While the plane was spring through the air en route to Paris, Logan absent mindlessly swirled his drink in the glass. He had been avoiding looking at the Professor or Magneto, it was too weird. His demeanor hadn't changed in time, so when he didn't want to be bothered, he wasn't.

But then Erik asked how Charles could walk. And he didn't like the answer.

"You sacrificed your powers so you could walk?" He said disbelievingly.

"What do you know about. " Was Charles' bitter remark. Logan couldn't believe these two would become the most powerful men in the world.

"I've lost my fair share." Logan grimaced at that. They knew nothing of loss. They wouldn't know, not for a long time.

"Dry you eyes Erik, it doesn't justify what you've done."

"You've no idea what I've done."

"I know that you took the things that mean the most to me." Charles responded angrily.

"Well maybe you should have fought harder for them." Logan was no psychic, but he knew where this was going.

"If you want to fight Erik," oh fuck, "I will give you a fight." Logan almost got up, but was dismissed by Erik.

"Let him come." Now that sounded like Magneto.

"You abandoned me!" Charles screamed as he shoved at Erik. "You took her away, and you abandoned me!"

Suddenly, Logan wasn't thinking of the fight he was watching. He was in a time, many years ago and many years away, feeling what Charles felt. With a grimace, he remembered what if felt like, to be completely helpless as he lost someone he loved. He didn't pay attention to Erik and his list of names, but he did realize when the plan began to convulse in midair. Tuning back in to the fight, he pushed back disgust for how they threw blame at each other like children.

"You abandoned us all." Erik got out before Logan got to him.

"Knock it off!" He commanded, and pushed the Omega mutant back. For his part, Erik wasn't startled, but he let go his grip on the plane. Hank straightened out their flight path, and Logan glared down at Xavier and Erik.

"You bastards think you know loss? You don't know a damn thing. You don't know what it's like to live while everyone you ever cared for grew old and died. You don't know what it's like to kill a woman you loved to save the world. And you damn sure don't know what it's like to watch as everything you love is ripped away from you by a psycho machine, so I don't want to hear a damn word about loss, or abandon. I want you two assholes to fix it, so maybe the rest of us have a damn chance." Logan barked at them. Xavier and Erik exchanged taken aback glances from across the plane, but neither had a retort. Logan snarled one last time and turned to sit.

"And you made me spill my beer." He added angrily. But instead of refilling it immediately, he sat down and closed his eyes, pained by the memories that haunted him.

The silence may have lasted a moment, but it may have been an hour. Logan spent it hoping all other men would change topics and move on, but with his luck, he wasn't surprised it didn't. He also wasn't surprised the intuitive Professor X had fit some pieces together.

"You lost someone you loved, didn't you?"

"She wasn't lost, she was killed, and I know exactly where." Logan said gruffly, without opening his eyes. He wanted to leave it but knew Xavier's pestering wouldn't stop. He sighed heavily, then opened his eyes. They only found the empty glass in front of him.

"Her name was Rogue. That wasn't her real name, it was her mutant name. That's what they killed her for. She didn't commit a crime and the kid would never hurt anyone on purpose. They killed her just for existing." Logan growled out. His grip on the armrest had tightened so much it was a surprise it hadn't broken.

"I should have been able to save her. I should have gotten to her in time. I should have stopped those things before they got to her. But I was too late. She was dead before I could reach her. And if I'd only been-" he held up a hand to signify a tiny amount "faster, I could have saved her. But I wasn't. I've remembered that everyday for the last few years." He took another pause. "Screw saving humanity. Screw the world. I came back here to save her." He finished without ceremony. He grabbed the bottle to refill, his drink, sat back in his chair, and tried to push back the memories of the daughter he'd lost.

Again, silence followed, but this one heavy with the weight of Logan's confession. Eric and Charles looked at each other, trying to decide what to do. Finally, Erik spoke.

"We'll save her Logan. We'll save them all."

That was one thing, at least, on which they all agreed.

Logan sat in the Professor's office, listening intently as the Professor finished his tale.

"And that brings us here, to the present. Mutants are free to coexist peacefully among humans, and the only threat to X-Men face are from our fellow kind." Charles said.

"So Magneto's still out there?" Logan questioned. "He still has his Brotherhood and wants mutants to rule the world?"

"Yes well unfortunately, not everything changed for the better." Charles said remorsefully.

"Trust me Chuck, this is better." Logan replied, turning to watch out the window. Outside children played sports or studied with friends, just as they had before the Sentinels came. Just as they would forever, now that the Sentinels would never come. Without meaning to, Logan had begun running through the things that would be different in this new history.

