Rogue caught up with Matt after dinner. He was studying his psychology book, his head and wide shoulders bent over his desk, a small lamp lighting up the desk surface. She knocked lightly on the partially open door and stepped quietly in. His head snapped up from his book.
"Hey," he said softly, afraid if he said it any louder Rogue would scare her off.
"What was so important that you needed to tell me?" she asked, sitting down on his bed. He turned his chair around to face her.
"It really wasn't important." His dark hair fell in front of his overcast eyes, as if hiding the truth for him.
"Ya wouldn't have brought it up if it wasn't." she murmured. Matt stood up to his full six foot three inches. He tried to say something but there were no words, he pulled the file out of his desk and handed it to her. She looked at him curiously and opened it. She flipped through the first two pictures, her face turning from initial shock to a quickly flaring anger. She jerked herself off the bed and left the room. The pictures fluttered to the floor silently. Matt wanted to go after her, but his feet were frozen.
Tabby opened Matt's door but he wasn't there. She called his name but only the rain hitting the window answered her. She stepped over to his bed, but slipped and nearly fell on something, she looked down to see the pictures. She smirked to herself. Inwardly, she had always been slightly jealous of Rogue, now she could hardly wait to through this in her face.
Breakfast the next day was gong smoothly, a few lapses in conversation, but no one seemed to notice Rogue, except Matt. And Ray.
"You seem pissier than usual today." He said heaping food onto his plate. Tabby smiled openly.
"Didn't you guys hear?" she pulled out one of the pictures. "Little Roguey's boyfriend is cheating on her with the schools biggest slut!" she was gleeful. Rogue stood up so quickly her chair fell to the floor behind her. Matt's chair was soon lying next to it.
"Where did you get that!" he snapped. Boom Boom smiled and waved the picture around. The whole table was silent.
"Out of your room." She smirked. Rogue just shook her head, trying desperately not to run over to the blond and put her bare hands on her face until she had sucked every last bit of life out of her.
"You bitch." Came the quiet reply. Her anger was beyond raging, she was in a strange calm and she merely strode out of the room. Everyone watched her leave.
"You self conceited stuck up, moronic, slutty, piece of shit!" Matt roared. The whole table was taken aback. "You cruel heartless, lying, conniving, cheating, scum sucking ass wipe! How could you do that? You are such a bitch! I don't know what I ever saw in you, you stupid whore. We're through!" Matt's eyes sparked with a rage far beyond that of anything anyone at the Institute had seen. Matt could have rivaled Logan in hate at that moment. Tabby was stunned speechless for a second.
"I cant believe you." Matt finished in a threateningly quiet tone. With his anger vented, he left the room.