Perfect
By: Kryptonite
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Crowded streets all cleared away
One by One
Hollow heroes separate
As they run
" Rogue?" Bobby called into the living room, leading a boy with him. Rogue stood up slowly from the couch, her bruises from weeks before having faded.
" What do you want?"
" Back in." The boy said simply from the doorway, not coming any closer to Rogue.
You're so cold
Keep your hand in mine
Wise men wonder while
Strong men die
Logan watched sipping a beer as Rogue took step after tentative step closer.
" We kicked you out because you weren't doing anything for the band. Why should any of us let you back in?" Rogue asked calmly but Logan could see the tension in her shoulders. She was trying so hard to keep control of the situation that Logan knew she had already lost it.
" I've been practicing. Going over the lyrics, working on the harmony and melody problems. I think I've worked something out that would go with everyone's vocals."
" We've already fixed the problem. Try again." Logan saw the fire ignite in his eyes and knew the Rogue saw it too as she swallowed hard.
" I'm a much better drummer than that loser Danny. I'm better than anyone else your pathetic little band can get." Rogue lost her temper stepping closer and slapping him as he spoke.
" Danny is ten times better than you ever were, as a person and a drummer."
If you find your family, don't you cry
In this land of make-believe, dead and dry
You're so cold, but you feel alive
Lay your hands on me one last time
" You stupid bitch." With that all hell broke loose. Scott and Logan were on the boy after only two hits to Rogue, getting in each other's way as they beat the living tar out of him.
" Rogue?" They questioned simultaneously, turning away from the bloody and bruised boy.
" She hit her head on the table." Kitty answered from where she was kneeling next to the unconscious girl.
" No, please…" Logan whispered as Scott went to pick her up.
" Beast, you're wanted in the Med. Lab." Scott spoke to the furry blue man as he passed, Rogue in his arms and Logan trailing close behind.
Show me how it ends it's alright
Show me how defenseless you really are
Satisfied and empty inside
That's alright, let's give this another try
" He did some major damage in those two hits. One to the face which wouldn't have been so bad if she hadn't hit her head on the way down. The second was a kick to the ribs, hard enough to break two ribs."
" Tell us some good news doc." Logan growled from his position next to the wall. Scott was sitting close by in one of the few chairs in the metal room.
" She's recovering quickly. She should be fully healed in a few days, without a mark to show for it."
" Which explains how she's healed from the other attacks seemingly overnight."
" Other attacks?" Logan questioned, turning to look down at Scott. " What other attacks? This has only happened one other time."
" Why do you think she's been getting into so many arguments with you lately? And those three weeks when she barely saw anyone? She was beaten almost every night she returned from band practice. It usually healed by the next day."
" How did you see it?" Logan pressed, ready to pound Scott. Scott glared through his sunglasses at the older man.
" I happened to care about Rogue and I went to visit her. I caught her when she was climbing through her window and saw the cuts and bruises on her face. I've also been the one who has been applying hydrogen peroxide to the scrapes to clean them out."
" Why you?"
You're so cold
Keep your hand in mine
In this land of make-believe, dead and dry
Lay your hands on me one last time
" Logan it is nobodies fault." Logan smashed a lamp sending it top over bottom to the floor.
" Like hell it isn't! I should've known! I should've pounded the snot out of the brat months ago!" Scott moved around, trying to get into Logan's field of vision before he trashed the entire room.
" She wouldn't have told you! How could you have known? She wanted to do this on her own. Rogue's just like you in being to stubborn to admit when she needs help."
" She should have come to me!" He argued, his voice getting louder and louder. Scott grabbed his arm.
" You two were in the middle of a cold war, how was she supposed to?"
" She told you didn't she?" Logan yanked his arm away to have it grabbed again by Scott.
" That doesn't mean a God-damned thing. Now stop acting like a child and grow up."
Logan growled before shoving Scott backwards over the bed and pinning him there.
" Don't you dare tell me to grow up Boy Scout."
Crowded streets all cleared away
One by One
Hollow heroes separate
As they run
You're so cold
Keep your hand in mine
Wise men wonder while
Strong men die
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A/N: I can't believe I have twenty reviews for four little chapters. I'm glad everyone likes it so much and I'm sorry it took so long to get up.
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