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�Here�s her bag,� Kurt said as he joined the rest of his team. They were gathered around Logan and the girl. Kurt couldn�t tell what the girl looked like; there was too much blood and her hair was strewn across her face. That, and there happened to be Herr Logan hovering over her.
�Logan?� Jean asked again. Kurt and the rest watched as Logan placed firm but gentle touches all over her body trying to find breaks.
�She seems alright,� Wolverine muttered, more to himself than to the others. She might have some cracked ribs and deep bruising on her abdomen, but that was something that she could recover from. He wouldn�t know for sure until he got her back to the Institute. He continued his search up to her shoulder blades. When his hands traced over them, he grimaced inwardly. Those guys really did a number on her, both arms were dislocated. Logan looked over his shoulder to see that Storm had pulled up with the van.
�Shades,� he began as he got to his feet, lifting the girl with him, �Hold her up.�
Scott came over and took her by the waist. Her head lolled forward and Scott did his best to brace her body against his so she wouldn�t be as heavy. She was like dead weight and he didn�t know how long he would be able to hold her up. He shifted her again as Logan grabbed her arm firmly.

�Keep a grip on her,� he ordered as he set his hands on her shoulder blade.
�Relax, I�m not gonna drop her,� Scott bristled, even though he knew that he had just been thinking that moments before.

Logan ignored the budding leader and swiftly popped the girl�s arm back into joint. As Logan suspected, the girl recoiled from him and blanched againcottcott as she released a small pained yelp. Soon after, she went limp again. Logan repeated the same thing to her other arm to meet much of the same response.

�Logan,� Storm called from the van, �we need to get going. She needs medical attention and Hank is getting the med room ready for her.�

Scott called out, �Everyone in the van, double time it!� He then picked the girl up and followed them there.

Once in the van, Scott handed the girl off to Logan. When everyone was seated, Ororo screeched away. Logan repositioned the broken girl in his arms and carefully brushed her hair out of her face It still was a mess of blood. Her looked over her face and began to notice the damage that had been done. He growled low in his throat.

�How does she look?� Rogue asked as she leaned forward to look over Logan�s shoulder.

�Looks like she�s gonna have two shiners and her nose is broken,� he trailed off as he noticed a sluggish stream of blood escape from the corner of her mouth. Her lips were busted and bleeding as well. �Look through that bag, see if you can find any id.�

Evan and Kurt started to look through her stuff. Evan flipped through a cd booklet while Kurt looked through another set of clothes and searched the compartments of the bag. He found batteries, a discman, gum, tampons (which thoroughly embarrassed Kurt) fifty dollars in cash, and an extra set of clothing, but no id.

�No such luck, Herr Logan.� Kurt sighed as he stuffed her belongings back into her bag.

�Yeah,� Evan added, �but she does have a slammin� collection of cds. She�s got good taste in music.�

The van sighed in annoyance at Evan as they pulled into the Institute. As Logan got out of the van, he was pleasantly surprised to see that the two black eyes that had been blooming had faded away and her lips had healed back to normal. Much like what would have happened if he had received those blows.

�I�ll be damned,� Logan mused as he carried the girl up the entrance way and into the Institute. He was met by the Professor and Hank. While the kids, led by Ororo, went off to get ready for bed, Logan took the girl with Hank and Charles to the med room.
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Miranda started to come back slowly, voices echoing in her head. She knew better than to act like she was awake. She wanted to figure out where she was before she did that. She remembered asking where her backpack was. She remembered a face, wolf-like and rigid. Now she lay perfectly still and listened to what was being talked about around her.
�She�s lucky that you all were there. I don�t think that even with her regenerative powers she would have survived much more of that.� a voice said, sounding much of that of a doctor or a scholar.
�Yeah, well, we should have reacted a lot faster than we did. She shouldn�t have even had any cracked ribs or bruises.� This gruff voice sounded somewhat familiar. She assumed it was the wolf-man.
There was another voice, one tMiraMiranda honed in on immediately. The voice was calm and soothing, and even as she laid there, acting like sas aas asleep, she felt an immense sense of peace, having him there, �Logan, what is done is done. She will not suffer major damage and we do not know what her powers extend to. She could have quite possibly sent to you the psionic waves that caused you all to falter. Our questions will soon be answered.�
�How you figure?� the wolfish voice asked.
�Because, I do believe that she is awake.�
The room grew quiet and Miranda couldn�t help but smile. She opened her eyes and sat up, only to have all the blood rush from her head. She groaned and cradled her head in her hands. She gingerly rubbed her eyes, which still hurt and touched her nose. That was still healing. At least her tongue had healed along with her arms. She remembered something with the wolf-man snapping her arms back into joint. She grimaced at the sting in her still healing nose and said, �Fuck, I feel like I just got hit in the face with a brick.�

