^6am^
The mansion was quite, all residents fast asleep, all part from the two women drinking tea in the kitchen. It’s been 3 hours since they had left Logan to deal with Bobby, 3 very LONG hours.
“What could be taking him so long,” Marie said sitting down her cup and looking towards Raven, “I mean all he had to do was kill him, chop him, and get rid of the pieces. Three hours is a long time to do all that don’t you think?”
“Well dear it all depends, knowing Logan he will be enjoying himself, and making sure it was nice a slow, then to make sure no one finds out he has to clean the area and make sure the body parts can’t be found altogether, so that will take some time,” Raven looked at Marie and notice that she looked very green.
“Dear are you alright,” Raven moved round the table and placed her hand onto Marie’s forehead, checking for a temperate.
“Next time, when I ask what he could be doing, do me a favour and DON’T tell me,” Marie said as she placed her head into her crossed arms on the table.
“Well darlin,” both women looked up to sound of someone talking from the kitchen doorway. “If things are planed right, there’s never going to be a next time,” Marie jump up from her seat and ran into Logan’s arms. “I was getting so worried, you’ve been gone for three hours,” Marie said as she tilted her head up to look at Logan’s face.
“Everything go well?” both turned to look at Raven who had moved from the table, to behide Marie.
Logan nodded, “That’s plan A out the way now onto plan B.” Logan and Raven shared a look between, which was not unnoticed by Marie.
“Plan B, there’s a plan B? But I thought we were only to get rid of Bobby and that was it,” Marie looked between the both of them, and then with a hand gesture “What have you two been planning?”
Logan placed his hands on Marie’s shoulder and turned her round to face him, bring his face down so that he and Marie were both at the same eye level. “Marie, you trust me right?” Marie nodded her head. When she tried to speak Logan cut her off and handed a key that he pulled out from his inside pocket. “Marie I need you to listen okay, take this key and go to the Motel down Lankan Drive, I need you to stay there till I come later tonight okay,” Logan pressed the key into her hand, then placed a kiss on her forehead.
“Marie sweetie, take my car and go there now, before people start to wake up. Here take them,” Marie was handed another set of keys.
“Wait what are you to going to be doing?”
“We’ll tell you later darlin, but you have to go now, before everyone is awake,” Logan kissed Marie hard and fast, before sending her on her way.
With Marie safely out of the mansion, Logan turned round to face Raven. “You remember what you’ve got to do right?” Logan said giving her a hard look.
“Yes, yes I remember,” Raven said changing shape into a well know hated figure to both of them, “I pretend to be Bobby, tell Xavier I’m going away then head straight to the Motel. In the mean time, you’ll be hiding downstairs with Hank until it’s time for the Great Wolverine to get all better and high tall it out of here, never to been seen again.”
“Just making sure you remember, now go and pack Bobby’s things. His room is on the second floor, 5 doors to your left got it?”
“Got it,” Bobby smiled.
“Good, now get going, be quick,” with that, both mutants headed their separate ways, one up, and one down.
Up in Bobby’s room, Raven was having a good look around the place, looking at the pictures he had of his family and friends, unknown to them all that the real Bobby was in about 60 piece spread a crossed the city. With a smirk, Raven grabbed the bag from under Bobby’s bed and started to empty his clothes and personal belongings into it.
Meanwhile downstairs in med lab, Logan was starting to feel edgy, now that he knew Marie was alive, and pregnant he didn’t fancy leaving her alone for too long. Pacing backwards and forwards Logan couldn’t wait to get the hell out of there, and not just med lab. Since becoming a part of the X-Men, things had got from bad to worse for him, the only good thing was Marie. And even thanks to the X-Men he had lost her for awhile, but not again. Now that he’s got her back he was going to stay by her side everyday, till the day he died. And if he stuck around here any longer, that day would more likely to be sooner rather than later.
“Well, it’s nice to see you up and moving, how are you feeling?” Ahh here’s the good doctor now.
“Like shit to be honest and the sooner I get a hot shower and beer in me the better,” Logan said turning round to look a Hank.
“Well as a doctor and a friend might I say that I think you should hold off on the beer, till later on tonight. I mean, it’s only 10:30am now,” 10:30 already time sure does fly when your brooding about the past, hope Ravens already on her way out of here.
