Thanks…for everything
I do own X-Men in any way.
A/N-I just recently got into X-Men and I watched 4 of the movies in one day. I've always felt that deep down that Logan is a total softie. Also, keep a look out for a Gambit one-shot coming up soon!
Piotr was once again awoken by the cries of his little sister. He shot out of bed and ran down to her room.
There was a group of kids surrounding her.
"Back up!" he yelled.
The group quickly parted.
He saw Annabelle thrashing around on her bed. He sat down on her bed and said, "Annabelle. Wake up!"
"Logan", she whimpered.
"Someone go get Logan! Now!" he yelled.
A minute later, Logan came bursting into the room.
"She was screaming. When I got here, she said your name", Piotr explained.
"Kid, wake up", Logan said softly.
The moment Logan's hand touched her face, she went still.
Her eyes slowly opened. "Logan", she said with tears in her eyes. She sat up and burrowed into his chest.
Logan picked the small girl up. "I've got it from here. Really", Logan said, "Everyone go back to bed". Logan left the room with the small girl in his arms. He carried her to the kitchen. He set her on the island and started going through the cabinets. "Now, why were you screaming in the middle of the night for?" he asked her.
"I had a nightmare", she said.
Logan stopped. "What kind?" he asked, knowing full well about nightmares.
"The night my parents died and Piotr brought me here", she told him.
Logan turned around with a popcorn bag in his hands.
Annabelle took the popcorn bag from Logan. She concentrated and the popcorn started popping.
"That's pretty cool kid", he said.
"Nowhere near as helpful as my brother's power. I'll never be an X-Man like you and Professor Storm", she said.
"You aren't your brother", he told her, "So what movie do you wanna watch?"
"Anastasia", she said.
"Is this because of your last name?" he asked.
"No, because my real name is Anastasia, not Annabelle", she told him.
"Well, I'll let you in on a little secret…my name's not really Logan. Well, it is now, but my name used to be James", he said.
The two went into the living room, where Logan put Anastasia in.
Annabelle lay curled up next to Logan with her head in his lap.
By the time the movie was over, Annabelle was still wide awake, so Logan told her about his life.
"You lived in a barn?" she asked.
"It was only for a night", he told her, "That's where I got my jacket too". Logan looked at the time. "You'd better be getting to bed. You have class in the morning", Logan told her.
She kissed Logan's cheek and said, "Thanks…for everything".
Years later, Logan returned to the school. "Long time no see", Logan heard a voice say. He turned and saw a girl around 16.
She looked at him and her hand glowed red.
"Anna?" he asked smiling.
"Still smoking those cheap cigars I see", she said.
"Still popping popcorn?" he asked.
She smiled and hugged him. "It's good to have you back", she said.
"It's good to be back kid", he said hugging her back.
"Anna!" a voice called, "Come on!"
Logan glanced over her shoulder to see a boy standing there waiting for her. "Don't keep him waiting", he told her.
She pulled back and kissed his cheek. "Thanks…for everything", she said. She turned and ran into the waiting boy's arms.
Logan just chuckled and lit his cigar again. "Thanks for everything kid".