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.10
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A few days had passed by, the poison in Logan's system hadn't worn off completly yet, but his healing factor seemed to be coming back slowly. Ororo and Logan hadn't talked or even seen eachother since a couple nights ago and Zero was beginning to wonder what the hell was going on.
Zero went into the infirmary to see Logan and talk to him about what was going on with Storm, because she felt a little awkward going to Storm about it. When she walked in, Logan was sitting up in bed.
"Dad, hey yer sittin' up." She smiled.
Logan seemed depressed, but yet determined about something. "Mornin' darlin', didja eat breakfast already?"
Zero nodded. "Yep." She walked over to him and pulled a plastic bag out of her pocket. "I snuck you some bacon and sausage." She whispered.
Logan smiled lopsidedly. "Yer a sweetheart." He took the food out of the bag and put it on his plate from the tray that Hank brought in for him. The food was all healthy stuff like oatmeal and fruit, nothing that Logan wanted to eat for breakfast. He then stuffed the health food in the plastic bag and handed it back to Zero. "Now don't let Hank catch ya with that." He whispered.
Zero laughed, then looked at Logan, a serious look in her eyes. "Dad, what's with you an' Storm?" She asked frankly.
Logan frowned, but didn't answer.
Zero put her hands on her hips. She held up the bag of health food. "C'mon Dad, if you don't tell me I'm gonna tell Hank you haven't been eatin' yer healthy breakfast an' you been makin' me sneak you food."
Logan chuckled, then sighed in defeat. "Alright."
Zero tucked the bag away in her pocket. "And remember, I can smell if yer lyin'." She winked at him.
"Storm came in here after my surgery and told me-" He paused. "She said she-" Logan didn't know how to explain this to his daughter.
"Oh my God, she told you! Wow." Zero covered her mouth with her hand.
Logan looked confused, but realized, somehow, Zero had known. He didn't think it was that obvious, apparently.
"And you told her you felt the same way right?"
Logan was surprised. "How do you know squirt? I think ya been watchin' too many movies."
Zero rolled her eyes. "Dad, it was pretty obvious. So...??"
Logan sighed, figuring Zero would keep bugging him anyway. "I couldn't say a damn thing." He frowned.
Zero looked saddened. She felt bad, knowing what was going on, and she knew that her Dad was probably tearing himself up inside because of the fact he couldn't do anything about Storm.
Logan grunted. "Well if she ain't gonna come see me, then I'm gonna hafta go to her."
Zero's eyes flashed back to Logan. "Dad, but you can't-"
"I have to darlin'" He interrupted. "It's the only way I can get to her. Only thing is, I can't garuntee she'll listen to me."
"Trust me Dad, if you get down there, she'll listen to ya." She gave him a hug and then looked at him. "Be careful kay? Yer healin' factor isn't back up all the way yet." She looked around the room, finding a wheelchair in the corner, she wheeled it over to him.
Logan carefully swung his feet over the side of the bed, wincing at first.
"Y'better start with the wheelchair before you even think about crutches or walkin' on yer own." Zero said, helping him into the chair.
Logan's back hurt like hell when he got into that wheelchair. But he knew if this was what it took to set things right with Storm, he would do it. He took in a deep breath, relaxing for a moment when he sat down. "I know ya wanna help Z, but I think I can take it from here."
Zero frowned. She knew he had to do this on his own, but was afraid of him pushing it too hard. "Atleast let me get ya to the elevator."
Logan smiled at her. "Ahright." He started to wheel himself out the door, and it took all he had not to roar out in pain.
Zero saw the hurt look in his eyes. She grabbed hold of the chair's handles and started pushing him.
Logan turned and looked at her.
"Don't want ya wastin' all yer strength just gettin' to the elevator. Save it for gettin' to Storm."
He turned back around, looking straight ahead as Zero pushed him down the hall.
When they reached the elevator Zero pushed the button and then let go of the chair as Logan wheeled himself inside. "I can take it from here." He grinned.
Zero nodded, smiling sadly as the doors closed.
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When Logan reached the bottom floor, it was quiet and no one seemed to be around. He used his sense of smell to find Storm and once he got ahold of her scent he followed it to the kitchen.
Storm was busy taking some things out of the fridge and hadn't noticed Logan come in. Ofcourse he was much less noticible in the low wheelchair anyway.
Logan tried to think of what he would say. He wasn't sure if anything he could say would make her stay and listen to him. He wheeled closer to the counter and cleared his throat.
Storm shut the fridge, recognizing the sound and turned around. "Logan!"
