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Chapter 4

Lena woke up the next morning and groggily looked over to Rogue's bed, it was made and empty.

"Hoe bag" Lena groaned as she fell out of the bed. She stood up to see a piece of paper out of the corner of her eye. She walked over to her dresser and picked up the folded paper, when unfolded it was note from Rogue

Dear Lena,

Look I know you're pissed that I left but you would have convinced me to stay and I need this. I'm scared of my powers, I'm scared of getting close to people, and I couldn't even hold you when the Professor died. Please understand that I want this for me and my future. Don't tell Bobby please if he wants to find out then he will. I love you.

Marie

Lena opened her drawer and placed that letter in. She quickly jumped into the shower and got ready. As she went down for breakfast Bobby found her

"Hey Storm wants to talk to us" Lena looked at the kitchen longingly

"But, but-" Bobby smiled and pulled out an apple

"I wouldn't let you go hungry." Lena smiled, took the apple and took a bite

"You're a good man"

As they walked together to Storm's new office, Lena fought with herself about whether or not to tell Bobby that Rogue had run off in the middle of the night to get the cure. Her internal battle was cut short when Bobby knocked on the door before entering. Kitty was already there and sitting on the couch as Hank, Storm and Logan stood in the room. Bobby sat down on a chair perpendicular from the couch where Kitty sat while Lena leaned up against the desk.

"What do we do know?" Bobby asked breaking the silence

"The school started with Charles, perhaps its best if it were to end with him as well. We will have to tell the children that they have to go back to their homes." Hank said looking at each person

"We can't do that, most of us don't have anywhere to go. I can't believe this. I can't believe were not going to fight for the school" Bobby said shaking his head. Lena jumped up

"The hell were not. I will run this school on my own if I have too. It stays open, he would have wanted that." They all fell silent, that's when he walked in. A tall, blonde man walked into the office wearing a suit and holding a bag

"I'm sorry I know this is a bad time but I was told this was a safe place for mutants. "He said softly looking at each person in the room with sympathetic eyes

"It was son" Hank replied sadly. Before Lena could stand up Storm was on her feet

"And it still is. We will find you a room. Hank you tell all of the students that the school stays open." Lena smiled at her tearfully and trapped Storm into a hug

"Thank you" she whispered into Storm's mind. Once they stepped apart Storm pushed Lena towards the newcomer

"Lena go take uh?" Storm waited

"Warren" he filled in and Storm nodded

"Take Warren to 219. The key is… well you should know where it is" Storm smiled knowingly as Lena blushed

"Sure. Follow me" Lena led Warren into the elevator and pressed the key to go up to the 4th floor. He looked at her confused causing her to laugh

"It's confusing but the first two floors are school rooms and common areas. The rest of the floors are dormitories for the students. You'll get used to it." Warren stared at her taking in every detail

"What did the woman mean by you should know where the key is?" Lena blushed again and chuckled

"That's Storm. The guy I used to be involved with he lived in that room for a while with Bobby. As we got older they each got their own room that one was his. If I used my powers the Professor would have known so Jon would hide his extra key for me." Warren nodded

"What are your powers?" He asked curiously

"I'm a telepath and telekinetic. I can read minds, control minds, control matter, any matter. I'm dangerous that's all you should know"

"So I should keep on your good side then?" he asked jokingly

"Yup. You learn fast I'm impressed"

They walked off the elevator and onto the 4th floor. Lena stretched her hand out for the key that floated down from the top of the door frame. She smiled at Warren then unlocked the door

"There's your room. I forgot to ask, what are your powers?" He smiled at her

"Well I don't really have a power. I can fly" he shrugged off his jacket

"Flying is a power, at least the last time I checked." He started to undo his shirt

"Not exactly just watch" Lena raised an eyebrow and he smiled in return.

She tilted her head as she saw a harness strapped across his chest. Her mouth dropped open as his shirt slid off to reveal large, white wings being pushed down to his back. Slowly he undid his harness to let them spring free. Lean looked at Warren

"Can I touch them?" she asked looking back at the wings

"Yeah" he nodded as he watched her examine his wings.

Lena's fingers gently brushed against one of the feathers, she ran them along the width of his wing. She circled him but stopped at his back where he had multiple scars. Softly she traced one of the scars down his back and across his other wing. Warren shivered, enjoying her feminine touch. He opened his eyes

"What ever happened to Jon?" he asked hoping she wouldn't get upset with him

"He joined the brotherhood, the bad guys" she answered still transfixed on his wings

"They are the most magnificent things I've ever seen. You're like an angel. I bet that's your alias isn't it?" she smirked

"What do you mean alias?"

"Well each of us have our given names but we also have these aliases that sort of relates to our powers. Mine is Esprit (sounds like Espri), Logan is Wolverine, Kitty is Shadowcat and Bobby is Iceman."

"I guess it is now." he smiled at her before sitting down on the bed

"How did you get those scars on your back? If you don't mind me asking" Warren looked troubled and started to play with the seam on the blanket

"When I was younger I didn't want my father to find out about them and I tried to saw them off." Lena's face dropped into shock and horror

"Why?" she came to sit next to him on the bed

"He would have thought I was a freak and send me away. Instead he thought I was a freak and created a cure."

