A/N: Thank you for the reviews! ^__^ The lyrics Iris are by the Goo goo dolls.
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And I'd give up forever to touch you
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now
And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
'Cause sooner or later it's overI just don't want to miss you tonight
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Virginia breathed softly next to him, in and out, in and out. The clock's red letters glared at him from his side of the bed, 1 A.M. He felt on edge, something was wrong…
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Standing in the window Logan scowled at the starry-lit night sky, Piotr, Luke, Jack, and Bobby had been taking turns guarding his door, he could heard the light snoring of Bobby seeping through the door.
Now was his chance.
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Climbing carefully out of bed so not to disturb Virginia, padding over to the bathroom he closed the door behind him before flipping on the lights. The bright light assaulted his eyes and he had to blink a few times to adjust.
Blink.
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Blink.
The hallway was dark, even with the nightlights mounted on the walls. Getting passed Bobby was easy; he was sleeping like a log, not that it would have been a problem had he been awake. Things had changed when Bruce arrived, the first time; he had been experiencing feelings for Virginia and was about to tell her when the mansion was attacked. Now Logan knew there was a good time and a bad time to tell someone that you loved them, while under attack was not a good time. The plan was to tell her when everything settled down, but then she had to go and fall in love with the stupid comic book hero from another dimension. He could be a comic book hero too… if he was in a comic book.
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Splashing water on his face a few times didn't help with his edginess, he glared at himself in the mirror, the bruise forming around his eye had gotten darker over time. Sighing he decided to go and check in on Dawson. Turning off the light he stepping back into the darkness of the bedroom and to wait once again for his eyes to adjust.
"Bruce?" Virginia called out groggily and sat up, "You okay?"
"Fine. Go back to sleep." He whispered sounding a bit gruffer than he had meant too.
Virginia nodded and was asleep before her head hit the pillow.
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The room smelled of lavender and baby powder, and there Dawson was sleeping soundly in his crib. This was his son; his only family that was left and they wanted to take him away. Sure the X-men claimed to be his family, but they weren't blood related and each one of them was slipping away into their own lives. Dawson's large blue eyes opened and he stared up at Logan in confusion.
"Nnn?" He grunted pulling himself up into a standing position with the help of the bars on his crib.
A clearer better look at Logan triggered a memory from the day's earlier events and Dawson did what came natural, he screamed.
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Bruce's head jerked up at the scream and he fell into a full out run to his son's room. Slamming the door open he found the room empty and the window open, a gentle breeze blew in playing with the curtains. He was at the window frantically searching the yard for his son and the man he knew who took him. Bobby, Luke, Jack, and Piotr ran into the room with Virginia behind them.
"What's going on?" Virginia asked trying to push passed the men, "Let me in!"
Bruce pushed himself away from the window and turned pulling his wife into his arms when she finally got into the room.
She struggled against Bruce's embrace, "Where's Dawson!? Bruce… where…where…" Her voice cracked and gave out as she buried her face into his shoulder.
"I'll get him back," He whispered in her ear as she sobbed brokenly, "I'll get him back."
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"Why would he do such a thing? I just can't believe it." Rahne shook her head sighing.
Rogue frowned, "He's done a lot of things ah can't believe he'd do recently," He eyes followed Bruce across the room, dressed in his Batman costume, "Is the costume necessary?"
"Yes." Bruce grunted pulling on his cowl fully becoming the Batman.
Virginia entered the room and paused in the doorway, her eyes locked with Batman's, "Be careful." She whispered wrapping her arms around her stomach.
Batman nodded and swiftly left the room.
Rogue leaned back against the couch sighing, "I was almost expecting him ta kiss you goodbye or somethin'."
"You've been reading Bobby's comic books again haven't you?" Rahne frowned mockingly.
Flopping down on the couch next to the two, Virginia ran a hand through her hair and sighed, "I'm scared. With Logan's healing factor, how does Bruce stand a chance…"
Rahne patted Virginia on the shoulder, "You have to have faith."
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And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
And you bleed just to know you're alive
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A/N: Who will win, Batman or Wolverine? Review and find out in the next chapter!