"Valentine's Day, everyone! Come on! Wakey-wakey, sleepyheads! Get out there and let's celebrate with your sweethearts!"
Rogue grimaced as she descended the stairs to the main hall alone, no wanting to get too caught up the with others' activities. Unlike the others, she had got up far earlier, and had even eaten a full meal already, all alone, for she found herself thinking, thinking, thinking of the past…
"Oh, stop it!" she snapped to herself. "Just stop it! Don't be ridiculous! Even if he did show up, hardly likely I'd be…"
Someone seized that moment to knock on the door, interrupting Rogue's monologue. Sighing, Rogue strode over to it and pulled it open.
"Mademoiselle Rogue. Good morning."
"You?" Rogue spluttered, as she came face-to-face with the person she least and yet most wanted to see that particular day.
Remy LeBeau.
"And what are you doing here, sir?" she finally managed to say, having regained her composure. "How may I help you? Are you looking for someone?"
"Yes, I'm looking for someone by the name of Marie Rogue," Remy replied smoothly. "I thought to drop by, since it is a little special day, and present her with something."
"Oh, I see. How thoughtful of you, sir."
"Hah. You really think so?"
"What else do you expect me to say?"
"For ya, mademoiselle." Remy now pulled his left hand from behind his back and held out a bouquet of magnificent red roses to Rogue. "Happy Valentine's Day, if you want me actually add that in."
"Yeah, sure. Thanks, Remy. They're so beautiful!"
"Ahem." Remy cleared his throat now, looking slightly awkward, something he had never quite looked before. "And now, mademoiselle, allow me to take you back to the place you lived in for quite some time before moving here, will ya?"
"I'd like nothing better," Rogue admitted, trying to conceal a smile and blush. "Now, let's go, for goodness, sake, before others come down and start gossiping about us! I wonder what everyone will be saying if they find us hanging out together on Valentine's Day?"
Smiling, arm-in-arm, the duo turned and left the Institute.
End of story now, guys! Hoped you like it enough!!! Everyone, thanks a million for reading and reviewing!!!! I really appreciate it!!! Hope this story isn't too crappy for you all!
Anyway, good news for my RobRahne fic readers! Wait's over now; I've finally put up the sequel to the previous one, entitled Hearts of Fire (please don't laugh at the ridiculous title!!!) So, feel free to click around until you find it! Any reviews would be very much loved! Please feel free to read; it isn't over-connected with the prequel, so any new readers won't get too lost, I suppose.
Ciao,
Issylt
