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Eloi Chapter Forty Three
Disclaimers Apply

A/N Goddess Foxfeather, Queen of Mad Plotbunnies, BUSIEST
WOMAN ALIVE �, Prophetic Muse, Hamster Witch and Uberbeta� expect a small box
in about a week. J InterNutter, TC,
Maxwell Pink and Dracena are loverly and wondermous for archiving/hosting. J ProPhile: It�s the
batteries�they�re possessed. Tiny, AAA
demons� Morgan: *glomp * Readers/Reviewers: As heavy as this fic is, the next one is
going to be much, MUCH lighter�

Rogue
rubbed at her ears as nonchalantly as possible.
She really could not complain to Todd about listening to loud music when
she herself would often turn the volume up as high as she could stand it while
driving. But she was just *very* tired
of his Beastie Boys CD. So tired of it
that she was wondering how she could plausibly throw it into the river as they
crossed it in a few moments. She sighed
in relief as the song currently blaring over the speakers came to an end and the
brief silence between tunes ensued. Todd
glanced sideways at her and smiled. �Sorry,�
she said, not sounding in the least bit contrite. �Quarter till
two in the morning is a little�early�for that.�
Todd
laughed. �C�mon! It�s never too early for my music!� He turned the volume down, however, as the
next song started. �Guess it�s hard to
be sneaky when you�re listenin� to it that loud,
though�� He slid a sideways glance at her and his smile became something less
jovial and more questioning. �We can
still turn around, ya know.�
She shook
her head and set her jaw. �No� we�ve
managed to get out without getting caught, we�ve managed to not get pulled over
in spite of you driving like a bat out of Hell� we finish this. It�s the only way to know what�s going on.�
Todd opened
his mouth to beg to differ, but thought better of it. Instead, he nodded once and turned the car
down the long, darkened street leading to Saint Dymphna�s. Tall metal posts lined the street, spaced at
even intervals, but the lights atop them were not burning despite the late (or
early) hour. �Huh�that�s fucked up,� he
muttered, glancing at the storefronts on his left. Lights burned in the closed shops, mostly
neon ads but some had backlit displays, like the jewelry store and the
bookstore. �The streetlights aren�t workin�, Marie.�
�Thanks for
the heads-up, Captain Obvious,� she muttered.
�Stop the car.�
�What? Why?�
�Just do
it,� she said tersely, already unbuckling her seatbelt. The car had barely rolled to a stop before
she had the door open and was out of the car, Todd�s voice behind her lost in
her concentration. The dark shape moving
along the side of the buildings, hugging the wall, was almost unnoticeable, but
something in the recesses of her mind had sprung to life, drawing her attention
to the dark shadow within the shadows and ordering her to go, to see. She heard, as if from a great distance, Todd
shut off the car and then the slam of the driver�s side door as he got out to
follow her, but she did not wait for him or even look back. The shape was resolving into something
familiar, some*one* familiar� �Wanda?�
�No,� came
the reply. �Not� not yet�� The dark shape went to it�s knees and arched
it�s back like a cat. A deep, hacking
sound issued forth from the darkness, more rattling than a cough but not
retching.
Rogue
slowed to a halt and stared hard at the shadows. �Wanda, I saw you. I know it�s you.� A flicker of movement in the corner of her
eye distracted Rogue but she glanced quickly, not wanting to take her eyes away
from the girl who seemed to be on the edge of convulsions. �Todd, check the alley� I think she was
attacked.�
�So you
send me,� he said in mock horror. �Thanks
lots, toots!� But he did not dally. He leapt like Spring Heeled Jack[1]
into the deep darkness of the alley, caroming off of the brick exterior of the
florist�s building nearest Rogue and disappearing into the shadows almost
silently.
With a
decidedly urgent tone, Rogue pressed her suit with Wanda. �Are you hurt? Who did this?
Do you need me to call an ambulance?�
She walked forward slowly, her hands held out as if to either help or
show she meant no harm. In her head,
voices that did not belong to her, not really, were issuing conflicting
commands, telling her to run, to rush Wanda, to stand still. _SO many voices, _ Rogue�s own thoughts came
worriedly. _This hurts� who is
this? Who�s in my head still? _ She
knew Empath was still there�she could feel him trying
to reach out to Wanda, trying to gauge her emotional temperature. Others rattled around as well. Cody was
scared, telling her to run, telling her she was crazy for being out so late,
that bad things happened to nice girls out after dark. Some drunk from a bar in Manitoba
was laughing, wondering if Wanda would be a screamer. Logan�s
voice shoved it�s way to the surface, roaring for quiet. Rogue stopped, her spine stiffening. Silence fell in her mind and it was almost
like a thunderclap behind her eyes. �Wanda?�
�I�m fine,�
came the tight, thick-voiced response. �I
just�got lost�� She stood then, pushing
her short fringe out of her face. Wanda
felt sick, like she had not eaten in days, and her body was shaking with a cold
that came from inside her. She felt used
somehow but could not put her finger on why.
She knew she had not been touched sexually but the feeling of abuse was
still there. �What time is it?�
Rogue took
another step forward, glancing down the alley where Todd had disappeared. It was silent as the grave. �Almost two in the morning. What�re you doing here? We�ve been looking for you for weeks�� She shrugged out of her overshirt
and handed it to Wanda, holding it out at the tips of her gloved fingers. �Here, put this on�� The other teenager�s bra was dirty and dark
as if she had been rolled in dust and grime.
She wore little else and this disturbed Rogue greatly. �Wanda, it�s okay to tell me if someone
assaulted you. It doesn�t mean you�re
weak��
�No one,�
Wanda�s voice was tight and hard, �assaulted me. I got lost.�
She stepped forward and Rogue saw
her face clearly for the first time as the streetlights flooded the darkness
with illumination. Wanda bore no outward
marks of abuse but she had a wide-eyed expression that bespoke fear and confusion,
like a sick animal. Her ribs showed
clearly, shadowed lines in pale skin, and Rogue could see the concavity of her
stomach as Wanda shrugged the oversized shirt on over her head. �Okay� you�re fine then, I believe you� Let�s
get you back to the Institute. Tabby
wants to see you.�
�Why are you here?� Wanda asked,
her voice sounding stiff. �Why so far
from home?�
Rogue paused, wondering at the odd
cadence to the other�s speech. �Todd and
I are going to visit Paige in the hospital��
She glanced down the road at the towering walls of Saint Dymphna�s new wing and sighed. �Or we were.�
Wanda nodded slowly as if the words
were foreign and she was having trouble understanding. �Okay.
Let�s go there then.� She shifted
and looked down the dark alley way and smiled slightly. �He�s coming.�
Sure enough, Todd appeared seconds
later, looking the worse for wear but mostly unharmed. �Nothin� but cats, Rogue,� he sighed. �And some *really* nice roaches��
�Ew.� Rogue shook herself and returned her
attention to Wanda. �She wants to go
with us��
Todd stared, then shrugged. He knew Wanda well and he knew that something
other than the obvious was wrong with her.
�Okay� let�s go then�let�s stop and get something to eat, okay?� Wanda nodded in reply. He huffed a breath and glanced at Rogue. �Call home,� he mouthed. He knew they would catch Hell but at this
point�

Caliban
exhaled softly in the darkness. His
charge was stirring in her metal container and he knew he had to let her out
soon. She was ill. She needed help. _What have I done? This is insane� _ He
knelt beside the metal cart and pushed the door open slowly. �You will be fine,� he lied. Her eyes were barely open but he could see
the fear in them. �You will be fine.�

[1] http://anomalyinfo.com/articles/ga00002.shtml
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