To Touch Is To Heal
by: QuasiAngel

Disclaimer: Evo belong to Marvel... I'm just using them in an evil plot to make animated character do what I please... Advil is owned by Wyeth (I love you guys!).

BTW- This takes place around the time Tabby joined the Brotherhood and before Mystique came back.

And this is to reviewer "Jessica"- i am the writer of "Most Deserving" and sadly, I am not adding to it. Sorry, but I am not a good smut writter. :( BUT don't give up hope. Maybe one day something will come to mind.

Chapter 12- (Did Ah ever touch you?)


The two drove around Bayville and did what any pair of teenagers would do with a car, cash, and all the time in the world. It started out with a trip to the local mall where they sat around and made fun of the posers, valley girls, and pre-teens. Next was a trip to the pizza shop where they did the same thing. A couple of slices and and a major caffeine high later, they were laying in the middle of Bayville High's football field.



He turned his head, Yeah Roguey?

Can Ah ask you a question?

You just did, he smirked.

She matched his smirk and lightly hit him in the side with her ungloved hand, Ah'm gonna ask you another.

Go ahead.

Did Ah ever touch you? In battle?

He sighed, Once. Mystique wanted to tell Kurt that she was his mother. This guy Magneto thought otherwise so we went to stop it and that's when you guys showed up. You got me Roguey, he laughed, You just pounced on me, touched my face and I was out. Heard you did a lot of damage.

She bit her lip and rolled on her side facing him, What does it feel like?

It's weird. It's like something inside of you is being torn out. Not like pain, but you know something is being removed, he produced a dry laugh, I think it hurt more when I realized you were using your powers against me.

She was about to apologize, but decided against it, Ah just jumped on you and touched you?

Well, I deserved it.

Her face showed signs of confusion, You used your powers against me? How's that different from me usin' mine against you?

I can't do too much damage with them. Atleast not to a human. But you took my powers and my thoughts. It was bad enough that- nevermind, he dropped his head and rolled away from her and on his stomach.

It was bad enough, what? Ah don't like you hidin' stuff from me.

Well, you left The Brotherhood without saying goodbye. You made me hate you and by touching me you made me hate you even more. And you had to see that hatred, he looked up at her, But no matter what, I still wanted you back.

She sat up and tucked her legs under her chin and hugged her calves, Ah wish Ah could tell you what was goin' on in my head. Ah'm sorry, Lance.

A smail smile graced his lips, Eh, it's cool Roguey. That's what happens when you are on opposite sides. You did what you had to do to protect what was precious to you.

I'm sure you were precious to me at one time. You still are.

He smiled. The kind of smile that wasn't just on the inside.

There was silence for a long time. She was staring at the sky and he was staring at her.

Hey Rogue, have I shown you my mutation yet?

She rose an eyebrow, No, you haven't.

He sat up next to her, he held out his arm, Grab a hold of me. It's gonna get

She grabbed his arm and watched his face. His eyes rolled into the back of his head and he held out his free arm, turning his palm to the sky as his five fingers moved towards the center of his palm. When she wasn't expecting it, the ground began to shake gently and the intensity progressed as she could hear his groans get louder. She looked off into the horizon and saw little cracks form and the goal post shaking violently. She looked back at his face, frozen in concentration and what looked like pain, then it stopped. He ripped his arm away from her and grabbed his head.

Ah, shit!

Lance! What's wrong? she turned her body towards his, grabbing his hands and tilting his head up,

He opened his squinted eyes, I get migrains if I over-do it.

Why did you over-do it?

Sometimes I get lost in it and before I know it, I get one of these fuckers, he took his hands out from under hers, taking a hold of her elbows and lowering them to her sides, I'm fine. I have some Advil in the Jeep.

She smiled and stood up, helping him in the process, Well, let's get you some Advil then.

They walked bare hand in bare hand back to his Jeep, a silent smile on both of their faces. Once they reached his vehicle, Rogue spoke up.

So, what do you wanna do now?

He unlocked her door and walked around to his own, I don't think I can do much now. I'll be lucky if I can drive straight, he got in and reached over her lap to the glove compartment, pulled out a bottle of Advil Migraine and dumped about five pills into his palm, These will just get us home safely, and he downed the pills in one gulp with no water.

That's okay. Ah had fun today, Lance.

Me too, Roguey, he started his car and pulled out of the school parking lot. Once they were on the main street towards the Brotherhood House, he spoke up, Wanna talk about what happened back there?

Well, we talked about mutant stuff and you showed me-

I meant Xavier's.

She sat back in her seat and faced the road ahead, He made me touch Mister Logan and hooked me up to Cerebro. Then he looked in my head.

Did he find anything?

She sighed, Nothing. He said everything that was the old Rogue is locked up and won't come out until this wears off.

Wears off?

Another mutant did this to me.

A skeptical glance was passed her way, although she did not see it, If he didn't find anything then how does he know someone did this to you?

He said Cerebro picked up a mutant using their powers at the same time Ah used mine in the same location.

The Jeep swerved a bit on its straight path. She quickly glanced at Lance, a stern face and white knuckles is what she saw. She looked away immediately, Does he know who it was?

He'd been trackin' a pair of mutants for sometime now. He figured they were comin' to the Institute so he let them come on their own. Ah guess Ah ran into them.

Has he been able to find them since then?

Nope. He can't locate them unless they use their powers. They've been keepin' a low profile.

So what kind of powers does this mutant have that gave you amnesia?

His mutation is the exact opposite of mine. Instead of absordin' powers and memories, he gives out his own. He uses your powers against you. He passes his memories to you.

He shook his head in frustration, So let's say if he touched Freddy. What would happen?

His mind would be flooded with those of this guy and if he touched for too long, Freddy may be crushed by his own bulk.

He ran his hand through his hair, So what did he do to you?

She paused for a long time, sighed and spoke, We touched and our mutations hit each other. My powers were used against me and the collection of my memories, his and every body elses rendered my mind in shock.

They drove in silence until they reached the Brotherhood House. Neither wanted to talk about the new threat, but after the ignition was cut-off, they sat for a few minutes. Afternoon was turning into night- the sky a brilliant shade of orange. The trees above the vehicle casted strange shadows on their orange tinted figures. Lance looked at his companion and removed his keys from the steering column. They both got out and made it through the front door and were greeted by stillness and silence.

Finally in the unusually quiet confindes of the mansion's parlor, Lance boldly continued their conversation, And how come you can touch?

She bit her lip and looked at him, He thinks this guy temporarily turned off my powers with his.

He got closer to her, encircling her forearms with his hands, And when will you be getting them back?

Her body leaned into his, When Ah get my memories back.

He moved closer until their bodies thouched. His hands moved from her upper arms; his left arm snaking around her waist, his right arm making it's way up her back, his hand stopping at the nape of her neck, Well then, I better do this while I still can.

And with that, he brought his mouth down upon her. She did not respond at first, but did when he started to massage his lip against her. She turned her head slightly to the right to give greater access, also moving her hands up to his neck. Their passionate kiss became more intense after she boldly involved her tongue in their physical connection. Just as his body was about to resond, he broke away and the pair began to scream in agony, him dropping into an unconscience lump on the floor and she on her knees, grabbing her head.


To be continued-