Boarding the school bus Gabriel saw Madelyn sitting alone staring out of the window. She looked as though she had been crying and needed a friend. Gabriel touched the swelling on his lip to make sure it wasn’t too big and moved over to Madelyn.

“Hey Madelyn.” Gabriel said cheerfully. “What’s up?”
“Oil prices and your ego.” Madelyn said listlessly.
“What’s wrong?” Gabriel said quietly changing tack in hope of gauging a better response.
“I can’t tell you. I can’t tell anyone.” Madelyn said starting to well up.
“Okay Madelyn I’m sorry I can’t help you with what’s upsetting you. Can we talk about something else it might help you to take your mind off it?”
“Okay what do you want to talk about?” Madelyn said composing herself.
“I got into a fight today.” Gabriel said turning his head so Madelyn could see his fat lip.
“With who?”
“Some mutant who calls himself Shockwave.”
“Are you hurt?”
“Not badly. You should have seen the school wall.”
“Gabriel this isn’t a game people really do get hurt both physically and…” Madelyn trailed off.
“Do you want to go swimming later on?”
“I can’t.”
“For a walk?”
“I can’t.”
“The arcade?”
“I can’t.”
“For a meal?”
“Look Gabriel I just want to be left alone.” Madelyn said furiously.
“I understand.” Gabriel said defeated. He stood up and moved to the seat that Evan was filling with spines.

As soon as the bus pulled into the Xavier Institute Madelyn was upstairs and heading for her room. She was going to get out these plastic pants and get rid of this hypnotising by herself. She wasn’t spending 30 hours in the same diapers consecutively. And she especially wasn’t spending some of that time in dirty diapers.

She flung the door to her room open and marched in. Lazing on her bed looking like she was asleep was Rogue. Madelyn moved forward trying to make enough noise so someone who was awake would notice her but someone who was asleep wouldn’t. Rogue stirred and snorted. She was asleep. Madelyn moved to her drawers. Sure enough Rogue had left the diapers sitting in them. Picking up one of the thick garments Madelyn moved to Rogue.

Rogue rolled onto her side. Her face was looking straight at Madelyn although her eyes were closed. Madelyn took the extra two paces to get her to the bed and moved to Rogue’s skirt. Madelyn was about to lift Rogue’s skirt when suddenly her eyes shot open.
“Hey Kitten. What’s that you’ve got in your hands? Do you need changing?”
“Damn you Rogue. What are you doing in here?”
“Checking on you, Stinky. And don’t swear or I will spank you.”

Damn you Rogue. What are you doing in here?”
“Checking on you, Stinky. And don’t swear or I will spank you.”
“I’m sorry, I just had a really bad day that’s all.” Madelyn said, ignoring Rogue, she really did need to sit down she felt drained from having to walk all the way from the bus to her room.
“Don’t sweat it, Kitten.” Rogue said not quite sure how to proceed with Madelyn’s response. She thought to herself for a moment then decided to press on annoying Madelyn. “Well as I’m here I might as well check the old diaper.”
Madelyn could even be bothered fighting Rogue away. She just reached for the clasp at the back of her skirt and unfastened it.

“Holy…Wow…Madelyn where did you get those?” Rogue said flabbergasted.
“Mystique forced me into them.” Madelyn said moving to the bed and lying down. She nearly fell on top of Rogue who had to roll away to avoid being landed on.
“Madelyn what’s going on?” Rogue said with concern for her friend.
“Nap time.” Madelyn said her thumb creeping into her mouth.

Gabriel sat eating a sandwich in the kitchen. Evan and Kurt were leaning over trying to watch the TV in the common room. Rogue walked in, she had to tell someone about this but who? Deciding against it for just now she sat down to make lunch.

Gabriel sat eating a sandwich in the kitchen. Evan and Kurt were leaning over trying to watch the TV in the common room. Rogue walked in, she had to tell someone about this but who? Deciding against it for just now she sat down to make lunch.

Gabriel rubbed his eyes he was so tired despite only doing half a days work. He thought back to last week when his Saturday was the first day he could kick back and relax without being persecuted for who he was. But now he had been in a minor scuffle and he had felt good because his new housemates had all experienced this but they all liked him for who he was. Even if Gabriel didn’t quite know himself.