Departure Is Such Sweet Sorrow
"So, Rogue, if you could pick one place where would you go?"
"Anywhere then here Pietro; I'm leaving. But can you give this letter to Scott?"
"Anything for you Rogue, but after I'm done want me to bring you to the carnival?"
"That was what made me want to leave. Tell me, Pietro, why did I come back here with you?"
"Well you wanted to leave and this is the last place they would expect you to go so you came with me and are leaving now and I wish I could go with you."
"All right Pietro, I'll wait for you. I'll give you a chance. Meet me at the park bench in the middle of the park."
"All right Rogue, I'll see you later. I'll deliver this letter."
Pietro and Rogue headed out the door and went different directions. Pietro looked at the letter. Why Scott he betrayed her and she still had a thing for him. He wanted a chance with her; he would do anything. He walked up to the institute gates; the lasers were ready. With no powers this would be difficult, but he was super fast. He backed up and ran up the stone gate then across the lawn and through Scott's window. Scott was sitting on his bed, weeping over what looked like a photograph. Pietro moved closer and looked over his shoulder, it was a photo of him and Rogue.
"Hey, Scott, I got a letter for you."
Scott spun and flung a fist at him; of course he missed.
"What do you want, Quicksilver?" Scott became very angry.
"Name's Pietro and I have a letter for you."
"From who? You already took the one I love."
"No. You did by kissing Jean; but it's from Rogue. She asked me to give it to you."
"Fine, hand it over!"
Scott tore it open and took out the piece of paper and a picture attached to it. He unfolded it and found the picture of him and Rogue, but he only found her picture. He then unfolded the paper and found her handwriting; he started to cry but started to read.
Dear Scott,
I'm sorry but when you read this I will be gone and only two people know where I am. They are me and Pietro. Don't ask him because I don't want to see you again. You hurt me and I don't want to hurt you sometime, physically. So I will be meeting Pietro and if you want, send a letter and I will write back. I'm sorry about this, but you give me no choice I can't live with you. Now you and Jean can be together and you have my small picture and I have yours. You will always be with me. Do not attempt to follow me; I don't wish to see you. Tell everyone I'm sorry, but it was either this or I will not exist anymore. I'm so sorry I was a bother. I am crying as I write this so I have to stop. Goodbye Scott I'll miss you.
Rogue
"Rogue, no, don't, stop."
He wanted to hear more. He started crying harder. Then looked from the note to Pietro.
"Pietro, will you bring her a letter for me? I need you to have her bring one back."
Scott pulled out a pen paper and started to cry.
"Sure, Scott."
He started crying while writing making all the ink run and made the letter look very creepy.
Dear Rogue,
Please don't leave; I miss you to much. Don't hurt yourself, I'll find you and bring you back; I love you. I won't lose you that easily. I'm crying now but I won't stop until you come back to me. You were always with me and I wish for you to come back, all the time. I love you; come back, please. Write back, please. You were never a bother to me and I love you with all my heart.
We CAN live with each other. I know it; come back to me, Rogue, please.
Scott
He wiped his eyes with his sleeve, sealed the letter, and kissed it; he looked over at Pietro. He was modeling in front of the mirror, turned, and Scott saw him wearing his extra glasses.
"Pietro…." He sniffed and Pietro handed him a tissue. "Bring it to her, please?"
"Sure, Scott. She told me where to find her so I'll be back in a few days."
"It's far?"
"Oh….umm… yeah… really far, totally far, Scott. So far it's, um, in another state- yeah. That's it, another state, uh huh."
"Oh… Pietro, tell her I love her."
"Sure… then why'd you do this with Jean?"
"I don't know; I really don't."
"Sure… it's cool, you don't want to say."
He started heading down the hall, glancing at the door which said 'Rogue and Kitty' on it, and kept walking.
"PIETRO!"
"What?"
"Give her a kiss for me, ok?"
"Will do, Scott; will do."
He continued walking and laughed a menacing laugh under his breath. From the next room there was laughter and Evan stepped out.
"What were you doing, Pietro? I thought you were coughing up a hairball." He laughed at his pathetic attempt at humor and left the hall again.
Out the door Pietro ran down to the park. There, on the bench, he saw Rogue sitting, crying, with her face in her hands.
"Rogue, baby, what's wrong?"
"Everything; I want to go back, I hate it here."
"Where; the park? We can leave now."
"No, never mind. Let's go now?"