The forest was dark and there was a slight chill in the air. Rogue, Bobby, John and Kurt had been separated from the x-men, magneto and mystique. Rose stood just in the shadows away from the fire light. She didn't feel the chill in the air. She was breathing in deeply, taking in the scents in the air. She could pin point everyone's smell. There was a smell she couldn't put her finger on. And odd noises. She wanted to believe it was just animals within the forest. But she couldn't convince herself. She knew there was someone else around, someone that wasn't part of the group. This irritated her immensely.

Logan stood opposite Rose. He was watching her. He knew her well enough to know she was on edge. He jumped when she spun round quickly, claws unsheathed and lunged into a bush. There were the sounds of scuffling and before anyone could blink Jean and Logan were dragging Rose and another woman out of the bush.

"What you trying to do? Kill me or something?" the other woman was shouting and she tried to pull herself out of Logan's grip.

"It's you that's trying to get yourself killed. You should have told me you were here and I wouldn't have tried to jump on you and kill you." Rose shouted back as she was pulled up right by Jean.

Rose and the woman pulled themselves loose from respective grips and stood facing each other. Rose put her hands on her hips and frowned down at the woman. "I can't look after you as well." She stormed.

"I don't need looking after!" the woman yelled.

"Then why the hell are you here?" Rose yelled back, waving her arms erratically to indicate the forest at large. The woman remained silent. "People, this is Persephone Okata. Persephone, this is everyone."

Rose went back to her spot just out of the fire light and stared dead ahead.

"It might interest you to know that Remy has shown his face again." Persephone whispered.

Only Logan, Rose and Jean heard this. Rose laughed raucously and emerged from the shadows.

"I notice it took him a while."

"It did take me longer than expected yes. Would you forgive me if I say you win?" the man who was standing behind Rose only stayed standing for a few seconds once Rose had realised he was there. He ended up flat on his back on the floor clutching a bleeding nose. "What was that for?" he stood up again. She stalked away. She grabbed the front of his coat as she passed him and dragged him along with her.

"We need to talk." She hissed at him.

"This will be amusing." Persephone grinned. She wandered a little closer to the spot where Rose and the man had disappeared. "They so rarely argue that when they do its explosive. " A silence fell over them. There was a sudden explosion of sound. It was apparent that Persephone had been right.

Once she believed they were out of ear shot her temper gave way.

"How dare you?" she shrieked.

"What have I done?" he shouted back

"What have you done? I can't believe you're asking that. I almost get myself killed for you and you just dump me at a school and run. You don't even try to find out how I am." Rose was shouting.

"I knew you'd be safe. I left you with family." He shouted back at her.

"And why did you bring James there as well? You knew it's unsafe. And now look." Rose said in a voice so harsh it was almost a snarl.

"Well I thought he'd be safe. I counted four of his family members there including you. Plus with the amount of general power there I figured it'd generally be safer there then being dragged around with me where he's more likely to be harmed in some way." He ranted.

Back in the clearing Logan, Jean and Storm frowned. "I only count two. Not four. Where did he get four?" Storm whispered.

"How do you get two?" Jean frowned

"Rose and Rogue." Persephone muttered.

Rose remained silent. Remy's retort had hit a nerve. Remy grinned.

"You haven't told them anything have you?"

Rose stayed silent.

"You haven't said anything to them. They have a right to know." Remy shouted "you really need to tell them. Both of them."

"I get the feeling you've moved on to another topic without telling me. Though I can guess what you're talking about. And no I haven't told them."

"You have to tell them." Remy's tone became momentarily soothing.

"Oh and how is that conversation meant to go? Am I supposed to just sit them down and just say "hey Jean, just thought you'd like to know that even though you don't have any memory of me at all I'm your older sister and thanks to a joyous mutation you're actually a hell of a lot older then you think. Oh and while I'm on the subject of things you didn't know and probably should know you're lovely boyfriend is the father of my child. But don't blame me, he told me he was single. And Logan, I actually knew you before you lost your memory. It may interest you to know that your every waking moment was consumed by trying to kill your own brother. You eventually did that only you didn't know he was your brother. You were happily married until you found out that the woman you were married to had put you under the amazing power of her mutation. You were a blood thirsty bastard who was in almost every war that ever happened. And the first time you properly met me you tried to kill me. You willingly got your skeleton laced with adamantium and you owe me majorly because I saved your life countless times." There was a pause. Rose took several deep breathes before starting up again. "Somehow I don't think that conversation is going to go down too well."

"Well it won't if you say it like that. And you know he only tried to kill you because you tried several times to kill him." Remy snapped.

There was the rustle of shrubbery and Rose stormed through the clearing mumbling under her breath. As she passed Persephone she said "you're to stick around so I can keep an eye on you."

After a few minutes Remy followed suit. He smiled politely and turned to face Persephone "I think I'm going to have to go," he turned towards Logan and Jean "I'm sorry. I didn't expect her to say anything actually." He walked away from them.

"How's he getting back to wherever he's going?" Storm asked.

"Same way we got here. I just don't know how we got here. I was asleep all the way here." Persephone said. She was grinning in the most irritating fashion.

"What are you grinning about?" Logan snapped. He had too much information to take in. He glanced sideways at Jean. She hadn't said anything and had an odd expression of her face. It was an odd apathetic mix of anger, hatred and confusion. There was a horrible silence that seemed to go on forever. It was broken by Rouge. She shuffled nervously into the clearing.