N/A: Part two up! Again, I don't own X-Men Evolution or the Misfitverse. Sigh

Rahne Sinclair watched the chaos unfold at the X-Mansion with an appraising eye. Given how often the Misfits came over to disrupt things at the Mansion, everyone had quickly gained an appreciation for the various levels of trouble that came with the Misfits. Even by those standards, today was a doozy.

She sometimes got dragged into the brawls and craziness, but more often than not, she stayed out of the way. Today was one of those days. Besides, she had…other things on her mind.

Rahne sighed. She was thinking about him again. Aiden. The wolf that had lied to her, deceived her, turned her against her friends, and all but seduced her. "May he go bald all over," she muttered under her breath. Not looking where she was going, she turned a corner and bumped into what felt like a very fleshy wall. "Oof!" She yelped as she fell backwards.

"Rahne?" Rahne looked up to see Lina Chakram standing over her, arm outstretched as she helped Rahne to her feet. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." She said as she shook her head. "Did you get the number of that truck—" Looking up, she realized she had collided with Blob's back. "Sorry."

Fred shrugged. "Happens all the time."

"I didn't see you." Rahne said apologetically. Fred blinked.

"Okay, that doesn't happen all the time."

"I was…distracted." Rahne admitted. She wasn't about to spill her personal problems to the Blob. Lina could see as much.

"Fred, do you think you could go into the kitchen for a minute? Rahne and I need to talk."

"About what?" Fred asked, confused. Lina paused for a moment, before answering.

"Girl stuff." Fred blushed.

"Oh. Right. Girl stuff, er, I'll just grab a snack." He lumbered off as fast as he could. Lina waited until he was gone before turning back to Rahne.

"Do you want to talk?" She asked softly.

"I guess so." Rahne sighed.

"Thinking about Aiden?" Lina asked. Rahne nodded.

"The creep." She groused. "I feel like the biggest idiot in the world for falling for that jackal in wolf's clothing…"

"You're not an idiot." Lina said, with a sad smile. "If you took a knife to her wrists and wings, then you'd certainly qualify."

"I…didn't know." Rahne said, pale in the face. "You tried to…" She trailed off. Lina nodded.

"I did. I thought that I could just…end my problems in a heartbeat. I was wrong."

"I'm sorry—" Rahne started.

"Don't be. You have nothing to be sorry for. I'm okay now and thanks to Freddy," she smiled "I've never been better." Rahne nodded and after a moment snorted. "What?" Lina asked.

"It's just funny. I'm actually a little, well, envious of you and Fred right now." Rahne admitted.

"Envious…don't tell me that you were interested in Freddy…?" Rahne shook her head.

"Oh no, no, nothing like that it's just…How do I say it? You and Fred—understand each other because you both have, well, physically obvious mutations." Lina nodded.

"I never thought anyone could look at how I look now and think of me as pretty. Fred did. I guess he felt the same way. Why he felt that way I don't really know…" Rahne was just pondering the saying 'Love is blind' when Lina asked quietly, "Is that why you were so attracted to Aiden?"

Rahne nodded sadly. "I guess it was. It was just so wonderful finding someone out there who understood what it was like. Being part animal, having instincts, being feral." Rahne breathed. Then shook her head self-depreciatingly. "I should've known he was a fake. I must be the biggest fool in the entire Mansion. Not to mention the one with the worst taste in boys!"

"Well, Rogue is going out with Remy…" Lina said. Rahne shook her head.

"Gambit's a pain sometimes, but he's no Aiden. Besides Rogue likes him and he makes her happy."

"Tabitha did used to be with Ray." Lina reminded her.

"Yeah, but she realized what a jerk Ray was eventually and ended up with Sam. They're good for each other." Lina nodded.

"I know. I'm happy for them."

"Yeah, who would've thought Boom Boom would've ended up with the most stable relationship in the Mansion?" Rahne asked rhetorically.

"I guess third time's the charm." Lina shrugged. Rahne laughed.

"That's right she used to be interested in Kurt before Ray. But didn't she also flirt with the Brotherhood boys?"

"It wasn't anything serious." Lina told her. "Speaking of which, Sam and Paige took Tabby back to meet their family with the Mass Device."

"She is lucky." Rahne said. Her mouth twisted down. "Unlike me."

"Well, what about Amara and Jubilee? They used to go out with Bobby."

"Yeah, that's pretty bad." Rahne admitted. "But Aiden-class bad? No. And isn't Jubilee with Shane now?" Lina nodded.

"He's nice." She said simply.

"For a former gang leader." Rahne added. "But even if he was still a gang leader he'd be better than Aiden."

"Thorrn used to go out with Evan." Lina reminded her.

"Before the creep cheated on her, lied to us, murdered a man, and joined the Hellions." Rahne said sourly. "I guess that's almost on par with Aiden." Lina winced. She hadn't meant to make Rahne feel worse. She tried to shift the conversation away from Evan.

