Disclaimer: none of it is mine (this counts for all chapters in the story.

A/N: I don't know if I like this chapter so it might be changed. Ooo! Please review!

Marie couldn't believe how lucky she was to be living with such a nice family. Berty was amazing to her, treated her as a sister, Di was the same. Having Sam and Frankie to look after was a refreshing change from the younger mutants she used to try and look after. Rogue was only asked to care for them a few times and never again after the children refused her caring as they was to scared of her skin.

Her skin.

Been around Sam, Frankie, Di and Berty was tough. They were a very 'touchy-feely' family. A comforting hand was never short to be placed on her here. It was nice to have people not scared to touch her, even though there was cloth between then. Rogue was always scared of hurting any of the Kinsley family. Nothing serious had happen yet but there had been a few times when one of the twins had touched an exposed bit of skin.

To Marie's delight and confusion her mutation didn't start up and drain the life force from them. She had no explanation for why it never happened but the contact was for the briefest of time. Was she gaining control? Or was she just caught off guard? If she didn't think of her mutation would it not activate? Was her mutation lying dormant again?

Loads questions span in Marie's mind. She wouldn't find the answer unless she tested the theories but she couldn't risk harming anyone. She could go and ask Xavier his opinion but that meant returning to the mansion. Marie was not ready for that yet. She is happy here with the Kinsley's they are her family now.

Sam tugging on her jumper pulled Marie out of her muse. The small lad was helping Marie clean up after the family meal. It was going to be the last family meal for a while because Berty and Di was going away for a couples weekend, leaving Marie to look after the children for the few days.

Marie had insisted that they should take a break from the work and the children. Berty and Di had given so much to Marie it was only fare that she did something for them. "So Sam, what do ya want to do first once ya folks have left?"

"Park!" Sam gleefully called out splashing the water as he rinsed the plates. "And ice-cream!"

"Wouldn't it be too early for Ice-cream?" Marie asked.

"Nope, never too early for ice-cream Em." Sam sneezed as some of the bubbles from Marie's hands flew by he's nose. Sam seemed to sneeze quite a lot lately; Marie had spoken to Berty about getting Sam to the doctors about it.

"Ya all right there champ?" Marie asked placing the last plate on to the side to be rinsed. Marie picked Sam up off the stool he was standing on. "Come on lets get you in the bath and ready for bed, then you can have a nice mug of hot coco. Dose that sound good to you?"

"Can I have marshmallows too?" Sam asked as Marie placed him on the floor.

"Sure ya can, Frankie can too."

"Yay!" Sam ran out of the kitchen and up the stairs as fast as he could. "Hurry up!"

It had taken Logan a week to get to Denver and now he was here he had no idea where Rogue would be. He had taken to wondering around every day hoping to catch site of her. He had already tried all the homeless shelters in search of her. He did find a woman's hostel that had Rogue stay with them for a short while before she just suddenly left one night. According to the date that she left it was the same night that Charles had found out where she was.

Today he was searching the park.

"Emily! Come on! Sam and me are ready!" Frankie stood at the front door wrapped up in a scarf, hat, coat and gloves. Sam stood next to her holding on to the doorknob, wrapped up like Frankie.

"Ay'm coming! Hold on would ya!" Marie ran down the stairs pulling her coat on at the same time. "Oh no!"

"What? What's the matter?" Sam looked at Marie who had suddenly stopped at the bottom of the stairs.

"I've forgot."

"Forgot what Emily?" Frankie walked up to Marie and grabbed hold of her hand.

"I've forgot where the park is." Marie put her free hand to her mouth in a shocked expression; she loved playing these games with them.

"Oh no! Don't worry! We know where it is!" Sam cried excitably pulling open the door. "Follow me!"

"Ok but don't go too fast!"

He had sat on the same bench for the past hour and half. Rogue or any body similar looking to Rogue had passed him. Logan was just about to give up and leave when this small lad rushed passed him followed by a small girl and a woman chasing after them. The woman was too focused on the children to take much notice in what was around her and ended up nudging shoulders with Logan. She looked back and shouted sorry quickly in any direction and carried on after the children.

It was then when Logan noticed it was Rouge.

"Rogue!" Logan shouted to the retreating back.

It was then that Marie realised it was Logan she had bumped into. Stopping the children from running further away she slowly turned to face the reason of her new life.

"Logan, it was nice seein' ya again but meh and the kids gotta go home. Bye." And with that Marie lead the kids passed Logan back the way they came.

"But what about the park Em?" Sam piped up.

"We can come again another day." Marie answered quietly

"Can we still have ice-cream?" Frankie asked as the walked further to the exit of the park.

"Yeah sure kids." Marie was shaking badly inside. She didn't think she would see Logan or any thing related to the X-men again.

"Rogue!" Logan was walking up to them.

Turning around Marie pulled the children behind her back and took a deep breath. "Ay anit Rogue, Ay anit nobody ya know. Now leave meh alone."

"I can't do that." Logan walked up until he was in front of her.

"Ya don't have a choice Logan." Marie tried to turn around but Logan grabbed her wrist. Her bare wrist.

"Ya power anit acted up Rogue, what's happened?"

"Why don't you just leave me alone?" And for a second time Marie walked away from Logan, this time he didn't call her back. This time he followed her until she returned to the Kinsley's house. Now he knew where to find her.

A/N: please tell me what you think of this chapter, i anit too sure if i should leave it how it is or not.