Hey! I'm sorry for the long wait! Freshman year is so hectic! Well, I know that doesn't make up for my extreme tardiness with this story, I hope you'll take this new chapter as my sincere apology.

Summary: Ororo's gone crazy, and Jendayi has to go to her, or else Ororo might just kill everyone within a fifty-mile radius. Will she make it in time? What could possibly stop Jendayi from getting to her mother?

Chapter 10

Previously…

Ororo flew through the window, shattering it. Logan ran to the shattered remnants of the window, and watched the black clouds gather around his fiancée's slender form. A lightning bolt struck her body, filling her with power.

"Uh, Chuck? This don't look too good." Xavier wheeled himself to the window.

"She has lost control. If we don't find Jendayi, she may destroy this mansion and everything in it."

Remy was comforting Jamila, when a loud peal of thunder sounded. Jamila looked out the window and saw her mother floating midst storm clouds. She raised a hand to her mouth in shock. "Oh God."

Jendayi was standing on the balcony when she noticed the clouds. They were big, black and accompanied by huge bolts of lightning. Her eyes widened as she heard a familiar voice being carried by the wind. "JENDAYI!"

"Mom?"

Jendayi's breath caught in her throat. Her mind was working rapidly, and she gasped, coming to the conclusion. "She's lost it," Jendayi said in shock. She breathed out and swallowed hard. She spun on her heel and ran back into the apartment. Pietro was sitting on the couch, arrogance etched onto his features. Jendayi paid no mind as she bolted to the door. She pulled and tugged, but the door would not budge. She turned to Pietro. "What's wrong with the door?"

"You're not going anywhere."

"Why not? Do you see that storm? That's mah mother's doin! She's gonna kill someone unless Ah stop her!"

"I know." Pietro ran over to Jendayi's side, blocking the door. "Can't let you leave, I'm under strict order."

Jendayi's eyes narrowed in fury. "Move. Now," she ground out.

"No." Pietro dodged a blow from Jendayi's clawed hand, and grabbed her wrists, tossing her away from the door. She hit the wall, and bounded to her feet.

"Why are you doing this?" Jendayi's mind suddenly went into overdrive. "You want her to kill everyone in the area."

"Every human will die, but the mutants won't. Magneto's made sure of that." Pietro remained standing at the door. "Only the strong survive. Ororo is just speeding up the process. Only the strongest mutants are going to survive this storm." He shrugged. "Oh well."

"So you planned this whole thing?"

"Yeah, pretty much. That was Magneto's general plan, although Ororo was supposed to lose control much sooner than this. She's very strong-minded. I see where you and Jamila get it from."

"So that day at the park? And when we slept together?"

"Don't get me wrong Jendayi, you're great in bed, but can't disobey my ol' dad." A cold smirk slid across Pietro's face. "Of course, Jamila was pretty good in bed, but I'd have to say you're better. Wilder."

Jendayi's face was almost unrecognizable in its fury. She launched a fireball at Pietro, who dodged it with ease. "Ah don't have time for this!" She muttered angrily. Her eyes darted around, looking for an exit. Pietro glanced over his shoulder at the hole burned into the door. He shrugged, and turned just in time to see Jendayi make a mad dash for the balcony. He easily apprehended her, grabbing her by her arms. He cried out as Jendayi's flesh became flaming. His hands were burned badly, and he wrenched them forcibly from Jendayi's arms, screaming in pain. Jendayi's clothes burned away as her body became flame. She walked away from him, burning holes wherever she stepped. She walked onto the balcony, and launched herself into the air. The flames on her body provided her with a means to fly, and fly she did, never once looking back at the burning apartment she left behind.

Jamila remained standing at the broken window, her distress making her mutation fluctuate. The entire room was deathly cold, and her body flickered rapidly between human and hybrid. Remy's whole body was trembling violently, as was Xavier's. Only Jamila and Logan remained unaffected. Logan rested his hand on his daughter's shoulder. "Stop it. You're going to kill Chuck and Remy."

The mention of Remy snapped Jamila out of her shock. The room slowly returned to normal, although Jamila had not moved from the window. Her eyes widened as tornadoes began to touch down, completely shielding Ororo from view. Scott burst into the room. "Everyone's heading for the Danger Room. Safest place the mansion has."

Xavier nodded and motioned for Logan and Remy to follow Scott. Remy's eyes flickered to Scott, and he missed Jamila launching herself from the window. Logan let loose a string of curses.