“Will make a note of it. So Hank, does this mean I can go?” please say yes, I got packing to be getting on with.
“You may leave,” Logan smiled at the good doctor, “After I run some test to make sure your 100%,” Logan’s smile soon faded, did he say good doctor? After running a full blood screening, and numerous x-rays and scans, Logan was given a clean bill of health. Just as Logan was about leave, Hank though it would be a nice time to have a friendly chat.
“You know, you had a visitor last night. A rather pretty woman, said her name was Rogue,” well, if that didn’t just stop me in my tracks.
“What did she tell you?” Logan turns round to see Hank sitting in his desk chair cleaning his glasses.
“She told me about what happen between her and Master Drake, and that he tried to kill her. And I’m no foul Logan, I know you’ve been up since the early hours, I also know that you left the mansion with Rogue and Master Drake, but the question is, what did you do in between the time you left and came back?” should of know Hank would know, he’s a smart man.
“Look Hank, I need you to do something for me,” Logan looked Hank straight into his eyes. “I need you to keep quiet about Rogue being here, and you seeing me with Drake are we clear? Rogue, sh-, she’s been through enough for one year and this is our chance to start over fresh, this is a chance for me to be the man she needs. So I’m asking you Hank, please don’t say anything to anyone.”
“You’re going to leave aren’t you?” like I said smart man.
“Yeah, and I don’t wanna have the X-Men coming after us, do we have an understanding?” with only a nod from Hank, Logan turned around a started walking to his room.
Up in Bobby’s room, Raven had finish packing up all of his belongings and was now heading down to Xavier’s office. Tapping lightly on the door Raven waited for Xavier to let him in. The door open, making way for Raven to go through.
“Ahh Bobby my boy, please have a seat,” ‘Bobby’ made his way over to one of the vacant chairs in front of Xavier’s large oak desk. “Now what can I do for you today?” Charles asked.
“Well Professor, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking these last few months, and I think it’s time that I be moving on things, with my life,” the smile on Charles face soon disappeared. “Oh I see, may I ask Robert what has brought this on?” Charles was no foul; he knew there was a reason, just not the right one that was given.
“To be honest sir, it’s this whole thing with Rogue and Logan. It’s made me realise that life is too short, I want to spend sometime exploring the world, and not just seeing it quickly on a mission or on the TV, I know it sounds stupid but, there’s a lot out there and I would like to see,” ‘Bobby’ had turned his head so that he was now looking out of the window.
“Robert I understand, if this is what you wish, then so be it. May I ask when do you wish to leave?”
“My things are already packed and waiting for me in the car,” Xavier was more than stunned by this. “Robert, that’s so soon, don’t you want to say goodbye to everyone?”
“And cause a scene, to be frank, I just wish to leave. No goodbyes.”
“Well then my boy, I hope that you have a safe trip, and please don’t be a stranger to come back a visit us,” Charles held out his hand, which ‘Bobby’ shook, and with that done, ‘Bobby’ headed towards his car, and left the grounds of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters.
Back upstairs, Logan watched from his window ‘Bobby’ driving away, and was now waiting, to give enough time between the two, so that it wouldn’t look strange that the two of them were leaving at the same time. But while waiting gave Logan enough time to pack up his and Marie’s things. It took him nearly two and half hours to pack up all their stuff, half an hour for his, two hours for Marie stuff. This had given Logan a large enough time gap since ‘Bobby’ left, meaning he could now leave and the sooner the better.
As Logan collected all the bags, he took one last look around his room and noticed for the first time how much the place didn’t feel like a home to him, that the only real home he had ever felt was waiting for him in a motel room. Making his way downstairs and into the foyer he was stopped by a very shocked and confused Scott.
“Logan, your, your awake,” Logan couldn’t help but smirk and feel annoyed.
“No shit Sherlock, now would you mind moving so that I could leave,” Logan started to move forward but was stopped again.
“Leave? Where are you going?” Scott for his part seamed worried about his fellow teammate, although they barely saw eye-to-eye, Scott couldn’t help but have some respect for Logan.
