Bobby looked up as Gambit came into the kitchen, "What'd you say to Rogue?"
Remy kept a smooth composure, "Why do you want to know?"
"Because she never plays her music that loud unless something is really, deeply, emotionally, bothering her" Drakes answered, "I didn't say anything" Remy replied, sitting down next to St. John, bad move.
"Remy's got it bad for that shiela, don't ya' mate?" the red head didn't wait for the Cajun to say anything, "Real shame she can't touch, got some nice curves, loved to get my hands on her"
Gambit started to fume, before he knew what hit him, Pyro was on the floor, mouth bleeding.
Remy pinned him down, his demon eyes flashing, a dangerous smirk on his face, "It's disrespectful to talk about a femme like that" he slipped a card out of his pocket and charged it near St. John's throat, "'Specially a femme I'm starting to feel protective of"
Pyro chuckled nervously, "Harmless joke, mate, ain't no reason to get upset" Gambit slowly backed off once he was sure his message had gotten across.
Everyone else in the kitchen was either amused or stunned by this display, some just acted as if it were an everyday thing.
Then Rogue walked in and things became a tad more intriguing, she was garbed fully in black, and was even wearing a pair of shades over her eyes.
"Where ya' goin', Stripes?" Wolverine asked coming in behind her, he didn't seem in the least surprised at her choice of clothing, "Ah was thinkin' Ah would do somethin' useful with my spare time and go visit some old friends" her accent came out thick, she pushed her sunglasses down slightly.
A spark of mystery, challenge, and danger lurked in her emerald eyes, this caught the attention of most of the males, Gambit reached out with his empathy to see if he could get more info, but she had a firm clamp on her shields, "Ah promise to be back by the time training session starts"
Logan gave her a once over before nodding his approval, "Fine, don't get yourself into trouble" she flicked her glasses back up and went to the garage, more than a few gazes on her.
"What just happened?" Roberto asked the question that was on everyone's mind, they all turned to Logan expectantly, "You wanna know, ask the kid, but she'll probably kill you if you do"
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"That's a nice one" she said out loud, eyeing the unfamiliar motorcycle on the far end of the garage, "Yea, and it's mine" Rogue turned around to see Gambit standing there.
"Mind if Ah take it for a spin, sugah" it wasn't a question, "How are you gonna start it up without the keys?" he asked, just to see what she would do.
He knew she probably rolled her eyes behind her shades, "Ah loved to stay here and chat, but Ah've got some business to attend to" she walked over to his bike and pulled something out from the cuff of her glove.
*Classic* he thought with a smirk, within seconds she had the engine running and was off, but not before shooting a smug smile in his direction.
*She's got style* he grinned, her attitude was enticing, he was tempted to follow her, but didn't think that'd sit well with her or Logan, so he went back into the house and waited.
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Halfway to her destination Rogue was having second thoughts, it had been a while since she'd pulled these kind of strings, and her bad mood was starting to wear off due to her mood swings, *Why does everything have to be so confusing? I feel like an empty shell, nothing's stickin' to my brain, Aaaaaaaagggghhhhhh!*
Rogue swerved to a stop, thankfully she was on a back road so there was hardly anything you could call trafic, she got off the motorbike and leaned it against the wall of an abandoned warehouse.
She sat down, tilted her head back, and closed her eyes, "Ah can't think like this" she said to the wind, running a frustrated hand through her hair.
She cleared her head, trying to recede into her subconscious, in a few moments she was in her mindscape, random images floated around her, "*Well at least Ah know why Ah've been having mood swings now*"
All her memories were scattered and mixed together, it was probably due to the Professor erasing the personalities of the people she'd absorbed, she was used to everything being organized, either filed away, locked up, or put into easy access categories.
That was the type of system she had developed so she wouldn't get her psyche mixed up with one of the people in her head.
The bad thing was that her mind played a huge part in her emotional state, when Xavier had taken the other people out of her head, her structures had come loose, causing her to feel the emotion she had felt at a different time for a different reason.
