Rogue didn't get a chance to talk to Sirius that night. There was a lot of talking and such about Evan leaving. He had been late for a Danger Room session and had to do one separately with his aunt and had somehow totally screwed up. For some reason Ororo and the other adults thought it best for him to go back home. Not only because of that danger room session, but for other reasons as well.

On the other hand, Ororo herself seemed to be losing it. Or, at least that's what they had thought for a while. It turned out that a tribe from Africa had been trying to capture her. She had once lived there as their Goddess. Evan had actually been the one to save his aunt from them and for some reason decided to stick around. No one understood that boy.

However, it left Rogue tired and she didn't get a chance to even leave some food for the fugitive. She certainly couldn't see him during the day. She had no idea where he stayed and he wasn't going to come out in broad day light, not even in his dog form. That just wouldn't be smart.

In the morning after Ororo's ordeal Kurt, Kitty, and Rogue were all dressed in their robes and were ready to apparate to Hogsmeade.

"I zink I'm going to stay around tonight at Hogvarts." Kurt said to them.

"Why? What's up?" Kitty asked.

"Vell… Ron is pretty mad at Hermione and, I dunno, I just zink I should stick around for zem." Kurt replied.

"Well, okay, we'll tell the others then." Kitty said before they all took off for school. The day went normally enough though. Hermione and Ron continued to fight and Hermione got mad at Harry too for pointing out that all the evidence did lead to Crookshanks having eaten the rat. Kurt just decided not to talk about it at all. At the time it was really dangerous to pick sides. And so, Kurt stayed the night at Hogwarts that night as he had said. This upset Logan for the elf missed a danger room session but Rogue and Kitty had his back. Said that they hadn't informed him of it when it was and that they couldn't reach him. This earned the two girls twenty extra minutes.

That night Rogue didn't have a chance to visit with Sirius either. Kitty woke up right after Rogue had slipped her gloves on.

~

She was running from the crowd. She was so afraid! She was regretting phasing that boy through the car.

"We'll get you mutie! Just you wait!" One of her pursuers called out. She saw a dead end straight ahead but she kept running. As she came to the wall she tried to phase through it but instead she ran right into it and fell hard onto her back.

Panicked, she got to her feet and looked down at her hands. "What is happening to me? I like, can't use my powers!" Kitty exclaimed.

"What's wrong mutie? Find yourself in a dead end?" One of the guys from the mob following her sneered.

Kitty looked around frantically for a way to run; there was none.

Suddenly a hand grabbed her wrist and she was pulled off her feet by one of the guys in the mob. "You worthless mutie! You're scum of the Earth! Trash! You guys are freaks!" Kitty began to cry in fear of her safety. By now the mob had surrounded her and she couldn't phase through the man's hand. Something just wasn't right!

The man dropped her and she fell to her knees on the cement.

"You pitiful, worthless creature! We'll show you what pain is like! Then we'll show you what a concentration camp is like! You'll learn not to mess with us! We'll hunt down each and every one of you no matter how long it takes!" He growled, looming over her. Kitty cowered as tears streamed down her cheeks.

"Just leave me alone! I did nothing to you, I only save that boy!" Kitty pleaded. This received her a hard kick in the side that sent her sprawled against the cement.

"Yes you did!" The man said, walking toward her. The circle of the mobsters began to close threateningly around her. "And you'll pay! You're ours now… Kitty!"

Kitty screamed and phased suddenly halfway through her bed.

"Kitty?" Rogue exclaimed quietly. She reached for Kitty's arm but she jerked away frightened. "It's okay Kit, Ah'm wearin' gloves."

Kitty looked up at her, her eyes brimming with tears. She got back up in her bed and pulled her knees to her chest.

"Kitty… whaddy dream about? It's okay, it's jus' me." Rogue assured her.

"I was like, running, and these guys were totally chasing me! They knew about mutants, like, how they exsist and all. They were calling me trash and scum and they even said they'd like, totally send me to a concentration camp!" Kitty said through sobs. "And, I, like, couldn't phase! It, it was completely horrible!" Kitty exclaimed, burying her head in her knees.

