Parting Words
By Sleepwalk
Disclaimer: The Xmen are a property of Marvel Comics and are licensed to Warner Bros. Television.
No profit is made from this otherwise original work.
"To Rogue," read the envelope. Rogue was generally the first one up in the morning, except sometimes Scott. "It seems like he and Jean split early," she thought. She opened the unsealed envelope and read silently.
Good Morning Rogue,
I know better than to give you an order. I've learned that nobody does that. Oddly enough, I learned that the day I stopped trying to help train you and started to try and know you. The day I started to feel like you were my friend, not my teammate. That's when I learned you didn't need to be told what to do, just told what needed to be done. That's why we need you, Rogue. That's the reason Scott felt comfortable enough to leave.
Kurt has bad days, sometimes. There are times when Amanda and he can't get together for a while. There are days when someone leaves a GAP catalog open out on the coffee table. Sometimes, in the mall, a salesperson will tell him that an outfit goes great with his skin tone. These are the days when he's reminded of what we don't care about, but everyone else does.
Evan is worse. He's either goofing off to the point of being negligent or he obsesses over every little thing. He can throw off the balance of the team, or he can push it to where it couldn't go before. It depends on the other people he's with and how adaptable they can be.
Then there's Kitty. She's that gum popping, hair twirling little sister that you have to admit you love. She's become beautiful, you know. She's still cute little Kitty to us, but she's different to them. Sometimes, I couldn't block out the senior boys, sometimes the teachers, too. They would be calling out in their heads, "Here Kitty-Kitty. Good Kitty." She doesn't know. I hope she never does, but what she doesn't know, CAN hurt her. Lance never thought those sorts of things.
I guess I'll get off your case. You've got a handle on things. And even if you don't, improvising is your best work.
I can't help you with the new recruits. Sorry. That's something their leader needs to figure out for herself. Have fun and don't forget to take care of yourself. It's your show, now, Rogue.