The Funeral She Deserves

The next morning, Logan lay awake with a smile on his face. He had his arm around Jenny who still slept peacefully on his chest. He took his free hand and moved her hair from her face. She was so beautiful and he felt so lucky that she had felt the same pull as he had. He knew that he should find it weird that he would fall for someone so soon, but everyone always talks about love at first sight. It's not like he was proposing to her or anything like that. He was going to take things slow; well, as slow as she would permit him to. He didn't know how much more of her teasing he could take before he cracked. She let out a soft, sad moan and shifted. He looked down at her and her face showed signs of pain. He was just about to wake her up when she started talking in her sleep.

"Mama…Ah'm sorry…Ah shuda…Ah wanted…real funeral…" she mumbled and let out a little whimper. He ran his hands through her hair and kissed her forehead trying to soothe her. She calmed a little and seemed to slip back into her peaceful sleep. He smiled and leaned his head on hers, closing his eyes and letting sleep retake him as well.

When he woke up again, he knew she wasn't lying beside him anymore before he even opened his eyes. He sighed, figuring she had decided that staying with him had been a bad idea last night. When he opened his eyes though, Jenny was sitting in a cat-like position in the middle of where she had been sleeping last night. The corner of his mouth pulled up a little, amused by her actions.

"Mornin! Bout time ya woke up!" She said, a huge smile on her face. She crawled over to him and kissed him lightly before laying back down next to him. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her on top of him. She squealed, a cute little noise that made him laugh. She pouted at him and that only made him laugh harder. She leaned down and kissed his neck, right above his carotid artery. She could feel his pulse quicken and that just pushed her further. She kissed down his neck, over his collar bone, and down to his chest. His grip on her waist tightened and she looked up to see his eyes closed. They slowly opened and he noticed the surprised look on her face.

"What is it?" Logan asked, suddenly worried that something was seriously wrong. He touched her face silently, asking her to tell him.

"Ah just neva expected to have dis kinda effect on anyone. It jus surprised meh, dat's all," she stated, hiding her eyes from him. He reached over and lifted her chin.

"Hey. Don't ever be embarrassed or ashamed to tell me anything, alright? Promise me?"

"Ah promise," she stated as she leaned down and kissed him. She rolled off of him and stood. "Ah think Ah'm a go take a shower…" she trailed off, not wanting to move. Logan smiled at her as she opened his door and slipped out, heading back to her room.

As she walked the few steps to her room, she couldn't keep the smile off her face. She unlocked her door, entered, and locked it back behind her. Jenny searched through her still-packed bags until she found a cute, yet comfortable outfit and with her bag of toiletries, she entered into her bathroom. She turned on the water and while she waited for it to get hot she placed her few toiletries around the bathroom. When she was done, she stripped off her clothes and stepped underneath the stream of hot water. As she washed up she hummed to herself with a smile still on her face. After about 20 minutes, she stepped out of the shower and wrapped herself in one of the big, plush towels. She brushed her teeth and hair and then pulled on a pair of low rise jeans and a cute tee that left a little of her stomach showing. She smiled at her reflection and left her room, not bothering to lock it this time. She walked down the stairs to the kitchen, her stomach growling at her.

While Jenny had been in her shower, Logan had gotten up to do a danger room run. He needed some alone time to think and clear his head. He sighed and walked into the locker room, his mind still not clear. He didn't think he'd be able to think clearly ever again with Jenny around. He stood in one of the showers, the warm water running over his sore muscles. He toweled off and slipped on jeans and a wife beater. He placed a cigar between his lips and took a deep drawl of the smoke into his lungs, letting it out slowly. He knew he couldn't really smoke in front of Jenny until he could explain his circumstances to her, so he took advantage of his time alone. He threw out the butt and headed toward the kitchen for some food.

When Logan walked in, there was a half circle of people around the stools. He shook his head and went to the refrigerator to get some eggs and bacon to cook. The low hum of voices were starting to annoy him in the smaller space and he was about to sentence everyone to a danger room session when he saw red hair through all the heads. Oh no. Jenny was the new girl and everyone wanted a piece. They were all asking her questions and she wasn't sure what to do or say.

"Hey," Logan's gruff voice said and all the students looked his way and shut up; fast. "You might wanna give her some space. She's the same as every one of ya. You'll get to see what she can do in training. Now scoot." Jenny smiled at him gratefully and he gave her a tiny wink as he turned back to his eggs and bacon that were sizzling on the stove. The students looked between each other, confused at the exchange between them.

