'Essex'..
Why did that name sound so familiar? Where did she hear it?
"Hey Logan, you are as slow as a turtle!" Bobby shouted in the Danger Room. She could see them through the glass.
"We'll se'bout that, Ice-butt!"
Ice butt? Rogue started to laugh. Then she figured it! Saberbutt… Sabertooth! He tolled Remy when they met in the back oh the library something 'bout Essex..
"Fool. Against Essex you have no chance."
That didn't sound nice. And he said something 'bout Remy's 'treasure'. What would be that? His powers? His money? Since he's a thief, he's got a lot of that…
"Rogue?" Logan asked. When did he get out of the Danger Room and changed his clothes?
"Hm?"
"Your turn in the Danger Room. With Bobby and Kitty."
"Okay."
Bobby was already there, since he trained all morning with Logan. Kitty just arrived, like Rogue who was at the simulator. They entered and the fun started.
A lot of sentinels, a robot Magneto, some guys from the army and some robots attacked them. Rogue was enjoying every moment of it, fighting them without her powers (yeah, try that since they were made of pure metal or plastic), just using her fight moves, her strength. Kitty and Bobby were doing quite well to, until…
"Hey watch it Bobby! You, like, almost frozen me!"
"Sorry, cat."
"CAT? Who do you call you a cat?"
"You. "
What was going on?
"Look, I'm sorry but I didn't mean to use you!"
"Don't you say!" he answered freezing a robot.
"Really! I just don't know how it all happened but Lance wanted to get back together so I, like just couldn't say no!"
"Of course you couldn't! Especially since you were dating me at the time."
"We weren't dating, just having fun!"
"You weren't having fun…" freezes a robot.."When you were crying after that filthy dick and I was there for you!"
"Thank you very much for that!", she gets her shadow hand out of a robot destroying it, "but I thought you were doing it as my friend!"
"I'm sorry to delude you but boys don't usually do this kind of stuff" , kills another robot. "without a purpose!"
That was…weird. Bobby really seemed to like Kitty. And he was way better than Lance! Well, that's what she's been tolled 'bout Remy and Cody, her first boyfriend. 'Cody was way better.' No he wasn't. He was a funny and cute country boy. Remy was…so much more!
"Session ended."
Finally. They got out all sweaty and tired, Kitty and Bobby still without looking at each other. She couldn't blame Kitty. Not for choosing Lance. But she could blame her for not coming back last night. Where has she been?
They went to their rooms.
"Wow, like, can you believe that Emma Frost the white bitch is right beyond that wall?"
"You got that, huh?"
"Yeah, she seems like such a drama queen!"
"Talking about drama queen…where have you been last night?"
"I went to sleep late and woke up before you did" she said smiling.
"No you didn't, since I slept in your bed and Remy in mine."
Kitty's face changed. She seemed like she decided if to tell the truth or not.
"I was with Lance."
Rogue raised an eyebrow.
"We slept together." Kitty blushed.
Okay, that was something Rogue didn't want to know. And for sure neither did Bobby.
"Bobby…"
"I know" Kitty said quick. "And I'm sorry. But I didn't know he would fall for me."
"Yeah, that sucks."
"Not quite." Kitty smiled
What a bitch! How dare she use him?
"I mean, it's good to know you're wanted!"
"Yea, that's lovely…"
"I mean, if Jean wouldn't tell me to shut up I would have tolled you before that Warren likes you!"
"What? Warren?"
"Yes. He sent you flowers, but you were already with Gambit and Jean didn't want you to fight so she planted them in the garden instead of giving them to you."
"Wow. Why did she do that? It's not like they were for me or something…"
"What was for you chere?"
"Some roses from Warren."
"What? Warren?" Remy said with a completely different face from Rogue's. She was pleased. He was…jealous?
"The guy with chicken wings?"
"They're not chicken wings, they're angel wings, Remy. And it would be nice to know."
"Why?" Gambit asked with a sneer.
"Because. It would be nice to know, that's all!"
"I can give you flowers every day if you want me to."
"I don't. I like the sunflowers you sometimes bring me, if you would do that every day it would lose it loveliness." She said with a cute smile. "Are you jealous Remy Labeau?"
"Moi? Jealous? Mais non! Just wondering why would you want flowers from him!"
"I don't. But he sent me some so.."
"When?"
Rogue looked questioningly at Kitty.
"Two days ago."
"I just found out." She smirked. "Apparent Jean thought I wouldn't want them."
"I like Jean" Remy smirked.
"No, you like me."
"Do you need proof?" he asked with a cheerful smile and kissed her gently. She giggled and lay in his arms. He lifted her in his arms and went to the balcony. Kitty left the room in silence. He kept kissing her…he kissed her neck…when they saw Bobby who was hiding behind the curtains?
"Bobby?" Rogue asked from Remy's arms
"Oh, Rogue! I didn't see you coming" he jumped like burnt.
"How long have you been here?"
"A..a while. Why?"
"Were you listening to what I've been talking to Kitty?"
He looked down.
"How much did you hear?" Remy put her down, so she could stiff her hands in her head in exasperation.
