AN: I'm having the ultimate case of writers block for some reason. I have some ideas, but they won't come out right for some reason. So, I am sorry it's taking so long. R&R my dear readers.

Chapter 4:

This... this... I don't want it to end. She thought as he held her so close she could feel his heart beat through her own chest.

She closed her eyes. Why do I let him do this to me? Her heart sang a most joyous song when he held her so tight. Don't let go. She felt he was about to pull away. Please, don't let go.

He let his grip go enough to look down on her sad face. He took her by the hand and led her out of the room. He towed her into the library, knowing no one would be there at that time of night. "I wan answers. Non I need de answers."

She sat in a chair and looked back up at him. "Bout what?"

"You know. Chere, deres all de tings. Like what's goin on wit ya." Rogue forced back a smile, Remy was kind of starting to sound like Kitty, or was it the fact that she was tired and hearing things.

"Ah don't know. Its jus... everything is piling up on me."

"So, ya just gon kill ya self?" He asked and Rogue could see the fear and anger in his beautiful red eyes.

"No, ah... Ah wasn't gonna kill myself. It's jus, ah... ah. Ah'm just an idiot!"

"What de hell you talkin about. You ain't no idiot, Chere."

"It was a stupid thought and me bein an idiot…ah followed through. Once ah did it, ah regretted it."

"So, why you do it?" He had pure curiosity written all over his face, she could tell.

She had no answer for him. "Ah don't know what ta tell ya. Ah don't know the answer myself."

"Ya could jus tell me what you was t'inkin about."

She folded her hands in her lap and looked down intently at them. "Ah, wasn't." She looked up into his searing red eyes. "Ah wanted somethin ah could control. Jus one little thing. Figures ah'd pick the messiest one."

He cocked an eyebrow at her. "Don't look at me like that!"

"Chere, Remy not lookin at ya like notin."

"Sure, liar!"

"Why ya always gotta yell at Remy, han?"

"Well, if Remy wasn't suck a liar Rogue... ah mean ah wouldn't yell at ya."

"Chere Remy jus wonda why ya don't finish?"

"Jus trying not ta get in trouble, huh?" He just shook his head and didn't answer her verbally.

"When ah was younger..." She looked off into the distance and not anywhere in his direction. "Ah used ta do it. Ah was alone an ah jus wanted to be in control of something. Then it was my body lettin me down, ah didn't know ah was a mutant. I had dozens of doctor's appointments a month; no one knew what was wrong with me."

"Chere, Remy know it a privilege dat ya talkin bout ya past, but..." She cut him off.

"Ah was getting there."

"Oh, sorry Mon amour." (Love)

"Like ah was sayin. Ah, didn't know why this was happenin ta me. Nobody had any answers and ah felt sanity slipping. Ah was maybe eleven or twelve. My mama... ah... ah mean Irene had her accident and she couldn't see anymore at all. And there was the"... She made air quotes "skin disorders that plagued my existence."

He sat down in a chair close to her and took her hand into his.

"Nothing was good, ah was little an stupid. Ah didn't realize what could happen or how troubled ya need to be ta do something like that. Ah didn't realize ah had problems that bad. Ah was jus a kid. Ah didn't know."

She looked down at the shiny wood floor and said "Ah guess ah shoulda went ta talk ta somebody when ah realized where my head went. Another stupid move."

"Non, Chere. Sometimes we wan de darkness. It be easier den getting wat ya need in de first place."

She looked up in shock. "When the hell did ya become doctor Phil?"

"Remy understand de darkness Chere. It a nice place ta hide."

He seen her face drop and it made his heart plummet to the bottom of his stomach.

She felt his eyes on her. Since he arrived it became a sixth sense of hers. "Stop lookin at me." She looked deep into his sad eyes. "What?"

"Why ya do it dis time, Chere?"

"Ah... ah'm not really sure anymore." She stood from her seat. "It was all clear this mornin. Then ya come here and everythin gets all fuzzy."

She saw a twinkle in his eye and she smiled. "Why ya always gotta make me lose my train a thought. Is it ya mission in life?"

A sweet crooked grin graced his handsome face and made her heart skip a few beats. "An when ya do that." She had a sweet little grin on her face. "Ah can't be mad at ya and then ya jus flash a smile an ya outta trouble."

He let out a little laugh then suppressed it. "What ya talkin bout Chere?" He broadly smiled and winked at her.

"Exactly that. Ya can't do that, it ain't fair ta the resta us mortals."

"What ya talkin bout chere; mortals?"

"Nobody looks like ya do. An it ain't fair that with a sly grin ya get all ya want. Not the resta us."