Jendayi was close enough to see Ororo's silhouette, surrounded by the weather she controlled. She watched an ice-covered figure maneuver her way through the tornadoes and lightning. Jendayi sped up slightly, and the twins reached their mother at the same time. Ororo's eyes were wild, unseeing. She was stock still, letting the wind and rain whip past her form.

"Mom? Can you hear me?" Jamila yelled. She ducked to avoid a streak of lightning.

"What happened?" Jendayi called out over the insane weather.

"She found out what happened. It made her lose control."

Jendayi nodded, flying closer to her mother. "Mom? It's me, Jendayi! Stop this!" She reached out to touch her mother.

A lightning bolt smashed into Jendayi's chest, throwing her away from her mother's body. Jamila screamed, and flew downwards, catching Jendayi before she met the ground. "Are you okay? Jen? Answer me!" She landed, setting her sister gently on the ground, supporting her head.

Jendayi groaned. "Damn! She packs a punch, huh?" She muttered weakly. The smell of brimstone heralded the arrival of Kurt. He looked down at Jendayi's naked body before snapping his gaze back to her face.

"I saw vat happened. Are you okay Jendayi?"

Jendayi nodded weakly. "Fine, just cold. Didn't realize that mah clothes were gone."

Jamila looked up at the sky. "Jendayi, go with Kurt," she said softly. Jendayi moved to protest, but a sharp glance from Jamila made her lay still. Jendayi had always been the strong twin, the leader, but right now, Jamila's voice and posture booked no room for argument. Kurt gently gathered Jendayi in his arms and teleported out. Jamila stood up slowly, eyes glowing a vivid blue. A pair of tattered wings made of ice sprouted from her back, and she took to the sky once more, coming to face Ororo squarely.

"Mom, listen to me. Jendayi is here. She's safe, and she's waiting for you," Jamila spoke calmingly, despite having to scream to be heard. "She's fine, Mom, she's fine. But she won't be if you don't stop this." Jamila took a deep breath, anger building up. "If you don't stop, you'll destroy everyone you love. Me, Jendayi, Logan, all the other kids in the Institute, we'll all die if you don't stop. Is that what you want, Mom, huh? Are you that out of it that you'll sentence everyone in the area to an instant death? Huh?" Jamila's voice was deep and growling in its rage. "Snap out of it! Snap the fuck out of it! STOP IT!" Jamila slapped Ororo across the face with all the power she could muster. Ororo's eyes flickered and turned blue.

"Jamila?" Around them, the storm began to abate. "Where's your sister?"

"In the Danger Room. Everyone had to evacuate when you lost control," Jamila said, breathing hard. "She was hit with a lightning bolt."

Ororo's face went pale. "What?"

Jamila's eyes were still glowing a vibrant blue. "You hit her in the chest with a lightning bolt. If we weren't your daughters, she might have died. You might have killed everyone, if Ah hadn't snapped you out of it."

Ororo's hand went to her throat. "By the Goddess," She breathed. Tears began to well up in her eyes, and she flew down to the ground. Running to the mansion, she tore through it until she came to the Danger Room, where she opened the door, and pushed through the students until she found Jendayi, who was being seen to by Henry. Someone, most likely Jamie, had lent the pyrokinetic young woman a Pokémon comforter. "Jendayi?"

Jendayi looked up at her mother, eyes wide. "Mom? Are you okay?"

Ororo dropped to her knees beside her daughter, and wrapped her arms around her. "I am fine. Are you okay?"

Jendayi nodded. "Yeah. You sure hit hard though," she said, grinning crookedly.

Ororo began to cry. "I'm so sorry, Jendayi."

Jamila sat down gracefully next to her mother, and took Jendayi's hand in hers. She looked into her sister's eyes and squeezed her hand softly. Jendayi nodded, and Jamila too began to cry. Soon, Jendayi began to sob, and the other adults herded everyone out of the room. Logan remained, and when Ororo's tears had finally dried, he took her by the hand and led her out of the room.

"Why did you do that?" Ororo asked in puzzlement. Logan nodded in the direction of his daughters.

"They have some stuff to work out," he said. Ororo nodded, and rested her head on Logan's shoulder wearily. Logan lifted her in his arms just as the toll of her mutation took effect. She was asleep within seconds.

Jamila helped Jendayi walk to a wall and sit against it before sitting down beside her and resting her head on her shoulder. "Ah'm sorry Jennie."

Jendayi ran her hand through her sister's hair gently. "It's okay. Were Ah you, Ah might have done the same thing. Mah temper is a helluva lot worse'n yours."

