Finally back
A/N: Okay, this one is longer. I hope you like it and please review. Thanks.
Rogue awoke by some strange sounds and hold her breath when she heard quiet steps. Scared she pressed herself against the ground. Her heart beat madly in her chest. She was sure it was Greg who would kill her like he killed his brother. She saw a man coming nearer and couldn't stop her tears running down her cheek. She didn't want to die. Not now, not like that.
Suddenly he spoke. "Rogue? Are you there"? She cried out in relief. It was Dan. She jumped up and wrapped her arms around him. "Dan! Oh my God. I thought, I thought he killed you".
Dan managed a half grin and dropped to the ground. She stared at him horrified. He pressed his hands against a wound on his stomach. She kneeled down beside him and looked around. "Help", was all she got out. But they were alone.
She shook him carefully. "Stay with me Dan. Please don't die, don't you dare to die on me", she cried and grabbed his hand. He didn't answer. "Don't.. ", she whispered despaired and let her head sank down on his chest. "Don't leave me alone".
Logan was the first who jumped out of the jet. He ran to the building as fast as he could. Storm, Scott and Jean followed him quickly. Everybody was pleading that she was still alive.
Logan ran through the hallway and stepped over Gregs dead body. His heart started to beat madly in his chest. Scott stared down.
"It's him, that's the man who kidnapped Rogue".
Jean sighed. "Well, one of them is dead but where is the other? And where's Rogue"? Storm opened the door of a room and Jean nodded.
"That's the room that Charles described to me", she said.
They only needed 10 minutes to realize that neither Rogue nor they guy were in the building. "Maybe they are outside", Scott suggested.
Logan ran through the field and the wood which border on the factory. It was dark and he couldn't see a thing. Her death flooded through his mind again and again and it drove him crazy. He realized right now how much he loved her and how much he also needed her. She was all that kept his broken world together. If she would die, he would too.
Suddenly something in the shadows caught his eye. His heart stopped beating when he saw Rogue on the ground in a puddle of blood. "No.. No.. Rogue". He ran to her and shook her. It almost startled him when she opened her tear filled eyes and looked at him. Before he could act she threw her arms around him and sobbed.
"Logan. Logan", she cried. He needed to take a deep breath and wrapped his arms around her. He pressed her against his chest. "It's okay.. shh.. it's over now. I'm here", he whispered quietly into her ear while stroking her hair.
Jean and the others arrived. Relieved they noticed that she was okay so far. When Scott saw Dan, his anger grew. He grabbed him by the collar. Rogue whirled around.
"No! NO let him go", she yelled and pulled him away. Storm stared at her. "Isn't he one of the guys who kidnapped you"?
She nodded but tried to explain fast when she saw Logan's furious face. "But he saved me, he saved my life. He .. he helped me to escape and.. and was nice to me.. and gave me hope when .. Greg told me they wanted to kill me.. and .. and now he's dead", she cried and pressed her face against Logan.
Jean kneeled down beside Dan. She reached for his pulse and sighed relieved when she felt one. "Shh Rogue, he isn't dead. He survive".
Rogue looked up with a tear streamed face. "Really"? "Thank God. Thank you so much", she whispered and Logan had to admit that he was jealously. This guy really seemed to be important for her.
"Is.. is Greg dead"? She asked scared.
"You mean the other man with brown hair"? Scott asked and when she nodded he did too.
And then he moved towards her and hugged her warmly. "Glad, we have you back Rogue", he said quietly. She smiled.
Storm looked on her watch. "Time to go home. Charles is scared to death and we have to tell him the good news as fast as possible."
Jean nodded. "I mean.. it's over now. We can go back home and we're leaving this behind us".
Rogue shook her head remembering what Dan told her. "No we can't. Or mutants all over the world will die if we do".
They all stared at her in shock. "What do you mean with that Marie", Logan asked. And then she began to speak.
A few Hours later:
Rogue sat in Cahrles office, with a blanket around her shoulders and with a extremly worried Logan beside her. He was so damn glad that he had her back and he even forgot what had happened between them. But Rogue also didn't mention it, not yet. She was so relieved to be back home and it felt good with Logan around her, so she decided to defer the inevitable talk on later.
Right now wasn't a good time anyway. The whole X-Team tried to find a solution for their problem. They had no information about Dan's and Greg's Chef who had plannened all of this. And as long as Dan was unconscious they couldn't do anything. Charles wanted to read Dan's mind but Jean told him not to. His body was damaged a lot, and he really didn't need a weak mind too.
Everyone talked but Rogue couldn't concentrate on what they were saying. She just stared out of the window and tried repress the pictures in her mind. Gregs muderous expression, her borderless fear and of course the blood streamed Dan, her new friend. Logan also noticed her being absent and he touched her shoulder slightly.
She turned around and looked at him. "You should get some rest Rogue. You look worn out", he said softly and she nodded slowly.
"Good idea", she answered and stood up. Logan laid protectively his arm around her shoulder. "I'll bring Rogue in her room. She needs to rest", he said with a firm voice which tolerated no contradiction. The others smiled warmly at her and let them leave the room.
