A/N: Okay, I realize this might not be the best X-Men fic you've ever read, but come on. Out of 2,594 hits, I've only received 33 reviews. 16 of you lovely (and loyal) reviewers have added this story to your alerts, and 10 have favorited it. Is it really that bad? If it is, someone, please tell me! Seriously!

I apologize for the delay, but I have been busy. School sucks.

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It was the day of the wedding. Storm had manipulated the November weather so that it was in the high seventies to low eighties. Perfect outdoor wedding weather. The wedding was to be as fancy as possible, but not fancy enough so that everyone had to go out and buy nice clothes. Rogue had convinced Sophia to borrow one of her dresses, and the girls were currently in their room putting the finishing touches on their makeup.

"I love weddings." Rogue said dreamily as she brushed her cheeks lightly with blush.

"I've only been to one." Sophia muttered. "My mom's."

Marie looked over at her friend, a sympathetic look on her face, but remained silent.

A few minutes passed before Marie spoke again. "I heard the darndest thing from Bobby."

"Hm?" Sophia asked as she put on a coat of lip gloss.

"He said that you're dating John."

Sophia froze and looked over at her friend. Marie's eyes were narrowed and her arms were crossed.

"It's not a rumor, is it?"

Sophia stayed calm as she capped her lip gloss, put it away in the desk drawer and turned to face Marie.

"So what if it isn't." She challenged.

Marie sighed. "Sophie! He's dangerous, he's a bad influence and I don't want to see you get hurt!"

"No one's going to get hurt." Sophia said in almost a growl.

Marie didn't flinch. "John's gone from being a sweet guy to being distant to being the enemy back to being a decent guy. You never know with him."

"Then it's a good thing I can see the future." Sophia shot back. Internally, she was pleased with herself for that comeback.

Marie's eyes narrowed more and she turned to face the mirror.

"You're one of my closest friends. Some might even refer to you as my best friend. I don't want to stand by and do nothin' while another friend huts you. I'd kill myself if that happened."

Sophia studied her roommate for a minute before sighing. "Hey, look at me."

After a second of hesitation, Marie turned around.

Sophia smiled a small smile. "You're my best friend too. I appreciate you're thinking, but John's not going to hurt me. He wouldn't dare. He knows that I can kick his ass if he did. And besides," she paused and grabbed Marie's gloved hand, "I'll know if he's going to end it. Lighten up. For me?"

Marie looked unconvinced for a bit longer, but then smiled. "Alright. I'll lighten up. I have no doubt that you can handle yourself. But, if you ever need anythin'..." She trailed off and Sophia grinned.

"I'll come running to you."

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"I don't understand why us students were invited to the wedding." John complained as he tied his tie. Bobby chuckled and John sent him a dark look. "I'm serious. Why would they want us there to ruin their 'special day'." He used his fingers to create quotation marks around the last two words.

"It's been made clear several times by Storm that this isn't just a school, it's a family. It makes perfect sense to me why they'd want us there. And besides, its being held here. They can't exactly get married and order all of us to stay in our rooms." Bobby replied as he tied his shoes. John rolled his eyes and made a face. "Anyways, I thought you'd be excited for this."

John snorted. "Yeah? And why's that?"

"Because," Bobby began, his blue eyes twinkling, "you'll get to see Sophia all dolled up."

John scowled, but inside his heart lept. He sent a glare at Bobby via reflection in the mirror and began to comb his hair.

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Marie and Sophia were sitting in their seats out on the Mansion lawns when John and Bobby appeared next to them.

"Just in time!" Marie scolded. "The wedding's about to start!"

"Sorry," Bobby panted, "someone was obsessed over his hair." He sent a pointed look at his girlfriend and they smirked.

Sophia sniggered at Bobby's comment and John's eyes narrowed.

"You spent like, ten minutes, tying your shoes! Don't point the blame at me!"

"Whatever." Bobby mumbled, slightly embarrassed.

"Can we sit down?" John asked impatiently. The girls had taken the aisle seat and the one next to it, leaving two seats in the middle.

Sophia nodded. "Sure." She stood up and Rogue followed.

