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If you are enjoying my story and care not for an explanation of the inner working of this story. Then you are welcome to skip this A/N.

Kai: Alright then. I have received a review stating that the pack system has confused them so I'm going to clear that mess up. Ok where to start. Well Laelia is an animal based mutant like Logan. I'm not sure what the correct term is for that state of mutation, so I'll just refer to them as hybrids. A hybrid is a mutant that retains the traits of an animal, such as heightened senses, like hearing, sight and smell.

My theory is that being a hybrid makes them more animalistic, and it influences their daily lives. As a hybrid they will search for others that can understand them, usually misfits or others that have been tormented for their anomalies if other hybrids are non existent.

As for a pack.

A pack is a very close group of friends who often refer to each other as family. They look out for each other and always have each others backs. More members can be added to the pack but the pack as a whole must deem them trustworthy. Friends outside the pack can exist but are not referred to as a pack mate because they are not close enough to be considered family. Pack share everything, and secrets rarely exist between the pack mates.

Now then the Alpha-Beta thing. Ok, all animals have this system and if you haven't noticed by now humans also follow this system. In a pack you have your Alphas or the Leader. An Alpha-Beta is next which is usually the alpha female or females, there can be more than one Alpha-Beta. Then you have the Beta which is the second in command, and lastly the Omegas which are the bottom of the food chain.

Now that, that is explained on to the rest. Logan's role, Logan is classified as an Alpha, basically in charge of protecting a pack. Seeing as Lae is also a hybrid, he sees himself as her Alpha. He calls her Kit as in Kitten cause that's how he views her, as his daughter in a way. He is protective of her and his inner animal has dubbed her his charge or offspring. Also a male's role in a pack is to protect the females. I established that by the three boys keeping an eye on the girls of the pack. The boys know how a pack works and understand their roles. This is my other theory, that pack mentality is engraved into their genetics along with their instincts. If someone were to overstep their welcome the boys would jump to the aid of the girls.

As I have stated everyone has pack mentality and the Alpha-Beta system, including humans.I hope this cleared some of this up. Thanks for reading. And I hope you enjoy this next chapter

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Whispers spread like a plague, throughout the grounds about a black car pulling up at the gates. No one knew anything about this strange vehicle except it was clearly armored. In a matter of minute's rumors spread about one of the students being in trouble with the government.

Lae was lounging with her pack beneath a tree, unaware of the commotion passing through the grounds. Her head was resting in Rogue's lap, purring slightly as those gloved fingers passed through her Orange-Red locks. Kurt perched in the tree above them, laying on his stomach as his blue tail swished, in a lazy manner, back and forth. Their eyes continued to trail after Remy as he flung card after card into the blue sky. After every explosion his face conformed with his anger and frustration.

"Get down here and fight like a man, ya freakin' bird!"

"No thanks I'm good up here!" Warren sing-songed from the sky above, he swooped down causing Remy to roll backwards to avoid the dive. Warren took back to the skies, laughing as Remy charged an entire deck of cards. Laughter and curses were flung around and the chase continued.

"Hey Siren!"

Lae's ears perked up at the shout, "Colossus. That you?"

"Yeah its me."

Lae sat up from her spot on Rogue's lap, "Bad timing Rogue was actually letting me be a lap cat." She pouted up at Piotr's pretty blue eyes. Rogue scoffed but it turned into a small chuckle at Lae's glare.

"She was even petting me," Siren mewed at Colossus. His eyes glanced at the girl with a questioning gaze, Rogue only turned away with a blush on her cheeks.

Colossus shook his head with a slight laugh, this group was ridiculous.

"So what brings ya here Big Guy? Oh! Did you decide to join my pack?" Lae's eyes lit up in hope.

Colossus shook his head, causing Lae to deflate and collapse back into Rogues lap. "Why not?" She whined. "Do you not love me?"

Piotr blushed and looked away from the pleading green-blue gaze. He was at a loss for words, how was he supposed to respond to that. Rogue laughed quietly into her fist and poked Siren.

"Lae you're not supposed to ask people that." She stated.

Lae rolled over in her lap to stare into the dark-haired girl's green eyes. "Why not. I ask you guys all the time and say it back all the time."