"Now!" Logan said, not turning from the stove. The students all scurried out of the kitchen, not wanting to feel his wrath. She slid off her stool and reached into the fridge for some milk. She poured a glass for her and one for Logan and stood by him, watching him cook. He flipped two eggs before putting them on a plate with some bacon. He took the plate and the glass of milk from Jenny's hands and sat it on the bar.

"Eat," he ordered softly as he moved back towards her. He took her in for the first time that morning and the expansion of skin that her shirt didn't cover just begged him to stroke it. He breathed in sharply and then pushed her towards the stool, noticing how her butt looked in the tight jeans. He sighed and turned away to make himself some eggs.

"Mmm…something smells good!" came a very German accent. Jenny looked around, completely confused. She then looked up and saw Kurt hanging from the chandelier by his tail. She giggled and smiled at him.

"Hi! Ah'm Jenny. I don't tink we've met," she said, trying to remember the blue, fuzzy guy.

"No, I don't think ve have. I'm Kurt. Kurt Vagner. Nice to meet you," he said, bamfing down beside her and sticking out his hand. She giggled and shook the three fingered hand before going back to her eggs. Logan came and sat on the other side of Jenny and started in on his breakfast.

"Logan! You should share vith me," Kurt tried unsuccessfully.

"Forget it Elf. Make your own." At this, Jenny burst out laughing, trying very hard not to choke on her food. Kurt's tail reached around her and he tried to swipe one of Logan's pieces of bacon. Logan swatted his tail away, and Kurt went, pouting, to the pantry to find some cereal. At that moment, Kitty came through the wall and happened to walk right through Kurt.

"Oy! Kitty! Please don't do dat!"

"Oh! Like, sorry Kurt!" Kitty apologized and then spotted Jenny. "Oh! I don't think we've, like, met! Hi, I'm Kitty! What's, like, your name?"

"Ah'm Jenny. Jenny LeBeau. Nice ta meet ya."

"LeBeau? Like as in Remy?"

"Yeah. Ah'm Remy's lil sister."

"Oh! Well that's, like, really cool!" Kitty said, stealing the bowl of cereal that Kurt had just sat down.

"Hey! Get your own!" Kurt griped, trying to steal it back. Kitty batted her eyes at him and pouted. Kurt sighed and went to grab another bowl and spoon while Kitty smiled and stuck a spoon full of the food in her mouth.

As the kitchen started to fill up, Jenny and Logan sneaked out and headed towards the living area. A few students she didn't know were scattered here and there, but Jenny was able to spot some of the ones she had been introduced to. Beast was playing chess against some student, Storm was talking with Scott and Jean, and Warren was wedged between some students, watching TV. Rogue, Remy, and some others sat on another couch and Logan headed that direction so Jenny followed. She could feel the other's eyes on her, but she didn't look away from Remy. He was watching Rogue more than he was watching the TV and she was reading a book. While Logan made the younger ones move, Jenny plopped down on Remy's lap. He let out a small noise of surprise before hugging her.

"Hi!" she exclaimed with a smile.

"Hey der Jenny! How'd ya sleep?" Remy asked, moving a strand of hair from her face. She looked like a little kid sitting on Remy's lap and Logan smiled. He didn't know why he thought her behavior was so cute, but it was.

"Wonderful!" she answered as she slid of his lap to go sit next to Logan. She curled up against the arm rest like a little cat and focused on the TV. He tried to focus on the TV as well, but couldn't stop looking at her. He sighed, all but giving up on trying to figure out what was on TV.

"Would ya look at that, Sugah?" Rogue said, elbowing Remy in the ribs. He looked over, only to see Logan staring at his sister with a smile n his face.

"Huh. Remy din't tink it would be dat easy! Now if only de Cherie would be so kind as to follow Jenny's lead?" he exclaimed, hinting to Rogue what she knew he wanted. Hell, she wanted it too and she knew she couldn't deny it, but she sure could try.

"Remy LeBeau!" She reprimanded with the smallest of smiles on her face. She peeked towards Bobby who hadn't even looked up. She sighed and sank down into the couch. Remy put his arm around her and lightly pulled her to him.

"Der der, Cherie. Remy's got ya. Remy'll always have ya." Just then, the volume of the TV goes up. They look over and see Logan clenching the remote and some press conference on the screen.

"My fellow citizens, the mutant problem has gotten out of hand! Senator Kelly may think that there is no problem, but he's nice and safe in Washington! I say we take matters into our own hands before it's too late!"

