An: Whoa okay my next chapter, he he. I know this hasn't been updated in a while but a computer in this house is hard to get now that our original has been acting up. I can update more now. Since my mom's boyfriend moved in and his computer is in my room. I'm warning you now, being away from a computer for so long has knocked me off my good edge when it comes to writing so if it isn't good I'll stop writing. Or at least I'll stop expecting any good reviews. Anyway I know I promised Romy in this chapter but it's not here. This chapter was only supposed to be so long but my mind had other ideas. I already know there will be some in the next chapter though; it might as well be here already. Thought I'd just let you know. Okay on with the story and thanks reviewers you keep me on my feet.

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Rogue had just come home and went straight to her room. Monica was telling Brandon the rules and showing him where his room was. ~I'm Pathetic. How am I pathetic? Fucking Laraknid. ~ Rogue thought and she was taken from her thoughts when there was a knock at her door. She ignored it but the door opened anyway.

"What if I was dressing?" Rogue said with a sigh.

"I'd just have to run in on you then," it was Laraknid.

The voice made Rogue cringe. "So how am I pathetic?"

"Well you're a winner. During training you give up too easy. When you don't get it right the first time you are to embarrassed to try again. And I didn't say it because of that only; it's just that if he really cared for you he would have stuck up for you, did he? No he didn't so stop worrying about him," Laraknid said.

"You think I'm a whiner!? Alright right now training till I whine. Mr. Macho," Rogue said trying to hide the fact she was beginning to doubt if Remy really loved her.

~*~*~*~*~While Rogue was busy training~*~*~*~*~

"So you say she was there and she knew they were coming?" Xavier asked.

"Seems that way she seemed to be training for it, she used Remy's power to kill them all," Remy said.

"How was she when you saw her?" Scott asked.

"I'm not sure," he said.

"You're hiding something," Logan said smelling he wasn't telling them every thing.

"She almost cried," he said," That guy called her pathetic and guess she took it hard," he said.

"No, Rogue wouldn't cry because of something like that. She must have another reason like maybe she found out something she didn't like when she touched you or I don't know but there has got to be another reason. No words can be said to her that can hurt her that much, she always has something smart to say back," Kitty said.

"Yeah well just keep an eye out for her and if you see her follow her but not obviously," Xavier said.

Everybody nodded and went to their own thoughts. Remy on the other hand couldn't just leave the situation be. He needed to do something and find out what was going on. He never gave up and he never left with out a fight.

~*~*~*~*~*~*Next day~*~*~*~

Rogue had surprised both herself and Laraknid. She held out for an extremely long time. Normally she could barely go three whole hours but she had just done nearly eight hours and she actually pinned him down. He taught her how to be like the ninja's she used to watch on TV. She could jump extremely high with out any power though landing was an issue. She could lift Blob with ease now if she wanted and she could run fast now like she ran track all her life or something. The only really good thing that came from all this was that she could use Kitty's power. Well she accidentally used it when she was pinned at first but she was sure if she worked on it she could use it whenever she wanted. All she wanted now was to do absolutely nothing but lay in a tub full of water.

"Looks like you proved me wrong I'm actually sweating," he said.

"Please don't let me do that again I'm never going to live through it," Rogue said as she stumbled up the steps.

"Marie what in the world!" Monica asked.

"Help me get to the bathroom," Rogue asked.

Monica laughed and helped her to the bathroom. Rogue undressed and took a nice warm bubble bath. She let her muscles relax. She wondered where in the world the money came from. Mystique wasn't a thief it wasn't her style, at least stealing money wasn't. Xavier also had lots of money always fixing the institute and giving hundred dollar allowances to everybody. She decided thinking could wait she needed rest. She stayed there till the water got cold and she looked like a raisin. She actually felt full of energy like she never even trained. She got dressed in something she'd never thought she'd wear while she had no control over her power. She had on one of those school girl skirts that went to her mid thigh but it was all black and her shirt was an all black long sleeved U-neck skirt that said 'You know I'm better than you so get over it'. She wore her black knee high boots and black stockings so as to keep her skin covered. She wore a simple silver chain with her usual makeup and her normal gloves. She went downstairs hoping to just chill.

"Rogue I need you to do something," Laraknid said.

"Like?" Rogue asked.

"Those sentinels were as I or you remember originally made by Trask. I need you to see if this is just coincidence or not," he said.

"What! No I just got dressed and I'm tired I just finished training with you c'mon," Rogue said.

