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Logan was utterly exhausted after enduring a long talk with Xavier about how he should be more aware of what the children are doing. He was mildly upset at being blamed for Tabitha's antics but it was all forgotten when he walked by the dorms to make sure that all the kids were in bed and not running amuck. There was some liquor missing from his special cabinet and he took it upon himself to ensure the safety of his beer, er, the children…

He walked by one of the rooms and heard heavy sniffles. He tried to ignore it but his sensitive hearing picked it up and wouldn't allow him to drop it. So he knocked on the door softly to see what was going on. He heard a muffled sound and made the assumption that he was to come in. There lying on her twin bed was Rahne, hugging a stuffed Doberman pincher.

"What's goin' on scruffy?" Logan said, trying to draw out a smile from the teeny mutant. All he did was draw out an out right cry as she remembered Sam's attempt at capturing her heart. She sobbed into her pillow and Logan awkwardly looked about the room and took in the scenery. A picture of her parents was on a wooden nightstand right beside a goofy picture of her and the new mutants. Sam was staring at her with a big doofy smile on his face while she blushed and looked at the ground…young love.

He took her by the scruff of her coat and yanked her to him, giving her a hard hug. After a few seconds the sniffles stopped and Logan figured he was doing a good job at giving her comfort. He then felt her pulling at the back of his shirt and then banging him on the shoulder. When he pulled her away from him, she gasped for breath.

"Wha-What did I ever do tae ye?" She asked, haphazardly. Logan coughed into his hand as she sat on the edge of her bed and sighed. He adjusted his pants and picked up the picture of the new mutants and handed it to Rahne.

"Nobody's perfect kid…everybody makes mistakes. Now it seems that both of you guys made some heavy mistakes. Why do ya think ya were so happy in that picture?" He asked her. She sniffled.

"I 'on't know…" she said and used her toe to follow the marks on the floor. Logan sighed.

"Come on…what was goin' on in that pic that yous were so happy?"

"Um…well…he was tellin' me that he loved the way the sun was shinin' off me hair…" she said and laughed at an inside memory. "An' then he tells me that he dinnae mean tae say it. That he dinnae wanna seem disrespectful."

"The kid really cares about ya…I don't know much 'bout love. But I can see it in his eyes...the way he looks at ya," Logan said. Rahne looked at him and newly formed tears began to flow.

"Oh Mr. Logan! I ruined everythin'!" She cried out and fell into his arms still crying hysterically.

"Just go back to doin' what ya do best kid…bein' yerself…" he said.

"Do I have tae go back tae the pigtails?" she asked him with a pout. Logan laughed.

"Not unless ya want to kid…" He stood up to leave and saw Tabitha waiting outside the room.

"Great job Badger!" she shouted and held out her hand. "Tag me in!"

Logan looked at her as if she were on crack and kept walking. He had to get the costumes together for their play. Tabitha made her way over to the boy's wing when he turned the corner and knocked on the door. An exhausted Roberto answered the door.

"I knew you couldn't resist me…I the Latin lover…I the sexy, very sexy Rob-," he got cut off when she whacked him on the side of the head. He gave her a look and went off to see where the new stash of liquor was hidden. He was mildly upset and would come back with a vengeance but for now he needed to stop the ringing in his ear.

She walked into their room and saw Sam lying on his bed. He went over and picked up the covers, crawling in. There she started to play with Sam's hair. She sighed heavily as she felt him stiffen at her being beside him.

"It's okay Sam…it's just me. I just figured we should talk ya know. And if Logan knows I'm here, he'll throw a fit. Okay? So can we talk?" she asked.

"Okay," he told her, his voice seeming so far away. She cuddled closer to hear him better and continued to run her fingers through his hair. He was her little baby. Regardless of the tiny distance in age, he was still a child. She rubbed his scalp and at his sigh she smiled and continued on with her speech, the one she had practiced for the rest of the night. After of course being grounded by Ms. Munroe who did not like her play title and asked her to have Logan approve of everything she did. Boy, little did she know.

"What is it you gotta talk about?" Sam said his voice still distant. Tabby scooted over even closer. The kid really had a low voice.

"Okay babes…now ya see. You love Rahne, she loves you…yadda yadda yadda. I gave her bad advice, maybe hoochified her just a tad but now she wants to be good for you. Ya know? So maybe you should just give it another try. I mean, you liked her cause of her sense of humor, right?"

Tabitha sat down on the bed and Sam placed his head on her lap. Rubbing his head against her thigh in agreement. She continued to rub his hair, he had just gotten a hair cut, she guessed.

"And the way that she's so loyal to her friends," she continued. Sam rubbed his head against her lap more vigorously.

"And the way she makes you feel when she smiles," Tabitha said, getting all dramatic and fluff like.

"You're right Tabby! Ya sure are right!" Sam shouted and sat down straight in his bed. The bed on the opposite side of the room. The bed that Tabitha was not sitting on. She pulled down the covers of the head that was in her lap, still rubbing vigorously against her thigh. There smiling up at her was Bobby.

"AAAAAaaaaarGH!" Tabitha shouted and a loud explosion emitted in the air. In ran Logan who was in the midst of a cloud of feathers that came out of somebody's bed. He waved around and once everything was settled, he found Sam hiding behind his pillow and Bobby completely engulfed in soot. His hair with a tiny bit of fire at the very tip of his little Alf Alpha piece. Bobby's bed was all blown up and Logan assumed Tabitha had been in the vicinity since this was basically her work.

"Bunk wit somebody kid," Logan said and began to walk out, followed by Bobby. He stopped and put his hand against his chest. "Let me rephrase, bunk with one of the boys…"

He steps out and goes straight to Tabitha's room. He bangs the door open and grabbed the edge of the mattress, dragging it out of the room. He closed the door and ripped the sheets off of the body lying on the mattress. There laid Jubilee in complete shock. He turned around at a tap on his shoulder and found Tabitha standing behind him. He turned back to Jubilee with his hands on her lap.

"You did a great job Jubes! I'm proud of ya! You did not scream when I tried to kidnap you and instead stayed under control. You have earned your first merit badge!" he said and grabbed Tabitha's hand to follow him. He took her to the kitchen and sat her down on the chair.

"What were ya doin' in the boys room? I thought we wasn't gonna meddle!" He said, upset at being kept out of the loop.

"I wasn't meddlin'! I was just lettin' Sammy know what he had to do…such as…be himself. 'Sides! You was talkin' to Rahne what's the difference Badger?"

"I was doin' the same. Okay, okay. From now on, no more meddlin'….now, let's discuss our plans tomorrow ta get these kids back together! We got danger room session, I got some great ideas!"

"So do I! Let's cram!" Tabitha said.

The next morning proved to be quite eventful…QUITE!