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"Well. She was gone. And i was heading to Juvie. They kept me in SHU for a month because of my powers and when i posed no threat, they transferred me back." Scott continued, He slumped his shoulders and his voice turned hoarse. "It was terrible...I...It just messed me up so much." He exhaled and took a swig of the bourbon while she listened, her eyes went wide and she grabbed his hand when he mentioned this, "What? They can't do that! They isolated you! You.. you were harmless!"
"Tell that to the cops." He gave a forced bitter smile. "Anyway, the people there tortured me. They hurt me because they didn't understand me. I was lightly stabbed once by some criminals. But then it happened again..."
Flashback
"Please. Don't hurt me!" Scott screamed.
"Die Scum!" One of the guys shouted.
"Yeah. Blind boy. You shouldn't be living you useless piece of shit!" The other one said as they grouped in front of him. He had no where to escape. He had backed up near a wall. The guy pushed him and slammed him against the wall and slumped down in pain. He heard one of the guys draw out a shiv. Sensing this, he quickly removed his bandage and opened his eyes. A red force of optic blast appeared and landed straight on the other end of the wall and sent the group flying backwards. He quickly shut his eyes and heard people shout.
"Drake! Oh no, He's dead." He heard someone say. He was on the verge of tears but he had to think straight. There was chaos everywhere. There were people hurt. He sensed an open space from the blast and started to run. He ran as far as he could and did not stop to look back. He cried when he heard no one follow him. The prison alarm was ringing and there were guards everywhere. He narrowly escaped the place and decided to lay low for a while.
He was in the city when his head started pounding and he released an uncontrollable optic blast that accidentally demolished a construction crane. The crane fell towards a crowd of bystanders, and he quickly used another blast to destroy the debris and save them. However, they feared his unusual ability and formed an angry mob. He ran until he heard the sound of a train running and escaped the mob by fleeing on a freight train.
End of Flashback
"Scott, i had no idea that ya had such a bad childhood." Rogue said and shivered a little.
"Well, i'd rather not discuss my past with others. Its...painful and i don't want anyone to pity me. I know most people think i have had it easy and frankly, I'd rather let them believe that. Atleast they won't have to share or experience the pain. And i'm telling you this because you've had a sucky childhood too, so you understand what it's like."
"I understand." She said and took a gulp from the bottle of Vodka.
He nodded and drank for a few minutes before he continued to tell her about his past. It was 7 PM and the sun had set not long ago. It was getting darker by the minute and the moon started shining, illuminating the lake.
Flashback
As he got off the train, he walked towards the area, trying to sense the place when he was found by a mutant criminal named Jack Winters, who became his foster father.
"Goin' somewhere kid?" Jack asked the young boy.
"What if i am? It's none of your business." The boy replied in a curt tone.
"Take that tone with me one more time and i'll report you to the cops! They are looking for you. Now, if you come with me, i can keep you safe." Jack said
"Do i have a choice?" Scott retorted.
"No." The man said and continued, "I know about your special abilities. I have them too."
"What? You shoot red blasts from your eyes too?" He asked surprised.
"No. I'm a living diamond. I can help you cops will be here any minute. Lets go" Jack said, trying to convince Scott that he meant no harm.
Scott nodded and left the place with him.
Soon after, Winters sought to use Scott's new found talent in his crimes, and physically abused the young boy when he initially refused.
Scott was locked up in a small room when he heard the door open. He heard the man come towards him, "Listen, i've got a job for you. There's this bank me and my buds are gonna break into tonight. Now, you are gonna need to use those powers."
"What? I'm not doing that!" He spoke back.
Jack slapped the boy hard on his face and punched on his stomach. "Keep up that attitude and i turn you to the cops." He threatened.
Scott had fallen on his knees from the pain. A stream of tears poured down his cheeks. For the next few months, Jack had tortured him. He didn't provide enough food. He became thinner and thinner by the week. He had dark bags around his eyes. He had been mentally and physically abused. He had bruises and sprains all over his body. He had become Jack's punching bag for whenever he was upset. The man would lash out on him. He tortured Scott and shouted at him. On most nights Scott went hungry and cried himself to sleep hoping the world would end. The man eroded away Scott's confidence and his will to live.
