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A/N: Sorry it's been a while since I've updated. I've had exams and papers and stuff to do. Thanks Wanda W. for the review. I'm starting to think up new ideas for fics that I'll write after this and as payment for me updating this late. I'll give a taste of one of them at the end of this fic.
Everyone came to the warehouse as usual with Lorna, Jubilee and Scott still annoyed and Rogue, Wanda, and Rahne laughing at their annoyance. Jetz then stated that she would need Rogue, Rahne, Bobby, Lorna, Piotr, Remy, Jeanne-Marie, Emma, and Danielle for that day. They all headed toward the van/bus and went to the filming area. Everyone got changed. Rogue, Rahne, Bobby, Lorna, Piotr, and Remy were all told to head toward the Drake's house when they were dressed. Jeanne-Marie, Emma, and Danielle were told to head to the Frost's house when they were done getting dressed.
There is a wood near the Drake's house and that where Jetz took Rogue, Rahne, Lorna, and Bobby. She told Remy and Piotr to wait at the house. She positioned Rogue and Lorna to walk together and Rahne behind them. She told Bobby to stay at the end of the path while Lorna, Rahne, and Rogue were at the other end. She then called action after Mercy signaled that she was ready.
"It is beautiful. Ah think, Ah could grow almost as fond of these woods an' hills as yah have," says Rogue as her, Lorna and Rahne walked down the path sincerely. 'Ah should tell Ororo about this place, she would like it.'
"Rogue? We have been here three weeks, and already we have dined at Rosings Park six times! I would never have expected it to be so many!" says Rahne.
"No, nor Ah," says Rogue.
Bobby then comes running up the path behind them and yells, "My dear! Rahne! Cousin Rogue! Mr. LeBeau is arrived at Rosings! And with him his cousin, Colonel Rasputin! The younger son of the Earl of Matlock! They have vouchsafed us the greatest honour. They are coming to call upon us!"
"When, my dear?" asks Lorna.
"Even now, Mrs. Drake! They're hard upon my heels! Make haste!" says Bobby, who then motions for them to follow him quickly back to the house. Rahne, who couldn't help herself morphing into her wolf form and runs toward the house. Jetz just starts laughing, much to everyone's surprise. "What?" she asks in response due to their shocked stares, "I'm not always a bitch just most of de time." No one responses and Lorna just continues on as if nothing happened. She says grumpily as her and Rogue turn around to go back to the house at a walk, "This must be due to you. Mr. LeBeau wouldn't come so soon to wait upon me." 'Not even in real life. I mean what's so great about Rogue. She's always so rude and antisocial.'
"Yah're mistaken, for he dislikes meh as much as Ah do him," says Rogue trying to hold in a smile. 'Ah don' know what's wrong with meh. It's not as if Ah'm happy that that Swamp Rat likes meh.' She ignores her inner voice laughing at her.
"Make haste! Make haste!" yells Bobby motioning for them to hurry up. 'I just want to get this day and the embarrassment that is bound to come with it over with so that I can go home and play my video games.'
"End scene," says Jetz and she directs them back to the house. She places everyone in the parlor with Rogue and Piotr (but Piotr remains standing for the moment) at table across from each other, Remy on the couch with Bobby kneeling in front of him (much to Remy and Bobby's annoyance), Rahne in the couch opposite (but not directly in front of) the couch Remy's sitting on, and Lorna sitting in a chair with the three pieces of furniture creating a triangle. Jetz calls action and Piotr sits down saying, "Delighted to make your acquaintance at last!"
"At last, sir?" questions Rogue with amusement. 'Because it's not like Ah haven' met yah before.'
"I've heard much of you, and the praise hasn't been exaggerated," says Piotr sincerely with a bit of weariness. 'Remy's practically obsessed with you. Personally if it's anything like it is between me and Kitty then your all he thinks about.'
"Ah can well believe that. Mr. LeBeau is mah severest critic," says Rogue.
"I hope we shall see you frequently at Rosings. I'm fond of lively conversation," says Piotr with disbelief. 'I'm playing a character, who's a chatterbox. Oh no.'
"This yah do not find at Rosings Park?" asks Rogue with amusement. 'Ah've barely ever heard him talk. This will be fun.'
"My aunt does talk a great deal, but seldom requires a response. My friend speaks hardly a word when he comes into Kent, though he's lively in other places. Nobody plays, nobody sings. I believe you play and sing?" says Piotr.
"A little, an' very ill. Ah wouldn' wish tah excite yahr anticipation," says Rogue. 'Ah hate that Ah have tah sing, couldn't we just skip that part.'
"I'm sure you're too modest. Any relief would be profoundly welcome," says Piotr kindly sensing Rogue's discomfort.
