Waking Up

By: Kryptonite

*****

*Nine Months Two Weeks Two Days After*

" Rogue?" Scott whispered into the gray of dawn. " Rogue?" He shifted around to look at the bundle in his arms. Sighing Scott shifted Rogue out of his arms and went to get up off the bed. A small noise from Rogue and a few clutching fingers on his shirt edge and he was sitting back down.

" Don't go." She whispered, eyes closed, voice colored with sleep.

" I have to." Scott answered, wrapping his arms back around her. Rogue settled back down, head on chest as she fell back into a peaceful sleep. " I guess a few more hours won't hurt anything."

*****

" Where's Scott? He was supposed to meet me here." Storm asked of the teacher's table when she entered the dining hall.

" Rogue had a nightmare last night." Professor Xavier spoke, as if that would clear everything up.

" Ah." And apparently it did, to everyone but Logan.

" Why would that affect him?" Storm answered as she took her seat.

" Rogue has trouble sleeping some nights. She freaks out if anyone goes near her. Scott's always been able to calm her down." Storm shrugged and reached for the syrup. Kurt handed it to her with a smile that hid all of his pointy teeth.

" So no one's bothered by this?" Charles turned to face Logan.

" But you seem to be, why?" Logan adopted the behavior of someone who wanted to shift the attention away from himself.

" Me? No reason really, just curious." Logan was stewing inside and Charles could tell, he just didn't know why.

" Well, they'll be down in a little bit, once Rogue's told Scott what the nightmare was about."

" Huh?" Logan was able to 'intelligently' ask.

" It's therapeutic for Rogue to talk about the nightmares she has instead of bottling them inside. Scott provides an able outlet for her."

" Oh." She's mine!

*****

" So did Logan?…" Rogue nodded. Scott didn't even need to ask the question out loud.

" Don't hurt him. He was just… he thinks…"

" What does he think?" Scott had gotten into the pattern of 'gentle probing' and lowering his voice the morning after Rogue's nightmares. Except this time the nightmare had really happened. I'm going to kill him.

" That I'm his. That- that he owns me."

" So what he did was his way of… marking his territory?"

" Yeah." Rogue snuffled and Scott handed her a tissue. " He thought that we… and it was like…"

" I know. Now, if this conversation is done, we have pancakes to eat and I have one giant metal ass to kick."

" Scott?" Scott paused on his way up off the bed.

" Yeah?"

" I know I've asked this before and you've said it was a stupid question and refused to answer it… but… why are you doing this? Why are you being so nice to me?"

" Because Rogue. Because I

Generally when someone says something is a stupid question, either they are stupid or they do not want to answer. Which way the dice falls on that one, depends on who the person is. But when backed into a corner you can usually find out quickly. Everyone just needs to wake up to the truth to tell the truth.

*****

A/N: I know, I know cruel cliffhanger but I just couldn't help it! Okay, to everyone who reviewed THANK YOU, you guys are the greatest. To normal, well I'm glad someone is (hehehe) also, in the movieverse as far as I know, Rogue has not (yet) been in any sort of laboratory. And I'm going by the movieverses because I have not a clue what happened in the comics/cartoons.

Angel, you didn't miss anything. Go back to chapter 11, look at the date and then look at the date for chapter eight. See the similarity? That answer your question? And Rogue will get some help soon, or is… I'm confusing myself here.

I hoped someone else liked my little thoughts at the end. I didn't really know where they were going when I started. It was just an easy way to end the first chapter, they've kinda morphed into something else. *tosses silverCross a cookie* Here you go. I'm heading for the 'fractured part of her mind' deal but I don't know. I mean, with the depression it would be really easy to work both ways, so it just depends.

Okay, and I said in an earlier chapter that Logan had saved her life three times, correction, make it four. I forgot to add the time when he stabbed her in the chest (it helps to watch the movie again). All right kids, I'll talk to you all later. Have a nice (insert random time phrase here). And have a nice Turkey Weekend since I won't be able to post until after 11-29.

Have a great life, everyone deserves one.