Getting A Message Across (Wolverine)

[Regnet]

Regnet had nowhere else to go. I mean, he figured he could go to Rogue, but he couldn't handle scaring her with the things he had to talk about. And, if anyone knew about shit wrong with your head, it was Logan.

They'd never really talked before this; he and Rogue were close, family practically, but the only interaction Reg had had with him was training and the singing contest.

Sitting in the kitchen, Regnet thought about what he'd come to talk about with him.

The Dark Phoenix was telling him things. Horrible prophecies he wrote down, that ended up sounding like poems. He'd brought them with him. The first one had something to do with Rogue, he knew; it mentioned her by name.

The Rogue steps into the Light
Girded loins for her part
in the apocalyptic fight

Darkness hides in many forms
see beyond shape, color, lies
and emotional storms

One will be lost, the other gained

Ally with him; pay your heart
Though trust cannot be given unless Darkness you part

See with the soul and not your eyes,
Because to dance with beasts
You must penetrate their disquise

This scared him. Who did she have to ally with? Who did she have to part Darkness from? The more disturbing thing that had happened was the Phoenix's projected visions that had come along with the poems; especially the second one.

The first had shown Rogue in a gladiator style outfit, but feminine, and she stabbed a man...with red eyes and black corneas through his heart with a shining dagger. When she did, he wrapped her in an embrace. Who was this guy?

But it was the second poem that scared the shit out of him.

A double edged sword,
One side releases, the other destroys

I will become what one once was,
and in the First's destruction,
I shall be destroyed

Unless I am released
By the touch of my immunity

I am your Gordian knot
Will you destroy or release me?

In the vision that'd accompanyed this one, Regnet had recovered from it screaming like someone had driven an axe in his back. There were two versions. The first showed him, the Phoenix's light around him, shining so brightly it overtook his eyes, things flying around like they had been in Alcatraz, and Kurt...Kurt had kissed him, then the light died down, the things calmed.

It was the second version that'd had him screaming in terror. Starting out the same, with the Phoenix's light,and things flying, a shadowy figure lurked in the light. And this time, no Kurt came. Then, with a growl, Regnet used the Phoenix's power and destroyed the shadow, and then fell to the ground. But, when he fell, he stayed down, lifeless.

So, he'd come to Logan to get the message to Kurt. Regnet knew, in the back of his mind that Kurt would never believe him if he told him. Kurt had to know that it was him that had to save him, nobody else. But, the only thing with that was, when Kurt had saved him in the vision, the shadowy figure had grown until it envoloped them both, and soon, the world.

[Wolverine]

I looked up from my paper to see Regent. He looked a little upset, but, hey, I could be wrong. I set it down and looked at the boy. He was Rouge's little brother, but I ain't seen him much. I think he knew Chris, but then again, a lot'a people knew her, but just didn't talk with her. "What's up, kid?" I asked, taking a sip of my soda. Beer wasn't allowed on school grounds so I was stuck with this.

I didn't know how much of a help I could be to the boy. I'm not a counselor and my people skills are iffy at best. He might be better off going to someone who knows people better. I'm just not that kind of guy. I was thinking about sending him to Jean or the Professor, but I decided that if he sought me out, he may have a reason he can't go to the Professor or Jean, so I decided to hear him out.

[Regnet]

I had to force myself to stop from making the words unintelligable with the two touches of a Southern and German accent I had. "Something's gonna happen." I said, sitting down with the papers in my hand.

"I don't know what it is, but...but Dark Phoenix...she's been showing me things, Logan. Horrible, like, prophecies or something. They involve all of us." I said, handing him the poem about Rogue. Maybe he would know the man from the vision if I told him it.

"In that vision, Rogue was...dressed like, like some Roman warrioress and she stabbed this guy with this shining dagger and..and he had black where the white should be in his eyes, and they were red. But when she stabbed him, he hugged her." I said, looking nervously at the fridge.

[Wolverine]

'The Phoenix? Maybe I should send him to Jean,' I thought. But then I decided that she only half understood what it's like to have your mind partially invaded. Her's was fully taken over. She never talked about weird visions or anything like that. I may not have visions, but I have glimpses of my past that I can't understand, and I guess that's kind of like what Regnet was going through.

"Well, I don't know what she means by that. Maybe she's showin' ya a path the future can take, I'm not sure," I said, leaning back in my chair. "Why she won't just come out an' tell ya what's goin' on, I don't know. Anythin' else she do?" I took a swig of my soda. No beer allowed on school grounds. I hated that rule.

[Regnet]

"It's not really that one that scares me. It's...the other visions she's shown me." I said, handing him the other poem that went with his other two visions.

"It's actually just one vision, with two outcomes. The first...the first.." I trailed off, taking a deep breath, then said "I was surrounded by that light she has, so much that you couldn't see the pupils in my eyes, and there was this shadow, and the Phoenix's light was destroying him, but...I could feel it destroying me, and then Kurt was there, and he..he kissed me." I said that part quieter, but I knew Logan's sensitive ears would pick it up. "And when he did,everything dimmed and fell, and the shadow overtook us."

I didn't wait for his reaction to this, but then told him the second version. "In the other version, it was the same thing, but Kurt never came. And the shadow was destroyed, but the Dark Phoenix's power killed me."

[Wolverine]

I wasn't fazed when he said that Kurt kissed him. Who was I to judge? I was fazed when one of the visions was of him dying. "Sound's like Kurt has a part in yer destiny," I said. I looked through the poem. That kind of confirmed it too, but I wasn't good with interpreting things like this, so I may have been wrong.

