Title: Trent Reznor's A What?
Part: two
Thanks: to Cassie and Daisy for being the worlds bestest beta's. :)
Professor Xavier smiled at Rogue and Kitty as they nervously sat down. Kitty
had to agree with Rogue. His constant popping up in their heads was creepy.
It was like didn't care that he was invading their privacy.
"I believe you two wanted to ask me something?"
"You already know what it is... so why don't you just answer the question?"
Rogue asked.
Professor Xavier sighed. "Trent was sent to me when he was thirteen, by his
grandparents."
Kitty watched Rogue's eyes widen. "He's a mutant?"
Professor nodded.
"What are his powers?" Kitty asked, excited at the thought of someone famous
having once been at their home, even though she wasn't really a fan.
"He has super-strength, and a mild precognitive ability."
"He's a precog, like Irene?" Rogue asked.
"It's nowhere near as intense. I never imagined you would find out. I knew
you were a fan of his music, but, he did ask me never to tell anyone. His own
parents don't even know."
"Don't worry, Professor." Kitty said, looking over at Rogue. "We wont tell
anyone, right?"
"Right." Rogue said. "Ah don't suppose..."
"No, Rogue. I couldn't introduce you to him. I haven't spoken to him for
years."
"But he thanked you on his CD." Kitty pouted, disappointed. After all, it was
her discovery.
The Professor shrugged.
"Thanks Professor." Rogue said, standing up. Kitty followed suit. The two
girls sullenly left.
"Geeze, you think he'd of said he'd try to get an autographed picture or
something... but no. Nothing." Kitty nudged Rogue in the side with her elbow.
"But, hey... I was right, wasn't I?"
Rogue laughed. "Yeah, you were. Oh well. Ah'd of never met him before... and
Ah wont meet him now. Big deal."
"Yeah... but the Professor knows him! That makes all the difference in the
world! Hey, I bet he has his address somewhere."
"He lives in New Orleans." Rogue stated.
"Well, see that's a start. If the Professor only has a street or something
written down, right?"
"Okay, let's just go break inta the Professor's study... then we'd be
grounded forever."
"It's not like you leave the mansion anyway." Kitty shot at Rogue. "What's
the worst that could happen? Besides, when'd you get all worried about the
consequences of your actions, hum?"
"The Professor's in his study right now. Duh."
"So, we'll search it tonight. We'll be like James Bond, only we're girls...
and we're not professional spies."
"You are so strange."
"This coming from little girl goth."
"Least Ah don't sound like, Ah'm, like, a valley girl." Rogue mocked.
"Meow." Evan said, peeking out of his room. "Is there gonna be a cat fight?
Er... a Rogue and Cat fight?" He laughed, pleased with himself for his joke.
Rogue glared at him. "Funny, Porcupine."
"Mind your own business, Evan."
"Yeah, or you'll be MIA."
"That a threat?" He asked, still laughing.
"A promise." Kitty said, phasing through the wall and into her room.
Kitty stretched on her bed, grabbing a book. She made like she was reading
it, but she was really trying to figure out a way to get into the Professor's
study without getting caught. It was simple really. Phase in, look for an
address or phone number, phase out.
The only real challenge would be keeping her mind shielded from the Professor
and Jean, who'd rat on them if she found out. Rogue's mind was hard to read
because of all the people she'd absorbed.
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"Shhh..." Rogue hissed as they made their way, none too quietly, up to the
Professor's study. Kitty had tripped, and almost knocked over a small table
in the hall.
"Yeah, yeah." Kitty grabbed Rogue's hand and phased them into the room.
They split up and started looking through things, making sure they left
everything like they'd found it. "Ah don't see anything." Rogue said,
exasperated as she went though many papers on the Professor's desk.
"Funny, I see two girls who are in serious trouble." Logan said, stepping
into the room.
"Awe... damn." Rogue muttered.
"Mr. Logan... what..." Kitty stood frozen, an address book in her hands.
"Charles thought you two might be up to something." He said. "Come on."
Rogue and Kitty walked out, heads hung low. "We are in so much trouble."
Logan grinned. "That's an understatement."
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Rogue and Kitty were grounded for six months. They weren't allowed out except
for school. No missions. No school dances. No anything.
And, they had to do their training sessions with Logan until those six months
ended.
As they got to their room after having been told that, Kitty started
giggling. Rogue looked at her absolutely disgusted. "What's so funny?"
"This." She pulled a piece of paper out from in her shirt.
"You know, you might wanna use somethin' more 'n a piece of paper ta
stuff..." Rogue said.
"Funny." She crumpled up the paper. "Fine... if you don't want his address...
I'll just throw it away."
Rogue nearly pounced on Kitty, snatching the paper away. "This is really it!"
She exclaimed, looking it over. Kitty was surprised when Rogue hugged her.
"This is so great!"
"Yeah... all we need now is to wait out the six months." Kitty said after
Rogue moved away.
"That's gonna be torture." Rogue pouted.
"There's a phone number. Maybe we can call... not from here of course."
"Imagine how much that'd cost on a pay-phone?" Rogue asked with a laugh.
"We can call on Monday from school." Kitty said. "I just hope the Professor
doesn't miss this."
Rogue grabbed her backpack and pulled out her binder. "Ah'll copy it, and you
can put it back."
"Right now?" Kitty asked, panicked.
"They won't be watchin' for us... they think we're so scared of gettin' in
trouble again." Rogue mumbled, jotting the address and phone number down. She
handed Kitty the paper back.
Kitty rushed through the walls and put the paper back where she'd found it
and hurried back to the room.
"See you didn't get caught." Rogue said.
"I kept hearing noises." Kitty shuddered.
"We can call tomorrow." Rogue said, crawling under her covers. "'Night
Kit-Kat."
"Goodnight." Kitty said, endorphins still surging through her body, making it
near impossible for her to sleep.
I know... I�m a nut job. Kinda interesting how Trent lives in New Orleans,
huh? He really does, too. It�d be something if Kitty and Rogue made their way
down to CAJUN country, huh? *hint, hint*