Chapter Nine- Astral Plane

Rogue groaned as Piotr placed her gently on the bed in the med-lab, she seemed to be spending more time then she would like in the room.

Stop whining at least you're not trapped inside someone's mind! Pyro snapped inside her head. He seemed to have gotten angry as soon as they got into the car with Piotr.

Probably wanted me to die. She thought.

Not really, you die I die.

Didn't think of that.

'Warren is on his way.' Piotr said giving her a small smile he was so sweet Rogue was shocked he didn't have a girlfriend.

Are you blind Rogue? John asked sounding amused.

What are you talking about John? It took all her effort to think instead of speak the question.

Piotr likes you Rogue, as in more than a friend.

Don't be an idiot Johnny, oh wait I forgot you are one.

Ha, seems my humour is rubbing off on you.

It seems you're everything is rubbing on me.

Scares you doesn't it? Knowing that you're becoming like me.

Disgust in the better word.

I'm hurt.

What the hell is wrong with you! Why can't you just decide what mood you're in!

You know me.

I can't wait to get you out of my head.

Ha I can't believe you think I'm leaving, I'm having way too much fun.

Emma's going to make you get out or she's going to lock you in a prison so you can't escape.

She isn't powerful enough.

You think you can beat a telepath.

This is my world baby, I own your mind. Rogue didn't like the confidence in John's voice but he had always been cocky.

'Rogue,' she snapped out of her argument with Pyro to see Warren standing in front of her.

'Oh sorry I was thinking.'

'I can see, were going to need to take an x-ray of your leg. Piotr if you could lift her please.' As Rogue braced herself for being lifted her thought were filled with Pyro's words maybe he could beat Emma, maybe she was doomed to be stuck with him in her head forever.

-()-

Emma Frost stepped off the x-jet and looked around the familiar basement and felt a sense of longing. She took in the familiar smell of fuel, sweat, sulphur and blood.

'This place hasn't changed much.' She stated as Storm walked ahead of her.

'Except for a few security upgrades it's the same,' she said giving the women a small smile. 'Follow me and we'll go to you're room.'

Emma began to follow the Weather witch but was thrown when she heard someone's thoughts.

'It seems someone is looking for you Ororo.'

'Who?' Her question was answered a few seconds later when a young girl with brown hair walked through the wall. Emma scanned her mind and discovered she was Kitty Pryde with the power of phasing.

'Impressive.' She mused.

'What's wrong Kitty?' Storm asked sounding like a mother more then a teacher.

'It's Rogue, she got attacked or something. Piotr wouldn't tell me like anything he just told me to keep an eye out for you and Logan and tell ye when you get back.' Kitty said this so fast Emma had to draw some of the words from Storm's mind to keep up with what she was saying.

'Logan!' Storm shouted eyes full of fear. Logan was stepping off the jet holding Emma's bags. As soon as he heard his friends panicked voice he dropped the bags, which luckily for him didn't open, and ran to her side.

'What is it?' he asked and Emma saw a caring look in his eyes something that didn't belong there.

'Rogue's hurt.' Logan was gone in the blink of an eye on the door to the med-lab Emma assumed.

Storm and Kitty quickly followed him leaving Emma on her own.

'I see Xavier taught them manners.' She muttered picking up her bags and dumping them somewhere safe before going to the med-lab.

-()-

Rogue had a broken rib, a fractured leg, a badly cut cheek and a concussion. It could have been worse, Copycat could have killed her.

Trust me Rogue there are worse things then death. John said his voice cold and hard. She shivered at this thought and began to concentrate on what Warren was telling her.

'In case you don't know with the head injuries you won't be able t sleep.'

'Yay fun.' She said sarcastically. Warren raised his eyebrows as Piotr spoke.

'I'll stay with you Rogue, I don't sleep much anyway.' She gave him a small smile, she wasn't going to refuse.

