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Logan's POV
Three punching bags later and I realize that I should probably go upstairs. I start to put everything away when I hear the door open once again. I think it's Jean or maybe Scott coming to talk some sense into me but when I turn I see Emily. "Em what are you doing"? I ask her. "You've been down here all day which means your angry about something but no one will tell me anything so I came to talk to you" she says. "I'm sorry I was just letting off some steam and lost track of time". "Logan what happened this morning"? "Mystique was behind the attack we caught her but we had to let her go to keep the peace with Erik". "And your mad because she just got to walk out of here" god she knows me well. "Logan don't beat yourself up about it. It's not the first time I have been attacked nor will it be the last. I know your here to protect me but your not going to be able to stop it every time. Right now knowing that you are here is enough for me". I walk over to her and pull her into me. "Your too good for me" I say to her. She laughs and then looks at me "Did you really destroy three punching bags" she laughs. "I was only planning on two until Jean came down here" I say. "Yeah she told me about that, she said you were being stubborn. I just told her you probably needed a little bit of time to yourself". "Yeah... Enough about me though, are you feeling any better"? "Jean gave me some medicine earlier and then shut my mind off for a few hours so I'm all rested up so to answer your question I feel a million times better than I did this morning". "Good, now why don't we go get something to eat and then go up to the roof". "Sounds perfect".
An hour later and we are still sitting up on the roof. We are laying down on the roof watching the sun set. I have my arms wrapped around Emily and we are enjoying the quiet after the past couple weeks. "Em". "Hmmm"? "You awake" I laugh. "No, now leave me alone". I start to tickle her and she starts laughing. "Logan stop" she squeals. I keep doing it but then she tenses up and sits up really quick. "Em what's wrong". "Your brother is back" she says. I don't believe her until I pick up his scent. "Go inside and tell the others and then I want you to stay in there, go to the lab and stay there with Hank". She nods and I scale the wall down to the ground, he isn't getting close to her. I start to run towards the woods and I run right into him about 25 ft in. "I thought I got you locked up". "You little brother got me temporarily confined, Mystique however figured out where I was and came and got me. I figured I'd come back to say thank you" he says as he takes a swing at me. I pin him down and stick my claws into him keeping him on the ground. "Message received now why don't you leave before I cut you into small pieces and burry you in different places". "Trying to get rid of me so fast, but why"? The rest of the team finds us Scott comes to help me. "I swear we need to get Erik to lock you up or something this is ridiculous, Jean knock him out. Gambit go get the blackbird ready I need you and Bobby to help me take him to Erik" says Scott. With that taken care of I make my way to the mansion with Jean to make sure Emily is ok.
As Jean and I walk back up she turns to me "Logan I'm sorry about earlier, I should have known to given you space" she says. "No need to apologize Jeanie, you were just looking out for Emily I get it". She nods at me and we keep walking.
I hurry down to the lab and when I get there Emily runs over to me and I wrap her in my arms. "You okay"? I ask her. "Yeah I'm fine, why was he back". "Mystique found him after we let her go and got him out, I knew we should have kept her here" I say. "Scott's taking him to Erik as we speak" says Jean. "Thank god, I was not up to dealing with him again" says Emily. "Em how did you know he was here". I ask. "I picked up his scent, I guess since my mind is a little weak right now everything else is heightened so I caught him before you did". I nod and look to her "Let's go upstairs, Jean let me know when Scott gets back" she nods and we go upstairs. I close the door and look to Emily "now where were we".
Emily's POV
Two weeks later and I'm sitting in the lab waiting to see if Hank is going to clear me for physical activity and to resume training with Charles. "Would you like the good news or bad news first my dear"? "Just tell me Hank" I say back. "Okay... Well the bad news is that I cannot clear you for team training or missions but you can resume training with Charles" He smiles at me. "Hank it's been almost three weeks, I'm starting to get restless". "I know and I'm sorry but we can't risk you hurting your head again. Next week you should be all clear, I promise". I sigh and look at him. "Can I at least work out a little, please". "Your going to have to clear that with Jean and Logan but you have a yes from me" he says. I jump up and hug him "Thank you Hank". "Your welcome my dear, just don't overdo it. I smile at him and walk out of the lab.
