OK you can all skin me alive! I know, I know it's taken forever for this chapter and you've all been so responsive. And I'm totally grateful... please forgive me... I made this one kinda long at least!
The professor rubbed his temples. They had been at each other for 3 hours now. Scott and Logan were ready to face off again. 'Ro's usual calm, seemed out of sorts with all the chaos going on around her. Jean was staring at Rogue with fury in her eyes and Rogue was sitting next to Scott trying to burrow into his side. She hated to be the one that felt on trail.
It was the same feeling she had gotten with her family and town, when her mutation had asserted itself. She sighed deeply, only wanting to sink away from all the madness and pretend it never happened.
The Professor cut off Logan in the middle of another threat he had been throwing at Scott. "ALL of you!!! That is enough! We have been throwing this around for many hours with no gain, nothing even close to a step in the right direction. I am telling you all now to go to your own rooms. Sleep and we will CALMLY talk about this tomorrow. Is that understood?" He looked at Scott and Logan until Scott nodded and Logan huffed.
As they left the office, Scott had his arm around Rogue who was leaning into him heavily. As soon as Logan saw this he was all over Scott again ...
Marie curled up in a ball in her bed. "Ugh, what a day!" she cringed at the thought of Logan and Scott fighting. Scott had a deep cut on his shoulder, courtesy of Logan's claws. He was now in the lab getting stitches from Hank. Logan was stewing in the Professor's office with Jean who was doing her best to calm him down... with no result thus far. 'Ro was with Hank and Scott helping him, and Jubes and Kitty sat around Marie's bed.
"Dude, you totally have noting to worry about! The Professor is cool; he'll like throw a shindig or something."
Kitty rolled her eyes, "A shindig? I don't quite see the professor in overalls with missing teeth."
Marie let out a soft smile at the picture that presented.
"As eloquently as Jubes put it, I think it needs to be said another way. Don't worry Rougie, everything will work out. And you know that the Professor and 'Ro are all for you guys. Logan will come around.... Eventually."
Marie sighed as she thought of Logan's personality... no he wouldn't be backing down anytime soon. In fact, going by his memories and experience with him... this just had signs of getting worse written all over it. What would she do if Logan left? What would she do if he hurt Scott again? What would everyone say after the shock wore off? She pressed her nose into the pillow not wanting to confront all the thoughts right then.
Kitty rubbed her back softly, giving her small hopes and encouragement and the simple knowledge that a friend was there. Marie was grateful for both Jubes and Kitty, but she missed Scott. She was worried about his arm... and his feelings in general.
That night took it's time coming... it seemed forever before the last rays of sun were replaced by a sprinkling of stars. Shadows danced across the room, the open window allowed the midnight breeze to toy with the curtains. Soft music came from Jubes headphones that she slept with, and Kitty's sleeping figure didn't become roused as the third inhabitant of the room disappeared.
Marie's kicking legs caught the edge of a trashcan lid and sent it toppling to the ground. Her gloved hands gripped at the large gloved hand covering her lips as she fought her assailant. Logan used his left hand to open the truck door and then picked her up in a cradle position and slipped her fighting form into the truck. His lower arm pinned her to the seat as he brought up a small jar of liquid to her nose. She looked at him terrified but with her mouth covered had no choice but to breathe out her nose. The pungent smell made her dizzy and with the next sniff she collapsed unconscious.
Logan slowly stood up and slipped a glove off in order to be sure the vial's cork was in place. He looked over at her relaxed form and smiled at the sleeping scent Jean had made for his nights filled with nightmares. After a nightmare and a jolt awake it was near impossible for him to get back to sleep. But one sniff of this junk and he was in a deep enough sleep to not dream for a while. With his healing it would keep him there for about 6 hours. Her... it should take around a day for her to wake up. This would give him plenty of time.
He hopped into the truck and turned on the ignition. He smiled and put the truck in reverse, the only thing that found a trace of them before morning was a small cat, belonging to the girl that came close to communicating with animals, as it looked into the now open trash.
Marie's eyes fluttered enough to see the light then shut feircly against it. Everything was foggy and bright... very very bright. She could so do without the bright light. She grumbled and tried to get bearings on where she was, who she was with, and why she was there... time and date would be something of importance as well, she thought.