They walked through the dark hallway in silence. Suddenly she stopped. He looked at her in surprise. "What is it"?
"You know that we need to talk, about what happened before the.. the..whatever. Anyway I would rather do it now and then go to bed with a clear mind than thinking about it the whole time while trying to get some sleep", she stated and looked at him.
He swalloed. And then he grabbed her and and pulled her in his room. Without saying a word he closed the door behind them.
She understood that he tried to tell her something and she sat down on his bed. He wandered around, ruffled his hair and sighed the whole time. He had no idea how to start. She just waited knowing how hard it was for him to find the right words.
Finally he stopped running through the room and sat down beside her. He looked at her. "Okay. I'll try to make you understand why I hurt you so much. Please don't talk till I finished."
She nodded and stared at him.
"When I saw you the first time something happened to me. I changed. Suddenly my heart from which I didn't even know that it did exist, began to beat. And it beat for you. The whole time I tried to keep you in my mind as a little untouchable girl. To protect you, from me. I didn't think I could be a good friend, I hated myself for being a monster and was sure nobody could love someone like me. Awhile this worked out but not too long. You grew up and became more and more beautiful", he said and sighed.
"And you kept on telling me that I'm not a monster and suddenly it was hard to keep myself from starring at you. Suddenly I had a head full of confused pictures of you and it scared me. We spent so much time together and I realized how much I love you. And then I asked you out for the ball. I didn't think you would say yes but you did and that was the greatest feeling in the world. But then everyone came and told me to stay away from you. They saw the monster in me and wanted to protect you. They told me not to hurt you and I listened to them. To protect you Rogue. Because I love you so much it hurts and now I know I can't live without you", he said and looked down.
"But I do understand when it's too late for an excuse".
Rogue didn't speak a word, she just stared at him and felt like fainting. He loved her, he really did. And he had said it out loud. Her whole body was on fire, her heart and everything burned. She just couldn't take hold of a single thought. But when she noticed Logan sitting there in silence, barley breathing she decided to tell him how she felt.
And she did this with throwing her arms around him. Surprised her looked up to see her tear streamed face. She smiled slightly. "I don't know what to say first. That I forgive you everything or that I love you more than everything else in this world"?
He laughed relieved and pressed her against his chest. "I don't care". She leaned against him and he stroke her back. "Don't you ever dare to leave me again", he said quietly.
She shook her head, looking deep into his eyes. "I won't"! And she kissed him.
A/N: Okay, this one is longer. I hope you like it and please review. Thanks.
Rogue awoke by some strange sounds and hold her breath when she heard quiet steps. Scared she pressed herself against the ground. Her heart beat madly in her chest. She was sure it was Greg who would kill her like he killed his brother. She saw a man coming nearer and couldn't stop her tears running down her cheek. She didn't want to die. Not now, not like that.
Suddenly he spoke. "Rogue? Are you there"? She cried out in relief. It was Dan. She jumped up and wrapped her arms around him. "Dan! Oh my God. I thought, I thought he killed you".
Dan managed a half grin and dropped to the ground. She stared at him horrified. He pressed his hands against a wound on his stomach. She kneeled down beside him and looked around. "Help", was all she got out. But they were alone.
She shook him carefully. "Stay with me Dan. Please don't die, don't you dare to die on me", she cried and grabbed his hand. He didn't answer. "Don't.. ", she whispered despaired and let her head sank down on his chest. "Don't leave me alone".
Logan was the first who jumped out of the jet. He ran to the building as fast as he could. Storm, Scott and Jean followed him quickly. Everybody was pleading that she was still alive.
Logan ran through the hallway and stepped over Gregs dead body. His heart started to beat madly in his chest. Scott stared down.
"It's him, that's the man who kidnapped Rogue".
Jean sighed. "Well, one of them is dead but where is the other? And where's Rogue"? Storm opened the door of a room and Jean nodded.
"That's the room that Charles described to me", she said.
They only needed 10 minutes to realize that neither Rogue nor they guy were in the building. "Maybe they are outside", Scott suggested.
Logan ran through the field and the wood which border on the factory. It was dark and he couldn't see a thing. Her death flooded through his mind again and again and it drove him crazy. He realized right now how much he loved her and how much he also needed her. She was all that kept his broken world together. If she would die, he would too.
Suddenly something in the shadows caught his eye. His heart stopped beating when he saw Rogue on the ground in a puddle of blood. "No.. No.. Rogue". He ran to her and shook her. It almost startled him when she opened her tear filled eyes and looked at him. Before he could act she threw her arms around him and sobbed.
"Logan. Logan", she cried. He needed to take a deep breath and wrapped his arms around her. He pressed her against his chest. "It's okay.. shh.. it's over now. I'm here", he whispered quietly into her ear while stroking her hair.
Jean and the others arrived. Relieved they noticed that she was okay so far. When Scott saw Dan, his anger grew. He grabbed him by the collar. Rogue whirled around.
