A/N; The situation in this seems a lot like chapter 4, but it explains how she can touch Rogue.
After dinner everyone hung out in the Rec room. All doing their own thing, but still having shouted conversations across the room. The twins were sat playing cards with Remy and Rogue.
"Remy stop cheating."
"Ah'm not cheatin' Row."
"So you haven't got a queen up your sleeve then?"
"Ah thought we was meant to be playin' powers free."
"I never agreed to that. And seeing as you and Rogue can't use them anyway, I thought I might take advantage." Row flicked energy across the table, hitting gambit on the shoulder.
"Hey. You're goin' to pay for dat."
Both stood up and ran across the room. Kitty stretched her arm out and grabbed Rowens ankle as she passed, as she turned to yell at the girl on the floor. Remy fell through her.
"Thanks Kit." Still laughing she turned to look where her boyfriend had fallen, but her wasn't there. As she opened her mouth to question what was happening. She was grabbed from behind and thrown on to the settee.
"Now who's cheatin' chere?" Remy looked in to her eyes and kissed her.
"Hey. That's my sister." Josh was still sat at the table with Rogue looking rather moody. It seemed that he'd swapped personalities with Rogue as she was sat laughing along with every one else.
"Ah mean no harm mon ami. Ah just can' resist a such a pretty girl."
Rowen looked over at her brother and frowned. "Joshy what wrong?"
"Can we go somewhere private to talk?"
"Yeah. Rem get off me."
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The twins walked down the halls of the institute.
"Come on Josh talk. You can't hide anything from me if I don't want you too."
"What do you mean?"
"I can read energies remember. I just choose not to. I don't like to invade."
"Oh yeah. Well I'm thinking of moving in here now I've finished school."
"What? But you don't have any powers"
"I've had powers for longer than you Limbo." He pulled his T-shirt of and revealed his wings.
"My god. Josh why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you move in when I did?"
"I was scared, then when we first met the professor he fully explained it to me. He offered to let me come but I just wanted to finish school and wanted you to have something to your self for once."
"But you didn't want me to come."
"That's because I didn't want to leave you on your own. But then when mum and you had that last fight…"
"I wouldn't call it a fight. More like attempted murder."
"You know what I mean. When she started on you that last time I realized that you had to go."
Rowen rubbed her neck and frowned. "Crap."
"What's up?"
"I must have left my necklace in the Rec room."
"So?"
"I need to wear it. It suppresses the power that I emit. Meh. Just tell me if I start to glow, that's when it gets bad."
After tucking his t-shirt in to his belt, Josh put his arm around his sister and started to walk back to the Rec room. As they entered the entrance hall they heard a scream coming from the doorway.
"JOSHUA."
Both twins looked up and saw their mother stood there. Without realizing she was doing it Rowen let go of Josh and created a force field to protect her. She wanted to yell but was frozen in fear. Josh took a step in front of her.
"What are you doing here mum?"
"I came to find you. I got worried when you didn't come home after I saw you with that at your graduation. So I looked in your room and found the card for this freak show."
Logan was stood by the door trying to control his anger at the last comment; He looked over to the twins and gasped in shock.
"Josh move away from sparks. NOW."
"Who?"
"Your sister. Move." Josh looked behind him and saw that his sister was glowing. He reached out to touch her face. " Don't be stupid. Go get Remy and the others, and find her necklace."
"How can I? I can't get out the field."
"I think ya can. She wasn't holding ya when she put it up and ya weren't blasted in to a wall. Ya probably immune."
Josh ran down the corridor and gabbed hold of the doorframe panting. Everyone looked over.
"Remy. It's Row. Logan say's he needs you and her necklace."
Remy looked down at the table and saw the black chocker sat there.
"Merde." He grabbed it and ran out of the room followed by the rest of the people in there.
They all stood in the hall looking at the women at the door who was screaming at her still glowing daughter. Logan was stood to one side not knowing what to do. He'd contacted Charles, but hadn't got any reply.
"Kitty, Phase Rogue through de field so she can put de necklace on." Remy started giving orders about the best thing to do. After the last time they'd all come up with the best action to take if it ever happened again.
Josh looked confused and annoyed. "Hey, She's my sister and as I'm immune to the field I think I should do it."
"Are you immune to de energy? Because Rogue is. Also ah don't think you'd be able to do it. Unless you want to be de one to hurt her."
As Kitty and Rogue headed through the field josh and Remy started to argue.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN HURT HER?"
"AH MEAN DAT DE NECKLACE HAS PINS DAT HAVE TO BE STUCK IN HER NECK FOR IT TO WORK."
"I THOUGHT IT WAS MENT TO HELP HER."
"IT DOES. IT KEEPS HER ALIVE."
"WHAT?"
Remy took a deep breath to calm down before continuing. "When she glows like dat she runs de risk of overloadin' on de power. Why do you think she puts up with de pain? Why do you think ah let her? Ah care so much about your sister. Ah don't want to loose her."
"Remy it's on."
The boys stopped talking and looked over at the girl. The force field was still up but she was no longer glowing.
"Go see if she is ok den. She's your sister after all."
Josh walked back to his twin with out saying anything to Remy, he took her hand. Raising his voice to be heard over the still shouting women "Shut up mum. Leave her alone once and for all."
Her attention was turned to her son. "You are not welcome in my home any more boy."
