So, i'm slow at updating, and the chapters don't get as good as i want them to be, but they are okay i guess. Finals are killing me! It is sooo boring! And then I of cause ended up getting social studies as an additional subject, and we never really had a teacher available to teach us that subject, and i got national economy as an subtopic... Well enough about that, but what i wanted to say that i'm very busy right now, so some of this might seem a bit rushed... Sorry..

I don't own x-men...

Day 2: Don't be paranoid

02:30 am

It had been a restless night for just about everyone, not only caused by scary stories, but mostly because of the fact, that they found themselves in the middle of nowhere. No buildings and no place to run in case something really bad happened. They were in the middle of danger, with poisoned insects everywhere, and wild animals that just waited for the right time to strike, at least, that was how some of Xavier's students felt about the situation, others just enjoyed the nature. They didn't have any other choice, since electronic devices wasn't allowed; only Jean and Scott had these funny little communicators.

(For extra enjoyment, and to make the atmosphere a bit more exiting, listen to this while reading the first little part. /4cmwYleMXxQ In case you don't care about that stuff, ignore this and keep reading)

Rouge had been one of the more alert ones. In fact, she had lain awake all night, listening to strange sounds, sounds that made her nervous, even the wind sounded thrilling. That was when she heard the sound of branches that snapped under something, or someone's feet. She sat up quickly, shivering all over. The sound felt close, a little too close for her liking. It sounded like someone was sneaking around.

She couldn't just sit in her tent, while a possible treat ran in circles around the camp. She got up, took her flashlight, and leaved the tent. That was then the sound got louder. Not by much, but differently louder.
Maybe it was just her imagination. Maybe it was the story from yesterday still haunting her, making her believe in the impossible. The Amazon was filled with wild animals, and she would go completely crazy if she stayed up every night for no reason… But that was then she spotted something from the corner of her eyes. Something was moving, and it was eerily close by. She didn't really see what it was, as it ran way too fast. Then she heard the sound of someone panting, almost sounding like someone who was breathing rapidly in short gasps, making Rogue nervous. She couldn't just yell out, could she? No, that would be a bad idea, she had to stay quiet. She stayed on the spot, not moving anything else than her head and the flashlight. She kept hearing the sound of panting, but nothing seemed to move. The sound then slowly died of, leaving her confused, and most of all fearful…

07:00am

Rogue hadn't been sleeping, since she had elected herself to be at watch that night. She felt like they needed guards to keep everyone safe, so as soon as Scott was awake, she told him about last night.
Of cause he didn't deny her story, but he didn't really trust it either. He told her, that a night guard was a good idea, but that she had to stop being all paranoid. No one was in the shadows watching them, and even if there was, then it was possibly Logan. That was all he said to her, before he left the conversation.

Kitty and Evan was the next ones awake, and since they were on breakfast duty, she decided to help, hoping to at least safe some of it, before they ruined it completely…

09:30am

"Tell me how much do you have to eat? We only have just enough food to cover us all for about a month, when we in reality have to be here for two, and you eating double don't really help the situation!" Kitty yelled to Kurt, who just looked at her a little offended. Both of them stood up, and went all face to face.

"Well excuse me for eating miss perfect, I'll just stop being hungry, because that's obviously something I can control by myself. Besides, you should just be happy that someone actually eats your sorry excuse for food!" He yelled back.

"Hey you two stop quarrel like an old married couple!" Tabitha yelled, all while trying to keep them at a reasonable distance from each other.

"Yeah right, as if I ever would even consider marrying him…"

"Hey! Now that's it, I'm done talking to you!"'

"And I'm not gonna talk to you either!"

"Now I agree with Tabby, you two have to stop arguing, it doesn't fit you!" Rahne yelled up, as she unsuccessfully tried to stop a potential fight from occurring.

"Tabby, you can tell Kurt that I'll stop arguing, when he stops being stubborn, accepts my apology, and admits that it was an accident."

