Sunlight, Moonlight
English is not my native language. Please forgive me my mistakes.
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Timeline: Set after the movie
Universe: Set in the movie universe. Only the movie NOT the book that goes with
it!
Pairing: Scott/Logan, slight Xavier/Eric ( Magneto)
Summary: Scott and Logan search for Logan's missing past and find something
incredible...
Rating: PG-13
Note: This is a Logan/Scott story. If you don't like this pairing then don't
read this story!
Warnings: There will be a poor and wrong description in here of the American
justice system. Lawyers, you have been warned.
Author's note: Sequel to " Fire and Ice" but can be read alone.
Note: The poem in this story "Love Said" was written by me and I claim it as
mine. Don't use it without permission.
Scott leaned close to Logan as they whistled through the land. It was two weeks since they had left Xavier's school to go to Canada and try to find what Logan had lost. And two wonderful weeks it had been, only Scott, Logan and the open road. Scott had never known such freedom as he had felt in those few weeks with Logan. Nor had he ever felt so loved and protected. Just thinking about his lover made him lean in closer to him and he tightened his arms around his waist.
" What do you say we go get a bite to eat?" Logan asked as he drew to a stop next to a small bistro near the road. It wasn't anything fancy but they did have food.
" Sure" As they went into the restaurant Scott took hold of Logan's hand, not caring about the strange looks the other people in the restaurant gave them. They found a table, sat down and ordered.
" You know you don't have to go with me. It must be dreadfully boring for you," Logan commented as he greedily ate of his steak.
" I know but I wanted to," Scott smiled at him while beginning to eat from his chicken salad.
" Look, a One-Eyed freak"
" Yeah, a fucking mutant freak." Scott stiffened as he heard the comments and saw some six young men talking by the bar and pointing towards him. He had heard all the insults before yet still it hurt.
" What the fuck...," Logan growled angrily and was about to stand.
" No, Logan. It's ok. They're only children," Scott said softly and tried to hide the pain the reopening of old wounds the other men's cruel comments had done.
" Ha, they're older than you," Logan grumbled but sat down again.
" Hey freak, we don't like your kind here"
" Yeah, mister you should get a better friend. Someone who isn't a freak"
" Didn't you heard him, freak? This is a place for humans. Animals like you belong in a zoo,"
" That's it," Logan said angrily and went quickly towards the group of men.
" Logan...," Scott said weakly, not knowing what he was asking of his lover. Don't hurt them? Don't get hurt?
" Ok, bub. Listen good. Now you're going to apologise to my mate here for your ill manners," Logan growled as he stood before the closest of the six men.
" Forget it, mutie-lover," the other man spat out.
" Wrong answer, bub," Logan said dangerously and claws appeared from his hands.
" Man, he's a mutie too," one of the men yelled. Here we go, Scott thought and went over to Logan in case he needed his assistance which he doubted. With a yell as from a dangerous animal, Logan charged the men and one big bar fight broke out that not even the bartender's yelling about paying for the damages could stop. A few minutes, and quite a fewer tables and chairs, later Logan dragged the man towards Scott who had answered for his group. Scott doubted Logan had chosen him because of that but more because he was the only one still conscious.
" Now; apologise," Logan demanded and planted the man on his knees in front of Scott.
" Sooooryyy," the man uttered weakly before passing out.
" Come on, we're out of here," Logan said and drew a protective and possessive arm around Scott's shoulders.
" I'm sorry," Logan whispered as they stood outside, next to Scott's motorcycle.
" About what?" Scott asked confused, putting his wallet away. Logan had managed to convince the bartender that the men on the floor should pay for the damages.
" About what I did before I knew you. I was just like them. Calling you names," he explained softly. Scott smiled and lay a hand on Logan's cheek.
" You were never like them." Logan looked into Scott's shaded eyes and smiled.
" Have I told you, I love you?" Logan mumbled and drew Scott into his embrace.
" Yes but I like hearing you say it," Scott said against Logan's chest. Logan held him at arm's length and said seriously but with a gleam in his eyes;
" I love you." Scott smiled happily and replied;
" And I love you" before pressing his lips to Logan's.
" I'm sorry," Scott said weakly and leaned close to Logan, wanting to give him comfort.
" It's ok. It was a wild goose chase, anyway," Logan's voice was even but Scott knew his lover well enough to know the pain behind the words. They stood in the middle of the old military compound and had found it totally destroyed.
