The next morning, Rogue woke up to find Rachel gone. She got dressed and
headed down for breakfast. They didn't have any classes today, it was a
Saturday. On her way down, she ran into Bobby and Gillip. "Hey, Bobby!
Mornin', Gillip! Have any of you seen Rachel?" she asked.
Bobby shook his head saying, "No, we didn't see her. You should ask Kori, that kid is usually annoying Rachel somewhere." Gillip laughed a bit and Rogue rolled her eyes. She walked away to continue her search.
She had peeked into every classroom and asked almost everyone. Finally, Rogue found Kori watching tv. "Kori, where's Rachel?" Rogue asked the blue creature.
Kori shrugged and said, "Hell if I know."
As the day went on, Rogue became more and more worried that maybe Rachel ran away. She finally obtained the courage to tell Logan. She walked to his room after lunch and quietly knocked on the door. Logan opened it and Rogue said, "I can't find Rachel."
Logan smiled and said, "It's okay. I know where she is." He moved out of the way and Rogue saw Rachel sitting at a table with Violet. Rogue smiled and walked in.
"Rachel, I was so worried about you when I didn't see you today. What's going on?" Rogue asked as she sat down in a chair next to Rachel.
Rachel smiled at Rogue and said, "I've been talking with Logan and Violet about my childhood."
Rogue nodded, not knowing if she should stay or what. Rachel stood up and said, "Well, I think I'm going to go have some fun outside now. I haven't done that in a long time. I'll see you later?"
Logan smiled and nodded.
Rogue got up and followed Rachel. The two girls walked out and closed the door behind them.
Logan looked at Violet, who smiled at him.
"Did you tell your father about John?" Rogue asked as the two girls walked outside on the grounds.
Rachel stopped and said, "How did you know that?"
Rogue looked Rachel in the eyes and replied, "Rachel, I'm sorry, I thought it was best if-"
"You! You made him leave! Why did you do that?! He loved me! And you had to ruin that!" Rachel yelled, drawing everyone's attention.
Rogue argued, "I thought it was for the best and it looked like you were fine after you talked to Logan!"
"Fine?! FINE?! Rogue, I once thought of you as my sister, but now, you just disgust me! You had my trust. You HAD my TRUST! And then you had enough jealousy and hate to-"
Rogue began to yell, "JEALOUSY?! For what?! To be Mystique's daughter?! To be a liar?! To be the scum of all mutants?! To trick everyone, to gain their trust and then unleash Magneto onto them?! I'm not stupid, Rachel!"
Rachel was appalled by this cruelty. And the worse was, she wasn't sure if it was true.
With tears in her eyes, and a more quieted voice, Rachel whispered, "I was going to say, you were jealous because I am Logan's daughter, and not you."
With that said and done, Rachel turned away and walked back to the mansion, eyes full of tears. Rogue stood there a little agitated and a little bad. She was starting to realize that maybe Rachel was having some inner conflicts. She could still be turned to the good, but her past holds on tight. Suddenly, Rogue looked around to see everyone outside staring at her.
"I'm sorry." Rogue said to Logan as she passed him in the hall. She stopped a few steps away with her head down.
Logan raised a brow and asked, "Why are you sorry?"
She turned to him, "I was jealous of Rachel. She." she lost the courage to finish and decided to say, "I keep managing to make her upset. I love the kid, but she needs help. Our help. She has some major conflicts going on."
"She misses her mother." Logan replied.
"And her boyfriend." Rogue's glance got to Logan's eyes.
"Whatcha doin'?!" Kori yelped scaring Traffis off his chair.
"Nothing, fur ball." He muttered. Kori tilted her head and then an evil grin came on her face. Traffis looked to her and asked, "What?" Kori took out a knife and stabbed Traffis, as he was stabbed his skin was flashing different colors of the rainbow.
Rachel walked to Traffis' door and leaned against it. He was the last person she knew that might be able to offer her some comfort. Rogue was gone from her trust and Kori wouldn't be able to pay attention. She tried to think of what she might tell Traffis. She knew that he didn't know everything about her. He didn't even know that Mystique was her mother.
Gillip passed by Rachel and stopped. "Hey, Rachel! What's going on? You okay?" he asked concerned.
"Oh, Gillip, nothing really. I just needed to talk to Traffis." She answered, avoiding eye contact so he wouldn't see that she was crying.
Gillip handed her a piece of paper. "Traffis wanted me to give this to you. I'll see you later, Rach." He walked away.
As soon as he was out of sight, Rachel opened the paper, it read:
Rachel,
I feel a little foolish for admitting this to you and I have an insecurity that you might laugh. But I figured that it would be best that I put this card on the table. Anyway, I must tell you that I like you. I like you a
lot. I wouldn't say love you because I feel that the word "love" is important and should be agreed upon. Even though my liking of you feels a
lot to me like I love you. Ever since I first saw you, your long orange hair, you brown eyes, and just your presence makes me want to be better. And to tell you the truth, out of all the colors I see, I think orange is the prettiest. I won't hold you any longer. If you feel the same, feel free
to let me know. I'd like that.
