Truth Will Set You Free

Author's Note: You know what? The reason why I think Pyro is so perfect with Rogue? The Original X-Men St. John Allerdyce was a writer who wrote successful Gothic Romances… and Evolution Rogue was a Goth… like… that CANNOT be coincidence! By the way, visit and send information. Since you RYRO fans are so… shy! And wont email me.

…Mental Speech

"…" Normal Speech

'..' Thought Speech

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Marie couldn't concentrate on English. In fact, she hadn't been able to concentrate on any of her subjects. The only thoughts swarming through her head was the kiss that she had somehow been able to share with St. John Allerdyce.

Word about their kiss had spread throughout the mansion like a wildfire. It was uncontrollable and would be very hard to extinguish. Marie had managed to avoid both her boyfriend and her boyfriends' best friend. She ignored their notes and attempts to talk to her. Kitty and Jubilee weren't much help; they kept asking questions that irritated her, not knowing how to answer them and wishing to know the answers as well.

John wasn't better off. He never concentrated on schoolwork anyway, but the kiss confused him as well. How had he managed to kiss Marie without ending up sprawled on the floor?

During the nights that he spent with her, he'd found that her mutation wasn't 'on'. She never knew, neither did the rest of the mansion. It was one secret he'd kept to himself. But Marie wasn't asleep when they kissed, so how did he manage to get away unscathed?

'Maybe she can control her powers' John wondered. But he shook his head. Marie would never keep that from Bobby. She cared for him too much. 'Maybe she doesn't…'

Marie sighed, giving up on English. She touched her lips, still feeling the same warm feeling that John had left. Her ears burned as she recalled the feeling of John's lips on hers. It felt so right being in his arms… but Bobby-

" Rogue?"

She looked up and found Scott Summers, her teacher looking at her.

" Yes?" she asked, acting as if nothing was out of place.

" For this project, I know you'd normally be paired with Robert, but seeing as you two are in a relationship, I wouldn't want you to be distracted by him," he explained. " So, I'm pairing you off with Mr. Allerdyce."

Apparently, Scott wasn't only blind to his fiancée's affairs, he was blind to school gossip as well. Marie groaned inwardly, disagreeing with her teacher, albeit in her mind.

'Johnny's more of a distraction now than Bobby ever would have been'

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John couldn't help but smirk at his luck. Not only was he paired off with Marie, this was a month-long project that would force them to be seeing a lot of each other.

They were supposed to read a novel and write reports on how the male and female characters responded to the obstacles thrown at them. He'd picked out an easy book. " A Walk to Remember" He'd been forced to watch it with Jubilee once and knew it was based on a book.

He went back to his room after classes, not seeing Marie anywhere. As he punched the code in, he found Bobby with his partner making out in the room.

" So that's the reason why you didn't make a fuss, eh, mate?" John taunted, making his presence known.

Bobby's partner was a new recruit from Britain. She'd been eyeing the Ice-maker since she'd landed from the jet. Bobby looked ashamed and stood up. Her codename was Misty, since she could control the temperature and freeze her surroundings, much like Bobby did.

" Do you want me to leave, sweet?" she asked.

" Johnny, please don't tell Marie… I- I just-"

John nodded. " Y'couldn't stand not being able to touch your own sheila, am I right?" he asked, crossing his arms in front of his chest, a smirk on his face.

Bobby nodded, deflating. Kira, Bobby's partner took it as a sign to leave. She left her jacket in the room on purpose; knowing that she was far from being unneeded.

" You know, people are saying you can touch her, is that true?" Bobby asked, anger and jealousy clear in his voice.

John shrugged. " I don't know, mate. It depends on whether you believe in rumors or not," he replied. 'No matter how true they may be'

Those in Mr. Summer's English class please report to my office

" Well, I guess that means us, don't it?" John asked, walking out of the room. As he went down the stairs, he bumped into Marie, who nearly slipped. Kitty and Jubilee froze as John grabbed her arm. John sighed with relief as he held Marie close to his body before he realized that Marie wasn't wearing her usual long sleeves, in fact, she was in a bathing suit wrapped in a small towel.

" Like, how did you do that?!" Kitty asked. She tried to touch Marie, however she ended up feeling dizzy and Marie fell through the floor, along with John.

" You should do that more often, luv," John said, smiling as they landed right into Xavier's office.

Marie couldn't speak. Xavier wasn't any better. He had been expecting his students to walk in by the door, not by the ceiling.

" So, the rumors were true, then," Xavier mused, smiling as he saw Marie blush. " I assume you two have no idea what is going on?"

John kept silent, wishing to hold onto his secret for a little while longer.

St. John?

John sighed and watched as Marie sat on one of the couches to wait for the rest of her classmates, though she knew that they were in a conversation- one that was centered on her.

Rogue can touch when she's asleep John said.

Xavier nodded. I know. I wouldn't have let you continue sleeping in her room if I didn't young man

John's eyes widened. You knew?

I had a theory, and now that you proved that, I believe it will help Rogue in the long run, that is also the reason I specifically asked Scott to pair you two together Xavier explained. I had a theory that her mutation only activates when she feels threatened

That doesn't make sense, Professor… Wolverine-

Did not have a month. Her subconscious must have known of your presence and she no longer thinks of you as a threat. However… the rest of us are not as favored Xavier said with a smile.

John's mind began to race. It had been so long since he wished to have Marie and now… it seemed that fate just gave him the answer to his questions.

Just then, the students piled in and John took a seat next to Marie, who was still in shock.

" Am I dead?" she whispered in his ear.

John grinned and placed his arm around her, making Bobby slightly peeved. " No luv, you're very much alive."

Marie sighed. " Good, then I'm just dreaming." She stood up and began to walk away when Jubilee stopped her.

" Where you going, chica? Professor's not even begun to explain why we're here," she said. Careful not to touch her skin, she led Marie back to the seat next to John and sat down on one of the arm rests.

" Why are we here, Prof?" Bobby asked, still glaring at the John who was now smiling like a fool.

" Its come to mind that Mr. Summers' project that he had assigned to you will take far more than just a few meetings, so I've decided that you bunk with your partners for the month. No funny business, Ms. Grey and I will be checking everyday," Xavier said. " This is just for the month. That's all, you may all go back to what you were doing."

As everyone filed out, Marie gaped at Xavier. She began to wonder if she was still asleep. She pinched herself and ended up feeling the pain of her nails on her skin.

'Great… not only do I have to work with a guy I just kissed… I have to sleep with him!'

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Author's Note: Here's the explanation and does it seem like the writer's trying to make Marie suffer through teen humiliation and said stuff? Maybe… maybe not… but then again… this is what I want to happen to me… if I was Rogue.