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Chapter 52

Ari P.O.V

The pain was excruciating. There was something wrong, and it wasn't the bullet wound. What was it? What else was wrong. I could feel my healing factor working, looking to push the bullet out of my body, and heal the wound.

"Arianwen. Hold on, your healing factor seems to be working just fine." Mystique said, placing a hand on my shoulder in a reassuring manner.

"Something's wrong." I said weakly.

"Everything seems to be going just fine." She said, her brow furrowed.

"I don't know… what it is… but something else hurts."

"Ari!" A voice screamed. Suddenly, my friends were around me. Cari, Paddy, Faith and Mark.

"Guys? How?"

"I had a vision, and rang Cari up. She teleported us here." Faith explained.

Cari's eyes were a Feral gold. "Hold on, there's help coming. And YOU! Stay. Right. Where. You. Are." At each pause, Cari turned, and stalked towards where Edith must have been.

I heard a cry of pain, and turned my head to see that Cari had Edith by the hair. "I am going to enjoy watching you go down." Cari hissed.

"Move out of the way!" A male voice called. My friends moved, to allow the paramedics through. A weight pressed down on the bullet wound, and I hissed.

"What are you doing?" Mystique asked.

"We need to stop the bleeding." one of the paramedics said; the woman.

"There's more blood, coming from somewhere else." The male paramedic said. "Oh, god. Are you pregnant?" He asked me.

I felt my brow furrow in confusion. Pregnant? What? How could I be? Well, that answer was quite obvious but still… al the other times Victor and I had had sex, nothing had come of it. But now I could be, and there was blood, and pain.

"There's something pressing against the bandage." The woman said.

"That's the bullet." Mystique said. "She's a mutant with a healing factor."

"That doesn't change the fact that we need to get her inside." The guy said. "Lets lift her up, put her on the bed."

I was lifted up by the two paramedics, and placed on one of those beds that had wheels. I was hoping that I wasn't pregnant, because I knew that if I was, I'd miscarry. I'd already started bleeding, and heavily by the sounds of it.

I was wheeled into the hospital, and all the sounds started to blur, and become one big noise. My sight started to flicker for some reason. I think I kept slipping in and out of consciousness.

When I became fully aware of my surroundings, I found myself in a hospital ward. Mam was there, and so was Cari, Mark, Paddy and Faith. Mam looked like she'd been crying.

"Ma?" I asked groggily. "What happened? I remember Edith shooting me. It's a bit bleary after though."

"Oh sweetie. You've been out for five hours."

"Why did the paramedic ask if I was pregnant?" I asked.

"You… oh I'm so sorry Arianwen. You were." Mam said softly.

I felt tears prick at my eyes. "Were?" I asked.

"When you were shot, it caused you to… miscarry. You lost the baby." She said, taking my hand.

I broke down into sobs. "Why?" I asked. "Why?"

Mam sat on the edge of the bed, and wrapped me in a hug. "Mystique's had to go back to the brotherhood. She said she'll tell Victor."

I just nodded, as I continued to sob. "I didn't know. I swear I didn't know!" I sobbed.

"I know you didn't sweetie." Mam said, stroking my hair soothingly.

I felt the bed dip as my friends sat down on the bed, in an attempt to make me feel better, by being there for me.

"Who- who knows?" I asked.

"Zoe and James. We've just told Autumn that Edith hurt you. No one's told your father. We know how he'll react, so we've left the decision up to you whether or not you want him to know." Mam said.

I shook my head. "I don't want him mad at me." I said.

"Alright sweetie. We wont tell him." Mam said.

"I want to go back to the house." I said.

"The doctor said you can go once you woke up and he gave you the all clear."

I nodded.

"I'll go get the doctor." Faith said. She gave my hand a squeeze, and left.

"What happened to Edith?" I asked.

"The police came, and took her to get her injuries checked. There were a couple here, asking questions earlier. We gave our statements. So did Mystique."

I nodded, as Faith and the Doctor came into view. I noticed the screens around the bed, keeping me from seeing other patients, and from them seeing me. The doctor ran some checks, but then he discharged me. Cari and Mark had left earlier, Cari to grab me some clothes, and Mark to get his car. Cari was driving my bike back to the house, and there wasn't enough room for me Mark Paddy and Faith all in mam's car. Mam shooed everyone out to the other side of the privacy screen, and I changed in a daze.

When I was done, mam led me to the car, with an arm round my shoulders. I was still bleeding, and I was thankful that Cari had brought me a pad.

I curled up in the passenger seat, and cried silently the whole way home. When we got back to the house, I went to the bathroom, undressed, and got into the shower. I let the boiling hot water hit me, as I slid down the wall into a sitting position.

Edith had tried to kill me, but had succeeded in killing my baby. My unborn child. I let sobs escape me again.

No. P.O.V

Mystique entered the briefing room to see Magneto, Toad and Sabertooth already there waiting. The three looked up, as she entered.

"Ah, Mystique. Glad you could join us. What news is there on the new mutant?" Magneto asked.

"Her name's Autumn. And she's Arianwen's niece." Mystique said. "She ended up in a coma when Stryker had Xavier target all the mutants."

"Is she alright?" Sabertooth asked.

"She's fine. She woke up the day I left. But Arianwen isn't."

"What's wrong? What happened?" Sabertooth asked, standing up.

"That Edith girl turned up. Shot her."

"Arianwen healed though, didn't she?"

"Yes, but…"

"Mystique, tell me. What happened?"

"She… I'm sorry Saber. But Arianwen was pregnant when she was shot."

"She miscarried?" He asked quietly.

"I'm afraid so. I'm sorry I couldn't do anything."

Sabertooth growled. "I'm going to see her. Don't call me till I call you." With that, he left to pack and book a flight. He had to be there for her. And he needed to have a… talk with Edith. She'd attempted to kill his mate, and killed his cub. He wasn't going to let this pass.

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