NOTE: Hey everyone! Not really any Kietro fluff in this chapter but I
promise there will be lots coming up. Also, on a completely different note,
a reviewer pointed out to me that Kitty has blue eyes, not brown. I know
what you guys are thinking.."DUH!", but honestly hehe, I write these
chapters really late at night and I guess I was completely spacy. I
apologize for the mistake, and thanks to those who pointed it out to me. I
think I'll just make Kitty have brown eyes in this story because I don't
really want to go back to previous chapters and change it..(I know, I'm
lazy () hehe, but I promise in future stories Kitty will have proper eye
color. Ahem, now, with that taken care of on with the story! Oh.and please
review!
Kitty glanced at her watch, her eyes widening at the neon green numbers. 6:30. Where was Rogue? It was almost time for their evening Danger Room session with Logan and there was no sign of her roommate. She bit her lip, worried.
She glanced across the room at Jubilee who was reading a magazine. "Jubes, have you seen Rogue since school ended?"
Jubilee looked startled as if she'd been jolted out of her own private thoughts. "Mm.no, I haven't actually. I figured she'd gotten a ride home with Risty or something when she didn't come home with us."
"Well, she's definitely not here. I even checked the laundry room. I'm starting to get a little freaked out. What if something happened to her?" Kitty asked, her eyes anxious. Jubilee sat up, closing her magazine.
"I don't know. You think we should tell the Professor?" Jubilee asked slowly.
"Tell him what? That Rogue ditched? She'll kill us," Kitty said decidedly. She's not the only one who ditched, Kitty thought guiltily.
"Yeah, but what's worse, having her out there somewhere hurt..or her being punished by Logan," Jubilee said.
"Logan," Kitty and Jubilee said simultaneously, after a few moments.
"Well, it's already 6:30 and we have to get suited up for the Danger Room. Logan will definitely notice when he's one victim short," Jubilee said, tapping her chin anxiously. As if he'd read her mind, the unmistakable footsteps of the Wolverine came barreling down the hallway.
The door flew open. "Half-pint, Firecracker, move it!" Logan called, jolting both girls into action. He made a move to leave when his eyes narrowed. "Hey, where's Stripes?"
"Not here," Kitty said quickly. Jubilee nodded vehemently, completely avoiding eye contact. Logan paused, taking in their guiltily flushed faces. Neither of us are good liars, Kitty cursed inwardly.
"Well, I'll go check upstairs," Logan said gruffly and shut the door.
"This is great, just great," Kitty said, pacing the room. Jubilee looked up, surprised.
"Why are you freaking out? I mean, I'm sure Rogue's fine. The girl can definitely handle herself."
Kitty sighed. "I know that. It's just..I ditched 4th period also. What, it's not as if I robbed a bank!" Kitty said defensively, when Jubilee's jaw dropped open.
"Whoah...both you ~and~ Rogue ditched class today? Logan's going to have a field-day, not to mention what our Fearless Leader will have to say about it," Jubilee said sympathetically, shaking her head.
"Thanks, that makes me feel tons better," Kitty muttered. At that moment, the door flew open once again. This time it was Scott.
"Rogue's missing. The Professor wants us all to meet in the living room," Scott said quickly, a frown on his face.
Fighting back a sigh, Kitty trooped behind him, with Jubilee walking beside her. When they got there, all the other X-men were already assembled. The Professor wheeled himself into the center of the room, his expression disapproving. "I just received a call from Principal Kelly. It seems Rogue skipped school after her first class."
Kurt turned to look at her. "Kitty, don't you have History with Rogue? Didn't you notice she was gone?"
"Um..well," Kitty began hesitantly, wracking her mind for an excuse.
"Principal Kelly also mentioned that Kitty missed her fourth period class as well," the Professor interjected, with a disapproving glance at Kitty.
"We'll talk about that later, Half-pint," Logan said with a stern look in her direction.
Why don't they just brand me or something? Kitty thought sighing, as she settled into a seat next to Jubilee.
"Professor, can you locate Rogue using Cerebro?" Scott asked.
"No, Scott. Unless she uses her powers, there is no way to pinpoint where she is," the Professor said, shaking his head.
"Maybe this is Magneto's work," Kurt suggested anxiously, his yellow eyes serious.
"Perhaps Remy knows where she is," Beast suggested gently. Logan frowned.
"Speaking of which, where is the Cajun? Haven't seen him all day."
