Recap: Storm, Gambit, Scott, Emma and Kurt go down the sewers and met Evan. Gambit leaves a trail of cards so he knows where he's going and has an exit just encase. Spike talks about the attack and about how he really thinks they're vampires as he found one sucking on Pete's neck. He also says how one of them looked like Rogue only with blond hair. He suggests Rogue has some connection with the vampires. the X-Men down the sewers get a call from Logan telling them to hurry up. They do and they get into the van all together. It's packed with Kitty and Pete taking up the floor. Scott sits in front while the girls take one side of the van, with the exception of Bobby, and the males take the other side. Spike has rejoined the xmen and asks why it feels so awkward between them all. Emma talks specking of the love triangle between Rogue, Gambit and Joseph. She also manages to in Jean while admitting her and Scott have a thing. Jean looses her temper and snaps at Emma calling her a slut. While she insults Emma, she manages to insult Rogue and Rogue snaps at Jean, calling her a stuck up high school bitch. Emma makes a joke out of it but Rogue turns on Emma agreeing with Jean that she's a slut. Then Emma uses apocalypse against Rogue and Rogue punches Emma in the face. Jean pulls at Rogue's hair by half ascendent which makes Rogue and Emma fall back onto Jean (Bobby who was inbetween Rogue and Jean, manages to slip out from between the girls). The girls have a cat fight. Logan pulls over and pulls them all apart. Rogue puts all of them on cleaning duty, then makes Rogue sit in front. He then questions Rogue about her nightmares And why she said the Professor had been kidnapped during the fight. Storm has explained to logan spikes theory of rogue being a vampire or connected to them and is worried for the others encase she is sided with the vampires and angry. They stop their arguing about trust though, when they arrive at the mansion and see the mutant riots outside the mansion gates. Logan makes Kurt port them over the fence, but he collapses.

Chapter 14

Rogue shot out of the van as fast as she could and stormed off to the mansion before anyone else had even gotten out of it. She stopped in the enterway and ran her hands throw her hair, stressed. A headache had come on, hurting like hell, she was feeling crap from argue ing with Logan, Emma and Jean and having to save her friends and Joseph... Then she'd left her brother when he'd collapsed in the back. She was a terrible sister

"Rogue? Where are the others?" Hank asked as he came to the enterance.

Rogue snapped again, this time at Hank. She growled and stormed passed him, knocking his shoulder hard as she passed. She didn't want to be around anyone. So she disappeared to the under levels and began cleaning the X-Jet.

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Not long after the other X-Men entered after Rogue, carrying Pete, Kitty and Nightcrawler.

"Well what happened here?" Hank asked Logan.

Logan growled at Hank though just as rogue had, and stormed passed him to the medical lab with Kurt on his shoulder, bumping Hank like Rogue did on his rage passing Hank stood watching after Logan not sure what to make of having gone threw two people that seemed... irritated.

"ignore him hank. He's just angry."

"I see." Hank said rubbing his shoulder as he turned to face storm who was the next to come in looking sad after Logan. He looked passed Storm at Pete and Kitty being brought in by the others ; the men carrying Pete and the girls using their powers to hold Kitty up in the air. His eyes fell back to storm. "Not good then." She simply shuck her head and Hank led the way to the medical lab.

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All the older X-Men were made to wait outside the medlab as Hank and Jean went over the patients, putting Kurt to bed, him just being tired, and checking Kitty and Pete for any more injuries. Hank wasn't sure what the bite marks at there necks were but he cleaned them and took blood tests. But he saved them till later as the others were waiting for him to start a meeting. They all went upstairs to the meeting room. All except rogue.

"Should I go and collect Rogue?" Asked Joseph.

"No." Growled Logan. "I think we need a meeting without her involved." Said Logan with a rather spiteful voice.

"But Rogue's part of the...team." Scott said getting quieter as he said this. Logan glared at him though, then to make his point, he walked back and closed the door behind them.

"No Rogue!" Logan said dangerously. "She's one of the problems we gotta talk about."

