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A/N: I'm going strictly by the movie here, so if my backgrounds don't match up with the comic or the show backgrounds, please forgive. With the movieverse versions, I was given a lot more freedom, so I went with that. (Read: I made some stuff up.)
Thanks for all your great reviews! :)
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Kitty and Jubilee had fallen asleep on the couch, leaning against each other. Piotr was sprawled out on the floor in the corner, and John was sitting at the table with his head down. I, on the other hand, couldn't sleep at all. I couldn't stop thinking about Rogue, wondering where she was and how she was doing. I had no idea what had happened in that room, so I was scared for her.
I was starting to feel a little hungry, so I padded down the hallway to the kitchen. The halls were abandoned and the rooms were quiet. I imagine the teachers were fussing over Logan down in the Med Bay, and Professor Xavier and Dr. Grey were probably keeping a psychic ear on the goings-on of the students.
I wanted ice cream. That seemed a bit cliched, given my powers, and seeing as how my body temperature was lower than your average human's, it just doesn't really make sense that I would crave ice cream, but I did. Fortunately, there's always a pint on hand of my favorite in the freezer, off-limits to everyone else. I grabbed it and settled myself at the counter, spooning straight from it without bothering with a bowl.
I couldn't stop thinking about Rogue, hadn't been able to for the entire day now. Her hair, slightly wavy and auburn; her eyes, sparkly and green; her teasing grin; her more demure smile; her soft tones; her slight accent... *Why* couldn't I get her out of my mind?
I jabbed the spoon into the ice cream, where it stuck in place, and stared out the window at the darkened courtyard. I was too far gone to notice when someone stepped up beside me, and I only realized I wasn't alone when I turned for another spoonful of ice cream and saw the spoon was gone. I looked up to see it protruding from John Allerdyce's mouth.
"Couldn't find your own spoon?" I said irritably.
"What's *your* damage?" he shot back.
"You," I said. "I'm doing my damnedest out there to calm Kitty down, and you're the one talking about mutant psychopaths roaming the halls."
"I'm just being realistic. One of them has claws coming from his hands that can *pierce through a human body*, and the other puts you in a coma from touching you. Kitty *should* be scared."
"The teachers aren't about to let anything happen to us," I said. "They're probably listening to us right now."
He shrugged and continued eating my ice cream. But I was too struck with sudden concern to care about my dwindling supply. Of course. What I'd said to Allerdyce was absolutely right. The Xavier Institue for the Gifted housed two of the best psychics in the world. Of *course* they were listening. I sent out a thought, Dr. Grey?
Yes, Bobby?
Are we safe in the mansion? Kitty's really worried.
It's perfectly alright. I know you kids are concerned, but trust me when I say that neither Logan nor Rogue has any intention of hurting any one of you.
And what about Rogue? I asked. Is she okay?
She's fine, just a little scared. You've probably already guessed that her x-gene is somehow connected to her skin. The Professor will explain it more tomorrow, but I'll tell you now that she absorbs energy from others when she touches them. If she's touching a mutant, she also absorbs their power for a short period of time. Which is what happened with Logan. He has an advanced healing rate, which she borrowed for herself when he accidentally struck her. But they're both okay now, more or less, and there's no threat to the student body whatsoever. So I suggest you stop worrying and get some sleep, okay? John, too.
I glanced sideways at John, who was polishing off the remainder of my ice cream. I groaned inwardly. "Dr. Grey said we should get some sleep," I said, and pulled the container out of his hand. "And you owe me a new carton." I tossed it in the trash and headed back for the common room, because if Kitty woke up and I wasn't there, she would most likely freak.
"You've got the hots for her, don't you?"
I hadn't even known Allerdyce was following me back. "Who, Kitty?" I asked, because that's who I'd been thinking about.
"No, you idiot. The new girl."
"Rogue."
"Yeah, her."
"Do I have the hots for her?" I repeated. "Who even talks like that?"
"I do, Drake. What's it to you?" There was venom in his voice.
"Geez, way to jump down my throat. What do you care if I like Rogue or not, anyway? You interested in her?"
"I'm just asking."
"I don't answer pointless questions," I said. It wasn't his business if I liked Rogue or not. Unless he was after her... "I do," I told him. "So if you're smart, keep your distance."
"Ooh, the Iceman's awfully protective. Kitty wouldn't like you talking like that, because in case you're blind or something, the idiot girl's all in love with you."
