AN: Hey Ya! I had to get this down before I lost it to my stupid memory loss. The title kinda sucks, but hopefully the story will be better then the damn title. R&R please. ^_^

In the fog of her bathroom, Rogue looked herself over in the mirror.

She could see the difference two years had made. She had grown taller and more curvaceous. Her face had matured and she felt like she barely looked like what she did a year ago.

"20." She wiped the condensation off the mirror and stared harder.

She was going to turn twenty next week and she just couldn't help seeing how much she had changed. Since being here; since joining the X-Men she became a different person.

Her goth persona had dwindled over the years and her appearance had become softer and softer as she became more at home and comfortable with all those who lived in mutant manor.

She pulled her hair down from the sloppy bun sitting at the nape of her neck. It fell in long dark brown waves past her shoulders to the middle of her back. Yeah, she definitely changed A LOT.

She stepped into the shower when an overwhelming scent hit her. "What the f..."

"Rogue? You like in here?"

"Shower, Kit!"

Kitty walked into the bathroom, closed the toilet seat and sat down thinking for a moment. "You like know um..., Pitor, right?"

Rogue cocked an eyebrow at her best friends question. "Sure Kit, why?"

"Well, um you like.... um you totally um,... well..."

"Ya like em, right?"

"Oh my god, like how did you know?"

"Ya make it real obvious, ah don't think anybody doesn't know, well except for Pitor."

"You totally talk to him like so much more then I do, um..."

"Ya wanna know if e likes you, right?"

"Yeah."

"The funny thing is that ya both the most oblivious people ah know."

"What are you like saying?"

"Kit!" Rogue laughed and nearly slipped in the shower. "Ya notice he's way to overprotective of ya, an he blushes whenever ya get real close to em." Kitty sat thinking of what Rogue was saying. "He's always watching you..."

"So what do you think?"

"Ya didn't listen ta a thing ah've said, right?!"

"I did, but I um missed most of it."

Rogue thought to herself. No doubt thinking about Pete. "YES! He likes ya, he likes ya to much. He's real shy Kit, maybe you should ask em out?"

"ME?" Kitty's voice squeaked out her question.

"Yeah, you. Unless there's another Kathrine Pryde in my bathroom."

"Don't call me that."

Rogue peeked out of her shower curtain and seen Kitty pouting. "Coward!" Rogue yelled scaring Kitty.

"I am like so not a coward."

"Prove it then, ask em out today or I'll tell him bout ya big crush on em."

"You are so mean!"

Kitty was about to phase out of the door when Rogue yelled. "Ah'm doin it jus fer you Kit!" She pressed her head against the cold tile wall. "An of course the impending aneurysm." The scent came back and of course she checked herself to make sure it wasn't coming off of her.

Ten minutes later Rogue stepped out of the shower fresh and rejuvenated. She dressed herself in a black and gray long sleeved t-shirt and a pair of black yoga pants. She walked down the halls of the manor ready to take on the chaos that would probably be awaiting her.

"Did you let her on to anything?"

"Course not. I am totally good, plus Rogue is so oblivious about the party."

Rogue scowled at the surprise party they were going to throw her despite how much she objected to it.

"You sure Kitty? You know Storm, the Professor, Hank and Logan don't want you to blow the surprise this year."

"Yeah, I know like last year. She avoided us last time, but we'll totally get her this time."

I'm so sure Kit! What am I gonna do on my birthday this year? Rogue thought as she walked to the kitchen.

"Hi honey." Storm was making a late morning breakfast since it was Saturday. "Hungry?" Rogue made a face and shook her head. "French toast?"

"Yer evil ya know that?"

"I know." She went back to cooking for a moment or two. "Rogue?"

"Yeah?"

"I know you don't like to make a fuss about your birthday." Rogue thought. Great now they're asking my permission to throw one of these damn parties. "What would you like me to get you?"

She was stuck for a moment a bit surprised. "Nothin, don't waste yer money Storm."

"I want to, and it is not a waste of money buying someone you love a gift."

"Yeah, but..."

"But nothing. What would you like me to get? Tell me or I'll pick something out that you might not like."

Rogue smiled "Pick what you think Storm."

After she ate Rogue headed down to the danger room. There Logan, Hank and Forge were working on upgrades. "Hi there Rogue." Forge waved her over.

"What ya guys fixin?"

"Nothing just fixing the projector so the holograms look more lifelike. Nothing hard."

"Anythin ah can help with?"

"No, but thanks for the offer Rogue."

Rogue walked off to one of the many halls under construction. The near black dirt and the half placed metal walls were sort of comforting. No one would be here and no one would bother to look for her there.

She walked the dirt corridor and wandered around the new lower level wing that they were making. Little did she realize she traveled through the entire lower levels and was on the elevator heading back upstairs.

It felt like an out of body experience for Rogue, she seen what was happening, but had no control over what she was doing. She ended up in the music room, where the lights were off and all the instruments were in their places.

The fowl horrid smell from the bathroom overwhelmed her as she traveled further into the room. She saw something in the corner of her eye. Immediately she crouched into a defensive position. "Who the hell is in here?"

The darkness didn't answer her question. She seen another flash of color to her right, she turned and growled. "This ain't funny!"

"Oh come on!" The stranger's voice was as smooth as velvet. Rogue ran over to the light switch, but with a wave of his hand the light flicked on.

Good god, he's gorgeous!

His handsome face already held a small grin, but now it was even bigger. "Thank you."

"Huh?"

"The compliment."

"Ah didn't say anythin."

"Exactly."

Christ! Damn psychics! "Uh..."

"Sorry, I didn't mean to intrude. I'm just used to doing it, I didn't think anyone living here would mind."

"Well, ah do."

"I'll say it again, I'm sorry."

"Good, jus stay outta my head."

"Alright An...."

"Ya son of a...."

"Kid?"

"Logan?"

"Who ya talkin to Rogue?"

"Um... what's ya name?" She turned to find the rediculously good looking guy, but he was gone. "He was right there."

Logan tested the air. "No one's been in here but you for a while kid." She scanned the room with a bemused look on her face. "You okay, kid?"

It seemed like she didn't hear him so he was about to repeat himself, but she turned and smiled at him. "Fine."

AN: Thanks for reading you guys!!! I've already started on the next chapter, so please tell me what you think. It's not as boring as it's sounding, it'll get better. I PROMISE!!