For the Love of Storm
Rogue tossed and turned in her sleep. All around her she could see the psyches. They weren't trying to come close, but instead just hovering outside of her reach. Somehow they weren't behind the wall that Rogue always kept between them and her. Slowly, one started to step closer. The closer it got, the loader the voice grew. The void around her now was showing the thoughts and memories of the psyche; it was Logan's. It came closer, only to be followed by another, this time Magneto. Another followed, and then another. Soon they were all floating over, their memories and thoughts merging with one and others. Rogue grabbed her head; she couldn't keep her thoughts straight now, too many different memories and thoughts. The psyches got closer; they would be able to touch her soon.
Rogue's eyes snapped open. She was soaked with sweat, her face wet from tears. Rogue sat up in her bed and sighed, "It was just a dream, Rogue. Nothing special, just a dream." Rogue glanced at the clock beside her, "Almost 5. Great." Rogue lay back down, and rolled over on her side, pulling the covers up to her chin. "What's going on with me lately? I was finally getting some control, then I got this ring that will give me more control, but it seems that I take more steps backwards than forwards." Slowly, Rogue's mind calmed, her breathing became regular, and sleep soon overtook her.
"Hey Rogue, wake up! Rogue c'mon, wake up or we'll be late for school!"
Rogue rolled over in her bed and gave a little moan. The sun was shining brightly though the window. Around her was the sound of birds chirping, then suddenly it was drowned out by the sounds of a hair dryer. Slowly she lifted her head to look at the source of all the noise. Kitty was standing in front of the mirror doing her hair.
"Kitty, what time is it?" Rogue muttered sleepily. She hated mornings, she also hated how her roommate was a morning person.
"Almost 7. Jean leaves in like 20 minuets. Unless you want to walk you should like get dressed. I'll tell Jean to wait, but you still better hurry."
Rogue watched Kitty leave before bothering to get up. She knew it was taking every once of Kitty's self control not to ask Rogue how her training had went. However, Kitty knew better than to bother Rogue before noon. Slowly, Rogue rose from her bed, winching slightly as her muscles sized-up. Her whole body hurt, even places that Rogue could never imagine hurting. Worst of all was her head; it was really pounding. But like any time when her powers acted up, it would soon feel better. Without another thought, she dressed, grabbed her books, and ran outside. Rogue jumped in the car right as Jean was pulling out.
"Bout time, Rogue. I was afraid you'd be late for the first day back," said Jean.
Rogue looked away moodily. She had never really liked Jean, mainly because she had always been slightly jealous of Jean. It had gotten worse when Jean and Scott started dating. They'd been dating for about two months now, and both seemed equally happy with their relationship. The only problems they seemed to have had were now all resolved thanks to the happy time of spring break.
"Hey Rogue, you all right?" asked Kitty, her voice full of concern. She had been noticing that Rogue seemed to be acting weird since last night. Kitty hated to admit it, but she wasn't so sure that this cure was a good idea, and then after seeing Rogue last night before dinner the fear had only been reinforced. Kitty smiled, hoping she was coming off excited, "By the way, how did your training go last night? I tried asking Mr. Logan about it this morning, but he wouldn't talk about it," Kitty pouted slightly, "said it was none of my business."
Rogue glanced at Kitty. Something wasn't sounding right, "Yeah it went fine. I'm a little tired though." She leaned forward so that only Kitty could hear, "I saw one of Logan's memories. Did you know that he likes Ororo?"
"WHAT!" Jean glanced back at Kitty curiously. Kitty blushed slightly then lowered her voice, "He does? Oh my God!" Kitty smiled deviously, all thoughts of Rogue's training put on hold, "Hey we should like hook them up or something. They would make such a cute couple."
"Oh I don't know, Logan would get really mad if he knew and…"
"Don't worry, he won't find out. We should do it, c'mon. Please?" Kitty wined.
"Fine, I guess. How will we pull it off? I mean, Logan will be able to tell if it was us, and Ororo has been in this funk since Evan took off."
"Um…I know! You could like absorb more of Logan's memories to find out more information, and I'll talk to Ororo. Neither will find it odd, and we'll get a better plan after. This is going to be so perfect!"
"Hey, we're here. I have practice after school, so you'll either need to catch a ride with Scott or you can wait for me." Jean said as she parked.
Rogue and Kitty left the car, evil grins on their faces.
Rogue smiled at Kitty as she entered the school, "Ok, lets do it! We can talk about it more after school; get a better plan. I'll meet you after class, ok?"