She lly lly took the chance to glance at the people in the room with her. First, her eyes were drawn to a huge blue and furry man wearing a lab coat and spectacles. She nodded to him and them went along her way with the man in the wheel chair. Even as she looked at him, she could tell that he was kind and could calm the blood of the most tumultuous person. Smilemiled briefly at him and then her eyes fell on the wolf-man. He looked different. He had changed out of that goofy outfit and had on a black t-shirt and some tight well worn jeans. His black hair flipped out oddly, like wings, but Miranda had seen worse. Even the big blue guy didn�t phase her all that much.
Something began to tickle the back of her head and instinctively she looked back at the man in the wheel chair. She smiled sardonically at him and tapped her temple. �You sure you want in there so soon. And haven�t you heard of knocking first?�
His face never revealed anything to her, but he finally decided to talk, �Good morning. I am Professor Charles Xavier and last night, some of my associates came across you when you needed help.�
�Charmed.� Miranda replied dryly. In all her years, she knew it best to be wary of people until you could feel them out. She couldn�t tell about this lot just yet. Her eyes drifted over to the blue one. �And I�m guessing you�d be my good doctor?�

He blinked at her and Miranda could tell that he didn�t expeer ter to take him so naturally as he replied, �Why yes, I am. But I have to say, you didn�t need much assistance from me. I�m Dr. Hank McCoy. You may call me Hank.�
Miranda nodded and finally asked, �And you?� She looked at the wolf-man expectantly, �What should I call you? Wolf-man?�
The man scowled at her darkly, �I�m not gonna tell you my name until I know yours.�
From the look on thofesofessor�s face, Miranda could tell that he disapproved of the wolf-man�s attitude. But nonetheless, she smiled incredulously at him and replied, �I�m Miranda. You can call me Randy or Randa.�
The man snorted and crossed his arms over his chest, �I�m Logan, but you can call me Mr. Logan or Wolverine.�
Miranda laughed inwardly. This guy could be a lot of fun to mess with. Once again, she felt something tickling the bof hof her mind. She shook her head and said, �You are the persistent one aren�t you Professor?�
Charles smiled at her, �Please rest assured Miranda, I was only picking up what you just projected. I was picking up on your laughter.�
Miranda chose to ignore the scowl Mr. Logan shot her and replied, �Oh. Cool beans and collard greens.�
Hank arched his brows at her. Miranda shrugged and sighed as she ran a hand through her dirty mangled hair. She grimaced at the feel and moved to get up, �Thanks helping me last night. I don�t even want to think of what could have happened.� She glanced quickly over to Wolverine who was looking across the room. She got to her feet and felt very unstable, but chose not to show it, �But I'll get out of your hair now.�

�Where will you go? Do you have a home?� Hank asked her as he approached to help her.

Miranda held up a hand in protest which caused Hank to stop in his tracks, �No, don�t have a home, but I�ll go somewhere.� She hobbled around the bed and found her backpack lying on the floor. She picked it up and almost lost her footing. She steadied herself.

�Then why leave now?� Hank asked as he hovered around wanting to help her.

Miranda shrugged as she looked around for her shoes. That�s when she realized that she was wearing a medical gown. She turned back to Xavier and the two other men, �Cause, I can�t stay here forever.�

�Says wh Xav Xavier replied, threading his fingers together on his lap.

Miranda furrowed her brows, �You mean that you would just let me live here for as long as I wanted to. I could live here forever?�

�That�s what the prof is saying kid.� Wolverine said impatiently. Miranda was getting the picture that he wasn�t the most social person she had met.

Miranda chose to ignore him and looked back at Charles, �What�s the catch? Do I pay rent? I can�t afford to pay rent for a place like this.�

Xavier shook his head, �This place is an Institute for Gifted Youngsters. Youngsters such as yourself. You have no place to go and you could live here and be a part of our family so to speak.�

Miranda arched her brows, �Fan-fuckin'tastic.' Any other benefits to living here?�

�You will be accepted for who you are and be around others like you. We could teach you how to control your powers and give you exercises to increase them as well.�

Miranda finally decided it would be best if she sat down again on the bed. She sighed for a moment and then looked up at the professor with a small smile, �Control my powers?�

�Yes, control and strengthen them. It is all a matter of what kind you have so we can teach you accordingly.� Hank interjected.

