'Italics' =Rogues thoughts, 'Bold' = psyches thoughts "Normal" = speech

'Am Ah strong enough for this? Is getting rid of my powers the right thing to do?' Rogue or Marie as she hoped to be known as soon questioned herself and her reasons as she sat un-moving in the waiting room in the line for the cure that was going to change her life for better or for worse. 'Should Ah really be doing this? Am Ah changing my life for the right reasons?' Rogue wondered if getting the cure was really the answer to her problems. 'Am Ah strong enough to change my life like this?'

'Yes' she heard Logans psyche growl having pushed through the barriers she had put up between her and them.

'What are ya answering yes to' she asked despite the fact that she was technically talking to herself

'The bit about you being strong enough, you are strong enough to do anything stripes you just need to put your mind to it!' Rogue looked surprised at the sudden piece of non-loganish advice

'Ah was never strong enough to tell ya about that crush I had on you for a while'

'I most probably already know. Look kid if you want this thing then go for it! But if you do get this thing then it has to be because you want to not because of anyone else!'

'Ah do want this for me as if Ah get this Ah will be able to have a better chance of being with Bobby!'

'I'm sorry to tell you this stripes but that isn't doing it for yourself! That is doing it for Bobby!'

'Logan be serious ya know that it isn't just Bobby that Ah am doing this for.'

'Ok kid. Then tell me stripes why are you doing it for yourself and not for Bobby?'

'Ah want to do this for myself because Ah have just had to have an entire year without properly touching anyone. No holding hands without gloves on. No kissing sucking the life out of Bobby. Ah have to worry every second day of the day about whether or not every inch of ma skin covered. Nearly every second Ah am near someone Ah have to worry about whether a little bit of skin has come uncovered and is going to brush against someone. Ah don't remember what it's like to not put gloves on in the morning. My memories of how skin feels are fading and it is only a year. Ah really don't think that Ah can stand not having touch for much longer. People really don't understand how important it is until they lose it and Ah really wish that Ah was one of those people to take advantage touch...yet Ah know my life will never be the same and that Ah will always feel thankful every time Ah hold hands with someone or have a kiss! Now do ya understand why Ah want to get ma skin back?' I stopped speaking slightly embarrassed that I had just said all that stuff to a psyche and had just justified myself to a thing that really doesn't even exist.

'Yes' he said softly 'I understand and it's good to hear you finally speaking your mind even if it is inside your mind that you are speaking it'

"Anna Marie D'Ancanto would you like to follow me get your dose of the cure?" Ijumped as the nurses voice broke through my conversation. I stared through her my mind in a mess.

'Don't give up your birth right by going with her!' I heard Magnetos psyche say sounding disgusted.

'Go with your instincts stripes. They shouldn't lead you wrong' Logans psyche told me

"Anna Marie" she repeated "Do you want to come or would you rather not?"

"Ah'm coming. Sorry Ah'm just trying to come to terms with the fact that Ah can become human again"

"I understand dear! If you want you can have a few minutes to get your head together and someone else can go before you!"

"No Ah'm coming now" I replied getting up and ignoring the insults that Magneto was shouting at me in my head. 'Ah just hope this changes ma life for the better'