Chapter1:
5 a.m.It was still dark when Rogue woke up from a nightmare.She didn't remember the dream very well, the only thing she really remembered was meeting herself in the dream, where she looked different from the usual.That kinda scared Rogue, giving her a really bad feeling.
Rogue went to the bathroom to wash her face and try to calm herself down a little.She was wondering why did the dream scare her so much, after all, that wasn't really a nightmare, just a dream of her meeting herself.Ok, that isn't something normal but it isn't so scary either.
Rogue reached for a towel and dried up her face.Then she looked up in the mirror and had a huge surprise.
Kitty, who was sleeping, suddenly woke up when she heard a scream coming from the bathroom.She got up and went there to see what was going on.
- Rogue, is that you? Are you like, okay? Open the door!
After a little time Rogue opened the door and then it was Kitty's turn to scream, twice louder than Rogue did.The two girls stared at each other in silence for a while, 'till Kitty finally spoke.
- Wow, it's like, looking in a mirror!
- No, it's not!Ah'm not looking in a darn mirror, Ah'm trapped in yar stupid body!
- Oh yeah? Well, I'm not like, happy to be you either.
- Ya're not me, ya're just in mah body.
- Well, I'm not happy about it either way.
- Whatever.
Passed the inicial shock and anger, Rogue and Kitty realized that argueein' wouldn't solve anything.If they wanted to know what had happened they'd have to calm down and think racionally.
- Ok so how...how do ya think tha' happened? Wah did we switch bodies?
- I don't know, but I think we better like, talk to the Professor.He'll probably know what to do.
So Rogue and Kitty went to Professor's room, where he took a look at both girls' minds.
- Uhn, this is odd.
Xavier said very conceirn - What is it Professor? Did you like, see something wrong?
- That's what is odd about it Kitty, I didn't see any alteration on neither of your minds.If any exterior factor had caused that it would have somehow altereded your minds during the process but apparently there's nothing wrong - Nothing wrong?!Ah'm trapped in her body!
Rogue said that completely pissed with Professor's calm in a situation like this.I mean, c'mon, the guy never panics!
- I know that Rogue.What I'm trying to say is that if it didn't alterate your minds it means that the switch was natural.
- Natural?! Ah'm not even in mah own body! Ah don't see anything "natural" about that!
- She's right Professor.I mean, how can two people switch bodies like, naturally?
- I haven't found that part out yet Kitty.Did anything unusual happened to you yesterday?
Both girls looked at each other trying to remember of anything wich could have caused that, but nothing came up.
- Alright.I will try to find out what happened.Now you two better go or you'll be late for school.
- Wha'?Forget it, Ah'm not going like that!
- What do you mean you're not going?Did you like forget you're in my body now?
- Ah wish Ah could forget that...that's exactly why ah'm not going.
- You're so going!You're me now and I can't like, miss class. Rogue was about to protest when professor said:
- Kitty is right.Until we find what caused this you'll have to act as normal as possible.No one outside the Institute can know about it.
- No problem!This is like so freaky that I won't even tell anyone inside the institute.Well, we gotta get ready for school now, right Rogue?
Rogue sighed, knowing that she would have to go one way or another.
- Whatevah.
So Kitty and Rogue went to their room, where Rogue opened her closet and reached for her habitual black top and skirt.She was about to dress'em when Kitty looked at her, shocked.
- What do you like, think you're doing?
- In case ya didn't noticed, ah'm gettin' dressed for school.
- Yeah but you can't go dressed like that.If you're supposed to be me you'll have to dress like me.
- No chance, ah'm not wearing any of yar stupid clothes!
- Hey, what's wrong with my clothes?
- Do ya actually want me to answer that?
- Just put this on, ok?
Kitty said handing her clothing to Rogue - Fine, but if Ah'm goin' to wear this ya'll have to wear my clothes too.
Rogue said challenging Kitty, thinking this way she would maybe change her mind, wich didn't happen.
- Alright, fine! Kitty said cheerfully, like if this was part of a game or something So they dressed each others clothing.At first they felt a little weird, but after a while it didn't sem so weird anymore.Kitty was actually thinking it fun, she was feeling like if she was in a non-black and white episode of "The twilight zone".But Rogue felt stupid everytime she looked in the mirror and saw Kitty's image instead of hers.
- Now remeber Rogue, the Professor said no one outside the Institute can know about it, so you'll have to act and talk and all that as if you were me.
- Ya mean ah'll have to use "like" in the middle of each sentence?
- What do you like, mean?
Kitty asked completely clueless.
- Nevermind.Don't forget you can't let anyone touch your skin...ah mean, mah skin...just don't touch anyone.
- I know, don't worry.
