Disclaimer: I don't own X-men evolution and I probably never will so there is no reason for any one to even try and sue me. For one thing I don't have any money.

Authors Note: Alright I know a lot of you are getting pretty pissed with me because of the long delays between chapters but I have a good explanation really I do. I joined the military and now I'm actually working believe it or not.

One other thing the words in italics were supposed to be another language but I couldn't decide which one to make it so I never got around to it.

Anyways on with the story and I hope you like this new chapter that I just came out with.

Chapter 3

"Husband!!!!"

"No way!" "Impossible…..!" " When did you get married?"

As they continued all their questions Pietro and Remy looked on in pure disbelief at the woman they both loved confessing that she was married and that they really had no claim on her until they saw the look on her face. So many emotions were evident that they were forced to look away and calm down before they were able to look at Rogue again, sadness, grief, and embarrassment were dancing across her eyes giving her a haunted look that only three people seemed to notice.

"It's true, the man who is killing all these woman and leaving the messages was once my husband but no longer." Rogue explained trying to block out the disbelief, hurt, and disappointment that radiated off of everyone, especially Logan.

"Exactly how long were you guys married Stripes?" Logan asked processing the information slowly willing to give his favorite student the benefit of a doubt.

"For over 300 years, not counting the engagement."

"Rogue I hate to tell you this but that is impossible, that would make you older than Logan and you don't look a day over 19." Wanda protested believing that the psyches in her friends mind had finally taken over and driven her insane.

"That would be exactly 3,752 years difference between our dear Rogue and her furry mentor." Methos stated taking pride in the fact that he could still catch his old friend off guard.

Logan slowly turned around in his seat to face this new stranger and received several sharp stabs to his brain as it slowly began to dawn on him that they were once the greatest of friends once a long time ago.

"Do I know you bub?"

"Maybe."

"Wolverine now is not the time, wait until we are safely behind the mansion's walls before you start interrogating anybody, and that includes Rogue." Mystique growled forcing the irritated man to turn back around and start the van back up.

Meanwhile Rogue and Methos were discussing how to deal with the psychotic immortal and Rogue's new predicament involving her fellow teammates.

"I do believe that if we truly want to be free of James then we will have to kill him once and for all or he will keep coming back for you."

"Believe me Methos that man knows more dirty tricks than Cajun and speedy combined, maybe even more than Logan."

"Together we might be able to catch him off guard long enough for that crucial moment were you take his head."

"Plus Duncan will be able to help us and all the others kids at the mansion will probably willing to help me if they don't condemn me for lying to them."

"Are you so sure that they would be so quick to judge you, when you have saved their lives so many times over?"

"When it comes to keeping the children of the mansion safe, Professor Xavier will no doubt put me to the ultimate test to make sure that I have not betrayed them."

"That's obsurbed I have half a mind to leave James to them and have you, me, and Duncan leave this country for another, maybe Turkey or Greece."

"No Methos, I will not leave them to face that monster on their own, even if they no longer want me around I will stay until he is destroyed and then I can join you and Duncan for as long as you both will have me."

"As you wish little flower, but remember, people who have been betrayed even in the smallest way have a tendency to lash out even if they don't mean what they say two days later."

"So Rogue, tell us about your husband what is he like, where did you meet him and why the hell didn't you tell me?!" Wanda broke in literally screaming in frustration at the fact that one of her best friends had kept such and important secret from her and the fact that maybe she really didn't know her that well after all.

"Where do I start with James, I met him almost 4,000 years ago in Japan, he saved me from another of my kind and took me in, he taught me how to fight and defend myself, I guess you can say that because he was the first person who was truly kind to me I kinda became infatuated with him to the point that I married him out of pure loneliness." Rogue explained a sad smile gracing her face causing Wanda to look down at the floor in shame for bringing such a delicate topic up to the surface in such a brutal way.

"If you don't love him anymore then why the hell is he following you, both of you broke it off so why the hell is he still after you, I don't get it." Lance asked trying to figure out where the whole mess started from and maybe help his dear friend out in the process.

"It started after I left him, I was around 800 years old at the time and I was living in Greece at the temple of Artemis, back then I was considered a demi goddess because of my developing powers and many people believed that I was in some way connected to the Goddess herself and they would offer me many things in return for protection against invading tribes."

~ Greece 288 B.C.~

Temple of Artemis

"Priestess, please accept this humble offering from our meager village, we ask that you protect us against the invading northern tribes will you accept this crop bunch."

"I thank you for your offerings I am pleased with them, I shall come to your village within the fortnight and along with my protection I shall do one more thing for you without another offering for your villages long years of service to the Goddess Artemis."

"Thank you so very much great priestess may the Gods bless your life and bring you great joy." the old man said bowing down to the floor and kissing the hem of her robe before departing the temple bringing a happy sigh from the surrounding people.

"You are truly a gift from the Gods, Rogue, to think that you can truly do the will of the Goddess with your great powers, the time has come to go to the southern village for their yearly festival, they have requested your presence for they have a great gift to the Goddess and they wish for you to pick it up personally."

Nodding Rogue left the prayer room and went to her personal quarters to change into a more appropriate garment for traveling on the dirt roads and the back woods and gathered up the instruments that she would need to perform the rituals that had been requested of her.

'Now all I need to do is concentrate on my powers and I should be able to conjure up some rain or at least a small drizzle that should be enough for them to go on at least until I get enough sleep to properly do something of this magnitude.' Rogue thought to herself changing into the simple green dress that she had made for herself before venturing to Greece.

