Always There

Authors Note- Yayness!! Thank you for the reviews everyone! I love them! You know what Alla, you're right, why didn't Logan just give Rogue his healing powers? Hhhmm, didn't think about that. Well, anyways heres the answer- because he didn't want to risk dying.

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Chapter Three

Before hand, Logan never had a grudge against John. Then again, he didn't really know him, still doesn't. But he knew Rogue and knew John was the one hurting her. Logan used the word ' hurting' because he didn't know if that was the first time. Rogue mentioned a temoer, maybe it wasn't the only time she had been hit.

Ever since the incident, Logan had been on the edge about them, especially at night, when he couldn't physically see her. His mysterious nightmares subsided with the thoughts of terror that lingered his mind. The one thought of torture was if he had known that very night that John had something to be blamed for, he wouldn't have dealt with it faster than immediatly. After three nights of anything but sleep, he finally took sleeping pills in hopes to relax. Coincidentally, it was the same night Rogue crept into his rooms during the late hours.

Logan was not entirely out cold, no medication could ever do that to him. But he hadn't heard the masked screaming a few rooms away.

" Logan" her leathered hand touched his wrist, " Logan, please wake up".

He rolled over, " Rogue?" the dim moonlight was enough to stinf his eyes and he could only see the outline of her, " what's wrong?".

" Can I sleep in here?".

" Why?" he sat up, " what happened?".

" Nothing".

By the tone of her whisper, she anxious and lying, he could tell. Either way, L og an moved over to the other side of his bed and pulled back the covers. She laid down and covered herself.

" Thank you".

" Not a problem".

Not long after arriving, hard footsteps echoed on the other side of the wall. Logan stirred awake, again, loong over and seeing that Rogue was hidden under the blankets.

" What are you doing?" the chance to answer was interrupted by her name being called. " John" he gasped.

" He's mad again" Rogue whispered.

Logan moved little of the blanet do her face was revealed, " did he hit you again?" she shook her head, " but you're hiding". She wouldn't budge, " Rogue, what's going on?".

The yelling stoppped and there was a knock on the door.

She closed her eyes and began rbeathing harder. Logan got out of bed and stepped quietly towards the door. He looked back at Rogue before opening it.

There was a huge sight of relief when the person on the other side was Bobby.

He held out the silver communicator (a/n- that thing that they found in Scott's car in X2, I don't know what it's called). " It's Doctor Grey".

" Thanks" Logan took it and glanced down each direction of the hall, " Jean?".

" Hey Logan, we could really use you out here" she referred to the mission they were currently on in Flordia.

He leaned against the wall, " I thought you didn't need me?".

" Well we do now, Storm can be back there in fifteen minutes".

Logan's mind snapped back to current events, " no, Jean, I can't".

" Why?".

He looked in the direction Rogue was lying in, " I can't leave the kids, I'm the only adult here".

There was static leaking through the device, " we're really short handed, I wouldn't ask otherwise. You'd only have to be here for a day, Bobby and Rogue are there, so is Colossus, they'd be fine".

He wasn't going to win, and Jean had a point, it wasn't even a whole day. John probably went to bed, and teenagers slept late. Besides, Bobby was there, Rogue was safe. " See you in fifteen minutes" and he disconnected. Logan gestured Bobby into the hall, " I have to go, I'll be back tomorrow. But don't let her out of your sight, not even for a second, okay?".

Bobby nodded, " can you tell me what's going on?".

Logan checked the corridor again, " John's been beating her" he whispered, and stopped Bobby's reaction, " she's more scared that something will happen to him".

" That bastard".

" Yeah, I know, I'm going to take care of him when I get back, but in the mean time, take care of her".

Bobby waited until Logan began walking before a question emerged. " Hey, what do I do if he hits her? In case something happens".

Logan stopped, not needing any thought. " Kill him".