Rogue sighed, "Sy. Give Piotr time."

Laelia rolled her eyes and stared up at Colossus, "I give you a week before I hunt you down and force you to join the pack."

Colossus glanced at Rogue who smirked wickedly in return, "Trust me she will. How do you think I ended up here."

Colossus chuckled, knowing what she spoke to be the truth. He remembered catching glimpses of Lae dragging an unwilling Rogue off to places with her other pack mates. She sought out the other girl just to talk with, surprising her with hugs. He wasn't sure what actually caused it but she eventually admitted defeat and joined.

He glanced at Rogue and pointed out, in his mind, that she looked a lot happier and brighter since she entered their ragtag world. Lae as crazy as she is, was a good influence on the other female.

"I'll think about it."

Lae shrugged, "I guess that's good enough. For now." She smiled, "So what brings ya our way?"

"Word spread around the grounds about a government vehicle parked out the gates. I was wondering what you heard?"

Laelia looked up in thought, "Nothing". She batted at Rogue's white streaks of hair, "What about you Rougey?"

She looked down at Lae in disbelief, "Your kidding right? You've been in my lap this entire time. How could I?"

Lae shrugged, "The amazing powers of hearing."

Kurt chuckled and tapped Lae on the forehead with his tail. "That ist you Sy."

"Yo nice car!" Everyone looked up at the outburst. The long grass brushed their skin as Warren glided back to the earth. "Sy you didn't hack the human's government server again. Did ya?"

"That was once!"

"Cher ya sent multiple military vehicles and people to da middle of a suburban neighbor'ood." Remy deadpanned from his place behind Warren.

Lae chuckled, "So worth it. And I wasn't caught remember. They thought it was a miss type from an insider."

Flesh hitting flesh filled the silence as Rogue face palmed. "I remember that being on the news. I can't believe that was you."

Laelia brushed Rogue's dark locks from her eyes, "Hey feel special not that many people know."

"I have no idea if I should laugh or be ashamed for knowing you."

"Laughter is good. It was funny after all."

Rogue finally chuckled at that, her dark locks brushing Lae's cheeks as she shook her head back and forth.

"Well seeing as none of us little folk know what is going on. How bout we head to the front gate?"

"Can't."

Everyone looked at Piotr's profile in question.

"Whatcha mean Big Guy?"

"The Professor banned all students away from the general area."

Lae opened her mouth to speak but Piotr beat her too it. "He's not letting anyone near except for the..." What was the word Lae used for them.

"Elders." Remy supplied.

Piotr blinked at the sky and turned back to Remy. "Is that what you call the older X-Men members or well the teachers?"

"Yeah," Laelia chirped. "I called them Elders first and they kinda picked it up."

"Sy started to call them that so she wouldn't get in trouble for insulting them."

"Hey don't get me wrong Rogue. The Elders can be cool but Storm she's too. Angry for my tastes. She needs to take a chill pill and maybe have a beer or twelve."

Remy snickered. "Chere I don't think she even knows what a beer is."

Siren looked thoughtful but just ended up snickering with Remy. "I agree completely."

Rogue rolled her eyes and looked up at Piotr. "Since I'm guessing you have nowhere to be. Would you like to join us?"

Lae's hand shot into the air, forcing Rogue to lean back to avoid a hit to the face. "Yeah join us!"

Colossus looked at the group, everyone giving him welcoming smiles. "If I'm not intruding?" He smiled nervously.

Remy scoffed, "Ain't no intruding with us. All of us already agreed dat ya would be a great pack mate."

Piotr nodded and moved to sit down where he stood. A hand shot out stopping him as it latched to his arm. With a tug he was sent sprawling to the ground next to Rogue. Blushing he followed the arm to the grinning Lae it was attached too.

"No reason to be so far away. I don't bite... Much."

Piotr's face lit up at what was implied and sputtered incoherently. Lae just continued to grin at him, hand still wrapped around his arm and splayed across Rogues lap. Till the owner of said comfy lap sideswiped her head with the back of her hand.

"Ow Rogue! What The Hell!"

"Keep it to minimum for now. Piotr isn't used to your ways as well as us."

