Scott drove home in a bit of a jumble. Thinking about what had just
happened between him and Jean. For so long he had wished for just that to
happen, and now that it happened, he didn't want it anymore. Did he just
like sitting on the side lines? Watching people and hoping and praying to
have them, then once he has a chance, he doesn't want it anymore? Or was it
because of Rogue? Had she really become the objective of his affection? Not
like a friend, but like a crush? Like with Jean?
Rogue did have reasons to be the target of his affections though. She was always honest with him. He couldn't really remember a time she had lied to him, even about her crush. He wondered how long that had really lasted. And if it had been since she came like either Ted or Ben had said, then he really must have hurt her. Him flocking over Jean, and Jean glaring down at her for crushing him. He knew Jean wouldn't miss something like that. Rogue had remained strong though. She had continued holding back her emotions, so that he wouldn't have to deal with them. So much time it was pent up in her and he had finally driven her over the edge and now she was the one doing the ignoring.
'Funny the way that goes sometimes.' Scott mused with a shake of his head. It hurt though all the same. Right when he wanted to be friends with her; even more; 'she' decides to start being the one to push 'him' away. It made him feel worse not only because she refused to let him get close to her, but because now he knew what it had felt like for her when she had crushed him. The pain that just wouldn't/won't leave or cease and continually being reminded of it.
He saw Jean walking on the sidewalk and slowed down. "Come on Jean, there's still a way to go; get in the car." Scott said, driving slowly so he didn't pass her.
"What? A girl can't take a walk? I'm just fine walking home thank you!" Jean replied, flipping her hair so it was blocking Scott's view to her face.
"Come on Jean. I never meant to make it sound like I wanted you to wait; I was simply stating that, I don't think I can have a relationship with you." Scott said with a sigh.
"And I care, why?" Jean asked a bit sassily.
"Come on Jean, don't do this." Scott begged. She was after all still his friend. Or would he run into the same problem with her as he did with Rogue? Was it just the same thing, just reversed now? Jean on the sidelines instead of Rogue? It sure would be interesting considering that Rogue didn't even know she was off the 'sidelines' now that 'she' was his crush.
"What exactly am I doing?" Jean asked, turning her head and glancing at him; her hair falling over her shoulder. Somehow, it seemed like that was planned.
Scott sighed and shook his head. "Fine." He trailed, and took off down the road, not even glancing back that the red haird girl.
~
Rogue sat in the van pinned to the wall by the two men. She was glaring at one dangerously and to her surprised, the big man looked nervous under her gaze and was actually sweating.
Taking advantage of the man's nervousness, Rogue tried again. "What do y'want with meh?!" She demanded.
"Well, we, uh-"
"You'll find out my dear." The other one interrupted. Rogue turned her head and glared at him.
"Mah dear? Mah dear?! Don't y'dare call meh that!" Rogue growled.
The guy nodded. "Mmmm, fine, Rogue." He corrected.
Rogue blinked. "So it's not a coincident that y'got 'me'?" Rogue asked.
The man shook his head. "There's one we'd prefer above you, but we can't find her." He replied with a shrug.
"And who might that be?" Rogue asked, narrowing her eyes. 'If it's one o'the girls from the mansion, Ah'm gonna kill him! Then her!' She thought with a growl as she shifted her weight hoping that she might evade the two's grasp.
The one that wasn't frightened of her tightened his grip painfully and pushed her harder against the van. "I don't think so, not this time!" He said in a dead calm.
"Y'know, yer gonna regret this!" Rogue growled. "And who would y'have rather then me?" Rogue asked.
"You'll find out soon enough." The man replied. "You see, her fate, lies in your hands." He said with an evil grin.
Rogue didn't know how long she was stuck in that van with those geeks, but finally they came to a stop. With a lot of hard work, the three men; her two capturers and the driver; managed to tie her ankles together to avoid another fiasco like the last one.
The larger man, which was the one who was not frightened of her, swung her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
'Great, just great.' Rogue growled as she watched the gap between the van and her widen. She lifted her tied fists up with a grin and brought it down on the guys back with as much force as she could muster. The guy howled out in pain and stumbled forward.
Rogue lifted her hands for another blow, but the driver grabbed her fists and held them tight.
"This is going to be harder then we thought, isn't it?" He asked.
The man carrying her nodded. "Yeah, we've noticed that already."
Rogue grinned.