"Your Warrington's son?" Wordlessly Warren nodded,Lena struggled with her words

"I guess in his way it shows that he loves you" Warren grinned and stood up

"When's lunch? I'm starving" Lena looked back at the clock that stood just above the bed

"In ten minutes. Wow I can't believe it's that late. Come on I'll bring you down" They walked in a comfortable silence when they ran into Peter.

"Hay Pete. This is Warren, Warren this is Pete or Colossus." The boys exchanged pleasantries

"Pete can you bring Warren down to lunch?" Warren looked at her confused

"Aren't you going to eat?" he asked hoping she would go with him

"I already snuck in. I have a danger room session with Logan and Storm." He looked a little disappointed but nodded

"Have fun." Peter laughed at his reaction

"Danger room isn't fun especially if you're with Logan. He will push her until she breaks." Peter patted her on the back causing her to look up at the muscled man

"Pshh he will be begging me to stop."

"Whatever you say Esprit. Come this way Warren." Lena watched as both walked away talking about what Lena guessed was Warren's power.

Turning around Lena walked into the elevator and pressed the X button. She bounced on the balls of her feet trying to get ready for the extreme work out she knew she was going to go through. When she reached the basement where the danger room was located Lena walked over to the cluster of lockers. She opened the third one in to reveal her X suit. The suit was black and tight fitting. The trim was a bright, lime green colour that gave off the bold, bright attitude, it described Lena perfectly.

Storm turned to see Lena dressed in her suit and ready to go. She smiled as she looked at her colour choice

"Only you could pull off a lime green suit." she opened the control room door

"What can I say? I'm just that cool" She leaned against the doorframe

"In your dreams kid." Lena jumped as Logan came out of nowhere to stand next to her.

"Ready to go?" he asked before lighting a cigar

"Logan do you have to smoke one of those every time you go in the danger room?" Storm asked setting the levels

"It gives me something to do while I wait for the kids to try to finish the levels" Lena glared at him

"Storm lets start at a higher level say 25" Lena headed towards the room

"No way that's to high" Storm started but was stopped by Logan

"Storm she wants to try let her; I'll be there to save her when she can't handle it."

Unfortunately for Logan, Lena heard every word they said and her anger grew with the doubt both showed for her abilities.

"Alright let's show them what I'm capable of" Lena pulled off her gloves and got into her stance ready to pounce at any moment.

"Level 25 beginning in 5." Logan came to stand next to Lena as the machine counted down.

"3...2.…1"

About ten robots came springing out to attack. Without flinching Lena raised her arms and with her arms went the bolts and screws that held the robots together. In unison all of the robots fell into piles of scrap metal. Another group came at her from behind; quickly Lena took the pieces of the old robots and threw them at the existing robots behind her. Lena turned to Logan

"It would be wise if you left the danger room now, because it's going to a higher level." Without his consent Lena opened the door and threw him out, then proceeded to turn the level up from inside the room.

"Level 80 starting in 5...4"

Storm's eyes widened in fear as she listened to the machine. Trying her hardest Storm tried to turn the danger room off but Lena kept the levels in her control. Logan watched in amazement as Lena destroyed the hundreds of robots that came after her. She freed herself from any flying wire that came after her. Storm almost yelled as she saw multiple old, wrecked cars flying at Lena.

Lena looked over to see what must have been five, junkyard cars coming at her in an alarming rate. She tested her range of power as she turned her whole body towards the oncoming traffic. Without moving her arms she took the cars apart molecule by molecule, quickly they became dust that brushed past her and floated to the ground.

"Logan we have to stop her!" Storm yelled as the controls were turned up to the highest level they could go

"Level 100 starting in 5…4...3...2...1."

Lena watched as a blur of enemies came after her. Summoning all of her power as if she were going after the Phoenix, Lena started to float into the air and as if a light were shinning behind her she started to glow a bright blue hue.

"What the hell" Logan gapped as Lena opened her eyes to show them glowing white, no colour or pupil was visible.

"Logan do something!"

Storm uselessly played with the control board trying to stop it. Logan looked around the room and found the breaker. He flung his claws into the electrical box and shorted the power to the room out. Lena felled to the floor, her power taking all of her energy. Storm ran in the room and slid down to take Lena into her arms. Lena was sobbing by the time Logan recovered and walked in to sit down with them.

"I could…..I could have saved him" Lena hiccupped and wiped her eyes

"If you would have let me go he would still be alive." Lena looked up at Storm with red puffy eyes

"I could have killed her and he would be here with us. We wouldn't be alone right now."

Storm laid Lena's head on her chest and rocked her back and forth. Storm looked at Logan curiously as he pulled Lena from Storm and into his chest

"Kid I saw what she did, you couldn't have stopped her. If today was about you proving you're strong than you did it. I'm terrified of you now. Don't let his death haunt you and as for the being alone part. I've been alone and right now we aren't we have all of us here and you have a lot of friends." Lena calmed down and looked at Logan; she nodded then hugged him back.

