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Glaring Decipher

Chapter Fifteen:

A while later, Magneto and Rogue fell into a comfortable silence. Magneto was still massaging the girl's back and every few moments the girl would let out an appreciative moan. He had to admit he was ready for another round: but the girl had explicitly told him she couldn't handle anymore tonight. Perhaps he should ask?

"Rogue?" he started to ask.

"Hmm?" she replied lazily. He couldn't help but chuckle at that.

"Are you relaxed enough for me to take off the gloves?" he asked.

"Oh, yeah," she said: he could hear the smirk in her voice. He chuckled again as he took off the gloves and then resumed the massage. She let out a soft moan at the feel of his bare hands on her back. He ran his hands up and down her back. He had to admit it was a bit thrilling to know that he was the first one, the only one, to touch her like this. She started to tremble as he ran his hand down her spine. He heard her let out a gasp: her breaths were starting to come fast. He smirked: so this was thrilling for both of them then. "Max?" she asked.

"Yes, dear?" he smirked.

"Remember what I said?" she asked breathlessly.

"About not being up for anything else tonight?" he asked.

"Yeah, forget I said it, okay?" she asked.

"Gladly," he chuckled before he leaned down over her and kissed the nap of her neck. She let out a moan at that. Out of the corner of his eye he could see her taking a fist full of the sheets in her hands. He started to kiss his way down her spine as he moved his hands underneath her body to massage her breasts. She let out a sharp hiss at that. "Should I stop?" he asked.

"No, it's-" she started to say as he heard a knock at his door.

'Damn it,' he thought to himself panicked. He should have been paying attention, but he allowed himself to be fully fixated on the girl and the affects his touch had on her.

Rogue immediately sat up and made eye contact with him: of course, she looked more amused than anything else. He nodded and they both got off of the bed.

"Magnus?" he heard Charles voice call out as Rogue and he quickly gathered her clothes.

"Just a moment, Charles," he called out. He dumped the clothes in his hands in Rogue's arms. She glanced down at his groan and his eyes followed suit: he was hard. She smirked before she rushed into the bathroom. He closed his eyes for a moment as he thought of unpleasant things. It took a moment, but soon the tent in his pants went down, thankfully.

He took a deep breath as he walked over to the door. He moved his hand to the door knob as he took one last look around the bedroom. His eyes widened as he saw the condom wrapper on the floor and his gloves still on the bed. He quickly used his powers to lift the wrapper into the air, open up his top dresser drawer and hide the wrapper in there: as he raced to the bed, grabbed he gloves and threw them under the bed, out of sight. He let out a little sigh as he moved back towards the door. He took a deep breath, calming himself, as he opened the door.

"Good evening, Charles. To what do I owe the pleasure?" he asked.

"I was hoping you and I could talk. Has Rogue turned in for the night?" he asked.

"Not just yet. The girl's using the restroom," he answered as Magneto felt Wolverine. The door needed to be closed before Wolverine came this way.

"I see," Charles said. "May I can in?" he asked. Which would be faster? Allowing Charles to come inside or- No it would look strange if he was willing to let Rogue spend time with him in his room and not Charles.

"Certainly," Magneto said as he opened the door wider. He waited anxiously for Charles to make his way into the room. Why was that chair of his so damn slow? His eyes met Wolverine's as he started down the hall. The man made a motion with his noise, clearly smelling, and he watched Wolverine's eyes narrow. Wolverine quickened his pace and was able to get to the door before Charles was all the way though. 'Damn it, damn it, damn it,' he thought to himself panicked: as he fought to keep his face neutral of emotion.

"Ah, Logan," Charles started to say.

"Where's Rogue?" Wolverine demanded to know.

"Bathroom," Magneto answered: gesturing towards the door.

"Logan, what's wrong?" Charles asked as Wolverine marched up to the door. As he was about to knock on the door: it opened. Rogue exited the bathroom: fully dressed and from the looks of it she had made use of his comb. Rogue made eye contact with Wolverine.

"Hi, Logan," she said with a smile. "Shit, we were supposed to talk about the thing tonight, weren't we?" she asked apologetically: she really was a rather convincing lair. Wolverine just looked at her for a long moment.

"Yeah," Wolverine said finally. "Yeah, guess we were, kid," he said.

"Logan, I'm eighteen," she reminded him. "Think maybe it's about time you picked out a new nickname for me?" she asked him. Wolverine let out a sigh at that. "Do you still wanna talk about the thing?" she asked Wolverine.

"Yeah, I do," Wolverine answered.

"Mind if I take a shower first?" she asked with a slight smirk. "I'm a little sweaty from the workout I just had," she added. Wolverine stared at her for a moment before letting out a sigh.

"Yeah, you should do that," Wolverine agreed.

"Okay," Rogue said with a nod. "I'll meet you in kitchen, in like a half hour?" she asked him.

"Alright," Logan said.

"We'll argue more tomorrow," Rogue smirked at him as they made eye contact. Magneto couldn't help but chuckle at that.

"Good night," Magneto said pleasantly as they watched Rogue and Logan make their way towards the door.

"Good night," Charles said.

"Good night," Rogue smiled as they exited the room.

"Night," Logan said dryly as he closed the door behind them. He was going to have to trust Rogue handle the Wolverine. The two were friends, that much was clear. He had his own friend to contend with.

"So, what do you want to talk about Charles?" Magneto said as he moved to sit in his desk chair.