" They keep files about such places as this. They may have some information in the town we just drove through," Scott said, wanting to easy Logan's pain.
" Yeah, maybe"
" Can't hurt to look," Scott said with a smile and holding on to Logan's hand dragged him towards the motorcycle so they could go to town.
" You have no files on Logan, on this man?" Scott asked the sheriff of Gavish, the small town in the middle of nowhere, where they had stopped and pointed at Logan.
" Sorry, no. We knew of the military compound of cause but this Logan.." the old officer nodded to Logan " ..have never done anything wrong in this town."
" Ok, thanks anyway," Scott said, his shoulders slummed in defeat. They were on their way out as the man's voice stopped them.
" But we do have files on a Wolverine dating about 15 years back"
" Where?" Both Scott and Logan asked eagerly.
" Go to the hospital. He was admitted there"
" Yes, I do remember a Wolverine being here," a older doctor said as Scott and Logan tried to keep up with him on his ward round. " Actually..." the doctor looked Logan up and down " you remind me of him"
" I am him," Logan growled.
" Why was Lo...Wolverine admitted here?" Scott asked and tried to calm his lover by taking his hand in his and giving it a gentle squeeze.
" He was found outside town, naked and babbling nonsense. He was brought here and we cleaned him up. He left tree days later"
" Do you remember any of this?" Scott asked Logan softly.
" I...some of it. Bits and pieces"
" Why are you here anyway? Have you regretted giving the girl up?" The contempt in the doctor's voice wasn't to miss.
" Given a girl up? What the hell are you talking about?" Logan demeaned to know.
" Well, almost two years before you came here a small baby girl was found cold and abandoned in the forest near here, not long from where you where found. She was brought here but as none claimed her she was given up for adoption. When you came here later and didn't know your name I took a blood and DNA sample from you to see if I could find something,"
" And???" Logan pressed as the doctor had stopped talking to read the medical paper hanging by the end of the bed in one of the rooms in the hospital.
" Hum? Oh, yeah. Well, the DNA matched. You were...are her father"
" I have a daughter...." Logan whispered in wonder.
" Congratulations," Scott said happily and gave him a quick kiss on the lips before turning back towards the doctor.
" So, where is my daughter?" Logan asked eagerly. He had a daughter, he had a family, he had a past at last.
" As I said she was given up for adoption. I felt kind of responsible for her so I checked on her. She was given to a couple in Mississippi who couldn't have children of their own."
" Do you remember her name?" Scott asked, already calculating the chances of finding the girl with what information they had.
" When we found her all she had on her was a small band around her ankle, saying "for Marie". So I called her Marie and so did the couple who got her"
" Doctor Jensen to operation. Doctor Jensen to...." The doctor turned towards them as he heard the intercom.
" Sorry, I got to go. Take care," he quickly shook their hands and ran towards the operation room.
"Hey, do you have the address on Marie's adopted parents?" Scot yelled after him.
" Ask the nurse to bring up her file. It will be in there," the doctor yelled over his shoulder.
" We got her," Scott said triumphantly and Logan smiled happily.
" Her address...hum, yes. Here it is." The nurse handed a paper over and Logan almost tore it out of her hand. Suddenly he became very pale.
" You ok? What's wrong?" Scott asked worried and lay a calming hand on his shoulder.
" This can't be..." Logan said in shook.
" Let me see," Scott gently took the paper from Logan's hands and read it.
" My God!"
" I know. Marie...Rogue...truly is my daughter,"
" Scott," Xavier said happily as Scott and Logan entered his office. Scott smiled at the other man and gave him a hug. Logan had to really restrain himself from not tearing his lover away from the other man. When Scott drew back, Logan put a arm around his waist and whispered
" Mine" under his breath, giving Xavier a warning look.
" Please, sit down," Xavier said and Scott immediate sat and Logan followed suit.
" So, as I understood it from your thoughts Scott, Rogue is Logan's daughter?" Xavier asked and Logan felt a strong sense of jealousy. Scott and the professor shared a strong bond that he had no part in. He wasn't sure if he could accept that. Scott seemed to have sensed his thoughts because he reached over and took hold of his hand.
" I'll always be yours but Xavier is like a father to me," Scott whispered in Logan's ear and Logan nodded and squeezed Scott's hand to let him know he was trying to get his possessive manner under control.
" Yes, that was what we found out," Scott said out loud and answered Xavier's question.
