Disclaimor: I do not own the X-Men, so don't sue me, but i do own Zero, she's all mine so don't even think about it. ;-)
Summary: AU story, after a while of living in the mansion, Logan and his daughter try to work on the family they've got, and Logan decides she's in need of a mother. Storm just so happens to fit that description.
Light in the Dark chp4
Zero woke in the middle of the night and sat up on the couch. She peered around the dark room and fixed her eyes on her father's bedroom door. With her sharp ears she heard low growling and grunting, coming from within the room. She threw off her light blanket and made her way across the livingroom.
Zero carefully opened the door and stepped inside, not bothering to shut it behind her. Logan was tossing and turning in his sleep, the sheets all rumpled at the bottom of the bed. He moaned and snarled, lashing out at an invisible enemy. Zero slowly walked over to the side of the bed, aware of just how dangerous it was to be near him when he was like this. She wasn't scared though, she knew what to do. She sighed. "Aw Dad, you keep havin' those nightmares." She thought to herself. Zero had known about his history with Weapon X and the nightmares that still occasionally plagued him in his sleep. She slowly put a hand on his shoulder and called out to him. "Dad?" He continued tossing around. "Dad, it's Z, wake up please??"
All of a sudden Logan's eyes snapped open and he was about to yell out. Zero clamped a hand over his mouth. "Shh, Dad it's ok, it's me."
His tired eyes glanced over at her and he remembered where he was. He wasn't in the Weapon X complex surrounded by doctors, poking at him with their needles and scalpels. He was home, in his cabin with his daughter, and they were both safe. Logan sighed. "Sorry 'bout that darlin'." He smiled weakly.
Zero sat down on the edge of his bed. "It's ok, I jus' didn't want ya to wake Storm." She half-smiled.
Logan leaned back on his pillows. "I almost fergot she was here, heh." He looked at Zero and noticed the concern in her eyes. She looked tired, not just tired from not sleeping, tired from the nightmares, his nightmares. Nearly every time he had one of his nightmares, she would come to wake him up and lay down next to him to let him know that he wasn't alone. "C'mere darlin'."
He scooted over in the bed and she cuddled up next to him and rested her head on his massive chest. "I love you Dad." She said, looking up at him and smiling.
"I love you too darlin'." He grinned and wrapped an arm around her.
Zero rested her head back down and fell asleep, listening to the sound of his heart beating.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Morning came and Storm was the first awake. She came out of her room to go take a shower, when she noticed that Zero was not on the couch. Storm walked over to the bathroom, and she wasn't there either. She put her clothes and towel on the sink and headed towards Logan's room. When she peered inside, Storm saw Zero cuddled close to him on the bed, both of them fast asleep. She smiled and went to take her shower.
By the time Logan and Zero got up, Ororo was already making pancakes in the kitchen. Storm laughed as the two of them walked in at the same time, breathing in the smell of apple pancakes.
"Mmmm, apple pancakes!" Zero said, stretching.
Logan yawned. "Real nice o' ya ta make breakfast 'Ro."
Storm grinned. "Yes, well I figured Zero might get tired of your cooking." She laughed.
Logan snorted. "Hey, I can cook!"
Zero giggled, sticking a piece of pancake in her mouth. "Yeah, you c'n cook meat!"
Logan looked at Storm and Zero laughing. "What? What's wrong with meat?"
"Every morning??" Zero smiled, handing him a pancake.
He shrugged and sat down at the table to eat. Storm walked over with her plate and handed Logan a mug of coffee. Zero grabbed a glass of milk and sat down on the couch, turning on the t.v.
After finishing her breakfast, Zero brought her plate to the sink and started washing it. She was thinking about telling her Dad what she overheard about the poachers the other night. She sighed and decided it was time to tell. Zero stepped over to the table where Storm and Logan were.
"Uhh..Dad?" She cleared her throat.
Logan looked up at her. "What is it darlin'?"
Zero absently scratched the back of her head. "Well, y'know how we were kinda talkin' about the poacher's trap yesterday and everythin'?"
Logan snorted. "Yeah, what about 'em?"
"I think I might know who's traps they were." Zero gulped and put her hands in her pockets.
"Who?" He asked flatly.
Storm looked at Logan and knew this information would make him angry and get all worked up.
