Notes: ~Crawls out from under a rock~ Sorry peeps; I've been pretty busy. The story will continue on. Disclaimer: I don't own crap.

Chapter 4: The night before/A stop at the brotherhood

Rogue got up from her mattress slowly, as to not wake Kitty up. She crept to her dresser and slowly opened it. With speed, she grabbed only her jacket, her make-up, and an old dress. Whilst she packed it all in her bag, she grabbed three blank pieces of paper, and proceeded to write goodbye letters to Kitty, Kurt, and Logan. With tears in her eyes, she thought of everyone, and all the love and support they had shown towards her. Leaving them was very painful, but it had to be done. It was the only way to escape Logan's memories. She knew they were slowly driving her insane. Her plan was well thought out, escape would be hard, if it hadn't been the fact that it was in fact only Rogue who was leaving. In order to do this undetected, she knew the first move was to jump out of her window and onto the tree. Then she would slowly proceed to slip onto the only part of the yard without a camera, and dash quickly up the wall, and over the walls. Rogue walked slowly to her window and opened it with stealth. Once she heard Kitty groan and stopped, but she soon realized she was still asleep. When her window was completely open, she took three heavy breaths. 'This is it Rogue. Tha first step is tha hardest.' She thought. And with that, she backed up several steps, and then ran foreword as quietly and quickly as possible, and dove out of the window. Smack!! She hit a branch with a hard thump. Rogue gasped for air, and pulled herself up. Using her agile moves, she moved her way through the branches to the other side of the tree. Once she saw the spot she was aiming for, Rogue hung by her legs from a sturdy tree branch, and then flipped backwards and dropped to the ground. With a dash, she moved to the shear rock wall. Using only her hands and legs, she climbed up the wall. Suddenly she was jabbed hard in the side. "Fuck!" She screamed. Rogue had forgotten about the welded fencing on the top. Then an idea struck her. She used one hand to get her bag off her back, and wrapped the loop around one of the steel spikes. "Easy.easy." She assured herself. With grace she pulled back on her backpack, and used force to flip herself up and over the wall. "Oof!" She landed on her feet with a thud. With a leap, she jumped up and grabbed her bag, then walked off slowly and winced because of her wound.

An hour later, Rogue found herself crossing the path of the brotherhood house. She started to walk by and then she stopped herself. Rogue gazed at the brotherhood house in tears. This place truly, was her first real home. She hadn't been there long, but she had many, many memories. 'Maybe ah should stop there.' she thought. 'After all. ah have friends, no, family there.' Rogue slowly stepped up to the house. With a deep, sorrowful breath, she opened the door and stepped inside. The floors creaked beneath her feet, and she felt her heart begin to beat faster. This had been an even bigger adrenalin rush than escaping from Xavier's school. It must have taken her ten minutes just to get to her old room. She opened the door, and felt warmth come over her. Despite all the sadness she had felt these past few days, Rogue couldn't help but smile. Reality hit her then, she had to hurry, Pietro always got up at Two o' clock for a nice run. That she always remembered. With a hop, she got on her old bed, and grabbed a little black book with the word Diary across it in swirl letters. Then, she took out a piece of paper and a pencil from her bag, and stepped slowly out of her door and into the living room. Rogue sat down on the couch comfortably, and began to write a note to the brotherhood.

Dear Brotherhood,

I know I have never really told you all about why I left. You consider me a traitor to the brotherhood, and for that I don't blame you. This black book is the diary I used to keep here and write in before I left. In my last entry, you will find the reason why I left you all. I want to know that I really love you all, and that you were my first real family. I'm leaving for two months. I'm not sure where I'm going, but I'll find something to do with myself. I want you all to take care of each other. You may not realize it, but your all a family now. Whether you want to admit it or not.

Love,
Rogue

Rogue finished her letter and tears rolled down her cheeks. She placed her black book right next to the letter and stood up. "Hey!" A voice yelled out. Rogue realized it must be Pietro and dashed as fast as she could towards the door. Being as fast as he is, Pietro easily beat her there. He pushed her back playfully and smiled at her, "Finally decided to dedicate your love to me like all the other girls Roguie?" He smiled arrogantly. "Move 'fore ah smash yer face in Pietrah!" She yelled at him. Pietro leaned back on the door. "Not until you tell me where you're going and why you're here." Now Rogue was becoming both sad and angry with him. Without warning or a second thought, she broke into tearful sobs. "What's wrong?" He quickly stood up strait. Then he noticed the large bloodspot on Rogue's side and felt worried. "What happened Rogue? Did one of those X-freaks to this to you?" Suddenly he felt a little possessive. "No! No! Ah'm sorry Petie but ah have ta leave!" Rogue stood up strait and tried to push him out of the way. Pietro softly pushed her back and then turned around to lock the doorway. "Rogue! I demand to know what's wrong!" He said sternly. Rogue scoffed, "Like you care." A single tear rolled down her cheek. Pietro tried to talk again but she interrupted him. "Ah'm leavin'." She said sadly. "Forever?!" Hew stepped closer to her. She shook her head, "Naw, only two months." Pietro stood up proudly and blocked the doorway like a soccer player. Rogue raised and eyebrow at him and he frowned. "I won't let you." He told her bluntly. Rogue began to cry again and slowly took off one of her gloves. "Pietrah. don't make me. Ya know ah'd never wanna hurt ya, but ah have to leave." She sobbed. Pietro too felt tears swell in his eyes. This is not how he expected his nightly jog to turn out. "I don't care. You not leaving!" He nearly yelled at her. Rogue looked at the ground and sighed, "Ah'm sorry." She told him just before putting her bare hand on his face, and knocking him out cold. Rogue cried loudly, then unlocked the door and ran outside to cry under the streetlight.

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