"You're whining," he said.

"Damn right your trying to kill me. Working me to death like this," Rogue said.

"You don't have to get in uniform he's attending a party tonight and you could attend it's casual and it's an opening to a museum," Laraknid said.

"Doesn't seem like him, hey why isn't he in jail anyway?" Rogue asked.

"Someone bailed him out. Anyway under the museum is a room where the other scientist have file on many mutants. Think maybe he wants to get them."

"So what do you suppose I do?" Rogue groaned.

"Just so your face and keep an eye on him. When he makes his move you act as if you want the files to maybe he'll cut you a deal since your after the same thing. You're tough now so you should be all right. Don't worry too much the party doesn't start till eight and it's only almost noon. So what do you say?" he asked.

"I know if I say no you'll just make my life miserable so I'll go just give me some type of break soon okay?" Rogue said.

"Deal," he said.

Rogue went to just chill like nothing happen but she turned around," It'll be night time so why don't you do it?" Rogue asked.

"The training I put you through I'm doing now but the training on their powers will be going on during that time," he said.

"You never trained me with my powers," Rogue said.

"That's because your power is such a mystery I have absolutely no clue what could possibly help you. I'm thinking maybe it's all in time but it's doubtful," he said.

This normally would have angered Rogue but she must have accepted the fact that nothing could help her. She nodded her head and sat on the couch and tried to watch TV. She fell asleep watching Room Raiders on MTV. When she woke up she looked at the clock and it read seven twenty one. She was so out of it she just sat there and stared at the clock knowing there was something important to do but not remembering what it was.

"You better get going," Brandon said.

"I seemed to have forgotten what was so important to be done," Rogue said still looking at the clock.

"Trask, sentinels and party. Hello," he said.

Realization hit Rogue and she jumped up and left. She wouldn't be there for about fifteen minutes and she wanted to be there early just in case he was there early. She drove for fifteen minutes and finally arrived there to see that people were already there. She looked around for him and when she was just about to give up she spotted him. He was wearing a pair of khaki pants with a white shirt and a blue button up shirt over it. He looked like he wasn't intending anything bad but his eyes betrayed him.

She felt a lot better about being there when she saw a man with big black pants with chains everywhere and a black shirt that had a picture of a scull on the back and fishnet gloves on. He seemed only a bit older than her and he was a bit big but knowing she wouldn't attract attention would be great relief for her. ~Okay now all I have to do is keep an eye on him without him knowing ~ she thought.

Finally the doors opened and people walked inside and there were paintings, sculptures, and work made from trash and others made from things that looked like motors and hubcaps. Rogue looked around and spotted Trask. He seemed to be bored and waiting for something. She decided to go snooping around and find the entrance to this room. She slipped past security and went to some long hallway. She saw many doors and she opened every single one and when she came across them. When she crossed a locked one she took a pin out her pocket and picked the lock. The door opened to reveal a hallway of stairs and it actually creped her out it was so dark.

"Okay now what?" she asked herself.

Rogue went down further and saw a door. She entered the room and saw a few guards eating doughnuts. They went wide-eyed when they saw her and she wasted no time she took off her gloves and knocked then out. She went into another room. "Damn why so many rooms?" she asked herself.

"So people like us can't get in," a voice said from behind.

Rogue turned around and saw Trask. She smirked and put her bare hands on her hips with her gloves hanging out her pockets. "What are you doing here Trask?" Rogue asked.

"Same as you I believe. You seem to know me, how is that?" he asked.

"Name tag," Rogue had slipped by saying his name but she fixed it.

"Oh," he said.

"Here for the files?" she asked.

"Yup and thanks for taking out the guards for me I'm a little to old to fight anyway," he said as he tried to walk past her.

Rogue blocked his path and smirked," Sorry but I worked hard for this," she said.

"I'm sure you did. You're a mutant I can tell and you could probably kill me in no time flat so lets say you help me and I make a copy of the information back at my place?" he said.

Rogue acted as if she were thinking then she nodded. She let him through and waited while he grabbed the disk. "We can't leave just yet they will soon discover this is missing and if we leave right away it'll be suspicious," he said.

"So we act as if we never met and meet across the street," Rogue ordered.

"Fine just know one thing. I'm too old for most of this stuff." He said.

"Let me let you know I don't show no one mercy," she said.

Then he nodded and then they left. She escaped through the girls' bathroom since it was right behind a camera. She leaned against the wall and just waited for a while. "What are you up to now?"

