Hellcat's Journey

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Notes: I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to update. I recently got back from vacation and I had all sorts of stuff that I needed to get done and it's been pretty much been a mess. I've had a bit of writer's block to make it even worse. I would like to thank Victoria Wolf and Cat Eyes 1 for the reviews that you sent. They were highly appreciated. Much love to you guys!! (cuddles)

Chapter 11

Tawny POV

After my confrontation with Miss Monroe I decided to roam the Mansion for a little while. Due to the fact I had just arrived, I don't have to take regular classes until tomorrow or the day afterward. This was a big relief to me, knowing I was quickly becoming the least popular girl in the entire school.

When I had entered the Mansion, I had walked past a group of four or five boys and automatically was subjected to rude catcalls. When I say rude I mean things that include remarks about my mutation. Such as, "Here kitty kitty," or "Meow."

I had kept my mouth shut knowing if I got into another fight, I'd be on the street by dinner.

I continued to roam around until I found a small little corner in an apparently deserted hallway. The corner was tucked behind a fair sized statue of some person that I had never heard of and was about the size that made it big enough for someone to hide in.

I made a quick scan of the area noticing it was calm and quiet and giving the idea little to no thought, I crawled behind the statue and sat against the wall with my legs drawn up to my chest and my arms crossed comfortingly around my knees.

The small space made me feel a little safer and it was comforting to know that know one could see me.

Thinking back on the occurrences of the day I began to wonder of coming all this way, traveling so far, and doing so many dangerous and stupid things on the way, was as such of a good idea as I had originally thought.

Now that I had all this quiet space to think in, it hit me that for all I know my dad was on his way home as I sat thousands of miles away hiding in a little corner in a huge school where everybody hated me.

'He could be getting home right now.'

That thought alone was enough to send my pulse racing in a silent panic.

'Coming here was a huge mistake. I should be in my house by the front window waiting for dad like I've been doing for the past two years. I need to get home, if I'm not there when he gets home he will leave again and I will never see him again. I'll go to Xavier and tell him to forget the whole thing. I'll tell him it was a huge mistake by a silly paranoid girl. If he's not to bad he might even give me some help getting home.'

At some point during my mental rant I felt my chest get hot and found it hard to breathe. I started to gasp for breath and found that I couldn't even breathe at all. My chest was burning as if it was on fire and my thoughts became a jumbled mess. I began to tear at the black choker I always wore around my neck and it was ripped clean off. But I still couldn't breathe.

My vision blurred and I felt myself try to get out from behind the statue. I never even heard it as it fell to the floor shattering into chunks of marble with a huge crash as I passed out slumping on to the floor with a heavy thump.

End of Chapter

Oh, oh. Look what I did! Looks like that medical exam is going to be sooner that Jean had expected.

I hope that you like the chapter and I'll get back and update as soon as possible. Please review!!!

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