Chapter 3
Ororo Monroe hurried through the halls of the mansion, the students were in the midst of their afternoon classes, so there was no one about. Storm vaguely noticed the echo of her heels clicking on the floor as she walked. She reached the Professor's door and knocked once before entering. The Professor looked up from his desk, a mild look of surprise on his face.
"Ororo" he smiled, "What a nice surprise, what brings you here."
"Professor" Storm began, feeling an increasing sense of urgency, "Professor we have a problem"
Charles Xavier sensed her unease and set down his pen, giving her his full attention. "What is it?" he asked.
"It's Rogue, she and I had a talk after class today, I was finally able to get her to talk to me about what has been upsetting her so." She paused to sit down in the plush leather chair in front of Xavier's desk.
"And.." The Professor prompted.
"And I know now what is causing her this pain"
"What is it?" Charles asked softly, alarmed at the look of despair on her face.
"It is him." She whispered.
Charles leaned back in his chair and folded his hands under his chin. He sat in silence for a few moments, lost in his thoughts.
"We should have seen this.why didn't we see this?" he said finally.
"She is such a private person" Ororo answered. "She rarely shares anything with anyone. I suspect Jubilee and Kitty don't even know, and they are her best friends."
"We should have seen this." He repeated, "After all, she absorbed so much of him at the statue, it would be next to impossible not to be left with some sort of connection to him."
He rubbed wearily at his eyes. "What exactly did she say to you Storm"
"She said that her feelings go way beyond a crush.and that she needs him" Storm leaned forward in her chair. "It wasn't so much her words Charles, but the feelings and emotion behind them. I don't have powers of empathy, but even I could actually feel her pain. It was almost like a physical hurt."
Charles scooted back his chair from the large oak desk. "Where is she now"
"I took her back to her room after I got her calmed down a bit. She said she was going to lie down for awhile."
"Good," he said, "Find Kitty and Jubilee, have them look in on her in awhile" he glanced down at his watch. "Classes will be ending for the day soon, I want to speak to Scott and Jean about this before taking any type of action."
Storm nodded and left in search of Jubilee and Kitty. The Professor wheeled around to the window, and stared sightlessly into the clear afternoon sky. A feeling of dread began to creep into his gut. His psychic gifts had revealed to him a glimpse into the very near future, and he knew what the consequences of Logan coming home would be. And what that would mean for all of them. Nothing would ever be the same for any of them again.
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Rogue laid on her bed, her back to the window. She had pulled the shades down so her room was immersed in darkness. Her eyes were sore and her head ached, but she had no regrets about telling Storm her true feelings. She knew it was time that someone knew what she was going through, and it had made her feel somewhat better sharing it with someone. She rolled onto her back and threw her arm over her eyes, and heaved a sigh that seemed to come from her toes. Her other hand came up to clutch at the dog tags that were around her neck.
"Logan" she whispered, "I need you"
She heard the creak as her door was slowly opened.
"Hey Chica," came an entirely too happy voice, "How are you feeling"
Rogue pulled her arm away from her eyes, and squinted at the door. "I am fine Jubes, thanks, just resting"
She felt Kitty move towards the bed and sit down, a gentle hand patted her on her gloved arm.
"We are here for you girl, you know that." Kitty said softly, and Rogue could sense that she wanted to say more.
"What is it Kitty" she urged.
Again Kitty hesitated.
Rogue was in no mood for games "Just spit it out will you!"
Kitty sighed, "We love you Rogue, we can't even begin to understand how hard it is for you, not being able to touch, but please don't alienate yourself from us anymore than you already have. We want to be here for you, we want to help you, but you have to be willing to reach out to us."
Rogue heaved herself into a sitting position. "I know, I know." She pushed her auburn locks back from her face. "And I am sorry that I don't, things have just..been hard on me." She stumbled on her words. "Since he left."
And with that the dam broke and Rogue began to sob brokenly. Kitty and Jubilee both gathered her into their arms and held her tightly. It did not go unnoticed by Rogue that this was the first time that either of them had hugged her.
*************** "You can't possibly mean to bring him back here Professor" Scott was furious, pacing back on forth in Xavier's office.
"We have no choice Scott" Jean said, laying a calming hand on his arm. "We have to help Rogue, and this is the only way."
"You have no idea how broken she is Scott" Storm was obviously irritated, "Set aside your petty hatred of him for once and think of Rogue."
Charles sat watching quietly as the others continued to bicker. They had been at it for over an hour already. He half-heard Scott's raised voice in protest, he didn't hear Jean's soft voice of reason, or the clear frustration in Ororo's voice. He had only one thing on his mind...Rogue. He wiped his hands over his face and prepared to tell them what his gift had revealed to him. Now was the time..
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...Outside Rogue's window a lone figure stood, face upturned.listening.and waiting......
