Fan Fiction ❯ Best of Friends ❯ Howl in the Night ( Chapter 21 )
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Chapter 20- Howl in the night
Zaira and Logan rode in silence to the airport. They didn’t really have much to say but Zaira finally turned on the radio. Logan winced at the sound of the music and turned it down. She only turned it back up and glared at her dad. This repeated over and over again several times before Zaira finally gave up. “You are so infuriating Father”
“Why?” Logan asks.
“I only wanted to listen to the music but no you have to be like that and turn it off”
“It’s shit”
“Dad!”
“It is” He says glancing over before pulling into the airport. He finds a parking spot and gets out, Zaira following him the whole way.
“Daddy…”
“Yeah?” Logan asked looking over at her.
“When you went away for all those weeks a long time ago, when I was a bit younger, did you go see James?”
“Yeah” Logan said simply. “I went to see him”
“You came back twice as grumpy, did it go bad?” Logan sighed at his daughters question and didn’t answer. “Well maybe this will be good, you know” She says. A few minutes later they came to a large crowd in front of the gate that the plane from Japan had just landed and parked at. “Point him out Dad” She says standing next to him. She couldn’t see over many of the people, her height wasn’t at all tall. She stood as tall as Logan, only five foot three.
“There he is” Logan says after a few minutes, seeing a young Japanese man walk out of the gate. Zaira smiled. “He looks just like you” She says with a grin and starts towards him. When she came closer she noticed how right she was. It was in his face mainly. She noticed how stern it looked, and how he was cautious of the people around him. Zaira smiled a bit.
James looked around and saw a white haired girl approaching him. He knew who it was the moment he saw her, she looked just like Ororo, and he had seen a picture of the white haired Goddess before. James stood at five foot five, and was of a muscular build, realistic one. He looked like he had worked out almost every single day for years, which technically he had. He was a martial art master, black belt in Karate, Kung fu, Tia kwon do and a few more. He had been taking those classes since he was seven.
“Hi” Zaira said coming close enough to talk to him. “I’m Zaira, you must be James”
“Yes” He answered, his dialect thick and noticeable.
“Dads on his way over, I decided to come first you know, just to actually get in a hello before he comes…he’s actually in a very good mood”
“Don’t talk him to death already Z.” Logan told his daughter.
“Of course Daddy” She says “So where are you stuff coming in at?”
“Over there”
“Few words, how interesting” She says rolling her eyes at them. “This conversation will be as fun as Dads on the way here”
“C’mon” Logan mumbled. “Let’s get yer stuff”
“Fang will be here too, may have already arrived” James said. “He hates the carrier, maybe we can let him out after we leave the building”
“Yeah”
“Fang? Whose that?” Zaira questioned, standing in between the two.
“He’s a wolf”
“You have a pet wolf!” Zaira asked “Awesome...I can’t wait to see him!” She says excitedly. As they approached baggage claim James started grabbing bag after bag as they passed, and then went and got Fang, in his carrier. Zaira approached the cage slowly and kneeled down, to find a pure white wolf laying down.
“He does not like strangers” James told her a bit worried about what he would do.
“Hey there Fang” She says softly. “You don’t like it in there do you?” She asks and the wolf whimpered a bit, she smiled slightly. “We’ll let you out in a moment little one, don’t worry” She says sticking her hand in the cage slightly. Fang moved towards the edge and sniffed her hand before licking it. “He’s a sweetheart” She tells the two men who were standing there looking at her dumbfounded. “What, I know how to treat animals, and I know they don’t like cages, besides I think he’ll like to stay in my room”
“He stays with me” James said suddenly. Zaira only smiled. “What is that look for Logan?” He asks looking at the older man next to him. It was rather disrespectful for him to call his Father by his first name, but James didn’t really care for him. It had been a long time since he had seen him, and though he wasn’t hostile towards him, he still disliked Logan more than many imagined.
The ride home was silent. Zaira sat in the back and let the wolf out. Logan glanced back watching her and Fang slowly came out and lay his head on her lap. “Daddy he is so pretty.” She says and Fang looks up as if knowing that the young girl was complimenting her. James glanced at the wolf and shook his head. The twenty year old didn’t like that his wolf was being spoiled already. He knew it would end up happening but not by his sister.
When they arrived at the mansion grounds James glanced out the window, he had never been to a place this large, never found a reason, and now he would be living there. At twenty years old he was a stern young man, having been through a lot and losing people close to him. James never found the need to be close to anyone. There had been one person though, her name was Makiko, a simple girl, nineteen years old. They had known each other since they were children., and also separated. When they got into contact again, both of there lives had changed drastically. James had been in a place where he had to harden and be tough. Makiko had been in a quiet serine place. When coming together again, they were complete opposites but somehow it made them work.
