the envelope and hastily scanned the contents. When he finished he lowered his head and allowed Brian to enter the school. All the students had decided that there was nothing more to see, and Kelly walked to Professor X.
"I'll remember this." Kelly turned around and stomped into the school.
Elsewhere, Gambit was tending to his wounds that he received in the scuffle with Brian. He hurt more than he thought he had been injured. He hurt in places that he thought he hadn't been hit in. The door to Magneto's hidden sanctuary howled with the magnetic energies that opened the section of wall. Magneto stepped into the room followed closely by the rest of the acolytes. Remy sighed as he ignored the group the sauntered into the room.
"That's a mighty fine shiner ya got there, mate." teased John.
"Remy, Where did these wounds come from." asked Magneto. Remy did not respond, but just grumbled and swore under his breath. Magneto grabbed him by the metal in his armor and pulled him face to face. "Where did these wounds come from?" inquired Magneto with more fervor in his voice, while John just howled
"Some kid at Bayville high." grumbled gambit as Magneto set him back on the ground.
"So a new mutant has surfaced."
"He wasn't a mutant..." mumbled gambit
"A human?"
"Yeah he hangs wit Xavier's bunch."
"I think we owe this boy a visit."
The rest of the day passed without event, and soon the final bell rang sounding the end of the day and the beginning of the weekend. However, this night was more important to Rogue than the weekend. As she finished gathering her home work, Kitty approached her from behind.
"So have you two decided where your date is going to be?" she asked with a mischievous grin on her face.
"Date?" stammered Rogue "Um well I was just going to make some Cajun food and...."
"Have you decided what you were going to wear?" wondered Kitty. Rogue shot her best friend a puzzled look and looked down at the clothes she was wearing. "You were not going to wear that! Do you like this guy?"
"Um well I've only known him for a week..."Rogue trailed off.
"Yes or no." stated Kitty.
"Yes."
"Then come see me when you get home. I've got this classy black number that was too big for me in the chest area, but I think it will look great on you." finished Kitty as she saw the very subject they had just finished talking about coming done the hall with his back pack in tow. Kitty promptly excused herself and left Rogue alone to the lion.
"How's my pale skin goddess? We're still on for tonight, right?" He beamed like a child caught in Wonka's candy factory and coaxed a slight giggle.
"You bet your saddle!" responded Rogue, playing off the stereotype.
"Sixish?"
"Yep." she chimed
"Okie, I'll see you at six then." He said as he turned and began to walk away. Rogue saw this and caught up with him.
"You're not going to walk with me and Risty?"
"I've got to make myself pretty for ya." he teased as he changed the pitch of his voice and inserted a lisp. He leaned in and gave her a quick peck to the lips and sprinted down the street. Rogue watched him as he disappeared into the distance and placed her fingers to her lips hoping to keep the sensation from escaping. However, as the leather of her gloved hand touched her lips she realized. He had kissed her, full skin on skin and was not in the least affected.
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End Chapter 4
I am so sorry about the very long wait. I had a very VERY VERY bad case of writer's cramp. If you only new how long it took for me to write the previous sentence (-_-;) Anyway, it time for my favorite time of the day. THAT'S RIGHT KIDDIES IT'S REVIEW TIME!!! (children coked up on sugar scream in the distance)
BaneofJean: All of your questions will be answered in due time. As for Mystique (damn my spellchecker!) she's got an agenda just like always. What is it you ask? (Sings) I'm not telling Mwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahh (cough) Hahahahahahahahahahahhaah (deep breath in).