Chapter 9
Kitty walked into the living room the next morning and saw Remy and Rogue cuddled up on the couch asleep. 'They look so cute like that. I wonder why they aren't in her room. Oh, the TV was on so they must have watched a movie and fell asleep during it.' Thinking nothing else of it she walked into the kitchen to see Jubilee and Tabitha sitting at the table drinking coffee. "What are you guys doing here?" Kitty questioned. She was trying to be quiet so that she wouldn't wake up Rogue and Remy.
"We were attacked by the jerk that's after you and Rogue," Tabitha explained as she sipped her coffee. "I guess we're going to be roomies until he's caught."
Kitty just nodded. She had tried to forget about Sabertooth and what she had learned last night but obviously she wasn't going to be able to. Peter walked in a little later and looked surprised that they had visitors. "Who are these people Katya?" Piotr asked as he poured himself a cup of coffee.
"Peter this is Tabitha Smith and Jubilation Lee. We went to high school together. Guys this is my boyfriend Piotr Rasputin or Peter since it is easier to pronounce." Kitty turned to her boyfriend and gave him a good morning kiss. "Thanks for coming over last night. I was a little freaked out after getting a threatening letter and phone call in one night."
Peter nodded and turned around to head to the bathroom. "I've got to get ready for work. I will talk to you later Katya." Kitty nodded and turned back to catching up with her friends.
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In the other room Remy was starting to wake up. He looked around trying to figure out where he was. He finally remembered what happened last night and looked down at Rogue sleeping in his arms. Smiling and not quite fully awake he pulled her closer and started to drift back off to sleep. Suddenly he remembered that they had to work today. Logan had told them last night to sleep in some but to make sure they were in his office by 9:30 so that they could discuss the case. Glancing at the clock Remy saw that it was already 7:30 and with all the people staying in the apartment he should wake Rogue up so they wouldn't be late. "Rogue, chere, you need to wake up now." Remy gently shook her trying to rouse her. Rogue rolled over and mumbled something that sounded like five more minutes. Smiling to himself he tried again.
Rogue opened her eyes and looked up to see a red-eyed Cajun looking at her. Smiling she said, "Morning sugah"
"Morning chere. Remy hates to wake you but we have to get ready for work." Rogue nodded her head and then realized that she had her arms wrapped around his waist. Blushing furiously Rogue let go of Remy and jumped out of bed.
"Ah'm sorry. Ah didn't …," she trailed off not really knowing what to say.
"It's alright chere. Remy doesn't mind waking up with a belle femme holding him in her arms." Remy didn't think that Rogue could blush anymore but somehow her face managed to get even redder at his comment. Mumbling something she got up and ran for the bathroom. Finding it occupied she opted instead to head to her room to get her uniform ready.
'Ah can't believe ah did that! True ah was asleep but still. This is so embarrassing.' Hearing the bathroom door open she rushed in and got into the shower. After she was done she got dressed and headed to the kitchen. Tabitha, Jubilee, and Kitty were sitting around talking and catching up. "Morning y'all," Rogue said as she walked to the counter and grabbed a cup of coffee. "Anybody else feel like its Grand Central Station around here this morning?"
The three girls sitting at the table just looked at Rogue with a knowing smirk and didn't say anything. "Alright, now y'all are just starting to freak me out. Will ya stop staring at me?"
"Is there anything you want to tell us about last night? You and Remy looked awfully comfy this morning," Kitty said as she buttered some toast.
Rogue blushed. "Nothing happened Kit and you know it. Ah just broke up with Joe and there is no way ah am ready for another relationship. Besides, Remy is my partner and you are not allowed to date your partner."
"They wouldn't have to know and I think I saw some sparks flying last night. And I should know," Jubilee said as she grinned at Rogue.
Rogue just laughed and shook her head. "Don't you guys have class this morning?"
"Yeah but it doesn't start until 11 so we should be OK."
"What about you Kit, are you working the morning shift at the diner?"
"No, I have today off except for a class today at 3." Nodding Rogue looked towards the door as Remy walked in.
"Bonjour petites. Did everyone sleep well last night?"
Jubilee studied him for a moment before saying with a smile, "Obviously not as well as some people did."
