"Miss Rogue, where does darkness come from?"
It was at this question did Logan decide to slip into the classroom. He had nothing better to do; plus he wanted to see Rogue in action. Nobody seemed to notice his entry.
"I don't think anybody can answer that." Rogue answered calmly, "Since it appears that we won't be getting back to talking about the Roman aqueducts today, lets talk about this instead.
A few of the students let out a sigh of relief and they closed their notebooks and sat back in their chairs.
She continued, "People fear what they don't understand. The more we talk about this issue, the less you have to fear. Any questions?"
Logan watched with interest as the students, no older then sixteen years of age, raised their hands and asked questions and debated over the roots of evil. It wasn't until a girl asked a certain question, did Rogue start to feel uneasy.
"What was it like being his prisoner?"
Logan sat straight up. He never really did know what Magneto did to Rogue. No one did.
It took her a moment to formulate an answer, or maybe she wasn't going to answer at all. It was obvious that this was one trip down memory lane she wasn't prepared to travel.
"When he captured me," she started cautiously, "I was so scared. For the longest time we had thought that he was after someone else and I had hurt him not to long before that. He was the same man who came after me when I ran away." She had a strange look on her face as she said this, "He was the same man who saved my life in the end."
"Was it Mr. Drake?" A boy asked.
"No, it was-Logan!" she said spotting him in the back.
The whole class turned at the same time to stare at the new man sitting in the back. Logan didn't know whether to be freaked out or laugh at how the class turned at exactly the same time.
The sound of the lunch bell tore through the air and Logan practically got trampled by the mob of hungry teens.
"What are you doing here?" She asked when the room was empty.
"I have to have a reason for everything?"
She gave him a look and then rolled her eyes laughing to herself.
"You know, you never really did answer the girl's question. What did he do to you?" Logan asked.
Rogue shifted from foot to foot feeling unusually shy under his stare.
"I was out for most of it. By the time I woke up I was in the back of a van with that toad watching me. Toad and Magneto switched places." She stopped unsure.
Logan stared at her. He put his hand on her shoulder, urging her to go on.
"Nothing physical happened, I mean how could it? But all the time I was around him I couldn't shake off that feeling. He played mind games. Told me lies about the Professor, about the Mansion, about you. He said you weren't going to come for me."
"But that's stupid. I would have never left you to him."
"I know and I knew that, but he got me to doubt. I actually thought you weren't going to come. When I woke up and saw you pass out, all cut up, I was shocked that you were even there. I should have never doubted you. Jean said that you almost died. I felt so horrible."
Logan could tell that she was trying her hardest not to cry.
"If it's any help to you, I hurt you first."
She looked up at him.
"I lied to my students. I know everything about him. In here." She said tapping her temples, "He still scares me. I have nightmares. When I learned he escaped I felt like locking myself in my room. That's how much of a hold he has on me."
Logan took his hand off put it in the right pocket of his black jeans.
"He scares me too. He can control every part of my body. But I get over it. As long as the Professor's here, he can't touch us."
She smiled.
"You're right."
The door opened and Bobby walked in.
"Hey, honey, there is something important I need to ask you." He said walking up to them.
"What do need to ask?" Rogue asked him.
Bobby looked at Logan.
"Right." Logan said, "See you later, Marie."
"Bye." She said, "Now, what do you need to ask?"
The last thing that Logan saw as he closed the door was Bobby Drake sinking down to one knee.
Logan leaned against the wall stunned. This couldn't be happening.
"Yes!" He heard Marie exclaim.
Logan closed his eyes.
'Get over yourself.' He heard himself thinking, 'You never had a chance.'
He walked down the empty hall not knowing what he was walking towards. He didn't care. He felt numb, cold, and empty. He had never felt this way before. Even when he learned that Jean was taken. Marie was different; his feelings towards her were different. He felt unsure of himself and he definitely didn't like it. He didn't like it at all.
A/N: DUN DUN DUN!!!! Two chapters in one day. Go me. Enjoy!
