Forced back into the infirmary Matt sat silently on the bed as Hank
checked the EEG scan.
"You shouldn't just get up and leave Matt." Hank said scanning the computer monitor.
"It was just an overload, I'm fine now, I rested, it's done with." Matt protested. Hanks smiled at Matt's resilience. "Go to school." He said.
Rogue shoved her books haphazardly into her locker and slammed the door. It banged shut and swung back open. She reshuffled her books and pressed the door harder. It wouldn't close. Letting out an aggravated groan she threw down her bag and slammed both fists into the metal door.
"Temper temper." A rich voice said behind her. Rogue spun around to see a boy, man, really about her age. He reached past her and lifted some of her books out of the way and closed the door.
"Now was that so hard?" he asked. She blushed.
"Having a rough day?" he inquired. She dug around in her bag.
"Ya could say that." She mumbled.
"Danny." He said extending a hand. She looked up at him. He flashed a pearly white smile. His black hair was gelled smoothly forward, but his skin was lighter. Lighter than Matt's, she thought.
"Rogue." She said, shaking her head.
"Rogue?" he asked, cocking an eyebrow. "Were your parents high when they named you." He caught a hint of sadness in her eyes.
"Its sorta a nickname." She said
"Do I get to know your real name?" he asked. She looked straight into his eyes.
"No"
"Fair enough. Well Rogue, can you show me to my next class, I have no idea where it is." She saw his smile and nodded her head.
As the lunch bell rang Rogue and Danny came walking out of their class. Rogue, having fulfilled her duty was about to leave when Danny caught her arm.
"Do you want to go to lunch?" he asked. She was a little taken aback by his question. As she turned to face him Evan came around the corner.
"C'mon Rogue, lets go, Kurt is waiting." He said.
"Uh, sorry Danny Ah cant. Ah promised mah friends Ah'd go out with them." She said. He shrugged.
"But ya can come with us if ya want." She said. The three of them walked through the corridors to lunch.
Matt loved morning at the institute. The sun peeking in through his window and the sound of everyone getting up and talking. Matt pulled a shirt out of his closet but halted abruptly to the sound of Kitty and Rogue coming down the hall.
"Yeah, he's new." Rogue was saying. "And he's kinda cute." Matt pressed an ear to his door. A twinge of jealousy ran through him but he pushed it to the back of his mind.
Lunch came and Tabby sat on Matt's lap. He kissed her but soon returned to his food and she to her gossip. However, they both snapped to attention when Rogue walked up flanked by a young man. He was a shorter than Matt, as most were, and he had black hair that was gelled forward and spiked.
"Hey y'all." Rogue said. "This is Danny." There was a chorus of 'hey' and 'nice to meet you.' Danny flashed a smile and sat down next to Rogue. They sat around and talked for a while but when Danny put his arm around Rogue's shoulder Matt got up and left. Tabby didn't even seem to notice his departure but Jean did. She followed him to his locker.
"She is allowed to do that you know." She said quietly. Matt cocked an eyebrow.
"What are you talking about?" he asked, feigning innocence.
"You know what I'm talking about. Why don't you just face it?" she said.
"What?" he asked angrily. "Dump Tabby just because I can touch Rogue? What kind of asshole does that make me?" he said, his irritation growing. He turned to walk away.
"Its not just because you can touch her." Jean called after him. He stopped. "You know that isn't it Matt."
"You might think so." He said.
"What happened to what you said before?" Jean asked incredulously. "I know you better than that Matt. You and I both know its not just because of your power." Matt's usually calm and laid back exterior was faltering.
"Well what the hell am I supposed to do?" he asked, things around him were starting to move. Jean put a hand on his shoulder. "Only you can decide that." She whispered. "But you better do it quick and stop leading her on." With that Jean left for her next class. Matt sighed and slammed his fist into his locker. He stalked down the hallway. He saw Danny talking to a few people. The black haired boy waved them off as Matt approached.
"Rogue is something different isn't she?" Danny said smiling. Matt glared at him.
"Why?" he asked. "Should it matter?" with that he strode down the hall. Danny looked fiercely after Matt, whose image began dance in what seemed to be waves of heat.
