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"Charles Xavier's School for the Gifted Youngsters, huh?"
Logan scoffed, running his eyes on the old nameplate on the old gate. He seriously hated all these 'social-working' types who always pretended to be fighting for the damned equal rights for mutants but never did a shit to save them from those fucking white coats. He usually stayed away from their brainwashing shit but needed this one to find what he'd desperately been searching for for the past two years.
His lost past.
"Let's see if this Charlie bub has ta offer what I've been looking for or not."
The gate was opened for him as soon as the gatekeeper informed Xavier about his arrival. With the typical Wolverine scowl, Logan finally looked up and glared at all the little trolls running here and there. All the tiny feet present in the spacious lawn feet froze as the big bad Wolverine's intimidating frame touched their ground. Ignoring the shocked and scared faces, he stepped toward the mansion giving solid competition to any princess's. Since the gatekeeper had already told him the floor, it didn't take him long find the old man's room.
Not bothering to knock, Logan decided to enter the square carelessly but as he extended his hand to open the door, a familiar face accidentally beat him to it and almost ran smack into him.
"O-Oh I'm so sorr—hey!" a bright surprised smile touched Jade's lips as she saw their unexpected guest on Xavier's door.
"Hey yourself." Logan smirked back. "Look, we met again."
"Yeah. Didn't expect you to like, give a thought to our offer, but I'm super glad you did." Jade gave another genuinely welcoming smile. "So, you liked the school?"
"Well it was just a walk from the gates to the principal's office fer now and I would feel less awkward if the kids weren't starin' at me as if I had two heads."
The growl made her laugh softly . "Sorry, but we're not like, used to see the great Wolverine on our ground."
"Haha, very funny," Logan rolled his eyes. "By the way, what're you doin' here?"
"Oh, I was just here to take this back," she held up the book with a pursed smile. "I'd forgotten it in the professor's room during our period of telepat-"
"Jade!" Jubilee's scream for her younger sis interrupted their conversation. "We're gettin' late for Ms. Brown's cla—Heyyy! Um-Logan dude, right? So you finally decided to join, huh?"
"Yeah, ya can say that." Logan reply nonchalantly.
"Sorry, but we're gonna have to leave for Ms. Brown's Botany class, so...we'll see you later?" Jade delivered the final smile as she turned on her heel. "Bye, Logan."
Logan's eyes didn't leave her until her yapping sister dragged her out of his sight.
"Bye, Jade."
Her name left a sweet relish on his tongue.
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"We're really glad to see you consider our proposal, Mr. Logan." Xavier intertwined his fingers on the table with a wide smile that was welcoming a long-lost friend. "I've...heard a lot about you. I'm sure that the absence of our teacher of Self-defence, Raven Darkholme could be perfectly filled by you and your expertise in martial arts and hand-to-hand combat. Your contribution in our mission will be highly appreciate-"
"Just ta make myself clear about one thing here, bub." Logan took off his aviators and leaned back with an attitudinal smile. "I ain't here ta 'contribute' in any of yer world fightin' mission unless I get what I want outta it. I'm sure the redheaded babe's already cleared that."
The mischievous leer set the senses of the tight leader standing next to his crush on fire.
Charles cleared his throat and smirked weakly. "Um-yes, Jean's already...cleared that. We can talk about the salary-"
"I don't want yer money, Chuck." the nickname widened the trio's eyes. "Besides a room away from the little devils, my own personal fridge and the freedom of leavin' whenever I wish, I want something more valuable than some bucks. I want...your help in recovering my lost memories." Logan finally put his demand on the table.
Completely shocked, the trio looked to one another alternately before finally looking back to the feral man. "Are you trying to say...that you want our telepathic aid to help you remember who you really are?"
"Couldn't have put it better myself." a small smirk played on Logan's lips.
"Well, that's something I'll be really glad to help you about." Xavier smiled widely. "We can start the sessio-"
"Whoa whoa whoa, hold it right there." Logan growled. "I never said I need your help about it."
"What do you mean?" his words really confused Xavier this time.
Instead of replying simply, Logan sighed and pulled out a cigar and matchbox out of the chest pocket of his leather jacket.
"Hey, you cannot smoke here!" Scott snarled at the feral idiot.
Ignoring the little whine, Logan lit the Cuban stick and sucked in a long drag before unleashing a stream of white smoke. "I ain't one of yer spandex troopers yet, slim."
"Listen, you-" Scott tried to rush forward and give the feral jerk a frying lesson but Jean caught his wrist and shook her head slowly.
Let the professor handle him.
"But it will be strictly prohibited if you decide to join our team." Charlie's ever-present politeness was missing this time.
Logan leaned forward and released another ring of smoke before growling. "Sorry then bub, I cannot live in a fuckin' hell hole where my rolls ain't allowed."
Charles sighed and shook his head. "I didn't mean that, Mr. Logan. All we are requesting to you to do is enjoy all these things in your personal space that will be given by the school if you agree to stay. By the way, you still have not told us why you do not want me to read your brain."
Logan sighed and left the chair before sauntering over to the large open window of Xavier's room. A short distance away, some students Jade was also among were yawning in the outdoor period of a fat crone. The bored look on Jade's cute pale brown face made Logan smirk. His gaze unconsciously washed over her. She was in a white floral dress waving in the mild breeze. Her short strands blown by the wind were attacking her face again and again and she was puffing at them with occasional groans. His fingers itched to reach over there and tuck them behind his Mate's ear.
