Chapter 6
Two days later
Rogue woke up to the noise of busy teenagers fighting for the showers. She opened her door and looked outside. Just as someone passed her she grabbed them by the arm.
"What's goin on?" The kid looked kind of frightened at first but quickly replied, "School starts today. You'd better hurry if you want a ride," then ran to get in line for the shower. Rogue's jaw dropped, 'School, what the heck? Ain't nobody told her about no school!' She went straight to the Professor's office.
"What is the matter Rogue?"
"Do I have to go to school?"
"Well of course, why would you think otherwise?" Rogue laughed.
"You're not serious are ya?" Rogue looked at his very serious face and stopped laughing. 'This is gonna be hell.'
"Now Rogue, think of this as an enriching experience." Rogue groaned, 'Enrichin my ass.' She made her way back to her room and thank God she had the sense to take a shower late at night the night before. She quickly got dressed in her black tank, with a mesh green top, with black pants. She made her way down to the garage to find to her surprise that only Remy was left.
"Can I have a ride?" She said with a sort of annoyance.
"No," not even looking at her and getting his motorcycle ready to go to school.
"Look there ain't anybody else to take me, Please?" Rogue said pleadingly.
"Whatever." Rogue didn't hesitate she took a helmet off the garage wall and hopped on. They arrived at school in no time at all. She went to the office to get her new schedule after she said thanks to Remy.
Main Office
"Well, Ms..." the guidance counselor looked at her expectantly.
"Oh. It's Rogue." The guidance counselor still kept waiting for her answer.
"What? Do I have something on my face or something?"
"Oh no, I was just waiting for a last name."
"Right, well, it's just Rogue," she said looking at her the counselor like she was annoyed.
"Well, Ms. Rogue we have a schedule ready for you. If you need any help getting around we have assistants for you-"
"I don't need any help."
"Well, um, okay then," the guidance counselor looked down at the paper in her hands and noticed they were shaking, "Right, well, your lunch is right before your study hall. If you have any questions just ask one of the staff...preferably not me." She said the last part in a whisper so Rogue didn't hear her. She took the paper from her hands and walked out of the office just as the bell rang. 'Great, just great.' She rushed to her first class which just happened to be gym.
The Gym
Everyone was sitting on the bleachers with their friends waiting for the teachers to call attendance. Rogue looked around at the huge gym this was defiantly a turn around from the home schooling of Mystique. She walked to an empty spot on the bleachers. A girl came up to her and said, "So you're new here, my name is Elizabeth." Elizabeth smiled and stuck out her hand.
"Hey," Rogue took her hand and shook it then turned around as if nothing had happened. Elizabeth's smile faded as she moved back to her friends and started to whisper again. 'Great Rogue you've already made an enemy five minutes in to first period.' Rogue looked around the gym for anyone she recognized from the institute, when her eyes were drawn to a certain Cajun who was surrounded by girls. 'Huh, go figure. Even someone as ugly as him can win the affection of these lame teeny-boppers.' However every time she tried to look away her eyes were drawn back to his face and how his smile seemed to glow. She felt an emotion she had never felt before but her little feeling frenzy ended when suddenly the gym teacher came out of his office.
"Well everyone as you all know this is the beginning of a new school year and I am pretty sure you are all pumped up about it." Slight murmurs are heard throughout the crowd and a lot of giggling coming from Remy's section, Rogue decided to call it that.
"Alright so not so pumped but we will have fun this year after all it is your senior year." Rogue was glad the Professor had thought it better to put her in 12th grade than in 10th. She looked for a way out of the building she couldn't stand to stay here much longer. As she stealthily made her way to the side of the bleachers near the door, she heard the gym teacher talk about what they would be doing that year.
"Well, since this is only an elective you don't have to do that much to get an A," he said in a sad attempt to make them want to be there. Since he was having no such luck he tried a different approach, "Well, first off we'll be starting with physical testing and maybe even come hand to hand combat lessons." At this the room began to cheer, even Rogue stalled her escape plan to listen to want else they'd be learning.
"Ha-ha." The gym teacher laughed nervously, "Actually we're not having hand to hand combat lessons. Ha-ha. Anyway just need your attention." The gym immediately filled with the sick buzz of whispers." 'What a loser,' Rogue thought. She looked over at Remy's section to see if they were laughing, however Remy was gone. 'Where could he be?' She looked around but then stopped herself, 'Why do I care?' 'Because you like him, like duh?' Rogue groaned, so it wasn't that smart to absorb all the X-men's thoughts. She made her way to the door once more. She almost made it out of class when she ran into someone's very hard chest she'd done it once before so she immediately knew who it was. She looked up to find herself face to face with Remy LeBeau.
