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He let out a sigh as Rogue inched towards him. Her forehead was creased with worry when she looked at him. "Is everything alright?" He asked her in a less than concerned tone, still angry about the morning.

"I should ask you. Kurt and Kitty told me about your conversation with the FBI agent." She replied back with a softness to her voice she hardly showed to anyone. Anger flashed across his face when she mentioned their names. He had caught them spying on a conversation that was meant to be private. "So they've sent you to spy on me. You can tell them to shove it." Scott stated and brushed past her towards the men's locker room.

Rogue was surprised at his cold behavior but she had expected it. When Kurt and Kitty mentioned that they had been spying by convincing Jean to read their minds, she had gotten mad at them. She knew Scott was a very private person and they had betrayed his trust. She stood outside the locker room, contemplating to go in and calm him down or to wait outside. Deciding on the former, she headed inside and heard the sound of the shower. She looked around and saw him in the third stall with his back towards her. It was easy identifying him because of the semi partitioned frosted glass doors. She saw how his shoulders were tensed up and the way his head hung low.

"You do know you're not supposed to be in the men's locker room. Right?" His voice came from the pouring shower, echoing around the empty locker room.

"How'd ya know i was here?" She asked a little surprised since she thought he hadn't acknowledged her presence earlier.

"I was blind for a while... Why are you here Rogue?" He asked her point blank.

"Because ya walked away from the conversation we were having." She said and walked towards his stall. Scott merely grunted and turned to face her.

"I know they did a wrong thing, but at least don't take it out on me." She continued when he didn't respond to her.

"I'm sorry for taking it out on you. But don't try to defend them. I know Kurt's your brother and Kitty is your friend, but it doesn't mean i have to listen to you taking their side when we both know they are at fault." He spoke with hatred in his voice.

"Sugah, did it ever occur to ya that i'm on your side?" Rogue asked as she leaned against the door. Scott sighed while turning off the shower, proceeding to wrapping a towel around his waist. Rogue moved from the spot as he opened the door and went past her towards his locker.

"Scott. Don't shut me out. I am here to listen." Rogue told him. He turned around to face her and spoke out loud. "I'm not shutting you out!"

"Ya are!" She argued and put her hands on her hips.

"Rogue, leave me alone. I can't do this." He spoke in a low growling voice and opened the locker. She saw him shake and noticed a faint hitch in his breath.

"No, i won't. I know you are angry. So, just let it all out." She said and wrapped her arms around him, resting her face on his back and hugging him. He stiffened for a minute and then relaxed by slumping his shoulders. It felt good to let her comfort him. They remained in that position as he let her hug him, relishing the feeling of her skin on his bare back and her arms around his torso. He turned around and hugged her but the hug was cut short because of sounds coming outside the door. He gave a frustrated sigh and rubbed his head. "Great." He murmured sarcastically under his breath.

"Crap. What do we do?" Rogue asked him. They barely had any time to plan as the door swung open revealing the younger mutants entering.

Ray, Roberto, Sam, Jamie and Bobby entered the Locker room while arguing about who was going to lead the session. Bobby had elected himself to be the young mutants' leader since he considered himself to be more 'experienced' than others. "No way Man. I'm more experienced than you. I should be leader." He spoke to the others while they told him off. Their eyes quickly landed on Scott and Rogue who were standing near the locker staring at them.

"Rogue. What are you doing here?" Bobby asked her as she stumbled for an explanation while all eyes were focused on her.

"My glasses fell and she was nearby. She noticed me calling for someone and handed me my glasses. She was just about to leave." Scott smoothly lied with a calm tone. She often wondered how he could lie so well to the others and put on a stoic face. "Thanks for finding my glasses." He turned towards her while she gave him a nod and exited the room without looking back. 'Whew. That was close.' They thought in their minds as Scott Proceeded to put on his clothes. The boys eyed him suspiciously and then shrugged it off, smirking at the young man. "Man, i wish i wore glasses." Bobby commented while the others sniggered at his comment. Sam slapped Bobby's head when he saw Scott cast an angry glare. Scott shrugged and walked away from the room muttering under his breath about blasting everyone one day.

Scott walked towards his room and saw Rogue sitting on his bed with a nervous look.

