It'll Never be the Same
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" Lance, where are we going to go man? No hospital is going to treat him once they find out he's a mutant, yo!" Todd exclaimed.
" Your right, no hospital will, but I know one place that just might." With that he drove into the one place that would treat Pietro. They hopped out of the car and ran up to the door, knocking and ringing viciously.
The door was swung open quickly. " What do you want?"
Lance's eyes were filled with worry. Stubborn tears that refused to fall, filled up the corner of his eyes. " Please, it's Pietro… he needs help."
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The door opened wider. The teen moved out of the way so that the brotherhood could come in. After realizing the severity of the situation, he called on his teammates. " Jean, go get the professor! Kurt, go find Mr. McKoy! Hurry!"
" But…" They both questioned.
" Now!" Scott yelled. They both nodded, going their separate ways. Kurt teleported somewhere and Jean ran upstairs.
" Alright, follow me!" Scott said, making his way to the infirmary. They went down an elevator, which in Lance's mind took forever. He kept a close watch on every detail of the silver haired sophomore. They reached the white room and set Pietro on the table. Soon after, Beast was teleported into the room by Kurt. He quickly went to work on Pietro. A minute passed and the professor made an appearance.
Xavier looked directly at Lance, trying to find an emotion of some sort, but none came. Lance was just so lost right now that it was impossible, even for a telepath, to read. " What exactly happened here?"
" You're a physic, don't you already know?" Lance asked in a cocky tone. It seemed he was looking for someone to be angry at.
" I do not pry Lance. I respect people's privacy." Xavier replied, folding his hands in a superior way.
Lance was quiet, not wanting to say anything. He was glaring at Kurt, Jean, and Scott who just stood there aimlessly. They got the point and left. Finally Todd stepped in and filled in the blanks for the two adults. " Listen yo. All we know is… that Pietro tried… to kill himself… by jumping off a cliff." Todd was starting to struggle with his words too.
" I see. Do you know of any reasons why he would attempt suicide?" The professor asked calmly.
" I don't and neither does Freddy…but…" Todd trailed off, looking at Lance.
Hearing the word suicide associated with Pietro made him shiver. Lance looked up from his trance, and shook his head 'No'. " It's not my place." He murmured softly.
Beast was moving all around, checking things, and hooking him up with an IV. " I seems he will be okay, as long he doesn't loose anymore blood…his blood level is critically low, but with his fast moving body, it should replenish in about a week. But…" He trailed off.
" What?" Lance asked urgently.
Beast looked around and then looked down at Pietro. " I'm afraid he has fallen into a coma…an extremely dangerous one. Even if his blood does replenish, if he doesn't wake up... it wont do any good. Meaning he could very well…stay like this for the rest of his life.
The room went dim, the faces had fallen. The news hit them hard. Most of all…Lance. Suddenly Lance stood up and walked away. Nobody had the courage to go after him. A couple minutes later, you could hear tires screech, as he sped off down the road.
' Don't do anything stupid Lance.' Todd thought, looking down at the ground. " I'll keep first watch over Pietro."
The professor nodded. " You boys are welcome to stay here, if you wish. We have plenty of extra bedrooms, and because of the situation…"
" Thank you Prof…I think we'll take you up on that offer, yo." Todd said, putting a fake smile of his face. Xavier smiled too and led them to an extra bedroom for them to share. Immediately after Todd saw the room, he went back down to the infirmary to keep watch.
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Rogue's POV (as the brotherhood first arrived to the mansion.)
' ' When Rogue is thinking.
" " When people are talking other than Rogue
Rogue heard a doorbell, so she walked out of her room to see who it was. Her eyes went wide as she gazed at the party at the door. ' The brotherhood?' She thought, wondering what they wanted. It was too dark to see all of them. Softly, she fell to her knees, hiding behind the wall. She moved her head around the corner to watch.
" What do you want?"
' Why does Scott always have tah be such an ass?'
" Please, it's Pietro… he needs help."
Rogue's heart started racing by the sound of his name. She continued to spy on the party.
" Jean, go get the professor! Kurt, go find Mr. McKoy! Hurry!"
" But…"
" Now!"
" Alright, follow me!"