Rogue sighed, it would take a while to clean up, she guessed about a week without the assistance of a telepath, and with her mental shields in their weakened state Lord knows she didn't want Jean or the Prof. lurking around in here.
Rogue assessed the damage one last time before pulling back into the world around her, she glanced at Remy's bike, then decided against going to her previous destination, instead she headed back for the Institute.
*After training session I'll talk to the Professor about taking some time off from school so I can work on rebuilding my system*
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Rogue got back an hour before their Danger Room session, giving her enough time to change into her uniform and work out what she was gonna say to Xavier that would convince him to write her a permission slip for extra time off from school.
She headed to the underground levels of the mansion and was one of the first to arrive for the pre-training briefing, she was surprised to see Bobby there, "Ah thought only the senior class was gonna be practicing today"
"Didn't you hear?" Bobby answered, beaming with pride, "I graduated after helping on the last mission"
Rogue rolled her eyes, "Just what we need, another psychotic male with an ego twice the size of Blob's stomach" a few snickers were heard from around the observation booth.
Bobby just smiled and stepped closer to her with a mock I'm-hot-and-you- know-it air, "Admit it, you like having me here, baby" Rogue smirked with barely contained laughter, "Baby? Oh that's so original, don't mean to disappoint you kid, but you're too young for my taste" she ruffled his hair and went to stand beside Kitty to wait for the others.
The Valley girl could be annoying at times, but her and Rogue were like sisters, and surprisingly enough Kitty could hold an intelligent conversation, not that the Goth had ever doubted her friend's mental capacity, it had just seemed a little daunting after she found out she was actually able to have a real talk with the girl when she'd first come to the mansion.
"So where'd you go?" Kitty asked in a low voice so no one else would hear if Rogue answered the question, "No where, just took a spin" that was true, she didn't really go anywhere.
"Did you take Mr. Logan's bike again?" it was a smooth switch in the line of questioning, only the two of them would notice, it was kind of like speaking your own language, they could both tell when it was and wasn't the time to press the matter.
So they would move on to another part of the topic that seemed to be headed in the same direction, but was on another path of converse entirely.
"Nope, Ah took the Cajun's" Rogue had to smile at Kitty's surprise, "Like, he totally has a motorcycle? How hot can that guy, like, get"
Rogue snorted, "Ah was thinking more along the lines of cooling him down" she said with a hint of sarcasm, Kitty giggled, "What's the matter, I thought you liked your food spicy"
Rogue was about to threaten the girl into taking that comment back when the Acolytes and the rest of the senior team walked in, not wanting any of the heavy rumor makers to get a load of what they were talking about she just gave Kitty a smile that said: "Ah'll get you back for that latter"
"Now that you are all here" the Professor began, "I will proceed to explain today's exercise, you will be split into two groups, each group will consist of the people that theoretically compliment each other's powers best.
"However we will be switching the members of the teams around every session so we can see how strongly you are able to work together.
"Mr. Logan, please fill them in on the object of this session and who will be on who's team"
Wolverine grunted and stepped further into everyone's view, "It's simple, kinda like tag only with better hiding places, the two teams will tackle their counterparts and keep 'em pinned down for about twenty seconds, eliminating that member.
"The team that has successfully eliminated the other team wins, since the elf and half-pint are near impossible to get a hold of, Stripes is aloud to absorb them but no one else"
Rogue tensed a bit, she didn't think they'd have her absorb someone this soon, much less her closest friend and older brother.
Wolverine must've sensed her uneasiness because he shot her a sympathetic look, "Alright, Iceman, Gambit, Shadowcat, Nightcrawler, and Jean Grey will be team number one, Rogue, Pyro, Colossus, Cyclops, and Angel, team number two. Let's go"
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(A/N: Yaaaa, cliffhanger ^_^ I bet your just dying to find out what happens during DR session, aren't you? Sorry, you'll have to wait till the next chappy, but I should have that up soon:)
"Because she never plays her music that loud unless something is really, deeply, emotionally, bothering her" Drakes answered, "I didn't say anything" Remy replied, sitting down next to St. John, bad move.