He sighed. "Storm, please don't walk away I-"
"Logan, you're out of bed. Hank said you could-" She interrupted him. Storm was surprised to see him around, but still a bit angry with him. Well not as much angry, but hurt.
"No. Uh..he doesn't know I'm out." He grunted. Logan was surprised she'd actually talk to him. He gathered his thoughts once more and said what he was planning to say. "Storm, I was uh..kinda surprised with what you told me the other day and uh..I didn't know what to say at first." He paused. "But now I do."
Storm looked down, feeling she was going to be rejected, but praying she wasn't.
Logan cleared his throat again gruffly. "I love you too 'Ro."
Storm flushed, butterflies in her stomach. The words meant so much to her, she wasn't sure it was real.
Logan looked longingly up at Ororo from his wheelchair. He chuckled softly. "I jus' wish I could stand up ta give ya a kiss." He smiled sheepishly.
Tears began to stream down Ororo's cheeks. She was so happy, she didn't know what to do with herself. "Oh Logan." She leaned down and kissed him passionately.
Logan wrapped his strong arms around her and pulled her deeper into the kiss.
Storm stood up and backed off, wiping away her tears. She moved behind Logan and began pushing him out of the kitchen.
Logan turned and looked at her. "What're ya doin' 'Ro."
Storm bent over and kissed his forehead, then stroked back his unruly hair. "I'm taking you back to the infirmary before Hank finds you."
Logan smiled sadly. "I can do it 'Ro." He put his hands on the wheels, stopping her. He hated feeling helpless and didn't want Storm to feel sorry for him.
Storm frowned. "Don't be so stubborn Logan, you've already tired yourself out."
Logan sighed, taking his hands away from the wheels and allowed her to push him back to the med-lab.
As they came down the hall to the infirmary, Zero was standing in the doorway. She smiled seeing her Dad and Storm together.
"Finally." She said aloud.
Logan and Storm glared at her.
Zero grinned widely. "It's good ta see you two finally made up."
Storm blushed slightly and Logan smirked, staring at Zero. "Get on outta here Z." He shooed her away teasingly.
Zero threw her arms up in the air in defeat. "All right, all right, I'm goin'." She winked. "I'll see you two love-birds later."
"ZERO!" Storm and Logan yelled simultaneously.
Zero laughed and ran down the hall, out of sight.
Author's Note: Well they finally kissed. So what didja think? 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.10
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A few days had passed by, the poison in Logan's system hadn't worn off completly yet, but his healing factor seemed to be coming back slowly. Ororo and Logan hadn't talked or even seen eachother since a couple nights ago and Zero was beginning to wonder what the hell was going on.
Zero went into the infirmary to see Logan and talk to him about what was going on with Storm, because she felt a little awkward going to Storm about it. When she walked in, Logan was sitting up in bed.
"Dad, hey yer sittin' up." She smiled.
Logan seemed depressed, but yet determined about something. "Mornin' darlin', didja eat breakfast already?"
Zero nodded. "Yep." She walked over to him and pulled a plastic bag out of her pocket. "I snuck you some bacon and sausage." She whispered.
Logan smiled lopsidedly. "Yer a sweetheart." He took the food out of the bag and put it on his plate from the tray that Hank brought in for him. The food was all healthy stuff like oatmeal and fruit, nothing that Logan wanted to eat for breakfast. He then stuffed the health food in the plastic bag and handed it back to Zero. "Now don't let Hank catch ya with that." He whispered.
Zero laughed, then looked at Logan, a serious look in her eyes. "Dad, what's with you an' Storm?" She asked frankly.
Logan frowned, but didn't answer.
Zero put her hands on her hips. She held up the bag of health food. "C'mon Dad, if you don't tell me I'm gonna tell Hank you haven't been eatin' yer healthy breakfast an' you been makin' me sneak you food."
Logan chuckled, then sighed in defeat. "Alright."
Zero tucked the bag away in her pocket. "And remember, I can smell if yer lyin'." She winked at him.
"Storm came in here after my surgery and told me-" He paused. "She said she-" Logan didn't know how to explain this to his daughter.
"Oh my God, she told you! Wow." Zero covered her mouth with her hand.
Logan looked confused, but realized, somehow, Zero had known. He didn't think it was that obvious, apparently.
"And you told her you felt the same way right?"
Logan was surprised. "How do you know squirt? I think ya been watchin' too many movies."
Zero rolled her eyes. "Dad, it was pretty obvious. So...??"
Logan sighed, figuring Zero would keep bugging him anyway. "I couldn't say a damn thing." He frowned.
Zero looked saddened. She felt bad, knowing what was going on, and she knew that her Dad was probably tearing himself up inside because of the fact he couldn't do anything about Storm.