'Em,' Warren cleared his throat loudly and Rogue stopped looking at the Russian. 'I'll go get you some pain killers to get you through the night and then I'll contact Storm and Logan.'

'Uh.' She groaned thinking of Logan's reaction. He was going to kill her.

Maybe I can blame it on you Johnny.

Why not, he can't do anything to me up here without hurting you.

Warren left the room leaving her alone with Piotr, well she wasn't exactly alone she guessed John was there too.

'Are you ok Любимая?' Peter asked getting of the stool place in the corner of the room and moving it to her bedside.

'Yep, peachy green.' She said trying to sound sincere.

'Do you… want me to get Bobby?'

'No!' she said quicker then she should have. Piotr shot her a confused look but didn't question her any future. Rogue tried to convince herself the only reasons he didn't want Bobby there was because of John and his tendency to assaulting him.

'Ok Любимая,' He said taking her gloved hand. 'Do you mind this?'

'No, it's… nice.'

Nice? Rogue do you like Tin man? John sounded annoyed?

I have boyfriend Johnny.

Like that's ever stopped someone before.

Before Rogue could argue the med-lab door opened and Logan burst in. She sighed and Piotr quickly jumped away as if he had just been caught stealing.

'Marie are you ok?' Logan asked running to her side and lightly taking her shoulders. He was worried he only ever used her real name when he was worried.

'I'm fine Logan.'

'What the hell happened to you kid?' he said looking her up and down, he must be looking at her cuts and knowing Logan he could probably tell what she had broken.

'John's psycho gi… friend tried to kill me.' She explained as the doors opened again and Storm accompanied by a blonde women Rogue could only assume was Emma Frost.

Emma was of average height but he heals added on a fee inches, she had long flowing blonde hair and crystal blue eyes almost as hypnotic as Bobby's. Everything about her screamed cold, ice.

'How the hell did she get into the school?' Logan turned on Storm. 'You told me you upgraded the security!'

'I did!' Strom defended glaring at the man.

'Well…um…' Rogue interrupted before Logan could begin shouting. 'She didn't exactly break in here. I might have left the school grounds.'

'You what!' Logan and Storm shouted in unison.

'I can see you two are in sync.' Emma mused stepping into the room and taking the seat that Piotr only a few moments ago had occupied. Where was he anyway?

Slipped out a few seconds ago.

How did you see that and I didn't? Rogue asked.

I see a lot you don't babe.

'Shut the hell up Frost.' Logan snarled shoving his finger at the women.

'Poke you're finger at me one more time Wolverine and you'll loose it permanently.' Emma grabbed his finger and shoved it away giving the man a glare that made John's look pathetic.

She's English huh? Sounding surprised as if only American's had ability's.

We'll you're Australian.

Logan growled at Emma who just laughed at the man, as if she was being threatened by a toddler instead of a known killer.

'That is enough!' Storm snapped standing in between the pair. Slowly Logan backed down and seemed to gain some composer. 'Now, Rogue what did we tell you about leaving the school grounds?'

Before she could open her mouth Logan broke into a rant. 'We told you not to leave kid! This is the exact reason why! You have a piece of Pyro in you're mind! They probably think that you have information on them and that's why they want to kill you! Do you have a death wish! I-'

'Shut the fuck up!' Rogue exploded. 'That psycho bitch would have come after her anyway she's jealous!'

Once Rogue was done she felt confused, had she referred to herself as the third person, well that made no sense. Maybe they weren't her words maybe they were John's?

'Pyro?' Logan growled. Storm looked anxiously at Logan before stepping in front of him blocking him form Rogue's view.

'Why would she be jealous?' she asked slowly as if she was talking a child.

'I don't… know. I don't even know why I snapped like that.'

'I think dear Pyro doesn't like Logan shouting at you.' Emma said looking amused by the whole situation.

'I doubt that.' Rogue said Emma raised an eyebrow at the girl before a smile appeared across her face.

That bitch is a psycho. John said and Rogue couldn't help but agree.

