Title: The Bad Touch

Author: Mari

Rating: PG-13

Content: Everything, from romance to angst to anything else.

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, they belong to Marval Comics. 

Summary: Logan coming back, Jean confused, Rogue suffers, and many more stuff.

 

Chapter One: The Beginning

 

The Charles Xavier Academy for Gifted Youngsters has grown within the years. Students old and new have come and gone. Many have stayed behind and help teach the new comers. Or others have gone and lived their lives happily as they can. 

 

It has been five years since the battle with Magneto.  Five years since Professor Charles Xavier, Scott Summers, Jean Grey and Ororo Munroe have lost a friend, Logan, as he left to go up North to find information on his past. Five years since the X-Men were left with the young Rogue under their care, as a student and friend.

 

Throughout the five years that had passed.  Rogue has grown not only physically, but also mentally and emotionally.  Her time spent at the Academy had made her wiser, stronger, and lonelier. 

 

Each X-Men have tried to make it best for her.  They all have gotten a bit close, but not like Rogue had gotten with Wolverine.  They have become attached to her.... as well as other students, for instance Bobby "Iceman" and Remy LeBeau otherwise known as Gambit.

 

Chapter Two: The News

 

"Professor Xavier?"

 

Charles Xavier tuners around in his hover chair so that he is facing Jean Grey.  "Yes Jean?"

 

She smiled softly. "Professor ...is it true?"

 

Even with knowing what she thinking, he asked her anyway.  "If what's true Jean?"

 

Jean sighs to herself and swallowed as she started to speak up. "Is it true that Logan is coming back today?"

 

Xavier smiled fondly at her and nodded, as he turned his hover chair around.  And started to move away leaving a daze Jean Grey in the middle of the hallway.

 

Jean snaps out of her thoughts and jogged to catch up with the professor.  She then started to walk beside him.  "Should we tell Rogue?"

 

"No....not yet...I don't know how she would react to it?" He sighed.  "It’s been awhile.... I just don't know. And I don't want her running off again...."

 

Jean nodded in understanding. "Yes professor."

 

"Besides...I don't know if he truly is coming.... I just received a letter a few days ago from him...he mentions he'll drop by for a small visit. I don't want to give her false hopes."

 

"I understand professor..."

 

Xavier smiled at her and both nodded at each other.

 

Chapter Three: The Talk

 

The big rose garden that surround the Academy bloom within every year.  The red roses were all kept perfectly. And two friends stood around chatting.

 

Bobby sighs as he looked at Gambit from where he stood. "Remy don't look at me like that!  I like Rogue...."

 

Gambit just looked at him like he was nuts or something and leans back on the wall. "Mah names Gambit...not Remy.... and ah don't like ya flirtin' wit her...."

 

Bobby rolled his eyes at him, "Gambit...Remy.... whatever...besides you can't stop me from being with Rogue.

 

Gambit raises and eyebrow and stands right in front of Bobby. "Ah really now, are we gettin' fiesty now?"

 

Bobby sighed again and responded. "Look mother I know you love Rogue and don't want her hurt...but that’s for her to choose not you...so if you would you move out of my way...I need to see Rogue...”

 

Gambit smirked and looked straight at Bobby. "Look Ice cube...Ah move when ah feel like too...And if ah say ya don't see my chere ah mean it....”

 

Bobby glares at Gambit and hisses. "Look.... Magician boy...why don't you go back and play with your little cards...and show the students your little tricks..."

 

Gambit smirks again. "Ah why ah just show ya... " And pulls out a card filled with kinetic energy and holds it in his hand as he and Bobby stand in fighting mode.

 

But a loud voice stops them. "ENOUGH!" Scott Summers yelled at them as he walked up to them. He shook his head and reprimanded them, "You two stop acting as small children.  This is no place for any kind of arguments between friends..."

 

Bobby looked at him as if he lost it.  "Friends? Yeah right!"

 

"Bobby I said enough. Both of you go to your rooms."

 

"We're not children Scott..."

 

Gambit smirked at the scene. " Well are ya sure that maybe one of us ain't one..."

 

Scott looked at him then at Bobby and sigh.  "Both...to your rooms...NOW!"

 

The two sighed and headed back into the Academy both glaring at each other.

 

Chapter Four: Memories

 

Darkness.

 

Jet-black....

 

Feeling it surround you....

 

But seeing or hearing nothing.

 

My life is nothing but a routine. I get up, plaster a smile on my face, and practice out my studies, my powers. Keep the 'smile' on my face, letting everyone around me see me as a happy young girl.

 

My fingers unconsciously play with the chain around my neck.  Feeling the soft metal between my fingers.  I lift my hands around my slender neck, hearing the snap of the chain, feeling it slip off onto my hands into a small bundle of silver.

 

I look down at my hand, seeing the silver shine a bit brightly as the light of the lamp reflects on it.  After all those years, this precious treasure, that holds part of my life, part of my happiness, my love, is still in perfect condition.

 

My finger tips brush lightly over the engraved letters. My lips spell them out loud as I feel them. WOLVERINE.  Oh how I missed hearing that word. But everyone in this damn Academy rarely brings him up. Even though I know they all hold him dear to their hearts, like I do, day-by-day, night-by-night.

