Things had been quiet for the next few weeks after the outburst of Rogue. Classes had started, Logan was scaring the children and Rogue was calming them down and scolding him while he had a smile on his face he whole time. She was starting to suspect that he was just misbehaving just to get her to come down and see him. Things were finally back to normal, well as normal as one can get in a mutant school.

"Luke Ah told you, the purpose of this project is to focus your technique with water colors, not make the water go every where." Rogue said trying to clean up a girl student that Luke, a boy who could control liquid water, had splashed. After cleaning everyone up as best she could the bell rang.

"Projects are due on the Monda' you get back from vacation, be safe." She said over the loud rush of students.

"Thank gawd that was mah' last class." She said, her southern drawl always got thicker when she was tired.

She picked up her papers and stuffed them in her bag and headed to her room. Logan was tracking another mutant and shouldn't be home until late that night, so she got a little apprehensive when she noticed her door was slightly open. She walked in quietly and then smiled. A few candles were lit and a note was on the bed.

Marie, The library

L

It didn't have to say another word; she just smiled really big and rushed to get ready. Choosing a simple but elegant green dress Logan had bought her a while back and pulled her hair up leaving only the white pieces of hair down to frame her face. With a quick dab of make up she ran down stairs and to the library.

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He sensed her before she even opened the door, and it made him smile. Tonight he was going to make sure she felt special, make sure she knew how he felt, tonight was their three-year anniversary. He watched as she timidly opened the door and looked inside, her eyes lit up when she saw the table for two, and yet she still searched for him. He chuckled to himself, a little too loud because as he wasn't paying attention she quickly turned around and nearly tackled him to the ground.

"Hey sugah." She said softly as her eyes met his.

"Hey Marie, happy anniversary." He said giving her a light kiss and pulling away. "Um, you want to let me go so we can eat."

She gave one of her cute pouts and gave a solemn "Ah suppose" He just smiled at her.

He led her to the table and sat her down then sat down himself on the other end. She looked down at the food and smiled, it was her favorite, steak, rare. Ever since her absorption of Logan, that's all she wanted to eat. She looked up at him and smiled.

"Where have ya' been sugah?" she asked as she cut her steak.

"Mexico, Chuck has me following some mutant that can shape shift. But it was no use, he didn't want to come back with me to the states so I came home." He said opening his bear.

"Ah missed you sugah." She said lovingly.

"I missed you too Marie." He said back. And on the conversation went with idle chitchat. Marie sipped her wine and Logan drank his beer and they filled each other in on what had happened while he left. And some time after midnight, Logan decided Marie should go to bed. She was thoroughly drunk and more than a little clumsy.

"Come on Marie, off we go." Logan said trying to help Marie stand up, but she fell down again, it was no use her legs were useless.

"Ahhhhhh, suuugahh AH'm fine." She said having a tough time saying her words. Logan just laughed at her and picked her up, she protested at first but then just let it go and got comfortable against his chest. Logan carried her off to their room where he tried not to trip on the messy floor, which was scattered with clothes and papers. He grumbled to himself and laid Marie in bed. He tried getting to the bathroom but almost knocked over a large canvas in the process, he straitened it out and then the cover slipped off.

"Wow." He muttered. The painting was definitely Marie's. It was Marie in one of her green and yellow spandex suits and flight jacket, her hair was curly and wild and she was petting a... wolverine. His smile expanded and he turned to look at her as she rustled in the blankets.

"The problem with absorbing you Logan, is that Ah never stay drunk very long." She stopped and looked at what he was looking at. She blushed and started to fumble with an explanation but Logan shushed her.

"I love you Marie." Logan said with a smile on his face. Wow, it had been easier than he thought.

Marie was taken back, utterly speechless. So she didn't speak, instead she just flew into his arms and kissed him passionately.

"Ah love you too Logan" she said breaking the kiss.

"You know your stuck with me forever now right? I'll give you one last chance to leave, no regrets." Logan said holding her in his arms.

"This is exactly the way Ah wanted it to be Logan, so take back your offer cause now you got me forever whether you like it or not." She said looking up at him with a smile.

"I think I'll like it just fine." He said huskily and kissed her again. He brought her over to the bed and saw her tired face and tucked her in once more and climbing in next to her he wrapped his arms around her as she snuggled up against him and fell sound asleep.

