Before I begin, I got a couple complaints about Rose judging the X-Men based off a few moments of knowing them. Remember, one of her abilities is to read the general personality of a person. She doesn't really know them, she just got general feelings from them.
CHAPTER 6
Wanda was an alright girl, she was actually a good person, but full of anger. The result, to Rose, was that she had a gray personality. She was also very determined, at capable of great love and loyalty, but it was hidden behind her anger, and Rose figured that once lost, it would be almost impossible to regain her trust.
Kurt had better understand how good he had it with her.
And it seemed that Wanda wanted to be Rose's friend, the witch suspected that it had something to do with how she handled her brother, but couldn't be entirely sure. And they spent the rest of the afternoon talking. And when Wanda left shortly before closing, she had bought some muscle-ache cures, as well as shampoo, conditioner, and soap Rose recommended (green apple, as that seemed to compliment her natural smell best, though Wanda didn't know why she suggested that particular scent). She also bought a Gothic designed cross statue, which she explained was a gift for Kurt.
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The next day after school, Rogue approached Rose at the other girls locker.
She had heard about Pietro asking Rose out, and her response to it throughout the day, but especially after lunch. She was surprised that Rose had told him Wanda was more her type, and wondered if that was true, or if she was just messing with the arrogant speedster.
Her own response to this news surprised her. She felt jealous of Wanda, and betrayed and hurt by Rose. It had taken most of the afternoon for her to realize why.
She was attracted to Rose.
Even if she couldn't pursue an actual relationship with the girl, because it honestly wouldn't be fair to ask Rose to be in a relationship where she couldn't touch and kiss her partner, she was still attracted to the girl. And the idea of her being with someone else hurt.
"Ah heard yah kissed Wanda yesterday," she informed Rose nonchalantly as the other girl was putting her books away.
Rose turned from her locker and smiled at Rogue. "Yes. Why, are you jealous?"
"Oh course not," Rogue said, perhaps a bit to quickly.
Rose smirked and took a step closer to Rogue, bringing her uncomfortably close to the mutant who was used to people keeping some distance between them and her. "Don't be," Rose said, her voice sounding so sultry and arousing, it sent a jolt of pleasure running through Rogue's body. "She's seeing somebody, and besides...," she leaned in closer and spoke directly into Rogue's ear, "I'm interested in someone else."
Rogue's breath caught. Rose's voice was terribly pleasurable, she didn't remember it being such before. Somewhat worried, and excited, she asked, her voice wavering slightly, "Who?"
Rose's response was a sultry smile, as she leaned in. Rogue knew what was about to happen, knew she should move away, but she was both to terrified and excited to move. And when Rose's lips met hers, she fully expected to experience Rose's memories, and knock the girl unconscious.
Only to be surprised when nothing happened.
The kiss was chaste, and brief, and when Rose pulled back, Rogue was stunned. Rose, kissed her. Nothing happened. Rose kissed her.
Roe smiled sadly and took a step back from the stunned speechless mutant. "I'm sorry," she said, when she realized that Rogue wasn't speaking. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow, if you still want to be my friend."
Turning away, Rogue watched as her friend, a friend that she realized she was attracted to, walked away.
And all she could think about was that Rose could touch her and vice-versa.
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Rose kept her head high as she walked away from Rogue.
She was so stupid! The odds that Rogue was attracted to her weren't all that high, but she had to go and ruin her friendship by kissing the girl. Not only that, but she had almost seduced Rogue with her voice along, allowing the love and lust she had begun to feel for the other girl to enter her voice.
As she walked into her store, a single tear rolled down her face.
What had she done?
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"Ah think mah friend Rose is mutant," Rogue said softly.
Her friends, Professor Xavier, Ms. Munroe, and Logan looked at her curiously. They where in the middle of dinner, and they had all noticed that Rogue had been strangely silent since returning from school.
The Professor set down his fork and knife, folding his hands in front of him. With genuine curiosity he asked, "Why do you think she is one of us?"
Rogue looked down at her food before answering, and thought for a moment. She was still working out her feelings for the dark haired girl, and didn't want to sharer what had happened after school. "She touched me," Rogue said, leaving out the fact that the touch had been s very sweet and chaste kiss.
Everyone's attention was now on Rogue. But it was the Professor who asked, "And you saw something that led you to believe she is a mutant?"
Rogue shook her head. "That's just the thin' Professor, ah didn't see anythin'," she told the stunned group.
"Maybe you're gaining more control over your own powers," Scott suggested.
Rogue shook her head, "Ah wasn't even trying to control mah powers." She turned back to the Professor. "Ah knew she was going to touch mah skin, but ah couldn't react in time. And when she did touch me, ah expected to experience her memories, but nothing happened," she explained.
Xavier leaned back in his wheelchair. "I will investigate this possibility," he informed Rogue and the others. "In the meantime, treat her as if she is a regular human. As Scott suggested, it is a possibility that you are just gaining the ability to control your powers. Your desire not to harm her may have been enough to stop you from absorbing her memories if that is the case. Should Rose turn out to not be a mutant, we will investigate this further with you Rogue."
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Rose closed her eyes in concentration. Something was attacking the shields in her mind, but what it was, she had no idea.
Whatever it was, was powerful. She couldn't counter attack it, all she could do was defend.
Moments later the attack ceased, leaving her with a budding headache.
"Can this day get any worse?" she asked herself, walking to her potions cupboard to get a headache relief.
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Charles Xavier frowned as he removed Cerebro fro his head.
"Well Chuck?" Logan asked behind him, standing with Ororo.
He shook his head. "I'm afraid I couldn't get any reading on Ms. Potter," he said. "I could not even find her mind, which would explain why Cerebro would not have located her in the first place if she has developed the mutant gene. I believe Rogue is, sadly right and that her friend is a mutant."
"Sadly?" Logan asked gruffly. "Why would it be sad to find another mutant?"
"Because if Rose wasn't a mutant, it would mean that Rogue is developing a way to control her powers," Ororo explained sadly.
"Yes," Xavier agreed. "But I'm afraid we need more proof of Rose's abilities. Ororo, I understand that you've met Ms. Potter?"
A faint blush rose to the weather witch's cheeks, but she answered, "Yes, I bought a few things from her store not too long ago."
Logan smirked. "These things have anything to do with that summertime blizzard the other week?"
Despite her intensifying blush, Ororo glared at Logan. "If I recall, adamantium conducts electricity."
Logan shut up and looked away from Ororo, Xavier smiled softly at his friends antics. "Since she knows you, perhaps you could stop in and see Ms. Potter tomorrow," He said to Ororo. "Perhaps you may notice if she indeed has any powers, but I would like you to invite her to the mansion. Hopefully, once here, I can get a read on her and confirm that she does carry the x-gene."
"And if she does?" Logan asked.
Xavier smiled. "She is an emancipated minor, if what Rogue has told me is true. Perhaps we can convince her to join us, and if not, we can at least tell her that she is not alone in the world."
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