James had broken up with her before leaving to go to America. He never gave her a good explanation, only that he had to leave. Truth was people were after him. People wanted to kill him, just for being Logan’s son. So he called the only place he knew, and that was Xavier’s. The Japanese boy stepped out of the car and went to the back and grabbed some of the bags, while Logan grabbed the others. Zaira took the carrier and led the wolf into his new home. James followed closely behind and was suddenly hit with a wave of people.
Nira had been running down the stairs with Jade close behind her and suddenly stopped seeing James. “Hello sexy” she says. Jade ran into Nira causing her to step forward to catch her balance.
Jade herself was looking at the man in front of her up and down. “HEY EVERYONE WE HAVE A NEW PERSON!” She suddenly yells and James winced at the loudness.
“Not so loud Jade…” Zaira said. “He’s like dad”
“Oh…well no wonder he hasn’t said a word” Jade grinned. “Wait…who is he?”
“My brother” the sixteen year old told them. “James this is Jade Summers and Nira Reynolds” Her brother didn’t respond. Instead he looked back as Logan walked into the mansion.
“What’s going on?” He asks looking at the girls. “Don’t lie to me Red”
“Why would I do a thing like that?” She asks grinning. “I was just trying to ask Nira about something I heard.”
Well do it somewhere else. We’re trying to get someone settled in” Logan tells them
“Uh huh not a problem..” Jade says going back up the stairs. “We need to call Renee!” She says as soon as she reaches the top of the stairs and goes into one of the rooms.
“What’s with her?” James questions. Nira glances at him and he looks at her strangely. “Did you say your name is Reynolds”
“Umm yes” Nira said worriedly.
“Your parents owned a large company years ago”
“It was sold when they died” Nira tells him
“Gomen” He says in his native language. “I’m sorry to hear about that" He says to her where she could understand. “I know how it is to lose someone” he says to her and then turns to Logan “Where is my room?” he asks string straight at him.
“Follow me” Logan says and starts up the stairs. As James reaches the top he whistles and Fang suddenly runs up following him.
“He’s...different” Nira said. “I wonder how he knew about my parents, he’s only a few years older than me right?”
“He’s twenty” Zaira tells her friend. “Let’s just hope that he doesn’t try and kill Izzy”
“He’s sharing a room with him?”
“Yep, isn’t that great?” Zaira asks shaking her head. “Izzy of all people.”
“Rooming with a Howlett, must suck, I mean Logan doesn’t even like the boy”
“I know” Zaira sighs.
Upstairs in Desiree’s room Izzy lay on the bed wide awake while Desiree was asleep . Her arms was slung over his stomach and head rested on his chest. He still regretted what happened only a few hours earlier. He had been so caught up in fighting that he had ignored Desiree’s feelings. He didn’t like that. He had always watched out for her and then he lost control and it was like nothing else mattered other than the person he was fighting. He looked down at her and smiled. To him she looked like an angel. While most saw the trouble-maker, he had always seen how she really was. It had been months since he had arrived and they had grown closer than ever.
Izzy pulled Desiree closer to him with his arm that she lay on and kissed her forehead gently. “Love you Doll” He whispers to her before slowly getting up. He slips on his clothes and walks towards the door.
“Izzy?” Desiree asks.
“Ya Doll?”
“Ah love y’ too” She tells him rolling over to face him. He smiled. The two had done something that Remy had tried to stop only the day before. Izzy walked over to the bed again and kissed her. “Don’ beh sorry ’bout what happen earlier Izzy…ah know da feelin’ y’ had when y’ were fightin’…ah wanted y’ t’ kill him..” She says .
“He ever touches you again Doll, and I will”
“Ah know” She says and he kisses her again. “Y’ betta go before Papa comes..”
“Ya…room check is in about 5 minutes” Izzy said to her. “See ya in the morning” he says opening the door and walking out. Desiree lay there watching him leave and smiled. She was in love.
Izzy snuck down the hallway towards his room, avoiding any possible encounters with any of the adults. Especially Logan or Remy. It was close to midnight now. Remy and Rogue had been out for the night, after Dinner. Logan had gone to pick someone up, which surprised the Aussie boy a tad bit. He had no idea about who the person was, or that he was sharing a room with him. As Izzy opened the door and went in, he heard a growl and turned around. His eyes wide with surprise, there was a wolf in his room. “Bloody hell” He yells and backs up as the wolf continued to snarl.
