Chapter Twenty.
"Rogue hey, what can I do for you?"
Rogue frowned shuffling awkwardly at the door "I'm sorry to just turn up but I need to talk to you it's personal and you’re the only person I can talk to" Rogue asked frowning making Mokuba look concerned, "Damn well that’s okay you know you can always talk to me whenever" Mokuba trailed off looking back at his daughter before sighing "I'm absolutely starving so we can go head down to the cafeteria and you can tell me all about it."
"That'd be great"
Mokuba nodded before giving one last nervous look back to Melissa before Scott gave him a reassuring look, “We’ll be fine” Scott urged pushing him to the door more and with that Mokuba followed Rogue to the cafeteria making Scott sigh in relief.
As they walked everyone who saw Mokuba greeted him happy to see him easing his anxiety of leaving Melissa.
They soon reached the cafeteria and grabbed food before sitting down at a table.
"So, spill what's going on?" Mokuba asked and Rogue sighed, "I'm having boy trouble" Rogue admitted making Mokuba hum.
"I see Bobby Drake I'm assuming"
Rogue chuckled and nodded "Yep and Bobby's great don't get me wrong but the whole I could kill the boy I like if I touch him kinda puts a damper on things" Rogue told Mokuba who hummed, "well you are talking to a guy whose husband could kill him when he opens his eyes so I kinda get what you’re saying" Mokuba assured.
Rogue nodded at that "How do you...you've been with Scott for a while haven't you?" Rogue asked and Mokuba nodded, "Yes, 12 years in total, married for ten" Mokuba explained. Mokuba chuckled looking fondly “You know people said our marriage wouldn’t last longer than six months” Mokuba added amused, Rogue frowned “why?” Rogue asked thoughtful.
“They said we were too young; we got married at 18 years old but when you know you know that’s what me and Scott thought anyway” Mokuba told her who chuckled, “what did the professor say about that? Was he pissed?” Rogue asked amused and Mokuba chuckled.
“He was the witness at our wedding”
“Really?” Rogue asked surprised and Mokuba nodded, “Ah huh the professor knew he couldn’t stop us, so he gave us his blessing” Mokuba told her who laughed before her face turned wishful looking reflective.
"How have you managed to stay together for so long?"
Mokuba smiled thoughtfully "well, our biggest challenge was learning to accept each other powers and the barriers it presented" Mokuba explained, Mokuba hummed "like I've got to be incredibly careful not to knock off Scott's glasses or well you've seen what Scott did to that train station roof" Mokuba told her “And my powers cause migraines which cause my powers to go a little wonky".
Also, nightmares but I'm not going to trauma dump on a 16-year-old Mokuba thought simply before Rogue snorted "and I can't touch my boyfriend without killing him, other than that we're wonderful" Rogue commented making Mokuba chuckle, "Hey guys are more understanding than you think" Mokuba told Rogue who snorted.
"He's a guy Mokie, your minds are ever on one thing" Rogue told Mokuba who snorted, "Dude I'm totally offended that's so not true" Mokuba said with a grin making Mokuba chuckle and Rogue roll her eyes.
"You can't even defend yourself"
Mokuba chuckled at that "Look all jokes aside if Bobby really cares about you he won't let a little thing like physical touch bother him" Mokuba promised and Rogue frowned, "And if he doesn't?" she asked.
"Then he's not the one for you"
"But I…what if there's no one else?"
Mokuba chuckled "I promise you that's not true, one day you're gonna meet someone who accepts you for who you are because I mean there's 7 billion people on the planet and I know one of them is gonna climb up on the moon for you" Mokuba assured before Rogue smillied softly, "Thanks Mokuba, I appreciate that" Rogue said and Mokuba nodded.
"Of course I'm always here for you"
"I…can I…are you okay?"
Mokuba frowned at that "yeah I'm okay, why?" Mokuba asked and Rogue frowned, "Storm's been taking over your classes for you and no one's seen you since Melissa was born, I’ve been asking Scott if you were okay, and he was acting really shifty plus you almost had a panic attack when you went to leave Melissa" Rogue told him who bit his lip.
"Look Rogue as close as we are, I can't go trauma dumping on you, it's unethical" Mokuba told her simply making Rogue roll her eyes, "you know that doesn't apply here right? But it's cool you don't got to tell me; you'll be okay right?" Rogue asked concerned and Mokuba frowned but gave her a reassuring look.
"I'll be okay"
"So, you'll be in art class tomorrow? I mean Storm’s great but she's not you" Rogue told her mentor who laughed, "Well I appreciate that, I'll be there" Mokuba promised making Rogue grin.
"Great!"
Mokuba walked to his room and nearly broke the door getting in only to find Scott sat up with Melissa reading a book, "one day she told her mother I wish I were special like the other dinosaurs if I were a T-Rex I could chomp with my ferocious teeth" Scott read out loud causing Mokuba to pause at the door.
"But if you were a T-Rex said her mother how would you hug me with your tiny little arms?" Scott went on, "I wish I were an apatosaurus said the little dinosaur so with my long neck I could see above the treetops" Scott read on causing Melissa to giggle "But if you were an apatosaurus her mother said how would you hear me in the treetops when I told you I love you?".
"What makes you so special little dinosaur said her mother? Is it your ferocious teeth or long neck or pointy beak?” Scott read to Melissa tickling her making her giggle, “what makes you special is out of all the different dinosaurs in the big wide world you have the mother who is just right for you and will always love you" Scott wrapped up before he noticed Mokuba.
"Oh, hey you're back"
"Yeah, I don't recognize that story? What’s it called?”
Scott chuckled at that "It's called the runaway dinosaur, my mother used to read it to me before she died" Scott explained making Mokuba smile softly with a hint of sadness, "It's a lovely story" Mokuba told his husband who smillied softly.
"Thanks, you feeling better?"
Mokuba nodded "yeah guess I was having some baby blues" Mokuba told him rubbing the back of his neck who nodded, "well that's good you going out tomorrow?" Scott asked.
Mokuba slowly nodded “yes, I've got a class so there's that" Mokuba told him, and Scott nodded, "good the kids miss you" Scott told him who nodded.
"Rogue told me that"
Mokuba shifted to join them together on the bed to lay down "Get some sleep" Scott gently urged making Mokuba hum before he lay his head on his chest, Scott chuckled as Mokuba quickly fell asleep.
But Mokuba woke up a few hours later in a panic.
“Mokuba”
Scott quickly pulled the screaming man into his arms trying to calm him down as everything began to shake against him, Mokuba’s screams turned to crying and as things stopped shaking Mokuba buried his face into Scott’s neck.
“It’s okay baby you’re okay”
Was he though? Mokuba thought to himself.