The lights dimmed as Remy took Rogue's hands in his and led her to a beautifully decorated white and gold chair, then sitting across from her he smiled lovingly. The soft strains of guitar and violin started and Rogue looked behind Remy to where John and Jubilee stood playing their instruments, both smiling at Rogue. Remy's un-gloved hand stroked Rogue's once untouchable hands softly caressing her soft skin. His voice, started off as a whisper as he stared into Rogue's beautiful green eyes, smiling softly as he remembered that time, long ago when Rogue had sung and had almost left Bayville, and where their relationship had started.
Find me here
Speak to me
I want to feel you
I need to hear you
Remy stood off to the side, watching as Rogue breathed slowly and softly, the monitors beeping loudly in the quiet sterile room. Rogue was still unconscious, they'd just had a fight with some anti-mutant protestors who had found Rogue and Remy at the park, walking home from seeing a movie together. Remy had tried to protect her, he'd almost killed them when he'd heard Rogue start the scream as she absorbed more then one human and she started to slash at her own skin, and beat at herself because of the humans anger and hatred towards herself. Remy had done the only thing he could think of, he knocked her unconscious and ran with her secured in his arms straight for the institute.
Logan had gone skitzo when Remy come into the institute covered in Rogue's blood, Logan had gone to touch her to give her some of his healing powers. Remy had pulled back and glared threateningly at Logan as if he meant to do harm, and he had almost, Rogue had enough psyches in her mind without adding to them.
The professor and Hank had immediately gone to work, one with her physical body and the other with her mental. So here he was, watching as she breathed, her cuts stitched up, and the others taped. Long fingernail marks that were self inflicted ran the side of her face angrily. Sitting down slowly he took her un-gloved hand in his own, carefully making sure that any exposed skin would not touch hers to add to her pain.
"com'on beb, wake up an' talk t' Remy." only the soft breathing of Rogue answered his plea, the constant beeping of the machines really starting to grate on his nerves. He'd never much liked Labs, and he hated Rogue being in one. He wanted her up and yelling, he didn't care if she got angry at him, he just wanted her to be awake. It had scared him almost to death when she'd started scratching at herself, eyes wild with self-hate. He'd actually thought he might lose her, but Xavier had promised him that when Rogue woke, she would return to the way she always was.
You are the light
That is leading me
To the place where I find peace again
Rogue grinned at Remy, the most important moments of their lives always seemed to have a song intertwined with them. Remy smiled and bent quickly giving Rogue a soft kiss before continuing with the song
It had been a bad day, taking the younger ones out shopping had not been the best thing that can happen to a guy, and Remy was not one for buying things. He slumped onto the chair in the common room, the kids laughing around him, still full of energy. Sighing he closed his eyes a rested back, he was ready to sleep.
The kids seemed to quiet down and Remy opened one eye to take a look around, there stood Rogue, garbed in black, leaning against the wall and looking at the younger ones. They all seemed to be a bit scared of Rogue, and a few left through the other door, the braver ones just opted for being more quiet with what they were doing.
"Hey swamp rat" Rogue said softly, her eyes alight with mirth.
Rogue smiled over at where Remy lay and walked over to him, Remy lifted himself up from where he was and Rogue slid in behind him. He leaned back, his head in her flat stomach and her heat lulled him into that place that is in-between sleep and wakefulness, he could have stayed that way forever, he could feel Rogue doing something behind him, but he was just too sleepy to realise just what. He almost started out of his seat when her fingers started to rake through his messy hair. He calmed back down, and closed his eyes as Rogue massaged his head and it was the best thing he had ever felt in his life. To him just her touch was beautiful, seeing as how her skin was still poison, her fingernails mussed up his hair more, but he could care less.
It seemed to him that Rogue was getting more comfortable with touching other people, namely him. She didn't pull away anymore when he hugged her, she held his hand, and now, she was lying beneath him running her un-gloved hands through his hair and it meant so much to him that she felt so safe with him that she didn't see the need to refrain from being close.
You are the strength
That keeps me walking
"Don't ya dare Remy LeBeau, Don't ya dare let them git ta ya" Remy clenched his eyes shut and tried to tune out Rogue's desperate voice.
