Disclaimer: I don't own any of the x men characters. But I do own Rune
(teehee I control her yay!) oh and Chris Mant and his gang are also mine!
Heheh god I'm so evil.
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The low hum of the engines comforted Rune almost sending her to sleep. She
jerked back and hissed as Logan dabbed something onto her cut.
"Hold still"
"Give me the stuff" he handed her the bottle. Rune read the instructions,
then took the sponge Logan had been using, poured some of the stuff on and
pressed it to her face suppressing a wince. Logan shook his head and took
his seat. Storm and Scott were flying while Jean was reading something.
Sniffing the stuff Logan had given her it was an effort not to retch.
Dabbing the cut again she remember the last time she had been cut on the
face. It had been on her last mission, one of the children had tried to
defended the man Rune was trying to kill by slashing at her cheek.
"We'll be landing in about an hour," Storm said to no one in particular
"Where are we going?" Rune asked
"Back to the school" Scott replied
"What!" Rune jumped up, dropping the stuff she had been holding. Scott
looked at her
"We have to go back, I have friends back I have to save them"
"Rune sit down" Scott replied
"No! Turn back so at least I can stay in my own home!"
"Shut up Rune don't be stupid" Scott was standing now. Rune growled and
walked up to him and punched him. That took him down. She was about to
punch him again when Logan grabbed her fist and twisted her arm behind her
back.
"LOGAN LET ME GO!" She struggled against him but he had the advantage
"Let me go please let me go" Rune went limp and she felt tears running down
her face. "I have to help them" she whispered to herself.
She heard Logan's voice in her ear
"I know you want to go back Rune but we need to plan and regroup, you more
than anyone knows Black and Green is up to something" Rune sniffed
"Your right" she looked at Scott getting his nose tended to by Jean "Sorry
Scott" Logan let her go and she wiped her face.
"I'll go with you for the moment but I need to get back and soon" Rune said
softly
"We know Rune, we know" Logan replied.
*
Back at the school Rune finally got some proper sleep or at least for some
of the time. At some time in the middle of the night she woke up for no
apparent reason. After some time trying to get back to sleep Rune got up
and went down to the kitchen. Her cut was itching might as well get some
ice. She was dressed in some track pants and a noodle strap shirt, both
were black. Switching on the light she opened the fridge but no ice in that
ice.
"Where's the bloody ice?" she muttered to herself
"The ice-" Rune gasped and spun and saw Logan. Putting her hand to her
chest she felt her heart flutter in fright.
"Oh god Logan you scared me" she smiled "No body has ever snuck up on me"
Logan blinked and smiled slightly.
"I'll try not to make a habit of it" it was then that Rune realised Logan
was standing quite close to her. Backing away she sat down on one of the
stools.
"You want a beer?" Logan asked opening the fridge.
"Yeah" he handed her one and she pressed the cold glass to her cheek.
"You're supposed to drink it"
"My cheek is itchy" Rune opened the bottle and took a gulp. Standing up
Rune went to find a glass and also succeeded in knocking her wrists. She
hissed in pain.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing its just my wrist their sore"
"From what?"
"I was tied up"
"By what was his name?"
"Chris. Chris Mant"
"Let me have a look"
"No its fine" ignoring her protests he took her hand and examined her
wrist. Gently he stroked the bruised area. His large fingers had an unusual
gentle.
"Um er" Logan soft touch had left her lost for words. Pulling her wrist
away she stepped away and got a glass and poured out the rest of the beer.
Sitting down she swallowed some
"Its nothing, just a bruise"
"What else did he do to you?" She could feel Logan behind her.
"Nothing that concerns anyone else"
"Did he use you?" Logan asked sharply
"No he-" she stuck her tongue out to show him the cut running along it "He
just kissed me"
"How'd you get the cut?"
"He has a metal tongue" lifting the hand she knocked her glass. It didn't
break but the beer made a large puddle on the floor.
"Crap" she got a sponge and began wiping it up as did Logan. It was then
that she realised had no shirt on leaving his muscular chest revealed.
Going to the sink she squeezed the sponge out and turned. To come face to
face with Logan. Despite their height difference their faces where quite
close. Putting down the sponge slowly, he put one arm on either side of her
making it impossible to escape, not that she wanted to. Then all of a
sudden Logan kissed her softly on the mouth. At first it was only light
then it got a little harder, more urgent and passionate. Letting her eyes
flutter close she dropped the sponge and put her arms around Logan's neck.
Then she beware vaguely aware that he had put his arms around her waist as
he pulled her closer, Rune could feel hands running up and down her spine
making her shiver with pleasure. Her mind was in turmoil, her heart was
racing and her stomach had butterflies in it. Her hands slid down his bare
arms as she made to break away but Logan's hand clamped over hers and
guided him back to his face. Finally when they stopped kissing Rune was
finally able to say..

"Logan I need to finish cleaning up the beer"
Looking into her eyes it finally clicked and he smiled at her. He moved
away so she could get through and then he squeezed is sponge out and helped
her finish mopping up what was left of her beer.
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