This is the next chapter to the fic. Enjoy

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Chapter 2: My Immortal

2 days had passed since Diablo came to stay at the Xavier mansion. They had given him a room in the mansion. Most of the time however, he was on the roof of the mansion practicing his magic. He had developed a good friendship with most of the mutants especially the younger ones which he entertained with a magic trick before they went to bed at 9 o'clock.

"Come on you little ones time for bed" called Storm as she came into the lounge room to see the younger children crowded around Diablo who was standing in the middle with a deck of cards in his hands.

"Come on Storm just one more trick" pleaded one of the children

"Yeah please" pleaded the other children, some resorting to the puppy dog eyes to guilt trip storm into letting Diablo show them one more trick.

"Oh. Ok" replied Storm finally giving in to the puppy dog looks she was getting.

The children cheered as they all turned to Diablo in anticipation.

"Ok, Ok" said Diablo as he shuffled the cards in very intricate ways. "He stopped shuffling the cards and gestured to one of the girls sitting in front of him, Anna. He spread the cards out face down in his hand and asked her to pick one and show it to everyone in the room (ace of spades) except him.

"Ok, now hold on to that card" instructed Diablo as his hand on the top of the other cards and muttered something he then took off one of the cards from the top of the pile and showed them saying "is this your card"

"No" replied the children with Anna still holding the card

Diablo raised one eyebrow and said "Ok. Then how about this card" he drew another card and held it up.

"No" said all the children gathered around him

"OK" he said "what about this one" then suddenly he turned quickly to the wall and threw the deck of card at the wall. They all hit the wall and fell to the ground. All accept one. The ace of spades.

Everyone even Storm looked at the card plastered on the wall to that one in Anna's hand, which was still there. They stood their stunned and some of the kids clapped.

"How did you do that" said Storm still in awe.

Diablo smiled and replied "magic". He then snapped his fingers and all the cards that were on the ground, wall and in Anna's hand came flying into his outstretched hand. They settled themselves into a neat pile in the palm of his hand and he put them into his pocket and said "ok children time to go to bed".

The children just groaned but complied with what Diablo said and made there way up the stairs to there bedrooms saying goodnight to the adults on there way.

Diablo was about to walk into the kitchen when storm stopped him by putting a hand on his shoulder and he turned around as she said "That was some very interesting stuff you did there. Where'd you learn that?"

He just smiled and said "well when one knows the level of magic that I do simple tricks like that is child's play"

"But how did you do it" asked Storm very intrigued by the trick

"Uh, uh, uh" said Diablo raising one to finger and moving it side to side as he shook his head "a good magician never reveals his secrets" and with that he turned into the kitchen to get himself a snack.

Diablo was sitting there eating a sandwich when X-23, Rouge and Jubilee walked in and pulled up some chairs and sat down next to him.

"So you're the one everyone in the mansions been talking about these past couple of days" asked Rouge as she eyed Diablo. 'Wow no wonder X-23 has fallen for this guy he really is hot'

"Yes that would be me my fair lady" said Diablo as he stood up and bowed politely. "And you must be Rouge and your friend in the trench coat must be Jubilee".

Rouge just stared at him surprised and said "ho-how did you know who we was"

"Oh, X-23 has filled me in on everyone that lives here. Including her two best friends" replied Diablo casually.

"Now ladies if you excuse me I must get to the roof and practice my magic." said Diablo as he got up and leave.

The three girls talked for about an hour before they decided it would be good to go to bed. They could still here Diablo on the roof as he practiced his magic. They saw the occasional flicker of light from his spells as they looked out of the windows.

It was about midnight when Diablo came down from his place on the roof of the mansion. He was walking through the dark corridors to his room when he heard it. It sounded like a slight scream and it was coming from X-23's room. Without thinking Diablo rushed to see what was wrong.

He literally exploded the door with magic to get inside and what he saw startled him.

Lying in bed tossing and turning, screaming and clawing at the sheets was X-23.

Diablo ran over to her and started shaking her screaming "X-23 wake up"

X-23's eyes shoot open and a look of pure hatred fills her eyes "You. You took away my life" she screamed at Diablo and swings a claw at him, which he dodges by flipping backwards and landing grace fully on his feet in a crouching position.

"What the hell are you talking about X-23, it's me Diablo" Diablo said confused as he dodged the next swipe that X-23 took at him.

"Don't lie to me Zander you little rat your not Diablo you're the bastard that created me and turned me into this, this weapon" screamed X-23 as she clawed at Diablo once again this one caught Diablo slightly at the shoulder causing a slight trickle of blood to run from the wound.

X-23 then grabbed him and threw him through the wall into the hallway. As Diablo got up off the floor X-23 lunged at him but this time Diablo countered by grabbing X-23's hands falling and rolling on his back and threw her down the hall. He flipped up onto his feet and got into fighting position ready for anything.

'Can't let her hurt anyone, got to get to her before something bad happens' thought Diablo as he ran after X-23

He reached the entrance hall. Gracefully flipped over the banister and landed on the first floor and looked around to see were X-23 had gotten to.

A feral snarl from behind him notified him of her presence, Diablo barely had time to turn around, let alone move as she came at him and tackled him through a nearby coffee table sending sharp wooden spikes everywhere Diablo then back flipped onto the railing and slid up to the second level where X-23 was waiting for him.

After some more fighting and pretty much waking up the whole mansion everyone came running to see what was going on. "Stay back" warned Diablo and he was distracted for a moment leaving X-23 with an opening which she great fully took. Punching Diablo so hard, he smashed through the barrier and fell down to the first floor.

X-23 finally snapped out of her hallucination and realized what she had done she raced over to the edge and peered over and a look of pure horror was on her face at the site that befell her eyes.

Everyone was crowded around the still and lifeless body of Diablo lying in the main entrance room with a wooden spike through his body. Storm was franticly trying to feel for a pulse but she felt nothing.

She looked at the other X-men and shook her head and then looked at X-23 with a look of pure sympathy and said "my god. X-23, you've killed him."

This was just too much for X-23 to handle she just broke down and cried. Jubilee and Rouge ran over to comfort her but it wasn't working well.

Then there was a sudden laughter from the crowed. Everyone looked around they found that it was Diablo that was laughing. He just kept laughing as he got up, with the spike still in his chest. He looked at the spike. "Wow, nice going X-23.Impalement, it's been a long time since this has happened to me."

Everyone just stared at him even X-23 was staring, jaw open at him. Diablo just casually looked at them and a light bulb went off in his head "oh yeah the spike. Give me a minute". He just grabbed the spike in both hands and took a deep breath then ripped it out of his chest. Everyone looked as they saw organs and splintered bones inside Diablo. But what was more remarkable was the fact that the bones were mending themselves and the wound was sealing. After a few seconds there was nothing! Not even a scar to show that some thing had happened.

Diablo just looked at them and said "guess I've got some explaining to do then"

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