A/N: Hey, I got reviews! I guess that means, "Continue, Lessa, please!"
Okay, so I will.
Logan woke up some time later. It was dark. He was shackled securely, spread-eagled, to a wall. He couldn't cut free; his hands were pointed out. Damn. He'd hoped they'd make a mistake. Then again, Scott rarely did.
"Jeannie?"
Silence. He was alone.
"Ah, Wolverine. You wake." Okay, so maybe not so alone as he'd thought.
"Fuck you, Magneto."
"Tsk, tsk. Such language. Charles allows you to get away with that? I'm surprised."
"Where's Scott, asshole?"
"Around somewhere. I expect he's checking to make sure that Ms. Grey is comfortable. . . and unable to use her powers."
"What have you done to him?"
"I told you, only offered him what he most wanted."
"He'd NEVER unless you did something to him."
"No, Wolverine. Unless YOU did something to him."
The lights turned on. Scott was standing by the switch. "How come y'all are in the dark?" he asked, as though Logan were NOT tied to a wall.
"It simply played out that way, my boy."
"Oh."
"Scott, what the hell are you doing? Get us outta here!"
"I was just telling Logan here exactly what you were doing. He doesn't believe me."
Scott looked curious. "What doesn't he believe?"
Magneto glared at Logan. "That you're here of your own free will."
"I am," Scott assured him. "Thanks to you, my dear Wolverine."
"Me? How?" Logan burst out before he could stop himself.
"I'll leave," Magneto said. "Have fun, Scott."
Scott's smile was merciless. "I will." Exit Magneto.
"So?" Logan demanded. "Explain."
"Easy," Scott said conversationally. "I loved you. You gave me nothing when I tried to be perfect for you. Not even a smile. Not a sign that I had done well. Every single time you pointed out a mistake I had made, I never made it again, or didn't you notice? No, you wouldn't have would you?"
Logan stared. He'd had no idea he'd had this much impact on the kid. "So, how'd ya get here?"
"I ran. I went into the forest, thinking to cool off. Magneto found me there. Showed me that it wouldn't end, that you'd keep putting me down, and Jean pushing me away."
"That's why you took us."
"Wow, you catch on pretty quick," Scott said sarcastically.
"You planned it all," Logan said, realizing it now. "The ambush, the separation, meeting me and Jeannie. . ."
Scott was grinning. "I knew you'd get careless. No one was there; why be careful? I knew we'd have the upper hand, especially with my knowledge of all your tactics. I also knew what it would take to get Jean to come to me. . .and I knew you'd follow. Now, Wolverine," the name was more insult than anything, "if you'll excuse me, I have things to do."
"What, going to fuck your new boyfriend?"
The instant he said it, Logan regretted it. Scott went very still; the only indication of anger or pain he ever gave.
"You'll pay for that."
Those words were the last thing Scott said to him before exiting. Those words gave Wolverine chills all up and down his spine.
ELSEWHERE
"Wait!" Rogue cried as they were lifting off. "Jean and Logan aren't here!"
"Damn it, you're right," Storm mumbled. She turned on the radio. "Professor?"
"Go ahead Storm," he replied.
"Can you give me a fix on Jean and Logan? They didn't meet up with us, and they might be in trouble."
"I'll see what I can do."
Ten minutes later, Professor Xavier came up with a negative. "It's like they disappeared."
"Just like Scott," Kurt observed.
"Yes," said Ororo, troubled. "Just like Scott."
A/N: Um, review? Yay? I dunno.
Logan woke up some time later. It was dark. He was shackled securely, spread-eagled, to a wall. He couldn't cut free; his hands were pointed out. Damn. He'd hoped they'd make a mistake. Then again, Scott rarely did.
"Jeannie?"
Silence. He was alone.
"Ah, Wolverine. You wake." Okay, so maybe not so alone as he'd thought.
"Fuck you, Magneto."
"Tsk, tsk. Such language. Charles allows you to get away with that? I'm surprised."
"Where's Scott, asshole?"
"Around somewhere. I expect he's checking to make sure that Ms. Grey is comfortable. . . and unable to use her powers."
"What have you done to him?"
"I told you, only offered him what he most wanted."
"He'd NEVER unless you did something to him."
"No, Wolverine. Unless YOU did something to him."
The lights turned on. Scott was standing by the switch. "How come y'all are in the dark?" he asked, as though Logan were NOT tied to a wall.
"It simply played out that way, my boy."
"Oh."
"Scott, what the hell are you doing? Get us outta here!"
"I was just telling Logan here exactly what you were doing. He doesn't believe me."
Scott looked curious. "What doesn't he believe?"
Magneto glared at Logan. "That you're here of your own free will."
"I am," Scott assured him. "Thanks to you, my dear Wolverine."
"Me? How?" Logan burst out before he could stop himself.
"I'll leave," Magneto said. "Have fun, Scott."
Scott's smile was merciless. "I will." Exit Magneto.
"So?" Logan demanded. "Explain."
"Easy," Scott said conversationally. "I loved you. You gave me nothing when I tried to be perfect for you. Not even a smile. Not a sign that I had done well. Every single time you pointed out a mistake I had made, I never made it again, or didn't you notice? No, you wouldn't have would you?"
Logan stared. He'd had no idea he'd had this much impact on the kid. "So, how'd ya get here?"
"I ran. I went into the forest, thinking to cool off. Magneto found me there. Showed me that it wouldn't end, that you'd keep putting me down, and Jean pushing me away."
"That's why you took us."
"Wow, you catch on pretty quick," Scott said sarcastically.
"You planned it all," Logan said, realizing it now. "The ambush, the separation, meeting me and Jeannie. . ."
Scott was grinning. "I knew you'd get careless. No one was there; why be careful? I knew we'd have the upper hand, especially with my knowledge of all your tactics. I also knew what it would take to get Jean to come to me. . .and I knew you'd follow. Now, Wolverine," the name was more insult than anything, "if you'll excuse me, I have things to do."
"What, going to fuck your new boyfriend?"
The instant he said it, Logan regretted it. Scott went very still; the only indication of anger or pain he ever gave.
"You'll pay for that."
Those words were the last thing Scott said to him before exiting. Those words gave Wolverine chills all up and down his spine.
ELSEWHERE
"Wait!" Rogue cried as they were lifting off. "Jean and Logan aren't here!"
"Damn it, you're right," Storm mumbled. She turned on the radio. "Professor?"
"Go ahead Storm," he replied.
"Can you give me a fix on Jean and Logan? They didn't meet up with us, and they might be in trouble."
"I'll see what I can do."
Ten minutes later, Professor Xavier came up with a negative. "It's like they disappeared."
"Just like Scott," Kurt observed.
"Yes," said Ororo, troubled. "Just like Scott."
A/N: Um, review? Yay? I dunno.