A/N: Well. WE had Homecoming this weekend, and that's when I meant to update, but I didn't cause so much happened! Gosh! Ok so, I want to thank all 4 of my super good reviewers! yeahs! Unlike every day I don't really have much to say, except, I hope this is good enough! I mean...I'm really tired, so I hope you can't tell.

Chapter 9 Misunderstood

"Rogue! What did you get on the test?"

I glanced up to see Kitty and Jubilee looking at me. I glanced at my paper and answered their nosy question, "B-." I said quietly.

"Wow! How did you get that? I got a C- and Jubilee got a D!" Kitty said with a laugh.

I tried to smile too, but I had a lot on my mind.

"She's just smart like that." a smug voice said behind me. I could practically hear the smirk in his words.

"Wow, John, we weren't talking to you!" Kitty said annoyed.

I rolled my eyes at her tone. I didn't like Kitty that much, she was pretty annoying. What was I saying she was VERY annoying. Monday, John and Bobby got into some huge fight, so naturally Kitty sided with her boyfriend and ganged up on John. In my own little brain with all of my little 'friends' I sided with John.

But I didn't have a very good reason other then being his friend to side with him. I just had to stay as far out of it as possible. John was staying with me now. He slept in my room and everything, because he and Bobby could barely be in the same place alone. I wouldn't tell anyone this but I liked it, I liked him. I was just too damn stubborn to say anything.

I mean, I was pretty sure we were doing mixed signals to each other. Kissing and flirting some days, and getting WAY pissed at each other, other days. Mine and John's relationship was like a roller coaster, it had it's ups and downs, the drop that makes your stomach go wonky, and the hills that you shut your eyes for. But in truth, I wouldn't have it any other way, it kept things interesting.

"So, what are you doing tonight?" Kitty asked with a smile as I looked at John.

John just rolled her eyes at Kitty's tone and looked like he was about to stalk off.

I turned back to Kitty and shrugged smiling at her. "I'm not sure, really. I mean, homework I guess, maybe watch a movie." it was Wednesday, and for some strange reason the older students dubbed Wednesday fun night. We either watched movies or all hung out together. It was a fairly new development. I liked it, I mean, what I've went to it, John hates it so we don't normally go. We have our own fun, playing games or talking.

"Well, you should join us, we hardly ever see you besides for classes and meals. Where do you go?"

"Why is it any of your business, Kitty. Come on, Rogue, let's get away from the posers." John said nastily dragging me behind him leaving a dumbstruck Kitty.

"Oh my god! You can't do that!" Kitty yelled huffing.

I smirked as we started walking to my room. "So what was that about?" I muttered as we closed my door.

"What do you mean?" John innocently asked sitting on my bed.

"Well, Kitty being all pissy at you. She's madder then usual. Anyway for the third time this week, why are you guys fighting?" I asked sitting next to him and hoping he wouldn't ignore my question again.

John rolled his eyes and chose not to answer as he went through his back pack looking for something to distract me from asking him again. I sighed and wondered what would happen if I kept pushing, he'd probably get mad at me, nothing TOO bad. But then again you could never tell with John.

"John..." I whined, hoping he'd give in.

On Monday night when the fight happened, it was around 2 in the morning, I was trying to sleep after John left at an unusually earlier hour, of 11:30. When I heard yelling coming from down the hall. I walked out of my bedroom and was and at the same time wasn't surprised to see John and Bobby fighting. I mean, FULL ON fighting, all of the kinds of fighting one can do. I'm talking verbal, powers, and fists. Everyone in our hallway was watching John and Bobby fight, until Scott, Storm, and Jean came running to break it up. They made us go back into our own room and to sleep, saying it was late, and that bullshit. About an hour later, I heard a knocking, and even before going to get it I knew who it was. John was standing in the doorway with a handful of clothes and his bag, smirking as if he did this ever night. I reluctantly let him in, and he's been sleeping in me bed (fully clothed) ever since, with no sign of leaving. I think he likes it, more then he'll let on. I make him sleep fully clothed, though, just in case of skin contact, I can (sometimes) control it when I am awake but never when I sleep. He complained the first night, saying he didn't care, but not the second and not tonight.

"John, come on! I'm your friend, you should tell me why you are sleeping in me bed." I said touching his shoulder as he leaned over my bed digging in his book bag.

I heard him mumble something, and I leaned down to hear it.

"John."I muttered close to his ear.

He whipped his head around so fast I was sure he had whip lash. "Rogue, it's not that big of a deal." he muttered looking at my face.

