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~Personal thoughts~
"Normal Conversation (Duh)"
[Flashback]
{Musical Lyrics}
Island in the Sun--Weezer
ROGUE
~In the space of one month everythin' has changed. Ah'm no longer just daydreamin' about the handsome Cajun 'cause now Ah'm datin' Remy. An' thank God he's the exception ta mah powers or else Ah'd be goin' insane about now.~ Somehow Remy's shoulder had healed up in the space of a little over a week an' just in time for school ta start tomorrow. The professor said it had somthin' ta do with his powers an' he'd spent most of his first afternoon without the sling monkeyin' around pullin' all kinds of acrobatic stunts.
["If ya ain't careful, ya gonna get hurt again." Ah was sittin' on a bench readin' while he was doin' some kind of one-handed hand stand usin' the arm that had been injured. He pushed up an' landed on his feet an' walked behind the bench where Ah was sittin'. He leaned over mah shoulder an' started whisperin' in mah ear.
"Y' worry t' much, Marie" Ah spun around quickly as Ah slammed mah book shut.
"Ah told ya ta stop usin' mah real name!" He looked a little shocked a mah sudden outburst.
"What's de big deal about a name?"
"That name is mah connection ta the past I wanna forget about."]
Ah sorted through mah clothes tryin' ta decide what ta wear tomorrow. Ah pulled out the leather bomber jacket an' placed it on the back of a chair. Ah'd been wearin' it a lot lately as it began ta get cool.
"*Ah choo! I like don't feel so good." Kitty was lyin' in her bed an' for the first time didn't look too excited about goin' back ta school.
"Think ya'll still be able ta go tomorrow?"
"Oh my God no! I like totally forgot tomorrow we go back to school. What am I going to do?"
"Maybe ya should just get some sleep. It could just be a twenty-four hour thing."
"This is like all Kurt's fault." She was poutin' an' it was kinda depressin' ta see her down like that. "He sneezed on me this morning and teleported before I could even yell at him."
"Well, Ah'll just let ya alone." Whatever she an' Kurt had Ah certainly didn't want.
Ah walked down ta the common room ta find all the younger students talkin' excitedly about startin' at the high school. They had everythin' goin' at once--the radio, the t.v. an' even a games system.
{Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh
When You're On A Holiday, You Can't Find The Words To Say}
"Bonsoir, Cherie."
"Hey." Ah sat down on the arm of Remy's chair but he pulled meh down inta his lap an' kissed mah cheek.
{All The Things That Come To You, And I Wanna Feel It Too}
"What's wrong? Why aren't y' excited like de ot'ers?"
{On An Island In The Sun, We'll Be Playing And Having Fun}
"How can Ah be excited about goin' ta a place where Ah'm not wanted. There are people tryin' ta beat down the gates right now an' if it weren't for the police they woulda by now." He grew quiet an' thoughtful when I said that. His look was almost comical considerin' he almost always was grinnin'.
{And It Makes Me Feel So Fine, I Can't Control My Brain}
"My friends, have you seen Kitty tonight?" Piotr had walked inta the room an' had caused the sea of freshman ta part as he walked across the room.
{ Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh}
"Yeah, Ah just left her upstairs. She ain't feelin' good so Ah think she's sleepin'.
"Oh, then I will just check on her quickly." Piotr walked away in his slow manner. Kitty an' Piotr had become an "official" couple durin' the past week, an' ya barely ever saw them apart. Then again, ya barely ever saw meh an' Remy apart either.
{On An Island In The Sun, We'll Be Playing And Having Fun
And It Makes Me Feel So Fine, I Can't Control My Brain}
Remy musta been over his thinkin' phase 'cause he started ticklin' meh. "Hey! Cut it out. Ha, ha. Come on, quit it!" Ah jumped up an' ran outta the room. Remy started ta give chase an' when Ah went ta turn a corner Ah ran straight inta Logan. Ah fell ta the ground an' Remy tripped over his feet an' fell on top of meh as he tried not ta trample meh.
{We'll Run Away Together, We'll Spend Some Time Forever
We'll Never Feel Bad Anymore, Heh, Heh, We'll Never Feel Bad Anymore, No, No
We'll Never Feel Bad Anymore, No, No, No, No, No, No}
GAMBIT
"What do you two think you're doing?" Logan was scowling down at us as I tried my best t' stop laughing.
"Not'ing Messiur."
"Yeah, well Gumbo, maybe you can tell me what happened to my keys."
"Remy, get off, ya gonna crush meh." I rolled over so that she could sit up. "Ah thought ya promised meh, ya would stop stealin' people's keys."
"I was only joking. T'ey're in de ignition, Messieur."
