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 chp.9
When Ororo, Hank and Logan finally arrived at the mansion, Hank quickly met with the Professor and brought Logan to the infirmary. They set him on the bed on his stomach.
"Professor we're going to need an x-ray so we know what the damage is, and where to find the bullet."
The Professor nodded. "Yes, you set up the x-ray and I'll go talk to Ororo and Zero."
Beast quickly got to work as the Professor wheeled out of the room. Logan was still unconscious from the medication so they should have a fairly easy time working on him.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Professor Xavier found Storm talking with Zero in the foyer. When he entered the room, both Zero and Storm turned their attention towards him.
"Professor?" Zero looked at him, worry in her eyes. "When can I see my Dad?"
He sighed and looked at Storm as well. "Hank is taking some x-rays at the moment, then we'll need to perform a little surgery to remove the bullet."
Storm looked at Zero and put her hands on her shoulders. "You can wait a little while to see him right?" She winked and smiled. "I'll take you in after his surgery."
Zero raised her eyebrows at Storm's wink, and was wondering what she was up to. Zero nodded. "Yeah, I can wait I guess."
Professor Xavier smiled. "I'll be in my study for the moment if anyone needs me." He then left the room.
Zero looked up at Storm. "What was all that for?" She whispered, not knowing if the Prof. was still in hearing range or not.
Storm put an arm around her shoulder. "Come on, I'll take you to see him before he goes into surgery. We have to be quiet though."
She led Zero to the infirmary, where they could see Logan through the glass doors. Beast was finished with the x-rays, but Logan remained on his stomach for the surgery.
A tear formed in Zero's eye.
Storm looked at the young girl. "He's under some heavy medication right now so he won't be awake." She said quietly.
Zero wiped her tears and she and Storm headed back down the hall before Beast would see them.
They walked into the kitchen and Storm started making some tea.
"Zero, would you like some tea?"
Zero shook her head, sitting on a stool at the counter. "No thanks, Storm."
Storm came over to the counter and sat on the stool opposite Zero.
Zero looked up at her after a little bit of silence. "Do you love my Dad?" She asked out of nowhere.
Storm was surprised by the sudden break of silence and the question itself. "Ofcourse. I love you and Logan both, you are a part of the X-Men family."
Zero shook her head. "No, I know that. I mean, do you.." She paused, looking for the right words. "love him, love him?"
Storm looked up, then hearing the whistle of the tea kettle, got up and went over to the stove. "Tea's ready." She came back with a tea cup in hand and sat down. "You sure you don't want any tea?"
Zero sighed and looked at Storm. "You didn't answer my question, and yer changin' the subject."
Storm took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. After a brief pause, she finally answered. "Yes."
A big grin spread across Zero's face. "I knew it! Oh man, I knew it all along!!"
Storm felt her cheeks flushing.
Zero stared back at Storm. "Y'outta tell him. Y'know, when he wakes up."
Storm looked down into her tea cup. "It's not as easy as that." She frowned sadly.
Zero rolled her eyes and frowned. She got up from her stool and walked over to the fridge, pulling out a can of soda. She headed towards the door and glanced back at Storm. "I'm goin' ta watch some t.v. fer a little while. If the Prof. or Hank comes back with any news, tell me." Zero walked out and went to the rec. room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Later that afternoon, Hank and Professor Xavier had already taken out the bullet in Logan's back and he was now recovering in the infirmary.
Zero walked in quietly and sat by his bed. She watched his chest move up and down with each breath, and took his massive hand in her smaller one and held it. She sat with him for a long time and eventually fell asleep.
Zero woke, about an hour later. She felt her hand being squeezed gently. She blinked several times and looked up at Logan, squinting slightly. "Dad!"
"Good ta see ya darlin'." Logan rasped.
She leaned over and hugged him gently, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Hank an' the Prof. took that bullet outta yer back."
Logan smiled.
They talked for a bit, then Hank came in the infirmary telling Zero to let Logan rest. She reluctantly got up, sticking her tongue out at Hank behind his back, before she left.
Logan chuckled, wincing at the pain it had caused him.
Beast looked over at him, after checking his vitals. "What's so funny?"
Logan smiled. "That's my girl."
Hank thought he had obviously missed the joke and shrugged, then continued checking his friend's health.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A little later on, Storm walked into the infirmary to visit Logan.
