During the night at around two in the morning a large group of men were making their way up to the school. They were wearing night-vision goggles, and carried guns and knives in their belts. They moved with stealth and caution, as not to attract attention from the house. They had a mission to carry out and they wouldn't leave with out her, their boss would not accept excuses if they failed.
In the mansion everybody was asleep except for Storm. She was behind on marking and needed to finish it for tomorrow's class. Rubbing her eyes she descended the stairs and headed to the kitchen to get a drink.
She grabbed a glass out of the cupboard and filled it with water from the tap. As she stood at the window staring into the night, she gulped the water. Out of the corner of her eye she noticed what looked like torchlight, a little way down the garden. She stood completely still in the dark kitchen waiting to see if it would reappear. After a few moments a few more lights appeared and Storm was able to make out the faces of the men closing in on the building.
"Move it in, slowly," called a man in a whisper to the rest of the group. "Be careful of the mutants inside, some are really dangerous. The boss only wants her, no one else."
By this stage Storm had moved out of the kitchen and was running up the stairs to get help. The first door she came to was Logan's. After informing of the situation, she continued to run down the corridor to get Warren and Alex, while Logan got the others.
Warren was up in seconds, after hearing Storm bang on his door. Once he was up they both went to get Alex. She was asleep when they entered her room. Storms sat down on her bed and shock her, while trying to catch her breath. Alex opened her eyes to find Storm and Warren staring at her, "What's going on, it's really early." "We need your help they are armed intruders coming up the garden," replied Storm. As soon as she said this a large bang was hear downstairs. "I think that's are cue!" shouted Warren as he began to move out the door. Jumping out of bed Alex quickly followed behind Storm.
When they hit the bottom they step they found Logan, Rogue, Bobby, Kitty and Peter already fighting a few of the men. Suddenly about five men came rushing through the door beside the latecomers. One tackled Storm, two grabbed Alex and two tried to catch Warren, but he was to quick for them. They went flying back at the force his wings produced and landed at the far end of the room. Alex was attacking her captors and freed herself, just in time to miss another man go soaring over her head.
There was the sound of glass shattering coming from the dining room. At this both Alex and Warren sprinted in the direction of the room. They were met with four men each with a gun in their hand. With a quick glance at each other they both took off to different sides of the large room. Alex made the table rise from the floor and knock one of the guys, running towards, square in the jaw. Warren on the other hand had taken advantage of the high ceilings, dropping a man straight into a glass cabinet. "Two down, two left!" called Alex to the hovering Warren.
Back in the main hall the rest of the soldiers were falling like flies, as Logan swept through the crowd, marking every one of them with his claws. When met the final one he stopped just in front of him, "Who sent you and why?" Logan demanded in an angry tone, "Who!" the man stumbled backwards and fell over a broken chair.
"I…. I don't. …know," he stuttered. "Don't lie to us, who sent you?", asked Storm as she moved to stand beside Logan. "I can't say," cried out the man.
"You will if you want to live," snarled Logan. "We were here for the girl…. for Alex. The boss said she is strong and that she's perfect for his…experiment," whispered the man.
"Who's the boss?" enquired Rogue from behind Storm. "He's a rich business man, whose kid is a… mutant. He was one of the … men who helped invented the cure…. But something's wrong with it… that's why he needs her," after he said this he died, his head back and the blood pouring out of the wound in chest.
"We have to find Alex and talk to her," said Storm looking around "And ask her a few questions," asked Logan as they went to search for her.
Kitty, Peter, Bobby and Rogue returned upstairs to get cleaned up and ensure the rest of the children were safe and back in bed.
Back in the dining room Warren and Alex had finished the rest of the men off with ease. Now they were standing facing each other panting slightly. Alex was be coming very self-conscious, finally realising she was in an old t-shirt and shorts. However the feeling didn't last long when she saw Warren's beautiful white wings.
She subconsciously reached her hand out and began to stroke the light, soft feathers. Warren watched as she did this, and didn't stop her. He had been so nervous at her seeing them and yet he wanted her to see them. He wanted her to see the really him, the him is father wanted to destroy.
"They are absolutely beautiful," she smiled up at him, after she finished stroking them, "a real gift."
"… Thank you," he stuttered slightly under her gave. He reached up and ran his thumb gently over the small cut on her cheek. Flinching she stepped back a little. "Sorry, is it sore," he asked, his voice full of concern.
"Just a little," she replied and looked up at him with a smile. Completely lost in the moment Warren bent down and kissed her lightly on the lips. Moving his head back to see her reaction, he found her to be smirking and her eyes laughing. At this he was encouraged and moved in to kiss her again.
Logan and Storm had been searching for about five minutes when Logan finally decided to speak," Do you think this guy Worthington is behind it? " Storm seemed to be thinking about what he was saying, before giving an answer, "Maybe, what will we tell Warren, if he is behind this?..…. But one thing is for sure, tomorrow we have to run tests on Alex and find out how strong she really is. But until then we say nothing, ok. " Logan nodded slowly in reply. With that said they both felt a little anxious, and so just pondered their own thoughts as they continued searching.
Alex and Warren were now hugging each other, not wanting to let go. She left so happy and safe in that moment that she could stay like that forever. His arms around her were enough to stop the cold from touching her through her t-shirt. She smiled to herself and giggled slightly at the thought of life starting to look up.
Warren was so content at that moment. His chin rested on top of hers and he could smell the vanilla of her hair. He stroked her back quietly, while kissing her head softly and just thought of how happy he was in that moment. His wings were wrapped around them to keep the cold out, so with that he sighed happily and closed his eyes.
They stayed like until they were interrupted by the sound of Storm and Logan calling of them. They slow moved apart, not taking their eyes off each other. "We should get back, sounds like they're looking for us," Alex said in barely a whisper. "Good idea, come on," replied Warren in the same volume. As he said this he took her hand and starting to walk towards the door. As they walked he pulled her into him and kissed her head gently.
They meet up with the other two in the kitchen, where Warren filled them in, with is arm still protectively around her small waist. This didn't go unnoticed by Logan and Storm, who gave each other confused looks. Both Alex and Warren this but were to rapped up in each other's eyes to care.
After about an hour of clearing way the mess and bodies they were finally able to catch up on some well deserved sleep. Storm had decided not to tell Alex about the testing until she had some sleep and would be more open to the idea. After a few short 'goodnights' and a very long one everybody was finally safely in bed.