Before I start with the next chapter I have to thank my two reviewers tamazi and Poise'd. I didn't expect to get one review in such a short time, let alone two.
Poise'd: I've heard before that my stories have potential, but personally I have the feeling that I as the author really don't do justice to them. But that's not only my problem because a friend of mine feels the same. That there is a romance between Logan's daughter (how do you already know this :D ) and someone of the X-Men/from the school is a really good idea. As I said in the summary I myself don't know what is coming, so I will definitely include it. I even got an idea who the lucky one is.
Now, enjoy reading.
Lost and Found
Chapter two: The new arrival
Several days had passed since Logan had met the fallow wolf and there were no more sightings of the straying horse. The school time was just over when there was a light knock on the front door. A young woman stepped in after nobody had answered her knock, but she hesitated in the doorway. She wasn't completely sure if this step had been a good idea but now it was too late. A woman with white hair had spotted her and was now coming in her direction with a friendly smile on her face.
"Hello. I'm Ororo Monroe. How can I help you?"
The young woman smiled back shyly. "My name's Selene Morgan. I've heard that this is a special place for mutants."
Storm frowned lightly. "Yes. May I ask what your reason for coming here is?"
Selene ran a hand through her dark blonde curls. "I'm searching for my father. He disappeared several years ago and since I don't know where else to turn I came here."
The older woman nodded in understanding. It didn't happen very often that a mutation was inherited from one generation to the next but she had heard of a few. "I see. Let's find you a room and then see how we can help you."
With a thankful smile Selene followed her into the mansion.
Logan had been away all day with some of the older students. He hadn't started to be fond of these kids but Storm had asked him to take them to a museum for some research. Now at the late afternoon they were back and Logan started to doubt that he would ever have children himself. They were annoying. And teenagers were even worse.
Sighing he made his way up to his room. Passing an open door he noticed that the formerly empty room had now an inhabitant. He just looked shortly at the young woman before proceeding to his own room that was just next door.
After unpacking her few belongings Selene had started exploring the house. It was a lovely place though she had expected it to be a little bit livelier. Of course there were children running around but she could feel a slight unease as if something wasn't right or missing. With interest she watched several of the older kids mucking around. But even that seemed a bit tense. There was definitely something going on and Selene was determined to find out what it was. She soon noticed that there were no fixed times for eating or other activities than the classes and the kids were allowed full bent in their spare time.
At about 9pm she went to the kitchen because she was hungry. To her astonishment there was a boy sitting there and eating what looked like ice cream.
Surprised he looked up at her. "Hello. You must be new 'cause I haven't seen you around here before."
Selene smiled slightly. "You're right. I just arrived here. Is it okay if I fix me something to eat? I haven't eaten since somewhen this morning."
A small grin appeared on the boy's face. "Of course you can. The kitchen is not reserved to someone in particular. By the way, I'm Bobby."
Soon a spry conversation was running which Selene after some time inconspicuously directed to the current situation in the school. After some hesitation Bobby started to tell her about the events at Alkali Lake and what had happened afterwards. The young woman listened quietly, though deep inside she was shocked. She had heard of the battle on Alcatraz but she hadn't expected it to be so dramatic.
"You see, their death left a certain emptiness here that still has to be filled. Especially for the younger ones it's hard. They had looked up to their teachers as a kind of symbol of a successful way through our sometimes complicated life."
After the boy had ended his telling with this there was a short silence, before Selene nodded slightly.
"I can imagine how they feel. I loved my father very much when I was little and still do, but when he suddenly disappeared I felt completely alone, even though my mother was still there for me."
This confession surprised Bobby. She was such a nice young woman and he hadn't noticed any indications that she had suffered such a loss. Now he regarded her with different eyes.
During their conversation it had gotten quite late, but suddenly they heard soft foot steps approaching. Selene had been sitting with her back to the door so she turned around to look who was coming. And froze instantaneously upon seeing the person.
I know that this little cliffhanger may be nasty - I myself hate it when there is one in one of the stories I read - but I think it's not hard to guess who's coming in. The next update could take a while because I'm at the moment really busy with school and therefore have probably not the time to write at the next chapter. So please be patient. But nevertheless review, it's the same as in the last chapter; there has to be at least one review before I update.
See ya, Pharaonin