Finally- an update. See some other part for disclaimer and who own what.

Rogue stared out the window and stared at the trees in the distance. She heard Bobby walking away from her room and wanted to cry. It wasn't fair. Before Logan came back, everything had balanced. She had a home, she had friends. But most of all she had a dream. She dreamed about Logan coming back and wanted to stay. To stay for her. Now Logan was back, and He had Void. Void who was so like Logan. She knew his past, she had some of the same mutations as Logan. But Void was like her too. They had the same primary mutation. But Void had one thing that Rogue didn't. Void had Logan.

She sighed and shifted, laying her head against the fragile glass. She blinked as a white blur shot across the lawn. As it neared the woods, she realized it was a wolf. She opened her window and stared at the woods. Rogue lost track of the wolf as it hit the tree line. When a mournful howl hit her ears she shuddered and slammed the window shut. Rogue shook her head.

            "I've got enough to worry about with feeling sorry for a wolf." She muttered, then punched at her pillow. "Oh I wish none of this had ever happend!" She said.

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Gambit stared at the patch of woods that the wolf had disappeared into. As the mournful howl split the air he sighed. It seemed that not only the students at the school were love lost. Even the animals felt it. Too bad for the wolf. After all wolves mated for life. Unlike humans, or mutants, unless they where lucky. Behind him he heard someone walking down the stairs. He sighed and fixed his face so that no emotion showed, then turned to see Bobby. Bobby looked like a beaten puppy. Gambit smiled and moved towards the younger man. There was nothing like the way Bobby reacted to a good come on.

"Bobby, mes ami.." Gambit purred, tossing his arm over Bobbys shoulder. "I have been thinking non, perhaps you and me, we might make a go of it eh?" Gambit smiled seductively, "Just think, a candlelit dinner, good food.." He gave a conspiratorial wink. "And even better company.. then after we have ate, I will show you.." He lowered his voice even more, "The delights that you can only be given by a cajun.." Bobby turned purple and moved uneasily away.

"Umm Its not that i don't like you Gambit.." Bobby began and Gambit chuckled and followed him step for step. "But i uh... i don't swing that way.."

"You give mixed signals oui? This just means you don't know what you want yet. I can show you what you want Bobby.." Gambit purred seductively running a hand down Bobbys chest.

"Gambit!" Bobby yelped, jumping away. "Gambit I uh.. Please.. uh.. I gotta go." Bobby ran for the common room, sidling past St. John who stood in the door way. Gambit lowered his hand with a self satisfied grin. He looked at St. John and the grin grew even wider as the other boy shook his head.

"Why?" St. John asked simply.

"Gambit likes his bit of fun." Gambit said softly. "Don't harm none."

"I should have known." St. John said with a wry grin. "You like your fun." Gambit turned to go and then paused at a deep breath from St. John. "Just a hint," The younger man said, "He loves it when you play with the hair at the back of his neck. It drives him wild..." Gambits smooth smile fell away to one of shock.

"Gambit sees that you like your fun too.." He said finally with a soft grin. St. John smiled and nodded then began to laugh. Gambit shrugged and after a moment began to laugh as well. Still laughing, Gambit headed for the library. He had work to do.

The library was almost empty. A few of the younger students sat at a table in the back working on some group project. He walked into the shelves and grabbed the book he was looking for. A well worn copy of Miltons, Paradise Lost. Gambit sat in the shelves and the book fell open to a picture. Dante stood before the gates of hell and read the words inscribed above it. 'Abandon all hope ye who enter here...'

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Void sat underneath the trees and let her tears fall. Logan was Rogues now, and all she had to do was stay away from them. Well as much as she could. She needed to show Rogue to control her powers. Void sighed and flopped onto her stomach. 'I might have been better off dead.' She shook her head and rolled over. 'Scratch that. I would have been better hunting down Sabertooth. He's wandering around the woods of Colorado.' Through the tree branches she could see stars shining dimly in the night sky.  Somewhere in the distance a dog howled, answering her mournful cry of earlier. She sighed. Poor dog, it was lonely too. She sat up abruptly, an idea forming in her head. She just needed help. Void raced back to the school her mind racing with plans. In the rec room she saw Bobby, Rouges friend

"Hey Bobby." She said, tapping him on the shoulder. He jumped and she hushed him. "I need a favor."

"What do you want Void?" He asked, his voice ice cold. She notice with a small smile that not only was his voice cold, so was he. Ice was forming on his hair and eyelashes.

"Like I said I need a favor. I want to get Rouge a dog." She said softly.

"What would she do with a dog?" Bobby asked, his voice thawing slightly. She raised an eyebrow as she noticed the arm that snaked around his shoulder. The very masculine arm that was soothing the boy.

"She'll touch it. And love it, and it will love her." Void replied shortly. "We have the same power. It doesn't do anything to animals. And thats the first step. She needs to feel. Now can you help me or not?" Void raised her eyebrow.

"I'll help." Said the boy who was soothing Bobby. "I'm St. John."

"Good. Now, I need someone who knows how to cause a distraction." She said briskly.

"We want Gambit for that." St. John said, then frowned at a girl a few seats over who looked like she was about to protest. "Not you Jubes, too many people know your stuff. Gambits fairly new."

"Gambit? The cajun right?" She asked, taking a deep sniff of the air. St. John nodded. "Well hes in the library or somewhere with lots of books." I'll find him and meet you at the front door in five? We'll need a car, do you know if we can get one?" St. John nodded and Void headed for Gambit, following his scent.

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St. John stood and looked around the living room.

"this," he said with a big grin, "should be interesting. I wonder if Scott will let me use his car..." And with that he left the living room. A dog would be good for Rogue. The fact that Bobby wasn't helping might even drive a wedge in Bobbys crush on Rogue.