He smiled as she entered. Logan thought she looked as beautiful as ever, and wanted to just take her into his arms and kiss her.
"Feeling any better?" She knew he'd probably been asked this a thousand times, but she asked anyway out of pure concern.
"Can't complain." Logan grinned.
Storm glared at him teasingly. "Tell me the truth Logan. How do you feel?"
He sighed and tried sitting up, but wasn't able to, so he layed back down. He grunted. "I've been better."
Storm took in a deep breath, pondering whether or not she should ask him the very question that has been plaguing her mind for so long. "Logan?"
"Hmm?" He looked up at her.
She looked into his brown eyes and prayed he felt the same way that she did right now. "Logan, I....I've felt a certain way about you for some time now, and with everything that's happened lately I-" She paused.
Logan listened intently.
She gathered up all her courage and finished. "I realized that if I had lost you that night, I wouldn't have been able to go on living." Her heart was racing but she continued on. "What I'm trying to say Logan is, I love you." She looked down at the floor, then back at him for a responce.
Logan was speechless. It wasn't that he didn't love Storm, he really and truly did. He had felt that way about her since the first day he met her. Then when she helped him take care of Zero as a little baby, he felt if he had to choose at that moment, who he would spend the rest of his life with, and who would be the mother of his daughter, it would be her. Logan was shocked, incredibly shocked that Storm had felt the same way. He had such a knot in his throat that he couldn't utter a word.
Storm completly obliterated all hope when Logan didn't answer. She bowed her head in defeat and swiftly left the room without a word or a second glance at him.
Logan finally found his voice as she left. "Storm, wait!" He choked out, but it was too late. She was already gone. "I love you too." He mumbled softly. Logan was completly destroyed. If he could have, he would've jumped out of that bed right then and there and ran after her. The sad thing was, he could barely sit up. There was no way Storm would come back to see him now, after pouring her heart out like that and leaving, feeling like she had been rejected. Logan leaned his head back against his pillows and sighed.
Author's Note: How was that? Cliff-hanger! Sorta....not really much with Zero, but I needed to get the RoLo-ness going. Hope ya liked it. Please Review. *BAMF*
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 chp.9
When Ororo, Hank and Logan finally arrived at the mansion, Hank quickly met with the Professor and brought Logan to the infirmary. They set him on the bed on his stomach.
"Professor we're going to need an x-ray so we know what the damage is, and where to find the bullet."
The Professor nodded. "Yes, you set up the x-ray and I'll go talk to Ororo and Zero."
Beast quickly got to work as the Professor wheeled out of the room. Logan was still unconscious from the medication so they should have a fairly easy time working on him.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Professor Xavier found Storm talking with Zero in the foyer. When he entered the room, both Zero and Storm turned their attention towards him.
"Professor?" Zero looked at him, worry in her eyes. "When can I see my Dad?"
He sighed and looked at Storm as well. "Hank is taking some x-rays at the moment, then we'll need to perform a little surgery to remove the bullet."
Storm looked at Zero and put her hands on her shoulders. "You can wait a little while to see him right?" She winked and smiled. "I'll take you in after his surgery."
Zero raised her eyebrows at Storm's wink, and was wondering what she was up to. Zero nodded. "Yeah, I can wait I guess."
Professor Xavier smiled. "I'll be in my study for the moment if anyone needs me." He then left the room.
Zero looked up at Storm. "What was all that for?" She whispered, not knowing if the Prof. was still in hearing range or not.
Storm put an arm around her shoulder. "Come on, I'll take you to see him before he goes into surgery. We have to be quiet though."
She led Zero to the infirmary, where they could see Logan through the glass doors. Beast was finished with the x-rays, but Logan remained on his stomach for the surgery.
A tear formed in Zero's eye.
Storm looked at the young girl. "He's under some heavy medication right now so he won't be awake." She said quietly.
Zero wiped her tears and she and Storm headed back down the hall before Beast would see them.
They walked into the kitchen and Storm started making some tea.
"Zero, would you like some tea?"
Zero shook her head, sitting on a stool at the counter. "No thanks, Storm."
Storm came over to the counter and sat on the stool opposite Zero.
Zero looked up at her after a little bit of silence. "Do you love my Dad?" She asked out of nowhere.
