Reflection

Early morning found Rogue in the bathroom preparing to face the world and another day. Sighing she looked down at he various make-up items on the counter. As she was reaching for a tube of her preferred lipstick she heard Kitty stirring in their shared room. A few minutes later the sounds of Christina Aguilera singing Reflection could be heard. Pausing for a few minutes she listened to the words of the song as they filtered through the heavy wood door.

Look at me
You may think you see who I really am
But you'll never know me
Everyday it's as if I play a part
Now I see
If I wear a mask I can fool the world
But I cannot fool my heart

Letting out a low, mocking laugh she looked up at the mirror. The song was right she did wear a mask and it sure as hell fooled the world. Everyone at the mansion looked at her and saw the 'goth girl' façade she wears. She had everyone fooled but herself, after all you can never fool your heart no matter how hard you try.

Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside

Looking into the mirror she realized that she wasn't even sure who Rogue was anymore. There were so many voices buzzing around in her thoughts that sometimes it felt as though there was very little of Rogue left. Looking at her made up face she didn't even recognise herself anymore as though she had amnesia and had lost all memory of the time before she was the Rogue.

I am now
In a world where I have to hide my heart
And what I believe in
But somehow
I will show the world
Whats inside my heart
And be loved for who I am

Allowing a sardonic smile to grace her mouth for a single moment Rogue thought to herself, now isn't that the truth. Ever since her mutation had manifested she had hidden her heart in the hopes that it would stay safe. No one here saw inside the heart of the anti-social girl. No one wanted to, they saw the gruff exterior and accepted that that was all there was to her. Everyone except a certain man who possesses a sexy drawl and red on black eyes.

Who is that girl I see
staring straight back at me
Why is my reflection
Someone I don't know

Must I pretend that i'm
Someone else for all time

When will my reflection show
Who I am inside

The girl looking back at her in the mirror was a stranger, but she wasn't really. In some ways that girl was her but in others she wasn't. This girl represented everything Rogue could never have. It showed her that what she wanted more than anything in the world would always remain out of her reach. It was the shield that protected her from the rest of the world, and the rest of the world from her.

There's a heart that must be free to fly
That burns with a need to know
The reason why
Why must we all conceal
What we think
How we feel
Must there be a secret me
I'm forced to hide
I won't pretend that I'm
Someone else for all time

Looking down at her bare hands and then over at the black gloves that sat within reach, she wished for the chance to be free of her prison, if even for one moment. In her heart she wished that she could feel the touch of another human being against her skin with no barriers between them. The face she presented to the world was her but it wasn't. Her soul was hidden from the world behind an impenetrable shield, that was her secret, the one even her closer friends would never see. Unlike the song though, she would have to pretend to be someone else for all time.

When will my reflection show
who I am inside
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside ( Yeahhh )

As the song draw to a close, Rogue sighed. Quickly she finished applying her make-up and pulled on her gloves. With one last look in the mirror she placed her usual glare on her face before exiting the room to yell at Kitty to turn the crap she called music down.

Once she was finished she made her way downstairs for breakfast.

After all, no one should have to lie to an entire world on an empty stomach.

A/N: I'm not quite sure about this story I don' think it turned out as well as the other two I wrote. A spec thank you to Noir86 for bein tha only one ta review. Loved tha Jott joke.

Buh-bye