Changes Chapter 21

Logan already stood in a corner of the office, when Storm arrived. He watched her taking a seat in front of the large table, ignoring him completely and looking rather pissed. Again the door opened and Rogue, Kitty, Peter and Bobby entered, followed by Jean and Scott. Frowning, Logan watched when Scott immediately made his way towards him. Before he could react, he felt Scott's fist hitting his chin hard and then he was pushed against the wall. "You're a damn asshole, Logan, Cyclops said furiously and grabbed is collar.

"Boy, I warn you..", Logan hissed and grabbed the shirt of his opposite.

"Of what? That you punch me? Do it, Logan, because I swear to God, if you ever get close to her again, I'll kill you!", Scott yelled.

"What's wrong?", they heard the Professor ask, when he, too, entered the office.

Logan let go off Scott, but didn't guessed that this one pushed him against the wall again. "Okay, that's it!", Logan grunted. Quickly, he had pinned his opposite to the wall and popped his claws, the right and left one touching the wall, while the middle one stopped right before Scott's throat.

"Logan!", Charles warned him. "Can someone please explain what is going in here?" He looked around, noticing the wet cheeks and eyes of Jean and the cold, but hurt expression of Ororo. The younger X-Kids only shrugged, they, too, had watched the whole scenery in confusion. Logan dropped Scott to the ground and retracted his claws again. "Ask him!", he grunted and shoot deadly looks at the man on the ground who gritted his teeth in return.

"I'm asking you!", Charles said in return, sensing that the problem were centered around him and came closer. "What the hell is going on here, Logan?"

"Dunno!", the mutant shrugged, looking at Jean who tried her best to ignore him. Scott and Ororo snorted despicable.

"You're such an asshole…", the white haired woman said and shot deadly looks at him.

"Am I?", Logan asked in return and leant against the table, his arms folded.

"Dies it surprise you?", Scott asked suppressing his desire to shot one of his beams at him. "I always warned her about you!"

Logan snorted. "Yeah,…I know…I was an animal then, I'm an animal now, people like me never change…", he cited Scott and shook his head.

"You are!", Ororo said darkly.

Charles sighed. "Would the four of you please wait outside?", he asked the kids, who nodded and left. He waited until the door was closed again. "And now we talk!" He moved behind his table, looking at everyone of them. "Jean, what happened?", Charles asked softly, knowing that she tried to avoid his eyes. She only looked up and shook her head. It was too painful for her. Logan watched her frowning… "Ororo?"

The woman in front of him met his eyes. Anger and disappointment mirrored on her face, but also pain. "Ask him!", she said and nodded towards Logan.

"Logan?", Charles said and turned his head towards the mutant who now stood in the corner again, one foot rested against the wall while his arms were folded in front of his chest. "As I said… Dunno!"

"Bastard!", Scott said and shook his head.

"Watch it, bub!"

"No, you better watch it!"

"Okay, Scott, please explain!", Charles said stressed and sensed the immense heat of anger in this room growing steadily. Still he didn't dare to read Jean's mind. By even looking at her, he knew that she was in pain, deep pain… It hurt him to see her like that…

"He threw Jean out of his room, telling her that he got tired of her and that she's pack her things", Scott explained, still shooting deadly looks at Logan, who had raised an eyebrow and frowned. "I knew this would happen… I even wondered how an animal like you could stay with her for over a year…"

Before Logan could answer, Ororo jumped out of her chair. "I don't believe it!", she yelled. "You said she left you and wanted to return to Scott!" Her eyes shimmered white for a brief moment and the sky darkened immediately.

"Wait a second…", Logan interrupted her, but she had already hit his cheek.

"You're such a bastard, Logan! Was it not enough to hurt her? Did you still have to use me?"

"Use you!", he asked and narrowed his eyes, while holding his cheek, aware that Jean had looked up and watched him. "Are you drunk?"

"What else would you call it if you sleep with a girl and throw her away like trash!", she yelled at him, before she could stop herself.

Everyone turned their hands and looked at Logan in shock, while he only looked at Jean with widened eyes. She stared at him, while she breathed heavily and shook her head slowly. Shock and immense pain were mirrored on her face. She bit her lip and grimaced as tears began to run down her cheeks. She shook her head again and ran out of the room, sobbing loudly. Logan just looked at the door. Charles came closer and he could tell that he was furious. "Pack your things and leave!"

"What!", Logan asked in confusion and stared down at him.

"You heard me, Logan! Go!"

He looked at him and the others completely expressionless. Even if his mind had understood the order, he couldn't move. Everything just seemed so ridiculous to him… "Wait a second…", he said while something hit him.

"No! Piss off!", Scott said and pushed him towards the door.

"Wait!", Logan grunted and saw the X-Kids looking into the room curiously. "So I threw Jean out of the room and afterwards we had sex?", he asked Storm and put his hands to his hips.

She walked up to him slowly, her eyes shining white while a thunderstorm was echoing from the outside. "Stop making fun of me, Logan!", she said warningly. Rogue frowned and looked at Bobby, who returned her look.

"Logan, I don't want to repeat myself!", Charles said coldly. "You're not longer welcome here! I can't believe that I have been so wrong…"

Rogue stepped forward. "Wait, he…"

"Stop it, Marie!", Scott said.

"But, he…", she tried again, coming closer.

"I said stop it!", he said harshly. "Logan, just go!"

"Damn it, don't you see it?", Logan asked. Suddenly, he felt frightened and moved towards the door. "Where's that bitch?"

Scott grabbed him by the collar again. "Don't you EVER call Jean like that again!"

Logan pushed him aside roughly. "Not Jean, damn it!", he said and moved to the door again. "Mystique…", he grunted.

Upstairs, Jean sat in her former room crying. She couldn't believe it. The pain was eating her up from the inside. She couldn't understand what had changed him so much…if she did something wrong… Sobbing, she began to pack her things together. Jean had always thought that he was someone to keep his promises… He had sworn that he would never leave her… The night before, after their bodies had finally recovered enough, he'd been so gentle during their lovemaking, had let her control it, since he was afraid to hurt her or the babies…

Again, she sobbed heavily. Today, her whole life had been shattered to pieces… She couldn't bear to stay at the school anymore, with everything reminding her of him and their time together…She heard the door open behind her.

"Jean!"

Jean winced by the sound of his voice. "Go away…", she said barely audible.

He grabbed her and turned her around. "No!"

"Damn it, Logan, let go off me!" She pushed him away and turned around again. She wouldn't give him the joy to see the pain she had to endure. She didn't want to see him smirking at her…

Suddenly, Jean froze as she heard the familiar sound of popped claws…