Logan and Morph were entering the kitchen on the morning of December 24th when Gambit, who was already inside, shouted:
"Kiss!"
The two looked at each other, confused.
"And why was that?" Logan asked.
Gambit pointed upward, and when they looked up, they saw mistletoe hanging from the doorway above their heads.
When Morph realized why Gambit had shouted "kiss" they blushed.
"Who put that there?" Logan asked with a frown.
"It was Gambit. I put several around the house, so at some point, ma chérie will have to give me a kiss."
"You know mistletoe is poisonous, right?" Logan said, stepping away from the door. "Touching a bunch of mistletoe branches could mess you up, Gumbo."
Morph realized they were still standing under the mistletoe and quickly shifted into Rogue.
"If you want a kiss, sugar, you can always just ask for one."
"Don’t make fun of Gambit."
Morph shifted back into themself, and they sat down to wait for the others to have breakfast. After everyone had eaten and Scott made a comment about the mistletoe while Gambit played innocent, the team got up from the table.
Jubilee was leaving the kitchen alongside Logan when he stopped her under the doorway and kissed her forehead.
"And what was that for?" the girl asked.
Logan shrugged and pointed up, smiling. Morph saw the scene and thought that if they ended up under the mistletoe with Logan again, maybe they could get a kiss on the cheek. They blushed at the thought. Come on, Morph, don’t get your hopes up.
Later, when the two went to the Danger Room, they found another mistletoe hanging above the door. Logan didn’t seem to notice and just walked past it. Morph blushed, thinking about Logan kissing them.
They trained for a while, Morph shapeshifting into different people. They turned into Jean and started teasing Logan.
"I’m sure you wouldn’t hurt sweet Jean Grey" they said, imitating her voice.
But before they could see it coming, Logan tackled them to the ground. Morph shifted back into themself while Wolverine hovered over them, his hands on either side of their head.
"Jean Grey would’ve stopped that attack with her powers" Logan teased.
Morph let out a laugh and was about to respond with something witty when they noticed something green on the ceiling.
"Wait, what…?"
Logan stood up and looked up as well.
"Is that mistletoe? How did Gambit even get up there?"
"Well, not everyone is short" Morph joked while standing up.
"What did you just say?" Wolverine extended his claws with a grin and began chasing Morph.
When they finished training, Logan left first, apparently still not noticing the branch hanging over the door.
"Don’t you want to give me a kiss?" Morph teased from the other side, standing under the mistletoe.
"What?" Logan seemed confused by the comment, but then he noticed the plant hanging above Morph.
"Another one?" Logan sighed. "Gambit is out of his mind."
Wolverine started walking, and Morph quickly crossed the doorway to catch up with him.
The two X-Men hadn’t realized just how often they were Together until now. Throughout the day, they kept finding themselves beneath the little green branches, and every time, Morph thought, "Maybe this time…" But Logan never seemed to have any intention of kissing them, not even on the cheek.
They were talking in the living room when Morph noticed it.
Another mistletoe.
They already knew Logan wouldn’t do it, but maybe… could they? Hopefully, Logan wouldn’t mind. Morph quickly leaned in and gave Logan a kiss on the cheek.
Logan turned to look at them, surprised, and Morph’s cheeks flushed red.
"Gambit put another mistletoe" Morph said, pointing upward before quickly escaping.
Logan stood there, watching them go. He touched the spot where Morph’s lips had landed and felt his face heat up.
Later, as the sun was setting, Morph was heading to the kitchen to check on the Christmas dinner preparations when someone called them.
"Hey, bub!"
Morph turned to see Logan holding a pack of beers. He nodded his head toward the outdoors, and Morph walked over to him, smiling. They went outside and sat under one of the nearby trees.
"Do you think Remy managed to kiss Rogue with all those mistletoes he put up?" Logan asked, opening one of the beers and taking a sip.
"Well, if he did, I’m sure he’s passed out from excitement" Morph joked.
Logan looked up and started laughing loudly.
"I didn’t think that was such a good joke" Morph said.
"No, it’s not that" Logan said, calming down. He gestured upward.
Morph sighed.
"Don’t tell me—another mistletoe?"
"Yeah" Logan said, grinning.
"Do you think Gambit will take them all down by himself later?"
"No, Slim will probably handle it."
Morph looked at the mistletoe above them and then looked away.
"Do you want me to kiss you?" Logan asked.
"What!?" Morph looked at him, wide-eyed.
"You kissed me earlier."
"Oh, so you want revenge?" Morph teased, but their pink cheeks betrayed their nervousness.
"Yeah, to even the score" Logan smiled.
"If… if you want to" Morph said, trying to sound casual.
Logan leaned in and kissed Morph on the cheek, but after doing so, he didn’t pull away much. Morph slowly turned their head, and they ended up staring into each other’s eyes, just inches apart. They looked at each other for a few seconds before Logan’s gaze fell to Morph’s lips. He leaned in and kissed them softly.
Morph closed their eyes and leaned in closer. Logan pulled back for a moment before leaning in again, this time placing his hand gently on Morph’s neck.
"It was supposed to be just one…" Morph whispered.
"We stood under the mistletoe so many times today and didn’t kiss. So we should make up for it now."
Morph leaned in again, and their lips met once more. They stayed like that for a while, pulling away briefly only to kiss again. Morph was sure Logan kissed them far more times than there had been mistletoes.
"We should head back before someone comes looking for us" Morph said, their hand resting on Logan’s chest.
"I don’t want to stop kissing you" Logan said, and Morph’s heart raced.
"After dinner, you can kiss me as much as you want…"
"I’ll kiss you all night if you let me…" Logan kissed their cheek, and Morph let out a soft laugh.
"Would that be my Christmas present?" Morph teased, and Logan gave them another kiss on the lips before standing up.
Wolverine extended his hand, and when Morph took it, Logan pulled them into yet another kiss. Morph laughed into it, and then they both walked back to the mansion hand in hand.