The next week flew past in a whirlwind. Rogue had successfully avoided contact with anyone from the mansion since her run in with Logan. She had gotten some stuff in the day time and was living at the Brotherhood House. Lance and the others still had no clue, since Rogue had been using Remy's bathroom.

She couldn't see it but things were taking a turn for the worst. She hadn't been to school. She hadn't spoken to anyone but Remy. Kitty came looking for her one day, but Lance of course had no idea what she was talking about.

"Why would Rogue be here?"

And she was using the ecstasy nearly every night. She spent most of the day sleeping in Remy's bed while he was out doing whatever it was he did. When he came home, shed pop a pill and they would make love.

It was about seven on Wednesday night and Rogue was busy lighting dozens of candles she had picked up all over Remy's room. She had put on some black lacey lingerie, which she had stolen from Tabitha and kept checking her reflection. Remy would be home soon and she wanted it to be special for the "one week anniversary."

Rogue rolled her eyes at the thought. She felt like Kitty when Kitty was counting the days in her and Lance's relationship. "1 month since our first kiss. 2 weeks since we've done it." But Rogue couldn't help herself. She cared for Remy so much. No one had ever really shown so much interest in her, especially not a tall good looking one like him.

A small noise in the hallway interrupted her thoughts. She heard the whir of something being charged and seconds later and tiny pop. Remy walked in and pocketed his still glowing key. He shut the door behind him and smiled at the sight of her. Rogue ran to him and embraced him tightly, careful not to let him touch her exposed skin.

"Ah missed you today." She said quietly, tucking a strand of white behind her ear. He leaned down and kissed the top of her head gently.

"Are you ready? Cause Ah'm gonna make you a really happy guy tonight, sugah." She smiled sweetly at him. Rogue turned and headed for the dresser against the wall and picked up a white pill from on top. She walked sexily back over to him and grabbed a glass of wine off the table.

She gave a sideways smirk and reached her hand up to her mouth. Remy looked at her, calculating, and suddenly lurched forward stopping her hand from placing the object in her mouth.

"What are you doin'?" Rogue looked confused.

"Cherie, maybe we should talk." Remy sad quietly, his face had lost its usual flicker.

"What about?" Rogue said, sitting on the bed, toying with the pill in her hand.

"Rogue, nearly every night this week, you been takin' that stuff." He sat next to her.

"Well do you know of a better way to be able to touch me?" she said sarcastically.

"L'mour, its great bein' able to touch you, and I love what we have, but you gotta stop takin' those pills."

"Remy.." Rogue started to say but he cut her off.

"Its just not good for you. And it's nice to just sit and hold you too. We don't always have to have sex..." he said looking down.

"You don't get it." Rogue said, she was getting angry.

"For that past 3 years Ah haven't been able to touch anyone. All my relationships never got past 'holding' and cuddlin'. This is the first time Ah actually get to feel these things."

"Cherie Im not sayin' never again. Im just sayin' maybe you should slow down."

Rogue got off the bed and angrily stomped over to the dresser. She started putting her belongings and clothes in her backpack. "Remy Ah thought you were special."

"I AM special, Rogue. Don't ya understand Im worried?"

She slipped a sweatshirt over her head and pulled her long skirt on over her nightgown. "You just don't get it do you?" she grabbed the little packet of white pills off the dresser and pocketed them.

"Rogue, please stay with me." Remy said, his eyes pleading.

"Forget it Remy LeBeau, Ah cant be with someone who doesn't understand me." She stomped toward the bedroom door and jerked it open. "Au Revior!" she angrily said and slammed the door behind her, leaving Remy alone in a room full of burning candles.

She walked as quickly as she could through the Brotherhood Boarding House, but not quickly enough.

"Hey-what-are-you-doin-here?" Pietro said walking quickly next to her.

"Just leave me alone!" she yelled and threatened him with her exposed hand.

He followed her down stairs where she blew past Toad and shut the door loudly behind her.

"Yo, you think that was Gambit's secret girlfriend?" Toad asked, looking up at Pietro.

"Wait until my dad hears." Pietro said, and evil smile spreading across his face.

