Scott waited by his car for the others to show up so he could give them a
ride. He was restless though. He had been thinking about his conversation
with Rogue all day. He had really pushed her away. He had never really
noticed it before, but he had. For some reason he had been afraid to form a
friendship, he had just done a really good job at hiding it. Why had he
done it? And why did he regret it so much now?
Jean walked forward from the school. She was headed for Scott, obviously trying to get a ride home. Kurt bamfed to him before Jean even arrived. Kitty ran up after Jean and slowed to walk next to her. Evan then was walking forward holding his skateboard in one hand and looking devastatingly into his palm. Looked like he was holding a wheel.
"Look man, I broke a wheel, you think there'd be enough room for one more passenger?" Evan asked. Scott looked around. Kurt and Kitty were taking up the back seat and Jean sat in the passenger seat.
He was just about to tell Kurt that he should teleport home, when he saw Rogue walk right past the parking lot for a walk home.
Scott threw his keys to Jean. "You drive them. I think I'll walk today." He said and headed off after Rogue without waiting for Jean to respond.
"Hey Rogue, wait up!" Scott called.
"Scott?" Rogue asked in surprise, turning around.
"Mind if I walk home with you?" He asked.
"Uh, Ah guess not. What's up? Ah thought y'took yer car t'day." Rogue wondered.
"I did, but too many people needed a ride and I thought a walk would be nice." Scott replied as if this was normal.
Rogue nodded, but she didn't say anything. She just continued walking, not even looking at him.
"Look," Scott began, realizing that Rogue wasn't going to say anything. "I never meant to only socialize with you when we had a mission or practice. I guess that's just how everything fell into place."
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'What is he gettin' at? Why does he keep doin' this?! Just t'torture me?' Rogue thought. Rogue nodded. "Yeah, it's jus' how it happened." She replied and couldn't help but sound a little venomous.
Scott rubbed the back of his head as if thinking of what to say next. "It's just hard, you know, when you live with so many people, to treat each one specially. You know?"
"Yeah Ah know, so why are y'tellin' me this and not one o'the others that y'don' socialize with other then practice and missions?" Rogue fumed, getting very angry. She couldn't believe this! Why was he doing this? Just to screw around with her feelings?
Scott stopped, but Rogue kept walking. She felt a hand grab her wrist and she stopped and turned around to look at Scott. 'Owe' he mouthed. "That was harsh." Scott trailed.
"Yeah, so?" Rogue asked, pulling her wrist back.
"Look, I just want to be a friend. Not an acquaintance, is that so hard?" Scott asked, running his hand through his hair again.
'Yeah it's so hard! It's hard t'try and be friends with someone y'lihke!' Rogue thought. She sighed. "Yes Scott, it would be that hard." Rogue simply said, turning her back to him and trying to walk on, but Scott had gripped her shoulders.
"Why?" He asked.
"Jus', because!" Rogue snarled. She didn't want to go into why. He liked Jean and she liked him! Case closed! There wasn't any chance for her left and being friends with him when she knew she could never have him would just be torture. Why was he doing this?
"Rogue, why won't you tell me?" He pursued.
"Because, Ah don't want t'even ruin our acquaintance as we've called it!" Rogue replied, slouching her shoulders in defeat.
Scott shook his head. "Nothing you say can do that Rogue."
"Oh yeah? Fihne! Ah lihke y'Scott. Not lihke a friend, but as in crush, okay? Ah have, ever since Ah joined the team. Thing is, you like Jean, she lihkes you! Ah've got no chance and Ah know it! But it is still hard fo' me t'be around ya knowin' that Ah can't have ya!" Rogue burst out.
Scott looked utterly shocked. He hadn't been ready for that. She could tell, even under those glasses, that his eyes were wide.
