Chapter Two
Jean knew exactly what he was thinking. She smiled. The same old Logan she had seen a year ago. "Jean-I.We've missed you." He said awkwardly not knowing what to say. "I've missed you too! Never leave like that ever again Logan! A year is way too long!" She gave him a hug.
It felt good to hold her. She seemed different though.Almost undefeatable, a different Jean but with rage. But she had a ring. "So Cyclops must have beaten me to it after all eh?" He said. Jean gave him an innocent smile. "Yeah, I did beat you to it Logan." Came Scott's voice from the door. Scott patted his rivals back. There was no more threat. He was married to Jean and nothing could come between them. Silence..
"Uh-oh" whispered Kitty, "I smell trouble." The three students-Piotr, Kitty and Jubilee had bunched up together in the kitchen to see the show that was being put on display.They expected Scott to beat Logan down for daring to show his ass back at Xavier after being a whimp and leaving when Jean disappeared. But he didn't.He was perfectly calm about it. "I don't think so Kitty," Jubilee whispered back, "I think Professor Summers is pretty confident now that him and Jean are married."
"So I'll leave you two to talk then? I think Amara's done enough damage to the couch." Jean pecked Scott on the cheek and slipped from in between them out into the hall. "I'll see you around wolf boy." Scott gave Logan a smile and walked out.
"Bet you enjoyed that didn't you kids?" Logan turned around and stared at them. The corners of his mouth twitched and he grinned. "Good to be back, eh?"
"LOGAN!" Rogue screamed. She practically jumped on him. "Hey hey kid!" He laughed.
She was older now. More mature looking. She had developed-a lot! Whoa, this wasn't the Rogue he had left behind one year ago. As she hugged him he saw a little hurt in her eyes. Jeez.how much damage had he done? He all of a sudden felt really guilty.
Bobby walked in. "Yep now I defiantly smell trouble." Kitty said. Piotr, Kitty and Jubilee were still watching intently. It was like a real life T.V. drama but set in a kitchen!
Logan stuck out his hand. Bobby took it looking coldly at Logan. "Hey Iceman" Logan winked. "Logan," Bobby nodded casually. "Are you two still going out?" "Yes" Bobby said rather quickly. "Oh" Logan "I said yes" "I said Oh?" Logan raised an eyebrow. Did this little shit think he had something on me? Logan laughed to himself. Or maybe he thinks I'm after Rogue. That's quite amusing.
Was it just him or did Rogue have that hurt look in her eyes again. It was worse. "Logan where did you go?" She said looking betrayed.
Professor X came in from behind them. "Excuse me ladies and gentlemen" he rolled in his wheel chair, "there's a certain wolf I have to talk to."
"Hello Professor." Logan said. For some reason it felt good to be back. Well he had always liked it here but he felt well.perkier than usual.
Logan followed the Professor to the familiar hall ways that lead to his office. Back in the kitchen the "audience", laughed. Piotr, Kitty and Jubilee were howling on the ground.
***
"Welcome back Logan," the Professor wheeled behind his desk. Logan took a seat. "I expect," the Professor smiled, that you are wondering what happened to Jean?"
"I've heard some things, I just don't know if they're true that's all," Logan said anticipating the Professors next answer.
"Logan," started the Professor, "I need you to listen well and no interruptions please," Logan nodded.
"When Jean died that day, after we left she was suppressed under water. What we didn't know was that there was something inside her. Do you remember the red glow that would be in her eyes whenever she tried to concentrate really hard? It was called the Phoenix. The Phoenix helped her survive. She came back, Logan, ten times more powerful, she is fine now."
"And her and Scott?" Logan said understanding. "They are married, Logan." There came a knock on the door. "Ah, it must be the new girl."
"Great.Another female to take care of!" Logan growled. The door opened. In came a girl tall and very thin. Her hair tumbled down in pitch black curls. Her eyes were a blue-so light they were almost white. It contrasted with her dark hair. She was about Rogue's age, if not younger.
"Ah, Tara.Welcome, meet Logan!" The Professor smiled. "Tara is going to be in Rogue's class Logan," He said as he watched Logan shake the girls hand. "What's your"-
"I can imitate powers," she said. "You mean, like Rogue?" Logan said more to the Professor than to Tara. "Not quite, Tara can sense you and imitate your ability to heal. Nothing like Mystique of course. She cannot get the metal that you have inside of you at the moment."
To Logan's horror Tara picked up a pen and stabbed herself. She lifted her arm up and it healed its self. "Heh-that's clever." Logan said. She smiled wickedly. There was something about this girl; he would have to keep a watch on her.