After she left the front porch of the Brotherhood House, she sprinted in the direction of the mansion. She didn't stop running until she reached the front gate.

"Voice recognition Rogue three eighteen Gamma" she wept into the speaker. The gates opened smoothly in front of her. And she ran inside.

"Like oh my gosh!!" Kitty was the first top spot her.

Followed by -

Kurt: Rogue! Here have you been?? I vas so vorried!

Jean: Rogue? Are you alright?

Scott: How could you just disappear like that?

and Mr. McCoy: Rogue I believe the Professor would like a word.

"Ya'll just leave me alone!" she said, her anger still growing.

"Like what is your problem? Where the heck have you been??" Kitty was the boldest one to keep speaking.

"None of your business!" Rogue threw her backpack down and stood face to face with the teenager with the bouncy pony tail.

"Ew whatever, Rogue. You could totally just like leave, cause Ive liked having the room to myself."

Rogue's knuckles were turning white. Kitty saw how angry she was getting and decided to have some fun with it.

"And I was like totally thinking about turning your half of the room into like a Justin Timberlake shrine." Kitty smirked.

Rogue couldn't take it anymore. She was so angry and so upset at the same time, she let loose and slapped Kitty hard across the face with her bare hand. Kitty looked up at her with an expression of hurt, and Rogue couldn't be sure if it was from the red mark on her cheek, the electric tingle she had just received from touching Rogue, or the fact that her roommate just hit her. Rogue didn't care.

"Rogue I think you should come with me." Mr. McCoy said firmly. "Please get your things."

She picked up her backpack off the floor and followed the big blue giant to Professor Xavier's office.

After she had settled in a chair and Hank had left the room, the professor wheeled over to sit just a few feet from her.

"Rogue, I'm not going to pry into your personal affairs, and you are eighteen now, and I can't really tell you what you can and can not do, but when you decided to come live here, I took responsibility for you. And part of that responsibility is ensuring your education." He looked sternly at her.

Rogue looked at the ground. She could be a real bitch to almost anyone. Professor Xavier wasn't one of them. "Ah'm sorry Professor." She offered. She could feel him gently probing her mind, curious to find out what she's been doing, but Rogue put up a guard, knowing he would respect her privacy and not push too hard.

"Rogue I need you to commit to attending school, and training sessions on a regular basis. Its part of your responsibility as one of my students and as one of the x-men."

"Yes Professor." She said quietly.

"You may go then." He said. She got up and opened the door ready to back up to her room and brood.

"Oh and Rogue, welcome home." He smiled.

She was still mad. Real mad. Now she would be heading back to her bedroom, with no Remy and no one to talk to. She was back at square one.

Why didn't you just listen to Remy?

Because he just doesn't understand. He can touch anyone he wants whenever he wants.

He was just looking out for you.

I can look out for myself.

Drugs are bad for you.

It helps me.

She opened the door of her bedroom slowly, expecting to see Kitty happily chattering away on her transparent blue plastic phone. The room was empty. She threw her bag down and sat on her bed. A few moments went by and she pulled the Ziploc full of white pills out of her pocket.

You don't need to take it. No one is going to touch you.

Rogue couldn't really understand why, but something was driving her from inside. Pressuring her to take another pill.

"But Ah wont need to take it. No one here would ever want to touch me." She said aloud. She fidgeted with a pill in her hand, contemplating whether she should take it.

Just do it...you can stop whenever you want.

She swallowed it and instantly felt better. What did Remy know anyway? She barely knew him when she thought about it. She would be just fine with out him. Now a familiar warmth was creeping up her spine.

She stared long and hard at her bare hands and finally got up, making her decision. She stepped quietly into the hallway and darted down it. She didn't stop until she came to a door in the boys wing.

Brushing the auburn and white hair from her eyes she swallowed hard and knocked on the door. It slowly opened and Rogue smiled.

"Rogue? Wow, well what are you doing here?" Scott asked with a confused look on his face.

"Scott would you mind if Ah came in for a little while. Ah'd like to talk to you..."

Chap 7 is on its way I promise. But being the mean-ie I am I wont post unless I get at least like 5 reviews for this chap. Thank you all for your wonderful reviews they really inspire to keep writing.