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For all the good he meant and honor he tried to defend, Scott thought Adema was too much a hazard to keep at the school and after long hours of word dueling, Adema left the school. The day after he left the Bobby imposter confronted Rogue and she ran away.
A few months later.
"Can we please go to the mall Logan?" Jubilee whined.
Rogue glanced at Logan who looked over at Rogue as if pleading 'get her off me, please?' Rogue stood up and flicked Jubilee's shoulder.
Jubilee looked over at her then backed off Logan.
"Alright," he said. "We'll go to the mall, go ask Scott if we can borrow his car."
Rogue looked at him as Jubilee squealed in joy and ran off.
"What?" Logan asked. "She's been pestering to go all week."
Rogue nodded and looked at Bobby who smiled at her. "You want to go?"
Rogue shrugged.
"All you have to say is yes," Logan said watching her.
She pointed to her mouth and threw her hands up frustrated.
Bobby laughed. "I jinxed her, her name has to be said three times before she can speak."
Logan smiled and turned away. She'd done better with that Adema guy. He thought to himself and grabbed the keys that were flying toward him.
Jubilee was dancing with a magazine in hand.
"I hate the mall." Logan said as he got into the car. Jubilee and Bobby sat in the back; Logan and Rogue sat up front.
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Logan pulled up in front of the mall and let them get out.
"WOW!" a voice said. "A Saturn Ion quad coupe 2!"
They looked around and saw a tall lean young guy jumped up from his seat on a bench and run over to inspect the car.
Rouge narrowed her eyes and studied the guy more intently. He had black short hair that fell over his narrow wrap around shades. so familiar. he wore a black shirt, long sleeve, it looked like it was made out of spandex or something, it clung tightly to his body like a second skin, showing off mean abs and long elegant arms and ended in unique black gloves. He wore baggy black jeans and combat boots.
It hit her! She knew him! Now... if only she could speak.
"Hey," Logan looked out the window at him. "I know you,"
"You damn well should Logan,"
Bobby and Jubilee looked over at him.
"I'm Adema."
Jubilee threw the magazine over her head and ran inside the mall.
"Adema?" Bobby asked. "Hey, aren't you the one who killed whatshisname?"
Rogue punched Bobby's arm.
"Rogue, don't do that." He whined.
"Rogue that wasn't nice." Logan said smiling.
Adema looked down at Rogue with a grin. "Rogue." He said and hugged her.
She hugged him back. "Thank you."
He pulled back. "For what?"
"Bobby jinxed me."
Adema gave a hard stare at Bobby who stepped back.
"I'll be right in guys." Logan said and peeled away to park. When he came back Bobby had left inside while Rogue and Adema sat on the bench outside smoking a cigarette.
"Hey," Logan said moving them over so he could sit down. "So, Adema."
Adema looked over at Logan. "Hey, 'sup?"
"Where you been these past few months?"
"In and out like a fly on the wall."
Logan smiled and lit a cigar. "In and out of where?"
"Everywhere," Adema smiled. "I went off to Alaska after I left the school. Then I hitched a ride to Hawaii on a cruise."
"How'd you manage that?"
"He was a stowaway." Rogue smiled.
"Yeah, a stowaway."
Logan smiled. "Nice."
"I worked in Hawaii until I earned enough to fly back here to the states where I just went from town to town earning money and saving."
"And all of this in just a few months?"
"Yeah." Adema smiled. "I have about five hundred saved up."
"And what are you going to do with it?"
"I don't know, I was actually thinking about coming back to the school and see if the Professor would give me another chance."
"Why would you want to come back?" Rogue asked.
Adema looked her in the eye. "I don't know, the only reason I kept on living is sitting right here beside me."
Logan looked over at him with a curious look. "You do mean her right?"
Adema looked casually over at Logan. "No, I mean you."
Logan scooted over a bit with a laugh. "The professor never had a problem with you Adema. It was Scott who really fought to kick you out."
"I know," Adema nodded. "But I figure, Scott's say so is pretty powerful with the professor, he might have convinced the professor that I was a bad attribute after all."
Logan shrugged. "I don't know, they don't talk about you."
"And what is the conservation about me compared to the recent loss of the school?"
Logan looked at him sidelong.
"I heard about Jean," he said softly. "I'm sorry. She was a good person, she fought for me."
"Yeah she did." Logan nodded. "So, where are you staying?"
"You know the old missionary about two miles from the school?"
"Yeah," Logan said looking at him.
"I'm staying there."
"It must be cold!" Rogue protested.
"No," Adema shook his head. "I've got enough blankets."
"Blankets?" Logan asked. "How long have you been there?"
