Disclaimer: I do not own Marvel or any of its characters. If I did, I wouldn't be writing this story; it would already be published and I would be RICH!! But poor little me has to resort to writing for her own fun and imagination. (sigh)

A/N: This is my very first fanfic, so any questions/ comments and constructive criticism would be appreciated. No flames please. P.S. reviews rock my sox!

A/N: This story is based on Ultimate X:Men's Cry Wolf and Annual storyline. It's been awhile since I've read either, and since I've picked up any of the new issues, so I'm doing this from memory and imagination. Bear with me, please. Btw...It's a ROMY


It was raining. Any other day the steady tempo of the rain against her air conditioner would have lulled her straight to sleep. Kitty would be on her bed, typing a letter to her parents, her dragon Lockheed at the foot of her bed. Bobby would peek in to say goodnight. She'd throw the pillow at him, laughing, then snuggle into her bed and luxuriously drift off. Her thoughts drifted to Bobby and Kitty. As much as she didn't want to admit it, seeing them kiss at the carnival stung. Stop thinking about them, she mentally admonished herself. Rogue reached up and looked at herself in the car mirror. Her hair was starting to curl quite nicely. Maybe Ah should run off in the rain more often, she smirked to herself. Pausing for a bit to look at her reflection, she begins to reminisce about the events a few hours before.

She looks up at Wolverine, loaded shotgun in hand. "STOP IT." "Ah'm no saint...but you...you're practically an animal." And as soon as those words pass her lips, she freezes. She sees the hurt in his eyes, and a wave of self-loathing hits her. Hard. To make it worse, Storm comes over and berates her. The contempt, scorn, and oddly enough, pity, is evident in her eyes.

"...You're not all right, you ungrateful brat! That man cares for you like a sister."

She sighed. Deep down she knew. And she hated herself for what she said. It was that reason alone that made Rogue leave with Remy. Leave the only place where she felt at home since Mississippi, with a man who she had only known for a few days. A man who had kidnapped her no less. Truth is she couldn't bear to face Logan if she saw his face again. The only true friend she ever had, and she screwed it up. She sighed again. And all they were trying to do was to rescue me from some psycho businessmen. Imagine what the other X-men must think. Her thoughts drifted to Logan again...

She remembered one time after a Danger Room session, she broke down. She can't remember exactly why, just she felt so alone, so helpless. She left the Danger Room and made her way into the kitchen, Logan was there. He knew that she'd been crying, could smell her tears, but didn't say anything. He just got up, went to the fridge, got two beers and sat her down. They had a long heart to heart and left the kitchen at around 3 the next morning with a newfound friendship and respect for each other. The two outcasts.

" Chere," Remy calls softly, breaking the silence.

"We're here."

"'Kay, Sug," she replies.

"Look, Ah'm sorry I've been down this whole trip, but Ah "...

"Don't worry chere," he cuts her off, "Remy knows that you 'ave a lot on your mind." It takes a moment to realize that they are in New Orleans. Although it is late at night, there are still a lot of people milling about, going in and out of cafés, lounging on the wrought iron balconies, listening to the lazy saxophone. Remy leads the way into a nice building, with an even nicer apartment. She looks around, impressed, her troubles gone for the moment. Rogue looks sideways and grins at Remy.

Maybe Ah could get used to this.


YAY Chapter 1!! I'm sorry for the angst and lack of Romyness. I just wanted to set the stage.

A/N: For those of you that didn't follow the storyline, in Ultimate X-men, Rogue was kidnapped by Gambit, who was working for this evil duo (brother and sister...or husband and wife), Andrea and Andreas Von Strucker who were in charge of this corporation called Fenris. They offered her some sort of power inhibiting suit, which they also gave to Gambit, as a bribe to work for them. She refused, and with the help of Gambit, helped defeat them and try to escape. By that time, the X-men had arrived to rescue her, but Wolverine, recognizing Gambit, attacked him, which led to the whole "shotgun scene." I just put in the angst.

Please review. Keep in mind, this is my first time. With your help, this will probably get better.