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"I didn't think you'd really get them." Shawn, Marie, Becky, and Tyler walked uneasily through the halls of Bayville High School, Shawn holding the tags in his hand and looking at them as the teens walked. Shawn ran his thumb over the letters as he bumped into someone.
"Watch it mutant, you shouldn't even be in this school." The boy jumped back, as if touching a mutant is instant death.
"It's not our fault mutant haters burnt the other school down." Shawn bent down to pick up Logan's dog tags that fell as the boy picked them up.
"Wolverine? Is that your 'mutant name' (Codename)." The boy pulled his hand back as Shawn grabbed for them.
"Give those back, they aren't yours" Shawn yelled as the kids stopped walking to class and watched them.
"Then it is your name?" the boy whose name was Peter said as Shawn grabbed for them again, missing.
"No, they're my dad's."
"Enough! Give them back now!" Marie stepped forward.
"And what will you do if I don't?" Peter watched Marie's wings appear and unfold all the way, giving the mutants plenty of room.
"Unless you want to lose your looks, give them back." Marie showed him her claws.
"Your all freaks!" Peter dropped the tags and walked away with his friends as Marie's wings disappeared.
"Your gonna get in trouble Marie." Shawn picked up the tags and shoved them in his pocket.
"Maybe not." Marie hoped as Shawn and her walked to their class, Tyler and Becky walking the other direction to their class.
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A half hour later Marie found herself in the principal's office and Logan walking through the door. "What did you do Marie?"
"I just brought my wings out to scare a kid into giving back something he took from Shawn when Shawn dropped it." Marie explained.
"And just what did Shawn drop?" Logan watched Marie.
"Some tags."
"These?" Logan raised his hand, his dog tags dangling from his closed fist. "I already stopped by Shawn's class." Marie swallowed as all color drained from her face. "You came into my room and took them from my neck, plus it's a ball shorter."
"Sorry dad, Shawn dared me to take them."
"Is that from the same game that got Scott's car blown up?" Marie nodded as Logan sighed and Principal Kelly walked out of his office.
"I'm gonna take her home." Logan told Kelly as Marie stood up, slowly following Logan out to the parking lot.
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The drive home in Logan's Porsche was completely silent, Logan didn't want to talk and Marie didn't dare to talk.
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Rita stood in the mansion driveway as Logan's Porsche came into view and Marie jumped out, running to her mother and hiding behind her. "He's gonna kill me mom, save me!"
"What did she do Logan?" Rita put a hand on Marie's shoulder.
"She took my tags off my neck the other night, and took them to school, which almost ended up in a fight between mutants and humans." Logan glared at Marie as Rita took her hand off Marie's shoulder, looking at her.
"Why did you take your father's dog tags?"
"Because Shawn dared me to, and he knows I never back down from dares, it's all his fault." Marie whined as her parents closed in around her.
"It's his fault? Did he force you sneak into our room and take your father's dog tags for a stupid game?"
"He didn't force me, but still, I never back down from a dare!" Marie continued to whine.
"Then here's a dare Marie, we dare you to stay out of trouble as long as you live here, try that one." Rita said.
"That's not a real dare, we aren't even playing truth or dare." Marie was about to roll her eyes as her parents glared at her.
"We are now." Logan growled. "I think danger room session might help you to stay out of trouble, what do you think Rita?"
"I agree."
"Mom! They're just dog tags, and you have them back dad." Marie pointed out as Rita sighed.
"Marie, go to your room till everyone comes back from school." Rita said as Marie got away from them as fast as she could.
"Why'd you let her go?" Logan looked at Rita.
"She's right Logan, you have them back, there's not much more we can do, she's a good girl Logan, she just has her times." Rita put her arm around Logan and leaned against him, walking back to the institute.
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St. John was still laughing about Lynx's little 'song' for Sabretooth the next day, he just loved it when Kitty-Kat got dissed. "Ok, shut up already! It wasn't even that funny!" Lynx finally cracked, she couldn't take anymore of the Aussi's laughter, it was driving her insane.
"Yes it was." The Aussi said through his annoying laughter.
"Piotr, do us all a favor and throw St. John out a window or something." Lynx pleaded as she lay on the couch with a clothe over her eyes, wondering if she would ever get her sight back.
"Gladly." Piotr stood up and grabbed St. John by the back of his collar.
"Hey mate! What do you think you doing?" St. John tried kicking Piotr as the metal appeared right before John's foot made contact, making him yelp.
"Sorry comrade, but de boss wants it." Piotr smiled as he opened the front door, throwing the Aussi out, then closing the door and locking it.
"I said the window, but I guess the door works too." Lynx gave a sigh of relief to the sound of silence all around her. "He was laughing for a day and a half, there is something majorly wrong with that guy."
