~New Chapter~
'Thinking'
*Sounds*
(Author's comments/translations)
-Telepathy-
"People speaking on the phone/Communicator"
"People speaking over video."
~Flashback~
Writen things.
|Computer talking|
/Flashes/
"Pietro-talking-in-super-speed"

~Hit n' Run~

~A dying sentence.~

"If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever." -The Crow

~Chapter 12: The LeBeau Manor~

*BANG*

Eveyone watched as the bullet hit Rogue's left arm and Rogue's head jerked up. Kurt looked sadly upon his sister's bloody face. Her left her was black and swollen shut, her bottom lip was busted, and a long and thin cut traced the curve of the left side of her face. Kitty nearly fainted as she watched the blood seep out of her friends arm; sitting down Kitty kept her eyes glued to the screen. Juilen took aim again, but this time shot her in the right arm. Rogue winced and gritted her teeth in pain. Lupin looked towards his cousin and swore he had never seen Remy's eyes glow that dark. Fred and Todd both winced at each two shots as Rogue's legs were shot. Juilen turned to the screen a smirk on his face as he turned back to Rogue. "Say your goodbyes, ma petite." Everyone looked at the screen in horror.

"G-goodbye guys, mah onl-ly wish is that Ah w-wish Ah got to rememb-ber ya." Rogue said, her tired eyes looking strait into the camera. With her last goodbye Juilen shot her in the chest and the camera went black.

"Nien." Kurt whisphered as Kitty began to cry into Piotr's chest. Wanda's knees buckled, but John caught her before she could fall to the floor. John wrapped his arms around her and Wanda clutched to him for dear life. The brotherhood boys all bowed thier heads, each feeling the lost of thier 'little sister'. Lance looked down feeling beyond guilty. 'I was supposed to be the big brother, the one who watched out for everyone.' Lance thought. Jean- Luc sat still, unmoving, not saying one thing as the friends and family of Rogue mourned her. He knew what Remy would do to Juilen and right now all Jean-Luc could think was that he deserved it. Juilen took the cowards way to attack Remy and kidnapped two people dear to him. Jean-Luc knew nothing he could say or do would change anything Remy would do to Juilen.

"I am so sorry fer yer lost, petite." Mercy said and laid a comforting hand on Kurt's shoulder. Kurt shrugged off the hand, turned to Kitty and looked at her with hollow eyes.

"You should call ze institute." Kitty nodded and went to hug Kurt when he teleported away. Kitty sighed and pulled out her cell phone. After typing the number Kitty left the room for more privacy.

*Ring, Ring, Ring-*

"Xavier Institute for the gifted, this is Amara Aquill, how may I help you?" Amara answered in a polite and well manered voice.

"Hey 'mara, I-I need to speak to Scott." Kitty said sniffeling. There was a pause and muffled talked on Amara's end.

"I sent Bobby to get him." Amara said her voice more relaxed. "Is eveything okay Kitty, because you sound like you've been crying?" Amara said and Kitty nearly bursted into a fit of tears.

"No, I'm fine, just allergies and stuff, ya know?" Kitty tried to act as normal as possible, trying not to reveal the lie she was telling.

"Okay." Amara said in a disbelieving voice. "Just know I'm hear if you need to talk...Oh, here's Scott now. Bye, Kitty." Amara said and handed the phone to Scott.

"Finally Kitty!" Scott exclaimed slightly annoyed. "What's going on? No one's heard anything and the professor won't let us come down there."

"Scott can you get all the X-men in the Professor's office and put me on speaker phone?" Kitty asked her voice wavering as she thought of the bad news she would have to tell.

"Yeah." Scott said nicer as her heard the soft tone Kitty carried instead of her loud innocent tone that she favored. Kitty waited about ten minutes as everyone gathered in the Professor's office/study. "Okay Kitty you're on speaker."

"Kay thanks." Kitty said and then took in a deep breath. "Well, it's-it's about Rogue. She, she, he, oh god." Kitty sobbed out, she couldn't do it. She couldn't tell her friends, her second family about what happened.

"Kitty, what happened?" Ororo asked a motherly concern evident that made Kitty nearly again.

"Sh-she, she, they killed her!" Kitty shouted through her tears and fell to her knees. Kitty dropped her phone and cried into her hands. After collecting herself, she picked the ohone back up. "I'm sorry, I didn't meant to-"

"Kitty don't." Jean said softly her voice thickened with emotions. "Don't applogize for feeling." Kitty nodded even though Jean couldn't see her.

