Me: Hi again guys, I just wanted to–

Rogue: REMY ETIENNE LEBEAU!

Remy: Uh, Roguey! What's up, Chere?

Rogue: Oh, don't you 'Chere' me! Ah just got a message from someone named anonymous, *Remy gulps* Wanna tell meh what ya mean by "See de femmes can't resists moi"! *Evil glare directed at Remy*

Remy: Uh, Chere, ya know Remy love ya more den anyone else. Remy didn't–

Me: Could you two take this somewhere else? *Rogue walks away dragging Remy along* finally, they're gone. Anyway, as I was saying before…I just wanted to thank everyone who's reviewed or who's kept reading. Ya'll are awesome! And now on with the show!

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STRESSED THINGS

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"Pietro-speaking-super-quick"

'Thoughts'

~Chapter 8: Road to friendship~

~Recap~

Logan and Laura ran over to Rogue's side and Logan knelt down. He checked her pulse and then lifted her up bridal style.

"She's going to be okay, right?" Wanda asked. Everyone had gathered around and were anxiously awaiting the answer.

~Chapter 8; Medical Bay, Two Days later 10 Am ~

Logan sat holding Rogue's hand waiting for her to wake up. Professor Xavier had assured him that he had fixed any damage done to her mind and that all she needed was rest. "Logan?" A kind voice called from behind him. He knew exactly who it was, Ororo Munroe. "I've brought you something to eat, you missed breakfast." He smiled lightly. Ororo had been doing this every time he had missed a meal.

"Thanks 'Ro." He said. Ororo sat next to him and rested a hand on his arm.

"She's going to be fine, Logan. From what you've told me about her, she's a fighter." Ororo said with a light smile. After bring him food for the first time, Ororo had managed to pry some of their adventures out of him. "Charles said she should be waking soon."

"Thanks 'Ro." Logan said and Ororo got up to leave, but was stopped when Logan grabbed her hand. "Really Ororo, you've been…thanks." Logan stood and faced her.

"I…it was my pleasure Logan." Logan leaned down and Ororo leaned up. They gently kissed for a minute before they pulled away. Ororo had a very surprised look after their kissed.

"God 'Ro, I'm sorry. I shouldn't—" But Logan was interrupted when Ororo kissed him again.

"Don't be." Ororo held Logan's hand and smiled. "I was about to join the other kids outside, would you like to join me?" Ororo asked.

"Sure."

~Medical Bay 1:30~

*Beep…Beep…Beep*

Rogue slowly awoke to a constant beeping, she gently opened her eyes. "Gawd, mah head hurts." Rogue sat up and frowned. "Where am Ah?"

"You my dear are in the Medical Bay at the Xavier Institute. How are you feeling?" A male voice said from her right.

"Good, got a slight headache." Rogue said turning to face her doctor. Her eyes widened as she looked at the blue man. Dr. McCoy saw her expression and lightly laughed.

"Hello, I'm doctor McCoy." He held out his hand for her to shake. Rogue was about to shake his hand when she noticed both of their hands were bare. She quickly retracted her hand.

"Sorry Ah would shake your hand, but mah mutation is, well, dangerous." Rogue explained.

"Oh yes, silly me, I was told of your mutation." Dr. McCoy left and came back with a pair of opera gloves. "Your sister left these for you." Rogue nodded and slipped on the gloves.

"Thank ya, Dr. McCoy. Mah names, Rogue." She said shaking his hand.

"No problem, my dear." Dr. McCoy said. "Now your sister also brought up a bag of clothes for you. It's sitting by the bed for you. There's a bathroom right there for you to use." Dr. McCoy said pointing to a door across the room.

"Thank ya." Rogue said getting up. She grabbed the bag and walked to the bathroom. She sorted through the clothes and picked out and picked out a long sleeved black shirt with a green star, her favorite dark gray jeans, and her pair of black chucks. She brushed her hair, put on deodorant, and brushed her teeth. Rogue emerged from the bathroom feeling refreshed.

"Now Miss Howlett, I bet your eager to leave, but I must do a quick test to make sure you're alright." After Dr. McCoy's exam, Rogue was deemed healthy and allowed to leave. Rogue left the Med bay and headed to the elevator, when she realized she had no clue where to go.

