A.N. I think it is only fair to warn you that this story could conceivably
never end. While Wolverine having to deal with a baby is extremely
entertaining and humorous (in my opinion) there are other ideas too. What
happens when she is old enough for a trike or to start school; or when
everyone goes to the amusement park and Wolverine is stuck with the kiddie
rides? What happens when she reaches the terrible two's? Or wants her daddy
to join her in her first tea party? Or when some of the enemies Wolverine
has made (I imagine there is quite some number) decide to try to hurt her?
What happens when she goes on her first date? Gets her first car? When she
grows up what will their relationship be like? Will they be a nearly
unstoppable duo or will they be unable to stop arguing amongst themselves?
Or some combination? I think there is a lot to explore here. Also while it
has a plot (sort of) this isn't as exciting as some. Basically I love
taking characters and putting them in a situation they wouldn't choose to
be in and see how it goes from there. Anyway back to the story.
Wolverine's Greatest Challenge
Meanwhile back at the mansion..
"She's crying again!"
"Well, then make her stop crying. Try rocking her."
"I am."
"Is she hungry?"
"She shouldn't be. Amara fed her half-an-hour ago."
"Oh, fine! Give her to me!"
Scott took the baby from Bobby, briefly checked. "No wonder she's crying! Her diaper needs changing." Looking up he noticed that Bobby was no longer in the area. "Great." He muttered. "Bobby, get back here! I'm not changing her!" Needless to say the yelling just made her cry louder. Evan walked in the room.
"Dude, what's all the yelling about?"
"Bobby left me holding the baby. literally."
"Tough break man!" Evan said sympathetically while quickly backing out the door. Not looking where he was going; he promptly ran into Kurt.
Kurt took a look around the room, sized up the situation in less than a minute. "You two are pathetic. I'll change her!" While saying this he took the baby from an un-resisting Scott; and put her on the floor to change her. To stop her from screaming, he let her play with his tail, she seemed to really enjoy that. Then, when he was done, he picked her up with her still playing with his tail, and rocked slowly back and forth, singing softly a German lullaby until she fell asleep. "See, nothing to it."
"If you have a tail."
Logan was quiet the rest of the way back. Not really a surprising fact. He was never exactly loquacious. It wasn't noticed much. The girls were too excited to stay quiet. They got to the house and unloaded everything, had dinner, and even desert. Logan still hadn't said a word. After dinner he disappeared. Only Storm and Charles realized it. After a brief 'discussion' Storm agreed to try to talk to him. She found him on the roof. He didn't respond as she quietly landed beside him.
"Hi." She said softly, wishing she knew what was wrong; what to say.
"She smelled it." He said simply as if that explained everything
. "I do not understand."
"Cub, when we came home, she smelled it."
"Smelled what?"
"The alcohol. She smelled it and she cried. I had to give her to someone else, brush my teeth twice and change clothes before she stopped crying whenever I tried to hold her." Silence reigned. "What kind of father am I going to be? I don't know how to take care of a child! Especially not a girl! I don't even know how girls think! Besides, can you see me as a role model?! I'm not ready! I had no warning. I don't even have a name. I don't know if Logan is my first name or my last! How can I come up with a name for her?!"
Storm wasn't sure what to say but knew she had to say something. "Every parent wonders if they will be adequate parents. Every parent wonders if they are doing the right thing. Just love her as much as you can and I don't see how you can go far wrong. Read the books but realize that they don't know everything either. Also if you don't know about a last name you might as well make Logan her last name. That's easier than coming up with a first, middle, and last name. We want to help you as much as we can but realize some things you have to do on your own. Now, are you ready to learn how to feed your daughter?"
Logan actually chuckled a little. "Okay, you win."
"Now hold your hand underneath her neck to support her head, your other hand supporting the rest. Now sit down and I'll hand you the formula. Good. Now, you follow the instructions on the container on how to make this and always test a drop on your wrist to make sure it isn't to hot. Now, hold her at a bit of an angle and hold the bottle like this and.Perfect!"
