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"So you were holding Bobby's hand?" The professor asked

"Yea" Rouge answered

"And when you grabbed the glass of water the entire thing turned into a huge chunk of ice" storm butted in curiously.

"Uhh yea, that's pretty much it." Rouge said, getting more and more frustrating with every question the adults asked her with bewilderment the next morning.

"Now Bobby," the Professor began, "If I remember correctly, when you first came to us you had very little control over you power."

"Yea, that's right" bobby replied, not quite sure what Professor X was getting at.

"Well, Rouge was touching you when she grabbed the glass and in turn the glass took the form of a solid cube of ice-something that could occur if someone with a power such as yours did the very same thing without the knowledge of how to control it."

"So wait, are you saying that I somehow randomly ended but with Bobby's power?" Rouge asked

"No. Actually I'm not quite sure what I'm suggesting except that maybe this is some sort of lessened extension of our previous power, Rouge. Maybe instead of consuming ones entire life force at their touch, you simply receive an extension of their power while you're in contact." The Professor explained, with a bit of a reach.

"Huh. Well, that's certainly-hmm. Except that doesn't make a lot of sense since I got the cure and lost my powers- this doesn't really make any sense."

"Yea," Bobby chimed in "how could she still have a gene mutation when everyone else who was injected was, well, cured?"

"I'm not sure Bobby" the professor continued, "We'll have to run some tests."

They all assembled in the Professors office again, waiting for the results. Curiosity was the most prominent of feelings, but Rogue still had some fears. She had just started to feel like a normal person, and now it could all be taken away from her. She loved Bobby. She just couldn't handle losing his touch.

"Alright everyone. I have the results here. Some of them were a bit inconclusive, but I think I've managed to fill in some of the missing pieces." The Professor stated and then looked around the room. He picked up the folder containing the lab results and looked around the room once more, and noticed Bobby grab Rogue's hand and give it a small squeeze.

"From birth, a mutant's genes have already begun to change. Subtly over time small mutations of the genes occur without causing any side effects. Now, depending on when the mutation begins to appear physically or otherwise, the gene mutation is no longer subtle. For example; Bobby developed his ability to manipulate water ice appeared at a younger age than Rogue's ability. Now, Bobby is completely done mutating but Rogue's body is still changing and adapting to her power."

"I'm sorry Professor, but I still don't see what you're getting at." Rogue said anxiously

"I believe what the Professor is trying to say" Storm cut in "is that when you received the cure, it permanently suppressed the all of the mutations that were already there. But you were still changing and developing powers after you received the cure which are the powers you now seem to have." Storm concluded, not completely confident in what she had just said.

Everyone still looked a little confused, so the Professor started again "Rogue, it appears that your power to take someone's life essence and power is they are a mutant, has been significantly 'dialed down'. To put it simply, you no longer take a mutants power strongly enough to kill them, but when you make contact with someone, your body adapts and you share their power, seemingly without hurting them."

"Well. This is pretty crazy." Rogue said with bewilderment. "So this means I can still touch people without hurting them, but I get their power?"

"Yes" the professor said, "but only while you remain in contact with them."

"So that's why your glass turned to ice. We were holding hands and you were receiving my powers, you just didn't know hoe to control them." Bobby said with a level of amazement.

"Exactly" The professor told them.

That's the end of this chapter; anything I said about how the mutation works isn't something I researched. I just made it up to fit with my story. I hope you liked this chapter!