Blood Lust

Ch3


" We got the X Jet here with us. So he can have room to move. Do you have a problem with flying?" asked Logan.

" No, well honestly I don't know. I've never flown before. But I don't think it'll be a problem."

" How could you have not have flown before?" Rogue asked.

" Well, I was raised in a really bad foster home. They were ashamed of me, they didn't take me anywhere. When my mutation kicked in I ran away. I hitch hiked my way to Florida. I had always wanted to see the ocean. I love the beachs and I finally got to go to Disney World. Don't laugh at me."

" How could you tell we wanted to laugh?"

" Rogue, I'm an empath. I felt the humor rolling off of you guys."

" Oh right. If you don't mind me asking how did you become an empath. Was it one of your mutations or did you get it from another mutant?"

" Well, that's a big one. Empathy isn't one of my mutations. It was my ex-boyfriends. He cut his finger one day and I couldn't help myself."

They looked at her expectantly.

" I know what your thinking. I didn't kill him. But he did freak when I drank from him and when his cut was healed." she looked at them. " You would think another mutant would understand. Rogue, why couldn't you have just asked how old I was?"

They chuckled at that. When the laughter died down they began to leave. Autumn and Sasha in the rear. After she locked the door they all turned at her call.

" So, where is your jet, by the way?"

" It's on top of the mall" Logan said.

" Well I hope everyone is up for the trek? It's about two miles away. Let's get going."

As they set off on their journey they continued their conversation. Autumn learned what their mutations were. She learned that Remy had the ability to kinetically charge a non-organic object and blow them up. Rogue could absorb the lifeforce, memories and in the case of mutants their powers for a short period of time. Logan she learned had the ability to heal from anything and had adimantium surgically grafted to his entire skeleton. He also had three adimantium claws that sprang from between his knuckles on each hand. She also found out that he couldn't remember anything except for the last eighteen years.

" Logan, you know that you probably already had the claws before they grafted the metal to your bones, right."

" What makes you think that?"

" Well they probably couldn't have made the claws without a pre existing skeletal mutation."

" So what does that mean?" Rogue piped in.

" Well, Logan probably had bone claws to begin with. When the doctors fused the adimantium to his skeleton the metal fused to them."

While Rogue and Autumn were discussing this Remy noticed a far away look in Logan's eyes. As he watched Logan began to shake.

" Monsieur claws, hey Logan!" Remy started to become paniced. " Girls, something is wrong."

When they turned to see what the problem was they saw that the shaking had turned into what appeared to be a full blown seizure.

" What happened to him?" Rogue asked Remy as they watched Logan's eyes rolled back into his head.

" I don't know he stopped after Autumn told him about the bone claws and it looked like he was remembering something, Then he started to shake and now this."

" Have you ever seen him do anything like this before?"

" Non." Remy said.

" Well did anyone ever put togeather that he had bone claws before the surgery?" Autumn asked.

" Not to my knowledge. I've known that the Professor was trying to help Logan piece back togeather his memories. But he's never done anything like this." replied Rogue.

" Well this could have jumped his memory retrieval. So amnesia patience do the same thing." Autumn said and shock decorated the faces of the others. " What I watched a health documentary about it not that long ago. They said that some times when someone with amnesia can hear a phrase and it'll trigger something. Kinda like when you smell something, like perfume and remember a person you haven't seen since you were a child."

A look of understanding crossed their faces.

" Now, all we have to do is wait for him to stop remembering and come out of it. But we should get him off the street before someone calls a cop."

Togeather Autumn and Remy were able to lift Logan off the sidewalk and pull him into an alley. After carting his heavy wait Remy was panting hard but Autumn just sighed. Rogue looked at her in amazement.

" How did you do it without being out of beathe?"

" Super strength." came her short reply.

As they waited Remy caught his breathe and started to shuffle a deck of cards. Autumn watched in silent amusement.