“Fang” A deep voice called the wolf from the balcony. “Come” He says and he left. When the man stepped in Izzy had to blink a few times. James wrinkled his nose. “Take a shower…you smell like sex” he told Izzy in broken English.
“Who the hell are ya?” Izzy exclaims.
“Shizuka-ni shiro-yo!” James growls. Izzy only blinks. “Quiet” He translates quickly to the baffled Aussie. “Go already”
“Who the hell are ya?’ He asks again.
“James Howlett Jr.”
“Yer fuckin kiddin….yer Logan’s son?” Izzy asked. “Yer the one that got into trouble a few years ago…Doll had to stay with me and Pa because all the X-men went to Japan.”
“And you are Izzy?” James asked. Izzy only nodded. “Well Logan is coming here so you better get into the shower.” James said to him and he only backed into the attached bathroom. Before the door shut he glanced at the wolf who snarled at him again and Izzy snarled back, which caused James to look at him strangely. The door shut and then Logan knocked on the main door. James opened and rolled his eyes. “I’m twenty years old I don’t need to be checked on”
“You may not James but yer room mate causes trouble..”
“He’s in the shower..” James tells him. “Can you leave now”
“Training is in the morning at five...before everyone goes to school. After they leave we’ll get ya introduced to everyone”
“Joy” James mumbles.
“Yer gonna have to make the best of this James”
“I know Logan” He says and walks out to the balcony. “And do I get a grand tour of this place?”
“Yeah, after you meet the rest of the X-men”
“Great..”
Izzy walked out of the shower five minutes later and Logan stood there and rolled his eyes. “Get yer clothes on Flamer.”
“Well if ya had told me I had a room mate now I would have gotten used to it” Izzy snapped back. “Damn badger” James laughed at the two and shook his head.
“Badger?”
“What he looks like” Izzy grinned.
“Stay in the room, I catch ya anywhere near Desiree tonight yer dead”
“Ya wouldn’t kill me” Izzy grins and Logan leaves. “Gets mad so damn easy.”
“Whose Desiree?” James asks.
“That’s Doll…” Izzy tells him with a grin and picks up one of the photo’s on the nightstand. “Known each other since we were lil…” Izzy says . “Dating now, she’s beautiful”
“Yeah” James says and hands the picture back. “You both look...happy”
“Few days after I arrived” Izzy grinned. “After we got into trouble for goin’ to a club”
“Figures you would get into trouble…”
“I burned the football field the first day at school…wouldn’t let me play”
“So you burned the grass?”
“Yeah…it was fun”
“Great, a Pyro-maniac”
“That’s my Pa’…Pyro..”
“The..”
“Former terrorist” Izzy said. “He’s back in Oz”
“Is you power like his”
“I create fire like this” Izzy said turning his hands into flames. “Hope I can turn into flames fully one day…be interesting” he says. “You a badger too?”
“I have heightened senses”
“Obviously”
“and a very low healing factor” he finishes.
“No claws”
“No”
“Good...yer my friend already”
The next morning everyone woke up and went down to the danger room. Izzy stood close to Desiree and glared at Ryan from a distance, who purposely stayed away from the group. Everyone was still upset about what happened. James felt the tension between everyone. “What are we doing?” He asks.
“Who are ya?” Ryan asks James. “Desiree ya be your whore too”
“Ignore him Doll”
“Ya...ignore me Demon”
James looked at the guy again and whistled for Fang who went up behind Ryan and growled warningly. Ryan jumped a bit and moved away from the canine. “Warning” James says looking him straight in the eye.
“Fuck ya Ah ain’t scared of ya”
“Always be scared of an animal…” James growls.
“So that’s what ya are”
“That’s what I’ll become if you don’t stop disrespecting that woman over there” James snaps. Desiree looked at him with a small smile and Izzy grinned. Ryan fell silent and suddenly over the intercom Scott was heard.
“Good morning everyone, I’d like you to meet James Howlett Jr. He’s Wolverine son”
“That much ah figured” Jay says shaking his head.
“Oh be nice Joshy”
“It’s Jay”
“Whatever” Nira says with a giggle.
“We’re going to do the exercise from yesterday, but without partners. In the scene somewhere there will be a flag. Once someone gets it then the stimulation is over, understood?”
“Yeah” was the answer he got.
