She had been having a pleasant dream when the laughter reached her bedroom and pulled her from her sleep. She groaned rolling over and looked at the alarm clock that flashed 8:00 am. Saturdays should be banned, she thought darkly getting out of bed. It wasn't that she hated the weekend or anything, but when you were woken up early every single Saturday, it got kind of annoying. Stupid Saturday morning cartoons, she grumbled going downstairs not bothering to get dressed. As she suspected most of the mansion's inhabitants were crowded around the T.V. in the Common's Area. No one noticed her entrance until Allana, who was perched on an arm of one of the sofas braiding Kurt's hair, said, "Hey, Rogueness." The others turned and greeted her before quickly going back to the cartoon.
She managed a weak greeting even if no one was paying attention. Allana was motioning for her to come sit by them, but Rogue, who was still upset with her, chose to sit with Jasper and Tobias instead.
Something didn't feel right. She looked around. Something was definitely missing. But what? It was too quiet. Not that the laughter wasn't loud, just there was no... arguing. She looked around again; Allana and Scott sitting as far away from each other as possible could probably explain this. This was more than a little unusual. She didn't wake up to, "Cartoons!" "The News" "Cartoons!" "The News", which was the standard squabble for the two on Saturdays. Whatever. If they were going to ignore each other all day, than it'd be no problem for her to ignore them.
"So what's on?" She asked Jasper.
"Dexter... but it bites... not the show or anything, it's just that they replaced Batman Beyond, my all time favorite of course, with Scooby Doo. Which of course is so old and all the people who play the voices are probably dead. If there gonna replace Batman Beyond the least they could do is put up the old Batman. It just makes no sense other wise." Jasper explained.
"That's why Ah don't have a favorite... if one gets cancelled... so be it." Rogue said.
"I guess that's how that is with you." Jasper said matter-of-factly.
"What do ya mean?" Rogue asked confused.
"You don't like to get attached to people, so that when anything happens to them, you're not at a lost."
"Ah'm friends with you and Allana... and other people." Rogue said defensively.
"I mean romantically. You don't fall in love, so you can't get hurt."
"Well Ah tried to get involved with someone... it turned out to be nothin' but a bet." Rogue was looking at Allana when she said this, who was just finishing up Kurt's hair. She didn't know why she was still angry with her. Rogue had seen what happened and that Allana had the best intentions. But, what if Peitro didn't.
"I don't know much about the bet, but I do know that Allana would never, underline, italicize, bold print, intentionally, do anything to hurt anybody." Jasper said firmly, but gently.
Rogue looked back to Jasper, she was right. However, Rogue, no longer was concerned with being upset with Allana, rather she was upset with Peitro. Yes, Peitro, the one who couldn't back off on a challenge even if it meant hurting others. That hurt.
Suddenly the doorbell rang. No one made a move to get it. She sighed irritably and got up. She wondered who would come by at such an ungodly hour. It better not be a solicitor, she growled. Opening the door she found the last person she suspected to be there.
"Hi," he mumbled. What was he doing there?
Fighting the will to just shove the door in his face, she tried to put on her usual uncaring expression, "What do ya want?"
He took a deep breath, "Can we talk?"
"Isn' that what we're doin' now?" She sneered sarcastically.
"I mean privately."
"Is there a problem?" She turned around to see Scott. Great, just what she needed.
"No, Peitro was just leaving." She smiled mockingly ready to shut the door. This couldn't possible get any worse.
"No he wasn't." Allana said joining the group. I t could.
"Allana, please." Rogue pleaded more with her eyes than her voice. Allana simply shook her head, grabbed Peitro's arm and pulled him inside.
The two then left with Allana dragging Peitro away. Rogue sighed. This was not how she wanted her Saturday to start.
"You want me to make him leave?" Scott offered. Yes, make it all go away, she thought.
"No."
Scott nodded and patted her shoulder. She wanted to hit him. She didn't want a friend right now. She wanted someone who really cared. She didn't see that in Scott... not at that moment. She began to walk off, but Scott stopped her before she went to far. What did he want? She just wanted to be left alone. Couldn't he see that?
