Chapter 2
Rogue woke the next morning to darkness. There was no light from a window or lamp. She sat up in the bed and realized it wasn't her bed. This wasn't her room. So…where is she? The door opened and someone walked in and closed the door behind him. He turned on the overhead light and looked at her. It was Magneto. Rogue glared at him as she remembered what he did to her the last time.
"What do you want?" Rogue asked, her voice dripping with hatred.
"Relax, this time it will benefit you."
"What do you mean?"
"I have found a way to help you control your power."
"…"
"If you let me, I can train you to control your mutation so that you can touch."
"…how?"
"I will unlock your full power, and then train you."
"…what's the catch?"
"No catch. All you have to do is agree and work for me for a short time."
"I won't fight my friends!"
"That is quite alright. I wouldn't ask you to."
"….I…"
"Do we have a deal?"
Rogue thought carefully about his proposal. If he was telling the truth, she could touch anyone without hurting them. Then again, he could be lying. And if he was lying, what would she do? Could she fight back? Maybe she could let him help her, and then turn on him. She felt that if she agreed, she would be betraying her friends. But if Magneto was telling the truth and he could help her, this could benefit her and them. What should she do?
"Do we have a deal?"
"…yes."
"Excellent. We will start tomorrow. I will send some food for you. Get some rest, you will need it." With that, Magneto turned and left the room. Rogue couldn't help but wonder if she had done the right thing. Rogue stood up and looked around the room. It was kind of small, but somewhat nice. It had a full sized bed with dark red sheets. It was along the back wall diagonal from the door that Magneto used. There were two dark bookcases and a chest of drawers along that wall. There was a small closet in-between the door and the chest of drawers. To the left of the bed was a TV about 32 inches on a stand and a DVD player. There was another door close to the TV, which she found out was the bathroom. Nothing fancy, just a small sink, toilet, mirror, and shower. And there was a bed-side table with a lamp. On one of the bookcases, there were many different mangas. On the other were many animes. In the TV stand, there was a Play Station 2, an X-box, and several games. Rogue nearly had a geek-out moment. No one knew, but she was a huge fan of anime and manga, and she was a girl gamer. She looked through the mangas. There were a few that she had read, but most of them she hadn't yet. It was the same for the animes. She wasn't in the mood to read and she wanted to do something violent, so she decided to play a game.
"Let's see…Oh! Dark Alliance! I haven't played that in a while!" Rogue said happily. She put the game in and started playing. About an hour later, there was a knock at the door. "Come in!" The door opened and Victor walked in carrying a tray with some food and a drink on it. Victor said nothing, he just stared at her. "Uh...thanks…you can just give that to me." Victor handed her the tray and kept staring at her. "What? Why do you keep staring at me like that?" Rogue felt kind of…weird. She felt some kind of draw towards him…she couldn't explain it. She only felt weirder as he stared at her so intensely.
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(Victor's POV) "Why do you keep staring at me like that?" She asked. Truthfully, I don't know why. I just kept feeling that strange pull to her. Her scent was…odd. It was like something was trying to cover it up and only a hint came through. I just stared…trying to figure out what this was. Could she be…no, that's impossible…right?
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"Ya can leave now," Rogue said handing him the empty tray. He took the tray without a word and left the room. "That was weird…oh well, back to the game!" She sat back down and pressed continue. For the rest of the afternoon, she played games, read manga, and watched anime. Not a bad afternoon. Victor brought another tray for dinner. Once again, he said nothing and stared at her until she was done. Rogue had trouble sleeping that night. She worried about what would happen tomorrow. When she finally fell asleep, she dreamed about Victor. She tried talking to him, and he only stared. Then he moved over to her. He grabbed her shoulders and leaned down to her. And then she woke up. "…WHAT KINDA DREAM WAS THAT?!" Her door opened and Magneto walked in.
"Are you ready to start? You can eat after we are done," he said. Rogue nodded and got out of bed. She followed him out the door. She saw Victor right outside her door. Rogue blushed when she saw him, remembering her dream. She hurried after Magneto down the hall. They walked down the stairs, another hallway, more stairs, and then finally stopped in front of a door. Magneto opened it and walked inside. Rogue hesitantly followed him. She saw some kind of machine in the middle of the room. There was an open tube big enough for someone to lie in.
"Get in."
"What is that?"
"It will unlock your true power."
"…No…I don't trust ya."
Magneto just sighed and said, "Very well. Sabertooth, if you will."
Victor walked in the room and over to Rogue. He picked her up, but she fought back. She tried to touch him and he held her wrists in his left hand, while he picked her up around her waist and set her inside the tube. The tube closed and the machine started. Rogue felt a shock followed by an intense pain. She was in pain and she felt like she was going to be sick. She wanted out. She knew she shouldn't have trusted Magneto. He had hurt her once, and now he was doing it again. Rogue didn't know how long she had been in there. Time seemed to blur. Suddenly, the pain stopped and she felt a sense of cooling relaxation wash over her. It felt so good, especially compared to the pain right before. Unfortunately, it didn't last long. The machine stopped and the tube opened. She just lied there, motionless with her eyes closed. She heard someone walk over to her. The person suddenly stopped. She slowly opened her eyes to see Victor standing over her. He looked shocked and confused. She wanted to ask what was wrong, but she passed out.
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End of chapter 2! sorry for the little cliff hanger. I will update ASAP! please R&R! thanks!