I walk over to the observation room for the Danger Room to see the team training as per usual. I know I cant train right now but I do love watching them, how in sync they are with each other. When we do a simulation we all work like a clock, each part does its job and doesn't need to be told to so. When the team is done I rush down to ask Jean if I'm ok, Logan may require some convincing. "Jean I need you to clear me to work out, Hank said it was fine" I say excitedly. "I'm fine with it as long as you feel alright and as long as big man over there gives you the okay, he has the final say here". I smirk at her "Oh don't worry I have that one wrapped around my finger, plus I have a convincing argument if needed". She laughs at me and then I feel two strong arms wrap around me. "Are you plotting against me over here" Logan whispers in my ear. "No but I have a question for you". "And what would that be"? "Hank and Jean cleared me to do a bit of training but you have final say..." I say timidly. Logan thinks about it for a minute and then looks at me "I'll agree to it, but you need to be careful. Don't overdue it, we need you back on the team as soon as possible". I smile at him and he laughs. "You helping me with class today"? "Yeah sounds good". We walk back into the Danger Room and wait for the kids to come in.
After class Logan and I walk out and and I look at him. "I'm going to the gym, want to come". "I would darlin but I have to go run an errand for Charles, I'll be back in about an hour or two though". I nod not thinking anything of it and go into the gym.
I begin to work out and before too long Jean comes down. "Hows it going to far"? she ask me. "It feels great". I smile at her. "Well we were going to go to the mall if you want to come with us. It's Rogue, Storm, and I. Kitty is busy doing something with Bobby". "That sounds great. Let me just go get ready real quick".
Three hours later and we get back to the mansion. When they said they liked to shop they weren't kidding, I was done after an hour. I take everything back up to my room and when I get there I see that Logan isn't in here. I walk out of my room and see Gambit. "Hey do you know where Logan is"? I ask him. "He is on the roof I think" he says. I nod and make my way upstairs to the roof.
When I open the door what I see surprises me to say the least. I see Logan standing in the middle of some candles, he is dressed in jeans and a dress shirt, something I have never seen him in before. "Logan, what is this" I ask speechlessly. "Come here" he says with a smile on his face. I walk over to him and he grabs my hands. "Okay, I'm going to talk and I want you to listen to me". I nod my head and he begins to talk again. "Ever since we picked you up, I knew there was something special about you and everyday since then you have proved to me that you are the most amazing person. You are the sweetest and kindest person I know. I have never loved anyone more in my life. You are such a special girl and the though of loosing you scares everything that has happened I realize that I need to take advantage of every moment I have with you. So Emily, will you marry me"? Logan gets down on one knee and I'm crying, I forget I need to answer. "Darlin a yes or no would be nice". "Yes" I say. Logan slides the ring onto my finger and then stands up and kisses me. We press our faces together "You have no idea how happy you just made me" he says. I giggle and kiss him again. "I love you so much Logan" I say. "I love you too darlin, more than I can put into words, now what do you say we eat some dinner, I enlisted the help of Kitty and Bobby to make dinner". "Wait they knew about this" I say. "Of course they did, why do you think I had Jean and the girls take you shopping, I wouldn't put you through that unless absolutely necessary" I laugh at that. Logan leads me over to a blanket with a basket sitting on it. He takes out the food and then hands me a beer. We sit and eat our dinner and then we sit and watch the stars. I pulls me close to him and I realize that this is the happiest I have ever been.
The next morning I go and watch team training but sneak up into the observation room in order to avoid questions for right now. I walk in and see Charles. "Hello Emily". He smiles at me. "Good morning professor" I say. "I do believe congratulations are in order". "Thank you Charles"I say with a smile on my face. I sit down and help Charles run the simulation. Every so often I glance down at the ring on my finger. It's very simple, nothing flashy and I'm in love with it. I still can't believed I'm engaged to Logan.