Zero bit her lip. "Y'see, last night at the gas station I overheard this big fat guy talking with Greg about his traps and how he mighta caught somethin' but it got away." She spoke fast, knowing if she gave him a chance, Logan would head right over to that gas station and pummel Greg into the ground. Not that she cared, but if her information was false, which she doubted it was, she would feel really guilty.
A low growl rose up in Logan's chest. "Greg? Why that damn sonuva-"
"Logan." Storm said sternly, placing a hand on his clenched fist. She looked at Zero. "Are you sure that's what he said?"
Zero gave Storm a 'yeah duh! I have great hearing' look. "I was lookin' in the window too, so I'm sure of who it was."
Logan sighed, trying to calm down. He gritted his teeth. "Maybe I should go pay *Greg* a visit."
"Logan I am not sure that would be wise." Storm searched his eyes and saw the firey rage building up in them. "What if we caught him the act? That way we could confront him and confirm the information as truth."
Zero watched on, looking carefully at Logan's features. 'Please Dad, don't flip out.' She thought to herself.
Logan grunted. "Ahright, we'll do it yer way. But I better not see 'im around before we catch him in the act. We might end up havin' ta pick up his pieces with tweezers an' put 'em in little plastic bags." He snarled.
Zero stepped over to him and leaned over, resting her head on his shoulder. "Don't worry Dad, we'll catch him doin' it and get him put away. You can use my video camera too." She smiled, trying to reassure him.
Logan looked at her. "Y'ain't comin' with us this time Z."
Zero stepped back, her hands on her hips. "What? How come?!"
Storm was midly surprised that Logan wouldn't let her go.
"'Cos I don't want anythin' happenin' to ya, that's why." He said gruffly.
Zero growled. "Rrrr, I can take care o' myself."
Logan tried smiling at her but she turned away. He stood up and put his large hand on her shoulder. "I know darlin'." He said softly. "But jus' humor me huh?"
Zero grinned devilishly before turning around to face him. "Ok Dad, I'll stay home when you an' Storm go out then." She sighed, sounding dissapointed.
Logan grinned. "Good." He turned to Storm. "We'll go out tonight and keep watch near the hole that Z fell in. He might come back there to fix up the hole so nothin' c'n get out."
Storm nodded, then drank the rest of her coffee and cleaned up.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After breakfast and taking a shower, Logan decided to finish working on the door he was fixing the other day. Storm was out front, cleaning up the weeds in the small garden, which Logan thought was unnecessary, since he figured he'd never bother with it anyway.
Zero was taking a walk, after promising her Dad and Storm that she wouldn't go near the gas station or into the woods. Although, she thought, the gas station was a mile or two away and she wouldn't walk their anyway. A devilish smile crept across her lip when she peered at the edge of the woods behind the cabin. She decided, although she swore she wouldn't, to go into the woods. All she wanted to do was check exactly where the trap she fell in was, so that she could sneak near there at night where Storm and Logan would be. Zero was determined to help them catch this scum bag, although Logan forbid her to do so.
After some careful searching and smelling where the hole was, she finally found it. She looked around the area and took in all the scents around her so that she would know how to get back when it was dark. Zero also found a perfect place for her to hide, although it really depended on where Storm and her father would be, because she needed to stay downwind of him so he couldn't smell her. Satisfied with her surroundings, she snuck out of the woods and back to the cabin.
When she walked inside, Ororo and Logan were having a lunch break and talking about what they were going to do when it got dark. They looked at her as she came into the kitchen.
"There you are Zero." Storm said.
Logan held up his sandwich. "You want somethin' ta eat?"
Zero shook her head. "No thanks. Hey, can you tell me how ta get to the video store so I can pick up a movie ta watch tonight?"
"Sure Z, need some money?" Logan reached into his back pocket and took out his wallet. He handed her some cash, which she folded and stuck in her own pocket.
"Thanks." She smiled. "This'll give me somethin' ta do while you guys are out."
After telling her the directions, Zero grabbed her helmet and stepped outside. It was pretty warm out so she didn't need the leather jacket. She breathed in the fresh air, then hopped on her Dad's Harley and took off.
A/N: hope u liked it, please review! I'm gonna get into the stuff that's gonna happen at night in the next chap. SO please keep readin'.!! And since Monkie asked in a review, I'm gonna do a later chapter involving someone from Zero's past coming back. Her mother.
