Winter of Our Discontent

SORRY I POSTED THE CHAPTERS BACKWARDS... THIS IS CHAPTER 6


Title: The Winter Of Our Discontent

Author: Lex

Feedback: Please…

Pairing: Remy/ Logan

Rating: PG 13 / Nc 17

Warnings: strong language, sexual situations off and on. M/M

Summary: I found myself angry at the end of the comic Ultimate X-men

#41 when Logan is sent to "deal" with a young mutant boy whose powers

are inadvertently deadly to those around him and so I thought I would

continue the story as I felt it after I finished the book.

Disclaimer: Though I love the X-men they do not belong to me and the

only thing I gain from writing about them is the pleasure of their

company

Author's notes: I guess kind of comic verse and AU. I do not speak

kindly of our mutant band in this story.





The cell phone as quickly as she could out of her bag, Ororo

whispered "Hello?"



She could not suppress the smile as she heard the voice on the other

end.



"I am well. She is well. We are all well ! and do I have to remind

you once again not to call me that?"



She tired to sound stern but her laughter betrayed her emotions. She

noticed now that the rest of them were staring at her, knowing now

that it was her brother and their resident thief on the other end of

the call.



"Well?!" Scott shouted impatiently. "Where the hell are they?"



Looking at her teammates, Ororo stood.



"One moment, brother, I need to find a more private room for this

conversation, I'm afraid you have called during one of Scott's

meetings."



She smiled at the sound of laughter coming through the phone. "I

will give him your most heartfelt apologies, Remy." Then she was

moving out of the room and up to her room. Concern now entered her

voice. "Please tell me where you are, brother and that you are

well. How is Logan ?" She dropped into her favorite chair and got

comfortable.



* * *



Remy smiled at his sister's concern and warmed to the fact that she

had left one of Scott's meetings to talk with him.



"I am fine, Stormy. Logan is doing better, I think. He is still

working trough some tings but he is well. I had ta call. Had to

tell y' I missed

y' and dat I was thinkin of y'. Wanted Jubilee to know too that

Logan has not forgotten her. He misses her sometin terrible.

Please tell her dat, ok? Tell her he misses her and is thinkin bout

her?"



In truth Logan had not mentioned Jubilee, or anyone from the

mansion. This worried Remy. He was sure that he did miss his petite

but was worried that he had not talked about her.



"Don' know really where we goin cher', West seems to be de

direction. Tried to get him to come back east. Maine or sometin'.

He likes de woods

dere but he said it was too close. So we goin' west."



Remy lit a cigarette and leaned against the wall outside the room he

was sharing with Logan. He cocked his head to listen for any noise

inside, when he was sure Logan was still asleep he continued the

conversation.



"How dey handlin' dis, Ro? Really. Dey not holdin dis against him?

He needs to do dis… needs to know dat he's a man not an animal, a

killer, a mutant. He forgets he's human sometimes. I tink we all

do, y'know? F'get we just people. People wit all de failins that

make us human beins."



His voice had dropped to a whisper and tears were beginning to form

at the thought of how much pain his lover and his sister.. all of

them really, felt being mutants. The hostility they faced at being

different. He took another pull on his cigarette and tried to get

himself together.



"I'm sorry, stormy, getting to philosophical, me." He smiled and

treid to make his voice cheerful "Will call y' from our next stop.

Send y' a post card or somtin letting y see all de sights along the

way."



Remy suddenly heard a cry from the other side of the door and the

sound of running and objects being thrown about.



"Gotta go Ro" He said quickly. "Will call y' when I can" He dropped

the phone into his coat pocket and ran into the hotel room to check

on Logan.



Remy found him in the bathroom, against the wall, eyes closed,

breathing heavy.



"Cher?" He whispered as he approached the older man.



Kneeling in front of him he reached out and placed a hand on Logan's

cheek, his thumb lightly wiping away the tears that were falling.



"What's wrong Love?" Remy moved closer and removed the hair that had

fallen onto Logan's face. He straddled the man's hips and leaned in

and kissed his lips softly.



"Talk to me, Cher." Keeping his voice low. "Tell me what happened

and I'll make it better, I promise." He leaned in and kissed the man

again talking to him in whispers, telling him how much he loved him

and that it would be all right.



Logan opened his eyes and Remy smiled.



"Welcome back, Cher"



Strong arms wrapped around him and he was pulled into the broad chest

of his lover.



"Gone" Logan's voice was a hoarse whisper. " Thought it was all a

dream, another false memory. I woke up and you were gone and the

room was empty and I thought…" His voice was gone as he pulled

Remy tighter to him. Hands stroking his long hair, fingers tracing

his lips, eyes, cheeks.



Tears were forming in Remy's eyes as he spoke.



"I'm so sorry, Logan. I thought, we get an early start so I packed.

I wanted to call Storm and tell her we were all right and I went

outside so I wouldn't wake y'. I didn't know, Love. I never

would've left…" Lips on his now, kissing him.



"It's ok… its ok.. You're here and its real and your real" More

kissing and more tears. Hands moving over one another, holding,

searching. "I'm here Logan and for good or bad, I'm real. I not

going anywhere, remember? Tol' y' dat last night. Y' can' get rid a

me so easy"



"Please, just hold me, Rem hold me and don't let go" Remy held

tight to Logan. Feeling the older man relax against him. " Not

letting go, Logan. I ain' never gonna let go"



* * *



Ororo walked back to the meeting, worry playing at her mind. Remy

had her worried. The way he ended the call was strange. She offered

up a prayer for her brother and her friend and went back to the

others to tell them that the wayward X-men were well. She would

leave out the part of them going west. She didn't want Scott to

search for them. Not yet anyway.