Jubilee looked at Rogue with wide eyes. Why wouldn't Rogue tell her? It
couldn't be that many times, could it?
"You know you want to tell me," said Jubilee.
"Actually, no, I don't."
"Ugh! You just want to see me suffer! Come on tell me. How many times have you guys kissed," asked Jubilee.
"Fine. Let me think. I'm going to be honest. I don't know. I don't exactly keep tract. What, do you think I count everytime we kiss? No, I don't," said Rogue.
"God, that many times. That's amazing. You've kissed Bobby so many times!"
"Oh, what? You and Bobby? I never would have guessed," squealed Kitty from the doorway. "This is like the gossip of the century, seriously. So, are you guys like having an affair," asked Kitty.
"No, we're not having an affair! I'm not sleeping with him for God's sake. I'm not some cheap whore that's at his beck and call. And besides, he's dating what's her name."
"You are like so behind on gossip. I can't believe you didn't hear about it. I thought everyone had like heard about it," said Kitty.
"I know. Everyone is talking about it," said Jubilee.
"What happened," asked Rogue.
"Well, yesterday afternoon huge drama broke out. You will never believe what happened. I couldn't even believe it. You know I never miss a scene of drama if I can find one. So, I walk in the halls and there Alicia, Bobby, and some guy are. Apparently Alicia was cheating on him with the guy. Why she messed with perfection is way beyond me. So, the guy takes a swing at Bobby because of something Bobby said about him. So, Bobby ices his hand way good. And then he tells Alicia she just isn't worth it and walks away with his head in the air. Now all the girl population here can be happy again," said Kitty.
"So, you don't hate Bobby anymore, do you," questioned Jubilee.
"Ofcourse I hate Bobby so much. I have always hated him and I always will hate him, end of story. It's just the way things are," said Rogue.
"Bobby isn't the horrible person you make him out to be. He's actually really nice. You need to just give him a chance. Why can't you see the guy the rest of us see," asked Jubilee after Kitty had left.
"Maybe I don't want to and maybe that doesn't even exist. Bobby isn't as great and good as everyone thinks he is. He's Bobby. He's not anything special. All he ever does is annoy me and act like he is king of the world," said Rogue.
"You see Bobby differently from everyone else. Why wouldn't you? You've known him a long time. You see Bobby as annoying, rude, conceited, mean, and one hundred different other things," said Jubilee.
"Exactly," said Rogue.
"Then again there are a lot of girls here, you know? So many of them are able to see past that side of him that you can see. They see someone great, some worthwhile. They see someone different from who you can see. It almost makes you wonder why you can't do the same," said Jubilee.
"Maybe I don't want to."
"Or maybe you already do. I could be wrong. Then again I don't know too many people who fight over every little thing and then make out like there is absolutely no tommorow coming, or maybe the next minute won't come," said Jubilee.
"Whatever. It just happens. You don't know what you are talking about, anyway," said Rogue shaking her head slightly.
"Fine. Just be that way. Answer one question though. Do you love Bobby," asked Jubilee thoughtfully with consideration.
It took Rogue a long time to answer but when she finally was able to answer Jubilee her answer was sure and clear.
"Yes."
"You have to tell him," said Jubilee.
"I'm not telling him."
"Fine. If you don't I will."
*************
She had left the next morning without a simple goodbye to anyone. She had left before dawn and had no intention of coming back. She wasn't ready to face Bobby and everyone else. By now he knew and she wasn't good with dealing with feelings. She had left four notes. One to the professor saying she left to go to her parents, one to bobby a simple goodbye, and two to Kitty and Jubilee.
She had used her money to buy a plane ticket. She relaxed in her seat and fell asleep. She dreamed of happier times in her life.
She dreamed of times she had had with Bobby before they started being enemies. Then her mind took her through their kisses, the way his hands had felt on hers, and the way his lips had touched hers. He had managed to touch a part of her no one had been able to.
Rogue suddenly woke up. She saw that she was half way to Boston. A part of her wanted to go back to the mansion and see how Bobby reacted but a part of her knew how he would react. He would probably just laugh in her face and call her a silly little girl. She couldn't deal with that.
She had been in love with Bobby almost her whole life. How could she not be? He was Bobby. Everyone loved Bobby. He was Bobby. There was no other way to put it. He was the boy everyone knew and loved the boy who could not and never would hurt you.
They were all wrong. He could hurt you, badly. He could make you fall in love with him and then have you not know how to deal with it because it was never suppose to be like that.
*******************
"Sorry, man. You must be upset," said John from his desk in History which happened to be right next to Bobby's.
"Upset, about what," asked Bobby.
"Oh, you gotta be shitting me. You don't know? Only four hundred people have told me," said John in shock.
"Tell you what?"
"Rogue left," said John.
"What do you mean?"
"Jubilee told me. She got a note. Rogue packed her bags this morning and she left for Boston. No one even knows if she's ever coming back. And do you know why she left? I'll tell you why. It was because of you," said John.
"It was my fault? I know that girl blames me for a lot of stuff but really, this is rediculess. She's just pulling a joke on me. She's here."
John handed him a note that was obviously for Bobby.
'Bobby- left. I bet Jubilee told you already. Bye.'
"Are you okay," asked John as he studied his friend.
"Yeah, great. I won't have anyone around to annoy me anymore. And-"
"There's something you should know."
