Xavier lifts his head as the door to his study opens and smiles at two of his first students. "Hello, Jean, Scott. Are you back to stay or is this a visit?"he asks, motioning for them to sit down. He remains silent as Scott forces Jean to sit down with a gentle pressure on her arm. Scott smiles, almost sadly. "Good morning, Professor....your last letter said you had news on Logan? What is it?" Jean looks up from staring down at her hands which rested in her lap; Xavier turns his attention fully to his older student, feeling sad at seeing his once beautiful, outgoing Jean this way. He shakes his head. "Give it a moment...." Just as he finishes the words a knock comes at the door.
"Come in, Logan." Scott turns, his face quickly masking a look of shock,"Logan?" Xavier watches his reaction as Logan enters the room with an apparantly still half-asleep Rogue. "Oh, hello, Marie, child. I didn't think you'd be with him.."he apologizes, taking in the fact that her eyes were slightly red and she was shoeless; he knew what had happened, but decided not to bring it up. Logan's expression, unlike Scott's doesn't change at all as he surveyes the other former X -Men. "Well about time you came back, One-Eye. I think there's something I owe you....."Logan says, holding out one hand; Scott shakes it, slowly. "What would that be, Logan?" Xavier shifts his attention briefly to Rogue who'd moved to sit beside Jean, then returns it to the two men. "This.." He removes a key and tosses it to the other man. Scott just stares at it. "It still runs?" He shrugs,"Barely...so how've things been? Hey, Jean."
Xavier notices her nod, briefly before turning back to Rogue. The younger woman was talking about something that had brought a half smile to her face and moving her hands as if to emphasize something. He also noticed the ring was gone from Rogue's finger, but didn't comment as he knew what had happened. As if on cue a second knock came at the door. He nods, knowing who it would be. Bobby enters a few moments later. "Good Morning, Professor. Hello, Mr. Summers, Mrs. Summers, Logan,"he says; his voice was colder on the last greeting.
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Rogue tenses as Bobby enters the room. She'd been in the middle of telling Jean about her alliance's progress when he'd entered. Does he still hate me?she wonders, trying to meet his gaze. He pointedly avoids it and shakes Scott's hand. "Something wrong, Marie?"Jean questions, placing her hand on her arm, then immediatly pulling it back as if burned. She shakes her head,"No....Might be better if I go check on Tara. She's still in the medlab....I'm so glad you and Scott are back, even if it's not permanent." Rogue wraps her arms around her former teacher, but doesn't get much of a reaction so she stands. "Mr. Summers?' "Marie, Bobby, both of you stop with the Mr. Summers...Just use Scott." She smiles, apologetically,"Sorry, Scott. I was just going to say that yours and Jean's room is still avaliable if you want it...I wish you'd come by and check out my alliance sometime. Bobby's, too." Bobby waves his hand, dismissvly. "Don't bother, Scott. I'm not sure I'll continue to run mine for much longer....." Rogue starts say something, but stops as Logan looks between the two of them.
"I have to go check on Tara in medlab. There's a training session later today....I'll see you later, Logan, Bobby. Nice of you to return, Jean, Scott,"her statement is direct and to the point so none of them would hear the bitterness or sadness in her remark. She walks out before anyone could say anything to her. Xavier speaks to her, mentally. ~Marie, you may have a bigger problem then Bobby's feelings...~ ~What would that be, Professor? Do I have six months to live?~she jokes, cynically, walking toward the medlab. His voice is weary when he answers. ~Landon's left again...it was sometime during the night, but I didn't want to wake you...you seemed at peace.~ She stops in mid-step. ~Landon left? That has to be a mistake...where would he go? He has no except us and Tara....~ ~I wish it were, child, but he left. Tara's beginning to wake up from her coma. You should the one to tell her.~ Rogue shakes her head, returning to her normal pace as she walks toward the medlab.
She puts up her mental shield as she enters to door, blocking Xavier or anyone else from seeing anything going on with Tara. The girl was completly awake and looked just as she had before. "Back with the living, Tara?"Rogue questions, settling into the chair beside her and smiling at her. She smiles, weakly. "I wouldn't call it living. Hurts like hell, Rogue..how long?" She laughs at Tara's choice of words. "I'm sure. Not sure....maybe a week or so. Something like that. How do you feel?" "Hurts like hell...where are the others? I figured at least Landon will be here,"Tara says, looking around as if confused by her surroundings. Rogue sighs,"Nanaki and Jax are sulking about missions and Kris' had a family problem. She's taking a vacation and Landon's...away at the moment. They've been worried. Toad dropped by to check on you." She throws the words in to draw attention away from Landon's absent. "Figures...what'd he want? You better have told him I was fine..." "Of course...you need rest so I'm going to go inform the others of your status, okay?" Tara nods,"Fine...when you see Landon send him down here. I know he feels guilty as hell." Rogue nods. You have no idea.