Two days later
Rogue woke up to the noise of busy teenagers fighting for the showers. She opened her door and looked outside. Just as someone passed her she grabbed them by the arm.
"What's goin on?" The kid looked kind of frightened at first but quickly replied, "School starts today. You'd better hurry if you want a ride," then ran to get in line for the shower. Rogue's jaw dropped, 'School, what the heck? Ain't nobody told her about no school!' She went straight to the Professor's office.
"What is the matter Rogue?"
"Do I have to go to school?"
"Well of course, why would you think otherwise?" Rogue laughed.
"You're not serious are ya?" Rogue looked at his very serious face and stopped laughing. 'This is gonna be hell.'
"Now Rogue, think of this as an enriching experience." Rogue groaned, 'Enrichin my ass.' She made her way back to her room and thank God she had the sense to take a shower late at night the night before. She quickly got dressed in her black tank, with a mesh green top, with black pants. She made her way down to the garage to find to her surprise that only Remy was left.
"Can I have a ride?" She said with a sort of annoyance.
"No," not even looking at her and getting his motorcycle ready to go to school.
"Look there ain't anybody else to take me, Please?" Rogue said pleadingly.
"Whatever." Rogue didn't hesitate she took a helmet off the garage wall and hopped on. They arrived at school in no time at all. She went to the office to get her new schedule after she said thanks to Remy.
Main Office
"Well, Ms..." the guidance counselor looked at her expectantly.
"Oh. It's Rogue." The guidance counselor still kept waiting for her answer.
"What? Do I have something on my face or something?"
"Oh no, I was just waiting for a last name."
"Right, well, it's just Rogue," she said looking at her the counselor like she was annoyed.
"Well, Ms. Rogue we have a schedule ready for you. If you need any help getting around we have assistants for you-"
"I don't need any help."
"Well, um, okay then," the guidance counselor looked down at the paper in her hands and noticed they were shaking, "Right, well, your lunch is right before your study hall. If you have any questions just ask one of the staff...preferably not me." She said the last part in a whisper so Rogue didn't hear her. She took the paper from her hands and walked out of the office just as the bell rang. 'Great, just great.' She rushed to her first class which just happened to be gym.
The Gym
Everyone was sitting on the bleachers with their friends waiting for the teachers to call attendance. Rogue looked around at the huge gym this was defiantly a turn around from the home schooling of Mystique. She walked to an empty spot on the bleachers. A girl came up to her and said, "So you're new here, my name is Elizabeth." Elizabeth smiled and stuck out her hand.
"Hey," Rogue took her hand and shook it then turned around as if nothing had happened. Elizabeth's smile faded as she moved back to her friends and started to whisper again. 'Great Rogue you've already made an enemy five minutes in to first period.' Rogue looked around the gym for anyone she recognized from the institute, when her eyes were drawn to a certain Cajun who was surrounded by girls. 'Huh, go figure. Even someone as ugly as him can win the affection of these lame teeny-boppers.' However every time she tried to look away her eyes were drawn back to his face and how his smile seemed to glow. She felt an emotion she had never felt before but her little feeling frenzy ended when suddenly the gym teacher came out of his office.
"Well everyone as you all know this is the beginning of a new school year and I am pretty sure you are all pumped up about it." Slight murmurs are heard throughout the crowd and a lot of giggling coming from Remy's section, Rogue decided to call it that.
"Alright so not so pumped but we will have fun this year after all it is your senior year." Rogue was glad the Professor had thought it better to put her in 12th grade than in 10th. She looked for a way out of the building she couldn't stand to stay here much longer. As she stealthily made her way to the side of the bleachers near the door, she heard the gym teacher talk about what they would be doing that year.
"Well, since this is only an elective you don't have to do that much to get an A," he said in a sad attempt to make them want to be there. Since he was having no such luck he tried a different approach, "Well, first off we'll be starting with physical testing and maybe even come hand to hand combat lessons." At this the room began to cheer, even Rogue stalled her escape plan to listen to want else they'd be learning.
"Ha-ha." The gym teacher laughed nervously, "Actually we're not having hand to hand combat lessons. Ha-ha. Anyway just need your attention." The gym immediately filled with the sick buzz of whispers." 'What a loser,' Rogue thought. She looked over at Remy's section to see if they were laughing, however Remy was gone. 'Where could he be?' She looked around but then stopped herself, 'Why do I care?' 'Because you like him, like duh?' Rogue groaned, so it wasn't that smart to absorb all the X-men's thoughts. She made her way to the door once more. She almost made it out of class when she ran into someone's very hard chest she'd done it once before so she immediately knew who it was. She looked up to find herself face to face with Remy LeBeau.