Fab Five
Thom and Kyan peered at the computer screen, while Carson drove, humming along to a tune that the rest of the queer eyes were sure that only he could hear.
"Ok, this guy, Logan Howlett, is 34. He's 5'8" and he's a security guard and a self defence teacher in New York," Thom read.
"Two jobs, he's a busy boy," Ted said from the backseat.
"He has a girlfriend, and awwww, she's so cute," Kyan cooed.
"Ooh, she is cute," Jai put in.
"Is that him?" Ted asked.
"I like the sideburns."
They all laughed as Carson pulled up outside the apartment.
"Ok, it's number 3A, so let's go, boys!"
They all hopped out and ran up the stairs, and knocked on Logan's door.
Logan
Logan growled softly to himself as he got off the couch, beer in one hand as the hockey game played on his tv.
Who the hell was interupting his day off?
"I swear to f*cking god, if someone ain't dead, there will be soon..."
He walked over to the door and opened it, scenting the air before he did so. Well, it wasn't Faith or Jubilee, more or less the only ones who knew where his apartment was. He blinked at the guys there in shock.
"What the...f*ck?"
Fab five
"Ooh, he's cuter in the flesh," Carson said, clapping.
"Hi, we're he fab five," Thom said as they pushed their way through.
"Oh I like this Spartan look."
"Yes, it's a minimlists dream," Jai cracked.
"Right, we're here to make you over, pumpkin," Carson explained.
"Someone sent an anonymouse letter, saying you needed out help."
Logan
Logan growled as he moved out of their way.
Ok, tv cameras. He couldn't kill anyone right now.
"I have three guesses for that. My foster daughter and two kids who just graduated from Xavier's. ANd I don't need help."
Fab five
"Oh my, when was the last time you shaved?" Kyan asked, peering at his face.
"Oh this couch has got to go," Thom said, looking at the old battered stained seat.
"Window!"
Carson skipped over and opened the screen door and they all threw the couch out.
Logan
"I shaved this morning."
Logan turned as he heard the crash.
"You just tossed my couch!"
He closed his eyes for a moment, then drained the beer in his hand.
"Oh god, I need another one of these badly..."
Fab five
"It was old, honey," Jai said, patting his shoulder.
"Not comfortable for your girlfriend."
Thom went exploring and laughed at the bed.
"Oh, that's so... we're getting a new bed."
Logan
"I am going to find out who sent that letter and gut them."
Logan moved into the kitchen and grabbed another beer.
"Oh my. Do you even eat?" Ted asked, looking past Logan into the fridge, which was filled with beer and not much else.
Logan shrugged as he opened the bottle.
"I eat out."
He put the cap in the bin and then drank from the bottle.
Fab five
"What about Faith? How does she put up with you?" Ted asked, looking taken aback about the fact he never cooked.
Thom continued his exploration, squealing his horror every few moments.
Kyan joined him in the bathroom and joined in the yelling, then came running out to Logan.
"Please tell me you don't wash your face with regular soap? Oh Logan!"
Logan
Logan just stared at him.
"God, you people are loud about the stupidest things."
He ran a hand through his hair, roughing it up even more.
Fab five
"Oh no!" Kyan squealed, looking horrified.
"Don't touch it, we'll get it washed and cut!"
Carson appeared from the wardrobe, holding old jeans and even older shirts.
"Oh my. Kyan, Thom, let's go shopping!"
The three of them ushed Logan into the car and drove into the city, where Carson took him first to the clothing store.
Logan
Logan just shook his head as he walked into the store after Carson.
"You are insane, bub."
Fab five
"Ooh, we're nicknaming!" Carson said, delighted.
"Ok, pumpkin, you have this sort of cowboy theme going on, and I'd like to keep that, just dress it up a little more. So let's start with jeans."
Carson handed him a pair of low riders, dark and dirty denim.
Meanwhile, Ted and Jai were cleaning out the apartment.
Logan
"No, I call all guys 'bub'. Like most dames are darlin'."
Logan took the jeans, and with an extreme supression of his temper, went and put them on, before coming back up.
Fab five
"Does the girlfriend know you call other women darlin'?"
Carson bent and adjusted the length of the pants.
