To Err is Human
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "I don't want you to be influenced by someone...how can I say this non-jugementally?....Evil"
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Chapter 15 - Sister astray
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BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG
"Ugh?", said Sam, blinking awake, hearing the pounding on his door.
He groaned, trying to burry under the covers, Logan wouldn't be evil enough to make a training session at THIS time in the morning...would he?. BANG BANG BANG BANG. He gave a defeated sigh, nope, it wasn't going away. He yawned, plodding sleepily out of bed.
"Roberto, wake up", he said as he passed his room mates bed.
Roberto muttered something in Portuguese and snored. Due to his powers, trying to get Roberto to get up at night time after he'd fallen asleep was like trying to push a square boulder up a hill. Sam rolled his eyes, opening the door, Rahne looking panicky inside.
"Rahne? What're you doin'?", he asked sleepily, "it's four in the morning"
"It's....it's Lizzie"
Sam frowned, worry waking him up completely.
"What about Lizzie?"
Rahne shook her head.
"She...she went out again tonight, Sam", she said, "I..I followed her to a club and....she left with someone I know from Scotland. His name's Lucas....he terrorised Muir once, looking for information on the Professor"
Sam frowned.
"Lucas?", he said, trying to place the name, before realising who it was, "...no".
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Moments later, Xavier found himself at Cerebro, trying to find his rebelious son. Of course, it wasn't as easy as that. He'd tried many a time to find Lucas with Cerebro, but the powerfull mutant blocked him with ease. This time, however, he got a reading. Perhaps because, for once, Lucas WANTED to be found.
"Have you found him?", asked Sam, worry obvious on his face.
"Yes...I have", sighed Xavier, pulling the headset down.
"So...are we gonna go get him?", asked Sam, "get Lizzie back?"
"There is no need to do that, Sam", said Xavier, frowning, "it appears Lucas is coming to us".
"What?", said Sam, looking at him in shock, "when?!"
There was the sound of a loud explosion above on ground level.
"....About now", sighed Xavier, wheeling out of Cerebro, Sam close behind.
By the time they'd got to the garden, Logan, Hank and Rogue were already suited up, stood guarding the entrance, Rahne, in her wolf form, growling dangerously. Lucas rolled his eyes, his TK destroying the lazers trained on him and Lizzie.
"I guess yer not here fer a family reunion", growled Logan, popping his claws out, he hadn't met this punk yet...but he didn't like the look of him, son of Xavier or not, if he harmed one person in the mansion, he'd slash him to pieces.
"Do I ever?", said Lucas, crossing his arms where he floated slightly in the air, turning his head as Sam and Xavier turned up by the door, hello, Da'
Xavier frowned slightly at the mocking tone in his thoughts.
What are you doing with Elizabeth, Lucas?
You'll never guueeesss, came the taunting reply.
Oblivious to the telepaths communication, Sam, narrowed his eyes, getting ready to kick off his powers, only to have Hank put a restraining hand on his shoulder, shaking his head. He knew even if Sam WAS invunerable while blasting...who knew what Lucas could do to him.
"Let. Her. Go", the Southerner bit out, glaring at Lucas.
Lucas blinked at Sam, then smirked.
"Oh, it's the big brother come tae save the day", he smirked, "I'm nae keeping your sister captive, ye know? She's with me of her own accord".
The X-Men present blinked in shock, looking over at Lizzie, who had been silent for a while.
"'Lizbeth.....that isn't true....is it?", asked Sam.
Lizzie frowned, looking over at her brother.
"Yeah, I'm following him because a'h WANT to", she said.
"But....but...why?", protested Sam, "you...you had a place here with the X- Men"
"YOU'RE the X-Man, Sam, not me", snapped Lizzie, "a'h didn't ask to be part of it! A'h was forced into it. But Lucas...he's given me another option, one a'h find much more.....suited for me"
"See?", said Lucas with a smirk, "completely innocent".
"A'h wasn't aware 'innocent' was in your volcaburary, Legion", said Rogue, looking at Xavier, "want me to lay them out?".
Xavier sighed, shaking his head.
