Yey for a third chapter!!
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DISCLAIMER: I own lots after my shopping trip, including a cuddly purple monkey in a coat and skirt that does a wolf whistle (from the bear factory) who I named Rogue…. But I don't own the real Rogue, or any of her team-mates or the brotherhood…or basically anyone in X-men obviously, so don't sue.
Anyway, on with the chapter, again I apologise for repetitive swearwords, or if I just forget and start using British ones.
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--Chapter three—
The following morning, Kitty came downstairs to find Rogue for their shopping trip, she was just about to enter the rec room when something made her stop. Rogue and Kurt were watching the news, there was a story about a rapist being caught, sneaking a look around the door she saw it was the man who had come after her, she wasn't the first – or last – victim of his.
"Guys like that make me sick." Said Rogue angrily, Kitty smiled, maybe she could tell them after all?
"Yea, if he came after any of my friends I'd kill him!" said Kurt fervently, glaring at the screen. Kitty smiled even more; there was hope…
"It's alright though Kurt, if he came after any of us he wouldn't get very far, if he touched me he'd be dead, Kitty could just phase right through him and Jean could knock him back with her TK, easy." Rogue said confidently, Kitty shrank back again, they would think she was pathetic for not being able to escape from him, her face fell and her heart sank, she couldn't tell them…
Later that day, when they'd finally got off on their shopping trip, and a very successful shopping trip it was turning out to be, Rogue turned to Kitty with a serious look in her eyes.
"Kat, ah thought about what Lance said yesterday at school-" she began, but Kitty cut her off "You actually thought about something *Lance* said?" she asked in a scathing tone "Don't listen to that dick Rogue, he doesn't know what he's talking about."
Rogue nodded slightly, but couldn't help noting the look of fear in her eyes again "Are ya sure Kat? Ya know if ya wanna talk ta me ah'm here."
"Will everyone quit saying that? Goddamnit I'm fine!"
"If you say so, but a fine person wouldn't snap so much at everyone, talk, it'll help, ah promise." Rogue told her calmly
"What do you know? It won't help… it won't help because there's nothing even wrong!" A few shoppers were turning to stare at the two girls stood arguing.
"It's so obvious there is 'Kat'" Rogue yelled, putting the same sneering emphasis on 'Kat' that Lance had the day before. "Ah'm just sayin' you ain't doin' any good keepin' it bottled up!"
"I'm not keeping anything bottled up! If you're going keep on with this I'm leaving." Kitty shouted, spinning around and storming off. Rogue stared after her for a while, shocked, then followed her at a run.
Kitty phased straight through the mansion wall into the kitchen, causing Kurt to drop his sandwich.
"Now I know vhy you all complain about my 'porting…" he commented, then noticed the highly pissed look on Kitty's face. "Vhat is wrong Kat?" he asked, she just ignored him, storming past and heading up to her room.
Rogue comes running in, out of breath, a few minutes later "Is Kitty here?" she asked Kurt breathlessly, he just wordlessly pointed up the stairs, his mouth full already.
Rogue ran off and Kurt raised an eyebrow, then shrugged and continued with his sandwich.
Rogue slammed open their bedroom door, to be met by Kitty holding a full duffel bag.
"Kitty?" she looked confused "What are you doing?"
"Leaving, I can't deal with you lot, fucking questions." Kitty snapped, phasing through Rogue and heading down the corridor.
Rogue span round "Kitty! Wait! Don't leave just because of an argument!" she yelled, Kitty didn't reply, just carried on walking, Rogue stared helplessly after her, unsure what to do. She hoped Kitty wouldn't stay mad for long, 'I'll phone the brotherhood house later' she decided 'She'll have gone to stay with Lance.' And with that thought, she sadly walked back into their room and began planning what to say.
Once outside, Kitty sat and leant against the wall surrounding the mansion, but well hidden in case any of the other X-men came near, she didn't want to have to say goodbye. 'So now what?' she thought, angry with herself for being so rash, but also glad she left.
