'You're among friends' Xavier.
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"Man where is she?", Rogue muttered glancing at her watch, Kitty was 15 minutes late. Another 5 minutes and she was leaving, she had better things to do than wait around here, then again she had promised and Kitty had seemed pretty anxious about something. Rogue jumped up and down on the spot, she was getting cold standing here.
"Hey....Rogue", Kitty puffed. She ran up beside Rogue and bent over breathing heavily.
"What kept you?", Rogue asked, "Get distracted by the boys changing room?", Kitty shot Rogue and incredulous look and stood up.
"Why got anything better to do?", Kitty asked, she knew there was hurt shining in her voice but she didn't care if Rogue heard it.
"Yeah actually", Rogue replied, "I've gotta meet Todd sometime today, so can we hurry this up".
"Frog breath?", Kitty asked, what would Rogue be doing talking to him?
"No Todd Tolensky", Rogue replied snappily, avoiding eye contact with Kitty.
"Whatever, look while you were out cold Lance told me that the professor was evil, and I saw a picture of him torturing a boy, a kid mutant", Kitty said.
"Oooooh wow, but ah already knew Xavier was evil", Rogue said, "Ah told you my theory but you just ignored me, told me I was mad, loopy". Kitty frowned in confusion.
Rogue looked at her expectantly, "It was only last week", she said. Kitty shook her head, what was Rogue talking about?
"Screw, he zapped your mind", Rogue shrugged, "I knew that git would do something".
"He fiddled with my head!!!!!!?????", Kitty demanded, the words hitting her like a rush of cold water.
"Well yeah, he can't fiddle with my head for some reason, when he tries it ah get killer migraines", Rogue explained.
"So he can't read your mind?", Kitty demanded, "Well that's screwed, what did you do? Disable your brain?"
Rogue shook her head negative, "It's something to do with the fact I've got other people's thoughts in my head, it makes it impossible for him to interpret what I'm thinking and what the other people in my mind are thinking", Rogue shrugged, "Well at least that's what Jean said"
Kitty's brain spun out of control, were these thoughts she had all fake, were they the Professor's thoughts, was he controlling her like a puppet at this precise moment. It was too much for her, the world spun and her legs gave in beneath her. Rogue grabbed her and, careful not to make skin contact, gently lifted her up. Kitty was only out for a few seconds, when she came to she was kinda embarrassed to find herself in Rogue's arms.
"Um you can put me down", she mumbled, blushing a crimson red.
"You're not gonna collapse again are yah", Rogue asked putting Kitty down, her hands still in contact with Kitty's waist, Kitty pulled away. She leant up against the wall and took several deep breaths.
"So does he....is he controlling what I'm saying right now?", she asked, looking at Rogue with fear in her eyes.
"No, if he's controlling yah, yah speech is all stilted and uptight", Rogue replied, "You're not under his control".
"Hmmm I think you've been paying attention in class, you're suddenly very intelligent", Kitty teased. Rogue went bright red and shuffled her feet nervously.
"Something wrong?", Kitty asked.
"Nah nothing, so Lance and the rest of the guys...ah mean Brotherhood, they wanna help us yeah?", Rogue asked.
"Yeah, they reckon they still like you, HEY!!! Didn't you say that you were meeting Toad?", Kitty asked. Rogue looked away, avoiding Kitty's gaze at all costs.
"You're still friends with the Brotherhood aren't you, that's why you're bunking off class and....", Rogue put her hand over Kitty's mouth, shutting her up.
"Hey!!!!!", Kitty mumbled, she watched as Rogue eyes went from angry to normal.
Rogue took her hand away, "Shut up, if you talk about it or think about it Xavier'll find out", she growled. Kitty's eyes widened.
"Sorry", she apologised, how stupid could she be?
"I've gotta go", Rogue mumbled as she began to walk off.
"Uh see ya later Rogue", Kitty called. But Rogue wasn't paying any attention.
"Okay then, see ya in class", Kitty muttered to herself, what was up with Rogue?
"Hello, Kitty, vat are you doing out here? I didn't think you and Rogue vere friends", Kurt said, he looked expectantly at Kitty.
"Well you know we share a room, we hang out, it's better than arguing all the time isn't it?", Kitty shrugged.
"Ah, vell then ve are needed in class in five minutes", Kurt smiled, "Are you coming?"
"Yeah all right, I'll be there", Kitty replied. She watched as Rogue ran to catch up with Todd in the distance, just what was going on?
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"Can anyone tell me how to solve this equation?", the teacher asked. Kitty was leant on her desk, not bored but just more interested in something, or someone else. That someone was Rogue. The goth was busy making hurried notes on the back of her notepad, but they definitely weren't on Maths, in fact Kitty was surprised Rgue had even turned up to class. Kitty sighed in annoyance, what was Rogue's problem? Why did she always close up around other people. Did she really hate them that much, didn't she trust them..... The X-Men. Obviously not, she hung around with the Brotherhood more than the X-Men.
"Miss Pryde will you please pay attention", The teacher sighed.
"Uh yeah sorry sir", Kitty replied. As soon as the teacher turned around Kitty looked back at Rogue.
Rogue shoved her notes in her bag and looked around the room. Then she felt eyes upon her, she turned around and caught Kitty watching her. She scowled angrily and glared at Kitty, Kitty felt herself start to choke up at the rage in her friend's eyes.
"Miss Pryde! If you find Miss Darkholme more interesting than Mathematics then that is your won business but in my class keep your eyes on your work", the teacher commented dryly, the other kids in the class sniggered as Kitty went red and looked down at her desk, she'd been caught. Kitty sighed and copied down the notes on the board. Maybe Rogue would talk to her later.
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"So d'ya reckon Kitty and Rogue'll join us", Lance asked, leaning back in the battered chair and turning on the television.
"DunnowhatdoyoureckonTodd", Pietro asked, running around the table and hopping up onto the edge to watch the T.V as well.
"Ah yah know Rogue'll come she still hangs with us", Todd replied, scratching his stomach carelessly.
"Yo dudes, that was uh....Kitty, she's coming in 15 minutes to talk 'bout de uh............thing we told her", Fred said as he waddled into the room, munching on a huge sandwich.
"SHE IS? I gotta go wash", Todd said, he scurried out the room and the sound of feet pounding on the stairs could be heard. Lance looked at Pietro in confusion, Todd never washed.
"Weird", Lance commented, "If I didn't know better I'd say Todd had a crush on Kitty".
"So will she join us or what?", Fred said. Pietro shrugged and ran to the door.
"Goingforawalkorrunactually", Pietro explained.
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"Here's the deal, we investigate, you investigate, no fighting unless it's necessary, when we've got the facts we get Xavier", Kitty said, sending a glance over at Rogue who was making every effort not to look at her.
"Deal, so truce are we a team?", Lance asked.
"We're the Brother.......uh X.....uh what do we call ourselves?", Fred asked, scratching his head.
"How about umm..... The Rebel Mutants?", Todd asked, smoothing down his hair, he was still beaming from the compliment both Rogue and Kitty had passed him on his appearance.
"Nah that's sad... Um, but we could use the rebel part.....uh The Muterebels", Lance asked, Kitty rolled her eyes.
"Ah don't care lets get on with it", Rogue said, glaring at Kitty who blushed and stopped looking at her.
"All right, Todd you're with Rogue and Kitty, Fred, Pietro You're with me", Lance said. Kitty fiddled nervously with her necklace.
"Now Kitty your group check out everything at the Mansion, My group are goin' to Magneto's Mansion, he may have some info", Lance said.
"Deal, let's go", Rogue grinned, this was more her style. The group split and went to their separate destinations.
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