"No"
"What?!", said Sam, looking at him in shock, "but...but...Lizzie...."
"Has the right to choose her own path", said Xavier, "you know no-one is forced to stay here, Sam. We have to make our own choices".
Sam looked at Xavier in disbelief, before sighing, hanging his head, knowing his words were true.
"Why did you come back then?", he asked, looking at his sister.
"Duh, to get ma'h stuff", said Lizzie, "an' to make sure ya'll didn't think I'd been captured".
She rolled her eyes.
"Captured, As if anyone could 'capture' me".
She disapeared into the mansion, Sam following behind her, leaving the X- Men to look at Lucas.
"What are you planning, Lucas?", said Xavier, frowning.
"It's a secret", said Lucas with a smirk, "don't worry, Da', you'll fine out soon enough".
"Why don't ya tell us now and I won't make shish-kabob outta ya?", said Logan, rubbing his claws together.
"Oh..I tremble in fear", said Lucas dryly.
"Lizzie, why are you doing this?"
Lizzie rolled her eyes as she put her stuff into her bag.
"A'h already TOLD you Sam, it's THAT simple", she said.
"But...", Sam shook his head, "you don't understand. He's not a good guy..he's downright evil!".
"How do you know that, huh?", said Lizzie narrowing her eyes, "do you know him? No!".
"Lizzie, he..."
"He's done NOTHING", snapped Lizzie, "maybe you're too busy bein' the glory child to notice, but a'hm not like you. A'hm not a straight arrow, Sam, a'h never have been, and a'h never will be"
She pushed past him, heading to the door.
"Just accept that".
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A few hours later, Scott had returned to find most of the mansion's garden security crimpled to pieces, Hank trying his best to fix it.
"What happened?", he said, instantly worried about the people he took such responsibility for.
"We had a visit from Lucas Haller", said Hank with a sigh.
Scott's jaw set. He HATED Lucas, even more than he hated Lance, which was ALOT. Lucas had kidnapped Jean, used the Professor. His hands clenched into fists.
"Did he hurt anyone?"
"No", said Hank, then sighed, "at least not in the physical sense. Charles in in the control room, if you need..."
Hank hadn't even finished his sentance, as Scott rushed into the mansion, racing off to the Danger Room's control room. He entered to find Logan and Xavier, running a training programe.
"Is everything allright?", Scott asked, breathless.
"Yes, Scott, don't worry", said Xavier, giving him a reassuring smile, "Lucas has gone"
Scott frowned, a little downhearted he'd missed the chance to fight Lucas. He glanced though into the Danger Room, blinking at it's occupant.
"You let Cannonball do a training sim on his own?", he asked, arching a brow, "but he's..."
"He needs it", said Logan bluntly.
"...Did I miss something?", asked Scott.
Xavier cleared his throat.
"We learned today that Elizabeth's loyalties lie firmly with Lucas", he explained, "it seems my son has been....recruiting mutants for himself".
"WHAT?", said Scott, then frowned, "how'd Sam take it?"
Whoooooooooooooooooooooooosh BAAAAM!
The three watched in the Danger Room as Sam ploughed through a sentinel, leaving a huge, gaping hole in it's middle.
"Oh, he's just peachy", said Logan sarcastically, before sighing, watching the mutant work, "Sam may be the soft-hearted one, but he's still human...so ta speak. And right now...he's hurting".
"So I see", said Scott, arching a brow.
"He's too kind an' gentle ta take out all that anger an betrayal on anybody....but he 'aint the kind ta suck it all up inside", said Logan, "so, he's dealin' with it in his own way, where no one else can get hurt"
"I wonder who he learned that from?", said Xavier, a small tint of a smile on his face.
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Meanwhile, over in the kitchen, the kids were getting used to Lizzie's betrayal.....or at least trying to.
"I mean...of all the people to go off after, Lucas!", said Jean, shaking her head.
"Yeah, what IS it vith Guthries and Scottish people?!!", said Kurt, shaking his head is disbelief.
