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Leaving the Institute

Around midnight Rogue crept out of her bed and pulled off her gloves as she walked over to Kitty and Jubilee's beds. with her left hand she gripped Kitty's hand and with her right hand she grabbed Jubilee's hand. She felt the pull as soon as she touched her friend's hands.

The reason for absorbing her two best friends, was she wanted them to fall into a deep slumber, so they wouldn't wake up while she was getting changed and leaving the room. After holding on for a few seconds she let go. She assumed she had them knocked out for about twenty minutes.
She quickly changed out of her pyjama's and changed into a pair of black jeans, a t-shirt and a grey hooded sweater. She threw on a pair of running shoes to complete her outfit and slowly opened the door and looked both ways down the hall.

Good. Nobody's awake.

The reason she hadn't put on her X-Men uniform, was because all the uniforms were kept on the lower level of the Mansion. She couldn't risk going all the way to the basement to put on her uniform, then coming all the way back up to Kurt's floor without getting noticed.

She silently stepped out into the hall, and closed the door behind her with barely a sound. She walked as quietly as possible down the hall to the stairs. Kurt's room was on the floor above her. She ran up the stairs and began walking down the hall.

She realized this was the floor she had to be the most cautious. All the teachers slept on this floor, including Logan. With his heightened senses he would be able to hear her walking down the hall, or smell her scent and recognize it or...

"Where you going darlin?"

Shit!

"I asked you a question, Rogue. Turn around, look at me and tell me what it is you are doing." Logan told her quietly, as to not wake up the other teachers.

Rogue did as she was told, and turned around to look Logan in the face. She noticed he was standing ten feet away from her. She could always make a dash for Kurt's room, which was three door's down, but she might not make it. Logan was a fast runner and she'd have to wait for Kurt to open the door before she could absorb him. Then again, she had absorbed Kitty only a few minutes ago.

"I was getting a headache" Rogue lied. "I was just coming to find Dr. McCoy to get something for it."

"You and I both know that's a lie, Marie." Logan calmly replied walking closer to Rogue. "What are you really doing."

"I told you. I have a headache, so I'm looking for Dr. McCoy." Rogue argued.

"Then why did you change before coming here?" Logan retorted, with a pleased look on his face.

"Excuse me, if I don't feel like wandering around the school in my pyjamas." Rogue answered, getting more and more annoyed with Logan.

"Bullshit!" Logan yelled, then calmed down, so he wouldn't wake the others. "Just please, tell me what's going on." Logan asked gently.

No matter how much Rogue just wanted to give in and tell him everything, about the dreams, voices, dizziness, especially the guiltiness she had suffered the past month, she knew she couldn't. Movement could be heard on the other sides as the door. Logan's yell had awoken the other teachers.

"I'm sorry, Logan. I can't tell you." Rogue said as she turned away and continued walking down the hall. Unfortunately Logan wouldn't give up that easily. He reached over and snatched Rogue's wrist.
"Just tell me! Please! I can help you." He pleaded. Just then Scott, Storm and all the other teachers had come out of their rooms.

"What's going on here?" Scott asked, going into leader mode.

"She's up to something! I know it!" Logan blurted out. Rogue was mad, with what he'd just done, she could of slapped him, but she didn't. She knew he was just worried about her, and doing what he thought would be best, but she was still a little annoyed.

"Is this true, Rogue?" Storm asked gently, looking, from Rogue and then to Logan. Xavier just sat there, watching the two, looking as though he were deep in thought.

"Rogue. It's late, and were all tired. Go back to bed." Scott commanded, obviously he was mad that he had gotten woken up.

Finally Xavier spoke up. "Rogue? What's the matter? What has been bothering you this past month?"

Rogue stopped struggling with Logan for a minute. "Nothing!" She replied tartly.

"Is it Jean?" Xavier continued as though Rogue had not replied. "Is it because you feel guilty for crashing the Blackbird?"

Rogue stopped trying to break free of Logan's grip, and glared a the Professor. Everyone looked shocked and turned to look at Rogue. Logan just looked at Rogue.

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Logan just stared at Rogue. He should have noticed something was bothering Rogue, for the past month and confronted her. Now here she was, lying to him and trying to get away from him.
I saw the pain in her eyes. Why didn't I just talk to her?!

When Logan looked at the others, and saw their shocked expressions and the slight guiltiness in their eyes that they had not confronted Rogue either.
Then he felt a rage begin to grow inside of him at Xavier. He knew Rogue was in pain and hadn't told anybody why, when he knew all along!

When he looked at Rogue he noticed she was fighting the urge to beat the crap out of him and everyone else in the hallway. Why did Xavier have to announce this now, of all times?
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Rogue knew what was about to come after the shock had died down. The questions of 'Is this true?' and 'Oh, why didn't you tell us?' Rogue didn't want to hear those questions, never mind answering them. While they were still in shock, she used Kitty's ability to go through solid objects, to get her wrist out of Logan's hand. Before he could catch her, or anybody else could grab her, she ran down the hall to Kurt's room.

She didn't waste time knocking on the door, she just phased right through the door. As she walked over to Kurt's bed his head snapped up. The look on his face, clearly told Rogue he had just woken up. She could hear Logan start to tear at the doorknob on Kurt's door.

"What's going on, Fraulien?" Kurt asked, rubbing his eyes.

Rogue didn't answer. She walked over and stood right beside his bed.

Kurt started to look uneasy. "Gauner? What are you doing?" He heard Logan scratching at the door and the others yelling to be let in. His eyes widened when he saw Rogue start to pull off her gloves.

"I'm sorry" She whispered. She put her hands on the sides of his face. She felt the pull as soon as her hands touched his face. She held on until he passed out. As soon as she let go, he fell to the floor, and the door burst open.

"Rogue!" Logan called to her. She turned and looked at Logan to see him and the others staring at what she had done to Kurt. "Don't leave!"

"Sorry, but I have to go." And she disappeared in a puff of blue smoke.