It was an hour after school had ended before Rogue was able to leave the school. She couldn't help but feel irritated as she walked outthe doors and down the steps. She had gotten detention, again. She had forgotten to get a note from Hank saying that she could miss gym and when sh had refused to participate she had been given detention. Walking past the edge of the building she felt a pair of arms grab her, one wrappig around herbwaist one around her shoulders in a tight embrace.

"Hey Rogue your late" Kurt told her looking at her over her shoulder.

"Yeah, ah know, yeh can get off me now." She told him looking straight ahead.

"you know the professor vanted to speak vith you, so vhy are you late." He asked her, making no move to let go of her.

"Ah was in detention. Why are yo here anyway?"

"I am here to pick you up."He told her, looking around to be sure tht no one was around before teleporting them both back to the mansion.

Several weeks later, Rogue was again walking home from school. She sighed to herself anxious to get back to the mansion, and up to her room where she could take a nap. The last fewweeks had been hard on her. The taunts she had been on the receiving end of had steadily gotten worse, finnaly escalating to physical violence. Some on had let it slip about Rogues mutant powers and they now knew to avoid her skin. When she reachd the mansion she managed to get up to her room without anyone seeing her. Shutting the door behind her she walked over to the mirror and examined the side of her face, gently probing the large bruise there. Siighing, she walke over to her bed, plopping down on her back, staringup at the ceiling. The next thing she knew, it was morning. Looking at the clock she sawn that it was almost time for school. Walking to the bathroom she saw that nobody was there and quickly jumped in the shower. After she was done she got outquickly wrapping the towel around herself. Goin over to the mirror she examined the side of her face wincing when she ealized that what had been only a light shadow yesterday was now a dark purple in color. Leaving the room she started down the stairs. She felt the eyes on her back and turning she saw Logan staring at her. When she reached the bottom of the stairs he was still staring.

"Kid what did you do now?" he asked her looking at her cheek.

"I walked into a door." She told him her voice dripping with sarcasm. When he glared at her she laughed. "It's nothing, ah just ran into something" She told him. 'Yeah, ah ran into something alright, someones fist.' She thought to herself

"If your having problems you can always talk to us." Logan told her looking into her eyes as he spoke.

'Shouuld ah tell him" Rogue asked herself uncertinley. 'No, its none of his business' a voice in her head told her. "It's fine its nothing" she said looking into his eyes as she said this. Turning away from him she decided to go for a walk to clear her mind.

Logans pov

"Kid what happened to you?" Logan asked Rogue, trying to conceal his surprise and anger at the sight of the large bruise on her cheek.

"Ah walked into a door" she told him, and he could here the sarcasm in her voice. Knowing she was lying to him, he glared at her, silently demanding the truth. He was slightly surprised when she laughed at him. "it's nothing really, Ah just walked into something."

"If your having problems you can always talk to us." He told her looking into her eyes as he said this. He could see the uncertainty in her eyes before they hardened in resolve.

"It's fine, it's nothing" she said, not taking her eyes off his. He watched her turn away from him, watched her walk away.

'theres something going on with her.' He tought to himself, 'And I will find out what that something is'