"Well, what about Kitty and her 'relationship' with Lance and Peter?" Lina asked with a roll of her eyes. Rahne smiled.

"Well…okay, I guess I don't have the worst history of relationships in the Mansion…" She laughed. Lina smiled too.

"And what about Jean and Duncan?" Rahne held up her hands in surrender.

"Okay, okay you win. You've officially made me feel better about myself. Happy?" Lina smiled brightly.

"Very much." Rahne rolled her eyes now.

"It's official, the X-Women are hopeless when it comes to the other sex. Paige, Penny, and Dead Girl have it better than the rest of us, and Dead Girl's, well, dead!"

"You forgot Pyslocke and X-23." Lina said "But I get your point. Still, it worked out in the end for Jean, Rogue, Tabby, and Jubilee. Amanda too."

"Now if only it'll work out with Kitty." Rahne groaned. "One way or the other!"

"If only." Lina agreed with a sigh. "Still, I'm sure it'll work out for you."

"Maybe. Right now, I'm not really interested in a relationship." Rahne answered. Lina nodded.

"That's understandable."

"I just want…well, someone who understands what I'm going through, to be feral, part animal. Beast and Logan are too old for me to really relate too." Lina nodded.

"You could try X-23 or Xi. They both have a…feral streak in them. They bonded pretty quickly, having so much in common."

"Maybe." Rahne repeated, not wholly convinced. "For the moment, I'd just settle for the chance to enjoy being a wolf. To get outside the Mansion, run without having to worry about running into him. The Professor and Wolverine haven't let me out of their sight since that night."

Lina bit her lip. Making up her mind, she held out her arm. "Rahne, I want you to have this." She said as she took off her transportation watch. "I can show you how to set it so that you'll end up outside of Bayville, away from Aiden and the other wolves."

"Lina…I—I couldn't." Rahne said as Lina held it out for her.

"Take it. I want you to. After all, isn't Professor Xavier always saying how the Misfits and X-Men should be friends? As a friend, I'm telling you to take this before I tell Kitty that you volunteered to be her personal taste tester."

"No need to haul out the big guns." Rahne said as she accepted the watch. "Do you think you could show me how to set this thing so I could visit Muir Island sometime? Or even the Pit?"

"It would be a great way to get out of Danger Room assignments." Lina said.

"Forget the Danger Room, I was thinking of when Jean or Kitty cook." They shared a laugh as Lina showed her how to program the watch.

"I just set it for an open field in New England I visited once on a school trip. When you're ready, just push this button and you'll return to the Mansion."

"Thanks Lina." Rahne said as she embraced the insect girl. "I really appreciate this."

"I know." Lina smiled as Rahne hit the button and vanished. Satisfied, Lina turned around and headed for the kitchen, hoping Fred had saved her some ice cream.

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Catseye was still purring contently on her rock when her ears twitched. She raised her head as she tried to focus on some distant sound. She leaper down from her perch and stealthily ducked into the high grass and waited.

There, walking into the clearing—her clearing—was a girl. Catseye quietly stalked her. If this girl were a spy or some other threat to the Massachusetts Academy…well, Catseye would be able to work off some of her frustrations. Sniffing the air to see if she was alone. Curiously enough, the girl smelled of dog.

Catseye was preparing to pounce when the girl changed. She shifted into a wolf, much to Catseye's amazement. She was so surprised that it gave the wolf a chance to catch her scent and growl at Catseye's no longer concealed position.

Now it was the wolf that leaped at Catseye, who quickly jumped aside and growled at the wolf, which growled in return. Even in her animal form, Catseye couldn't resist a grin.

"Well, at least Catseye not bored anymore."

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Rahne growled at the purple lion in front of her. "Can't I go anywhere without running into something weird?" She thought to herself. This had to be a mutant. The cat smelled—stank really—of other humans, including one familiar scent she couldn't immediately place.

She wracked her brain, trying to remember where she had heard about a mutant who turned into a purple panther. Frankly, the X-Men had so many enemies it was hard to keep track of them all.

Wolfsbane and Catseye circled each other warily, probing each for weakness. Catseye lunged at Rahne. Rahne stepped aside and tried to bite at her neck, missing due to the mane around Catseye's neck.

Catseye lifted a massive paw and swiped at Rahne's head, knocking her to the ground. Growling, Rahne got back up and bit Catseyes' front leg, causing the feline to yowl in anger and pain.

As the fur began to fly (sorry, couldn't resist) Rahne started to wonder why she was fighting at all. If she wanted a brawl she couldn't just staid home. All she had to do was use her teleportation watch and go back to the Mansion. Taking advantage of a momentary lull, Rahne shifted back to human and reached for the watch. Catseye leaped, shifting back to her human form as well, and reached with her arms outstretched for the watch too. Catseye didn't know what it was, but thought that it might be a weapon of some kind. As she grabbed for it, Catseye hit a few buttons and the two of them promptly vanished.

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Where will Catseye and Rahne end up? I'm open to guesses, suggestions, and ideas! Now the fun begins!