Chapter 11

The taste quickly echoed in his lips again as he felt his hand move attempting to wipe the taste away once again. That stupid taste making sure to reiterate its presence. "I'm serious Celestine listen to me." A voice echoed as Rogue found himself precautiously around the corner towards the familiar voice. "Ditch him, come back with me." Rogue felt his heart skip a beat tempted to listen to their conversation further, as he felt his foot move forwards on it's own, a giggle erupting from Celestine. "Great, Where? Back to fairy land?" She was definitely smiling. "Come on, I'm begging you." His own voice was begging and not only that, that voice had gained the slightest dialect of being a player. "You're being loud you know." She shushed him. "I can be as loud as I want, remember I'm invisible to others." The voice was smiling back towards her. "What if I say I have someone more important to me here?" Her voice asked. "Than I'll just have to take you with me." Rogue moved forward heading into the lighter section of the castle as he felt his heart skip a beat looking at the blurry image of Celestine kissing another. And smiling.

A sharp breath. Breathe in slowly, remember controlling breathing practice. Take another. Don't panic. The sun seemed brighter than normal today. Rogue glanced at his sleeve. He had to start giving her more credit. "Rogue, if you don't start giving her more trust your going to panic constantly. And seriously? You left her with only a letter?" A voice muttered sounding as if they were rolling their eyes. "Rufus, that you?" Rogue sighed glancing up towards the other end of the cart, eye slowly opening which wanted to shut immediately once they hit one of the bumps. "Yes, Rogue it's me. But seriously? Your exits need to be cooler and more addressed however are you going to actually win her over if you act like that? Also, the queen already told me about your predicament." Rufus said as Rogue sat up. "She didn't! I told her not to tell anyone!" Rogue shouted feeling heat rise to his face, those kind of things weren't the thing you talked about with your guy friends. Rufus tilted his face a slight smile on his face. "Sting told me I could probably get your adventures out of you if I road on the trolley that came to get you." Rufus laughed as Rogue glanced up towards his friend. "You're an evil friend." Rogue sighed. "Yeah I know, but I figured since you never sent us any word that you were okay I figured I would just mess with you a bit." Rufus smiled looking away deciding not to pressure for the predicament. Or so he thought. "So are you really fighting with Celestine? Why aren't you bringing her back?" Rufus grumbled glancing at him. "She needs her own training, she finally found her home and now I don't want to be the one to pull her out of there." Rogue sighed adjusting the pillows and reaching for the sleeping lacrima pills. He could now rest safer with Rufus at his side in such a pathetic condition. "Not yet." Rufus said managing to pause his hand movement. "When we get out of here i'm going to either destroy you in combat or loose my insides, maybe both." Rogue grumbled as Rufus rolled his eyes. "Unsettling talk for a king of SaberTooth such uncivilized manners." Rufus sighed as Rogue grumbled attempting to persuade him to hand over the sleeping pills. The only thing that made the motion sickness easier.

"Did she dump you?" Rufus asked as Rogue twitched. "Your such a little child, she probably said something that you didn't understand and mistook it as the words "I hate you" or "I never want to marry such a person like you" something along those lines right?" Rufus shook his head.

"Rufus, give me my pills." Rogue sighed.

"Nope, you're going to listen to me or I will write CaithShelter to cap you on your sleeping pills. Do you know that I've been right behind you since you left Celestine's castle? How about that I was here the whole time? You've been using them even when you're not on a vehicle."

"That's-"

"You're lying"

"That's not true!"

"You're lying, and Sting won't stand for that. He will know immediately that you've already taken too many for this ride."

"..."

"That's the truth, what's wrong?"

"It's my own personal problem."

Rogue sighed sitting up as he glared acrossed towards Rufus who shook his head. "You've got five seconds to tell me." Rufus glared as Rogue waved him off reaching for the pills. "It's just for the ride." Rogue sighed attempting to take them. "Too late." Rufus sighed grabbing him by the collar of his shirt and chucking him out of the vehicle luckily as he landed in the grass. Familiar voices echoed down the place in which they had stopped which seemed to be right outside the castle within it's garden.

"We're finally done. Yukino we will handle this."

"Thanks. I'm going to head home."

"See you tomorrow!"

Rogue looked up towards the people who were coming home. "Sting! Rogue's back!" Artemis smiled, her dress seemed almost as if the dress was supposed to make her represent a woodland fairy. The dress did it's job well even with it's green train that trailed the dress similar to the one he had seen Celestine wearing this morning. "Rogue welcome bac-" Sting smiled beginning to wave as his smile fell. "Artemis get away from him!" He shouted grabbing her by her shoulders and spinning her around to the point Sting's back was facing Rogue as he whispered to Artemis quickly who's face filled with confusion and panic. "Rufus! Back away from him...slowly and carefully." Sting shouted as Artemis's shield lit up a glowing bright blue, flashing a couple times as if she was unsure, but suddenly keeping steady as if she knew that he had to stay up. Her panicked eyes still completely fixed on him. "Sting? What's wrong?" Rogue asked backing away carefully something was definitely wrong here. As suddenly Sting whipped around and punched him in the face pinning him down. "Your lucky I just got out of the trolley." Rogue thought as Sting begun to speak as if he was being careful picking and choosing each word he said. "You need to stay calm...I'm your brother I'll listen to you, anything that you need to say." Sting said, there was some form of anger brimming in his eyes. "What's going on?" Rogue asked confused and completely startled. "Are you okay? Did you fight with someone...say someone important?" Sting asked carefully. "What are you talking about?" Rogue asked wondering if the panic from saving Yukino's house was setting in as if it were setting in like exhaustion. "Have you committed a crime?" Sting asked looking at him carefully. "No! I have no idea what anyone's talking and screaming about!" Rogue shouted back.

"Why do you smell like you're covered in Celestine's blood, then?