Chapter Thirteen: Saying Goodbye

And here's Chapter Thirteen, the final chapter of Part 1! I won't be including the scene with Xavier and Magneto, because this whole saga is supposed to be about Rogue, and by extension Scott, Logan, and Jean.

ARey77: Yep, there'll be new chapters every Sunday all the way until (probably) September before the whole trilogy is published! And no, it's not bad at all! Scott and Rogue are gonna have their first real conversation in this chapter, and then the next time we see them, they'll be a (secret) couple!

fairyofdreames: LOL, my first spit-take review! I honestly didn't think it was that funny, but thanks! Like I told ARey77, this chapter has Scott and Rogue having their first real interaction since he saved her in Canada, I hope you like it. (though I can't imagine what happened when Rogue 'took on Logan's charming personality traits', XD)

When I first wrote this part of the AN, I kinda rambled on about the Super Bowl halftime show, and then about Daniel Radcliffe joking about being the next Wolverine, but I cut it, because you're not here for my pointless rambling, lol.

Disclaimer: I don't own X-Men.

Scott and Jean were heading to meet up with Ororo and the professor in the rec room when someone bumped into Scott.

"Oh! Sorry, Mr. Summers."

It was Rogue. Scott smiled at her. "It's okay."

Jean chuckled. "I'll meet you there." And she left the two.

Scott turned back to Rogue.

"Are you okay?" he asked. She looked down, but he could see a blush forming. He thought she looked beautiful when she blushed.

"Yeah. I guess I should thank you." She looked up at him shyly. "That's twice now that you saved me."

"Not giving Logan any credit?" he teased. When she sputtered, he quickly added, "Hey, I'm just kidding. You know," he pointed at her new white streaks, "they look good on you."

Rogue thought that her face was practically burning as she stroked her white bangs. She couldn't believe she was actually talking to him; this was their first real conversation, after all. "T-Thanks."

Scott took a step forward. "Listen, if you ever, you know, need someone to talk to, I'll be around."

Her eyes widened again as she began stuttering. "Really? I-I mean, sure, I mean – ugh, I'm sorry, Mr. Summers –"

Chuckling at this adorable reaction, he placed a hand on her shoulder, carefully avoiding her skin. "You can call me Scott."

She stopped her rambling, her heart pounding and skin tingling. She finally smiled. "Thank you, Scott."

"Hey, Rogue!" They both turned to see Bobby. "I'm gonna go play Foosball with John, you wanna join us?"

Rogue looked at Scott, who smiled at her as he let go of her shoulder. "Go ahead. I'll see you around."

She smiled back as she backed away. "See ya around." She turned to follow Bobby, and Scott went to meet up with the X-Men.

As Rogue, who was considerably more cheerful, played Foosball with her fellow classmates, the X-Men watched the news on the large TV.

"The Mutant Registration Act lost its main proponent today with the dramatic reversal of Senator Robert Kelly," the man on the TV reported, "who until this time had provided the loudest voice in the cry for mutant registration."

"I was wrong on this particular issue," said Kelly to the reporters. "And I hope in time I may be forgiven. Thank you."

As he squeezed through the crowd, Ororo quickly paused the TV. "Mystique."

For in that freeze-frame, Kelly's eyes flashed yellow.

"Son of a bitch," Scott cursed.

While they continued to watch the news, Logan quietly headed for the inner front doors. He saw Rogue having fun with the other kids, which made him smile a little. He opened the door and exited through it.

Rogue, of course, saw this. After giving Bobby a quick glance, she ran to the door. "Hey!"

Logan stopped and turned around before he opened the outer front doors.

"You running again?" she asked him.

He adjusted the strap of his bag. "No, not really. I have some things to take care of up north."

She nodded in understanding. He pointed to her streaks, and she smiled. "I like it." And Scott liked it, but she decided to keep that to herself. Then her smile faded. "I don't want you to go."

If he was being honest with himself, he didn't really want to go, either. He was slowly warming up to the X-Men, he was still feeling protective of Rogue, and he had a chance with Jean. But if what the professor said was true, this Alkali Lake he discovered could hold the answers he'd been searching for. He didn't say this to her, but instead took off his dog tag and placed it into her gloved hand.

"I'll be back for this," he promised. Then he turned and left.

Rogue stood there, smiling as she clutched the dog tag. She knew he would return. She just had to be patient.

But Scott was gonna be pissed when he found out Logan took his motorcycle again.

And there's the first part complete! What did you guys think? Is my Scogue version of the X-Men trilogy believable so far? Stay tuned for the sequel next Sunday!