Author's Note: WAAAAAAAHHHHHH! Remy's dying!

The Ace Part One: The Loss of life and Gain of Love

Remy lied in the med Lab. Several machines were hooked up to him, monitoring his heart rate and other health issues. The room was quiet. Nothing made a sound except the slow breathing of Remy and the beeping of the heart monitor.

Remy was in a dark place. It scared him. He wanted to leave. To find out if Rogue was okay. To see if his plan worked. To live. He pounded on the dark walls.

" Let me out! Ah want to leave! Let me OUUUUUUTTTTTT!"

Rogue walked into the med lab, where Beast was working over time trying to help Remy.

" How is he?" She said in a weak voice. Beast sighed.

" He's alive, but just barely." Rogue lets out a small squeak.

" This just figures. I finally like somebody who might like me back and they go and die! Why did you have to go and die, Remy?" She sits down in a chair and starts crying. Beast walks over to her.

" I've done as much as I can. His life is in his own hands now."

" If he is alive enough to use them." Rogue says between sobs.

Remy pulled his coat tight around him. The place he was trapped in, had suddenly become very cold. He shivered and lied down.

" Why don't Ah just die. Get it over with." He then heard sobs. It was very faint, but he recognized Rogue's voice mingled with it.

" Rogue! Rogue! It's me! Remy!" He shouted as the darkness opened up and pulled him down deeper.

" ROOOOGGGGGUUUEEEE!" He yelled as he was pulled down.

Rogue shrieked as the heart monitor stopped giving steady beeps. After about a minute it would give one or two. After about ten minutes it stopped beeping altogether. Rogue screamed and she ran over to Remy.

" No, Remy! Come back! Remy! Don't go!" She kissed him on the lips and cried some more.

The darkness was like quicksand. It pulled him down. The only thing above it was the top of his head and his eyes. Suddenly there was a blinding flash. Rogue appeared. Was she coming to say goodbye? No. She held out her hand and used his power. The darkness disappeared and Remy slowly came back. His eyes fluttered open for a brief moment as he saw Rogue kissing him. A grin settled on his face and he went into a light sleep.

Rogue gasped as the heart monitor started beeping again. She looked at Remy he was asleep and grinning. She grinned back.

" Welcome back, Remy."