I leave a little early to go get some coffee and about five minutes later the team starts walking in. Logan is the first one in and he comes over and kisses me. "Morning darlin" he says. I hand him a cup of coffee and we go sit down at the table. Scott and Jean walk in next and Jean rushes over to me. "Alright let me see it, Logan wouldn't show it to anyone". I hold out my hand and let her look at it. "Logan you did I nice job" she says. I laugh at the surprise in her voice. "You should have seen Scott when he proposed to me, he was a nervous wreck the whole day, I had to read his mind to make sure he was ok" she says. "Wait so you knew he was going to propose to you" I say. "Yeah, I was surprised though".Scott comes and sits next to her and hands her a coffee "I was not that bad" he says. I laugh at this. The rest of the team walks in and they start to congratulate us. I still can't believe everyone helped out with this. It makes me realize what an amazing group of friends I have.
Later that day I'm down in the gym with Jean training when Logan and Scott walk into the gym in their uniforms. "Jean, Charles is sending us to retrieve two mutants outside of Canada and we need you to go with us". She nods and goes to change. Logan and Scott walk over to me. "Okay here is the deal, Hank cleared you to come with us but you need to stay right with me and be careful. The only reason I am agreeing to this is because it's an easy mission" Logan says with a serious look on his face. I kiss him and Scott smiles at me, I run off to go change.
We board the Blackbird with Hank and Storm and Scott starts to brief us on the mission. " We are picking up a brother and sister who are running from home. The boy has power augmentation and the girl has power mimicry. They had some people tracking them but they have lost them for now. This should be fairly easy, stick to the plan and we will be in and out" We all nod and before too long Storm lands the Blackbird. We get off and I stay close to Logan. We all begin to walk and before too long we come across the two kids. Jean is the first one to walk over to the two teens. I read their thoughts and see that while they are nervous they seem to trust her. Jean gets them to come follow her and we start to head back to the Blackbird when Logan stops. "Son of a bitch" he says as he pulls a dart out of his neck. "Everyone back to the ship now" says Scott. Logan grabs my hand and we start to run back. Luckily we all make it back to the ship and Storm takes off. Logan grabs me and looks me over. "Are you ok, did they get you"? He ask. "Logan I'm fine, are you ok"? I ask him. "I'm fine". He pulls me close to him and we fly back to the mansion.
Later that night I'm sitting in the kitchen by myself looking at wedding magazines when Jean walks in. "Hey, what's up"? I ask her. She sighs and sits down next to me. " Just finished meeting with Charles about today's mission, I sent the kids with Rogue and Gambit. I figured they would connect. Where is Logan"? She ask. "He and Scott are in the garage working on Logan's motorcycle I think". I say. "I see your working on wedding stuff, have you guys picked a date yet". She says. "I think so. We were thinking near the end of school. The only problem is that it only gives us about two months to plan it. I want to keep it small, I mean neither of us has any family so I guess it would just be the team". I sigh. "Well I'm here if you need help, In fact we could go look at dresses this weekend". She says. "That sounds great" she smiles at me and then gets up saying she is going to see what the boys are doing. I keep sitting there flipping through different magazines.
An hour later I walk into the garage to see Logan still working on his bike. "You coming upstairs soon"? I ask him. "I was thinking of taking it out, you want to come"? He ask. "Sure". I go and sit on the bike while he finishes up a few things. "You look good on that bike darlin" he says as he walks over to me. He kisses me and then hands me a helmet. I scoot back so he can get on and he starts the motorcycle and pulls out and starts to drive. I wrap my arms around him and about an hour later we pull back into the garage. I take the helmet off and Logan grabs my hand. "Come on darlin, lets go to bed". I willingly follow him upstairs and drift off to sleep next to the love of my life.