Summary: AU story, after a while of living in the mansion, Logan and his daughter try to work on the family they've got, and Logan decides she's in need of a mother. Storm just so happens to fit that description.
Light in the Dark chp4
Zero woke in the middle of the night and sat up on the couch. She peered around the dark room and fixed her eyes on her father's bedroom door. With her sharp ears she heard low growling and grunting, coming from within the room. She threw off her light blanket and made her way across the livingroom.
Zero carefully opened the door and stepped inside, not bothering to shut it behind her. Logan was tossing and turning in his sleep, the sheets all rumpled at the bottom of the bed. He moaned and snarled, lashing out at an invisible enemy. Zero slowly walked over to the side of the bed, aware of just how dangerous it was to be near him when he was like this. She wasn't scared though, she knew what to do. She sighed. "Aw Dad, you keep havin' those nightmares." She thought to herself. Zero had known about his history with Weapon X and the nightmares that still occasionally plagued him in his sleep. She slowly put a hand on his shoulder and called out to him. "Dad?" He continued tossing around. "Dad, it's Z, wake up please??"
All of a sudden Logan's eyes snapped open and he was about to yell out. Zero clamped a hand over his mouth. "Shh, Dad it's ok, it's me."
His tired eyes glanced over at her and he remembered where he was. He wasn't in the Weapon X complex surrounded by doctors, poking at him with their needles and scalpels. He was home, in his cabin with his daughter, and they were both safe. Logan sighed. "Sorry 'bout that darlin'." He smiled weakly.
Zero sat down on the edge of his bed. "It's ok, I jus' didn't want ya to wake Storm." She half-smiled.
Logan leaned back on his pillows. "I almost fergot she was here, heh." He looked at Zero and noticed the concern in her eyes. She looked tired, not just tired from not sleeping, tired from the nightmares, his nightmares. Nearly every time he had one of his nightmares, she would come to wake him up and lay down next to him to let him know that he wasn't alone. "C'mere darlin'."
He scooted over in the bed and she cuddled up next to him and rested her head on his massive chest. "I love you Dad." She said, looking up at him and smiling.
"I love you too darlin'." He grinned and wrapped an arm around her.
Zero rested her head back down and fell asleep, listening to the sound of his heart beating.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Morning came and Storm was the first awake. She came out of her room to go take a shower, when she noticed that Zero was not on the couch. Storm walked over to the bathroom, and she wasn't there either. She put her clothes and towel on the sink and headed towards Logan's room. When she peered inside, Storm saw Zero cuddled close to him on the bed, both of them fast asleep. She smiled and went to take her shower.
By the time Logan and Zero got up, Ororo was already making pancakes in the kitchen. Storm laughed as the two of them walked in at the same time, breathing in the smell of apple pancakes.
"Mmmm, apple pancakes!" Zero said, stretching.
Logan yawned. "Real nice o' ya ta make breakfast 'Ro."
Storm grinned. "Yes, well I figured Zero might get tired of your cooking." She laughed.
Logan snorted. "Hey, I can cook!"
Zero giggled, sticking a piece of pancake in her mouth. "Yeah, you c'n cook meat!"
Logan looked at Storm and Zero laughing. "What? What's wrong with meat?"
"Every morning??" Zero smiled, handing him a pancake.
He shrugged and sat down at the table to eat. Storm walked over with her plate and handed Logan a mug of coffee. Zero grabbed a glass of milk and sat down on the couch, turning on the t.v.
After finishing her breakfast, Zero brought her plate to the sink and started washing it. She was thinking about telling her Dad what she overheard about the poachers the other night. She sighed and decided it was time to tell. Zero stepped over to the table where Storm and Logan were.
"Uhh..Dad?" She cleared her throat.
Logan looked up at her. "What is it darlin'?"
Zero absently scratched the back of her head. "Well, y'know how we were kinda talkin' about the poacher's trap yesterday and everythin'?"
Logan snorted. "Yeah, what about 'em?"
"I think I might know who's traps they were." Zero gulped and put her hands in her pockets.
"Who?" He asked flatly.
Storm looked at Logan and knew this information would make him angry and get all worked up.
