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Chapter Nine- Her only help
She and Mystique had been in the car about ten minutes when Rogue realized that they were going the wrong way.
"Where are we going," Rogue asked, not bothering to hide the suspicion in her voice, "DQ was back off of Willow St."
"We are going to Kissinger's Ice Cream," Mystique replied patiently.
"Why?" Rogue demanded. Kissinger's was about 15 miles further than the local DQ.
"Because DQ doesn't have double chocolate cookie dough, which is your favorite, Kissinger's does," she explained. It was Rogue's favorite ice-cream. It was also Risty's. Going to get it was a Friday tradition between the two. But there was no Risty was there. It was always Mystique. Was Mystique's favorite ice-cream double chocolate cookie dough or was that just a lie like everything else? Was it just another trick to get the two closer? For a moment Rogue entertained the idea of asking the blue woman about the ice-cream but soon realized how stupid that would be. Since when did ice-cream matter? Apparently since about five minutes ago.
"So what is the mansion like now? Soccer star and her boyfriend still together?"
Rogue didn't say anything for a moment. She really didn't want to make small talk with this woman, but eventually she offered a flat, "yeah" and half shrug.
"Damn, I would have loved to hear about a messy break-up from those two. Xavier's little pets."
"Everyone's little pets. The amazing talented college students. Team leaders with their perfect relationship, always cuddling up around the mansion. It was a miracle I wasn't ill half the time."
"You don't still…"
"No!"
"Just making sure, because you were forever staring at him with those stupid little googly-"
"Momentary lapse of judgment! Boy scout isn't for me."
"Good."
"Besides, the couple of the year is probably going to end up married in like a month."
"With two point five children."
"White picket fences."
"And a dog."
"Not just any dog, it will have to be lassie."
"Yes, heaven forbid the pet not be able to save as many lives as them."
The two looked at each other for a moment before starting to laugh. They were still chuckling as they pulled into Kissinger's.
Ten minutes later they were seated at a small table with two bowls of dark ice-cream on it. Mystique had ordered double chocolate cookie dough as well. For some reason this made Rogue a little happier. She didn't know if it was her favorite, but at least she didn't hate the stuff. One less lie.
Another blessing was that Raven currently looked like herself except for normal colored skin and a more auburn hair color instead of bright red. Rogue was rather thankful that she hadn't tried to become Risty or something. Mystique as Mystique was all she could take right now.
Beside them a typical teenage couple was sharing a large waffle cone bowl of some dessert. Mystique and Rogue both watched as they fed each other giggling like idiots and holding hands. Rogue made a face and Mystique nodded in agreement.
"Bet you a soda that she is a panicker" Mystique said with a smirk.
"No way, she seems way too calm. She will ask questions first." Rogue said.
Mystique shook her head, "she will freak."
"You are on." Rogue challenged. This was an old game that Risty and Rogue used to play when they went for ice-cream. First step was to find a couple. Dating teenagers was the preference and they could always be found at the store on a Friday evening. Second step was the bet. If they girl thought her little boyfriend was cheating, would she freak out, or patiently ask questions and try to find out the story? The third step was of course finding out the truth. That was the fun part. All they had to do was wait for the girl to go to the bath room. On a date this was a guarantee. The girl would always check her make-up after eating. Then Risty would go in for the kill. The girlfriend would come back to find a british chick on her boyfriends lap, hanging all over him like they had known each other for years. The screamers were always fun.
They waited a minute and right on cue, the blond teenager excused herself to the bathroom. Mystique went right after her and seconds later a busty blond headed straight for the table. Rogue had to admit that this was more fun with a shape shifter than Risty, who had to pretend to be non-mutant. Blondie returned to find a new girl in her boyfriends lap, whispering whatever into his ear.
"You cheating bastard," she screamed before stomping out of small shop.
"Wait!" the boyfriend called in vain before pushing Raven off of his lap and chasing after the angry girlfriend.
Rogue cursed and went up to get the two sodas.
Darkness had fallen while the two had eaten ice-cream. As they made their way home, Mystique suddenly pulled off the main road and went down a smaller one. It lead to a little park where she stopped the car. She rolled down the windows a bit for air and then turned off the car.
"What is this?" Rogue hissed, "I want to go back home." She should have known. Ice-cream her ass, this was all just a set up. "What do you want?"