“Powers are permitted, this is a race against your team mates. Spread out across the room and we’ll begin.” As they did so the room changed and building appeared everywhere. Desiree snuck around several buildings and found herself at an intersection.
“Well Well Well” a voice said and Desiree swung around. “Powers permitted, what are you going to do, take control of my feelings.” He asks mentioning the only power he knew her to have. “I’m scared.”
“Get ‘way from meh” She says backing up a bit.
“We’re against each other in this so ah have a right at take ya out”
“Look dis is onleh practice…” She was punched in the left cheek and fell back to the ground.
“Ah can use meh power Demon…ah don’ need at learn control”
“Y’ do Ryan” She says and backs up, still on the ground. When she got to the wall she stood up. “Look, it’s onleh a game...no reason..” He hit her in the ribs and she let out a low cry before being hit again.
“Ya were always a damn mutie” He says hitting her again. “Ya always thought ya were better didn’t ya…ya cursed me to be this”
“Leave meh alone!” Desiree suddenly screamed . She looked up at him and her eyes suddenly started to glow. He stepped back once and noticed every piece of visible clothing he had on was glowing.
“What the hell are ya doin!” Ryan yelled. Desiree tried to stand up bet couldn’t because of the blow she had gotten to the ribs. Ryan’s clothes suddenly exploded, getting everyone’s attention. James was the first one to get to the scene and then Izzy came in from the opposite side. Both went to Desiree’s side and glanced over at Ryan.
“What happened?” James asked Desiree.
“He was hittin’ meh an’…ah ..ah didn’ mean t’ “ She says and takes in several breathes and letting them out. A sharp pain shot through her side and she started crying. James went to Ryan who was unconscious on the ground, and severely burned. The holograms disappeared and Remy ran into the Danger Room and to Desiree’s side.
“Petite?” He asks “Y’ ok?”
“It hurts Papa” She says “Ah can’t breath”
“Every time she takes in some air she winces..” Izzy said worriedly. “Ryan’s down too”
“I don’ give a fuck” Remy snapped and Izzy’s eyes widened. “Jade..go get McCoy” He tells her and she immediately takes off. Only a minute later Hank came in with several other X-men. “She’s hurt” He tells her. “Can’t breathe”
“What happened Desiree?” Hank asked as gently as possible.
“He..he hit meh an’….”
“He may have cracked her ribs. Jade please come with me to get the stretcher, Rogue, Scott, if you could bring another, we need to check Ryan’s vital signs”
Desiree stayed hope form school that day and sat in the rec room with Remy. He didn’t leave her side for more than five minutes and at the moment they were watching a movie. “Petite?”
“Oui Papa?”
“He won’ hurt y’ ‘gain…promise” It had been only a few hours since the training session and Ryan was still in the medical lab unconscious. He had been treated otherwise but the explosion had hurt him more than anything else.
“Ah didn’ mean t’ hurt him”
“Dat was in y’r defense Petite..nobody blames y’..”
“Ah blame meh papa” She says and he pulls her in for a hug. James walked in a moment later.
“Scott wants to see you Remy” he says.
“Y’ stay wit’ Desiree?”
“Yes, until you get back”
Remy left and the recreation room fell silent. James sat in the armchair a few feet away from the couch Desiree sat on. “Y’ look a lot lahke him” Desiree says.
“What?”
“Y’ look lahke Logan” she tells him. “Y’ emotions feel lahke his t’..” She says before looking away.
“Why do you say that”
“Ah’ve known Logan f’r a long tahme…he’s meh Godfather”
“Never imagined him being that”
“He’s changed ova da years, lot softa din y’ would t’ink…he cares about da lot of us…”
“Can we drop it?”
“Sure” she says and looks at the television. “So y’ roomin’ wit Izzy?”
“Yeah”
“Y’r gonna get used t’ him..”
“Doubt it” He tells her. “Your eyes…”
“Dey get meh int’ a lot of toruble”
“But you don’t hide them?”
“Non…ah don’ lahke hidin’..” She says shaking her head.
“You should put ice on your cheek, it’s bruising”
“Ah’m fahne”
“He hurt you a lot?”
“He’s always messed wit’ meh…since ah was fahve..it’s how ah met Izzy”
Logan and Remy stood at the door listening to the two have there broken conversation. It wasn’t all that interesting really. A lot about Izzy. James asked about why Ryan hurt her, and other stuff like that. “Petite” Remy finally spoke up
“Oui Papa?”
“We’re goin’ out f’r lil bit, jus’ meh an’ y’” He tells her with a small smile. “Need t’ talk”
“Ok..ah’ll go get readeh” She says and leaves the room quickly and heads upstairs.
