Thanks to all the reviews! They means a lot to me. The chapters are getting abit exciting now! Logan is a bit OFC in this but i can see him being that way around small kids. cant you?
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Chapter 13
Dr Risman pulled her hood further over her face as she made her way up the long driveway. The sun was just rising over the building she was heading towards it had not long ago turned 6 in the morning. She was due at work in two and half hours. Picking up her pace she walked the rest of eth way to the front door. Unsure what to do she timidly tapped on the large oak doors. Having no response she looked around for another means to get the owners attention, finding none she knocked the door a little bit louder. Still have no response she walked away from the door and looked on the walls surrounding it. Noticing a mental panel she walked up to it. It was an intercom. Ringing the buzzer she was greeted with a deep but cheerily 'hello?'
"I'm Deborah Risman. I have some important information for Professor Xavier concerning Hydra" She spoke close to the intercom in a small whisper.
"Hydra? Well you better come in then." The voice cut of the connection and the faint buzzing sound also went. Looking towards the door she wondered how she was going to get in. As she walked closer the doors opened and Deborah was greeted with the sight of a large blue man. "I…er…"
"Hello, you must be Deborah," It was the voice from the intercom. "I'm Hank. The Professor will be ready to see you in a moment so while you wait would you like a cup of tea?"
"Er…No, no thanks." Deborah smiled shyly and stepped into the school once hank had motioned for her to do so. She couldn't stop staring at his blue fur that cover, what looked like it, his whole body. He must be a mutant She had worked with Mutants before even doing experiments on the odd few but seeing one so abnormal freely walk around, comfortable with his own looks was nothing she had seen. Most mutants she had worked with had been hiding their mutation. "I really don't have much time."
"Please do not be alarmed at my appearance. I am a mutant and this is my gift. The children call me Beast. I have grown quite fond of the nickname so fell free to call me it." Hank or Beast, lead Deborah to a small lobby-like-area. He motioned for her to take a seat then he knocked on the mahogany door in front of them. Walking through the door Deborah was left alone.
Inside hank was talking about his concerns of the woman outside.
"She seemed shocked to see me as I am. I am unsure about what to make of her. I highly doubt that she is trust worthy." Hank listed the things he disliked about the doctor outside. "She works for Hydra, how do you not know that she is here just to spy? To gather information for that monster company."
"I have my ways of seeing the truth Hank" Xavier said while tapping the side of his head. "but I do appreciated your concern. Please send her in, I have an irking that the information she holds is rather important and that it concerns our guest's."
Opening the door Hank smiled to Deborah and beckoned for her to enter Xavier's office. "I shall leave you alone with the good Professor. Do you wish for some tea now?"
"No, really I don't have much time. Thank you for the offer though." Deborah smiled and watched Hank closed the door leaving her alone with the man her boss wants dead. "Thank you for seeing me so early Professor. I would of seen you later in the day if was not for the urgency."
"Please take a seat and tell me want is the matter." Xavier moved to behind the desk, the draw with the gun he keeps in close to hand. He knew Dr Risman was not here to harm him but she did work for a woman who wished for his death. Xavier had a slight feeling he knew what this was all about, he had been keeping track of Hydra's activities for some years.
"I had been assigned some months ago to look for the X gene. After Hydra's success with weapon X they wished to reproduce the experiment in a mutant of a younger age. After many failed attempts Mrs Von Strucker had change her tactics to a means of finding what was keeping her back from succeeding and had reassigned my work to find any abnormal X genes in hopes of them leading to the key." Deborah looked around the office nervously, she was scared that someone from Hydra would catch her here.
"I understand. It seems her thoughts have gone maladaptive, this is becoming quite a problem." Xavier rested his elbows on his desk and pinched the bridge of his nose in attempt of clearing his thoughts to understand the logical behind Strucker's plains. "IS there anything else?"
"I regretfully found an abnormal X gene not 12 hours ago and reported it to Mrs Von Strucker. You must understand it is my job to do so, I just follow the orders given to me. If I questioned her im sure she would have had me killed." Deborah pulled back her hood and looked Xavier in his eyes, fear, guilt and anxiety shone in her eyes and was clearly expressed on her face. The light reflected of her blonde hair. "She wants that Mutant. She will do anything to get him or her. I am worried for this school's safety because the X gene ive found is located here and she is already preparing to strike your school."