"Kitty are-are you sure?" Scott asked. Poor Scott he had taken Rogue as a little sister and this was probably killing him Kitty thought, but then as Kitty relized what he said and be came pissed.

"AM I SURE? YES I AM SURE! I JUST SAW HER DIE AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO! I SAW HER SHOT, DO YOU REALLY THINK I WOULD CALL YOU, THAT I WOULD LIE AND SAY SHE DIED! I WOULD NEVER, I-I-I." Kitty stuttered when she reliezed what she was saying and doing. "Oh, oh my god, I am so sorry Scott."

"Don't be Kitty, I guess I just didn't wanna believe it." Scott said softly. "What happened?"

"He shot her." Kitty said as she blinked back more tears. They didn't need to know about how she died or what happened before hand. Kitty could hear muffled cries, most likely Ororo. She also heard pacing, most likely Logan Kitty decided. Logan was practically Rogue's dad and Kitty couldn't even imagine the pain he was going through.

"Did-did it-was she in pain?" Logan asked and Kitty's heart went out to Logan as she heard speak in a gentle and soft voice. Kitty didn't say anything, knowing she couldn't lie and couldn't tell the truth. "Kitty?" Logan asked.

"Y-yes." Kitty said sadly and then heard the stomps that followed. "Me, Kurt, and the others should be back in a week or so."

"A week? Why a week, Kathrine." The professor spoke for the first time since Kitty had called. His tone was gentle and grandfatherly like always.

"We need to find her body." Kitty said and then quickly hung-up. She didn't want to deal with the questions, the muffled cries, or anything else for that matter.

"Kitty?" Piotr said closing the door to Jean-Luc's office as he stepped into the hall. "Would you like to, to talk?" Piotr asked, but Kitty shook her head and hugged him close.

"No, just hold me please." Kitty said and Piotr complied. He could only imagine what pain she was going through.

~The Xavier institute, Logan~

Logan felt his whole world crumble around him. His Striped, the girl who was practically his own daughter, a member of his small pack was murdered. The Wolverine was out for blood, the blood that had killed his daughter. No one messed with the Wolverine and his pack, and Logan was about to prove why.

"Did-did it-was she in pain?" Logan heard himself ask, but he honestly didn't know why. Kitty didn't answer right away and Logan got his answer, she suffered. "Kitty?" Logan asked again, he didn't want to, he needed to know. He didn't know why he needed it, but he did.

"Y-yes." Kitty choked out and Logan walked away as fast as he could. He didn't hear the rest it didn't matter, nothing did. Logan walked down to the Dangerroom to let out everything he felt, all the pain and anguish. Once he was in the Danger Room he started to program.

"DR Logan 10, voice code: Wolverine." Logan shouted into the empty room and watched as it transformed into a small room leading into a maze. Several well trained assasins were in each cornor of the room, waiting for him to make a move. Just before he attack the danger room shut down leaving him in the empty room. "DR Logan!" Logan shouted, the Wolverine needing a release.

"Logan, please." A kind and soft voice said over the intercom her voice thick in raw emotion. "Please come out." Logan sighed as the Wolverine was pushed back into his corner. Ororo called again and Logan walked out to meet her in the Observation deck. Ororo was standing there on the verge of tears.

" 'Ro." Logan said and, pulling her into a hug and letting her cry. "Ya know," Logan started not sure why he was sharing this infromation with Ororo. "I had planned on adopting her officialy when she got in that accident. Then when I saw her being wheeled into the mansion on the streacher, I, what I felt then I just knew. I signed the papers that night, that's what I was doing when you asked. Then Hank told me about the brain damage, I, I left." Logan said letting out all the guilt he felt since that day she dissapeared. "Some father I turned out to be, right? I left when she needed me the most."

"Oh Logan, you can't blame yourself. You were always a great father to her, even before you signed the papers. When Rogue came here, you took her under your wing, became the parent she needed the most." Ororo said looking into his deep hazel eyes. "Know that no matter what, Rogue loved you and thought you were always a great father." Ororo gently kissed him and when she stopped Logan hugged her close. He had already lost one person he cared about, he didn't want to lose another.

MP: Wow, this is sooooo sad!

Remy: You-you-you killed her...

Jamie: Wow, deep.

MP: What would you know 'bout deep? *Jamie shruggs* Anyway thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed that Loro part I threw in.