�So in other words,� Wolverine said as he shifted his position, �What exactly can you do? Or is the healing power all you have?�

Miranda leaned back against the bed and tiredly replied, �You think those bastards would have come after me if I could only just heal? No, I�ve got�multiple powers�� Miranda hated talking about this. She had always felt uncomfortable talking about how she was gifted. It made her feel more dangerous than she already was.

�Well? You wanna fill us in, kid?� Mr. Logan asked gruffly. His reference to her as a kid was really getting on her nerves.

�I�m not a kid.� She finally snapped at him, �I�m almost eighteen and that makes me almost an adult.�

�Don't get all pissy kid,� Mr. Logan continued, �Just what can you do?�

�Logan,� Xavier warned and Logan backed down. Miranda thought bemusedly, �Wish I could do that.� She could see that they were waiting for her reply.

�Well,� she began as she ran her hand over her neck, �the first one that really became noticeable was this one.� She flicked open her palm and five three-inch retractable claws emerged. She also opened her mouth and revealed that her teeth had turned sharp and ran her tongue over the long sabers now in her mouth. She couldn�t see it, but could feel her eyes change over as everything in the room became more sharp.

She stopped mid change and said, �Thisshh goesshh fully into a large cat, but I don�t really feel like going cat sshttyle right now.� This was said with a slight impediment because her teeth were getting in the way. She morphed back into herself and ran her tongue over her teeth.

Her audience was quite captivated by her and she took this as a sign to continue on, �I can also ricochet powers.�

�Meaning?� Hank asked, still very intrigued by her.

�Meaning that if someone decided to zap me, instead of it hurting me, I just absorb the power and kind of shoot it back at them. It only works with certain things though.� She scratched her head and finally after deciding how she wanted to word it, stated, �The most recent one to show up has something to do with energy placement or electricity.�

Miranda furrowed her brows, looking for the right things to say, �I can draw electricity/energy from objects or anything else for that matter and kind of shoot it back out. I also just found out that I can use it as a shield too�if that makes any sense at all.� She really felt uncomfortable now because she knew even for a mutant she was unusual. Usually powers evolved, they didn�t just keep appearing.

If she thought she would be met with weird stares, she was wrong. Xavier just looked at her and nodded. �That�s very interesting. When did they start showing up?�

�The first one showed up when I was 12. Then the rest of them started to show up every so often since then. I just got the last two in the last two years.�

�Do you use them often?� Mr. Logan asked brusquely.

Miranda fidgeted slightly and mumbled, �No.�

�Why not?� Logan pressed.

�Because I don't want any fuckin' blood on my hands. All I need is for myself or someone else to get hurt by stuff I can't control and I'm done. I don't use them cause I can't be found out. If more people knew�� She trailed off, looking through Logan and not really seeing anything. She was overwrought with images of a past she couldn't see. Just blurred thoughts. They scared her.

Charles, seeing that she was becoming over distressed, �We can teach you how to control them. And don�t worry, whatever you are running from, it won�t find you here.�

She smiled cynically at Charles, �If only you knew..� She was also directing this question to herself. Whatever had happened to her when she was twelve had locked itself away in her mind and thrown away the key. All that was left of her past was a swirling mass of ominous looking shadows. She only knew a few things and one of them was that she could never be found. People thought she was dead (or at least one very important person) and she wanted to keep it that way.

Charles arched an eyebrow and offered, �I�m willing to listen.�

Miranda decided to stand as she laughed, �I�m not willing to tell.�

Charles nodded, �Understandable. We�ll wait till you�re ready. So are you going to stay with us?�

Miranda placed her hands on her hips and after a moment of contemplation, �Can I change my mind?�

�We cannot keep you here.�

Miranda nodded and replied, �Well, let me give this place some time. Then I�ll let you know if I�m gonna stay.�

Xavier smiled warmly at her and Miranda felt like someone was proud of her, a feeling that she hadn�t felt in ages, �Very well. Come, we will get you to your new room. You are in luck, we have an extra room down in our teacher�s wing. You may stay there for the duration of your �trial� visit. Logan will show you there. Welcome to our home, Miranda.� With that, he turned from her and exited the room.

Miranda turned quickly on her feet and secured her backpack to her body. As she was walking after a retreating form of Logan, her ankle gave way. She stumbled slightly and cursed under her breath.

�Are you all right?� Hank asked as he placed a firm hold on her shoulder. Miranda could tell that he was generally concerned.

She smiled, �Yeah, I�m fine. I just forget that it takes longer for me to heal sometimes. Thanks for the help, but I really don't need it.� She shrugged out of his grip and padded off after Wolverine. She wasn�t sure about this place, and she hoped that getting cleaned up and doing some of her daily exercise would help clear her head.
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