Author's note: indicates thought.

Chapter One

Rogue wandered aimlessly around the park. She was supposed to meet Ororo and Jean in half an hour, but until then, she had nothing to do. She sat down on a park bench; right by the fountain they were going to meet at. She was aware of a woman and a man sitting on a nearby bench, whispering to each other. She noticed nobody else around, and she shrugged of her cloak, and unwrapped her scarf. Marie heard a faint rustling sound. She turned to look, but seeing nothing, turned back around. She came face to face with a man, and felt a slight prick in her arm. She looked down, and saw he had injected something into her. Everything faded to black.
The man wrapped Rogue in her cloak, picked her up, and carried her away. The man and woman who had been sitting on the bench stood up, and walked with him to a van. They opened the doors, and the man unceremoniously dumped Marie in, and slammed the doors behind her.

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Ororo and Jean walked to the park where they were to meet Rogue. Not seeing her, they walked over to a bench and stopped suddenly. Ororo ran forward and kneeled down. Jean quickly followed. Ororo was holding Rogue's favorite scarf. "Jean, I think something has happened to Rogue. Scan the area and see if you can find any trace of her." Ororo ordered. Jean complied. "Storm? I…I can sense she was here, but now, there is no trace of her in the area." Storm looked at her. As one, they ran for the car, determined to make it to the mansion as soon as possible.

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Logan drove along the highway. It had been 2 weeks since he had left, and none of his leads had panned out. Granted, he had had only about three very vague leads, but every waking hour was haunted by visions of HER. Her, with her silky brown hair, brilliant white streak, soft lips…dammit, he was in love with her, and he was afraid to admit it to anyone. Logan? The professor. What the hell was he doing in his head? Yeah. Something's happened to Rogue. We need you to come back as soon as possible. Before he could ask exactly what had happened to Marie, the professor terminated the link. Logan pulled a u-turn in the middle of the highway, heading back to his Marie, praying that it was nothing to serious.

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a/n: so, what did you think? Short and vague, I know, but next chapter will (hopefully) be longer. Please review!! I really, really, REALLY need to hear your opinions!! Also, it would be really great if you could give me an idea for a title… J thanks!!!