The Wolf's Unwanted Child

Part Four

It was the early hours when Wolverine returned with Wildcat, he found her by a small pond looking at the white and pink lilies as she skipped a stone across the surface of the water- she looked so lost as she unsheathed and retracted her claws using the pain to anchor her to reality instead of the memories that plagued her.

Wolverine knew that feeling all too well and been in that situation himself, no child should go through that at any age as the students have been through hell in their lives before coming to the school. But this was his own child and he would give up his own life for her so she would never feel any more pain if he could help it.

Danielle didn't expect Logan to be by Dr Summers side comforting her from the evil brat not for the man to come looking for her.

Both father and child talked and Logan wished that he was there for Danielle - he should have manned up instead of walking away and leaving a little girl in the clutches of that selfish woman. He wanted to kill the men that tried to rape his daughter or beat her when she would give them what they wanted as her own mother stood there doing nothing but call her flesh and blood a selfish little bitch for not getting her out of trouble and her debts.

Logan could hear Wolverine in his mind telling him to go back to Canada and find each of those perverts and castrate them slowly for touching what was his, for once Logan agreed with his feral side till he saw the girl sit there curled up and her arms wrapped around her legs looking at the pond and the clearing as she heard small animals scurrying away.

Logan told Danielle Wolf that he would protect and take care of her as he should have; Danielle looked at Logan and into his hazel eyes knowing the routine and the lies that followed. She was surprised to see the sincere stare and somehow believed the man that he would keep his word.

"I won't promise ya kid, but I swear it that I would always protect and take care of ya."-
"Pinky swear and I'll think about it."

Logan chuckled as he put his small finger out to his daughter's and linked them together as they made their promises to each other before heading back to the school to get a few hours of sleep before classes began.

Danielle kept her distance from Dr Jean Summers and the red-haired doctor didn't blame the child, she apologized repeatedly and the girl had enough as she told her to quit while ahead before giving Jean a slight smile to tell her that it was forgiven but not forgotten.

Just then a large blue furred man that called himself the Beast walked over and introduced himself to the child, Danielle wasn't sure about Dr Henry McCoy and didn't want to go back into the Lab again but Hank as he liked to be called was gentle and calm as he told her that there won't be needles involved only swabs to take skin cells and compare them to Wolverine's.

As breakfast ended Wolverine hid his disappointment when his cub called him by his name instead of dad or any other titles of that category, Logan on the other hand just ruffled her soft dark hair and told her to stay out of trouble. Seeing the innocent look on Wildcat's hazel eyes that was too innocent for his liking knew there was going to be some trouble as he headed down to the Danger Room for his first lesson of the day.

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After classes and the evening meal both Logan and Danielle headed down to the Medical Laboratory where Beast was waiting for them, as promised there were no needles in sight and Danielle Wolf relaxed slightly as he started some tests to check her health and also to see her bone retractable claws.

Danielle was slightly nourished from lack of meals, but with her quick healing and three meals a day she would be fine.

Once the samples were taken to be analyzed Hank grinned as he went through his stash of candies and gave Danielle a candy bar making the girl smile, "thanks Big Blue.' Jumping off the table she headed for the door tapping her foot in annoyance that Logan wasn't moving quick enough as she didn't want to miss the Hockey Game.