"I can't say fer sure, but it looks like the Phoenix is tryin' ta tell ya as much as she can without freakin' ya too much. It's kinda like how my mind wont let me see all'a my past just yet cause I ain't ready for it," I said.

"Why not give it a bit'a time and see if she tells ya anythin' else, huh? Or maybe ya could try talkin to her. An' Kurt. He has an important role in this, he should know," I offered.

[Regnet]

I would've smiled if I wasn't so worried about everything. So, I nodded and decided to do what he said; let the Dark Phoenix tell me things as she wanted to. Or as she could. Then he said I should try talking to Kurt.

"That's actually one of the reasons I came to find you. He's not gonna believe it, atleast coming from me, and I didn't wanna scare Rogue with any of this just yet...I thought, maybe you'd talk to him. I'd come with you."

[Wolverine]

"Ya want me ta talk with him?" was the first thing that flew out of my mouth. How was I supposed to talk to the Elf about something like this? I sat back and thought about it for a moment. He was coming to me to do this. He wanted my help. Not a lot of people wanted my help in these kinds of situations. Most people went to someone they knew had more experience with this kind of stuff. But he was willing to come to me and ask me to do this for him.

"Alright. I'll talk ta' him. What ya want me ta say?" I asked, downing the rest of my soda. If there was something specific he wanted me to say, he'd better tell me now, otherwise I'll just say whatever comes to mind first and that usually isn't what the other person wants to hear.

[Regnet]

I thought about it. Then, knowing Logan had dealt with Phoenix related tragedy, I said "Well, just tell him what you think he'll feel like if he loses me to the Phoenix, no matter how he thinks of me." My voice had gotten hard.

Inside, I was tired of being ignored in that kind, thanks-but-let's-just-ignore-it- way Kurt ignored my feelings for him. "And that if he isn't willing to save me, he can be the one who tells Rogue who killed me."

[Wolverine]

"That's pretty harsh, kid," I said. It sounded like something I'd say. There was obviously something going on between the two. "There's somethin' bettween ya, isn't there. Ya can tell me. I wont judge." I thought about grabbing another soda, but decided against it. I didn't want to insult the boy by making it look like I didn't care.

In truth, I did care. From what I've seen and heard, he was a good kid. A good kid who may be delt a harsh hand by fate. And maybe this other kid can save him. Who knows? What I did know was they were too young for this. Hell, I'd be too young fot that, so it was completely unfair to ask a child to do it.

[Regnet]

I had to stop myself from audibly laughing and crying out when Logan asked if there was something between me and Kurt. Deciding to come clean with it, I said what most people actually didn't know, they thought my power affected everyone, like Rogue's did.

"Kurt's the only person I can touch...I..I tried to tell him what I feel about him, with the talent show and everything, but he just keeps fucking ignoring me!" I shouted the last sentence, the room unintentionally shaking and bucking. Taking a breath, I forced myself to calm down. "It's so hard...to be close to someone who doesn't want you close to them."

[Wolverine]

"It is. It really is, " I said, thinking about when Jean was with Scott. I don't think she was really with anyone at the moment and it would be so easy to make my move, but there were so many obstacles in my way right now. "Does he know how ya feel or have ya been shady about it? Sometime Kurt ain't the best with hints," I said.

I didn't know that Reg could touch Kurt. It would make sense that he would have an attraction to the only person he could touch. It probably helped that Kurt was naturally a kind and caring person. Which was probably why he was a hit with the girls, and apparently the boys as well. "I say, if ya haven't told him straight to his face yet, do it. Don't cut no corners. He'll be nice if he don't feel the same way," I said.

[Regnet]

I had been shady about it. Well, not entirely. I'd told him I'd wanted him to hold me that first night, but, that wasn't the confession he or I was looking for. I looked at the floor. I wanted to tell Kurt, I really wanted to. Because I loved him. And, it actually was love, not lust like expected.

Taking one of the pieces of paper, I wrote the following words on a piece of paper while simultaneously talking. "I..I can't handle him rejecting me..I don't think he knows how importat he is to me." Looking at the paper as I shook off the remaining pencil shavings, making sure I'd gotten it right, I handed the paper to Logan.

Frozen inside
Without your touch, without your love,
Darling,
Only you are the life among the dead..."

"I love him...but...it's like that, the situation and his...ignoring me."

[Wolverine]

"You know I'm not sayin' this, right? I'll hand it to 'im, but I ain't tellin' him," I said, looking at the paper. "An' I still think ya should do it. It'll mean more comin' from you." I could understand his fear of being rejected, but sometimes hiding your feelings could be worse. It might be in his best intrest to let the Elf know how he feels.

"Tell him how much he means ta ya," I suggested. "Make him understand. If ya don't tell him yerself, ya might not give him the right message. An' me tellin' him deffiently wont." I threw my soda out and sat back down. "It'll make it seem like you don't care as much as ya say if you don't even bother ta tell him yerself."

[Regnet]

"I know that, you idi-" I started, then replaced the word idiot with "I know that, Logan." The only X-Man I referred by their codename was Scott, but I didn't like him much.

"I wasn't telling you to give it to him, I just wanna stop being ignored! I've done everything I can to tell him so he can figure it out!" I shouted again, the room shaking again with more ferocity than it had before, with each word.