A/N: Hey guys so sorry I took so long. I've been working on my book and plus school is all crazy. Finally my mind is back on the fanfic track. And very sorry to those who are into my other fanfics. I haven't written in those for like ever, and I'm pretty sure those of u who read them want more than just one chapter. But anyway thank you for waiting and reviewing.

Some of your guys reviews actually gave me some ideas. So I'd like to thank Nettlez and Jason, cuz what you guys said in your reviews gave me some ideas.

Tigerlilly1234: I don't really consider Sabertooth an acolyte. I see him more of Magneto's personal lackey, and Pietro isn't an acolyte. He just helps them out cuz he doesn't want to make his dad angry.

Chapter Fourteen: Settling in

Remy was right when he told her not to make judgments from the outside. The acolyte base was just incredible when looked at on the inside. It kind of reminded her of those warehouse apartments you saw on TV, only this wasn't just an apartment, this was the whole building.

"Ah could get used to this place," Rogue said, looking around in awe.

Magneto stepped up beside her. "Don't. This is just until we can get another base set up near Bayville."

Rogue looked up at him in confusion and disappointment. "Why? Why do weh need ta be in Bayville so bad? It's just a small town. We could accomplish a lot more working on a place lahke New York."

Magneto looked at her with amused and slightly impressed eyes. "Your right Rogue. We could get a lot more accomplished here, but as long as there are X-Men in Bayville the work will be harder than necessary." Rogue nodded, understanding. "You see Rogue, to grow a garden you must first pull out the weeds."

"So rahght now your more concerned about getting rid of the X-Men then the humans?" Rogue asked.

Magneto nodded. "I need to be assured that you will help me get rid of them Rogue." Magneto said. "Just like the rest of the acolytes of assured me. Can I count on your loyalty Rogue? Would you kill an X-Man if I told you too? Wether it be a young student like ShadowCat, or one of their teachers, like Wolverine."

Rogue hesitated in answering that question. She didn't' know why she did. There was something just very wrong about the idea of killing an X-Man. She heard someone walk up behind her, and then the terrible memories of her own encounters with the X-Men came rushing back into her head. This time they weren't battle memories. They were memories of attending school with them. She was the loner goth, and they were the happy family bunch.

Rogue looked around warily at the large crowds of students near by. They were so close. The thought of touching one and absorbing all their memories and personality was terrifying, especially since she just found out about her powers. She didn't want that to happen again. She didn't want them to find out she was a mutant either.

Something walking down the hall caught her eye. It was a girl, she was in a grade below her. Her name was Kitty, Rogue remembered her from back when the X-Men attacked her in Mississippi. She was an X-Man. Code named Shadow Cat. Rogue hid her face as the X-Man came toward her. She didn't want another fight to start. She was tired of people attacking her, but to her dismay it didn't work. Kitty noticed her and walked right up to her.

"Hey I remember you!" Kitty said. "Your that freak from Mississippi!"

Rogue's eyes went up in surprise. "Ah'm a freak?" she asked. "Your not so different shugar. Ah saw what ya can do."

"Yeah well at least I can touch!" She said harshly. "Your nothing but a danger to everyone around you. Why don't you just leave! No one wants you here anyway. Get out of my school!"

Rogue looked up at Magneto with angry and resentful eyes. "The only good X-Man is a dead one. Ya have mah loyalty."

Magneto smiled, very pleased. He dismissed Rogue and she walked off to explore the base. He watched as both Pietro and Remy offered to give her the tour. "Young people," he muttered shaking his head. Then his attention went to the man who had stood behind Rogue. "Well done Mastermind, but I must say I am disappointed that she needs constant memories put in her head over and over again. Wanda only need her mind to be worked on once."

"Her mind is very difficult," Mastermind said. "She has to many memories that aren't her own. It's hard to sort them all out. Her mind is also unusually strong for a non telepath."

Magneto frowned. "It appears that not all of Charles' teachings are useless after all. Rogue proves to be an example of how good he is at strengthening his students' minds."

"Do you wish me to stay longer then?" Mastermind asked. "To insure she does not regain her memories?"

Magneto nodded appreciatively. "There's also the matter of absorbing other mutants, especially the X-Men. It was a close call with Wolverine. I'll need you to come with us on missions to fix the memories she aquiries."

Mastermind nodded. "As you wish."

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"I can't believe we're here for Rogue," Freddy said. He and Toad were sitting on the couch in Institute TV room. Freddy was trying to figure it out in his head, which wasn't going very well. He thought that they were going to join back with Mystique and get rid of Magneto, but it turns out they were just trying to rescue Rogue from Magneto, but wasn't Rogue the enemy? It just didn't work out.

Toad on the other hand didn't really care. He was in the X-Mansion! And no one was attacking him or trying to kick him out! That was so cool. He was just kickin it on the couch watching TV. . .with cable! The X-Men had it so good. If they weren't so good themselves he might have joined them.

Lance had decided to stick close to Kitty. Their relationship had been goin downhill lately with all the fighting between the teams. This was his chance to be with her for the short time that they were on the same side. Scott and some other X-Men kept glaring at him, but none of them said anything or threatened him. Man, Rogue should get kidnapped more often.

"Hey Kitty, where are we going?" Lance asked as Kitty pulled him along.

