A/N: We're trying something new, let us know if it freaks ya out…..^_^
Disclaimer: We regret to inform you, but it is our most solemn responsibility to let you know that sadly, we do not own the X-Men……(
"Whispers in the Night…."
The weekend passed by quickly. It was complete with the normal early morning danger room sessions with Logan, arguments between Rogue and Evan, Kurt's annoying random appearances, the new mutants were still getting into mischief, but something was missing.
At first it took me a moment to figure out what was different, then it hit me. I didn't hear Scott and Jean fitting. Not that I really missed the incessant quarreling, objects flying, and loud music, it was just different, that's all. Come to think of it, I hadn't really seen Scott all weekend. Sure, he was bossing everyone around as usual during the danger room sessions, but after they ended, he was gone. I would assume that he was grieving Jean's rebellion, but…..I was wrong.
"Kitty, have you seen my car keys?" I had almost jumped when Scott came up behind me and started talking.
"Ah, what?" I hadn't really heard him, in fact he was interrupting my daydreaming, for the thousandth time. I could never get a moment to think to myself, someone was always disturbing me, usually Scott.
"Have you seen my car keys?" He repeated, a little more impatient.
"No. Like where did you leave them last?"
He groaned. "I don't know. I thought I had left them where I usually do, on the key rack, but its like they got up and moved. If I don't find them soon, I'm gonna be late!"
"Late? Where are you going?" I was curious now, Scott rarely went out, that is, unless Jean wanted to.
"Oh that," he paused for a moment as if considering whether or not he should tell me, "I have a date…." There was a small silence, "with Tyran."
Tyran! That was new! If I had used any common sense, I would have refrained from my next comment, but… "But what about Jea……" I cut myself short, but it was too late. I know that he knew what I was going to say.
"What about Jean?" He finished my sentence for me. "Kitty, I don't socialize with traitors!" He said abruptly, rather angry. Then stomped out of the room. A few seconds later I heard him banging on someone else's door, "Have you seen my Keys!"
He didn't seem to be taking this as bad as I would have thought. For how much he was in love with Jean, wasn't this a little soon to be dating someone? Especially Tyran? Jean was so going to freak when she heard!
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I spent the rest of the day cleaning up my share of the house, and finishing homework. Everyone else had calmed down by now. In fact, most everyone had gone out to the movies. That is, except Rogue. She didn't believe that "Filling her mind with subliminal messages for two hours, just to see that everyone lives happily ever after in the end" was a worthwhile cause.
That was all right though. I now had the house to myself, somewhat. Hours went by, till finally it was close to 10:00. Seeing that I was extra tired tonight, I figured I should get some sleep.
Knock knock. "Rogue? Are you awake?" I asked in a quiet voice, but got no answer. I quietly slipped into the room to see her sound asleep with headphones on. Oh, she must have been tired. As a nice gesture, I put headphones on the night stand and covered her with her blanket. "Good night Marie."
My bed felt so nice and warm as I bundled up under my covers. I had barely closed my eyes, when I heard something.
"Are you happy Kitty?"
I sat up, a little alarmed, and looked at Rogue. She was sound asleep. Huh. I must have been my imagination, or maybe I was hallucinating. Anyway, I lay back down and tried to get to sleep.
"Do you feel safe Kitty?"
That was scary! Once again I looked over at Rogue, though she was sound asleep, I was pretty sure that she was the one talking.
"Is this some kind of joke?" I asked Rogue.
"No." She replied lifelessly. She must have been sleep talking. "Kitty…" She began than quieted as I heard everyone getting home from the movies. Under my door I could see light shining in from someone else's room. Loud voices and laughs filled the air. Had they no consideration for some of us that might be sleeping?
I lay back down again, but this time kept looking at Rogue. I wanted to sleep, but now my mind was awake, at the strange prospect of Rogue talking with me in her sleep.
"Rogue…" I whispered. But she didn't answer. "Rogue!" I said again, a little louder.
"Yes Kitty…" Her answer was soft, but she was obviously attentive.
This was weird! Not that a lot of weird things didn't go on in this house but…. "Rogue what were you trying to say?" I almost smiled at the thought that I could actually have a normal conversation with Rogue.
"Kitty why are you here?"
I lifted an eyebrow, "Because I want to go to sleep?" What was she getting at, or was she getting at anything?
"No, why are you at the institute?"
This question sent chills up my spine. All of the sudden it brought back memories. I realized that I thought about this all the time, it's just that…well I always forgot that I thought about this. It was hard to understand why, but it was the oddest feeling and realization.
"Rogue, why do you ask such strange questions?"