"What's there to talk about?" Emma injected. "You made it perfectly clear before when you were yelling at her that you don't trust her. I'd even go as far as to say you accused her for attacking us." Emma finished with just as much coldness and spite as Logan had.

Logan, though, had an angry fire to his spitefulness. "I never accused her of attacking her teammates. I just wanna know how all of a sudden she knows so much. She knew about storm being attacked. She knew about Pete and Kitty being attacked and where they were. Now she's even saying that the Professor's been kidnapped. And I'm actually believing that she's right."

"So you do trust her." Said Storm.

"I don't know. Rogue's... A liability. I think whatever's happening to her is effecting her badly and is effecting the team, and you four ain't helping matters either." Logan nodded his head at Gambit, Joseph, Jean and Emma.

"Erm, Logan, I'd hate to take back this meeting, and I am trying to understand from what you are describing, but would you mind describing to me what's happened with Rogue?" Asked Hank.

Logan turned his back on Hank, letting someone else fill him in. Storm took leadership. "You know about Rogue's nightmares and seeing people being attacked by these vampires. Well rogues revealed that she also had a dream or rather a feeling of the Professor being kidnapped a little while ago. That was during a fight with Emma and Jean."Storm shuck her head and looked at each one of the lovers in the room with disappointment in her eye. "Well Hank, Evan decided to ask an innocent question of why everyone was feeling awkward."

"Huh, he gets away with the innocent card. Pet." Emma said.

Storm shot her a warning look."Emma thought it best to start a fight by being brutally honest. She brought up the troublesome relationship issues which aren't needed in these pressing times." Storms eyes also flicked between Gambit and Joseph and Jean and Emma And Scott. Hank felt awkward for asking now. "So Emma brought up Rogue, Remy and Joseph's relationship and also her own, Scott and Jeans. She used the truth though as a weapon which resulted in a fight between the girls. During this fight Rogue let it slip that she saw the professor being kidnapped in one of her nightmares. What's troubling is she only just mentioned this now during a fight. We don't know how long she's known this and, well, we don't know what else she might be withholding."

Hank raised an eyebrow at Storm. "You do not think you can trust Rogue?"

"It's complicated." Logan interrupted rubbing his hands over his face. "We do trust Rogue, but we don't know what's happening with her at the moment. We don't know why she can suddenly see these things, or why she kept that bit of information. but you two ain't helping her." Logan snapped pointing an causing finger at Gambit and Joseph.

Gambit was about to say something when Joseph stepped forwards and beat him to it. "Actually, I think it would be a good idea to let me talk to her. Have some time alone with her."

"What!" barked Logan.

"She is and has opened up to me more than anyone else here. I think I would be able to find out what is happening with her."

"No!-" Logan said just as Gambit muttered something loudly under his breath.

"Yeah right."

Joseph turned, eyeing Gambit coldly."What was that?"

Gambit looked him right in the eyes. "Ya heard me. Ya ain't no good for dat fillie! She's been turnin' ya down ever since I got 'ere n I'm guessin she's been turnin' ya down 'fore I got 'ere too. If anyone should try talkin' to 'er it should be moi."

"Oh because the criminal can do better than her closest friend?"

"Oui, looks like it." Gambits eyes flashed dangerously and so did Joseph's. The two were ready to fight, only Storm was the strong voice who ordered them to stop.

"That's enough. We have other problems and other enemies to be dealing with. We can not all start turning upon ourselves."

Logan stood up straighter and looked like he was making his way towards the door. "I'll go talk to her."

"No Logan!" Storm snapped. It silenced the room. Storm was looking angrily at Logan with white stormy eyes which soon went back to her calm blue ones. "You had your chance in the van and you've only pushed her away further. And as I said before, I really do believe we cannot turn on each other." Storm eyed everyone.

"A house divided cannot stand." Quoted Hank.

