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~When you cried
I'd wipe away all of your tears,
when you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears,
and i've held your hand through all of these years~
-My Immortal by Evanescence
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Rogue shivered walking out of her room with a sweatshirt in hand, Bobby had decided to have a snowball fight and let's just say that Bobby was now 'taking a nap'.
She shivered again pulling the sweatshirt on over her head, "Ah don't know how he lives like this," She muttered to herself vaguely noticing her breath coming out as puffs of white air, "Ah'm defiantly getting a hot fudge Sunday, hold the ice cream."
She smiled to herself quickening her pace to get downstairs where the some of the others were starting to gather to go out and get ice cream. What surprised Rogue the most was that Logan had agreed to go with them, or so Madison had said. She stopped in front of Logan's door about to remind him when she heard the quiet murmur of someone talking, since the door was halfway open she stuck her head inside and looked around. Logan was standing by the window gazing outside at the sky talking to himself.
Confused, Rogue walked the rest of the way into the room straining her ears to hear what he was saying.
"Something is wrong with that new recruit, what's his name? Yea that's it, James. Found 'im the other day cryin' in the corner of his room. No, he wouldn't tell me much just that his father was dead and his hands burned…"
Rogue looked around the room again feeling a small amount of fear well up in her stomach, "Logan?" She whispered hoping that maybe the sound of her voice would snap him out of whatever was happening to him.
He looked over his shoulder at her and frowned, "Rogue? Why are you here?" He raised an eyebrow looking about as confused as Rogue.
"Are you okay Logan? You were talking to yourself."
Logan looked back out the window then back at Rogue realization washing over his face, "Don't ya tell a soul." He warned walking pass her out of the room.
Rogue blinked and chased after him, "Wait!" She grabbed his arm once she caught up to him, "Logan you need to talk to the Professor about this!"
Logan sighed, "Okay, I'll talk to Chuck," He lied looking Rogue in the eye, "Now drop it."
"Okay," She said softly still feeling worried, "The others are going to leave without us if we don't hurry." She forced herself to smile.
"Nah, Madison wont let 'em." Logan smirked walking off towards the staircase.
Rogue's smile faded as she watched his retreating back.
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"Logan, have you been felling alright?" Professor Xavier asked as he wheeled up to Logan at the empty table.
"Alright, what has Rogue been tellin' ya?" Logan frowned turning his eyes away from the students running up to get into line at the ice cream store's counter.
"Rogue? What does Rogue have to do with anything?" The Professor asked looking genuinely confused.
"Nothing."
Charles raised an eyebrow, "What is troubling you Logan?"
Logan growled, "Nothing is wrong with me Chuck, haven't been sleepin' well is all."
Professor Xavier nodded still not quite believing that was all, "Well, if you need to talk…"
"Yea, I know." Logan sighed watching Charles wheel away towards a group of students making a fuss over something.
"Mr. Logan?"
Logan looked over his shoulder at the approaching boy, "Yea kid?" He grunted sliding over so that the kid could sit down on the bench next to him.
"I'm scared." The boy whispered staring sheepishly down at the table.
Logan raise an eyebrow, "Scared o' what?"
"My mama, I don't know what happened to her. She wasn't well and when… when my mutation happened and I had to leave." The boy sniffed resting his chin on his arms.
"Don't worry 'bout it, James, I'm sure she's fine. You can write home to 'er if ya want." Logan smirked as James' face lit up.
"Alright!" James grinned.
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"Professor?" Rogue walked up to Professor Xavier folding her arms, Ah'm worried 'bout Logan." She frowned tilting her head in Logan's direction where he was currently talking to thin air.
"I see what you mean," Charles noted worriedly, "Don't worry Rogue, I'll talk to him."
Madison approached the two looking rather perplexed, "Professor? Is there a new recruit named James?" She asked rubbing the back of her neck.
Professor Xavier shook his head, "No, why?"
Madison shrugged, "I overheard Logan tell someone something about a James."
Rogue glanced at the Professor who nodded to her, "Come on Sugar, let's go see if we can get Bobby back from earlier." She smiled leading Madison away from the Professor who was sending a telepathic massage to Hank.
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