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Background: AU. There is a war between the government and the resistance. Rogue and Remy are on opposite sides.

Note: Sorry, but there are no accents written in this story. Just try and imagine what they should sound like.

Chapter 1.

Katherine Pryde was concerned for her friend. Since her fiancé Joseph had been killed, Anna spent most of her time staring out the window. She spoke only when addressed, and even then in monosyllables, and was barely eating, but that was to be expected. More disturbing was that she hadn't shed a single tear. Not when she saw his body, not at the funeral, not when his name was mentioned, not once over the past three weeks.

Sighing quietly, Katherine knocked on the door, immediately opening it without waiting for a response. "I brought you an early lunch since you skipped breakfast, chicken soup."

Anna turned away from her view of the garden to face her. "No. Thank you, Kitty, but I'm not hungry at all."

"I didn't make it myself, in case you're wondering."

Anna chuckled lightly "As a matter of fact, the thought didn't cross my mind, but I think I will have some after all."

Kitty looked offended, setting the tray down noisily on the coffee table. "Well, I'm happy to see your sense of humour has returned, though I prefer when it isn't directed at me, thank you very much."

"Kitty, I'm gonna go to Raven's."

"That's a great idea. So, like, how long will we be staying?"

"I'm not coming back. It's all been arranged. I just called her." Anna went back to staring out the window.

Chewing on her nails, she watched the steam rising from the bowl before finally asking "Does he know?"

"Not yet. He's still with his troops on a mission in Genosha. He's not due back for five days. I've sent a message to him that I'll be visiting Joe's grandparents in Chicago to help them for a little while. Father won't like it, but by the time he realizes Joe's grandparents have been dead for a quarter of a century, and starts looking for me, I should already have a plan for where to go and what to do next."

"So, what time are you leaving?" Kitty asked quietly, trying not to sound like she was about to burst into tears. Since the death of her mother in a car accident the year before, she had no other family to speak of. She had known Anna for years and considered her the older sister she never had. Kitty realised she was now losing the only other person in the world who actually cared about her.

Anna came over to sit beside her. "We are leaving as soon as you get what you need. You won't be rid of me that easily" She added, smiling.

Kitty gave her a quick hug, noticing for the first time the two suitcases by the wall, behind her friend. "Why are we in such a hurry?"

"Well, once I had decided, there didn't seem any point in delaying. Besides, just in case Daddy Dearest returns home early, I'd prefer to be long gone before he arrives."

Kitty couldn't argue with that point. Nodding, she rose from her perch on the bed and left to do her own packing.

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The motel they were staying at was small and relatively inexpensive but met their needs nonetheless. Anna was too tired to think straight. She threw back the comforter as she hopped into the small bed, and turned off the lamp beside her.

"Wow. Rogue. You are really good at this." Kitty watched from her own bed.

"Good at what, hon?" Anna yawned loudly wondering how Kitty managed to sound so perky this late.

"Espionage-type stuff."

They had spent the past two days trying to cover up their trail while making their way to the home of Anna's godmother. They were only a few hours away from their intended destination. They would leave early the next morning and if all went according to plan, they should be having lunch with Raven.

"I dunno about that. Besides I've had a few days to think about how to pull this off."

"No. It's more than that. You're a natural at sneaky tactical stuff. You're like Miss Plan Divide and Conquer. Seriously, you could take over Lensherr's job" Kitty giggled, referring to the President's Secretary of Defense.

"Ugh! He's the last person I want to think about, right now. Besides, between having a paranoid godmother and a general for a father, something was bound to rub off." Yawning again, she closed her eyes and promptly fell asleep.

Anna woke up, and jumped into a sitting position. For a moment, she didn't remember where she was. In the darkness her eyes made out the form of a sleeping Kitty on the opposite bed, and she relaxed slightly. Her head was pounding. She automatically put her left hand up to look at her watch. Anna always had her watch on, even when she slept. She only ever took it off while taking a bath. "Silly girl!" She chided herself as she flipped on the lamp. Only 1 a.m. Picking up her handbag from its convenient location, on the carpet beside her bed, she dug through for the painkillers she had brought. For the past few weeks she had been suffering from severe headaches. "Damn it, where are they?" Frowning, she thought back to the last time she had taken them. She had been driving the day before, and when they had stopped at a gas station, she dropped them in the pocket below the dashboard. Turning off the light again, she decided to try to go back to sleep, and let the pain subside on its own. "I just need to relax." When that proved unsuccessful a while later, she decided to just get them.

Fortunately she was parked close to the room. Not that this was a coincidence. She had parked in front of the room three doors down from her own. Close enough that they could get to the car quickly in case something happened, but not directly in front of their own room, in case they were followed. Anna opened the door of the SUV and slipped in quietly. Not bothering to switch the light on inside, she found the tablets exactly where she remembered. She was just about to get out again when she heard voices. Looking around she noticed two people standing in front of the room beside the one she shared with Kitty. In the dim light, she couldn't see them clearly, but she noticed that while both were tall, over six feet, the one on the right was an extremely large man, built like a linebacker. The smaller of the two knocked on the door, and it was opened quickly. "Finally Gambit. What took you two so long?"

"Jus' stop blocking the entrance, mon ami. We'll explain inside, 'kay."

Abruptly, all three disappeared inside, closing the door behind them. Anna was shaking. "Oh my God" She repeated it several times in disbelief. Exhaling slowly, she took the longer way back to Kitty, walking behind the cars, rather than on the narrow corridor and risk them hearing her pass their room. "I really am paranoid" she thought as the closed her door safely inside. "Just because I know who they are; they have no idea who I am." So Gambit was here. By some stroke of luck he had been delivered right into her hands. The only question now was what would she do about it? She had to move fast, before they disappeared.

"Kitty, wake up. Wake UP!" She shook her hard.

"What? What's wrong?" Kitty sat up rubbing her eyes. "Its not even morning Rogue"

"Its 2 a.m. But that's not important. Kitty, Gambit is here, now. Next door"

"What?" Her voice rose a few decibels. She was wide awake now.

"SHHH!" Anna had her cell phone in her hand as she sat at the foot of Kitty's bed. She quickly explained what had happened.

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm not sure yet. There are at least three of them inside. Gambit and another man just entered. We have to do something now though. I can't let Joseph's killer escape. We may never get another chance like this again. Get dressed."