"Where am I?" My eyes were open but everything was still pitch black. I was barely standing as I leaned against a metalic ledge. Nothing reacted in the darkness until I repeated my question two more times. The darkness lit up. Too bright to see anything. Someone grabbed my forearm and I felt something I have never felt before in my life. All of my energy was being sucked out of me. My whole being seemed to be trasnferred into this unknown entity that held onto me with a vice like grip. Usually my mind is flooded with so many different personas. Everyone I have ever touched stays with me in my mind. Their memories, their powers, their attitudes... but now they were fading away. It wasn't a relief. The people in my head: Logan, Remy, Kurt, Evan and tons of others... they were violently being stripped from me. It felt like skin being peeled from my body. Layers and layers. The pain was unbearable. After a few seconds I passed out from the torture.

...

I woke up. I was being carried in John's arms. We went up a staircase and into the blinding sun of the desert. He laid me in the sand. He left me alone for a few minutes. Enough time to gather my strength. I looked around at my surroundings and had an epiphany. I was in Egypt at the pyramid. The obscure cavern, the diamond shaped object, the illuminating light... I had seen it all before. What was going on... what just happened... Nothing makes sense.

John walked up to where I stood dragging a statue. The statue had a familiar face on it. I was confused to recognize Mystique's face in the brown stone. I would ask about that later. Right now I was into throwing punches. My first right hook took John by suprise and he fell into the sandy dune. "What the heck just happened?"

"I don't know." He laid in the sand, not attempting to get up. "Rogue, I'm sor-"

"That mummy... who is he?"

"I... I don't know."

"He isn't a mummy anymore, is he?"

"No." I kicked him hard against his torso. "Rogue-" He tried to explain.

"NO! You shut the hell up! You let her take me! You let them USE me! You crossed over John. You aren't good anymore and whats worse is that you gave me up as if nothing! You're a liar! I don't get how you could do this to me... I HATE YOU. Never speak to me again! I mean it damnit. NEVER!"

We sat in the sand in silence for hours. The line between the sky and earth was blurred as dusk began to creep on the horizon. I didn't know how much longer until I was rescued. Did I need to be rescued? Maybe I could fly. Before I got a chance to attempt to fly, I saw the X-jet in the distance. It landed a few yards away creating its own small dust storm. The ramp to the plane opened up. Remy was the first one to make his way out of the plane. Something came over me and I ran. I ran to him. Remy threw open his arms and brought me in for a hug. He lifted me up off the ground and spun around. He kissed me. I kissed back. I had missed him. In that moment nothing else matter. I had missed him so much and I wanted to kiss him but I pushed him away after I felt flashes of him in my head. He felt it too, but didn't mention it. "Are you okay? You're not hurt?"

"I'm fine, Remy. I'm fine." I kept our bodies close.

John staggered up carrying Mystique's stone body. He stopped when he saw Remy. Remy exploded, "Don't think I am gonna let you on dis plane. As far as I'm concerned you don't even deserve to live. You could rot in dis sand for all I care."

xxxx

"Apples and peanut butter?"

"Yup." I was just minding my own business in the kitchen cutting a green apple into slices when Remy walks in to sour my mood.

"Are you goin to share?"

"Not with you."

"Oh, you don't like me anymore?" Remy came up behind me teasing me with the closeness. He formed a barrier around me with his arms as he placed his hands just beside mine on the counter.

"No, I don't."

"But you were so sweet wit me last night." Even though I couldn't see his face, I could feel his grin.

"Last night was... last night didn't happen."

"Choose what you want to believe cherie..."

I turned around in his barrier, "You think that Cajun charm will work on me Rem?"

"It couldn't hurt not'in." He leaned in closer to my face, ready to plant his lips.

"Remy LeBeau if you even dare to come a centimeter closer I will hurt you."

