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Just as their contest was about to begin, Kitty came bursting into the kitchen. At first, she was taken back by the sight of the two shirtless boys. Each built in their own ways, she felt her cheeks begin to heat. Then she remembered her purpose for being there.

"Rogue!" Her eyes locked onto Bobby's face. "She is in the north hall, coughing up blood! Lots of it!"

Bobby's eyes bulged at the news. Furiously, he began fighting his shirt back. Then followed Kitty out into the hall.

John's mind flew back to the last time he had seen Rogue. Flustered and embarrassed as she bolted out of his sight.

"What the hell happened?!" He heard Bobby yell from the hall.

He wasn't worried. No. Defiantly not that. Just to solve his curiosity he wanted to know though. So he followed behind Kitty and Bobby.

Sure enough, when he rounded the corner, there was Rogue. On her hands and knees, coughing in fits, with a puddle of blood under her.

"Rogue!" Bobby lifted her bridal style and carried her over to a padded bench against the wall.

"It hurts! So bad!" She coughed some more blood up and clutched the front of her rope. "Bobby, it hurts!"

"I'm sorry. What got you so hyped up?" He asked, petting her hair tenderly.

She was about to answer when she saw him. Just over Bobby's shoulder, barely inched around the corner. Staring at her like she was disease. Staring at her with curiosity brewing in his mind.

"I saw a sp-ider." She lied. She wasn't afraid of spiders, but it was the first thing that came to her mind. Besides, it wasn't John's fault (except him parading around shirtless and him being that good-looking that any girl's heart would race).

Bobby turned his head to follow her gaze.

"Get the hell out of here! You're useless ass isn't needed!" He barked at John. And with a flipped bird to Bobby, he did leave.

His mind reeled as she wondered back up the hallway. Why would Rogue lie to Ice-prick? John knew for a fact that Rogue was not afraid of spiders. They were the only bug she didn't fear. He knew this because, many time before she and Bobby hooked up, she has graced him with all her knowledge on spiders.

What was with her coughing fit anyway? Surely not because he had--well--seen her.

Abruptly, he shook the thoughts of the ex-mutant from his mind. He didn't care if she choked on her blood. After all, she deserved it. She had given up her gift. It would only serve her right to choke on her human blood.

Then noticed a slight rumble on the ground. He looked down at his feet, yeah, there was a defiantly a quake. And it was getting worse. Was this ware even capable of getting earthquakes? Soon a loud slamming sound entered his ears. He turned his head up again to see the source, but was slammed into the wall with a gruff, "Move it, John."

It was Logan. He was storming down the hall towards the scene that John had just been shooed from. Of course, the mighty Wolverine would come rushing to her aid. The whole damn school would come running at the drop of hat for the little human.

Pathetic.

"Am I the only one who is disgusted by her?!" He asked himself aloud.

"You asshole!" Someone had heard him and…they sounded pissed.

"What?!" He questioned, raising a quizzical brow at Kitty, who stood behind him fuming.

"You have no right to judge her! You don't know what she has been through this past year! How sick she has been, the hell she has gone through! The cure, the constant illnesses, not to mention the miscarriage! You don't know anything about her!" Kitty boomed at him, flailing her arms about.

"Miscarriage? You mean…they seriously did it? Ha!" John laughed.

He continued to laugh until he felt a stinging pain across his cheek. Kitty had slapped him, with all the anger and force as she could muster. It had made her so mad that he could just speak about Bobby and Rogue like that.

"Don't you dare, ever, EVER mention it to her. It almost killed her when it happened." Kitty wrinkled her nose at him.

"What, is this about? This whole 'protect Rogue' thing? Is it to make up for sleeping with Bobby this entire time?" Kitty gasped and took a step back at his statement. "Don't look surprised. Don't bother denying it. It would just be a waste of breath. Next time you feel the urge to leave him for me, don't. I'm tired of scrubbing his smell out of my sheets."

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Oh God. He knows. He knows everything by now. For this point on, he would never let her live it. Not a day would pass that he wouldn't mock her for her choice. And ridicule her for all the pain she was suffering through. He was never going to let her forget.

The thoughts of the near future brought stinging tears to her eyes.

"Just take it easy and rest for a few days." Storm smiled and petted a few stray hairs from Rogue's pale face.

"Thank you--ugh--Storm. Ms. Storm?" Rogue stammered.

"Just Storm, Honey. We're family. Now what can I do for you?" Storm's smile lifted Rogue's spirit's a bit.

