Chapter Two

Rogue was making her way up the staircase in the X – Mansion all was quiet, it was past her curfew, but she wasn't concerned, the thing was she didn't care.

She walked up the staircase as quietly as she could and just as she thought she had gotten away with it, the light at the top of the staircase turned on, stood there was Logan.

"Where have you been Rogue?"

"None of your business."

"Rogue, I am worried about you, whats happening inside your head?"

"Its unlike you to care about anyone else apart from yourself, for a change."

Logan stared at Rogue.

"That's unfair Rogue, I have always cared for you."

Rogue looked at Logan and walked straight passed him.

"We're not done here."

Rogue yelled back.

"Well I am, and I mean I am done with this life, I'm outta here."

Rogue ran to her room and grabbed her rucksack and threw all her things that meant something to her in it, she picked up a picture of the old gang, there was the Professor in the middle, and Jean stood by his side, they were so happy that day, but things had changed and Rogue had to move on. Rogue smiled as she thought about the old times, she then began to cry, her tears then turned to anger, and she took that anger out on her room, she trashed it completely, her room was unrecognisable and the commotion aroused the attentions of everyone in the Mansion, they all congregated to her room, and saw the state of her room, they couldn't believe it, what was she doing?

Logan came running through the crowd and tried to calm Rogue down, but it was to no avail, she wasn't finished yet.

"Rogue where are you going to go?"

Rogue had stopped trashing her room and saw the crowd that had gathered.

"Away from here, I need to get away Logan, and I need to do it now!"

"Please Rogue, can we at least talk about it?"

Logan reached out for her hand, as a gesture, but Rogue scoffed at him.

"Too little, too late Logan."

With that Rogue walked forward and stood dead in front of Logan, she had so much hate for him right now, all she wanted to do was throw him across the room along with the majority of her stuff, but instead, she spoke.

"I know that this may hurt you Logan, but don't get me wrong I appreciate everything you have done for me, but at this point in time, I hate you!"

"You don't mean that, do ya kid?"

Rogue looked back at Logan she was now stood at the door.

"What do you think?"

Rogue smiled. She made her way through the crowd and saw that at the end of the corridor stood the Professor, Storm, Scott, Beast and Bobby.

She knew that she had to explain herself and about the state of her room. But she wasn't scared.

"Rogue whats going on?"

Rogue looked at the Professor.

" This is something I have to do and anyway, I have had enough of your high and mighty attitude to things, especially when it comes to Magneto."

"You don't agree with the things he has done do you?"

Rogue looked him dead in the eye.

"To an extent, yes, I have had enough of thinking that mutants and people can live together in harmony I know that this will never happen and well I have come to realise where my aligience lies, and its not here, not with the X - Men."

The Professor looked at Rogue, his head and heart sank, he had lost her, and there was nothing he could do to stop her, she was a free spirit and nothing he could do could stop, what made it worse, she knew that.

"Then be on your way, and hope you achieve all that you want.!"

With that the Professor turned and went, the original X – Men following him. Leaving only Bobby.

"Rogue, what about us?"

Rogue walked up to Bobby and looked him up and down scornfully.

"There is no us anymore, there hasn't been since Jean died."

Rogue picked up her bags and left. Professor Xavier and the rest of the students watched from the balcony and Rogue walked out of the Mansion compound, and out of their lives.

Just as Rogue made it to the end of the drive, she saw a familiar figure, a familiar face.

"Cherie, I thought I would help you with your things, if you don't mind?"

Rogue smiled and flung herself into his arms.

"Of course I don't mind, I really need you right now."

"I know you do, that's why I am here, and 'm here cherie cause I love you.

Rogue still tight in his arms, lifted her head and looked Gambit in the eyes, she felt the same way.

"I love you too, Gambit, and being with you is the only place I wanna be right now."

"Well enough mushy stuff, lets get going before Xavier sets the hounds on us!"

Gambit released Rogue and took her bag, to his motorbike and picked out his spare helmet. Rogue looked up at the mansion to see all of the students looking down on her, he saw the evil looks that she was getting from some, but she even saw some of the students crying. The one image that will stick in her mind, is that of the Professor, Logan and Bobby stood side by side looking as though their hearts had been torn open. Rogue felt guilty, how could she say those things to the ones that she loved, but then she looked at saw Gambit stood by his bike, looking lovingly at her.

"Cher, is coming with me what you really want? You don't have to you know!"

Rogue looked at the Mansion one last time and then looked at Gambit.

"Yeah I am sure, they would have never excepted our relationship, for one thing you work with the enemy and from this moment on…so do I!"

Rogue scoffed at the Mansion and took the spare helmet from Gambits hand, and got on the bike, Gambit waved cheekily to the Professor and Logan, and jumped onto his bike with Rogue on it and drove off.

All the Professor could do was watch.