She felt glasses being slipped up her nose and smiled at the sweetness and observant and very wanted gift. Once the sunglasses were in place she opened her eyes. It almost felt like a repeat performance when she saw Logan driving. She'd already done this... come to think of it, she'd already done this, and got somewhere... so where was she going now? When she tried to put the question to Logan he just glanced over at her not understandable mumblings and then looked back to the road.
"Just rest, kid."
"Logan? Where ... where are we going?"
"Away from there."
"Logan we can't just leave like this... they'll worry... I don't even WANT to leave. Please turn around. You... you can't do this!"
"You can't honestly expect me to be ok with you messin' with One Eye, can you?"
"Logan, it isn't any of your business."
"Like hell it isn't!"
Marie leaned back in her seat and tried to contact the professor, but the distance between them was too great. She would have to wait till he used cerebro to look for her. She glared at Logan, as he ignored her presence and refused to tell her anything about where they were, where they were going, and why he'd done this in the first place. He was stone quiet and that didn't bode well with Marie... but what were her options here?
Scott got up early and went to Marie's room. He knocked on the door, but when no response came he walked away letting her sleep some more. That is until the Professor came out of the elevator just as he was walking by.
"I'm afraid I have some distressing news, Scott. It seems that Logan isn't on the grounds. I tried to locate him earlier to ask him to join me in my office for a talk."
"He probably just ran off like he always does when he's hurt a little."
"I thought so as well, Scott. But I'm afraid Marie is with him. I'm not sure it was a voluntary abduction either."
"Are you saying that asshole kidnapped Marie?!?"
"I'm not saying anything until I know more, Scott. However the situation doesn't look that promising at this point, I'm afraid." The professor looked down and told Scott he'd use cerebro to contact Marie. Hopefully it would shed light on where they were and talking to her would clear a lot of questions up. His fear was in what he would do if Logan had indeed kidnapped Rogue.
"Rogue?"
"Professor?" Marie's eyes flew to Logan's face in worry that he had caught on to her body stiffening when hearing Charles's voice in her head.
"Yes, Rogue are you alright?"
"Yes...I think so."
"I'm sorry, but I must ask you some questions."
"O...ok?"
Professor sighed and started with the hardest, "Rogue, did you leave voluntarily?"
"No! I didn't realize what was going on till I woke up!"
"Do you happen to know where you are? Or where you're going?"
Marie shook her head forgetting that the Professor couldn't see her. "Logan won't talk to me or tell me anything. Were on a back road... I don't see any signs... Oh we just passed a Shell gas station! Does that help at all?"
"I can sense only that you are heading north... can you ask Logan if your going to Canada? He might be taking you to where we found both of you."
"Logan?"
He growled in his throat at being addressed, but didn't answer her other than that.
She tried again, "Logan, please..."
"What is it, Marie?" he ground out.
"Are we...umm heading to Canada or something?"
He glanced at her suspiciously then took a tentative sniff. His eyes widened when he not only smelt relief but guilt as well. "Tell Wheels that he can shove it, and to leave us alone." She looked down at his glare and twisted her hands together.
The professor tried another tactic. "Logan?"
"Shut the fuck up Wheels, I ain't interested in what you got to say."
"Logan, please... you can't do this. Rogue is scared and she needs to be here where she's safe from outside dangers. Any number of people could be looking for her."
"Safe from me you mean! You know she's safe from all your outside buddies... you know I'll see to that. You just got your pants in a bunch cause you think I should sit back and be all cozy with the dumb ass wanting to do all kinds of shit to her. You tell me Wheels... where is she safer? With me or there where she can get seduced every ten minutes?"
"Logan that isn't what's going on and you know it. However you are putting me in a difficult place. She is my ward and you have taken her out of my house. Logan you've KIDNAPPED her!"
"Then you sick your little friends on me... and I'll send them back to you with their spiffy little leather uniforms all shredded up... your call." Logan snorted as Marie watched his face show his fury, "And you tell your little boy scout that if he comes with them... I ain't sending him home with the others. He comes... he understands the risk. I won't pull any damn punches." Logan snorted "You think about those choices Wheels and get back to me."
What, OH what is to be done?
A.) Professor does send the X-men
B.) Scott goes after them himself
C.) Marie gets away from Logan
D.) Logan gets her to Canada
E.) Any thoughts that you have on what happens next. I suggest you send them in your reviews, and encourage everyone to read this chapter's reviews. So that if someone writes about their thoughts and you like it better than any of these.. that you can send in your vote for that one.