-()-

Lorna Dane giggled almost chocking on her soda at Bobby's joke. She lightly hit him for almost making her spill soda on her white top.

'You shouldn't mock your friends Bobby.' She mocked trying to give him a serious look.

'That's enough about me tell me about you Lorna Dane, about your home.'

That was a subject she wanted to avoid. 'There's nothing much to tell. I never knew my father and my mother disowned me as soon as she found out what I was.' That was half true.

'I'm sorry,' he said sympathetically touching her hand. Bobby Drake really was something special, he was sweet, cute and she was sure that he liked her and there had been no mention of a girlfriend which shocked her how someone like him could be single. 'But it's there lose.'

'I know that she'll miss out on her daughter growing up hopefully to become one of the x-men.'

'You want to be one of us?' She laughed at how he said us that was another extra if she dated Bobby, he saved the world.

'Of course, who doesn't want to be an x-men and I'm sure I have the skills to be part of the team.'

'I believe you but you have to impress Storm or Logan, I'd go with Storm, Logan is rarely impressed.'

'Logan that's Wolverine right?'

'Yep.'

'I've heard lots about him, he came here a few years ago with a girl, Rogue isn't it?' Bobby nodded, he had an expression on his face that she didn't understand. 'I saw her, she really is pretty, and they say that there's something going on between her and Logan even though she has a boyfriend.'

'There's nothing going on between her and Logan!'

'You sound extremely sure, are you friends with her?' she asked taking a sip of her drink.

'Bobby!' Lorna looked up to see a member of the x-men walking towards them she recalled his name was Peter.

'Piotr what's wrong?' Bobby asked getting to his feet, Lorna did the same.

'It's Rogue.'

'What happened?' They must be friends, he sounds really worried.

'The women Pyro broke into the mansion with attacked Rogue, tried to kill her.'

Lorna gasped, though she did not personally know the girl it was horrible. 'Why did she try to kill her?'

'Why does any of the brotherhood do what they do?' Piotr questioned.

'Where is she now?' Bobby asked annoyed that they had gotten off the subject Rogue.

'In the med-lab,' Bobby was off but the Russian grabbed him. 'She doesn't want you there.'

'What?' That took Lorna aback, why wouldn't Rogue want her friend there.

'She didn't even want me telling you but I thought because you're her boyfriend you had the right to know.' Lorna froze wondering if she heard Peter's words right.

'Boyfriend?'

'Yes,' Peter said turning to her, she wasn't sure what she looked like, a mixture of anger and confusion. 'Bobby and Rogue are dating.'

'Funny Bobby didn't mention her.' Lorna shot Bobby a look of death before storming off ignoring him as he called her name. She would be glad if she never saw him again, or if he fell of a cliff.

Maybe I should push him.

-()-

Bobby Drake burst into the med-lab ignoring Peter's protests, he didn't care what Rogue wanted he needed to know if she was ok.

'Rogue?' She was sitting on the bed one leg handing off the side the other in a cast having a conversation with Logan. She was smiling but when she saw him it quickly faded. Bobby put the blame on John, she would have been happy to see him.

'Bobby? What are you doing here? Who…' She trailed off and her eyes focused on something behind him. He turned to see an apologetic looking Piotr standing in the doorway.

'I'm sorry Rogue.'

'You promised!' she screamed. She stopped glaring at Piotr and slowly got off the bed. Logan tried to stop her but she wasn't having it.

'I want you to leave Bobby.' She said firmly.

'Look I just want to know if you're ok.'

'Look Drake we don't have to tell you anything so I suggest you leave.'

Bobby knew he wasn't dealing with Rogue but Pyro.

'This is between me and Rogue not you.' He said between clenched teeth.

A smirk appeared on Rogue's face. 'I think you forget Drake that I'm part of Rogue now.'

Bobby's hand closed in a fist and he had to work to push the cold away, every past of him wanted to turn to ice. Rogue looked down at his hand and chuckled.

