Authors Note: Ignore the chapter title, it's a bit of an inside joke amongst friends, but since none of them read this site or at least this section of the site it is more for my own amusement (and because I couldn't think of a better one).
It took awhile, a bit of forcing myself to sit down and write this but I am happy how this turned out, at least the Romy scene I am.
Comment thankies to: musagirl15; coldqueen (nagging is a powerful tool, be careful how you use it); Chica De Los Ojos Café; GothikStrawberry (yay for Emma!); sexy.butterful; Ishy; Remy'sRose; and jane-ant-that-plain.
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Chapter Ten: Return of the PastBayville High.
Closing up her Biology books and kicking her stool back into place Rogue blew a strand of white hair off her face as she waited for the majority of the class to exit the room before she ventured into the craziness of the halls for lunch, the teacher glaring at her the entire time. Unfortunately not all teachers in the school were as understanding towards mutants as her French teacher was. Even more unfortunate that Beast was no longer teaching the subject, both for her and the other kids as he was by far one of the most popular teachers in the school. But she wondered how favoured he would be if they knew he was really blue and furry. Making it to her locker in reasonable time for having to weave through the crowd in the halls she shoved the collection of books for the pervious class into the metal storage and snatched up her latest reading material, something brutal and bloody and full with steamy scenes. Sure she may had left her character of Carol in the past but a few of her traits still stuck to Rogue, and sadly a weakness for 'romantic novels' was still there, even if they took the form of blood sucking anti-heroes now days.
"But there is nothin' wrong with that, is there Ash?" She asked the book, or at least a character from it as she slammed the door of the locker closed and headed to the cafeteria.
Once spotting the mass of bodies inside the room Rogue instantly rejected the idea of lunch in there, not that she ate much in the way of mortal food, just enough so questions were not ask or for certain flavours when she had the cravings for them. Turning at the sound of her name she watched as Kitty jogged up to her, her ponytail bobbing behind her head with each step as she sidestepped a lagger in her way. Spotting the book in her hand she made an interested sound.
"Oooh, what's this one about?"
Smiling at the fact she had actually gotten Kitty into the darker than what was normally in the girl's reading material Rogue handed it over so she could read the back.
Scanning the back quickly Kitty looked up at her hopefully. "Can I borrow it afterwards?"
"Sure Kit." Casting one last look at cafeteria Rogue sighed as she took the book back. "Ah think Ah'm goin' to be outsahde today, too many people in there."
"Ok, see you after classes then."
With a wave of her fingers Rogue wove her way back out through corridors, careful not to get anyone in her personal space as she made her way down the school halls and outside, walking the distance to her favourite spot out of the way of most of the crowds. She had given up her previous tree after the whole incident of Kurt blowing up Forge's lab while she was still Brotherhood, choosing one closer to the fields yet still out of the way of any of the schools jocks. Stalking to the tree near the back of the bleacher – the ones that had been rebuilt several times since the X-Men and Brotherhood had invaded Bayville – that gave her shade but kept her away from the normal group of smokers trying to hide their habits from the teachers Rogue paused in her step and gave a roll of her eyes at the peak of energy she felt coming from below the seats. Sometimes smoking wasn't the only thing that happened here.
A moment later a leggy blonde stumbled out from the shadows of the seating, the colouring of the school decorating her cheerleading outfit and Rogue instantly placed her as one of Duncan's group. With a silly smile plastered on brightly painted lips she made her way past the Goth without even noticing she was there. One of Rogue's brows rose in confusion, she had never seen a woman that completely out of it after any form of sex with a male, at least a human male.
"What? Yah got bored of the X-Girls?" She spoke up loud enough for the figure still under the bleaches to hear her, narrowed eyes at the blonde staggering away, completely oblivious to everything else around her. Glancing over her shoulder Rogue waited for the male to make himself seen.
Remy shrugged one shoulder as he faded into view. "Just a quick snack while Ah was waitin' for ya… Princess."
Glaring over at him Rogue snapped. "Will yah stop that? Frost only calls meh that 'cause she knows it annoys the hell out of meh." He had been calling her that since the night in New York and it was more than getting on her nerves. The one good thing about that night was Raven had finally stopped complaining about him… now she just wanted to know his real name. To which Rogue answered that outside of her Clan only Raven knew her real name, ending the argument.
"Dat so?" He continued to tease her with a smile.