Logan
"Ah, but she's *my* darlin'."
Logan looked down at Carson, before sighing and crossing his arms.
"How long is this gonna take?"
Fab five
"Oh that's sweet. Anyway, buck up, pumpkin, this is going to take as long as you make it by being unco-operative," Carson replied.
He stood.
"Ok, this jeans are nice on you, I think..."
He threaded a belt through the loops.
"Very cowboy... now, your old flannelette shirts? Have to go. Flannelette is so... wrong. So I think, these nice dressy shirts are better."
He handed Logan some long sleeved, plain coloured shirts.
Logan
"I'm from Canada. Flannel is warm," Logan corrected.
He flicked through the shirts, then handed one back firmly.
"Not purple."
Then he disappeared to put one of them on.
Carson
"It's lavender!" Carson called.
He watched as Logan came back and fixed the collar up for him.
"Ok, these are good, they suit you, and fit you rather nicely. I do like the singlets, they're very manly, very you. So now, I think we should try this..."
He handed Logan a black jacket.
Logan
Logan raised an eyebrow at him, before putting the jacket on. He shifted his shoulders in it, flexing an arm to test the material in how it would restrict him in a fight.
"Not bad."
Carson and Thom
"I picked this because it doesn't restrict movement, which I know is important to you, and it slims you down a little. So, now I'm going to hand you over to Thom, so get changed into your stuff."
Carson waited for Logan, then dropped him off at the furniture store with Thom.
Logan
Logan looked around, feeling very uncomfortable with the whole thing.
"Now, I've noticed that your apartment didn't have a lot of furniture in it..." Thom began.
"I don't like a lot of fuss," Logan said.
Thom
"I get that, simple is good for you. So come here."
Thom led him over to a longer wider cream couch and sat him down.
"See, this is good. What do you think?"
Logan
Logan nodded slightly as he sat down.
"Comfortable."
Thom
"See, your old couch, was just too small for two people to fit comfortably on, and really, it's not just about you, it's about Faith too."
Thom pulled some cushions out from behind him.
"And you can rearrange these, and you can both lie on here, and watch some tv... or whatever."
Logan
Logan's lips quirked up in a small smirk.
"We don't usually watch a lot of tv. It's usually more of the whatever...but Jubes likes to bags the couch when she comes over to do her homework."
Thom
Thom nodded.
"Ok, well come over here, and let me show you this bed..."
He showed him over to a large king bed, with iron frames which made it look like it would be good for handcuffs (unintentionally by Thom, he was clueless about Logan and Faith's sex life.)
Logan
Logan's smirk became slightly more pronounced.
"Faith will like this bed."
He reached over to one of the iron bars and tugged on it slightly. It didn't bend.
"Oh, she'll like it a lot..."
Fab five
Thom nodded, trying to ignore what he was implying.
"Ok, we're going to send you off to Kyan now, ok?"
He went to drop him off with Kyan.
"Hi darling," Kyan greeted, kissing his cheek.
"Let's get you groomed."
Carson was now back at the house, cleaning with Jai and Ted.
"Oh my!" he screeched, holding a bunch of handcuffs.
Logan
Logan shook his head slightly.
"My hair grows really fast...so I usually don't bother. Three o'clock shadow? Try 11 in the morning."
Jai clapped his hands over his mouth, looking wide eyed.
"Oh, that's bad. That's...bad."
Fab five
"Can we throw them out?" Carson squealed.
Kyan shook his head.
"Well, let's see what we can do."
He pushed Logan down into the chair and had it washed, then started to trim it.
Logan
Logan sat there, letting someone else take care of his hair for once. Felt...actually kind of good.
"What have you been using to cut it before? A belt knife?" the hairdresser asked.
"Well...yep."
The hairdresser looked horrified.
"He was scary. Let's not. Put them back!" Jai said vigourously.
"It could be work related," Ted said soothingly.
"Oh god, let it be work related," Jai said.
Fab five
"The girlfriend didn't look like she was into that," Ted replied.
Kyan watched and then pulled out some products.
"Ok, I'm giving you some mousse, just to syle your hair, and some cleanser and toner, and moisturiser. Now, you need to cleanse, shave, tone, moisturise."
Logan & Jubilee
Logan nodded, listening.
