Missed Communications

By: Kryptonite

Two Years Two Months One Week Four Days After

" You're fault." Scott made it in the door of Dr. Langford's office by the time those words were spoken. Jase was sitting in Rogue's lap. Doc was standing behind him; more than a little put out that Scott hadn't stopped when he told him too.

" Scott?" Rogue questioned, half standing from the seat. She was still wrapped head to toe in layers of cloth.

It had taken Scott a week of nearly straight driving to make it to the Institute, thanking Xavier every step of the way for the comprehensive and updated directions, telling him where to go every mile of the way.

He was out of breath and ready to blast something from the last words he had heard the female doctor speak.

" Mr. Summers, it's a pleasure to finally meet you." Langford said, standing up and reaching a hand over her desk to the distraught man. Scott just stared at her hand as it started to waver. After a few moments Dr. Langford let it drop back to her side.

" Scott sit down." Rogue commanded. Scott's glare was turned onto her and was matched stare for stare. Finally he listened to Rogue and sat in the other empty chair. Doc took this time to leave, closing the door behind him.

" As I was saying, there's nothing wrong with the collar Rogue."

" But how-" Dr. Langford's eyes turned to Jase, smiling fondly at the little boy he clutched tighter to Rogue, turning his little face into her chest. " You can't be serious."

" I am. It's Jase's mutation. It's an unconscious ability right now but it's still there."

" I'm lost." Scott muttered, rubbing the bridge of his nose as a headache started to form.

" Because you burst in on the middle. My collar is in fine working order and the nightmare I had was Jase's mutation shoving it into my subconscious not mine pulling it from his. Right?" Rogue questioned at the end of her statement.

" Correct. Jase's mutation, at this point, seems to be going along the lines of visual and memory manipulation. Currently, both parties have to be unconscious for it to work."

" So… Rogue's mutation is still in check." Dr. Langford nodded.

" It took us a week to figure out the details but that seems to be the case. Professor Xavier informed me of your arrival."

" Why didn't you tell me he was coming!" Rogue stormed, standing up from her seat.

" Because if I'd have told you, you would have disappeared before I could tell you the truth about what was happening. That was not something I was ready to deal with."

Rogue sat back down, resettling Jase in her lap.

" As it is, I'll ask you to stay for a few more days so that Scott can rest before the long drive back." Rogue nodded, getting up more sedately now and motioning for Scott to do the same. " Welcome to the FrihetsHus Scott."

Coming in on the middle of a communications can cause serious complications and numerous missed interpretations.

A/N: Cookies to everyone who reviewed, thank you! All right, another update!

Cookies go to Surf-soccer-staR, BrennaM, Roguechere and gldfire. All right two confuses that I can't use filler chapters for. Darn it. Anyway, gldfire. No, no one knows what happened with Rogue and Jase besides the telepaths and Scott.

Roguechere you bring up a good question. Think about it this way. You have a mutation that prevents you from touching anyone skin to skin. You're given a way to control that and you've gotten used to being able to touch people without worrying if you're showing skin or having to wear long sleeve shirts even in the middle of summer.

Now image if something happened to make you think that your control is being broken or that something is wrong with it. And if by it malfunctioning you believe that you are going to be stuck back within the long sleeve shirts and pants during all temperatures. Not to mention you'll never be able to get truly close to anyone for a long time because your control without the device is not perfect.

Don't know about you but I'd die. Not to mention Rogue already has mental troubles and suicidal tendencies so if this hadn't been Jase's mutation I think Rogue might have gone back to see if the lake couldn't finish what it started two years ago.

Hope that explained those things. I'll try and work in Rogue's thought processes a little more from what happened for the past week.

Bye y'all!