The Uncanny X-Men #340, p.21

Thesecond to last page of thestory and a shocking turn of events- ICEMAN LEAVING THE X-MEN!?
Bobby Drake (ICEMAN), Ororo Monroe (STORM) and Remy LeBeau (GAMBIT) wait in the hospital room of William Drake
Bobby: I....
...I'm not coming back


Ororo: I understand. You should stay with your father tonight to make certain there are no complications. One of us will be back in the morning.


Bobby: No, Ororo. I mean, I'm not coming back to the X-Men. Not for a while, anyway.


Ororo: Are you sure about this?


Bobby:It's funny. Allthose times i spent racing from one battle to another...
... One crisis after another...
... The one challenge I never took the time to face was finding something in common with this man.
Right now, He and my mother need me as much as the X-Men ever have.

Signed by Joe Madureira over ICEMAN, Bobby Drake's shoulder