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Never even turning around Logan had already sensed the man bald headed man behind him. "You owe me some money." The man leaned down into Logan's head. He's friend tugging at his jacket sleeve. "Come on Steve lets just get out of here." he said to the bald man Steve.
"Nobody walks away from a beating like that without a mark to show for it." Steve said. His friend was still trying to get him to leave with him. Leaning down into Logan's ear again Steve whispered. "I know what you are." This got Logan's attention jerking his head back just a little bit.
"You lost your money you keep this up you lose something else." Logan snarled before turning his attention back to the television set.
"Look Out!" Marie screamed at Logan as Steve pulled a knife out of his pocket. Quick as lightening Logan was out of his seat and pinning Steve to the wall three six inch metal claws came from his fist. Holding Steve against the wall he could smell the fear all over the guy. Feeling something against his ear Logan knew the bartender was holding a shot gun to his head.
"Get outta my bar freak." The bartender said with force although Logan could sense that he was scared shitless. Shifting Logan extended his claws on his other hand sliced the shot gun in two, shot gun shells scattering all over the cement floor.
Shrugging his jackets back into place on his shoulders Logan walked out of the bar hearing Marie's foot steps running after him. Getting into the truck and shoving the keys into the ignition Logan stopped looking at his hands he rubbed his knuckles when he heard the door to the passenger side of the truck open as Marie climbed in looking at him with worry in her eyes, probably afraid of him now. Sitting back in her seat as Logan gunned the engine and the truck lurched forward as they took off onto the icy roads. There was a long silence between the two before Marie finally broke it.
Looking at his hands she asked. "When they come out.. Does it hurt?"
Keeping his eyes on the road Logan looked at his knuckles for a second flexing them on the steering wheel. "Every time."
The silence closed in around them both again for a long time. Logan kept driving until they where safely out of distance from the bar. Logan knew Marie had to be starving by now and they where running low on gas. Pulling into a gas station Logan looked over at Marie. "Gotta get some gas I'll get some stuff for us to eat on while we're on the road until we can find a place to stop." He said getting out of the truck. And slamming the door shut he walked around and began to fill the truck up with gas. While the pump was still running Logan walked inside of the gas station to grab a few things.
Walking inside of the store Logan walked down the isle to the refrigerator's and grabbed a bottle of water, six pack of beer and walked back down the isle loading his arms up with all that he could hold.
Standing at the check out counter Logan dropped all the items down in front of the little clerk.
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Sitting in the truck Marie stared out of the window was Logan came back out of the gas station and around to the driver side. She could hear him putting the gas pump back into its slot. Smiling as he got back into the truck Marie couldn't actually really consider them as getting closer but it felt like it to her in this strange kind of way. Maybe it was because she knew he was a mutant now too, although she'd never heard of any mutation that could give you metal claws.
Getting into the truck Logan tossed the bag into Marie's lap, looking inside there was an apple, some crackers and chips and a bottle of water and some beer. Smiling to herself Marie grabbed the apple out of the sack and laid the other stuff aside.
Juice from the apple ran down Marie's chin which she whipped away with the sleeve of the jacket she was wearing busily chewing away as she watched the scenery begin to fly past them once again. Beginning to get a little curious Marie was wondering how Logan's mutation had manifested and if the claws where a part of his mutation. Since Marie had been on her own she'd heard talk about secret government labs where mutants where held prisoner against there will and became like genie pigs for mutant experimentation.
Swallowing a chunk of apple Marie licked her lips before asking. "Logan where did you get the claws?" Staring at him her eyes where as big a saucers.
Logan's head could've snapped off of his head if it hadn't been attached to his neck when he looked at Marie for a long moment suspiciously before realizing he had nothing to be suspicious of Marie about, the kid was only curious about his mutation hell he was curious about it himself.
"I got them in a lab, that's about all that I can remember. I guess I had to have escaped that place because the first thing I remember if I think back hard enough is waking up naked in the middle of know where freezing cold…that was fifteen years ago."
The shocked expression on Marie's face was full of questions that she was afraid she might not ever get answered. "Are you sure you where in a lab?" Marie had to ask the obvious question.
Nodding his head Logan glanced at Marie for a second before answering her question. "Yeah, yeah I'm sure. Cause I have nightmares about it…almost every night." Logan swallowed somewhat remembering what he'd done to Marie in his latest nightmare.
"Oh." Was all Marie was able to manage taking another bite from her apple Marie's mind was swimming. 'God that at to be so horrible fer him, and Ah thought Ah had it bad living with Cody still inside of mah head.' Marie thought to herself before dropping the corps of her apple into the bag.
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Usually Logan wasn't comfortable with people asking about his past, mainly because he couldn't remember it except for little bits and pieces that didn't seem to help him understand his past life any.
Spotting a hotel just up the road Logan gunned the engine and the truck skidded into the parking lot. It was Logan's poor attempt at trying to get away from Marie's questions although he had a feeling she was done with asking questions for now. Stopping the truck Logan took the keys out of the ignition and looked over at Marie who was looking around the almost abandoned parking lot. "I'm gonna get us a room, I can't drive anymore I need to sleep." Logan said although it was already in the early stages of morning. The sun capping over some snow covered mountains in the distance the horizon a mirror of colors all the way from pale purple to blue and pink.
"Make it a double." Marie yelled out the door of the truck as Logan shut it.