A/N: Sorry for the long wait. I've had finals all week. And still one more
to go. But I thought it was time for an update. Anyways here's the next
chapter. Please R&R!
Disclaimer: I don't own X-men Evolution.
Chapter 13:
A month had passed since Rogue and Evan's first couple of meetings. And during that month Rogue had been hopping in and out of her bedroom window going to meet Evan. And every time she came home Scott was there waiting to make sure she came home safely. He was curious as to where she was going, but he wasn't blind, he saw that Rogue was happier, so he didn't ask and he didn't stop her.
As for Evan and Rogue, they never got tired of each other's company. They did many things together. He finished teaching her how to skateboard and Rogue would tell him what was happening at the mansion. Some nights they would just sit in their little spot in the deserted subway and just tell each other what they were thinking about. And occasionally Evan slipped in little touches here and there, which did not scare her away anymore. In fact, they meant the world to Rogue.
The sessions with the Professor seemed to help Rogue's mind stay clear and focused but they were doing little to help with her control.
Oh sure, she could now hold on for a whole 10 seconds before knocking them out, but that was nothing to her. But when she told Evan he thought otherwise.
He threw his arms around her and hugged her tightly.
"Rogue, that is so awesome," Evan exclaimed.
"Its just 10 seconds," she replied unenthusiastically as he released her from his grip.
"Its not just 10 seconds, its progress. It means that someday you'll get what you want," he reasoned.
"Ah'm such an ungrateful person, aren't ah? Ah mean here ya are spending how many hours ah day not making any progress and ah'm complaining. Ah'm sorry," Rogue said, feeling bad.
"Actually..." he said trailing off.
"Actually what?" she asked curious.
"I pulled one of them in today," he said excitedly, referring to one of his spikes that was protruding from his body.
Rogue looked at him for a second and then threw her arms around him knocking him over, "That's great Evan. Ah'm so happy for ya."
"Thanks Rogue and I'm happy for you too," he replied from where he was laying on the floor, Rogue being on top of him.
The stayed like that, each being mesmerized by each other's eyes.
"You know Rogue," he began softly, "Ten seconds may not be a lot of time. But it's enough for me to do this."
Then he reached up and kissed her softly, gently on the lips, not releasing until he knew the last second was up.
When they released Rogue had a look of surprise and shock on her face. She sat up quickly and didn't say a word.
"Rogue, are you all right?" Evan asked after a minute.
She looked at him and tried to smile, "Ah'm... fahne. It's just that ah've... ah've never been... Ah've go ta go." She abruptly got up and started running away.
"Rogue wait!" Evan yelled after her, but it was too late she was already gone, "Damn!"
Now he surely scared her away. He just couldn't help himself. This past month had been great being with her, without the 10-second thing. But she believed that it was nothing at all. No achievement what so ever. And Evan just wanted to prove her wrong. And it had felt so right to him. Now he'd be lucky if she ever came back.
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Rogue ran the whole way home, forcing herself not to think about what just happened.
When she finally reached her window she climbed straight up, eager to go to bed and forget the whole day.
"Hey Rogue," she heard when her feet were planted in her room.
She cursed out loud, having forgotten that Scott would be waiting there for her.
"I take it, it wasn't a good night," he stated from where he was sitting on her bed.
"Ya know what, ah really, really don't want ta talk about it," she said sitting down next to him, "Ah just want ta go ta sleep."
"Are you sure? Because whatever this person did to you, I'll set them straight for you," he offered, having figured out a long time ago that she went to meet with someone.
"It's ok Scott. Ah'm fahne. Ah just overreacted, that's all," she said.
She stood up and started pacing back and forth while Scott looked on. Along with the pacing she began talking to herself, forgetting Scott was in the room, "We're just friends, good friends. There's nothing between us. There can never be anything between us. But for God's sake, he kissed meh. That changes everything. What tha hell ahm ah supposed ta do?"
"Rogue, Rogue, what are you talking about? Who kissed you? How?" Scott asked, concerned and curious.
She turned to face him and was startled to still find him there, "Oh its nothing Scott, why don't ya go ta bed."
"Are you sure you don't want to talk about it? It usually helps. And I'm a good listener," he asked again.
"Yeah ah'm sure. Good Night Scott," she said, practically pushing him out of the room.
"Good night Rogue," he said quickly before she shut the door in his face.
She then walked back to her bed and slumped down onto it; she stared at the wall not really seeing anything. She brought her fingertips to her lips. They were still tingling.
Rogue grabbed a pillow off her bed and then threw it back down, angrily on to the bed.
"What ahm ah going ta do now?" Rogue said out loud. She lay down on her bed and shut her eyes tightly trying to ignore all thoughts going through her head.
One voice came through, loud and clear, "Ya lahke him ah lot, maybe even love him."
"No," Rogue said out loud, "Ah promised mah self after Scott that ah would not fall in love wit' anyone else. What's tha use, we would never be able ta have ah normal relationship."
The voice in her head countered, "What about that 10 seconds? Ya're making progress."
"Ten seconds is nothing," Rogue growled out. She got off her bed and started the pacing again.
"It is something. And ya know Evan doesn't care about that. Just admit it, ya love him. And ah bet he loves ya too," the voice said.
"So what if ah do love him. What do ah do now," Rogue said and slumped down on her bed in defeat.
"Ya tell him," the voice replied.
"Ah tell him," she repeated, then thought for a second, "Ah can't do that. He doesn't want meh. Are ya crazy? No ah'm tha one that's crazy, having a conversation wit' mah head."
She let out a long sigh and then said to herself, "Ah don't think ah can see him anymore."
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Well that's it for now. I think this is one of my longest chapters. Anyways another update to come Friday, most likely.
