Prologue - (Rogue’s Point of View)
 
 

The door closed within seconds when I realized that I might never see Logan again.   It feels like I’m going to lose my soul mate.  I understand why he is leaving; one: he promised the Professor that he would stay until he found out what Magneto wanted with him.  It ended up that I was the one that Magneto wanted two: he saved my life twice.  I decided that the best thing to do was to open the door, and run after him to tell him that I would be here waiting for him, in other words “I CARE”.  I open the door, and see that he is half way to Scott’s bike.  I knew he couldn’t resist a bike like that.

“Logan, wait up!!”

“ Hey, kid missed me that soon.” He chuckled.

“I said I don’t want you to go.”

“I know Darlin’, I kinda figured that out.” He chuckled again, how I love it when he does that.

“I know, you promise me that you will be back.” My voice cracked.  I can feel the tears surfacing.  I hate good byes.

“Yeah, Kid I will.” He smiled at me…
 
Okay take a deep breath.

“If the nights get lonely, would you want to call me while you are up there in Canada.  What I mean is do you want my number in case you need anything?” OH MY GOD … I can’t believe I said that, what am I thinking… Okay this is what I am thinking about; I am in love with a much older man, that I want to have 5 of his kids with **WHAT AM I THINKING AGAIN** okay, I am in love with him….

“ Sure, Kid.”

“Hang on, I’ll be right back.”  Just anything to keep him here a little longer.  Shit, I knew I should of let Jubes give me her notebook earlier today.

“I’ll be here.” he says smiling.

I ran back to the mansion to get the notebook when Jean came up to me. She asked what was going on, I didn’t say anything just ran past her like she wasn’t there. Had to get to Jubes, I am a girl who had a mission.

“Jubes, you have that notebook from this morning?” Please say yes ….

“Yeah chica, why?” She smiles and nods towards the door.   She knows why or I think she does…

“I’ll tell you later, but now is not the time to ask questions.”

“Okay Rogue, Promise me that you will, I am missing the game you know.”

“I know, but you gotta love me.” I smile and she just giggled.  She hands me the notebook, I open it up to write down the number to my room, and there inside the cover reads “ROGUE IN LOVE WITH THE WOLVERINE”.  I really am red now.  It seems childish but it is the truth.

“Sorry Rogue, didn’t mean for you to see that.” She giggled at me.

“Jubes, how did you know that?”

“Gee, like it shows on your face every time you see him, and lately since he saved your life twice you know… lets just say I knew.”

“Yeah Rogue, it shows, last night you had a dream and said his name a few times.” Kitty, elbowing me in the ribs.  I blushed.

“Well I guess I can’t hide it from everyone, now can I?”

“No, you can’t, I think Bobby will get over it.” Jubes smiled.

“Oh well, I better get out there so I can…, oh never mind.” I blushed again.

“You better tell us.” Kitty shook me when she said that.

“ Okay but now is not the time.”

“Promise?” Kit-Kat says, tapping her foot.

“Yeah.”

“Okay if you don’t we’ll get it out of you.”

“Fine don’t worry, now can I go.”

“Yes, Chica. ”

“Thanks, Sugah…. Later Gator.” I giggle.

I throw the notebook to her; and turn to run out the door.  Okay don’t lose your cool, just flirt a little. That will be easy.  Yeah, like I have been doing this since I met him at the bar….

“Logan here you go, I don’t think there is a time limit for calling or anything.  If you need to call collect I’ll pay.”

“Thanks, Darlin’.” He gives me hug, the longest hug known to man or mutant. I hold him tight, not wanting to let go.  Hearing his heart beat inside his metal cage lets me know that this is not a dream, it’s very real.  We stand there for a long time, no talking; just holding each other.  I am holding him like my knight going off for battle.

I let him go, smile and say, “ Don’t be to long, Sugah.”

“I’ll see what happens.” He gets on Scott’s’ bike.

“Be careful, I know you can heal but just be careful, okay?” I am going to cry, this is hard first: my parents then David, and now maybe I lose Logan too….

Okay don’t think like that…

“I will.” With that he starts the bike up and turns to wink at me.  I run to him, and hold him. I cry hard into his shirt, oh God he smells so good.   He turns off the bike and sits with me while I cry into his shirt.  He waits for my tears to dry up and says.

“ Hey, I will return… I mean it.”

With that he takes off his flannel shirt and gives it to me and says, “Keep this too, until I come back.”  I put it on so I can feel his warmth.  I sniff, look at him and I kiss him skin on skin, right on his lips.  Lips I felt on the statue of liberty. I pull back before my gift could take over.

“Be careful.”   I wanted to say that I loved him, but oh hell I may never see him again.

“Logan, I am going to tell you something, so don’t forget it okay?” he nodes in understanding.

“I love you.”  I hold my breath hoping he understands, hoping he too loves me in return.

“Kid, I..., I ....” he smiles at me. I think The Wolverine is speechless….

“It’s okay, I understand.  I want you to know that I do and that I care for you.”  He kisses me on the top of my head.  His gloved hands turn my face so I can look into his eyes.  He kisses my lips.  We both feel the pull. I want to let him go so he doesn’t get hurt.  In time we do, I look into his eyes and say,

“I understand.”  I hug him one last time.  I move back so he has a clearing to drive off. I just stand there when he leaves.  Oh God… make sure he is save, and let him come back to me in one piece, alive.  I stood there crying watching him go off, knowing that he may never return to me.  All I hope is that he finds what he is looking for.

I turn around and there see the Professor with a sad smile. “He will be back, this is his home too.” Home, the word is so unfamiliar to me.

“Don’t worry Rogue, this is your home as well, you will enjoy it here with us.  In fact, I was wondering if you would like to join the team, you don’t have to answer that now, just think about it and see what happens from there, okay?”

He smiles at me and I cry. I must be weak because I’ve been crying a lot lately.  I hug him I want to tell him thank you for everything, but I can’t….

“ Your welcome, Rogue.”  He waits there for my tears to calm, before leaving me there on the step.

 “ I’ll let them know that Logan left, but will be back sometime in the near future, okay?” I nodded at him in understanding.

The door closed behind him.  I was still on the step, the motor of his bike long gone, but that kiss is still on my lips. How it felt that time, it was different with David, much different with Logan…. I saw stars that I never thought could happen with someone. The way his arms held me, his heartbeat was steady in rhythm with mine; it sounded like we were one, I know in my heart now he is my soul mate forever.

“Rogue, you are missing the game.”

“Kitty, sorry I guess I lost track.”

“You didn’t, I know what is going on.  Can’t hide it from me or Jubes.”

“Ah, know.” I stare at the cracks on the steps, tears surfacing again.

“Girl it’s okay, I know you care a lot about him.”

“Kitty, I know he is my soul mate. We belong together.”

“I can see that, but don’t be crying over it. He will be back; he gave you his tags. Doesn’t that mean he’ll be back?”

“Ah guess so.” I look at the tags that have been in my hands all this time. I didn’t drop them once, but held them in my hands.  I put them on and looked at them.  They were always on him, his sweat on them, his sent from his body.  His shirt has his sent on it. I wrap it over me tighter so.  I can smell like him.  His shirt comforts me, and I think it will comfort me while he is away.

“ Hey Rogue, come on we need you in the game!” Jubes yelled from the hall way…

“ All right, I’ll be there.” I said still sniffing from all the crying.

“You sure?”

“Yeah, Kit-Kat.”

“Don’t call me that, on second thought, go ahead.” She smile and I laugh…

“Okay, I am coming.”   One last time look around and then I walk inside to finish the game I started….