"Rogue?" She repeated. "I ask because you ask yourself. I want to know what your answer is."
"But I don't know." I had never felt more stupid with answering. How could I not know, it was because of the cause, I mean our cause…… never mind that though…. "Rogue, what would the Professor think if he heard us? We should stop." This whole conversation, if you could refer to it as such, made me nervous.
"Do you not know?" She asked. "The professor is gone for the night….do you know where he is?"
Though she asked this question, I knew that she was aware that I had no idea of the answer.
"The Professor," she continued, "Is out looking for Jean, he wants to bring her back, her mind back…."
The last few words were sort of mumbled. Had she said what I thought she had said? And how would she know this? The professor never told anyone when he had plans of going somewhere. For all we ever knew, he was constantly up in his study.
"Rogue…" I started, then someone burst into the room….
"Kitty, Rogue, you guys should have seen…" Evan stopped short, seeing Rogue sound asleep, and me with a guilty look on my face. He spoke in a lower tone, "I thought you were both awake, I heard voices…" His sentence trailed off as he looked at me with a confused expression. By now Rogue had woken up from the light shining on her bed.
"Wha, Evan! Can't you see ah am tryin to sleep here!" She said angrily and pulled the blankets over her head.
"Sorry," Evan started, "I thought you were…"
I interrupted, "I was talking on the phone Evan. And you should knock first anyway."
"Oh," he blushed, "Good night."
"Good night." I replied, but Rogue said nothing, she was sulking under her blankets. Evan shut the door, and the voices in the hall quieted down.
I was quiet for a moment, "Rogue…." I said slightly sitting up and looking at her.
She twisted and turned in bed, trying to get comfortable again. "Ya?" She asked, a little annoyed that she was woken up.
"Did you know that, well, do you know that you were talking to me right now?"
She turned over and looked at me dumbfounded, and a little annoyed. "What?"
"Ya, you were talking," I paused, "In your sleep."
Rogue rolled her eyes irritably. "Kitty, one thing ah know, is ah don't talk in my sleep, that is for sure! Now good night." She lay back down and turned her back to me.
"Oh, good night…" My voice trailed off. "Rogue, is the Professor home?"
"Sure," She replied in a yawn, "He's up in his study…." She didn't finish her sentence, already nearly asleep again.
I lay down and starred up at the ceiling. I would try to get to sleep, but tonight was another night, I would fail.
Disclaimer: We regret to inform you, but it is our most solemn responsibility to let you know that sadly, we do not own the X-Men……(
"Whispers in the Night…."
The weekend passed by quickly. It was complete with the normal early morning danger room sessions with Logan, arguments between Rogue and Evan, Kurt's annoying random appearances, the new mutants were still getting into mischief, but something was missing.
At first it took me a moment to figure out what was different, then it hit me. I didn't hear Scott and Jean fitting. Not that I really missed the incessant quarreling, objects flying, and loud music, it was just different, that's all. Come to think of it, I hadn't really seen Scott all weekend. Sure, he was bossing everyone around as usual during the danger room sessions, but after they ended, he was gone. I would assume that he was grieving Jean's rebellion, but…..I was wrong.
"Kitty, have you seen my car keys?" I had almost jumped when Scott came up behind me and started talking.
"Ah, what?" I hadn't really heard him, in fact he was interrupting my daydreaming, for the thousandth time. I could never get a moment to think to myself, someone was always disturbing me, usually Scott.
"Have you seen my car keys?" He repeated, a little more impatient.
"No. Like where did you leave them last?"
He groaned. "I don't know. I thought I had left them where I usually do, on the key rack, but its like they got up and moved. If I don't find them soon, I'm gonna be late!"
"Late? Where are you going?" I was curious now, Scott rarely went out, that is, unless Jean wanted to.
"Oh that," he paused for a moment as if considering whether or not he should tell me, "I have a date…." There was a small silence, "with Tyran."
Tyran! That was new! If I had used any common sense, I would have refrained from my next comment, but… "But what about Jea……" I cut myself short, but it was too late. I know that he knew what I was going to say.
"What about Jean?" He finished my sentence for me. "Kitty, I don't socialize with traitors!" He said abruptly, rather angry. Then stomped out of the room. A few seconds later I heard him banging on someone else's door, "Have you seen my Keys!"
He didn't seem to be taking this as bad as I would have thought. For how much he was in love with Jean, wasn't this a little soon to be dating someone? Especially Tyran? Jean was so going to freak when she heard!
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I spent the rest of the day cleaning up my share of the house, and finishing homework. Everyone else had calmed down by now. In fact, most everyone had gone out to the movies. That is, except Rogue. She didn't believe that "Filling her mind with subliminal messages for two hours, just to see that everyone lives happily ever after in the end" was a worthwhile cause.
