A/N: Okay so this chapter is quite a bit shorter but hopefully it will do until I write up the next one. Oh and here is the disclaimer. I'll put it up every few chapters. Otherwise enjoy.

Disclaimer: I only own my OC Natalee Whitely.

Chapter 7:

I wasn't expecting anyone to come looking for me. I was used to being alone when I needed to be. But these people didn't know that and for some reason, when I heard his voice, I didn't want him to go.

I sat up and looked up at him from my seated position, "You really need to stop calling me a kid. I'm 17 and where I come from that means I'm nearly an adult." I had a small smile on my face whilst Logan's face looked blank with maybe the slightest upturn of his lips.

"Doesn't matter to me. I don't know how old I am, but I'm definitely older than you. So I think I have the right to call you a kid." The smallest smile appeared on his lips, so small I wasn't quite sure it was really there. He suddenly turned serious again. "So are you gonna answer my question?"

I cocked an eyebrow, "Sit down and I might." He complied. "I needed some time alone." I lay back down and continued to look at the stars. "I just needed some time to think about everything that has happened in such a short time." I turned my head to him. "This seemed like the perfect place since I've always like the night." By this point Logan was laying down beside me gazing at the same stars.

"That'll be part of your mutation. The animal you will have similar traits with is probably nocturnal." That made sense, I guess. That would explain why back in England I would stay awake for hours at a time when everyone else was sleeping.

"I wonder what animal I'll be. What are you?" I asked.

His reply was quick, "Wolverine. That's also my mutant name."

I thought about that for a second, "So whatever animal I am will be my mutant name?" I didn't know if I like the sound of that much. I mean imagine if I was a common house cat?

"Not necessarily. It might just be something relating to the animal. It depends really on what it is." We didn't speak for a while after that. The silence was enough. The thing about Logan was that he seemed to understand when I didn't want to talk and vice versa. We just laid there in a comfortable silence, staring at the stars and listening to the sounds of the night wildlife. That was until Logan spoke again.

"Y'know, when you start to get sick, I'll help you through it if you want." I tilted my head in his direction. He was still looking at the sky but even from the side I could the glint in his eyes. Would he really help me?

"Yeah. Of course. I mean, if that's okay. You sure you won't be busy with the other students?" Or Rogue. Iadded silently.

"No I won't." He didn't say anything else on the matter. Instead he changed the subject. "We should probably head inside before Storm or One-Eye finds us."

"Why would that be bad?" I inquired as we moved to get up.

"'Cause you were meant to be in bed by eleven, that's why." He simply stated.

"Oh." I finished at that and we made our way back into the mansion. Once again nothing was said but it wasn't awkward. Simply quiet. It wasn't that we didn't want to talk, but that we didn't need to. It was as simple as that.

As we walked back up to our rooms, I found out that Logan's room wasn't that far away from mine. In fact, it was only three doors down the hallway. When we reached my door I turned to Logan and smiled and in return he gave a have smile back.

"Thanks for the talk Logan. I really appreciate it." I placed my hand on the door knob. "Goodnight, see you tomorrow."

"And you, Vix." He said. I raised an eyebrow. "I can't call you Kid, so Vix will do. It's short for vixen which is a female fox. Foxes are nocturnal in urban areas." I made an 'oh' shape with my mouth. "Goodnight."

With that he wandered down the hall to his room and entered without hesitation. I turned and did the same, but I didn't fall asleep for a while. Instead, I lay on my bed and thought about the conversation Logan and I had had not long ago. It wasn't until about one in the morning that I managed to become a victim of slumber's sweet embrace.