Running
By: Kryptonite
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Four Months, Two Weeks, Two Days Before
&"Marie?" The girl was sleeping on soundly on top of her comforter, stretched out on her back, the only indication she was alive was her chest moving slowly but rhythmically up and down.
The woman shook her head and exited the room, closing the door behind her.&
Rogue shook her head, wondering where the memory had come from. It was an old one, probably back when she was seven or eight. It had been after some family reunion. Her fingers traced over her bare arm, remembering the mark that had been etched into the fleshy part of her elbow.
Shaking her head once more she returned her attention to the history lesson. She regretted it almost instantly. Storm was working over World War II and having Magneto in her head was causing her anger to rise.
Closing her eyes she tried to ignore Storm's rhythmic voice. Rogue had almost nailed it when Storm called her name.
"Rogue? Do you know the answer?" Rogue's lips trembled as Eric struggled to take over, to yell about what had really happened; not this dry and distant textbook.
"You real- really don't want me to answer right now." Rogue whispered. Storm's face showed her irritation and her arms crossed over her chest and her left foot started tapping. Rogue knew as well as everyone else that that pose gave you five seconds to either answer or explain yourself.
"Well?"
"Eric." Rogue was struggling against the flood of memories that Magneto was throwing her way, her eyes not focusing on anything anywhere near the classroom as flash after flash went by.
"Oh…" Storm dropped her arms. She straightened up but had seemed to diminish in form from when she was angry. "Do you need…?" Rogue nodding, gathering up her books, glad that she could still hear Storm talking. The voices from the memories were getting louder and angrier.
Rogue exited the room, practically running down the halls to exit the school.
Running is only a temporary measure. Eventually you have to face what you're running from.
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A/N: Hey y'all. Another short chapter (basically a filler) but I had the idea running around and around so I decided to give it life. Just a moment from when she was still 'normal'. I can't remember when I said Alkali lake happened exactly but anywhere from seven to eight weeks would be about right, so that puts this chapter before Alkali lake.
Cookies go to everyone who reviewed. I guess this answer the question about being the end of the story, huh RoganLuvr? I can't believe you read this whole thing in (about) a day Harpiebird I wouldn't have been able to do it.
Just because I'm drier than the Sahara are there any things y'all are confused about? Is there anything that you'd like to have explained better, such as the date between Rogue and Scott back in chapter 8? You know anything that you can think of such as that, just let me know and I'll figure out a way to work through the explanation.
Bye y'all, have a nice life.