*Flashback*

"Es gibt einen Juden! Die Narren!" {There's a Jew! The fools!} A soldier said, pushing him down. The soldier then kneeled down next to him and grabbed the collar of his dirty shirt.

"Sie sind Ungeheuer auch gut hier behandelt!" {You monsters are treated too well here!} The soldier growled. "Nur warten Sie! Sie werden was erhalten, den Sie verdienen!" {Just you wait! You will get what you deserve!} The soldier sneered. He then got to his feet and hit Eric's cheek with the handle of his gun. Erick bit his lip accidentally because of the hit and cut it badly and a disgusting metallic taste filled his mouth.

The soldier just laughed at him and walked away. Eric felt an anger so strong that his eyes lit up… yellow.

*Flashback*

"R-Rogue? A-are you okay?" Kitty questioned. "Y-you're eyes are like, glowing yellow… like…"

Rogue shook her head and felt the energy that didn't belong to her seep out leaving her weaker. "Ah'm fihne' Ah'm sorry." Rogue apologized.

"It's okay, but how'd you do it?" Kitty asked curiously.

Rogue shrugged. "Scott and Ah had a run in wit' Magneto this Christmas and Ah absorbed him. Ah keep getting' flashbacks o' his life an' all. It's nothin' big, don't worry." Rogue assured her.

Kitty looked worried, but didn't say anything, just continued to hold her legs to her chest.

"They don't know about us yet, don' worry abou'it. Worry when it happens." Rogue said, knowing that Kitty was still worried about her dream and people coming after her for being a mutant.

Kitty nodded. "I know, but it's like, so scary! The Prof. keeps saying that they're like, not ready to learn about us, but when will they? I mean, it totally frightens me how they will react and all but I'm tired of hiding!" Kitty replied.

"Ah know Kitty." Rogue said reassuringly.

Kitty nodded. "But now, we have like, two things about ourselves that we have to hide! We're witches too! That's a secret; yet another secret we have to keep from the world. I'm just a teenager! It's like totally not fair!" Kitty continued.

Rogue half smiled. "It's nevah fair Kitty. We're cursed, but we have t'live with it. Trust meh, Ah know how ya feel."

Kitty looked up at Rogue. "Have you ever tried to like, not absorb someone when you touch them?" Kitty asked soberly, looking down at Rogue's gloved hands.

"O' course Ah've tried Kitty!" Rogue replied, turning her gaze onto her hands as well. "It's no use." She finished.

"Oh." Kitty said simply. She felt bad for her friend. "Well, hasn't the professor ever tried to help you? I mean, he like, works with the new students to control theirs. Especially Jamie. He like, used to multiply ever time he was even slightly bumped! He's gotten a lot better though! Because of the prof." Kitty said hopefully.

Rogue didn't respond at first. Kitty didn't understand, but how could she? "No Kit, the professor can't help meh. How's he supposed ta? Let meh touch him and hope Ah can control it? No, that way Ah could end up killin' him!" Rogue replied. Kitty looked downcast.

"It's okay Kit, don' worry about it." Rogue said, patting her shoulder lightly. "But how about we try and get some sleep?"

"Okay."

Rogue got into her own bed and Kitty got under her covers.

"Goodnight Rogue."

Rogue looked at the clock; 1:03.

"Good mornin' Kitty." She replied, then rolled over and went to sleep.

^~^

Kitty and Rogue walked into the great hall that day, exhausted. Not only had they been up late, but they had had a danger room session in the morning as well.

The two of them sat down at the Gryffindor table. Kurt was there and on the table laid a broom with the word 'Firebolt' encrusted on the handle.

"So, how's it going Kurt? Things getting better?" Kitty asked hopefully.

"No, vorse! Hermione's mad at Harry now too." Kurt replied.

"I zink I'm going to stay ze night again." Kurt told them.

"After you go to the danger room session! Logan totally freaked out on us when we said you like, weren't coming. We had to do twenty extra minutes!" Kitty complained.

"It wasn't that bad…" Rogue said, but Kitty just looked at her incredulously.

Percy's girlfriend Penelope Clearwater came to the table and examined the broom. She was from Ravenclaw and her team would be versing Gryffindor that day. 