Remy smiled and got a cup of coffee. After he had drank it he glanced at the clock. "We need to be getting to work chere. The sooner we have our meeting with Logan the sooner we can get out looking for this loon." Nodding her agreement they headed out the door.
At the station they hunted Logan down in his office. Looking up he was glad that they were on time this morning. "Now that you are here I can tell you what came in last night. It appears that a couple of cops ran into Sabertooth and tried to apprehend him. Needless to say they are in the hospital. I'm just glad that he didn't get the chance to kill them."
"From what you have told us about Sabertooth ah am surprised that he didn't. Where did they see him?"
"He was running away from where he tried to kill those two girls last night. The only reason those cops aren't dead is because they were on a crowded street and he just clawed them as he ran by."
"Why did he attack Tabby and Jubes last night anyway? Ah thought he killed his victims in their house where they were the most vulnerable?"
"He does usually. Something musta happened to tick him off."
Rogue nodded and then asked the question they had all been trying to find the answer to, "What do we do now?"
"We need to set a trap. Since you and Kitty are the targets I think that we should use you as bait."
Rogue nodded her agreement while Remy jumped in with a "WHAT?"
"Now don't go getting your tail feathers in a bunch Gumbo. Rogue here is a cop and will be the only one in the apartment. We'll move Kitty, Tabitha, and Jubilee to a secure location. It will tick Sabertooth off and hopefully cause him to get a little sloppy when he comes after Rogue."
"Hopefully he'll get sloppy?" Remy shook his head. "I don't tink dat I like de idea of using my partner as bait."
"It's the best we've got right now. How about it Rogue, feel like playing bait for us?"
"As long as the others are safe ah'm up for it."
Logan nodded and called in a few other cops to go over the specifics. They were going to need to move quickly if they wanted to get the others out safely. "It'll take a few days to get everything settled before they can be moved, but it might work out best that way. Sabertooth will expect us to do something right away but if we wait it might take him more by surprise when the girls just disappear. Meanwhile I have a couple of smaller cases for you two to take care of while we are getting the finishing touches put on the plan." Rogue and Remy nodded and took the folders that were handed to them back to their desks.
"Remy don't like this plan chere. What happens if Sabertooth is able to get to you before we can get him?"
"He can't touch me if ah don't want him to swamp rat so stop worrying. Ah've got a black belt as well so ah can protect myself." Rogue sent him a look that said she didn't want to talk about it anymore and the two went back to work.
XxX
Meanwhile Tabitha and Jubilee were heading towards their class. Glancing at their escorts Jubilee whispered to Tabitha, "I need to use the restroom. Do you think that they will follow us in there?"
Tabitha looked behind her as well, "Only one way to find out." Turning to head to the bathroom they were stopped with their hands on the door.
"We are going to have to check the bathroom before you can go in," One of the cops said before proceeding into the bathroom. He came out a moment later and said that they could enter.
Entering the restroom Tabitha stopped in front of the mirror while Jubilee went into the nearest stall. They were discussing an upcoming project when they heard the window open. Looking over they saw Sabertooth drop through the window. Before they could scream he jumped at Tabitha and slashed her across the stomach. Jubilee let out a scream that had the cops that were watching them busting through the door with their weapons drawn. Glancing at the scene they saw Tabitha on the floor holding her stomach while a puddle of blood grew around her.
Before they could react Sabertooth was on Jubilee. He grabbed her and flung her in front of him as the cops tried to fire on him. Jubilee dropped to the ground as the bullets hit her in the shoulder. Sabertooth then jumped at the guards and knocked their guns out of their hands. Knocking both of them back against the door he sliced open one man's throat and turned to slash at the other. He ducked and got slashed across the face instead of throat. Screaming in pain he fell to the ground and tried to grab his gun.
Sabertooth turned back to the girls. Smiling as he watched Jubilee cradling Tabitha and crying. Tabitha would die before help could arrive if he judged the situation right. He decided to leave Jubilee and the other cop alive for now. He wanted Logan to know that he had misjudged how resourceful Sabertooth was. Growling at the girl crying on the floor he kicked her in the stomach and then knocked her and the cop out. Hearing sirens in the distance he knew that someone must of heard the screams and called the cops. He jumped back out the window and scaled down the back of the building. Finding a perch where he couldn't be seen he settled in to watch the drama unfold.