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Zaira and Logan rode in silence to the airport. They didn’t really have much to say but Zaira finally turned on the radio. Logan winced at the sound of the music and turned it down. She only turned it back up and glared at her dad. This repeated over and over again several times before Zaira finally gave up. “You are so infuriating Father”
“Why?” Logan asks.
“I only wanted to listen to the music but no you have to be like that and turn it off”
“It’s shit”
“Dad!”
“It is” He says glancing over before pulling into the airport. He finds a parking spot and gets out, Zaira following him the whole way.
“Daddy…”
“Yeah?” Logan asked looking over at her.
“When you went away for all those weeks a long time ago, when I was a bit younger, did you go see James?”
“Yeah” Logan said simply. “I went to see him”
“You came back twice as grumpy, did it go bad?” Logan sighed at his daughters question and didn’t answer. “Well maybe this will be good, you know” She says. A few minutes later they came to a large crowd in front of the gate that the plane from Japan had just landed and parked at. “Point him out Dad” She says standing next to him. She couldn’t see over many of the people, her height wasn’t at all tall. She stood as tall as Logan, only five foot three.
“There he is” Logan says after a few minutes, seeing a young Japanese man walk out of the gate. Zaira smiled. “He looks just like you” She says with a grin and starts towards him. When she came closer she noticed how right she was. It was in his face mainly. She noticed how stern it looked, and how he was cautious of the people around him. Zaira smiled a bit.
James looked around and saw a white haired girl approaching him. He knew who it was the moment he saw her, she looked just like Ororo, and he had seen a picture of the white haired Goddess before. James stood at five foot five, and was of a muscular build, realistic one. He looked like he had worked out almost every single day for years, which technically he had. He was a martial art master, black belt in Karate, Kung fu, Tia kwon do and a few more. He had been taking those classes since he was seven.
“Hi” Zaira said coming close enough to talk to him. “I’m Zaira, you must be James”
“Yes” He answered, his dialect thick and noticeable.
“Dads on his way over, I decided to come first you know, just to actually get in a hello before he comes…he’s actually in a very good mood”
“Don’t talk him to death already Z.” Logan told his daughter.
“Of course Daddy” She says “So where are you stuff coming in at?”
“Over there”
“Few words, how interesting” She says rolling her eyes at them. “This conversation will be as fun as Dads on the way here”
“C’mon” Logan mumbled. “Let’s get yer stuff”
“Fang will be here too, may have already arrived” James said. “He hates the carrier, maybe we can let him out after we leave the building”
“Yeah”
“Fang? Whose that?” Zaira questioned, standing in between the two.
“He’s a wolf”
“You have a pet wolf!” Zaira asked “Awesome...I can’t wait to see him!” She says excitedly. As they approached baggage claim James started grabbing bag after bag as they passed, and then went and got Fang, in his carrier. Zaira approached the cage slowly and kneeled down, to find a pure white wolf laying down.
“He does not like strangers” James told her a bit worried about what he would do.
“Hey there Fang” She says softly. “You don’t like it in there do you?” She asks and the wolf whimpered a bit, she smiled slightly. “We’ll let you out in a moment little one, don’t worry” She says sticking her hand in the cage slightly. Fang moved towards the edge and sniffed her hand before licking it. “He’s a sweetheart” She tells the two men who were standing there looking at her dumbfounded. “What, I know how to treat animals, and I know they don’t like cages, besides I think he’ll like to stay in my room”
“He stays with me” James said suddenly. Zaira only smiled. “What is that look for Logan?” He asks looking at the older man next to him. It was rather disrespectful for him to call his Father by his first name, but James didn’t really care for him. It had been a long time since he had seen him, and though he wasn’t hostile towards him, he still disliked Logan more than many imagined.
The ride home was silent. Zaira sat in the back and let the wolf out. Logan glanced back watching her and Fang slowly came out and lay his head on her lap. “Daddy he is so pretty.” She says and Fang looks up as if knowing that the young girl was complimenting her. James glanced at the wolf and shook his head. The twenty year old didn’t like that his wolf was being spoiled already. He knew it would end up happening but not by his sister.
When they arrived at the mansion grounds James glanced out the window, he had never been to a place this large, never found a reason, and now he would be living there. At twenty years old he was a stern young man, having been through a lot and losing people close to him. James never found the need to be close to anyone. There had been one person though, her name was Makiko, a simple girl, nineteen years old. They had known each other since they were children., and also separated. When they got into contact again, both of there lives had changed drastically. James had been in a place where he had to harden and be tough. Makiko had been in a quiet serine place. When coming together again, they were complete opposites but somehow it made them work.
