Author's note: Okay, THAT SUCKED! I spelled so much wrong and YES I KNOW WOLVIE'S EYES ARE BLUE NOT BROWN! I was tired when I typed it okay? Bite me ) Yeah, Cassidy's Irish accent REALLY comes back when she's excited...kinda like me(duh!)

"Well, you are part of the team, so I suppose you have the right to know. I found you through a machine called Cerebro."

"So you knew where I was all along? Then why did you not come when they first started! My brother might still be alive if you had come then" Cassidy growled. Black tipped red dorsal spikes ripped through the back of her black shirt, twelve in all, running straight down her spine starting at the base of her neck, like a dragon. Her green split pupil eyes-the pupils rimmed with hazel-slimmed in a cold glare. Black smoke trickled from her nostrils.

"We were unable to locate you exactly until now, when you finally stopped running as fast as you had been" Professor X explained, putting a hand on her shoulder.

"Who said anything about running" she closed her eyes and laid her dorsal spike flat again"So there was nothing you could do. I am sorry for making false accusations."

"There was no way you could have known. It's perfectly alright, you've been through so much, one wouldn't blame you."

Cassidy nodded and leaned her head back against the wall of the jet. Voices, laughter, and Maj's soft puppy humming soon sent Cassidy into a deep sleep.

"Hey, wake up" Cassidy heard Wolverine's voice and felt him shake her a little"We're home."

Her eyes opened without hesitation and she saw his face without his mask on.

Is it just me, or did it suddenly get really hot in here? she asked herself in her head.

He grinned at her and Cassidy felt her heart melt.

Rouge looked over at Kitty and whispered" He never smiles fer anyone! Ah think he's got a soft spot fer her. Stupid whore, Ah don't like her one bit."

"Sounds to me like your all totally jealous Rouge. Just don't worry about it. You'll like find someone that's like actually your age and all" Kitty said back.

Cassidy tenderly picked up Maj in her hands and stood up. The jet had landed and she followed Wolverine out. She smiled when she noticed that Wolverine was kind of short. She guessed about four inches shorted than her or so.

"How long was I sleepin'" she asked, her voice a thick Irish accent.

"About three or four hours. I didn't look like you slept very well either" he answered.

"How so"

"You kept making faces, whimpering, twitching, and growling."

"I don't remember dreamin'" she admittied.

"Yeah, well...c'mon I'll show you around."

"So, how'd you get the name Wolverine" Cassidy asked, following him around the Institue"Seems like something one wouldn't hear normally."

He gave her a sideways glance and said"It's Logan. My codename is Wolverine."

"I see" she said, pondering a little.

"Don't worry, you'll get one too if you're an X-Man" he said tring his hardest not to smile.

Satisfied with that answer for the time being, Cassidy continued walking with him.

"That's pretty much it" Logan said after showing her the mansion.

"Wow...this is the biggest house I have ever seen in my entire life" she said, taken aback with the sub-basment.

"Yeah. Oh, and you'll probably get your own room too" he said, putting his hands in his pockets"Is that all you have" he asked, eyeing her tattered clothing.

"Aye, it's all I could steal."

"You stole it"

"Aye. What else am I supposed to do? Go around naked and cold"

"I can tell you ain't shy. So, is that why they were chasing you"

Tears formed in Cassidy's eyes and she sighed"No. That's not it. No, I could steal whatever and no one would notice. I'm too much of a shadow. People were chasin' me 'cose I..." She shuddered and said"Never mind. It's not important."

"Wanna talk about it"

"Not really. It'd probably hurt more."

"I know how it is. You gotta bleed it off, ya know? Memories are like poison, gotta get 'em outta your system" he said" it was hard for me to talk about mine too."

"AYE! That's because ye cannae remember yer past" Cassidy slapped her hand over her mouth and her cheeks turned red"I...I am so sorry."

Logan looked at her, confused. How had she known?

"Who are you" he whispered" I know you. You're so familiar."

Cassidy shook her head and answered" I don't know. Perhaps we knew each other in another life"

"Whatever it is, you're really...god...I know you" he said, frustrated.

"Maybe we do, maybe we don't. For now, let it rest. Perhaps it'll come back to you later." she smiled gently at him.

He smiled back and Cassidy yawned.

"Breathe more! Your brain isn't getting enough oxygen" someone said from behind"Hello Guinevere."