"Yes, I agree with you Hank. Now we all must come together and get over our personal gains. If rogue is right and the Professor has been kidnapped then that just adds to the list of problems we have. We will have to try and locate the Professor and perform a rescue mission if he has been kidnapped. Emma and Jean, you will both put your bantering aside and work together to use Cerebro to try and locate the Professor. I understand you are both not sure how to use Cerebro, but Hank, after attending to the others in the medical lab will come and help instruct you the best he can. As will I. Now there is still the fact that Kitty and Pete shunk off while we were in lockdown. Gambit, I believe you and Logan would be a good team to look at the defences." Logan started to protest again but Storm bantered him away."Both of you will take the first rounds in watching for security breaches and to see if the defences can be improved. As for the riot outside our front gates, this means that no one will be able to leave unless there is a very important reason. We cannot risk trying to get past the bystanders without them getting hurt. Besides, mutant hate groups is usually the Professor's handling. I could do another speech, however I doubt that will have much effect on these people. Truthfully I am unsure what to do about them, but as long as they remain on the other side of the gate, then that will have to do. Otherwise, we many need to use force to stop them from attacking our homes." Storm looked to Logan who nodded with understanding. He was put incharge of protecting the mansion and safeguarding all those inside it. "And as for these vampires." The word vampires rolling off her tongue unwantedly,while looking to Evan who came up with the theory that they were vampires."It appears they may only attack at night and do not like the underground. Evan do you think it would be safer for the children if instead of them sleeping in their beds, we move them down to the lower underground levels at night?"

Evan nodded his head. "That's all I can think of to stop them. These chicks and dudes are just to hard to stop. Theyre like a whole army of Wolverine's. Don't get hurt so they can keep carrying on fighting. It sounds week, but I think e best thing to do is to go into hiding at night."

Storm nodded her head. "Very well then. The rest of you can help the other children move their bedding and other essential resources down to the wreck room If you haven't been given something to do already. And as for Rogue, I think at first we should give her some space. Whatever she is going throw doesn't appear to be day. That means no visiting her or axcedentally going to see her, Joseph, Remy. If she is right about the Professor being kidnapped, then she may be able to find out where he is, but to do that she'll need a clear head."

"Your right Ro. Why not let Emma or Red try helping her?Then again, the fight they just got into didn't help things. Wouldn't have helped calm her down."

"Rogue's mind is complicated enough on it's own and you know this. Besides I think it would be wise and better for her if Kurt talks to her. They are brother and sister after all and they seem to have been getting along better ever since Apocalypse. when he wakes up, well give him time to recuperate, then he can talk to her. But before then, we all have important things to do and to prepare for. Now, I think it's the end of the meeting."

The X-Men left the room with gloomy faces.

XXXXX

Everyone had avoided Rogue. That was alright by her. Rogue had finished cleaning the X jet and as she walked around the lower levels she looked puzzled at all the students carrying mattresses and stuff around.

"What's goin' on?" Rogue asked Bobby as he passed.

"Oh, we're all moving to sleep down here tonight so the vampires don't get us."

"Vampires?"

"Yeah. You know the creatures with vangs that want to suck your blood and only come out at night. What Logan accused you of being."

Rogue shot Bobby a death glance. "Thanks for that Bobby. Wait, you heard?"

"Heard you? You two were screaming at each other. Of course we all heard you in the back. wow, sucks to be you at the moment." Bobby paled At that comment. "You haven't..."

"What Bobby." Rogue snapped having enough of the X-Men already or Bobby but still. She'd only just come up and already she wanted to lock herself away from them all.

"You haven't... Bit anyone have you?"

Rogue just glared at him before walking away. Rogue wasn't sure what to do now. the sun was still up and there was still loads of time to move times down stairs, but also there were loads of things to move downstairs. Rogue didn't want to go downstairs now as everyone else was setting up camp down where she was suppose to be cleaning. She was unsure where to go and what to do as she really didn't want to talk to anyone.

Then she passed the med lab. Rogue stopped at the glass and peered in seeing Kitty, Pete, and Kurt all lined up in a and Pete were still out cold, but Kurt was sat up in bed and talk to Hank about what had happened after he'd collapsed.

"You haven't missed that much Kurt. The meeting was mostly about the next stages of action."

"Oh... So vhat are they?

