J'ai envie de toi. A series of romy one-shots
A/N: Third one-shot of this series. This is kind of a songfic inspired in 'I want You' by the great Bob Dylan (my mom loves him, I myself am a bigger fan of his son Jakob, gosh I love him!) from the album Blonde on Blonde. I hope you like it. Thanks to all of you who had reviewed, read and added this story to your alert list!!
Disclaimer: I don't own them! 'I Want You' music and lyrics by Bob Dylan.
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Chapter 3. I want you
It was half past midnight; the rain was pouring down and he was soaking wet, he was shaking with cold, as the water dripped from his body. The minutes went by slowly, and he waited in the blistering cold but she didn't appear
"Somet'ing must be wrong," the Cajun thief said to himself, "she promised she'd be here."
Worried, he drove all the way to the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, and after hiding his bike in the surrounding lawns, the well-trained Prince of Thieves climbed to her balcony. Her bed was upturned, the drawers had been emptied out, clothes had been pulled out of the wardrobe, and everything was such a mess. But the worst part was, there was no sign of her.
A slight knock at the door froze him, now what? He thought. It could be anyone and this wasn't exactly the right place for an Acolyte, wishing not to meet Wolverine and that damn acute smell sense of him, Gambit hide behind the drapes. Fortunately it turned to be Katherine Pryde.
"Chaton?" He said taking a step towards her.
"Gambit!" Kitty gasped, "What happened here?"
"I was goin' to ask y' de same t'ing…" he said, "where is she, where is Rogue?"
"She…" Kitty's eyes widened, "she was supposed to be with you!"
"Did she tell y' 'bout…?"
"Running away with you? Yes she did, but don't worry I'm the only one who knows."
"Alors where is she? She didn't showed up and she's clearly not here…"
"Shhh, please Gambit be quiet, someone could hear you." Kitty Pryde tried to calm him down, "maybe she's just late… maybe she's already there and." But she didn't finished as Gambit interrupted her.
"I do hope so petite…" His voice was harsh. He couldn't handle rejection again, not from her. He overcame Bella's, but it wasn't the same. It was Rogue now, the only girl he ever cared about, the one who somehow knew him best.
Kitty noticed Remy's hurt, "She loves you Remy, more than anything in this world. I know it, maybe she's just afraid… I mean she's an X-man and you're an Acolyte."
"Yes I know, and I love her too... yet here I'm not afraid." Saying this Gambit jumped over the balcony rail and disappeared in the dark night.
...
Remy LeBeau jumped on his bike and making the engine roar he left the Institute, determined to go back to their meeting point. It wasn't the brightest idea but it was the only one, maybe just as Kitty said he'd find her there. And although, he'd never been a practicing Catholic, in that exact moment he begged God to see her there.
A couple of minutes later, Remy arrived the shipping dock zone, their meeting point, and the exact place where they'd met years before.
When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I could offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love
"Rogue!" he exclaimed when he saw her, standing in the middle of the area. She was soaking wet too, the water was dripping from her auburn hair and she was carrying an old-fashioned brown suitcase.
"Remy..." Without saying anything else, she ran over to him and hugged him.
"Chère, I t'ink you wouldn't show up," he said hugging her back, scooping her into his arms, "what happened?"
"Oh Gawd Remy... Ah'm sorry," her voice began to quiver and he could feel her trembling and not because of the chill or the rain. "Ah'm sorry..."
"Chère, are y' ok?" He took her chin in his hand, forcing her to meet his eyes.
"Ah'm, it's just that..." She said closing her eyes trying to stop the upcoming tears as she shook her head.
"Rogue?" Remy caught her gaze again. "Y'r sure 'bout dis right?"
"Yeah… of course Ah'm, Remy." Rogue smiled. God knew he loved her smile, but there was something beneath it now, some kind of sadness. His best girl was scared and he had to make her feel comfortable, safe again… to feel his love.
When the evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one there to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love
"Ma chérie, I know dis isn't easy and mebbe is not the best way mais..." he took both of her hands in his right hand and held them gently. "Y' trust m' don' y'?"
"Of course Ah do."
"Den don' be 'fraid ma belle… I'm here, I'll always be."
"Ah know."
"I love y' Rogue, y' know dat."
"Ah love yah too Remy and Ah want to be with yah, it¡s just that..."
"Tell m' chère, 'cause I was here before and y' weren't."
"Ah know and Ah'm sorry..."
"Don' be." Remy cupped her face and fixed his eyes on hers, wiping her tears with his gloved fingers. "Y' scared de hell out of dis Cajun girl, don' do dat again." Rogue smiled, "Y' know what? I went to de Institute."
"Yah did what? Remy if someone saw yah."
"Non, don' worry I just met de chaton, and she told m' she already knew."
"Yeah Ah told her... Gawd Remy Ah never meant to upset yah... Ah'm here because Ah want to, Ah love yah... it was just."
"Not an easy choice, hein?"
"Yeah."
"Just like when I'd to left N'Awlins petite..."
"Anyway, sorry Ah was late... it took meh like forever to get here."
"It's fine chère, I know what y' mean."