Her scowl only darkened. "Ah've known her all mah lahfe, we grew up together. She thinks it's so funny to call meh 'princess' and 'majesty' 'cause mah family is hahgher ranked than hers."
"Dat so?" He repeated. "Ya be 'igh up in White society den?"
"Unfortunately." Rogue mumbled before changing the subject. "What the hell yah doin' here anyway?"
His smile took on a devious hint to it and his eyes raked over her form. "To see ya."
"That so?" She asked, a slow smile appearing on her face to mimic his, her mood instantly lifting.
"Dat it is." Remy's smile widened at the tone change in her voice as she paced towards him, making him step backwards into the darkness of the bleachers, Rogue continuing her advance on him, her book that she had been holding in one hand hitting the ground as her gloves joined it. Raising a hand to cup her face it was slapped away with the back of her hand, the glow of her eyes locked on him the entire time.
"Let meh show yah what a real woman is capable of, not some scrap of mortal flesh."
As his back hit the supports of the seating his hand was once again smacked away from touching her. "Ah'm all ya's.
"Ah wasn't askin' for yah permission."
Grasping the front of his shirt Rogue pulled him into a rough kiss, her tongue swiping at his teeth before his joint hers, duelling in their mouths. With one hand still tightly gripping onto the front of his uniform Rogue's other traced further down, hunting for the seam between his navy top and black pants of the skin-tight material, the tips of her fingers digging in underneath it upon locating it. With her fingers threaded through his hair and his now resting passively on the angle of her hips Rogue's fangs grazed against his lips, the shirt bunching up around her wrist as her hand glided up along his abdomen, following the hard lines and swells of Remy's muscles and continuing to lift the top higher and higher up his torso. A quick mumble of an order for him to get rid of the cowl that framed his face an instant after it melted back into his skin her mouth had left his and was now making its way down his jaw, and with Remy's head leant back against the metal pole she felt him swallow heavily as her tongue traced against the edge of his Adam apple.
"Rogue…"
Pulling back from his throat long enough to catch his eye Rogue's hands now both stayed to their task of her palms and fingertips mapping along his chest, catching a sensitive place now and then to cause his breath to hitch. "Ah also didn't give yah permission to talk."
Ready to fire back a sarcastic answer a groan got free instead as her teeth nipped against the skin over his collarbone, feeling the bite even through the shirt. The other reason for his words not able to escape his throat was her hands, having finished with the portion of his upper body were once again making their way down, taking their time to explore each section until her thumbs circled around his bellybutton, fingers drumming against the bone of his hips. Eyes closed and breath becoming just a bit more shaky the sound of his belt clicking loose and falling to the ground landed with a near silent 'thud' next to her book, one of the few real pieces of his clothing much like her gloves, the items having to be removed so much or hold real objects was too complicated even for their shape shifting. With hands back on his body in the place they had been a moment before the pads of her thumbs dipped lower, tracking down the streak of hair and pausing at the band of his pants.
Slowly pulling at the fasten at the front of his pants Rogue raised her eyes to his face once more, not that he noticed, fingers working unhurriedly all the time. "Still want to talk?"
Da fille wants to torture me! Smiling rather unsteadily at both his thoughts and the situation Remy shook his head. "Non-" A low moan interrupted himself once again as her hand slipped down past the black fabric, stroking him as his hips matched her rhythm and his fingers instantly dug into the dark demin of her jeans.
Forcing his grip to relax one hand slid down to plant itself firmly on her backside, tugging her form closer to his as the other grasped the back of her head, angling her mouth up towards his and swallowing the mix of a gasp and moan from her dark lips. With her tightly pulled up against her Remy followed the line of her jeans to the front buttons, getting them loose much faster than she did his as his own hand sunk under the fabric of her pants. Getting the whimper he wanted from her Remy twisted them both around in a second, ending up with Rogue having her spine resting back against the bar as his lips continued to play over hers, biting down maybe a bit harder than need on the bottom one and getting another gasp. Taking a moment to remove his hands from her body Remy tug at the tight jeans wrapped around her legs, shifting them down her hips and muttering something along the lines of why did she not wear her normal skirt today. In a the same manner as his headpiece the fabric vanished back into her flesh, causing him to grin before demanding dominance over her mouth again, pulling at her bare legs so they now sat wrapped around his waist as he ground his hips into hers.