"Alright. I'll try that out."
Privately, he saw no reason not to go on as he had before.
Jubilee jumped up and down as the camera crew came to do an interview for her.
"Wow. This is so cool. Well, Logan's like my kinda foster dad, and he's heaps nice, but waaaay growly. And he's like prehistoric, with everything. I love 'im an' all, but he really needs the guys to give him a new wardrobe. He wears things until they fall to pieces. And it's always the same type of things, y'know? Faith's kinda more with it. Actually, way more. I may not like her, but I LOVE her dress sense."
Fab five
Meanwhile, the others were re-doing Logan's apartment.
Thom painted the walls cream, then ony wall brown, where they set the TV in front of it in a wall unit.
Candles were spread around and nice paintings and screens, a dining room table, and then the bed in the bedroom, where nice sheets were put on.
Logan was finally brought home.
Logan & Hank
Logan came back into the apartment and looked around. God, the paint smell was gonna give him a bad headache soon...
"Looks good. Looks...really good."
And stinks like chemicals.
Hank chuckled as he looked into the camera, image inducer on.
"I've worked with Logan for the past year, and he's worn more or less the same outfit everyday. T-shirt, flannelette shirt and jeans. I would agree that his clothes could stand to be a little more varied."
Fab five
Ted took Logan into the kitchen.
"Ok, you're not a huge cooker, we get that, so we've ordered in some Chinese for you and Faith tonight, and Thom picked up these gorgeous plates."
He showed Logan his dining set, before they rushed into the bedroom and lounged on the bed, waiting for Carson to dress Logan up.
Logan & Kurt
Logan rolled his eyes slightly as he took the jeans and shirt Carson handed to him and went into his bedroom to get changed. He came back out, walking his usual predatory stalk, head tilted to the side slightly to watch all the room.
"Oh, we're on? Ja, ok."
Kurt grinned at the camera, looking normal with blue black hair hanging over his pale skinned face.
"Vell, I am a student of Herr Logan's, and ve haf become sort of friends. He isn't really much of a friendly person, more like a big bear, ja? But he ist a good man, who I think loves Faith, even if neither of them say it. I've eaten with him before, and I can really say he likes meat and a lot of it. Faith doesn't mind, I think, but she'd be more likely to go for something...exotic?"
Fab five
"WHOOOOO!" they all cheered.
Jai jumped up.
"Ok, try gliding when you walk."
He demonstrated.
Logan
Logan gave him a 'you've got to be kidding me' look, rolled his eyes, then copied.
His walk was still more of a predator on the prowl, then a glide.
Fab five
"It'll have to do."
The others left the room and left Jai to talk to Logan.
"Ok sweetie, tonight, we wanna focus on Faith, ok? So, just make her feel special, touch her, but don't make it all about sex."
Logan
Logan crossed his arms, listening.
"Obviously, you haven't met Faith. She makes a handshake sexual."
Jai
"Oh my, how?"
Jai looked faintly interested.
Logan
Logan grinned slightly, exposing more then usually pointed canines.
"You know how some girls make licking a lollipop look like something else? Faith makes a handshake feel like something else. If she's interested."
Logan shrugged.
"I know who she's coming home with, so I find it funny when these guys eyes glaze over. Any of the really insistent ones, she can take care of. That's kinda how we meet. A violent job, then beers at a bar."
Jai
"Oh... so, she does the self defence thing too?" Jai asked.
"Well, I want you to just make her feel special. She's a cute girl."
Logan
"Her job is kinda her life," Logan said dryly.
"She's a wonderful woman. I'm lucky she even considered looking twice at me."
Jai
"Ok, that's sweet, does she know you feel that way? Have you showed her?"
Jai brushed his hair with his fingers.
"I want you to take her coat when she comes, and massage her shoulders, jsut spend time being close without having sex, ok?"
Logan
"I'm not a very talking kind of guy, usually."
Logan scratched the back of his neck, slightly embarassed.
"I do try, though."
Jai
"I get that, and it doesn't have to be about talking, it can be about little touches."
Jai touched the back of Logan's neck.
"Like that, and just sorta massage it."
Logan
"Alright."
Logan nodded.
"Anything else?"