"A, she's not an idiot. B, she's not in love with me. C, I'm not interested in her, okay? We're just friends."
Allerdyce cocked one eyebrow at me. "I'm just saying, dude. You hurt Kitty, and I'm gonna set your pitiful little ass on fire before you can do a damn thing about it. Capiche?"
I couldn't conceal my surprise or skepticism. "I didn't realize you and Kitty were such good friends."
"Even jerks like me have friends, Drake."
"I find that hard to believe," I scoffed.
"Well, whether you want to believe it or not, Kitty Pryde and I *are* friends, and I don't want to see her getting hurt by some dumbass like you."
"I won't hurt her," I said. "She's my friend too."
"I'm gonna hold you to that, Frosty," he said. "But I also gotta warn you...turn your back for two seconds, and I'm all over the Rogue."
"Ten minutes ago, you were terrified of her."
"No denying that she's hot, though. If she kills you...man, what a way to go, right?" He grinned, and I couldn't help smiling back. Maybe I was all wrong about John Allerdyce. He was lecherous, and obnoxious, yeah, but somewhere under that, he apparently had a heart. And if Kitty liked him, which I happened to know that she did, then that would be good enough for me.
"But hey," he threw in, holding up his hands slightly. "You get first dibs, okay? It *should* be first come, first served, and I *did* see her first, but you were the one with the balls to ask her out, so I'll step aside. Don't forget what I said, though."
"Well how do you expect me to keep from hurting Kitty while not turning my back on Rogue?" I asked.
"Bit of a challenge, isn't it?"
We stopped in front of the door to the common room. "So what's the deal? If she hasn't left already, and is planning to stay, you gonna go for it?"
I leaned against the wall and crossed my arms over my chest. "Yeah. No. I dunno. I wish I knew more about her power, you know? But she's really cool, and was fun to talk to, and yeah, she's totally hot. So...I don't know."
"What are you two doing out in the hall?" Jubes said, poking her head out the doorway. "Good thing Kitty's still asleep, 'cause if she'd been the one to wake up and you weren't here, she would have had a cow. Get in here." With that, she grabbed my arm in one hand and Allerdyce's in the other, and yanked us in the room.
A/N: I'm going strictly by the movie here, so if my backgrounds don't match up with the comic or the show backgrounds, please forgive. With the movieverse versions, I was given a lot more freedom, so I went with that. (Read: I made some stuff up.)
Thanks for all your great reviews! :)
***
Kitty and Jubilee had fallen asleep on the couch, leaning against each other. Piotr was sprawled out on the floor in the corner, and John was sitting at the table with his head down. I, on the other hand, couldn't sleep at all. I couldn't stop thinking about Rogue, wondering where she was and how she was doing. I had no idea what had happened in that room, so I was scared for her.
I was starting to feel a little hungry, so I padded down the hallway to the kitchen. The halls were abandoned and the rooms were quiet. I imagine the teachers were fussing over Logan down in the Med Bay, and Professor Xavier and Dr. Grey were probably keeping a psychic ear on the goings-on of the students.
I wanted ice cream. That seemed a bit cliched, given my powers, and seeing as how my body temperature was lower than your average human's, it just doesn't really make sense that I would crave ice cream, but I did. Fortunately, there's always a pint on hand of my favorite in the freezer, off-limits to everyone else. I grabbed it and settled myself at the counter, spooning straight from it without bothering with a bowl.
I couldn't stop thinking about Rogue, hadn't been able to for the entire day now. Her hair, slightly wavy and auburn; her eyes, sparkly and green; her teasing grin; her more demure smile; her soft tones; her slight accent... *Why* couldn't I get her out of my mind?
I jabbed the spoon into the ice cream, where it stuck in place, and stared out the window at the darkened courtyard. I was too far gone to notice when someone stepped up beside me, and I only realized I wasn't alone when I turned for another spoonful of ice cream and saw the spoon was gone. I looked up to see it protruding from John Allerdyce's mouth.
"Couldn't find your own spoon?" I said irritably.
"What's *your* damage?" he shot back.
"You," I said. "I'm doing my damnedest out there to calm Kitty down, and you're the one talking about mutant psychopaths roaming the halls."
"I'm just being realistic. One of them has claws coming from his hands that can *pierce through a human body*, and the other puts you in a coma from touching you. Kitty *should* be scared."