" Let me guess the extra energy makes it hard for you to settle down for long?"

" Oui, I can't sit still without having to move something. I normally shuffle or bounce in place."

" Do you also heal faster than normal?"

" What makes you think that?"

" All that extra energy should help you to heal faster. I bet if you broke a bone instead of it taking weeks to months to heal it only takes hours or days." Autumn replied with a smirk.

" How do you know that?"

" I have a friend that has the ability to runner at super speeds. When on the occasion he gets hurt, he can heal at a faster rate than a normal human." she said.

After that they became silent. As they waited Sasha began to get bored and dicided to hunt a rat that was in the alley with them. After he caught it he brought it to Autumn. Rogue looked like she was going to get sick.

" Thank you my hunter but I am not hungry. You should eat though." she said after she had checked it.

" How can you do that? And why did he bring it to you to begin with?" asked Rogue.

" Rogue I drink blood. Sasha knows this. He brings me his catches often, he likes to make sure that I see his hunting skills and sometime I do eat it with him."

" Why does he like to make sure you approve of his catch?"

" Well, to him I am his alpha, mother and mate. I've had him since he was a pup." she stated calmly.

" How did you get a wolf for a pet anyway?"

" One day while I was hitch hiking I heard a wolf howl and then a gun shot. When I got there I saw what had happened. A hunter had found Sasha's burrow. In it was four dead pups. Outside of it I found him mother. The hunter had shot her while she was deffending her litter." there was tears in her voice. " I killed the hunter and as I was moving the pups out of out so that I could bury them I found one under them. He was the runt and so cute. I pulled him out and checked him over. When one of his litter mates was shot the bullet went through her and grazed his neck he was going to die. I saved him and nursed him back to health."

Rogue and Remy could see the silent tears that rolled down her face. Sasha came over to her and began to nuzzle and lick her face. As they watched she stopped crying and nuzzled him back. Sasha climbed into her lap as she stroked his fur. It seemed that Sasha was untune with her emotions.

" Autumn how is it that Sasha knew you needed comfort?" Remy asked from across the alley.

" When I saved him as a pup. I licked his wound closed and then I gave him some of my blood. That seemed to bind us togeather. It also allows him to understand me. That's why I don't worry about his wild nature.When he was healthy again I tried to take him to a animal rescue place and all he did was cry when I tried to leave. Since then I haven't tried to leave him again. He is my pack mate and companion." she answered with a smile still stroking Sasha's fur.

After that they began to hear Logan groaning. They all stood up and went over to him. As they watched. His eyes opened and he began to stand up. When he got to his feet he looked around.

" Where are we and how long have I been out?" was the first thing he asked.

" Well we dragged you into an alley and you've been out of it for about an hour." Autumn replied. " How are you feeling?"

" I'm alright but now a big chunk of my memories are back and I have a bad headache."

" Logan what do you remember?" Rogue asked.

" I don't feel like talkin' 'bout it yet. I need more time for it to all settle. I need to talk to Chuck about it."

Rogue looked disappointed at that but quickly cheered when Logan gave her a one armed hug.

" Don't worry kid. I'll tell you once I know that it's all straight in my head. I just still need time to process it first, ok."

" Sure Logan. I'm just excited for you. I know how much you want to regain you lost memories."

" I know. I just need time. Then I'll tell everyone."

Rogue smiled in answer. After their little conversation Autumn began to leave the alley and the rest followed. When still had a way to go before they got to the mall. Luckly the streets were getting less crowded. As they walked the rest of the way no one wanted to talk and Autumn getting bored started to sing under her breathe. Everyone else stopped to stare at her. She didn't seem to notice that she had become the center of attention again. As she sang so did Sasha. It was funny to them that her and the wolf both sang beautifully. Only Remy understood what she was singing but the song sounded sad to the rest of them.

" When did you learn French, chere?"

" A long time ago." she said with a smile that they couldn't see.


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