"About a week now."
"A week? Why didn't you come and see the professor?"
"I wasn't ready."
"When will you be ready?"
Adema thought for a moment. "Okay, okay, can I catch a ride with you guys back to the mansion?"
Logan nodded. "Why not?"
A few minutes later Jubilee came out and shrieked. "ECK! He's still here?"
Adema glared up at her. "You know, we're not on school grounds cousin," he said smugly.
She looked around nervously. "Where's Logan?"
"He's getting the car." Rogue smiled.
"No one to stop me this time." He stood up and pulled a glove off and she fainted.
They laughed and he pulled his glove back on just as Logan pulled up in the blue Saturn ion and Bobby walked out yielding a red rose to Rogue and hugging her.
Adema watched them as Logan got out and shook his head at Adema and picked Jubilee up, placing her in the front seat as the others crawled in the back.
"Sorry," Adema said to Bobby who sat on the other side of Rogue. "Didn't introduce myself," he held out his gloved hand. "I'm Adema."
"I'm Bobby, Rogue's boyfriend."
Adema nodded feeling a quick chill shoot through him. Adema only heard of Bobby when he was still at the school, he never really got around to meeting the kid.
Rogue seemed to blush faintly. "Yeah," she nodded reading Adema's face expression.
Adema nodded and leaned back. "So, how do you two, uh,"
"Well, we're still working on that." Bobby said giving Adema that same answer her gave Logan a few weeks ago.
Adema nodded again and smiled.
"So, how do you two know each other?" Bobby asked.
"Long story," Adema said hearing Jubilee come out of her fainting spell. "I'm sure Jubilee would love to tell you Bobby."
Jubilee stiffened and spun around, when she saw Adema smiling at her, she fainted again.
"Adema," Logan said. "Stop scaring her into fainting spells."
"Hey, I can't hit her now can I?"
Logan eyed him in the rear view mirror trying to hide a smile.
Adema nodded and starred out the window. The sun had set and the sky was a swirl of many colors.
Logan parked the car and they walked inside. Professor Xavier was in the main hall waiting for them.
"Logan, next time you go out to the mall, don't bring back strangers." He smiled at Adema.
"Nice to see you too Professor." Adema chuckled.
"Welcome home Adema."
Adema stopped and looked around. "You know, this is home."
Home
For all the good he meant and honor he tried to defend, Scott thought Adema was too much a hazard to keep at the school and after long hours of word dueling, Adema left the school. The day after he left the Bobby imposter confronted Rogue and she ran away.
A few months later.
"Can we please go to the mall Logan?" Jubilee whined.
Rogue glanced at Logan who looked over at Rogue as if pleading 'get her off me, please?' Rogue stood up and flicked Jubilee's shoulder.
Jubilee looked over at her then backed off Logan.
"Alright," he said. "We'll go to the mall, go ask Scott if we can borrow his car."
Rogue looked at him as Jubilee squealed in joy and ran off.
"What?" Logan asked. "She's been pestering to go all week."
Rogue nodded and looked at Bobby who smiled at her. "You want to go?"
Rogue shrugged.
"All you have to say is yes," Logan said watching her.
She pointed to her mouth and threw her hands up frustrated.
Bobby laughed. "I jinxed her, her name has to be said three times before she can speak."
Logan smiled and turned away. She'd done better with that Adema guy. He thought to himself and grabbed the keys that were flying toward him.
Jubilee was dancing with a magazine in hand.
"I hate the mall." Logan said as he got into the car. Jubilee and Bobby sat in the back; Logan and Rogue sat up front.
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Logan pulled up in front of the mall and let them get out.
"WOW!" a voice said. "A Saturn Ion quad coupe 2!"
They looked around and saw a tall lean young guy jumped up from his seat on a bench and run over to inspect the car.
Rouge narrowed her eyes and studied the guy more intently. He had black short hair that fell over his narrow wrap around shades. so familiar. he wore a black shirt, long sleeve, it looked like it was made out of spandex or something, it clung tightly to his body like a second skin, showing off mean abs and long elegant arms and ended in unique black gloves. He wore baggy black jeans and combat boots.
It hit her! She knew him! Now... if only she could speak.
"Hey," Logan looked out the window at him. "I know you,"
"You damn well should Logan,"
Bobby and Jubilee looked over at him.
"I'm Adema."
Jubilee threw the magazine over her head and ran inside the mall.
"Adema?" Bobby asked. "Hey, aren't you the one who killed whatshisname?"
Rogue punched Bobby's arm.
"Rogue, don't do that." He whined.
"Rogue that wasn't nice." Logan said smiling.
