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Ch10

"You can't keep running and hiding from your pain, it only makes it worse." He whispered his mouth was so close to her ear that she could feel his breath. "Don't be ashamed of feeling Rain I ain't gonna think less of you for it." He loosened his arms as the small woman shifted and turned to face him.

Rain couldn't stop herself as her arms wrapped around his muscular body. She buried her face into his chest and wept. It was as if in his simple gesture he had undammed her emotions and set free the years of pain she now poured over his chest. She released everything that she had refused to release the past five years.

The way Logan was kneeling left her all but laying against him making him the only thing stopping her from lying on the grass. One of his arms wrapped around her back while the other rested behind her neck his hand on the back of her head. "Let it go."

Several minutes passed before Rain went quiet. Having been drained of all her tears she took a shaky breath and let Logan hold her. She had never been this close to another person and she most certainly had never let anyone but her mother hold her while she cried. Slowly her shaking stopped and after a few minutes she let go of him and stood up. The cold night air whipped around her body and she now found herself feeling almost empty there was no pain or anger only calm. He stood and she found herself wanting to reclaim the warmth she found in his arms. She looked down at the ground her arms hung limply at her sides as she fought the urge. She felt empty as if most of the pain had fled her body with the emotional outburst leaving her just a shell.

Logan's eyes focused on the small woman before him he took a step closing the distance and reached out gently grabbing her chin with his thumb and index finger tilting her face up. "You are too beautiful to hide your face."

He was so close that his breath was hot against her lips the smell of whiskey and cigar smoke lingered between them. He was just a tad taller than her which made it to where when she tilted her head to look up her lips touched his, a simple brush so soft it almost felt as though it didn't happen as she parted the kiss. There was just enough space between them that their bodies weren't touching even though their clothes were. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be you have nothing to be sorry for." His thumb rubbed against her chin his fingers held her face as his lips molded to hers. His arm wrapped around her lower back as her body molded to his. His feet were apart enough that she stood between them. His lips rubbed teasingly against hers his tongue darting out here and there to taste her lips. Her arms wrapped around his neck fingers weaving into his hair as she parted her lips to him. His tongue invaded her mouth rubbing against hers tasting her sweet breath they took turn massaging each other.

Rain closed her eyes and shuddered as her skin broke out with goose bumps and tingled where ever they touched. It felt like her belly was flip flopping as her abdomen tied itself in pleasurable knots sending shivers up her spine. She had been kissed before but not like this, she had never known such feelings existed. Her eyes opened as she felt a bulge pressed against her lower abdomen. Her hands slid down his shoulders and chest which were exposed by his unzipped leather jacket. Her hand rested on his waist her finger tracing designs on his hairy skin. Although the kiss as almost clumsy at first on her end she caught the rhythm and soon found herself actively engaging in the tango of tongues.

He sucked on her bottom lip as he broke the kiss his lips trailed down her chin and neck to the hollow of her throat. Their bodies were pressed so firmly together that his arousal bulged against her lower abdomen. He opened his eyes and looked at the small woman in his arms, her coppery skin showed bright almost red and her lips were swollen from the kiss. Her eyes glowed in the darkness bright yellow with wild flecks of emerald. His lips found her again with renewed vigor their breathing rubbed their bodies together as his right hand slid up her body till it cupped her breast through her leather vest.

"Eww Tso ta! Why don't you two get a room!" The familiar voice of Sinopa yelled making Rain jump and pull back from the kiss as Logan made a frustrated sound in the back of his throat.

Rain pulled one hand from Logan's body and flipped Sinopa off as her skin glowed a bright embarrassed red. If Sinopa saw her making out with Logan then only the spirits knew who else had seen them. She pulled herself away from the warm comfort she found against his body and knelt down in the frozen grass to retrieve her flute.

"Logan make that stubborn cat come inside you know she should not be doing anything Stressful." Sinopa put heavy emphasis on the word stressful as she pulled the window that she had opened shut.

Logan let out a strained breath as he watched Rain stand his eyes examining her face as she stood. Her lips were still slightly swollen from his kiss and her skin glowed in as she grabbed his hand lacing her fingers with his and turned to face the mansion. "That's a nice shade of red." There was humor in his voice as they started walking toward the mansion.

"Fuck you Logan." She said as they walked into the mansion. It was dark and it seemed as though no one else was up as they made their way through the front hall and up the stairs. Her body vibrated with arousal, she knew he had a good nose and she knew as she took a deep breath in that if she could smell the pheromones that their bodies had release that he could to. Despite the deep urge to run and hide in her room she did not want to be alone and even with the cubs she would still feel alone which was not normal. She silently pondered why till they reached her door which was across the hall from Logan's. "Can I go in your room with you?" She spoke as he looked at her. "I don't want to be alone right now."

"Sure." He led her into the room with him and let her hand go before moving to close the door behind them.