~
Evan opened the door to Scott's room hoping he would be better. 'Well, at least he's awake.' Evan thought as he closed the door behind him. Scott hadn't even turned his head to look at him. He looked troubled, yet not pained.
"How you doin' man?" Evan asked, pulling up a chair next to Scott's bed.
Scott shrugged. "I think I'll be able to take the sling off soon. I can use my arm easily now; just with a little pain." Scott replied.
"Uh, that's not exactly what I meant." Evan said with a short chuckle.
Scott looked at him questioningly.
Evan sighed. "Jean still ignoring you?" He asked.
"Oh, that?" Scott asked with a short chuckle. "Actually no. She asked me out today." He replied.
Evan coughed. "She what?!" He asked in surprise. He had never really expected 'Jean' to be the one to ask. He always figured that Scott would get up the courage 'some'time.
Scott nodded.
"So you two are like," He began with excitement. "an item?!"
"Not really. I uh, turned her down." Scott replied, almost shyly.
Evan's jaw dropped to the ground, his eyes went wide. Loverboy Scott? Turning Jean down?
"Did you take a really nasty blow to the head Scott?" Evan asked suddenly.
Scott chuckled and shook his head. "No, I've just realized lately, that I don't like her like that anymore." Scott replied. Evan and Scott had always been able to talk. They didn't seem like friends at all. They were on opposite sides of the spectrum, but each knew that they could trust the other. It was a friendship that no one besides them really knew about nor understood, and they didn't really even talk about it. It was odd that way.
"You just realized you didn't like her?" Evan asked astonished.
"Yeah. I mean, I lost that kind of affection for her awhile ago, but continued to convince myself that I still liked her. I convinced myself that she was the perfect one for me. Pretty, smart, talented, but then I realized that she's just a really good friend. A female friend that is so close that the border between friendship and crush becomes hazy. For a long while, it was crush, but I lost that." Scott tried to explain.
Evan's mouth still hung open. "So, you're just friends now?" Evan asked.
"I don't know." Scott said with a bitter sigh. "Jean's pretty upset with me."
Evan cringed as his mouth went back into place. "Didn't like being turned down? How'd you do it?" He questioned.
Scott shrugged. "I basically told her that my feelings were such a jumble that I didn't think I could handle a relationship. It was true! I didn't think I liked her, but wasn't quite sure yet. I am now. She didn't think of it like that though. She thought I was asking her to wait for me. She then started to go into that many other guys were interested." Scott replied.
Evan shook his head in disbelief. "Woman! I don't get them! I don't even get how they can expect us to get them!" He suddenly stopped. "Wait man, you just said that your feelings were a jumble. Umm. what triggered this?" He asked cautiously.
Scott cringed. "Uh, well, Rogue actually."
"Rogue?" Evan asked blankly.
"Yeah. I mean, I think I like 'her' now." Scott said as if the idea surprised him too; for it defiantly surprised Evan.
"Rogue?!" Evan asked in surprise. "Over Jean?! I mean sure, the Goth's pretty, but come on man! Jean, Rogue? Jean, Rogue? Jean is defiantly the girl for you!"
"And what's wrong with Rogue?!" Scott asked defensively.
"Well, she doesn't let anyone get close to her, she's so pessimistic, she gets into trouble, and, oh, here's the big one! She can't touch!" Evan pointed out, almost shouting the words.
"There's more to a relationship then touch Evan!" Scott replied back loudly and a bit rudely.
"Not for a guy!" Evan replied, then mentally smacked himself. He shook his head, regretting what he had said.
Scott stared at his friend speechless for a second. "You're wrong Evan." He said softly.
"I know!" He replied. "It just sort of slipped. But I mean, it would certainly make a relationship difficult." He pointed out. "I mean, when Rogue gets married, she won't even be able to kiss him on their wedding night. Well, not unless she wants him to end up in a coma." Evan pointed out. He then muttered. "If she even does get married."
Scott shook his head. "I don't care. I don't know why, I mean, you'd think that you would, but I don't." Scott replied, sounding a little confused himself at what he was saying.
"It 'will' bug you though. Just you wait. Oh Scott, how did this happen to you man? I never would have expected you to have feelings for Rogue!" Evan replied in surprise.
"Well, it began because of Ted and Ben. You know them. Well, they were giving me a hard time about ignoring her just the other day, so I started talking to her and realized how much I really have ignored her. On a walk home, I guessed I pushed her to the point of making her reveal that she's liked me for a long time, and that's basically how it began." Scott replied, obviously a little surprised at how abruptly the Goth had changed his feelings. How Evan could tell this, he had no clue.
