Training was a little interesting… Logan was a bit extra protective of Ororo. "Wolverine, stick to your area, Storm can take care of herself." Scott said in mid danger room session, it was one of the times when Logan thought about how much he just might want to let Cyclops know just how much he didn't know... Ororo did great on evading and dodging everything the kids threw at her, so did everyone else, except Logan… Which honestly was a little embarrassing, but he'd rather protect his family than show off. Scott talked to him after the session had finished. "Logan, what's up? I mean, you got knocked down five times today, by the recruits! What's going on?" Logan glared at him then turned his head to face the corner. Scott didn't know what to say next. Logan turned back to face him. "Cyc, if I tried to explain it now you would just be left with more questions, it's best to tell you n' the others about later…" 'WOW…' Scott thought, whenever Logan explained anything it was usually simple straight shot, but him giving specifics like that was a big deal… You NEVER heard him do that. Scott went up to see the Professor after that. "Ah, hello Scott." He said as the young man entered the room. "Hey Professor." He said sitting down in one of the chairs, he ran his hand through his hair thinking. "What's on your mind?" Charles asked, Scott stayed silent for a moment then looked up to speak. "Nothing much… I mean… It's Logan…" "What about him?" The Professor asked looking intrigued. "*sighs* He got knocked down by the new recruits in combat training today, five times!" The Professor raised his head at this news shocked, Logan NEVER got beaten in combat… EVER… "When I asked him about it he told me if he explained it to me that I'd have even more questions than before." "Hmm, I see…" "What do you make of it Professor?" Scott asked confused. Charles rubbed his chin "I think Logan has a lot on his mind right now…" He said, Scott gave him a look of 'huh?' The Professor didn't say much else to him about it, so he left thinking about what he heard.

IN A ROOM IN THE INSTITUTE:

Logan was looking at a book from the library, (a habit from Ororo that had slightly rubbed off onto him). A minute later he heard someone come in. He looked up to see his wife walking towards him, she sat down next to him giving him a kiss on the cheek, he smiled. "Hey Babe." "Hey." She responded leaning against him. "How ya feeling?" He asked her, she smiled. "I feel fine." There was silence. "Logan." "Hmm?" "You didn't have to defend me in the session you know." He looked sweetly at her. "Well, I just didn't want you to get hurt…" She smiled, "I think I'd be fine, even if I was knocked a bit." He leaned his head back looking her in the eye. "It's not just you I'm worried about." He said landing the palm of his hand gently on her stomach, she looked down at it placing her hand over his, and looking tenderly to him.

About ten minutes later someone came down to where they were. "Hey Logan… Storm…" Jean said entering the room, she too sat down on one of the chairs to read one of her favorite books. She looked down to her book ready to become one with the story when she noticed something rather unusual. It was Storm and Wolverine. First, he was reading, which you don't really see him do… Usually he was either training, taking a ride on his bike, or somewhere out in the woods, but now sitting and reading and… Peaceful? And Ororo sitting next to him. She knew they could communicate and tolerate each other well, but usually if she wanted to be alone, she'd find a way to be alone, and same thing with him. And… They were holding hands! Jean couldn't concentrate on her book anymore, the scene in front of her was far too intriguing. She looked at their faces next, 'Do they even know?' She wondered silently. As she looked at Ororo's face, there was no alarm, no shock, nothing she wouldn't see in a calm state. Maybe she didn't notice, she kept watching. Logan adjusted himself a bit slanting his body slightly, and moving his arm and hand hardly. Storm didn't budge, oh she knew alright… Either that or she was just too concentrated to know about it. Jean didn't want them to think she was nosy or staring so she turned her attention to her book as much as she could. A few minutes later she couldn't stand the pressure anymore, so she walked out, thinking about what she had just seen. "Jean." She heard a voice to her side, "Are you alright?" She turned to see Scott walking towards her. She met him with a hug. "I'm fine." She said calmly, he smiled. They went back to the same room the couple were in, looked in seeing the two, they then walked to the next room which no one was in. Jean didn't see the two's hands the time they went by the door. But she knew what she saw before. "Hey Scott, did you notice anything strange about today?" She asked him telepathically, knowing Logan could pick up anything with his ears. "Yeah I did… In the training session, Logan was sure acting funny." "How do you mean?" She asked, "The way he acted like he was concerned for Storm." She then remembered, "Oh yeah, that was strange." "It was as if he thought she couldn't defend herself." "And then he couldn't concentrate after that." She input. "What do you make of that?" Scott asked. "I don't… Hmm…" "What is it?" "I, you know that room we walked by just a moment ago?" "The one with Ororo and Logan in it? Yeah," "I was in there just a couple minutes ago, and I saw something that I'd never seen before…" Scott looked at her wondering. "What was it?" He thought to her. "Storm and Logan… They were holding hands." Scott was amazed at this news. "What? Really?!" "Yes, and I didn't think they knew what they were doing, but they both moved enough to know, and they didn't seem bothered at all." Scott was shocked, he looked up, "You think they have a thing for each other?" He asked, "They might… I guess you talked to the Professor about it?" "Yeah, his answer was a bit more complicated than I'd hoped." "What'd he say?" "He said that he has a lot on his mind right now…" "Hmm…" "I even asked Logan about it…" "Did he tell you anything?" "He told me that if he tried to explain it to me I'd be left with more questions than answers." "Wow… He actually said something about it…" Scott nodded, they didn't know what to think of that. Except that things weren't what they were before, and the wolverine that they knew wasn't the same man.