"Look, Ah can accept that Ah can't have ya and that Jean can, heck, Ah've 'accepted' that Ah can't even touch you or anyone else, but that doesn't mean that Ah can handle it. Especially bein' close t'ya. Even in friendship." Rogue finished. She then turned and walked away, leaving Scott petrified on the sidewalk.
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Jean walked forward from the school. She was headed for Scott, obviously trying to get a ride home. Kurt bamfed to him before Jean even arrived. Kitty ran up after Jean and slowed to walk next to her. Evan then was walking forward holding his skateboard in one hand and looking devastatingly into his palm. Looked like he was holding a wheel.
"Look man, I broke a wheel, you think there'd be enough room for one more passenger?" Evan asked. Scott looked around. Kurt and Kitty were taking up the back seat and Jean sat in the passenger seat.
He was just about to tell Kurt that he should teleport home, when he saw Rogue walk right past the parking lot for a walk home.
Scott threw his keys to Jean. "You drive them. I think I'll walk today." He said and headed off after Rogue without waiting for Jean to respond.
"Hey Rogue, wait up!" Scott called.
"Scott?" Rogue asked in surprise, turning around.
"Mind if I walk home with you?" He asked.
"Uh, Ah guess not. What's up? Ah thought y'took yer car t'day." Rogue wondered.
"I did, but too many people needed a ride and I thought a walk would be nice." Scott replied as if this was normal.
Rogue nodded, but she didn't say anything. She just continued walking, not even looking at him.
"Look," Scott began, realizing that Rogue wasn't going to say anything. "I never meant to only socialize with you when we had a mission or practice. I guess that's just how everything fell into place."
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'What is he gettin' at? Why does he keep doin' this?! Just t'torture me?' Rogue thought. Rogue nodded. "Yeah, it's jus' how it happened." She replied and couldn't help but sound a little venomous.
Scott rubbed the back of his head as if thinking of what to say next. "It's just hard, you know, when you live with so many people, to treat each one specially. You know?"
"Yeah Ah know, so why are y'tellin' me this and not one o'the others that y'don' socialize with other then practice and missions?" Rogue fumed, getting very angry. She couldn't believe this! Why was he doing this? Just to screw around with her feelings?
Scott stopped, but Rogue kept walking. She felt a hand grab her wrist and she stopped and turned around to look at Scott. 'Owe' he mouthed. "That was harsh." Scott trailed.
"Yeah, so?" Rogue asked, pulling her wrist back.
"Look, I just want to be a friend. Not an acquaintance, is that so hard?" Scott asked, running his hand through his hair again.
'Yeah it's so hard! It's hard t'try and be friends with someone y'lihke!' Rogue thought. She sighed. "Yes Scott, it would be that hard." Rogue simply said, turning her back to him and trying to walk on, but Scott had gripped her shoulders.
"Why?" He asked.
"Jus', because!" Rogue snarled. She didn't want to go into why. He liked Jean and she liked him! Case closed! There wasn't any chance for her left and being friends with him when she knew she could never have him would just be torture. Why was he doing this?
"Rogue, why won't you tell me?" He pursued.
"Because, Ah don't want t'even ruin our acquaintance as we've called it!" Rogue replied, slouching her shoulders in defeat.
Scott shook his head. "Nothing you say can do that Rogue."
"Oh yeah? Fihne! Ah lihke y'Scott. Not lihke a friend, but as in crush, okay? Ah have, ever since Ah joined the team. Thing is, you like Jean, she lihkes you! Ah've got no chance and Ah know it! But it is still hard fo' me t'be around ya knowin' that Ah can't have ya!" Rogue burst out.
Scott looked utterly shocked. He hadn't been ready for that. She could tell, even under those glasses, that his eyes were wide.
"Look, Ah can accept that Ah can't have ya and that Jean can, heck, Ah've 'accepted' that Ah can't even touch you or anyone else, but that doesn't mean that Ah can handle it. Especially bein' close t'ya. Even in friendship." Rogue finished. She then turned and walked away, leaving Scott petrified on the sidewalk.
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