'This seems so familiar, just like the cure centre Bobby and you remember what happened there.'

'I remember.' He had watched his friend blow up a building and kill innocent people. He remembered trying to move threw the crowd and stop as many people as he could from burning to death.

'Come on Iceman,' Bobby jumped back and watched with wide eyes as a fireball materialised in Rogue palm from thin air. 'Make a move.'

'Rogue don't do this.' Bobby urged once the shock wore off. He knew that he could fight her of if she was manipulating fire but creating it from thin air was a different thing all together.

'Why not?'

'Rogue stop,' Bobby was surprised to her Peter's soothing voice behind him, he didn't dare turn to look at him, he didn't move. 'Любимая this isn't you.'

Rogue's eyes flickered frantically from Peter to Bobby and she was taking in sharp breath between clenched teeth, like an animal trying to prolong the kill.

Slowly she took a step back her breathing slowing. Her hand balled into a fist and the flames disappeared, there was no trace it had even exsisted no even a hint of smoke.

Peter moved quickly and was at her side, he gently took her shoulders and looked her dead in the eyes. After relief washed over Bobby he was hit with anger, who the hell did Peter think he was? Calming down Rogue! Comforting her! That was his job!

'Are you ok Любимая?' She looked dizzy as if she had just been on a rollercoaster.

'Em… yeah I'm fine,' she didn't sound so sure. 'Thanks tin man, Johnny just got a little bit angry.'

'I'd hate to see him when he was pissed.' Rogue smiled one that Bobby hadn't seen in such a long time.

'It's time to go Iceman.' Logan's gruff voice came, he had forgotten the man was even there.

'But I-'

'That wasn't a question!' he growled. Bobby looked at Rogue and she gave him a look that told him to go.

'Fine.' He turned annoyed but stopped when his name was called.

'Bobby,' he turned and the southern girl jumped at him wrapping him in a hug. 'I'm sorry.'

He smiled and held her tight. 'It's not you're fault.' He cast a glance at Peter trying to convey Rogue was his and that he better back down.

'It's gonna be over soon, Emma will fix me.'

'Yeah she will.'

-()-

Rogue was lying on the bed in the med-lab trying to get comfortable.

That's impossible; I don't know how this table can pass as a bed.

She smiled at John's observation, it was true. Then she remembered she was mad at him, it was only yesterday he had made another attempt at murdering Bobby in the med-lab.

That asshole deserved it! John snarled.

'What did he do Johnny? Nothing absolutely nothing!'

He said you needed to be fixed!

'What are you talking about?' she sighed exasperated.

In the med-lab you said Emma needed to fix you but there's nothing wrong with you!

'John I hear voice's in my head of course-'

Suddenly the door's opened, she looked up hoping it was Piotr, he really was an angel. To her surprise it was Storm with a boy. He looked about sixteen, he was tall and cute, he looked like a surfer, maybe it was the blonde hair.

Everybody's blonde these days. John sighed.

'Rogue this is Joshua.' Storm introduced the pair. He grinned at her and she couldn't help but think of John.

I look better then him.

'But you can call me Elixir.' He gave her a wink.

Yep, he's definitely like you Johnny.

I have more style.

She resisted the urge to snort.

'Elixir,' she repeated the word trying to remember where she had heard it before.

'The nectar of life baby.'

Omigod he's a freaking clone off you.

Shut the fuck up Rogue.

Storm cast Elixir an annoyed look. 'Joshua is here to heal you.'

'Heal me?'

'Just watch babe.' He said strolling to her side.

If he calls me babe one more time…

You'll let me take over and burn him.

Rogue laughed as she heard the hope in his voice. Elixir cast her a look saying "Is this bitch crazy?" look and she gave him a smile as if to say "I'm blonde".

He instructed her to lye down and his heads hovered over her body. Slowly he began to glow a golden colour and Rogue felt all tingly and warm inside.

He stumbled backward, looking pale and weak.