James had broken up with her before leaving to go to America. He never gave her a good explanation, only that he had to leave. Truth was people were after him. People wanted to kill him, just for being Logan’s son. So he called the only place he knew, and that was Xavier’s. The Japanese boy stepped out of the car and went to the back and grabbed some of the bags, while Logan grabbed the others. Zaira took the carrier and led the wolf into his new home. James followed closely behind and was suddenly hit with a wave of people.
Nira had been running down the stairs with Jade close behind her and suddenly stopped seeing James. “Hello sexy” she says. Jade ran into Nira causing her to step forward to catch her balance.
Jade herself was looking at the man in front of her up and down. “HEY EVERYONE WE HAVE A NEW PERSON!” She suddenly yells and James winced at the loudness.
“Not so loud Jade…” Zaira said. “He’s like dad”
“Oh…well no wonder he hasn’t said a word” Jade grinned. “Wait…who is he?”
“My brother” the sixteen year old told them. “James this is Jade Summers and Nira Reynolds” Her brother didn’t respond. Instead he looked back as Logan walked into the mansion.
“What’s going on?” He asks looking at the girls. “Don’t lie to me Red”
“Why would I do a thing like that?” She asks grinning. “I was just trying to ask Nira about something I heard.”
Well do it somewhere else. We’re trying to get someone settled in” Logan tells them
“Uh huh not a problem..” Jade says going back up the stairs. “We need to call Renee!” She says as soon as she reaches the top of the stairs and goes into one of the rooms.
“What’s with her?” James questions. Nira glances at him and he looks at her strangely. “Did you say your name is Reynolds”
“Umm yes” Nira said worriedly.
“Your parents owned a large company years ago”
“It was sold when they died” Nira tells him
“Gomen” He says in his native language. “I’m sorry to hear about that" He says to her where she could understand. “I know how it is to lose someone” he says to her and then turns to Logan “Where is my room?” he asks string straight at him.
“Follow me” Logan says and starts up the stairs. As James reaches the top he whistles and Fang suddenly runs up following him.
“He’s...different” Nira said. “I wonder how he knew about my parents, he’s only a few years older than me right?”
“He’s twenty” Zaira tells her friend. “Let’s just hope that he doesn’t try and kill Izzy”
“He’s sharing a room with him?”
“Yep, isn’t that great?” Zaira asks shaking her head. “Izzy of all people.”
“Rooming with a Howlett, must suck, I mean Logan doesn’t even like the boy”
“I know” Zaira sighs.
Upstairs in Desiree’s room Izzy lay on the bed wide awake while Desiree was asleep . Her arms was slung over his stomach and head rested on his chest. He still regretted what happened only a few hours earlier. He had been so caught up in fighting that he had ignored Desiree’s feelings. He didn’t like that. He had always watched out for her and then he lost control and it was like nothing else mattered other than the person he was fighting. He looked down at her and smiled. To him she looked like an angel. While most saw the trouble-maker, he had always seen how she really was. It had been months since he had arrived and they had grown closer than ever.
Izzy pulled Desiree closer to him with his arm that she lay on and kissed her forehead gently. “Love you Doll” He whispers to her before slowly getting up. He slips on his clothes and walks towards the door.
“Izzy?” Desiree asks.
“Ya Doll?”
“Ah love y’ too” She tells him rolling over to face him. He smiled. The two had done something that Remy had tried to stop only the day before. Izzy walked over to the bed again and kissed her. “Don’ beh sorry ’bout what happen earlier Izzy…ah know da feelin’ y’ had when y’ were fightin’…ah wanted y’ t’ kill him..” She says .
“He ever touches you again Doll, and I will”
“Ah know” She says and he kisses her again. “Y’ betta go before Papa comes..”
“Ya…room check is in about 5 minutes” Izzy said to her. “See ya in the morning” he says opening the door and walking out. Desiree lay there watching him leave and smiled. She was in love.
Izzy snuck down the hallway towards his room, avoiding any possible encounters with any of the adults. Especially Logan or Remy. It was close to midnight now. Remy and Rogue had been out for the night, after Dinner. Logan had gone to pick someone up, which surprised the Aussie boy a tad bit. He had no idea about who the person was, or that he was sharing a room with him. As Izzy opened the door and went in, he heard a growl and turned around. His eyes wide with surprise, there was a wolf in his room. “Bloody hell” He yells and backs up as the wolf continued to snarl.