"Okay, now where to go?" Rogue muttered to herself. "Accordin to Scott an' Jean the Med bay is on the same floor as the danger room, so I just go up a floor." Rogue pushed the up button and waited for the elevator got to the next floor. Once the doors opened, Rogue was back in the main foyer. "Where to now?"

"How about outside with the rest of the students." A voice said from behind her. Rogue whirled around to see Charles Xavier behind her. "I very sorry, I didn't mean to startle you."

"Nah, its fine." Rogue said. "Ya said they were outside?" Rogue asked and Xavier nodded. "Thanks Mr. Xavier." Once outside Rogue found the familiar faces of her family and her new friends. She spotted Laura and Pietro walking and talking. She also spotted Logan talking with a woman with completely white hair. She also spotted Wanda talking with Lance and Evan.

"KITTY! Dat vwas nien(not) nice!" Kurt's voice said from Rogue's left. Rogue turned and laughed at the scene before her. Kurt was drenched in water, Amanda and Wanda were laughing, and Kitty was holding a bucket laughing. Rogue quietly walked over trying not to catch anyone's attention.

"It may not have been nice, but it was sure funny." Rogue said. The group turned and Kurt's face lighted up.

"ROGUE!" Kurt smiled and pulled Rogue into a hug. Rogue stiffed at the sudden contact, but didn't pull away.

"Uh, Kurt, Ah know ya glad Ah'm okay, but can ya let meh go." Rogue asked a little uncomfortable with the contact and her shirt was getting rather wet.

"Oh, sorry." Kurt said, he pulling away and looking at her now soaked shirt.

"Thanks." Rogue said giving him a small smile. Rogue felt someone tap her shoulder; she turned to see Laura standing there. "Yeah?"

"If you get kidnapped one more time, we're installing a tracking device in your arm." Laura threatened.

"It was ONE other time!" Rogue defended. "And in mah defense, ya should have smelt him. He may be a slippery little thief, but he does smell." 'He does smell REALLY good…Bad Rogue! Ya should not be thinkin' of him that way' Rogue thought to herself.

"You've been kidnapped THREE times!" Laura said. "And we were in a very crowed bar, it's kind of hard to smell one swamp rat from another."

"Technically it was only once; Ah just got passed around…a lot." Rogue said.

"They kidnapped you from the original kidnappers and then the original kidnappers kidnapped you back." Laura said and everyone listening raised an eyebrow. Laura shook her head and smiled. "But it is good to have you back."

"Good to be back." Rogue replied.

~The howlett's hotel room~

Rogue packed her green duffel bag and deposited it into her father's trailer. Laura tossed her bag in also and then sat down in the passenger's seat. Logan sat in the driver's side while Rogue sat on the bed in the trailer.

"So, where to next?" Laura asked.

"I think you two will like our next stop." Logan said with a smirk. Both girls eyed Logan oddly and then shared a look.

"As long as it ain't the Statue of Liberty, that place just freaks meh out. Ah don't know why." Rogue said. (When I was writing this X-men 1 started playing and then it got me thinking of the Rogue dying scene, so I had to have Rogue say something like that. For anyone of you who haven't seen the X-men movies, you should watch them.)

"It isn't the Statue of Liberty, trust me." Logan said then muttered. "Place is creepy." Both girls chuckled lightly. After 20 minutes of driving they pulled up to the Xavier Institute. "Girls, welcome to our next stop."

"We're stayin'?" Rogue asked.

"Yeah if you two want to stay." Logan said and Rogue shot her head up.

"You're not dumpin' us here, are ya?" Rogue said her eyes held a fear Logan and Laura held never seen in her before.

"No, Stripes." Logan said quickly. 'Idiot.' Logan thought to himself. 'The girl's got major abandonment issues, even if she won't admit it.' "If you two stay, I'll stay. You two want to leave, I'll leave." Logan said assuring both girls and the girls relaxed. "So, are we staying?"

That's it for this chapter! I've got one more chapter and then that's it. So, will Rogue, Logan, and Laura stay? What about Pietro and Wanda? Kitty and Lance? Kurt and Amanda? And what about our sneaky little swamp rat? Find out next chapter, Bye!