Rogue continued on into the mansion and then up to her room. She lied down
on her bed, thinking about all that had happened that day. She needed time
alone to sort it all out and make her decision for the meeting with the X-
men next morning.
Hours passed and Rogue was still on her bed, still thinking. She hadn't come down for lunch or dinner, but the X-men were used to that by now and didn't bother trying to get her to come. Besides, she had fallen asleep a few times (never for too long), and they wanted her to get some rest.
Finally, after a few more hours and all the deliberation she had done, she came to a decision. She finally realized what she had to do. She didn't like it, but she knew it was the only way she could be at peace; it was just the right thing to do.
Rogue took out her diary and proceeded to write in it. It was quite possibly the only thing that had kept her sane throughout all her trials and trribulations since she found out she was a mutant. It wasn't easy to have her powers and she needed to vent that out, but she didn't want to burden anyone with her complaints. No one needed to hear her whine about how she could never touch anyone. Besides, she wasn't sure they'd care anyway. They had their own lives and problems to deal with.
She wrote about everything that was on her mind at that moment. She wanted to record her exact feelings about the choice she had finally made. She also needed to make certain "arrangements" before the meeting with Xavier and the X-men. After she had made her journal entry, she took out a notebook and started writing. She did that for about an hour until Kitty walked in to go to sleep. Rogue had lost all track of time. It was already 10:00 and that meant lights out (after all, they had to get up hours before school for danger room sessions, even though it WAS Saturday).
Kitty and Rogue had their usual awkward silence (things had never been great between them, but after the "incident" they hardly spoke), but for the first time since who-knows-when, Rogue actually said "good night" to Kitty. Kitty was surprised. She was pleasantly surpirsed, but surprised nonetheless. She returned Rogue's friendly gesture and added a "sleep well" and a smile before going to sleep. Rogue wasn't going to sleep well, though. She wasn't going to sleep at all in fact. She took out her diary and was about to write in it but changed her mind and took out her notbook instead. She quickly started writing again and continued to write the whole night.
It was almost sunrise and Rogue was still writing. She saw the sky getting lighter and opened her window to watch the sun rise, but she could not view it from her standpoint. She proceeded to climb out but not without going back for her her notebook and pen. She flew out of the window and stood on the roof of the mansion, watching the beautiful sunrise as she wrote. Tears flowed down her cheek as she watched and wrote, some falling onto the paper and wetting it. She came back into her room and sat on her bed. She was crying harder now, but she still managed to keep writing. Kitty's alarm rang and she woke up. Kitty slowly got out bed and saw Rogue crying. She wanted to say something, but this was not the first time she had woken up to see Rogue crying. She knew better than to ask Rogue what was wrong. She knew what was wrong and anytime anyone asked Rogue would just say "nothing" or get mad at being asked that all the time.
"Morning, Rogue. You comin to breakfast before the meeting?" Kitty asked. Kitty and the others had stopped asking Rogue that, but today she was hoping Rogue would change her mind and say yes. From the silence Kitty got from her, she saw she wouldn't.
"Sure. Ah'll be right down."
Kitty stopped in her tracks and looked shockingly at Rogue. Rogue looked back at Kitty and gave her a little smile. Kitty smiled back before she proceeded down to the kitchen. Rogue wrote a little more in her notebook before heading down herself.
Rogue entered the kitchen and saw everyone there, eating, talking, having a good time. They all stopped suddenly when they saw Rogue enter but tried to cover their shock by continuing their eating and conversation. It was the first time in ages that she had come down, they didn't want to scare her away by staring at her and making her the object of attention.
Rogue hardly said a word that morning, as usual, but she was eating with everyone and enjoying everyone's company. She just sat there watching everyone and just listening to their conversations.
Finally, it was time for her meeting with Professor Xavier and the X-men. It was the moment she was dreading all night long. She had hoped this moment would never come but it had, and there was no way to escape it now. Everyone got up and started walking up to Professor Xavier's office while Rogue just sat at the table, motionless and speechless.
"Umm..Rogue? You coming?" Scott asked.
"Are you ok Rogue?" asked Jean.
'Uh...yeah, Ah'm fine. Ah'll be there in second. Ah just have something Ah need to do."
"Ok, we'll be waiting in the office."
Rogue got up and went to her room again. She grabbed her notebook and wrote as fast as she could. Anyone that saw her could see she was nervous and obviously had a lot on her mind. Her lips were shaking as if she was about to cry, but she was too scared to cry. She finished writing and grabbed several envelopes from her nightstand drawer. She pulled out some papers and stuffed them into the envelopes. She left 2 envelopes on her bed and took the rest with her, but not before putting one on Kitty's bed. A few minutes later, Rogue entered the office and found everyone waiting for her. It was obvious from their faces that they were anxiously awaiting her arrival. Now that she was there, they looked more nervous than ever, but they couldn't possibly be as nervous as she was. The time had come for her decision. Everyone was waiting, and hoping, for the response.
"So, Rogue, have you had enough time to think about what we talked about yesterday? Have you made your decision?" Professor Xavier asked.
"Yes. Yes Ah have." _____________________________________________________________
So what do you think she chose? The Lady or the Tiger.I mean..To forgive or Forget? Find out in the next exciting chapter of ..GUILTY CONSCIENCE!! Dun dun dun!