"Lena why don't you go clean up and get some rest. I called Bobby down he's going to help you get to your room." Storm put a hand on her back as Logan stood Lena up.

Storm looked at Logan when Lena had entered the change room.

"What was that all about?" she asked concerned

"I've seen one girl fall because she felt alone I don't want another one to go too." Storm nodded, he had told her earlier about Rogue leaving.

"Logan looks like you're getting attached" Storm patted his shoulder before leaving

When Bobby arrived Lena had changed back into her street clothes and was waiting for him on the bench.

"What happened?" he sat down next to her. She put her head on his shoulder as he wrapped his arm around her.

"I lost control. I put the danger room on the highest level and I pictured it was Phoenix. I pictured the woman that killed my family, took over my mother's mind and body, and tried to kill you. I just snapped my power went haywire. I had more power in those few minutes than I ever had even when I was training back then, I never had that much power. I can see why I never used that much though, I'm tired."

"You did level 100?"

"Yup but I never finished it. I owned level 80 though." he nodded and pulled her up to her feet. Then turned his back to her and squatted down.

"I'm impressed." she laughed and jumped onto his awaiting back.

That night Lena was reading when she heard a knock on the door. She got up to answer the door and when she opened it she saw Warren standing patiently.

"Hey" she said smiling at him

"Hello. I couldn't sleep and thought I could talk to you." she smiled at him again

"It's 9:30, you go to sleep pretty early"

"Early bird gets the worm" he walked into her room

"Cute. What did you really need to talk about?"

"How did you know?" She tapped her head

"I know all sorts and if you keep thinking those thoughts you're going to make me blush." Instead Warren blushed forgetting she could read his mind.

"I heard some rumours thought you would know if their true or not." She sat down on her bed and dragged him down with her

"Shoot." he nodded

"Ok so are there snakes in the bathroom?" she laughed

"No. Next one"

"Was the woman that killed Professor Xavier your mother?"

"That one is a little complicated. Yes she was the closest thing I had to a mother. She was the closest ting Professor X had to a daughter. But that wasn't her that was another personality. Jean she sort of had multiple personality disorder, that's the easiest way to put it. There were two of her, one was the kindest, most loving person ever and the other well the other is evil, she feels nothing and she will be nothing when I get finished with her." Warren nodded again

"That answers my next question" Lena raised an eyebrow in question

"If you want revenge and if you were going to fight in this 'war'" she chuckled awkwardly

"Yeah. So any others?" he looked at her in the eyes

"One." he got closer to her

"Alright go for it" his face grew serious

"Are you attracted to me?"

"I've known you for what eleven hours?" she went to get up but he stopped her with his arm

"You didn't answer my question" he whispered into her ear.

"Maybe"

Lena tilted her head giving him the sign to kiss her. He took this sign and put his lips onto her neck. Lena let a small groan escape her lips. This is all Warren needed he spun her around and took her lips with his. Their kissing grew more and more passionate with every kiss. Bobby opened the door to find Warren over top of Lena while his hand caressed her thigh

"Oh god!" Bobby threw his hands up blocking his view

"So sorry! Shit I'll leave" he bumped into the door frame while trying to leave blind. Lena pushed Warren off and smiled at him

"He pretty much just saw you making out with his sister" she told him as she got up and turned Bobby around by his shoulders.

"Bobby you can open your eyes now." he opened one cautiously then when he saw everything was ok he opened the other and relaxed.

"Sorry I should knock"

"You should but something is troubling you so spill or else I'll look for myself." she crossed her arms

"I need your help. No one knows where Rogue went just that she left."

Lena sighed and walked over to her dresser then walked back to him with Rogue's letter in her hands. Bobby's lips moved as he read the letter and dropped his hands and looked at Lena.

"Do you know where she went exactly, like a place?" Lena shook her head

"No she snuck out while I was sleeping. I know how to find her though" Bobby looked curious

"Cerebro" his eyes went huge

"Are you allowed to do that?"

"I'm the only one that can now. Let's go, Warren can bring me back if it takes too much out of me."

All three walked down the metal hall. Lena bent down to eye level with the scanner. A line of light went in her eye then beeped.

"Welcome Lena" the room spoke

Warren looked at Bobby who shrugged and followed her in. She turned around

"You can't be in here any disturbance could mess it up. I could kill someone along with myself." Both guys quickly stepped back and out of Cerebro.

Both Warren and Bobby were pacing, worried about Lena she had been in there alone for awhile but the door wouldn't open until she was done.

"What is she doing in there?" Warren asked looking at the door

"She's looking through everyone's minds trying to find Rogue when she-" Bobby was cut off by the door opening and Lena slowly walking out

"Are you ok?" Warren asked taking her into his arms

"Yeah I'm just really tired now." she looked at Bobby

"She's headed to New York they have a clinic there"

Bobby nodded then left in a full run. Warren started walking while he carried Lena, he noticed that she wasn't moving so he tilted her head back to see that she had fell asleep. When he reached her room Warren placed Lena onto her bed and pulled the covers over to chin. He kissed her head then returned to his room.