Clinging to his shoulder as her moans became more frequent and mixed with his, and their movements more erratic Rogue pushed at the edge of his pants, forcing them down lower on his narrow hips. Shifting his hips one last time in ready to join them as she cupped his face and continued their long kisses a loud beeping sound, not that much different from her alarm clock echoed down the empty stand, a flashing red X light on her watch to join it.
"Damnit!" Rogue cried, her jaw snapping open to give a roar that reminded Remy of Sabertooth as she continued to cuss. Of all the times for a mission…
"Duty calls?" He asked, jaw tense as his breath came out in heavy pants.
Glaring at the watch as if her stare alone could stop the sound Rogue sighed, still trying to recover her breath. "Ah guess so." Closing her eyes and hitting her head back against the pole she cursed, sounding almost defeated. "Not now."
Pressing a kiss against her neck Remy mumbled against her skin. "'ow long 'fore dey come lookin' for ya?"
"Too soon…"
Grumbling something similar to her swearing but in another language he seemed to try and think things over, "Den we better 'urry." And without any warning entered her.
Rogue gave a startled cry at the sudden action but it quickly turned into ones of pleasure as his hand dropped down, pressing a thumb against her and making the intense burn only stronger inside her. "Remy!"
With his breath against her ear and his fingers dug deep into the skin of her thighs from his hold on them she clung on tight, arms tense around his neck as her legs about his waist, too far gone to notice the chill of the pole at her back nor the screech still coming from her watch. In fact it wasn't until she felt someone probing at her metal walls that Rogue remembered where they were and the situation that caused them to hurry.
'Rogue? Where are you? We're all waiting for you for five minutes now!' Jean scorned over the link, her 'voice' fuzzy and muted from not being able to properly get past Rogue's shields.
'Hold yah damn horses Grey! Ah'm comin'-' Before being given the chance to finish the telepathic sentence she let out a cry, not realising how true of a pun she made until it hit her at full strength, her grip on her lover tightening as she heard and felt him reach the same peak.
'Rogue! You ok?'
Ah'd be a lot better if yah left meh 'lone! But holding back from snapping at the telepath Rogue felt her limbs weaken as Remy's forehead drop to her shoulder, giving herself a moment to compose herself before answering. 'Leave Kurt behahnd while the rest of yah go, Ah'll meet up with him in a sec and teleport to meet yah.'
'Ok, just hurry, the Professor found a new mutant and he thinks they may be in trouble.'
Giving the equivalent of a mental nod Rogue snapped her shield back up into place and Remy placed her back on the ground again, both leaning against the benchers for support as their guises reformed back into place as if nothing had happened. A moment later when she thought she could talk and walk again Rogue rather unsteadily made her way back to her stuff, slipping her gloves on before grabbing her book and handing him back his card belt.
As it was placed back around his waist Remy gave a shaky smile, still getting back his breath much like she was. "Dat was different."
Letting out a half laugh she nodded, "Yeah." Stepping forward and pressing one last kiss against his lips. "Ah'll see yah later sugah."
A quick wave of her hand and with a quick search of her stored other energies from her non-feeding absorption she located Kurt's and disappeared in a puff of blue sulphur. Teleporting around the corner from where she knew he would be waiting in the car park Rogue gave herself one last instant to compose herself and image before heading to the teleporter. "Let's get out of here before Jean throws 'nother fit."
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Xavier's School for the Gifted.
Stalking out of the changing rooms as she adjusted her gloves Rogue marched down the halls to where they others waited in the jet, her dark mood more than clear to the rest of the team upon Kurt and her arrival. It was something she didn't think was possible after being with Remy, not only because of the sex but she found the more time she spent around him the more she enjoyed just having him there. He was one of the few she could talk to outside of Frost who understood how she had to be as a Cubi, she didn't need to be as careful what she said to him like she did her team mates… well, with most things. He could make her laugh and was never put off with her bad mood or temper and was more than willing to go along with her and Raven's 'grand plan' as a joke. A small smile pulled at her lips as she made her way up the ramp of the Blackbird, Remy was quickly becoming a really good friend.
"Nice of you to join us Rogue."