"I see." Xavier nodded his head slightly and looked down. "I value your help and your bravery to come here Dr Risman. You must also fear for your own safety, you have put yourself at great risk coming here. I shall see to it that you are returned home safely and that the child is protected as well as the school."
"Thank you Professor." Deborah stood up from her chair and walked over to shake hands with Xavier. "Im sorry for all this."
"Do not worry yourself. We will be well prepared now I will get Hank to take you home. If you feel in danger at any time feel free to come here." Xavier smiled and wished Deborah luck as she left his office.
Once alone Xavier could let the worry and fear wash over him. This was quite a problem indeed.
Xavier was surround by the X-men and MR Kinsley and his family. It was just short of 7am and was just finishing telling those with him the news of Hydra. He had thought long and hard about how to treat the matter and the only logical concussion he had was this. "The best cause of action will for you, Mr Kinsley, and your family to go into hiding until it is all over. I wish not to endanger you all and I have several safe houses available for your family to use. I am afraid that Sam will need to stay at the school. This will be-"
"If Sam isn't going, Im not going." Berty cut in. "Im not intrusting his safety on your freak of a school."
"Now Berty that wasn't called for." Di smacked Berty across the arm as she spoke harshly at him. "These people have done nothing but make sure were safe. Sam will have all the protection he needs. I trust the Professor and his judgement. If this is what is best then we will do it."
"For all the damn notions Ive ever heard, never before in my life have I-" Berty was going redder in the face as his voice rose slowly with his ranting.
"For gods sake Berty! Would you calm down!" Di screamed at him.
"Berty this is a good idea, I swear." Marie spoke up. "Sam will have the whole of the X-men to look after him. There are people placed by the safe houses that will take care of you, Di and Frankie."
"She's right Bert now stop acting like a baby. We are going to do what ever the professor thinks best." Di looked squarely at Berty, there was no room for argument in her statement. Berty had little choice but to go along with what the good Professor said.
"Fine" Was all Berty said and folded his arms across his chest. Marie could tell were Frankie got her stubbornness from.
"Im glad you agree Mr Kinsley. As I was saying it is in Sam's best interest that he stay here. It will be easier to defend those who wish to do harm on our own grounds. I have arranged for a small team to take you to the safe house, you will be leaving after breakfast. The sooner your out of danger the sooner I will feel better." Xavier smiled at Diane.
"I guess we better go and pack then. Do you mind if we spend the rest of our time here with Sam alone?" Di stood up and Berty followed, still scowling at those who looked at him. AT Xavier's nod of agreement the Kinsley family left to spend what remanding hours there was as a family.
"I need you all to be prepared for attack at any moment. I fear that Hydra have got more advanced weaponry then I wish not to be cautious of. We will be preparing once the Kinsley's leave, I wish not to worry them further. Sam is to not be left alone at any time. I want a X-men and one of the old students to be with him at all times." Xavier addressed the whole team. His forehead was in a consistence frown. He was continuous going over the plans in search for any flaw he might of missed. "The school is to be guarded night and day. Training will be increased to three 30minutes sessions a day. Our younger students will be told where to go when under attack, drills of this will be practised at random times. We should be able to stop them causing damage if we work as a well knitted team."
"How will this all be done professor?" Scott questioned.
"I have made a chart for everyone, all the times and information are listed. Do not miss anything noted down, if it says you are to be guarding the main entrance I want you to be there. This is very important matter we cannot afford to slip. Ororo and Hank are to be teaching the younger students want to do if we are attacked after breakfast. Logan you are to be training the younger X-men in the danger room. Scott is to be upgrading the security system. I want you to be where you are meant to be at all times. Now breakfast will be shortly so please take your schedule and learn your routine. This is a very important." Xavier dismissed the X-men and soon his office was empty except for Marie.
"Ive made up my mind Sir. Im going to stay here and be part of the X men." Marie smiled softly at Xavier, he looked a lot older today.
"That is the best news ive heard all day Rogue. Im glad your staying with us." Xavier mouth broke out in a grin. "Welcome to the X-men."
"Thank you sir but I got to go tell Berty." Marie quickly left the room and went to the Kinsley's. She knew they would be disappointed but they would still understand.