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Rogue was down in the kitchen at two that morning, ** You never would think that Logan would be a human furnace. ** She thought, and with the night already unseasonably warm, she was sweating even in the kitchen. So she grabbed a beer form Logan's stash and headed out to the patio. The night air was brisk and felt good; there was a slight breeze-fanning Rogue even more. But there was something strange; it was much too quiet. She thought she was just being paranoid so she took another swig of the beer and calmed her nerves.

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Logan grumbled and reached out for Marie, but only got more blankets. In an instant he was fully awake and in a panic to find her. He ran a rough hand through his messy hair and pulled in a shirt. He opened his door and instantly caught her scent, sighing a breath of relief he followed the familiar smell to the patio. He grunted inwardly as he saw her bent over the patio railing, round behind fully visible and a beer in her hands, just enjoying the night air.

His smile faded as he saw her tense, then he heard it. A rustle in the bush and a truck engine. A moment later he was in front of her and looking at the army of commandos on the front lawn who were sneaking into the school.

"Logan." She said over his shoulder as he unleashed his claws. "Logan, Ah'll hold them off as long as Ah can, you go protect those kids and wake up the damn x-men."

Logan growled. "No Marie I am not leaving you out here."

"Ah wasn't askin' Ah was tellin'" She said with a fierce kiss and pushed him aside as she lifted off the ground.

Logan growled as he watched her fly away and throw commandos out of the trees. ** I'll be back darlin' ** he promised her. He ran inside and started to pound and yell down the kids dorm room telling the to evacuate. As soon as he knew that the leaders were awake to evacuate the younger kids he went down to the teachers hall.

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"Come on boys Ah thought Ah was going to get a workout." She said swooping down and grabbing a few more commandos, flying up and dropping them form the sky. She would swoop down and punch and hit a few more. She was flying up again when she heard a 'swoosh' and felt a pain in her side. She felt her side and pulled out a dart. It was a tranquilizer dart big enough to put out an elephant with the needle to prove it. Her vision was starting to get fuzzy and her strength starting to deplete rapidly. She started to fall, she hit the ground and before all went black she felt herself being carried away.

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The commandos had infiltrated the mansion and were tranquilizing away any and all mutants, but not stopping to take a single one. They were here to capture a single mutant and maybe get lucky enough to capture a second, the others were worthless to them. General Wilson was on a mission to get The Girl, but if wolverine was there, well killing two birds with one stone fit that scenario best.

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Scott was guarding one of the escape routes while Storm was guarding the other. It was strange though because the commandos didn't want to have anything to do with them and a few even walked right by. A while back Logan had run off to 'find Rogue', typical Logan one set mind. After a few minutes of not seeing a single commando Scott realized they had left.

*Shit * he thought

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"Now come on Wolverine you are coming with us and you can pick one of two ways, the easy way or the hard way" Wilson said from his jeep his troops surrounding Wolverine.

"There is no way in hell I am going willingly, not after what you did to me" Logan and spat and * snikt* he unleashed his claws.

"Oh but I only see improvements. Besides I think this girl will get awfully lonely with out you." He said pulling up Rogue's unconscious body from one of the jeeps and dropped the dark hair-ed beauty, unceremoniously in the dirt in front of Logan. Logan's eyes flashed with rage.

"I bet she's and animal in bed huh wolverine?" Wilson said holding her face to his and kissed her lips. "Maybe I'll give her a ride." He chuckled. "But she is a mutie." He said sadly and stood up and pulled out his gun and cocked it. "So maybe I'll just blow her brains out right now." He said pointing the gun to her head. "You have three seconds to hand yourself over peacefully and you both live or fight and she dies."

Behind Logan he heard One-eye yell from a balcony "No don't do it Logan." ** Pfft what did one-eye know about mates? **

"one"

Logan was snapped back to reality.

"Two"

"I have a condition." Logan yelled out.

"I am not here to negotiate!" Wilson yelled back

"Fine by the time you will have killed her I will have had you gutted." Logan said calmly.

Wilson debated this and decided he could give a scum covered mutant a small deal.
"What is it?"

"She stays with me, where ever I go she goes and vice-a versa. Whatever cell, we will not be separated." Logan said

Wilson nearly laughed at the request but finally said. "You have my word you two will remain together."

Logan nodded and heard another yell from Scott. * Shut up one eye I did the best thing for us. ** He thought solemnly. He was then shackled with admantium. He jerked away from the commandos and picked up his Marie whispering a silent apology and got in the truck