Return of Storm (Earth-1992)

=Return of Storm (Earth-1992)=

Stormy Relationship
After about a couple years of a strong relationship between Ororo and T'Challa, Ororo started to notice their relationship slip. She found that his passion for her was starting to fade, and she started to question her marriage. She thought about if his proposal was just out of quick passion and not out of love, since it seemed like he asked very quickly after only having a relationship as teenagers. She also thought about if she only accepted because the high political status would help the situation for mutants, and maybe their love for each other was fading. Ororo also noticed that T'Challa was spending more time with his political duties instead of his duties as a husband. All of these things added up in Ororo's head, until she decided to confront her husband.

Confrontation
T'Challa arrived to their bedroom late at night as usual after a long day of being in his last meeting for the day. Ororo decided to stay up late that night so they could talk. She asked him about his day, and he responded that it was a normal day. He dressed for bed and then laid on the bed next to her and immediately headed to go to sleep. Storm's fear was coming to fruition. Storm raised her voice and said, "That is it! I can't believe you. You haven't showed me any signs of any affection in days, and we haven't spent the night together in two months!  Is all you care about anymore is your country! How about your wife?!  Am I not important to you anymore?!  Do you still even love me?!" Tears started to roll down her eyes as she stood up. Black Panther responded, "What are you talking about? I can't believe you're saying this.  How about we both talk tomorrow after a good nights rest." He then started heading back to sleep. Ororo then shouted, "That is all you can say! I thought you loved me, but I guess not important to you anymore.  All you care about now is your country." Black Panther then got up and responded, "Of course my country is important to me. I need to be the best leader for my country, so Wakanda is my top priority!" Ororo then stopped moving and stared into his eyes. Storm then said, "I've heard enough. I now know what is the most important thing to you, and if you can't care for your family as much as your country, then I don't want to be a part of it." She then grabbed her wedding ring off her finger and threw it to his feet. The air in the room started to move quickly and the wind then lifted Storm out through the window, over the balcony, and flew away into the night sky. As she flew away, T'Challa yelled, "Comeback," and then it started to rain.

Feeling at Home at Last
As the sun rose, the morning light hit Ororo's destination at last. She landed in front of the Xavier Institute, and walked inside. When she got in and closed the door, a familiar face walked down the hall in front of her. It was her old friend, Beast. Beast looks up from the book he is reading to see Ororo standing next to the door, and he says, "Well good morning Ororo. What a lovely surprise..." He then notices her damp night clothes and invites her to the study where he makes a fire and tells her he will be right back as he walks out of the room. While she is sitting and drying off she thinks about her argument with T'Challa the night before. She realizes that she still has feelings for him, but knows that they will never return to the relationship they once had. Storm then went on to think about how she was going to have to get an annulment and other complications, until she is interrupted by Charles Xavier. Xavier says, "Welcome back Ororo." He then sees a tear drop from her eye and asked what was wrong. Ororo then explained her situation to him. The conversation ended with Charles offering her a place to stay at the Institute, and she thanks him. Charles then takes her to her bedroom and says, "I think you should get some rest. You look very exhausted.  I will comeback and checkup on you later." Charles then closes the door. Storm then went to her bed and lied down to get some rest. As she closed her eyes she thought, "I am so glad to feel at home at last."