Loving You Always,
Traffis McLoud
The letter worked as Traffis would have wanted it to. Rachel had a huge smile on her face and tickle in her heart that she was very happy with the news she had received. Finally, she could let him into her heart and tell him everything.
Rachel turned the knob of the door and it creaked open. But there on the floor-
She screamed!
"Traffic McLoud, stabbed in the chest. His body has gone into a coma. He is alive and his wound will heal, but it's no telling how long he'll stay in the coma." Violet told the Professor. He nodded and looked the boy over.
"Professor, do you know who did this?" Violet asked.
The professor looked suddenly old and tired. He rubbed his temples with his left hand and said, "No. I can't. I think I am getting too old. I-" He fell out of the wheel chair and onto the floor. Violet ran to see what was wrong.
"He was poisoned." Scott told Storm and Logan.
"Will he be okay? What about the boy?" Logan asked.
Scott sighed and told them, "The professor is in a coma as well as the boy, Traffis. We don't know who did it. But, I do have a certain suspicion. Rachel brought the professor a glass of water. And she was the one who found Traffis."
Stormed looked to Logan. "What the hell are you saying?! Rachel didn't do anything!"
"Logan, we know that Rachel is having some problems. I mean, Rogue told you what happened with Pyro, so maybe-" Storm began.
"NO! RACHEL WOULDN'T DO THAT!"
Scott spoke up, "Maybe its just YOU don't want to believe that she did it."
Logan turned and punched Scott in the face yelling, "YOU BASTARD!"
Storm grabbed Logan's arm, "Logan, no! Stop it!"
In a rage, Logan back handed Storm, sending her to the floor. She put a hand on her cheek and looked up at Logan in shock. Logan realized what he had done.
Scott said, "The temper flows in her veins from you."
Logan was breathing heavy, searching his mind for some reason why Rachel couldn't have done it. "I'm sorry." He told Storm and walked out of the room.
"We should interrogate Rachel, Scott." Storm said as she rose back to her feet, still rubbing her cheek. "But first, I want to have a little chat with Logan."
Scott stepped out her way as she used her wind to blow open the doors and as she walked toward Logan, who was down the hall, the wind pushed him against a wall. When she was close to him, she stopped the wind and said, "You never hit me, understand?! If you EVER do that again you will truly regret it."
Bobby shook his head saying, "No, we didn't see her. You should ask Kori, that kid is usually annoying Rachel somewhere." Gillip laughed a bit and Rogue rolled her eyes. She walked away to continue her search.
She had peeked into every classroom and asked almost everyone. Finally, Rogue found Kori watching tv. "Kori, where's Rachel?" Rogue asked the blue creature.
Kori shrugged and said, "Hell if I know."
As the day went on, Rogue became more and more worried that maybe Rachel ran away. She finally obtained the courage to tell Logan. She walked to his room after lunch and quietly knocked on the door. Logan opened it and Rogue said, "I can't find Rachel."
Logan smiled and said, "It's okay. I know where she is." He moved out of the way and Rogue saw Rachel sitting at a table with Violet. Rogue smiled and walked in.
"Rachel, I was so worried about you when I didn't see you today. What's going on?" Rogue asked as she sat down in a chair next to Rachel.
Rachel smiled at Rogue and said, "I've been talking with Logan and Violet about my childhood."
Rogue nodded, not knowing if she should stay or what. Rachel stood up and said, "Well, I think I'm going to go have some fun outside now. I haven't done that in a long time. I'll see you later?"
Logan smiled and nodded.
Rogue got up and followed Rachel. The two girls walked out and closed the door behind them.
Logan looked at Violet, who smiled at him.
"Did you tell your father about John?" Rogue asked as the two girls walked outside on the grounds.
Rachel stopped and said, "How did you know that?"
Rogue looked Rachel in the eyes and replied, "Rachel, I'm sorry, I thought it was best if-"
"You! You made him leave! Why did you do that?! He loved me! And you had to ruin that!" Rachel yelled, drawing everyone's attention.
Rogue argued, "I thought it was for the best and it looked like you were fine after you talked to Logan!"
"Fine?! FINE?! Rogue, I once thought of you as my sister, but now, you just disgust me! You had my trust. You HAD my TRUST! And then you had enough jealousy and hate to-"
Rogue began to yell, "JEALOUSY?! For what?! To be Mystique's daughter?! To be a liar?! To be the scum of all mutants?! To trick everyone, to gain their trust and then unleash Magneto onto them?! I'm not stupid, Rachel!"
Rachel was appalled by this cruelty. And the worse was, she wasn't sure if it was true.