Saying that she turned around, put Rogue's dark make up on and then went downstairs to like have, I mean, to have breakfast.Hell, this is contagious!!!Anyway, she had breakfast and went to school.While that, Rogue was still in the room, looking at the mirror.She couldn't go to school dressed like that!!!Not that she was the kind of girl who really cares about image, looks and shallow things like that.In fact, she had always thought that this was the kind of worry that only girls like Kitty had.But it was already hard enough to be on Kitty's body all of sudden and having to dress like her wasn't making this better either.Rogue wasn't seeing any good thing about this switch...at least not yet.
After a little more time staring at the mirror, she realized that all she actually needed was a personal touch.So she untied the ponytale, put on her combat boots and looked in the mirror, satisfied with the result.
- Well, Ah guess it doesn't get any better than this.
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At school Rogue didn't actually had much trouble pretending to be Kitty, it was actually easier than she thought after all, Kitty was quite predictable.The only problem was that she was already getting tired of acting all happy, cheerful and talkative.That just wasn't her.
So at lunchtime Rogue decided to seat in a empty and isoleted table, this way she wouldn't have to pretend to be happy or anything like that, she could just be herself.
But when she was on her way to the table someone called her.Of course at first she ignored it (after all she wasn't used with being called Kitty) and kept walking, but after the third time she remember that everyone there was probably thinking that she was Kitty.So Rogue looked back and saw Lance smiling at her.
- Hi Kitty-kat.Mind if I join you for lunch?
- Whatevah.
Rogue said, completely forgetting that Kitty would never answer like that.
- I mean, sure Lance.
She said with false entusiasm, hoping this way she could fix her first sentence and also hoping that Lance wouldn't notice anything wrong. - Are you okay Kitty? - Sure, Ah'm just...I'm just having a bad day, I didn't have much sleep so I'm feeling a little weird, that's all.
- Tell me about it, you're even starting to sound like your weird friend.
At that point Rogue was feeling like slapping him or at least leaving the table without givin' any explaination, but than she remebered that would be suspicious, and the last thing she needed was someone finding out about the switch, specially someone from the Brotherhood.So she tried to talk to Lance the nicest way as possible.
- Well you know Lance, people with strong personality normaly have influence on others.
- If you say so.But I don't wanna talk about her, I wanna talk about you.
Lance was just about to take her hand, when Rogue noticed it and instictively pulled her hand back before he could touch her, once again forgetting that she was in Kitty's body now.
- Talk...about me?
- Yeah, you Kitty.I wanna know if you're free tomorrow night.We could go out or something.
- You mean, a date?
- Yeah.So, what do you say?
- Look Lance I.
Rogue was about to decline the invitation when Kitty, who'd heard everything, appeared out of nowhere and interupted their conversation.
- Kitty, can I like...i mean, can-Ah-talk-to-ya for a minute?In private.
She said, doing her best to sound like Rogue (which actually sounded like a kid in a school play trying to remeber the lines) although she didn't look much like Rogue anymore: she had washed the dark make-up off (A/N: i can't picture that after all, Rogue even sleeps w/ her make up on) and her hair was in a ponytale (A/N:I can't picture that either.
Rogue excused herself and left the table to talk to Kitty.
- Rogue, what are you doing?!You were just about to say no!Do you have any idea of what could have happened?
- Let me guess, he'd finally let me eat mah lunch in peace?
- No, he would like, think I'm not interested in him!
- So?
- So, he would probably never ask me out again!
- Ya're being dramatic, he wouldn't give up this easily.Ah mean, the guy has the biggest crush on you!
- You think so?
- Yeah, only someone stupid wouldn't notice that - But still, I can't like, say no.I mean, you can't.Beside, by tomorrow everything will probably be alright again, so there's nothing to worry about.
- Are ya sure?
- Of course I am.Now please, please, go back there and like, be me ok?
- Ok, I'll like, go!
Rogue said that pretending to be entusiasmed, just to mock Kitty.
- So, what did your friend want?
- Ahn, nothing important.At least not as important as what you're saying.
- Yeah so, about that...do you wanna go out on a date tomorrow nite?
- Yeah, ok.I gotta go now, we'll catch up later.
Rogue left the table and went to the other side of the cafeteria to talk to Kitty, who was anxious to know what Lance had said.When Rogue told her that the date was set Kitty got so happy that she opened a huge smiled and started jumping up and down.
- Will ya stop that? People are starting to suspect of ya!
- I'm sorry Rogue, it's just that I'm so happy !
- Well, at least someone here is.
Lance was still sitting on the table, feeling a little bit disappointed.Not that he wasn't happy, he really was, it's just that he thought Kitty would get a little more excited about the date.But instead, all she said was "yeah, ok".What kind of answer was that anyway?
- Uhn,acting weird Kitty-kat.Well, but that doesn't matter cause tomorrow night I'm gonna rock your world.
Lance said to himself, while watching Kitty and Rogue leaving the cafeteria
A/N:Don't you just love when Lance says "I'm gonna rock your world"?I know I do! ) So, what did you think?I garantee things are about to get interesting... plz review!!!