Disclaimer: X-men is not mine.
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"Hush little baby don't say a word, mama's going to buy you a mockingbird," Madison sang softly trailing off into a hum as she kneeled down by James' crib gazing in at the sleeping child through wooden bars, "mama's going to buy you a diamond ring…" Slowly she pulled herself up to her feet with the aid of the bars and leaned in lifting James up out of the crib.
Cradling him up to her chest she continued to hum softly to him as she slipped from the room and into the hallway.
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Logan lifted his hand to knock on the large oak door when he was called in mentally. Walking into the room Logan spotted the Professor sitting at his desk with his eyes closed and his hands folded on top of the desk.
"Logan," He began opening his eyes, "I know why you're here but…" He furrowed his eyebrows and closed his eyes briefly before snapping them back open again, "Oh dear God… Logan go to the pool immediately!" He shouted forgetting what he had been about to tell the man, panic flickered in his glassy blue eyes.
Logan knew better than to ask why, taking off out the door he ran outside into the blistering cold around the building and straight to the pool.
He felt his stomach turn over as he looked on in horror at the pool where he spotted Madison and James floating face down in the slushy water. He could hear several others running up behind him as he ran forward diving into the pool, ignoring the bitterness that surrounded him and stole his breath, he swam out to James first grabbing the infant by it's waist. Holding his head up above the water he swam back to the edge handing him over to Jean who hurriedly took the infant to the infirmary. Pushing off the wall Logan swam over to where Madison floated and hauled her up by the back of her t-shirt, pulling her head out of the water and then swam to the closest side of the pool. Jacob greeted him at the edge and helped pull the lifeless girl out of the freezing water. Logan climbed out of the pool trembling as he watched Jacob turn Madison over and started CPR, after a few minutes he stopped tears running down his face.
Cursing Logan lifted the girl up and ran with all his might back into the mansion down into the infirmary where Hank met him taking Madison from his arms and rushed her into another room.
Shivering violently Logan forced himself upstairs for a change of clothes, even after he was dry and in clean clothes he still couldn't stop himself from shaking.
He found Jacob sitting by the window in the living room staring outside at the darkening clouds with a faraway look in his eyes.
"Why did she do it?" He said softly turning to Logan now standing next to him peering out the window.
Despite it being nearly 10 below it had started to rain, little rivulets ran down the window as the rain hit it.
"I don't know." Logan replied finding his voice then tore his eyes from the window after a new scent came into the room.
Jean slowly walked up to the two, regret and sorrow in her eyes, "S-she didn't make it."
Jacob leaned against the wall for support as Logan shook his head disbelieving tears welling up in his already red eyes.
"And James?" Jacob croaked finding it hard to speak.
Jean shook her head dropping her eyes to the floor.
"No…" Logan whispered then walked out of the room into the hallway, his shoulder hit the wall as he stumbled down the hallway towards the elevator that would take him downstairs.
"Logan wait!" Came Rogue's voice from behind him and he stopped slumping against the wall, his forehead resting against the cold wooden surface as he slammed his fist against the wall not even hard enough to make a sound.
His throat felt dry and constricted as he opened and closed his mouth trying to form some kind of coherent word or sentence that didn't involve a curse word.
Failing miserably he sank to his knees, "Damn it." He whispered squeezing his eyes shut.
He didn't bother looking up when he felt the hand on his shoulder, he didn't bother masking his emotions or try covering the tears that fell from his eyes. Rogue wiped away her own tears glancing over her shoulder at Jean who entered the hallway with Jacob, tears staining his cheeks as he leaned against the wall for support.
The hallways ran silent save for the pitter-patter of the rain hitting the windows.
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I'll stay strong; I'll be fine
Carry on with my life
I still stare at the sky
Pray for rain, all the time
why'd you run? Did you hide
Why'd you leave, no good bye
When the clouds, take the sky
Does a soul, give you life?
And every time it rains
I feel her holding me
And every time it rains
Are the angels crying
And every time it rains
I feel her holding me
And every time it rains
All the angels cry for me
-Rain Song by Cold
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