Disc-I don't own the X-Men, Marvel does but I do own Rita.

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Logan carefully rode on his bike back to the institute as fast as he could, his unconscious love between his arms. When he got through the gates to the institute Logan picked Rita up and kicked the front door open, walking inside. Charles was sitting with the kids talking about nothing in particular until he saw Logan with a limp Rita in his arms at 5 P.M.

"Logan what happened?" Charles asked the question everyone was thinking.

"When I came to pick her up she was outside talking to his girl, then girl punched her in the stomach, Rita did jump away but they found out she's a mutant Chuck, her wings came out and she flew into the air. When I came to help her, the girl backed away scared, then turned and punched Rita's stomach again. Rita fell from the sky and landed hard on her back, unconscious." Logan said walking upstairs to her room as everyone followed.

Logan walked into Rita and Jean's room and gently laid Rita down on her bed. "Please open your eyes, please." Logan pleaded in her ear. "Please be ok Rita; just open your eyes please." Logan held Rita's hand in both of his, as he kneeled by her bed.

Charles put a hand on Logan's shoulder "come with me Logan, Jean will stay here with Rita." Logan reluctantly listened to Charles's words and followed him.

Logan stood, pacing the room while talking to Charles. "Logan, you are aware that the fact that Rita was hit in the stomach could hurt the baby." Charles said.

Logan looked at Charles and sighed. "I know Chuck, that's what I'm worried about. Is, is it possible that nothing happened to the baby?" Logan asked pacing back and forth.

"Yes it is, but she has to wake up very soon if that is to happen, though it is a very small chance." Charles said watching Logan pace.

"Chuck I'm sorry, but I can't stay here anymore. I'm going to go wait till Rita wakes up." Logan said walking out of his office and back into Rita's room and sat on the ground next to her bed.

Logan took Rita's hand again and Jean left the room. He kissed her fingers and sat by her bed for hours. Finally at Midnight, Ororo walked in and put her hand on Logan's shoulder. "You need sleep Logan; you've done all you can do."

"No, I won't sleep until she wakes up." Logan told Ororo, not moving his eyes from Rita.

Ororo nodded and left the room, knowing his word was final.

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For the next 3 days, Rita never woke up. Logan never ate, never slept, and never left the room. Many of the X-Men brought Logan his breakfast, lunch, and dinner but he refused to touch it. Logan ran his hand gently over Rita's stomach. "Please be okay, and let the baby be perfect like you."

Finally Logan put his head down on Rita's bed and fell asleep. During his rest, Logan was awoken twice by the same dream. In the dream Rita never woke and never got better. The baby was dead, and Rita slowly died in her sleep along with the baby. In the background Logan could hear himself yelling at Charles "you lied to me Chuck. You told me she would be ok, that she would wake up and the baby would be alright. But their not ok, their dead…DEAD! Do you hear me Chuck? She will never wake again and the baby will never know life, how could you lie like that?" after the realization of their death Logan awoke.

Every time he woke up he had to feel for a pulse and make sure she was alive, and alright. The dreams had seemed so real, so frightening, that Logan's heartbeat was racing. "Don't die on me. Don't leave me like you did in my dream, you promised we would always stay together, so don't break your promise to me. Don't leave me ever; I don't want to be lonely anymore. You're the first good thing I've seen in my life for many years, I can't lose you now. Not now, not ever."

Through the 4th day Logan drifted in and out of sleep, hungry but not enough to touch the food that was brought to him, he wouldn't eat until she woke, even if he died being hungry. The dream came back more and more often as he slept now. Logan knew the dream would haunt his sleep until the moment Rita woke, when he knew the dream would never come true. Silently Logan took his dog tags off and put them around Rita's neck and once again fell asleep, only to see the dream.

The dream was different this time, the picture stayed the same but the words Logan spoke in the background were different. Still Logan yelled "Dammit Chuck, make her be ok. You made a promise now keep it, you promised she would be ok so why isn't she? You lied! I won't let you live if Rita can't live." Logan woke with a start as he felt someone shake him.

Logan lifted his head and looked up at Ororo. "What happened Logan? Your claws are out why?" Logan looked at his hands and withdrew the metal claws. "Why were you saying you were going to kill Charles?" Ororo asked.

"It, it was just a dream, a bad dream, nothing more." Logan said looking at Rita who still slept peacefully. "Don't worry about me Ororo, I've been having this dream but its nothing really, I'll be fine once Rita wakes up and I get some more sleep and something to eat."