"So, what are you going to do about it?" Evan asked.
"I don't know." Scott replied, running a hand through his hair. "She won't really talk to me. She just gets uncomfortable, and every time I bring up the subject she tries to get away as soon as possible." Scott explained.
"Then you need to make her listen." Evan said as if this was easy.
Scott gave him a skeptical look. "And how do you propose I do that? Personally, I think I need to give her some space. I mean, it's all happened so quickly. You know what I mean? Look, thanks for listening, but I really need to get some sleep." Scott finished.
Evan stood and put the chair back. "Look, if you need any help, you can always come to me. Oh, and you might want to talk to Jean too. It's really not good to have a telekinetic teenage girl mad at you." Evan said with a short chuckle.
"Yeah, you're right." Scott replied. He then went to sleep.
That night, Kitty had a date with Lance. They went to a movie. Kurt stayed up all night until she got back pacing the living room and eating non stop. When she got back he was immediately down her throat and she just giggled at how jealous the blue boy was. She was tired though, and didn't even notice as she dropped into her bed that night, that Rogue wasn't in hers; didn't even notice, that Rogue was missing.
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Yeah yeah, I'm sorry that tragic things keep having to happen to Rogue yada yada yada. I just got the ideas and just had to go with them. Please forgive me. I didn't want to put a love triangle in there like my step sis (sorry Cas) suggested. I just got another idea and just went with it. yeah. enjoy. lol. ^_^
Jacombo: Well. thanx for reviewing! I hope you keep reviewing! lol ^_^ I like reviews! I live for them. lol.
Barbara Ruiz: *cringes* So I'm doing to much fighting? Sorry, I just love my action! I personally can't get enough of it. If you're a Romy fan though, I have a fic (I don't know. you 'might' be reading it already) that starts out with a quite a bit of fighting, but afterward it's pretty calm. You might like. It's called The Fifth Acolyte. You might already be reading it already. I don't know, I'm WAY to tired! I'm writing this at one in the morning. Ack!
Cassie: I see you finally got around to read my fic. *shifty glance* Not like *fidgets* I forced you into it or nothing. lol. Yes everyone! This is my sis! Say hi!! Oh, and like I said previously Cas. no Remy in this story. Probably my first without him. Hmm. didn't notice that before. *shrugs* Oh well. sorry hune.
Rogue did have reasons to be the target of his affections though. She was always honest with him. He couldn't really remember a time she had lied to him, even about her crush. He wondered how long that had really lasted. And if it had been since she came like either Ted or Ben had said, then he really must have hurt her. Him flocking over Jean, and Jean glaring down at her for crushing him. He knew Jean wouldn't miss something like that. Rogue had remained strong though. She had continued holding back her emotions, so that he wouldn't have to deal with them. So much time it was pent up in her and he had finally driven her over the edge and now she was the one doing the ignoring.
'Funny the way that goes sometimes.' Scott mused with a shake of his head. It hurt though all the same. Right when he wanted to be friends with her; even more; 'she' decides to start being the one to push 'him' away. It made him feel worse not only because she refused to let him get close to her, but because now he knew what it had felt like for her when she had crushed him. The pain that just wouldn't/won't leave or cease and continually being reminded of it.
He saw Jean walking on the sidewalk and slowed down. "Come on Jean, there's still a way to go; get in the car." Scott said, driving slowly so he didn't pass her.
"What? A girl can't take a walk? I'm just fine walking home thank you!" Jean replied, flipping her hair so it was blocking Scott's view to her face.
"Come on Jean. I never meant to make it sound like I wanted you to wait; I was simply stating that, I don't think I can have a relationship with you." Scott said with a sigh.
"And I care, why?" Jean asked a bit sassily.
"Come on Jean, don't do this." Scott begged. She was after all still his friend. Or would he run into the same problem with her as he did with Rogue? Was it just the same thing, just reversed now? Jean on the sidelines instead of Rogue? It sure would be interesting considering that Rogue didn't even know she was off the 'sidelines' now that 'she' was his crush.
"What exactly am I doing?" Jean asked, turning her head and glancing at him; her hair falling over her shoulder. Somehow, it seemed like that was planned.
Scott sighed and shook his head. "Fine." He trailed, and took off down the road, not even glancing back that the red haird girl.