Jamila smiled briefly. "True. But still, Ah shouldn't have reacted that way. Ah should have been more understanding. Ah knew you were goin' through hell, but Ah didn't do anythin' about it."

Jendayi managed a one-shoulder shrug. "It's okay. He was only using me anyway."

Jamila's head shot up from her sister's shoulder. "What?"

"It was all part of a plan. All of it. He was acting on Magneto's orders the whole time."

"You mean…" Jamila's eyes began to fill with rage, but Jendayi grabbed her hand.

"Yes, but we're not going to do anythin' about it now. We'll bide our time."

Jamila deflated. "You're right. We'll handle this when the time is right."

Jendayi nodded. "Yeah, we will." She sighed. "Ah'm so tired."

"Me too." Both girls turned into their respective cat forms and went to sleep.

Across the mansion, Logan slipped into bed beside the heavily slumbering weather goddess. The other residents of the mansion returned to their rooms, and soon the whole Institute slumbered peacefully.

The whole Institute, except one. Kurt paced his room, his handsome, yet demonic face contorted in a frown. His conversation with Morgan earlier in the evening played in his mind kept playing in his mind.

Flashback

Morgan sighed impatiently as Kurt continued to ignore her. She had gone through the trouble of planning a nice romantic outing for him, and he wasn't even paying attention to her. "Kurt, are you listening to me?"

"Hm? Oh, sorry leibchen."

Morgan pouted. "You've been ignoring me since we left your place. You're not worried about her, are you?" Her eyes narrowed imperceptibly, and a slight twinge of pain registered through Kurt's head.

"Of course I'm vorried. She's one of my teammates."

"And your ex! Would you rather be with her than me?"

"I didn't say that!"

Morgan narrowed her eyes again, and Kurt felt a stronger twinge of pain, and then heard the professor's mental voice in his head. Kurt? Someone is trying to change your perception of Jendayi. I'm installing mental blocks so that they can no longer do it.

Okay Professor. I think I know who is doing it. Kurt turned furious eyes to Morgan, who looked bored.

"Are you controlling my mind?"

"Yeah, so?" Morgan said nonchalantly.

"For vat?"

"I wanted you, and that bitch was in my way."

"Jendayi? You just completely ruined one of the best relationships I'd ever had because you had a crush on me?"

"She wasn't any good for you anyway. She was too wild, too uncontrollable."

"She vas MY girlfriend, and you ruined it!" Kurt took a deep breath. "I don't ever vant to see your face again." He disappeared, and Morgan shrugged. She walked to her car and drove off.

End Flashback

Kurt sighed, and climbed wearily into bed. He had quite a lot of explaining to do come tomorrow.

The next morning saw both Jendayi and Jamila twined around each other, each in their feline forms, and each snoring softly. Logan shook his head, and decided to put off his morning Danger Room session. He ruffled each girl's ears on the way out. The light touch woke Jamila, who stretched carefully before changing back to human. "Good morning Dad."

"Morning Mil."

Jamila looked down at Jendayi's sleeping form. "What time is it?"

"Almost six."

"Oh. Well, in that case, Ah'm going to go get in the bed, or else Ah'll be stiff." Logan leaned over and picked up Jendayi, who snuffled gently in her sleep.

"She'll be too, if she doesn't get in the bed." Logan followed Jamila to her room, where he gently placed Jendayi on the bed, throwing a light blanket over her. With a curt nod, Logan left the two girls to sleep.

It was close to three in the afternoon by the time Ororo woke up. She blinked sleepily at the sight before her. Logan held a tray holding several croissants, orange juice, herbal tea, and a crystalline vase containing a large red rose. Logan set the tray in front of her, noting the surprise and love reflected in her big blue eyes. "Thought you might be hungry after the stunt you pulled last night," Logan said gruffly, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Thank you," Ororo murmured. "Have you checked on the girls?" She asked, taking a sip from her tea.

"They're fine. They're in their room, sleeping."

"Was Jendayi injured?"

"Nah. Turns out she can take a hit pretty well, even if it is lightning. But, she is your daughter after all. My healing factor mighta had something to do with it too."

Ororo nodded, swallowing hard. "I could have killed her, Logan."

"I know," Logan said simply.

Ororo set the tea down, and sighed. "Thank the Goddess she's okay. I couldn't bear it if I lost one of them because I could not control myself."