"Let her go", muttered Bobby, "I hope she's happy destroying things and causing havok"
The other X-Men turned to look at Bobby. Not for the first time, his attiutude could be called 'cold'. He leaned against the refrigerator, poking a little ice rose his his hand dejectedly.
"Bobby, we know you liked her", said Kitty, rolling her eyes.
"You DID make it kind of obvious", said Roberto with a nod.
"I did not!", snapped Bobby, closing his hand, disipating the ice-rose back into the air molecules.
"Bobby, chill out", said Ray, trying to avoid the fact he'd made an obvious pun, "geez, it was just a crush..an unreciprocated one at that"
Bobby rolled his eyes, stomping out of the room, plodding to his own room, where he say down with a sigh. They just didn't get it. It didn't matter if Lizzie reciprocated his feelings or not. It was the fact she had gone. It was begining to be the only constant in his life...being abandoned. Whoever he cared about walked out of his life. Jubes, Judy...his parents. Lizzie was just another to strike onto the list. [1]
He sighed recreating the ice-rose, putting it on the table. Sure, he could be the groups prankster....heck, everyone need one. But sometimes...sometimes even he just wanted to be left alone...wished he could be normal again. He flopped onto his bed, closing his eyes, allowing a solitary tear to drip down his cheek, which froze in place half-way. He sighed, pulling it off, flicking it to the side, resting his head in his pillow. By the next day, he knew he'd be back to his old, joking self....the Bobby everyone had come to expect. But for now...now, he just wanted to think about all those he'd already lost....and how many more he would lose.
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Sam sighed from where he'd been sitting on the Insitute's back lawn, feeling pretty miserable. His 'workout' in the Danger Room had certainalyl not made him feel any better. His own flesh and blood, the next after him in the Guthrie line, a sister, depsite her...attitude problems, he adored, had left. She'd gone to the bad guys. She'd become his enemy. How could he fight his own sister? He couldn't even begin to concieve the idea, but it would be a scenario he knew he'd one day have to face. While stewing in his self-pitty, he didn't notice he had company until something nudged his elbow. He tilted his head to see Rahne in wolf form, blinking at him. He looked at her for a second before sighing, looking away again, not even she could make it all better. But Rahne had other ideas.She gave a growly bark, before padding away. She returned a few moments later with a frizbee in her mouth, and began nudging Sam in the side with it repeatedly.
"You have to be kidding me", said Sam, blinking at her.
She sat down with a plop, giving a whine.
Damn. He hated it when she did the whine. That whine held WAAAY too much power. And she KNEW it.
And so she whined again, just for good measure.
"Oh, okay, okay", he said, standing, "but it won't do any good".
He took the frizbee off her, tossing it off along the grounds. Rahne gave a happy bark, running off after it, catching it in mid-air and running back to him.
"A'hm gonna be doing this for hours...aren't a'h?", said Sam with a defeated sigh.
Rahne just wagged her tail.
"A'hll take that as a 'Yes Sam', then", said Sam, tossing the frizbee again, "is this supposed to make me feel better, or you?"
Rahne caught it and brought it back to him again. After a while of pointless frizbee-tossing, Sam still wasn't exactly feeling any better. So she opted to drop the frizbee and sit next to him, resting her chin on his knee.
"A'h can't believe she's gone", he said, scratching behind her ear, "a'h mean...she's ma'h family....and she just....left"
Rahne gave a small whine.
"Why do a'h keep losing the people I care about?", he asked with a sad sigh, glancing down at the wolf, "you're not gonna leave again...are you?".
Rahne was his best friend in the world. He could talk to her over anything at all, and she'd always listen...whichever form she was in at the time. She meant to world to him...and probably more, he had gone to pieces when she'd first left....he wouldn't be able to bear it if she left again. The wolf blinked at him, before giving a wolfy-sigh, morphing back into her human form, giving him a hug.
"No, Sam, I won't go again, I promise".
"A'h can't keep losing loved ones", he said.
Rahne gave a sigh.
"Sam, wolves mate for life", said Rahne, "sure, we could have a few mates....but we only truely fall in love the one time"
Sam blinked.
