So sorry this has taken so long to update. True is I just forgot all about this, but when I found this I realised just how many spelling mistakes there are in this. So I'll upload what the story that I did finish, but never published and then I'll go through it a do a major proof read. Other than that, enjoy XD

Chapter 7 – Turning to New Friends

The mansion was a very nice place. He didn't have time to wasn't time seeing though, and moved on through the doors. It had a wooden style design inside. Gambit preferred it to the white halls and rooms of the Hell Fire mansion. But at least in that mansion he knew where he was going.

"Hay. Kid. Do ya know where de Wolverine is or Storm is it?"

The bobby had little waves of curls and icy blue eyes. He looked Gambit up and down and lead him to Ororo's office.

"Hello Bobby. Who's this?"

"The names Remy LeBeau and I have news ya'll wanna hear."

"Really. Well your welcome here Remy. Now how may we help you?"

"It's not me who needs helping. It's Rogue."

"What? You know her? Where is she? Is she alright?"

Bobby said grabbing a hold of Gambit's arm and pulling him to face him. Ororo had to tell him to calm down. She told him to find the other X-Men and bring them here. While he left Gambit pulled out the letter from the inside of his coat pocket and placed it on Ororo's desk.

"Sorry for the damaged delivery."

It took less than two minutes to round up the X-Men. Hank, Bobby, Kitty, Kurt and Colosious came in and stand around in the room. The two teenagers started asking questions about Rogue. They were worried about their friend ever since they learned that they were one of the reasons she left. It didn't feel fair for her to feel threatened by them and they wanted to say sorry.

"Rogue's in New Orleans. Her powers came back as we presumed, but in double the power. Apparently Remy LeBeau found her and her she says saved her by introducing her to the Hell Fire group. She says that she doesn't trust them though and that they have some kind of Inner Circle which she believes to be power seekers and want to use her powers. Not only that she believes they're going to turn her into some mindless zombie or something. She's said that she trusts use and Gambit to help her get out of there, because she knows it would be too dangerous for her to try and leave herself...But...There's one bit of this I don't understand...The Professor...And Jean...Are alive?"

The room fell silent. They all turned to Gambit, but he was unsure who these people were.

"Gambit never really seen da people in de Inner Circle, but Rogue said that they were there and she looked serious. Gambit believes her. De Inner Circle can get their hands on anything dey want. Remy sure even the dead."

Looking around the room at her X-Men she asked Gambit to wait outside why she asked them what they thought about this. Most of them were still in shock and trying to get the idea of the Professor and Jean maybe being alive. They wondered if Scott was alive too. In there own way they all agreed to help Rogue and get the Professor and Jean back too if they were alive. When they asked Gambit to come back in they had Logan on loud specker.

"So let me get this straight Stormy. This Cajun turned up with a letter in Rogue's hand writing and now ya talking about saving not only Rogue but Jean and the Professor too...Are ya sure we can trust him."

"I believe so Logan. Send us your co ordinations and we'll pick you up Logan."

"Wait...Logan Wolverine. How ya doin' mon aim? Don't ya remember Remy?"

There was a loud growl from the offer end of the phone.

"Some things never change do they. Remember when ya woke up and asked Gambit what ya name was?"

There was a moment of thinking on the other end of the phone.

"That...That was you."

"Yeah. Ya lost ya memory right. Roguie told me ya have. Maybe Remy can help ya a bit, but he's not sure how much he can help. Ya a very privet man ya know."

"I want to hear everything you got to say Cajun, before I rip your guts out for getting Rogue in this."

"If Roguie never agreed to der help she'd be dead by now or in complete and utter pain."

"She had us."

"She didn't trust yours. She thought you were gonna reject her again. Remy don't know what changed, but whatever it was she didn't trust ya at de time when she started ta get her powers back."

Another angry growl. But really Logan was upset the kid didn't trust him.

"Pick me up Storm and make it snappy."

The locks had changed which made Gambit worry. Had something happened to Rogue? Had the Hell Fire's found out about the plan? Slipping passed the locks anyway and finding himself back to Rogue's window he found her room shadowed. Moving towards the bed he slipped his hand under it and found the letter. He grinned as he pulled it out. It felt full and well planned. As he turned to leave he noticed a figure at the corner of his eye. Sat in the chair in the corner was a woman in a long red dress that had a slip up her leg and her red hair pulled up in a bun. Gambit had never seen the woman, but somehow she seemed familiar.

"Where is that Cajun? I thought he was going to lead us to Rogue, not set us up for a trap."

"Logan you heard what he had to say about Rogue. And your past. How he tried to help you. How he came back to show his loyalty. Are you saying that something about his has changed over all these years."

"How he looks defiantly hasn't...And that was my fault."

Ororo wrapped her arms around Logan's neck. She knew he felt guilty about Weapon X's experiments. She had to make him feel better.

"You didn't know about them Logan. And you saved all of them when you did know. That was the best thing anyone could do. I trust Gambit to lead us to Rogue. Just the way he talks about her. I believe he feels guilty about getting her into this group and want to help get his friend out of there just as you did."

Having that new view about why Gambit was helping made it more easier to trust him. More understandable. Just then a slippery Cajun came through the window.

"Haven't you ever hear of using a door Cajun?"

"I've got de letter."

Finally he opened it. Inside he found a map of the mansion and of rooms he never knew existed. Multiple times tables for each Hell Fire member.

"Whoa. The kids really planned this all out...What's up with you Cajun?"

"Something doesn't feel right...The house all ta herself. The times tables of the other Hell Fire members looks normal, but... There were new locks too. Then that red hair sat in the dark waiting for me in Rogue's room-"

"Wait. What? What red head?"

Logan asked bewildered. When he felt Ororo's hands tighten abit then loosen and moved away from his shoulders he looked up and saw her disappointed. Quickly she got of that gaze and replaced it with a fake smile. Logan never did think about what he'd do if Jean ever came back. Yes, he had loved Jean, but now he was with Ororo. He loved Ororo, but what about his feelings towards Jean. He really did still love her, but then she had Scott, if he was alive, and he had Ororo. His beautiful woman who became small next to Jean Grey and the Phoenix. Quickly he raised his hand and grabbed hers, reassuring her that he still needed her. Still loved her. Wanted her.

"Remy not sure. She knows Rogue though. She gave Remy a warning to leave her and Rogue alone, but she never said anything about de note or the other Hell Fire members. As soon as she told me not to return or else he'd face trouble she left."

They stood quiet, trying to figure out what this woman, who could possibly be Jean, meant.

"What else has Rogue planned."

"Don't know. She's not left a note like she said she would...Some things not right."

"Right then."

Logan said standing up and grabbing the map.

"If the kid can't help herself then we'll help her."

"Ya still going after her...Possibly walking into a trap?"

"What do you expect us to do? Wait till she's died?"

"I don't know why ah expected anything less from ya Wolfe...Hold on. Remy's got an idea."