Rogue saw Kurt disappear and she ran into her room as Jean came up the stairs. After she passed by, she ran to follow Scott and the brotherhood. They took the elevator, so she continued to the stairs. She ran as fast as her feet would take her. She looked threw the tiny window on the door. Lance and the group passed her by. Once they were out of sight, she opened and closed the stairs door behind her. Rogue saw a small little area near the infirmary, and the door to the infirmary was conveniently left open so she could hear them. She was out of sight from everyone.
The familiar smell of brimstone filled the air. Clanks of metal could be heard meaning Beast had arrived. Rogue ducked when the professor wheeled by accompanied by Jean.
" What exactly happened here?"
' That's what ah would like tah know.'
" You're a physic, don't you already know?"
" I do not pry Lance. I respect people's privacy."
' Ah seriously doubt that, but now is not the time.'
Rogue watched as Kurt, Jean, and Scott soon left the infirmary, mumbling something about the situation. Rouge ducked again, waiting until she heard the elevator moving.
" Listen yo. All we know is… that Pietro tried… to kill himself… by jumping off a cliff."
Rogue froze. Her breathing went cold, and dull. Her eyes dilated, she couldn't think strait. ' Oh god…did…did…ah hear…him…correctly?'
" I see. Do you know of any reasons why he would try to commit suicide?"
After a few seconds to realize that she did hear him correctly, her thoughts went negative. ' It's all mah fault. Ah drove him to this. Ah didn't know, he liked mah this much. Ah…ah didn't mean to. ah…' She started to cry; huddling her face in her hands in knees to suppress the sounds.
" I don't and neither does Freddy…but…"
" It's not my place."
' Ah'm sorry, ah didn't mean tah, but ah can't love him, because ah will hurt him. But he's so hurt now. How could he fall for mah…how could ah fall for him? Pietro ah'm so sorry. Ah love you Pietro, please be okay, ah love you, ah'm sorry. ah should have never… ah'm so sorry!' Her cries became harder. She was struggling to breathe. Her thoughts were so perplexed.
" I seems he will be okay, as long he doesn't loose anymore blood…his blood level is critically low, but with his fast moving body, it should replenish in about a week. But…"
' But???' Rogue thought, the fear grew in her eyes.
" What?"
" I'm afraid he has fallen into a coma…an extremely dangerous one. Even if his blood does replenish, if he doesn't wake up... it won't do any good." Rogue was in shock. " Meaning he could very well…stay like this for the rest of his life."
Rogue's eyes shattered. All life that was once in them were completely destroyed. Rogue didn't move for a few minutes, not blinking, not flinching. Tears streamed freely. Lance stomped out of the room, only stopping for a second. He looked back and saw Rogue crying in her hands; black makeup running down her palms onto her knees. He quickly turned around as tears of his own started to form, and quickly ran out.
Rogue looked up by that point and saw him going. ' Wait Lance…please don't leave mah too. Please.' Rogue saw the elevator shut. She got up from the spot, unnoticed by the few in the infirmary. She swung open the stairs door and bolted up them; black tears still trailing down her pale face. Right as she reached the top, she heard tires screech away. Rogue grabbed Scott's car keys and ran out the door. She hopped into his car and drove away after Lance. ' I'm sorry Pietro…I'm sorry Lance.' She floored the small sports car, trying to keep up with Lance's jeep.
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Finally, they pulled up to a building and Lance parked his car. Rogue did the same, and crept behind him. He climbed to the top, Rogue followed him. He was sitting on the edge, swinging his legs casually, looking as though he was contemplating everything in his life at once. " Hey." A rough looking Rogue called to the older boy.
" What are you doing here?" Lance asked with a hint of bitterness in his voice.
Rogue shifted her feet. She couldn't hide behind everyone else anymore. She had to face this one, alone. " Ah guess…no wait. Ah'm sorry." She rambled out, hardly making since.
" For?" Lance asked cruelly. He was unintentionally being cruel to her.
Rogue looked a little angry." Oh cut the crap Lance. Ya know damn well what. Ah didn't mean tah hurt him, or you. Ah just hoped…that he could find love elsewhere, because…"
" You're a flower with venom in its petals." Lance said, making an analogy to her words.
" More like Poison Ivy." She murmured. A short, awkward laugh was shared, but quicker than in started, it ended. " Really though, ya know how much ah love him, ah just can't touch him. And…now ah've driven him to suicide. Ah'm sorry. I didn't mean tah…Ah should have known."
