Dear Kid,

How ya doin? I guess you can't answer that when you can't write me back. I haven't found anything that could tell me where Victor is but I've found some traces. It looks like I'll be coming home soon. The necklace is still safe. I was attacked by someone not to along ago and they tried to take it. They really got some payback for that one.

I miss ya, Kid. I hope nothing too big has happened while I was gone. But I expect there has what with me being gone for almost a year. I hope you haven't changed much over time. But I know you have. I just hope not too big of a change. I wish I could see what you look like right now. I always wonder if you look like your mother or me.

I'll be home soon, like I said. Maybe in a month or two I'll se ya again. Keep holding up, will ya? I know this whole thing has been tough but it's almost all over. Just hang in there a little bit longer. I'll see ya soon, Scout.

From, Your father

When I finished the letter, I put it with all the others, in the box under my bed. And after every letter, I feel my eyes turn blue. Sure I'm happy he's coming home, I just wish I could see him sooner. Not in a month or two.

I looked at the clock and saw it was almost seven. I walked out of the mansion and sat at the bench where Bobby said to meet him at. I was sitting there alone for about only five minutes until I heard someone running over to me. There was Bobby, catching his breath. "I'm sorry I'm late, Kitten. Scott and John were trying to help me get everything ready. I just forgot to look at the time."

I let out a small chuckle as I make my way over to him. "It's no big deal. I wasn't even here for that long. Don't worry about it, alright?"

All I get for an answer is a smile. He grabs my hand and slowly leads me down a hill. When we got to the bottom of it, there was a blanket under a tree, with a candle, a basket, and a few flowers. I was shocked on how much he put into this. I turn to him and see his face is filled with nervousness. "Do you like it?"

I throw my arms around him as I almost shout, "I love it! It's beautiful, Bobby. I never imagined this."

He gives me a small smile. "Well then, you just have to be a little more creative, then don't ya?"

We laugh as we sit down on the blanket. He sets out a small dinner. One with sandwiches, chips, coke bottles, burgers, hotdogs, and even little chocolate bars. It was definitely different. But that was what made it amazing. It wasn't typical or usual. It was simple and different.

We start to eat our dinner and have a good time. We tease one another, tell each other stories, and Bobby even fed me a little piece of chocolate. He told me to open up and he carefully put in my mouth. We stared at each other for a while after that. Silence was in the air until he broke it. "You got a little, uh…" he gestured over to the corner of my mouth.

I tried to wipe it off, quickly, panicking as he just chuckled. He stopped my hands and leaned over towards me. "Here, I'll get it." He gently wipes a bit of ketchup off my cheek as we stare in each other's eyes.

We start to lean toward the other. We were about to meet in the middle, that was until something came out of the woods and flew over our heads. We both screamed and stood up, ready to fight. Since it was so dark, we didn't know who it was or what they looked like. But I could feel where they were. I felt them land behind us as I warned Bobby.

We both tried to aim at the intruder as best as we could. We could only see the person next to us. Meaning I could only see Bobby and he could only see me. I didn't know what happened but I got hit with what felt like nails/claws and flew right into a tree. As I fall, face first in the ground, I hear Bobby yell my name. I can see him really start fighting, royally pissed, yelling at the unknown person.

I get back up as fast as I could and get back in the fight. My eyes turned red once more that day as I saw the person charging at Bobby. I threw a force field around him and saw him give me a grateful nod. Bobby throws ice at him and the mutant started to freeze. I was getting ready to trap him in a force field but he broke through the ice.

He ripped through the ice, breaking it into a million pieces. We were about to start fighting him again when we heard them chuckle. It was a deep chuckle, no doubt belonging to a guy. Right before the man ran back into the woods, he called out over his shoulder, "Better be careful next time, Scout."

To say we were shocked was the least. We ran back into the mansion and straight into the professor's office. He looked up from his paper work and asked us what was wrong. We told him what happened but afterword, he told Bobby to wait outside for me.

"Scout, can you explain what this person looked like. Did you see anything, hear anything, any clues?"

I nod my head slowly, remembering. "Yea, a bit. I didn't see what he looked like but he had claws or really long nails if you wanna call it that. He had a really deep voice and it seemed like he was targeting me. He knew my name. He told me to be careful next time. What does that mean, Professor? Who was that?"

The professor sighed and he looked tired and concerned. "Scout, you must be very careful. That man was most likely your Uncle Victor. I'm not sure what he wanted but it seemed like he wanted something to do with you. Whenever you leave this mansion or even go outside, make sure someone is with you. I don't know when or if he will return."

"Yes, Professor. Thank you. Can you inform the others about this, please?" I ask, meaning Scott, Jean, Storm and possible Pyro. He knew who I meant and after he agreed, he let me go.

When I walked out of his office, there was Bobby, waiting for me, looking worried. He jumped up from his seat and we both started walking up the stairs, up to our rooms. We walked to mine first, him following me, basically escorting me.

Bobby looked me in the eyes and asked, "Sure you sure you're ok? You hit that tree really hard. Is there anything you want me to do?"

"Bobby, I'm fine. Relax, it's not the end of the world." I joke. I tell him everything that the professor had told me and he was surprised.

He didn't know how to react over this so he jumped to the next subject. "Sorry about our date getting ruined. I didn't expect anything like that to happen."

I give him a gentle smile and put a comforting hand on his shoulder. "Hey it's ok. Some things happen without anybody knowing it. Accidents happen. Besides, I actually had a really good time."

"Really?"

"Yea, it was really fun. Sincerely."

"Well, then. I hope to do this again soon." He gives me a kiss on the cheek and starts to walk away. "Goodnight. Sleep well."

"You too." I whisper.

I go in my room and jump on my bed, I'm so happy. It was almost like living in a fairytale. The girl gets the boy. Or the boy gets the girl. Either way, it's a win-win situation. I quickly got into my jammies and hopped in my bed. Before I fell asleep, I had a tight grip on my dog tags, thinking about the future. I dreamed of dating Bobby and my dad coming home, probably the best dream I've had in a long time. I felt so real but when I woke up, I realized it was only a dream and that I have to get back into reality. But it seems like that dream will come true soon.