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A/N: My first fic, please be nice and let me know what you think? #?# means telepathic speech.
05 – Rogue's power
As they walked down the hall to Xavier's office, Storm had her hands full trying to stop Jedda killing Crystal. At one stage Jedda managed to get hold of Crystal's short, blonde hair and rip a small bit out. From then on Storm physically held Jedda away from Crystal. Crystal held her head where only moments before a lock of hair had been as she fought back tears. I will not cry and give up to this bully, she thought.
By the time they got to the Professor's office Storm sported several bite marks and scratches and Crystal several bruises. As they entered the first thing Crystal noticed was the two people stood on either side of the Professor. One was the man she had seen in the hall when Storm had tried to get someone to help with the shopping, and the other was Rogue.
"Crystal, good evening please sit. Jedda, welcome back. You may put her down now Storm." Xavier said as they stopped in front of his desk. Storm immediately let go of Jedda. Seeing a chance Jedda dived for Crystal screaming. She stopped just a couple of centimetres away from Crystal where three very sharp looking knives were hovering. Crystal glanced to her left and saw to her surprise the knives were protruding from Logan's knuckles.
"Wow!" Crystal whispered in admiration.
"I'm glad someone likes 'em." He said as they retracted back into his skin, then he turned to Jedda, "Now you sit down and leave the kid alone."
"I have a name you know." Crystal said
"Course you do Sugah. Its just Logan don't use names that often." Rogue said sitting herself between the two girls.
"Now that is sorted lets get to business. Now Jedda I wonder if you'll tell me where you went off to and why you didn't inform me if not you tutor?" Xavier said.
"I just went home 'cos my folks were ill and it was contagious and I didn't think anyone would let me go. Then when I get back here I find someone in my room and using my stuff." Jedda said still angry.
"I believe you will find that the stuff in that room is Crystal's that she bought today on a shopping trip with Storm." Xavier said calmly.
"But she's still in my room and I want her out." Jedda complained.
"I am afraid that is not an option as the dorms are already full, and there are no spare bedrooms at the moment. There are two options, either you share or one of you shares with someone else." Xavier said, "And I doubt many would volunteer on that account. Therefore you share. I will have Storm and Rogue bring another bed up and I suggest that you be nice. I don't want to force Rogue to use her powers." Xavier nodded to Storm and she left to go find a spare bed. Rogue lead the two girls back up to their room.
"So that's why you got outta dorms. Not bad." Rogue said to Crystal, "Now I gotta go help Storm, don't kill each other," then she left.
"I don't care what the Professor threatened to do. I'm not taking this, first chance I get and you're out. And don't try and make me friends with you 'cos I'm not going to listen to you." Jedda said as soon as she was sure Rogue was out of hearing range.
Five minutes later Rogue and Storm reappeared staggering under the weight of a single bed. Crystal rushed to help while Jedda sat on the other bed and sneered. When finally the three of them got the bed in place, although Crystal was more a hindrance than a help, Storm and Rogue left warning them to be good. Rogue's dorm was just underneath and Storm's room one floor up so they would hear if anything went wrong.
"So where do you come from? I'm from Africa originally but my parents moved to England when I was three." Crystal asked, even if Jedda had warned her it wouldn't stop her trying.
"I told you not to talk to me midget," Jedda said shoving Crystal off the double bed, "And lets make one thing certain, I get the double bed, so scat."
"But if we're roommates don't we need to get along." Crystal asked sitting on the single.
"NO!" Jedda shouted taking Crystal by surprise. She lunged forward and knocked the screaming Crystal out the window. Fortunately the roof broke her fall but it also meant that Jedda could follow down and make sure that Crystal fell to her death. Unfortunately for Jedda as she knocked Crystal off the roof two things happened. Storm burst through the door and several pairs of hands shot out of the window just below to catch Crystal.
"Are you okay Sugah?" Rogue said as her roommates placed the quivering Crystal on the floor. "Nothin' broken?"
"I don't think so..." Crystal replied through tears of terror and relief.
"It's a good thing we were leaning out of the window when it happened or you be squashed on the floor by now." One of the girls said.
"Yeah and a good thing you're only light so we could pull you in." Said another.
"Come on Sugah let's go back upstairs. Storm'll have sorted Jedda out." Rogue said, gently helping up Crystal.
When they arrived at the room shouting was issuing from the bedroom. Jedda was screaming at the top of her voice and Storm was trying to quieten her.
# Rogue I think she needs a little more than words to get her to sleep. #
# Are you sure this is okay Professor? #
# It's the only way I'm afraid. #
Rogue slipped off a glove as they stepped into the room and placed her hand on Jedda's face. The effect was immediate Jedda stopped screaming and appeared drowsy. Storm laid her on the single bed. Jedda tried to protest but she had no energy to fight. As Crystal settled down Storm and Rogue turned to leave.
"I thought you said Storm's power was way cooler than yours?" Crystal said to Rogue sleepily.
"It is, she can touch another human bein'." Rogue replied sadly.
