Communication
Forty eight days.
One thousand, one hundred and fifty two hours.
Sixty nine thousand, one hundred and twenty minutes.
Four million, one hundred and forty seven thousand, two hundred seconds.
She had been free.
Free!!!!!
What a joyous feeling. To have the freedom to touch, to hold, to kiss, to caress.
All gone.
The grief welled up in her again. As well as something new; something she was afraid to identify, but her innate sense of brutal honesty caused her name the feeling still.
Hopelessness.
Such a simple word, but it could mean her life.
If she didn't have that will to live then she wouldn't have the desire to fight Lilly. And finding out what a bitch she was, she wanted to mess up her plans just on principle alone.
What the hell do you mean, you want to give up? Are you crazy?
Marie gasped, startled.
"Who the hell are you?"
Rogue darlin'.
"You've never spoken before."
Of course not. You've done fine before. There were a few times that I considered it but you've always shown me that we do share a common backbone. But this bitch drags you away from a life that you are actually proud of and you won't give up without a fight. Hell no!
"What's the point! I can't touch a single person without adding to the melee that's up there," she said, tapping her head lightly.
The point is that you have a gift, and that means that you have a responsibility to do what you have to beat this bitch down.
"But the cure…"
The cure would have worn off eventually. It already was. I could feel the effects wearing off. Didn't you find that Wolverine got a little bit stronger since your last conversation with him, with all that touchy-feely comfort that you gave him?
"Not really."
Then I must be getting really better at holding the guys at bay. By the way we must be glad that Lilly got rid of herself up here, else we would have been experiencing a whole lot of other problems.
"I know. I felt the restlessness… But if the cure was temporary, does that mean that I'll never be able to touch anyone again? Will I never be able to kiss a friend, have a real boyfriend, get married, have sex, and have children?"
Darlin' haven't we learned that anything in this world is possible! We'll find a way. And we might even use this bitch to help us
Marie smiled. "I like that idea a whole lot."
You just need to learn to accept me Marie. I'm as much a part of you as you are of me. If we learn to use each others strengths we'll be able to get out of this.
"Let's beat this bitch!!!!!!!!"
A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. I just got a promotion on work and took over a new job position that has me really busy. I've now been able to buy out some time to get this typed. Sorry so short though.
Just loved the idea of Rogue being a separate entity from Marie. Hope to explore that some more.