Author's Note: Yeah, I don't own X-Men, any of the characters, or whatnot ( (although I do keep Logan on a leash) well, here's chapter seven in a drunken, high, headachey stupor! Sorry, it ended up a little shorter than I had wanted! Promise to try and make the next one longer, but I'm having a little writer's block! Sorry if I disappointed you guys!

"I see," Beast said, circling Mange, " So you don't eat, sleep, or even drink?"

"Aye." Brant answered truthfully.

"Astonishing!" Beast said, dumbfounded.

Cassidy, now dressed in some borrowed clothes, smiled and gave a thumbs up to her brother. Logan stood in the corner, pushing Maj gently with his foot until she growled and bit it.

A loud scream came from the door and Elliea burst in with Reaganne following closely behind.

"Is everything alright?" Professor X asked.

"Yeah! Where is he?" Reaganne asked.

"Who?" Cassidy asked.

"Josh!" Elliea answered.

"Josh?" Cassidy said, confused, "Logan, what did you tell them?"

Logan hid a smile behind his hand and said, "Nuthin'."

"YOU SAID JOSH GROBAN WAS IN HERE!" Elliea yelled, thorny plants crawling up into the windows.

"That makes me angry on the inside," Reaganne said softly, her eyes glowing.

Cassidy sighed as Logan stood unfaltering, letting Elliea and Reaganne punch him.

"Alright, enough," he said, pushing them back, "I had to tell them something ya know? I mean, would you want to meet a dead guy or Josh Groban?"

"Personally, dead guy," Cassidy said.

"Say you're sorry!" Reaganne demanded.

"And what if I ain't?" Logan asked.

Elliea grabbed a huge text book off of the table and charged forth. Cassidy jumped over to Elliea, snatched the book from her hands, and shook her head.

"You hurt him and I bite you!" Cassidy growled.

Logan stood there and said, just barely loud enough, "Would you bite me?"

Cassidy giggled softly and Reaganne exchanged glances with Elliea.

"Cass?" Brant said, a little shyly.

"Oh, right! This is m' bruther Brant," Cassidy said, introducing him to her two friends, "Logan, did you ever find Kara?"

"Nah," he said, teasing Maj. She growled and bit his foot really hard, putting small holes in his boot.

"Great," Cassidy said, pulling her brother by his covered arms.

"So, why are you covered? Are you super sensitive to the sun or something?" Eliiea inquired.

Brant looked at her, "If m' skin touches yer's, ye're dead within seconds, unless ye're him," he said, pointing at Logan.

"Spiffy!" Reaganne said, "Hey, I wonder if he could touch Rouge?"

"Ooh! A wonderful idea!" Beast said, " Something wonderful and very intruiging to experiment!"

Cassidy stood up straight and started trembling. There was something about that word that frightened her. Logan noticed her shaking and pulled her into his arms, squeezing her tightly. Cassidy hid her face in his shoulder, holding onto him as if her life depended upon it.

"You alright?" he whispered.

"No." she mumbled.

Logan looked over at the Professor, "Charles, I gotta go take care of something."

"Yes, please do. Don't let her have another memory attack," Professor X said.

"Cassie?" Brant said softly.

"Hey, come with us! We want to go find Rouge!" Elliea said, grabbing Brant's arm and dragging him off in the other direction.

Logan walked slowly, his arm around Cassidy's shoulders. She was staring at the floor, scratch marks from her feet all over it.

"Hey, wanna tell me what's wrong?" he said, finally as they turned the corner.

Cassidy looked up and a group of students were in the hallway, looking at them. She shook her head and walked on. They walked to the dormitories and Cassidy went to her room and sat down on the floor. Logan closed the door and stood next to her.

"Now?" he asked.

"When I was five, I was taken from my happiness among the wolves. I lived as one of them, Brant and I both did, but that changed when the humans saw us running with them. They came after us and killed all of my pack. They took us to the laboratory and chained me in a small cage, the bars surging with electricity. Brant was taken to a different room and I could hear his screams day in and day out. They gave him no rest. I became withdrawn and irritable, biting and maiming anyone that got near me. But then Dr. McCoy came and I could see through his image enhancer. I saw him as the furry, blue Beast, not as Dr. Hank McCoy. No one believed me, they all thought I was crazy. In that time, I had many dreams, mostly of some woman I guessed to be my mother, carrying me out into the forest, snow everywhere, to some hooded character. This was my grandfather, the last remaining Druid. I knew it was him, for I had vistied him many a time in my freedom. He had always welcomed me with open arms, until the day I was captured and I never saw him again. I'm not even sure if he is alive any more.

