Forum:Re-acquiring followers issues.

Okay, I'll try and make this story a short one. The first follower I got was Fawkes, at the vault, and then, as the main quest requires, he left me. I got him back at Raven Rock, because I had almost perfect karma. I saw my brother get Dogmeat, and he looked pretty cool, so I went and got him too. With them all still alive, I went to get Charon, and before I did, I played around too much, and Dogmeat died. I got Charon to follow me; still good karma. I was getting the incendiary pistol from the Chinese headquarters building in that church place (it's been a little while, and I don't feel like looking up the names), when Charon was tragically burned to death by a Mister Gutsy... I played around a bit, because we didn't have any addons yet, (this is on the 360, mind you), and I didn't want to finish the game just to have my last save being outside of the death chamber.

My brother's friend, Sean, got the GOTY edition and lent us the disk for an hour so we can keep playing. I finished the game by making Fawkes go in, seeing as he was my only companion at the time. After some awesome Ron Pearlmanness, and some reading up on the addons, I went to Virginia, to play around a bit in the swamps; Fawkes went to the Museum of History. It was hard as shit, since everything was leveled again, and I picked up my shit, and hauled ass back to Washington. After (in-game) days of searching for where Fawkes went, due in part to my damned ADD, I find him, and he gave me an odd dialog. "My friend, I would love to join you, but I fear that your traveling companion would not accept me. Return to me when you are alone, and I will join you.". I was good enough for him to follow me, so it was surprising that he objected at all. I thought he was talking about the Dogmeat Puppy, so I told him to leave, and Fawkes stood his ground... I don't know who he's talking about; I have no other followers.

Star Paladin Cross has a relativity close objection. Stating something about not being able to follow me when I'm traveling with anyone other than The Brotherhood. The aforementioned followers are the only followers I've ever had accompany me, and Charon is the only one to die... Does anyone have any help to offer? I'm severely confused.