"Now, now, Penny, no sabotage!" Ron's older brother Percy said as 'Penny' examined the broom. Kitty found this boy rather annoying. "Penelope and I have got a bet on; ten galleons on the outcome of the match."

Penelope looked at Rogue next. "Aren't you in Ravenclaw?" She asked.

"Yeah, why?" Rogue asked.

"Oh nothing, I just thought- and aren't you in Hufflepuff?" Penelope asked Kitty.

"Yeah? So?" Kitty asked.

Penelope shrugged. "Just odd seeing you sit with the Gryffindors." She then left.

"Harry-make sure you win!" Percy said in a whispered. "I haven't got ten galleons. Yes, I'm coming Penny!" And so Percy left.

A hand landed on Rogue's shoulder and she looked up to see Malfoy, but he wasn't looking at her. "Sure you can manage that broom Potter?" Malfoy drawled.

"Get yer hand off meh or y'gonna lose it!" Rogue drawled back.

"Yeah, reckon so." Harry replied, ignoring Rogue's comment. So did Malfoy.

"Got plenty of special features, hasn't it?" Malfoy grinned manically. "Shame it doesn't come with a parachute-in case you get too near a dementor." Malfoy sneered.

"Pity you can't attach an extra arm to yours, Malfoy! Then it could catch the snitch for you!" Harry retorted.

The Gryffindor table erupted with laughter. Malfoy narrowed his eyes and squeezed his hold on Rogue's shoulder. He then leaned down and whispered in her ear, "These fools think they're all that, but we're better! Meet me in the stands during the match." He then walked away before Rogue could retort.

"What did he say to you?" Kitty asked. She had been the only one to notice.

"Nothin', just makin' requests Ah ain't gonna do!" Rogue replied before standing up and walking off.

Rogue stood in the Ravenclaw stands. The game hadn't begun yet but it was about to. As for what Malfoy had said to her, she had no intention of meeting up with him.

The teams emerged and Wood; the Gryffindor Quidditch captain; and Davies; the Ravenclaw Quidditch captain; shook hands. A whistle blew and the game began.

"They're off, and the big excitement of this match is the Firebolt that Harry Potter is flying for Gryffindor!" The announcements started. A bunch of kids around her groaned and rolled their eyes at this statement though. "According to Which Broomstick, the Firebolt's going to be the broom of choice for the national teams of this year's World Championship-"

"Jordan, would you mind telling us what's going on in the match?" McGonagall's voice could be heard saying.

"Right professor, just giving a bit of backround information. The Firebolt, incidentally, has a built in auto-break and-"

"Jordan!"

"Okay, okay, Gryffindor in possession, Katie Bell of Gryffindor heading for the goal, there she goes! And ten points to Gryffindor!" Jordan hollered.

Rogue turned her attention to Harry. He was streaking away from one of the Ravenclaw girls. Actually, the only Gryffindor girl; Co Chang. Rogue had met her a few times and actually found her quite annoying! She was really girly and a little self-centered at times.

Harry suddenly dived downward and Cho followed. One of the bludgers suddenly went pelting toward him so he pulled up. He must have seen the snitch but had lost it now.

Applause erupted around her. The Ravenclaws were glad that Harry hadn't gotten it. Rogue actually wanted Gryffindor to win though. She didn't associate with anyone in Ravenclaw anyway. Well, perhaps Cody a bit, but that wasn't anything big.

"Gryffindor leads by eighty points to zero, and look at that Firebolt go!" Rogue stopped paying attention.

Harry zoomed around a bit. Ravenclaw had just scored three goals and if their seeker got the snitch Ravenclaw would win.

Suddenly a hand grabbed her arm. She whirled around to see Malfoy beckoning her toward him. She stepped closer and out of the crowd of Ravenclaws furiously.

"You didn't meet me!"

"O' course Ah didn't!" Rogue sneered.

"Look, neither of us wants Gryffindor to win; help us scare Potter." Malfoy said, holding up three large black cloaks.

