Touch

Post X3. Rogue has been cured and is ready to move on with her life. But where does Logan fit in to this? But one things for sure, Rogue's problems are only just beginning... RogueXLogan, slight RogueXBobby

I own nothing X-Men related. I wrote this for fun and because I love the Rogue/Wolverine movie pairing. Thanks to everyone who reads this and reviews and critism is welcome and appreciated! I am trying to improve my writing and the only way to do that is by (constructive) critism!

With that in mind, please enjoy the story.

Chapter One:

"This isn't what I wanted" Bobby had told her regretfully,

"No. Its what i wanted" she said shakily. Taking his hand with her ungloved one. It felt so good just to touch him in such a simple way, in a way so many took for granted.

After telling her boyfriend Bobby she had been cured, he left as she stated she was tired from her journey. This was true, but she also just wanted to be alone to soak in the reality of what had happened.

I've been cured. I can touch.

She said these words to herself over and over, and the whole idea still seemed just foreign to her. After years of isolation she would be able to finally shake someone's hand, touch someone,

Kiss someone

Yes. As much as she tried to convince herself the defining factor in her deciding to take the cure hadn't been her relationship with Bobby, now she was alone and had space to think she knew that it was. She wanted more than anything to be able to give him what he desired, a real, physical relationship.

And that was what he was going to get.

She didn't know if she was ready. She just figured that she must be ready. After this long of not touching what was there to be ready for? She could have what she longed for since she started dating Bobby. She would be able to give him what he wants.

But is it what I want?

She pushed these thoughts out of her mind. Of course it was what she wanted. She wanted to be able to express physically her feelings for Bobby - which were very strong, she liked him a lot - but she knew she didn't love him and this bought up more internal conflict.

Should I give myself to someone I don't love truly. Even if the person I do love truly is impossible...

Logan. She knew that she loved Logan. Heck, she had known since she met him. But Logan loved Jean and Marie had accepted this in her mind and tried to put her feelings for Logan behind her. This had been easy at first, she started dating Bobby and even thought she could fall in love with him over time. But as this time went on she knew this was an impossible dream. Her heart would always truly lie with the Wolverine.

That didn't mean she didn't really like Bobby, maybe she even did like him enough to have sex with him. But everything was such a mess she couldn't think, she was tired and her head was filled with everything from excitement at the prospect of her first sexual experiences to doubt and even a small part of her was regretful, should she have gotten the cure after all?

God this is too much for me to handle right now.

And forcing all thoughts from her head, she fell into an uneasy sleep.

When Marie awoke the next morning she was glad that it was Saturday, which thankfully meant no lessons. She knew her reception would be somewhat frosty now she had the cure and she didn't even know if she would be welcome here in Xavier's now she was 'normal'. Storm had insisted she stay for Logan's sake but Marie doubted Logan would really notice she had gone, Jean was all that really mattered to him. Sure he liked her in that kid sister kind of way but not enough for him to stick around or anything for.

Stop being so damn cynical Marie!

It wasn't until she ate breakfast and was greeted with a chorus of "hey Rogue's" that it occurred to her that she wasn't Rogue anymore. She was plain old Marie, and she couldn't explain to herself why this thought momentarily terrified her.

Word hasn't got round about me being cured yet I suppose

She was glad about this. She wanted Bobby to be first to know as of course he was her boyfriend. She also wanted to tell Logan but she doubted he would want to see her right now anyway. She expected he would be pretty cut out about Dr. Grey's second death.

Thinking, Marie had came to a decision about Bobby. She wanted him to have what he wanted, but she also wanted to feel ready and happy about her first time, so her decision was to tell him that she simply wanted to take things slowly and just because she could touch now doesn't mean they have to rush into things.

That's pretty reasonable she thought, making her way to Bobby's room. It was still pretty early but she knew he would be awake, she knew him to be an early riser.

When she arrived at Bobby's room she knocked on the door to let him now she was there before walking in (like she always did) but when she pushed open the door she gasped in horror at what she saw.