Bobby POV??? Well, why not?
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Soon after Rogue and the others got back from the mall, the professor wanted to hold a meeting to discuss something. Something important. Everyone was shoving into the living room. Rogue practically ignored me and sat over the other side of the room next to Logan. I was going to yell "hey, Rogue!" across the room, but the professor put on his Serious face and began to talk.
"I've gathered all of you in here to inform you of something very important," he said solemnly. I tried desperately to catch Jubilee's eye without looking too obvious. "As some of you know already, I have been tightening security in and around the mansion."
"Jubes..." I hissed. "Kitty..."
Ororo glared at me.
"There is a new gate code, so everyone make sure that you know it before you go out. But don't write it down or leave it anywhere. That's very important. You must all know the code, but make sure no one else does."
I'd only just tuned into what the professor was saying. I'd been too busy trying to get any of the girls to pay attention to me so I could communicate with Rogue to notice.
"The reason for all the new security measures," the professor continued, "is because I think someone is trying to break into the mansion." He paused. "Now don't worry, with our security they cannot get in, but since I am almost certain that this person is a mutant, it won't hurt to be extra careful."
"Professor," Jena interrupted. "Why do you think they want to break in?"
He shook his head. "I don't know."
Xavier gave out the new code and explained a few last security measures. Then he left everyone to talk and gasp and speculate between themselves. I elbowed a few people out of the way to get to Rogue.
"Hey Rogue," I said casually.
"Hi Bobby," she replied, even more casually. "Ah was just sayin' to Logan, Ah think the professor's bein' over-cautious, don' you?"
"No, he must have his reasons for it," I disagreed. Rule number one of being an X-Man: the professor is always right.
"Ah bet Logan could kick their butt, whoever they are," Rogue continued loyally. Loyally, you'll notice, to Logan, and not to me. I think I had a reason to be jealous. Logan was starting to look uncomfortable. Good.
Logan said, "We're a team, and together, we can all kick their butt."
Go Logan, I thought.
"I've got some... stuff to sort out," Logan said vaguely. I knew he meant 'I know you two have got something weird goin' on, so I'm gonna leave you to it'. He left fairly quickly.
"Rogue..." I began.
"Bobby," she said at exactly the same time. I let her talk; I didn't know what I was going to say. "Bobby, listen."
I was listening. She just wasn't talking.
"Bobby, Ah... Ah..."
"Look Rogue, tell me what's going on." I was started to get really sick of this. Ever since the day Logan had been due back she'd been completely ignoring me.
"Ah... Bobby, Ah think that..." She paused.
Oh no, don't give me that LOOK, no, not that...
She took my hands in her gloved ones. I was vaguely aware that nearly everyone in the mansion baring Logan was watching us. "Bobby, Ah really like you," she said.
Oh, now we're really making progress. Come on, give me the "but".
"Logan saved my life, and Ah'm... he's..." she stopped talking.
This conversation was going nowhere and I was stopping it NOW. "Rogue, stop it. Me and you are going nowhere. If you want to stalk Logan then just leave me out of it." I shoved her hands roughly away from mine and stormed out of the room, preferring to look immature than to look upset in front of everyone.
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Poor Bobby... poor Logan!!! What's Rogue going to do to him NOW??? Who is this mysterious mutant? How is he going to affect Rogue??? (Hey, I'm trying to find a plot strand for myself here).
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Soon after Rogue and the others got back from the mall, the professor wanted to hold a meeting to discuss something. Something important. Everyone was shoving into the living room. Rogue practically ignored me and sat over the other side of the room next to Logan. I was going to yell "hey, Rogue!" across the room, but the professor put on his Serious face and began to talk.
"I've gathered all of you in here to inform you of something very important," he said solemnly. I tried desperately to catch Jubilee's eye without looking too obvious. "As some of you know already, I have been tightening security in and around the mansion."
"Jubes..." I hissed. "Kitty..."
Ororo glared at me.
"There is a new gate code, so everyone make sure that you know it before you go out. But don't write it down or leave it anywhere. That's very important. You must all know the code, but make sure no one else does."
I'd only just tuned into what the professor was saying. I'd been too busy trying to get any of the girls to pay attention to me so I could communicate with Rogue to notice.
"The reason for all the new security measures," the professor continued, "is because I think someone is trying to break into the mansion." He paused. "Now don't worry, with our security they cannot get in, but since I am almost certain that this person is a mutant, it won't hurt to be extra careful."
"Professor," Jena interrupted. "Why do you think they want to break in?"
He shook his head. "I don't know."
Xavier gave out the new code and explained a few last security measures. Then he left everyone to talk and gasp and speculate between themselves. I elbowed a few people out of the way to get to Rogue.
"Hey Rogue," I said casually.
"Hi Bobby," she replied, even more casually. "Ah was just sayin' to Logan, Ah think the professor's bein' over-cautious, don' you?"
"No, he must have his reasons for it," I disagreed. Rule number one of being an X-Man: the professor is always right.
"Ah bet Logan could kick their butt, whoever they are," Rogue continued loyally. Loyally, you'll notice, to Logan, and not to me. I think I had a reason to be jealous. Logan was starting to look uncomfortable. Good.
Logan said, "We're a team, and together, we can all kick their butt."
Go Logan, I thought.
"I've got some... stuff to sort out," Logan said vaguely. I knew he meant 'I know you two have got something weird goin' on, so I'm gonna leave you to it'. He left fairly quickly.
"Rogue..." I began.
"Bobby," she said at exactly the same time. I let her talk; I didn't know what I was going to say. "Bobby, listen."
I was listening. She just wasn't talking.
"Bobby, Ah... Ah..."
"Look Rogue, tell me what's going on." I was started to get really sick of this. Ever since the day Logan had been due back she'd been completely ignoring me.
"Ah... Bobby, Ah think that..." She paused.
Oh no, don't give me that LOOK, no, not that...
She took my hands in her gloved ones. I was vaguely aware that nearly everyone in the mansion baring Logan was watching us. "Bobby, Ah really like you," she said.
Oh, now we're really making progress. Come on, give me the "but".
"Logan saved my life, and Ah'm... he's..." she stopped talking.
This conversation was going nowhere and I was stopping it NOW. "Rogue, stop it. Me and you are going nowhere. If you want to stalk Logan then just leave me out of it." I shoved her hands roughly away from mine and stormed out of the room, preferring to look immature than to look upset in front of everyone.
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Poor Bobby... poor Logan!!! What's Rogue going to do to him NOW??? Who is this mysterious mutant? How is he going to affect Rogue??? (Hey, I'm trying to find a plot strand for myself here).