I know you haven't made your mind up yet
But I would never do you wrong
I've known it from the moment that we met
No doubt in my mind where you belong
Gambit jumped into his bike followed by Rogue, as he started the engine she wrapped her arms around his waist resting her head in his back. His tobacco and bourbon scent was one of the few things that relaxed her no matter what and she tightened the grip, making Remy smile. As the wind blew up her hair, a couple of her white locks hit his face, what Rogue ignored was that her lily scent was the thing that relaxed him the most.
His response to her touch was intense, so intense that he even had trouble focusing on the road ahead. His heart was pounding yet he felt some kind of peace he'd never felt before, holding firmly to his body was the woman of his life, the only girl capable of making him nervous, short of breath. No woman had ever made him feel like this before, scared yet excited at the same time, and he'd knew a hell lot of women, but again this wasn't just a woman... it was Rogue. Tenderly, he placed his left hand over hers for a moment before he pulled up at a viewpoint along the road.
Slowly, Rogue slipped her arms into her olive green military type jacket, and raised the collar of her thick deep purple sweater; wrapping her arms around herself tightly, she made her way slowly towards the edge of the cliff. She looked absolutely beautiful, it was the perfect moment, and Remy didn't hesitate. The next thing she felt were his strong arms hugging her from behind, his lips pressed against her hair as he whispered in her ear, "Je t'aime Rogue... I'd do anyt'ing for y'."
I'd go hungry, I'd go black and blue
I'd go crawling down the avenue
There's nothing that I wouldn't do
To make you feel my love
They stayed like that for a while, Remy rocking Rogue in his arms gently and kissing the back of her head. Below them the rhythmic waves crushing against the rocky cliff were the only sound. The warmth that radiated from his body felt so comforting that Rogue felt reluctant to break the contact, so she didn't move. Then Remy pointed to the sky, the sun was starting to raise and he thought it'd be better to keep on driving.
"Ah can't believe we're actually doing this Remy."
"Some t'ings are true whether y' believe dem or not, chère."
"That was incredibly sweet swamp rat," Rogue giggled, "is there's a side of yah Ah don't know yet?"
"Oh, believe m' chère," Gambit chuckled, "y' ain't seen not'ing yet." Remy turned her to face him and ran his hands down her body. Wrapping her in his arms again, he looked into her emerald eyes. "Mais don' worry petite y'll know and enjoy every side of dis Cajun." He added as a broad grin spread across his face.
Without saying a word, Rogue just laid her head on his chest and rubbed his back. She was happy, full of hope, and in love and that was the only thing that mattered.
The storms are raging on the rollin' sea
And on the highway of regret
The winds of change are blowing wild and free
You ain't seen nothing like me yet
"Let's go Remy."
"Where?"
"Somewhere... Ah don't care."
"What do y' wanna do chère?"
"Anything."
"Are y' sure?"
"Yes."
"Y're actually letting m' choose?" Gambit said with a mischievous smile, just to tease her.
"Ah love yah Remy and Ah trust yah." Rogue lifted her face so their gazes met, he could notice the sincerity in her green emerald eyes as a tender smile came over her face. On the other hand, Rogue saw love reflected in his red on black eyes as he tightened the embrace, pulling her body closer to him, comforting her fears.
After a few moments of comfortable silence, Rogue said, "No matter what Remy, by yahr side, Ah kind of feel safe."
"In my arms, chère, y' always will be."
I could make you happy, make your dreams come true
Nothing that I wouldn't do
Go to the ends of the earth for you
To make you feel my love
At dawn, the southern couple jumped into Remy's bike and drove off, getting lost in the countryside route. Together, they made their way to nowhere in particular.
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-epilogue-
It was another calm afternoon at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Christmas was coming and Jean Grey, Scott Summers, Katherine Pryde, Bobby Drake and Kurt Wagner were having some hot cocoa in the Reck-room. It had been two months since the night Rogue left them, and nobody talked too much about that.
"Hey Pryde you've got mail." Logan's voice resounded throughout the entire Institute.
"Really? Great!" Kitty took the white envelope from Logan's hand.
"Who is it Kit?" Bobby Drake asked.
"Well I don't know it doesn't have a sender," Kitty checked the envelope, "it's kind of weird, though."
"I don't see why," Jean Gray gave Kitty a playful smile, "maybe you have a secret admirer!"
"Come on Jean." Scott laughed.
"What?" Kitty huffed and gave Scott her most 'menacingly' gaze. "Like I couldn't have one! FYI, I'm pretty Scott, and I've tones of admirers!"
"I declare myself one of them!" Bobby said yelling from the couch and giving Kitty a 'seductive' glare.
"Agh! Shut up Drake!" Kitty made her way towards the stairs.
Dear Kitty:
I want to thank you for everything you did for me, well for us. Please tell the Professor I thank him for everything and that I'm sorry for the way I left. I've talked with R. and who knows maybe we go back to the Institute one day, but not yet...
You're the best.
xoxo
R.
Kitty Pryde smiled and hid the postcard in her night table drawer, before going back to the Reck room, determined to flirt with Bobby Drake.
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And the end...
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Quotes:
Some things are true whether you believe them or not.
From the movie City of Angels
Let's go somewhere.
Where?
I don't care.
What do you wanna do?
Anything.
From the movie City of Angels
In my arms, chere, you always will be.
From X-Treme X-Men Annual 2001