"Congratulations, Rogue," Professor Xavier toasted as the students and
staff gathered for Rogue and Cliff's engagement party.
"Thank you, Professor," Rogue smiled at the older man, "thank you all for everything, really."
"It's our pleasure, Rogue," Jean smiled, "You know that."
Rogue smiled and felt her eyes tear up. All of her friends were so proud of her and so happy she found someone to share her life with. At first the professor and Jean distrusted Cliff. It seemed odd how easily he accepted Rogue's mutation, her limitations, but he proved himself to them.
She looked around her, Ororo would be her maid of honor, Jean, Jubilee, and Kitty were her bridesmaids. Cliff's brother George was best man, but he agreed to let Scott escort Jean down the aisle. Rogue only needed one thing to make her wedding day perfect. She knew however, she'd never get it.
Bobby turned on the music and the melodic strains of Barbara Streisand's "I Finally Found Someone" began to play out of the radio. The group parted until only Cliff and Rogue were left in the middle of the space. He took one gloved hand into his and pulled her closer to him, pressing his lips to her hair, "What's wrong, Marie?"
She shook her head, "Nothing," she replied, wanting to believe herself.
"Marie," he said raising one eyebrow, "I know you're upset. It's our engagement party, we're going to be married in three weeks, you should be happy, but..."
"I am," she insisted, one hand unconsciously touching the dog tags.
"Are you still going to wear those after we're married?" Cliff asked thwarting the gesture.
"I'm gonna wear them until I know he's safe," she replied.
Cliff nodded. He knew a big part of Marie's heart belonged to a lonely mutant from Canada and he knew after the wedding he'd make her forget him.
Logan road Scott's motor cycle over the state line into New York. He wasn't far away now, only minutes from Marie and his home. When had he started thinking of the school as home? He didn't know. All he knew was he couldn't wait to get there, to see Maria, and Jean, hell, he even missed Cyclops a little bit.
Two hours later when he got to Xavier's he found the place jumping. There was music blaring, every light on the place was on. Must be someone's birthday or something.
Logan opened the door and saw the huge hand painted sign over the main hallway. Congratulations Cliff and Rogue.
Cliff? What the hell was a Cliff and what was he doing with Marie that required congratulations?
"Logan!" he heard that soft honey voice explain, and before he knew it Marie was catapulting herself into his arms. He loved this, he realized, he'd missed it.
"Miss me, Kid?" he asked wryly.
"You'll never know how much," she replied holding him a bit tighter, "Now it's perfect," she whispered so low no one could hear her, "now my wedding will be perfect."
"What wedding?"
A/N: The next chapter will be longer I promise. Please read and review and offer suggestions. This is my first X.men fiction.
"Thank you, Professor," Rogue smiled at the older man, "thank you all for everything, really."
"It's our pleasure, Rogue," Jean smiled, "You know that."
Rogue smiled and felt her eyes tear up. All of her friends were so proud of her and so happy she found someone to share her life with. At first the professor and Jean distrusted Cliff. It seemed odd how easily he accepted Rogue's mutation, her limitations, but he proved himself to them.
She looked around her, Ororo would be her maid of honor, Jean, Jubilee, and Kitty were her bridesmaids. Cliff's brother George was best man, but he agreed to let Scott escort Jean down the aisle. Rogue only needed one thing to make her wedding day perfect. She knew however, she'd never get it.
Bobby turned on the music and the melodic strains of Barbara Streisand's "I Finally Found Someone" began to play out of the radio. The group parted until only Cliff and Rogue were left in the middle of the space. He took one gloved hand into his and pulled her closer to him, pressing his lips to her hair, "What's wrong, Marie?"
She shook her head, "Nothing," she replied, wanting to believe herself.
"Marie," he said raising one eyebrow, "I know you're upset. It's our engagement party, we're going to be married in three weeks, you should be happy, but..."
"I am," she insisted, one hand unconsciously touching the dog tags.
"Are you still going to wear those after we're married?" Cliff asked thwarting the gesture.
"I'm gonna wear them until I know he's safe," she replied.
Cliff nodded. He knew a big part of Marie's heart belonged to a lonely mutant from Canada and he knew after the wedding he'd make her forget him.
Logan road Scott's motor cycle over the state line into New York. He wasn't far away now, only minutes from Marie and his home. When had he started thinking of the school as home? He didn't know. All he knew was he couldn't wait to get there, to see Maria, and Jean, hell, he even missed Cyclops a little bit.
Two hours later when he got to Xavier's he found the place jumping. There was music blaring, every light on the place was on. Must be someone's birthday or something.
Logan opened the door and saw the huge hand painted sign over the main hallway. Congratulations Cliff and Rogue.
Cliff? What the hell was a Cliff and what was he doing with Marie that required congratulations?
"Logan!" he heard that soft honey voice explain, and before he knew it Marie was catapulting herself into his arms. He loved this, he realized, he'd missed it.
"Miss me, Kid?" he asked wryly.
"You'll never know how much," she replied holding him a bit tighter, "Now it's perfect," she whispered so low no one could hear her, "now my wedding will be perfect."
"What wedding?"
A/N: The next chapter will be longer I promise. Please read and review and offer suggestions. This is my first X.men fiction.
