I'm Back! Who's excited…I am! I don't think all you readers know how much your reviews made my day. I'm soooo glad people like this story, and I couldn't wait to get onto the next chappie : ) (Which I hope is just as loved as the last)
Oh and to one of my lovely readers…you know who you are lol…. I updated so now you must update as well. : )
And before I forget…..Disclaimer: I own none of the character in this story, I am only a poor junior who spends her summers writing fanfiction.
So there we go and I hope you like the second installment to A Place to be Wanted.
Rogue had been traveling for days, not really knowing where she was going and not really caring. She now knew what Logan loved about the wandering life…it was always exciting. She never knew what character would grace the seat next to her, but she always looked forward to it.
Each soul was different, each with different emotions, different spirits, and like her, each held their own secrets. Sometimes people would talk with her, giving her a small glimpse into their life, but other times the passenger would respond with cold eyes to her welcoming questions.
But one thing was always the same…when she was wearing her dress, men always ran their eyes over her, oblivious to the fact that she could see their every move. It was amazing the different reactions her two outfits would gather. One turned men off while the other turned them on, she supposed it was because her old band T-shirt and ripped jeans made her look oddly like a hobo.
Every other day she would change outfits. The driver of the bus always seemed more than welcome to give Rogue enough money to run the washing machine at the local Laundromats. She figured he only gave her the quarters so he could see her in her more mature outfit, but she didn't mind…it was an easy way to get what she wanted.
One day, after stepping back onto the bus, the driver informed her that after stopping at one more city they would be on the road for quite a while. The next town was over one hundred miles away…with no stops except for gas.
Marie could see the shock look on the driver face when she explained to him her situation.
"Sugar…I've been on this bus for some time now. If I was plannin' on leaving, I would have done it a long time ago. Honestly I'm enjoying just riding around for awhile…it's a nice change."
With that she slowly walked back to her seat and wondered who the next passenger would be.
Logan cursed the bike for the thousandth time.
Why did it have to run out of gas here…in the middle of no where? He scuffed the ground with the heal of his boot and began to pace on the side of the road. He supposed that he could walk to the nearest town to get gas…but that wasn't the real problem. The real problem what that he was out of money. Well not exactly out but he seriously doubted that 95 cents would be enough to buy him a new tank of gas.
But something in his gut was telling him to keep going. Maybe it was the fact that he hadn't found a single trace of Marie…or it could have been the fact that he hadn't had a real meal in days. Either way, he knew that he couldn't give up so easily.
So he contemplated his options.
He could sit here and wait for someone to find him and take him to the nearest town…
Nah….
Or he could stop pacing and walk to the town. From there he could catch a bus to continue his search for Marie.
The second seemed like a much better option, so Wolverine started to walk away….only to remember the bike. He could exactly just leave it there…but it wasn't like Scott was going to miss it. Besides…if Scott did return…by some odd freak of nature…he was sure that the guy could use Cerebro…somehow…and find the abandoned bike.
With that Logan shrugged his shoulders and walked off…
It wasn't his problem anyway.
The treck into town seemed a lot shorter when he planned the trip in his head. He had just recently reached the outskirts of town and he had to go all he way into the heart of the stupid place just to find a bus stop. The only thing that kept him from stopping was the notion that Rogue was hiding somewhere just around the corner.
So he continued on, carrying his leather jacket slung over his shoulder. When he finally reached the interior of the city he gazed at his reflection in a shop window. Scowling he started to brush off his dusty wife beater and blue jeans…which only made his scowl deepen.
Why the hell was he so concerned with his looks all of a sudden…its not like she was there to see him anyway.
He hated himself for thinking about such things. Logan tried to force the notion out of his head. Marie was like a little sister to him, someone to protect not someone to lust over.
But he couldn't help it.
The longer he spent looking for her, the more he wanted her…it was enough to drive any man mad, much less and animalistic one like Wolverine.
He wasn't sure how long he stood there, waiting for the bus to show up, but he certainly knew that his legs were beginning to go numb. With an aggravated grunt Logan slid down the wall of the store behind him and rested his head on his knees.
Wolverine jerked awake when he felt something touching his bare shoulder. Snarling he bolted to his feet and glared daggers into the girl that had tapped him.
"Um…I just thought that you would want to know that the bus is coming."
With that simple sentence the girl gave wolverine the cold shoulder facing the opposite direction. Logan simply snorted and threw on his jacket. Night had begun to fall and it was getting a tad chilly.
The bus was still in the distance, but Logan could see it coming. For some reason, it was the most comforting thought he'd had all day. Wanting to keep his gruff appearance he shoved the tops of his hands in his pockets and glared and everyone who passed.
A rather large group had begun to congregate around the bus stop and Logan was having a rather interesting time observing them all. There was a elderly woman scolding her son for not packing her knitting needles correctly and a young girl pulling on her moms skirt begging for the bathroom. But the couple on his right caught his eye. Trying to hide the face that he was staring, Logan observed them carefully.
It was obvious that they were in love. The young man has his arm slung around the girls shoulders, while she had her arms wrapped around his waste lacing her fingers with his. Occasionally he would lean over and whisper something in her ear, causing her to giggle.
Usually he would have found such a sight sickening…but as of late he could picture himself and Marie in that situation.
And that's when he thought…he thought that he could smell her. Rogue, he had come to discover, had a very unique sent that had slowly been engraved in his mind. As the bus pulled up the curb he could have sworn that he smelled her sent, now mingled with fresh air and laced with adventure. But as soon as he thought he had it…the fragrance vanished.
His eyes, which had glimmered with anticipation, now were cast downward as the bus' doors swung open.
The crowd had managed to push passed him while he was lost in his thoughts so he was the last to walk up the steps. When he dropped his change in the box he heard the bus driver ask if there were any seats left, but he kept his eyes down…he was not in the mood to converse with people.
"There's a seat back here."
The driver pointed to the back of the bus, and Logan slowly made his was down the isle. He finally looked up when he was about two rows from he seat…he wanted to see who he was going to be forced to sit with.
Casually his eyes traveled over the seat and what he saw stopped him in his tracks.
There she was, diligently digging through her purse… she hadn't even noticed him.
He couldn't believe his eyes and for a moment his voice was caught in his throat. When he managed to catch his breath all he could choke out was one word.
"Marie…."
And that's when those beautiful eyes flashed upward.
HOORAY! Another chapter finished I think that's record turn around time for me.
I just was to let everyone know that the next chapter won't be up for two weeks because I will be out of town… and I have no access to the computer where I'll be. So you guys will just have to be patient lol
Oh yeah and plz review...it makes me happy : )
Viper