Rain looked around the room which was very similar to hers. She quirked her eyebrow curiously at a Canadian flag which hung tattered on the wall opposite his bed. The walls like hers where white with wood paneling which went part way up them and like hers his had shelves and a closet built into the wall behind the bed with a door off to the right which lead into a full sized private bathroom which was complete with a large bath tub which was also a shower. There were clothes on the floor at the foot of his bed which was partially unmade with one corner of his blue plaid blankets drawn down. Off to the right of the bed there was a coffee table and two arm chairs. The table had three bottles of whiskey and a half smoked cigar in an ash filled ash tray.

Rain moved closer to the flag as she examined the writing which was on it, it was so faded it was hard to decipher. She was silent for a moment as she read the words Team Alpha Flight. Her breathing stilled as she felt Logan behind her even though they weren't touching he was close enough she could feel his breath on her neck. She looked back at him as his arms wrapped around her waist.

"Team alpha flight was a hero team I used to be a member of in Canada." He said answering her unasked question.

"Cool." Rain said relaxing into his body and placed her small hands on his hairy arms. She did not know why but she liked being touched by Logan. She silently traced designs on his skin her touch so feather light that it tickled.

"Don't that tickles." Logan said as the tickling sensation added to his hormonal frustration.

Rain twisted and turned to face him with a mischievous glint in her eyes as her hands slid slowly from his arms to his chest. "I didn't know you were ticklish." As she traced her fingers lightly up his chest to his collar bone.

He took a deep breath and moved his hands to where his fingers tickled the back of her thighs. She went still and shivered and he smirked. "I see you are to." He moved his hand slightly and tickled the back of her inner thigh which made her arch her body against his and gasp slightly as just that little touch made thighs deep inside her body clench. The smell of arousal hung thick in the air as he repeated the action which made her squirm against his body.

"You… Don't play… Fair." Her speech was choppy as she tried to suppress laughter. She frowned at his cocky smile.

"I don't play fair but you like it." His lips hovered over hers so close they could feel each other's breath.

Rain blinked and moved so fast he could hardly even sense her movement. She hooked her leg around his and used her other foot to spin them and take him to the ground with her on top. They landed with a thump as Logan grunted and looked up at her almost in surprise. She now straddled his waist and looking down in a sit up position. She lowered herself shifting to where her face was next to his, her lips next to his right ear. "I guess I do like it." She rubbed her cheek against his and traced the tip of her tongue around his ear lobe. "But I see." She swayed her hips on his and moved to where her lips hovered over his. "That you do to." She pressed her lips to his briefly before she jerked her head towards the door as her ears registered a rowling sound, footsteps and giggling.

She sprang up the sounds gave her just enough to bring her conscious mind crashing into her driving away her other desires as she took a step towards the door and Logan sat up with a sound of frustration watching Rain tilt her head back and forth listening to sounds so soft he could hardly hear them.

"What are you doin?" He asked as he stood and watched as she pulled the door open and two children fell into the room.

Rain's eyes narrowed on the children which were holding the two cubs giggling. One child was a boy with blonde hair and solid red eyes, and skin so opaque it was pearlized from the blood beneath the surface. The other was a girl with white hair that changed color as she moved and eyes which glowed every color imaginable her skin had stripes of color which seemed to change from second to second. "May I ask what you are doing she said kneeling next to the children as the larger female cub licked at the boy's face.

"Well uh me and my sister heard some noises and we came to see what they were." He said standing carefully with the cub in his arms.

"Yeah we heard some thumps and heavy breathing." The girl said innocently as she smelled the air and cocked her head like an animal who finds something interesting.

Logan looked at Rain shaking his head with a smirk at the embarrassed look on her face. "Well Kayla and Kyle I think you two need to go back to bed."

"We… are." Kayla said with a yawn between her words. She stood slowly and picked the smaller female cub up with both arms heaving as if it were heavy. "When we came out your door was open and." She handed the cub which was covered in dirt to Rain. "The kitties were in the hall."

"They knocked over a plant down the hall." Kyle said as he hugged the cub he held tight.

Rain stepped out into the hall, her eyes following the little dirty paw prints down the hall to the source. She sighed as she looked at the plant which had been drug out of its pot and chew beyond recognition. She shook her head and sighed as she looked at the dirt which covered the hall. "Blizzard and Tundra you are little devils." She said as she stroked the little female's head.

Kyle took a step and handed the larger cub to Logan who was now standing next to Rain looking down at the cub which he was now holding. "If I may ask Professor Logan." The boy asked drawing Logan's attention down to him. "What were you two doing?"

Logan looked at Rain who looked down and covered her face (which was a vibrant red) with her hand as if trying to hide her mortified look. "Uh well… what we were doing is nothing for you two to worry about. Now go to bed you two."

The boy shrugged and looked at his twin sister who grabbed his hand and yawned as they started walking down the hall. There forms disappeared down the hall the only sounds that could be heard were their voices which carried down the hall.

"What do you think they were doing?"

"I dunno."

"Well whatever it was they were loud."

Logan looked at Rain who stared at the floor refusing to look at him. She all but glowed with embarrassment as she looked at the cub in her arms.

"That's a nice shade of red." Logan said as Rain looked at him with narrow eyes. He quirked an eyebrow and pursed his lips in a teasing manner. "It really suits you."

