Oh, I am SO SO sorry about the fact that I have not updated for so long. Things are just getting on top of me, you know? My Dad hasn't been helping, as he has placed further restrictions on the use of the computer. He has taken to changing my XP password, and I have not even been able to get on the computer to type this up. I need my own computer.
Anyway, about my story. I am sorry for the recent drop in the effectiveness of the storyline. I guess that any time I have been able to get on the computer there has been a lack of inspiration. I promise that some things will be answered very soon. Thankyou if you are still reading this after such a big break, and for your patience, I will put up a few chapters.
Eyliena
"You want to get out of here, Rogue?" Jean asked sympathetically.
"Should I?" Rogue asked her. "I'm a little freaked about what happened… What did happen?"
"I'm not sure, but if you're worried that someone may be after you here, then maybe its best that you do go back to Xavier's. I know less about the many people here than Xavier knows about his students, so you'd probably feel safer with him."
"I feel safe with you." Rogue pointed out. "Just not when you're not around."
The two friends just stood in the middle of Rogue's room awkwardly. There was silence until there was a knock on the door. Rogue looked up at it quickly, but she heard Callie's familiar voice call out.
"It's me." Jean looked back at Rogue.
"Are you taking Callie with you?" She asked.
"Only if she wants to come." Rogue replied as she opened the door for her friend.
"You talkin bout me?" Callie asked as she entered the room.
"Who else?"
"I dunno. Maybe you made a new friend while I was gone."
"So… are you going to come with me?" Rogue's question was met with silence from Callie.
"Maybe you should finish training first, Rogue. Then everything can be decided." Jean said, breaking the uncomfortable silence between them all.
"That sounds logical." Rogue looked a little hurt that Callie could not make up her mind quickly. Jean smiled at the pair, as if she knew something that they didn't, and interrupted the silence of the room with some logic.
"Rogue, you can't stay in here until you leave. You should get some proper food into you from the cafeteria, and you should go outside to get some air. You may be stressed and scared, but staying here is not going to help you get through it. You're going to have to be in the right frame of mind to continue with your training. All that's left is the really hard part."
After Jean had left the room, the two girls did not talk to each other. They took Jean's suggestion and went out for some food, though, and as they sat in the mostly empty cafeteria, they began to talk about trivial matters once more, totally ignoring the topic of going back to Xavier's.
"Well, should we take Jean's advice and go outside for some air?" Callie asked. "Its what, 12'o'clock now?" She gave a short laugh. Rogue laughed with her, not worried about who may be listening, as the hall was now empty.
"I think we should." She said seriously. "Night air may be better for calming nerves than daytime air."
As Callie and Rogue emerged into the silent night, they felt immediately calmed. There was something close to a full moon in the sky, not blocked by any clouds, and the light shone onto the concrete path that was at the base of the mountain.
"Don't you feel like you can do anything now?" Rogue asked, looking around at the blue-tinged trees that stood silently around them. "I feel like I could finally do whatever it is that Jean wants me to do."
"But you don't know what that is." Callie pointed out. "It could be something that you definitely can't do." Rogue frowned a little at this statement.
"What is there left for me to learn?" She asked. "I can stop myself from draining people's energy, and so can probably turn it back on to fight some bad guy. So what else is there?"
"Another way you can use your power?" Callie suggested. "Many mutants powers have more than one dimension to them." The two silently wondered about this fact as they continued to walk down the path. Rogue was delighted when an owl flew across their path and back into the tress that lined the path. A mouse ran the opposite way across it, obviously outsmarting the bird so that it could live for another day. A cold wind picked up in the night and both girls shivered. They had not brought jackets with them to their nighttime adventure.
"I think it's about time we went back." Callie commented. This has been helpful, but shouldn't you be getting some sleep if you're going to continue to train tomorrow?"
"Yeah." Rogue said wearily, looking at the empty path in front of them for any sigh of movement to end her night. "I'm going to need whatever advantage I can if Jean says it going to be hard. The rest of it was supposed to be easy."
Great! Great. It feels so good to be getting back onto the right track. I missed my inspiration for this story and im sure you did to. Reading a story that isn't making sense can't be very enjoyable, but I am now on the path to explaining, so sorry about the break and enjoy the rest that I post today!
Eyliena
