Deadly Nightshade
Chapter 3 - Nightshade Revealed
"It's a lot like Rogue's but it doesn't happen through skin on skin contact. Instead I absorb someone's mutation through their blood. So, basically I'm a vamp."
Seeing that everyone was going to start asking questions again she raised her hand to stem the flow before continuing.
"That doesn't mean that I turned into a vampire like in the movies. I can still go out in the sunlight and I heal at the same pace as anybody who doesn't have a healing ability would."
The last was said with a look at Logan before she turned back to face the other's as Kitty asked the question that was on everybody's mind.
"Then why did all your, like, injuries heal so fast?"
Smiling Nightshade shot a quick look at Logan before replying.
"I borrowed a little bit of Logan's healing power. Like I said before I absorb other mutant's abilities. If I want I can absorb memories as well. The absorption takes place when I drink blood straight from the 'donor.' When you saw all my injuries heal it was because I had taken some of Logan's blood. With the whole absorption thing comes agility and flexibility as well."
"Children, you are probably wondering why this has been shown to you and why Nightshade is here. In essence she is here because of what she can teach you. Her skills on the battlefield are second only to the one who taught her."
"Whoa. If that's true then who taught her to fight like that Auntie O?"
Shaking her head, Nightshade looked at everyone in the room before answering quietly.
"Let's just say he was someone important who isn't ready to remember the past."
With that she left the room ignoring the questions thrown at her retreating back.
Looking after her Logan wondered who this mysterious 'he' was, she refused to tell even the professor about him. With a low growl Logan turned and left, intending to follow her.
In her room Nightshade had removed her daggers from their hiding places and slipped her stiletto blade, still in its sheath, under a pillow on the bed before laying down on the soft quilt. Hearing a knock at the door she looked over before saying, "Come in." The door opened admitting Logan into the room.
Standing in the doorway Logan looked into Nightshade's room. He had never been inside despite his lusting after her, the fact that he had believed her to be only eighteen, was the deterrent to his ardour. Focusing on the girl lying on the bed he felt a sense of déjà vu. Looking at her he was suddenly assailed by an image of that same girl lying amidst the tousled covers of a sun drenched bed. She was looking up at someone, him, with a satisfied smile on her face. He could almost hear her soft laughter and feel the gentle caress of her tiny hand against his cheek.
Shaking his head he drew his attention back to Nightshade who was now standing in front of him trying to get his attention.
"What'd ya say?"
"I asked if there was anything I could help you with?"
Stepping closer to her Logan forced her back into the room and closed the door so that no one passing by would see them.
"What do you want Logan?"
"Who are you and what are you really doing here, Nightshade? There has to be a reason behind that little show we put on and Ororo's remarks."
"There is Logan. Charles called me in because of the prophecy. It's almost time and he asked me to go with you on the survival camp to Hades' Abyss."
'Logan, Nightshade come to my office immediately.'
As Logan left her room muttering to himself about telepaths with bad timing, Nightshade followed him congratulating herself on distracting him from the fact that she hadn't answered the first part of his question. After all, she promised Charlie that she wouldn't.
Downstairs in the Kitchen
One hour later
"Oh my god! That was, like, totally amazing."
"Yeah, I've never seen anybody get that close to beating Wolvie."
"And what about the way she used those knives? That was totally awesome. Do you think the same person taught her everything she knows?"
"Maybe but I wonder who did teach her. She said that they weren't ready to remember but what does that mean exactly?"
"Ah have no ahdea but did ya notice thaht she said thaht 'he' weren't ready to rememebah. Maybe. . ."
Drifting off into her own thoughts Rogue blocked out the conversation surrounding her.
Maybe she meant Logan. It fits considerin' tha way their bodies seemed to instantly recognise each other and fall into a sequence thaht was familiar to them. She also said thaht he wasn't ready to remember; thaht fits Logan since he doesn't remembah anythang from before the labs. Plus her knives didn't break, so they must be made of adamantinum which means she knew Logan from befoh. But how did she get the metal?
"Hey, Rogue! What were you saying about Nightshade?"
Jolted out of her thoughts, Rogue focused her gaze on the other teens in the room.
"Ah was just thinking' that considerin' what Nightshade said about him not bein' ready ta remembah that maybe it's-"
"You know, it isn't very nice to speculate about a person behind her back. You could have just asked me straight out and I would have answered if I could."
"Fahne. Is Logan the person who taught ya ta fahght lahke thaht?"
"You had to pick the one question I can't answer."
Holding up a hand to stem the protests that she knew would soon be forthcoming Nightshade continued, "I can't answer your question because it concerns someone who's not only a very private person but who can't decide whether he wants you to know or not."
"Why did you tell us you would answer our questions when obviously you're going to lie and say you don't know."
"I didn't say that I didn't know the answer, I said that I can't answer it."
Watching Nightshade, Rogue decided that she would ask her about Logan later. She would have to make sure they were alone because Nightshade would not answer her questions if anyone else was around, she might not answer Rogue then but she could still try. This time it was the professor's voice that cut through her thoughts.
'X-Men report to my office.'
Quickly everyone gathered inside the Professor's office. Everyone except for Nightshade and Evan.
A few minutes later Evan came running in.
"Now that you're all here I have something to tell. In two days you will be going on a survival training camp."
A/N: Chapter 3 finished.
And ya didn't even have ta wait all that long for it either.
Only because I made you put it up
Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say…
Before i go i just want to give a lollipop of whatever flavour you want to mentallyinsane for guessin' the whole vamp thing way back during the prologue.
p.s. i'm sorry about the crappy way i ended up explainin' her mutation nothin' seemed to work so i used the first way i had written it hopefully it'll get betta 'coz i really hate havin' ta explain things.