Bima: you know how Logan is with wearing underwear, he doesn't like to fell ensnared even if it is just a pair of boxers or a thong…

A/N I know it's been so long, I've started to write other stuff but I've decided that before I write more chapters for them I'm going to get this story finished!

Chapter 18

The place was empty, well this corridor was at least. It was unnerving; it reminded Marie of when she had walked along the empty halls of her school when she was 10. She had been locked in a locker by some big kid and it wasn't until the janitor come across was she freed. Bully's sucked.

"How many is left did you say?" Kurt had a slight nervous quiver in his voice

"5. Now shut up." Logan was stalking up ahead of them, followed by Marie, then Kurt and final Scott. Dr Risman was feeding Marie piece's of information, she was trying to help them find Sam. At least some good has come from Marie taking her life.

"It's down there." Marie pointed to a stairwell leading down further into the maze of the laboratory.

Von Strucker looked at those who surrounded her. Dr Risman had wondered of somewhere, and while she wasn't here to protest the further tests. The lad had passed out cold after 5minuites of being in that wonderful pain he felt. Now they didn't even have to bother sedating him too. Ha! This was going to be fun!

The three lab guys moved around Sam as they prepared him for the intense pain he was going to feel again. It wasn't long before they had Sam all hooked up and ready to go. Smirking at those around her Von Strucker gave the go ahead.

They was close he could tell, the smell of vomit and sweat filled his senses. It was a relief to Logan that he couldn't smell the stench of death. Sam was still alive, they were going to get him back and by the look of things, Sam was just behind this door…

The crashing sound of the door caused Von Strucker to jump; turning to the source of the sound she was shocked to see the X-men fitter in to the lab. Sam was withering in pain on the table. She turned to the lab guys and found one of them going to switch of the panel. "No! Leave it on! Let the boy die!"

As the words left her mouth her lab turning into a battle filed.

Logan jumped over the stairs and landed in front of one of the white coats. Grabbing his neck and with a sharp twist it broke and the man crumbled to the floor.

"Do you have to kill everything?" Scott berated him as he blasted a near by guy to unconsciousness. Scott's reply from the grouchy man was a quick grunt as he moved further into the room.

Marie watch Scott and Logan take out the lab guess, they were unarmed and no threat to them so why was they attacking them? Marie saw the real threat Von Strucker head for the exit at the back of the lab, without much thought Marie ran to stop the woman. Reaching her as Von Strucker was turning the handle, Marie grasped her bare hand around the woman's arm. Her gripe was lose and soon Von Strucker had shaken her off to the floor.

Von Strucker pulled the gun she had in her coat out and aimed it at the chit that had tried to stop her. It was the girl she had beaten from the mutant school. Von Strucker wouldn't make the mistake of not killing her this time.

Kurt watched Rogue and the gun pointed at her, teleporting to her side Kurt removed Rogue away from harm just as the trigger was pulled. Porting behind the woman Rogue had soon had the upper hand again.

"Thanks Kurt" Rogue gasped as she tackled Von Strucker to the floor. They struggled across the floor until Rogue had Von Strucker pinned beneath her. Placing her hands on either side of her face Marie willed her powers to train her life from her. It was working; Marie could feel Von Strucker entering her mind. Marie buckled under the force of draining her power.

Desperate for away out Von Strucker watched as the woman above her started to buckle, it seemed she had bitten off more than she could chew. Using what power she had left Von Strucker used her legs to throw Rogue off her. Regaining her strength Von Strucker climbed on top of the woman and brought her deadly lips to hers.

Marie's scream was muffled by the lips of Von Strucker; horror was flooding through her as she realized that her lips were poisoned.

Von Strucker laughed as she watched the venom effect the woman beneath her, she was losing consciousness. Von Strucker moved to get of the dieing woman but a sharp pain shooting through her chest stopped her, looking down she saw three blades sticking out from her. Looking behind her Von Strucker was meet with the very angry face of Logan.

Logan had watched the struggle between Marie and Strucker from across the room; his lab worker was a lot tougher than he looked even Scott had got hurt by him. Kurt was helping Sam as Logan watched Von get the upper hand and was moving to kiss Marie.

