Hey guys, I got another chapter! See, you guys were complaining about the short chapters, but because they're short I can get them up quicker. So now you're also slightly glad that they're short. But you wish they were longer so that you could find out what happens. But as soon as you find out what happens you'll be sad because it's all over. And now Patrick's glaring at me, he wants me to hurry up and let you start reading. So conceited, I know he wants you guys to read more about him.
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X-Mansion: Living Room Late at Night
It seemed like everyone was speaking at once, as soon as everyone got past their initial shock. They were all asking similar questions, asking how he'd done the things he'd just done, and how he knew the Brotherhood and who Mystique was, not to mention asking him how he knew about the X-Men and the X-Mansion.
Professor Xavier silenced everyone at once, "Calm down, your questions will all be answered, if you just give Patrick some time to speak."
As soon as the words left the professor mouth though, all attention was soon back on Patrick. It was obvious that everyone there wanted an answer from him, but none of them knew what to expect him to say.
Patrick let out a quiet sigh, glancing around at everyone while staying quiet, making it seem like he was unsure of what to say.
Logan didn't seem to interested in playing the silent game though, because it wasn't long before his claws were out and pointed at the boy, "you better speak up soon, or you ain't gonna be able to speak up again in a bit."
Charles gave Logan a glare in response to his words, but Patrick just seemed to shrug them off. "Well, to answer some of your questions, I've actually known about you X-Men since I came to Bayville, also knowing full well that you all were mutants." He said, getting a lot of strange looks from some of them. "As for Mystique and the Brotherhood, I learned more about them as I stayed here, though they were originally the reason I came here in the first place, as soon as I heard that Rogue had joined the X-Men and that the Brotherhood and Mystique were causing her trouble."
Patrick was about to continue but Scott broke in while he was speaking, "so you're saying that the entire reason you're here right now is because the Brotherhood and Mystique were causing Rogue trouble? Why would you come all the way to Bayville just for one person?"
This time Charles spoke up before Patrick could, answering Scott's question in a more round about way, "Well, Patrick already knows the one person that he'd risk his life to save in a heartbeat, it just so happens that that person for him is Rogue."
The only problem with the professor's statement, while it was true, was that it made it seem as though Patrick had fallen hard for Rogue, and was willing to risk his life for her.
Kitty and Kurt were both sitting there with the same expression on their faces, 'gag me', and Patrick was finding it hard not to laugh.
"Now, before you all get the wrong idea here, no, I'm not in love with Rogue the way you're thinking. I've never had any thoughts of us going out together or anything. That'd be wrong in every way anyways, no matter where in the world you live." Patrick said, though it was obvious that he was stalling for time.
"Ok, so if you don't like Rogue in that way, then like, why do you keep worrying about protecting her?" Kitty asked, obviously intrigued.
The professor glanced from Kitty to Patrick and then to Rogue before he spoke up, "How about we finish question and answers later? I think after the events of tonight we could all use a good rest. Patrick, you can stay here tonight, if you feel comfortable enough."
Patrick gave Xavier a funny look, but didn't say anything, though he didn't need to anyways because Logan spoke for him, "I don't see why he wouldn't be comfortable, he's here every night," the mutant muttered, not even paying much attention to the conversation at hand.
Xavier nodded in understanding, turning to the rest of the X-Men, "you all should head off to bed as well, you all have school in the morning."
All of the teens in the room let out a quiet groan at almost the exact same time, causing Charles, Logan, and Storm to suppress smiles. Everyone headed towards the stairs, not even bothering to pick up the mess that the Brotherhood had left in their wake, they possibly all had decided without it being spoken that they'd clean up the next morning.
Before anyone even made it across the room Xavier spoke up again, "Actually, before you go up, I'd like to speak with Rogue, Jean, Kurt, and Patrick."
Patrick glanced back at the professor in surprise, wondering what the man was planning. He saw Kitty glance at Rogue, and he knew from previous late night visits that Kitty and Rogue shared a room. Jean and Scott shared a glance as well, though their glance was filled with extreme curiosity, and a look from Jean that said she'd tell Scott about it later. Kurt didn't seem to find the request weird, and just ported himself to the couch, though he did look too tired to argue.
Patrick took a seat in the chair while Rogue and Jean sat on the couch with Kurt as Xavier wheeled his chair back to them. Storm had been standing hesitantly on the stairs, and before she actually started her assent Xavier spoke again, "Logan and Storm, you both may stay as well, if you wish."
Logan didn't seem too concerned with what was going on, but he didn't seem to trust Patrick just yet, so he leaned against the wall next to the broken window. Storm hesitantly walked back over and sat in the chair opposite Patrick's, having decided to stay when Logan had.