"We're like going to the war room," Kitty said. "I wanna see what their talking about in there."

"But Kitty," Lance argued. "Didn't the Professor and Mystique order us to stay out?"

Kitty stopped as they reached the door and smiled at him. "Since when did you like start listening to what authority said?"

Lance smiled, knowing she was right. He wasn't used to seeing Kitty defy authority, well at least not when he was around. He kinda liked her this way. Kitty squeezed his hand and phased them through. The two ducked behind a counter before anyone had the chance to notice. Luckily neither the professor nor Wolverine were in the room at the time or they might have noticed.

At the time being it was just Storm and Mystique. Mystique was going over different ways to track down Rogue, and Storm was there to make sure she didn't steal anything or sabotage anything. Neither of them spoke. Mystique just worked, and Storm just stood quietly keeping a wary eye on her. It was very boring. Kitty dropped her head on Lance's shoulder and almost considered phasing them out, but then Logan walked in.

"Ya can take a break Storm," he said. "I want a few words with Mystique."

Mystique smirked and Storm looked at him suspiciously. "Well maybe I should stay anyway," Storm said. "To make sure you don't kill each other."

Again Mystique smirked. "I don't see why we would," she said. "We're both here to help Rogue. As long as we have her in common there should be no trouble."

Storm looked from Logan to Mystique. "Very well. But I will only be gone for a ten minutes." She got up and left, but before walking out the door she gave Logan a warning look. He just grunted.

"Is there something you wanted to say to me Logan?" Mystique asked.

"Yeah," he growled. Logan pulled up a chair and sat across from Mystique. "Next time we see Rogue, I think you should stay out of sight."

"I think you should go to hell," she snapped back.

"I'm not trying to pick a fight with you," Logan growled, impatiently. "Didn't you see how she looked at you back there? She wanted to kill you!"

Mystique laughed. "Worried about my welfare Logan? How sweet!"

Logan snorted and rolled his eyes. "Don't make me gag. Whatever Rogue's going through it's fueled by hate. She's fighting us because she hates us, and I know Magneto has something to do with that. Most likely Mastermind put some bad memories in her head, but he didn't have to do any of that to make her hate you. She already did hate you. You being there aint gonna help anything. It's gonna make it worse."

Mystique glared at Logan with a great hatred. "And you think you being there won't? I'm here mother! Who are you?"

Logan growled. "I may not be her legal parent like you Mystique, but at least I've always acted like one!" Mystique continued to glare. "I almost got to her out there. She grabbed my hand to drain me and she got my memories. She saw me being there for her, training her, teaching her. Now tell me Mystique. What would she see if she took your memories?"

Mystique had hands balled up into fists, her nails digging into her skin, being the only thing keeping her from lashing out at Logan.

Kitty looked over at Lance. He had the same expression she did, and the both had the same thoughts going through their minds. This is never going to work.

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Rogue collapsed on her new bed, which was a queen sized bed. It was a shame that she wasn't going to be here long. This place was cool. The door even slid open like loft warehouse apartment doors did. She had always wanted to get a warehouse apartment. They were cool. The room however was very bare and would need some decorating. She had wanted to decorate her old room but her roommate. . .

Rogue shook her head. She never had a roommate. Why did that thought come into her head? She shook it off as a knock came on her door. Rogue got off the bed and opened it. Pietro stood out there in the hall smiling at her.

"Hey Roguey how's it going?" He asked with a big grin on his face.

Rogue groaned and blushed slightly at the same time. "How many times do Ah have to tell you not to call meh Roguey?"

Pietro grinned and shrugged. "At least five more times tonight when we go out and have some fun in New York."

Rogue lifted an eye brow. "We're going out?"

Pietro nodded. "Ever been clubbing Rogue?" Rogue shook her head. "Then you better get dressed because I'm taking you clubbing."

Rogue laughed at his enthusiasm and at the fact that he just assumed she was going to say yes. "Hold on Speedy. What mahkes ya think Ah wanna go out with ya?"

"Because you can't resisit my incredible charm? My good looks? My perfect hair? My beautifully deep blue eyes?" Rogue surprised both of them by giggling. Immediately she put a hand over her mouth. "C'mon Rogue." Pietro begged. "It'll be fun."

Rogue thought about it for a minute and then finally agreed. "Okay. But wait a minute. Ah gotta get change and get mah bracelet on so Ah don't render ya or anyone else unconscious."

"No problem," Pietro said coolly. He leaned against the wall of the hall smiling to himself. As soon as Rogue's door was shut he let out a small, "yes!"

Five minutes later the door opened. She was wearing a black tank top with a neon green flower on the front. She also had a black pants with streaks of green in certain places, and her bracelet was in place on her right wrist.

"Ready ta go?" She asked. Pietro nodded while his eyes slowly scanned her body. Rogue rolled her eyes as she noticed this but also blushed a little too. "So how we getting there?" She asked.

His head snapped up and a evil smile formed on his face. "I was thinking we get there with style." With that said he immediately scooped up a surprised Rogue in his arms and sped off. He couldn't help notice Rogue's arms hanging on tightly around his shoulders, or her face buried deep in his chest. Pietro smiled to himself. This is more like it.

A/N: Yay finally. Fourteen is done. I'm so proud of myself.