Always There

Authors Note- Thank you for the reviews and the birthday wishes!

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Chapter Five

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Before the jet touched ground, Logan did and took off running from the ramp. Jean waited, frantically and impatiently, then went after him, yelling for him to slow down. But he didn't. Faster than Kurt could have transported, Logan raced down the hall to where Rogue's bedroom was, afraid of what was to be found. Coming to a fast stop, his heart was pounding rapidly through his chest, and he became lightheaded. He also let out several curse words at what was there. Two lifeless looking bodies, Bobby and Rogue.

Rogue was closer to him, even if she wasn't, he probably would have went to her first- besides, he heard Jean gasp behind him and would have gone to Bobby's aid. Logan's knees ebcame soaked as he knelt in the pool of blood- her blood.

It was worse than the first time.

The most devistating sight. Her face, had it been anyone else, they wouldn't recognize her. Her dark hair and clothes tinted red by the blood, it covered her skin like thick paint.

" Rogue- Rogue please, please open your eyes" he knew that wouldn't happen. He tore off her glove-

" Logan no!" Jean grabbed his wrist and pulled it away, " no, Logan, don't, I can help them" he tried to touch her again. " No, by the time you could heal her, she'd kill you".

He blinked several times to cease the tears, '' is Bobby alright?".

" He's been knocked out, that's all- we have to get them both to the lab, right now".

" Shouldn't we call an ambulance or something?".

" That's not a good idea, you have to trust me".

Logan pulled Rogue into his lap and lifted her into his arms. Even while unconcious, she had her arm around his neck.

" Walk slowly" Jean ordered, " we don't know of her injuries so we can't risk making them worse".

Slowly. He had to slowly walk by John's room. Logan saw him, through the crack in the doorway, him laying on his bed, reading. That son of a bitch actually thought he was going to get away with this, acting sly when two people were nearly dead. He saw Logan, his dark eyes meeting another, and he could have played som act to at least pretend to care. All Logan wanted was to rip out his claws and tear John to shreds, but it was impossible at the moment. As Rogue's blood oozed onto his shirt, Logan knew he was the reason why this was happening.

Rogue was so limp and lifeless feeling when he laid her on the examination table, but the slight movement of her neck and the soft sigh was somewhat relief that she was alright. Logan glanced over his shoulder to where Ororo was with Bobby. He wasn't telepathic, but he knew Bobby had tried to protect her.

" What can I do?" he turned back to Jean, who was carefully cleaning the blood off Rogue's skin.

" Nothing at the moemnt". That was his cue to take off running, " Logan, don't!".

He didn't listen, he just kept running. Jean yelled for Ororo to go after him, which she did, but had no chance of catching. It's not like anyone really wanted to stop him, even when he made it to John's room.

The doorknob cracked through the wall after Logan forced it back. John sprung to the floor and Ororo stopped in the doorway.

" Do you have any idea who's blood this is?" Logan gestured the blood stained on his shirt.

John had a sly smirk pasted across his face, but his everything else because of the one spectator. " What? What's going on?".

" John, did you see or hear anything strange this morning?" Ororo asked.

" Of course he saw it" he said through gritted teeth, " he did it".

John shrugged, " I didn't do anything. Rogue and I had a fight so I thought she needed some space".

Logan was trembling, desperatly trying to hold back his extreme anger. " How did you know it was Rogue?".

" Logan you told him" it felt as thoguh Ororo was taking John's side, which she really had no intention oh, " if y ou touch him you can get arrested. But you don't go around blaming people".

" He did it" Logan didn't blink while staring at John, " I know that, and he knows that. As much as it's worth getting arrested, we're going to have all the proof we need, just as soon as Bobby wakes up".

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Logan managed to calm down to very angry upon returning to the lab. Colossus passed him on the way, softly smiling, in comparison to his deceiving outer apperance. Neither had woken, not even close. He saw Rogue very briefly before Jean approched him.

" By the looks of it, she has two cracked ribs, a broken wrist, and her jaw is dislocated, but other than that, scraps and bruises. Give it time and she'll be alright".

" What about Bobby?".

Jean shrughhed, " small concussion, he should wake up by tonight".

Logan tried to get into the depth of her eyes, " there's something you're not telling me, right?" sometimes he didn't like his sixth sense.

She sighed, " I want you to know, John is under the room arrest until Bobby wakes up, that's what Colossus is for" it was then obvious that Bobby was going to be the first in waking up. " She was raped" the room around him became a long blur, all sounds were miles away, and there was only those three words. The most violent worl, one word, that means so much and was intended against someone that he cared about so much. " Logan?".

" That son of a-".

Jean grabbed his wrists, " listen to me, I need you here, Rogue needs you here. Stay and talk to her, please, just stay" she felt how thick his blood vessels were getting, " please stay".

He nodded and she released him. Slowly, Logan approched Rogue's unconcious body, not sure how to react to her face. Despite how she looked at the moment, she was still Rogue. Her name, her personality, ir was still there, and he had to remember that.

" Hey kid" her gloves were still on, so he grabbed her hand, " I'm sorry I ledt, it was a really stupid idea. But I promise I won't leabe again. I let him hurt you, but I won't let him get away with it, not this time. So get better, okay?" he bent down and kissed her hand, " I love you".