Cub was drinking away happily. Logan smiled a bit. This part was easy.until Ororo got to the next part. "Now for the first month she'll need to be fed every two hours."
Having learned his lesson earlier, he managed to refrain from shouting but barely. "Two hours!"
"That's right. Her digestive system is still so underdeveloped that she can only hold food for two hours at a time. That's also why newborns go through about 10-14 diapers a day." She had to refrain from laughing at the look on his face. She managed not to smile but it was difficult.
"What about at night?"
"She'll wake up about every two hours wanting food. I imagine you'll have trouble with sleep for a while. You'll get used to it. Believe it or not, in a way she's less trouble now than she will be for the rest of her life."
"Explain." He demanded.
"She can't walk, she can't stand, she can't even sit up, or even support her own head yet. She can't even roll over. If you put her somewhere, she will stay there and you don't have to worry about what she might be getting into. Imagine when she's sixteen and dating."
"She's not dating until she's 72."
Storm smiled. "We'll see. She's done eating now so I better show you how to change her diaper before she falls asleep." After doing so, Storm decided to leave so that the new father and daughter could have some bonding time. Wolverine put her in the cradle and slowly rocked it while flipping through channels on TV. He came in on the start of "Die-hard" and decided to watch that. Even though Cub hadn't fallen asleep yet, she didn't stay awake long after the movie started. He expected the loud parts to wake her up but she slept through it; waking up just as he turn the TV off. Fortunately he had been keeping track of time and had formula ready. After she fell back to sleep, Logan decided to read some of the books, he decided he needed help. After looking at the covers of each one he decided that the first thing she needed, was a name. So he picked up the name book and started looking through it. By the time she woke up again; she had a name.
Next Chapter: You finally find out her name. Plus, The brotherhood finds out about her.
A.N. Please, Please, PLEASE: Don't take baby advice from me. I have never had children nor do I have access to baby-care books. I am going by experience with younger siblings, books I have read, and memory and common sense. Put your trust in more qualified professionals. About the dating bit: when I was younger, my dad told me I couldn't date until I was 72. While once he told my sister (2 ½ years younger than me) that she couldn't date until she was 34. And I, in tears, (I was really young) asked why she could date when she was 34 and I couldn't until I was 72. While my character is young I will probably put a lot of stories into her life that really happened to me or someone I know. I think it is more interesting that way.
Wolverine's Greatest Challenge
Meanwhile back at the mansion..
"She's crying again!"
"Well, then make her stop crying. Try rocking her."
"I am."
"Is she hungry?"
"She shouldn't be. Amara fed her half-an-hour ago."
"Oh, fine! Give her to me!"
Scott took the baby from Bobby, briefly checked. "No wonder she's crying! Her diaper needs changing." Looking up he noticed that Bobby was no longer in the area. "Great." He muttered. "Bobby, get back here! I'm not changing her!" Needless to say the yelling just made her cry louder. Evan walked in the room.
"Dude, what's all the yelling about?"
"Bobby left me holding the baby. literally."
"Tough break man!" Evan said sympathetically while quickly backing out the door. Not looking where he was going; he promptly ran into Kurt.
Kurt took a look around the room, sized up the situation in less than a minute. "You two are pathetic. I'll change her!" While saying this he took the baby from an un-resisting Scott; and put her on the floor to change her. To stop her from screaming, he let her play with his tail, she seemed to really enjoy that. Then, when he was done, he picked her up with her still playing with his tail, and rocked slowly back and forth, singing softly a German lullaby until she fell asleep. "See, nothing to it."
"If you have a tail."
Logan was quiet the rest of the way back. Not really a surprising fact. He was never exactly loquacious. It wasn't noticed much. The girls were too excited to stay quiet. They got to the house and unloaded everything, had dinner, and even desert. Logan still hadn't said a word. After dinner he disappeared. Only Storm and Charles realized it. After a brief 'discussion' Storm agreed to try to talk to him. She found him on the roof. He didn't respond as she quietly landed beside him.