"Remy's got it bad for that shiela, don't ya' mate?" the red head didn't wait for the Cajun to say anything, "Real shame she can't touch, got some nice curves, loved to get my hands on her"
Gambit started to fume, before he knew what hit him, Pyro was on the floor, mouth bleeding.
Remy pinned him down, his demon eyes flashing, a dangerous smirk on his face, "It's disrespectful to talk about a femme like that" he slipped a card out of his pocket and charged it near St. John's throat, "'Specially a femme I'm starting to feel protective of"
Pyro chuckled nervously, "Harmless joke, mate, ain't no reason to get upset" Gambit slowly backed off once he was sure his message had gotten across.
Everyone else in the kitchen was either amused or stunned by this display, some just acted as if it were an everyday thing.
Then Rogue walked in and things became a tad more intriguing, she was garbed fully in black, and was even wearing a pair of shades over her eyes.
"Where ya' goin', Stripes?" Wolverine asked coming in behind her, he didn't seem in the least surprised at her choice of clothing, "Ah was thinkin' Ah would do somethin' useful with my spare time and go visit some old friends" her accent came out thick, she pushed her sunglasses down slightly.
A spark of mystery, challenge, and danger lurked in her emerald eyes, this caught the attention of most of the males, Gambit reached out with his empathy to see if he could get more info, but she had a firm clamp on her shields, "Ah promise to be back by the time training session starts"
Logan gave her a once over before nodding his approval, "Fine, don't get yourself into trouble" she flicked her glasses back up and went to the garage, more than a few gazes on her.
"What just happened?" Roberto asked the question that was on everyone's mind, they all turned to Logan expectantly, "You wanna know, ask the kid, but she'll probably kill you if you do"
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"That's a nice one" she said out loud, eyeing the unfamiliar motorcycle on the far end of the garage, "Yea, and it's mine" Rogue turned around to see Gambit standing there.
"Mind if Ah take it for a spin, sugah" it wasn't a question, "How are you gonna start it up without the keys?" he asked, just to see what she would do.
He knew she probably rolled her eyes behind her shades, "Ah loved to stay here and chat, but Ah've got some business to attend to" she walked over to his bike and pulled something out from the cuff of her glove.
*Classic* he thought with a smirk, within seconds she had the engine running and was off, but not before shooting a smug smile in his direction.
*She's got style* he grinned, her attitude was enticing, he was tempted to follow her, but didn't think that'd sit well with her or Logan, so he went back into the house and waited.
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Halfway to her destination Rogue was having second thoughts, it had been a while since she'd pulled these kind of strings, and her bad mood was starting to wear off due to her mood swings, *Why does everything have to be so confusing? I feel like an empty shell, nothing's stickin' to my brain, Aaaaaaaagggghhhhhh!*
Rogue swerved to a stop, thankfully she was on a back road so there was hardly anything you could call trafic, she got off the motorbike and leaned it against the wall of an abandoned warehouse.
She sat down, tilted her head back, and closed her eyes, "Ah can't think like this" she said to the wind, running a frustrated hand through her hair.
She cleared her head, trying to recede into her subconscious, in a few moments she was in her mindscape, random images floated around her, "*Well at least Ah know why Ah've been having mood swings now*"
All her memories were scattered and mixed together, it was probably due to the Professor erasing the personalities of the people she'd absorbed, she was used to everything being organized, either filed away, locked up, or put into easy access categories.
That was the type of system she had developed so she wouldn't get her psyche mixed up with one of the people in her head.
The bad thing was that her mind played a huge part in her emotional state, when Xavier had taken the other people out of her head, her structures had come loose, causing her to feel the emotion she had felt at a different time for a different reason.