"Well, Wolverine and Gambit are keeping thief eyes on security and making sure that no one gets in or out of the mansion. All the others except Jean, Emma and I think Rogue are helping the students move their sleeping arrangements downstairs."

"Vhy aren't Jean and Emma helping? Vhere's Rogue?" Rogue hid a little behind the wall at hearing Kurt still acting concerned for her. She felt terrible for what had happened between them and Mystique.

Hank swallowed awkwardly as he began explaining something he felt edgy about and unsure how Kurt would react."Well, do you know of Rogue telling everyone that the Professor had been kidnapped?"

"Yeah."

"Well, the thing is Kurt, you see Rogue has been and was right about the attacks upon the Brotherhood and Kitty and Pete and Storm. There is... An uncertanty though about what is happening with Rogue and her powers. About this new revelation about the Professor. Well, the fear is that people believe it. They believe that what Rogue sees and dreams are true and that the Professor has been kidnapped. But what we don't know is when she had this dream of the Professor being kidnapped or why. There is belief that Rogue may know a lot more than she is telling on and, well, we do not know if we can trust her."

"Vhat?" Kurt snapped. Rogue felt her heart sink. "That'z crazy! My sister can be truzted! Shes' an X-Man. One of us. Has been for three years. We're her family. She vouldn't vant any of us hurt. If she knew vhere or vhen the Professor was kidnapped then she would have told us and we vould have listened to her cause we trust her. Rogue vouldn't made things up. She's not like that! My sister is not a liar, and she is a good person. She's just... Confused."

That hurt. She was happy to see her brother defending her. More happy so that he was still defending her even after they'd had a disagreement and a fall out. But hearing and seeing the lost look in his eyes made her feel like she was reliving that heart breaking moment once again. that she was hurting and confusing Kurt without even meaning to.

"I know that Kurt, and so do the others. But it is strange how she suddenly knows about all of these things. Storm wanted you to talk to her in the meeting. After you woke up and felt up to it that is. She wanted you to try and get rogue to tell you about her dreams and what it's been like for her during the past few days. I suggest resting for a little while though before making a were out for quite a while. You really exsorsed yourself by moving so many people at once. Are you up for a talk with your sister?"

"Half sister." Kurt corrected which hurt Rogue a little more. But Kurt nodded his head. "Yeah. But what happens if she won't open up to me?"

Hanks sombare face dropped. "If she won't open herself up freely and the girls haven't located the professor throw Cerebro, then I perfum that either Jean or Emma will try to... Force the answers out of Rogue. Try and discover what is happening to her."

There was silence. The conversation topic fell. Hank did a few more things, said a few more words then left. As he was leaving and coming towards Rogue, Rogue stepped out from behind the wall, looking as if she was only just passing by.

"Oh hello Rogue. Are you feeling alright?"

"Yeah, ah'm fine... Is Kurt awake?"

"Yes he is. Why don't you go and talk to him. "

Rogue nodded her head then entered the med lab. for a moment she stopped just at the enterance as their eyes met. Through this gaze their was uneasiness, but an understanding and acceptance. Kurt accepted Rogue's company. Rogue moved to sit down on the chair besides his bed and said, "Hi"

"Hi." Kurt replied.

More silence.

"Ah, erm, ah heard ya wanted ta talk ta meh... Bout ma powers?" Rogue started, making it easier for Kurt.

Kurt just let go of a worried breath."You heard?" Rogue nodded her head and didn't met Kurt's eyes. "Rogue, you don't think ve don't truzt you right?" Rogue didn't meet his eyes."Rogue?"

"Ah... Ah know ah can trust you."Rogue looked up to Kurt, with tears in her eyes. "Even afta everythin Ya've been put through cause of meh... Ya really still trust me?"

"'Course I do. Vhat happened vith Mystique... Vith us, it don't make me not trust you. It's Mystique I'm angry at, not you. It hurt her zayin you ve're her favourt, but I understand that you did end up living vith her. 'Course you'd be her favourtive. At the time, I was upset und jealous ov you, but den I realised it vasnt your fauilt. You didn't know bout her abandonin me, or even that she vas your mother. Den I realised dat you were defending me to Mystique."