As always the email is Brandicat82@yahoo.com or write a review. They both get to me the same way.
The professor rubbed his temples. They had been at each other for 3 hours now. Scott and Logan were ready to face off again. 'Ro's usual calm, seemed out of sorts with all the chaos going on around her. Jean was staring at Rogue with fury in her eyes and Rogue was sitting next to Scott trying to burrow into his side. She hated to be the one that felt on trail.
It was the same feeling she had gotten with her family and town, when her mutation had asserted itself. She sighed deeply, only wanting to sink away from all the madness and pretend it never happened.
The Professor cut off Logan in the middle of another threat he had been throwing at Scott. "ALL of you!!! That is enough! We have been throwing this around for many hours with no gain, nothing even close to a step in the right direction. I am telling you all now to go to your own rooms. Sleep and we will CALMLY talk about this tomorrow. Is that understood?" He looked at Scott and Logan until Scott nodded and Logan huffed.
As they left the office, Scott had his arm around Rogue who was leaning into him heavily. As soon as Logan saw this he was all over Scott again ...
Marie curled up in a ball in her bed. "Ugh, what a day!" she cringed at the thought of Logan and Scott fighting. Scott had a deep cut on his shoulder, courtesy of Logan's claws. He was now in the lab getting stitches from Hank. Logan was stewing in the Professor's office with Jean who was doing her best to calm him down... with no result thus far. 'Ro was with Hank and Scott helping him, and Jubes and Kitty sat around Marie's bed.
"Dude, you totally have noting to worry about! The Professor is cool; he'll like throw a shindig or something."
Kitty rolled her eyes, "A shindig? I don't quite see the professor in overalls with missing teeth."
Marie let out a soft smile at the picture that presented.
"As eloquently as Jubes put it, I think it needs to be said another way. Don't worry Rougie, everything will work out. And you know that the Professor and 'Ro are all for you guys. Logan will come around.... Eventually."
Marie sighed as she thought of Logan's personality... no he wouldn't be backing down anytime soon. In fact, going by his memories and experience with him... this just had signs of getting worse written all over it. What would she do if Logan left? What would she do if he hurt Scott again? What would everyone say after the shock wore off? She pressed her nose into the pillow not wanting to confront all the thoughts right then.
Kitty rubbed her back softly, giving her small hopes and encouragement and the simple knowledge that a friend was there. Marie was grateful for both Jubes and Kitty, but she missed Scott. She was worried about his arm... and his feelings in general.
That night took it's time coming... it seemed forever before the last rays of sun were replaced by a sprinkling of stars. Shadows danced across the room, the open window allowed the midnight breeze to toy with the curtains. Soft music came from Jubes headphones that she slept with, and Kitty's sleeping figure didn't become roused as the third inhabitant of the room disappeared.
Marie's kicking legs caught the edge of a trashcan lid and sent it toppling to the ground. Her gloved hands gripped at the large gloved hand covering her lips as she fought her assailant. Logan used his left hand to open the truck door and then picked her up in a cradle position and slipped her fighting form into the truck. His lower arm pinned her to the seat as he brought up a small jar of liquid to her nose. She looked at him terrified but with her mouth covered had no choice but to breathe out her nose. The pungent smell made her dizzy and with the next sniff she collapsed unconscious.
Logan slowly stood up and slipped a glove off in order to be sure the vial's cork was in place. He looked over at her relaxed form and smiled at the sleeping scent Jean had made for his nights filled with nightmares. After a nightmare and a jolt awake it was near impossible for him to get back to sleep. But one sniff of this junk and he was in a deep enough sleep to not dream for a while. With his healing it would keep him there for about 6 hours. Her... it should take around a day for her to wake up. This would give him plenty of time.
He hopped into the truck and turned on the ignition. He smiled and put the truck in reverse, the only thing that found a trace of them before morning was a small cat, belonging to the girl that came close to communicating with animals, as it looked into the now open trash.
Marie's eyes fluttered enough to see the light then shut feircly against it. Everything was foggy and bright... very very bright. She could so do without the bright light. She grumbled and tried to get bearings on where she was, who she was with, and why she was there... time and date would be something of importance as well, she thought.
She felt glasses being slipped up her nose and smiled at the sweetness and observant and very wanted gift. Once the sunglasses were in place she opened her eyes. It almost felt like a repeat performance when she saw Logan driving. She'd already done this... come to think of it, she'd already done this, and got somewhere... so where was she going now? When she tried to put the question to Logan he just glanced over at her not understandable mumblings and then looked back to the road.
