Remedial Lessons
"She can never have a normal life Gambit; none of us will ever have that anymore." The Professor addressed Gambit the next day to smooth things out about the Rogue situation.
"Yeah, but she can have a bettah life."
"And that is where I can help you. Here myself and the others can teavh her to better control her powers and give her room and board. She can find piece here."
"I understand tat but I don want ya trainin her jus ta join ya Xmen team. But if, aftah a while, a long while, she decides ta join yall lil rebel group then tats ok wit me. Jus make sure it's 'er choice an I don want ya directly or indirectly influence'n her decision either."
"You have my word," the Professor nodded, "So where do you think we start with her?"
"We all know tat she's a little mental. An tat she needs ta learn how ta live although I know she aint ready ta mix wit te populous since she can barely interact wit me so I suggest we teach 'er."
"Teach her?"
"It's still June so maybe she can learn ta control herself enough ta go ta school wit te others …"
"That is a possibility."
After Gambit's conversation with the Professor he borrowed Kitty's laptop, searched for the nearest high school, and found the list of courses an eleventh grader should take. Seeing everything from foreign language to calculus he decided to ask some of the other students for help. He knew it was hypocritical of him to try to force Rogue to go to school when he hadn't, but he wanted a normal life for her…or as normal as a life for a mutant can get and 'normal' people go to school, then college, work, get married, have kids, etc. She had already lived a violent enough a life so far so maybe a little schooling might refine her.
As he searched the Bayville website he saw an opening for a French teacher. He decided that instead of pretending to be a student with Rogue since he was well in his twenties and to damn good looking to blend in that a teacher would do. Rogue seemed to stick to him like glue. Nearly, every time he turned around she was there. He decided that since Rogue had separation issues that he should go to school as well. No need for her to play hookie to come and visit him at home.
Looking over the list he decided to teach Rogue French and her English class. How hard could it be to read a book? He gave Jean the math courses, Calc and Physics, since she insisted on helping. Kurt volunteered to help teach her about American History. Loga and Kitty were going to help with teaching her what he called interaction courses. Which teaches her to properly react to certain situations.
A few minutes later he printed out Rogue's summer schedule:
7:00-7:45 French
8:00-8:30 Breakfast
8:40-9:40 Math
9:50-10:30 History
10:40-11:00 Break
11:05-12:00 Physics
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:10-3:00 Interaction Courses
3:10-3:35 Consolation with Professor
"Now fer te hardest part, convincing Rogue ta go ta school …"
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"Why do I gotta go? Can't I jus stay here wit you?" she asked upset that her Saturday morning cartoons were being interrupted.
"Well I aint gonna be here. I'm gonna be teachin ova there, but I get it if ya cant handle a challenge I guess yer weaker than I thought ya were…" he said knowing that if he insulted her a little bit she would bite.
"I can do it I jus don want ta."
"Ya jus sayin tat cause ya cant."
"I'll prove ta ya tat I can! Start teachin me now!" she demanded turning off the tv and flinging the remote at him. Gambit was glad that she agreed. Hopefully she wouldn't get ma if she didn't understand her work at first. No need to have any dead Xmen or Cajun's lying around ….
Interaction Course 1
Kitty pretended to be the friend that Rogue was walking down the hall with. Logan was being a bully. He walked past Rogue, knocking her books on the floor, then turning around and demanding an apology. Before they started Gambit told her to solve the problem nonviolently, as in no punching, biting, stabbing, kicking, etc.
Of course she pushed Logan and tried to beat him with her books. Sighing, Gambit made her do it again and again. Finally they gave up when Rogue decided that using Kitty as a weapon to hurt Logan was necessary.
"Self control girl, how many times do I gotta tell ya tat?"
"Hmpf whatever!"
"Were going to be doing this fer a while so get used ta it."
"I don see how tis helps wit my classes."
"We aint gonna send ya ta school if ya gonna kill every person ya take issue wit!"
"Well maybe I don wanta go ta school anymore!"
"Fine ya can stay here while I'm gone! In fact I'll ask Kitty ta take ya shoppin!"
"Wait a sec I change my mind."
"Thought ya would."
Mystique
"Find the red eyed man and you find Rogue," was the parting words that Destiny gave her well over two weeks ago. Mystique had searched for this red eyed man night and day being her only hint about her daughter's whereabouts since that day ten years ago at the county fair.
At present she was searching hospitals. The term 'red eye' could have applied to a sick man or even a man with agitated eyes. How come destiny's visions were always so vague? She had a feeling that that woman as keeping something from her.
Some of her previous attempts were spending hours at a time reading through old newspapers and scanning police files. She also searched out a few mutants, but to no avail. Would she ever find Rogue, she did not know, but she didn't plan on giving up anytime soon.
Interaction Course 4
Rogue is in class, goes to the bathroom, and when she comes back her school book is missing. She sees that the bully, once again being Logan, has taken it. What should she do?
Rogue took her pen and ran it dangerously fast across the desk before jumping behind her and accidently stabing Logan in the eye.
"I'm sorry Logan!" Rogue told him as he held his eye.
"Like Rogue you lke got to stop hurting the man."
"I'm tryin, I really am!"
"That's ok Stripes."
"Call me Rogue Logan!"
"Rogue how many times I gotta tell ya. No violence!" Gambit sighed exasperated. This was Rogue's twelfth run through of this routine today and she was still attacking him. Logan had suffered everything from his recently stabbed eye to Rogue trying to poison him with the ink inside her pen.
"I'm sorry Gambit, it's jus when I get angry I cant control myself."
"I know tat's why we're doin tis." Gambit put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Hey like can I like be the bad guy next time?" Kitty asked.
"No!" Both males instantly spoke up.
"Oh come on what could happen after one session?"
Interaction Course 5
Kitty was pretending to be a snobby girl making rude remarks about Rogue in class. Since Rogue knew she was paired with Kitty this time she tried real real hard to behave. Fighting the building adrenaline, the clenched fist, and the vain pulsating above her brow soon turned impossible. Both Gambit and Logan were surprised that she lasted that long. Of course good things never last forever.
As Kitty was leaving 'class' Rogue kicked her feet from under her so that she would fall part way before quickly grabbing her hair and slamming the door against her head. Thankfully the guys stopped her before the door hit Kitty a second time on her head.
"She's crazy Logan!"
"That's why we tol ya not ta volunteer!"
"Like next time I'll like listen to you handsome."
"Kitty go get an ice pack." Logan sent her away quickly.
"I'm sorry … again yall."
"We know." They both said. Maybe Gambit was way over his head.
Interaction Course 8
Gambit was five seconds from giving up. This time Rogue stabbed Logan with a tea cup! A tea cup that she hit against the wall to break it into sharp points. It seemed like session after session she was getting worse and worse. During her sessions with the Professor it had come to their attention that she had some form of OCD. He found that when she felt threatened she would react violently like an animal with overly keen survival skills. He said that this reminded him of Logan in some ways. Either way Gambit had to break her out of it or at least tame her need to defend herself.
July 28th
Bobby and Amara were fighting again in the foyer. Bobby had iced the steps and forgot to remove them. Both had run into the kitchen with everyone else when the sounds of someone falling down the steps and swearing were heard. Everyone ran to see Rogue on the bottom of the steps. Bobby was scared. He knew he was dead. Rogue went up to him, waked him on the hand, and walked away.
"Looks like you are making improvement Gambit." The Professor stated.
"Bout time." He smiled as he saw that Rogue had stopped walking and pouted. In other words she wanted Gambit to walk her to the kitchen. Smiling they walked side by side to dinner.
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