Cassidy turned around and a huge, blue, tiger/man stood behind her. Cassidy's eyes lit up with glee.

"I know ye! Ye were there! Ye were th' one that took care of me! Ye were always so kind! Why do ye call me Guinevere" she wrapped her arms around Dr. Hank McCoy, a.k.a Beast.

"Huh" Logan said.

"Yes, yes. Something I never said, although should have. I know Cassidy. I took care of her when she was a child. I saw how horrible they were treating her and I had to do something to keep her healthy, so I pretty much taught her how to read, write, and such. They fired me out, although, when they noticed that I wouldn't let them do certain experiments on her" he said.

"How'd you..." Logan started.

"Image enhancer" Hank answered before Logan could finish, prying Cassidy off of him.

"Still why do you call me Guinevere? I'm not the dragon queen" Cassidy asked.

"You just remind me of her, that's all" Hank said.

Cassidy and Logan exchanged confused looks and then looked at Beast again.

"Never mind. I suppose I'll tell you the story, but"

A loud shriek cut Dr.McCoy off and the three of them took off towards the terrified scream. They found Jean Grey backed into a corner and Aedus simply staring and cocking his head to the side at her.

"Get that mangy flea bag away from me" she cried.

"He's not mangy"Cassidy yelled, scooping the fox up into her arms.

"What's going on here" Professor X asked from behind them.

"Professor! How can you let that, that...thing in here? It's probably has fleas and it smells horribly" Jean complained.

Cassidy growled, taking offense to the insult as if it had been intended for her. Maj poked her head out of the pouch Cassidy had sewn on the front of her skirt. She gave a small whimper.

"I don't see a problem with having them in here, but if it bothers you that much Jean...Cassidy? Do you mind keeping them in your room while in the house? They can have free range outside and wander anywhere they wish. But inside, could you keep them in your room, or if they must leave, under your watch" The Professor asked.

Cassidy nodded and bit her tongue to keep from saying anything to Jean. She simply smiled at her, turned her back, and walked briskly down the hallway. With a look of disgust at Jean and Rouge, who had come to see what the commotion was about, he went after Cassidy. Professor X and Dr. McCoy left Rouge and Jean alone in the dormitory hallway.

It's so unfair! Rouge thought to herself. Ah had everything so set up between me an' Logan, but in the blink of an eye, she had to ruin it!

"Hey, Jean. Ya alright" she asked.

"I'm fine, thanks. I don't understand why Cassidy is treated so special"

"Neither do Ah. Ah think she's got the Professor under some sort of spell or somethin'."

"I don't know, but whatever it is, it's really pissing me off."

"Cassidy! Wait" Logan called after her.

Cassidy didn't stop or even look back. She didn't want him to see the tears in her eyes, the weakness of herself. People hated and feared her everywhere, why should this place be different? She simply quickened her pace and disappeared around a corner.

Logan turned the corner and looked around. Cassidy couldn't be seen, but he could smell her, the air thick with puignent smell of sadness. A window was open and a heartbreaking wolf's howl of sorrow came from the morning mists. He jumped out of the window and onto the dewy grass. He stood stone still, a familiar scent tickling his nose and his eyes widened. He bolted into the fog, grabbed Cassidy and threw her down behind a bush.

"WHAT'RE YE DOIN'" she yelled.

He clamped a hand over her mouth and crouched down behind the bush with her. Cassidy rested against Logan's chest, feeling his heart beating madly. Although she was a little ticked, she liked leaning against Logan. He smelled good and his arms were strong. A sudden ice cold hand seemed to grip her heart as she heard the shriek of a dying hawk. She struggled to get up, but Logan held her down whispering"Let it go! It's alright, let it go one time. The hawk will forgive you."

Cassidy refused to stop struggling. She couldn't leave family in death's hands! She couldn't just let it die! Whoever or whatever was killing it was making sure the hawk was in as much pain as it could possibly be before it died. Cassidy thrashed with adreneline pumping through her veins. Logan tightened his grip on her and held her close, crushing her into his body. Tears streamed down her face and onto Logan's hand still covering her mouth. She whimpered softly and he loosened his grip, thinking he had hurt her. She tried to stand up, but he still had a pretty good hold on her.

"You can't save it" he whispered"not with what's out there."

What could have been out there that struck such fear into the heart of the Wolverine?

As if he had read her mind, he whispered"Sabretooth."