X - Angel

Chapter 28

Before long, February was ending, and Cabbie was called to Xavier's office. "Come in Camelia." Came Xavier's subtle voice, before she could raise her hand to knock.

"How did you know it was me?" She asked, as she sat herself down, forgetting the obvious.

"Well I am Psychic remember?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Oh,... yeah." Cabbie smirked, rolling her eyes.

"Anyway." Xavier let out a breath. "I called you in here to discuss your training progress." He started.

Cabbie immediatly sat up straiter. "Do you think I'm good enough to leave?" She asked.

"Getting strait to the point - yes. Your mutation has reached a point of Maturity, and you have learnt well, how to control them." Xavier explained. "But, I just want to make sure with you, that you are ready to go back into the world, judging by what happened."

"I really want to go back. I can look after myself now, I'm not afraid anymore." She argued her case.

"Very well... " Xavier decided. "You can leave when you wish. Perhap's going into town today and seeking some accomodation nearby."

"No, I want to go back to Washington... I know people there." She replied.

"Are you sure?" Charles asked cautiously.

Cabbie nodded. "Positive, I'll book myself an open ticket this afternoon."

"We could alway's take you in the Jet you know?" Xavier asked.

"No it's alright. You've done enough already." She smiled getting to her feet. "Thankyou, Charles. I appreciate what you've done for me."

"The door is always open to you my dear." Xavier smiled, as he watched her leave.

"What do you mean your leaving?" Logan asked, once she had told him. They were sitting in the T.V lounge, and the better part of the students sitting there, decided upon leaving.

Cabbie let out a sigh, rubbing at her nose. "I'm in control of my powers now... I had alway's planned to go back - Logan you know that..." She told him.

Logan went silent for a moment. "I just wouldnt have thought it would be this soon."

"It's got to happen sooner or later... you can't expect me to stay here the rest of my life, can you?" She pleaded.

"I can." Logan replied.

Cabbie let out a desperate sigh. "Then come with me..." She stated.

Logan looked up at her, thoughts swirling around in his head. "No, I cant. They need me here,... I belong here."

"Alright then." Cabbie said a little hurt. Drawing in a deep breath, she got to her feet and walked upto her room, leaving the X-man, to sit by himself.

The next day, Logan saw Piper walking around the Mansion. "Hey Hotshot. What you upto?" He asked, as she walked over to him.

"You havn't seen Cabbie have you?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Not since yesterday Morning,.. we had a fight." Logan replied. He tried to dull down his heart beat, as he began to feel it pound heavily in his chest. "I was waiting untill she'd calmed down."

Piper smirked at his comment. "It's just she was supposed to meet me an Hour ago, and no-one seems to have seen her." Piper replied, looking quite clueless.

Logan sat there, when all of a sudden, his head raised up, and he shot out of his chair. Piper jumped out of Logan's way, as he pushed himself past her, and ran up the stairs bursting into Cabbie's room. It was empty.

Logan hurried through her Wardrobe, to find that everything had been taken. Piper looked in the Bathroom, to see it in pristine, clean order.

"It's clean... she's not here." She told the Teacher reluctantly.

"No... she has to be here somewhere." Logan argued back, getting a little distressed.

Piper walked over to the window, where it remained open just a crack, and as Piper went to close it, something caught her eye on the floor.

"Logan?" Piper called out to him, as he appeared out from the bathroom. "It's for you..." She said, handing him a peice of paper with his name on it.

The teacher took, it and began to read. He slumbed himself on the bed.

"I'll just... leave you alone." Piper whispered and made her exit.

Logan looked at the letter from Cabbie, to him, explaining why she thought it would be better to leave this way, as she knew he would never leave the institute for her. He had made his action's perfectly clear the previous day. She had since from the argument, packed up her belonging's, and had taken a Taxi to the airport where she had booked herself a ticket on the first plane to Washington.

"Logan,... are you alright?" Came a voice from the door.

He didnt answer, as he felt the figure sit beside him, and place a hand on his shoulder. "She's gone." He said plainly.

"I know..." Ororo said sympathetically. "Would you like to talk about it?" She asked.

"No, it's alright." He said pulling himself away, and walked out of the room, wanting to be left alone.

Two Months had gone by without any word from Camelia. Although sometimes Xavier made guestures to Logan that she had been in contact with him. But Logan was still quite hurt. She was right when she said his gruff, mean man look was all an act. She had hurt him badly -even though he would never admit this to anyone, not even himself.

"Hey Logan... you okay?" Piper asked, as she found him hitting the punchbag in the Gym.

"Fine..." He grunted, through gritted teeth. "Havnt seen you down here for a while... where you been?" He shot her a forced smile, to make her feel more relaxed, as she looked quite nervous.

"Oh, you know - around." Piper sighed, and twidled her thumbs as she stood there.

Logan stopped what he was doing. "What is it?" He asked, sensing something was wrong.

"You havnt seen the news have you?" Piper asked.

"No,... Why? Should I of?" He asked starting to punch against the bag again.

"It's Cabbie..." Piper said reluctantly. Logan froze, keeping his eye contact on the bag infront of him. Piper was hesitant to continue. "She was attacked, by the Anti-Mutant movement."

"Is she okay?" Logan asked still not looking at the teen. He clenched his jaw.

"Xavier's in Cebebro now... he's looking for her." Piper had barely finished, before Logan had stormed out of the hall, jumping into the elevator, to go down to the lower levels.

"Where is she?" He demanded, as Xavier was making his exit from the 'big, round, room', as Logan had so adequately put it.

"Upstate New York. I'll give you the direction's." Xavier said, as Logan followed him upstairs to the map room.

"Do you want us to come with you?" Scott asked, suprisingly concerned about Logan.

"No, I should be alright." Logan replied, looking at the list of direction's Xavier had noted down.

"Take my Car... just dont get any dent's in it." Scott said, about to throw him the key's.

"No it's alright. I'll take the Truck." Logan said, and with that departed to the garage.

Yes I know I have made Logan a 'lil soppy... but come on... Hugh Jackman is just too damm sexy as Wolverine for you not to make him have a softer side. ((sigh)) Wolverine... grrr baby