"Remy what are you doing in the girls bathroom?" Rogue said.

"Following you," he said.

She didn't even look him in the eye just really close to it hoping he'd be tricked but she should have known. He gave her a knowing look and she still didn't stop.

"You know something about the sentinels don't you?" he demanded.

"What are you talking about?" she asked.

"Yesterday you used me to destroy them. You said that your training helped none and that means you knew about it," he said.

"Your like a woman," Rogue said. "I swear I know nothing of them but I would like to know why you're following me."

" That's for Remy to know and you to find out," he said.

Rogue rolled here eyes and suddenly the alarms rang and the people left screaming. Remy looked back and saw Rogue running right behind him like she knew what she was doing. Rogue quickly got into her car and followed Trask unnoticed that she too was being followed. The ride was fast because they speed and in no time they were at some house that had nothing but land around it.

"Wow you could really kill someone out here," Rogue said.

"I know," he said unlocking the door and opening it.

They stepped inside and Rogue leaned against the wall. ~ Why don't I just absorb him and take his stuff? ~ She asked herself. It was then she felt so dumb and she snuck up behind him and touched his face. Nothing happened and he turned around and smiled.

"You don't really think I myself would post my name in the papers saying I'm going to a party when millions of mutants know who I am and want me dead? I may be old but memory loss hasn't kicked in yet. I always come prepared. I recognized you from a long time ago and I couldn't put my finger on," he said.

" So how'd you figure it out then?" Rogue asked.

"Step inside this room," he demanded and Rogue did.

There on his wall were pictures of the Brotherhood and the X-men and the Acolytes and even some people she'd never seen before ~ Serious stalker ~ Rogue thought.

He pulled his hand from his jacket and there in his hand was some type of dart. He put it in some type of gun and when he tried to shot her a small explosion happened. Rogue knew who it was already and when she saw him fighting and not using his powers she went on a search for his room. She didn't look for too long when she was a computer that was already turned on. She got on it and smiled.

"Damn idiot he left his computer in his top secret program," she said aloud to herself.

She looked at the top icon and all this was on a disk. She grabbed it and was off to the living room. She saw Remy's coat but no Remy; she was confidant that Trask was far to weak for Remy so she left without another sound. Before she did though the information that he got from earlier was taken as well. She drove all the way home and walked in.

" Hey Rogue did you get it?" Brandon asked.

"Yup sure did I'll check it out upstairs I wish to not be disturbed for a while," she said and went straight nest door to her room where the computer was held or at least on of the computers. She inserted the disk and there were at least five different types of sentinels but none like she saw. She read through all his writing and still nothing.

"Anything?" Laraknid asked.

" Nothing. All I found was that he was planning on making the sentinels he has mapped out here, which means they haven't been put together yet. Unless someone was doing his work for him while he was in jail, nothing has been done yet." Rogue said.

"So he's clean," Laraknid said.

"You know the answer to that. Trask knows I'm a mutant that is true but he hasn't a clue what my power is. Back at his place he knew and he was prepared. I touched him and nothing happened, like he knew I was coming. I think something's wrong," Rogue said.

"I know what you're thinking. Maybe he's under control, it makes sense but there are many choices in this matter. Maybe he was.okay never mind that," he said.

"That's exactly what I think. If this is true we need to be fast about recruiting do you agree?" Rogue asked.

"Actually I had been thinking that. A change has occurred and everybody's getting their powers earlier than expected and all around the same time. You Monica and Brandon will need to do separated jobs and now you have to be careful doing it," Laraknid said.

" Great," she said sarcastically.

"You did well today. Get some rest there's nothing more you need to do," he said.

Rogue nodded and walked out and went to her room. Her window was open and so was Luck's food bag. She hadn't been paying much attention to him but he was managing. It's not like she never let him out or feed him. Actually she thought he was playing with the squirrels around this place. She lay on her bed and rolled on her back and closed her eyes. She was stressed out and tired and hungry she hadn't eaten in a while. She was uncomfortable; she got up showered and changed into only her gray underwear. It looked like shorts but it was boxers for women. She had an under shirt that was gray as well. She lay on her back and closed her eyes.

"Tired," she breathed.

She felt something touching her and she figured it was Lucky but it wasn't his nose or even fur. It was warm rough skin, fingers actually. She froze then shot up in her bed. She opened her eyes and saw someone there.

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Okay end. Ha ha.

Okay I'm planning on Romyness in the next chapter.