Well, this will be a long night alright. I'm too wound up about everything to
be able to sleep. The shock of having met my daughter for the first time,
the fight with Jean and the realization that being with Rogue instead of
with Jean is what I truly want. It all adds up to me being completely
unable to sleep, just twisting and turning. Insomnia is nothing new
to me but I thought I had left that little thing behind me years ago.
Whenever that happened I usually walked aimlessly around the mansion and
the mansion grounds. It didn't help me sleep but it did make sure that I
wouldn't literally climb the walls.
Back to old habits again. Well, out into the hallway and off you go Summers.
I didn't go far though before I heard a cry of dismay and a lot of whimpering
from one of the rooms. Rogue's room. I knew she had nightmares often but I
didn't know how bad they were. Our rooms are too far apart for me to
be able to hear her, and she's a brave one. Too brave perhaps but she won't
bother anyone with her sleeping troubles if she can help it.
This time she can't. I can't stand hearing her in pain like that and if it
wasn't for the fact that Logan had saved her life at the same time he gave her his
memories I would have put blasted him for putting her through this. But to be
honest, he would probably hate himself if he knew what Rogue's going through
thanks to him. Anyway, I sprint through the hallway towards her bedroom and
bursts through the door. Subtlety isn't really my name when I want to help people
I care about, but at this point I really don't care if I've woken half the
mansion up. All that matters is making Rogue feel a little better.
What I see when I enter her bedroom shocks me I must admit. I didn't even think it
was possible to thrash around in one's bed like that without waking up. The look
on her face is pure terror, as if she is trying to defend herself against some evil foe.
Much the same way as Logan would have done it actually. If he had been the one
thrashing around, the claws would be out by now. What do I do? Stupid question,
Summers. Wake her up of course.
But how? She's kicked her covers off while she was sleeping so she's in just her
nightie. I can't just grab and shake or something like that. It wouldn't
do neither her or I any good if she absorbs a lot of me. I know that she's
learned to control her gift but I don't know if she has control over it in
her sleep. And I'm only wearing a pair of sweat pants myself so not much
covering on me either. That means too much exposed skin if her control's
absent or if she slips.
Damn. Then it hits me. Yeah, yeah. I'm slow at times. I grab the covers from the
floor and use that as a shield, grabbing hold of her shoulders shaking her as gently
as I can trying to get her to wake up.
"Rogue? Please wake up. Wake up baby" Baby? Where did that come from? Doesn't matter now.
What's important is to make her wake up. She's not responding though. Okay. I can't be
gentle now, not if she's gonna wake up. I hope she won't hate me for this but I shake
her as hard as I can.
That did it. Somewhat. She's still a bit out of it and instinctively tries to defend
herself. I manage to avoid her hands, just about, and grab her around the arms holding
her still, talking to her.
"Rogue? It's just me. No cause for alarm."
She just looks at me without really seeing me for a few moments before she finally
gets her senses in order.
"Scott? What are you doing here?"
"Well, I heard you were having a nightmare and came to wake you up. You okay?"
"Yeah, I think so. Sorta."
She looks so lost, confused and terribly scared despite her words that I do the only
thing I can think of. I lay my arm around her, holding her tight trying to keep
her or more accurately Logan's demons at bay. It must have been the right thing
to do because she calms down considerably and burrows her face in my chest while
holding on to me for dear life.
Wwe just sit there for a while in each other's arms, comforting eachother. I don't
think she realizes she's doing that to me but that's what she does. I'm comforting
her over her nightmare and she's comforting me over how complicated my life's
suddenly become.
Then disaster strikes in the form of Jean. I completely forgot that the door
was still open and that Jean were God knows where and here she is all of a sudden, walking
past Rogue's door seeing us in a hug. She was jealous even before that and now she's pissed
beyond belief. At first she only stares at us, looking like she's the one that can summon
clouds of thunder instead of Ororo before she yells
"I knew it! I thought you loved me Scott, and instead I find you here. In the bed
of that...that...slut!"
before she runs off again, slamming the door shut as hard as she can.
Rogue just stares at the door in disbelief before she asks "What was that all
about?"
I can only sigh and say "You sure you wanna know?"
She nods and I surprise myself and end up telling her everything about myself, Abby and
Joanne. I'm not leaving anything out, not even how much she reminds me of Abby.
She looks thoughtful after I'm through and curiosity gets the better of me. "Rogue?"
"Huh?"
"What are you thinking about?"
"Oh, nothing much. Just thinking that it makes sense then."
I'm lost. "What does?"
"Well, if I'm so much alike her that kinda explains why you called me baby."
"You heard that?" I say in shock. I thought she was sleeping.
"No, but you accidently touched my skin when you tried to wake me up. Stop blushing
already. I rather like to be called that. Especially by you."