"Confused"
Rahne frowed, trying to figure out how to put it in words. Sure, in wolf- thought it could be easily explained...with wolf sounds, but human words, they were ALOT harder.
"Well....it's all a matter of scent", she said, "it's the one wolf...or in a lyco's case, person who's scent we can't ignore, they just smell...right. We know from the instant we meet them, and we could track their scent for miles and miles. We know their mood, their physical state, how they dream...everything from that single scent".
She sighed.
"It's that scent, that we can't block out, that makes them our life-mate", she explained, "even if we are apart from them, even if other mates come our way....that one being holding that one scent will always be our mate for life". [2]
She gave him a small smile, nuzzling close to him.
"For me...for my wolf, that scent belong to you", she said gently, "I'm not going anywhere anytime soon".
Sam blinked at her, a small smile crossing his face.
"Promise?"
She smiled back, burshing a hand over his cheek, before leaning in, giving him a soft kiss. Sam let out a small, happy sigh, returning it.
"Promise", she whispered when they broke apart, resting her head on his chest as he hugged his arms around her.
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[1] - Kind of a mix between movie and comic here. In X2, Bobby's parents very obviously ditch him for his mutants hex on the Drakes Judy is from the comics, Bobby's first girlfriend who was with him when his powers first manifested...and ran away. Poor Bobby, he really does use humor as a shield.
[2] - My theory of the wolf-mate thing comes from a few different places. First of all, from wolves themselves, they do, indeed, tend to stay with one mate, but will find another when their mate dies. This isn't the case with all wolves, but the majority. I also got ideas from 'The 10th Kingdom' and the DC comic 'Fables' for this, as both sport wolf/human...thingies...both of whom fall in love with a non-wolf. Lastly, I put my theory to cannon Rahne, and it works. She has had a few crushes in her time, and yet she is STILL very much head-over-heels for Sam, or rather, the wolf in her is. I'm gonna stop talking now. Whispers Go Sahne
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Ahh so much angst. Not to worry, next chapter will be fun with a baby shower. Do review. Until next time....
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "I don't want you to be influenced by someone...how can I say this non-jugementally?....Evil"
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Chapter 15 - Sister astray
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BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG
"Ugh?", said Sam, blinking awake, hearing the pounding on his door.
He groaned, trying to burry under the covers, Logan wouldn't be evil enough to make a training session at THIS time in the morning...would he?. BANG BANG BANG BANG. He gave a defeated sigh, nope, it wasn't going away. He yawned, plodding sleepily out of bed.
"Roberto, wake up", he said as he passed his room mates bed.
Roberto muttered something in Portuguese and snored. Due to his powers, trying to get Roberto to get up at night time after he'd fallen asleep was like trying to push a square boulder up a hill. Sam rolled his eyes, opening the door, Rahne looking panicky inside.
"Rahne? What're you doin'?", he asked sleepily, "it's four in the morning"
"It's....it's Lizzie"
Sam frowned, worry waking him up completely.
"What about Lizzie?"
Rahne shook her head.
"She...she went out again tonight, Sam", she said, "I..I followed her to a club and....she left with someone I know from Scotland. His name's Lucas....he terrorised Muir once, looking for information on the Professor"
Sam frowned.
"Lucas?", he said, trying to place the name, before realising who it was, "...no".
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Moments later, Xavier found himself at Cerebro, trying to find his rebelious son. Of course, it wasn't as easy as that. He'd tried many a time to find Lucas with Cerebro, but the powerfull mutant blocked him with ease. This time, however, he got a reading. Perhaps because, for once, Lucas WANTED to be found.
"Have you found him?", asked Sam, worry obvious on his face.
"Yes...I have", sighed Xavier, pulling the headset down.
"So...are we gonna go get him?", asked Sam, "get Lizzie back?"
"There is no need to do that, Sam", said Xavier, frowning, "it appears Lucas is coming to us".
"What?", said Sam, looking at him in shock, "when?!"
There was the sound of a loud explosion above on ground level.
"....About now", sighed Xavier, wheeling out of Cerebro, Sam close behind.
