Ada shivered in her sleep, her breathing shaky as she wept. Logan stood over her as she lay on the table, "She had massive trauma to her head...I suppose she didn't know it was there and couldn't heal it." Xavier said, looking at him. "She probably went to a fight cage...She does it and gives the money to a group of mutants out there in the city." Logan said, tearing his eyes away from Ada's face and looked at at Xavier. "She'll be alright, actually. I think she's subconciously realized the damage and is healing herself." He said. "She'll probably be awake soon, if not, then maybe tomorrow." he said, then left. Logan wiped away Ada's tears, her scent still caught in his nostrils from when He held her. "Please...Don't hurt me..." She whispered. Logan leaned closer as he said, "Who is going to hurt you?" He asked softly. "Stryker." she breathed, shivering. He backed away, How could Stryker still be alive? He knew he had died, unless he had grown gills in the last few seconds of his life. Logan bent toward her again, "Ada...Is Stryker still alive?" He whispered. She whimpered, her face contorted in pain. "Ada, Is he still alive?" He pressed. She whimpered again, fidgeting in her sleep. "Ada. Tell Me." he said. She gasped as her eyes opened, sitting bolt upright as she grabbed her head.
"Ada, Ada are you alright?" Logan said, taking ahold of her shoulders. "Get away from me...Get away from me!" she said, pushing him away. He swatted away her attempts to push him away and hugged her, trying to calm her down. "Ada it's okay...It's just me." He said, holding her close. "L...Logan...I'm scared." She whispered, burying her face in his shoulder. "Shhh...It's okay, Ada. I'm here." He said, comforting her. She shivered in his arms, but it stopped as she finally calmed down. "It's okay, Ada...I'm here." he said, kissing her head. "Logan...Something's going to happen." She said softly. "What?" He asked, pulling away and looking at her. "I don't know..." She said, looking down. "...But I know it's going to happen soon." she said. Logan heard someone coming and let her go, stepping away as Xavier came in. "Ada, Are you alright?" He asked, looking at her. "Yeah...Still a little sore, though." She said. "What were you doing out there?" He asked. "Earning money for the Outcasts." She said. "How?" Ada sighed, then grudgingly said, "Fight cage.". "I don't want you to do such things anymore. If they needed help, they could have come here." He said. "You've already had massive head trauma, I don't want you to hurt yourself." He said. "Aw Come on! I've already had worse done to me in the past! Broken bones, hemorraging- Wait, This isn't helping me." she said, then sighed. "Fine, I promise I'll stop." She said, sighing. "But You guys gotta take in all seven of them." she said. "Very Well." Xavier said, smiling. "Okay, I'll just talk to them today and-woah." She held her head. "Maybe after I take a nap." she said, Feeling light headed. "Come on, Ada...Let's get you in bed." Logan said as he took ahold of her arm and led her back to her room.
"Logan...Do you think He's right? About the Outcasts?" She asked him. "Yeah...He has a knack for being right." He said, helping her into bed. "Oh...Maybe tomorrow...I can...persuade...them-zzzZZZzzz." She slowly fell asleep in the middle of her sentence. Logan shook his head, a faint smile at his lips. He gently kissed her forehead and left, softly closing the door behind him.
'Don't do it! She's susceptable to severe hypothermia if you put in there!' 'We'll just have to find out, now won't we?' Please...No more...I feel as if I'm dying. The cold...it hurts. Stop...Stop it...STOP IT!
"STOP IT!" Ada Screamed, Bursting into flames as her eyes burned red. Nightcrawler Bamf-ed in and called for her, Then Faced her flames and tried to calm her down. "Ada! Calm Down!" He said. Ada blinked her eyes returning to normal as the flames flickered and disappeared, "Huh?" She said, then looked at Kurt. "Oh my god, Kurt!" She cried, tears coming to her eyes. She gently hugged him, "I'm so sorry, Kurt..." She said. She remembered about her blood, then slit her palm and let the blood drip on his burns. Almost instantly they healed, the blood forming into his skin and sealing his wounds like they were never even there. Kurt looked at his hands and arms in surprise, "H-How...?" He said. "I was thinking if I can heal rapidly, then the healing factor has to live in my blood...Or something like that. So If my flames can hurt people, then maybe my blood could help them with my burns." She reasoned. "It's hot." he said, feeling the actual temperature of her scalding blood. "Yeah...My body temperature is high enough for doctors to think I'll die of a fever." She said. "Father Elliot gives me a shot to keep my skin temperature Normal...so I can touch people without hurting them." she said, smilling slightly.
"Thank you." She said. "For Vhat?" he asked. "Helping me." she said. "...You're velcome." He said softly. "Why did Magneto want you? I kind of understand why he would want me..." She said. "I do not know, either." He said. "Oh...Oh well." She said and shrugged. She looked out the window and saw the sun was setting, "Even though It's late...Wolf'll still be up. I have to go bring them back here, So Can You tell Professor Xavier that I'll be with The Outcasts and stuff..." She said, then put on a jacket over her shirt and pulled on sneakers. "I'm thinking of flying...It's faster." she said, looking out the window. "But...Vhat's-" he stopped when she had disappeared. He bamf-ed out of her room and told Xavier everything when he got to him.