With tears in her eyes, and a more quieted voice, Rachel whispered, "I was going to say, you were jealous because I am Logan's daughter, and not you."
With that said and done, Rachel turned away and walked back to the mansion, eyes full of tears. Rogue stood there a little agitated and a little bad. She was starting to realize that maybe Rachel was having some inner conflicts. She could still be turned to the good, but her past holds on tight. Suddenly, Rogue looked around to see everyone outside staring at her.
"I'm sorry." Rogue said to Logan as she passed him in the hall. She stopped a few steps away with her head down.
Logan raised a brow and asked, "Why are you sorry?"
She turned to him, "I was jealous of Rachel. She." she lost the courage to finish and decided to say, "I keep managing to make her upset. I love the kid, but she needs help. Our help. She has some major conflicts going on."
"She misses her mother." Logan replied.
"And her boyfriend." Rogue's glance got to Logan's eyes.
"Whatcha doin'?!" Kori yelped scaring Traffis off his chair.
"Nothing, fur ball." He muttered. Kori tilted her head and then an evil grin came on her face. Traffis looked to her and asked, "What?" Kori took out a knife and stabbed Traffis, as he was stabbed his skin was flashing different colors of the rainbow.
Rachel walked to Traffis' door and leaned against it. He was the last person she knew that might be able to offer her some comfort. Rogue was gone from her trust and Kori wouldn't be able to pay attention. She tried to think of what she might tell Traffis. She knew that he didn't know everything about her. He didn't even know that Mystique was her mother.
Gillip passed by Rachel and stopped. "Hey, Rachel! What's going on? You okay?" he asked concerned.
"Oh, Gillip, nothing really. I just needed to talk to Traffis." She answered, avoiding eye contact so he wouldn't see that she was crying.
Gillip handed her a piece of paper. "Traffis wanted me to give this to you. I'll see you later, Rach." He walked away.
As soon as he was out of sight, Rachel opened the paper, it read:
Rachel,
I feel a little foolish for admitting this to you and I have an insecurity that you might laugh. But I figured that it would be best that I put this card on the table. Anyway, I must tell you that I like you. I like you a
lot. I wouldn't say love you because I feel that the word "love" is important and should be agreed upon. Even though my liking of you feels a
lot to me like I love you. Ever since I first saw you, your long orange hair, you brown eyes, and just your presence makes me want to be better. And to tell you the truth, out of all the colors I see, I think orange is the prettiest. I won't hold you any longer. If you feel the same, feel free
to let me know. I'd like that.
Loving You Always,
Traffis McLoud
The letter worked as Traffis would have wanted it to. Rachel had a huge smile on her face and tickle in her heart that she was very happy with the news she had received. Finally, she could let him into her heart and tell him everything.
Rachel turned the knob of the door and it creaked open. But there on the floor-
She screamed!
"Traffic McLoud, stabbed in the chest. His body has gone into a coma. He is alive and his wound will heal, but it's no telling how long he'll stay in the coma." Violet told the Professor. He nodded and looked the boy over.
"Professor, do you know who did this?" Violet asked.
The professor looked suddenly old and tired. He rubbed his temples with his left hand and said, "No. I can't. I think I am getting too old. I-" He fell out of the wheel chair and onto the floor. Violet ran to see what was wrong.
"He was poisoned." Scott told Storm and Logan.
"Will he be okay? What about the boy?" Logan asked.
Scott sighed and told them, "The professor is in a coma as well as the boy, Traffis. We don't know who did it. But, I do have a certain suspicion. Rachel brought the professor a glass of water. And she was the one who found Traffis."
Stormed looked to Logan. "What the hell are you saying?! Rachel didn't do anything!"
"Logan, we know that Rachel is having some problems. I mean, Rogue told you what happened with Pyro, so maybe-" Storm began.
"NO! RACHEL WOULDN'T DO THAT!"
Scott spoke up, "Maybe its just YOU don't want to believe that she did it."
Logan turned and punched Scott in the face yelling, "YOU BASTARD!"
Storm grabbed Logan's arm, "Logan, no! Stop it!"
In a rage, Logan back handed Storm, sending her to the floor. She put a hand on her cheek and looked up at Logan in shock. Logan realized what he had done.
Scott said, "The temper flows in her veins from you."
Logan was breathing heavy, searching his mind for some reason why Rachel couldn't have done it. "I'm sorry." He told Storm and walked out of the room.
"We should interrogate Rachel, Scott." Storm said as she rose back to her feet, still rubbing her cheek. "But first, I want to have a little chat with Logan."
Scott stepped out her way as she used her wind to blow open the doors and as she walked toward Logan, who was down the hall, the wind pushed him against a wall. When she was close to him, she stopped the wind and said, "You never hit me, understand?! If you EVER do that again you will truly regret it."