By the time they'd got to the garden, Logan, Hank and Rogue were already suited up, stood guarding the entrance, Rahne, in her wolf form, growling dangerously. Lucas rolled his eyes, his TK destroying the lazers trained on him and Lizzie.
"I guess yer not here fer a family reunion", growled Logan, popping his claws out, he hadn't met this punk yet...but he didn't like the look of him, son of Xavier or not, if he harmed one person in the mansion, he'd slash him to pieces.
"Do I ever?", said Lucas, crossing his arms where he floated slightly in the air, turning his head as Sam and Xavier turned up by the door, hello, Da'
Xavier frowned slightly at the mocking tone in his thoughts.
What are you doing with Elizabeth, Lucas?
You'll never guueeesss, came the taunting reply.
Oblivious to the telepaths communication, Sam, narrowed his eyes, getting ready to kick off his powers, only to have Hank put a restraining hand on his shoulder, shaking his head. He knew even if Sam WAS invunerable while blasting...who knew what Lucas could do to him.
"Let. Her. Go", the Southerner bit out, glaring at Lucas.
Lucas blinked at Sam, then smirked.
"Oh, it's the big brother come tae save the day", he smirked, "I'm nae keeping your sister captive, ye know? She's with me of her own accord".
The X-Men present blinked in shock, looking over at Lizzie, who had been silent for a while.
"'Lizbeth.....that isn't true....is it?", asked Sam.
Lizzie frowned, looking over at her brother.
"Yeah, I'm following him because a'h WANT to", she said.
"But....but...why?", protested Sam, "you...you had a place here with the X- Men"
"YOU'RE the X-Man, Sam, not me", snapped Lizzie, "a'h didn't ask to be part of it! A'h was forced into it. But Lucas...he's given me another option, one a'h find much more.....suited for me"
"See?", said Lucas with a smirk, "completely innocent".
"A'h wasn't aware 'innocent' was in your volcaburary, Legion", said Rogue, looking at Xavier, "want me to lay them out?".
Xavier sighed, shaking his head.
"No"
"What?!", said Sam, looking at him in shock, "but...but...Lizzie...."
"Has the right to choose her own path", said Xavier, "you know no-one is forced to stay here, Sam. We have to make our own choices".
Sam looked at Xavier in disbelief, before sighing, hanging his head, knowing his words were true.
"Why did you come back then?", he asked, looking at his sister.
"Duh, to get ma'h stuff", said Lizzie, "an' to make sure ya'll didn't think I'd been captured".
She rolled her eyes.
"Captured, As if anyone could 'capture' me".
She disapeared into the mansion, Sam following behind her, leaving the X- Men to look at Lucas.
"What are you planning, Lucas?", said Xavier, frowning.
"It's a secret", said Lucas with a smirk, "don't worry, Da', you'll fine out soon enough".
"Why don't ya tell us now and I won't make shish-kabob outta ya?", said Logan, rubbing his claws together.
"Oh..I tremble in fear", said Lucas dryly.
"Lizzie, why are you doing this?"
Lizzie rolled her eyes as she put her stuff into her bag.
"A'h already TOLD you Sam, it's THAT simple", she said.
"But...", Sam shook his head, "you don't understand. He's not a good guy..he's downright evil!".
"How do you know that, huh?", said Lizzie narrowing her eyes, "do you know him? No!".
"Lizzie, he..."
"He's done NOTHING", snapped Lizzie, "maybe you're too busy bein' the glory child to notice, but a'hm not like you. A'hm not a straight arrow, Sam, a'h never have been, and a'h never will be"
She pushed past him, heading to the door.
"Just accept that".
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A few hours later, Scott had returned to find most of the mansion's garden security crimpled to pieces, Hank trying his best to fix it.
"What happened?", he said, instantly worried about the people he took such responsibility for.
"We had a visit from Lucas Haller", said Hank with a sigh.
Scott's jaw set. He HATED Lucas, even more than he hated Lance, which was ALOT. Lucas had kidnapped Jean, used the Professor. His hands clenched into fists.