"Then came my turn. They took me into a room and all I could smell was death. Machines with sharp needles and chemicals were all over the room, waiting to be used on me. I remember the wires. I remember the injections of chemicals and how much pain I was always in. I learned to ignore the pain and think about my freedom. They'll let me go, they have to! I used to always think that. I remember one day, after Beast left, they brought Brant's body in and I knew he was dead, I could smell it. I was fifteen when he died. That's when I knew I had to leave, I had to get out of there, but I cursed myself for not trying earlier and saving Brant. I could have saved him, but I was too foolish. I thought to myself often, what's the point of living when you have no family? I had tried more than once to give up, but Earthdancer refused to let me. She fought even when I was limp and lifeless. I have medically 'died' more than once before, but every time, Earthdancer has brought me back, screaming at me to never give up, that soon someone would save me, someone would take me in and treat me as an equal. And that's when I escaped for the first time, age nineteen. I had gouged out the eyes of one of the workers and I ran. I ran fast and hard, not looking back and not caring where I was going. The wolves, a new pack, took me in and treated me as an equal. That's who I thought Earthdancer was speaking of. When I was captured again, she told me that I needn't search for the ones who would take me in, but that I needed to get out of there again, so after four years, I finally escaped again, and remained with the wolves until you came."

Cassidy was in tears now. Logan sat down next to her and squeezed her tightly. Cassidy hid her face in his chest and sobbed quietly.

"I know memories are hard to deal with, especially painful ones," he pulled her closer to him, "but it's better you talk about them than keep them bottled up inside until you explode. I learned that a long time ago."

Cassidy sniffled and held onto him tighter," I used to always think that everyone hated me, that I'd be alone for the rest of my life. The children in the one village I had stayed in, the very one that killed my pack, had a song they would sing about me. They always said I'd be an animal's lover."

"Well, in way..." Logan said, smiling.

"But you're not," Cassidy said softly, "well, not to my knowledge."

Logan laughed and kissed Cassidy softly.

"Aww, c'mon Rogue!" Elliea said.

"No way! Ah don't want to!" Rouge screamed.

"Please?" Beast asked.

Rouge gave him an icy glare. He frowned and shook his furry head.

"Why not?" Reaganne asked.

"Fer one thing, he's dead!"

Brant winced.

"Aww, now you've hurt his feelings!" Reaganne sighed.

"What feelings?" Rouge mumbled.

"C'mon! You're not gonna kiss him or anything! It's just a touch! All you're going to do is touch fingers!" Elliea growled.

Gambit walked into the room, yawning.

"Mornin'!" he said.

"Gambit, it's six in the evening," Elliea said to him, abandoning the current issue.

He smiled and said, Gambit knows, he's just tryin' to be polite!"

"Like that's possible," Rogue spat.

Gambit frowned at her and Elliea made a squeakey noise.

"Huh?"

"I don't feel so good...uh I'll be back in a sec," Elliea explianed, running to the bathroom.

"What's up with her?" Brant asked.

Gambit shrugged and went after her. Brant slowly pulled his glove off. He was curious as to what might happen if he was to touch Rouge. He had heard about her powers many times before from Mystique, and now, inquisitive as ever, he reached out cautiously to her. She had looked away from him for a moment and was staring at Reaganne who was glaring back at her. He let his fingers gently brush her face and she jumped, shrieking. Reaganne grabbed her and held her still aas Beast laughed until his sides were sore. Brant put his whole hand on her cheek. Nothing. No decaying or powers being taken.

"Has the Untouchable finally become touchable?" Beast asked, "This is remarkable!"

Rouge looked at Brant, a little frightened. He smiled back at her and put his other hand on the other side of her face. He laughed and pulled her into a hug.

"Where's Cassie! I have to tell her!" Brant said, letting Rouge go.

"We'll go to her room, I'll bet she's there," Beast said, leading the way.

Brant laughed loudly and ran after Beast, jumping around in his happiness.

"See?" Reaganne said quietly.

Rouge had her hands on her cheeks, a look of astonishment on her face. Someone had touched her, and nothing had happened! She felt herself blush and she walked away from Reaganne.