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Okay, it's been a rather long time since I last updated, there are no real excuses. I am revising for exams that determine Uni entrance but then I could always have found a spare couple of hours to spend writing this. Sorry.

Two Truths

Chapter 4

Bobby Blake woke up to the violent movement of his long time girlfriend jumping out of bed, something that wouldn't have woken him up if SHE hadn't have insisted upon the water mattress. He groaned sleepily, and in his barely conscious state tried to figure out the reason Kitty had decided upon such a rude awakening. Did she have an appointment that he (and she) had forgot about? His question was answered by the sound of violent throwing up and groaning from the en-suite. 'Oh' he muttered 'must have been the Tira Ma Su.'

Akira had just finished slipping the material of her leotard over her shoulder. She heard footsteps approach from behind. She turned to see that Bay walked into the dressing room already clad in a plain blue and yellow X-men costume. He stared at her. When he had saw her the day before she had been dressed in baggy men's clothing. That apparently, as he was just finding out, hid the feminine curves that would usually not be found on a woman so young. The material clung like a second skin to her chest and well-toned stomach. He was glad that a she was wearing a small pair of shorts over the leotard. His eyes finally worked their way up to her face and he realised from the look on her face that he was staring.

'Umm Hi.' He muttered.

'We wait for Uncle Logan here.' She said turning around to tie her hair up.

Bay searched for something to say to cut down his embarrassment.

'Uncle? I heard that like Logan knew nothing about his past?'

'Yeah, what of it?'

'Then his not your real uncle?'

'Yeah, what of it?'

'Nothing.'

'Bay! Akira!' Wolverine had just walked in, dressed in full black uniform. Bay had to admit he looked fierce. For the first time ever he started to feel nervous before a training session.

'Here's the run down kids. You enter the danger room, you find me before I find you.'

'Is that it?' Bay asked. Logan gave him a look of pure hatred.

'I will enter now; you enter when the doors open again. They're set to open exactly five minutes after I enter. Got that, beach boy?'

'Yes.'

'Yes, what?'

'Yes, Logan.'

Logan growled. He turned and walked through the doors that lead out to the corridor. Akira and Bay followed him too the doors of the danger room. They opened to reveal the large plain circular room. Logan walked in without a word and the doors closed swiftly behind him.

'It's Wolverine.'

Bay stared at Akira.

'What?'

'When his in uniform its wolverine, not Logan.'

'Oh.'

'And you shouldn't question him.'

'But, I mean come on. Find me before I find you. Is that meant to scare us or something?'

'Your not scared?'

'What, are you?'

'No, but his my uncle. He wouldn't do anything too me. Most people are scared of him.'

'Why? I mean I've heard stories about him. I expected him to be taller, and younger, and less hairy.'

Akiras cold blue eyes narrowed. She stared straight at him with a look that could kill a man. Bay was suddenly startled by how similar it was to the look Logan had given him earlier. He would have commented on it but the large metal doors in front of them opened to reveal a small clearing surrounded by towering trees.

It still surprised him at how realistic the holographs in the danger room were. He could hear the crunch of dead leaves under his shoes as he walked. The trees past the clearing were thickly placed. From what he could see of the sky through the blanket of leaves and branches it was the middle of the night. There was a slight breeze rustling the leaves.

'So we just have to find him, yeah?'

Akira didn't answer. She looked at him and started to sprint through the trees.

'KEEP UP!'

It had been twenty minutes since the kids had first entered the danger room. Akira best time had been an hour and a half. She hadn't yet managed to catch him first. As for Bay the average time for a beginner was three minutes. They never seemed to realise that if your tracking someone you shouldn't be talking to each other. He sniffed the air. They were close, to the east. No fear. Not surprising for Akira, he wouldn't want her to be scared. But the new boy, not afraid of him. That was just insulting. They were getting closer; he could now hear Bays footsteps. At least he was tying to be quite. That was promising.

Visual, they were below him. Akira had stopped, she was looking around, and she could sense him. She started to look up, her eyes rested for a moment on the tree which he was crouching in. He thought she'd spotted him but then she looked away. She carried on walking, Bay following behind.

Swiftly Logan jumped down, landing on his feet. He slowly stalked after them, a little to the left of them and two meters behind. Akira stopped again, she looked behind her. Logan smiled, she'd seen him. She'd caught him for the first time. He stopped waiting for her to tackle him. His brow furrowed as she again carried on walking.

A dozen meters on he decided enough was enough. Bay was a few feet away from him, he sprinted out and grabbed the boy from behind, his claws sliding smoothly out and resting a few inches from the boy's throat. If he wasn't afraid before he was now. Logan could taste the sudden fear pouring of his skin.

The next thing Logan knew was the pain in his chest, not bad, he'd had worst. It had startled him though, and that didn't happen often. He could smell his own flesh burning and he dropped to the floor, rolling to put out the flames that were still eating away at the remaining tatters of his uniform. His burnt muscles and skin had already begun to heal. He got to his feet. Bay was knelt on the floor he was clutching his head, his face contorted into a silent scream.