“Fang” A deep voice called the wolf from the balcony. “Come” He says and he left. When the man stepped in Izzy had to blink a few times. James wrinkled his nose. “Take a shower…you smell like sex” he told Izzy in broken English.
“Who the hell are ya?” Izzy exclaims.
“Shizuka-ni shiro-yo!” James growls. Izzy only blinks. “Quiet” He translates quickly to the baffled Aussie. “Go already”
“Who the hell are ya?’ He asks again.
“James Howlett Jr.”
“Yer fuckin kiddin….yer Logan’s son?” Izzy asked. “Yer the one that got into trouble a few years ago…Doll had to stay with me and Pa because all the X-men went to Japan.”
“And you are Izzy?” James asked. Izzy only nodded. “Well Logan is coming here so you better get into the shower.” James said to him and he only backed into the attached bathroom. Before the door shut he glanced at the wolf who snarled at him again and Izzy snarled back, which caused James to look at him strangely. The door shut and then Logan knocked on the main door. James opened and rolled his eyes. “I’m twenty years old I don’t need to be checked on”
“You may not James but yer room mate causes trouble..”
“He’s in the shower..” James tells him. “Can you leave now”
“Training is in the morning at five...before everyone goes to school. After they leave we’ll get ya introduced to everyone”
“Joy” James mumbles.
“Yer gonna have to make the best of this James”
“I know Logan” He says and walks out to the balcony. “And do I get a grand tour of this place?”
“Yeah, after you meet the rest of the X-men”
“Great..”
Izzy walked out of the shower five minutes later and Logan stood there and rolled his eyes. “Get yer clothes on Flamer.”
“Well if ya had told me I had a room mate now I would have gotten used to it” Izzy snapped back. “Damn badger” James laughed at the two and shook his head.
“Badger?”
“What he looks like” Izzy grinned.
“Stay in the room, I catch ya anywhere near Desiree tonight yer dead”
“Ya wouldn’t kill me” Izzy grins and Logan leaves. “Gets mad so damn easy.”
“Whose Desiree?” James asks.
“That’s Doll…” Izzy tells him with a grin and picks up one of the photo’s on the nightstand. “Known each other since we were lil…” Izzy says . “Dating now, she’s beautiful”
“Yeah” James says and hands the picture back. “You both look...happy”
“Few days after I arrived” Izzy grinned. “After we got into trouble for goin’ to a club”
“Figures you would get into trouble…”
“I burned the football field the first day at school…wouldn’t let me play”
“So you burned the grass?”
“Yeah…it was fun”
“Great, a Pyro-maniac”
“That’s my Pa’…Pyro..”
“The..”
“Former terrorist” Izzy said. “He’s back in Oz”
“Is you power like his”
“I create fire like this” Izzy said turning his hands into flames. “Hope I can turn into flames fully one day…be interesting” he says. “You a badger too?”
“I have heightened senses”
“Obviously”
“and a very low healing factor” he finishes.
“No claws”
“No”
“Good...yer my friend already”
The next morning everyone woke up and went down to the danger room. Izzy stood close to Desiree and glared at Ryan from a distance, who purposely stayed away from the group. Everyone was still upset about what happened. James felt the tension between everyone. “What are we doing?” He asks.
“Who are ya?” Ryan asks James. “Desiree ya be your whore too”
“Ignore him Doll”
“Ya...ignore me Demon”
James looked at the guy again and whistled for Fang who went up behind Ryan and growled warningly. Ryan jumped a bit and moved away from the canine. “Warning” James says looking him straight in the eye.
“Fuck ya Ah ain’t scared of ya”
“Always be scared of an animal…” James growls.
“So that’s what ya are”
“That’s what I’ll become if you don’t stop disrespecting that woman over there” James snaps. Desiree looked at him with a small smile and Izzy grinned. Ryan fell silent and suddenly over the intercom Scott was heard.
“Good morning everyone, I’d like you to meet James Howlett Jr. He’s Wolverine son”
“That much ah figured” Jay says shaking his head.
“Oh be nice Joshy”
“It’s Jay”
“Whatever” Nira says with a giggle.
“We’re going to do the exercise from yesterday, but without partners. In the scene somewhere there will be a flag. Once someone gets it then the stimulation is over, understood?”
“Yeah” was the answer he got.
“Powers are permitted, this is a race against your team mates. Spread out across the room and we’ll begin.” As they did so the room changed and building appeared everywhere. Desiree snuck around several buildings and found herself at an intersection.