Logan grunted. "Well if she ain't gonna come see me, then I'm gonna hafta go to her."
Zero's eyes flashed back to Logan. "Dad, but you can't-"
"I have to darlin'" He interrupted. "It's the only way I can get to her. Only thing is, I can't garuntee she'll listen to me."
"Trust me Dad, if you get down there, she'll listen to ya." She gave him a hug and then looked at him. "Be careful kay? Yer healin' factor isn't back up all the way yet." She looked around the room, finding a wheelchair in the corner, she wheeled it over to him.
Logan carefully swung his feet over the side of the bed, wincing at first.
"Y'better start with the wheelchair before you even think about crutches or walkin' on yer own." Zero said, helping him into the chair.
Logan's back hurt like hell when he got into that wheelchair. But he knew if this was what it took to set things right with Storm, he would do it. He took in a deep breath, relaxing for a moment when he sat down. "I know ya wanna help Z, but I think I can take it from here."
Zero frowned. She knew he had to do this on his own, but was afraid of him pushing it too hard. "Atleast let me get ya to the elevator."
Logan smiled at her. "Ahright." He started to wheel himself out the door, and it took all he had not to roar out in pain.
Zero saw the hurt look in his eyes. She grabbed hold of the chair's handles and started pushing him.
Logan turned and looked at her.
"Don't want ya wastin' all yer strength just gettin' to the elevator. Save it for gettin' to Storm."
He turned back around, looking straight ahead as Zero pushed him down the hall.
When they reached the elevator Zero pushed the button and then let go of the chair as Logan wheeled himself inside. "I can take it from here." He grinned.
Zero nodded, smiling sadly as the doors closed.
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When Logan reached the bottom floor, it was quiet and no one seemed to be around. He used his sense of smell to find Storm and once he got ahold of her scent he followed it to the kitchen.
Storm was busy taking some things out of the fridge and hadn't noticed Logan come in. Ofcourse he was much less noticible in the low wheelchair anyway.
Logan tried to think of what he would say. He wasn't sure if anything he could say would make her stay and listen to him. He wheeled closer to the counter and cleared his throat.
Storm shut the fridge, recognizing the sound and turned around. "Logan!"
He sighed. "Storm, please don't walk away I-"
"Logan, you're out of bed. Hank said you could-" She interrupted him. Storm was surprised to see him around, but still a bit angry with him. Well not as much angry, but hurt.
"No. Uh..he doesn't know I'm out." He grunted. Logan was surprised she'd actually talk to him. He gathered his thoughts once more and said what he was planning to say. "Storm, I was uh..kinda surprised with what you told me the other day and uh..I didn't know what to say at first." He paused. "But now I do."
Storm looked down, feeling she was going to be rejected, but praying she wasn't.
Logan cleared his throat again gruffly. "I love you too 'Ro."
Storm flushed, butterflies in her stomach. The words meant so much to her, she wasn't sure it was real.
Logan looked longingly up at Ororo from his wheelchair. He chuckled softly. "I jus' wish I could stand up ta give ya a kiss." He smiled sheepishly.
Tears began to stream down Ororo's cheeks. She was so happy, she didn't know what to do with herself. "Oh Logan." She leaned down and kissed him passionately.
Logan wrapped his strong arms around her and pulled her deeper into the kiss.
Storm stood up and backed off, wiping away her tears. She moved behind Logan and began pushing him out of the kitchen.
Logan turned and looked at her. "What're ya doin' 'Ro."
Storm bent over and kissed his forehead, then stroked back his unruly hair. "I'm taking you back to the infirmary before Hank finds you."
Logan smiled sadly. "I can do it 'Ro." He put his hands on the wheels, stopping her. He hated feeling helpless and didn't want Storm to feel sorry for him.
Storm frowned. "Don't be so stubborn Logan, you've already tired yourself out."
Logan sighed, taking his hands away from the wheels and allowed her to push him back to the med-lab.
As they came down the hall to the infirmary, Zero was standing in the doorway. She smiled seeing her Dad and Storm together.
"Finally." She said aloud.
Logan and Storm glared at her.
Zero grinned widely. "It's good ta see you two finally made up."
Storm blushed slightly and Logan smirked, staring at Zero. "Get on outta here Z." He shooed her away teasingly.
Zero threw her arms up in the air in defeat. "All right, all right, I'm goin'." She winked. "I'll see you two love-birds later."
"ZERO!" Storm and Logan yelled simultaneously.
Zero laughed and ran down the hall, out of sight.
Author's Note: Well they finally kissed. So what didja think? Please Review! *BAMF*