Thanks for all the great reviews!
So tell me what ya think.
Disclaimer: I don't own X-men Evolution.
Chapter 13:
A month had passed since Rogue and Evan's first couple of meetings. And during that month Rogue had been hopping in and out of her bedroom window going to meet Evan. And every time she came home Scott was there waiting to make sure she came home safely. He was curious as to where she was going, but he wasn't blind, he saw that Rogue was happier, so he didn't ask and he didn't stop her.
As for Evan and Rogue, they never got tired of each other's company. They did many things together. He finished teaching her how to skateboard and Rogue would tell him what was happening at the mansion. Some nights they would just sit in their little spot in the deserted subway and just tell each other what they were thinking about. And occasionally Evan slipped in little touches here and there, which did not scare her away anymore. In fact, they meant the world to Rogue.
The sessions with the Professor seemed to help Rogue's mind stay clear and focused but they were doing little to help with her control.
Oh sure, she could now hold on for a whole 10 seconds before knocking them out, but that was nothing to her. But when she told Evan he thought otherwise.
He threw his arms around her and hugged her tightly.
"Rogue, that is so awesome," Evan exclaimed.
"Its just 10 seconds," she replied unenthusiastically as he released her from his grip.
"Its not just 10 seconds, its progress. It means that someday you'll get what you want," he reasoned.
"Ah'm such an ungrateful person, aren't ah? Ah mean here ya are spending how many hours ah day not making any progress and ah'm complaining. Ah'm sorry," Rogue said, feeling bad.
"Actually..." he said trailing off.
"Actually what?" she asked curious.
"I pulled one of them in today," he said excitedly, referring to one of his spikes that was protruding from his body.
Rogue looked at him for a second and then threw her arms around him knocking him over, "That's great Evan. Ah'm so happy for ya."
"Thanks Rogue and I'm happy for you too," he replied from where he was laying on the floor, Rogue being on top of him.
The stayed like that, each being mesmerized by each other's eyes.
"You know Rogue," he began softly, "Ten seconds may not be a lot of time. But it's enough for me to do this."
Then he reached up and kissed her softly, gently on the lips, not releasing until he knew the last second was up.
When they released Rogue had a look of surprise and shock on her face. She sat up quickly and didn't say a word.
"Rogue, are you all right?" Evan asked after a minute.
She looked at him and tried to smile, "Ah'm... fahne. It's just that ah've... ah've never been... Ah've go ta go." She abruptly got up and started running away.
"Rogue wait!" Evan yelled after her, but it was too late she was already gone, "Damn!"
Now he surely scared her away. He just couldn't help himself. This past month had been great being with her, without the 10-second thing. But she believed that it was nothing at all. No achievement what so ever. And Evan just wanted to prove her wrong. And it had felt so right to him. Now he'd be lucky if she ever came back.
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Rogue ran the whole way home, forcing herself not to think about what just happened.
When she finally reached her window she climbed straight up, eager to go to bed and forget the whole day.
"Hey Rogue," she heard when her feet were planted in her room.
She cursed out loud, having forgotten that Scott would be waiting there for her.
"I take it, it wasn't a good night," he stated from where he was sitting on her bed.
"Ya know what, ah really, really don't want ta talk about it," she said sitting down next to him, "Ah just want ta go ta sleep."
"Are you sure? Because whatever this person did to you, I'll set them straight for you," he offered, having figured out a long time ago that she went to meet with someone.
"It's ok Scott. Ah'm fahne. Ah just overreacted, that's all," she said.
She stood up and started pacing back and forth while Scott looked on. Along with the pacing she began talking to herself, forgetting Scott was in the room, "We're just friends, good friends. There's nothing between us. There can never be anything between us. But for God's sake, he kissed meh. That changes everything. What tha hell ahm ah supposed ta do?"
"Rogue, Rogue, what are you talking about? Who kissed you? How?" Scott asked, concerned and curious.
She turned to face him and was startled to still find him there, "Oh its nothing Scott, why don't ya go ta bed."
"Are you sure you don't want to talk about it? It usually helps. And I'm a good listener," he asked again.
"Yeah ah'm sure. Good Night Scott," she said, practically pushing him out of the room.
"Good night Rogue," he said quickly before she shut the door in his face.
She then walked back to her bed and slumped down onto it; she stared at the wall not really seeing anything. She brought her fingertips to her lips. They were still tingling.
Rogue grabbed a pillow off her bed and then threw it back down, angrily on to the bed.
"What ahm ah going ta do now?" Rogue said out loud. She lay down on her bed and shut her eyes tightly trying to ignore all thoughts going through her head.
One voice came through, loud and clear, "Ya lahke him ah lot, maybe even love him."
"No," Rogue said out loud, "Ah promised mah self after Scott that ah would not fall in love wit' anyone else. What's tha use, we would never be able ta have ah normal relationship."
The voice in her head countered, "What about that 10 seconds? Ya're making progress."
"Ten seconds is nothing," Rogue growled out. She got off her bed and started the pacing again.
"It is something. And ya know Evan doesn't care about that. Just admit it, ya love him. And ah bet he loves ya too," the voice said.
"So what if ah do love him. What do ah do now," Rogue said and slumped down on her bed in defeat.
"Ya tell him," the voice replied.
"Ah tell him," she repeated, then thought for a second, "Ah can't do that. He doesn't want meh. Are ya crazy? No ah'm tha one that's crazy, having a conversation wit' mah head."
She let out a long sigh and then said to herself, "Ah don't think ah can see him anymore."
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Well that's it for now. I think this is one of my longest chapters. Anyways another update to come Friday, most likely.
Thanks for all the great reviews!
So tell me what ya think.