It'll Never be the Same

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Sc: Hey! I've got another one up! Yah.

MP: I want to know why I'm crazy.

Sc: You're not crazy; you're…er…pixie stick?

MP: Ohhhhhh!!! Where?

MR: Ignore those two…just read and enjoy the story

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Scott finally got up and left when Kitty had lessened her crying and went to lie down on her own bed. Scott glanced at Kitty one last time. She looked so fragile and lifeless. Like the slightest movement could break her, but within that, she seemed stronger. Almost like she knew that she had to do something on her own, without any help from anyone. Scott shook his head in disbelief. Kitty looked so old and worn, way more mature than her age. ' I'm sorry you have such a burden to carry Kitty.' Scott then disappeared down the hallway somewhere.

Kitty continued to stare at the ceiling. She looked up thought about everything. ' I will help you Rogue, no matter how much you protest. I can help you, on my own.' She gripped her fist and flung it into her wall. ' I see why Lance does that a lot.' She thought half-heartedly. ' Soon everything will be okay. I'm sure of it.' Kitty continued to stare at the ceiling, still unable to look away from the pale roof.

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Chapter 5

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Tire screeches rounded the corner. The car was parked in front of the brotherhood, and instantly a car door violently slammed shut. Todd and Fred were watching TV. Fred had a sandwich in his hands, and Todd had gained control of the remote. The door slammed open as a brown haired rock tumbler came inside after hours of just pointlessly roaming the town.

Todd noticed his expression, it was somewhat dazed, angry, and a little bit upset. ' I didn't know it would effect him this much.' Todd switched off the television and faced the older teen. " Hey Lance, you okay?"

Lance faced Todd, his eyes slightly widened. " I hit a white bunny while driving, and it died." With that he left to his room.

Fred had dropped his sandwich by then and had a questioning look aimed at the ascending teen." What the hell was that all about?" He asked Todd.

" I have no idea. I think he just needs to me left alone." Todd replied warily.

Lance entered his room, slamming the door shut. ' I was so freaked out when that rabbit jumped in front of my car. All I saw was a white blur… I thought it was him at first. Then I screeched to a stop and stepped out of the car. There was all that blood that covered the animal, red on white.' Lance looked at his trembling hands. " What have you done to me Pietro? Damn you!" He screamed.

At that very moment the phone rang, Todd slightly jumped. " Oh…I got it yo!" Todd said. He hopped over to the phone, still a little dazed, and picked it up. " Hello?" He asked.

Fred could hear the brim of the voices from the phone. They just sounded like small whispers to him, but Todd's eyes grew wide with horror. After about ten minutes later, his voice seemed to return to him.

" Yes, we'll be right there." Todd exclaimed, hanging up the phone.

" Todd what is it?" Fred asked, standing up.

" Lance!" Todd yelled, but doubted Lance had heard him over his blaring music.

" Todd what is it?" Fred asked angrily.

" Its Pietro…" Before he could finish Lance came thrashing down the stairs.

Lance slightly froze. " What happened to Pietro?"

Todd slightly backed up. Lance ran up and grabbed Todd by the collar of his worn shirt, pinning him against the damaged wall. " What happened to Pietro?" He repeated.

" He's…in the hospital." Todd gasped.

Lance set him down. " Why? What happened?"

Todd caught his breath and started to explain what he had just been told moments before. " Pietro he…he jumped off a cliff. At Bayville Peak. These people found him barely breathing and called 911. He's in the hospital, being treated. He's in critical condition. They said he's real cut up and has a bad stomach wound, but somehow he has no broken bones, but he's still in read bad shape."

Lance gritted his teeth slightly, but only to hide what grief he was feeling. " Come on let's go!"

" What about cuddle…er Wanda?" Todd asked skittishly.

" I doubt she would come out of her room, but hurry up and try." Lance replied quickly.

Todd hopped away and went towards the shaking room. The music was really loud, almost unbearable. " Wanda… it's Pietro, he's in the hospital. Are you coming or not?" He yelled, but got no reply. He scribbled a quick note and slipped it under the door, then hopped away.

" I couldn't get her out, but I slipped a note under her door." Todd replied hopping down the stairs.

Lance opened the door and started his car up, noticing the crimson liquid splattered on his tires.  He straitened up, a little fearfully. Todd and Fred piled into the back of the old jeep. Lance pushed the accelerator and drove off, leaving faint dust trails.

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Wanda picked up the note that had moments later slid under her door. It read:

Dear Wanda,

Hey yo! Listen, your brother is in the hospital because he tried to do himself in. We are leaving now to go and see him. Wanda, I know that you act like you don't care, but I know you do. I see the way you look at him. He's at the hospital here in Bayville incase you want to see him. I'm sorry about all this. I will see you later, and just think about it, okay?

Love,

Todd

Wanda reread the note a couple times over. Hate grew in her eyes as well as tears that dared to fall. She crumpled up the note and threw it in the trashcan. She went to lie on her bed, crying into her scarlet pillow and breathing heavy.

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" I jus' can't take it anymore. All those fucking stares… all that forceful love. They wouldn' have given a damn if they hadn' had felt all that pity. Ah detest pity." Rogue was sitting on a big rock in the middle of the woods. It was very concealed place; it's where she went to think. She was talking to herself out loud, which actually helped considerably.

 " Ah jus' need tah relax some." She got off the rock and went to lie on the ground. She put her scarred arms under her head. " It's jus' ah don' know if ah can go back tah the mansion. They all have changed, and ah know ah'm hurting Kitty. She's probably the only reason that ah'm still alive. Ah don' wanna hurt her further… although ah don' know why she would care for a monster like mah. All ah have ever been is a burden to everyone, and on top of that a traitor. Ah made the first mistake by leaving mah family tah join the X-Men. Ah had three brothers… and someone ah love very much, that was my family. And ah made the second mistake was breaking up with him…Pietro." Tears fell from her distraught eyes, burning wholes into the trees with her stare.

Rogue paused and slipped off her green over shirt, just leaving her in her black tank top. " Look at all the scars and cuts." She stroked a few that were on her arm. " If this is supposed to be a bad thing, then why do I love it so much? Why is it such a release for me?" She just gazed at the bright blue sky, although she was hidden in the tree's shadow. Her thoughts engulfed her mind, leaving her to ponder her them.

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MR: So finally I show up.

MP: I'm in a hospital! They don't have pixie sticks there! Are you crazy!

Sc: No I think you two handle it both very well.

MP and MR: Bitch…let's get her!

Sc: Please review!!! And I will update soon…I hope!!!! * runs from angry Pietro and Rouge*

~Suraka-chan~