Chapter 2.
When I left the Institute I saw Scott in front of his red car, waiting for the passengers. Since Jean skipped today, there was extra space in the car.
When we all grouped up, Scott asked me "Rogue, would you like to take Jean's place?"
Suddenly I didn't know want to think, but positively answered "Shure!" then I remembered that he meant Jeans place 'in the car'.
'Oh, well... It's good for a start.' On the way to school I kept daydreaming about Scott and me, and my curse, of course.
'Why can't Ah have a normal power, like Jean, or Kitty?! Why did God make me unable to touch anyone? Ah didn't ask fer it! Ah was just born this way. Ok, if Ah have to get used to being the untouchable girl, why did God make meh able ta' fall in love? Oh, Scott is so nice, so kind, the guy of mah dreams. Ah think he likes meh, but only as a friend 'couse of my powers. Couldn't somebody help meh? Ah have ta' talk to somebody. Ah have ta' ask the Professor. Yeah. That's what Ah'm gonna do. Ah'm gonna go talk ta' him after school. Oh, great. School again. Anotha' borin' school day...'
I got out of the car, and thanked Scott for the ride.
"Thanks for lettin' meh sit next to ya'."
"Any time. And I mean it!" Scott showed me his world-famous smile. I blushed.
I headed for my first class. I saw Scott enter the same classroom after I took a seat. He sat next to me and grinned.
'Ah have ta' do somethin'. Ah can't take it anymore!' I thought and figured out a perfect plan.
The teacher came into the classroom, and the lesson started. I took a piece of paper in my hand, and wrote the following words on it:
"I need to talk to you! When do you have free time?"
I tossed the paper over to Scott, as he looked surprised at me for a second. After that he took the message from the edge of his desk, and opened it. He read it, and wrote something on it, under my text. He put it slowly on my desk. I picked it up, and read:
"After school. OK?"-I read. He looked at me, and I nodded. I put the paper in my pocket and finally paid attention to the teacher, but not entirely. I was thinking of what I am going to say to Scott. I had no idea...Yet! I could notice the teacher saying something about a project, but I didn't know what. He was pairing up the class, Kitty with Kurt, Spyke with Duncan, and then he looked at me. He said
"You, Rogue, you will do the project with... Scott Summers." I nodded, and looked at Scott. He was looking at me, too.
"We will talk when we do the project, ok? After school." he whispered to me with a grin.
"Alright." I said, after admiring his smile.
Time passed... and passed faster.... /Finally! Ah'm done with school for today. And now, to meet Scott./ We agreed on meeting, working, and talking in the park. I walked there from school. I saw him sitting, and waiting on a bench.
"Sorry fer keeping ya' waitin'." I apologized.
"So what did you want to talk to me about?" he asked curiously.
"Well, you know... 'Damn! What am Ah gonna say now?' Do you know the reason, why Ah joined the X-men?" 'Yes, this is it!' I said a little proudly, for finding out a way of confessing my feelings to him.
"Because you knew that we just help mutants use their powers for good?"
"Well, yes... but there's something else, too..." I sighed.
"What?" he looked a little curiously.
"Scott, the reason Ah joined you guys, is sigh YOU." 'Oh God! Ah said it.'
"Me? Why?" he asked VERY surprised.
"Scott, Ah... Ah love ya'." /Oh God help me now!/
"Rogue, look. You are a nice, pretty girl, and I like you. But you have these powers, that keep you from having a normal relationship with anyone. Believe me, if you didn't have this kind of a 'gift', I would've asked you out a long time ago." he tried to explain with a smile on his face.
"Yeah, Ah believe ya'. But if Ah could find a way... A way to be able to touch, would you...?" I asked full of hope.
"Sure I would. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't be talking about us."
'Did he just say 'US'? So there IS an 'US'?' "Yeah...Now, what do we have to do with this 'project'...?"
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