Disclaimer: I do not own any characters, songs, etc. in this story, just the idea.
A/N: This story takes place in between Stuff of Villains and Blind Alley. Also: I only write in Rogue's accent when she's angry, annoyed, or feeling strongly about something.
Chapter 1: The Beginning
Rogue sat in her bedroom, staring at a book she had bought a few days ago when Kitty dragged her off to the mall to buy new clothes for her date with Lance. She had used what little money she had to buy it. It was called, "Spells and Enchantments." Kitty had told her not to buy it, but Rogue bought it anyway. She was curious if any of them worked and doubted that they did, but what was the harm in trying?
One spell said that you could go inside any book. She looked through the small bookshelf they had in their room. One row was Kitty's, two were Rogue's. She looked at the books from her favorite series, called "The Warriors." It was becoming popular around the mansion, and she was ahead of everyone in the series. Rogue decided on "The Sight," because it was a good book and she knew anyone who read the series had read that book already.
Kitty walked in to the bedroom, it was 5:00 already.
"Dinner in twenty minutes, what are you doing?" she said.
Rogue responded, "I'm seeing if a spell from my book works."
Kitty stared at her for a minute, then demanded, "Which spell, and why do you need 'The Sight' to do the spell? That better not be my copy!"
Rogue sighed and stated simply, "It says you can go into any book, and 'The Sight' is mah favorite. It's mine, from my row."
Kitty blinked while her roommate read over the spell again.
"Need to go find a candle," Rogue said and raced out of the room.
She ran down the stairs, passing Rahne and Roberto as they played Frisbee.
"No playing Frisbee in the house!" Rogue shouted as she headed for the kitchen. Ororo was cooking tonight, and Rogue smelled something good.
"Storm, where are the candles?" Rogue asked.
The chef replied, "Second drawer from the left, three down."
Rogue checked, and sure enough, it was filled with candles. She grabbed a small one already in a holder and some matches.
"What do you need them for?", Storm asked.
The Goth held up the book. "Ah, I see," Storm said. Rogue had tried these things a few times during the year.
She closed the drawer and walked back upstairs, set it on her bedside table, then turned to Kitty. "Dinner time, Kit!" She nodded and they walked downstairs together. Xavier and Logan had already grabbed seats, and as they arrived Kurt bamfed in.
"Kurt!" Rogue exclaimed.
"Sorry," he said when he realized he teleported in front of them. They all grabbed seats as the rest of the mansion rushed in. The Professor was at the head, Logan, Kitty, Rogue, Kurt, Rahne, Bobby, Ray, and Roberto on one side, Scott, Jean, Sam, Beast, a seat saved for Ororo, Amara, Jamie, and Jubilee, on the other.
Storm walked over and set down corn, peas, turkey, ham, a plate of tossed salad, and an arrangement of other foods. Rogue grabbed some of everything, and Kitty only grabbed the veggies. Everyone was discussing their boring day at school, and it hurt Rogue's ears. She ate quietly, and finally they were finished. Kitty, Kurt, and Jamie got up. Kurt and Jamie quickly cleaned the table of their meal, and Kitty went to go grab the desserts. She set down cookies and cupcakes. Rogue grabbed one of each and took a bite of the cookie.
She spit it out. "Who made this?" she asked.
"I did." Kitty said with a glare. Rogue ate the cupcake and left. When Kitty wasn't looking, she snuck back in and threw out the cookie. She headed back upstairs, grabbed her two books, candle, and matches, then walked back downstairs into the living room. She sat on the floor, sat Indian style and put the book down in her lap. Various members of the Institute walked in and gathered around her, watching the hockey game. Kitty sat next to her, peering at the spell book. She lit the candle in front of her and looked at the words on the page. Logan walked in and sat in the only empty spot, on the other side of her. Bobby, Scott, Jean, and Kurt cheered when Bayville's team scored.
Rogue recited, "Lee, lach, jinach, arlich." The candle's flame turned a purple-green and Rogue put 'The Sight' over it. Suddenly, there was a bright flash and she blacked out.