(A.N. And now we begin our strange and terrifying journey into Kitty's head…)
I mean, Rogue said it this morning, all of us could defend ourselves in some way, *especially* with all the training we've had for fighting and stuff, they'll think I'm pathetic and stupid for not being able to stop him. Plus now they'll be angry at me for not telling them straight away, so there's no way I can tell them now. So what do I do now? I could go back, pretend everything's normal, apologise to Rogue for snapping at her… But no, they're asking too many questions, they'll work it out and then I'll be kicked out anyway, or they'll say I can stay but not be an X-man anymore, if I couldn't defend myself against one drunk, how am I supposed to help protect the team? And they'll all look at me differently too, I can't go back… What about the brotherhood? No, wait, can't go there, Lance is there, he'll figure it out too. Haven't got the money for a hotel so can't go to one of them… I wonder if there's a youth hostel or something around here?? Or another group of mutants, maybe there's some more mutants I can find and stay with them? Oh who am I kidding, there'll be nowhere like that… I'll just have to…I dunno, well I'm not getting anywhere just sitting here, I'll go for a walk and think about it.
She stood up and headed away from the mansion, trying to not glance back. Unknown to her, a pair of red-on-black eyes watched her storm into and then leave the mansion, and the body they belong to decides to follow her…
Meanwhile, during Kitty's thoughts, in the mansion someone is having a mental battle of their own.
(A.N And now we enter the wonder that is Rogue's mind, pay attention now.)
Did I do the right thing just then? Letting Kitty just walk out the door?? I hope I did… she just needs time to cool down, yea, that's it, cool-down time. She'll be with Lance, I'll call later, like I planned, apologise to her and ask her to come back, she will, won't she? Yea, she would, she was just a bit annoyed, that was it, must be pressure from school and everyone asking questions about the image change. But there's definitely something wrong with her, I know I didn't imagine the look in her eyes… I didn't, did I? No, no I didn't, she's hiding something, and it's something important, something very important, I have to find out what… but how am I gonna find out? She won't talk to anyone, and neither Jean nor the professor would read her mind without her consent, maybe I could find out if I drained her, just a little bit? No, that would be wrong, and Kitty'd hate me practically forever afterwards, especially with something big… I hope she's ok, I hope she *did* go to Lance's… oh god, what if she hasn't? I wonder where she is… Stop this Rogue! She'll be fine, she can handle herself, stop worrying so much.
Rogue flopped down onto her bed and sighed, she was never going to sort this out herself, she'd have to ask for help, maybe she'd ask Lance if he could when she phoned later?
Just after both rogue and Kitty had finished their musings, while Kitty is heading away from the institute, a voice speaks from behind her;
"Remy wonder's where y'goin' wit' dat bag, fille." Kitty spun around to face the Cajun, who was standing there absently twirling a playing card between his fingers.
"What does it matter? It's none of your business." She snapped, Remy put up his hands in mock fear.
"Woah, calm down chere, Remy was jus' askin'."
"Wait… you're a mutant, are you with the brotherhood?" Kitty asked curiously.
"Non, not exactly."
"What are you doing hanging round the mansion?" she said, suddenly suspicious.
"Tell y'what chere, you tell me what y'doin' wit' dat bag, an' Remy'll tell y'what he's doin' here, deal?"
"I suppose so. I'm running away if you must know." She glared back at the mansion.
"y'got anywhere t'go?"
"No… but that's not the point, what are you doing here?"
"Remy'll tell y'if y'agree t'come back wit' him."
"Where?"
"Back t'de acolytes."
"What are they?"
"Mutant group, Magneto's our boss."
"Isn't that the brotherhood?"
"Non, we're…one step up from de brot'erhood."
"Uh…well I've got nowhere else to go…so…yes."
"Ok, good. Remy's spyin'."
"What?"
"Dat's what 'm doin' here, spyin' on de X-men." He explained, Kitty nodded "Oh, I see… how come we've never noticed you spying before?"
"'Cos Remy's dat good." He said, smirking. "Come on, we'll go back t'de hideout an' see if Mags'll let y'join, but I warn y', if y'come y'won' be allowed t'leave for a while, until we know we can trust y'."
"I don't care, I could do with staying hidden from that lot for a while."
Remy nods and the two of them head off together.
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oooooh, Kitty joins the acolytes… dun dun duuuun, will they accept her? What will Rogue and Lance do when they find her missing? Find out in the next chapter! …wow, cheesy soap opera style! Yey! Lol.
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