She sat up slowly and felt no pain. She moved her leg and was amazed when she didn't scream out.

'Wow,' she sounded like a little kid who had just discovered Christmas. 'That's amazing.'

'My powers not the only thing that's amazing.' He said giving her a lustful look.

'Thanks Joshua.' She said ignoring the way he stared at her, it was never going to happen.

'No problem doll face.' He said sitting down on the chair in the corner of the room.

Did he just call me doll face?

I think he did, babe.

Oh god I can't wait until you're gone.

Ha you keep believin' that Rogue, I'm here to stay and there's nothing you can do about it.

I know I can't do anything but Emma can.

You have so much faith in someone you don't know.

Storm and Logan trust her so I do, they told me she had so much control that she can use cerebro.

Ah I'm scared now.

You should be.

-()-

Lorna Dane sat in the garden reading Withering Height's, her favourite book. The sun was shining on her face, arming her skin and she was smiling blissfully.

'Hi Lorna,' she looked up and her smile faded instantly when she saw the familiar fair haired, blue eyed boy. She glared at him and returned to her book ignoring him. 'Look I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Rogue.'

She continued to ignore him and he sat beside her. Five minutes of silence passed and he just stared at her.

'I'm not leaving until you talk to me.'

'What do you want me to say Bobby!' she snapped closing her book shut. 'That I'm hurt! We've spent so much time together since I got here and you never mentioned her once.'

'I'm sorry, I don't know why I didn't but every time I tried to...'

'You what, realised I wouldn't spend so much time with you if I found out.'

'I… don't know why I didn't tell you. Lorna Dane you're a really great friend and I don't want to loose you.' She tried to ignore his hypnotic blue eyes.

Damn you Bobby!

'Please forgive me.' He gently took her hand and she could feel his warmth wash over her.

She sighed not wanting to spend another minute away from him. 'Fine I forgive you, but if you ever lie to me again I'll cut you're balls off, got it?'

'Em,' he gulped. 'Loud and clear.'

-()-

Mikaela sat in the back seat of the car hands bound, this was ridicules her own family had tied her up.

'This is against the law you know!' She screamed but Isabelle and John ignored her. She began kicking both there seat's hoping to piss them off. 'This is a form of child abuse.'

'And what you did to Sam is a form of assault,' Isabelle snapped hitting her hands against the dash board. She watched the ground tears filling her eyes it took a while before she composed herself. Mikaela had never seen her snap before, she was always cool and calm. 'God damn it Mikaela! Can't you see why we're doing this?'

'You want to get rid of me.' So you can be the perfect little family.

'No, you need help you need to learn to control you're powers.'

'I can control them just fine.' she growled.

'So you tried to kill Sam on purpose.'

'I already told you yes.'

'I don't believe that.' She said turning away from her trying to hide the fear in her voice, pushing away thought that it was true.

'Believe what every you want sista.'

Mikaela watched as Isabelle held Sam's hand, she thought it was sick in a way that they we're married. They had been raised as brother and sister we'll for a few years. She wondered how long they we're together before John caught them making out in the closet.

Isabelle looked up at Sam with eyes filled with nothing but love, even after all these years they look had never changed. She guessed it wasn't so creep, she was happy.

Mikaela stopped thinking about her sibling's happiness when she remembered they we're taking hers. They we're taking her away from her school, her friends and her many "boyfriends". They we're bringing her to some mutant school in Westchester.

A school for freaks. How would things be different? Would she be able to sneak out to go to parties with friends? Would she even make friends?

Guys always liked her, which was why girls didn't. Mikaela couldn't help it boys got bored with their girlfriends and wanted her instead. She smiled as she started fantasying about all the men she had her way with, or that was the way she liked to think about it. James, Harry, Luke, Mike, Edward…

'This is it.' She was pulled out of her thoughts, well daydreams and looked up at the school, a mansion was more like it.

-()-

Emma Frost sat in Storm's office trying to ignore the weather witch's thought.