Logan wrapped his arms around his fiancée's body, and rested his chin on top of her head. "It's okay 'Ro, they're both fine."

Ororo sighed deeply, and took a sip of orange juice. Her stomach rumbled in protest, and she let a half smile slip across her face. "I should eat something."

Logan tore a croissant in half, and handed one of the pieces to her, electing to eat the other. A timid knock sounded on the door, and a head covered with cinnamon colored curls poked in. "Mama? Can we come in?"

Ororo looked up and smiled. "Of course." Jendayi and Jamila filed in. Both girls wore pajamas that made them look much younger than their sixteen years. They perched on the end of the bed, Jamila moving the tray aside to rest her head in Logan's lap, and Jendayi doing the same to Ororo.

"Ah'm really sorry Mama. Ah didn't even think about what would happen to you if Ah left. Ah was being selfish."

Jamila shook her head. "No, Ah shouldn't have lost my temper."

"Ah shouldn't have slept with him." Jendayi retorted.

"Okay, we get the point," Logan said sharply. Both girls looked up at him in surprise. "You're both here now, ain't ya?"

"True." Jendayi said. Ororo ran her fingers through Jendayi's hair.

"What did you do to your hair?"

"Dyed it, and got it curled. Mah hair holds curls pretty well, but Ah want to at least dye it back in a few weeks."

Jamila tugged on her sister's curls. "Ah don't know. Ah kinda like it."

"Yeah, but Ah was trying to masquerade as a white woman."

Ororo looked down at her daughter quizzically. "Whatever for?"

"Ah didn't want you to find me. Ah was too ashamed," Jendayi said, meeting her mother's gaze squarely.

Ororo leaned down and hugged Jendayi tightly. "Logan, could you and Jamila give us some time alone?"

"Sure Ro." Logan and Jamila left the room, and Ororo lifted Jendayi's head up off her lap. Jendayi sat next to her mother, their foreheads touching.

"I had a relationship with Sabretooth. I understand."

"He used me, Mama. He just used me to try and wipe out humans. He was so nice to me. Why? Why can't Ah be happy? Every time Ah try, something bad happens. First there was Devon, then Kurt, and now this whole mess with Pietro. Ah just want to be happy!" Jendayi's eyes welled up with tears. Ororo pulled her fiery daughter close, stroking her hair and murmuring words of comfort in her native language.

At last, Jendayi stopped crying, and looked up into her mother's eyes. "Ah shouldn't be so bitter. Jamila's happy, and you're happy. Ah should be happy for ya'll."

Ororo hugged her daughter. "It's okay to want your own happiness. I would not want anything less than that from you."

Jendayi nodded. "Ah'm going to be happy, without a man." She clapped a hand to her cheek. "The car!"

"Did you leave it at Pietro's?"

"Yes."

"Logan will probably get it." Ororo shook her head. "Correction: Logan will get it."

"Good. Ah don't want to go back there. Last Ah saw, the apartment was in flames."

Ororo looked at her daughter in shock. "Flames?"

"He wouldn't let me leave, and mah body caught fire. His hands were burned, and so was the apartment."

Ororo nodded. "I see. I'll tell Logan to go get the car."

Jamila poked her head in. "Too late. He's already gone to get it."

"Who went with him?"

"Scott."

"Oh. Come in Mila." Jamila came in, and bounced on the bed. "Ah'm gonna go take a shower," Jendayi said, standing up.

"Yeah, me too." Both girls kissed their mother and left. After a quick stop by their room for toiletries and the like, the twins headed for the bathroom for showers. When they got out, they immediately headed for the kitchen. Jamie was sitting by himself, legs swinging from his chair as he ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, while sipping sporadically from a glass of milk. Jendayi kissed the top of his head, making him blush.

"Thanks for the blanket, sweetie."

Jamie looked up and smiled shyly. "No problem." Jendayi smiled back, but her smile faltered as her breath caught in her throat. She sat down and placed a hand on her chest.

"What's wrong Jen? Are you okay?" Jamila asked in concern.

"Yeah, Ah'm fine. Henry told me that mah respiratory system would be a little out, cuz of the lightning bolt," Jendayi said slowly, taking deep breaths. Jamila stroked her twin's hair until she caught her breath.

"You want a ham and Swiss?" Jamila asked abruptly.

"Yeah. Could you grill it for me?"

Jamila nodded, rolling her eyes good-naturedly. "That's the only way you ever eat it. Ah think there's some Kool-Aid in the fridge somewhere."