Rogue snorted. "Ah do want Gryffindor t'win! And ya won't knock Harry off his broom. The dementers powers makes us faint! Nothing more… nothin' less." Rogue growled, upset by the trick Malfoy was trying to play.

"Well whatever! Just do it!" He growled back.

"No!" Rogue said firmly, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Now Malfoy!" The Slytherin Quidditch captain hissed.

"Got to go!" Malfoy said urgently and ran off.

Rogue spun around to see Harry just pull out of a dive. She looked around again and on the ground saw three tall, black figures emerged on the field. It was Malfoy and his lackey's dressed as dementors.

Rogue turned her gaze to Harry again who had pulled out his wand. Suddenly something silver erupted from the end and knocked the three 'dementors' over. Harry then went after the snitch and caught it immediately.

Rogue just laughed.

^~^

Kurt came home for the danger room session but then hurried back to Hogwarts. They were having a party that night in celebration of their victory. The Weasley twins got a bunch of food. Kurt loved those guys; they were his kind of people.

Kurt popped some orange flavored taffy's into his mouth. He didn't have to worry about not having enough space to move around for most the students kept their distance from the monster.

"If Scabbers hadn't just been eaten he could have had some of those Fudge Flies. He used to really like them." Ron said loudly and Kurt cringed at the reminder and looked around for Hermione. She suddenly came running toward him, heading for the girls dorms. She was even crying.

Before she could get past him though he grabbed her by the shoulders. "Kurt, let me go." She said, but she didn't struggle.

"Vhy don't you come party viz me? Get your mind off of zis." Kurt suggested.

"Kurt, I'm happy about winning and all but… I just want to go to sleep!" She said, before pulling away from him and going to her dorm.

At around one, McGonagall came into the dorm in a night gown and forced them to go to bed. Kurt, Ron, and Harry made their way to the dorms and Kurt want instantly to bed, exhausted.

His sleep was soon interrupted as a loud "AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHH! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Echoed throughout the boy's dorm room.

Kurt jumped from his bed ready to suit up and defend the mansion. Wait, he wasn't at the mansion… he was at Hogwarts.

Vhat's going on? Kurt thought to himself as he got out of bed.

Ron was sitting on his bed with a look of sheer terror and his bed curtains were torn.

"Black! Sirius Black! With a knife!"

~

Rogue soared through the air. She had snuck out to Hogwarts that night, but her sixth sense was flaring and she knew that something was about to happen… or happening.

As she flew by a tower she heard a loud scream.

"Sirius!" She whispered. She flew to a window and saw what looked like a common room. Must have been Gryffindor. Suddenly she saw Sirius run past the window, desperate to get out. Lights were turning on and Rogue thrust the window open. "Sirius, over here! Quick!" Rogue whispered urgently.

Sirius whirled around. Footsteps could be heard coming down from the dorms. He ran for the window and jumped out. Rogue instantly caught him and dodged to the side where they could still hear, but not be seen.

"Are you sure you veren't dreaming Ron?" Rogue heard Kurt question.

"I'm telling you I saw him!" Ron said firmly. Sirius stiffened in her hands.

"What were ya thinking?!" Rogue demanded quietly.

"What's all the noise?"

"Professor McGonagall told us to go to bed!"

"Excellent, are we carrying on?" It was a Weasley twin.

"Everyone back upstairs!" Another Weasley, Percy, demanded.

"Perce-Sirius Black! In our dormitory! With a knife! Woke me up!" Rogue looked at Sirius and he showed her the knife. She scowled but didn't say anything.

Everyone went silent.

"Nonesense!" Percy said. "You had too much to eat, Ron-had a nightmare…"

"I'm telling you-"

"Now really, enough's enough!" Rogue stiffened. It was McGonagall. "I am delighted that Gryffindor won the match, but this is getting ridiculous! Percy, I expected better of you!"

"I certainly didn't authorize this professor! I was just telling them all to get back to bed! My brother Ron here had a nightmare-"

"It wasn't a nightmare!" Ron yelled. "Professor, I woke up, and Sirius Black was standing over me, holding a knife!"

There was another silence.

"Don't be ridiculous, Weasley, how could he possible have gotten through the portrait hole?"

