You love me you really love me! Oh your soooooo nice!

Okay, well, erm -sorry about the odd capitilisation thingy thats going on... I dont mean to do it -guess I'm just dumb. Lol

But I shall try and check it more thoroughly in the future.

Keep up the reviews, and I'm so glad you are into my story! MWAH!

X - Angel

Chapter 9

"Now Piper, you know better than that, to call me Avalanche." The stranger smiled wryly at the corner of his mouth.

He was dressed in clothes suitable for a tramp, but his body frame was one for being well looked after. He had Choppy cut Dark brown hair, sweeping his shoulder's, and Hazel coloured eyes.

"What's this..." He smirked walking forward. "Found yourself some friends... you know who you belong to." He whispered stroking down her face with the palm of his hand. Piper squirmed from his touch.

"Hey, what's your problem pal? Leave her alone." Warren said, spinning around, the trench-coat he was wearing, airing out at the bottom as he moved.

"I don't have a problem." Lance defended, gripping hold of Piper's arm. "And I 'aint your pal."

"Then get lost." Growled Warren, taking a strong grip to Lance's hand, and squeezing it in order for him to loosen his grip on the girl.

"Something going on here?" A voice could be heard. The Three looked around to see Logan standing there, looking as gruffly mean as he could manage.

Lance let out another smirk, and lent closer to Piper. "They dont know,... do they?" He taunted, and laughed. "Oh, that's good..." He smiled with satisfaction, as he saw the look on Piper's face. "That's very good... Shall I tell them for you?"

"Stop it..." Piper whispered.

Lance glared at her. "What did you say?" He asked with pleasure, as he saw the tear's swelling up in her eyes.

"I said stop it! Leave me alone Lance, I dont want anything to do with you anymore!" She yelled in his face, as the entire food-court fell silent.

"Hey Kid, back off." Logan interupted, gently, but firmly pulling Warren back. Keeping his gaze on Lance, who sulkily left, like a beaten dog. "Piper, you okay-" Logan turned around. But she wasn't there.

"Where is she?" Cabbie asked. No-one had noticed her run off.

"I see her." Warren said, watching her run through another exit, towards the car park. "I'll talk to her." He said, and jogged off.

"Piper?" He called out walking into the outside. "Piper, are you out here?" He turned his head to hear a sob, from his right. "Hey,..." He smiled, as he found her crouched behind a Bin. "You okay?" He asked leaning down infront of her.

"I'm sorry." She wept, into her hands.

Warren lent forward and held her against his chest as she cried. "Who was that anyway?" He asked as she pulled away, wiping her eyes.

"Warren..." She looked up at him into his eye's. She had something serious to tell him. "I've lied to you... to everyone..."

Warren tilted his head in confusement. "What do you mean?"

She took in a deep breath. "I 'was' adopted,... as a child...." She stumbled over her words, as Warren was still looking confused. "I'm a Mutant."

Warren's eyes grew wider. "What?... Why didn't you say anything?" He asked taking hold of her hand.

"Because I was hoping that if I told enough people I was human,... then I might have just believed it myself." She sniffed. "I never counted on them finding me here..."

"Who?" Warren pressed her.

"The people I was with... they made us do things... thing's I'm not proud of." She screwed her face up in disgust.

"We should get you back to the institute." He compforted, pulling her to her feet. "Talk to the Professor." With that, he escorted her back inside.

"Hey, you alright?" Logan asked, as he waited for them to come back. Paige, and Jubilee had met up with Rogue, and the other's. Cabbie, had remained behind with the teacher.

Warren nodded. "I'm going to take her back to the institute."

Logan raised his head in agreement. "You want to go with them?" He asked at Cabbie, who watched as they walked past.

"Is it alright if I stay here with you?" She asked, with her arms crossed over on her chest. Logan shrugged in return, and walked between the tables, and sat himself down, whilst he waited for the waitress to come along. Cabbie sat opposite him, keeping her head down to cover her face.

Meanwhile, outside. "Warren, I really am-" Piper started to speak, but he stopped her, by pressing his finger to her lip's.

"Don't..." He smiled, as he caught her eye, and leaned in to kiss her. Just as their lip's were about to meet, a backfire from a car exhaust startled them both, and they pulled away instinctivly.

Piper, felt the colour rising to her cheek's, as she blushed with a smile, tucking her dark brown hair behind her ear. "We should go..."