Welcome to 'Whispers on the wind' sequel to My Little Nymph

Ch. 1: My Biggest Mistake.

*1970*

"Charles, please, put down the beer." Noah had come back for spring break, an on again off again situation, she had finally gotten to the point in her education she was close to her Ph.D in psychology.

"You know, you're the reason…" she stopped, her body rigid.

"You don't mean that, Charles. Come on now, you've had too much to drink."

"Obviously not, you're still here."

"You want me to leave?" Noah knew Charles had been under excessive amounts of stress, running the school and teaching, but for him to say something like this, it stung.

"Yes, I want you gone, Noah."

"I see…I'll gather my things then and you'll be rid of me."

"You always were my biggest Mistake, Noah."

"Charles, enough. I get it." it had been 8 years since the school had opened, Noah was now 30 years old, Charles was 32.

"Professor Beckett?" Noah turned towards one of the students, "Now's not a good time, sorry kiddo." The brown haired girl watched her professor walk off up the stairs.

"Hello Noah."

"Raven?" the blonde smiled, sliding off the bed.

"Why are you here?"

"I'm here to congratulate you. You're graduating from Oxford soon, right?"

"Yes, well…I may be graduating but I won't be coming back to celebrate."

"Charles?" Noah gave a curt nod. "He's made it very clear, he doesn't want me here. Said I was his biggest mistake."

"you will be if he lets you leave after such a big fight, Noah."

"Yes well, I'm not so sure I care anymore." She slid the small silver band he had given her 8 years ago, off her finger, setting it on the bedside table.

"I'm going back to oxford tonight; I've found a temporary place to stay until I get my Ph.D."

"Noah…" The silver and gold haired mutant stopped.

"No, Raven. I can't do this anymore, That's not the man I fell in love with." Raven nodded in understanding.

"I'll be back in New York by May, feel free to drop me a line." Raven watched her grab her bag, the promise ring remained discarded on the table.

"Good bye Noah."

"Good bye Raven."

Noah left without telling anyone, taking one last look at the institute she got in her car and drove off, not looking back.

"Noah?" it was late, and all of the students were in bed.

"Noah Left, Charles" the shaggy haired brunette turned to face Raven.

"You let her leave?" Raven gave a shrug of her shoulders. "After what happened, I figured it best to let her go."

"Raven…"

"You really hurt her, Charles. She isn't coming back, not this time." She held out her palm, showing him the ring he'd given her all those years ago.

"She took it off…"

"You said she was your biggest mistake."

"I didn't mean it!"

"If you hadn't meant it, you would never have said it. When did you become such an asshole?" Charles gave her a pointed look.

"About the time you left with Erik." A low blow, but it got his point across.

"I see, well, you and Noah have been together for 7 years, Charles. What changed? What made you this way." Her voice raised as she pressed a finger to his chest.

"It doesn't matter, People change, Raven!"

"Not so much that they hurt loved ones." Raven turned to walk away from him.

"Get out of my house, Raven."

"It's our house, Charles, and I was already leaving." He watched her form vanish down the stairs, he opened the palm of his hand and saw the slightly tarnished silver promise ring.

"What have I done…?"

"Noah Beckett?" she was sitting just outside the terminal for flight 47 to oxford.

"Depends on who's asking." She glanced up to see a guy, slightly older than herself.

"My name is Larry Trask."

"From Trask industries?"

"The very same, Miss Beckett." Noah laughed, "Seriously, people need to quit calling me Miss Beckett, that was my mother, I'm just Noah."

"Well 'just Noah' do you know what Trask industries specializes in?"

"Cybernetics, correct? You also manufacture weapons to aid in foreign wars and affairs."

"Wow, Beautiful and smart." Noah rolled her eyes at his attempted flattery.

"Let's just get to the point, Trask. What do you want?"

"You're a business type of girl, aren't you?" he chuckled, sitting down next to her.

"That I am, and I have a temper to rival a bull, so quit beating around the bush, I have a plane to catch soon."

"Yes ma'am"

"Don't call me ma'am, I'm no one's mother." Larry smiled at her spit fire personality.

"Well, I'm here because I need your help researching mutant genetics." She became suspicious.

"and If I refuse to help you? Then what, Mr. Trask?"

"I'm hoping it doesn't come to 'what if's' Noah."

"Flight 47 to Oxford is now boarding, flight 47 passengers, please proceed to the terminal gate."

"I'm sorry Mr. Trask, but I can't help you, find me again when I come back for the summer, maybe I'll have a different answer." Noah bade him good bye and headed for the terminal, unaware of the person coming up behind her.

"I'm very sorry for this, Noah, but I really need your help. Take her out to the van." The man who'd ambushed her had placed a rag covered in chloroform over her mouth to knock her out, last thing she saw was the woman at the terminal entrance calling for security.

Raven saw what happened from where she was standing, she had come to make sure Noah's take off was alright, but she had never expected an abduction. Raven followed the men in disguise, trying to keep up so she could take her friend back, unfortunately she got swept into a crowd of students entering the airport, causing her to lose Trask and his men.

"I have to tell Charles. Noah, please be alright, we're gonna find you, I promise."

So this is just the prologue to 'Whispers on the wind', naturally it will be short, but I appreciate your reviews as this story continues to progress, next chapter will delve up to the future with the sentinels and Logan going back in time.