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Hehe... another cliffhanger... anywayz... about Risty... She'll make a brief appearance shortly. At least Rogue's not mad at Allana... right? Hehe... too bad the fun's just begun... *evil thoughts* oh sorry. *clears throat* So yeah... Peitro's there.
She managed a weak greeting even if no one was paying attention. Allana was motioning for her to come sit by them, but Rogue, who was still upset with her, chose to sit with Jasper and Tobias instead.
Something didn't feel right. She looked around. Something was definitely missing. But what? It was too quiet. Not that the laughter wasn't loud, just there was no... arguing. She looked around again; Allana and Scott sitting as far away from each other as possible could probably explain this. This was more than a little unusual. She didn't wake up to, "Cartoons!" "The News" "Cartoons!" "The News", which was the standard squabble for the two on Saturdays. Whatever. If they were going to ignore each other all day, than it'd be no problem for her to ignore them.
"So what's on?" She asked Jasper.
"Dexter... but it bites... not the show or anything, it's just that they replaced Batman Beyond, my all time favorite of course, with Scooby Doo. Which of course is so old and all the people who play the voices are probably dead. If there gonna replace Batman Beyond the least they could do is put up the old Batman. It just makes no sense other wise." Jasper explained.
"That's why Ah don't have a favorite... if one gets cancelled... so be it." Rogue said.
"I guess that's how that is with you." Jasper said matter-of-factly.
"What do ya mean?" Rogue asked confused.
"You don't like to get attached to people, so that when anything happens to them, you're not at a lost."
"Ah'm friends with you and Allana... and other people." Rogue said defensively.
"I mean romantically. You don't fall in love, so you can't get hurt."
"Well Ah tried to get involved with someone... it turned out to be nothin' but a bet." Rogue was looking at Allana when she said this, who was just finishing up Kurt's hair. She didn't know why she was still angry with her. Rogue had seen what happened and that Allana had the best intentions. But, what if Peitro didn't.
"I don't know much about the bet, but I do know that Allana would never, underline, italicize, bold print, intentionally, do anything to hurt anybody." Jasper said firmly, but gently.
Rogue looked back to Jasper, she was right. However, Rogue, no longer was concerned with being upset with Allana, rather she was upset with Peitro. Yes, Peitro, the one who couldn't back off on a challenge even if it meant hurting others. That hurt.
Suddenly the doorbell rang. No one made a move to get it. She sighed irritably and got up. She wondered who would come by at such an ungodly hour. It better not be a solicitor, she growled. Opening the door she found the last person she suspected to be there.
"Hi," he mumbled. What was he doing there?
Fighting the will to just shove the door in his face, she tried to put on her usual uncaring expression, "What do ya want?"
He took a deep breath, "Can we talk?"
"Isn' that what we're doin' now?" She sneered sarcastically.
"I mean privately."
"Is there a problem?" She turned around to see Scott. Great, just what she needed.
"No, Peitro was just leaving." She smiled mockingly ready to shut the door. This couldn't possible get any worse.
"No he wasn't." Allana said joining the group. I t could.
"Allana, please." Rogue pleaded more with her eyes than her voice. Allana simply shook her head, grabbed Peitro's arm and pulled him inside.
The two then left with Allana dragging Peitro away. Rogue sighed. This was not how she wanted her Saturday to start.
"You want me to make him leave?" Scott offered. Yes, make it all go away, she thought.
"No."
Scott nodded and patted her shoulder. She wanted to hit him. She didn't want a friend right now. She wanted someone who really cared. She didn't see that in Scott... not at that moment. She began to walk off, but Scott stopped her before she went to far. What did he want? She just wanted to be left alone. Couldn't he see that?
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Hehe... another cliffhanger... anywayz... about Risty... She'll make a brief appearance shortly. At least Rogue's not mad at Allana... right? Hehe... too bad the fun's just begun... *evil thoughts* oh sorry. *clears throat* So yeah... Peitro's there.