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Epilogue
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Rogue sighed. Things never got simpler around the mansion. In fact each day seemed a bit more hectic than the last. With her old C.A.I.N. partner's reappearance and later their take down of the old department things had changed. Drastically. 'When didn't they?'
Void had decided to locate her old sensei and continue lessons. Although she had enough powers to defend herself, not to mention take out a small country, she felt that the only way to better herself was to complete her training. And so she had returned to her homeland, with a little help from the Professor's funding. It was all she was willing to accept before she left.
Neutral had been a whole other situation. Rogue smiled fondly. When her two fathers had come to pick her up, Rogue had been shocked. Not letting it show, she merely waved goodbye to the youngest of the group and watched as she drove away with her family. She'd come from a family that had changed drastically a year before she was taken. Her mother had passed leaving her father and four siblings motherless. Her father had declared that he would never date another women as long as he lived. Neutral had digressed he felt it would be replacing her. Though Neutral had never mentioned that her father had kept that promise and still found love elsewhere. Neutral would return to California to her loving family.
The girls had ways of keeping in touch if things went sour, so though the departing was swift, it wouldn't last long.
Rogue's thoughts swiftly changed subjects as a gust of wind passed her. She grinned despite herself and chuckled. With Wanda staying with the X-men, the brotherhood had made several visits to the house as well. The relationship between the two groups seemed to becoming stronger, not as enemies but as friends. Mystique, oddly pleased with this change, let it pass seemingly 'unnoticed'. Todd had been over, trying to court Wanda desperately. It didn't work, but now Kurt had an extra whenever he wanted to rank about 'the slimy super ball'. Bobby seemed suddenly aware of Kurt's plight. Iceman was ecstatic at Wanda's stay, not seen without either her or Kurt. Rogue had at first been highly offended by the lack of loyalty buy had figured it was just a phase that would pass.
Pietro spent more time at the mansion than before also. Although his time seemed split more between his sister and her best friend. The others at the mansion had been adverse to the idea of the Brotherhood boy spending so much time here. Lance dropping in to flirt with Kitty, Fred raiding the kitchen, Todd trailing Wanda, Tabitha pranking with Kurt, on the rare occurrence of Raven coming to the mansion to 'check on her ignorant charges' and spending more time with Rogue or Kurt, things had defiantly changed.
Another gust of wind came bursting down the hallway and just stopped. Rogue grinned when an arm snaked around her waist.
"So, thinking about me?"
A blush rose to her features, as she had indeed been.
"Ooooh, from the look on your face they must have been naughty! Don't worry Roguey, I'll help you act them out, after all it wouldn't do to leave you just pining after my god-like body."
"Pietro Maximoff you are the only guy I know who can take any conversation and turn it so that it in some shape or form ends up being about his 'god-like' appearance."
"Yea, it's a real turn on with the ladies."
Rogue just groaned and turned around to look him in the eyes. Things had defiantly changed, but as she snuggled deeper into the shocked Pietro's embrace, she had to think that maybe change wasn't so bad.