"Did he hurt anyone?"
"No", said Hank, then sighed, "at least not in the physical sense. Charles in in the control room, if you need..."
Hank hadn't even finished his sentance, as Scott rushed into the mansion, racing off to the Danger Room's control room. He entered to find Logan and Xavier, running a training programe.
"Is everything allright?", Scott asked, breathless.
"Yes, Scott, don't worry", said Xavier, giving him a reassuring smile, "Lucas has gone"
Scott frowned, a little downhearted he'd missed the chance to fight Lucas. He glanced though into the Danger Room, blinking at it's occupant.
"You let Cannonball do a training sim on his own?", he asked, arching a brow, "but he's..."
"He needs it", said Logan bluntly.
"...Did I miss something?", asked Scott.
Xavier cleared his throat.
"We learned today that Elizabeth's loyalties lie firmly with Lucas", he explained, "it seems my son has been....recruiting mutants for himself".
"WHAT?", said Scott, then frowned, "how'd Sam take it?"
Whoooooooooooooooooooooooosh BAAAAM!
The three watched in the Danger Room as Sam ploughed through a sentinel, leaving a huge, gaping hole in it's middle.
"Oh, he's just peachy", said Logan sarcastically, before sighing, watching the mutant work, "Sam may be the soft-hearted one, but he's still human...so ta speak. And right now...he's hurting".
"So I see", said Scott, arching a brow.
"He's too kind an' gentle ta take out all that anger an betrayal on anybody....but he 'aint the kind ta suck it all up inside", said Logan, "so, he's dealin' with it in his own way, where no one else can get hurt"
"I wonder who he learned that from?", said Xavier, a small tint of a smile on his face.
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Meanwhile, over in the kitchen, the kids were getting used to Lizzie's betrayal.....or at least trying to.
"I mean...of all the people to go off after, Lucas!", said Jean, shaking her head.
"Yeah, what IS it vith Guthries and Scottish people?!!", said Kurt, shaking his head is disbelief.
"Let her go", muttered Bobby, "I hope she's happy destroying things and causing havok"
The other X-Men turned to look at Bobby. Not for the first time, his attiutude could be called 'cold'. He leaned against the refrigerator, poking a little ice rose his his hand dejectedly.
"Bobby, we know you liked her", said Kitty, rolling her eyes.
"You DID make it kind of obvious", said Roberto with a nod.
"I did not!", snapped Bobby, closing his hand, disipating the ice-rose back into the air molecules.
"Bobby, chill out", said Ray, trying to avoid the fact he'd made an obvious pun, "geez, it was just a crush..an unreciprocated one at that"
Bobby rolled his eyes, stomping out of the room, plodding to his own room, where he say down with a sigh. They just didn't get it. It didn't matter if Lizzie reciprocated his feelings or not. It was the fact she had gone. It was begining to be the only constant in his life...being abandoned. Whoever he cared about walked out of his life. Jubes, Judy...his parents. Lizzie was just another to strike onto the list. [1]
He sighed recreating the ice-rose, putting it on the table. Sure, he could be the groups prankster....heck, everyone need one. But sometimes...sometimes even he just wanted to be left alone...wished he could be normal again. He flopped onto his bed, closing his eyes, allowing a solitary tear to drip down his cheek, which froze in place half-way. He sighed, pulling it off, flicking it to the side, resting his head in his pillow. By the next day, he knew he'd be back to his old, joking self....the Bobby everyone had come to expect. But for now...now, he just wanted to think about all those he'd already lost....and how many more he would lose.
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Sam sighed from where he'd been sitting on the Insitute's back lawn, feeling pretty miserable. His 'workout' in the Danger Room had certainalyl not made him feel any better. His own flesh and blood, the next after him in the Guthrie line, a sister, depsite her...attitude problems, he adored, had left. She'd gone to the bad guys. She'd become his enemy. How could he fight his own sister? He couldn't even begin to concieve the idea, but it would be a scenario he knew he'd one day have to face. While stewing in his self-pitty, he didn't notice he had company until something nudged his elbow. He tilted his head to see Rahne in wolf form, blinking at him. He looked at her for a second before sighing, looking away again, not even she could make it all better. But Rahne had other ideas.She gave a growly bark, before padding away. She returned a few moments later with a frizbee in her mouth, and began nudging Sam in the side with it repeatedly.
