Angel by Face, Demon by Heart
Author: Illusen
Chapter 10: Bleeding Heart
Rain woke up, a powerful light placed in her face stopping her from seeing anything. She raised her hand and touched it in a moment the light went off. She realized that she's in the hospital wing. The headache was persisting plus some others back aches. She felt like someone has just cut her back. The she heard the Professor talking with Logan and Ororo. She wasn't sure cause all the things that happened to her in the last hours have been so confusing and made her to feel like she was hit by a truck.
"Look Charles. The girl has just come to the Institute and she's bringing problems." Logan said.
"And that's why we are here. To help her." Ororo said. "I know you don't like her, but if Charles says she can be trusted then she can be trusted."
"I don't know Charles. I want her far away from here. Scott is right. She's the enemy, we can't pretend that nothing ever happened.
Rain closed her eyes, tears forming in them. She knew this wasn't the right place for her.
It was 2 A.M. and Rain waited that all from the Institute fell asleep. She got up from the bed and went to her room. She dressed in her usual uniform, the one that she had when she was with Magneto and took a trench coat over. She took the motorcycle keys and went to the garage. She was dizzy, probably the professor had given her something to sleep, but she was feeling better. The head ache was gone but the pain in the back was still there. It wasn't good for her to drive, especially that a storm began but she wanted to go as far away as possible. She got on the motorcycle and departed from the Institute. When she was half a mile away from it, all went dark and she fainted. The motorcycle hit a tree, throwing in the same time Rain into another tree. The motorcycle exploded but no one was there to see it.
Dean Anders couldn't sleep. He was thinking about what the professor had said. To accept Rain. But how? She was the enemy. It was easy to think like Scott, to hate her and make her go back at the Brotherhood but there were other things. She saved his life twice. If she was so evil how Scott said why did she do that? He could easily think as the professor and accept her but she attacked him when was the fight for Asteroid M and she was so annoying. And she didn't want to tell why did she come to the X-Men. Suddenly a disturbing noise interrupted his thoughts. Wait a minute, it was a motorcycle. He woke up and looked at the window. He saw a dark figure leaving with a motorcycle. He used his night vision to see who it was. Rain? He knew it. The girl was a traitor. Probably she went to tell the Brotherhood the access codes from the Institute or who knows what important things professor told to her.
"Oh, no, you don't." he said and dressed quickly then raced to the garage and took the X-Van. At half a mile from the Institute, not far away form him, he saw an explosion. He speeded to that place and what he saw terrified him. Rain's motorcycle had exploded. But where was she? He got out from the car and looked around. Finally he saw her near a tree, probably unconscious. He went to her and took her in his arms. "Rain! Rain! Anna!" he called her. No response. He felt she had pulse but it was weak and it was still weakening. Then he noticed a bleeding wound on her head. "Jesus." he said panicked. He went back to the car and put her on the back seat. He got into the car and started the car. The way back to the Institute was one hell of a race. Her life depended on how fast will he get her to the Institute. Finally he got to the Institute, took her in his arms and entered. "Professor!!! Professor!!! Professor!!!" he yelled. The professor appeared from a corner sleepy but when he saw Rain laying unconscious and hurt in Dean's arms the sleep disappeared and he become worried.
"What happened?" he asked coming closer.
"She had an accident. I found her and brought her back here."
"Let's get her to the hospital wing." Meanwhile the other X-Men appeared wondering what happened. Mina and Rogue become panicked when saw Rain and the others just very, very worried.
After hours of waiting, the professor finally came out in the waiting room. The one there, meaning Mina, Rogue, Dean, Logan and Ororo looked at him.
"She's better. You brought her at the right moment." The X-Men breathed relieved. "Now she is in a coma. There's nothing we can do right now. All depends on her." An awkward silence fell between them.
"Why did she leave?" Logan asked breaking the silence. All looked at him.
"I thought she went to meet the Brotherhood. That's why I followed her." dean explained.
"I don't think so." Ororo spoke for the first time.
"I don't think that either." Professor Xavier agreed.
"I know the real reason she left." Rogue said. All looked at her. She showed to the professor a piece of paper.
"What is that?" Mina asked. The professor looked over it and looked at Rogue.
"Why didn't you show this to me earlier?"
"I just saw it in my room when Dean yelled and woke us all up."
"What is that, Chuck?" Logan asked and took the paper from his hands. After he finished reading, he threw the paper and stormed out of the room shutting the door behind him. Mina took the paper and began to read it loud.
"Rogue,
I have chosen you to give the good news to the X-Men. I'm leaving. I never stayed in a place where nobody likes me. The X-Men aren't how you described them. I thought they will accept me, I thought at least you will accept me. But I was wrong. If Scott doesn't like a person, all of the team doesn't like it. I don't blame you. I attacked you. I was the enemy, and I thought that the X-Men will notice the fact that I switched sides. If the team doesn't trust Professor Xavier about the things he said about me, how can I ever expect to trust me about the things I said? How Logan said, I'm only a problem. So I left the Institute, I don't want to disturb him; I don't want to disturb you; I don't want to disturb anyone. I brought problems to the Institute from the first day I came. Logan was right. You know, living with the Brotherhood is piece of cake. On the other side, living with the X-Men remains difficult no matter how hard I try. Please say thanks to Professor Xavier and Ororo, they were the only ones that really wanted me to stay here. I hope that all the team will have a pleasant life without me at the Institute.
Rain
The X-Men, excepting professor Xavier and Storm, looked down at the ground, feeling guilty. Her words were somehow so bitter but she was right.
A.N.: So what do you think about this chapter? Rain is so bad. She made them feel guilty for her accident. Well, they deserve it!!!