Chapter 15

"Who's the new girl?" Rose asked, having noticed a dark haired girl walking into the school with the group from the institute.

"Laura Kinney," Rogue answered. "She's…well, Mr. Logan's clone."

The witch's head snapped to her girlfriend. "I thought clones were supposed to be identical?"

"Ah don't know tha whole story," Rogue admitted. "But there was somethin' that they did when clonin' her that made her ah woman."

"You gonna bring her to White Owl?" Rose asked, putting her arm around Rogue's shoulder.

Rogue smiled slightly as the two of them walked to lunch. But then she frowned. "Maybe not today." She was silent for a moment before asking, "Is Wanda goin' ta be at White Owl tonight?"

Rose frowned. "Is this about what we talked about last night?"

Rogue nodded.

With a sigh, the witch said, "She'll be there. But I've already tried convincing her, though I suppose you might have better luck." She smiled and leaned over to give the mutant a kiss on the cheek. "Now come on, let's see what kind of slop their trying to pass off as food today."

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At the end of the day, Rose found Wanda at the other girl's locker.

"Hey Wanda, Think you can handle the store for a few hours?" she asked.

Wanda turned to look at her. "Of course, though may I ask why?"

"I've found a few promising places," she explained. "I want to check them out before asking your opinion."

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Jean sighed as she broke out of her boyfriend, Duncan Matthews arms. Turning to glare at him, she said, "I told you before, I am waiting for marriage."

"Come-on babe," he protested. "We've been dating for months, I don't think I'm asking for too much. You could at least give me a good blow."

"We're done with this conversation," Jean said angrily. "Talk to me again when you aren't trying to get in my pants."

She walked away, leaving a seething Duncan behind her.

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Kitty had tears in her eyes as she stood across from her now ex-boyfriend, Lance Alvers.

"I'm sorry Lance," she apologized. "But I'm tired of all the fighting, it seems to be all we ever do anymore."

Lance looked down at the ground, refusing to meet her eye. His fist were clenched tightly. "Fine, whatever," he said, before sharply turning and walking away.

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Walking into White Owl, Rogue made a beeline for Wanda, who was sitting at the counter, doing homework.

The dark-haired mutant looked up as Rogue approached, a greeting on her lips, but it vanished when she saw who had come in. "Rose isn't here," she said, looking back sown at her textbook.

"Ah'm not here ta talk ta her," Rogue said calmly. "Ah'm here ta talk ta you."

Wanda didn't look up as she answered. "If this is about me and Kurt, I've already heard it from Rose."

"That's just it," Rogue said angrily. "It ain't just about you an' Kurt anymore. Now it's about you, Kurt, an' yer baby!"

Wanda looked up angrily. "And what business is it of yours?" she demanded.

"Kurt is mah brother," the southern Goth pointed out. "An' that kid," she pointed at Wanda's stomach, "is mah niece or nephew." She sighed in an effort to calm down. "The two of ya need ta talk. Ah understan' that ya don't want Kurt ta marry ya just 'cause yer carryin' his baby, but when he ask, ya could just say no an' explain why ta him."

Wanda snorted. "You really think it would be so easy? I don't know if you've realized, but Kurt is stubborn once he sets his mind to something."

"Then ya just need ta keep sayin' no until yer ready to marry him."

There was silence between the two girls as they glared at each other. Wanda was the first to cave, and looked down.

"I'll think about it," she conceded.

"Fine," Rogue acknowledged. "But once ya start showin', if ya haven't told him yet, Ah will."

"Understood."

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Rose walked around the property. It was a good forty acres of undeveloped land about fifteen minutes outside of Bayville.

She could build a modest two story house, install a pool, and put a pole-barn up and still have plenty of room. She'd still have to figure out a design for a house, and a guest house, but it would work.

She'd have to get a car of course, purely for appearances. Maybe she could get something for Wanda as well.

Something else to add to her list.

Walking over to the relator sign, she took out a pad of paper and pen from her pocket and wrote down the number. She'd call them when she got back to the shop.

Waving her hand, she cast a spell that told her the time. She figured she should give Rogue another fifteen minutes with Wanda.

She smiled as she got an idea. Since they'd been on two dates already, she figured she get something nice for Rogue. That jewelry store a few blocks down from White Owl should still be open.

In a flash of flames, she disappeared.

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Mystique sat, in disguise of course, at a café in Bayville.

She'd been keeping a subtle eye on both Kurt and Rogue, in various disguises. She may have attempted to use them for her own agenda, going as far as to try and trick Rogue into thinking the X-Men were hunting her, but she did love them, in her own way. But while she no longer worked for Magneto, due to what she perceived as his betrayal of her, she certainly didn't believe in Xavier's dream of peace between human and mutant kind.

This left her in a dilemma.

She had reached a point in her life where she had to make a decision. Irene had seen two possible futures for her. In one, she continued fighting for Mutant superiority but lost all love and respect from her children. In the other, she managed to repair her relationship with Kurt and Anna Marie, but had to join Xavier to do so.

The question was what was more important to her, her belief in the fact that humans would never accept mutants…

…or her children?

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Pietro was curious.

His sister hadn't been back to the half-house the Brotherhood called home in several days. Yet she still showed up at school, and was ignoring him and the rest of the Brotherhood.

Just what was she up to?

Did he need to alert their father?

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Walking into her store, Rose wasn't surprised to find Wanda and Roque quietly ignoring one and other.

Ignoring the look Wanda was giving her, Rogue walked over to Rogue and pecked her of the cheek. "Miss me?" she asked.

Rogue smiled, but raised an eyebrow. "Ah didn't know Ah needed ta."

Rose chuckled, and held out a box to Rogue. "I got you something while I was out."

The mutant took the jewelry box and opened it, to find a pair of dangling, silver cross earrings. Each one had a small diamond in the center. She assumed they were fake, and didn't realize just how much her girlfriend had paid for them.

She loved them regardless.

"Thank you," Rogue said, smiling. She leaned in to kiss Rose.

Rose in turn simply pulled her girlfriend into her lap, and what was meant to be a simple thank you, turned into a passionate make out.

"I think I'm gonna be sick," Wanda complained, writing down an answer from her textbook.

Both Rose and Rogue ignored her.

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Mostly filler, but I hope you enjoyed. Hermione's letter to Rose should arrive in the next chapter.

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