Rogue sighed, it would take a while to clean up, she guessed about a week without the assistance of a telepath, and with her mental shields in their weakened state Lord knows she didn't want Jean or the Prof. lurking around in here.
Rogue assessed the damage one last time before pulling back into the world around her, she glanced at Remy's bike, then decided against going to her previous destination, instead she headed back for the Institute.
*After training session I'll talk to the Professor about taking some time off from school so I can work on rebuilding my system*
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Rogue got back an hour before their Danger Room session, giving her enough time to change into her uniform and work out what she was gonna say to Xavier that would convince him to write her a permission slip for extra time off from school.
She headed to the underground levels of the mansion and was one of the first to arrive for the pre-training briefing, she was surprised to see Bobby there, "Ah thought only the senior class was gonna be practicing today"
"Didn't you hear?" Bobby answered, beaming with pride, "I graduated after helping on the last mission"
Rogue rolled her eyes, "Just what we need, another psychotic male with an ego twice the size of Blob's stomach" a few snickers were heard from around the observation booth.
Bobby just smiled and stepped closer to her with a mock I'm-hot-and-you- know-it air, "Admit it, you like having me here, baby" Rogue smirked with barely contained laughter, "Baby? Oh that's so original, don't mean to disappoint you kid, but you're too young for my taste" she ruffled his hair and went to stand beside Kitty to wait for the others.
The Valley girl could be annoying at times, but her and Rogue were like sisters, and surprisingly enough Kitty could hold an intelligent conversation, not that the Goth had ever doubted her friend's mental capacity, it had just seemed a little daunting after she found out she was actually able to have a real talk with the girl when she'd first come to the mansion.
"So where'd you go?" Kitty asked in a low voice so no one else would hear if Rogue answered the question, "No where, just took a spin" that was true, she didn't really go anywhere.
"Did you take Mr. Logan's bike again?" it was a smooth switch in the line of questioning, only the two of them would notice, it was kind of like speaking your own language, they could both tell when it was and wasn't the time to press the matter.
So they would move on to another part of the topic that seemed to be headed in the same direction, but was on another path of converse entirely.
"Nope, Ah took the Cajun's" Rogue had to smile at Kitty's surprise, "Like, he totally has a motorcycle? How hot can that guy, like, get"
Rogue snorted, "Ah was thinking more along the lines of cooling him down" she said with a hint of sarcasm, Kitty giggled, "What's the matter, I thought you liked your food spicy"
Rogue was about to threaten the girl into taking that comment back when the Acolytes and the rest of the senior team walked in, not wanting any of the heavy rumor makers to get a load of what they were talking about she just gave Kitty a smile that said: "Ah'll get you back for that latter"
"Now that you are all here" the Professor began, "I will proceed to explain today's exercise, you will be split into two groups, each group will consist of the people that theoretically compliment each other's powers best.
"However we will be switching the members of the teams around every session so we can see how strongly you are able to work together.
"Mr. Logan, please fill them in on the object of this session and who will be on who's team"
Wolverine grunted and stepped further into everyone's view, "It's simple, kinda like tag only with better hiding places, the two teams will tackle their counterparts and keep 'em pinned down for about twenty seconds, eliminating that member.
"The team that has successfully eliminated the other team wins, since the elf and half-pint are near impossible to get a hold of, Stripes is aloud to absorb them but no one else"
Rogue tensed a bit, she didn't think they'd have her absorb someone this soon, much less her closest friend and older brother.
Wolverine must've sensed her uneasiness because he shot her a sympathetic look, "Alright, Iceman, Gambit, Shadowcat, Nightcrawler, and Jean Grey will be team number one, Rogue, Pyro, Colossus, Cyclops, and Angel, team number two. Let's go"
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(A/N: Yaaaa, cliffhanger ^_^ I bet your just dying to find out what happens during DR session, aren't you? Sorry, you'll have to wait till the next chappy, but I should have that up soon:)