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Rogue closes her eyes and leans against the wall of the institute. She holds them tightly shut, mentally cursing Xavier for not waking her, herself for not knowing something was wrong, and Landon for leaving. There was a very small chance of them keeping Tara mutant normal without him there; she again cursed him, giving him a view names. "Somethin' wrong, darlin?"the voice asks, quietly from beside her. She doesn't bother to open her eyes, but speaks to him. "More like what isn't wrong,"she scowls, rubbing her temples. "What's wrong? It can't be that bad about Jean and Scott's return.....I thought you'd been wanting them to return, Marie?" She sighs,"I did, I do. It ain't got nuthin' to do with their return, okay? Just drop it." Rogue pushes herself away from the wall and begins to walk along the grounds toward the lake. The move doesn't deter him and he catches up, then falls into step with her.
"So it ain't over the Summers' family return. What is it? The kid from your alliance worse of something?" She laughs. "Tara? No, she's out of the coma and talking...more then before. Landon decided to leave." Logan shrugs. "So what's the big deal?"he asks, walking past her at the suddeness of her stop. She turns and glares at him. "Here's the "big deal", Mr.I-Know-Everything-But-Have-Only-Been-Back-A-Short-Time, Tara's only reason for coming here is because Landon was here. Without him she leaves and probaly tracks him down with not so pleasant intentions....You lose one, you lose both, but you wouldnt' understand that, would you, Logan?"she growls, her voice almost a perfect imitation of his own. "You know I like you even better when you're like this,"he tells her, pressing her back against one of the nearby trees and kissing her, hard. Rogue shoves her hands against his chest for a moment, then returns his kiss, pressing her tongue into his mouth.
Logan continues to kiss her there, but after a moment she shoves him away. "Don't distract me! I have more important things to think about then you and um....your unthink aboutable lips!" "What kind of a word is that? Unthikaboutable?" "It was improvised, Logan! Will you please do me one favor and shut up?"she demands, beginning to walk away again, but now toward the garage. "Where the hell are you going, Rogue?"he yells, using the first name she'd given him as he watches her walk away. She hollers back a response,"I have someone to find and I need transportation...." "Don't you dare." Rogue smiles sweetly, blow him a kiss, then runs off toward the garage.
"Come in, Logan." Scott turns, his face quickly masking a look of shock,"Logan?" Xavier watches his reaction as Logan enters the room with an apparantly still half-asleep Rogue. "Oh, hello, Marie, child. I didn't think you'd be with him.."he apologizes, taking in the fact that her eyes were slightly red and she was shoeless; he knew what had happened, but decided not to bring it up. Logan's expression, unlike Scott's doesn't change at all as he surveyes the other former X -Men. "Well about time you came back, One-Eye. I think there's something I owe you....."Logan says, holding out one hand; Scott shakes it, slowly. "What would that be, Logan?" Xavier shifts his attention briefly to Rogue who'd moved to sit beside Jean, then returns it to the two men. "This.." He removes a key and tosses it to the other man. Scott just stares at it. "It still runs?" He shrugs,"Barely...so how've things been? Hey, Jean."
Xavier notices her nod, briefly before turning back to Rogue. The younger woman was talking about something that had brought a half smile to her face and moving her hands as if to emphasize something. He also noticed the ring was gone from Rogue's finger, but didn't comment as he knew what had happened. As if on cue a second knock came at the door. He nods, knowing who it would be. Bobby enters a few moments later. "Good Morning, Professor. Hello, Mr. Summers, Mrs. Summers, Logan,"he says; his voice was colder on the last greeting.
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Rogue tenses as Bobby enters the room. She'd been in the middle of telling Jean about her alliance's progress when he'd entered. Does he still hate me?she wonders, trying to meet his gaze. He pointedly avoids it and shakes Scott's hand. "Something wrong, Marie?"Jean questions, placing her hand on her arm, then immediatly pulling it back as if burned. She shakes her head,"No....Might be better if I go check on Tara. She's still in the medlab....I'm so glad you and Scott are back, even if it's not permanent." Rogue wraps her arms around her former teacher, but doesn't get much of a reaction so she stands. "Mr. Summers?' "Marie, Bobby, both of you stop with the Mr. Summers...Just use Scott." She smiles, apologetically,"Sorry, Scott. I was just going to say that yours and Jean's room is still avaliable if you want it...I wish you'd come by and check out my alliance sometime. Bobby's, too." Bobby waves his hand, dismissvly. "Don't bother, Scott. I'm not sure I'll continue to run mine for much longer....." Rogue starts say something, but stops as Logan looks between the two of them.