Jean left and returned a few moments later, slightly out of breath. "His bike isn't in the garage, Professor." Scott's mouth tightened considerably.
"You don't think he and Rogue may have-," Scott trailed off. The students began murmuring excitedly between themselves.
"May have what, Scott?" Bobby asked, smirking. The leader of the X- men did not share in his good humor.
"He means, maybe Rogue went with Remy," Jean said, wincing as Logan unsheathed his claws
"For his sake, I hope not," Logan growled.
"Why would Rogue go with Remy when she has the hots for Scott?" Jamie piped up innocently. His statement effectively silenced the room as Scott turned, looking rather stunned.
"Why indeed?" Jean said, casting an annoyed glance at Scott who was quickly turning a mottled red.
"Well, that would mean Remy skipped school as well," Bobby pointed out obviously.
"Great. Stripes, Half-pint, and now the Cajun. Anyone else ditch today and feel like sharing?" Logan growled, glaring around at the students.
"Calm down, Logan. We must focus if we are to find Rogue and Remy," Storm said in a composed voice.
"How can we calm down? My sister could have been kidnapped!" Kurt protested.
"I understand your concern, Kurt. But I assure you, that is a very unlikely possibility," the Professor assured him.
"Yeah Kurt, we'll definitely find them. There's nothing to worry about," Jean said confidently. "Right, Scott?.Scott?"
The serious leader was utterly lost in thought, his face still faintly red. "Huh? What?"
"Ugh, nothing," Jean said annoyed, "except you're spacing out in the middle of something really important." Scott blinked, and his mouth tightened at her tone.
"Didn't know it was such a problem, Jean. I thought you liked the spaced-out type," Scott said coolly. Jean's mouth fell open and even Logan raised an eyebrow.
"Just what is ~that~ supposed to mean?" Jean asked, raising her voice.
"Ooh, do I sense trouble brewing between the dynamic duo?" Jubilee whispered smirking.
"Why is he acting like that? Scott, like, worships Jean!" Kitty whispered back, confused.
"I think Scott may have had just about enough of playing second fiddle to Duncan," Jubilee said, shaking her head.
"Let's just get back to business," Scott said briefly to Jean, his voice still cool. Jean stared at him for a second, hurt.
"Fine, you took the words right out of my mouth," Jean said frustrated, turning her back to him. The tense silence between the two remained as Storm and Logan quickly discussed possible ideas.
Kitty turned back to Jubilee who was now sitting cross-legged on the floor. "What do you think Rogue's doing right now?" Kitty asked, sighing slightly.
"Probably having the time of her life," Jubilee smirked.
Kitty glanced at her watch, her eyes widening at the neon green numbers. 6:30. Where was Rogue? It was almost time for their evening Danger Room session with Logan and there was no sign of her roommate. She bit her lip, worried.
She glanced across the room at Jubilee who was reading a magazine. "Jubes, have you seen Rogue since school ended?"
Jubilee looked startled as if she'd been jolted out of her own private thoughts. "Mm.no, I haven't actually. I figured she'd gotten a ride home with Risty or something when she didn't come home with us."
"Well, she's definitely not here. I even checked the laundry room. I'm starting to get a little freaked out. What if something happened to her?" Kitty asked, her eyes anxious. Jubilee sat up, closing her magazine.
"I don't know. You think we should tell the Professor?" Jubilee asked slowly.
"Tell him what? That Rogue ditched? She'll kill us," Kitty said decidedly. She's not the only one who ditched, Kitty thought guiltily.
"Yeah, but what's worse, having her out there somewhere hurt..or her being punished by Logan," Jubilee said.
"Logan," Kitty and Jubilee said simultaneously, after a few moments.
"Well, it's already 6:30 and we have to get suited up for the Danger Room. Logan will definitely notice when he's one victim short," Jubilee said, tapping her chin anxiously. As if he'd read her mind, the unmistakable footsteps of the Wolverine came barreling down the hallway.
The door flew open. "Half-pint, Firecracker, move it!" Logan called, jolting both girls into action. He made a move to leave when his eyes narrowed. "Hey, where's Stripes?"
"Not here," Kitty said quickly. Jubilee nodded vehemently, completely avoiding eye contact. Logan paused, taking in their guiltily flushed faces. Neither of us are good liars, Kitty cursed inwardly.
"Well, I'll go check upstairs," Logan said gruffly and shut the door.
"This is great, just great," Kitty said, pacing the room. Jubilee looked up, surprised.