It was then that John noticed what his girlfriend was wearing. Sophia was wearing a light blue, spaghetti strapped dress that came down to just above her knees, and silver high heels. She had simple diamond studs in her ears and a long silver chain around her neck. Silver eye liner outlined her eyes and made her blue eyes pop dramatically, while her hair was pulled up into a fancy up-do.

His breath caught in his throat and he faintly heard Bobby's catch too. He glanced quickly at Rogue and was surprised to see that she was stunning too.

Marie was wearing a dark green dress with thick spaghetti straps. It came down to her knees, but was cut diagonally so that it trailed down to her calves. Her feet were clad in simple black peep toe pumps and, unlike Sophia's silver jewelry, she had chosen gold. Small gold hoops in her ears and a small golden locket, which Bobby had given her, was around her neck.

John was shaken from his staring when Bobby cleared his throat. "You guys look...great!"

Sophia and Marie shared a look before turning back to the boys.

"Thank you, Bobby." Marie said.

"You two don't look too shabby yourselves." Sophia said as she eyed them up and down. Then she laughed. "And we all match!"

John and Bobby looked down at their shirts and chuckled. It was true. Bobby had dressed in a light green dress shirt, tan pants and brown dress shoes, while John had chosen an ice blue shirt, black pants and black dress shoes.

"You guys!" A voice called out and everyone on the grounds turned towards the source of the noise. Hailee Bensen, aka Hacker, was running up the aisle, hand in hand with her boyfriend Carter Franklin. "Logan's coming!"

The murmur started up again almost immediately. The wedding was going to happen. The groom was on the way.

Sure enough, not even a minute later, the front doors of the mansion burst open and Logan sauntered out onto the lawn in a suit.

There were gasps and there were whispers. No one had ever seen Logan in a suit, but he looked fantastic.

Logan quickly made his way up the aisle and took his place next to the minister who was waiting under a trellis that was covered in roses. He sent a quick glare at Agents Kimball and Samburg, who were sitting in the front row. By Immigration Service policy, they had attended the wedding, and both men were hoping it wouldn't go through.

All of a sudden, Tony Perkins, aka Boombox, began playing Mendelsohn's Wedding March. Everyone, automatically, turned around, and at the end of the aisle, was Storm. She was accompanied by Beast as she made her way slowly down the aisle, her white dress swishing at her feet. Everyone was stunned. The long, white, flowy dress was so different from her usual apparel that was her tight black leather combat suit. And Beast! Beast was wearing a tuxedo and looked especially handsome.

Finally, she reached the end of the aisle and took her place standing across from Logan.

The minister glanced from the bride to the groom and then into the audience. "We may begin!"

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"That was such a beautiful ceremony!" Rogue said tearfully during the reception.

The other's nodded in agreement as they watched Storm and Logan dance on the basketball court. The court had been decorated so that it now barely resembled a court. Christmas lights had been stung all over the fence, giving it a magical and romantic glow, and folding chairs were in their proper places at tables that were placed every few feet. The table set up was absolutely breathtaking. Crystal plates and glasses were placed in front of the chairs next to real silver silverware, and a rose centerpieces was in the middle of each table.

Storm and Logan's first dance song, A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton, ended, and another song began to play. Quickly, students began to file onto the court and began dancing and laughing.

"There's only one thing, to do, three words, for you...I love you."

John looked over at Sophia who was swaying slightly to the music. He cleared his throat before standing and walking over to stand in front of her. She looked up and her eyes twinkled.

"I'm sure you already know what I'm going to ask." John began and Sophia smiled. He cleared his throat again and put his arm out. "Can I have this dance?"

Sophia's smile turned into a grin and she nodded, took his arm and stood up.

"But of course."

And with that, the two made their way onto the court.

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I said this a few days ago to my friend in an IM conversation: I was thinking today. I haven't written anything (serious) in a while. That might account for my foul language and poor attitude... I'm also surprised Stephanie hasn't jumped through the screen and strangled me for not writing any X-Men...

Sorry for the wait, Steph!

So I've made a big decision. Because ideas keep coming at me, and I love what I've built, I plan on doing a sequel and then a threequel. Maybe even some one shots here and there! This is the plan, but of course, sometimes plans get cancelled...

Hopefully the next chapter will be up sooner! Reviews are encouraging! Review!