"Ask him! Ask him if he saw!" Who is him?

"Sir Cadogan, did you just let a man enter Gryffindor Tower?" McGonagall asked.

"Certainly, good lady!" There was yet another silence, but this one was stunned.

"You-you did? But-but the password!"

"He had 'em! Had the whole week's, my lady! Read'em off a little piece of paper!"

"Which person," McGonagall asked in a wavering voice, "which abysmally foolish person wrote down this week's passwords and left them lying around?"

Yet another silence, that was broken by a squeak.

Rouge sank down till she was well out of ear shot. "Sirius! What were ya thinking?!" Rogue demanded quietly.

"No time to explain, we have to get out of here!" He said urgently. "They're going to come looking for me."

"Right, where do ya hide? Ah can get ya there quicker." She said.

"Head for the Whomping willow." He told her. Rogue took off full blast for the tree. "Don't get too close!" Sirius warned her, speaking loudly over the rush of wind in his ears.

She stopped when they were close to the Willow. Sirius shifted to his dog form and crept under it and pushed on the tree with his palm. He then headed toward something specific. He shaped back into a human form and turned to Rogue.

"So, what are you going to do?" He asked her.

Rogue turned to look back at the castle, but the great doors were already opening and she couldn't risk being seen after what had happened on Halloween. "Ah'm comin' with you. Ah can't be connected t'what happened again. People have been suspicious enough as it is." Rogue replied. Sirius nodded and he showed her the way to his little hide out. It was the same place she had been in when they had first met. Well… that didn't include when he had knocked her out with a spell, but instead where Rogue learned the truth about him.

"How long do ya think they'll be lookin'?" Rogue asked.

"Probably all night. Give up at dawn…" He shrugged. "They'll know I'd be out of sight by then." Sirius replied.

Rogue turned to look at him. "What were ya doin' in there anyway?!" Rogue demanded.

Sirius just looked at her for a second, then walked past her and began going upstairs of the worn down house. Rogue floated behind him, not about to leave him be about what he had done. He didn't stop until he came to the room Rogue had seen previously and had actually woken up in.

He plopped down onto the only piece of furniture that seemed to be in the old rickety house and that was a simple, but fairly large cot. He closed his eyes and folded his hands over his stomach.

Rogue sat Indian style in the air and floated above him. "Ah ain't gonna leave ya alone." Rogue said firmly.

Sirius opened one eye, considered her for a second, then with a shrug closed it again and remained silent.

Rogue took off a glove and said, "If ya don't tell meh, Ah'll take the answer from ya the hard way!" Rogue warned.

Sirius opened both his eyes this time. His eyes traveled to her ungloved hand and he sighed. "I went after Peter. I was tired of waiting around when I knew he was in here. That's what I've been doing here. You should know that." He said simply.

"Ah do… but ya could have been more careful!" Rogue said firmly.

Sirius shrugged. "I couldn't pass the chance up!" He sat up. "The whole week's passwords! It was my only chance! I wouldn't get another one! Not for a long time now… if any." Sirius replied, and Rogue could see the hatred in his eyes.

Rogue lowered herself onto to the bed next to him. "Look, Ah understand, but what if ya would'ave been caught? They probably woulda killed you! They don't know how ya got out and if they got their hands on ya again, they wouldn't risk ya getting' out again." Rogue said concerned.

"I know, but it'd be better then just sitting here… hiding! I hate hiding! I hate staying in one place…" Sirius replied scornfully, aiming his words at the walls.

Rogue sighed. "That could be the death o' ya…"

"I wasn't going to get caught! I know secret ways in and out of the castle." Sirius told her.

Rogue looked at him. "What about Filch?"

"As a kid I've learned how to get around him. James and I knew every corridor, every exit, and every weakness. I was going to be fine."

Rogue shrugged and laid back folding her arms behind her head. "So, Ah have t'hide out here fer the night for nothin'?" She asked him, looking up at his face.

He looked down at her and smiled then shrugged. "Thanks anyway. At least I got out of there quicker though."

"Yeah, great fer me." Rogue muttered.

Sirius Just chuckled.

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