"Hi." She said softly, wishing she knew what was wrong; what to say.
"She smelled it." He said simply as if that explained everything
. "I do not understand."
"Cub, when we came home, she smelled it."
"Smelled what?"
"The alcohol. She smelled it and she cried. I had to give her to someone else, brush my teeth twice and change clothes before she stopped crying whenever I tried to hold her." Silence reigned. "What kind of father am I going to be? I don't know how to take care of a child! Especially not a girl! I don't even know how girls think! Besides, can you see me as a role model?! I'm not ready! I had no warning. I don't even have a name. I don't know if Logan is my first name or my last! How can I come up with a name for her?!"
Storm wasn't sure what to say but knew she had to say something. "Every parent wonders if they will be adequate parents. Every parent wonders if they are doing the right thing. Just love her as much as you can and I don't see how you can go far wrong. Read the books but realize that they don't know everything either. Also if you don't know about a last name you might as well make Logan her last name. That's easier than coming up with a first, middle, and last name. We want to help you as much as we can but realize some things you have to do on your own. Now, are you ready to learn how to feed your daughter?"
Logan actually chuckled a little. "Okay, you win."
"Now hold your hand underneath her neck to support her head, your other hand supporting the rest. Now sit down and I'll hand you the formula. Good. Now, you follow the instructions on the container on how to make this and always test a drop on your wrist to make sure it isn't to hot. Now, hold her at a bit of an angle and hold the bottle like this and.Perfect!"
Cub was drinking away happily. Logan smiled a bit. This part was easy.until Ororo got to the next part. "Now for the first month she'll need to be fed every two hours."
Having learned his lesson earlier, he managed to refrain from shouting but barely. "Two hours!"
"That's right. Her digestive system is still so underdeveloped that she can only hold food for two hours at a time. That's also why newborns go through about 10-14 diapers a day." She had to refrain from laughing at the look on his face. She managed not to smile but it was difficult.
"What about at night?"
"She'll wake up about every two hours wanting food. I imagine you'll have trouble with sleep for a while. You'll get used to it. Believe it or not, in a way she's less trouble now than she will be for the rest of her life."
"Explain." He demanded.
"She can't walk, she can't stand, she can't even sit up, or even support her own head yet. She can't even roll over. If you put her somewhere, she will stay there and you don't have to worry about what she might be getting into. Imagine when she's sixteen and dating."
"She's not dating until she's 72."
Storm smiled. "We'll see. She's done eating now so I better show you how to change her diaper before she falls asleep." After doing so, Storm decided to leave so that the new father and daughter could have some bonding time. Wolverine put her in the cradle and slowly rocked it while flipping through channels on TV. He came in on the start of "Die-hard" and decided to watch that. Even though Cub hadn't fallen asleep yet, she didn't stay awake long after the movie started. He expected the loud parts to wake her up but she slept through it; waking up just as he turn the TV off. Fortunately he had been keeping track of time and had formula ready. After she fell back to sleep, Logan decided to read some of the books, he decided he needed help. After looking at the covers of each one he decided that the first thing she needed, was a name. So he picked up the name book and started looking through it. By the time she woke up again; she had a name.
Next Chapter: You finally find out her name. Plus, The brotherhood finds out about her.
A.N. Please, Please, PLEASE: Don't take baby advice from me. I have never had children nor do I have access to baby-care books. I am going by experience with younger siblings, books I have read, and memory and common sense. Put your trust in more qualified professionals. About the dating bit: when I was younger, my dad told me I couldn't date until I was 72. While once he told my sister (2 ½ years younger than me) that she couldn't date until she was 34. And I, in tears, (I was really young) asked why she could date when she was 34 and I couldn't until I was 72. While my character is young I will probably put a lot of stories into her life that really happened to me or someone I know. I think it is more interesting that way.