A/N: ok so I had an idea for a ryro but it didn't go well with any songs and I wanted to make it long as in more than one chapter and that won't go with a song. So here it is. Hope you enjoy. I already have most of it planned out so I probably will update soon enough.

It has been three years since the events at Alcatraz. The "cure", they had learned, was not permanent which meant after only three months of Rogue being able to touch, she regained her mutation. The other mutants were happy about this though, everyone was mad about the whole "cure" thing. They believed there was nothing to be cured; there was nothing wrong with any of them. And if it were not for a mutant there would be no cure. Jimmy was his name and since they rescued him at Alcatraz they brought him back to the institute. The adults thought his mutation to disable mutant abilities thought it would be put to good use in the institute since some of the new recruits always used their powers around the school and with Jimmy around they would not be able to do that.

About the same time that they learned the cure was not permanent was also the time that they learned that Xavier was alive. Just his soul was transferred to another man's body. This man was born with no conscience mind although his organs were working properly so Xavier took it over and he became that man. He returned to the school and introduced himself as Charles…Charles that was it. When storm questioned his last name, he shook his head and didn't respond. After a few more questionings as to what his last name was Wolverine entered the picture taking the man by his collar, releasing his claws. "Look Bub, you tell us who the hell you are or I won't even hesitate to throw you…" then he paused. He noticed something in his eyes, a look that was only on one person, a look that belonged to… "Xavier?" Storm glanced at Logan like he was crazy, Xavier was dead and this man was a lot younger than the Charles Xavier they knew.

"Yes Logan It's me… now if you wouldn't mind putting me down." Logan practically dropped him in shock. He went on to explain the whole situation and that he is still a mutant, he is still the great telepath that they all knew him to be. How? He did not know but he didn't question. Storm hugged him practically in tears and then they announced to the whole school and they started cheering and laughing. They took down his grave stone, but did not destroy it…they knew eventually Xavier would die. But now that he was in a younger mans body well that wouldn't be happening anytime soon.

That was more than two years ago. Now Rogue was walking down the sidewalk headed into town with a little boy attached to her hand. Rogue was taking him out for ice-cream just as she promised the other day. "We almost there?" the little boy jumped up and down, he was getting impatient.

"Almost David it takes a little time to get there." Rogue explained.

"I want to get there now!" David complained.

"Well I am not like Mr. Wagner and teleport over there." Rogue laughed.

"Well then I wish he took me." David pouted crossing his arms.

Rogue shook her head and took the little boy in her arms, "how about if I run will that make you happy?" David nodded and grinned and Rogue took off in a run and in about two minutes they arrived at the ice cream store. "Ice cream!" David jumped out of Rogue's arms and ran into the shop. She sighed and followed in after him. She saw him at the counter all ready to tell the waitress what he wanted. She eventually came up beside him and read all the choices to him. Occasionally he would question on what the ice cream flavors were made of and make either pleased or grossed out noises. He finally ended up on getting just chocolate ice cream and Rogue got Vanilla. They had both those flavors back at the institute and she said that to him back at home but he refused and said he didn't want that. Kids, what will you do with them?

She sat down with him at a booth, since he complained he didn't like the chairs. Yet he sat on one everyday back at the institute. But she listened to him, not wanting him to have a temper tantrum in the middle of an Ice cream store. He plopped himself down on the cushioned bench and started eating his ice-cream right away. Rogue ate hers more slowly watching David eat his ice cream like a little boy would.

"Come on!" A young woman went running towards the ice cream shop, shouting towards the older boy behind her. He rolled his eyes and walked slowly, his arms crossed.

"You are such a big party pooper." The girl said waiting for him to catch up.

"You're 19 I am 21, we're not supposed to be at an ice cream shop." He shot at her.

"Oh phooey you are never too old for Ice cream." The girl grabbed his hand and pulled him into the ice cream store. He groaned when she finally stopped, "Ash, why did you bring me here when I could be at home?"

"And do what? Sit on your lazy ass all day! I think not. Now sit and tell me what you want."

When he didn't move the girl, named Ashley, pushed him into the booth, "sit and behave like a good little boy."

He glared at her, "just get me anything alright…I don't care as long as it shuts you up."

She huphed and turned on her heel onto the line. He rested his head on the table. 'What the hell am I doing here?' he asked himself. 'How did I allow Ashley to take me here?' He looked out the window and saw a bunch of kids coming in with their parents. He wasn't supposed to be here, they were, not him, them. He did not want to be here. At all.

David was about half way through his ice cream when he put down his spoon and looked up at Rogue. "I gotta go to the bathroom." He announced and Rogue laughed. Children will be so blunt about things like that. They are not embarrassed at all to say things like that. That's what she always loved about kids that they were so innocent.

"Do you want me to take you there?" she asked him and he shook his head. "No! I'm a big boy!"

"Yes you are."

David smiled and jumped out of the booth and ran towards the bathroom and Rogue laughed.

He picked up his head suddenly. That laugh, he could recognize that laugh anywhere. He scanned the small ice cream shop and saw her. In the corner, she was no longer laughing but she had a smile plastered on her face. He couldn't see if anyone was in the booth with her so he scooted over to the end of the booth and saw that no one was there…at the moment, there was a bowl of ice cream so whoever it was must have gone to the bathroom. Oh hell, what did he care who it was, he got up and looked over at Ashley who was still waiting patiently on the line which was moving pretty slow. He smirked and walked over to her booth but snuck up on her from behind, he put his hand on the top of the chair.