~
Rogue sat in the van pinned to the wall by the two men. She was glaring at one dangerously and to her surprised, the big man looked nervous under her gaze and was actually sweating.
Taking advantage of the man's nervousness, Rogue tried again. "What do y'want with meh?!" She demanded.
"Well, we, uh-"
"You'll find out my dear." The other one interrupted. Rogue turned her head and glared at him.
"Mah dear? Mah dear?! Don't y'dare call meh that!" Rogue growled.
The guy nodded. "Mmmm, fine, Rogue." He corrected.
Rogue blinked. "So it's not a coincident that y'got 'me'?" Rogue asked.
The man shook his head. "There's one we'd prefer above you, but we can't find her." He replied with a shrug.
"And who might that be?" Rogue asked, narrowing her eyes. 'If it's one o'the girls from the mansion, Ah'm gonna kill him! Then her!' She thought with a growl as she shifted her weight hoping that she might evade the two's grasp.
The one that wasn't frightened of her tightened his grip painfully and pushed her harder against the van. "I don't think so, not this time!" He said in a dead calm.
"Y'know, yer gonna regret this!" Rogue growled. "And who would y'have rather then me?" Rogue asked.
"You'll find out soon enough." The man replied. "You see, her fate, lies in your hands." He said with an evil grin.
Rogue didn't know how long she was stuck in that van with those geeks, but finally they came to a stop. With a lot of hard work, the three men; her two capturers and the driver; managed to tie her ankles together to avoid another fiasco like the last one.
The larger man, which was the one who was not frightened of her, swung her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
'Great, just great.' Rogue growled as she watched the gap between the van and her widen. She lifted her tied fists up with a grin and brought it down on the guys back with as much force as she could muster. The guy howled out in pain and stumbled forward.
Rogue lifted her hands for another blow, but the driver grabbed her fists and held them tight.
"This is going to be harder then we thought, isn't it?" He asked.
The man carrying her nodded. "Yeah, we've noticed that already."
Rogue grinned.
~
Evan opened the door to Scott's room hoping he would be better. 'Well, at least he's awake.' Evan thought as he closed the door behind him. Scott hadn't even turned his head to look at him. He looked troubled, yet not pained.
"How you doin' man?" Evan asked, pulling up a chair next to Scott's bed.
Scott shrugged. "I think I'll be able to take the sling off soon. I can use my arm easily now; just with a little pain." Scott replied.
"Uh, that's not exactly what I meant." Evan said with a short chuckle.
Scott looked at him questioningly.
Evan sighed. "Jean still ignoring you?" He asked.
"Oh, that?" Scott asked with a short chuckle. "Actually no. She asked me out today." He replied.
Evan coughed. "She what?!" He asked in surprise. He had never really expected 'Jean' to be the one to ask. He always figured that Scott would get up the courage 'some'time.
Scott nodded.
"So you two are like," He began with excitement. "an item?!"
"Not really. I uh, turned her down." Scott replied, almost shyly.
Evan's jaw dropped to the ground, his eyes went wide. Loverboy Scott? Turning Jean down?
"Did you take a really nasty blow to the head Scott?" Evan asked suddenly.
Scott chuckled and shook his head. "No, I've just realized lately, that I don't like her like that anymore." Scott replied. Evan and Scott had always been able to talk. They didn't seem like friends at all. They were on opposite sides of the spectrum, but each knew that they could trust the other. It was a friendship that no one besides them really knew about nor understood, and they didn't really even talk about it. It was odd that way.
"You just realized you didn't like her?" Evan asked astonished.
"Yeah. I mean, I lost that kind of affection for her awhile ago, but continued to convince myself that I still liked her. I convinced myself that she was the perfect one for me. Pretty, smart, talented, but then I realized that she's just a really good friend. A female friend that is so close that the border between friendship and crush becomes hazy. For a long while, it was crush, but I lost that." Scott tried to explain.
Evan's mouth still hung open. "So, you're just friends now?" Evan asked.
"I don't know." Scott said with a bitter sigh. "Jean's pretty upset with me."
Evan cringed as his mouth went back into place. "Didn't like being turned down? How'd you do it?" He questioned.
Scott shrugged. "I basically told her that my feelings were such a jumble that I didn't think I could handle a relationship. It was true! I didn't think I liked her, but wasn't quite sure yet. I am now. She didn't think of it like that though. She thought I was asking her to wait for me. She then started to go into that many other guys were interested." Scott replied.
