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GUIDE

Thinking

Telepathic Thinking

"This will be your dorm, Sam. Normally you'd be placed with other 14 year olds, but all the female dorms for that age category are filled. In this dorm, just Kitty and Jubilee are here. Sam, this is Jubilee. She can make strong electric currents…while she's listening to music, it's impossible to know if she's listening or not. Kitty is out on the X-Mansion's grounds right now. I have to go take care of some business, but if you need some help, don't be afraid to ask any of the mutants. They should be very helpful."

Storm shut the dorm door and Sam looked around the room. There were five beds in the room, but only two looked occupied. There was a nightstand next to each of the beds, and a large wardrobe near the side of the room. The drawers were labeled, and on some of the drawers, she saw her own codename: Aqua. There was also lights attached to the walls, a boom box on a table, a door which probably led to a bathroom, and windows.

The Asian girl who Storm introduced as Jubilee had stopped jumping around, but hadn't turned her music off. She approached Sam and looked her up and down for a second before sticking out her hand.

"Jubilee. I'm 16. Kitty said she saw you with Blink. He's a nice guy," Jubilee said. Sam shook her hand and replied,

"Sam. Cody's my guide. Nice to meet you, Jubilee. Guess we'll be roommates for awhile, huh?"

Jubilee grinned and answered, "Most likely till you leave this school. The bed over there," she pointed to the first bed against the left wall. "That's Kitty's bed. This one," she glanced towards the first bed with its head against the right wall and the bottom sticking out into the center of the room like all the other beds, "is mine. The one next to Kitty's is yours. The other two beds have been empty for awhile. Cyclops brought your suitcase in awhile ago; I think he put it next to your bed."

She turned away and started to jump up and down some more and dance. Sam smiled and walked over to the bed Jubilee had said was hers. The cover was a dark, rich blue, and she could see the sheets were a bright, clean white. The pillow was in a pale blue pillowcase, and her brown suitcase was sitting next to the bed. Glancing around at the other beds, she noticed that the two empty beds had the same sheets and covers as hers, but the girl Kitty's and Jubilee's were different.

From what she could see of Kitty's neatly made bed, the cover was a light purple and the same white sheets, but they looked different with the purple. Her pillowcase was pink. Jubilee's cover was a dark, gold-yellow and the sheets and the pillowcase were black. Sam picked up her suitcase and put it on her bed and pulled out a few clothes. As she walked towards the bathroom to change, she asked,

"Hey Jubilee?"

When the other mutant didn't answer, Sam continued, "How'd you get different colored sheets?"

"Ask around for Ellie," Jubilee said, still dancing and playing an air guitar. Sam nodded and went to the bathroom to change.

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"What did you need Professor?" Scott asked as he sat down in one of the armchairs in Charles Xavier's office. He looked over to see Rogue and Bobby sitting on a couch he hadn't noticed before. Bobby's arm was over Rogue's shoulder, and she was kind of leaning into him. Looking back to the Professor, Scott wondered why the three of them would be there. He looked surprised to see Hank McCoy there as well. He rarely saw Beast come out of his lab in the subbasement.

"Beast and I have been working on some special inventions for the X-Men. With the success of Kurt's transformer watch, we decided to try our luck with other mutants' powers. I was waiting for you, Scott, so you'd be able to see Rogue and Bobby's," Professor Xavier said. He wheeled over to the couple and he carefully handed a bracelet to Rogue.

Rogue felt Bobby's arm tense slightly around her shoulder. Neither she nor he was used to her receiving jewelery.

"Thank you Professor, but I can't accept this--"

"Listen to me first before you decide whether or not to return it to me. Please put it on," Professor Xavier said, cutting her off. Rogue carefully started to put the straight, clear bracelet around her wrist. As soon as she had fastened it around her gloved wrist, the bracelet changed from clear to red to match the red shirt she wore under her jean jacket.

"Changing colors. That's great Professor, but--" Bobby started to say, but seeing the curious, intent look in the Professor's eyes, he stopped.

"Rogue," Charles said sharply. Rogue looked at him. "I would like you to now take off your glove and then put the bracelet back on." Rogue took a deep breath and slowly began to inch the glove off.

Bobby. Iceman didn't blink or stiffen at all. He just continued to watch Rogue, but the Professor knew he was listening. I need you to let Rogue touch you. I promise you that you will be alright. Can you do that?

I think so Professor, Bobby thought in his head. Charles didn't say anything more, but Bobby was sure that he had read that thought as an answer. Rogue was looking at her hand, the glove off and the red bracelet around her wrist.

"Rogue. Hold Bobby's hand."

"I-I can't. I can't, Professor, I can't hurt him…"

"It will be alright Rogue. Take a deep breath. That's good, now please do what I asked of you. Trust me, Rogue."

Biting her lip, her hand slowly moved towards Bobby's. Bobby watched her hand move closer, but he didn't move away. He looked towards Rogue's frightened, determined face. He felt her hand touch him, and she instinctively shrank away again.

"It's okay," he whispered. Rogue looked at him before she put her hand back, lightly touching him. His hand wrapped around hers, and she felt her fingers intertwining with his.

The five mutants in the room sat there, unmoving. Half a minute passed. A minute. Two minutes. Rogue watched Bobby's face the whole time, and their expressions grew to wonder and happiness. Suddenly, Rogue pulled her hand away.

"The bracelet is not as mystical as you may think. We're working on making it longer, but Rogue can only have other human contact for an hour per week. If you touch the silver clasp," Professor Charles explained, pointing to the now scarlet bracelet. "You will learn how much time you have left for the week."

Bobby and Rogue's eyes met. "Will you excuse us Professor?" He nodded, and the two darted out of the office. Xavier and Beast turned to Scott.

"Do you still love Jean?" Hank McCoy asked. With one curt nod, showing that it still pained him to think about her, Cyclops nodded.

"Alright," Charles said. Someone stood up, who had (apparently) been hiding, crouched beneath the desk. Scott jumped to his feet.

"Jean?"

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