" You should have known, but does that make it an exception for you?" Lance said broadly.
" What?" Rogue asked, tears in her eyes once again.
" What?!?!?!" Lance mocked. " So, you're saying that it's not okay for Pietro to attempt suicide, but it's okay for you to?" Lance turned around and looked her in the eye.
" Ah wasn't going tah…Ah mean…ah neva tried…ah just…" Rogue trailed off, she was caught. Lance's stare was so intense, so strong, she couldn't lie to him.
Lance looked sternly at the younger goth girl. She couldn't hold back her tears. ' Stop…this…Rogue…ya…neva…cry.' She tried to, but they fell at full force. Lance continued to gaze into her eyes, with bitter feelings and harshness. He stood up off the ledge and took three steps towards the ladder, but the minute he moved, Rogue broke into a run; running directly into his broad arms. She cried into his shoulder, letting out all her pain for the first time.
Lance hesitantly put his arms around the frail flower. She didn't flinch, but continued to cry. ' She looks so helpless. This isn't her fault. They were both confused, but they both know they love each other.' The truth hit Lance hard, realizing he's holding his competition for Pietro in his arms. But, for some reason, he felt like it was his duty to fix things. As Pietro's friend and leader, he had to make sure that everything works out. His embrace around Rogue was increased.
Rogue's crying had lessened. Finally the boy spoke to her. " Rogue, listen, it's not your fault. I don't care if you argue that or not, that's not my problem, but all I know is that you both were extremely upset. Both of you were falling in love for the first time, and you were scared. You have to fix it Rogue and I'll be here to help you. And if I'm not mistaken, a certain valley girl is too. She's the one who knew from the beginning. She knew you and Pietro were dating, and she knew that you broke up. She found you cutting, and went to tell Pietro but…" He stopped, but decided that it was the right time to tell her of Pietro's habits too. He looked down at Rogue, her eyes no intensively looking into his, tears still brimming them. " But… she found him drunk off his ass with heavy gashes in his wrists. So she got upset and ran."
At the sound of 'gashes in his wrists' she jumped. She got a little fidgety, rubbing her own arm with memories. " You can talk to either one of us when you need it and we will be there to help you, but I think that you should really talk to Kitty. She wasn't able to tell anyone, but me, and I got upset too. She needs to clear up some things that she can only do with you."
Minutes of silence passed until Rogue looked down again, the first movement in awhile. " What would it matter? This whole talk is pointless. It's all mah fault that Pietro's neva gunna wake up and…" A slap was heard against her cheek. She looked up from her position on the ground. Seeing Lance a little drained from his action.
" Don't… you…dare say…something…like that." Lance huffed, drained from the skin contact with Rouge. " Especially not around me."
Rogue looked at his memories playing over in her mind. One stuck out in particular. " Ya love him?" Rogue asked confused, but at the same time guilty. Here she was talking about their love when he was in love with Pietro. Lance looked away and nodded slowly. " Lance ah didn't know…"
" Damn right you didn't know." Lance was gaining his composure. Tears of his own formed.
" But…aren't ya and Kitty dating? I thought ya liked her." Rogue stated hesitantly.
" Actually about a week ago, Kitty was the one who helped me realize… that I was gay…and that I had a thing for Pietro." Lance said. " I love him just as much as you, but I'm not the one who belongs with him."
" No Lance, ah'm sorry, ah can't love him when you have such intense feelings like this. Ah can't…" Rogue stuttered out, replaying Lance's memories in her head and seeing such strong emotions towards Pietro.
" NO!!! You will Rogue. How could I be with him when he's in love with another person? He loves you Rogue, end of discussion." Lance growled. He paused for a second to slow his breathing. " Now go, you haven't seen him yet, and he needs you…as well as Kitty."
" Okay… but Lance, what about ya?" She said, sniffling a little.
" I'll be fine, just go okay?" Lance said with a warm smile.
" Yeah… but will ya come back tah the mansion with mah?" Rogue asked pleadingly.
Lance thought about it for a while, but finally answered to her pleasing. " Alright, let's go." Rogue smiled and gave Lance another hug. They climbed down the latter, walked to their cars, and headed back to the mansion.
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Hey… So now I guess I am updating. Hope your liking the story so far. I love writing it. Umm…well please review guys. Byes now!
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