"We need to talk Rogue." She said in a serious tone.
"No! Take me home. I don't want to have a 'talk' with you. Just leave me alone."
"For God's sakes Rogue, don't make this harder than it has to be. For once stop throwing a fit like a five-year-old."
"Go to hell," Rogue spat.
Mystique chose to ignore the comment and instead continued, "I know neither one of us will like this but it has to be done. You were raped Rogue and now you have to deal with it."
Rogue involuntary cringed and pushed herself into the car door trying to make herself as small as possible. "You were raped." How could she say it that bluntly? The sentence was a knife that dug into her. She struggled to protest, offering a barely forceful, "Don't. Please, just leave me alone."
"I can't do that."
"Yes you can," Rogue gained energy through anger, "You managed to leave me alone any time I needed help. You can do it now. This isn't your business. Let me be! You don't understand. You never will. Just take me back.!"
"I know I'm not mother of the Rogue, but I am what you have! You are going to have to accept me, because I'm the only one who can help you."
"NO YOU CAN'T!" Rogue screamed, then tried to open the door. Realizing it was locked, she went to unlock it, but it immediately locked again. She attempted again, this time ready to open the door as soon as she got the mechanism, but a blue arm grabbed hers and pulled her away. Instantly she could feel the pressure on her wrist as her arms were held above her head on the cold ground. "Don't touch me!" she shouted, instantly pulling back her hand in panic.
She went to open the door, but froze at Mystique's voice, "It reminds you of it every time someone touches you, doesn't it? Any time someone is on top of you or even gets too close all you can see is being forced down. You see that when you try to sleep too. Anytime you close your eyes that is all you can remember. The way you were powerless, the way he took advantage of you. You feel dirty when you think about it. You know you will never be clean again. You know that the feeling of his hands will never leave you completely. You feel like that it is your entire fault, that if only you did something different everything would be fine. If only you were a better fighter, if only you had been somewhere else, if only you were someone else."
"Shut up," Rogue ordered hugging her knees to her chest. She didn't want to hear this. She didn't want her mother to understand. She didn't want her to be right, but she was. She held back tears, eyes burning, as long as possible but gravity soon won and they started to fall. Mystique reached her arm out as if to comfort the girl, but seemed to think better of it and pulled it back.
"How do you know all that? How could you possibly know? With your powers you could get out of any situation." She said bitterly. She refused to believe that Mystique could understand her. It wasn't fair. Why her? Why not someone at the institute? Mystique couldn't be the only one. It just wasn't fair.
"I didn't always have my powers Rogue. Those abilities come with puberty Rogue, as I'm sure you know. Before that I was just a normal human living with my parents. I was powerless and living with my father.
Rogue watched her mother as she said this. She saw the look in her eyes as she mentioned her father, saw the hollowed look of pain and betrayal. It was only for a second, but it had been there. She had planned on demanding details, having Mystique prove that she had even one tiny ounce of understanding towards her situation. However, now she had all the evidence she needed. Mystique was the one to help her and it, dear God, it just wasn't fair.
"Let me tell you something Rogue, something that took me many years to learn. There are a thousand and one things you can bury within yourself, a thousand and one things that can be packed away and forgotten, this is not one of them. No matter how hard you try you don't have a chance in the world of just making it go away. The only hope you have is to face it."
"Drop it," Rogue stated, "I'm handling it without you. Just leave me alone, it isn't important."
"Yes it is!" Mystique argued angrily, "Listen, you don't understand but you have no choice if you don't want to be destroyed by what happened to you. You really want Sabertooth to have that much control over you? You really want to be that pathetic? That is what you will end up if you don't suck it up now. You will be weak and pathetic." Rogue opened her mouth to oppose this but Mystique quickly stated, "Don't you dare interrupt me. I am not done. You got raped, simple as that." Rogue had started to wince at her words, but Mystique ignored it, "Sabertooth made you powerless and put himself inside of you. You have to deal with that now. No more hiding. No more pretending everything is fine and dandy. Face it now and accept it, or you will be destroyed by it."
A heavy silence fell upon the car until Rogue said in a forced calm voice, "Take me home. Now."
Surprisingly, Mystique obliged without argument and they made the drive home in silence.
Well there you go, another chapter. This one has mercibly been edited.
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