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Repairing what's lost

While the others walked mostly alone in front or behind them, Logan had wrapped one arm around Jean's waist protectively and kept himself in alert mode. Everyone, be it man, woman or child, was being watched by him attentively and the claws already pierced through his skin on his free hand. The redhead's nervousness and fear overwhelmed him and he was glad that he and Jean had taken a separate car in case it became too much for her. The woman next to him looked up startled when he suddenly growled and gave him a scared look. "Sorry," Logan apologized and looked away.

"What's wrong?" she asked and had begun to look around in alarm.

"Nothin'. Just didn't like the way that fucker'd looked at ya."

Jean had her brows furrowed when she took notice of one man, who stood at a hotdog stand with a beer in his hand and was watching her attentively. The look scared her enough to take hold of Logan's leather jacket and press herself more against him, but he, too, tightened his grip on her waist.

"He won't touch ya," Logan grunted and glared daggers at the man until this one looked away. "Ya okay?" he asked and sounded a bit softer, which was also visible in his eyes.

"Everything alright?" Ororo asked and looked at them.

"Yeah," he replied and continued with his silent observation.

"We go over there," Bobby announced and dragged Rogue over to the ice rink. Kitty, Jubilee and Peter followed them, which left Ororo with the couple.

She knew she had promised Jean to watch over her, but at the same time she thought that leaving them alone might help to get them together. "Ehm…," she made and pointed at another stand that sold drinks and something to eat. "How about a hot chocolate?"

"Sounds good," Jean said in a calm voice and looked up at Logan.

"Hate chocolate," this one only grunted but allowed her to drag him over to the stand.

"What else do you want to drink?" Ororo asked. "No beer!"

"Why not?!" Logan asked and cocked an eyebrow at her while he looked rather pissed. But one look at what they sold made him groan. "Which idiot doesn't sell any beer nowadays?!" he demanded to know and glared at the man behind the counter when this one had looked up.

"So?" Ororo asked him since the man waited for her order. "What do you want?"

"Then give me a fuckin' hot chocolate…," he said sulking and leant back against the border of the ice rink, still glaring at everything that moved in front of him.

"You'll like it," Jean tried to soothe him but he snorted.

"Still I hate chocolate…" Looking like someone who was about to snap, he cocked an eyebrow at her. "Wanna go ice skatin'?"

Turning her head to meet his eyes she shook it. "No…"

"Why not?"

Jean sighed and leant a bit over the border next to him while she watched the younger students. "I'm not good at it," she admitted and gave him a look when he chuckled. "What?"

Smirking at her, Logan turned around and pressed carefully against her. "Well, I'm there t'catch ya." He was about to leant in and kiss her when he heard Storm approaching.

"Sorry to interrupt, but here are your drinks," she announced and ignored the glare he gave her. "And some waffles…"

"Thanks," Jean murmured and shivered when he let go of her again.

"I hate waffles," Logan grunted and made Ororo groan dramatically. "What?!"

"Is their anything you like at all?" she asked and offered Jean one of the waffles she'd bought.

"Yeah, her," he said with a nod at the redhead, who instantly blushed.

"Mhm…I bet you haven't bought her or your son anything for Christmas!" Ororo challenged and gave him a knowing look.

"As if I'd tell ya," Logan huffed and walked away.

"Where're you going?" Jean instantly asked and he pointed to another stand which sold beer and, what he called, decent food.

Having watched him, Ororo turned to her best friend. "Why is he so snappy and grumpy today?" she asked and her opposite shrugged while she drank her hot chocolate and chewed on the waffle.

"I don't have anything for him for Christmas…," she suddenly said with a look at Logan and began to feel bad. Due to her still existing fear of leaving the house, she hadn't seen anything else but the mansion and garden in the past months.

"I bet he hasn't gotten anything for you either. He's not the gift-kinda guy…," Ororo waved off.

"No, I think he's bought something…"

"Really?" she asked surprised and received a nod. "Well…he's easy to please I guess. Buy him a six-pack of his favorite beer or new cigars and he's happy."

"It's too ordinary…," Jean said and kept her voice low since she knew he could hear them.