"What troubles you Logan? I'd hoped you'd be pleased with the way things turned out."

"I am, trust me. It's just… some things I remember, never happened now."

"Indeed." He posed the word as an encouragement to continue.

"If mutants were never outcasts, Marie would have understood what was happening to her. She never would have fled her hometown."

"Marie.. oh you mean Rogue." Charles said. "I remember now, you talked about her on the plane to Paris back in '73."

"I did it. I saved her." Logan said quietly, his tone of fulfillment underlined with a hint of remorse. Charles sighed. He remained still for a moment, appearing lost in thought, before he came back to and began speaking.

"It's sad to say Logan, but unfortunately a better world doesn't mean a better life for everyone. As it happens, Rogue's powers activated unexpectedly, seriously injuring a boy friend of hers in the process. So terrified of herself, she ran away from her adoptive mother and home and found herself in a Canadian bar, where she witnessed a fight and followed a mutant onward."

Logan's eyes jerked up in surprise, meeting the Professor's steady gaze. "She still met me in that bar?"

"Indeed she did. And she was still targeted by Magneto and his brotherhood, leading you both into my care. And after Mystique led her into a trap, you still rescued her, and saved her life."

"So that part of history, it still happened the way I remember it?"

"Not exactly. The function of Magneto's machine and his intentions were different, but he still needed Rogue's unique powers. I suppose some things," The Professor gave a slight smile, a twinkle in his eyes, " are meant to be."

Logan took a moment to soak that all in. "So what you're saying is, she's here?"

A knock on the door startled him, but the Professor only smiled wider.

"Yes Logan, and she is quite alright. Come in Rogue." He called the last part out.

Logan turned in amazement as the heavy wooden door opened, Rogue's brunette and white head bobbing through.

"Oh hey Logan." She said casually, entering the room without noticing his stare. "You wanted to see me Professor?"

"Actually, it was Wolverine who needed to speak to you." The Professor said. Rogue swung her gaze back to Logan. This time she saw he was looking at her like she'd just come back to her dead. Logan tried to school his expression, but it was no use, because to him, she had.

"Logan… what's wrong?" she said suspiciously.

Instead of answering immediately Logan crossed the room to stand right in front of her, taking her in. Clothing covered every inch of skin, but she didn't back away in fear of contact.

"You're alive." He said.

"That's wrong?" Rogue said, laughing a bit. Even though she didn't understand Logan's state, she certainly wasn't aware just how serious he was.

"No. That's. . . that's the best thing in history." Logan said, and enveloped her in a hug. Rogue immediately froze, unused to such close physical proximity and such a display of affection from Logan.

"Logan, what's the matter with ya? Of course Ah'm alive." Rogue said as she tentatively hugged him back. Logan just squeezed her tighter, before letting go and looking her in the eye.

"Do I have a story for you kid. If," he turned to look at the Professor, "that's okay?"

"While I wouldn't recommend telling everybody what happened, I believe this case is an exception." Charles assured him. Rogue's hand reached to Logan's on her shoulder, getting his attention back.

"What kinda story?" she asked.

"The crazy kind. But first I need you to know something." Rogue nodded to show she was listening.

"You are the only family I've ever had. You're like a daughter to me. You mean the world to me, and I will do everything possible to keep you safe." Logan confessed to her. Even though her eyes showed she was still confused, Rogue broke out into a smile, eyes watering at the statement. Logan leaned down to press a quick kiss through her hair to her temple, and this time Rogue didn't resist the contact.

Logan gave her the same look he had years ago on the train, when he promised to take her back to Xavier's and look after her, the same look he gave her every time he came back from a search. "Now about that story."

Author's Note- HELLO EVERYBODY! Sorry I haven't updated in a (really) long time. Unfortunately, life happens. I hope you enjoyed my alternate scenes to Days of Future Past. A note on the last scene, in my version Logan never saw Rogue with Bobby in the fixed future, which is why he wasn't sure where she was. But guys, come on, wouldn't it have been adorable to see something like this, instead of that 'lets romanticize Jean. . . AGAIN' moment (though I don't mind having her and Scott back)(I just really hate Logan/Jean) I considered briefly putting in a moment to show Logan and Storm's relation, and what its like now, going off of the deleted scene from DOFP that showed Logan/Ororo was a thing. Ultimately I decided it's take away from the scene and take too much time. I hope you guys have enjoyed this addition to The Wolverine and his Kit. My next addition will probably be a 3rd installment in the scenes featuring Gambit. If everyone could be awesome and REVIEW, I'd love you forever. Stay cool y'all.