Chapter 10: A Decent Example of Foreshadowing
A/N: Hey everyone! Several of you told me that you could read the last part in German, and I'm sorry. I tried to upload a new version of the chapter w/ the English translation…but it didn't work. So here it is:
Guten tag und wilkommen!" – good day and welcome.
"Und we have a neu schuler!" – and we have a new male student!
"Und wie alt bist du?"- how old are you?
Sprechen sie Deutsch, eh? Sehr gutt.- you speak German? Very good.
Does that work? Srry!L
…now on with the story…
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Magneto tapped his fingers lightly on Xavier's wooden desk. Gambit would be home from school soon.
The impatient mutant sighed and leaned back in his chair. Gambit had to have gotten some information from the Rogue…
"Ah. Eric. What are you doing here?" Magneto's head snapped towards the doorway where Xavier was. Magneto stood up from his chair and walked over to Xavier's window.
"…Charles…I want you to be able to trust me," he said, staring out into the courtyard as he talked.
"I do trust you Magnus. What are you up to?" Xavier asked, his brow furrowing as he wheeled himself over to Magneto's side. There was a moment of silence between the two.
"I want to find Apocalypse and anyone who is helping him," Magneto answered. Xavier glanced at Magneto out of the corner of his eye.
"What are you proposing Magnus?"
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"But doesn't the Rogue want to ride home with Gambit?"
Rogue turned around and glared at Gambit.
"After that stunt ya just pulled last period? And the way ya drove this morning? Ah don't think so."
Turning on her heel, Rogue left a very confused Gambit standing by himself next to Wolverine's bike. Gambit watched as she made her way over to Scott's car.
After Scott had pulled out of the parking lot, Gambit took Wolverine's helmet and tied it to one of his handlebars.
A LeBeau could never be caught wearing something as tacky as it was, but if he discarded it, Wolverine would not be happy.
Gambit mounted the bike and started the engine. Magneto had told him to meet with the rest of the team at their old base.
After revving the engine a few more times for the girls that were waiting for their rides on the sidewalk, Gambit exited the parking lot.
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"Today was like the best day ever!" Kitty sighed as she slouched down in her seat.
"More like the worst day ever," Rogue muttered. No one seemed to have heard her.
"Vhy vas it so good Kitty?" Kurt asked. Kitty sighed again dreamily. "Piotr asked me to be his girlfriend! Isn't that great?"
"WHAT?!!!" Scott shouted as he nearly swerved into the car next to him. "He's the enemy!"
"NO, HE'S NOT!!" Kitty protested.
Rogue rolled her eyes. "Great, now you've got her going," Rogue said to Scott.
"Well excuse me! Unlike the two of you, I can see your boyfriends for who they are," Scott sneered. "What are you talking about?" Rogue asked, the volume of her voice beginning to rise.
"I'm talking about you and Gambit. I don't understand what you see in him, Rogue. He's a complete player," Scott said.
"How could you…how can you…why do you…HE IS NOT MAH BOYFRIEND! HE WILL NEVER BE MAH BOYFRIEND! SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST SHOVE IT?!"
The rest of the ride home was silent.
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Gambit shifted uneasily in his seat. Sure, he had to agree to whatever Mags said because of his contract, but this new mission made him uneasy.
St. John and Piotr did not look like they were happy either. Both had serious expressions on their faces, making their true feelings undetectable by Magneto.
What they were doing was dangerous, but there was more riding on this than just their lives. What made it worse is that they would have to use the X-Men.
They would have to use Piotr's new girlfriend…and St. John's crush…and Rogue. But Rogue could defiantly take care of herself…couldn't she?
"Does everyone understand? I don't like to repeat myself," Magneto said, rising from his chair behind his metal desk. All three nodded their heads reluctantly.
"All right then. You are dismissed," Magneto announced as he left the room, the sound of his boot echoing down the hallway.
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"He was just trying to get on your nerves Rogue. He's a jerk; you know that," Kitty said, desperately trying to keep up with her friend's speed as they went up the stairs. Rogue didn't answer.
What she had to say was not possible to express in words. She hadn't been this angry in a long time.
When they reached their room, Rogue stepped in and slammed the door behind her, almost hitting Kitty square in the face. Rogue threw her bag across the room and laid down on her bed facing away from Kitty.
A few moments of silence passed. Kitty wasn't sure if she should say something or keep her mouth shut. Fortunately, Rogue turned around and sat up.
All traces of anger had fled from her eyes, and now they were cold and emotionless, much like they looked after she absorbed someone.
"I'm really happy for you and Piotr," Rogue said quietly. "Don't listen to Scott…he's not the enemy." Rogue moved over to the door, he body moving sluggishly and her arms hanging beside her motionlessly.
"Rogue, are you okay?" Kitty asked, her eyes wide at watching Rogue so calm. "I'm fine Kitty," Rouge answered.
She walked out the door and down the hallway. Kitty wasted no time- she ran to the Professor's office. It was not a good sign if Rogue had lost her accent.
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A/N: I know…this was SUPER short…sorry. Next chapter is going to be super long, so it'll balance out! Thanx for the reviews! I promise the plot is not going to get too complicated or anything…I can't handle that. ^^*