"You have to be kidding me", said Sam, blinking at her.
She sat down with a plop, giving a whine.
Damn. He hated it when she did the whine. That whine held WAAAY too much power. And she KNEW it.
And so she whined again, just for good measure.
"Oh, okay, okay", he said, standing, "but it won't do any good".
He took the frizbee off her, tossing it off along the grounds. Rahne gave a happy bark, running off after it, catching it in mid-air and running back to him.
"A'hm gonna be doing this for hours...aren't a'h?", said Sam with a defeated sigh.
Rahne just wagged her tail.
"A'hll take that as a 'Yes Sam', then", said Sam, tossing the frizbee again, "is this supposed to make me feel better, or you?"
Rahne caught it and brought it back to him again. After a while of pointless frizbee-tossing, Sam still wasn't exactly feeling any better. So she opted to drop the frizbee and sit next to him, resting her chin on his knee.
"A'h can't believe she's gone", he said, scratching behind her ear, "a'h mean...she's ma'h family....and she just....left"
Rahne gave a small whine.
"Why do a'h keep losing the people I care about?", he asked with a sad sigh, glancing down at the wolf, "you're not gonna leave again...are you?".
Rahne was his best friend in the world. He could talk to her over anything at all, and she'd always listen...whichever form she was in at the time. She meant to world to him...and probably more, he had gone to pieces when she'd first left....he wouldn't be able to bear it if she left again. The wolf blinked at him, before giving a wolfy-sigh, morphing back into her human form, giving him a hug.
"No, Sam, I won't go again, I promise".
"A'h can't keep losing loved ones", he said.
Rahne gave a sigh.
"Sam, wolves mate for life", said Rahne, "sure, we could have a few mates....but we only truely fall in love the one time"
Sam blinked.
"Confused"
Rahne frowed, trying to figure out how to put it in words. Sure, in wolf- thought it could be easily explained...with wolf sounds, but human words, they were ALOT harder.
"Well....it's all a matter of scent", she said, "it's the one wolf...or in a lyco's case, person who's scent we can't ignore, they just smell...right. We know from the instant we meet them, and we could track their scent for miles and miles. We know their mood, their physical state, how they dream...everything from that single scent".
She sighed.
"It's that scent, that we can't block out, that makes them our life-mate", she explained, "even if we are apart from them, even if other mates come our way....that one being holding that one scent will always be our mate for life". [2]
She gave him a small smile, nuzzling close to him.
"For me...for my wolf, that scent belong to you", she said gently, "I'm not going anywhere anytime soon".
Sam blinked at her, a small smile crossing his face.
"Promise?"
She smiled back, burshing a hand over his cheek, before leaning in, giving him a soft kiss. Sam let out a small, happy sigh, returning it.
"Promise", she whispered when they broke apart, resting her head on his chest as he hugged his arms around her.
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[1] - Kind of a mix between movie and comic here. In X2, Bobby's parents very obviously ditch him for his mutants hex on the Drakes Judy is from the comics, Bobby's first girlfriend who was with him when his powers first manifested...and ran away. Poor Bobby, he really does use humor as a shield.
[2] - My theory of the wolf-mate thing comes from a few different places. First of all, from wolves themselves, they do, indeed, tend to stay with one mate, but will find another when their mate dies. This isn't the case with all wolves, but the majority. I also got ideas from 'The 10th Kingdom' and the DC comic 'Fables' for this, as both sport wolf/human...thingies...both of whom fall in love with a non-wolf. Lastly, I put my theory to cannon Rahne, and it works. She has had a few crushes in her time, and yet she is STILL very much head-over-heels for Sam, or rather, the wolf in her is. I'm gonna stop talking now. Whispers Go Sahne
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Ahh so much angst. Not to worry, next chapter will be fun with a baby shower. Do review. Until next time....