BEEN THERE: HEALING
After leaving Magneto to the authorities and heading back to the mansion with the injured Wolverine….. Andie was very quiet. She watched Jean work quickly on patching up Logan. Marie was still in shock however, and some of Logan's most charming of qualities crept up out of her mouth and in action while on the flight back home.
After several days the battle injured X-Men started waking up. Andie had helped Marie in her quest not to become Logan. There were some close calls, but nothing of any real significance.
Most of the students knew of, but not the extent of just how the events occurred; pestered Andie for details, but she begged them off. She'd walk away, chuckling. "You'll find out for yourself how it is…sooon enough kids." She would mutter as she walked away.
Logan was all packed up and ready to go as he tried sneaking out the door. Rogue caught him at the door. Andie watched the scene that would become legend for years to come.
"Hey! Running again?" She asked teasingly.
"Um, not really….I have some business to take care of up north." He said shyly.
He nudged at the white streaks in her hair.
"I kinda like it." She answered smiling coyly. "I don't want you to go." He took a sniff of her and looked down at his feet for a moment, thinking. Taking his dog tags off from around his neck and he took her gloved hand in his and placed them in her hand and closed them firmly.
"I'll be back, for this." Their eyes met; perhaps it meant he was coming back for more then just the dog tags.
Andie watched from the wings. The one thing she had never gotten tired of was this one moment. It still brought tears to her eyes. Knowing if she got it right this time, it would be the last time she would ever see them together.
Logan gave her one final look and left out the door. Marie stood at the entrance with dog tags firmly clinched in her hand. Andie walked to the entrance herself. She had her backpack and satchel with her too.
"Are you leaving too, Andie?" Marie asked sadly.
"Yeah, gotta go." Andie smiled, blinking away tears. "You'll be fine here. Don't worry……he'll be back." Andie said with a chuckle.
"I'm really sorry that two of the best friends I ever had are leaving." Marie sighed. She heaved a deep breath. "Will I ever see you again, Andie?"
"Yeah, yeah, you will. But it will be awhile though. Take care of yourself and well, you know just be yourself. That's the best person you can have to count on." Andie gave her a tight hug and went out the door quickly. She heard the motorcycle leave in a big hurry.
Andie saw Scott standing in the doorway of the garage as he watched Logan ride off on his bike.
"Gonna call the cops, or something?" Andie teased Scott as she walked over to him. He turned to look at her. "But then again, if you didn't want him to take that bike, you shouldn't have left it out in the open for him to see." She grinned big at him.
"It's not like he has a whole lot of money and not like I couldn't just build another one." Scott said in a dry tone. "This way, I can be sure he'll be back."
"As long as Rogue's here, he'll always be back." Andie said. Scott shot her a look. "What! You don't think that saving her life at least three times in the short time he's known her, counts for nothing, do you! He just flirts with Jean to get your dander up, that's all. He still cares about her, though. But then again, there are only a few that wouldn't." Her wrist watch started to beep insensately.
"What, is it time to take your medicine or something?" asked Scott.
"Kind of," Andie said quietly. A bright light appeared out of nowhere and it reflected somewhat like a ring of water.
"What the hell, is that?" Scott exclaimed.
"My ticket home," She turned to Scott. "Well, it's been great seeing you again, Uncle Scott. Take real good care of my mom now." A figure became clear behind the circle of light and ripples.
"Hey, sis! You might want to hurry this along. I think that's got it this time! Oh, hi Uncle Scott, nice seeing you again." The young man said, fiddling with some buttons. Scott stared at the man; it looked a lot like Logan only he had some softer features. The hair was black and wild, the eyes were brown and piercing and he had a very muscular build. Scott looked at everything with mouth agape.
"Just think of Marty McFly and it will really make sense. Believe it or not, it can happen and has. We don't really need the Delorian, but I really wish we had one but it can't send too much through time. I'd loved to tell you about a lot of stuff, but…..it's just best to allow things to go on as they should. That's the reason I'm here, somebody stopped it from being the way it was, so I'm trying to get it back together."
"Will I remember this?" Scott asked.
"Sure, but who are you going to tell that would believe you?" Scott opened his mouth to say something and then closed it again. He grinned. "One thing I can tell you is this. When things seem the hardest, it won't really be so." She said in a mysterious tone of a seer.
"Could you be any vaguer?" Scott said, angrily.
"Probably, but I do have to go. See ya Uncle Scott!" She exclaimed as she jumped into the circle of light and colors.
