::Authors notes: Sorry for the delay in this story. Thanks to all who have been supportive in
this story. This is the FINAL CHAPTER!!!! ::Cries:: I had a lot of fun writing this. My
appreciation to Kaye, Rach, Matt, Kyrie, Sara, and to everyone else who has emailed me on this
story for being such wonderful inspirations. Hope yawl enjoyed it as much as I did::

Passing of the laws 9

Marie sat on the Cajun mans bed and fiddled with her hands. She was so afraid to be in a room
with someone she didn't even know, ungloved and practically naked. All she could think about
was Logan and where he was. If he was still alive. Her mind wandered off to the professor and
the others. Scott, Jean, Ororo, and her friends at school. Everything was destroyed in a blink
of an eye and there was nothing she could do to stop it. Memories of screaming children,
posters with the new laws posted all over the city, and being locked in that cell all
overwhelmed Marie and sent her into tears.

"What's wrong chere?" The strange Cajun sat down next to Marie reaching a bare hand out to her.
Marie jumped up pulling away from him turning her back on him.

"Ah'm sorry sir. Its just that, when people touch my skin something happens to them."

Marie put a hand to her face whipping the tears away remembering that she had said that to Logan
the first time they met in Canada. Oh god Logan please sugah. Marie called out to Logan in
her mind wanting nothing more then for him to hold her and tell her everything was going to be
alright.

"Gambit is tha name. But you can call me Remy chere. Please don't be afraid of Gambit."

Marie turned around as Remy handed her a terry cloth bathrobe. Black and red. Like his eyes.
She looked up into the mans eyes and felt a soft warmth behind those dark eyes. He knew what
she was going through. Looking around his apartment made is obvious.

"Thank you Remy. Small little place ya got here huh?"

Remy smiled at Marie and nodded.

"Ya it is. Gotta hide out from the cops and the new laws. So chere, why don't you tell Gambit
what's upsetting you so he can try to help."

Marie reluctantly gave in to the Cajun. If she didn't tell him, he would probably kick her out,
but if she did tell him, he might kick her out anyway. She pulled on the terry cloth robe and
began to spill her heart out the complete stranger.

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"Operator? Ya I am tryin' to reach Charles Xavier... He's been what?... Taken to jail because of the
new laws eh?" Logan slammed the phone onto the receiver and left the phone booth with a piece
of Marie's shirt in his hands.

"Hey everyone! Isn't that the mutant they are looking for?!" A man shouted while pointing at
Logan. A mob of people ran at Logan screaming 'Get him Get him!' ah fuck. Logan took off
running down an alleyway tripping over trashcans and rats. (Yes rats. They have to live
somewhere.) He didn't even want to bother with lashing out his claws and scaring them all away.
He wasn't in the mood to have to fight off anyone who dared to challenge him. He would have
ended up killing the person.

Logan turned a corner and ended up in someone's backyard. Oh god. Is that Marie? Logan
looked up into the houses window and saw a girl who appeared to be Marie talking to a guy. He
watched as the man handed her a pair of gloves and pushed the white strands out of her face.
The man put on his own pair of gloves and whipped the tears from her eyes. Marie leaned over to
hug the man when he kissed her. She jumped off the bed and fell to the floor. Logan ran to the
door trying to break it down.

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"Why did ya do that Remy?! Ah don't even know you, and ah told you what could have happened if
ya held on to long!"

Marie stood up brushing the hair out of her face as she glared at Remy.

"I'm sorry Chere. I couldn't help myself. It looked to me like you needed someone to kiss you.
Someone to show you love. Gambit was only trying to help chere."

Marie bowed her head and sniffled. Remy turned around and walked over to the door and opened it
just as a raging mad wolverine came storming through it. Logan grabbed onto Remy's shirt with
his claws extended.

"Keep your hands off of her. Do ya hear me?"

Remy smiled and nodded. Logan looked over to where Marie was standing and couldn't believe it.
She was really there. She was really standing a mere seven feet away from him. God how he
wanted to hold her, kiss her, make love to her. So many emotions ran through him at one time he
wasn't quite sure of what he should do. Before he could decide, Marie was wrapped up in his
arms crying.

"Oh god Logan! I love you I love you! Please don't ever let me go again!"

Logan whispered into her hair I love you too over and over again squeezing her tightly. Logan
looked over at Remy.

"She needs love huh Cajun?"

Logan escorted Marie to the bed and rocked her back and forth petting her hair and telling her
everything was going to be alright. He listened to her sobs and stories of what happened during
her "stay" with Magneto and the others.

"What do we do now sugah?"

Logan looked down at Marie and smiled at her. He saw the shimmer of hope shine through her eyes.

"We are gonna have to wait things through darlin'."

Marie hugged Logan even tighter as the stood up to leave.

"Come on Remy. You can come too."

Remy looked at Logan and questioned him whether or not is was alright. Logan nodded and led
Marie out to Remy's car.

"What about the professor and everyone?"

"Listen Marie, you let me take care of that. I will get them out. We are just going to have to
start over again. Maybe even leave the country. We can only take things one day at a time.
Our lives are gonna be forever changed because of the..."

Passing of, THE LAWS