"What?"
"She was in love with you."
Tbc
"You know you want to tell me," said Jubilee.
"Actually, no, I don't."
"Ugh! You just want to see me suffer! Come on tell me. How many times have you guys kissed," asked Jubilee.
"Fine. Let me think. I'm going to be honest. I don't know. I don't exactly keep tract. What, do you think I count everytime we kiss? No, I don't," said Rogue.
"God, that many times. That's amazing. You've kissed Bobby so many times!"
"Oh, what? You and Bobby? I never would have guessed," squealed Kitty from the doorway. "This is like the gossip of the century, seriously. So, are you guys like having an affair," asked Kitty.
"No, we're not having an affair! I'm not sleeping with him for God's sake. I'm not some cheap whore that's at his beck and call. And besides, he's dating what's her name."
"You are like so behind on gossip. I can't believe you didn't hear about it. I thought everyone had like heard about it," said Kitty.
"I know. Everyone is talking about it," said Jubilee.
"What happened," asked Rogue.
"Well, yesterday afternoon huge drama broke out. You will never believe what happened. I couldn't even believe it. You know I never miss a scene of drama if I can find one. So, I walk in the halls and there Alicia, Bobby, and some guy are. Apparently Alicia was cheating on him with the guy. Why she messed with perfection is way beyond me. So, the guy takes a swing at Bobby because of something Bobby said about him. So, Bobby ices his hand way good. And then he tells Alicia she just isn't worth it and walks away with his head in the air. Now all the girl population here can be happy again," said Kitty.
"So, you don't hate Bobby anymore, do you," questioned Jubilee.
"Ofcourse I hate Bobby so much. I have always hated him and I always will hate him, end of story. It's just the way things are," said Rogue.
"Bobby isn't the horrible person you make him out to be. He's actually really nice. You need to just give him a chance. Why can't you see the guy the rest of us see," asked Jubilee after Kitty had left.
"Maybe I don't want to and maybe that doesn't even exist. Bobby isn't as great and good as everyone thinks he is. He's Bobby. He's not anything special. All he ever does is annoy me and act like he is king of the world," said Rogue.
"You see Bobby differently from everyone else. Why wouldn't you? You've known him a long time. You see Bobby as annoying, rude, conceited, mean, and one hundred different other things," said Jubilee.
"Exactly," said Rogue.
"Then again there are a lot of girls here, you know? So many of them are able to see past that side of him that you can see. They see someone great, some worthwhile. They see someone different from who you can see. It almost makes you wonder why you can't do the same," said Jubilee.
"Maybe I don't want to."
"Or maybe you already do. I could be wrong. Then again I don't know too many people who fight over every little thing and then make out like there is absolutely no tommorow coming, or maybe the next minute won't come," said Jubilee.
"Whatever. It just happens. You don't know what you are talking about, anyway," said Rogue shaking her head slightly.
"Fine. Just be that way. Answer one question though. Do you love Bobby," asked Jubilee thoughtfully with consideration.
It took Rogue a long time to answer but when she finally was able to answer Jubilee her answer was sure and clear.
"Yes."
"You have to tell him," said Jubilee.
"I'm not telling him."
"Fine. If you don't I will."
*************
She had left the next morning without a simple goodbye to anyone. She had left before dawn and had no intention of coming back. She wasn't ready to face Bobby and everyone else. By now he knew and she wasn't good with dealing with feelings. She had left four notes. One to the professor saying she left to go to her parents, one to bobby a simple goodbye, and two to Kitty and Jubilee.
She had used her money to buy a plane ticket. She relaxed in her seat and fell asleep. She dreamed of happier times in her life.
She dreamed of times she had had with Bobby before they started being enemies. Then her mind took her through their kisses, the way his hands had felt on hers, and the way his lips had touched hers. He had managed to touch a part of her no one had been able to.
Rogue suddenly woke up. She saw that she was half way to Boston. A part of her wanted to go back to the mansion and see how Bobby reacted but a part of her knew how he would react. He would probably just laugh in her face and call her a silly little girl. She couldn't deal with that.
She had been in love with Bobby almost her whole life. How could she not be? He was Bobby. Everyone loved Bobby. He was Bobby. There was no other way to put it. He was the boy everyone knew and loved the boy who could not and never would hurt you.
They were all wrong. He could hurt you, badly. He could make you fall in love with him and then have you not know how to deal with it because it was never suppose to be like that.
*******************
"Sorry, man. You must be upset," said John from his desk in History which happened to be right next to Bobby's.
"Upset, about what," asked Bobby.
"Oh, you gotta be shitting me. You don't know? Only four hundred people have told me," said John in shock.
"Tell you what?"
"Rogue left," said John.
"What do you mean?"
"Jubilee told me. She got a note. Rogue packed her bags this morning and she left for Boston. No one even knows if she's ever coming back. And do you know why she left? I'll tell you why. It was because of you," said John.
"It was my fault? I know that girl blames me for a lot of stuff but really, this is rediculess. She's just pulling a joke on me. She's here."
John handed him a note that was obviously for Bobby.
'Bobby- left. I bet Jubilee told you already. Bye.'
"Are you okay," asked John as he studied his friend.
"Yeah, great. I won't have anyone around to annoy me anymore. And-"
"There's something you should know."
"What?"
"She was in love with you."
Tbc