"its true, an y' know it" he whispered, their voices, blaming him for everything, accusing him, hating him. He hadn't meant for any of this to happen. No one was supposed to get hurt.
"if ah thought it was true ah wouldn't be here, Remy, stop bein' so stupid, it wasn' ya fault."
"YES IT WAS" he screamed at her, jumping up from the bed he had previously been sitting on, getting right into Rogue's face an unwittingly letting her see his tears.
"oh Remy" she murmured and wiped the salty tears away from his beautiful face, Remy's face crumpled and he fell to the floor. Rogue followed him and gathered him into her arms "shhh, it'll be alright, we'll git through this tagether." Remy buried his face into her neck, the soft fabric of her turtleneck making it easier and cried for all he was worth, they weren't supposed to find out about his past, with Essex, with the guild, with anything. But they did, and now they hated him, they didn't want him….except for Rogue.
Remy traced the small, almost nonexistent scars that were on her hand, their had been many times when he had felt like giving up, but she was always there, always pulling him onwards. Remy swallowed passed the lump that was in his throat, oh how he loved her.
You are the hope
That keeps me trusting
"Remy, he was just jokin' around, he didn' mean anythin' by it!" Remy turned around and looked at Rogue, fire in his eyes.
"den he shouldn' of done it non?" Rogue sighed and stalked past him
"he knows what yoah like, he did it on purpose ta git a rise outta ya"
"he didn' need t' touch y'." he growled out, and that's when Rogue realised what this was all about.
"he's mah friend Rem, and he's yoah's too sugah" she said softly looking into his angry red eyes. "ya need ta trust meh and yoah friends more, ah told ya befoah, ah aint goin' no where" She hugged him then, just wanting to be close to him. Remy looked away, not returning the hug.
"Remy don' want y' bein' dat close wit' anot'er guy, even if it is John." Rogue smiled and beeped his nose cutely
"John's an Aussie Remy, ya know he's not goin' ta care what's goin' on or who he makes mad, he's goin' ta do it for a good fight" Remy fought down the smile, he knew how John worked, everything always came down to either a good fight, or a good time with him. Rogue looked up at him and smirked "knew ya weren't really angry" she said and brushed the hair out of his eyes.
Remy shrugged and looked away, the corners of his mouth turning up.
You are the life to my soul
Remy's eyes teared up a bit as he realised how true that was. He looked down at the women he loved and lifted her chin upwards so he could look more intensely into her eyes, to let her know, this was exactly how he felt.
"ya know Gambit" Rogue said a cheeky smile on her face "ah always thought ya were a hands on type of guy" Remy raised an eyebrow and looked down at Rogue, mischief shinning in his eyes.
"y' not complainin' are y' che're?" Rogue swatted his arm and shook her head
"its just that ya surprise meh, that's all." Remy pulled Rogue closer and tweaked her nose
"surprises are good mon amour"
Remy loved the feel of Rogue in his arms, it made him feel so lucky, it made him want to be alive, just to see her, to hear her, to feel her. Rogue pulled at his duster sleeve and pointed at an orange butterfly.
"ya like surprises?" she asked softly, almost shyly. Remy looked at Rogue questioningly, but she looked away as if contemplating something.
"Qui" Rogue laughed and pulled out of Remy's grasp and ran towards the butterfly, looking like she was stalking it. Remy watched her, a feeling of pride and love filling his chest and making it hard to breathe, she was just so beautiful. She came back over to him, her hands un-gloved and cupped around something. She peaked inside her hands and smiled before opening them to show Remy what she had. His breath did catch in his throat as there, in the palm of her hand sat the orange butterfly, flapping its wings slightly as it stood in the small amount of yellow pollen that was in her hand. It wasn't possible was it? Could she touch things now?
Looking up at Rogue he saw the triumph in her eyes, but he could see that it also took a great amount of concentration for her not to suck the life of the butterfly out of it. Sighing Rogue lifted her hands up slowly and the butterfly flew from her soft pale skin and into the blue sky.