Time had seemed to slow down as Logan sliced the lab guy's throat and moved to stop Von Strucker. How ever he was too late. She had kissed her, killed his Marie. Blind raged filled Logan and he sunk his claws in to the back of the woman. He enjoyed watching her realise what had happened and he enjoyed even more was slicing off her head as she turned to look at him. Pushing the dismembered body off Marie Logan rushed to help her. She was out for the count. The poison was taking over her, killing his flower.

Scott and Kurt moved to him, Kurt had Sam in his arms. Logan saw their lips moving but couldn't make out the words, feeling Marie's pulse; he found it still beating strong. Maybe they still had a chance to save her. Picking up her body Logan ran from the building trying to get to help as fast as possible. Kurt and Scott was following behind, slower than what he was going but he didn't care, he was already on his radio asking storm to hurry up and get over here in the jet and not to forget to bring Hank with her.

It seemed like days before the jet had shown up, Marie's heart beat had got slower. It was a slow acting poison, he hated the thought that it would be causing her a more slowful painful death but he was happy that it still gave them that window of time to save her. Marie wasn't going to die she just couldn't.

They was heading for the hide-out that the Kinsley's where at. Hank was assessing Marie in the treatment part of the jet. So far he had been able to determine what type of poison it was but not if he would be able to save her. Marie was still out cold and her skin had started to pale. It didn't look good.

Logan watched Marie non-stop through the flight, he didn't want to miss a thing. So it was horrifying as Marie started to convulse on the table, her throat throwing up blood, monitors were beeping loudly. Her life leaving her.

Hank was trying to save her but when Logan saw him start to try to resituate her Logan knew she was lost. He felt numb as the good doctor tried to force her heart to work again. It was a shock to everyone; her heart was beating so strong earlier. Logan felt his heart tear apart as he watch Hank give up. Tears where flowing freely from everyone. Logan stood up and went to Marie's side. He looked at her body and he chocked up. Falling to the floor he cried for his Marie.

He was pulled away moments after his collapse, someone was telling him to buckle up as they were here. They were so close to home when she died.

Everyone sat in the main room of the small cabin, Marie was laid softly to rest in one of the bedrooms. Sam was still unconscious in another room. Frankie had asked non-stop to see Marie.

"But I can make her better!" She had cried. "Like I did for the butterfly."

"You can't kid, she's gone." The room was quite as what Logan had said flitter their minds.

"Let me see her please." Frankie pleaded tears filling her eyes.

"Fine, but don't touch her." Logan stood up and took Frankie to the room Marie was in.

Logan watch as Frankie went up to Marie. Marie looked so peaceful and at rest. She was too young to have died. Logan had not been able to say how he felt about her. But how did he feel? He felt like he couldn't go on anymore, didn't want to face the rising of the sun again. He sat down on the end of the bed, his head in his hands. He loved her.

Frankie looked over to Logan, he was very upset. She wanted to make him feel better but she wanted to make Emily feel better first. Leaning over she placed a soft kiss on the still slightly warm cheek on the woman lying on the bed. She waited for her to wake up but she didn't. Frankie didn't understand, it had worked when she kissed that butterfly that had died so why didn't it work now? A tear slid down her cheek and she turned to Logan. "I can't do it."

Logan looked up to the small girl, she was crying, he knew it was a bad idea to bring her here. "Do what?"

"Bring her back." She sobbed.

"No body can bring her back." Logan shucked his head and signed. "Go back to your mum kid, leave me a sec."

Frankie nodded and left the room, leaving Logan alone with his thoughts.

Logan moved to lie next to Marie's body; the warmth coming from her was a cruel joke of making it feel like she was just sleeping. He sighed and ran his hand through her hair, it was soft. "I'm sorry. I should have got there sooner. I've let you down again. I love you Marie."

Logan leaned down and kissed her forehead, he had done this before when he thought she was dead, if it wasn't for her powers taking his life she would have been. This was the first thing they tried when she had died this time and not matter how hard they willed her body to take their life it didn't work she was gone for good. He closed his eyes and let a tear fall down on to her head. Then he felt something. Opening his eyes he was sure he saw her chest move. He waited to see if it would happen again but it didn't. His mind was playing tricks on him again, hope left his heart and another tear left his eyes.