TBC
Ororo Monroe hurried through the halls of the mansion, the students were in the midst of their afternoon classes, so there was no one about. Storm vaguely noticed the echo of her heels clicking on the floor as she walked. She reached the Professor's door and knocked once before entering. The Professor looked up from his desk, a mild look of surprise on his face.
"Ororo" he smiled, "What a nice surprise, what brings you here."
"Professor" Storm began, feeling an increasing sense of urgency, "Professor we have a problem"
Charles Xavier sensed her unease and set down his pen, giving her his full attention. "What is it?" he asked.
"It's Rogue, she and I had a talk after class today, I was finally able to get her to talk to me about what has been upsetting her so." She paused to sit down in the plush leather chair in front of Xavier's desk.
"And.." The Professor prompted.
"And I know now what is causing her this pain"
"What is it?" Charles asked softly, alarmed at the look of despair on her face.
"It is him." She whispered.
Charles leaned back in his chair and folded his hands under his chin. He sat in silence for a few moments, lost in his thoughts.
"We should have seen this.why didn't we see this?" he said finally.
"She is such a private person" Ororo answered. "She rarely shares anything with anyone. I suspect Jubilee and Kitty don't even know, and they are her best friends."
"We should have seen this." He repeated, "After all, she absorbed so much of him at the statue, it would be next to impossible not to be left with some sort of connection to him."
He rubbed wearily at his eyes. "What exactly did she say to you Storm"
"She said that her feelings go way beyond a crush.and that she needs him" Storm leaned forward in her chair. "It wasn't so much her words Charles, but the feelings and emotion behind them. I don't have powers of empathy, but even I could actually feel her pain. It was almost like a physical hurt."
Charles scooted back his chair from the large oak desk. "Where is she now"
"I took her back to her room after I got her calmed down a bit. She said she was going to lie down for awhile."
"Good," he said, "Find Kitty and Jubilee, have them look in on her in awhile" he glanced down at his watch. "Classes will be ending for the day soon, I want to speak to Scott and Jean about this before taking any type of action."
Storm nodded and left in search of Jubilee and Kitty. The Professor wheeled around to the window, and stared sightlessly into the clear afternoon sky. A feeling of dread began to creep into his gut. His psychic gifts had revealed to him a glimpse into the very near future, and he knew what the consequences of Logan coming home would be. And what that would mean for all of them. Nothing would ever be the same for any of them again.
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Rogue laid on her bed, her back to the window. She had pulled the shades down so her room was immersed in darkness. Her eyes were sore and her head ached, but she had no regrets about telling Storm her true feelings. She knew it was time that someone knew what she was going through, and it had made her feel somewhat better sharing it with someone. She rolled onto her back and threw her arm over her eyes, and heaved a sigh that seemed to come from her toes. Her other hand came up to clutch at the dog tags that were around her neck.
"Logan" she whispered, "I need you"
She heard the creak as her door was slowly opened.
"Hey Chica," came an entirely too happy voice, "How are you feeling"
Rogue pulled her arm away from her eyes, and squinted at the door. "I am fine Jubes, thanks, just resting"
She felt Kitty move towards the bed and sit down, a gentle hand patted her on her gloved arm.
"We are here for you girl, you know that." Kitty said softly, and Rogue could sense that she wanted to say more.
"What is it Kitty" she urged.
Again Kitty hesitated.
Rogue was in no mood for games "Just spit it out will you!"
Kitty sighed, "We love you Rogue, we can't even begin to understand how hard it is for you, not being able to touch, but please don't alienate yourself from us anymore than you already have. We want to be here for you, we want to help you, but you have to be willing to reach out to us."
Rogue heaved herself into a sitting position. "I know, I know." She pushed her auburn locks back from her face. "And I am sorry that I don't, things have just..been hard on me." She stumbled on her words. "Since he left."
And with that the dam broke and Rogue began to sob brokenly. Kitty and Jubilee both gathered her into their arms and held her tightly. It did not go unnoticed by Rogue that this was the first time that either of them had hugged her.
*************** "You can't possibly mean to bring him back here Professor" Scott was furious, pacing back on forth in Xavier's office.
"We have no choice Scott" Jean said, laying a calming hand on his arm. "We have to help Rogue, and this is the only way."
"You have no idea how broken she is Scott" Storm was obviously irritated, "Set aside your petty hatred of him for once and think of Rogue."
Charles sat watching quietly as the others continued to bicker. They had been at it for over an hour already. He half-heard Scott's raised voice in protest, he didn't hear Jean's soft voice of reason, or the clear frustration in Ororo's voice. He had only one thing on his mind...Rogue. He wiped his hands over his face and prepared to tell them what his gift had revealed to him. Now was the time..
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...Outside Rogue's window a lone figure stood, face upturned.listening.and waiting......
TBC