I stuck my bottom lip out and tried to make him tell me. I saw his eyes flicker to my bottom lip and I had to contain a smirk as I felt his lips on them. It was our second kiss. All thoughts of having bad breath and being a bad kisser were out of my mind, as I felt his lips on mine. I couldn't be so bad if he was willing to kiss me again, right? I felt my insides jump as I felt his him getting more passionate. I felt weak in the knees even though I was sitting when his tongue entered my mouth, and I almost had an attack when he pulled me closer. I felt as though time had disappeared and it was only me and John kissing on my bed.

And then I felt it.

The familiar tug of my powers, and the familiarity of taking someone else's. I didn't want to take John's so I broke the hot and heavy kissed, leaving him with a lusty look in his eyes.

"John." I whispered looking at him with big eyes.

He got up and grabbed his coat muttering a need for a walk. I rolled my eyes at the wall, pissed at him and whatever I had done. He had laughed for some strange reason, and I knew I shouldn't, but it felt like my fault. I didn't WANT it to feel like my fault. All I wanted was John to be my boyfriend, and for me to be able to touch. I liked him so much, I was sure, all these feelings would drive me crazy.

It was a good thing, John left. Kitty came over about an hour after he left and asked me to join her for some 'fun.' I couldn't think of a good excuse so I went with her, sure to have a miserable time. All I could think about was our 2nd kiss, and the same thing happening, he freaked out and kicked/left me.

The first time I thought it was something to do with me, and now, I wasn't sure. It was just weird, I couldn't explain it and it was annoying, I didn't know what to do. I wanted to talk to him about it, but knowing John, he'd never go for that. Ever. So instead of moping around my room and doing my homework, I went with Kitty to Fun night.

"Hey, it's Rogue! She's finally hanging out with us." Jubilee squealed, and I winced.

"Yeah." I muttered trying to smile and seem upbeat.

"Tonight, we decided to watch a scary film!" Jubilee said as her, Kitty, Bobby, Peter, Kurt, and I sat around the tv. Some other people came in too, to watch but those were the only ones I knew.

"Tonight we are watching...Friday the 13! In honor of this Friday!" Jubilee said with a giggle.

"I'm going to go get something to eat, anyone want?" I asked as I got up to eat something.

Some people yelled what they want and I left to go to the kitchen, wondering not for the first time since coming down there where John was.

"So, John's been sleeping in your room?" a voice asked behind me. I already knew who it was.

I sighed and turned around facing Bobby. "I guess, why?"

Bobby shrugged and went to the Fridge. "Did he say WHY we got into a fight?" he asked taking a carton of milk out.

I shook my head, curious.

Bobby looked at me for a long minute, I guess debating. "We got into a fight because, well, Rogue, he never follows the rules."

I snorted at that, already knowing he was wasting my time.

"I mean, he never does, Rogue. I've known John awhile, you haven't, you don't know what he's capable of doing." Bobby said.

He was so serious I put down the food and looked at him.

"What do you mean?" I asked quietly.

"John's an angry guy, Rogue, he doesn't really know what he wants."

"Meaning?"

"He doesn't know if this is where he belongs, in this place. He hates human's, Rogue. Human's disrespected him, and he hates them. He never understood why the Professor was so forgiving to them. John would belong here if he didn't hate them so bad. He hates them almost as much as Magneto. Stay away from him Rogue, he can get you into a lot of trouble."

I stared at him as he left, my hunger gone and the need to watch a movie with it. Bobby had basically told me John was evil and a traitor stay away from him. I didn't know what to say, should I trust Bobby? Or ask John really why they got into a fight?

I decided to follow my gut and go with John, I hoped he would be back in my room, and I was right. As I opened the door and found John spread out of my bed reading a comic book.

He smiled at me and moved over to make some room. Seeing him like that, I couldn't imagine he was bad, he was John.

My John.

My John wasn't a bad person, only misunderstood. My mouth was open to ask him about the fight, but at that moment he started to talk first.

"So, I'm sorry about earlier, me leaving and all. I just...Rogue, I like you, you're a great friend and I—"

I cut him off with a nod not wanting to hear it. "I know. Let's just forget about it. Let's forget about everything."

He nodded and went back to his comic book as I got my homework out and started going over it. I snuck glances at him as I did the work, and I stared at him as he laughed. John wasn't bad, he was just John. John was complicated and misunderstood, it's what made him, him.

(A/n: When I was typing this I SWORE it was shorter! I guess not. SIgh. Please review!)