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Chapter 10

As the weeks turned into months, the members of X-men began losing hope that Rogue was even still alive. They all gave up, all but Logan. He refused to give up or lose hope. He refused to stop looking for her. He refused to lose her. Others tried to convince him to stop, but he wouldn't listen. They would have had better luck convincing a lover of the dark to come into daylight. Once, even Professor X tried to stop Logan's "useless" search.

"Then I'll go on my own! I'll quit the X-men and look for her myself! I know she's out there and I won't stop till I find her!" was what Logan said to…more like yelled at Professor X that day. Logan was completely serious about what he said and everyone knew it, everyone meaning Professor X and the others that were eavesdropping.

Storm confronted Logan after this incident and after Logan had calmed down slightly.

"Logan, is this really about Rogue?" Storm asked. Logan looked at her confusedly and she continued, "You said a lot of "I"s in there. Is it about her or you?"

"Her," Logan said.

"But-" Storm started.

"Stop," Logan commanded. Storm grew silent. Logan continued, "It's for her, but it's also for me. I want her back here with me. And most of all, I want her to be safe."

"I see," Storm said with her head down. "I'm sorry I doubted you," she said before she left.

Logan felt alone for the first time in a while. He hadn't felt this way since before he met Rogue. Usually when he was alone, he couldn't help it and he couldn't do anything about it. This time was different, he was sure of it. This time he would find her. This time he wouldn't be alone. This time…

True to his word, Logan didn't stop, not for a moment. He reported her as a missing person but without mentioning she was a mutant or when exactly she went missing. The word spread and he was confident this would work, even if it took a while. Logan didn't care how long it took as long as he got her back.

Finally a week later, someone saw her and called it in.

"Hello, I'm calling about the missing person Marie. I saw her with a big guy in a red convertible heading towards Dallas, Texas," the person said. He was right. She was alive and she was out of state. And he was going to find her. Logan hopped on his motorcycle and drove to Texas. He figured even if they weren't still in Dallas, they could still be close by. And it was a step closer to finding her.

"I WILL find her and take her back. And if Sabertooth gets in my way, I'll KILL him," Logan said to himself.

As soon as he arrived in Dallas, he searched the area. He tried to sniff her out, but was unsuccessful. He asked around and got some leads. He went to every place that people would point him to. He knew he was getting close because he could just barely catch Sabertooth's scent. He could also smell something else, but he wasn't sure who it was. It slightly smelled like Marie, but it was different. It was more…what was that? Feline?

"Sabertooth's scent must have rubbed off on her," Logan reasoned with himself.

At each location, he could pick up their scents a little better and a little faster, meaning each was fresher and he was getting closer. Nothing could stop him now.

End of chap 10! hope ya like it! i know it's really short, but hopefully i will update REALLY soon! either today or tomorrow if all goes well. anyway, please R&R! luv ya! =^^=