"And you are not welcome in mine madam." Every one looked over to see the professor wheel out in to the hall. "Your daughter is on the restricted visitors list, you are not allowed to come to this place unless you have prior permission."
"That's stupid. She is my daughter."
"Since when mum." Every one was now looking at Row who had been silent the whole time. She lowered her hand and the power field faded. Remy moved forwards and placed a hand on her shoulder, followed by Rogue and the others. "Since when have I been your daughter? When I was born and you wouldn't even look at me? When you threw me through a window and left me there? Or when I finally walked out of your life after becoming even more of a reject? Come on tell me. Because I think I missed the memo."
"Why you little bitch. Who do you think you are talking to me like that? I ought to punish that behavior."
"Go ahead try it." Rowen tried to keep her voice steady.
"Yeah, because you're going to have to go though all of us first." Rogue took a step in front of her friend. "And we don't need our powers to take you down."
"Fine I'm leaving. Josh I want you home to collect your belongings tonight." With that she walked out in to the rain.
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Rowen sat at the kitchen table holding a mug of tea.
"You really told her Limbo."
"Yeah."
"Did she really treat you like that?"
"Is your brother really going to live here?"
"Is he single?"
"You have a boyfriend kitty."
"How come he has such a great body anyway?"
"Yeah I forgot about that."
"What are you girls on? I think you were amazing Rowen."
"Yeah. Even glowing you looked good."
"What's with that anyway?"
Rowen laughed. "One question at a time, and I get to go first. I heard it all Remy. Do you really care about me that much or were you just saying it to get to Josh."
"Ah meant every word cherie." He leant over and kissed her. "Ah also think ah may have to fight for you now. What with your brother movin' in."
"Definitely mate. You're going to have to prove to me that you deserve her LeBeau. I'm not going to let my sisters first boyfriend mess her around."
Remy looked at the girl sat next to him with wide eyes. "Ah'm your first…"
Rowen stood up and through a handful of energy at her brother. "You pig Josh. You can't keep your mouth shut can you. You always have to try be the hero." Rowen ran from the room.
Remy stood to follow her but was stopped by Josh's hand.
"Where do you think you're off to?"
"To see if she is ok."
"I don't think that's a good idea after the way you reacted."
"De way I reacted. Ah was shocked because she is beautiful. Ah would have expected her to have to fight dem off with stick."
"You mean you never asked."
"Non. Ah don't like to pry. Or stick my nose in. Unlike you."
"She's my sister frenchie. I can do what I like."
"Ah ain't French."
"So why the stupid accent?"
Remy didn't reply, He just hit out at the boy tormenting him. They both fell to the floor hitting each other until jean stopped them.
"God you are both so immature. A girl you both apparently care about so much has just run from the room in tears and all you can do is blame each other."
"I agree with jean." The professor entered the room. "Josh. I need a word before Logan drives you back to collect your stuff."
"What? I didn't start it."
"I know that. I will be having words with Remy later, but there is something else I would like to discuss with you before you go. Remy. Will you go find Limbo please? I will also need to discuss some thing with her."
Remy looked up and walked out of the kitchen.
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Rowen stood in the rain looking over the edge of the cliff.
"You're goin' to get a cold Row." She turned round to look at her approaching boyfriend. She studied his face concerned about the split lip and bloody nose.
"What happened?"
"Josh."
"What? I'm going to kill him."
"Relax. Ah started it."
"Why?"
"Would you accept me sayin' ah was defendin' your honor?" Remy wrapped his arms around his girlfriend and held her to his chest.
"What did he say to you?"
"Dat ah was French, He'd been windin' me up anyway. Even when we were trying to help you he still kept acting like he knew better."
"He's always looked after me Rem. It'll take him a while to realize that I don't need it anymore."
"Hmmmm. Oh ah almost forgot de professor want to talk to you."
Rowen pulled out of the comfort of Remy's arms and took his hand. Together they walked back to the mansion.
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"Rowen it seems that there is another level to your powers that we did not expect. Have you noticed anything strange happen whenever you get angry or upset?"
"No not really."
"How about at the graduation earlier? Logan said you got in to a fight with another girl, and at the same time your eyes were glowing, but her did not see any signs of your powers."
"The only thing unusual about the graduation earlier was the rain. It rained for about 5 minutes, but there was lightning."
"That's what Logan said, he also mentioned that as you calmed down it seemed to stop."
"It must have been a coincidence."
"I don't think so. When he told me I remembered the first time I met you. You shouted at me, and as you did it started to get very overcast."
"2 dots don't exactly make a pattern. It's just a line."
"That maybe. Can you think of any other times that you have been angry and it's either rained or there has been a storm that started at a similar time?"
"Erm. A couple of times back home and the other week end."
"Also today. I was sat in my study watching the sudden storm that I believe you have just been caught in, when Logan called me to inform me of the situation. I think we may have a pattern."
"What are we going to do about it? I don't think I have any control. I never really feel anything when it happens. I don't even know how I do it."
"Most likely you are controlling the Electrical particles. Making them collide and cause a storm. The only thing you can try to do about it is control you're emotions. When you're brother has settled in I expect it will be easier for you, until then just try to relax. And don't let Josh and Remy's arguing get to you. Now will you please let Mr. LeBeau know that I wish to talk to him."
Thank's to every one who's read this far and enjoyed it. (review and let me know what you think) I promise that from now on there will be more action.