This time he laughed out loud at what she said. "Like a god, chere?"

"Now don't go an get all cocky on me. Ah didn't mean ta bloat ya ego."

"Non, non chere. Ya said what ya meant an ya meant dat Remy look like a Greek god."

"Liar ah didn't say that." She tried to say it without laughing, but she giggled through the entire sentence.

He rushed her. Within seconds she was in his arms being held tightly to his chest once again. Not that it felt bad, it was just her being uncomfortable being that close to another person. She wiggled out of his grip and sat back down in her chair.

"Why ya runnin away from me chere. Remy jus wan a hug from his chere, dats all."

"Ah need ta get some sleep." She quickly walked out of the library, into the hall, and made her way to her bedroom.

She opened the door into the dark room. Kitty flicked on the lights. As Rogue shielded her eyes from the bright bedroom light Kitty began to question her. "Where have you like been?"

"Um... uh"

"Rogue, were you with Gambit?"

"No, ah... ah had ta finish up some homework... and..."

"You are so a liar!" As Kitty said it in walked Remy.

"Chere, ah... Oh, petite. Wat ya doin up? Don ya have ta wake up early in de mornin?"

"No! What the hell are you like doing in our bedroom? You totally barged in without knocking."

"Non, petite. Remy jus tryin ta talk ta de chere. Remy gotta question de chere need ta answer."

"Can it wait til the morning? We need our beauty sleep." Rogue snickered and Remy laughed.

"Vous aimer moi, oui chere?" (you love me, yes darling)

"Shut up! Wait, no!"

"What are you guys like talking about?"

Remy's eyes warmed and darkened."Oui tu vi!" (yes you do)

"No I don't!" She stepped closer to him glaring at him with the death stare.

"IL n'y aucun moyen de nier la verite." (There's no denying the truth) He smirked.

"Shut the hell up ya swamp rat! You don't know anything."

"Oh, come on chere. Ya know ya do."

"You're an ass. Go away, get outta my room." Rogue was flustered, how did he know?

He smiled and winked at Kitty as he turned and walked out the door and she got the idea. "So, what happened?"

"Not now Kitt."

"What happened? What's the matter? What's going on with you two? Hello, why don't you answer me?"

"Kitty ah..." She put her head down "ah'm not in the mood ta talk about it."

"Why? Can you just like, ya know talk to me."

"Kitty ah"

"No, come on Rogue. I am like totally your bff and you don't want to talk about a boy with me. Come on!"

"Kitty shut up!"

"No seriously, what did he get you?"

"What are ya talking about?"

"No way! He had the nerve to come on Valentines Day and not bring you a gift. I am so going to kick his butt, where are his manners?"

"Kitty, he did. Jus... jus, never mind."

"What did he get you?"

She thought quickly. "Candy."

"That's it. He is so cheap."

"No he's not. Ah'll let ya know it was an expensive gift."

"What? Was the candy made out of like gold? Come on he is so cheap, it was just candy."

"Kitty!"

"No. D'you know what Lance got me? Huh?" Rogue shook her head no. "He bought me candy" she began to count on her fingers. "Roses, perfume and a beautiful necklace. All he gave you was stupid candy."

"That's because you got Lance whipped. He's Kitty's love slave. He'll do anything as long as you ask and give em a kiss."

"No, I only have to kiss him after." Both girls laughed uncontrollably at Kitty's last statement.

"He got me a necklace, not candy…an ah threw it at him."

"What did he do?"

"He lied ta me again."

"About what?"

"Why he's here. Why he even bothered ta get me that stupid..."

"Hey!" Kitty stood up for him "He got you the gift, right? Oh my god, what does it look like? What is it? Oh my god… how big is it?" Kitty was standing on her bed now with wide eyes dreaming of the gift Gambit could have bought Rogue.

"Kitty. Ah barely got ta look at it."

"Oh." Kitty frowned and sat down on the bed.

Rogue looked out of the balcony doors into the darkness and saw the glowing red orbs she had saw earlier and knew he was watching.

She lied. She knew exactly what it looked like. A big beautiful emerald with small diamonds snaking around the bottom. It was the most beautiful thing she ever saw, compared to all the jewelry she had ever seen and all the handsome men to give it, it was from her Remy and he gave her her emerald.

Why does he have to do this to me. He got me the perfect present and he... he loves me. No, this can't be happening. Oh, god it can't be. Do I love him, too?

AN Okay guys. We got Rogue beginning to admit her true feelings for our Mr. Le beau. Oh, Romy-ness you gotta love it. In the next chapter who knows what will happen with our two crazy southerners. R&R my dear readers. :D