She turned at the door, surveying the place she had come to call home one last time. A gentle sigh escaped her lips as she fought to hold back the tears threatening to spill and stain her cheeks.
I don't think I want this anymore
As she drops the ring to the floor
FLASHBACK
She stared, frozen to the spot as gentle whispers and hands sought to turn her from the sight. They had come to this club for a little bit of fun, some dancing, some downtime from their hectic lives as students and Xmen. And yet it was at this moment, when the young girl had finally chosen to let loose a little that her world had come crashing down.
Kitty made to move towards the offending sight but was stopped by a hand grasping her arm.
'Don't', Rogues voice was raspy and silent as she let go and turned to Kurt, 'Take me home' Her brother could only nod and envelop her in his arms as they made their way to a quiet corner where they could leave without attracting any attention.
She says to herself, "You've left before,"
'You running again kid?'
Rogue could barely make out his figure in the dark, the only indication of his presence being the faint glow of the cigar and the residing smoke.
She hauled her bag into her old deep red convertible before turning to face the man she considered her greatest friend and confidant.
Her lips quirked in an unassured fashion, 'Its time Logan, please…'
But she didn't get a chance to finish as he advanced forward and wrapped his arms passively around her, is head resting atop of hers.
'If this is about him … what happened … Marie …'
She pulled away, needing the distance to regain her composure.
Her downward eyes lifted to meet his softened feral ones.
'I know he loves me ... I know he wants to be with me, but it was a dream'
'Kid'
Her voice rose as she choked back a sob 'I can't be here and watch him fall in love with someone else, I'm not strong enough'
Logan grasped her arms 'He loves you, he would never …'
'But he will' she shook his arms off, 'He lives for touch, he needs it' Rogue wiped the tears from her cheeks 'He's going to want more Logan, this, what we have isn't going to be enough. Don't forget I've got him…' she tapped her head 'up here'
'That's not him darlin'
'But it is, it's a part of him, and that part of him tells me he wants a family, a life, he wants to feel like he fits somewhere … I can't give him that'
Logan stood still, his hands twitching at his sides, unable to say anything, his gaze fixed on the floor, 'Where are you going'
'Who knows'
This time you will stay gone, that's for sure."
And he shattered something else
Closing the gap, he removed his tags from his neck and placed them silently around hers, hand resting on her shoulder before pulling her in for a hug.
They stayed like that for a minute, both relishing the closeness, the two loners that had come together and formed an unbreakable bond.
'You keep in touch kid, or I swear I'll hunt you down'
She chuckled a little at his response and moved towards the driver's side, fingers resting hesitantly on the handle for a moment, before pushing down and opening the door.
She dragged her suitcase down the path
To the driveway. She had never gone that far
Logan did nothing as her car pulled out and began moving down the endless drive way. Now anyone that knew the great wolverine would know that he may be capable of feeling, but he never expresses it, however it did not come as a shock to him when a single tear rolled down the side of his face.
Normally this would be the time that she would let him talk her out of leaving
But this time, without crying, as she got into her car
She said, "No 'Happily Never After
That just ain't for me
Because finally, I know I deserve better, after all
I'll never let another teardrop fall
Rogue reached the gateway to Xavier's, she had entered a shy and unloved girl, now she was leaving as a broken hearted woman. She had never believed in love at first sight, but with Remy, there had always been an innate connection, as if fate had always intended them to be together. She was trying to be strong for them both, trying to save his future.
As she drove away she starts to smile
Realized she hadn't for a while
No destination, she drove for miles
She closed her eyes, silently reliving all the memories, even the last and most painful one
Wondering why she stayed in such denial
She was laughing about the way he shattered something else (shattered something else)
To drag her suitcase down the path to the driveway
She had never gone that far
Normally this would be, the time that she would let him talk her out of leaving
But this time, without crying, as she got into her car
It was time to go
She said No 'Happily Never After
That just ain't for me
Because finally, I know I deserve better After all
I'll never let another teardrop fall
When the occupants of the mansion awoke the nest morning, there was no cheerful banter, no jokey remarks or whitey retorts, only one singular emotion was buzzing around this mutant home, loss.
I'm done, I'm done, said I'm so done, (so done, yeah).I'm free, I'm free, so free
Free to feel the way I feel, yeah
She inhales a breath she'd never breathed before
Don't want no drama no more
Cause she says " No 'Happily Never After
Kitty broke down crying against the door, being consoled by Jubilee and Jean. Scott sat staring out into the danger room where a restless Wolverine was engaged in an apocalyptic battle. Kurt sat on the roof top, staring out over the grounds, the weather goddess silently sat beside him. Professor Xavier was in his study, his hands pressed to his temples attempting to sooth the waves of pain that engulfed the hallways. And Remy LeBeau, Remy LeBeau sat on the edge of his bed, a letter dropping from his hands and his eyelids slowly closed, ignoring the attempted seductive calls of whatever her name was that he had drunkenly picked up last night.
What had he done.
I know (I know)I deserve, better all
I know I'll never let another teardrop fall
No 'Happily Never After'
Song is Happily Never After
