I am back once more, the tale still lives despite not getting much of comments on it hopefully that's a good sign, anyhow now back to X-men and the new family member.
Chapter Two
Noon that when Ro got called from her class to the medical wing; Salem was getting restless, too restless. By the time she got there he was wandering around the halls lost in his patient outfit, that faint sky blue thing with a rather charming opening on the back, he must have missed it cause he was rooming the place rear naked most of his back was on display, a sight that should have brought smile to Ro lips if it wasn't what it really showed, his skin was ravaged by scars not just from Logan stab those were bandaged his whole midsection was covered.
But for endless wounds cuts and burns they were faint faded in away and that was only the half of it he couldn't feel pain right? Well add to it temperatures and air currents on bare skin, he must have heard Ro coming in cause he turned around glancing at her then at himself turning to face her he lowered his gaze to himself the medical clothing was only to the mids of his thighs he grabbed on the edge of it "painful on the eyes I know" he was referring to his legs they were strong muscled thick pair with mess of hair covering them in degrees from blond to brown his legs was also scared bare footed Salem was missing a toe.
The white haired woman smiled her soft assuring smile she was about to point out the little misunderstanding but he was talking again "I… where is my watch?" She titled her head to the side a fine brow coming up she wasn't sure she was following his line of thoughts "Um you shouldn't be even moving Salem never mind being out of the bed".
"I been worse" he stated but didn't elaborate however he's cooperating for a man that took Logan head on without a second thought, Salem sure is a good boy, I take him back to bed good thing we didn't ran into Logan again so soon they didn't need another fight, another good thing his wound seemed intact no bleeding no nothing but I am no doctor well have to tell Jean about this.
"I still need my watch you know" he seemed restless and he just went to bed a minute ago "what you need is someone to plug the IV's back".
"Nah, don't need them".
"Don't need them?"
"Don't need them".
I blinked at the foolish man now acting like a child perhaps he was truly a child. Seeing my expiration he rolled his eyes at loss of words it seemed finally finding something he looked back at me "find anything odd about me?"
"Side that you shouldn't be even able to sit up?"
"Yeah right, my arm silly" he replied back light hearted and with an insult that man. Still I couldn't find anything wrong with him until he ran his metal fingers over his arm, right he was stabbed there as well it wasn't that bad just gazed the flesh but now he had removed the bandage and the wound was hardly anything but a faint scar.
"You can heal?" he nodded lightly flexing his flesh hand in front of his face he was looking at his own fingers clutch and spread out "Yes, small wounds would take few hours but something as big as being stabbed in the gut would take a day maybe two".
So he has healing powers not strong as Logan but still its there.
"Where I should be working I am having a fight with the resident cat" sarcasm mixed with guilt and he was out of the bed again that man really take the term Restless to new heights.
"So what do we do first?"
Despite my protests this time Salem got out from the room like some child high on sugar, he was out the door while I all but leached to his leg "Salem get back in bed" anymore of this and I am gona test how good he was with lightning. But he stopped just outside the door and I almost ran into him. Pure luck it seemed both parties just came out, Logan and Salem, and I was getting ready to zap them both should they try anything, but nothing happened Logan had a slight case of swallowed eye the only remaining of the fight on him Rogue was behind him Salem glanced back and forth between the two was about to say something mouth opened but a snarl from Logan made Salem shut his mouth cross his brows and turn on his heels walking away. At least they were more civilized this time.
Things cooled down from there, I checked on Salem surgery it was almost gone in less then twenty-four hours he was up and kicking long before that. I managed somehow to keep him in my sight for the next day just to make sure everything was ok, during it I kept him busy with me in the lab doing endless useless things. At least down here Logan doesn't tend to pass by much. I take the time to do some research on him well not him more of his metal arm and the way it connected to his flesh. Up until know I have never seen anything with this degree of perfection, it could be of much help for people that lost a limp, he had surrendered his arm to me but in exchange I had to give him some distraction one of those bouncing balls he kept throwing it at the wall Thomb. Then catching it in his human hand Tuck.
Thomb – Tuck.
Thomb – Tuck.
Thomb – Tuck.
And I can't find anything, any lead. There's nothing, the alloy is like lead can't get any reading on the inside.
