"Ms. Munroe?" Rogue asked from her perch in the window. Ororo looked away from her book. "Isn't that your boyfriend?"
Rogue was pointing out the window. Ororo stood from her seat; the book slipped from her hands. She looked out the window to see Shinobi coming up the walkway. "I am not here!" Ororo said, practically running up the stairs, nearly tripping on the way up.
She managed not to throw up on Shinobi's shoes, but now, she was running away from him as if she were the same age as the children she taught. She was a grown woman. She didn't have to run from him. This was her home. She hoped he hadn't seen her. She skittered around a corner, colliding with Piotr.
He looked at her with raised eyebrows as she muttered a hurried "sorry" and sped down the hallway. She closed the door to her room, jumping in her bed, hiding under the covers. What the hell was she doing? Why was she acting like this? She could handle this. She could…
"Ororo, why are you hiding under the covers?" she heard him ask. She peeked from beneath her covers at Shinobi. She saw Rogue in the doorway behind him, mouthing her apologies.
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Author's Notes: Just a little silliness for Sparkle. :) See what kind of effect you have on me, girl?