HERE
Marie was in the Danger Room with the other younger Mini-X-Men. She had her own X-men gear. She was part of the team again officially. Being as she wasn't part of the school anymore and she was a year older the others it seemed right that she was made apart of the team, but due to her long absent she was behind on training hence why she was with the Mini-X-Men. Marie was stretching and warming up for Logan's arrival. She had woken up with a fuzzy head and a vague recollection of the club and the kiss with Logan. She felt her cheeks heat up thinking about it. She had kissed Logan and he had kidded her back. Marie had no idea why she kissed him at all. She hated alcohol and she hadn't spoken to Logan at all today.
Logan walked into the room and glanced over the room, once he spotted Marie he gave her a quick smile. The smile warmed Marie and she smiled back, Maybe it won't be that bad. Logan quickly had the team doing attack and defence removers. Bobby, Jubilee and Kitty was helping Marie catch-up with what they had learnt while she was away.
It was near the end of the training when Scott walked in. He spoke to Logan and then went to the control room and started messing about wit the controls. After Scott had activated a defence system for the fourth time and harmed another student Logan had called the session off early.
Lagging behind as the others left, Marie watched Logan ranted at Scott about not knowing what he was doing and then Scott shrugging apologetic and point to his ears signalling he couldn't hear Logan. Noticing Marie watching them Scott smiled and motioned for her to stay where she was. He fiddled with the control panel quickly and left the control room.
Logan turned to see who Scott was talking to and saw Marie. He hadn't wanted to speak with her all day about last night. He had woken up with a silly smile on his face and his heart feeling lighter. Logan watched as Scott started to talk to her, Marie's face lit up and she was smiling to what he was saying. Having enough of being in the background Logan walked up to Marie.
"So are you interested?" Scott asked.
"Sure but aren't you paired up with someone already?" Marie question, Logan wasn't sure if he liked what he was hearing.
"I was but she got hurt and is not able to do it tonight." Scott smiled. "It was an accident."
"You mean Kitty?" Marie laughed slightly. Kitty was the student Scott had hurt when he activated the defence. She had been knocked-out and was down medical bay at the moment. "I'm free tonight so I guess I can help you."
"Good, I'll see you later then. I guess I better go check on Kitty." Scott smiled at Marie and cocked his eyebrow at Logan. "Hey big guy you wana keep a better eye on your kids. Don't want them to get hurt."
"Dick" Logan growled.
"I'll catch you around Rogue." Scott left the danger room and headed towards the Medical bay.
"Poor Kitty, I hope she's alright." Marie shock her head and picked up her gym bag. She looked up at Logan and smiled shyly and took a deep breath. "Im sorry about last night Logan, about the kiss. I guess I was a bit drunk."
"It doesn't matter Marie. I shouldn't have kissed you back." Logan racked his hand through his hair, a nervous gestation Marie had come to love him for.
"It was wrong to do but it was a hell of a kiss." Marie feet her cheeks heat up again. She tiptoed up and gave Logan a quick peck on the cheek. "I better be going. I will see you around Logan."
"Yeah see ya kid." Logan half waved Marie good-bye. Once she left Logan broke out in a huge smile. She had kissed him again, it was only a peck but she did it out of free will and a clear mind. His heart soared in his chest as he thought about she had said. it was one hell of a kiss.
Logan still didn't know what he felt for Marie. He had never felt this way before. With jean it was pure lust, the temptation to have something that wasn't his surged it on too. But Marie was different, she made him feel raw. He felt weak around her, she had his power over him which made his heart beat faster and a smile to light his face up. She had a wonderful effect on him but she hadn't another effect on him too.
He felt like dieing sometimes, pain would wash over him. Filling him with doubt of her ever loving him. She had hated him. He stood no chance of ever being with her. She was lost to him but why had she kissed him them? Hope refilled his heart.
It was 9pm and Scott was waiting for Rogue, she had agreed to help him guard the first floor tonight. Scott hadn't had much change to spend so quality time for Rogue there had been a few odd moments when they talked a little but he wanted to be with her alone, there was always some one else in the room with them half the time it was Logan. The arse.
Logan wasn't that bad, he just tried to take his girlfriend of him. Threatened him a few times but Scott still trusted his judgement in a strange sort of warped way. Maybe he should drop a slight hint that he was interested in Rogue, maybe he would back off her then. Speaking of the devil, Logan came strutting now the corridor.