"Yeah, there is something wrong with St. John, but we need him anyway." Magneto floated down the cold metal steps. "How's the clothe working for you Lynx?"
"It's not." Lynx growled, she was getting so bored around the base lately and wanted to go out, but Magneto wouldn't let her leave unless she had someone with her.
"I already told you I would go with you." Piotr said, his head bent down as he quickly drew Lynx lying on the couch.
"What are you drawing?" Lynx inquired, she could hear the lead brush against the paper very quickly.
"You." Piotr calmly stated as Magneto sat down in one of his chairs, even Erik had to admit that it was getting boring, they hadn't even had a decent fight with the X-Men for a while.
"Just don't make me look ugly!" Lynx warned.
"That would be impossible, you can't look ugly." Piotr finished his sketch, it was perfectly life-like, but then again, the Russian always did have a great artistic side to him. Piotr smiled as he put his sketch book away and picked up a large novel, reading it.
Sabretooth walked in as he heard Piotr talking to Lynx, growling at Piotr and quickly bringing his claws down in front of Piotr's face, cutting through the book. "Victor, please leave my books intact, and leave Piotr alone." Magneto stood up as Sabretooth grunted and left the room.
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"Umm…Ororo?" Nick walked into the parlor, where Ororo sat, looking over some of Marie's homework.
"Yes?" Ororo looked over the top of the paper, seeing Nick standing there without his coat, wings partly outstretched and his tail showing around his legs.
"Maybe we should talk."
Ororo nodded, motioning to a chair next to her as she put Marie's homework down. "And what did you want to talk about?" Ororo silently took her glasses off and put them on top of the paper.
"Ororo, it's true, when I first came here I was ashamed of what I was, that I looked like this." Nick motioned to the wings and tail. "But, you can't judge me because I didn't want to be a mutant, you don't have to hide from socieity like I do, it's just so hard and confusing. But you wouldn't know that Ororo, would you?"
"Nick, I promised Marie I would check her homework, and I don't think this is the right time to talk about this." Ororo nicely said as she put her glasses back on, picking up Marie's homework. Nick stood up and left the room, shaking his head as he walked outside and flew over to the lake, finding Rita.
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Rita looked up as she heard wings flapping in the air as Nick landed. "Hello Nick, how have you been?"
"I've been better, Ororo doesn't even want to talk to me now."
"Honestly? That really doesn't sound like Ororo, I wonder what's going on with her lately. I'll go talk to her right now if you want to be alone." Rita smiled to Nick before flying away, going inside to find Ororo sitting in the parlor, looking at some papers. "Ororo? What's up with you and Nick?"
"Nothing Rita, I just don't think it's right to talk to him right now."
"Honestly Ororo, I thought you were better then this, but your scared of actually getting close to someone that isn't your family." Rita threw up her hands in defeat and stormed out of the room.
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Remy sat in the rec room with Rogue sitting next to him as Rita walked into the room, sitting on the couch and falling back. "Something wrong Rita?" Rogue asked, looking over to where Rita was lying on the couch.
"Yes! Ororo wont even talk to Nick now."
"She wont even talk ta him?"
"No."
"Why don' ya jus' tell Nick ta go an kiss her or somethin'?" Remy asked, not understanding the problem as Rita stood up and walk over to him.
"Because fuzzy, it doesn't work that way." Rita smiled as she touched Remy's goatee and walked out of the room.
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"Hey Nick, Remy heard 'bout ya problem wit Ororo." Remy walked into Nick's room later that afternoon.
"Yeah, and?" Nick was sitting in a chair, reading a book.
"Well, growin' up in de south, Remy knows ya should treat a fille wit respect, but maybe ya should jus' kiss her an' get everythin' over wit."
"Maybe your right Remy." Nick put the book down, running a hand through his light brown hair.
"Remy jus' wanted ta tell ya dat since Rita got mad at Remy fo' suggestin' it." Remy turned around and left Nick to his thinking.
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"Ororo, please talk to me now." Nick walked up behind Ororo as she was watering her plants.
"What is there to really talk about?" Ororo kept her back to him, continuing to water her plants.
"Please look at me." Ororo turned around to look at Nick. "Sorry about this in advance." Nick apologized as he leaned forward, gently kissing her chocolate-brown lips.
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A/N: About time something happened between those two huh? Anyway, I was thinking about making this story a series instead of one story, what do you all think? Because this story was meant for Rita and Logan, but now it kinda went to the teenagers, so I was thinking about taking off about 20 chapters and making a sequel to this story where the 13 year old gap was. But don't worry, I wont change the chapters, I'll just move them to a new story, which would give me a lot of freedom with his story, since I can make the series as big as I want. If anyone can think of a name for a second story it would be very helpful, 'cause my mind is blank for a story title, thanks.
A/N 2: Remember, the quicker you review, the quicker I write the chapters.