"Just rest, kid."
"Logan? Where ... where are we going?"
"Away from there."
"Logan we can't just leave like this... they'll worry... I don't even WANT to leave. Please turn around. You... you can't do this!"
"You can't honestly expect me to be ok with you messin' with One Eye, can you?"
"Logan, it isn't any of your business."
"Like hell it isn't!"
Marie leaned back in her seat and tried to contact the professor, but the distance between them was too great. She would have to wait till he used cerebro to look for her. She glared at Logan, as he ignored her presence and refused to tell her anything about where they were, where they were going, and why he'd done this in the first place. He was stone quiet and that didn't bode well with Marie... but what were her options here?
Scott got up early and went to Marie's room. He knocked on the door, but when no response came he walked away letting her sleep some more. That is until the Professor came out of the elevator just as he was walking by.
"I'm afraid I have some distressing news, Scott. It seems that Logan isn't on the grounds. I tried to locate him earlier to ask him to join me in my office for a talk."
"He probably just ran off like he always does when he's hurt a little."
"I thought so as well, Scott. But I'm afraid Marie is with him. I'm not sure it was a voluntary abduction either."
"Are you saying that asshole kidnapped Marie?!?"
"I'm not saying anything until I know more, Scott. However the situation doesn't look that promising at this point, I'm afraid." The professor looked down and told Scott he'd use cerebro to contact Marie. Hopefully it would shed light on where they were and talking to her would clear a lot of questions up. His fear was in what he would do if Logan had indeed kidnapped Rogue.
"Rogue?"
"Professor?" Marie's eyes flew to Logan's face in worry that he had caught on to her body stiffening when hearing Charles's voice in her head.
"Yes, Rogue are you alright?"
"Yes...I think so."
"I'm sorry, but I must ask you some questions."
"O...ok?"
Professor sighed and started with the hardest, "Rogue, did you leave voluntarily?"
"No! I didn't realize what was going on till I woke up!"
"Do you happen to know where you are? Or where you're going?"
Marie shook her head forgetting that the Professor couldn't see her. "Logan won't talk to me or tell me anything. Were on a back road... I don't see any signs... Oh we just passed a Shell gas station! Does that help at all?"
"I can sense only that you are heading north... can you ask Logan if your going to Canada? He might be taking you to where we found both of you."
"Logan?"
He growled in his throat at being addressed, but didn't answer her other than that.
She tried again, "Logan, please..."
"What is it, Marie?" he ground out.
"Are we...umm heading to Canada or something?"
He glanced at her suspiciously then took a tentative sniff. His eyes widened when he not only smelt relief but guilt as well. "Tell Wheels that he can shove it, and to leave us alone." She looked down at his glare and twisted her hands together.
The professor tried another tactic. "Logan?"
"Shut the fuck up Wheels, I ain't interested in what you got to say."
"Logan, please... you can't do this. Rogue is scared and she needs to be here where she's safe from outside dangers. Any number of people could be looking for her."
"Safe from me you mean! You know she's safe from all your outside buddies... you know I'll see to that. You just got your pants in a bunch cause you think I should sit back and be all cozy with the dumb ass wanting to do all kinds of shit to her. You tell me Wheels... where is she safer? With me or there where she can get seduced every ten minutes?"
"Logan that isn't what's going on and you know it. However you are putting me in a difficult place. She is my ward and you have taken her out of my house. Logan you've KIDNAPPED her!"
"Then you sick your little friends on me... and I'll send them back to you with their spiffy little leather uniforms all shredded up... your call." Logan snorted as Marie watched his face show his fury, "And you tell your little boy scout that if he comes with them... I ain't sending him home with the others. He comes... he understands the risk. I won't pull any damn punches." Logan snorted "You think about those choices Wheels and get back to me."
What, OH what is to be done?
A.) Professor does send the X-men
B.) Scott goes after them himself
C.) Marie gets away from Logan
D.) Logan gets her to Canada
E.) Any thoughts that you have on what happens next. I suggest you send them in your reviews, and encourage everyone to read this chapter's reviews. So that if someone writes about their thoughts and you like it better than any of these.. that you can send in your vote for that one.
As always the email is Brandicat82@yahoo.com or write a review. They both get to me the same way.