Storm was surprised by the sudden break of silence and the question itself. "Ofcourse. I love you and Logan both, you are a part of the X-Men family."
Zero shook her head. "No, I know that. I mean, do you.." She paused, looking for the right words. "love him, love him?"
Storm looked up, then hearing the whistle of the tea kettle, got up and went over to the stove. "Tea's ready." She came back with a tea cup in hand and sat down. "You sure you don't want any tea?"
Zero sighed and looked at Storm. "You didn't answer my question, and yer changin' the subject."
Storm took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. After a brief pause, she finally answered. "Yes."
A big grin spread across Zero's face. "I knew it! Oh man, I knew it all along!!"
Storm felt her cheeks flushing.
Zero stared back at Storm. "Y'outta tell him. Y'know, when he wakes up."
Storm looked down into her tea cup. "It's not as easy as that." She frowned sadly.
Zero rolled her eyes and frowned. She got up from her stool and walked over to the fridge, pulling out a can of soda. She headed towards the door and glanced back at Storm. "I'm goin' ta watch some t.v. fer a little while. If the Prof. or Hank comes back with any news, tell me." Zero walked out and went to the rec. room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Later that afternoon, Hank and Professor Xavier had already taken out the bullet in Logan's back and he was now recovering in the infirmary.
Zero walked in quietly and sat by his bed. She watched his chest move up and down with each breath, and took his massive hand in her smaller one and held it. She sat with him for a long time and eventually fell asleep.
Zero woke, about an hour later. She felt her hand being squeezed gently. She blinked several times and looked up at Logan, squinting slightly. "Dad!"
"Good ta see ya darlin'." Logan rasped.
She leaned over and hugged him gently, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Hank an' the Prof. took that bullet outta yer back."
Logan smiled.
They talked for a bit, then Hank came in the infirmary telling Zero to let Logan rest. She reluctantly got up, sticking her tongue out at Hank behind his back, before she left.
Logan chuckled, wincing at the pain it had caused him.
Beast looked over at him, after checking his vitals. "What's so funny?"
Logan smiled. "That's my girl."
Hank thought he had obviously missed the joke and shrugged, then continued checking his friend's health.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A little later on, Storm walked into the infirmary to visit Logan.
He smiled as she entered. Logan thought she looked as beautiful as ever, and wanted to just take her into his arms and kiss her.
"Feeling any better?" She knew he'd probably been asked this a thousand times, but she asked anyway out of pure concern.
"Can't complain." Logan grinned.
Storm glared at him teasingly. "Tell me the truth Logan. How do you feel?"
He sighed and tried sitting up, but wasn't able to, so he layed back down. He grunted. "I've been better."
Storm took in a deep breath, pondering whether or not she should ask him the very question that has been plaguing her mind for so long. "Logan?"
"Hmm?" He looked up at her.
She looked into his brown eyes and prayed he felt the same way that she did right now. "Logan, I....I've felt a certain way about you for some time now, and with everything that's happened lately I-" She paused.
Logan listened intently.
She gathered up all her courage and finished. "I realized that if I had lost you that night, I wouldn't have been able to go on living." Her heart was racing but she continued on. "What I'm trying to say Logan is, I love you." She looked down at the floor, then back at him for a responce.
Logan was speechless. It wasn't that he didn't love Storm, he really and truly did. He had felt that way about her since the first day he met her. Then when she helped him take care of Zero as a little baby, he felt if he had to choose at that moment, who he would spend the rest of his life with, and who would be the mother of his daughter, it would be her. Logan was shocked, incredibly shocked that Storm had felt the same way. He had such a knot in his throat that he couldn't utter a word.
Storm completly obliterated all hope when Logan didn't answer. She bowed her head in defeat and swiftly left the room without a word or a second glance at him.
Logan finally found his voice as she left. "Storm, wait!" He choked out, but it was too late. She was already gone. "I love you too." He mumbled softly. Logan was completly destroyed. If he could have, he would've jumped out of that bed right then and there and ran after her. The sad thing was, he could barely sit up. There was no way Storm would come back to see him now, after pouring her heart out like that and leaving, feeling like she had been rejected. Logan leaned his head back against his pillows and sighed.
Author's Note: How was that? Cliff-hanger! Sorta....not really much with Zero, but I needed to get the RoLo-ness going. Hope ya liked it. Please Review. *BAMF*