Heaving a deep breath while she tried to come up with something, Ororo watched how Kitty slipped and landed on her butt. She smiled when Peter was instantly there to help her and noticed the rather shy smile the boy gave the girl. It made her realize something… "Are the two of you an item now?" she asked Jean, whose head shot up. "Well, he wanted to kiss you before…"

"No, we're not…," the redhead replied calmly and looked at the remains of the dark liquid in her mug. "I don't know… I mean… I don't think so…"

Only able to smile about how confused her friend seemed to be, Ororo gave Logan a brief look. "Do you want to be with him?" she asked and saw how Jean stared at her shocked with flushed cheeks. "What? It's a simple question…"

From the corner of her eye the redhead had seen that Logan's head had slightly moved. She knew he'd heard everything so far. He'd promised her to keep an eye on her the whole time through. Wondering what he was thinking and unsure of what to say, Jean bit her lip and lowered her gaze. She couldn't see how he did the same and sighed disappointedly before he took his food and beer. "I wanna go home," he announced and ignored the surprised gazes.

"We just got here," Ororo said and wanted to exchange a look with Jean, but the woman, who knew why he suddenly reacted this way, looked away.

"Too many people for my taste," Logan shrugged nonchalantly and looked into the other direction.

"All of a sudden?!" she asked and huffed. "Logan, come on… You're only pissed because Jean hasn't answered my question!" Crossing her arms and keeping her eyes on him, she noticed how her friend's head shot up and that Jean gave her a shocked look, while Logan glared at her.

"No, I ain't," he snapped and began to chew on his chicken.

"Of course not!" Ororo said and rolled her eyes. "God, why do the two of you have to be so difficult?"

"We ain't and it's none of your fuckin' business!" he grunted.

"You're not pissed, right, got it!" she mocked and nodded, but soon sighed in frustration and ignored his growl on purpose. "Can the two of you not just grab each other? Everyone sees the looks you give each other and the two of you are completely blind to it." Logan continued eating his food and glared at the snow on the ground, while Jean looked into the other direction and bit her lip. Standing in the middle of them, Ororo waited for a reaction and sighed. "Okay… I leave the two of you alone and you are free to discuss it. If you want to drive home, go!" With that she turned around and left to join the others, who had just left the ice rink.

"Something wrong?" Bobby asked when she came closer and could tell that their teacher looked pissed.

"The plan didn't work, huh?" Kitty asked with a look into the direction of the two adults.

"No," Ororo said. "Logan's pissed because Jean didn't answer my question and now they just stay there and refuse to look at each other… "

"But maybe…," Rogue began and shook her head. "Maybe she's not ready…"

"Oh please!" Jubilee cried and gave her friend a look as if she was brain dead. "Mrs. Grey looks at Wolvie when he's not looking and Wolvie looks at her when she's not looking… Or better they stare at each other!"

"True, and I am not willing to endure their dance for another year!" Ororo nodded and gave the couple a determined look. "It's too frustrating…"

"You call that frustrating?" the girl asked her. "Do you know how hard it was to time the mistletoe above their heads three days ago?" Kitty asked her with a glare. "And what did they do? They kissed each other as if they were brother and sister."

"Maybe they don't love each other?" Bobby shrugged and furrowed his brows when Ororo, Kitty and Jubilee gave a laugh. "What?!" he growled.

"Sure!" Jubilee mocked. "We have a two year old proof of their love running around the mansion!"

"It's not that you have to love someone to…," he began when Rogue cut him off.

"I doubt they just wanted to do it and that's it, Bobby!"

"Logan has always wanted Jean. That's no secret," Ororo agreed. "He wanted her to come with him and stayed away to give her a chance to be happy. If he doesn't love her, then I am Magneto without my pants on!"

"He's an innocent boy, don't mind him!" Jubilee grinned and stuck out her tongue at Bobby when this one glared at her warningly.

"Still, it doesn't prove that Mrs. Grey shares his feelings, right?" he snapped.

"Jean wouldn't…," Ororo began and looked to and fro between them; noticing their curious gazes. "Well… I doubt Julian would exist," she corrected herself quickly. "…when Jean wouldn't at least feel attracted to Logan. You've seen how devastated she was when he was suddenly gone and…"

"And?" Kitty and Bobby asked when they noticed the dropped jaw of their teacher and turned around to see what was wrong.

"Oh damn…," Bobby said when he saw the source of it…

I know it's a short chapter, but well…. I like cliffies. LOL So, what is it they see? Something good? Something bad? Maybe Magneto without his pants on? Who knows! LOL Please review!!