"Well listen up Gumbo. If you really want people around here to think you've changed you better stop your joking. And you, Stripes, you're turning eighteen soon, 'bout time you acted like it." Logan was constantly being protective of Marie, and at times he seemed more like a fat'er t'an just a friend. He turned t' walk away and passed de professor a few feet up de hall.
"Ah, to be young again."
"Yeah, glad that's over."
We were both still sitting on de floor trying t' catch our breath when de professor came up t' us. "I need a word with you, Remy, about starting school tomorrow."
"Ah'll just go now."
"No, it's all right for you to stay, Rogue. Remy, we try and keep as low a profile as possible in public, which means we limit how much we use our powers. And in certain cases like your's and Kurt's, we make certain changes."
"I don't understand, Messieur. What are y' talking about?" ~What in de world do Kurt and I have in common?~
"I'm talking about your eyes Remy. They're unusual which might cause some problems at the high school." ~Between Marie and de professor y'd t'ink just by looking at people I'd be able t' kill t'em. "There are two options that we have. You can wear an image inducer like Kurt's or you can simply wear sunglasses."
"I see a t'ird option. Why don't I do not'ing and make people accept me as I am, Messiur." I remembered how Rogue had made me wear sunglasses when we went t' de mall 'cause she'd been afraid someone would put up a fuss then. I had basically told her de same thing.
"Well, that is another option, but I'm hoping that you will cooperate and choose one of the other two."
"Well t'en, I guess I'll just go wit' a pair of shades." "Thank you for understanding Remy."
"Well, that was a little embarrassin'." She was still laughing as I helped her back t' her feet. "Ah kinda expected him ta give ya the 'don't blow people up' speech but Ah never thought he'd want ya ta cover up ya eyes."
"Me neit'er, Cherie."
ROGUE
We left the mansion an' started walkin' around the grounds. We could hear the protestors in the distance but we ignored them as we passed through Storm's gardens an' sat down on one of the benches along the path. "What do y' want t' do when y' graduate, Marie?"
"Ah don't know. Ah guess Ah'll stay here like Scott an' Jean did."
"I don't see y' as doing t'at, Cherie. Besides, Marie, y'd never be able t' stand de stick t'at far up y'r ass." I couldn't help but laugh as he looked at meh in his quiet wistful way.
"Yeah, Ah guess Ah can't see meh doin' that either. So what do ya see meh as doin' then, Sugah?"
"Living a normal life, unlike de rest of us. Y'd make one hell of a lawyer, seeing how much y' like t' argue."
"Yeah, Ah could just touch the witness ta see if they're lyin'." Laughin' he leaned over an' kissed the top of mah head.
"T'at y' could." Ah leaned mah head on his shoulder an' we sat there in silence for awhile.
"Ah wonder how Kurt's doin'? Kitty said he was sick too." Remy took mah hand an' led meh back ta the mansion. "Hey, what's the rush?!?!"
"I t'ought y' wanted t' see y'r brot'er, Marie."
"Yeah, but Ah didn't expect ya ta jump like that."
"When y' say, 'Jump!', I say 'How high?'"
GAMBIT
I knocked on de door t' Kurt's room as I held ont' Marie's hand and from inside we could hear a series of sneezes. "Vhat do ja vant? *Ah choo!" We entered de room t' find Kurt standing by de window.
"Ya weren't downstairs an' Kitty says ya were sick."
"I vas and still am. *Ah choo!" *Pop! Kurt was t'en lying in his bed. "Every time I sneeze, I teleport. I von't be able to go to school like zis. *Ah choo!" Kurt was t'en standing behind us. ~Boy does he ever have it bad.~
"T'at's too bad, Messieur. I'll tell Amanda de bad news…" Marie gave me a sharb jab t' de stomach before she cut in.
"Ah'm sure ya'll be better soon. Well, we'll let ya get some sleep." We left Kurt alone and walked down de hall a ways 'til we reached Marie's room. "Well, goodnight." As she went t' go inside I grabbed her around de waist and pulled her back t' me.
"Don't I get a goodnight kiss, mon Cherie?" She turned around in my arms so t'at she was facing me and she slipped her arms underneat' of my trench coat. I held her close as I kissed her forehead an' went t' leave but she was still holding on t' me. "I know y' can't get enough of me, Marie, but I do need t' sleep."
"Ya ain't gonna do anythin' stupid tomorrow are ya?"
"Why would y' t'ink t'at, Cherie?"
"Just promise meh."
"Non, I won't do anyt'ing t'at y' would t'ink is stupid."
She stood up on her tiptoes and gave me one last passionate kiss before she turned and went back int' her room. ~She's changed a lot since I first saw her. She's no longer dressing like a gothic, but more like y'r average teen. It's amazing how much love can change a person. She no longer isolates herself from everybody else, which I'm glad t' see considering if she isolated herself t' much she'd never come out t' see me.~