Rogue looks over at Remy and notices him starring at and completely ignoring everything that Bobby has been saying. She turns to Piotr and asks, "Can yah tell meh why Mr. LeBeau keeps starin' at meh? What do yah think offends him?"
'I don't think anything about you offend him," thinks Piotr smiling.
Remy then gets up ignoring Bobby and walks over to Rogue. He says, "I hope y'r familie (family) is in good health."
"Ah thank yah, yes. Mah sister has been in town these three months. Have yah not see her?" asks Rogue.
"Non. Non, I have not had dat pleasure," says Remy. He then regretfully walks away and sulkily stares out the window.
"Mr. LeBeau an' Ah are not the best of friends," says Rogue to Piotr.
"I'm surprised," says Piotr.
"Why should yah be? Ah always believe in first impressions, an' his good opinion once lost, is lost forever. So yah see, it is a hopeless case, is it not, Colonel Rasputin?" says Rogue smirking. Piotr just smiles shaking his head, while Remy continues to sulk.
"End scene," says Jetz, who then directs everyone to Frost's house, but first films a scene where Rogue is wandering around the woods and accidently meets up with Remy on his horse. They go their separate ways much to Remy's (and Rogue a little to) displeasure.
At the Frost house, Rogue is positioned in front of the piano with Piotr next to her, the piano is in the room next to the one where they last sat when they filmed there. Emma is sitting in the same chair, on the couch to her right is Bobby, Jeanne-Marie, and Danielle (in that order) and on the couch to her left is Remy, Lorna, and Rahne (in that order). Jetz then calls action when Mercy signals that she is ready.
Rogue starts playing the piano as if she is finishing a song. After she is done, Emma says superiorly, "You will never play really well, Miss Howlett, unless you practice more. You may come to Rosings as often as you like, and play on the pianoforte in Mrs. Bebaier's room. She would be in nobody's way in that part of the house."
"Thank yah ma'am," says Rogue.
"There are few people in England, I suppose, who have more true enjoyment in music than myself. Or a better taste. And if I had ever learnt, I should be a true proficient. And so would Danielle," says Emma as she is talking Remy gets up to go into the room with Rogue and Piotr and Rogue starts playing again.
Rogue notices Remy enter the room and says, "Do yah mean tah frighten meh, Mr. LeBeau, by comin' in all this state tah hear meh? Ah won' be alarmed. Mah courage always rises with every attempt tah intimidate meh."
"I know y' find great enjoyment in professin' opinions which are not y'r own," says Remy smirking.
"Yahr cousin would teach yah not tah believe a word Ah say, Colonel Rasputin. That is ungenerous of him, is it not?" says Rogue still playing.
"It is indeed, LeBeau!" says Piotr.
"Impolitic too, for it provokes meh tah retaliate an' say somewhat of his behavior in Herfordshire, which may shock his relations," says Rogue slyly and she stops playing the piano.
"I'm not afraid of y'," says Remy still smirking.
"What can you accuse him of? I should like to know how he behaves among strangers!" says Piotr.
"The first time Ah ever saw Mr. LeBeau was at a ball, where he dance only four dances, though gentlemen were scarce, an' more than one lady was in want of a partner. Ah'm sorry, but so it was," says Rogue. 'Ah kinda like makin' fun of the Swamp Rat. Ah wish more scenes were like this.'
"I can well believe it!" says Piotr laughing. 'He must have hated that scene.'
"I fear I am ill qualified to recommend myself to strangers," says Remy rolling his eyes.
Rogue stifles a laugh and turns to Piotr while starting to play the piano again asking, "Shall we ask him why? Why a man of sense an' education, who has lived in the world, should be ill qualified tah recommend himself tah strangers?"
"I…I have not dat talent which some possess, of conversin' easily with strangers," says Remy. 'Remy really hates dese lines.'
"Ah do not play this instrument so well as Ah should wish tah, but Ah have supposed that tah be mah own fault, because ah would not take the trouble of praticin'!" says Rogue tersely. 'Ha like his last line was true of him. He flirts with everything in a skirt, not like a care or anythin'.'
"Y' are perfectly right. Y' have employed y'r time much better. No one privileged of hearin' y' could dink anydin' wantin'. We neider of us perform to strangers," says Remy smiling.
Lady Emma then says to them from the other room, "What are you talking of? What are you telling Miss Howlett? I must have my share in the conversation!" says Emma. Remy rolls his eyes at this.
"End scene," says Jetz, "Everybody, mais (but) Remy n' Rogue can go change into y'r regular clothes." Mercy, Jetz, Remy and Rogue head back to the Drake's house, while everyone else goes to change back into their regular clothes.