"You're an asshole Logan." She started to walk to her door.

"You like me anyways." He said as she pushed the door open the rest of the way.

"Do not." She said as she froze her eyes focusing on the disaster which was her room.

"You and I both know that's a lie." He looked into the room his eyes widened slightly as he looked at the bits of fluff which filled the room.

"Fuck me…" She breathed out in disbelief as she held the cub up to look at it in the eyes. "What did you do?" She tucked the cub under her arm and looked around the room. The feather pillows which were on the bed were shredded, little bits of white feather were being blown into the air where they covered the heat vent. The box had been chewed and dumped other than that the room was intact.

Rain took a step back only to find her back pressed to Logan's chest. She took a deep breath which made her shoulder rise and her body shake as she exhaled and closed the door. She maneuvered around his broad form and started down the hall. She stuck her hand out and using her power she collected all of the dirt in the air used an air current to right the pot as she replaced the dirt and repaired the damaged plant with slight concentration.

Logan followed close behind with the other cub resting on his arm he watched the frustration radiate from Rain as she hopped over the banister of the stairs as opposed to walking down them and by the time he made his way down the stairs she was out the door. He frowned as he pulled open the door to find her across the yard by the stables already.

Rain walked into the familiar stable and took the cub in her arms down to the stable which they were usually in. She slid the gate open and placed the cub gently in the hay before she leaned against a wall and slid down it sitting in the hay next to the cub who was now chewing on a deer antler contentedly. She looked at the ceiling as she tried to shake all the hormonal and emotional frustration which was overwhelming her from her body. She closed her eyes and sat in silence mentally chastising herself till Logan's distinctive footfalls filled her ears and her heart and body pulsed with an excitement and fear which she did not understand. You have got to be kidding me. She sat silently till she heard him enter the stable and place Tundra the big cub in the hay. You can't do this. There was silence for a few seconds as she felt his body heat near her. This kind of attachment is bad. You will only get hurt She told herself this as she tried to fight her urges it was all too much as she opened her eyes and found herself staring into his cool gray gaze.

Their eyes locked as they silently examined each other's eyes. Despite the calm on the surface they both shared the same deep haunted look that one would not see if they did not know what they were looking for. In each other's eyes they could see echoes of their own pain staring back at them.

Rain stared intently at the rawness deep in his gray sea. The silvers, blues, grays, and blacks all told a separate silent story. Pain, passion, fear and sorrow, mixed with joy, excitement, lust, and anger despite the youth of his body his eyes told his age in a very raw haunting manner. She knew he had been hurt and she knew that he probably saw something similar in her own eyes. She closed her eyes and looked down at the hay between her feet. She sighed as she stood which put her almost chest to chest with him. She stepped to the side then backed out the door till her back pressed into the gate across the way from the cubs.

Logan slid the door shut and looked at Rain. She looked back at him with the fierce, wide eyes of a trapped animal. He was silent for a second he understood she felt trapped not just by circumstance but by her emotions and despite her neutral front he saw it deep in her eyes.

"Rain I am not good at this emotion stuff either but I can see just how trapped you feel. I've been there and no one is going to force you to stay here. If you do run the door is always open. I am not going to tell you to stay but I am going to ask that you give this a chance." He spoke softly pausing for a second to receive her silent reply. "There are people who care about you here."

"That's the problem Logan. Giving this a chance whatever it is, is a bad idea. When people care it complicates things." Rain's voice was sad with a broken quality.

"It doesn't have to be that way."

"You don't understand Logan. Because of me most everybody that loved and cared for me, that I loved and cared for… are dead." She shook her head as anger and tears filled her eyes. "Caring about me is a trap and it only ends one way… and that is with the poor fool who cared to be in a pine box six feet under."

"Rain I have lost over half of my life, it was stolen from me. I don't remember who I was or anything about my life beyond a few years ago. I can't say it doesn't bother me but I ain't using it as an excuse to push the people I care about away." His voice was stern as he grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. "I can tell this is new to you and you are scared and like an animal you are trying to run from everyone and everything. But if there is one person who still cares about you then all is not lost, it took some really good friends to make me realize this fact." He grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her to his chest. "No matter where you are there will always be someone who cares about you."

Rain relaxed in his arms as she listened to the beating of his heart and the blood coursing through his veins. She was silent as Logan held her to his chest then her mind started screaming and she placed her hands flat against his chest and pushed till he was an arm's length away. "I can't do this this isn't fair."

"Can't do what?"

"I" She took a deep breath and exhaled hard. "I can't involve you… or anyone for that matter in my mess."

"You can't involve anyone. Girl everyone here has been involved since we went to Montana to get you." Logan frowned as she shook her head.

"One person involved is one too many. I put everyone in danger just by breathing Logan." Her eyes narrowed and then all of a sudden her vision went black and her body went limp and she collapsed to the floor.

Logan felt the change in her as her body went temporarily blank of her life force and the room started to glow blue. "What the fuck?" He asked as he blinked and found himself standing in darkness surrounded by glowing stars.