Fab five
"No that's it."
The fab five all hugged Logan and then left.
"Good luck tonight!"
Logan
"Jesus H. f*cking Christ..." Logan murmured, looking around.
He ran his hands through his hair, smiling slightly.
"This is...nuts. Or as the Broody and Bitter one says, absobloodylutely barking."
He rubbed his hands together slightly, before going into his bedroom to look through the clothes Carson had left out. Where had the man put his belts? The new denim pants, blue top. The purple one was very firmly put to the back of the wardrobe with a faint grimace.
Faith
Faith went to take a shower after training all afternoon.
The fab five watched Logan, giggling and squealing.
"He's definitely sweet, just hides it," Jai observed.
"He seems little insecure about Faith though."
Logan
Logan answered the door when the catering people came, nodding slightly to the woman.
"Thanks, darlin'. Have a good one."
He smiled and she smiled back as he closed the door. He put the containers on the kitchen bench, sniffing appreciatively before going to take his shower.
Fab five
"He's cute, very cute," Carson said.
"I love his pecks. Is that what they are?"
Kyan laughed.
"Yes, that's what they are."
Logan
Logan got into the shower, turning it on cold and gasping for a moment before the faulty heating kicked in.
"I've got to threaten the caretaker again..." he mused to himself.
He rinsed his hair before getting out to shave. Looked at the cleaning products, and frowned slightly, before using the cleanser first.
Fab five
"He learnt!" Kyan exclaimed, clapping.
"Oh he's so adorable!" Carson cooed.
Ted laughed.
"I still love the sideburns."
Logan
Logan shook his head before he picked up his razor and started to shave carefully. No miracalously healing nicks on primetime tv.
"Dammit!"
His hand slipped near his hairline and he rubbed his thumb over the cut to remove the blood from the soap before he continued.
Fab five
"OH he cut himself," Jai tsked.
"Faith will kiss it better," Thom said.
"Ooh. Handcuffs!"
Logan
Logan finished shaving, then put the moisturiser on. He towel dried his hair roughly before brushing it into tameness.
Fab five
"He scrubs up nicely," Jai said, nodding.
"He forgot to tone, but you know what, I don't think his skin even needs it," Kyan observed.
Logan
Right, clothes.
Logan walked out and grabbed his jeans before putting them on.
"Oh my. No underwear?" Ted said in slight shock.
Fab five
Carson was holding his hands in front of his face, but peeking through his fingers.
"I'm not complaining, honey!"
Logan
Logan grabbed his shirt and shrugged it on before buttoning it up to the second highest button.
"God, I hope she appreciates this..." Logan sighed to himself.
"Oh, she will, honey, she will," Jai assured him.
Logan sat down to put some socks on, then pull his black boots on.
Fab five
"Oh, she'll be here in a minute," Ted said, looking nervous for Logan.
"She's gonna love it," Kyan said.
Logan
Logan grabbed one of his belts and put it on, large silver maple leaf on the belt buckle before he went to put the food on plates. He found the new plates they'd bought and shrugged slightly before serving the food out neatly and going to put it on the table. A flick of his lighter, and the candles were lit.
Faith
Faith arrived at Logan's and hopped out of the cab, dressed in tight boot cut jeans, black high boots, and a black shirt that fell off one shoulder. Her long brown hair was falling it's natural ringlets down her back.
"Oh she's so gorgeous!" Jai exclaimed.
She walked up the stairs and knocked on the door.
Logan
"Oh...f*ck."
Logan wiped suddenly sweaty palms down his legs, then went to answer the door.
"Hey, darlin'."
He leant in to kiss her.
Faith
Faith reached up and kissed him back.
"Awww that's so cute," Carson said.
"Hey," Faith replied, brushing some hair from her eyes.
"You look good."
Logan
"Some people showed up. Since they had a camera crew, I didn't kill 'em."
Logan took her hand and squeezed it gently.
"He's kidding, right?" Jai said nervously.
Faith
"Oh was it the fab five? I love those guys," Faith said, walking in.
"You can't kill them, they're so cute."
"Awwwwwww," the fab five trilled in unison.
"I like her."
Faith looked around.
"Ok, I like this."
Logan
"It's kinda nice, yeah."
