Chapter 9: Where Are We?

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Remy pulled the bike into a grassy parking lot and parked. Rogue took off her helmet and looked around but saw nothing. Remy took her by the hand and led her where other people that had parked in the field were walking. As they started to walk Remy turned to Rogue halfway.

"Before we go any farther ya have to do something for old Remy."

"What?" Rogue said slightly worried.

"Ya have to close your eyes."

"What?"

"If you look it'll give it all away. Promise Remy that you will close your eyes and not look." He gave her pity eyes.

"Ugg fine Ah promise Swamp Rat." Remy bowed dramatically.

"Thank ya Cheri."

"Whatever."

"You make an old thief happy Cherie. And no peeking and trying to pull a fast one on this old thief."

Rogue snorted. "Like ya would know if Ah decided to peek."

"I was not a living member of the thieves guild by not observing."

Rogue sighed, shook her head and closed her eyes. She let Remy guide her across the field of cars to the booth but secretly and carefully, so that he wouldn't accuse her of cheating, honed in her years of training to become very aware of her surroundings. She cleared her mind and focused her attention on her hearing. She focused on picking up every sound.

The problem was that the sounds she was hearing were so hard to place. Children laughing and pleading with parents for food? People yelling happily, and men yelling out prices like 3 for $5? She had no idea where she was. She doubted she was at a party no way Remy would take her there. Maybe a show? No cause she was hearing a mechanical sound like a bunch of machines running.

What was this smug swamp rat up to? She wondered if she could call on Jean's powers even though her pyche had been contained. She pondered on how she would accomplish that task when they got to the front of the line.

"Two please." Remy said to someone. Two what?

A man's voice said a price. So it was something you had to pay for.

She heard Remy pulling money out of his wallet. Hmm thief paying for something there was a shocker. She half expected him to sneak them in. It was so Gambit to do that on a date.

Her thoughts got even more confused as she felt Remy grab her wrist and presented it to the man and though her eyes were still closed she could feel him attach what felt almost like a hospital bracelet to it. Remy chuckled at Rogue's confused expression. After getting his bracelet, he leaned down and whispered in Rogue's ear.

"Since you have been using your training to try and figure it out, do you know where we are yet?"

"Ah...No...Ah hear too many noises. A derby?" She tilted her head to hear better. But all the noise was drowning everything out.

"Well I could be mean and not tell ya since ya didn't keep your promise."

"Ya said Ah couldn't look ya said nothin' 'bout listening"

"Touche. Alright mon cheri open your eyes."

Rogue slowly opened her eyes half afraid to even look. What horrors did this crazy Cajun have in store for her? When she did she gasped and stared at Remy in shock.

"Ya took meh to a carnival?"