Looking into the mirror that was in the room, Rogue had to admit that she was getting a much healthier glow to her skin but the dark shadows were still present under her eyes from the late night traveling to get as far away from Japan as possible and the man that haunted her.

'Stop that, he's gone, there is nothing that he can do to you anymore, you made sure that he wouldn't be able to find you once you left Japan Rogue, its time to stop looking over your shoulder and start your life anew.'

Glancing one last time in the mirror Rogue left her room and ventured out into the great hall of the temple surprised to find it deserted and many of the torches put out.

"Alec, are you still here, I'm ready to go to that village you were telling me about." Rogue called out looking behind most of the pillars but unable to locate the friendly guide that had come to the temple just days earlier to make sure that she would be able to find his village without difficulty.

"I'm so dreadfully sorry my dear flower, but your guide will no longer be able to be of any assistance to you, I'm afraid you'll have to settle for my services."

Freezing on the spot, Rogue slowly began to asses her surroundings and tried to call up her powers as she turned around to face the one person that had haunted her very existence ever since she had first met him that rainy night so many centuries ago.

"Hello James, what do I owe the pleasure of your company this night?" she asked trying desperately to keep from bolting down the corridor.

"You can do many things for me little flower, but for now I'll just satisfied with taking you back to Japan with me and making sure that you never leave again, even if that means chaining you to the wall and other unpleasant things." James stated walking out of the shadows towards his wife when another voice called out from the darkness.

"You are not welcome here James, leave this place, Rogue has called sanctuary in the temple of Artemis and by law you cannot take her from this place by force nor can you do any harm to her or her people in this sacred place without the wrath of all immortals being laid down upon your head." a hard voice declared sending a wave of warmth and relief through Rogue's body making her more confidante in facing her worst enemy.

"Methos you are not wanted here go away, this is between me and my wife, you have no business with either one of us!" James shouted drawing his sword and advancing on the now petrified girl.

"Do not do this James, you are my friend and brother I would hate to have to resort to drastic measures to insure the girl's safety."

Laughing James put his sword away and bowed in the general direction of the voice and swept by Rogue sending her a kiss before departing the temple grounds with a promise to come back for her and send Methos to hell along with anyone else that would keep him from his most prized possession.

"Oh Methos I'm so sorry that I dragged you into this when I called upon your services to help me leave Japan." Rogue cried dropping to the floor in despair not seeing the pained expression pass her friends face as he watched her crumple before his very eyes.

"Please little one, don't cry, I will make sure that he never lays a finger on you as long as there is breath in my body, now come we must leave this place before the others wake up and notice that you've been attacked, you can no longer stay here unless you think your powers are strong enough to withstand another attack by him." Methos suggested helping Rogue up off the floor pausing for only a moment when he saw an unfamiliar look pass through her eyes.

"Will you always be there for me Methos, can you be my protector for as long as I need you or will you one day leave me to my own fate as you have done to many other immortals that have come seeking your guidance?" Rogue asked leaning against her protector trying not to think about the feelings that he was stirring up inside of her.

"I will always be there to protect you, no matter what, you were able to capture me so easily all those centuries ago when you first became an immortal and my love for you has not dimmed or vanished in that time." Methos proclaimed gathering the young girl in his arms afraid to let go for fear that she would disappear from his life forever.

"Thank you Methos, I am happy to know that I can count on you to be there for me, even if one day we can no longer be together or if James does succeed in tearing us apart."

Methos managed a shaky smile and gently picked Rogue up in his arms and proceed to carry her off the temple grounds and to the small boat that he had purchased not even an hour before hand, not noticing the menacing gaze that followed him to the rivers edge, pondering where to go from here, where Rogue would be safest.

"Methos might we go to France, I hear it's a lovely country with beautiful countryside and the old castles that you and I love to explore." she suggested turning her gaze up to the man carrying her blushing slightly at the look in his eyes.

"That sounds like a wonderful idea, lets be on our way shall we?" he asked setting her down in the small boat, pushing away from the shore and on to their new destination.

~ End Flashback ~

"A few months later we ran into James once again and discovered that the reason he wanted me back so badly was because of a prophecy that revolved around me very existence, this prophecy promised wealth and power beyond your wildest dreams to the person who is the holder of my heart." Rogue said looking out the window as she finished telling them about another small part of herself that she had kept hidden.

"That would explain why you know so much about the Greek myths, you lived them and also why your so good at history with what your telling us you've been around longer than most of the people we read about in the history books." Wanda mused remembering the history classes they shared together and how Rogue was able to answer any question the teacher threw at them without opening a text book.

"So all we have to do is take this James person back to prison and you'll be able to go back to your normal routine again am I right?" Lance asked finally bringing up the topic that both Methos and Rogue were hoping to avoid until they were sure they had the support of both the X-men and the Brotherhood.

"I'm afraid that its more complicated than that, for Rogue to be able to live freely we have to find a more permanent solution to the problem that James presents to us." Methos explained not going into further detail noticing the looks that he was receiving from Mystique and Logan.

"What-do-you-mean?" Pietro asked finally speaking up for the first time since he had entered the van understanding dawning on him.

"James must die and I will be the one to take his head." Rogue stated looking the speed demon in eyes making him shutter at the almost dead look in her eyes.

"Are you sure piete, can you kill a man and live with yourself?" Remy asked fearing that she wouldn't be able to live with the consequences.

"He wont be the first man that I've killed."

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Authors Note: well for being alittle rusty I do believe that I have written up a very good chapter.

Remember the Duncan I'm talking is from the Highlander series not X-men Evolution.

Remy:19

Pietro:9

Duncan:4

Methos:8