Evan shook his head in disbelief. "Woman! I don't get them! I don't even get how they can expect us to get them!" He suddenly stopped. "Wait man, you just said that your feelings were a jumble. Umm. what triggered this?" He asked cautiously.
Scott cringed. "Uh, well, Rogue actually."
"Rogue?" Evan asked blankly.
"Yeah. I mean, I think I like 'her' now." Scott said as if the idea surprised him too; for it defiantly surprised Evan.
"Rogue?!" Evan asked in surprise. "Over Jean?! I mean sure, the Goth's pretty, but come on man! Jean, Rogue? Jean, Rogue? Jean is defiantly the girl for you!"
"And what's wrong with Rogue?!" Scott asked defensively.
"Well, she doesn't let anyone get close to her, she's so pessimistic, she gets into trouble, and, oh, here's the big one! She can't touch!" Evan pointed out, almost shouting the words.
"There's more to a relationship then touch Evan!" Scott replied back loudly and a bit rudely.
"Not for a guy!" Evan replied, then mentally smacked himself. He shook his head, regretting what he had said.
Scott stared at his friend speechless for a second. "You're wrong Evan." He said softly.
"I know!" He replied. "It just sort of slipped. But I mean, it would certainly make a relationship difficult." He pointed out. "I mean, when Rogue gets married, she won't even be able to kiss him on their wedding night. Well, not unless she wants him to end up in a coma." Evan pointed out. He then muttered. "If she even does get married."
Scott shook his head. "I don't care. I don't know why, I mean, you'd think that you would, but I don't." Scott replied, sounding a little confused himself at what he was saying.
"It 'will' bug you though. Just you wait. Oh Scott, how did this happen to you man? I never would have expected you to have feelings for Rogue!" Evan replied in surprise.
"Well, it began because of Ted and Ben. You know them. Well, they were giving me a hard time about ignoring her just the other day, so I started talking to her and realized how much I really have ignored her. On a walk home, I guessed I pushed her to the point of making her reveal that she's liked me for a long time, and that's basically how it began." Scott replied, obviously a little surprised at how abruptly the Goth had changed his feelings. How Evan could tell this, he had no clue.
"So, what are you going to do about it?" Evan asked.
"I don't know." Scott replied, running a hand through his hair. "She won't really talk to me. She just gets uncomfortable, and every time I bring up the subject she tries to get away as soon as possible." Scott explained.
"Then you need to make her listen." Evan said as if this was easy.
Scott gave him a skeptical look. "And how do you propose I do that? Personally, I think I need to give her some space. I mean, it's all happened so quickly. You know what I mean? Look, thanks for listening, but I really need to get some sleep." Scott finished.
Evan stood and put the chair back. "Look, if you need any help, you can always come to me. Oh, and you might want to talk to Jean too. It's really not good to have a telekinetic teenage girl mad at you." Evan said with a short chuckle.
"Yeah, you're right." Scott replied. He then went to sleep.
That night, Kitty had a date with Lance. They went to a movie. Kurt stayed up all night until she got back pacing the living room and eating non stop. When she got back he was immediately down her throat and she just giggled at how jealous the blue boy was. She was tired though, and didn't even notice as she dropped into her bed that night, that Rogue wasn't in hers; didn't even notice, that Rogue was missing.
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Yeah yeah, I'm sorry that tragic things keep having to happen to Rogue yada yada yada. I just got the ideas and just had to go with them. Please forgive me. I didn't want to put a love triangle in there like my step sis (sorry Cas) suggested. I just got another idea and just went with it. yeah. enjoy. lol. ^_^
Jacombo: Well. thanx for reviewing! I hope you keep reviewing! lol ^_^ I like reviews! I live for them. lol.
Barbara Ruiz: *cringes* So I'm doing to much fighting? Sorry, I just love my action! I personally can't get enough of it. If you're a Romy fan though, I have a fic (I don't know. you 'might' be reading it already) that starts out with a quite a bit of fighting, but afterward it's pretty calm. You might like. It's called The Fifth Acolyte. You might already be reading it already. I don't know, I'm WAY to tired! I'm writing this at one in the morning. Ack!
Cassie: I see you finally got around to read my fic. *shifty glance* Not like *fidgets* I forced you into it or nothing. lol. Yes everyone! This is my sis! Say hi!! Oh, and like I said previously Cas. no Remy in this story. Probably my first without him. Hmm. didn't notice that before. *shrugs* Oh well. sorry hune.