Rogue paced backwards and forwards, there was no way they could return to the institute, it was just too dangerous, that meant moving somewhere else. On the other hand she didn't want to leave her friends and they had to do something about Xavier before he hurt anyone else. She knew he controlled Scott like a puppet thanks to Scott's weak willed personality. He was starting to get to Jean, but the red head was proving to be more resistant than she could have guessed.
"Rogue.......stop pacing, you're making me dizzy", Kitty muttered from her seat on the park wall, Rogue sighed and went over to sit beside Kitty. She looked at her hands before wringing them and looking up at her friend.
"What are we going to do?", Kitty asked, Rogue bit her lip, she didn't have all the answers so why did it feel like she was supposed to? She was only 16 for God's sake, she didn't know what to do. She controlled her thoughts and put rational thought into what they were going to do.
"An old friend of mine owns a motel down town, we can stay there for a reduced rent payment, that'll have to do for now", she replied, getting to her feet and indicating for Kitty to follow her.
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Kitty looked around the motel room in horror, it looked like it was ready to collapse and it certainly didn't look fit to live in. Rogue seemed to share the same idea as she regarded the old room in front of her, suddenly she shrugged and went over to the bed, she carefully checked it before going over to the window.
"It'll have to do, it wasn't this bad last time I came here", she commented, leaning out of the open window and watching the people go about their daily business. Kitty went over and carefully sat on her bed.
"So what do we do next? I suppose we should try and contact Lance and those guys", Kitty commented, "we've still got to sort out Xavier." Rogue glanced over her shoulder and answered,
"Yeah, I'll do it later, no doubt Xavier will try and keep a watch on them, better if we all keep a low profile", Kitty nodded in reply. They stayed in uncomfortable silence for a few seconds before Kitty spoke up.
"Who do ya like best, Evan or Logan?", she asked, hoping to make small talk. Rogue laughed softly and turned to face Kitty, she raised one eyebrow before replying,
"Logan, he's wild", this set Kitty off and the severity of the situation they were in was forgotten for the moment.
"You?", Rogue asked, jumping up to sit on the window sill, Kitty considered her answer before saying,
"Logan too, Evan's just........too....Evany", she declared, nodding to cement the peculiar comment. Rogue turned to look back out of the window and cocked her head on one side. Kitty fiddled with the bed before nervously asking,
"Why did you take the drugs?", she regretted saying it as soon as Rogue tensed up and tried to think of a way to take back her question.
"None, of your damn business", Rogue hissed, clenching her fists angrily. Kitty became tongue tied and couldn't think of anything to say. Rogue took this oppurtunity to storm out of the room and leave Kitty staring after her. It took about 30 seconds before Kitty shook herself from her thoughts and got up to run after Rogue, she reached the door only to have it slammed back in her face. She performed a backwards roll and got back to her feet swiftly, prepared for a fight. A dark mass of cloud in the form of a man stepped into the room, yet another mutant sent to eliminate them. He flew forward and threw out his fist, which caught Kitty across the side of the head and sent her careering into a wall, battering her into a daze for an instant. The mutant drifted over to Kitty and pulled out a knife.
"Wouldn't do that if I were you buddy", a voice smirked from the door, a pink strip flipped forward and the mutant lost his knife, a whirl of silver and he was on the floor. Kitty focused just in time to see Pietro dump the mutant out of the window, Todd hopped over to her.
"Ya ai'ight?", he asked, quickly checking her head for any signs of injury. If Todd's new attitude struck Kitty as weird then the fact Pietro sped out of the room after imforming them he was going to look for Rogue really did it. She'd never really believed that the Brotherhood cared about Rogue, but it looked like it really was true.