Will she stop think about that brute Logan, it's giving me a headache. She thought helplessly to herself relieved when she finally blocked out the women's thoughts. Before today she had always thought her to be smart but now she wasn't so sure.

The door opened and Logan entered with Rogue's he looked completely different to the person she had only met yesterday.

All her wounds had disappeared and Emma only now saw to the extent of her beauty. She scanned the girls mind and flinched when a mass of scrambled rambling hit her.

This is going to be harder then I thought. The girls mind was a mess, a mixture of thought of all the people she had absorbed, though Emma could tell there was one dominant voice in her head.

'It's lovely to meet you Ms. Frost, officially that is.' Rogue had a thick Southern accent, she had good manners, the girl obviously hadn't gotten that from Logan, the person she thought of as a father.

So you're the one who's here to take me out.

Emma's heart jumped when she scanned Rogue's thought and a voice talked directly to her. She looked at Rogue's face and it seemed that she was none the wiser he had a whole section of her mind to himself.

I didn't expect you to be so powerful.

I've been working hard but I have my own little world up here, I can't wait for you to come and visit me.

To Emma's surprise John was thinking, he was thinking of how things would go. She was confused, that didn't make sense. Maybe she just didn't completely understand the girl's power, but she had read the Professor's file. It was as he was really trapped up there, whole.

'Frost?' Logan's gruff voice pulled her out of her thoughts, they we're looking at her anxiously and she tried not to show she was nervous.

'Em… Rogue if you would take a seat.'

The girl sat across from Emma, who had crossed her legs thinking of John. This whole situation was unusual, with all the cases she had worked like this, this was definitely unique.

'Now Rogue I want you to tell me exactly how John is different from the others you have touched.'

Call me Pyro please. Emma ignored as he talked to her, feeling sorry for the girl.

'Well… normally when I touch someone I see all their memories then but with him they keep hitting me. Coming at random points and there so vivid… normally I can tell the thought and feelings aren't mine but with his… I feel everything. Every feeling, every touch...'

Emma could tell it was hard for the girl, she would have liked to say she didn't care, if it was anyone else she wouldn't have but this was Scott's student so she did.

'What else Rogue?'

'He's so loud. There normally just whispers, only talking when I'm feeling emotional but he's always there never shutting up.'

Don't listen to her Frost, I'm quite sometimes.

'And I feel so angry, I hate the world, some days I just want to… and he can take control. He's done it before, he tried to kill Bobby.'

If you knew Drake, Frost you wouldn't blame me for trying.

'And… I can feel fire.'

'You can what?' Logan said straightening up. Storm touched his arm conveying not to interfere while Emma glared at him. He slowly relaxed.

'Go on Rogue.' Emma said while contemplating making Logan a vegetable until she helped the girl.

'I can... control it sometimes. The first time, I was annoyed that Logan was making us run laps and the next thing I knew his cigar blew up in his face.'

I wish I had been there to see that. Emma thought, thought she didn't know the man she already didn't like him, what Storm saw in him she'd never know.

'The second time Copycat, John's girl… his friend, tried to kill me and I used his lighter to set her on fire.'

She's lucky she didn't say girlfriend.

Pyro if you don't stop talking I'm going to make putting you back in you're body hurt more then necessary!

Sorry Frost, but you won't be able to get rid of me. He said it with such confidence he even convinced her for the smallest of moments.

You're leaving her mind Pyro no matter how much you want to stay.

You think I want to stay here Frost, stuck in the mind of a weak mutant. He was chuckling, something that caused her to shiver.

'Ms. Frost how is this going to work?' Rogue asked ceasing the conversation between Emma and John.

'We're going to the astral plane.'

'The astral plane?'

'It's the only place where I can get rid of him.'

'What's exactly will happen to him?'

'I'll put him back.'

'Back?'

'Where ever John is out there that's where I'll be sending him.'

'What will happen to the real John?'

