No flames please! This is my first attempt at an angst fic. ^^;
Disclaimer: I don't own X-Men Evolution...At least...not yet. ^_~
"Breaking Down Walls"
By: Psychopathic Maniac
Chapter One: Finding Out
"Hey Rogue!" A blonde haired boy said, running up to her. The gentle afternoon breeze slowly blew through his hair, blowing it back. He jogged up to Rogue, who was sitting on a bench under a tree.
"Hey Cody." Rogue replied, smiling warmly.
She patted the empty spot on the bench she was sitting on. "Sit down." She said moving away a bit to give him space.
Cody smiled gratefully and took his seat. "How have you been doing?" He asked.
"Ah'm fine...Nothin' much ta do at home," Rogue replied, leaning back into her seat. She stared up into the sky and smiled. "How 'bout you?"
"I'm alright." Cody replied.
Silence engulfed the two for several minutes, yet none of them felt uncomfortable. Childhood friendships really did that to people.
Rogue was leaning back with her hands clasped into fists on her lap. She was staring solemnly up at the sky as several birds flew by. Cody was leaning forward, his elbows resting on his knees with his hands clasped together.
After a few more moments, Cody straightened up and stretched, his arms up in the air, going as far as they could. He then leaned back and casually put his hand on top of Rogue's, getting her attention.
Rogue turned her head to face Cody, raising her eyebrows in question. "Yes?" She asked, looking into Cody's brown [1] orbs.
Cody suddenly felt uncomfortable and nervous. He also felt conscious of himself since Rogue was looking intently at him. He broke their eye contact and turned away.
Rogue's eyes became filled with concern. "What's wrong?" She asked.
Cody shook his head. "Nothing. It's just that..." He started, gazing back into Rogue's brown eyes. "I-I-I-" He stuttered nervously, all sense of calm flying out the window, being replaced with panic. Rogue nodded for Cody to continue.
He never finished his sentence for he thought that actions were better than words. He gathered up all his courage to do what he has been wanting to do for so long.
He held Rogue's chin with his hand, making her lock eye contact with him. Rogue's eyes were filled with question and confusion.
He soon answered her silent queries by capturing her lips with his own.
Rogue's eyes widened in surprise, her body becoming stiff. Cody's arm wrapped itself around her waist, pulling her closer.
Rogue realized that there won't be any harm in kissing Cody -- he was, after all, her best friend -- she also knew that he wouldn't do anything to hurt her.
She relaxed into the kiss and soon started kissing him back. A burning sensation filled her body. The feeling was mutual. It was like the two of them were in their own world...Where there was only her and Cody.
She felt as if she was becoming one with him.
Was this what it really felt like when you kiss someone?
Memories flooded her head -- memories of her parents, her siblings, her friends, her teachers, her...team mates?
Her newly planned plays for a football game?
Her team winning first place in a football tournament?
Rogue became confused. Wasn't she an only child? Since when was she in a sports team? And didn't the football team only accept males?
Her train of thoughts was stopped when Cody's hand dropped from her waist and his lips parted from hers. His eyelids shut and his limp body fell sideways onto the park ground.
Rogue's eyes widened in shock. She dropped on her knees and turned Cody over, making him lay on his back. "Cody? What's wrong?" She asked, not wanting to think the worst.
Cody didn't move or make any signs of doing so.
"Come on, Cody...Wake up..." She said, tears filling her eyes. "Haha, this is very funny, Cody. Okay, joke's over, now get up." She said forcing a smile on her face though her eyes betrayed her.
Nothing.
Rogue comfortingly ran her hand through his hair. She toughed his neck to see if he was sick.
The same feeling ran through her body.
Her 18th birthday? Wasn't she only seventeen?
She immediately pulled her hand away and looked at it. "What's wrong with me?" She asked herself. She pulled her other hand into view. They looked all right. So what was wrong with her?
"Maybe I'm just imagining it..." Rogue told herself. "Yeah, that's it, I'm just imagining it. If I touch him again, nothing will happen...Right?" She asked herself.
She felt so lost and confused. She finally found someone who loved her and she loved him back...Was Fate against her?
She clutched her head and slowly shook it sideways. "This is just a bad dream." She said, closing her eyes. "It will all go away when I wake up."
She opened her eyes and Cody was still there on the ground, unconscious. She decided to try touching him again. With the tip of her finger, she touched his cheek.
The same feeling washed through her body.
Her little sister's 5th birthday?
"This isn't happening." She told herself for the umpteenth time, her voice cracking. "What the heck is wrong with me?!" She shouted out, standing up. She then looked down at her unconscious best friend.
What was she going to do with Cody? She couldn't just go to a hospital and say to the doctor 'I don't know what happened, I just kissed him then he fell unconscious.' Rogue snorted at that idea. "Like they'll believe me."
She also couldn't call her parents...Wait, wasn't she adopted?
The memories that flooded her head while she was kissing Cody suddenly came back to her.
She saw her...mom and dad? That can't be...She was adopted and never met her real parents...Right?
And where did she live?
What was her name?
Who was she?
Frustrated, she kicked a rock angrily, making it fly more than 15 feet away.
She screamed as loud as she could and lashed out on the inanimate objects that were around her. She kicked a garbage can over, spilling it's contents on the ground.
Forgetting all about Cody, she ran from the park and towards the place which she thought was her home.
~*~*~*~*~
"Logan. Cerebro has detected a new mutant at Mississippi." Xavier informed. "Call all the X-Men and be ready to dispatch as soon as possible."
"Already on it, Charles." Wolverine replied, running out of the room of Cerebro.
~*~*~*~*~
"So, what does this girl we're looking for look like?" Kurt curiously asked.
"I have no idea." Logan said, not taking his eyes off the road. He suddenly jammed his foot on the brakes as a blur of white and brown hair passed by the front of the van.
"Is that her?" Kitty asked, a little dazed.
"Only one way to find out." Evan said, opening the door and jumping out then running after her. He seemed to be used to chases. (A/N: Hmm...I wonder why?)
"Hey! A little help here?!" Kitty shouted from her place on the floor of the van.
"I'm right behind you, buddy!" Kurt said jumping out after Evan, seeming not to notice her.
"OW." Jean said loudly, hoping for attention.
"Don't forget about me!" Scott said, following suit. Wordlessly, Logan ran after the girl as well.
Kitty rolled her eyes and sighed helplessly. "Boys..." She muttered under breath. "What is it with them and chases?!"
Sighing, Jean replied, "I hear you."
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[1] - Are Cody's eyes brown? *shrug* oh well...
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