Logan slid her jacket off her shoulders, kissing her neck softly.
"They said it was an anonymous letter. Who do you peg? Jubes, Bobby or Tav?"
Faith
"All three? Well, Bobby and Tav are still MIA, so I'm tipping it was those two. Plus they're leaving soon."
Faith leant up and kissed him again.
"No, I like it, this is nice. And you look hot. Well, you looked hot before too, but you know."
Logan
"I'm not allowed to kill them, am I?" Logan sighed.
"Thanks, darlin'. You're looking good tonight."
He put his arms around her waist, holding her against him before kissing her again.
"Wait till you see the bed."
Faith
"No, you kill them, I'll cry. They're awesome."
Faith grinned.
"Thanks. And I'm suddenly intrigued. Show me the bed."
"Ok, he wasn't kidding, she can make anything sexual," Jai said, looking shocked as he watched her hand rest on his ass.
Logan
Logan chuckled and pulled her into the bedroom.
"See? Strong...frame."
He rested two hands on her hips, grinning.
"They cleaned out my room. Really wondering what they thought about the handcuffs."
Faith
"That... they were in case a prowler came in and you had to lock them up?"
Faith laughed and turned and kissed him.
"Which is exactly what they're for."
"Oh my, oh my!" Carson squealed.
Logan
"You breaking in again, darlin'?" Logan chuckled.
"Little bit of kink never hurt nobody."
Jai clapped his hands over his mouth, looking shocked.
"Work related, I don't think so."
"Hungry?" Logan asked Faith.
Faith
"Yeah. I was training all today," Faith said, grinning.
"She's very cute, I really like them together," Kyan said, still looking disturbed about the handcuffs.
Logan
"They sent dinner over, and it's on the table. So, let's eat it before it goes cold," Logan suggested, taking her hand again.
Faith
Faith nodded and did to Logan's hand what he said she could do in a handshake as they went to sit down.
"I can't believe you have more than one bit of furniture now."
Logan
"Kind of a shock, I know."
Logan grinned at her, before picking up his chopsticks.
"The couch is comfy. And large."
Faith
"That'll be useful," Faith said, smiling.
She lifted her chopsticks up.
"You know, for when you're entertaining."
Logan
"The only people who come here are Jubes, and you," Logan said, before eating some of the chinese.
He cleared his mouth before speaking again.
"But yeah. Entertaining."
He smiled at her.
Jai squeaked.
Faith
Faith lifted her foot and rubbed it against the inside of his leg, eating innocently.
"I tried to make it so it wouldn't be about sex!" Jai protested.
Logan
Logan shifted slightly, growling softly.
"Darlin', cameras."
"Oh, now you think about it," Ted said.
Faith
Faith laughed and took a sip of wine.
"I forced wine upon him tonight," Ted said.
"He was such a beer person."
Logan
Logan smiled and sipped some of his.
"Not bad, for wine."
"Yes, he's a little rough around the edges, isn't he?" Kyan said.
Faith
They finished dinner shortly.
"But I think she likes that about him," Thom said.
"Because she's very easy going and laid back."
Logan
Logan picked up the plates and moved out to the kitchen.
"Want to grab the glasses, darlin'?"
"Ooh, he's washing up," Jai cooed.
Faith
Faith took the glasses and followed him into the kitchen, leaning against the bench, top falling a little more off her shoulder.
"Ask her about her day," Jai advised.
Logan
Logan leant in and nipped at her neck, before starting to wash up.
"Well, my day was a mad house. How about yours?"
Faith
Faith went to dry up on the other side.
"Same old, same old. Gunn came round, we sparred. He's not bad, for a guy."
"Ooh, she's feisty!" Kyan exclaimed.
Logan
"Mm."
Logan glanced at her.
"Have fun kicking his ass?"
Faith
"As always. Missed kicking yours though," Faith said, pouting slightly.
"She's so tiny, how does she fight anyone?" Carson asked.
Logan
"We'll train together soon," Logan promised.
"And I need to teach Jubes some more moves. Hmm."
He raised an eyebrow at her.
"How is Brand treating my little girl?"
Faith
"Behaving perfectly, as always," Faith retorted.
They finished the washing and drying, then went to the living room.