'Unfortunately he'll know everything the essence in you're mind does but it will be faint and I can assume he knows nothing he didn't already.' When they stayed silent she took that as conformation, but she scanned their minds just to be sure. 'Good now Rogue take me hand and hold you're breath.'

She held out her gloved hand to Emma, eyes closed. She sighed and quickly ripped off the glove and grabbed her bare hand. Her eyes snapped open and with much effort Emma pulled them into the astral plane as she did she read Logan's mind and discovered something that changed everything.

-()-

Rogue gasped and pulled her hand away from Emma who looked terrified.

'Emma?' she asked looking at the women.

'We have to go.' She moved to grab Rogue's hand but she moved away.

'What? I thought we we're-'

'If we don't go now he could kill us both!' she shouted.

Emma stepped towards her as she place her hand on her shoulder Rogue realised where they we're, Johns old room.

'Not going so soon.' Suddenly Emma's hand disappeared from her shoulder, she spun to see her hitting the wall on the other side of the room. She stayed pinned to the wall as if an invisible force was holding her there. She watched as the telepath fought to try and move.

'Rogue get over here and touch me so I can get us out.' Before she could take one step something or someone grabbed her and pulled her to the ground. She let out a yell as she hit the ground, she was getting extremely tired of being thrown around.

'Come on Marie I know you can do better then that.' She looked up to see John standing over her that familiar grin on his face.

'Jo… Johnny?' she was sure she had lost it.

'In the flesh, so to speak.'

John clicked his fingers and she was suddenly sitting in a chair her head spinning. How the hell did he do that?

Rogue tried to move to get over to Emma but she couldn't, her muscles wouldn't move...

'Sorry about that I don't want you leave just yet,' He turned on his heel and sauntered over to Emma. 'You on the other hand Frost has to go.'

'Over my dead body.' Suddenly Emma could move she jumped on John wrestling him to the ground and scratching his face. While John was preoccupied Rogue tried to move unsuccessfully all she could so was watch helplessly.

Wait this was her mind, why the hell can't she move? She continued to try, concentrating harder. Her attention was snapped back to brawl that was happening when Emma flew past her, crashing to the ground. John fixed his leather jacket and walked over to the women. As he grabbed a hand full of her hair she punched him square in the nose. He let go of her and she jumped to her feet.

John sighed clutching his nose. 'Sorry Emma but I'm really tired of doing this dance.'

He clicked his fingers and she was gone just like this. Rogue let out a scream and dived forward this time she successfully got off the chair and fell to her knee's on the spot where Emma had vanished.

She let out a small growl and went for John. She punched him and he stumbled backwards.

'That's for all the shit you've put me through these past few weeks.' She spat while he looked bewildered. His cool exterior quickly took effect again.

'Maybe I should have kept you sitting down.'

'I swear to god if you do anything-'

'Calm yourself Rogue,' he clicked his fingers and she was forced back in the chair again. 'All I want to do it talk.'

'Talk?'

'Yes I need a favour… we'll a promise.'

'What promise?'

He sat down beside her on a bed and took her hand, she was about to move away when she felt his warmth flow through her.

'Promise me you won't blame yourself.'

'What?' she asked bewildered, that was not what she had expected.

'Touching me, it was something you had to do to save Bobby, to stop me from taking Wanda.'

'What… who's Wanda?'

He smiled, the most genuine smile she had ever seen grace his face. 'That's not important, I just want you to promise me.'

'I promise that I won't blame myself for touching you.'

'Good,' he let go of her hand. 'Oh and all my memories, if you ever tell anybody about them I'll drag you back here and next time I might not let you out.'

'John-' Rogue broke off as the air was pushed out of her and she was swallowed by darkness.

-()-

Emma gasped sitting up right, she was surrounded by a worried looking Logan and Storm. She looked at Rogue who looked like she was sleeping soundly.

She jumped to her feet punched Logan square in the jaw.