"did ya like mah surprise?" she asked, her green eyes cautious as she looked into his blazing red ones
"Qui, Remy like dat surprise a lot" he said as he picked her up and spun her in circles, making her laugh and spread her hands out, feeling free, and happy with the man she loved.
You are my purpose
You are everything
Remy stood up from the chair and pulled Rogue with him, pulling her into his arms and he began to sway slowly to the music, still singing softly in her ear, this was all for her, everything he did it was all for her.
It got easier and easier for Rogue to touch people, and she loved every minute of being able to be a little bit normal, the psyches in her head were fading away with each step of progress she was getting, and the main reason for so much progress was Remy. He encouraged her, pushed her to continue when she thought she wasn't getting anywhere. Remy wanted her to overcome the one thing that kept her down, that wouldn't let her have the normal life that she longed for.
He spent so much time thinking of new and different ways for her to test her strength, to become stronger at controlling her powers, he made it possible for her to touch.
Remy watched as Rogue played with the puppy he had gotten her, had told her that everytime she played with it she had to touch it with her own fingers, wasn't allowed to even pick it up with her gloves or he'd take it back. She had to learn faster, quicker since the puppy was so energetic, it left her tired, both in mind and body, but at the end of each day, she could touch for a second longer, love a little longer…live a little longer.
Remy had given her so much, and in return she had given Remy a reason to stay, to keep living his life, to not run away again from his past. She was his, and he would give everything for it to stay that way.
And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved my you
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this
Rogue was surprised when a base guitar joined with the others and looked over Remy's shoulder to see Kitty, her tongue poking out in concentration and Rogue laughed softly, burring her head in Remy's chest. Remy's voice was so strong and she was sure that he was using his empathic powers to make the song that much more touching.
You calm the storms
You give me rest
Remy looked around the war room, wondering why Rogue had called a meeting, she had requested every x-man that was at the institute to come, even the younger students that weren't in the special forces team. She'd even made sure that wolverine would be there. Rogue came and sat down near Remy and watched them all enter. She clutched his hand tightly in reassurance and once everyone was in and the door closed she stood up tall and proud.
"ya'll actin' like children" she said, there were a few snide comments at this, and Rogue waited until they all shut up before continuing, not once letting go of Remy's hand. "Just stop actin' like ya aint never done any wrong before in yoah lives and accept that Remy aint tha golden boy ya'll presumedly thought he was, which ah personally think is a load of bull, ya'll knew he was hidin somethin' ya'll just didn' know it was this big. So stop being humans, who can't forgive and forget, he's one of us, an' ah won' stand foah him bein' cast out, 'casue if he goes then so do ah!" and with that Rogue sat back down, leaving the room free to voice their own opinions.
Remy looked over at Rogue, she sat there, face set into a firm look of stubbornness, she wasn't going to let any of them leave the room until they figured something out. Remy watched as Kitty stood up, she glared at Rogue
"well like if your going then like I'm going, your not like leaving me behind while you two have all the like fun." Then with a wink at the both of them she walked over and sat in the spare seat beside Remy. Logan snorted and shook his head
"look bub, just don't go hiding things like that from us again, ya hear me?" there was a threat there, but that was just the way Logan was. The other students just shrugged as if it were no big deal. The person Remy was waiting for however was Storm. She looked over at Remy for a few moments before looking away.
"storm?" Rogue asked softly, "please?" her voice was a plead, she knew hw Remy respected Storm and it meant so much to him if she forgave him as well. Storm turned her blue eyes on the both of them and gave them a small smile
"it will take awhile," she stated calmly "but I do believe I will forgive you child" Remy closed his eyes in relief, he hadn't even known he was holding his breath
"thankyou" he whispered, to Rogue, to Storm, to everyone for giving him a second chance, for not deciding that he wasn't worth the effort and dumping him, and he loved them all for their soft hearts.
You hold me in your hands
You wont let me fall
Remy twirled Rogue around and dipped her laying a soft kiss on her lips before pulling her back up and spinning her again, holding her tightly against him he continued to sway and sing to his love.
You steal my heart and you take my breath away
They were on the roof of the institute, they'd gone out just before to the blue light lounge, the place where they'd started their relationship and were now just sitting cuddled on the roof looking at the stars.