"Our children are in danger from these freaks!"

"What if these mutants WERE your children? Would you feel the same way? They're people too! They just have special gifts. What about Albert Einstein? Was he a mutant because he was a genius? People with special gifts are not freaks, they're just special."

"No! These menaces will destroy our peaceful society! They will cause chaos and destruction!"

"What if they're not all evil?"

"What if they are!?!"

*Click*

"Enough of this trash. Come on guys. It's about time for the training session," Logan's rough voice said, obviously ready to fight off his anger over the aired town meeting. Jenny was going to reach for him, but though it best to leave him alone. All the male X-Men got up and exited behind him, apparently going to meet up with the other male members.

"Come on, Sugah," Rogue said to a very confused Jenny. She took Rogue's outstretched hand and let her help her off the couch. Rogue then looped her arm into Jenny's, holding her book in the other, and led her outside.

"Where are we goin?" Jenny asked as Rogue led her down the front steps. The men had already assembled outside and were breaking up into teams.

"Ah know the perfect place and it has a…great view," Rogue said with a wink and a sly smile. "Come on," she laughed at the look on Jenny's face. Rogue led her to a huge oak that overlooked the field where the X-Men were training.

"Now Ah get it!" Jenny giggled as she sat down under the tree. Rogue smiles and sat beside her. "Ya know, Ah tink we're gonna be really good friends."

"Ah do too! Ah've always been kind of a loner, but Ah like ya. Ah can honestly say Ah've never met anyone like ya!" Rogue laughed and Jenny pouted.

"Is dat a good ting or a bad ting?" Jenny joked. "Ya know, Ah'm really glad my brotha has ya…"

"Well…Ah'm technically still with Bobby, but Ah don't really want ta be," Rogue said, sneaking a peak at Jenny, "Ah mean, Ah guess he's sweet and all, but Ah see the way he looks at other gurls. You, Kitty, anyone in a skirt that can actshally touch."

"Meh!?! Ya know, Ah could tell Logan an den Bobby could have a little…accident."

"Sugah! I knew I loved ya for a reason!" Rogue exclaimed and they both laughed, leaning together. Neither saw Logan and Remy look up and smile at the image of the two girls. Bobby didn't even notice Rogue or the way Remy was looking at her.

"Alright teams!" Logan yells, causing the girls to become silent. Jenny looked over towards him and, just noticing his tight uniform, gasped slightly.

"Hot, aren't they?" Rogue whispered, laughing slightly at her reaction.

"Uh huh…" Jenny mumbled, then looked at Rogue to see her staring at Remy. Rogue looked over and both girls laughed.

"My team, defend the flag by eliminating the opposition. Scott's team, steal the flag. Last team standing wins."

"What do we win?" someone piped up and Logan smiled.

"One day of no Danger Room," he finally decided. Cheers went up around him. "Alright, alright! Everyone get to your sides. 5 minutes and we start." The men headed to opposite side, Logan's team entering into the recently made fort type building. Some stayed outside to slow Scott's team down while the rest spread out around. A whistle sounded and she saw Scott's team start advancing.

"Dey really get into dis don't dey?"

"Yah. We gotta. Thing's like this actually occur quite often. The flag is our goal and we sometimes have to do rescue missions. It's just part of what we do. We train for all sorts of scenarios. You're an X-Men now."

"Really? Just like that?" Jenny asked, seriously surprised.

"Yah! Ah mean, ya should be. That's why ya have the room on our floor."

"Hmm…Ah neva thought of dat…" They sat there in silence for a few minutes, watching the fight and their individual men on individual teams. They saw many of the guys who had been "killed" drudging to the sidelines, cheering on their teams. They really wanted out of that Danger Room session, Jenny thought.

Jenny shifted to where she was on her stomach and focused on Logan. His muscles rippled and he let out a growl that sent shivers through her. Now she understood why they called him Wolverine. She couldn't to hear that sound when it was aimed at her. She sighed. She really shouldn't be thinking about this; not at the moment anyway. His claws sliced through icicles that were shot his way and he touched Bobby in the chest, effectively "killing" him. In their heads, both girls cheered at this. The outfit showed off his well built form and she smiled at the view. He looked up after his "kill" and caught her staring at him, but she had no intention of looking away. He smiled and winked at her before returning to his fight. Rogue noticed this and smiled.

"Jenny," Rogue started, "Just out of curiosity, how old are you?"

"Ah'm 19. Why?"

