Chapter 1

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A/N:

Hello everyone! This is my first fanfic so i hope it turns out okay, this story takes place after X-1, X-2, X-3, The wolverine, and XO:Wolverine. Anyway I'll keep the author's note short and sweet. I'll try to post a chapter every few weeks but i don't know how often. Anywho i have this story panned out so i won't give up on it but i only have the first five chapters written haha but I'll warn you i have at least three OC's in this story one is in this chapter, also this takes place after all canon's.

UPDATED: I am updating some of my first chapters, a guest reviewer pointed out some flaws in my story (which I am thankful for) and I re-read them and saw those flaws and I thought I'd tweak them.

Enjoy the story!

Metro north train station, one of Westchester's many train stations. So many different people come and go each and every day, on this day in particular a girl in her mid twenties with long brown hair and emerald-green eye's walked through the station. She wore a dark green sheer top with a matching cami underneath she wore black skinny jeans and black lace up combat boots, she wore black opera length gloves and a black hoodie. She every inch of skin covered and people gave her some questioning looks as to why someone would be wearing long sleeves and gloves in the middle of summer. But what they don't know is she's a mutant, someone with gifts that make them different from ordinary people her gift is to absorb people's thoughts, memories, if their a mutant their power. She goes by Rogue, no one but maybe a few, know her real name, she was one of the many mutants that took the cure when it was available and after a few months the cure started to wear off and her powers came back slowly and she started to distance herself from everyone else. But now she's going back to a place where there are people like her, a safe haven more or less: The Xavier Institute for higher learning. Rogue had been away so long that when she called she was scared they wouldn't allow her back or wouldn't remember her, but they welcomed her back with open arms That's why she's at the train station now.

Rogue looked around the station for a while before her eye's fell on someone she recognized immediately.

" Logan!" She said as she walked over to the man that was her friend and father like figure, he gave her a small smile as she hugged him he hugged her back and looked at her.

" Hey kid" he replied returning the small smile, he was a bit taller than she was he had black hair that stood up slightly and he looked like a person that you wouldn't want to mess with. He was a loner, like her, when she had first met him a few years ago but the more they talked the more they learned that they had a bit in common.

" Want me to take your bag for ya?" He asked holding his hand out to take it.

" Nah ah got it" she said with a shake of her head she began walking toward the exit with Logan. Their walk was silent, by the time they had reached Logan's truck Rogue began to wonder if she did the right thing by coming back.

" You alright?" He asked when they got into the truck and he started the engine, Rogue looked up at him and sighed while shrugging slightly.

" Just nervous" she mumbled as she looked down at her lap before looking out the window, they pulled out of the station parking lot and headed down the road toward Westchester, but what neither of them knew was someone on a motorcycle began to follow them at a good pace so neither of them would notice.

There was silence for a while, it wasn't tense just uncomfortable, finally Logan glanced at her.

" How've ya been?" He figured he'd start with an easy question to get some form of a conversation started.

" Okay, except for my powers coming back. You?" She asked with a small shrug she knew Logan had left the school before she had and she silently wondered why he had suddenly come back.

" Fine" he answered simply than he tried thinking of something that'd start a new conversation when Rogue spoke up.

" Do you think it was a good idea coming back?" She asked while looking at him, he looked at her before looking back at the road.

" Well, what're your instincts telling you?" He asked he, personally, thought it was good for her to come back but he knew that if her instincts told her otherwise than it would be best if she followed them.

" Ah dunno, ah think their saying it was a good idea but ah... Just don't know" she sighed tiredly and leaned her head against the head rest and watched the road she glanced at Logan briefly before smiling slightly.

" What?" He asked seeing her smile.

" Nothing just heard about what happened in Japan is all" she said than looked at him. " So the adamantium claws are really gone?" She was quite shocked when she had first heard about that.

" Yeah kid, they are" he said with a small and quiet sigh, remembering all that went down in Japan than he blinked and sent her a questioning look.

" How'd you know what happened there?"

Rogue blinked and tried to think of a quick cover story so she wouldn't have to tell him how she really knew.

" Umm... Well a ah, little birdy told me" she said with a nervous look in her eye, she knew Logan wouldn't buy it but she hoped with all hope he would.

" Bull crap" he said glancing over at her, he saw the nervousness in her eye's and wondered what would have her all of a sudden nervous.

Rogue cursed her luck, she tried to think of another good excuse but was saved when she saw the mansion. When Logan had parked the truck she quickly grabbed her bag and jumped out and walked quickly toward the front doors with Logan behind her, she opened the front door and walked inside she looked around and noticed nothing had changed whatsoever from how she remembered it. Yet it still managed to take her breath away, she saw a few kids walk past and figured there'd be a lot of new students since what had happened at Alcatraz.

" Well, well, well, look who finally came back" Rogue instantly recognized that voice and turned her head to the right and saw a woman with stark white shoulder length hair and a kind smile walk over she wore a blue short-sleeved shirt and dark jeans and brown boots. Storm gave her a hug, careful not to touch any exposing skin, and smiled after releasing her from the hug.

" You haven't changed one bit" Rogue said smiling at her teacher, Storm gave her a small nod and gave her a soft smile and nodded.