"They bought it." He commented while checking her out. He had felt a lot better since she hugged him in the locker room.

"Yeah. Thanks to your lying skills." She cast him a wicked smile and got up from his bed.

"Is this gonna be a habit? You barging into the locker room while i lie about why you're in there?" He asked her with a tone of false disapproval.

"Well, it depends. Are ya gonna avoid talking to me when ya're pissed?" Rogue retorted sharply with a smug smile on her face as she stood up to face him.

"I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that i don't want to." He replied back and smirked back at her.

"Are ya sure?" Rogue asked him in a not so innocent tone.

"Hmmm. Is my memory going, because i swear i could remember you telling me earlier that you wanted to listen." Scott retorted with an impassive face.

"Okay. Jeez. No need to be so snarky." Rogue replied back and rolled her eyes, shooting a death glare at him. "That's it? Ya're just gonna ignore your feelings and brood?"

"Why, that's highly perceptive of you!" Scott remarked sarcastically as Rogue leaped at him. He managed to catch her hands before she could punch his arms "Cyclops! You can be such as ass!" She shouted at him while he pushed her towards the bed. She stopped muttering and looked at him leaning on her with lust and anger clearly written all over his face. His expression changed quickly while he got off her. "I'm sorry." He said to her and walked towards his desk to grab his keys.

"Don't be. That's the only emotion i have seen from ya so far." She reached over and wrapped her arms around him in a tight embrace.

"I'm broken." He muttered softly in her hair, returning back the hug.

"Aren't we all?" She asked rhetorically and took the keys form his hand and threw it back on the desk. Grabbing his hand, she led him towards his bed and slowly pushed him to sit on the edge. She leaned over him while her hands gently nudged his shoulders towards the soft mattress. He gave an exhausted sigh and entwined her hands in his and pulled her towards him. He was lying on the bed and looking up at the ceiling while Rogue was at his side, with one arm of his around her waist and the other entwined in hers. She lovingly caressed his soft brown hair while her eyes studied his hard set jaw. She knew he was repressing all the anger which was building up inside him. He needed an outlet. She contemplated over what she could do to help while studying his features in silence. Her hands slipped to his jaw while she cupped it and turned him to face her.

"Hey...We'll get through this Sugah." She said, trying to put some assurance in his mind.

Scott let out a shadow of a smile when he heard her call him with an endearing name like 'sugah.' It made him feel good and at comfort whenever he heard her sweet southern accent. Very few people ever got to see this side of the sassy southern goth and he felt lucky to be one of them. He stared into her eyes while he placed his hands over hers, tracing it with his thumb.

Just then Kurt teleported to Scott's room as the young couple parted fast upon hearing him. Unfortunately they weren't fast enough when Kurt appeared and looked at his sister lying in bed with his best friend. His eyes widened in shock. "Vhats zis?" Kurt asked them in a worried fashion. "Did i interrupt something?"

"Uh..No. Rogue was just making me feel better about earlier." Scott said hoping that Kurt wouldn't find out about their relationship.

"Are you trying to fool zhe fuzzy one?" Kurt said disbelievingly.

"No. We are just hanging out." Scott lied and let out an exasperated sigh.

"Kurt, I can't touch. Remember?" Rogue joined in solidifying Scott's lie.

Kurt looked at them for a moment and decided to believe them. He let out a grin and showed his jovial nature. "Heh. If you two vant to be togther you have my blessing."

"KURT!" Rogue shouted and threw a pillow at him. He teleported fast enough to Scott's side and looked at him. "Hey, I'm sorry about vhat happened earlier. We didn't mean to pry." He looked at him in an apologetic manner.

Scott felt the distaste arise in his throat. "Yeah. Don't let it happen again." He muttered and got up form the bed. Kurt's tail felt limp upon being treated coldly from his best friend. He knew Scott was going through a rough time. A part of him wanted to help Scott but another knew it was right to leave him alone. "Vell, We are here for you. Oh and zhe Professor vants to see you two." With those final words he parted and teleported away from his room.

Scott looked at Rogue with a frustrated sigh. "Ugh. Lets just get this fucking mess over with." He muttered as they went down towards the study to see the Professor.