"Rogue sent me to tell you she's gonna be late. Wheels called her to talk to him, sumit about the Kinsley's I think." Logan sat down on the wooden bench next to Scott. "So one-eye you don't know much about electronics do you?"
"I do, I just made a mistake…a few times." Scott rubbed the side of his face and leaned back on the bench. "Im sorry I hurt Kitty though."
"Nah, half-pint just got a bump on the head. She'll be her annoying self tomorrow." Logan leant forward and rested his arms on his knees leaving his hands freely cross in the middle of his legs.
"Logan, have you ever...you know...really cared for someone? I mean, you felt it so strong you couldn't even get the words out?" Scott asked turned towards Logan. It was Scott's attempt of a hint to get him to leave Rogue alone.
"Yeah, once. Most beautiful bike I ever saw. I was so speechless someone else bought her." Logan shaking his head reminiscing about the bike that got away.
"Im being serious here. I mean, the problem is, how's the guy supposed to know if the girl feels the same way?" Scott, the master of subtleness, bow down to his almighty cheesy-ness.
"I say before you even start thinking you've got a chance with Rogue you better wonder why she hasn't told you her really name. That's a kind of a hint about what she feels for you." Logan stood up and looked down at Scott. He cracked his neck and snarled "Don't even try anything tonight Cyclops."
"Don't try what?" Marie stood just behind Logan with a smile on her face. Moving to the side Logan and Scott could see that she had Sam with her. At their puzzled looks Marie explained. "Xavier thought it would be best if I look after him until he gets used to don't being with his folks. So he's bunking with me and helping me do all my important stuff, aren't ya kid?"
"Yes." Sam shyly replied moving back behind Rogue. "Emily why is he wearing sunglasses at night?"
"Because he's got these eyes that can see through things, like superman. He wears the glasses so he doesn't see what kind of underwear Professor Xavier has on." Logan answered smiling at the kid. The only thing he liked about children was there innocence. The world was so much easier as a child. "Hey Sam. Whose your favourite Superhero?"
"Batman!" Sam shouted. "He's the best."
"Really, I don't know. He hasn't got any super powers just a belt." Logan walked up to Sam and knelt down so he was the same size. "Now the best superhero has to be Captain America."
"Whose that?" Sam moved from behind Marie and looked at Logan.
"You don't know who he is? He is the best super there is, I mean his stronger than 20 men and he's really fast." Logan smiled at Sam, not a lot of people knew Logan was good with kids. Well not a lot of people knew he could be nice to kids. "I was really good friends with him until he got sick."
"Really? You knew a superhero." Sam squealed.
"A superhero that's better than any old batman." Logan agreed. "Aren't you meant to be in bed kid? I mean if I had all the important stuff to help with in the morning I would want to go to sleep really early."
"I tried to get him to stop with Kitty or the Professor while I did this but he wouldn't listen." Marie explained. "It would be best if you did go to bed Sam."
"No" Was Sam quick answer.
"What if I look after you? I mean I could tell you more about Captain America." Logan stood up and looked at Marie. "That's if it's ok with you Rogue and of course Sam."
"Really? Can I Emily? Pleeeaaasseee???" Sam clasped his hands together and jumped up and down.
"If Logan is sure." Marie looked from the jumping Sam to the Logan she was falling for, again. After Logan's nod Marie smiled gratefully. She bent down and gave Sam a big hug and said goodnight. "Thanks Logan this means a lot, just take him to my room there is already a bed put in there for him. If you tell him a story try not to make it too scary and if he should have another 'flash' come and get me. Oh and if he wakes up crying give him Mr Bunny. Sam will tell you-"
"Its ok. I can handle it." Logan smiled amused by her over-fussy-ness; she really cared for the kid. He could only imagine what she would be like with her own children; hopefully they would be his children too.
"I trust you. Goodnight." Marie tiptoed and gave Logan another peck on his cheek. She didn't know what made her keep doing that but it made her blush like hell afterwards. "Be good Sam."
Logan picked up Sam and walked down the corridor, at the end of the corridor he turned back so Sam could wave to Marie. Once they had done so he turned the corner but his enhanced hearing picked up Scott's voice asking Marie if her really name was Emily. Dick.