Ignoring Scott's comment Rogue just raised her middle finger, using it to scratch one of her eyebrows as she dropped down into her normal seat, further towards the back compared to everyone else but right behind Kitty so the two could talk. Being in a row by herself also meant she could stretch out to sleep during long flights, Kitty and Kurt doing the same for the same reason. It wasn't long into the flight that Kitty took the advantage of the seating, taking off the belts each wore during the high speed takeoff to kneel on her seat and look over the back at Rogue as she stared off into space out of the window, her happy mood still mixed with her bad one, placing them both on a dangerous scale that could be tipped either way.
"Oh my god, did you hear?"
"What!" Rogue snapped, her head flicking around to face the girl as she was brought out of her daydream and the bad mood won.
"Well fine then!" Kitty snapped right back as she slumped back into her seat and crossed her arms.
Sighing and instantly regretting her tone of voice towards her friend Rogue unlatched her belt and stood, leaning over the back of the seat that was next to Kitty's. "Sorry Kit, Ah just had a bad lunch."
"Everything ok?" She asked, her anger replaced with concern.
No! Her brain cried but she kept it to herself. "Yeah, it is." Crossing her own arms on top of the seat Rogue dropped her chin down onto them, a hint of a smirk in place, knowing how to get on Kitty's good side again. "What were yah goin' to tell meh?""
"Well, I totally heard from Sarah, who told Lucy, who told-"
"Just get to the point Kit." She interrupted with a roll of her eyes, knowing Kitty could go on for a while like this.
Leaning towards her like it was some big secret she grinned as she bit down on her lower lip. "Someone was totally doing it under the bleachers."
"Really?" Rogue asked, careful to keep her tone and expression neutral. "Yah know who?"
"You know Janet?"
Doing a quick search of her memory on the schools students Rogue placed it as the cheerleader Remy was feeding on, feeling a wave of relief go through her that the gossip was about the blonde and not her. "Duncan's groupie?"
"Yeah, she was looking totally out of it at the end of lunch, it had to be her."
"Slut." Rogue muttered under her breath, not caring that Logan at the front of the jet could hear them but not wanting to get a lecture from one of the Wonder Couple. This set Kitty off giggling and Rogue dropped back into her seat with a smile as Logan shot them both a look over his shoulder from the front of the plane. That one word kept the young brunette giggling on and off for the rest of the flight, gaining a few strange looks from the rest of the team but this just caused her to laugh more, and the more she laughed the more Rogue's bad mood was gone, at least until they landed and saw their search area.
"Whah is it they always hadde in hellholes?"
Gaining a look from Scott at her use of language Kurt quickly got into the joke at the site of the worn down buildings that looked ready to collapse at any moment and were way past their due date to be torn down. "Ja, vhy not a park, or Disney land?"
"Or a circus, or a picnic or something." Kitty spoke up.
"Settle down." Logan growled over at them, taking a sniff at the air before barking out the orders. "Ok, there was a power spike in the area not too long ago, so spread out, they could still be here. Keep ya guard up, we don't know if they want any help, but Chuck says they were hurting. Coms on at all times and call in if you get something. Cyke and Halfpint, take north. Elf and Red, east. 'Ro, Stripes, south. I got west. Check in every ten minutes."
As the team split up into their pairs and Storm took to the air for a bird's eye view Rogue gave a sigh and took off in her order direction. There wasn't a point to this, she couldn't feel any other energy in the area other than the X-Men, but as much as she wanted to leave she couldn't tell them this without a reason to back it up. And with the reputation she had made up with 'Rogue' the rest would no doubt put it down to her just wanting to leave. Stomping off around the falling brick walls and broken windows she half-heartedly glanced in the shadows and around corners, wanting to seem at least half interested in the mission. It was this attitude that almost made her miss the figure she guessed they were looking for, walking right past his position and after a double take she had to retrace her steps.
Within the darkness of a corner of a remaining room stood a man, looking like he was just older than Scott and with his long white hair pulled back in a loose ponytail at the back of his neck. Dressed casually in jeans and a blue shirt that matched his eyes perfectly the irises glowed in the dark as he leant one shoulder against the wall, arms crossed at his chest and smirking over at her, as if he was waiting for her the entire time.
Recognizing the man instantly despite his change in form since she last saw him Rogue narrowed her eyes at him as she rested her fists on her hips. "What the hell are yah doin' here?!"
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AN: Can you say cliffhanger? A salute to the Dark-Hunter books in this and my favourite character in it: Acheron.
Also, check out my new little oneshot set in the Cubi universe for a hint of Raven and Rogue's background.
Back into the official episodes after this with Cruise Control.