'BAY!' Logan walked over to him. 'Listen to me kid, you can control it. Just concentrate.'

Bay suddenly screamed in pain, there was a bright white flash and flames consumed his body. They burned bright for a few seconds but then seemed to calm down revealing an unharmed figure in the centre of them. It reminded Logan of the human torch, except the fire around Bays body was not shaped like a body was a wild circle and it was spreading fast. Logan looked across at a rather pale looking Akira.

'GO!'

She stared at him for a moment before running in the direction of the hidden doors.

'Access code Tr45!'

The danger rooms computerised voice answered. 'Voice detection, Wolverine, Access granted.'

'End programme.'

The trees and forest faded and the lights turned back on. Logan looked through the flames to see Bay collapse. He silently shouted for Xavier to contact Hank. The flames were slowly moving back towards Bay seemingly being sucked back into his body.

Akira waited outside the medical bay nervously. Bays sudden manifestation of power had scared her. She hadn't expected it. With hindsight she realised she should have found out his powers before going into a training session with him He was clumsy and made a lot of noise, he deserved to be caught. Didn't he? Seeing him seemingly on flame made her feel sick, there was something familiar about it that made her worry. The doors opened, Logan walked out. He looked over at her.

'You okay?'

'Just shaken.'

'We need to talk.'

'What about?'

'You saw me. Have the decency not to lye.'

'I did see you.'

'In the tree or when I was stalking you?'

'Both.'

'What are you meant to do if you see me?'

'Tackle you.'

'Why didn't you?' Akira looked at the floor. Her shoes had a speck of blue paint on them, when did that happen?

'I didn't mean for that to happen.'

'Akira, why did you let me catch Bay?'

'To scare him.' Logan stared at her, then looked down at the floor.

'Why?'

'He insulted you.' Logan sighed.

'If it were anyone but me they would have been seriously injured. Bay is traumatised.'

'I didn't know he'd react like that.'

'Let me tell you something. Bay is terrified of his powers; he knows he could hurt a lot of people. The tough guy attitude is just a way of keeping people away from them so he can't hurt them.'

'Hank told you that didn't he?'

'Word for word, I can't stand that emotional shit.'

'His like you then?'

'Don't push it girl. Now get in there and do something which will put it right.'

'Like what?'

'Don't you listen kid, I don't do the emotional shit.' He walked away.

Akira stood outside the medical bay for a few long moments before pressing the intercom.

'Uncle Hank, can I come in?'

'Yes Akira but be brief.'

Bay was sat up in bed, by the look on his face his tough guy attitude had already returned.

'What do you want?'

'A word. Uncle Blue could I talk to Bay for a minute?'

Hank looked between the two of them.

'I won't kill him, I promise.'

'Like you could.' Bay smirked.

'Okay.' Hank replied caution lacing his voice. He slowly left the room, turning to give them one more look before he excited.

She sat on the chair next to Bays bed. She stared at her hands before working up the guts it took to say what she had to say.

'If you don't learn to control your powers they will control you.'

'Do I look like I want the lecture?'

'I know they all say it, but it's true. It's like the energy wants out. You can't hold it in all the times otherwise it'll find other ways out.'

'I didn't ask to be a Mutant.'

'Nobody does, but nobody asks to be born Asian, African, European. They just are.'

'It's not the same thing.'

'No, I suppose not. It's a responsibility. It takes a lot of control, and people will always hate you for what you are.'

Bay looked straight into her eyes, he seemed to be searching her soul for something and she didn't know what.

'Well, at least you're not trying to sell me that 'one day mutant and human kind will live in peace' crap.'

'Isn't it something worth hoping for?'

'It'll never be a reality.'

'Maybe not.'

They sat in silence for a few moments.

'Bay, I, We. Oh god.'

He stared at her.

'We got of to a bad start. Perhaps we should try again.'

'That was hard for you wasn't it?'

'I'm not used to apologising.'

'Sorry, was that an apology?'

'Yes, it was. You got a problem with that bub.'

'Yes Princess, I think in do.'

Akira growled at him, it took her a few moments to realise that his eyes were dancing with laughter. She couldn't say why but she suddenly burst out laughing. Bay laughed with her. Hank rushed into the room to see what the matter was. He stopped in his tracks to see the two teens laughing their heads off. The only thing he could think to say was something he once heard Kitty say.

'Yeahbutwhat?'

'Uncle Hank. Will Bay be okay to leave in time to help us put up the decorations?'

'Yeahbutwhat?'

Okay, did you like that, are my stories getting worse with every chapter written? I'd like to know please review.

Next chapter: Might be a bit of a tearjerker here. I'm going to get Logan dancing, and reveal what's wrong with Storm. Bay and Akira, how's that one going to work out? Can the two of them be friends?