Waking up he had asked if she was ok even though he already knew she was.
He had a bitch of a headache, worse that anything he could remember but he
didn't care. It was then Chuck had told him that Rogue absorbed mutant's
gifts, skills and memories. He then remembered that Chuck had already told
him this while he had watched her in the classroom. That she would probably
go without physical touch for the rest of her life. It struck him then, as
he lay on the table how severe her mutation was, he thought of all the
things Marie would never experience and it made him desperately sad for
her. He had resolved then that he would never be afraid to touch her. He
understood now why she had looked so haunted in Laughlin City. He had never
been afraid of touching her anyway, nothing hurt him, his healing abilities
took care of that but now that he had experienced what her touch was
capable of he wasn't going to shy away from her because he realized it
would kill her. He had sensed the fear in the school, the children were
afraid of the Rogue touching them, look what she had done to the Wolverine!
He knew she needed to feel somehow normal and that she needed someone who
wasn't afraid of touching her, she needed touch. She needed help as much as
he did and he realized how alike they were and that he needed her as much
as she needed him. They had connected that day in Laughlin City, he felt
safe around her like she did around him. So when they told him she had run
away he was pissed.
They didn't realize she needed help, to feel normal like everyone else. He could sense that they knew they had neglected her and looked after Logan after what had happened and he was royally pissed. Christ, he thought it would be good for her here and they had neglected her on their first test. He kept his temper in check though - they needed to find her. Chuck had shown him Cerebro and he had made hell for leather for the train station on Cykes Bike. He didn't give a crap if that dude Magneto was after him, he had to find Marie. He had picked up her scent the minute he entered the station and tracked her to a train departing for the north. She was staring at some kid and his mother with a look of longing. He didn't know why until he realized the mother was stroking her sons face. He had sat down beside her and talked to her, it was easy to talk to Marie, and she was just like him, lost and alone. She told him about the first guy she kissed, how she'd put him in a coma and she could still feel him in her head just like she could feel Logan. He felt sick then, he hadn't realized how much he'd violated her when she touched him. His memories had no place in a kids mind! So he'd promised her he'd take care of her and he'd meant it and then that bastard had come and all hell had broken lose.
Logan had never really felt helpless in his life since the moment he had been submerged in the tanks and yet since Marie had come he had felt helpless twice. Last night when he had stabbed her and now again while his whole body was being manipulated by the asshole in front of him. Logan balled his fists in rage just thinking about it, he could feel the itch underneath his skin, the itch of adamantium begging for release but he took deep breaths to calm down. Remembering the horror her felt when he realized who Magneto was after, the terror on Maries face and the pain as he was smashed into the corridor between the carriages. He remembered the sound of Marie running to him and then a dull thud as she crashed to the floor, his rage that he couldn't get to her, as Magneto pinned him down using the metal in the carriage and carried Marie away. It was half an hour before Jean came and released him. He had gone mental then, raving at Chuck's ideals, how maybe he was on the wrong side and then Senator Kelly had gone and fallen into his arms unveiled the scale of what Magneto planned to do. He realized then that he had to stay and help, he couldn't get Marie by himself, he needed their help. Jeannie had been stupid and gone and used Cerebro and he had kitted himself up in the goddamn suit and gone to Liberty Island
They didn't realize she needed help, to feel normal like everyone else. He could sense that they knew they had neglected her and looked after Logan after what had happened and he was royally pissed. Christ, he thought it would be good for her here and they had neglected her on their first test. He kept his temper in check though - they needed to find her. Chuck had shown him Cerebro and he had made hell for leather for the train station on Cykes Bike. He didn't give a crap if that dude Magneto was after him, he had to find Marie. He had picked up her scent the minute he entered the station and tracked her to a train departing for the north. She was staring at some kid and his mother with a look of longing. He didn't know why until he realized the mother was stroking her sons face. He had sat down beside her and talked to her, it was easy to talk to Marie, and she was just like him, lost and alone. She told him about the first guy she kissed, how she'd put him in a coma and she could still feel him in her head just like she could feel Logan. He felt sick then, he hadn't realized how much he'd violated her when she touched him. His memories had no place in a kids mind! So he'd promised her he'd take care of her and he'd meant it and then that bastard had come and all hell had broken lose.
Logan had never really felt helpless in his life since the moment he had been submerged in the tanks and yet since Marie had come he had felt helpless twice. Last night when he had stabbed her and now again while his whole body was being manipulated by the asshole in front of him. Logan balled his fists in rage just thinking about it, he could feel the itch underneath his skin, the itch of adamantium begging for release but he took deep breaths to calm down. Remembering the horror her felt when he realized who Magneto was after, the terror on Maries face and the pain as he was smashed into the corridor between the carriages. He remembered the sound of Marie running to him and then a dull thud as she crashed to the floor, his rage that he couldn't get to her, as Magneto pinned him down using the metal in the carriage and carried Marie away. It was half an hour before Jean came and released him. He had gone mental then, raving at Chuck's ideals, how maybe he was on the wrong side and then Senator Kelly had gone and fallen into his arms unveiled the scale of what Magneto planned to do. He realized then that he had to stay and help, he couldn't get Marie by himself, he needed their help. Jeannie had been stupid and gone and used Cerebro and he had kitted himself up in the goddamn suit and gone to Liberty Island