"Why are you freaking out? I mean, I'm sure Rogue's fine. The girl can definitely handle herself."
Kitty sighed. "I know that. It's just..I ditched 4th period also. What, it's not as if I robbed a bank!" Kitty said defensively, when Jubilee's jaw dropped open.
"Whoah...both you ~and~ Rogue ditched class today? Logan's going to have a field-day, not to mention what our Fearless Leader will have to say about it," Jubilee said sympathetically, shaking her head.
"Thanks, that makes me feel tons better," Kitty muttered. At that moment, the door flew open once again. This time it was Scott.
"Rogue's missing. The Professor wants us all to meet in the living room," Scott said quickly, a frown on his face.
Fighting back a sigh, Kitty trooped behind him, with Jubilee walking beside her. When they got there, all the other X-men were already assembled. The Professor wheeled himself into the center of the room, his expression disapproving. "I just received a call from Principal Kelly. It seems Rogue skipped school after her first class."
Kurt turned to look at her. "Kitty, don't you have History with Rogue? Didn't you notice she was gone?"
"Um..well," Kitty began hesitantly, wracking her mind for an excuse.
"Principal Kelly also mentioned that Kitty missed her fourth period class as well," the Professor interjected, with a disapproving glance at Kitty.
"We'll talk about that later, Half-pint," Logan said with a stern look in her direction.
Why don't they just brand me or something? Kitty thought sighing, as she settled into a seat next to Jubilee.
"Professor, can you locate Rogue using Cerebro?" Scott asked.
"No, Scott. Unless she uses her powers, there is no way to pinpoint where she is," the Professor said, shaking his head.
"Maybe this is Magneto's work," Kurt suggested anxiously, his yellow eyes serious.
"Perhaps Remy knows where she is," Beast suggested gently. Logan frowned.
"Speaking of which, where is the Cajun? Haven't seen him all day."
Jean left and returned a few moments later, slightly out of breath. "His bike isn't in the garage, Professor." Scott's mouth tightened considerably.
"You don't think he and Rogue may have-," Scott trailed off. The students began murmuring excitedly between themselves.
"May have what, Scott?" Bobby asked, smirking. The leader of the X- men did not share in his good humor.
"He means, maybe Rogue went with Remy," Jean said, wincing as Logan unsheathed his claws
"For his sake, I hope not," Logan growled.
"Why would Rogue go with Remy when she has the hots for Scott?" Jamie piped up innocently. His statement effectively silenced the room as Scott turned, looking rather stunned.
"Why indeed?" Jean said, casting an annoyed glance at Scott who was quickly turning a mottled red.
"Well, that would mean Remy skipped school as well," Bobby pointed out obviously.
"Great. Stripes, Half-pint, and now the Cajun. Anyone else ditch today and feel like sharing?" Logan growled, glaring around at the students.
"Calm down, Logan. We must focus if we are to find Rogue and Remy," Storm said in a composed voice.
"How can we calm down? My sister could have been kidnapped!" Kurt protested.
"I understand your concern, Kurt. But I assure you, that is a very unlikely possibility," the Professor assured him.
"Yeah Kurt, we'll definitely find them. There's nothing to worry about," Jean said confidently. "Right, Scott?.Scott?"
The serious leader was utterly lost in thought, his face still faintly red. "Huh? What?"
"Ugh, nothing," Jean said annoyed, "except you're spacing out in the middle of something really important." Scott blinked, and his mouth tightened at her tone.
"Didn't know it was such a problem, Jean. I thought you liked the spaced-out type," Scott said coolly. Jean's mouth fell open and even Logan raised an eyebrow.
"Just what is ~that~ supposed to mean?" Jean asked, raising her voice.
"Ooh, do I sense trouble brewing between the dynamic duo?" Jubilee whispered smirking.
"Why is he acting like that? Scott, like, worships Jean!" Kitty whispered back, confused.
"I think Scott may have had just about enough of playing second fiddle to Duncan," Jubilee said, shaking her head.
"Let's just get back to business," Scott said briefly to Jean, his voice still cool. Jean stared at him for a second, hurt.
"Fine, you took the words right out of my mouth," Jean said frustrated, turning her back to him. The tense silence between the two remained as Storm and Logan quickly discussed possible ideas.
Kitty turned back to Jubilee who was now sitting cross-legged on the floor. "What do you think Rogue's doing right now?" Kitty asked, sighing slightly.
"Probably having the time of her life," Jubilee smirked.