"Could you-just-keep Logan and th-em out for a bit? I just-"

"Its okay. I understand. And Logan will do anything to make you comfortable." It was true. Logan had become her father. Her shield. Her support. They came first to each, it was a well known fact. "Yeah. I'll keep the big bad Wolf out and the birds at bay." Storm rose from the bed and crossed the room in a matter of seconds.

In the few seconds that the door was opened, Rogue saw Logan. Outside pacing back and forth worriedly. He made a lunge for the door, but Storm closed it before he got there.

Laughter bubbled in Rogue as she listened to him bicker with Storm about coming in.

"Like, Hell I cant go in!" She heard Logan growl.

That was the last thing she heard. She didn't know when she drifted off to sleep. Not how long she had been asleep. All she knew, was when she woke up it was late. She lazily gazed over at her clock…3:45 a.m..

With effort, she got up from her bed and shuffled over to her window that over looked the back grounds of the school and the woods as well. The night was so clear and lovely.

Folding one leg underneath her and she eased onto the seal. She stole the pillow that had been resting against the opposite side of the window.

When she lifted the pillow, something gleamed in the moonlight, catching her eye.

Suddenly she gasped and lifted the small item in her hand. Stroking it carefully with her finger. She had forgotten that she had it! She had stole it from Bobby not even a month before. A slow smile slid over her lips. This little object had caused so much turmoil, yet held so many precious memories. Still, there was someone who needed it to be whole. Someone who just wasn't the same person without it.

The corner of her eye caught a glint of yellow and orange in the front of the woods. Slowly, she slid off the window seal and across her room. Still clutching the small item in her hand. The only noise she made the entire way out of the school, was the small creaking from her room door. Her bare feet lead her through the dewy night grass, drawing her closer to the weird light.

Then suddenly, she was standing at the mouth of the woods, just pitch black in front of her. Had she imagined the whole thing?

Her heart began to hammer heavily.

Then the branches above her shifted, causing her to jump.

"What're you doing out here, human princess? Feeling better?" John was there. Hanging upside down, by his knees, from a tree branch in front of her.

She screamed for second, dropping her stolen item, and fell backwards onto her butt.

John maneuvered down from the branch with ease and laughed at her, "No sexy underwear tonight?"

Heat rushed from her cheeks to her hairline. She hadn't even noticed that she was in her old cotton cut off shorts and a ratty Notre Dame T-shirt.

"And what's this?" He bent down to the ground and retrieved her dropped item.

His eyes studied it for a moment and Rogue's throat tightened.

"You little bitch." he growled, standing up again.

"I didn't have it the entire time! I swear! I took it from Bobby to give it back to you! I knew Bobby never would!" Rogue gushed on, sitting up on her knees. "I really was going to give it back to you! I know how much it means to you! Its what makes you, You!"

"You, Bobby's little pet, were going to give me back my Zippo?" John scuffed a laugh at her.

" I was! I swear! And I'm not his pet! Doesn't that prove it to you?!" She pointed toward the now lit Zippo in John hand.

His eyes were shining in the light of it. Shining brighter than they did in any other light.

"Why did you give it back?" He quizzed her.

"I told you. You're not you without it. Bobby is gonna be furious with me for a while, so don't go showing it off just yet, please?"

"I'm doing you favors?"

"Just please. I want to at least get better before I get in trouble."

"About that-"

"No." She jumped up, almost losing her balance.

"Oh, I get it. I'm still the jackass who quit the X-men. Well I'm proud-"

"No. I just cant let you know. You're the only one who doesn't." She touched his arm lightly, surprised he allowed her to do so. With a faint smile she squeezed his arm with her bare hand and turned to leave.

John, watched her, flicking his Zippo open and closed. For the first time in months his hands felt complete. Thoughts were reeling in his mind. Maybe he was being too harsh on her. She may be weak, but still, she had given him his most precious procession back.

"Hey!" He called. "You're butt's wet!"

She threw her arm up and continued on back to the school. Leaving John slightly chuckling.

Chapter Title-Fallen Through by Skye Sweetnam

I desperately need your opinions. Am I screwing this up? Its hard to write when watch Supernatural. Ha-ha. I turn 17 on July 4th so it would be an excellent birthday present for you all to review! Aren't we happy that he is thinking about being nice to her? Huh? Huh? Ha-ha. Also, I' going to post a Bobby the fish story on my page. Its funny and I thought of it while visiting a dam near my house. Not X-men Bobby, it was just the first name I thought of. Thank you so much for reading! Until next time! Aloha!

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