"Rogue, dat one dere" Remy said pointing to a random star, the first one he'd seen that night "dat's us, we dat star" Rogue smiled and kissed his temple and nodded her head
"ah see it sugah, its beautiful" and she was right, the star flashed blues and reds periodically.
"Rogue?" Remy was now sitting up and looking at Rogue who was still lying down
"yeah Rem?" she asked looking over at him, she noticed his serious face and sat up "what's wrong?" she asked,
Remy knelt before Rogue on one knee and held out a small black velvet box before him, Rogue's breath caught in her throat and she looked up at him with shimmering eyes.
"Rogue…Marie, Je t'adore, not jus' 'cause of who y' are, but 'cause of who I am when I am wit' you. You are mon amour, mon life, t' de world, y' may jus' be one person, but t' me….y' are mon world. I promise t' be dere when y' need me, t' comfort y' and encourage y', t' help y' reach y'r goals, t' be y' best friend, an' t' love y' all my life wit' all mon heart. Rogue, I want t' grow old wit' y'….will y' make me de luckiest swamp rat t' ever walk dis earth, by marryin' me?" Rogue smiled, tears welling up in here eyes and she mussed silently that she had been crying quite a lot lately. Looking up into Remy's eyes and felt his love pouring right into her heart and into her soul. She leaned slightly forwards and pressed her lips against his lightly.
"yes" she whispered and they kissed again, Remy slipping the ring on her finger and kissing her hand gently, lightly. He looked up at her, his eyes blazing with happiness as they continued to kiss watching their star fade, and the sun rise.
Would you take me in
Would you take me deeper now
Remy smiled and gently wiped the tears that were starting to fall down Rogue's face.
Remy nuzzled into Rogue's neck, loving the feel of her skin on his as much as he knew she was. Just being close to her was so beautiful, the way she shivered under his hands, moaned when he kissed her. She had longed for touch, and he was making her experiences worth the heartache that it took to get it.
"we'll wait beb," he whispered as he pulled her to him, snuggling against each other for warmth and they both fell into blissful sleep.
And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this
Drums sounded and Rogue looked at the newly lighted spot where Peter was playing, he smiled at Rogue before going back to looking at Kitty.
Rogue sighed, her head against his chest and feeling his voice rumble from his chest, this was the most perfect day of her life. Remy twirled her around and then pulled her safely back into his arms, going onto the next part. The faster, more stronger words coming out louder as if he were proclaiming it to the world.
'cause you're all I want
you're all I need
you are everything, everything
you're all I want
you're all I need
you are everything, everything
you're all I want
you're all I need
you are everything, everything
you're all I want
you're all I need
you are everything, everything
he stopped dancing and held her tightly to himself, as he continued with the song, staring into her eyes, telling her exactly how she made him feel, and it reminded her of when she had done the exact same thing to him. She smiled and ran a hand through his auburn hair.
And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this
And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you
Would you tell me how could it be any better, any better than this
Remy kissed her soundly, and hugged while he whisperedWould you tell me how could it be any better than this
Rogue shook her head
"it cant Remy, it cant" And they both kissed while the mutants playing the instruments finished the song and bowed to the applause the crowd were giving.
"A toast." Everyone turned around to where Storm stood her regal form holding up a glass of champagne "to the most loving, beautiful, and loyal couple I have ever seen, may you have a wonderful life together."
"to Remy and Rogue"
The End
Written by Susannah De Silva
Hmm did that make sense? It took me flippin forever to figure out how Remy was going to propose to Rogue. So… hehehe I know I said I was finished, but well, this song is now my absolute favourite. Its so beautiful and my sister is going to sing on her wedding day while playing the guitar, hehehe me n her found this song, took us a while but yes we found something that was just absolutely beautiful.
Hehehe, how much was Peter such a hottie in X-men 2? Even though he only had a few parts, still, its pretty groovy.
Dedicated to:
Twin Brightness, Sash, oracale, bunny angel, Rogue star, ishandahalf and B
Seriously people I'm on a Romy spree, Woohoo :D
Song Everything by Lifehouse