You know, I'm having fun with this story. Anyone else actually excited for 'The Last Airbender'? I mean, it's kinda annoying that it's just a redo of the cartoon, but oh well. You know what? It'd be SO AWESOME if M. Knight Shyamalan changed the ending to be Zutara! (Im grinning right now). Maybe I'll write a Zutara story next….

Thoughts, 'psyches', normal

Chapter 10: Obsessed

Am I obsessed with you?

I do my best not to want you.

But I do all the time,

I do all the time

- "Obsessed" by Miley Cyrus

Remy stared at his cup of coffee, not really concentrating on it, but instead on his thoughts. Why was he constantly thinking of that girl? What made him always want to be near her? And why the hell did he feel hurt whenever she rejected him?!

Was it just that she was a challenge? Getting the untouchable goth girl to fall for him? But that didn't explain the pang in his chest when she shoved him out of the way and ran for it.

"If you keep starin' at that coffee, it might just explode," a voice said from the doorway, and Remy turned to face the owner.

It was her, Rogue. He just couldn't stop staring at her, even though she was just in her pajamas.

"Stop starin' Swamp Rat!"

He snapped out of it and muttered an apology.

"Are you just gonna stand there, or are you gonna offer meh some of that coffee?"

Remy moved out of the way and she got herself a mug of the hot black liquid.

"Why so quiet this mornin' Swamp Rat?"

"Nothin' chéri. Just don' wanna make y' angry so early."

Rogue felt bad. It wasn't that she hated him, not really. She just didn't feel comfortable with being close to anyone, especially not now.

"You don't realleh make meh that angry, Swamp Rat. Ah'm just not used to people always touchin' meh. Most ah the tahme everyone avoids meh lahke the plague."

"Well dat's just silly, chéri."

"Will you quit callin' me that?!"

Remy smirked.

"Sorry, chéri, but dat's not gonna happen."

The blonde woman stared at her reflection in the mirror. She was gorgeous, and she knew it. Her bright blue eyes sparkled, and her perfect pink lips curved into a smile.

"He'll be happy to see me," she said to herself.

"Come on! We've got to go now! Or father will be angry," her twin called from outside.

"Shut up!" She screamed back, but grabbed her bags and headed out nonetheless.

Rogue sat curled up on a chair in the library, reading a new book that Dr. McCoy had suggested to her. But even submerged in the story, she couldn't get a certain Cajun out of her mind.

'Quit that, Rogue. You have a mission! We don't have time for your silly feelings!' Mystique's psyche yelled at her.

'Ah'm sorry, but I can't help it!' She thought back.

'You're lucky that I can use this to our advantage. I order you to find a weakness for every single inhabitant of this mansion, starting with Remy LeBeau. Get them all to trust you enough to tell you their greatest fears. And then, we will betray them. It's perfect!'

Rogue sighed. She didn't want this at all. But she was powerless against the numerous psyches in her head.

'That's right Rogue. You will do as I say.'

The car ride was silent for the most part. Neither of the twins wanted to talk to each other, and no others were coming on their mission.

The man, who was driving, broke the silence.

"What'll we do when we find him?"

"Kill him, of course! Unless he does exactly what I tell him to do, and then I just might look past his transgression."

"Why can't we just kill him?" The man whined. "He's an evil son of a b---- mutant."

"I know, Julien, but he could be a very valuable member of our Guild. And, it would be best if we weren't constantly having our missions intercepted by those stupid Thieves."

Julien mumbled curses to himself.

"Look, I agree that he's a bastard and his eyes disgust me, but he's great in b-"

"I don't want to hear that! EW!"

"You're acting like a little girl, Julien. I'm ashamed to call you my brother and I have no idea how you call yourself an assassin."

"I have no idea how you call yourself an assassin ," Julien mocked her. "How the hell could you sleep with that freak?! He tried to kill me!"

His sister shrugged.

"If he fights us, I'll let you kill him slowly," she promised.

Julien smiled a wicked grin.

"Wonderful."

Remy watched Rogue as she read.

She's beautiful, he thought to himself.

Why are you acting like this Remy? She's just a girl. Nothing new, he scolded.

That's not true and you know it.

How was this happening? First, he's obsessed with a girl, and now he's arguing with himself! Not to mention that he's losing!

"Are you gonna stare at meh all day?" Rogue called from her seat.

"Non, chéri. Jus' admirin' how très beau y' look." (very beautiful)

"Flattery will get you nowhere," she mumbled while blushing.

Remy smiled at her. Not a smirk or a lopsided grin, but a real genuine smile.

And Rogue smiled a real genuine smile back.

'This is working out perfectly.'

(A/N: So I suppose it's okay to tell you that it is Belladonna. I mean, since I put Julien's name you probably figured it out if not already. If you're confused at all, just PM me and I'll explain as best as I can. I just realized that I had Remy kill Julien in Chapter 5, so let's pretend that he somehow survived. Okay?)