12 Movies and the Crew

Friday night arrived, and I was sitting outside the movies we were supposed to go to with Annas bracelet in my hand. I was not afraid of touching it again as I made sure that only those wearing it would have their electricity transmitted into it. I wore jeans with a black tight shirt and a leather jacket. I cannot feel the cold in New York, but it would seem weird to show up seemingly not affected.

As a car pulls up, I noticed the front window down and a guy with a scowl on his face. He looks at me and narrows his eyes, and I just smiled at him. He hops out along with what looks like Scott, Kurt, and Jean, along with Anna. He comes up to and offers a hand.

"Hey, bub. Names Logan. I hear Anna here has a thing for you." Logan said as we shook hands. Logan was a short, stocky man. He stood at 5'3" but looked like he could lift a car. He had mutton chops down the side of his face, a mean look in his eye. He tried the whole smash your hand with pure grip; little did he know. I gripped his hand as hard as he did mine, and he was a little surprised. I am now sitting at 6'2", almost a foot taller than him, and I am built just as large, if not larger than he is. I kept my whole compact build, but it can only compact so much. I have not tested my strength recently, but I would not be surprised if I could lift 2000 tons or more.

'I really need to get back to training,' I thought as he then said, "Nice grip you got there." as he narrowed his eyes again. I saw him sniff the air a bit. If I remember correctly, he was extremely talented in tracking.

'I wonder if I put off any scent he could grab onto.' I thought

"Hey, Andy, thanks for coming out with me. I hope my friends aren't bothering you," Anna says as she links her arm in mine. I see Scott, and he seems a bit disgruntled.

'Don't tell me Scott still has feelings for this girl. I thought she said she handled that issue; He should stick with Jean. She has enough baggage for him to be happy about life.' I thought

"No problem. I do not think there are any issues here. Right, Logan? As a matter of fact, I have a gift here for you, Anna. Perhaps, since Logan here seems to be your caretaker, he can help by seeing if it works." I said as I smile at the man and show the bracelet I had made. He narrowed his eyes at the thing and reached out for it.

"Easy there 'bub' this thing is delicate, and it goes on Anna anyway. It could be the answer to her inability to touch people. I just wanted to know whether you would allow her to touch you after activating it. I can put it on you first if you want to test and ensure no harm is involved. All it does is create a sort of force field on the wearer's skin." I said as I went to attach it to his arm. He readily agreed, knowing that he could heal from just about anything, and I was sure the metal in his body would not interfere with the effects as I made the damn thing with metal instruments. It snapped in place before a slight blue shimmer appeared and disappeared just as fast.

"I do not feel any different." He said as he looked down at the thing.

"Well, no shit. I did not make it for you. I made this for Anna so that she could touch people again." I say as I unclipped the bracelet and turned to Anna to see her tearing up and about to break down.

"Woah, Woah, easy there. It is just a simple gift. I had the brains to get it done and thought that the life you were living was not something you should have to go through. Being able to have human interaction should be a basic right. Jean over there would probably love holding your hand, considering how soft it is." I said the last part in a whisper only she could hear, but I am sure Logan caught it.

"I do not know what to say. If this works, you would be the best person on this planet. No one has ever tried and succeeded at doing this for me." She said she held out her arm, and I gently caressed her hand before she snapped the bracelet in place.

"Hey, we do not even know this guy, and we are just going to trust that what he says is the truth? You should not just put anything that could do god knows what on your body. What if it alters your brain or something?" everyone heard Scott say as he looked at Anna.

"I trust him. I know we only just met, but he was nothing but nice in the moments we had. There were times he could have harmed me but did not, and I will trust him this time as well." Anna said as the blue shield popped on and off. I am sure only Logan and I were able to see it. I then showed her how to turn it off and on and how to take it off entirely if she wanted someone to look at it. She hesitantly looked over to Logan, who seemed to have a smile on his face as he reached out his hand.

'That is right; these two are close, aren't they? I am fairly sure Logan treats Rogue like his actual family, and he is closer to her than the rest of the X-Men.' I could not help but notice.

"Go ahead, Anna. You know I will be able to heal from anything you do to me." Logan said as he reached towards her. She finally gripped his hand and almost immediately started crying while giving him a big hug. She then turned around at leaped at me, encasing me in one too, but I did not expect the kiss I got afterward. It was just a light one but made me smile all the same.

"Thanks for that, bub. You have no idea what you just did for her. To you, it might just seem like some little tech trinket thing, but to her, it probably feels like her life came back." Logan said as he patted my shoulder. We watched as Anna went around and hugged everyone and held on to Jean talking in low whispers.

'I am happy I seem to have made a difference for her. Even if we do not end up together, she at least deserves this much.' I thought

"How about a horror," Kurt says as everyone is smiling and happy for Anna. Scott seems to be the only one a little down before everything happening, but he perked up once he realized the gadget worked, and Anna can now touch people.

'He is probably thinking about trying to get with her again now that the issue of contact is fixed.' I thought, and it seemed his dreams were dashed when she came up to me and started thanking me profusely, and I got another one of her kisses on the cheek this time.

"Sure. Hey man, what did you say your name was?" Scott asked with a sneer to his tone.

"I didn't actually, but the name is Andy. A pleasure to meet ya." I say with a grin and take his outstretched hand. Scott stood at about six feet, had brown hair, looked athletic, and I could feel the jealousy rolling off of him.

'Again, with the strength test. I do not understand the meaning of all this.' I thought as I felt him squeeze, most likely as hard as he could. I squeeze back harder to the point his eyes widen, and then I let go. He then tried to play off, shaking his hand out. 'This is like some young master shit or something.'

"Let us go in and get our tickets and some snacks. Unless you all want to stand out in front all night?" I asked, and Everyone readily agreed. "Anna, you want anything?" I asked as I went up to the concessions stand. She currently held Jean's hand, and they were talking.

"Sure. Want to share popcorn? I would not mind a drink as well." She said and continued to talk to Jean. So, I let them be and left to get what I wanted.

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Jeans POV…

"I cannot feel anything from him. Nothing, it is like I see him standing there, but I cannot feel him standing there. Usually, I can get an accurate reading from everyone around me even if I close my eyes, but he does not exist. When you put that bracelet on as well, Anna, your mind grew hazier. I think that whatever tech that bracelet was made of, it has something to do with his power." Jean said to the 3 standing in front of her.

"He seems pretty laid back to me. I mean, I do not understand the whole 'he does not exist' thing because he is standing right in front of me, and I am quite sure I felt his hand when we shook." Kurt said while scratching the back of his head.

"She is not saying he is not here physically. Perhaps, he is some cyborg or something that someone cooked up and put in human emotions." Scott said, trying to sway everyone away from Andy.

"No metal man would have the warmth I feel when I touch him. It would probably be safe to assume Jean is right in that his ability is what is causing it." Anna snarled at Scott. "And do not think I do not notice what you are trying to do. I already shot you down multiple times. Yes, I can touch people now, but that does not mean my feelings for you have changed, Scott."

"Damn, I think she is a little heated there, mate," Kurt told Scott as Anna went over to the entrance of the movie with Andy.