"You shouldn't just get up and leave Matt." Hank said scanning the computer monitor.
"It was just an overload, I'm fine now, I rested, it's done with." Matt protested. Hanks smiled at Matt's resilience. "Go to school." He said.
Rogue shoved her books haphazardly into her locker and slammed the door. It banged shut and swung back open. She reshuffled her books and pressed the door harder. It wouldn't close. Letting out an aggravated groan she threw down her bag and slammed both fists into the metal door.
"Temper temper." A rich voice said behind her. Rogue spun around to see a boy, man, really about her age. He reached past her and lifted some of her books out of the way and closed the door.
"Now was that so hard?" he asked. She blushed.
"Having a rough day?" he inquired. She dug around in her bag.
"Ya could say that." She mumbled.
"Danny." He said extending a hand. She looked up at him. He flashed a pearly white smile. His black hair was gelled smoothly forward, but his skin was lighter. Lighter than Matt's, she thought.
"Rogue." She said, shaking her head.
"Rogue?" he asked, cocking an eyebrow. "Were your parents high when they named you." He caught a hint of sadness in her eyes.
"Its sorta a nickname." She said
"Do I get to know your real name?" he asked. She looked straight into his eyes.
"No"
"Fair enough. Well Rogue, can you show me to my next class, I have no idea where it is." She saw his smile and nodded her head.
As the lunch bell rang Rogue and Danny came walking out of their class. Rogue, having fulfilled her duty was about to leave when Danny caught her arm.
"Do you want to go to lunch?" he asked. She was a little taken aback by his question. As she turned to face him Evan came around the corner.
"C'mon Rogue, lets go, Kurt is waiting." He said.
"Uh, sorry Danny Ah cant. Ah promised mah friends Ah'd go out with them." She said. He shrugged.
"But ya can come with us if ya want." She said. The three of them walked through the corridors to lunch.
Matt loved morning at the institute. The sun peeking in through his window and the sound of everyone getting up and talking. Matt pulled a shirt out of his closet but halted abruptly to the sound of Kitty and Rogue coming down the hall.
"Yeah, he's new." Rogue was saying. "And he's kinda cute." Matt pressed an ear to his door. A twinge of jealousy ran through him but he pushed it to the back of his mind.
Lunch came and Tabby sat on Matt's lap. He kissed her but soon returned to his food and she to her gossip. However, they both snapped to attention when Rogue walked up flanked by a young man. He was a shorter than Matt, as most were, and he had black hair that was gelled forward and spiked.
"Hey y'all." Rogue said. "This is Danny." There was a chorus of 'hey' and 'nice to meet you.' Danny flashed a smile and sat down next to Rogue. They sat around and talked for a while but when Danny put his arm around Rogue's shoulder Matt got up and left. Tabby didn't even seem to notice his departure but Jean did. She followed him to his locker.
"She is allowed to do that you know." She said quietly. Matt cocked an eyebrow.
"What are you talking about?" he asked, feigning innocence.
"You know what I'm talking about. Why don't you just face it?" she said.
"What?" he asked angrily. "Dump Tabby just because I can touch Rogue? What kind of asshole does that make me?" he said, his irritation growing. He turned to walk away.
"Its not just because you can touch her." Jean called after him. He stopped. "You know that isn't it Matt."
"You might think so." He said.
"What happened to what you said before?" Jean asked incredulously. "I know you better than that Matt. You and I both know its not just because of your power." Matt's usually calm and laid back exterior was faltering.
"Well what the hell am I supposed to do?" he asked, things around him were starting to move. Jean put a hand on his shoulder. "Only you can decide that." She whispered. "But you better do it quick and stop leading her on." With that Jean left for her next class. Matt sighed and slammed his fist into his locker. He stalked down the hallway. He saw Danny talking to a few people. The black haired boy waved them off as Matt approached.
"Rogue is something different isn't she?" Danny said smiling. Matt glared at him.
"Why?" he asked. "Should it matter?" with that he strode down the hall. Danny looked fiercely after Matt, whose image began dance in what seemed to be waves of heat.