Chapter 13

No Authority

The house was virtually absent of authority that evening. The Professor had managed to pick up the mutant from the White House attack, and Storm and Jean had taken the jet, the Blackbird, to go pick up said mutant. Professor and Scott had gone to pay Magneto a visit in plastic prison, so the only adult at the mansion with us that evening was Logan.

Like I said, the house was virtually absent of authority.

After dinner, I went up to my room to work on homework. Kitty was out by the pool with Jubes, so I had the room to myself. I showered and didn't bother to blow dry my hair, since I would just straighten it in the morning. No one knew I had wavy hair, because I never wore it like that. I changed into my pajamas, a black camisole and matching boy shorts and sat down at my desk.

I was really glad Scott was gone, because I was seriously thinking about stabbing him in the leg with the letter opener that lay on my desk. I never got letters; I just liked the one I saw in the catalogue from Batman Begins that looked like Bruce Wayne's samurai sword and bought it.

I gave up on it around 11:30 and decided to head downstairs to go get some ice cream. I pulled a robe over my pajamas, because my top was kind of revealing, and locked the door.

I entered the kitchen and saw Bobby sitting on a stool at the counter, already eating my ice cream.

"You're gonna share that with me." I said, pulling a spoon out of the silverware drawer.

"Sure." Bobby responded.

"It wasn't a question." I said, grinning, pulling up a stool across from him.

Logan walked in and looked at us. "Doesn't anyone sleep in this school?" he asked.

"Apparently not." Bobby answered though a mouthful of chocolate chip cookie dough.

"You guys got any beer?" he asked, opening the refrigerator.

"This is a school." Bobby pointed out.

"So that's a no?"

"Yeah, that's a no."

"Got anything besides chocolate milk?"

"There should be some soda in that small cupboard." Bobby said, gesturing with his spoon.

Logan pulled one out and lifted it to his lips, then looked at Bobby. He handed it to him. Bobby blew on it and handed it back, frost covered.

"Thanks." Logan said.

"No problem."

We continued in silence for a few minutes, before Logan said, "So… you and Rogue, huh?"

"What? Oh, yeah… It's not what you think. I mean, I'd like it to be… It's just that it's not easy- when you want to be closer to someone, but… you can't be." Bobby said quietly.

I stood up and tossed my spoon into the sink and retied my robe.

"I'm gonna go to-"

Logan waved his hand frantically, silencing me. He crept out the door quietly, leaving me and Bobby confused.

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