"I have to go check on Tara in medlab. There's a training session later today....I'll see you later, Logan, Bobby. Nice of you to return, Jean, Scott,"her statement is direct and to the point so none of them would hear the bitterness or sadness in her remark. She walks out before anyone could say anything to her. Xavier speaks to her, mentally. ~Marie, you may have a bigger problem then Bobby's feelings...~ ~What would that be, Professor? Do I have six months to live?~she jokes, cynically, walking toward the medlab. His voice is weary when he answers. ~Landon's left again...it was sometime during the night, but I didn't want to wake you...you seemed at peace.~ She stops in mid-step. ~Landon left? That has to be a mistake...where would he go? He has no except us and Tara....~ ~I wish it were, child, but he left. Tara's beginning to wake up from her coma. You should the one to tell her.~ Rogue shakes her head, returning to her normal pace as she walks toward the medlab.
She puts up her mental shield as she enters to door, blocking Xavier or anyone else from seeing anything going on with Tara. The girl was completly awake and looked just as she had before. "Back with the living, Tara?"Rogue questions, settling into the chair beside her and smiling at her. She smiles, weakly. "I wouldn't call it living. Hurts like hell, Rogue..how long?" She laughs at Tara's choice of words. "I'm sure. Not sure....maybe a week or so. Something like that. How do you feel?" "Hurts like hell...where are the others? I figured at least Landon will be here,"Tara says, looking around as if confused by her surroundings. Rogue sighs,"Nanaki and Jax are sulking about missions and Kris' had a family problem. She's taking a vacation and Landon's...away at the moment. They've been worried. Toad dropped by to check on you." She throws the words in to draw attention away from Landon's absent. "Figures...what'd he want? You better have told him I was fine..." "Of course...you need rest so I'm going to go inform the others of your status, okay?" Tara nods,"Fine...when you see Landon send him down here. I know he feels guilty as hell." Rogue nods. You have no idea.
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Rogue closes her eyes and leans against the wall of the institute. She holds them tightly shut, mentally cursing Xavier for not waking her, herself for not knowing something was wrong, and Landon for leaving. There was a very small chance of them keeping Tara mutant normal without him there; she again cursed him, giving him a view names. "Somethin' wrong, darlin?"the voice asks, quietly from beside her. She doesn't bother to open her eyes, but speaks to him. "More like what isn't wrong,"she scowls, rubbing her temples. "What's wrong? It can't be that bad about Jean and Scott's return.....I thought you'd been wanting them to return, Marie?" She sighs,"I did, I do. It ain't got nuthin' to do with their return, okay? Just drop it." Rogue pushes herself away from the wall and begins to walk along the grounds toward the lake. The move doesn't deter him and he catches up, then falls into step with her.
"So it ain't over the Summers' family return. What is it? The kid from your alliance worse of something?" She laughs. "Tara? No, she's out of the coma and talking...more then before. Landon decided to leave." Logan shrugs. "So what's the big deal?"he asks, walking past her at the suddeness of her stop. She turns and glares at him. "Here's the "big deal", Mr.I-Know-Everything-But-Have-Only-Been-Back-A-Short-Time, Tara's only reason for coming here is because Landon was here. Without him she leaves and probaly tracks him down with not so pleasant intentions....You lose one, you lose both, but you wouldnt' understand that, would you, Logan?"she growls, her voice almost a perfect imitation of his own. "You know I like you even better when you're like this,"he tells her, pressing her back against one of the nearby trees and kissing her, hard. Rogue shoves her hands against his chest for a moment, then returns his kiss, pressing her tongue into his mouth.
Logan continues to kiss her there, but after a moment she shoves him away. "Don't distract me! I have more important things to think about then you and um....your unthink aboutable lips!" "What kind of a word is that? Unthikaboutable?" "It was improvised, Logan! Will you please do me one favor and shut up?"she demands, beginning to walk away again, but now toward the garage. "Where the hell are you going, Rogue?"he yells, using the first name she'd given him as he watches her walk away. She hollers back a response,"I have someone to find and I need transportation...." "Don't you dare." Rogue smiles sweetly, blow him a kiss, then runs off toward the garage.