He heard something then, he was sure of it, opening his eyes he saw movement. Her chest was moving, she was breathing again. Unsure of what to do Logan jumped of the bed, he was scared; he looked around the room before eyeing her shrewdly. There it was again! Her chest moved! "Marie?"

He rushed back to her side, felt air rush against his cheek as he cheek her for breathing. He watched her face intently and screamed when she opened her eyes. "Marie! You're alive! Hank! Hank!"

Logan moved to run out of the room but stopped as he reached the door and looked back to Marie, she had coughed, she was alive, and he was debating whether to go fetch Hank or return to her side. Deciding he opened the door and shouted for them to come quick before returning to her side. She hadn't said anything yet but her eyes where following him. She tried moving her body but found she couldn't. Marie was back.

Everyone rushed into the room to see what Logan was yelling about, each of them gasped as they saw Marie, she was gaining her movement more so with every second that passed. Opening her mouth a few times she tried to speak. "Lo-"

"Yes Darling?" Logan was grinning from ear to ear, his heart felt full, this was amazing. He had his Marie back.

"What…wha…happened?" Her voice was dry and horse.

"You came back! You died but no you're alive again. How did this happened?" Logan turned to the others in search of an answer. Frankie was grinning and Logan moved to pick her up. "You did this? How?"

"I don't know, I just can. I kissed a butterfly after I stood on it and I felt sorry for what I did so I kissed t and it came back to live." Frankie looked at eth grown-ups in the room and felt like a stupid child.

"Mutation?" Logan question hank.

"It could be but we would know until I've ran some tests." Hank replied a smile spreading on his face. Never before had anyone seen Logan acting so out-of-character. It was refreshing to see him display an emotion that wasn't negative; he was like a boy at Christmas, his reaction making everyone happier.

"Well let's go home then and run those test!" Logan span Frankie around the room both of them laughing. He slowed down and placed Frankie on the ground as he remembered Marie. Moving to her side he knelt beside her. "How are you feeling?"

"Good." Marie smiled. "A bit sore."

"I want to look you over if I could." Hank asked. He was amazed that she had come back, it seemed abit far fetched that Frankie had brought her back with just a kiss. At nod of agreement Hank continued. "If you could all leave us fro a moment…"

Everyone started to leave the room but Logan didn't want to leave her side. "I don't want to lose you again." He spoke softly to her.

"I'm not going any where." Marie reached over to him and ran her hand weakly through his hair. "I promise."

"Ok but I'll be right outside the door if you need me." Logan dropped a small kiss on her forehead before leaving her with Hank.

It wasn't long before Logan was allowed back into the room. Hank stood there with a big smile on his face as he explained she was in perfect health apart from being abit weak and sore but being dead for an hour has that effect. Hank then left Logan alone with Marie, claiming he was going to help with sleeping arrangements, no way was Marie strong enough to fly tonight and we could all use a good night rest.

Logan coughed nervously before making his way to her side again. "How are you feeling?"

"The same as you asked me 15miniutes ago." Marie laughed faintly. "I think it's my turn to ask you how you're feeling Logan. So how are you feeling?"

"Like I've just be given a second chance." Logan sat on the edge of the bed and took Marie's hand in his. "It was horrible thinking that you had died. I felt like I couldn't go on anymore. I need you Marie." Logan finished in a whisper.

"Sh, stop being silly, you don't need me." Marie looked into Logan's eyes and smiled reassuringly to him.

"I'm not being silly Marie, I mean it. You mean so much to me." Logan could have got lost in the depths of her eyes. "I never realized it before and I'm a dick for not but I love you."

"Oh Logan! Only in my dreams have I heard you say that. I love you too." Marie pulled down on Logan's hands for him bend down to kiss him. The kiss was soft and sweet. Pulling back Logan had the biggest grin on his face. "Stay in here tonight. Not to do anything, just so we can talk."

"Talk hey? I think I can do that." Logan settled next to Marie on the bed and held her close to him. "God, I love you."

"Me too Logan."

A/N awww only one more chapter to go then I'm finished! What do you think so far, did you see Frankie's part in it? Please Review.