Note from me : All of the characters in this chapter are property of Marvel, and Marvel only. Only Marvel makes profit by using them in their stories. I just get the benefit of the fun from using them. Don't sue me, I ain't got nothing worth it anyways.
This story is a mix of romance and action, though the action won't come until a few chapters. I promise I will do my best to keep the chapters coming, but I have to warn you guys that each of them will be traducted into French and published before another one in English comes out. I am French, after all, and I'm a little bit frustrated by the small number of French fanfictions. Why do I write in English instead of French? Hell if I know! Enjoy.
Through Time
By Fleurdelys
Chapter one
A special gift
I took a bite of the toast I was holding, absentmindly chewing the peanut butter and jam mix. I looked out the bay window, thinking. What to do? I couldn't do it. These powers were just to much for me. No matter how hard I tried, no matter how much the professor wanted to help me, we both knew I probably would never touch anyone's skin. Certainly not Remy's. The toast seemed to have stuck in my throath and I swallowed hard, tears welling to my eyes. The Cajun had been patient for years, but he was a man with needs, as much as me a woman with my own. Minus the fact that I had to live with it ; Remy had the choice. For a reason I didn't know, he had chosen the one and only woman in the world that was untouchable: me.
I believe in you, he had said. I sighed. Even myself and the professor were beginning to think these powers were never to be shut off. "Well, he loves me today, we'll see if he loves me tomorrow…"
I heard the kitchen door open behind me and turned to greet the newcomer. I was surprised, it was only 6:00 AM and no Danger Room sessions were programmed. I was even more surprised to meet red-on-black eyes intent on me. I smiled.
"Hi, sugah, how are'ya?" He smiled too and slowly walk to me. He put an arm around my waist and gently kissed my shoulder, hidden beneath the large long sleeves shirt I was wearing.
"Wasn't feeling so good until I cam'here" Our eyes met. "I just can't be in a bad mood when I'm around'ye, chérie."
"Ahem" We both turned our head to see Hank standing in the kitchen doorframe. He smiled. "Sorry to interrupt…Rogue…There is something I would like to show you. You might find this…well…interesting is a very little word".
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Sitting in Hank's study, I began to be quite stressed. What the hell did he had to show me? Suddently he entered the room and sat next to me.
"Now Rogue, I know you have some…problems with your powers." He stopped, soft eyes on me. I swallowed, noded. "The professor asked me if there was a way, a scientific way, to help you".
I felt my eyes grow huge. My jaw dropped. "Hank! Is that possible? Ya could really do that?!? But that mus'take a long time! Why are ya saying this to me now?" My hopes were already dissipating. "It could take months, even years, before ya find somethin."
"The professor asked me that months ago, Rogue... The reason I'm talking to you now is that I have found a solution to your problems." I just went on staring at him. He streched his fluffy blue arm to take a small plastic bottle on his desk and handed it to me. I slowly took it between thumb and index, as if it was as fragile as my wildly thumping heart seemed to be at the moment. "Open it, Rogue". I just went on staring at the little pills in the bottle. I blinked, and slowly aligned the arrows. The lid went pop! and I let a little quarter of an inch big vivid purple and blue pill fall in my (quite very much) shaking hand. I lifted my head to look at Hank, vision blurred with tears.
"Hank…this…this can stop my powers?"
"Only for a certain laps of time. It lasted 8 hours on Ororo and Bobby, my very kind guinea pigs. You will just have to try them so we can determine the exact time they work before their effect wears off, but it should be quite the same for you." He took a glass of water sitting on his desk and gave it to me with an ear-wide smile. "Try it, Rogue"
I stared back at the pill. I carefully took the glass of water, took a deep breath, and felt my heart thumping like a marching band in my chest. "Oh well, here goes nothing" I thought. I put the pill in my mouth, took a large gulp of water, and swallowed.
I felt the pill move in my oesophagus and closed my eyes to feel what was happening in my body. The pill dissoluted and my heart grew warmer. I could sense my blood rushing to the thumping muscle to return to my members filled with what the pill contained. I was getting hot. My fingers were tikling and I felt ants wherever I could think. The strange feeling on blood rushing stopped as soon as it had began, and I oppened my eyes. Hank looked very much pleased with himself. "How do you feel, darling?"
"Ah…Ah feel weird. But Ah'm okay, Ah guess."
"Good." He extanded a big callused hand and cupped my cheek. I drew back by pure reflex, but he caught me behind the neck and touched my cheek again. I closed my eyes, but the feeling of absorption…never came. I bit my lip hard, and opened watering eyes to look at Hank.
"You can touch, Rogue."
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I entered the living room, heart beating loudly in my chest. There he was, in light jeans and dark green T-Shirt, dishelved auburn hair, sitting on the couch, a cup of coffee in his hand. Logan was sitting on his right and Scott and Jean standing behind the couch. All were watching the TV, I could hear the canned laughs of a morning show. He looked at me, red eyes sparkling, as I entered the room. He smiled at me and I smiled back, a little nervous.
"Hi Scott, Jean… Hello, Logan" I said. "Hello, Rémy" His grin largened.
"Bonjour, chérie. Care for a cup'o coffee? I've made more for you"
"No thanks, sugah. Huh… Remy, well… Ahem." I couldn't believe it. This was my dream, and probably his as well, and I just couldn't say it! "Oh damn…"
"Was'wrong, chérie?" His smiled faded a bit and he frowned a little.
"Nothing's wrong, honey" I smiled. "Ya just close thes' beautiful eyes of yours, and Ah'll give ya a surprise…"
The frown disapeared and the grin widened. "What's de surprise, chérie?"
"Ya can't cheat, swamprat! Ya close yah eyes!" I couldn't help but grinning like a child opening his Christmas gifts. He looked at me dubiously for a few seconds, then closed his eyes and tried to look serious, though I could see the corners of his mouth squirming up, ready to smile. "D'accord, chérie! I'm waiting, now!" I winked at the three others. They all smiled, but had question marks in their eyes.
"Don't cheat, swamprat" I was inches from his face. He wasn't surprised I was so close to him. He just smiled, as I remembered that his space awareness prevented anyone from trying to surprise him, but kept his eyes closed.
"Am I gonna get a gift, ma belle?" he said.
"If this is the way ya wanna put it, sugah". He opened his mouth to reply, but before he could do so, I put both my hands on his cheeks and pressed my lips on his. He started and I could feel he had a spilt second reflex to pull me away. But then he realized that nothing was happenning, at least not with my powers. He took my arms and stood up, looking me in the eyes. I had tought I had just surprised him, but his eyes were wet with tears. He wasn't surprised. He was bewildered. I smiled, a little shakingly. Then he got control on himself again, gently smiled at me and bent his head to kiss me. I closed my eyes, breathtaken, and smiled when I heard the whistles and whoops of our friends.
To be continued!