"What flavor?" Jendayi asked, a half grin spreading across her face.

"Red," Jamila answered promptly. Jamie looked between the girls, confused.

"But red isn't a flavor, it's a color."

Jendayi giggled. "We know. It's a joke from this old stand up show we watched. See, the guy was talkin' about how black people always call Kool-Aid by the color, no matter what. Me and Jamila thought it was funny, cuz we do it all the time, without thinkin' about it."

Jamie finished his sandwich. "Makes sense I guess," he said thickly through a mouthful of Jiffy.

Jendayi giggled. "You are too cute sometimes, you know that?" She said, ruffling his hair. Jamie blushed again.

"Jen, would you quit flirtin' with that boy? He's already redder than a tomato," Jamila called from the doorway of the kitchen, spatula in hand. "You want chips?"

"Yes, and Ah'm not flirting!"

"Actually, chere, from where I'm standin' it look a lot like flirtin."

Jendayi glared at Remy playfully. "Yeah, you would know."

Remy crossed over into the kitchen, and stood behind Jamila, wrapping his arms around her waist. "We need to talk. Now."

Jamila focused on the sandwiches in the skillet. "Ah'm listening."

Remy closed his hands around Jamila's upper arms and spun her around to face him. "What de hell where you t'inkin'? You coulda been killed!" He said roughly, shaking her angrily.

Jamila's eyes were wide. "What?"

"Stormy tol' me de whole story. Why Jamila? What de fuck possessed you to do somet'ing so, so STUPID? Mon Dieu!" Remy began to rant in French, occasionally punctuating a particularly virulent phrase with a shake.

Jamila was staring into Remy's eyes, and was surprised to see the fear, concern and worry reflected in them. She gently removed his hands from her upper arms, and wrapped her arms around his neck, burying her face in his chest. "Ah'm sorry," she said softly. "Ah wasn't thinkin'."

"Damn right you weren't t'inkin'," Remy said softly, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her closer. He deftly moved the skillet off the heat, and ran his hand through Jamila's hair. "Je t'aime."

Jamila hugged him again.

Jendayi rested her chin on her hand and sighed. "Be happy, be happy, be-oh fuck it!" She stalked from the dining room, stomping past the newly arrived Logan and Scott. She caught the keys Logan tossed her, growled 'thank you', and continued upstairs. She made her way to the recreation room and entered, slamming the door behind her. Several of the new recruits looked up at her, and suddenly found other places to be. Jendayi turned on the radio to hot 97, and began racking up for a game of eight ball.

"Jendayi?"

"What?" She growled. Her poolstick connected with the cue ball sharply.

"Can ve talk?"

"Make it good and make it quick."

Kurt sat down on a chair across from the pool table. "Morgan and I broke up."

"Okay, and?"

"Apparently, her mutation is a form of hypnosis."

"So you're sayin' she hypnotized you."

Kurt nodded. "I know it sounds outrageous, but I vould never, EVER hurt you intentionally."

"Bit late to be sayin' that, don't you think?" Jendayi sunk the seven ball. She averted her head so that Kurt could not see the tears welling up in her eyes. She got her emotions under control, and lined up another shot. "What do you want me to say?"

"I guess you don't have to say anything. I just vanted to let you know. And I vanted to tell you that I'm sorry."

Jendayi took another shot, missed it, and stood up straight, looking Kurt directly in the eyes. She put the pool stick down and ran from the room, leaving Kurt confused, and very upset. Jendayi only stopped running when her still-weak respiratory system began to yell at her. Sighing, she slowed down to a walk, and took stock of her surroundings. She was in the younger girls' sleeping quarters. With a sigh, Jendayi began to head towards the front door. She left the mansion, and headed for the greenhouse. The wet ground squelched under her feet as she trudged through it. Finally, she arrived at the greenhouse, only to find that several windows had been broken in yesterday's wild weather. Sighing, Jendayi began to walk around the greenhouse, taking stock of the damage. She finished her inspection, and sat down on a stone bench, breathing in the smell of flowers and wet earth. She leaned forward, resting her elbows on her knees and placing her chin in her cupped hands.

"Stupid boy," she muttered under her breath. She tugged one of her curls gently, watching it spring back to place. "Ah give up," she said, burying her face in her hands. "Ah hate men." From his hiding place, Kurt blanched, and disappeared.

Well, that's it! This story is my favorite, out of all the ones I've half-written, so this will probably be finished long before the others. I hope you guys like this chapter, and if you do, review! Just don't flame me.