Lae pouted and released Piotr before turning back over in Rogues lap. She stared at the tree with her arms crossed over her chest.

"Fine then. I don't love you anymore."

Rogue rolled her eyes and glanced at Colossus who mouthed her a thank you. "Alright then get off my lap."

Lae's body went rigid as she knew it would and arms encircled her waist. "I didn't mean it Roguey. I love you!" She whined.

The boys chuckled as Piotr shook his head. Rogue smiled and ran her fingers through Lae's hair receiving a pur of satisfaction in return. All was well as they sat beneath the old oak, conversing with Piotr about different things, always drifting back to why he should join the pack.

"Shit Alpha!" A yelp of pain followed the outburst, spurring the group to turn their gaze up. Remy rubbed his head where the hard fist collided, grumbling about how he didn't deserve it.

"Watch it Kid."

"Logan what brings you our way?" Lae lifted an eyebrow and glanced at him from one eye.

"Checking on you."
Both eyes shot open and leveled Logan with a concerned stare. "What did I do?"

Logan glanced at Colossus with a raised eyebrow, switching his burning cigar to the other side of his mouth. He knew the members of Lae's pack, but he didn't know Piotr joined. "Nothing Kit."

"Hmmm." Lae relaxed back down to Rogue's lap. "So what's going on?"

"Everyone knows how you are Kit."

"Yeah full of issues." Remy chimed earning him a heated glare, causing him to deflate.

"Professor wants me to make sure you don't harass our guest." Logan looked back at Lae.

"Dude I'm laying here, comfy might I add. I don't think I'm going anywhere."

"Might I add Kit. You have an attention span that's almost none existent."

Silence surrounded the group as Logan and Lae stared each other down, till she turned away with a knowing grin. "Touche' Alpha, Touche'."

Logan looked over his shoulder, listening to something most likely. "Just stay here or you lose your town privileges."

Lae went rigid and slowly moved her gaze back to Logan. "You wouldn't."

His grin turned feral, "I can and I will. After all locks are tricky things and can break at the most useful times."

Sy deflated as a mourning over her loss began. "Fine I'll stay here."

"Good." With that Logan walked back the way he came. Once he was out of hearing distance, Lae turned back to her pack with a thoughtful frown.

"Am I really that bad?"

A collective yes was her answer, even Piotr agreed. Everyone was against her today it seemed, the unfairness of it all.

A conversation started up about something of no interest to Lae, so she blocked it out. Even though her eyes were on the sky that was peaking through the swaying branches, her attention was on the group of Elders moving through the grounds.

Based on the voices, it was Logan, Storm, Scott, Professor Xavier and two unknowns. They were talking in hushed tones, being mindful of anyone who may overhear. Lae's eye twitched, this was torture. Even with her heightened hearing she could only make out small words that made no sense without a sentence added.

She mentally drew their path as they moves from the gates. As she listened a key factor passed through her mind, the students were no longer near the area. A few lingered here and there, but she could tell it was only her pack and the elders in the general area.

"That's odd." She mumbled under her breath. Her eyes shifted to amber as those footsteps moved closer. Creaking of shifting leather and heavy footfalls, combat boots her mind supplied, stepping in time to an unheard military beat. Just who were these people and why were they here.

Step by step they drew closer though staying a good distance away. Voices loud enough to gain her attention but low enough that she couldn't decipher their words. She slowly rotated her head till she could watch them from the corner of her eye.

Dark was the only word she could think of. His skin was a dark chocolate which he covered with a black leather trench coat and matching gloves. The eyepatch and the scars that marred his face didn't bother her. But the fact that he wore darkness as a cloak, that caused her eyes to shoot open. His energy swirling with many hidden emotions, this was a man who has seen plenty in his life. Death mingled on the outskirts alerting Lae that this man has seen death and quite possibly experienced death himself.

The girl was of no interest, she screamed loyalty with the force of a thousand suns. All of that loyalty directed towards the man she was with. Her blue suit was pressed and smoothed into correct order; and her dark brown locks pulled back into a tight, no-nonsense bun. Yeah, definitely military personnel.

"I wonder who that Scary Bald Guy is."

Conversation ended, damn she did it again. Lae really needed to learn how to keep those thoughts to herself.