Hours passed and Rogue was still on her bed, still thinking. She hadn't come down for lunch or dinner, but the X-men were used to that by now and didn't bother trying to get her to come. Besides, she had fallen asleep a few times (never for too long), and they wanted her to get some rest.
Finally, after a few more hours and all the deliberation she had done, she came to a decision. She finally realized what she had to do. She didn't like it, but she knew it was the only way she could be at peace; it was just the right thing to do.
Rogue took out her diary and proceeded to write in it. It was quite possibly the only thing that had kept her sane throughout all her trials and trribulations since she found out she was a mutant. It wasn't easy to have her powers and she needed to vent that out, but she didn't want to burden anyone with her complaints. No one needed to hear her whine about how she could never touch anyone. Besides, she wasn't sure they'd care anyway. They had their own lives and problems to deal with.
She wrote about everything that was on her mind at that moment. She wanted to record her exact feelings about the choice she had finally made. She also needed to make certain "arrangements" before the meeting with Xavier and the X-men. After she had made her journal entry, she took out a notebook and started writing. She did that for about an hour until Kitty walked in to go to sleep. Rogue had lost all track of time. It was already 10:00 and that meant lights out (after all, they had to get up hours before school for danger room sessions, even though it WAS Saturday).
Kitty and Rogue had their usual awkward silence (things had never been great between them, but after the "incident" they hardly spoke), but for the first time since who-knows-when, Rogue actually said "good night" to Kitty. Kitty was surprised. She was pleasantly surpirsed, but surprised nonetheless. She returned Rogue's friendly gesture and added a "sleep well" and a smile before going to sleep. Rogue wasn't going to sleep well, though. She wasn't going to sleep at all in fact. She took out her diary and was about to write in it but changed her mind and took out her notbook instead. She quickly started writing again and continued to write the whole night.
It was almost sunrise and Rogue was still writing. She saw the sky getting lighter and opened her window to watch the sun rise, but she could not view it from her standpoint. She proceeded to climb out but not without going back for her her notebook and pen. She flew out of the window and stood on the roof of the mansion, watching the beautiful sunrise as she wrote. Tears flowed down her cheek as she watched and wrote, some falling onto the paper and wetting it. She came back into her room and sat on her bed. She was crying harder now, but she still managed to keep writing. Kitty's alarm rang and she woke up. Kitty slowly got out bed and saw Rogue crying. She wanted to say something, but this was not the first time she had woken up to see Rogue crying. She knew better than to ask Rogue what was wrong. She knew what was wrong and anytime anyone asked Rogue would just say "nothing" or get mad at being asked that all the time.
"Morning, Rogue. You comin to breakfast before the meeting?" Kitty asked. Kitty and the others had stopped asking Rogue that, but today she was hoping Rogue would change her mind and say yes. From the silence Kitty got from her, she saw she wouldn't.
"Sure. Ah'll be right down."
Kitty stopped in her tracks and looked shockingly at Rogue. Rogue looked back at Kitty and gave her a little smile. Kitty smiled back before she proceeded down to the kitchen. Rogue wrote a little more in her notebook before heading down herself.
Rogue entered the kitchen and saw everyone there, eating, talking, having a good time. They all stopped suddenly when they saw Rogue enter but tried to cover their shock by continuing their eating and conversation. It was the first time in ages that she had come down, they didn't want to scare her away by staring at her and making her the object of attention.
Rogue hardly said a word that morning, as usual, but she was eating with everyone and enjoying everyone's company. She just sat there watching everyone and just listening to their conversations.
Finally, it was time for her meeting with Professor Xavier and the X-men. It was the moment she was dreading all night long. She had hoped this moment would never come but it had, and there was no way to escape it now. Everyone got up and started walking up to Professor Xavier's office while Rogue just sat at the table, motionless and speechless.
"Umm..Rogue? You coming?" Scott asked.
"Are you ok Rogue?" asked Jean.
'Uh...yeah, Ah'm fine. Ah'll be there in second. Ah just have something Ah need to do."
"Ok, we'll be waiting in the office."
Rogue got up and went to her room again. She grabbed her notebook and wrote as fast as she could. Anyone that saw her could see she was nervous and obviously had a lot on her mind. Her lips were shaking as if she was about to cry, but she was too scared to cry. She finished writing and grabbed several envelopes from her nightstand drawer. She pulled out some papers and stuffed them into the envelopes. She left 2 envelopes on her bed and took the rest with her, but not before putting one on Kitty's bed. A few minutes later, Rogue entered the office and found everyone waiting for her. It was obvious from their faces that they were anxiously awaiting her arrival. Now that she was there, they looked more nervous than ever, but they couldn't possibly be as nervous as she was. The time had come for her decision. Everyone was waiting, and hoping, for the response.
"So, Rogue, have you had enough time to think about what we talked about yesterday? Have you made your decision?" Professor Xavier asked.
"Yes. Yes Ah have." _____________________________________________________________
So what do you think she chose? The Lady or the Tiger.I mean..To forgive or Forget? Find out in the next exciting chapter of ..GUILTY CONSCIENCE!! Dun dun dun!