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A.P. walked quietly behind Rogue as she showed her the school. The professor decided that they would be roommates while A.P. stayed there and gave her the rest of her classes off to show A.P. around. The institute as everyone called it was huge. There were more mutants there than A.P. would have guessed were in the world. They had been walking around for almost 45 minutes thanks to Rogue's need to explain every little thing. A.P. paid her no attention as she tried to process everything that had happened and what exactly she had agreed to.
"….And this is our room," Rogue continued, opening the door. A.P. followed Rogue in examining the room. It was a nice size room with four beds, two windows on one of the walls, and some desks on another. "…..and here," Rogue continued and walked to another door in the room, "…is the bathroom."
It was a big bathroom with blue tiles coating the floor. There were sinks, doors, and mirrors circling the walls. It was completed by a stand up shower and bath tub.
"We share it with some other girls," Rogue moved her gloved hand to acknowledge the other doors. A.P. wasn't paying any attention to Rogue's words her eyes kept falling on the shower. "Not a girl of many words are ya?" The southern accent she had leaking into her words as she spoke.
"Hmm…oh uh a hot shower just seems like a nice idea right now," she looked down at her new roommate she was a few inches taller then her and was somehow just noticing the gray streaks in her hair. She briefly flashed her teeth in an understanding smile, "Go ahead," as she closed the door she heard the water in the shower turn on.
She thought as she walked down the hall to the steps. She didn't like using the elevator when she was deep in thought. The stairs gave her more time to think. Many questions were on her mind. Mostly she wanted to know why A.P. had freaked out like that. Everyone she had seen had been glad to be here or at least they didn't act like she did.
She reached the bottom of the steps to find the halls deserted. All the kids were in there classes. The professor's voice coming from around the corner. He was talking about the new student they had. She turned the corner to find him talking to Jean, Cyclops, and Storm.
"Hello Rogue," the professor said without turning around, "Where is A.P.? We were just talking about her."
"She's in the room taking a shower."
"Oh, well since you have the rest of the day off and you are her new roommate maybe you want to come hear what Jean has to say too," he never waited for an answer as he turned his wheelchair and leaded them all down the hallway.
When they entered the room the adults sat on the couches and Rogue lingered behind them listening. Before Jean could start the professor asked her a question, "How long was she unconscious?"
"Three hours. She only woke up because I hooked up food to her I.V. the kind of food you give someone in a coma."
"Why would she not have woken up?" Storm asked.
"John said he saw A.P. use many different powers. The more she uses her powers or even the more she runs or walks the more food and rest she needs. Just like everyone else. But her energy and strength is burned at accelerated rates. It's the same if she gets hurt. A mere papercut could last weeks on her."
"So she is like the opposite of Logan. And why would her powers take that much out of her?" Cyclops asked.
"In a way yes she is like the opposite of Logan. But I don't know why her powers would do that."
Rogue stood behind intrigued and puzzled by the situation. "So how many powers does she have?" Jean look back at Rogue as if she had forgotten she was there. She opened her mouth to answer but was cut off by the professor.
"More than we know of. It is more than just the three."
Rogue decided to ask the question that had been on her mind, "Why did she freak out like that?"
The professor answered again, "Apparently she has been captured by someone before. I don't know who or why but judging by her actions I fear it was not someone good."
"You mean someone like Magneto?" Cyclops asked.
"I don't think Magneto is behind this," Jean began, "A.P. doesn't seem like the kind of person who would be afraid of Magneto. And when she woke up she tried to deny her powers. She didn't want me to know."
"So whoever it was wasn't for mutants," Storm said.
"Well hopefully we will find out soon enough," the professor stated bringing there discussion to an end.
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