Disclaimer's: Don't own them... I would like to apologize to everyone who is upset about Rogue and Logan getting together, but when I was writing the part when Rogue got to Remy's house, I knew they could never be together. Everything had changed too much. They just weren't right for each other now. Again, sorry...
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Rogue woke up, comfortably settled in Logan's arms. When she looked up and saw he was awake, she lightly kissed his shoulder, which was where her head was rested.
"Good morning," he said.
"Morning," Rogue replied, "How long have you been up?"
"Maybe 15 minutes," he said.
"Why didn't you wake me up?" she asked.
"You looked like you could've used the rest," he said. He shifted out of the embrace and said, "I'm gonna hit the showers, Darlin'."
"Me, too," she said.
"Logan!" Scott's voice came from the other side of the door, "It's time to get up." The door started to open. Rogue pulled the covers closer, "Breakfast is ready and we need to go to the Danger--" Scott's voice trailed off when the bed came into view.
Rogue felt her face flush, but Wolverine merely said, "Morning, Cyke. Don't you ever knock?"
Scott turned red, "Well, everyone else is already down at breakfast. They sent me to wake you 2 up."
Rogue realized with amusement that their leader was badly flustered as he stammered, "I guess I'll tell them that you'll be down soon and I guess I don't need to go to your room after all, Rogue."
Logan gave Scott a patient look, "Maybe if you left, we'd be down a lot sooner."
"Of course," Scott said as he exited the room. They heard him babbling all the way down the hall.
"I'd better go get clean clothes," Rogue said, getting up and pulling her nightgown over her head.
"Go ahead," Logan said "I'll see you at breakfast."
"I'd better wait until Scott is all the way out of sight," Rogue said.
"Why?" Wolverine asked, "You're covered up."
"Still," Rogue said, "I don't want to be the one to give our fearless leader his first heart attack."
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By the time Logan and Rogue got down to breakfast, everyone knew exactly what had happened. Part of being an X-Men meant no one minded their own business and everyone knew about your personal life before you did.
Breakfast was eaten in a respectful silence that no one bothered to break until, Nikki, who hadn't really been on the team long enough to understand the importance of keeping your mouth shut said, "Why are we being so quiet? I mean, we're happy for them and all, but is it going to be this quiet through training too? I don't see why we all just can't mind our own business."
"You haven't been here long enough to understand," Remy told his daughter, "This is how it was 20 years ago. Everyone knows, but no one will tell."
"Yeah," Nikki said, "But if everyone is being so discreet, why did Scott practically walk in on them?"
Scott almost choked on his toast and Rogue turned red yet again as Nikki continued, "I mean, put 2 and 2 together for God sake's! We all knew it was going to happen and probably will be happening just about every night!"
Scott, who was now choking freshly, got up from the table and wasn't seen until training.
"What kind of table manners did you teach that girl, Cajun?" Wolverine asked.
"Who said anything about manners?" Nikki said, "I was taught to be very honest."
"Now you gonna be taught about how honesty isn't always the best policy," Gambit said.
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Training was awkward. Very awkward. Scott couldn't look either Wolverine or Rogue in the eyes. Nikki was sulking because she had gotten yelled at by her Father. Rogue wasn't sure whether she could look Logan in the eyes, either. The others wisely kept their mouths shut.
After training, Nikki caught up to Rogue and said, "Sorry."
"It's OK," Rogue said.
"I really didn't mean any harm," Nikki said, "But I think I may have nearly killed Scott."
"Don't feel bad," Rogue said, "I think Wolverine and I almost gave him a heart attack."
"Why's he so embarrassed?" Nikki asked, "He's married! He knows what it's all about."
"That, my dear," Rogue said, "Is something we all keep quiet about, too."
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"So you still don't have any idea of what we're up against?" Scott asked Nikki. He seemed to have recovered nicely from his morning of trauma.
"No," Nikki said, frustrated, "You ask me that every day! The first thing I hear about how the world is going to end and how we can stop it, I'll let you know!"
"Calm down, angel," Gambit said, "We just want to be able to plan for this before this thing shows up on the doorstep."
"I know," Nikki said, "But I can't just get a flash. It comes to me when it wants to come to me."
"Well," Jubilee said, "A tidal wave of blood, to me, would symbolize a violent end. There's not too much we could do against a plague or universal fires or something. It has to be something we can fight against. Otherwise, what good would the X-Men do?"
"You're right," Nikki said, "And it's going to be something big that will probably happen without too much warning and very soon. The biggest part of my dream was the urgency of finding you guys. We won't have to wait too much longer." Her face was grim, "I can feel that for certain."
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Everyone spent the afternoon together, just talking about things. They all pretty much got caught up on the past 20 years. The conversation turned to Storm.
"When was the last time you heard from her?" Jean asked Remy and Nikki gently.
They exchanged a look and thought, "About 2 years ago, Daddy?" Nikki asked.
"About," Gambit said. The look in his eyes said that it had maybe been even longer.
"She used to have me come visit," Nikki said, "But then she moved and we haven't heard from her since. I wish she were here."
"She would be a big help," Cyclops said, "She was a good team leader in the old days."
That killed the conversation. No one wanted to say things had been good until Gambit had 'died' and heap guilt onto him, but the words hung there unspoken. Everyone drifted off to bed.
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Rogue stood outside Logan's door. She wasn't sure whether she should knock or not. What if she had misunderstood last night entirely?
Logan opened his door and said, "Come in, Darlin'. I could smell you and your doubts all the way down the hall. I love you."
Rogue went in and closed the door after her.
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Well, how was that? That was more a funny chapter than anything else. I about 2 more chapters, the X-Men will get their first taste of the Apocalypse, I promise. Keep reading, please!