Rogue is set in the parlor where she is writing a letter. Remy is on the other side of the door in the hallway with an extra, who is playing the maid. Once Mercy signals that she is ready, Jetz yells action and Rogue pretends to be writing and looking over a letter. Jetz then calls out cut and they record what Rogue is saying like they have done before. (1) Rogue says into the microphone, "As for the daughter, she is a pale sickly creature with little conversation an' no talent. Ah'm sorry tah be hard on any of our sex, but… Mr. LeBeau shows no inclination for her, an' treats her with the same indifference he shows everyone, but Lady Emma is determined tah have him for a son-in-law, an' she is not a woman tah be gainsaid." After that the filming is resumed and Remy then walks in through the door and Rogue says nervously, "Mr. LeBeau. Mrs. Drake an' Rahne are just now gone intah Hunsford village with mah cousin. Yah find meh all alone this mornin', Mr. LeBeau."
"I beg y'r pardon. I would not wish to intrude upon y'r privacy," says Remy sincerely. 'Especially since in real life she'd probably hit pauvre (poor) Remy.'
"Ah was just writin' a letter tah mah sister Wanda in London. Mr. Allerdyce an' his sisters were well, Ah hope, when yah left London." 'Not like Ah think mah character gives a damn about Mr. Allerdyce's sisters, but Allerdyce himself is hard to hate when yah don' know why he left so suddenly.'
"Perfectly so, I dank you."
There is an awkward silence and then Rogue says, "Ah understand Mr. Allerdyce has not much idea for ever returnin' tah Netherfield?"
"It is probable that he may spend little time dere in de future."
"If so, it would be better for the neighborhood that he give up the place."
"I should not be surprised if he were to give it up, as soon as any eligible purchase offers," says Remy. There is another awkward pause and then Remy says, "Dis seems a very comfortable house. Lady Emma, I believe, did much to it when Mr. Drake came." 'Remy really hates dis role. Remy can' believe dat he has to act all nervous and uncomfortable around her. Remy can' even flirt wid her just make awkward n' pointless conversation wid her.'
"Ah believe she did. An' she couldn' have bestowed her kindness on a more grateful recipient," says Rogue.
"Mr. Drake appears extremely fortunate in his choice of wife," says Remy. 'Especially since it's not y'.'
"Yes, indeed he is. Though seen in a prudential light, it is a good match for her as well," says Rogue. "Especially since it got his character off mah back an' it is fun tah watch Lorna get all upset about her character even though we all know that she likes Bobby. She about as bad as Jean was with Scott.'
"It must be agreeable to her to live within easy distance of her family," says Remy.
"Easy distance? It's nearly fifty miles!" says Rogue.
"What is fifty miles of bon (good) road? Oui (yes), an easy distance," says Remy.
"Near an' far are relative terms. It is possible for a woman tah be settled too near her family," says Rogue.
"Oui (yes), exactly. Y' would not with to be always near Longbourn, I dink."
'Why does it feel like he wants tah asks meh a similar question in real life?'
"I shall trespass on y'r time no longer. Please convey my regards to Mrs. Drake n' her sister," says Remy standing up. When Rogue moves to stand up as well, Remy quickly says, "Non, non, please don' trouble y'rself." Then he walks out the door leaving behind a confused Rogue."
"End scene," says Jetz, "Y' two can go change into y'r regular clothes now." As Remy and Rogue went to get changed they felt that there was something there that wasn't there before. It made them both nervous and excited at the same time, but they didn't say anything to each other.
After everyone was in their regular clothes, they got back into the van/bus and went back to the warehouse, where they went their separate ways.
1- refer to chapters 11, 17, and 21
A/N: Ok this next part is a scene from a fic, where I decided to have an actor filming in Bayville end up liking Rogue and wanting to date her (I know that's vague, but if I say much more. I'll give the whole story away). In this fic the Acolytes and the Brotherhood are living in the manision as well as Magneto, who I've decided to have help Xavier with his cause (similar to what is shown in the ending scenes of the final show). This scene will mostly likely be in the first chapter or at the very least in the second chapter. The fic will probably be named something like "Star Struck in Reverse" or something like that. Please tell me what you guys think of it.
Rogue and Wanda come into their room, that they share with Kitty, to see Kitty hanging a new poster. Once she is done she practically drools over the man in the poster for the new chick-flick "Lover's Dream" (A/N: If this a real movie, it is purely coincidental. I just made up a title for a film that makes it sound like it's a chick-flick.)
"Kit, Ah think yah droolin'," says Rogue smirking her friend. Wanda also appears amused by Kitty's behavior. Kitty glares at them and says, "Oh come on you can't, like, deny that he's, like, totally hot."
"Ah guess he's alright," says Rogue. Wanda just shrugs in response.
Kitty, annoyed now, sighs and turns to walk away in a huff, when she suddenly turns around and says smirking, "But I, like, guess that you two are, like, too caught up in a certain Cajun and, like, Aussie to notice." She then quickly runs off phasing through walls to put as much space between her and the two now angry goths.