“Well Well Well” a voice said and Desiree swung around. “Powers permitted, what are you going to do, take control of my feelings.” He asks mentioning the only power he knew her to have. “I’m scared.”
“Get ‘way from meh” She says backing up a bit.
“We’re against each other in this so ah have a right at take ya out”
“Look dis is onleh practice…” She was punched in the left cheek and fell back to the ground.
“Ah can use meh power Demon…ah don’ need at learn control”
“Y’ do Ryan” She says and backs up, still on the ground. When she got to the wall she stood up. “Look, it’s onleh a game...no reason..” He hit her in the ribs and she let out a low cry before being hit again.
“Ya were always a damn mutie” He says hitting her again. “Ya always thought ya were better didn’t ya…ya cursed me to be this”
“Leave meh alone!” Desiree suddenly screamed . She looked up at him and her eyes suddenly started to glow. He stepped back once and noticed every piece of visible clothing he had on was glowing.
“What the hell are ya doin!” Ryan yelled. Desiree tried to stand up bet couldn’t because of the blow she had gotten to the ribs. Ryan’s clothes suddenly exploded, getting everyone’s attention. James was the first one to get to the scene and then Izzy came in from the opposite side. Both went to Desiree’s side and glanced over at Ryan.
“What happened?” James asked Desiree.
“He was hittin’ meh an’…ah ..ah didn’ mean t’ “ She says and takes in several breathes and letting them out. A sharp pain shot through her side and she started crying. James went to Ryan who was unconscious on the ground, and severely burned. The holograms disappeared and Remy ran into the Danger Room and to Desiree’s side.
“Petite?” He asks “Y’ ok?”
“It hurts Papa” She says “Ah can’t breath”
“Every time she takes in some air she winces..” Izzy said worriedly. “Ryan’s down too”
“I don’ give a fuck” Remy snapped and Izzy’s eyes widened. “Jade..go get McCoy” He tells her and she immediately takes off. Only a minute later Hank came in with several other X-men. “She’s hurt” He tells her. “Can’t breathe”
“What happened Desiree?” Hank asked as gently as possible.
“He..he hit meh an’….”
“He may have cracked her ribs. Jade please come with me to get the stretcher, Rogue, Scott, if you could bring another, we need to check Ryan’s vital signs”
Desiree stayed hope form school that day and sat in the rec room with Remy. He didn’t leave her side for more than five minutes and at the moment they were watching a movie. “Petite?”
“Oui Papa?”
“He won’ hurt y’ ‘gain…promise” It had been only a few hours since the training session and Ryan was still in the medical lab unconscious. He had been treated otherwise but the explosion had hurt him more than anything else.
“Ah didn’ mean t’ hurt him”
“Dat was in y’r defense Petite..nobody blames y’..”
“Ah blame meh papa” She says and he pulls her in for a hug. James walked in a moment later.
“Scott wants to see you Remy” he says.
“Y’ stay wit’ Desiree?”
“Yes, until you get back”
Remy left and the recreation room fell silent. James sat in the armchair a few feet away from the couch Desiree sat on. “Y’ look a lot lahke him” Desiree says.
“What?”
“Y’ look lahke Logan” she tells him. “Y’ emotions feel lahke his t’..” She says before looking away.
“Why do you say that”
“Ah’ve known Logan f’r a long tahme…he’s meh Godfather”
“Never imagined him being that”
“He’s changed ova da years, lot softa din y’ would t’ink…he cares about da lot of us…”
“Can we drop it?”
“Sure” she says and looks at the television. “So y’ roomin’ wit Izzy?”
“Yeah”
“Y’r gonna get used t’ him..”
“Doubt it” He tells her. “Your eyes…”
“Dey get meh int’ a lot of toruble”
“But you don’t hide them?”
“Non…ah don’ lahke hidin’..” She says shaking her head.
“You should put ice on your cheek, it’s bruising”
“Ah’m fahne”
“He hurt you a lot?”
“He’s always messed wit’ meh…since ah was fahve..it’s how ah met Izzy”
Logan and Remy stood at the door listening to the two have there broken conversation. It wasn’t all that interesting really. A lot about Izzy. James asked about why Ryan hurt her, and other stuff like that. “Petite” Remy finally spoke up
“Oui Papa?”
“We’re goin’ out f’r lil bit, jus’ meh an’ y’” He tells her with a small smile. “Need t’ talk”
“Ok..ah’ll go get readeh” She says and leaves the room quickly and heads upstairs.
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