Logan
"I don't believe ya."
Logan smacked her on the ass lightly.
"He just...whoa!"
Jai sat back in his chair, hands over his mouth again.
Logan sat down on the couch and tugged her down into his lap.
"Besides that, are you alright?"
Faith
"Five by five," Faith said, kissing his nose.
"So, how did you manage not to kill the fab five?"
Logan
"It was...difficult."
Logan smiled at her, running his fingers through her hair.
"But they were alive and in one piece when they left."
Faith
"Ah, excellent, because their show is on tomorrow night. And I intend to make you watch it."
Faith wriggled down so her head was in his lap, and she let her shoes fall to the ground.
"This is comfy. Thom does excellent work."
"Thank you, my dear," Thom said, bowing.
Logan
Logan leant down and kissed her forehead softly, fingers still running through her hair.
"They're too loud."
"We are not!" Jai objected.
"Are we?"
Faith
"But they're cute," Faith said.
"Can I keep them? At least Carson, he's so adorable. And Kyan. And Jai. And Ted. And Thom. Can I keep them all?"
"Awwwww!"
Logan
"Oh, god no."
Logan rolled his eyes.
"Besides they have other men to freak out. I'll buy ya a puppy."
Faith
"Ooh a puppy!"
Faith sat up and kissed him slowly.
"Cool."
"She's so bouncy!" Carson said, bouncing.
Logan
"What type of puppy?" Logan asked.
"Doberman?"
"Whoa, go straight for the vicious one," Ted said.
Faith
"Nah, when I was a kid, I always wanted a sausage dog," Faith mused.
She shrugged.
"Don't know why, always thought they were cool. Oh hey, by the way, that wrestling thing is on tonight. Your pansy John Cena against my ever so wonderful Scottie too Hottie."
"Ok, every man in America wants to marry her now," Jai commented.
Logan
"Bet ya ten bucks he won't," Logan said.
He kissed the back of her neck.
"Feel like dessert?"
Faith
"Oh my Scottie won't let me down," Faith said.
"Yeah, sure."
Logan
"You'll have to get up then."
Logan rubbed his hands along her shoulders.
Faith
Faith turned and kissed him softly, then hopped up.
"You look really good. Do you like it?"
Logan
"It's different," Logan hedged.
"But if you think it looks good, I'll keep it."
He went into the kitchen and got out the dessert Ted had left, also pouring out the wine that would accompay it.
Faith
"I don't mind either way," Faith said.
"I mean, you know me, no muss, no fuss, right? So if you don't want to keep it, then don't, coz I'm always gonna be here*, until you get sick of me, that is."
Logan
"Never gonna happen, love," Logan assured her before coming out of the kitchen.
"I told them you liked chocolate..."
Faith
"Did you tell them where?" Faith grinned.
Jai blushed.
"Oh my!"
Logan
"No. But I think ya just did."
Logan put some of the chocolate mousse on a spoon, then tapped it against her lips.
"Open up, darlin'."
Faith
Faith opened her mouth and sucked the spoon coyly, looking suggestive and sweet at the same time.
"She's very cute," Carson said again.
"And they suit each other well," Jai squeaked out.
Logan
"Taste good?" Logan almost purred.
He put some more of the mousse on the spoon, before bringing it back to her mouth.
Faith
Faith licked at the spoon, and then ate the mousse, before swallowing and leaning over to kiss him.
"Mmmmhmmmm."
Logan
Logan kissed her deeply, dropping the spoon thankfully in the bowl as his hands came up to cup her face.
"Whoa, I think this is getting to the point where we should stop watching," Thom said.
Faith
The screen closed and the camera people retreated from the house.
"I say it was a success!" Carson said.
Faith moved the bowl onto the table and straddled his lap.
Logan
Logan kissed her, hands sliding up his top.
"A success, definetely," Thom agreed.
"Here's to us. And to Faith and Logan!"
Faith
Faith slid her hand down his pants and licked at his neck.
"I see they didn't force you to wear underwear. Good."
The fab five clinked.
Logan
"They might have said something. I ignored it."
Logan nipped at her neck.
Faith
Faith grinned.
"So... handcuffs?"
Logan
"Handcuffs," Logan agreed.