"Is Emily your girlfriend?" Sam asked resting his head on Logan's shoulder and closing his eyes. Sam didn't normal stay up so late and all the excitement was wearing him down. He wouldn't need that long of a story to go to sleep with.
"No kid, we're just good friends, we've been through a lot. Wana know how we meet? It could be you bed-time story." Logan carried Sam the rest of the way to Marie's room, it was on the second floor but by the time he got there Sam was already asleep. "Maybe another time then Kid, it's a great story."
Logan placed Sam in bed; removing his socks and shoes and covering him in a blanket and then lied down on Marie's to wait for her to get back. He took of his own boots and relaxed. He could smell her on the covers, it was a spicy sort of woody smell, better than the floral crap the other girls smear them self's in. Listening to Sam's rhythm breathing it wasn't long before Logan drifted of to sleep.
"So is Emily your real name?" What Logan had said still rung in his mind, he did have a point as far as Scott knew only Logan and Xavier knew Marie's name but what if the kid knew it too. How many other people knew it and not him?
"No it isn't. It's the name I used while I was leaving with the Kinsley's; I told Di and Berty my really name when I told them about here but they still call me Emily." Marie smiled and sat down on the bench next to Scott. She was sort of nervous around him; he seemed different to what he used to be before she ran away. Then again everyone was different.
"What is it then, your name?" Scott placed his arm along the edge of the benches back; it was a smooth move because now he sort of had his arm around Rogue.
"Nothing special, I prefer people calling me Rogue. Shouldn't we be searching the corridors or something Scott?" Marie stood up and looked down both ends of the corridor. She felt uneasy being around Scott, he was just weird.
Marie opened the door to her room as quietly as she could. Logan was lying on her bed and she could see Sam's sleeping form in the corner on his bed. Xavier had offered her bigger rooms but she didn't want to move some where she didn't know like the back of her hands, plus if anything did happen she had Logan next door to help. She walked further into the room and switched on the lamp. It was then she noticed Logan was asleep too.
Openly smiling she moved to sit on the edge of the bed to watch him. His whole face was relaxed; there were still faint frown lines on his forehead. He wasn't having a nightmare. His dreams were trouble free; it didn't happen that often with him so Marie though against waking him. He needed a good night's sleep. Marie switched off the light and moved to the chair. Rapping the blanket she kept on it around her Marie made herself comfortable, watching Logan she softly whispered, "Sweet dreams Logan." before falling to sleep her self.
During some point in the night she felt her self being lifted and moved before being placed down in a warm and Logan smelling bed. Remembering she was in her room and that it was Logan sleeping on her bed she gathered that he had moved her. Not opening her eyes she snuggled into the warm patch further. When she heard the door creak softly she opened her eyes and spoke. "Stay."
"I cant Marie. Go back to sleep." Logan answered softly back, his voice ruff from sleep.
"Stay, if you go the nightmare's will come." Marie yawned and stretched. She then propped her self up using her elbows. She squinted to see him the light from the slightly open door hurting her eyes. "Logan."
"You don't know if the nightmares will come Marie." Logan sighed.
"I do. Now come back to bed." Marie patted the bed next to her. "You need a night without your dreams being hunted. Sleep in here."
"Your in there Marie. I cant." Logan rubbed the back of his neck.
"I wont do nothing, ive got control on my powers. Now just come back to bed. There's enough room for both of us with out touching each other." Marie flopped back down, not having the energy to sit up anymore. "Stay, please. For me."
Logan closed the door and moved back to the bed. He stood hesitantly before lying above the covers. He coughed a couple of times and rubbed his face. He couldn't believe he was going to sleep in the same bed with Marie. "Er…Good night Marie."
"You can get under the cover you know. I did say there was enough room for you without me touching you. There's no need for you to freeze." Marie yawned and sighed.
Logan waited until he heard her rhythmic breathing of sleep before he moved under he sheets and whispered. "That's the problem Marie, there's too much space between us." Logan drifted of back to sleep. It was the best sleep he had ever had and Marie was right no nightmares affected him; just sweet dreams of her filled his mind.
Im really getting better at this, notice the longer chapters? Ive gone from just managing 3pages to cutting them down to 10. There might be more than 20 chapters by the way im going.
I had to cut some bits out but I will explain the mini-X-men in the next chapter but im sure you get what they are.