It was at this question did Logan decide to slip into the classroom. He had nothing better to do; plus he wanted to see Rogue in action. Nobody seemed to notice his entry.
"I don't think anybody can answer that." Rogue answered calmly, "Since it appears that we won't be getting back to talking about the Roman aqueducts today, lets talk about this instead.
A few of the students let out a sigh of relief and they closed their notebooks and sat back in their chairs.
She continued, "People fear what they don't understand. The more we talk about this issue, the less you have to fear. Any questions?"
Logan watched with interest as the students, no older then sixteen years of age, raised their hands and asked questions and debated over the roots of evil. It wasn't until a girl asked a certain question, did Rogue start to feel uneasy.
"What was it like being his prisoner?"
Logan sat straight up. He never really did know what Magneto did to Rogue. No one did.
It took her a moment to formulate an answer, or maybe she wasn't going to answer at all. It was obvious that this was one trip down memory lane she wasn't prepared to travel.
"When he captured me," she started cautiously, "I was so scared. For the longest time we had thought that he was after someone else and I had hurt him not to long before that. He was the same man who came after me when I ran away." She had a strange look on her face as she said this, "He was the same man who saved my life in the end."
"Was it Mr. Drake?" A boy asked.
"No, it was-Logan!" she said spotting him in the back.
The whole class turned at the same time to stare at the new man sitting in the back. Logan didn't know whether to be freaked out or laugh at how the class turned at exactly the same time.
The sound of the lunch bell tore through the air and Logan practically got trampled by the mob of hungry teens.
"What are you doing here?" She asked when the room was empty.
"I have to have a reason for everything?"
She gave him a look and then rolled her eyes laughing to herself.
"You know, you never really did answer the girl's question. What did he do to you?" Logan asked.
Rogue shifted from foot to foot feeling unusually shy under his stare.
"I was out for most of it. By the time I woke up I was in the back of a van with that toad watching me. Toad and Magneto switched places." She stopped unsure.
Logan stared at her. He put his hand on her shoulder, urging her to go on.
"Nothing physical happened, I mean how could it? But all the time I was around him I couldn't shake off that feeling. He played mind games. Told me lies about the Professor, about the Mansion, about you. He said you weren't going to come for me."
"But that's stupid. I would have never left you to him."
"I know and I knew that, but he got me to doubt. I actually thought you weren't going to come. When I woke up and saw you pass out, all cut up, I was shocked that you were even there. I should have never doubted you. Jean said that you almost died. I felt so horrible."
Logan could tell that she was trying her hardest not to cry.
"If it's any help to you, I hurt you first."
She looked up at him.
"I lied to my students. I know everything about him. In here." She said tapping her temples, "He still scares me. I have nightmares. When I learned he escaped I felt like locking myself in my room. That's how much of a hold he has on me."
Logan took his hand off put it in the right pocket of his black jeans.
"He scares me too. He can control every part of my body. But I get over it. As long as the Professor's here, he can't touch us."
She smiled.
"You're right."
The door opened and Bobby walked in.
"Hey, honey, there is something important I need to ask you." He said walking up to them.
"What do need to ask?" Rogue asked him.
Bobby looked at Logan.
"Right." Logan said, "See you later, Marie."
"Bye." She said, "Now, what do you need to ask?"
The last thing that Logan saw as he closed the door was Bobby Drake sinking down to one knee.
Logan leaned against the wall stunned. This couldn't be happening.
"Yes!" He heard Marie exclaim.
Logan closed his eyes.
'Get over yourself.' He heard himself thinking, 'You never had a chance.'
He walked down the empty hall not knowing what he was walking towards. He didn't care. He felt numb, cold, and empty. He had never felt this way before. Even when he learned that Jean was taken. Marie was different; his feelings towards her were different. He felt unsure of himself and he definitely didn't like it. He didn't like it at all.
A/N: DUN DUN DUN!!!! Two chapters in one day. Go me. Enjoy!