Hello!

Thank you for your reviews, they were all fantastic. I have decided I will not reply to them, not because I am being a bitch or anything but because there are quite a few of them and it would take a lot of space and time. I am going to put a list in my profile of all the people who have reviewed, I will reply to them there.

This probably will not be as good as the original story. It was supposed to stay as a one-shot but so many people have asked me to continue that I feel like I have no other option. I wrote the story with the plan to carry on from the original chapter but I think it works best as a different story.

Disclaimer: I, Vittorio, in no way, shape or form own anything remotely recognisable in the following text.

"Text which appears like this" represents the thoughts of the characters.

The rest is fairly obvious.

This story will now take place in the past-that is before the first story. 'Followed' is kind of a prequel.

Remy and Rogue are not dating.

The story is given from Rogues point of view. It is AU.

I have no idea when Rogues birthday actually is so I have made the date up.

If this chapter seems full of angst…I had Avril Lavignes 'Nobody's Home' on reply. Plus she needs to be like this for the later chapters to work.

Followed

Chapter 2

August 6th. I hate this day; 17 years ago, I was born and given up. This day 4 years ago, I gained my powers. I have never been able to touch since that day. My name is Rogue, I am a mutant. Not only a mutant though, I am a freak amongst freaks. My power, my so-called 'gift' is actually my curse. I absorb energy, memories, from everything that meets my skin, and if a mutant touched me, I would take their power for a short while. I can't control it, don't think I ever will. No one can touch me. Now I live in Bayville, its ok but nothing compared to life down in the south. I live in a mansion with loads of other mutants. Its actual title is 'The Institute' but that makes me sound like I'm some crazy person.

It's my 17th birthday today, no one else knows…well maybe Beast and the Professor but apart from them, no one knows. I don't want them to find out either. There would probably be a big fuss over it, Kitty and Jean would probably organise a party and people would be there. Lots of people. None of them would know me but who ever turns down the opportunity to go to a party at a mansion? What if one of them touched me? What if a lot of people touched me? I'm running out of room in my head, I don't want to know what would happen if it got too crowded. No, much safer keeping it too myself. I had a party on my 13th birthday. Irene had never let me have one before, she caved in that one time because 13 was a special year…the day you become a teenager. I was so excited! I invited so many people! People I didn't even know turned up! This boy asked me to dance. His name was Cody, the most popular boy in school. And he was asking me to dance! Everything was going fine until the stupid boy kissed me. He was in a coma for three months. He's still in my head today.

That's how I ended up here, I ran away from Irene and they found me, the X-men. They brought me here telling me they could help me control my mutation. They told me wrong. Like I said, I don't think I ever will control it. The freak amongst freaks.

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Rogue sat on the roof of the mansion thinking to herself. The day had been easy to get through. Act normally and no one will notice. She felt a number of emotions brewing inside her, happiness because it was her birthday and no one knew, but she felt anger and sadness for the exact same reasons. Maybe if everyone knew then Logan would have gone easier on her in the danger room, she was covered in bruises from there one on one session, but then again it was Logan, if he knew he probably would have been harder on her. Beast definitely knew, he had given her an extra cupcake at dinner with that 'its just our secret' smile. Tomorrow it would be better. Tomorrow would be a normal day, no reason to think about Cody or her future.

Rogue was drifting further into her thoughts when the sound of heavy footsteps came from behind her. Almost instantly, she knew it was Logan.

"What's up Stripes?"

"Nothin' can't a girl sit on a roof?"

"Suppose, but you've been quiet all day."

"Ah'm always quiet."

"No you're not, if there's an argument you're usually at the heart of it, not today though"

"Figured Ah'd let someone else have a turn."

"And this morning?"

"This morning?"

"In the danger room, you were distracted, out of it."

"Ah just have a lot goin' on in mah head"

Logan knew he wasn't going to get anything from her, he never could. Every other kid just broke down and told him everything he needed to know, not his Rogue. He respected her a lot, if he could choose a daughter she would be it, it was scary but he could see a lot of him self in her. Whether that's a good thing or not…

He got up deciding to leave her alone for a while; there was no harm in her taking a day out of the stress of the mansion, as long as it was only a day. He needed her to help control the younger students.

"Don't stay out long kid."

"K, Logan."

Rogue stayed out for another half-hour before going back down into her room. Her roommate Kitty was already asleep for which she was thankful; once Kitty got talking to somebody, it was impossible to get her to shut-up. Rogue changed into her pyjamas, brushed her teeth, washed her make-up off and went to bed.

"Everything will be better in the morning."

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Not very happy with this chapter. Tell me how I've done and don't lie. If you are complaining then please be nice about it!

Next chapter is about the Acolytes joining the X-men. Should be fun!

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