Hold on a second!
Did I say 'Mate'?
Wolverine grins.
Yes, ya did!
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He blew the next puff out of the window. "Sorry bub, but I don't like the people I don't trust pokin' around in my head." he answered honestly.
A small sad smile touched Xavier's lips. In spite of knowing this man so deeply, he couldn't tell him that once they were friends.
"Then Jean, she could help you." Xavier offered.
"But I cannot let a thick-headed stranger like him around my...friend." the young man's little hesitation on the last word made Logan smirk.
"Nobody asked fer yer little permission, slim. Why don't we ask the sweet beautiful Jeanie 'bout it? I'm sure she won't say no to a man in need."
The leerful grin burned Scott's balls this time.
Jean, who had been quite about the whole topic for the past fifteen minutes, finally decided to jump into the conversation. "Well if Mr. Logan isn't ready to let professor help him, then I'm the only option."
"No you're not. Jade could also help him!"
"You know Jade isn't-"
"Jade?" Logan had a slightly surprised tone. "She's a telepath, too?"
"Yeah." Scott nodded. "She's a class five telepath."
"But her telepathic ability is a little bit...different from us, Scott." Xavier almost scolded the young man this time.
Logan's eyebrows narrowed. "What do you mean?"
"She's an empathetic telepath." Jean replied simply.
"A what?"
"Empathetic telepath," Xavier tried to explain. "A person who feels others' emotions when he enters their brains. Unlike us, Jade has to feel all the feelings of a person's memories to absorb them and if that person has a dark past, Jade also has to suffer all those dark emotions connected to those events."
"That's the reason why we don't allow Jade to read anyone's brain. The last time when she entered a fellow students's mind, the dark memories of her abusive childhood gave her a week-long mental trauma."
Logan looked back to the young girl laughing at some shitty joke of her friend. The sweet sound and the innocent face would never let anyone know that she had such a powerful ability that was dangerous for her own self. What if he also had a dark past that would leave the girl with unbearable agony?
No he can't risk the girl's life in his goddamn quest for his past.
Wolverine growls.
No! Let the Mate read us!
First of all, she's not our mate! And second of all, I'm not gonna risk-
Fuck yer risks, human! She's our Mate! She deserves to know everything about us!
But-
No buts! Just trust me and let the Mate read us. We'll protect and comfort her if anything wrong happens.
Urgh...fine!
All of Logan's doubts dissolved in the air as Jade's eyes shifted to him and a bright smile touched her lips. That small twitch of lips was really one of the most beautiful things he'd seen since he escaped that fucking lab. He also smiled back and shifted his eyes back to the awaiting triad.
"Ask her," Logan said determinedly. "If she says no, I won't push her."
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"Azadirachta Indica, commonly known as Neem, Nimtree or Indian lilac is a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae and It is one of the most..."
"Ugh, this Botany crap is putting me to sleep!" Jubilee's low yawn made Jade smirk.
"Totally right." Peter agreed. "I wish the lame clock could also move as bitch'n fast as me."
Jade rolled her eyes. "You guys say that about almost every class, airheads."
"Exactly." Ororo gave an agreeing grin. "You guys run away from studies like cockroaches do from TNT."
"So?" Jubilee shrugged with another pop. "They're all totally boring."
"You find 'em totally boring because you never pay attention to what the teachers say." she tried to lighten her sister's mood. "Do you know what tree Ms. Brown is talking about? It's a Neem tree. Its leaves are one of the best remedies for the pimples."
"Did you say pimples?" a sharp glint crept into Jubilee's eyes. "Uh-maybe I should drive through the crowd and get 411 about its leafies." and with that Jubilee spun to impale the swarm.
"Zhere goes zhe new member of Botany Club." Kurt's joke spooked everyone as he teleported among his buds out of nowhere.
"You little devil!" Jade laughed and slapped his arm.
"Ouch! Zhat hurt."
"Ya deserve it, dufus!" Jade and Ororo grinned in hushed unison.
Laughing lightly, Jade's eyes roamed around and froze on their guest standing on Xavier's window. An unconscious smile played on her lips. Her heart almost skipped a beat when the feral guy smirked back.
Was it for me?
Ororo noticed the eye contact and cocked an eyebrow. "Isn't he the new dude professor has his eyes on?"
Jade awkwardly broke the conversation of eyes and cleared her throat. "Uh-yeah. He's come to meet Xavier."
"Hey, I know him!" Peter exclaimed. "If I ain't wrong, his name is Logan, right?" Jade nodded.
Ororo whistled softly. "Jean was right, he's hot!"
Jade looked back to her with a flabbergasted look. "Did the ever-uptight Jeannie actually called the feral dude HOT?!"
Ororo quickly shook her head. "Not really. Her exact words were- Mr. Logan has an enticing physique. I just translated 'em into my own language."
Kurt rolled his eyes. "Girls and zheir totally stupid infatuation vitz older fellas."
Jade smirked. "It's not an infatuation. Mr. Logan is a handsome man, no doubt about that but besides all that hotness, he's a good guy."
Ororo raised a playful brow. "And how do you know that?"
Jade looked back to Logan's profile now turned to professor and gave a pursed smile.
"I just...know."
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Glossary of Eighties Terms
Get 411- Get the information
Airhead- A stupid or unaware person; moron
Bitch'n- very cool or coolly
Dufus- Someone who acts stupid
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