That was all right though. I now had the house to myself, somewhat. Hours went by, till finally it was close to 10:00. Seeing that I was extra tired tonight, I figured I should get some sleep.
Knock knock. "Rogue? Are you awake?" I asked in a quiet voice, but got no answer. I quietly slipped into the room to see her sound asleep with headphones on. Oh, she must have been tired. As a nice gesture, I put headphones on the night stand and covered her with her blanket. "Good night Marie."
My bed felt so nice and warm as I bundled up under my covers. I had barely closed my eyes, when I heard something.
"Are you happy Kitty?"
I sat up, a little alarmed, and looked at Rogue. She was sound asleep. Huh. I must have been my imagination, or maybe I was hallucinating. Anyway, I lay back down and tried to get to sleep.
"Do you feel safe Kitty?"
That was scary! Once again I looked over at Rogue, though she was sound asleep, I was pretty sure that she was the one talking.
"Is this some kind of joke?" I asked Rogue.
"No." She replied lifelessly. She must have been sleep talking. "Kitty…" She began than quieted as I heard everyone getting home from the movies. Under my door I could see light shining in from someone else's room. Loud voices and laughs filled the air. Had they no consideration for some of us that might be sleeping?
I lay back down again, but this time kept looking at Rogue. I wanted to sleep, but now my mind was awake, at the strange prospect of Rogue talking with me in her sleep.
"Rogue…" I whispered. But she didn't answer. "Rogue!" I said again, a little louder.
"Yes Kitty…" Her answer was soft, but she was obviously attentive.
This was weird! Not that a lot of weird things didn't go on in this house but…. "Rogue what were you trying to say?" I almost smiled at the thought that I could actually have a normal conversation with Rogue.
"Kitty why are you here?"
I lifted an eyebrow, "Because I want to go to sleep?" What was she getting at, or was she getting at anything?
"No, why are you at the institute?"
This question sent chills up my spine. All of the sudden it brought back memories. I realized that I thought about this all the time, it's just that…well I always forgot that I thought about this. It was hard to understand why, but it was the oddest feeling and realization.
"Rogue, why do you ask such strange questions?"
"Rogue?" She repeated. "I ask because you ask yourself. I want to know what your answer is."
"But I don't know." I had never felt more stupid with answering. How could I not know, it was because of the cause, I mean our cause…… never mind that though…. "Rogue, what would the Professor think if he heard us? We should stop." This whole conversation, if you could refer to it as such, made me nervous.
"Do you not know?" She asked. "The professor is gone for the night….do you know where he is?"
Though she asked this question, I knew that she was aware that I had no idea of the answer.
"The Professor," she continued, "Is out looking for Jean, he wants to bring her back, her mind back…."
The last few words were sort of mumbled. Had she said what I thought she had said? And how would she know this? The professor never told anyone when he had plans of going somewhere. For all we ever knew, he was constantly up in his study.
"Rogue…" I started, then someone burst into the room….
"Kitty, Rogue, you guys should have seen…" Evan stopped short, seeing Rogue sound asleep, and me with a guilty look on my face. He spoke in a lower tone, "I thought you were both awake, I heard voices…" His sentence trailed off as he looked at me with a confused expression. By now Rogue had woken up from the light shining on her bed.
"Wha, Evan! Can't you see ah am tryin to sleep here!" She said angrily and pulled the blankets over her head.
"Sorry," Evan started, "I thought you were…"
I interrupted, "I was talking on the phone Evan. And you should knock first anyway."
"Oh," he blushed, "Good night."
"Good night." I replied, but Rogue said nothing, she was sulking under her blankets. Evan shut the door, and the voices in the hall quieted down.
I was quiet for a moment, "Rogue…." I said slightly sitting up and looking at her.
She twisted and turned in bed, trying to get comfortable again. "Ya?" She asked, a little annoyed that she was woken up.
"Did you know that, well, do you know that you were talking to me right now?"
She turned over and looked at me dumbfounded, and a little annoyed. "What?"
"Ya, you were talking," I paused, "In your sleep."
Rogue rolled her eyes irritably. "Kitty, one thing ah know, is ah don't talk in my sleep, that is for sure! Now good night." She lay back down and turned her back to me.
"Oh, good night…" My voice trailed off. "Rogue, is the Professor home?"
"Sure," She replied in a yawn, "He's up in his study…." She didn't finish her sentence, already nearly asleep again.
I lay down and starred up at the ceiling. I would try to get to sleep, but tonight was another night, I would fail.