"And you can tell Keety that I'll take her apology the time she realizes what I'm really mad about, and until that time comes, I'll be as far away from her as possible." With that he looked away, and started tramping out of the camp.

"Hey, where are you going?" Kitty asked, not wanting to stop the conversation already.

"Go skipping stones. Logan showed me how to do it yesterday. In case you guys didn't know, but there's a lake not far from here."

"Cool, can I come?" Bobby asked eager.

"I wanna go too Blue!" Tabitha yelled up, running after them.

"Hey dude, don't leave me here! I'm coming too!" Evan declared, and ran along the others.

"Me too, just to make sure you all get's back safe and sound." Rouge said, standing up, for then going after the little group.

"Then I'll come too! I would love to see more of this place!" Rahne said and too ran after the soon gone group of people.

"Right, have fun; I'll just stay here, no problem…" Kitty mumbled, a bit sad to see everyone leaving her behind. Of cause she could have gone with them, but she didn't feel like leaping father into the unknown Amazon.

"Great, then you can help us clean up." A voice suddenly spoke up inside Kitty's head, making the poor girl jump in shock.

"Never, and I mean never ever do that again Jean, I'm serious! But sure, I guess I could. I mean it's not like I have any other stuff to do…"

Some minutes later at the river

Rahne, Bobby, Tabitha and Evan were bathing in the large lake, and Rogue watched Kurt skipping rocks, all while the sound of nature played as background noise on eternal repeat. Not all of them were used to spend so much time outside, but somehow everyone seemed to enjoy the fresh air. Okay, they didn't really enjoy all the unpleasant insects, but that was one of the things you just had to deal with.

Now, Rogue had decided to let her little brother in on what had happened…

"Kurt, did you walk around in the woods last night?" She asked, making Kurt look questioning at her in return.

"Nein, why?" He said, and then sat down beside her.

"Because I saw something move in an unbelievable high speed right in front of my eyes. I didn't really get to see what it was, but as I followed the movement, I heard the sound of panting and branches cracking. And before you say anything, yes it might have been an animal, but if it was, then it was a big and possibly dangerous one. I told Scott this a little earlier, and he agreed on making night watching teams. I got the lookout tonight, and hoped you would stay up with me. So, do you?" She asked almost pleading, but in a, 'I don't really care if you want to or not, but it would mean a lot' kinda way.

"I don't know, it sounds a bit paranoid, even coming from you. Logan wouldn't have set us off here if he knew it would be dangerous." Kurt stated, but that thought soon changed, as a loud panicked cry ran through the air.

"Piranhas! Get out of the water!" It was Rahne that ran crying out of the lake, fear clearly filling her eyes.

Then all hell broke loose. The three teens still in the water started panicking, not knowing what to do.

"Guys don't panic! Move slowly, they are more likely to attack if you make a fuss, so get to dry land without sudden movements!" Kurt yelled to the scared students. They then followed order, and got out without a scratch.

"Nice done Kurt. But how did you know?" Rahne asked, impressed.

"That's not important. Now Rogue, about the no danger thing. I'll like to accompany you tonight, just to make sure…"

A lot of hours of surviving facts and warnings later… about 08:00pm

"So, I heard that some unknown thing is running around our little camp at night. Something you two wanna investigate further?" An adventurous Bobby asked a not believing Sam and a not too sure Ray.

"Who did you hear that from?" Asked Tabitha, who accidentally got caught in the conversation.

"From Rogue. I heard her talk about that earlier. So Tabby, something you wanna be a part of?"

"Sure count me in, it sounds like fun!" She declared with a smile.

"Fun? Are you crazy!" Asked Sam, though he already knew the answer.

"What's wrong, you two afraid?" Tabby asked gleefully.

"What, me, afraid? Heck no! I'm in!" Ray stated, not willing to let her hurt his manhood.

"Then I'm in too!" Sam said, trying to sound as brave as possible.

"Then it's settled. Tonight at 00:00am, we'll be watching from the shadows."