A/N: Okay so this chapter is long overdue and also a little short and I seriously apologise for that. The action will begin to pick up a little in following chapters which will hopefully be more consistent since I am out of school for six weeks. Enough of my rambling, on with the story.

Chapter 16

*Natalee's POV*

The rest of the week passed by pretty quickly. I was getting the hang of my ears and found out the by using both pairs I could hear the most minute of things. The fox ears on their own were slightly more sensitive than the human ones, so I switched every now and then.

Logan and I got on like a house on fire. We began to joke around a lot more and every so often I would get knowing looks from Kitty and co. I also thought that I would catch Logan looking at me oddly until he averted his gaze so that our eyes wouldn't meet. I never questioned him about it though because I didn't want anything to become awkward between us.

Other than that, everything went smoothly. I met some new people and became friendly with them but they weren't the type of person I would normally hang round with.

Kitty and I were sat at one of the tables in the dining room on Saturday when the rest of the gang came and joined us. Peter immediately turned to me and bluntly asked;

"So when are you going to make a move on Logan?" I promptly spit out the water I had started to sip.

I grabbed a tissue and began to clean up the spillage. "I have absolutely no idea what you are going on about." I gave a nervous laugh. I actually did. Over the past week because I had been getting closer to Logan, my feelings for him had also been changing. I had started becoming more attracted to him even though I knew nothing could ever happen there. One; because he was my teacher and therefore completely off limits. Two; he would never feel the same way. And three; my feelings were probably just a silly infatuation and would fade away with time.

"Oh, you know exactly what he's talking about." Kitty smirked. "We see all the little looks you give each other when you think no one's looking. We aren't stupid." She giggled. I swear her and Peter were out to get me.

I kept trying to deny everything they said but they kept on teasing me about it. Not a good idea. The reason for that was that because I had only recently changed I was still subject to sudden mood changes. This was one of those times. I couldn't take the teasing and shot up from my chair. My breathing was laboured and my fists clenched against the table. I knew that if I didn't leave fast, I would end up hurting one of them. So I ran.

I found myself once again in the garden, gazing up at the stars. I was unsure of how long I stayed out there but by the time anyone came to find me most of the lights in the mansion had be turned off. And the person to come and find me was, of course, Logan. He came and sat beside me and I was suddenly reminded of the last time we were in this position. It brought a tiny smile to my face, but when Logan spoke it was gone again.

"Do you want to tell me what happened back there?" He knew. Of course he knew. One of the numbskulls that I was friends with must have told him. I could feel his gaze burning into the side of my face.

"Oh it's, uh, it's nothing. Don't worry about it." I didn't want to explain what had happened because that would be far too embarrassing. Especially since he was the reason it happened. He was still looking at me so I turned to look at him. "Seriously don't worry about it. It was nothing."

"You know can tell me anything you're worried about if it concerns your mutation." He reassured me. Of course I knew but I didn't want to tell him since he was the reason. He sighed. "Okay, well I'm here if you need me. Now come on. Let's get you inside."

I stood and followed him back across the grass. Once again it was in silence and no words were needed.

When we reached by bedroom door we stood there for a second when Logan spoke again.

"Are you sure you don't want to tell me anything, Vix?" His was creased with concern that I could just make out in the dim light. It warmed a little.

I nodded to him, "I'm sure. Honest." I added a small smile for extra reassurance. He didn't look like he believed me nodded anyway. What he did next was surprising.

Just as I was about to turn away, Logan lifted his hand to my face. He rubbed his knuckles softly across the skin of my cheek and smiled gently. "Goodnight...Natalee." He then turned away and entered his room without looking back.

I felt conflicted. On one hand, that gestured seemed forbidden. Something that could never happen even though I wanted it to. It reminded me that Logan and I have very little chance of being together like that. However, on the other hand, it gave me a little bit of hope that Logan did care for me on a deeper level than that of a mentor. Either way, I fell asleep with a smile on my face.

A/N: So tell me your thoughts. I know it's probably not as good as it could be, but course work really takes it out of you. Like I said, hopefully updates will be more consistent but don't take that as a definite. Until next time, my Lovelies. Bye!