And here's chapter two. sorry this is taking so long, i (wolfsong) only get song long on the computer. thanks for the review(s). glad to see people starting to get back into it. if you are confused by not knowing the characters, please go back and read the first story "the hope diamond scandal" that't where it all started. thanks again, and keep reading!

Silent Offender chapter two: First Watch

The Four Minds

The next day the Pack and the X-men decided to get together to play a fun game of baseball, one team versus the other. It would also let them take a break from training for a bit. So far the score was tied with it being the Pack's turn to bat.

"Who's up first?" Luke asked Alex from their makeshift dugout.

"Let's put Irona up fourth, Darian is second, Sean will be first, you, Luke, third and follow with Morgana, Shadow, Illya, Gabby and Me," their leader, and for now, captain, answered looking at a chart attached to his clipboard.

"Okay," the group announced finding the order sound. While the first three positions were filled with the guys, all five of the girls sat down on the bench and waited their turn. Every couple of seconds Shadow would turn her head and look behind them.

"Umm, Shadow," Morgana implored noticing this. "What are you doing? Is something wrong?"

"Do you ever get the feeling like you're being watched?" Shadow replied again turning to look over her shoulder.

"You have that feeling too?" Pixie questioned in astonishment. "I've had it since we came out of that museum last night."

"Gabby?" Morgana asked, wondering if she had as well. They all watched as Demoness confirmed it by shaking her head.

"Pixie!" Alex yelled for the third time. "You're up!"

"Oh, sorry," the small girl replied as she grabbed a bat her size and stepped up to the plate.

"Stop gossiping and focus on the game," Luke criticized in an overly serious voice as Irona walked past him. "I just got a home run and you never saw it!" She hit him in the knee with her bat and walked on. The rest of the girls watched Pixie step up to the plate and then went back to their discussion.

"I think maybe we are just a bit on edge because of that break in last night and hopefully it's nothing more." Morgana took another bat more her size and a helmet before going on deck.

"Ya, I guess she could be right," Shadow conceded looking over her shoulder one last time. The game roared on with only slight changes in scores.

It ended only because Gambit thought it would be funny to throw a charged ball on his turn to pitch. That had been their last ball they had brought with them. The other three had been lost when Sean and Irona had batted and the last had been sliced to pieces by Logan's claws. The two teams shock hands and walked back towards the mansion in friendly sportsmanship.

"That was fun! We should do this more often," Jubilee stated entering through the double doors.

"We would if stiff over there would let us off," Pixie complained.

"Well, there is nothing like a jolly good game of cricket in my book," Dodger stated cheerfully.

"Dodger, you're in America," Shadow chastised loudly. "Act like it!"

"Well, little missy, I'ma sure gonna try," he retorted in the worst hillbilly accent anyone had ever heard.

"Oh, ha ha ha ," Shadow laughed sarcastically. "That was so funny. I'm busting a gut over here!"

"I'd like to think so." He just grinned at her. Shadow just rolled her eyes in return.

"Come on you two. Let's go get cleaned up for super," Morgana called back to them over Alex's shoulder. The two had fallen well behind the group.

"Yes, Mother!" Shadow snapped after her before starting up the stairs.

"Kids," Morgana muttered shaking her head as she and Alex headed to the kitchen.

It wasn't hard to find the girls' room once he had made it onto the property. They all slept on the same side of the mansion on the same level. Better yet, their men slept on the opposite side of the building. Kitty had the room all the way at one end with a drain pipe attached to the wall right outside the window. Damian was up and in the room with no problems what so ever. The kitty was all curled up under her large covers sleeping soundly. 'Now what was her name?' he thought to himself as he looked around the room. On her night stand there was a picture of her and the raspberry fellow that had been playing ball with her this afternoon. He had watched them throughout the whole game. Oh, yes, he had watched them all! There also was a picture of an older couple, perhaps her parents though she looked nothing like either.

Then there was a book lying face down that had been read through half way. Curious, he picked it up and thumbed through the pages. It was in Russian, which explained the accent and larger throw cover on a nice night. Charming this one, he knew, wouldn't be much of a problem or a task. He had done it once before. She started to stir and rolled over in bed, opening her eyes slightly. Knowing she could possibly see well in the dark, Damian quickly ran his fingers down her check, starting his charm on her.

"Shh..." he cooed. "Go back to sleep, my sweet." She obeyed without realizing it. Yawning she laid back and nodded off to sleep.

End chapter two. What do you think? Doesn't he sound dreamy, or at least dangerous? What would you do if a gorgeous man climbed into your window and charmed you? Nothing, fool, you're under his control! Ha, sorry. Bye!