First Steps Toward Forgiveness
"You should have just told us about it instead of dragging Rogue down to Louisiana!" Scott snapped as they returned home.
"Didn't want too many people involved," Remy shrugged nonchalantly. "Besides she needed to get away from things."
"Maybe he's got a point," Logan shrugged. "Besides Gumbo I think you just did us all a bit of a favor." He indicated Kurt and Rogue who stayed behind.
"I can't believe you were so worried about me," Rogue said.
"Well you are my sister," Kurt said. "When I realized you were gone…I went crazy."
"Yeah well sorry," Rogue sighed. "I've been putting you through a lot lately."
"We really need to talk," Kurt said. "Rogue for the longest time I was so angry with you…I thought you robbed me of something. I felt that you stole any chance of reconciling with Mystique from me. Now I wonder if there was any chance at all. She was such a bitter and twisted woman. And she's hurt you more than I could have imagined."
"Yeah but I still shouldn't have done what I did," Rogue muttered. "That's why I ended up helping the Swamp Rat after he tricked me. He did the wrong thing but it was for the right reason."
"Maybe that explains what you did. You shoved Mystique because you didn't want her to hurt me too didn't you?" Kurt asked.
"No I did it out of rage," Rogue sighed. "I just couldn't take her hurting me anymore. Hurting us anymore. And if she twisted you like she did me…"
"Rogue I don't want to fight anymore. I don't want to spend the rest of my life being angry. I just want my sister back," Kurt said. "Besides you've always been more family to me than Mystique ever was."
"I guess it's too much for me to hope you'll forgive me huh?" Rogue brushed away a tear.
"Actually…I already have," Kurt sighed. "But I was just too stubborn to say it. Part of me is still mad at you though but now I'm angry at Mystique for driving a wedge between us and…Oh this is complicated."
"Looks like I'm not the only one who's going to be in therapy for a while," Rogue grinned.
"OH GOD PIETRO DID YOU DRAW THAT ON THE WALL WITH ICING?" Ororo shouted.
"Considering our family I think we're talking a lifetime of family therapy here," Kurt groaned.