"You heard that?"

Kurt nodded. "Yes. I only stepped to the zide. I could still hear you. I heard you defend me, und tell her she vas vrong for vhat she vas zayin. Thank you Rogue for doing that."

Rogue gave a little smile. "Any time."

"And dat vas sumthin else I realised. That Mystique vouldnt fight for me or protect me like you had... I'm sorry I ever listened to that woman."

Rogue reached out her gloved hand and held Kurt's. "Hey, it was nothin."

"No, it was Rogue. I... I know we both agreed not to involve Mystique in our lives again after Apocolypse, but I betreyed you. I vent to her again like an idiot and I got us both hurt."

"No Kurt. Ya didn't get us hurt."

"Yes, I did. You ve're right Rogue. That woman is poizon. I just vanted to protect you vhen she zaid your life was in danger. I should have known vhen she zaid she wanted to met you and vouldn't tell me that it vas a trick."

"Kurt, that woman's the devil. She's as slippery 'n' slimy as a snake. She's tricked everyone here, remember, even the Professor. It's not your fault that she tricked you into makin' us meet. If anythin', ah appreciate what ya tried ta do for me Kurt. Thank ya for tryin' ta save ma life."

They both shared a smile and both held onto the others hands tighter. Then Kurt lost his smile.

"Hmmm, so... You heard vhat the others can't me to do?"

Rogue lost her smile too. Before Mystique had tried to split them up or tried to give Rogue convincing reasons to believe what she was saying, she had meantioned Rogue's powers. Kurt now knew a little, but not a lot. She could tell he was confused and one of the reasons he stormed off was not only because mystique had tricked him and made him feel worthless, but because she had lied to him too. "Yeah...Kurt ah'm so Sorrah ah didn't tell ya."

"It's fine Rogue. I think you had your reasonz not to tell me or the others. But I think you should tell me vhat she meant? Vhats happening to you Rogue? Vhy does Mystique think you shouldn't be vith Joseph or Gambit?"

Rogue looked down at their hands. Rogue knew some of what mystique had revealed, but that part to her was a mystery too. She said don't trust the silver haired man or the red eyed boy, but do. rogue figured it out to be a messages passed on by destiny through mystique. Mystique said a few more critic things like beware the vampires, they are dangerous and will hurt you if given the chance, but also to trust the vampires With her safety. There was also a message of forgiveness and something about sinister workings, but that was where rogue completely lost it with mystique, then the whole favourite so situation happened And Rogue soon took off after Kurt. More worried about him than mystique. Rogue shuck her head. "Ah don't know Kurt... Ah don't know."

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Elsewhere, someone had made a coffee and was now carrying it through the mansion towards the medlab where a certain white striped girl had been stopped.

"And just where do ya t'ink your goin?" Asked Gambit who'd used his thief skills to keep a listen out and watch out over Joseph and Rogue. Others too but mainly them as he cared for one. Hated the other. But he knew both where a vital part of what was happening now a days. He'd gotten let off on a break by Logan and Scott had taken his place. Just as he was heading towards the kitchen for food he had heard Hank talking to Joseph about Rogue.

Joseph turned around irritated. "Where does it look like?"

"You ain't goin ta see Rogue, Jo. Now I suggest ya get back ta whatever dark corner ya came from and don't bother 'er again."

Joseph smiled. "You're one to talk of coming from dark corners LeBeau. In fact, I'd say your still in one. Do you even have any idea why your here."

Gambit shrugged, trying to stay cocky and not let show that Joseph was getting to him. "I have mon reasons. What's yours?"

Joseph's amusement never left that grin of his. "I wasn't talking about personal reasons of being here Gambit."Suddenly Gambit's phone started vibrating. Although Gambit didn't move, Joseph said, "You best take that." Before walking off and dissapearing.

Gambit frowned, made sure Hank went downstairs after Joseph to stop him from getting any closer to Rogue and then jumped out the window and moved to a corner where he knew he wouldn't be seen by security. He called back the number.