 

Wolverine. Logan. Wolverine. I love how both names rolls off the tip pf my tongue.  Smoothly...softly...

 

Each night I wonder where you are?  What are you doing at this moment? Are you safe? Well? But with all these questions that pop into my head, I know deep with in my soul that wherever you are, you're fine.

 

I still remember that time with Magneto.  The nightmare that unfortunately was reality, which I try to avoid everyday of my life.  But no matter if I forget about it through the day or night, i still recall it in my dreams. That painful, horrible day. When I was forced to remember something, by one of my 'classmate' or friend, but who wasn't really him, but one of Magneto 'friends'. Mystique, the shape lifter.

 

But that day when hearing those words slip out from *Bobby's* lips, it hurt me so much, I wanted to cry and cry wishing I would drown in my own tears.

 

*~*Flashback*~*

 

"Rogue!"

 

"Bobby!"

 

"Rogue what did you do?" Bobby asked as he jogged toward the bench where Rogue sat outside the Academy. "They say you stole other mutants powers..."

 

She blinked and tried to defend herself. "No...I...I...I...borrow his powers..."

 

"You never use your power against another mutant!" He scolded.

 

Rogue was taken back, "I had no choice..."  She tried to reason.  "No, you have to understand...." But was cut off....

 

"If I were you I get myself out of here...."

 

Rogue blink in shock. "What do you mean?"

 

Bobby stared at her hard. "Listen, the students are freaked, ProfessorXavier is furious. I don't know what he'll do with you."  He sighed as he continued to look at her hard. "I think it'll be easier on your own...."

 

Rogue tried to blink away the tears that threaten to come.  She opens her mouth to speak but Bobby stops her.  "You should go...." He whispered. They stood for a second or two looking at each other, and Rogue look away a bit as the tears started slowly to come down.  And she looked at bobby and stood up jogging away...hurting inside.  She stop as she was a few feet away and turned to look at him one more time, and tears came down harder, and she turned and ran off....

 

*~*End of flashback*~*

 

Remembering also how I tried to runaway again, then with Logan finding me.  His words for me, at the moment were.... I don't even have words to describe them. But they touched my heart deeply. Especially when he said he promised he would take care of me.

 

*Flashback*

 

Logan looked at Rogue with a soft smile.  "So what do you say we give those geeks one more chance?"  He looked at her, seeing no response he continued. "Come on.... I’ll take care of you..."

 

Rogue's eyes widen a bit, and glowed as well.  She spoke softly to him like a little girl.  "You promise?"

 

Logan thought for a second and nodded as he spoke, "Yeah...yeah I promise!"

 

Rogue smiles a bit, which wasn't really showing, but Logan saw it either way....

 

*End of flashback*

 

And he did when he rescued me from Magneto. Saved me from my pains, at what Magneto had done to me.  Making his power, his evil power seep into me, hurting me, killing me and later could kill all mankind.

 

I can never forget you Logan.  Never.  I never felt this strongly about anyone as I do to you.  I can still feel you in my head, and also feel how you held me in your arms...so soft even if it can never happen again...I'll always remember it...

 

Chapter Five: Hidden Feelings

 

Oh god...oh god...oh god...

 

"Dr. Grey?"

 

She blinked, "Yes, Jonathan?"

 

"Why can't we just fight the people who go against us?"

 

He sounds just like him...

 

"Jonathan, we don't hurt others."

 

Forget.... forget...forget...

 

"But we let them hurt us, either physical or emotional?!"

 

Pain.... pain...

 

"That doesn't mean that we have an obligation to hurt Jonathan."

 

I can't think of him.  He doesn't belong to me...

 

"I think that just sucks totally."

 

But I can't forget you.... I just can't...fuck...

 

"I know Jonathan, but you have to understand we are not villains. Yes, were mutants, but not evil either."

 

I'll always remember you.

 

Jonathan sighed, but nodded.

 

Logan.

 

Chapter Six: The Watchers

 

“Is there something a matter Professor?” Ororo Munroe asked worriedly to Professor Xavier who sat on his hover chair in his office, still with his eyes closed.  Just the slight movement of his chest heaving up and down softly showed signs of him being alive.

 

As if in a trance Xavier broke his chain of thoughts and opened his eyes to look at one of his former students, his companions, his children, “Oh nothing to worry about, I was merely thinking.”

 

“Oh.” She merely stated back.

 

Xavier cocked his head to the left and raised his eyebrows a bit. “Aren’t you going to ask me of what?”

 

She shook her head softly. “I wouldn’t want to intrude in your thoughts Professors…” She saw a light smile form upon Xavier lips. “Besides you’ll tell me anyway…” With that she smiled back.

 

With a light chuckle, “How well you know me Ororo.” He sighed but then his voice turned slight serious. “I’m starting to get worried…” At the mention of just that little comment Ororo stood straighter. “I’ve notice that Jean has changed…”

 

“Changed Professor?”

 

“She hasn’t been herself since Logan left.” Ororo nodded. “And a few days ago Scott came to me asking for advice.  He seems worried about her as I am now. He mentioned something about her not able to sleep well. Do you believe she getting sick?”

 

“I’m not sure… But I can figure out.” Ororo suggested and Xavier nodded.

 

With that Ororo turn around on her heels and headed out the office the same way she came in. Leaving Professor Xavier back to his pensive meditations.