Huh? And I thought she was in love with Logan? Now what? I just know I'm gonna say
the wrong the wrong thing here.
be able to sleep. The shock of having met my daughter for the first time,
the fight with Jean and the realization that being with Rogue instead of
with Jean is what I truly want. It all adds up to me being completely
unable to sleep, just twisting and turning. Insomnia is nothing new
to me but I thought I had left that little thing behind me years ago.
Whenever that happened I usually walked aimlessly around the mansion and
the mansion grounds. It didn't help me sleep but it did make sure that I
wouldn't literally climb the walls.
Back to old habits again. Well, out into the hallway and off you go Summers.
I didn't go far though before I heard a cry of dismay and a lot of whimpering
from one of the rooms. Rogue's room. I knew she had nightmares often but I
didn't know how bad they were. Our rooms are too far apart for me to
be able to hear her, and she's a brave one. Too brave perhaps but she won't
bother anyone with her sleeping troubles if she can help it.
This time she can't. I can't stand hearing her in pain like that and if it
wasn't for the fact that Logan had saved her life at the same time he gave her his
memories I would have put blasted him for putting her through this. But to be
honest, he would probably hate himself if he knew what Rogue's going through
thanks to him. Anyway, I sprint through the hallway towards her bedroom and
bursts through the door. Subtlety isn't really my name when I want to help people
I care about, but at this point I really don't care if I've woken half the
mansion up. All that matters is making Rogue feel a little better.
What I see when I enter her bedroom shocks me I must admit. I didn't even think it
was possible to thrash around in one's bed like that without waking up. The look
on her face is pure terror, as if she is trying to defend herself against some evil foe.
Much the same way as Logan would have done it actually. If he had been the one
thrashing around, the claws would be out by now. What do I do? Stupid question,
Summers. Wake her up of course.
But how? She's kicked her covers off while she was sleeping so she's in just her
nightie. I can't just grab and shake or something like that. It wouldn't
do neither her or I any good if she absorbs a lot of me. I know that she's
learned to control her gift but I don't know if she has control over it in
her sleep. And I'm only wearing a pair of sweat pants myself so not much
covering on me either. That means too much exposed skin if her control's
absent or if she slips.
Damn. Then it hits me. Yeah, yeah. I'm slow at times. I grab the covers from the
floor and use that as a shield, grabbing hold of her shoulders shaking her as gently
as I can trying to get her to wake up.
"Rogue? Please wake up. Wake up baby" Baby? Where did that come from? Doesn't matter now.
What's important is to make her wake up. She's not responding though. Okay. I can't be
gentle now, not if she's gonna wake up. I hope she won't hate me for this but I shake
her as hard as I can.
That did it. Somewhat. She's still a bit out of it and instinctively tries to defend
herself. I manage to avoid her hands, just about, and grab her around the arms holding
her still, talking to her.
"Rogue? It's just me. No cause for alarm."
She just looks at me without really seeing me for a few moments before she finally
gets her senses in order.
"Scott? What are you doing here?"
"Well, I heard you were having a nightmare and came to wake you up. You okay?"
"Yeah, I think so. Sorta."
She looks so lost, confused and terribly scared despite her words that I do the only
thing I can think of. I lay my arm around her, holding her tight trying to keep
her or more accurately Logan's demons at bay. It must have been the right thing
to do because she calms down considerably and burrows her face in my chest while
holding on to me for dear life.
Wwe just sit there for a while in each other's arms, comforting eachother. I don't
think she realizes she's doing that to me but that's what she does. I'm comforting
her over her nightmare and she's comforting me over how complicated my life's
suddenly become.
Then disaster strikes in the form of Jean. I completely forgot that the door
was still open and that Jean were God knows where and here she is all of a sudden, walking
past Rogue's door seeing us in a hug. She was jealous even before that and now she's pissed
beyond belief. At first she only stares at us, looking like she's the one that can summon
clouds of thunder instead of Ororo before she yells
"I knew it! I thought you loved me Scott, and instead I find you here. In the bed
of that...that...slut!"
before she runs off again, slamming the door shut as hard as she can.
Rogue just stares at the door in disbelief before she asks "What was that all
about?"
I can only sigh and say "You sure you wanna know?"
She nods and I surprise myself and end up telling her everything about myself, Abby and
Joanne. I'm not leaving anything out, not even how much she reminds me of Abby.
She looks thoughtful after I'm through and curiosity gets the better of me. "Rogue?"
"Huh?"
"What are you thinking about?"
"Oh, nothing much. Just thinking that it makes sense then."
I'm lost. "What does?"
"Well, if I'm so much alike her that kinda explains why you called me baby."
"You heard that?" I say in shock. I thought she was sleeping.
"No, but you accidently touched my skin when you tried to wake me up. Stop blushing
already. I rather like to be called that. Especially by you."
Huh? And I thought she was in love with Logan? Now what? I just know I'm gonna say
the wrong the wrong thing here.