Thomb – Tuck.
And where the flesh ends there's nothing no metal implants no biochips no nothing.
Thomb – Tuck.
Yet he uses it like it's a real arm there's no limit, it function fully as a hand well side the sense part but he lack it that to begin with.
Thomb – Tuck.
That annoying noise keeps distracting me I raise my head from his arm he's not even looking at me he's fully focused on the ball. So when a wave of my hand and the ball takes an odd turn he jumps.
"Wow crazy ball onboard".
"Really? Amazing" my reaction was quite clam he glanced at me once a quick look then settled down not a word.
Woow Scary redhead
Much better.
"Tests." Salem stated with some boredom leaking thru his words, we were heading toward day two after the fight. Hank wanted to perform more tests and while I recommended that Salem should rest first he declared saying something about finishing everything first before sleeping.
"You want to run more tests." Another statement this time Salem's boredom was starting to really show, approaching a complete day for me down here in the lab, I was tired and I had other things to do, that is if I could manage anything after getting out of here.
"Yes, thru they aren't medical there's no knee jerking tests" that was Hank voice our resident science wiz he had joined us only few hours and with the level curiosity he was feeling this could take forever.
"Then what kind of test?" setting cross ankle on top of the examining table Salem had both hands on his knees and odd position I think I only seen Ro use it. Anyway at this point I was too tired I had to excuse myself leaving Salem at Hank mercy for the next hours perhaps that's the true test of Salem stamina.
"And how the hell should I know what it's made of?" that was little more then ten hours later, I came down to the lab to fetch some of my papers and god they were still at it. I washed, slept, woke up, and taught a class and they were still here.
"Ok, Ok I am sorry" Hank was apologizing his voice was a little tense but Salem own was quite edgy that guy housed quite a temper.
"The bad thing about not being able to feel is you can't fake a headache" Salem made a silly attempt at joking he was topless laying on his stomach over the examining table, both men were too busy to notice me coming in but the moment I took a single step inside both looked up, Hank from his seat in front of the lab computer and Salem half turned to see who came in but he flopped right back "Bah, not round three".
He is restless he didn't have Logan disliking of labs and coats but all the less he wasn't one to be contained in such a locked place.
"No, that would be all for today" I didn't need to use spoken words or telepathy with Hank just a look and he understood he was quite intelligent man.
"But I don't feel sleepy"
"You don't feel to begin with Salem, just trust me on this one" he acts hurt his hand holding over his heart "Your words cut deeper then steel" his mood had changed dramatically once out of Hank grip and his odd humor brings a light grin to my lips I walk him to his room opening the door for him I step a side "It will cut even deeper if you didn't hit the bed now" his shoulders falling and his feet dragging childish he was a one big child.
I know how my body works, I know that intense effort would lead to a lengthen amount of deep sleep that side the unfitting food here didn't help much the moment I laid down was the moment I went under just like that. It's just how my body worked; the moment it lays down is the moment it rest and so I was knocked out little before noon.
It wouldn't be till after midnight that I woke up, just like that, one second sleeping the other eyes wide open sitting up the room was dark it was a single room small with only a bed a single chair and desk to fill it, the florescent numbers on the clock told me it was late at night, great now I have endless shores to catch up on allow me to begin with the restroom.
Ok then, I am ready to go get some food, barefooted I think I would have liked to feel cold, it sure sounds like a pleasant feeling. Speaking of a pleasant feeling where the heck am I? I did it again got lost in thoughts as I went wandering, the place is huge and I hardly know anything of it, I would be lucky if I didn't get caught and accused of being a Peeping Tom or worse.
Ok where am I now? I stopped again lost how on earth can one person get lost while being lost? I don't think anyone else could do it I stopped, turned around myself, I was at one end of a hall with only few doors lined up on each side and at the end there was another door all closed, ok then simple enough, I need to go the other side. Hearing the door behind me move someone was coming out, grate no time to run no place to hide maybe if I pretend I was walking in my sleep.
An eeping sound someone was surprised to see someone else there, I turned on my heels to find Ororo "What are you doing here?" she said in a hissing whisper. "I am lost" I said, she looked at me funny closing her room door and dragging me along.