Chapter 3

Rogue knew from Scott's reaction that people would probably be giving her weird looks, but she was used to it so she didn't think she'd mind. This, however, was far beyond what she had expected. Jubilee had screamed loudly and grabbed her in what Rogue was convinced had been an attempt to break ribs, Bobby wouldn't quit staring pervertedly; Logan had growled at Kitty then dragged off a drooling Bobby to threaten him about various things he was not to do with Rogue, new recruits were following Bobby's example, and oddly enough Storm had given Rogue a very close exam, then made a flirtatious comment before walking away. She could touch, that didn't mean she would just go have sex with anyone who asked. That clearly hadn't sunk in to the minds of the other residents yet. For their sake, Rogue hoped it sunk in soon.

Sick of all the gawking and the way some of the less intelligent guys had spoken to her, after an hour back at the mansion Rogue declared she was going for a walk. If anyone at all tried to walk with her she'd inflict some major bodily harm. The only person not already at risk of that was Kurt, who hadn't noticed that she looked any different. Either way, she wanted to go on a walk alone. Well, as alone as she could be with all of the psyches.

The psyches. They were another thing worrying her. She didn't know how to control their powers, but sometimes she'd use them without trying to. On the drive home she accidentally read Scott's mind, and when one of the new recruits tried to touch Rogue she the ground beneath them froze and they fell, even though Bobby was no where in sight. Those weren't the first accidents either, and it was beginning to bother Rogue. The professor had no idea about that particular detail, but at this rate she may have to tell him. It had never happened twice in one day before. Still, she wouldn't tell anyone, not yet at least.

Thinking about the psyches bothered her, but she couldn't stop. There was one particular psyche that worried her the most, but not because of control. The psyche was actually the only one that didn't give her problems with control. She didn't know who's it was, and that's what scared her. It was obviously someone she should know, she knew she should know, but she honestly couldn't remember the guy. She tried to figure it out but all she could remember was a pair of red-on-black eyes and then she'd get dizzy. One time she'd concentrated more and had nearly passed out.

Rogue decided not to dwell on things she couldn't change, and instead began to focus on where she was walking. Funny, she didn't remember being in this part of the woods before. For a moment she was afraid this had to do with the psyches, but rationalized that she would have done a lot more than walk through the forest on school grounds. Maybe she was becoming paranoid. Either way, paranoid or not, she would need to get back to the mansion soon. It was sunset, and Xavier got worried if students were out too late. She considered going back and decided not to since he could mentally contact her if he got too worried. Convenient, having a telepath for a principal/guardian. It made contact so much easier.

Rogue stopped in her tracks. She could have sworn she'd seen someone. No one, however, was visible now. It was probably just one of the students with teleportation powers messing around or getting lost. Then she saw a silver blur, creating a slight wind. "What the fuck is wrong with meh now?" she sighed. "Ah guess Ah'll have to add hallucinations ta mah list of issues."

"I'mnotahallucination. I'm so muchbetterthenthat." The 'blur' she'd seen had come near her and stopped only to reveal a boy about her age that one of her psyches apparently knew very well.

"Who the hell are ya?" she began to ask. Before he could answer her psyche did. "Pietro? What are you doing-" she started to talk in a voice that wasn't hers, then grabbed her head, whimpered in pain, and regained control of herself. The boy, Pietro, was scared now.

"Whatthehellwasthat? Howdoyouknowmyname? Whydidyousoundlikemydad?"

"You… YOU'RE MAGNETO'S SON! YA FUCKIN' BASTARD! AH'LL KILL YA! WHY ARE YA HERE? WHAT, WAS ONE FAILED ATTEMPT NOT ENOUGH, YA'RE DAD WANNA SACRIFICE MEH AGAIN!" Rogue was pissed, and when she got emotional her accent got stronger. Pietro looked incredibly confused, then slowly figured out what she was talking about.

"So… you're thatonegirl mydadtriedtouseto turneveryoneintomutants?"

"Yeah, and if ya don't get outta here Ah swear Ah'll-"

"Look, I'm nothinglikemydad. Don'tevenliketheguy. Especiallysinceheputmy sister, Wanda, inanistitute. I'mjustheretoseeifXaviercanhelpmegetherout. Ok?"

"Fahne, but if Ah fahnd out this is all bull and ya'll are tryin' to get info for your dad ya will regret it. Got it?" Pietro nodded. "Good. Do ya wanna see the Professor now?"

"Notquiteyet. It'skindahardtofigureouthowtotellastranger 'hey, canyouhelpme? MydadlockedmysisterupcuzofherpowersandIwanttogetherout'."

"Ok. But that sounded pretty good to me. Besides, the guys insane, wants to help everyone in the world with everything. There's no way he'd turn down anyone, including you. …Can I ask you something completely irrelevant?"

"Sure. Whatdayawannaknow?"

"Do I look like a slut? Cuz the way everbody's acting…"

"You? Aslut? I'veseentonsofslutsandyoudefinitelyaren'tone. Uh… what'syourname?"

"Rogue."

"Codename for?"

"Rogue."

"Rogue, huh? Ok, Roguey, wannashowmethisprofessorguynow? Oh unsluttyone, icequeen, rulerofdarkness-"

"If ya don't shut up you'll be in the infirmary before ya meet the professor. Now follow me, and stop with the dramatics and nicknames I haven't proven I deserve yet. And don't call me Roguey."

"Surething, Roguey."

"Pietro…"

"YesRoguey?"

"You are so lucky the professor doesn't condone murder."

"I'llremembertothankhimforthat."

And so Pietro came to the institute. Rogue had no idea if he was sincere, but assumed the professor would be able to tell. She'd keep an eye on him anyways, after all, he was Magneto's son. If he was telling the truth great, but if not… well, she'd take care of him. First thing's first. To get him to open up, she'd have to gain his friendship. This could end up being quite the endeavor. This had been an eventful day….

Well, what did you think? Sorry if it was kinda short and random all but I'm easily distracted (I just got diagnosed ADD) and might get disowned tomorrow so there's kinda a lot on my mind... plus I was dumped today... oh well. Anyway, REVIEW! 5 more? I'll try to update ASAP but if I get kicked out I don't know what's gonna happen... wish me luck...