"No! NO let him go", she yelled and pulled him away. Storm stared at her. "Isn't he one of the guys who kidnapped you"?
She nodded but tried to explain fast when she saw Logan's furious face. "But he saved me, he saved my life. He .. he helped me to escape and.. and was nice to me.. and gave me hope when .. Greg told me they wanted to kill me.. and .. and now he's dead", she cried and pressed her face against Logan.
Jean kneeled down beside Dan. She reached for his pulse and sighed relieved when she felt one. "Shh Rogue, he isn't dead. He survive".
Rogue looked up with a tear streamed face. "Really"? "Thank God. Thank you so much", she whispered and Logan had to admit that he was jealously. This guy really seemed to be important for her.
"Is.. is Greg dead"? She asked scared.
"You mean the other man with brown hair"? Scott asked and when she nodded he did too.
And then he moved towards her and hugged her warmly. "Glad, we have you back Rogue", he said quietly. She smiled.
Storm looked on her watch. "Time to go home. Charles is scared to death and we have to tell him the good news as fast as possible."
Jean nodded. "I mean.. it's over now. We can go back home and we're leaving this behind us".
Rogue shook her head remembering what Dan told her. "No we can't. Or mutants all over the world will die if we do".
They all stared at her in shock. "What do you mean with that Marie", Logan asked. And then she began to speak.
A few Hours later:
Rogue sat in Cahrles office, with a blanket around her shoulders and with a extremly worried Logan beside her. He was so damn glad that he had her back and he even forgot what had happened between them. But Rogue also didn't mention it, not yet. She was so relieved to be back home and it felt good with Logan around her, so she decided to defer the inevitable talk on later.
Right now wasn't a good time anyway. The whole X-Team tried to find a solution for their problem. They had no information about Dan's and Greg's Chef who had plannened all of this. And as long as Dan was unconscious they couldn't do anything. Charles wanted to read Dan's mind but Jean told him not to. His body was damaged a lot, and he really didn't need a weak mind too.
Everyone talked but Rogue couldn't concentrate on what they were saying. She just stared out of the window and tried repress the pictures in her mind. Gregs muderous expression, her borderless fear and of course the blood streamed Dan, her new friend. Logan also noticed her being absent and he touched her shoulder slightly.
She turned around and looked at him. "You should get some rest Rogue. You look worn out", he said softly and she nodded slowly.
"Good idea", she answered and stood up. Logan laid protectively his arm around her shoulder. "I'll bring Rogue in her room. She needs to rest", he said with a firm voice which tolerated no contradiction. The others smiled warmly at her and let them leave the room.
They walked through the dark hallway in silence. Suddenly she stopped. He looked at her in surprise. "What is it"?
"You know that we need to talk, about what happened before the.. the..whatever. Anyway I would rather do it now and then go to bed with a clear mind than thinking about it the whole time while trying to get some sleep", she stated and looked at him.
He swalloed. And then he grabbed her and and pulled her in his room. Without saying a word he closed the door behind them.
She understood that he tried to tell her something and she sat down on his bed. He wandered around, ruffled his hair and sighed the whole time. He had no idea how to start. She just waited knowing how hard it was for him to find the right words.
Finally he stopped running through the room and sat down beside her. He looked at her. "Okay. I'll try to make you understand why I hurt you so much. Please don't talk till I finished."
She nodded and stared at him.
"When I saw you the first time something happened to me. I changed. Suddenly my heart from which I didn't even know that it did exist, began to beat. And it beat for you. The whole time I tried to keep you in my mind as a little untouchable girl. To protect you, from me. I didn't think I could be a good friend, I hated myself for being a monster and was sure nobody could love someone like me. Awhile this worked out but not too long. You grew up and became more and more beautiful", he said and sighed.
"And you kept on telling me that I'm not a monster and suddenly it was hard to keep myself from starring at you. Suddenly I had a head full of confused pictures of you and it scared me. We spent so much time together and I realized how much I love you. And then I asked you out for the ball. I didn't think you would say yes but you did and that was the greatest feeling in the world. But then everyone came and told me to stay away from you. They saw the monster in me and wanted to protect you. They told me not to hurt you and I listened to them. To protect you Rogue. Because I love you so much it hurts and now I know I can't live without you", he said and looked down.
"But I do understand when it's too late for an excuse".
Rogue didn't speak a word, she just stared at him and felt like fainting. He loved her, he really did. And he had said it out loud. Her whole body was on fire, her heart and everything burned. She just couldn't take hold of a single thought. But when she noticed Logan sitting there in silence, barley breathing she decided to tell him how she felt.
And she did this with throwing her arms around him. Surprised her looked up to see her tear streamed face. She smiled slightly. "I don't know what to say first. That I forgive you everything or that I love you more than everything else in this world"?
He laughed relieved and pressed her against his chest. "I don't care". She leaned against him and he stroke her back. "Don't you ever dare to leave me again", he said quietly.
She shook her head, looking deep into his eyes. "I won't"! And she kissed him.