" And now you want to adopt her?"
" She's my daughter. I want her back," Logan growled.
" I know but she is a adopted child. Her earlier parents have given her up after her mutation sat in so until she reaches 18 in a almost a year from now she is still up for adoption and you'll have to go to court with this," Xavier warned.
" I don't care. I want her back," Logan said determined.
" I don't want to say this but you'll have much better changes alone or of cause the best with a woman"
" What are you saying?" Scott asked shocked. What he implying that...
" I'm sorry Scott but you two being together will lessen your changes of getting custody of her," Charles said sadly.
" But...that's not fair," Scott almost yelled, feeling violated.
" I know it isn't. I have been there," Xavier's voice was soft but held a world of pain.
" What happened?" Scott asked softly, compassion in his voice.
" It was long ago. I was a widower with a son. All was well until I meet Eric" as always when the professor talked of his old friend his eyes and voice softened. " We wanted to raise my son together but wasn't allowed to. It would damage the child, they said. They told him from me," his voice was toneless but a simple tear glimmered in his eye.
" So, what you're saying is that either I give up Scott or I can forget about getting my daughter back?" Logan asked furiously. Scott looked worried at him. If it came to it what would he choose? Him or Marie? He had never thought he could feel so jealous as he did in that moment towards Marie.
" It's ok. I understand. You need to get Marie back," Scott said softly, and for once was glad he was warring the red glasses so no one could see his tears.
" Like hell. I'm not giving you up. You belong to me," Logan said strongly and to amplify his claim on him he brought his lips hard against Scott's, marking him as his. When Logan drew back Scott's cheeks were flushed.
" But...what about Marie?" Scott asked softly. He couldn't ask Logan to give up his own child. He wouldn't allow it. Logan deserved some happiness. He deserved to have his daughter with him after so many years apart.
" WE will get her back. We go to court"
" It is known to be very unhealthy for children to live with two people of the same sex. I.."
" Protest"
" Sustained. Please make the witness specify his statements," the judge said.
" Doctor O'Hara, why, in your professional opinion as a psychologist do you feel it would be best for the child to remain at the school where she now lives?"
" Well, everyone knows that homosexuality is unnatural. A child would be damaged by growing up in such a environment,"
Matt sighed and stood up "Protest. The witness is.." yet again, he thought darkly " speculating and giving his own subjective opinion and not a neutral professional opinion. Besides the "child" in question is 17 years old. By now she should be able to understand that most men live in a relationship with a woman."
He sat down again. Scott sat next to him and Logan next to Scott. Matt had only taken this case because he knew Scott from university. Normally he was way too busy to take uncertain cases like this but his alter ego, Dare Devil, owned his life to Scott's alter ego, Cyclops.
The psychologist had now been on the witness stand for almost a half hour and hadn't done much else than been telling of his own prejudices. Matt hadn't been sure if he was on Scott's side when he started on the case but after a few weeks in court and hearing nothing but prejudice he had definitely been on Scott's...and Logan's side. He wasn't sure if he liked Logan. He was surprised that his possessive manner didn't annoy Scott but it didn't. However it did annoy Matt a little. When Scott had called him and he had showed up at Xavier's school he had given Scott a hug as friends who hasn't seen each other for a long time do, Logan had almost put his claws through him to amplify his point that Scott was his. Thank God, that Scott's calm voice always seemed to calm him down.
" I call Dr. Jean Grey to the witness stand," Matt said as the psychologist was finally finished.
" Dr. Grey , we have just heard Dr. O'Hara's statement. Do you agree with it?"
" No, I certainly do not. No one can choice their sexuality. And it IS a natural thing," she looked with a meaning glance at Dr. O'Hara.
" Why do you claim it is a natural thing?"
" It happens in our genes, like mutation. We have no control over it and if we look at nature we'll find both in animals as well"
" Do you believe Marie would be damaged by living with Mr. Summers and Mr....Logan?" Matt asked and stopped his pacing in front of her and looked with seemly unseeing eyes at her.
" No, I do not. She is almost a grown woman and she knows both men really well," Jean said and looked at both Scott and Logan. What a shame that she and Logan hadn't been. It could have been great.
" Thank you. Your witness"
" Aren't you close to both men?" The prosecutor asked as he came towards her.
" Well, I work as a doctor a the school where Scott teaches if that's what you mean," Jean answered, knowing where he was going.
" But you know him better than that. Weren't you engaged?"