“I’m going to never, never land to see if that pixy wants to hook up,” like Scott though, only SOME. “I don’t know where I’m going One-eye; all I know is that I can’t be here anymore, not without Rogue. When Rogue was here, this place felt and looked like a home to me, now that’s she gone, it’s just another building,” Scott could see how much Logan was hurting whilst he was talking about Rogue. “I can’t do it anymore; I can’t be the good guy she wanted if she’s not here. And don’t give me that crap about how I’m a good teammate, and that the team needs me,” Logan said smirking.
“Good, ‘cause I wasn’t going to,” Scott was now smirking at Logan. “Your heads not in the game, you’re a lose canon, and to be frank I can’t stand those things you smoke. But I will tell you this, you are a good guy, and I know that you want to get as far away from here as possible. But just remember Logan, this place will always be your home, and if you ever decide to come back there’ll be a room waiting for you,” Scott step sideways allowing an opening for Logan. With one last nod to each other, Logan readjusted the bags and headed for the garage.
During the time of ‘Bobby’s’ and Logan’s departure from Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngest, another gifted woman was starting to become stressed again. After having a much needed bath, Rogue was starting to become worried again, she had no idea what either of them had planned, and didn’t know whether or not they would be safe. Sitting on the motel bed wrapped up in a towel, Rogue started to dry her hair using another towel she found in the bathroom.
“Did anyone ever tell you that you’re glowing,” Rogue froze in shock. At the door was the last person she thought would ever turn up again.
“Bobby, what are you doing here?” Marie said with a quiver in her voice, she rose from the bed to face him.
“Bobby? Oh sorry sweetie, guess I forgot to change,” the figure in front of Rogue slowly start to change colour, from a pale skin tone, to a lovely blue one.
“Mamma,” Marie said with relief, “Don’t ever do that again, I though he came back from the dead,” Raven walked over to her daughter and embraced her in a hug. “Well he wouldn’t be the only one this year would her.”
“Got that right,” Rave and Marie turned to the sound of Logan at the door. “Is this a private party, or can anyone join in?” Logan gave them his famous eyebrow lift, Marie walked over to him and gave him a kiss.
“How did it going?”
“Fine, they won’t come looking for me,”
“Or Bobby, for that matter,” Logan looked over at Raven admiring herself in the full length mirror. “And what took you so long, I saw you pulling in when I got here. You should of been here hours ago, what if something happen to her whilst you weren’t here?” Logan sound more than a little pissed at Raven.
“Relax will you sweetie, she’s fine see,” Raven said moving her hand up and down in a gesture to exam Rogue. “Besides, I had to ditch Xavier’s car, and all the Ice-Pricks stuff, that’s why I’m a little late.” Raven turn around again to look back into the mirror.
“So now what happens now? I mean, do we go into hiding now, or, I don’t know, something else?” Marie looked between the two of them, looking to see who would hold the answers to their future.
“Well,” should of know it would be Raven Rogue though. “I’m gonna head back down south and key a low key for awhile, but I’m not sure what big and hairy has planned for the three of you, but I do know that it doesn’t me,” Raven walked over to the lovers and looked into the eyes of her daughter.
“My dear child, the biggest sacrifice I have ever made was having to give you up, and miss watching you become the woman I am so proud of to call my daughter. But now, now I know who I am giving you up to, and I know that he will protect you, both of you from any danger much more then I could. It’s your time now to be a family,” Raven hugged Marie very tightly before losing her grip and placing a hand on Marie’s swollen stomach. “Take good care of them Wolverine, if I found out that either of them are hurt, I’ll ripe your balls off before you can scream Michael Jackson, are we clear?” Logan only nodded towards Raven.
“Take care of yourself baby girl, and don’t forget to write, you know where I am,” Raven and Marie hugged one last time before Raven turned and walked out of the motel room.
“Logan?” Logan didn’t say anything; just pulled Marie into his embraced and let her cry into his chest. At some point, Logan had managed to move them over to the bed, which they were now laying upon; Logan still dressed in his clothes from earlier, and Marie, still in her towel.
“Logan, what’s going to happen now?” Logan pulled Marie closer to his chest. “Shhh darlin, don’t worry about that now, let’s get some sleep and we can talk about it in the morning,” with nothing more said, both mutants fell into a peaceful sleep, not really caring what tomorrow would bring, as for now they had each other and that was enough for them, for now.
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Author's Chapter Notes:
Now you've got a choice, either I can leave this here, OR I can write just more chapter to round it up fully, what do you thing?