Chapter 21

I woke up at about two in the morning to a severe headache and a dry mouth. I sat up, ignoring the protests from my kitten, and looked out the window. The moon was shining bright, illuminating the white forest that laid outside.

I crawled out of my bed and pulled on my black zip-up sweater. I opened the door and began walking down towards the kitchen. A few meows from my kitten alerted me to her presence.

"Fine." I mumbled, not in the mood to argue with an animal.

We walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. I went straight to the refrigerator and opened it up. I searched for something to drink when I heard my stomach mumble. Agreeing to not ignore my stomach, I grabbed a soda and a pint of Ben & Jerry's. This was my favorite thing to eat, if you hadn't noticed.

"Couldn't sleep?" said a gruff voice in the dark.

I almost jumped out of my skin when someone had spoke. I turned around and saw none other than Logan sitting at the island. I sighed in annoyance as I turned back around to face the fridge. I sat my stuff down as I went to the cupboard and got some food for my kitten. I poured her a bowl and sat it on top of the island, next to me.

"You really need to give that cat a name." Logan stated.

I rolled my eyes as I grabbed my ice cream and soda. I sat down on the opposite side of the island as Logan. I opened my soda and took a sip.

"I don't know what to name her." I said. "And if I name her then talking to her will get more annoying, and that means I will get closer, and I am not ready to start talking to animals."

I pulled off the top of my ice cream and dug in with my spoon. I noticed I had forgotten the most important part of my ice cream, the Hershey's chocolate syrup. Cookies and Cream ice cream plus Hershey's syrup equaled heaven.

I grabbed the syrup from the fridge and applied about a 3 inch coat of chocolate syrup. I smiled to myself and took another bite.

"I think you should name her Chatte. It's French for cat." said Logan.

I rolled my eyes as I swallowed my ice cream.

"I am not naming her after something I can't even pronounce." I said.

"Well, what about Esprit. That means mind. She does talk to you through the mind doesn't she?"

"Logan, why are you so persistent on naming my cat!" I said annoyed.

"Because I am tired of hearing you call it kitten, or animal. It's annoying." he said.

"Is that the real reason? Or are you just trying to avoid having a normal conversation with me?" I said.

Logan was about to retort when he registered what I had said. He bowed his head and began releasing and sheathing his claws. It was most annoying. It didn't seem like he would say anything else, so I got up and threw my stuff away. I walked out of the kitchen and up towards my room.

A hand on my arm stopped me and turned me around, shoving me into a wall. My breathe left me for a moment as I looked up into Logan's hazel eyes. It didn't really return after that either.

"Listen to me, I know I screwed up alright! I know that what I did was wrong. You had every right to blow up at me and not talk to me. But believe me, it has been killing me every minute knowing that you won't talk to me or even look at me. I don't know if I can give you what you want. I am not the kind of man that you bring home to your parents, I'm not a fun loving guy. I like my space, I like to be by myself when I want and when I am with you I can do that because you understand just as much as I do. I know that you are pissed and have every right to be, but please," he paused, "I need you."

I was frozen in my spot against the wall. Could I trust him? He hurt me once before, he could do it again.

"And I know that I told you that I would never hurt you, I want to fulfill that promise. I know I broke it once, but please give me another chance to mend it back together. I don't expect you to forgive me, but I hope you realize how much you mean to me. We haven't known each other long but, I feel this dire need to protect you. Ever since I saw you behind that bar, I wanted to protect you from everything bad, I wanted to be there when you were down, when you felt like you couldn't go on. I still do. I want to be your other half."

Tears started to form in my eyes as he said the last sentence. He had no idea how long I had wanted him to say those words to me. A lone tear fell from my eye as my head bent downwards. His thumb wiped away my tear as he lifted my head to meet his gave.

"I love you." he whispered gruffly.

I stared up into his eyes and searched for anything that could be a lie, but all that was there was pure honesty and love. I jumped up and wrapped my arms around his neck, pressing my lips to his.

This had been my moment, the one I had dreamt of every night. I was finally living it and there was nothing that would take it away.

We broke apart, both us breathing heavily trying to get as much air as possible. He wrapped me into a hug and I buried my head into the crook of his neck.

We held each other for what seemed like ages. We pulled apart and looked up towards each other. He leaned in and captured my lips so softly I thought I would faint.

He pulled away leaving me in a small entrancing world.

"Come on, it's late." he said.

He grabbed my hand and pulled me away from the wall towards my door. We stopped outside my door and he kissed me one last time. I opened my door still in a daze. I laid along the door, staring at him. He was just so beautiful.

"Goodnight." he whispered.

"Goodnight." I smiled. "Carcajou! Come on." I said. The kitten, newly named Carcajou ran into my room and jumped onto my bed.

"Carcajou?" Logan asked.

I smiled knowing he didn't know what it meant.

"It's French for Wolverine." I smirked. "Goodnight." I said playfully.

I shut the door as I heard him chuckle to himself as he walked towards his room.

I turned around and squealed like a little girl. I was sure not to be too loud for fear of others hearing me, especially Logan.

I ran over and jumped on my bed. I fell flat on my back and stared out of the window at the stars in the sky.

I fell asleep that night with a bigger heart and a smile that would light up the sky.

Hello! Sorry it is kind of short. I think i am getting more sick. So, i also hope the french is right. I've never taken french before so if i have an error please let me know! Enjoy!!!