'Jesus women!'

'You lied to me! You put my life and Rogue's in danger.'

'Emma what happened?' Storm asked.

'I can't put him back.'

'You said you could.' Logan growled.

'I told ye not to withhold anything from me and John being brain dead is a pretty big one!'

The both stayed silent for a moment then Logan spoke as she got to his feet. 'Why should that make a difference?'

'Because you idiot when Rogue absorbs someone she takes a part of them, it's like she takes a part of there soul. Hold on too long and she takes all of them.'

'I don't understand.'

'I can't get rid of Pyro, he's a part of her now.'

'There has to be a way.'

'No there isn't, if I knew he was dead I would have been able to block him off from her instead of trying to put him back.'

'Why can't you just do that now?'

'Because he wont let me back in.'

'He won't let you?'

'John is part of Rogue now, it's too late.'

'What about Rogue?'

'She's still in there, John he wanted to talk to her.'

'And you left her in there with him.' Logan demanded pushing past her.

'I didn't have much choice.'

Another minute past before Rogue's eyes fluttered opened and she slowly sat up. Logan was by her side in a flash and Storm was on her feet while Emma sat on the edge the desk her legs crossed.

'Kid are you ok? What happened?' he asked as she ran her hands through her hair.

'I'm ok.'

'What did he do to you?'

'Nothing, we just… talked.'

'Talked?'

'Yeah I was as shocked as you we're I though he was going to kill me.' Emma scanned the girl's mind and knew she wasn't lying. 'Why didn't it work?'

She was looking directly at Emma who wasn't about to lie to the girl. 'Because Logan and Storm withheld information from me.'

'What is she talking about Logan?'

'Nothing kid.'

'Logan we have to tell her.' Storm said looking at the ground as he shot her a look of death.

'Tell me what?'

'She has the right to know!' Storm said trying to defend herself.

'I am right here!' Rogue snapped getting to her feet. 'Somebody tell me what the hell is going on right now.'

'Rogue the reason I can't get rid of Pyro, the reason he is different from the others is because you held on too long, he's-'

'Emma shut the hell up before I slice you.' As she heard the hiss of his metallic claws extending Emma shot him a hit of telepathic energy which caused him to grimace in pain and stay silent.

'You held onto him too long Rogue, he's dead.'

Rogue stared at her and tears filled her eyes. 'I… killed him.'

'Rogue…' As Logan reached out for her she spun and ran out of the room and told him not to touch her.

-()-

Rogue ran down the hall eyes blinded by tears. She eventually stopped when her legs couldn't carry her anymore. She collapsed to the ground sobbing taking in quick breaths. She had killed John, he was dead. He was trapped in her head. She kept having flashes in her head of his rooting body. She felt like tearing her hair out in the hopes if making the images go away.

Rogue fucking calm down.

'I killed you, you're dead.'

You did what you had to you didn't mean to kill me.

'That doesn't change anything.'

Suddenly all the light bulbs along the hall exploded and sparks flew from the plugs. She jumped to her feet and spun around she froze at the sight at the end of the hall. Sam and Isabelle holding hands as electricity crackled from an angry Mikaela.

'Omigod.'

It's my family.


A/N:Twelve pages damn this was a monster of a chapter! I hope this makes up for me taking so long!

A/N 2: I know ye may think Mikaela being tied up is way over the top but trust me if you saw the struggle she put up...

A/N 3:Answers, answers, answers well one.

*Walks into another room behind bullet proof glass*

John's dead.

*Ducks as bullets bounce off the glass*

Please don't kill me! It hurt me more then it hurt you! Why do you think this has been taking so long I couldn't kill him completely so I made him brain dead… Yeah I know I suck!

The next chapter will be up soon. What will happen with Mikaela joining the school? What will Rogue do now knowing that Emma can do nothing for her? All we be revealed eventually!

So the next chapter will be up pretty fast, cause it's already written, maybe tomorrow or even today mwahahahahah!