The NeXt Weapon X

Logan's Return

Logan's POV:

"Where's Ro?" I asked as soon as I bumped into someone in the mansion's hallways. Remey looked at me like I was a ghost and just stood there staring at me. "Ugh, never mind, I'll go find her myself."

'It was already late at night so she might be in her room,' I reasoned as I walked away from Remy. Remey looked like he wanted to ask something and I don't blame him. I'd left without telling anyone. They had to be curious as to where I've been. I would wake up Scott, Hank, and Xavier and tell them what happened, but I had to go see Ro first. She said she didn't know what they did to her and now, I know exactly what they did. The curse of never aging has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, I'd never wish that on anyone, especially not a friend. 

'How can I tell her this? What will she say when she realizes she'll outlive all her friends?' I thought sadly as I made my way towards her room. 

Once I made it to her door, I knocked softly and poked my head into her room. No one was in there. "Ro? You in here?" I asked to be sure that she wasn't in there. When no one responed, my insides started churning with nerves. The old Director's son said something about an attack force, but because he tried to contain me, I thought he had been bluffing.

It only took a few minutes of running, I made it to the examination room. Kitty and Ro were fest asleep in the bed Ro had occupied alone before I left. At first, it looked like they were sleeping normally, but then I heard Ro whisper my name. My name? Ro was dreamin' about... Me? Her voice sounded relieved so maybe she was having a good dream.

Then I heard the scream. Ro was thrashing around on the bed and tears were streaming down her face. I picked her up out of the bed and backed away from the hospital bed.

Kitty sat up in her bed and looked at me dazed. "Logan? You're back?" She continued to stare at me for a few seconds before noticing Ro in my arms. "What's wrong with Ororo?"

I shook my head, "I don't know, I'm going ta take her to her room and see if she'll calm down."

I was almost to the top of the stairs when I felt Ro wrap her arms around me. My mouth stretched into a giant grin.

Then I hear the faint sound of her voice. "What's going on?" She sounded so out of it and uncomfortable.

I hated the idea of her being uncomfortable so I quickly started to explain what happened. "I got back and went to see you. You were havin' a nightmare or somethin' because you woke up Kitty and we couldn't wake you up. So I was goin' ta put ya in your bed so Kitty could sleep." I grimaced at how stupid I sounded. Did I really have to ramble on that much? I'm starting to sound like a lovestruck pansy.

My head tilted down to look at Ro and I instantly noticed the red on her tan cheeks. It's impossible to focus on acting tough when she looks so cute. A few days ago, cute wouldn't have even been in my vocabulary but Ro brings out a different side of me.

The way I act around her feels... right. It's like I'm finally opening up to someone and I don't ever want to shut her out.

When I looked back up, we had arrived at Ro's room. The door was opened from when I ran out of the room earlier. Ro looked exhausted so I sat her on her bed as gently as I could. I was dying to talk to her but I know she needs to rest more than she needs me so I tucked her in.

"Night Ro," I whispered to her as I walked out of the room.

After I had walked away I headed straight for Scott's room. My knuckles were about to knock on the door when the door opened to reveal a groggy and confused Scott. "Logan?... You're back?"

"Yep. How did you know I was out here?" I asked.  Scott didn't have fine tuned hearing like me so he couldn't have known I was out here. I also doubt he would have gotten up in the middle of the night and opened the door at the exact moment I was standing in front of it.