Adema looked down at Rogue with a grin. "Rogue." He said and hugged her.
She hugged him back. "Thank you."
He pulled back. "For what?"
"Bobby jinxed me."
Adema gave a hard stare at Bobby who stepped back.
"I'll be right in guys." Logan said and peeled away to park. When he came back Bobby had left inside while Rogue and Adema sat on the bench outside smoking a cigarette.
"Hey," Logan said moving them over so he could sit down. "So, Adema."
Adema looked over at Logan. "Hey, 'sup?"
"Where you been these past few months?"
"In and out like a fly on the wall."
Logan smiled and lit a cigar. "In and out of where?"
"Everywhere," Adema smiled. "I went off to Alaska after I left the school. Then I hitched a ride to Hawaii on a cruise."
"How'd you manage that?"
"He was a stowaway." Rogue smiled.
"Yeah, a stowaway."
Logan smiled. "Nice."
"I worked in Hawaii until I earned enough to fly back here to the states where I just went from town to town earning money and saving."
"And all of this in just a few months?"
"Yeah." Adema smiled. "I have about five hundred saved up."
"And what are you going to do with it?"
"I don't know, I was actually thinking about coming back to the school and see if the Professor would give me another chance."
"Why would you want to come back?" Rogue asked.
Adema looked her in the eye. "I don't know, the only reason I kept on living is sitting right here beside me."
Logan looked over at him with a curious look. "You do mean her right?"
Adema looked casually over at Logan. "No, I mean you."
Logan scooted over a bit with a laugh. "The professor never had a problem with you Adema. It was Scott who really fought to kick you out."
"I know," Adema nodded. "But I figure, Scott's say so is pretty powerful with the professor, he might have convinced the professor that I was a bad attribute after all."
Logan shrugged. "I don't know, they don't talk about you."
"And what is the conservation about me compared to the recent loss of the school?"
Logan looked at him sidelong.
"I heard about Jean," he said softly. "I'm sorry. She was a good person, she fought for me."
"Yeah she did." Logan nodded. "So, where are you staying?"
"You know the old missionary about two miles from the school?"
"Yeah," Logan said looking at him.
"I'm staying there."
"It must be cold!" Rogue protested.
"No," Adema shook his head. "I've got enough blankets."
"Blankets?" Logan asked. "How long have you been there?"
"About a week now."
"A week? Why didn't you come and see the professor?"
"I wasn't ready."
"When will you be ready?"
Adema thought for a moment. "Okay, okay, can I catch a ride with you guys back to the mansion?"
Logan nodded. "Why not?"
A few minutes later Jubilee came out and shrieked. "ECK! He's still here?"
Adema glared up at her. "You know, we're not on school grounds cousin," he said smugly.
She looked around nervously. "Where's Logan?"
"He's getting the car." Rogue smiled.
"No one to stop me this time." He stood up and pulled a glove off and she fainted.
They laughed and he pulled his glove back on just as Logan pulled up in the blue Saturn ion and Bobby walked out yielding a red rose to Rogue and hugging her.
Adema watched them as Logan got out and shook his head at Adema and picked Jubilee up, placing her in the front seat as the others crawled in the back.
"Sorry," Adema said to Bobby who sat on the other side of Rogue. "Didn't introduce myself," he held out his gloved hand. "I'm Adema."
"I'm Bobby, Rogue's boyfriend."
Adema nodded feeling a quick chill shoot through him. Adema only heard of Bobby when he was still at the school, he never really got around to meeting the kid.
Rogue seemed to blush faintly. "Yeah," she nodded reading Adema's face expression.
Adema nodded and leaned back. "So, how do you two, uh,"
"Well, we're still working on that." Bobby said giving Adema that same answer her gave Logan a few weeks ago.
Adema nodded again and smiled.
"So, how do you two know each other?" Bobby asked.
"Long story," Adema said hearing Jubilee come out of her fainting spell. "I'm sure Jubilee would love to tell you Bobby."
Jubilee stiffened and spun around, when she saw Adema smiling at her, she fainted again.
"Adema," Logan said. "Stop scaring her into fainting spells."
"Hey, I can't hit her now can I?"
Logan eyed him in the rear view mirror trying to hide a smile.
Adema nodded and starred out the window. The sun had set and the sky was a swirl of many colors.
Logan parked the car and they walked inside. Professor Xavier was in the main hall waiting for them.
"Logan, next time you go out to the mall, don't bring back strangers." He smiled at Adema.
"Nice to see you too Professor." Adema chuckled.
"Welcome home Adema."
Adema stopped and looked around. "You know, this is home."
