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"Marriage." Logan repeated, the word foreign to his ears. He had never considered marriage before. Ever. Storm nodded. "Who would I marry? You?"
She nodded again and smirked. "Unless you can find anyone else who'd want to marry you." Logan scoffed, but nodded reluctantly.
"Fine." He stuck his thumbs into the loops of his jeans. "So, when's the date?"
Storm gave Logan a look that said 'don't' and Logan turned, a smirk on his face, and made his way out of the office.
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Theresa Cassidy, aka Siryn, was known for her mouth. She liked gossip and talking as much as the next teenaged girl, so when she heard that two of her teachers were getting married, she naturally spread the word. First on her list was Illyana Rasputin, aka Magik, aka Colossus's little sister. Illyana then told Kitty Pryde, and Kitty told her boyfriend, Jimmy, aka Leech, and by dinner everyone had heard.
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"Do you think its true?" Bobby asked later at dinner and John and Sophia turned their attention to Rogue.
She shook her head. "I dunno. I would have known if they were dating," She put a bite of food into her mouth and continued, "but I will ask Logan the next time I see him."
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She looked up at the big wooden doors, considering her options one last time. She had no home, she had no master, she had no one to take her in. Senator Kelly had been accepted here, and he was just as much as an enemy as she was. She took a deep breath before grabbing the handle and stepping into the foyer. It was exactly how she remembered it to be, and she was oddly relieved to find that it was empty. It was cowardly. She found it extremely ironic, but the thought of running into some child scared her. She didn't want to be judged. Not now. But then again, all the children here were pretty accepting. She thought back to some of the conversations that she had overheard when she had been here a few years previous. She was so lost in thought, it took her a few seconds to realize that she was in the presence of someone else.
"What are you doing here?" Storm demanded, catching the other woman completely off guard.
Her yellow eyes widened and she opened her mouth to speak when another familiar figure appeared.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Logan growled, extending his claws as he did.
She raised her hands up into the air in a sign of innocence. "I didn't come here to fight."
"Good." Storm said, her face emotionless and her voice monotonous.
"I repeat," Logan began again, "what the hell are you doing here?" He began to move towards her in a 'meant to be threatening way', but she stayed where she was.
Sighing dramatically, she spoke. "I've come to join your forces."
There was a moment of silence before Storm spoke. "Why?"
"I was betrayed. I made the ultimate sacrifice to save my teacher and instead of getting praised, I got left behind."
"So now that you've 'realized the error of your ways', you want to join the X-Men?" Logan asked skeptically.
The woman raised her eyebrows and turned her head slightly, indicating that that, indeed, was her plan.
The two adults turned to face Storm who was clearly thinking hard. "Well, The Professor would never want us to turn our backs on a fellow mutant. Especially when that mutant was in a time of need." She took a breath. "I am not saying 'yes', but I am also not saying 'no'."
"Storm," Logan began but Storm cut him off.
"You are welcome to stay the night." Storm made to turn but quickly stopped and turned back to the other woman. "But we will be watching, so don't do anything stupid, Mystique."
A/N: Alright, I know that that's short, but I have my reasons. I feel bad for the shortness, but if everything goes as planned (and more) the next chapter should have a lot of explanations. HOPEFULLY. And, as I stated before, REVIEWS DO HELP!