"About yours and Rogue conversation at dinner," he started to say. "I'll talk to Rogue tomorrow about how inappropriate it was," he said.

"Inappropriate?" Magneto asked. "Charles, it wasn't inappropriate," he said.

"Of course, it was," he exclaimed. "Its one thing to talk about matters she should know nothing about, but the way she talked to you. It was very disrespectful," he pointed out.

"It's was playful, Charles," he explained. "That's her personality. She likes to try to get under my skin before it is fun for her. I don't mind, it's… It's fun for me for too," he admitted. "I rather enjoy our conversation," he said slowly. "They might be bit frustrating at time. I'm certainly not used someone being so bold with me or open about my past but at the same time it's a little refreshing for me. Neither of us hold back from the other. We just talk: it's part of our friendship," he said. "Honestly," he started to say with a laugh, "I wish she and I had talked about it on Asteroid M," he told him.

"What?" Charles asked confused.

"Not that she had absorbed me at that point in time, so she wouldn't have known, but she if she had, I wish that conversation could have taken place at that time to keep me from making a foolish mistake," he said. Charles just stared at him dumbfounded. "What?" Magneto asked. "Is it really so surprising that I have no issue with taking the girl's assistant to better know my own mind?" he asked.

"Magnus, I- … In all the years I've known you, old friend, I've never seen you take help from anyone, regarding matters of the mind," Charles said. "And I have never seen you, even remotely unsure of your own mind. So, am I surprised that you're allowing Rogue to affect you like this? Yes, yes, I'm very surprised and concerned," Charles said. He didn't quite know how to respond to that: he looked away from Charles for a long moment as he took a deep breath. "Magnus, was it was mid-life crisis?" Charles asked.

"Yes, it was," Magneto answered softly. "I just didn't realize it at the time," he said. "And no, I don't want to talk about details. It's a very painful subject," he added.

"But you'll about talk it with Rogue?" he asked.

"There's no need. She already knows," Magneto reminded him. He just had to look at her: look into her eyes and there were all the emotions, unspoken. Rogue understood him: far better than anyone ever has. 'Even better than Magda,' he realized as his eyes widened.

"Magnus?" Charles asked.

"I think that might be why I like talking to her," he realized. "There's no need for details. And I believe that's why she likes talking to me. She allows herself to publicly acknowledge everything she knows. I don't fault for it and she doesn't fault me," he thought out loud.

"Why would she fault you?" Charles asked. Magneto met the man's gaze again and noted the look of contemplation on his face.

"There are things you don't know about me, Charles," he said simply. "Let's change the subject," he said quickly. His old friend let out a sigh at that.

"Is there anything I should be concerned about?" Charles asked. "I didn't know I needed to issue conditions, but Rogue did. Is there anything else she is keeping you from doing?" he asked.

"Charles, if there was do you really think I'd tell you?" he asked. Charles raised an eyebrow at that: that was clearly not the answer he had been expecting.

"Magnus," he exclaimed. He suddenly had the urge to tell Charles about the stalking, about his relationship and obsession with Rogue. He actually wanted someone other than the girl to speak to about it. God knows, he could do without being laughed at for a moment. Perhaps it would help him put things into focus? But with their current arrangement, he couldn't go into detail with Charles. And who else was there to talk to about it? Not Mystique, certainly. The woman would kill him for touching her daughter: the same with his only other friend, Victor Creed: Rogue's foster father.

He was just as isolated as she was, he realized. This new revelation did not sit well with him.

"There isn't," he lied, "old friend. But you know I've lied for her before. I don't expect you to so easily except my answer," he said. "Would you mind if we picked up this conversation tomorrow. I'd like to get some sleep," he said. Charles let out a sigh.

"Alright," the other man said. "This conversation isn't over," Charles said as he made his way to the door. Of course, it wasn't.

"Good night, Charles," he said.

"Good night," he said as he exited the room.


Thank you for reading! Please review!

Quick question/voting:

I kind of want to write one chapter from Rogue's point of view to show the conversation between her and Logan. But you guys will learn things that Magneto doesn't know yet. Well, most likely, I have to write it first. The fun thing about this fic is that my audience (You guys ^.^) are learning everything about Rogue WITH Magneto! So, the question I'm asking is yes or no? Would you guys want to read that chapter from Rogue's point of view? Even if you would know more than Magneto does? Do you think I should write it, or have Rogue tell Magneto only what she wants him to hear about the conversation? Please let me know? Any advice would be highly appreciated!

Bcmartini77: I've a read a few fics were Rogue is very native and Magneto is the dominate one in every aspect of their relationship: I can understand how those might make people uncomfortable. Whenever I write Rogneto, I try to balance out the power between them so it feel a lot less like an old man is taking advantage of a young girl. And more like two equals are engaging in a power play between consenting adults.

And you're right, it was time for Logan to figure things out. I was trying to pick the right time. How often can Logan really need to walk though the nearly empty guess hall? More on that next chapter ;)

Jahunta4974: I'm sorry to hear about your uncle! I hope he's okay? You're car too! That sounds frustrating.

Thank you! Always with the compliments! Love it!

Every time I have them start doing things in the bedroom, Magneto will not shut up. ;p It makes sense, he has control over their sexual relationship so he feels it the best time to try and get answers And no worries about the joke at the beginning of your review. I reread it after I saw the PS and I could not stop laughing. Very funny! Hope you like this chapter too!

NCISProbie: Thank you! He'll understand eventually, but first Rogue needs to have her fun Hope you like this chapter too!