" Neither have you Rogue" Rogue looked at Logan as he grabbed her bag from her and headed toward the stairs with it.

" I'll put this in your room" he said, leaving no room for protest. Rogue blew a white strand of hair that fell in her face away and she looked at Storm.

" Is it true? That the professor's alive?" Rogue had actually heard that through the grape-vine Storm nodded.

" Yes he is, I'm sure he'll want to see you later before the end of the day and I assume you remember your way through the mansion" Storm said as Rogue nodded " Good, I'd give you a tour but I'm late for teaching a class so I'm sorry, and I hope we can have the chance to talk later?" Storm asked as she began to walk away from her, obviously she was very late Rogue guessed and just nodded.

" Yes ma'am, Ah'll see you later than" Storm just nodded as she began to hurry down the hallway, Rogue just shook her head and began to walk up the stairs and head toward her room than she remembered neither Storm nor Logan had told her where her room would be. She let out an exasperated sigh and walked back down the stairs and toward the entertainment room and saw a few people there some she recognized and some she didn't.

Rogue walked toward the couch and saw two people sitting there and she knew both of them, one was her best friend the other was her ex-boyfriend.

Bobby, aka Iceman, his powers are to control, create, and turn his body into ice. He looked up as he heard someone stop by the couch he gasped slightly as he saw who that person was he couldn't believe his eye's he nudged his girlfriend, Kitty, she looked at him and frowned before looking at what he was staring at and she was shocked.

" Rogue?" She asked standing up and looking at her best friend she didn't know if she should hug her or what and just stood there, all three of them, in an awkward silence.

" It's... Good to see you Rogue, welcome back" Bobby said giving her a small smile Rogue looked at him and smiled.

" It's good to see ya'll too" she nodded at Kitty before nodding to Bobby and the awkward silence crept back into the room, It seemed to last for hours before Rogue decided to break it.

" How've ya'll been?" She asked looking from Bobby to Kitty.

" Fine, yourself?" Kitty asked before Bobby could open his mouth to answer her. Kitty was unsure where she and Rogue stood when it came to their friendship, she decided she'd let Rogue make the call if they were friends or not.

" Ah'm fine" Rogue said looking at the floor awkwardly she wished someone, anyone, would save her from this uncomfortable situation.

" Is there someone called Rogue in here?" A voice asked as they poked their head in the entertainment room and looked around, Rogue waved at the boy and he walked into the room and gave her a shy smile he had short bright orange hair that was spiky and he had bright gold eye's and was paler than ice, He came and stood next to Rogue and he glanced at all three of them. He cleared his throat and nudged Rogue in the ribs, she glared slightly at him before he motioned his head toward the door.

" Let's go" he mumbled and started walking toward the door with Rogue following after him, she waved slightly at them and followed the boy out of the room. They walked up the stairs and went toward the rooms, she frowned at the boy when they stood in front of her old room.

" The professor wanted to give you your old room back so" he shrugged and she nodded, it finally dawned on Rogue that she didn't know the boy's name.

" Ah'm Rogue, as you already know, and you are?" She asked holding out her gloved hand and gave the boy a gentle smile.

" I'm Danny" He smiled back and shook her hand and than he suddenly blinked before shaking his head.

" So, what's your gift?" He asked Rogue sighed and she visibly slumped her shoulders, she really didn't want to explain her powers.

" Ah... Absorb people through skin contact. Ah absorb their psyches, memories, and their powers" she said than looked at him " What about you? What's your power?"

" Me? I can affect your mood and people can tell what mood I'm in because my hair changes colors" he said while moving a bright orange strand out of his face and he smiled at her.

Rogue nodded and walked into the room and she looked around, the bed was made and there was a tv in front of the bed. She saw a desk in a corner and she looked out the window and saw the fountain, she winced at the memories and turned away from it than she looked at Danny.

" Just like ah remember it" she mumbled as she sat on the window sill he leaned against the door frame and nodded.

" Mr. Logan told me to show you your room since he forgot to tell you where it was" She nodded and smiled.

" Thanks" she mumbled he stood up straight and said.

" I'll let you unpack" he turned to leave before he stopped and turned around " Oh, and dinner's at seven" he smiled one last time at her and closed the door behind him.

Rogue moved a strand of hair out of her face as she stood up, she noticed her duffel bag at the foot of the bed she grabbed it and placed it on the bed and started putting clothes away. But she never noticed someone in the woods was watching her and was biding his time.

Rogue went downstairs at seven and she ate dinner with the teachers and students, she felt like she was home with her family and it felt... Nice. Logan told her he was working on a new bike and had asked if she wanted to help and she agreed, the professor had told her how he was back and what all has happened while she was gone, Bobby and Kitty stayed strangely quiet. Rogue frowned, she remembered the two of them alway's talking Bobby would crack a joke or two Kitty would tell you the latest gossip or what clothes were in style. When everyone had gone to bed Rogue volunteered to do dishes, she had cleaned them for two and a half hours before she was on her way to go to bed she walked down the hallway and was almost at her room when she stopped mid stride and frowned. She felt someone following her and she stood completely still as the person stepped out of the shadows and smirked at her.

" It's good to see you... Chére"

Hmmm wonder who it is... Hope you enjoyed!