A Winter Fire || Logan Howlett

Chapter 26

The group had left the Pentagon, and were now at the airport. Erik and Logan were already on the jet, while Charles, Hank and Laura were outside with Peter.

"Peter, thank you very, very much. You take care" Charles smiled, shaking the boys hand.

"Hey, i saw your flight plan in the cockpit. Why are you going to Paris?" Peter asked, making the adults chuckle. Laura stepped up, and placed her hands on his shoulders.

"We have a special mission, kiddo. And no you cannot come" She quickly said, already seeing the look on his face. Peter pouted, but she could easily see the amusement in his brown eyes.

"Are we going to see each other again?" Peter asked suddenly, making the woman smile warmly.

"Of course we will. Here's my number" She started, as she wrote her number on a piece of paper and handed it to the boy.

"Once this mission is over, I'll be sure to come visit. Only if you're okay with that, of course" Laura said, looking at Peter who's face lit up.

"That would be awesome" He grinned, making her chuckle. Laura pulled him in for another hug, and sighed happily.

"I'm glad i got to meet you, Pete. Anyway, I'll see you soon kiddo. Oh, and try not to cause too much trouble, okay" She smirked, quirking a brow at him.

"Pshh. Me? Trouble? As if.....I'll try not too. I'll see you soon...aunt Laura" Peter grinned, and waved as he watched the woman get into the jet.

Laura walked down the isle, and sat in the seat across from Logan. Sighing tiredly, the woman closed her eyes and tried to relax.

"You know, i can take a picture of myself and give it to you so you can stare at that" She mumble in amusement, as she opened her eyes and looked into Logan's hazel eyes. The man didn't seem to care, and continued looking at her with a smirk.

"Why do that, when i can just look at the real thing" He answered back, as the plane started to go into the air.

A little later, Laura hadn't moved from her spot as she drank a glass of whiskey that Logan got for her. The two conversed quite a bit, and found that they're similar in some ways.

"So, in the future. Am i dead or alive?" Laura asked, taking a drag of her cigarette.

"You're alive" Logan answered, and Laura could tell he was telling the truth. Deep down she was glad to hear that, but there was something else that was bothering her.

"From the moment i met you, i felt as though there is something familiar about you but i can't quite place it. Are we close in the future?" She wondered, watching as Logan's face changed various different emotions.

"Yeah, yeah we know each other. Very well actually, but i don't want to spoil the rest for you" He said, which made Laura groan and Logan to chuckle fondly. The two continued to look at each other, both feeling all warm inside.

It was quiet for a while, Logan and Laura would look over to Charles and Erik, seeing that the brit was basically glaring holes into Erik's head. The Maximoff woman could smell the anger on him, and shifted in her seat, waiting for him to snap.

"How did you lose them?" Erik spoke up, not looking up at his old friend.

"The treatment for my spine affects my DNA" Charles answered shortly, making Erik look at him in confusion.

"You gave up your powers so you could walk?" He frowned.

"I sacrificed my powers so i could sleep" Laura's heart sunk at his words, the feeling of sadness evident in his tone.

The woman hated how much pain Charles was in, she hated seeing one of her closes friends suffering.

Laura was cut from her thoughts, when she heard raised voices.

"You abandoned me! You took her away and you abandoned me!" Charles yelled, grabbing onto Erik's shirt tightly.

"Angel. Azazel. Emma. Banshee" Erik started to say, as the plane started shaking violently.

Laura grabbed onto her chair tightly, as tears ran down her face at the mention of Sean. She didn't know he had been taken, and experimented on. And now that she knows he's dead, she can fell her heart breaking and the tears fell quicker.

"Mutant brothers and sisters--all dead! Countless others experimented on, butchered" Erik yelled, making the plane fall downwards. Logan, although terrified, couldn't help but look over to Laura. He saw the tears running down her face, her nails digging into the arm rests and her eyes clenched shut.

The woman had enough, so she stumbled to her feet, quickly feeling Logan holding onto her so she didn't fall.

"Erik!! That's enough!" She yelled loudly. The volume of her voice causing everyone to flinch, and turn to her. Erik could see the heart break on her face, and instantly felt guilty. Everyone sighed in relief when they felt the plane go back to normal.

Giving him one last teary look, Laura made her way to the bathroom and locked herself in.

Grabbing hold of the sink, the woman looked in the mirror seeing her bright blue eyes glisten with tears. She bit her lips to stop herself from letting out a cry, biting it so hard that one of her canines pierced the skin.

Her silent cries echoed through the small bathroom, the feeling of pain and loss stabbed through her heart. She was angry at Erik for leaving. She was angry at Charles for giving up so easily. And most of all, she was angry at herself for not doing more.

She should've known there was something wrong, when she stopped getting letters from Sean. If she would've smarter she would've gone out to find him and the others. But no, instead she did nothing and now they're dead.

A knock was heard on the bathroom door, making Laura jump slightly. Sniffing lightly and wiped away her tears, she opened the door to see Logan looking at her sadly.

"You okay, darlin?" He asked softly. His heart dropped when seeing her eyes and nose red, and he could still see the tear stains on her face.

"Of course, why wouldn't i be?" She shrugged, making it seem as though she wasn't just sobbing in the bathroom. Logan saw right through her, and brought her into his arms, which caught her by surprise.

"You and i both know you are far from okay. It's okay to be sad, ya know. Just let it out, darlin" He whispered softly into her hair, feeling her arms tighten around his waist. Laura dug her face into his neck, and let the tears fall once again.

Logan didn't care when he felt his shirt grow wet from her tears, and just continued holding her and whispering kind words into her hair. Laura, was slightly confused. Confused because it felt right being in Logan's embrace. It felt amazing in fact and she honestly didn't want to end this moment.

And they didn't, they stayed like that until they had to get back to their seats for landing. The two felt empty without the others touch, and they wanted nothing more than to bask back into each others arms.