"The teachers aren't about to let anything happen to us," I said. "They're probably listening to us right now."
He shrugged and continued eating my ice cream. But I was too struck with sudden concern to care about my dwindling supply. Of course. What I'd said to Allerdyce was absolutely right. The Xavier Institue for the Gifted housed two of the best psychics in the world. Of *course* they were listening. I sent out a thought, Dr. Grey?
Yes, Bobby?
Are we safe in the mansion? Kitty's really worried.
It's perfectly alright. I know you kids are concerned, but trust me when I say that neither Logan nor Rogue has any intention of hurting any one of you.
And what about Rogue? I asked. Is she okay?
She's fine, just a little scared. You've probably already guessed that her x-gene is somehow connected to her skin. The Professor will explain it more tomorrow, but I'll tell you now that she absorbs energy from others when she touches them. If she's touching a mutant, she also absorbs their power for a short period of time. Which is what happened with Logan. He has an advanced healing rate, which she borrowed for herself when he accidentally struck her. But they're both okay now, more or less, and there's no threat to the student body whatsoever. So I suggest you stop worrying and get some sleep, okay? John, too.
I glanced sideways at John, who was polishing off the remainder of my ice cream. I groaned inwardly. "Dr. Grey said we should get some sleep," I said, and pulled the container out of his hand. "And you owe me a new carton." I tossed it in the trash and headed back for the common room, because if Kitty woke up and I wasn't there, she would most likely freak.
"You've got the hots for her, don't you?"
I hadn't even known Allerdyce was following me back. "Who, Kitty?" I asked, because that's who I'd been thinking about.
"No, you idiot. The new girl."
"Rogue."
"Yeah, her."
"Do I have the hots for her?" I repeated. "Who even talks like that?"
"I do, Drake. What's it to you?" There was venom in his voice.
"Geez, way to jump down my throat. What do you care if I like Rogue or not, anyway? You interested in her?"
"I'm just asking."
"I don't answer pointless questions," I said. It wasn't his business if I liked Rogue or not. Unless he was after her... "I do," I told him. "So if you're smart, keep your distance."
"Ooh, the Iceman's awfully protective. Kitty wouldn't like you talking like that, because in case you're blind or something, the idiot girl's all in love with you."
"A, she's not an idiot. B, she's not in love with me. C, I'm not interested in her, okay? We're just friends."
Allerdyce cocked one eyebrow at me. "I'm just saying, dude. You hurt Kitty, and I'm gonna set your pitiful little ass on fire before you can do a damn thing about it. Capiche?"
I couldn't conceal my surprise or skepticism. "I didn't realize you and Kitty were such good friends."
"Even jerks like me have friends, Drake."
"I find that hard to believe," I scoffed.
"Well, whether you want to believe it or not, Kitty Pryde and I *are* friends, and I don't want to see her getting hurt by some dumbass like you."
"I won't hurt her," I said. "She's my friend too."
"I'm gonna hold you to that, Frosty," he said. "But I also gotta warn you...turn your back for two seconds, and I'm all over the Rogue."
"Ten minutes ago, you were terrified of her."
"No denying that she's hot, though. If she kills you...man, what a way to go, right?" He grinned, and I couldn't help smiling back. Maybe I was all wrong about John Allerdyce. He was lecherous, and obnoxious, yeah, but somewhere under that, he apparently had a heart. And if Kitty liked him, which I happened to know that she did, then that would be good enough for me.
"But hey," he threw in, holding up his hands slightly. "You get first dibs, okay? It *should* be first come, first served, and I *did* see her first, but you were the one with the balls to ask her out, so I'll step aside. Don't forget what I said, though."
"Well how do you expect me to keep from hurting Kitty while not turning my back on Rogue?" I asked.
"Bit of a challenge, isn't it?"
We stopped in front of the door to the common room. "So what's the deal? If she hasn't left already, and is planning to stay, you gonna go for it?"
I leaned against the wall and crossed my arms over my chest. "Yeah. No. I dunno. I wish I knew more about her power, you know? But she's really cool, and was fun to talk to, and yeah, she's totally hot. So...I don't know."
"What are you two doing out in the hall?" Jubes said, poking her head out the doorway. "Good thing Kitty's still asleep, 'cause if she'd been the one to wake up and you weren't here, she would have had a cow. Get in here." With that, she grabbed my arm in one hand and Allerdyce's in the other, and yanked us in the room.