Zero bit her lip. "Y'see, last night at the gas station I overheard this big fat guy talking with Greg about his traps and how he mighta caught somethin' but it got away." She spoke fast, knowing if she gave him a chance, Logan would head right over to that gas station and pummel Greg into the ground. Not that she cared, but if her information was false, which she doubted it was, she would feel really guilty.
A low growl rose up in Logan's chest. "Greg? Why that damn sonuva-"
"Logan." Storm said sternly, placing a hand on his clenched fist. She looked at Zero. "Are you sure that's what he said?"
Zero gave Storm a 'yeah duh! I have great hearing' look. "I was lookin' in the window too, so I'm sure of who it was."
Logan sighed, trying to calm down. He gritted his teeth. "Maybe I should go pay *Greg* a visit."
"Logan I am not sure that would be wise." Storm searched his eyes and saw the firey rage building up in them. "What if we caught him the act? That way we could confront him and confirm the information as truth."
Zero watched on, looking carefully at Logan's features. 'Please Dad, don't flip out.' She thought to herself.
Logan grunted. "Ahright, we'll do it yer way. But I better not see 'im around before we catch him in the act. We might end up havin' ta pick up his pieces with tweezers an' put 'em in little plastic bags." He snarled.
Zero stepped over to him and leaned over, resting her head on his shoulder. "Don't worry Dad, we'll catch him doin' it and get him put away. You can use my video camera too." She smiled, trying to reassure him.
Logan looked at her. "Y'ain't comin' with us this time Z."
Zero stepped back, her hands on her hips. "What? How come?!"
Storm was midly surprised that Logan wouldn't let her go.
"'Cos I don't want anythin' happenin' to ya, that's why." He said gruffly.
Zero growled. "Rrrr, I can take care o' myself."
Logan tried smiling at her but she turned away. He stood up and put his large hand on her shoulder. "I know darlin'." He said softly. "But jus' humor me huh?"
Zero grinned devilishly before turning around to face him. "Ok Dad, I'll stay home when you an' Storm go out then." She sighed, sounding dissapointed.
Logan grinned. "Good." He turned to Storm. "We'll go out tonight and keep watch near the hole that Z fell in. He might come back there to fix up the hole so nothin' c'n get out."
Storm nodded, then drank the rest of her coffee and cleaned up.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After breakfast and taking a shower, Logan decided to finish working on the door he was fixing the other day. Storm was out front, cleaning up the weeds in the small garden, which Logan thought was unnecessary, since he figured he'd never bother with it anyway.
Zero was taking a walk, after promising her Dad and Storm that she wouldn't go near the gas station or into the woods. Although, she thought, the gas station was a mile or two away and she wouldn't walk their anyway. A devilish smile crept across her lip when she peered at the edge of the woods behind the cabin. She decided, although she swore she wouldn't, to go into the woods. All she wanted to do was check exactly where the trap she fell in was, so that she could sneak near there at night where Storm and Logan would be. Zero was determined to help them catch this scum bag, although Logan forbid her to do so.
After some careful searching and smelling where the hole was, she finally found it. She looked around the area and took in all the scents around her so that she would know how to get back when it was dark. Zero also found a perfect place for her to hide, although it really depended on where Storm and her father would be, because she needed to stay downwind of him so he couldn't smell her. Satisfied with her surroundings, she snuck out of the woods and back to the cabin.
When she walked inside, Ororo and Logan were having a lunch break and talking about what they were going to do when it got dark. They looked at her as she came into the kitchen.
"There you are Zero." Storm said.
Logan held up his sandwich. "You want somethin' ta eat?"
Zero shook her head. "No thanks. Hey, can you tell me how ta get to the video store so I can pick up a movie ta watch tonight?"
"Sure Z, need some money?" Logan reached into his back pocket and took out his wallet. He handed her some cash, which she folded and stuck in her own pocket.
"Thanks." She smiled. "This'll give me somethin' ta do while you guys are out."
After telling her the directions, Zero grabbed her helmet and stepped outside. It was pretty warm out so she didn't need the leather jacket. She breathed in the fresh air, then hopped on her Dad's Harley and took off.
A/N: hope u liked it, please review! I'm gonna get into the stuff that's gonna happen at night in the next chap. SO please keep readin'.!! And since Monkie asked in a review, I'm gonna do a later chapter involving someone from Zero's past coming back. Her mother.