"Uhm, all."
"ALL?"
"Yes."
"The part with Lance too?"
"Yes."
"Okay. Fuck. Why were you listening?"
"Would she tell me otherwise?"
"Probably not."
"So?"
"So it's still not fair you lurked!"
"It's not fair Jean hidden the flowers from you!"
"Hey" Remy interfered " This is non of your concern!"
"Actually it is since I tolled Warren to send you flowers. He has a huge crush on you, Rogue, since ever! Give him a chance! At least he was always one of the good guys?"
"And what is that supposed to mean Ice block? " Remy said angry.
Rogue was looking from each to other. Why was she always lost when Bobby started talking? And Warren liked her? Wow.
"How is she supposed to give Warren a chance when she is with you?" Bobby accused Remy.
"Exactly my point." Remy said seeming to be lost in the conversation too. What on earth was Bobby saying?
" I mean she is stuck with a good for nothing Cajun thief when she could have Warren Worthington the third!"
Rogue was in shock. What did Bobby just say?
"Hold it Bobby! I won't give Warren any chance because I don't want him! I want Remy! I love him ,what don't you get? It's not just a crush, now I'm with him ,next week I'll be flirting with someone else! Besides if you don't remember I have poisonous skin only Remy can touch! BESIDES he is the only one I want to touch so there is no problem!"
"Rogue what don't you get? Warren could find a way to touch you, he has a lot of money and his father has some lab and he could help you touch anyone! Not just this idiot!"
Remy pulled out a cart and thrown it at Bobby in one second. He fell of the balcony and turned into ice and got up. He tried to freeze Remy who got out of the way then…
Rogue got her glove off. Remy wasn't paying attention so he didn't concentrate to reject her power. She touched his face and he fainted. She jumped off the balcony and touched Bobby's ice face too. He fainted.
No one seemed to see the man with wings that flew off the roof.
"Well, that was…weird." Kitty said while she and Rogue were waiting outside the infirmary.
"I had to do something! They would have killed each other."
"I know what you mean. Bobby was so aflame! Which is weird since he was turned into ice…and I've never seen Remy so angry!"
"Me neither." Rogue said sad.
Doctor Hank McCoy entered the room smiling.
"They'll be okay. Remy already woke up. Bobby is still in a coma. He is saying your name, Kitty."
She blushed.
"Great."
"Maybe you would like to go inside. Remy asked for you, Rogue."
She entered the infirmary. He was on a bed, very pale and still upset.
"Hey chere."
"I'm sorry. I really am."
"I am sorry chere. I'm glad you absorbed me. Otherwise I would have turned him into a snowflake."
"Chill. I'm here. There's nothing to worry 'bout Remy."
She sat near him holding his hand. He smiled.
"Thank you chere. Will Gambit get a kiss for being sick?"
"You ain't sick Cajun. Maybe your had, but that is sick all the time"
"Very funny chere."
"I mean it" Rogue said lying to kiss him.
" So, I heard you are very in vogue between the X-guys" Emma smirked at Rogue." And they were fighting for you or something. And I ALSO heard that Warren the gorgeous has a thing for you! And he sent you flowers!" .
"And where did you hear all these from?" Rogue asked coldly.
"Oh, they are flying in Remy's, Bobby's, Kitty's and Warren's heads like fireflies around a light"
"How cute. Don't you ever get tired looking in people's heads?"
"Not really. There is a lot to find! For example, I know some things other people don't know" she said with a grin.
"Can you be more specific?" Rogue asked pretending not to be interested.
"For example I found out something about…a specific's Cajun's treasure… or about some Angel's dreams…or about a very specific Rogue's fears. Or Kitty's fears…"
Rogue blinked.
"Spell it."
"Oh, but that would be too bad since only I know…why should I share it with you?"
"You just did."
"No, that was to tease you" she smirked.
Rogue pulled her glove off and shook Emma's hand. She almost fainted, than touched her head with her head in confusion.
"WHAT DID YOU DO YOU IDIOT?"
Sabertooth knows…about her… he knows I have someone to care about…he..Essex…he knows I love her more than my life…and he will do all he can to take my happiness away. I can't put her in danger..and maybe Bobby is right…maybe I shouldn't be with her..she should be with Warren…he won't put her in danger like I could..he can make her happy..yes…this is the best way…but it will broke both of our hearts, her and mine…c'est la vie…
She is so beautiful. If I could only do something to make him leave her…Bobby is right…I should go to that guy, Sinister, to ask for help. But what if I put her in danger? No, he only wants him. And Rogue and I can be happy together after he's out of the picture…
How could I? I slept with Bobby, than with Lance, than with Lance again, than Rogue found out, than Bobby likes me, he might be like in love with me I'm such a bitch I have to do something but who should I chose?
It's getting way to crowded around here. Rogue thought.
"Wow. That was…what did you just do?" Emma asked her.
"I borrowed some memories sugah" she said smiling. "Hope you don't mind"
Rogue left the living room. She wanted to talk to Remy. She thought she might find him in the kitchen. Andt there he was again. Remy. Drinking.