Ada flew down to the slums and landed in front of the dilapitated hotel as Wolf, Scyllis, and Boulderdash came out; Boulderdash jumping into her arms as she smiled. "Hi to you, too, Bouldy." She said. She hugged him and put him down then smiled her best smile at Wolf. "Hiya Wolf." she said. "What do you want?" He asked immediately. Her smiled dropped as she sighed, "How'd You know?" She asked. "I didn't...I was counting on that exact reaction you just gave me." he said as she smacked a hand to her forehead and groaned. "Okay, okay...I want you guys to come with me to Xavier's school." She said. "Absolutely not...We're doing fine here." he said. "Oh Come on! I wanna meet Mr. Nightcrawler!" Boulderdash said. "Yeah, Me Too!" Sticky said as he came out of the Hotel. "Not Me...I wanna meet Wolverine." Rika said with a infatuated sigh. "Yeah...He's friggin' hot." Scyllis agreed, the Firedrake balanced on her shoulder. "Enough." Wolf said sternly and they quieted. "We are not going." He said. "Why not? I promised Professor Xavier...And you know how much I value promises." She said. Wolf sighed, then nodded. He knew exactly how much she valued a promise. "Fine. I will go with you...But how will you get all of us there?" He asked. Ada Grinned broadly as Wolf closed his eyes and groaned inwardly.
"You Couldn't have possibly thought of anything worse have you!" Wolf shouted over the rushing wind. "Actually yeah!" She shouted back. They were flying there, Wolf in his larger wolf form as Ada carried him and he carried Jean, Boulderdash, and Sticky. Scyllis Rode her Firedrake, who was altered to carry Brain, herself, and Rika. They landed outside the school as Ada changed the Firedrake to it's original form and the seven of them followed her in.
Professor Xavier! I brought them! She called mentally for him.
Thank you Ada...I'll be there in a moment. He replied.
She played Fire, Water, Sand with Brain while they waited, Scyllis, Rika, and Sticky were playing with the firedrake as Boulderdash and Wolf played chess. The chess set itself was carved completely out of jade, which Boulderdash had conjured. "Move your pawn there." Jean pointed out. "Oh shut up." He said, Moving the pawn. Wolf took it and said, "Checkmate." He said. Boulderdash glared at Jean, who laughed and dodged a rock thrown at her. "You shouldn't have listened to me." She said, her eyes silver as the echo of her conjured form rose up behind her. "Listen to this!" Boulderdash yelled and chucked another rock at her. A tall Figure appeared in front of Jean and Grabbed her, then pulled her out of the way. Jean stood there concentrating as The Figure Stood protectively in front of her, "We Meet again, Jarret." She said, Her silver eyes gleaming. Boulderdash scowled, "Don't call me that, Evian." He said. "Jarret." She said and they leapt at each other. Ada Got between them and held them away from each other. Evian looked at Ada, then faded as Jean looked up, "She didn't mean anything." She said. "It's okay...As long as you didn't wreck -Aaand ya did...Great." She said, looking at a hole in the wall with the rock still stuck inside it. She sighed and pulled it out as she wiped her hand over it and repaired it. "You guys had better stop it." She warned. "I don't want Xavier to kick you out before you even get a room." she said.
"I don't think anyone will be kicked out anytimes soon." Xavier said as he came in. "Oh...Hello Professor." she said, turning and smiling. "Let me introduce you...Professor, this is Sticky, Rika, and Scyllis..." They all waved. " And This is Brain, Boulderdash, Jean, and Wolf." she finished. Jean smiled and blushed nervously as Brain and Wolf simply nodded. Boulderdash leapt onto Ada's Back as she held him up, "So your the smart guy that Ada told us about." He said, looking at Xavier over Ada's shoulder. Xavier smiled, "Yes...That would be me." he said. "Cool...Where do I sleep?" Boulderdash asked, Making Ada and Xavier laugh.
Later on after everyone had gotten settled in, Ada made them all go to sleep, Even Wolf. They grudgingly obeyed, knowing too well she wouldn't take 'no' for an answer. She decided to explore a little more and snuck into a room, and upon seeing a piano, she began to play. First playing a warm up to relax her hands, then Moonlight Sonata, a song she always liked ever since hearing it. She remembered hearing a song from a game that one of the Outcasts used to play, then began playing it, using her memory and a bit of Trial and error. She closed her eyes and began to play, finally able to play it correctly. Logan heard music as he walked back to his room and followed it, wondering who would be up at this time besides himself. He looked in and saw Ada, completely absorbed in her playing and not even noticing him as he walked in. "Nice playing." He said and she jumped, hitting a few wrong keys. "I'm sorry...Did I wake you?" She said, pulling the lid back over the keys and standing. "I'm very sorry, I just-" She stood and started walking, but she stopped when he was in front of her. "You're trying to avoid me." he said. She sighed and looked down, "Yeah..." She admitted. "Why?" He asked. "Because...yesterday...I didn't know if you really meant it. I didn't want to get my hopes up and think something's there when it isn't." she sighed. He lifted her chin so she would look at him, "I did, Adalia." He said, then kissed her. She blinked, then kissed him back as she slowly closed her eyes. She wrapped her arms around his neck as she felt him pull her closer.
They stood there like that for awhile, Niether of them able to move away. Finally, Ada pulled away and looked up at him, "Logan...I-" "James." he said softly. "What?" She said. "My name is James." he said. "...James." She smiled. "I like that name." she said. "Compared to yours...It's nothing special." he said. "Adalia's german for noble, anyway...It's nothing really special." She said, then kissed him. He slipped his arms around her waist as histongue played at her lips, making hershe opened her mouth eagerly. She tightened her grip around his neck as thier kiss became even more passionate. When They finally pulled away to breathe, she said, "We'll have to keep it secret.". He nodded and kissed her again, "I promise." he said. "Until It's time." she agreed. She looked at the clock, "I think we should get to sleep." She said. "Yeah...That sounds like a good idea." he said, following after her. He stopped outside her door and kissed her, almost wishing he could go in with her. She pulled away and he smiled when he saw her blush, "Good night." He said. She smiled, "Good Night." She said and Went into her room, gently closing the door behind her.