"Ah was just wonderin. So am Ah. Ah guess we just like older men, huh?" Rogue laughed.

"Ah guess so! Remy's bout 10 yers older den meh…and you! Speakin a which, how old is Logan?"

"Ah can't tell ya that Sugah. That's something he's gotta tell ya."

"Is it really dat big a difference?"

"Well…" Suddenly, a whistle interrupted and several cheers went up. Logan's team, of course, were the winners. The two girls giggled as Scott's team drug themselves to the locker room. Soon after, Logan's team followed suit but the girls stayed put. Jenny turned over onto her back, put her arms under her head, and closed her eyes as Rogue leaned back against the tree and opened her book. She stretched out, basking in the warmth of the sun on her face that had filtered down through the leaves. About 15 minutes later, a shadow blocked the sun from her face.

"Do you always take cat naps like this?" came the rough, Canadian voice that sent shivers down her spine.

"Of courssseee…" she purred, smiling at him. "But it would beh nice ta have someone ta nap wit fa once." Rogue and Remy, who had walked up with Logan, chuckled at the look on his face. The shock wore off and a smile spread across his face.

"Can I talk to ya for a second?" Logan asked, remembering his news, and offered her his hand. She took it and he pulled her up easily. She let out a squeal as she ended up dangling off the ground. She laughed as he sat her down and led her a few steps away. Remy sat down beside Rogue and lounged against the tree as she continued to read. Rogue loved how Remy just liked being near her, even if they weren't talking or doing anything special. Bobby always had to be doing something.

"What is it?" Jenny asked as she twirled around to face him. She was so graceful that she reminded him of a little ballerina.

"Well, I talked to the Professor this morning and I have some news I think you'll like!"

"Are ya going ta tell meh? Or tortya meh instead!?!" He laughed at her excitement. He took both her hands in each of his and took a deep breath.

"We're going to have a real funeral for your mother," he said softly. She squealed and jumped into his arms.

"Oh mah gawd! Logan! You arh so wonderful! What on erth did Ah do to deserve ya?" And with that she kissed him hard on the lips and he didn't push her away. Sure, he wasn't sure how the other students would react, but he didn't care. He was pretty sure he was falling in love with her. His hands were at her hips and one of her hands were hanging onto his belt while the other was tangled in his hair. Finally, Logan pulled away.

"Jenny. Not that I'm not totally enjoying this, cause trust me I am, but we're kind of outside. Where everyone can see us." She untangled herself from him and giggled.

"Come on," she said taking his hand and walking with him back to where Remy and Rogue were. As they got closer, they noticed that Bobby had been added to the mix and he was yelling.

"You can't do this to me! You'll never be able to have a relationship with him like you did with me!"

"No, Sugah, Ah won't. And that's a good thing. But trust meh, Ah'm sure you'll get over me pretty quick. You think Ah don't see the looks and stares you give to other gurls? Ah'm not stupid Bobby. Why don't ya go find someone else. Ah've got better," Rogue said, stading between Bobby and Remy. Remy wrapped his arm around her and led her towards Jenny and Logan. Logan noticed Bobby glance over and stare at Jenny. He let out a growl and wrapped his arm around Jenny. She looked up at him in surprise, as a little shiver of excitement went through her. She noticed his stare and followed his eyes to a staring Bobby. Jenny wrapped one arm around his waist while the other reached up and clasped the hand that was on her shoulder. When Logan looked down at her, she leaned up and kissed him. When they looked back, Bobby was gone.

"Is it just meh, or is it really hot out todeh?" Jenny asked, untangling herself from Logan.

"It is, isn't it?" Rogue chimed in.

"Do we have a pool?"

"Of course we do! It's one of the best pools around!"

"Can weh go swimmin!?!" Jenny asked, suddenly very excited. Remy and Logan exchanged looks that said 'Hell yeah!'

"Sure Kitten! Remy don't see why not."

"Yah! C'mon Rogue!" Jenny cheered, dragging Rogue off towards the mansion. "We'll meet you there!" she yelled back and the boys laughed at her excitement as they headed towards the locker rooms to change and head to the pool.

Hey Everyone! Sorry it took so long, but I wasn't pleased with how short this chapter was. SO! I went back and added a nice chunk in the middle! I think y'all will like it!!! And thank you SO much for all the wonderful reviews! For my fans that want a little smut, I believe that a nice chapter for y'all is coming up VERY soon! I hope you enjoyed this and please Please PLEASE let me know what you think!!!

~Fiore