"Well, I must honestly say this is the last place I ever expected to meet up with you."

She stopped eating her ice cream and looked and froze in her spot. For a moment she thought she was imagining things but then she felt a presence behind her. She spun around in her seat and her eyes met the brown eyes of John Allerdyce. "John?" she questioned to make sure it was him. He smirked. "Yea."

"W…what are you doing here?" she stuttered still not believe her eyes. That John was in front of her, in an ice cream shop none the less.

He groaned and made a motion over to the line, "we have a new recruit…She dragged me over here. Honestly, Do you think I would be here of all places in my spare time?"

Rogue shook her head, "no…considering you're a pyromaniac and all."

He chuckled, "yes, one reason why I did not want to come."

"That's not like you John…to have someone drag you along wherever they wanted to." She said.

"Yea I know, but Mags is all 'take her out Pyro, she needs to do something.' And believe me is not one you want to argue with seeing he will always win. So Ashley dragged me over here."

Rogue smiled a bit and looked down at the table, here he was, and talking to her like leaving the x-men was no big deal. Or even like he never even left. She didn't want to tell him to go away, she wanted to see him more than anything in the world, especially since what happened with Bobby. David came running out of the bathroom and up to Rogue, Rogue saw him running towards her and she picked him up. "I did it all by myself Rogue!"

"Don't you usually do it by your self David?" she smiled at him forgetting that John was there. He shook his head, "no. Wolvie usually comes in with me. I never went to a public bathroom before without anybody!" she laughed. "Well good for you David. Now sit down and eat your ice cream." Rogue put him down and he slid into the booth and continued to eat his chocolate ice cream.

"Cute kid" John's voice reminded her that he was Infact still there. She turned to face him and smiled slightly.

Although he would never admit it, once he saw the kid his heart sank. The little boy, David, had blonde hair and blue eyes. Traits of none other than Bobby Drake. Figures he would take advantage of her after she took the cure. She's so loving and caring towards him; John always knew she would be a good mother someday. He just secretly wished it was for his children.

"Congratulations." He didn't want to say it but it was Rogue and he was glad that she is happy. But he didn't expect the confused look on her face. "on what?"

"David." He said like it was obvious.

Rogue looked at him like he had five heads and then she looked at David, and finally saw what John noticed. "John," she turned to face her old friend, "He's not mine."

John raised his eyebrow and looked back at the boy, he has blonde hair, blue eyes, loves to eat ice cream, and treat rogue like a mother.

"Do you think I would let my son call me by my name?" John looked back at Rogue who looked like she was about to crack up laughing. "he called me Rogue before if you were paying attention."

"Sorry, I was too busy thinking about how Bobby took advantage of you." John said sarcastically.

She narrowed her eyes, the smile disappearing from her face. "Took advantage of me?"

"Yea…you know because you were all "cured" and everything. He could touch you. He told me a couple times he wanted to do more than just hold your hand."

Rogue's jaw dropped and she jumped to her feet quietly as not to disturb David and his eating. "Is that what you think? That Bobby would just do that! That he would…that now that I'm cured he would try and seduce me. And if I didn't get the cure than he would just leave me for someone who he can touch and hold and kiss and…" she wasn't able to finish the sentence. During her whole mini speech she went from angry to sad and tears were now falling freely from her eyes. John looked at her in concern. "What did he do?" he asked. He knew it was something about Bobby, because as soon as she mentioned him she started crying. "He left me." She cried silently. "For my best friend." she wrapped her arms around herself and he just stood there staring at the ground. 'Damn you Drake, why did you cause her so much pain?'

"Well that's a surprise." 'Damnit!' he cursed himself, 'not a time to be cocky John!'

"What do you mean?" She asked through her tears.

"Well I thought you and iceman would have lived a happily ever after with no trouble because old Pyro is not there to cause any trouble." 'You're on a roll John.' He thought sarcastically.

She narrowed her eyes and wiped away her tears with her hand. "well shows how much you know."

"John." A voice said behind them, John turned around to see Ashley holding two bowls of ice cream. "Come on I've finally got it."

Rogue noticed she had a rich British accent, which means she must have come to America recently.

"I'm not hungry Ash."

"There you go party pooping again. I bought ice cream and you're going to eat it." She grabbed his hand and pulled him away from Rogue. Rogue sat down wiping her eyes and when she opened them saw David staring at her. "I'm fine David." David finished his ice cream but Rogue got hers wrapped up because she didn't want to be around this place any longer. She took David by the hand not even giving a glance toward John's way as they left the ice cream shop.

John watched as she left the shop and somehow knew that would be last time of seeing Rogue. And all he could do was be his sarcastic, cocky self. Ashley noticed something off about John seeing as he stared out the window but not in a grumpy way but he had a look of longing in his eyes. She figured he knew that girl that she saw before earlier in life. "John?" she questioned quietly, getting his attention. He looked at her and thought she was going to tell him to eat his ice cream again so he did anyway but he did so while staring at the table. "Are you alright?'

John nodded, and shook Rogue out his mind, a smirk plastered on his lips. "No, someone is forcing me to eat cold things when that someone knows that I hate the cold!"

She laughed, "Oh suck it up and take it like a man."

He growled at her and she laughed again, not knowing that deep inside John Allerdyce was suffering.