Y'all have NO idea what crap I've been through since I've last updated. So just to give you a run through: School evil. Mom making my life miserable. I'm fighting depression . WHEE! So forgive me if this isn't as great as it should be. I'm sorry it took so long to get it up! Oh and by the way, my computer is screwed up, so if it's doing something weird… sorry for that too.

Chapter 6

As they stepped out of the house, Mary flinched as she felt Rogue rap her arm around her shoulder; the fact that Mary knew she could possibly kill anyone with a touch unnerved her, and she was beginning to flinch at human contact. She yawned and winced as her busted lip stretched a bit. She quickly put her hand to it and wiped away the fresh blood. "We can fix that on the Blackbird." Rogue pointed out. Mary nodded as they walked down the driveway. They were about to turn down the street when they heard someone call out.

"MARY!" Amy screamed as she dashed past mailboxes to reach her friend. "Amy?" Mary squinted into the dark as the other teen approached. "Mary!" Amy repeated as she plowed into the shorter girl. Rogue hopped out of the way just in time and stared on in confusion. "Sweety you had me worried!" Amy exclaimed as she gasped for air and squeezed her friend tightly. "Amy…" Mary replied weakly, flinching at the contact. It also didn't help that she had just gotten all the air knocked out of her lungs.

"What happened? And who are you?" Amy questioned as she pulled away and stared at Rogue in her X-Men uniform.

"What did you know?" Rogue demanded; she wanted to know how far news had traveled already.

"There was a whole news report on it! Something about Mary nearly putting Tommy in a coma by touching him? Mary… they're all claiming you're a mutant… the cops have already been by our place and here." Amy reported.

"Amy…Heh… you're not gonna believe this, but apparently I am a mutant." Mary chuckled slightly after a moment. Amy stared back blankly.

"What? Since when?" She inquired incredulously.

"Since tonight? I'm not sure…" Mary admitted.

"Ok? And who is this again?" Amy mumbled dumbfounded after a moment as she pointed at Rogue.

"This is Marie. She came from up north to tell me about a school they run for mutants." Mary introduced. "Marie, this is Amy Forest." Mary stated. Rogue nodded to Amy, and Amy to Rogue.

"So… up north? You're… you're leaving?" Amy questioned.

"I think I need to… I need help with this and this Xavier dude says he can help." Mary replied sadly; the last thing she wanted to do was leave Amy, but it seems as if she was about to.

"But… its just powers, can't you just not use them? Do you really have to leave?" The two-tone begged.

"I can't control this Amy! I did almost put Tommy into a coma tonight by touching him. I can't turn this power off… if I touch anyone I could kill them! Xavier said he could train me and help me find a way to control this." Mary explained, tears welling up in her eyes.

Amy paused for a moment as she fought the urge to grab hold of Mary and never let her go; the girl had been her best friend since 2nd grade. They were always together! Amy didn't know if she could let Mary go now so easily. She looked into her best friend's eyes and saw she was hurting just as much with this decision, and they both knew it was for the best. "I…I didn't know. Yeah… Mary get up there and figure out how to control this so you can come home sooner Ok?" Amy agreed after a moment of searching for her words. She stared at Mary's uncovered hands and a tear rolled down her face. Amy pulled her hands into her sleeves, grabbed Mary's hand and squeezed it. "It's gonna be boring down here without ya." She pointed out, biting back the tears.

"You'll find some way to make it interesting." Mary retorted as she squeezed her hand back and let the tears fall freely. The two girls hugged and Rogue looked away; there wasn't anyone there for her when she had gotten her powers, and Amy Forest looked as if Mary was her world. The separation was going to be hard on both of them, but she made sure her and Mary would come back for frequent visits.

The two pulled apart and wiped the tears from their eyes. "I guess I'll see you?" Amy asked.

"I promise…I love you. " Mary assured. "Love you too Baby." Amy replied and turned to go but Mary grabbed her arm. "Hey… take this." Mary ordered as she pulled off her cross necklace. "Isn't this your favorite?" Amy sniffled as she palmed it. "Yeah… so that means I'm coming back to get it." Mary explained with a small smile. Amy rolled her eyes and put the jewelry. "Tell your mom I said I love her… Ok?" Mary beseeched. "No problem." The taller girl replied as she took one last look and started for home, more and more tears running down her face with every step.