Jean knew exactly what he was thinking. She smiled. The same old Logan she had seen a year ago. "Jean-I.We've missed you." He said awkwardly not knowing what to say. "I've missed you too! Never leave like that ever again Logan! A year is way too long!" She gave him a hug.
It felt good to hold her. She seemed different though.Almost undefeatable, a different Jean but with rage. But she had a ring. "So Cyclops must have beaten me to it after all eh?" He said. Jean gave him an innocent smile. "Yeah, I did beat you to it Logan." Came Scott's voice from the door. Scott patted his rivals back. There was no more threat. He was married to Jean and nothing could come between them. Silence..
"Uh-oh" whispered Kitty, "I smell trouble." The three students-Piotr, Kitty and Jubilee had bunched up together in the kitchen to see the show that was being put on display.They expected Scott to beat Logan down for daring to show his ass back at Xavier after being a whimp and leaving when Jean disappeared. But he didn't.He was perfectly calm about it. "I don't think so Kitty," Jubilee whispered back, "I think Professor Summers is pretty confident now that him and Jean are married."
"So I'll leave you two to talk then? I think Amara's done enough damage to the couch." Jean pecked Scott on the cheek and slipped from in between them out into the hall. "I'll see you around wolf boy." Scott gave Logan a smile and walked out.
"Bet you enjoyed that didn't you kids?" Logan turned around and stared at them. The corners of his mouth twitched and he grinned. "Good to be back, eh?"
"LOGAN!" Rogue screamed. She practically jumped on him. "Hey hey kid!" He laughed.
She was older now. More mature looking. She had developed-a lot! Whoa, this wasn't the Rogue he had left behind one year ago. As she hugged him he saw a little hurt in her eyes. Jeez.how much damage had he done? He all of a sudden felt really guilty.
Bobby walked in. "Yep now I defiantly smell trouble." Kitty said. Piotr, Kitty and Jubilee were still watching intently. It was like a real life T.V. drama but set in a kitchen!
Logan stuck out his hand. Bobby took it looking coldly at Logan. "Hey Iceman" Logan winked. "Logan," Bobby nodded casually. "Are you two still going out?" "Yes" Bobby said rather quickly. "Oh" Logan "I said yes" "I said Oh?" Logan raised an eyebrow. Did this little shit think he had something on me? Logan laughed to himself. Or maybe he thinks I'm after Rogue. That's quite amusing.
Was it just him or did Rogue have that hurt look in her eyes again. It was worse. "Logan where did you go?" She said looking betrayed.
Professor X came in from behind them. "Excuse me ladies and gentlemen" he rolled in his wheel chair, "there's a certain wolf I have to talk to."
"Hello Professor." Logan said. For some reason it felt good to be back. Well he had always liked it here but he felt well.perkier than usual.
Logan followed the Professor to the familiar hall ways that lead to his office. Back in the kitchen the "audience", laughed. Piotr, Kitty and Jubilee were howling on the ground.
***
"Welcome back Logan," the Professor wheeled behind his desk. Logan took a seat. "I expect," the Professor smiled, that you are wondering what happened to Jean?"
"I've heard some things, I just don't know if they're true that's all," Logan said anticipating the Professors next answer.
"Logan," started the Professor, "I need you to listen well and no interruptions please," Logan nodded.
"When Jean died that day, after we left she was suppressed under water. What we didn't know was that there was something inside her. Do you remember the red glow that would be in her eyes whenever she tried to concentrate really hard? It was called the Phoenix. The Phoenix helped her survive. She came back, Logan, ten times more powerful, she is fine now."
"And her and Scott?" Logan said understanding. "They are married, Logan." There came a knock on the door. "Ah, it must be the new girl."
"Great.Another female to take care of!" Logan growled. The door opened. In came a girl tall and very thin. Her hair tumbled down in pitch black curls. Her eyes were a blue-so light they were almost white. It contrasted with her dark hair. She was about Rogue's age, if not younger.
"Ah, Tara.Welcome, meet Logan!" The Professor smiled. "Tara is going to be in Rogue's class Logan," He said as he watched Logan shake the girls hand. "What's your"-
"I can imitate powers," she said. "You mean, like Rogue?" Logan said more to the Professor than to Tara. "Not quite, Tara can sense you and imitate your ability to heal. Nothing like Mystique of course. She cannot get the metal that you have inside of you at the moment."
To Logan's horror Tara picked up a pen and stabbed herself. She lifted her arm up and it healed its self. "Heh-that's clever." Logan said. She smiled wickedly. There was something about this girl; he would have to keep a watch on her.