One night, the physically abusive Jack wanted Scott to help him break into a nuclear power plant, the place where Jack's mutant abilities were triggered by radioactive material. Scott only agreed to help and fight off the guards because he knew that Jack would kill them if he didn't. It was then that Professor Charles Xavier who had been tracking Scott with the help of the FBI, intervened to save him. Defeating Jack with Scott's aid, Xavier offered the boy the opportunity to become his first student at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters.
End of Flashback
Rogue sat there speechless as he finished the story. Tears ran down her cheeks as she looked at him. She was angry, hurt and experienced every negative emotion ever known.
"Hey" Scott said cupping her face and wiping off the tears from her face. She looked at him and jumped to hug him tightly. Scott hugged her back and buried his face on her shoulders, trying to refrain from crying. They held each other for a moment until he finally gave in and silent tears evaporated before they reached his eyelashes. He gently pulled away and looked at her. She wiped away her tears and stopped crying.
"I'm sorry ya had to go through that." She said and sniffed.
"Eh. Try not to think about it." He said and returned back to a stoic gaze, not expressing any emotion. He sighed and started drinking again. Rogue watched him finish half the bottle. She looked at her own and decided to follow his action and downed quarter of the bottle.
"Lets think of something else. Say, what's your favorite place?" He asked hoping to steer clear of the previous conversation.
"I like it here. What's yours?" She asked.
"Ditto." He said simply and half smiled at her. "So, didn't you love it when i defended you at School or did you ?"
Rogue chuckled at his attempt to change the subject. "I can handle myself. Although, i did enjoy seeing Duncan and his dumb ass friends get beaten up. Admit it summers, you enjoyed beating them up." she teased and gave him a coy smile.
"Never doubted You. I believe in grabbing opportunities. You just happened to be there at the right time." He joked and saw her open her mouth in mock astonishment.
"I knew it!" She said and punched his arm.
"Ow. You're a lot stronger than you're given credit for. Maybe you need to ease off the snack cakes." He said in seriousness. Her expression changed to shock and he burst out laughing.
"Ya're gonna pay, Summers!" She said and lunged at him. They laughed and wrestled as he pinned her down on the grass.
"I'm a lot stronger than you." He stated as a matter of fact.
"Ya won't be if i plan on kicking you in your little special place." She said and pointed towards his crotch.
His smile turned into a shock and said, "You wouldn't! And it's definitely not little."
"Try me, Sugah. And that.." She said while her eyes trailed down to his crotch, "..remains to be seen." She concluded.
He blushed at the comment and let go of her. He got up and sat down on the grass.
Rogue chuckled. "Was that a blush? Oh this is rich!" She laughed out loud.
"What? No. I wasn't blushing." He lied and planned on getting back at her. "And by the way, i don't have a problem in showing it." He commented with a smug face.
Rogue blushed at his comment and decided to speak when he interrupted her. "Pink is a good colour on you. I will have to ask kitty to buy you pink clothes" He said clearly teasing her.
"I'll push ya in the lake if ya ever say that to her." She voiced out loud and smiled deviously, "Show it to me." She said, calling his bluff.
"Umm. What?" Scott gave off a shocked expression. His eyes were as wide as they could get behind his glasses.
"Ya heard me." She said and smirked.
"Alright. You called my bluff!" He said and lifted his hands up in the air in defeat.
"Bringing Kitty in the middle like that was a bad idea!" She sated and grinned.
"I'm like so sorry. Like totally sorry. Like, i should call Lance up and ask him to like talk to you!" He mocked flailing his hands about.
Rogue bit her cheek but burst out laughing anyway. "Damn. That's like a good Kitty Impression."
He laughed with her and they both took a sip of their drinks.
"Damn. I'm hungry." She said and rubbed her stomach.
"Mmm. I can't drink and drive. How about we grab something from the kitchen?" He said and looked at her.
"And risk getting caught?" She asked as she raised an eyebrow.
"Well, why don't we order in and stand a little away from the mansion? How about Pizza?" He asked her.
"Sounds good. With everything and extra cheese?" She asked hopefully while her mouth watered from the thoughts of food.
"Wouldn't have it any other way." He chuckled lightly.
He reached for his phone and called up the restaurant. "Hi. I would like to place an order. Two large pizzas. With the works and extra cheese. Oh and two cokes. At the Xavier's School for gifted youngsters. 1407 Graymalkin Lane" The man took his order and Scott nodded and hung up.
"Pizza's on its way." He said and smiled at her. Rogue smiled back and they looked at the lake in silence.