The Professor wheeled in to the room that Kitty and Rogue shared,
quickly scanning the scene and taking control. "Ororo," he said, "Would
you please get Kitty to infirmary immediately, I've already called Jean.
I'll join you in a moment."
There was a knock on the door and Jean walked in. Seeing Kitty nearly unconscious on the floor she began, "Professor! What happened? Is Kitty alright-"
"She will be fine, Jean. Will you please take her up to the infirmary?"
Jean was obviously not very satisfied with the Professor's explanation, but she silently obliged, and floated Kitty into the air and out of the bedroom door.
"And Logan," the Professor added, "You had better go and look for Rogue before she gets too far away."
As soon as Logan had left the room, already sniffing the air to find Rogue's scent, the Professor turned towards Kurt who was sitting on the bed looking overwhelmed.
"Kurt," said the professor, "I know that it's frightening, but you must tell me what happened tonight. Do you know what happened to Rogue to make her run away?"
Kurt just held his head in his hands, too upset to speak. They should have told one of the adults about Rogue's addiction sooner. She refused to accept that she was addicted to the stuff, but she smoked it every day, sometimes skipping all of her classes. They should have told. None of this would ever have happened...
"Kurt?" said the professor.
"Rogue she...I know vhy she vas so...out of it."
The Professor needed to know what was wrong with Rogue, but he didn't try to push it out of Kurt. He could tell that it had been bothering him for a while, even without his powers.
"Kurt, I really must know, for her sake..."
Kurt knew that it was important to tell the Professor, but that didn't stop him from feeling like he was betraying Rogue.
Finally Kurt said, "She's...Rogue's...she's smoking."
This is it, Kurt thought you have to let him know. We have all been hiding it for months...
"She has been smoking marijuana. Vat's vhy she...vhy she vas so confused..." Kurt turned his head away from the Professor, hiding his eyes. He knew that it was better for him to know, that it was better for everybody. Then why did it feel so awful?
There was a knock on the door and Jean walked in. Seeing Kitty nearly unconscious on the floor she began, "Professor! What happened? Is Kitty alright-"
"She will be fine, Jean. Will you please take her up to the infirmary?"
Jean was obviously not very satisfied with the Professor's explanation, but she silently obliged, and floated Kitty into the air and out of the bedroom door.
"And Logan," the Professor added, "You had better go and look for Rogue before she gets too far away."
As soon as Logan had left the room, already sniffing the air to find Rogue's scent, the Professor turned towards Kurt who was sitting on the bed looking overwhelmed.
"Kurt," said the professor, "I know that it's frightening, but you must tell me what happened tonight. Do you know what happened to Rogue to make her run away?"
Kurt just held his head in his hands, too upset to speak. They should have told one of the adults about Rogue's addiction sooner. She refused to accept that she was addicted to the stuff, but she smoked it every day, sometimes skipping all of her classes. They should have told. None of this would ever have happened...
"Kurt?" said the professor.
"Rogue she...I know vhy she vas so...out of it."
The Professor needed to know what was wrong with Rogue, but he didn't try to push it out of Kurt. He could tell that it had been bothering him for a while, even without his powers.
"Kurt, I really must know, for her sake..."
Kurt knew that it was important to tell the Professor, but that didn't stop him from feeling like he was betraying Rogue.
Finally Kurt said, "She's...Rogue's...she's smoking."
This is it, Kurt thought you have to let him know. We have all been hiding it for months...
"She has been smoking marijuana. Vat's vhy she...vhy she vas so confused..." Kurt turned his head away from the Professor, hiding his eyes. He knew that it was better for him to know, that it was better for everybody. Then why did it feel so awful?