Author's Note: here's the next chappie, it's short, as usual, but now I'll be updating more regularly, I hope
Disclaimer: I don't own the X-men, at least not yet
"Britt, wait up," Rogue called to the younger girl.
"Why? Ain't like we're gonna be seeing each other after today," Brittany muttered remembering how Ms. Thorne had said all her girls were coming with her. Sure Xavier had given them a choice, but she knew Saretta wouldn't let them stay, no matter how much they wanted to.
"That's not true, ya don't have ta leave."
"You heard Ms. Thorne. She'll be expecting all of us to agree with her and leave."
"So? Do you do everything people expect ya to do?" Rogue asked walking next to Brittany.
"But, Saretta gave me a home, she…" Brittany started, but paused, not sure she should be telling Rogue the truth.
"She what?" Rogue asked gently.
"She got rid of my record," the girl answered softly choosing her words carefully.
"Record?" Rogue asked looking around and then leading Brittany to an empty classroom. "We can talk more privately here, that is if you want to talk," she explained recognizing the look in Brittany's eyes and knowing she really wanted to open up and trust someone.
"Ah…ah…ah killed a man, in New Orleans," Brittany said quickly, her voice slipping back into her old accent as she watched for the shocked expression she was sure would appear on Rogue's face. Rogue blinked, she hadn't quite expected this, but in some way she had.
"Ya wanna talk bout it?" she asked sitting down on the top of the empty teacher's desk.
"Ya still wanna talk to me? But, ah'm a murderer!"
"Ah'll be the judge of that, was it an accident, or self defense?" Brittany blinked, she hadn't expected this kind of reaction.
What?" she asked puzzled.
"It hadda be one or the other, ah don't believe ya'd kill someone in cold blood," Rogue said tilting Brittany's head and looking her straight in her glowing blue eyes.
"It was an accident, he, he grabbed my arm and den de doctors, dey says his heart, it froze from touching me."
"It wasn't your fault," Rogue stated looking at the girl sitting next to her. As usual she was covered head to toe in clothing, trying to protect everyone around her from her power. Outside the classroom, the girls could hear the bell ringing. Brittany looked up.
"We should be getting to class, non?"
"Yeah, an Brit, what ya decide is up to ya, just member, you've got friends at the Institute." Brittany nodded as she watched Rogue slide off the desk and disappear into the hallway. Taking a deep breath to calm down, Brittany followed, her heard and her head feeling as though they were being torn apart by the decision she knew she'd have to make in a few hours.