Everyone gathered looked at Xavier expectantly, wondering what the man might have to say to them.
Xavier cleared his throat, glancing at Patrick. "Well, I did say that we would discuss Rogue's dream again today, more than we did yesterday, and we never really got to doing that."
Rogue glanced over at Patrick while Jean voiced her thoughts, "are you sure that's the best thing to do in front of a complete stranger?"
Xavier shrugged in response, "well, he seems like a trustworthy person, and since he seems to know more about mutants than I originally believed him to, he might know information on the mutants in her dream." He said simply, though Patrick could tell he was bending the truth just a bit.
Patrick knew for a fact that no one in that room knew more about mutants than Professor Xavier did, but he wasn't going to voice those thoughts because he was intrigued by this dream that was being mentioned.
Rogue nodded slightly, glancing at Patrick again, "I suppose it wouldn't hurt to trust him, at least a little bit."
Xavier nodded, pleased with her response. "Well, then why don't you tell us what happened again? You might remember something else if you go over it."
Rogue shivered slightly, she seemed disturbed, but about what Patrick wasn't sure. "Well, when the dream started I was really confused at first, because nothing there looked familiar. It was a really dark room, and I couldn't see anyone else in there. But then I heard this weird laughter, it was sort of high pitched an shrill. When I finally figured out which direction it was coming from I realized that I wasn't alone in the room. There was some strange woman standing in front of a wooden crate, and she was holding something that looked really shiny, even in the darkness of the room."
As Rogue was retelling her dream Patrick noticed that both Storm and Logan seemed to visibly relax, it was obvious that they were focused on listening to Rogue, and they probably wouldn't notice if something happened. Not like anything would, Patrick had already decided that he wouldn't harm the X-Men, he could tell that they were important to Rogue.
Rogue was still talking, and Patrick focused in again on what she was saying, "the woman, I don't know who she was, she started laughing again as I tried to stop her, she thought it was funny that I was trying to protect the person that was in the crate."
Xavier cut in to what she was saying with a question, "how could you tell that there was someone in there?"
Rogue glanced at the professor before answering his question, "it was like I just knew that someone was in there, I don't think I was really surprised that he was in there, either, like I was expecting it or something."
Patrick's eyes darted from the professor and then to Rogue as he sat back in his chair, leaning his head against his closed fist. He saw Xavier glance over at him, but no one else seemed to notice as Rogue continued.
"I remember biting her, because she wouldn't stop, and she just shoved me away like nothing had happened. When I had looked up again she was backing away from the crate and I thought that she was finally stopping, but then she," Rogue had been saying, but a loud crash from behind the couch cut her off. The big lamp that rested on the side table of the chair Storm was sitting at had crashed to the floor, causing everyone to jump.
"Do you think the Brotherhood is back?" Kurt asked, glancing around the room.
Jean was glancing around as well, "it seems like something Pietro might do, but there's no way he'd be up and running around already, like nothing had happened."
Storm glanced at Xavier, obviously asking Xavier what his thoughts were. Xavier just wheeled his chair so that they all had formed a sort of circle before he glanced at Patrick, "is there something that you'd like to say?" He asked pointedly, causing Logan to step away from the wall and watch Patrick in case the boy tried anything.
Patrick glanced at the professor, actually surprised by the accusation, "I'm sorry professor, but this time it wasn't me messing with you guys."
Xavier smiled slightly, glancing back at Rogue before he spoke again, "but you do have something to say, or else you wouldn't have stopped Rogue's story. That is, unless, you didn't want to hear anymore?"
Patrick frowned in confusion, glancing at Rogue as well, "but professor, this time it wasn't me. I didn't do anything."
Xavier nodded, looking at Patrick, "then perhaps we'll just let Rogue continue like nothing happened?"
Everyone was watching the conversation between Patrick and Xavier almost like a tennis match, and now all their attention was on Patrick, waiting for his response.
"It's alright, you can continue," he said, standing up from the chair, "but you'll have to continue without me, I really need to be going to bed right about now."
Xavier nodded slightly, he had finished trying to push the boy, it was obvious that he didn't want to own up just yet. "Yes, perhaps it's time for all of us to be off to bed. We can continue this at a later date."
Rogue looked at the professor in confusion, "Professor, what's going on? All of the sudden you want to talk about that weird dream, and now you and Patrick are going back and forth like you're old friends."
Xavier took in the confused faces of his students, "I apologize, I shouldn't have used you to try and get more information from Patrick, so I feel that we should all go to bed, since Patrick doesn't wish to talk about himself just yet."
Everyone nodded slightly, though mostly in confusion. They weren't really sure what Xavier was saying, but it was obvious that the professor wasn't going to change his mind any time soon, so everyone migrated off to their rooms.
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