" Yes, we were but that don't mean I can't give a professional opinion of the situation unlike some people," the last was said with a angry glance at Dr. O'Hara.
" No more questions"
" I call Marie to the stand," Matt said and a young woman with long gloves and white streaks in her hair went to take the stand.
" What was your first reaction to the fact that Mr. Logan is your father?"
" Ah was very happy. Ah had seen him as a father long before that," Marie said honestly.
" What do you feel about your father and Mr. Summers relationship?" Matt asked, knowing this was a crucial question.
" Ah love 'em both. Ah think it's cool. Now Ah get two fathers who Ah know will do anything for me and all others will have to make do with one," she smiled.
" So you don't mind their relationship? You don't find it unusual?" Matt pressed.
" No, why should Ah? Ah'm a mutant. Ah can't touch anyone. Ah have seen people who can fly or start fires with a thought. Why should Ah find something like this unusual? Ah have felt the prejudice people show others who are different. Often it's not towards me as Ah can pass as "normal" but someone like Scott. If normal means being so cruel to one of the sweetest and kindest people Ah know, Ah prefer being different"
The trial had caused a lot of publicity, both for and against them. The nosiness of the reporters was especially bothering Logan so Scott wished the trial would end soon. One of the last days of the trial Matt did something Scott hadn't expected.
" I call Scott Summers to the stand," Matt said and Scott went to the stand with a confused look at Matt.
" Mr. Summers, will you explain your relationship with Mr. Logan?" Matt asked and stood before him.
" He is my friend and my mate. I love him. Marie is his daughter and as such also mine. I love her as was she my own," he was about to stop there, thinking that more details of his feelings would make matters worse but Matt indicated with a wave of his hand that he should continue.
" Logan completes me as no one ever has. He is the dark to my light. He is my protector and shield against the world. He knows me as no one ever has. He is the only one who has ever cared to look beyond the glasses to see a person. He understands my pain and takes it as his own. He is my life and my love. I don't know what I would ever do without him. I need him, I love him. He is my world, my everything."
After this total show of honestly there was complete silence in the room until a spontaneous applause broke out that not even the judge hammering in his desk could stop. Logan smiled proudly at Scott and a small tear formed in his eye. They had won.
" This is your room. You like it?" Logan asked a little nervously as he showed Rogue her new room in his and Scott's house. Scott had found a nice house just some 10 minutes in car from Xavier's school so Marie could continue attending there and Scott could teach there as he used to.
" Ah love it. Thanks Dad," Rogue declared as she saw the bed, the stereo, the TV, the books and videos. She throw her arms around Logan and gave him a big hug.
" Better thank Scott. He decorated it," Logan said softly and kissed the top of her head. Rogue went into Scott's embrace and he stroked her hair.
" Thanks Scott," she said against his chest.
" You're very welcome, Marie" Scott said gently and she went from his embrace and into her room.
" This is wonderful. Ah'll watch all the videos. And look; CDs. Wow. Backstreet Boys, N*Sync, Westlife, Boyzone and Take That. And look here...." Rogue continued to explore her room and Scott laughed as Logan closed the door into her room with a smile on his lips.
" Thanks for making her this happy and helping me get her back," Logan said softly and kissed Scott on the lips.
" My pleasure," Scott replied as he got his breath back.
" Speaking of pleasure..." Logan began with a gleam in his eyes and scoped Scott up in his arms as if he weighted nothing at all.
" Logan, what are you doing?" Scott asked huskily as he lay his head on the other man's shoulder.
" I'm showing you my love," Logan answered and carried him into their bedroom and gently lay him on their bed. It was late and the moonlight came in from the window, making a halo around Scott's form. Logan began undressing Scott with gentle fingers.
" You're so beautiful," he mumbled as the moonlight made Scott's bare chest seem to glow a heavenly white. Scott drew Logan into his embrace.
" Let me show you how much I love you," Scott whispered and that he did. With his heart, his words and his body he told Logan how much he was loved and Logan showed Scott how much he loved him back. Unspoken words of love passed between them as night slowly gave way to day...
Take my hand
You know I will
Trust me
You know I do
Let me be your eyes
You are
Let me be your shield
You always have been
Let me take your pain as my own
You already have
Let me protect you
You always do
Let me be your wings
Only with you I can fly
Let my love be your strength
It is
Come to me
I will
Let us be together
We are and always shall be
The End