"Woah der cherie! Quite the tongue on you today. Last night you were wrapped up in my arms so peaceful an' you liked kissin me-"

"Oh, please-"

"No, no, no. Don't play fille. You kissed me. I'm just going wit de flow here. Its all I can do right now, but I like it." The tips of our noses touched as he was about to kiss me. I had warned him about getting any closer so I slapped him. "OW! Jeez! I didn't t'ink you'd actually-"

"Exactly you didn't think." I didn't know if I wanted to walk away in a huff or smile. Or even kiss him. I don't know what I want from Remy anymore and thats the truth. I am fighting all these different Rogues and I don't even know who I am right now. Sure that run in with the mummy drained a lot out of me and I feel more like myself but in a way I also feel empty. All those people are gone from my mind and I don't know what to do with all that vacant space. I feel like I don't have any memories of my own. I feel like I don't know who I am, who I ever was or who I will ever be. Last night I was the Rogue that wanted Remy, who believed we could be happy together. A storybook ending. He is right: I did kiss him. I was a damsel in distress and he saved me. But the other Rogue has never heard the word distressed. That Rogue was her own savior and didn't need anybody else especially some no good Cajun who keeps inturrupting my life. The one that didn't hide behind black makeup but rather embraced it just so I could avoid the annoyance of the rest of the populace. That Rogue didn't need or want anybody. But that Rogue wasn't exactly a functioning member of society. Joining the X-men made me open up a bit, but now I'm just confused. I'm getting older but I'm not getting any wiser.

"No I have been t'inkin alot lately. About us... I think we should date."

"Date."

"Yeah, date. We have been out on dates before but we didn't really date. I said I love you and then you slept with John then you were hurt then I was in a coma then you needed more time then we go to New Orleans and I get a divorce and-"

"Remy, shut up." Wow, I have never seen him ramble. He is always so suave. I didn't mind the rambling, but I did mind that it seemed to recap our whole tumultuous relationship. Something I'd rather not be reminded of.

"My point is: we didn't date. You deserved to be...wooed."

I giggled, "Wooed."

"Yeah, wooed. An' I'm gonna do it to. We are goin out on a date."

"I would not even consider dating you when your pregnant ex wife is down the street in some hotel right now! Its sick."

"Belladonna knows I am in love with you."

"Yeah, blah blah. She wants us to work it out."

"What? When did she tell you that?"

"I don't know. The other day she called me."

"She called you!"

"See, drama. I don't need drama and I don't want drama."

"You're right, you're right. I can't believe she said that... but even more of a reason of why we are going to date."

"You can't force me into a date Rem."

"Oh, but I can. Cuz you secretly want to. Cuz you love me chere. Its okay to admit it to Remy."

"Oh my gosh Remy. You're pulling out the Cajun charm, all the stops. As if I'm some newbie that doesn't know about all your tricks."

"No tricks. Just me an' you."

"OH, PUHLEEZ!" I couldn't contain my laughter. "You are hilarious Remy LeBeau. I don't know how you come up with this stuff."

"You know you like it."

xxxx

"I'm not going to vote."

"Rogue, its the end of the week. We agreed that we'd vote at the end of the week," Logan reminded.

"Apparently we aren't even a real family, according to Kurt, so I doubt he'd want to hear my vote. But I decline to vote at risk of further punishment from Kurt."

"We aren't over this already? Jeez..." Logan massaged the temples of his skull.

"No! Kurt doesn't even talk to me! Look even right now he is just slumped there trying to avoid looking at me!"

"You already know my vote. I don't want to move to Japan. I want to stay here in Bayville. I want to graduate with my friends." Kurt said calmy. Though I knew at any moment he would rupture a blood vessel. He was never one for confrontation.

"Rogue, this isn't fair. You have to vote. If you don't vote the decision is up to me and then Kurt will be mad at me."

"Better him be mad at you then at me."

"THIS IS STUPID! I DON'T CARE WHAT EITHER OF YOU SAY! I'M NOT MOVING!"

"You know what I don't get? Why you are even still mad at me! As if I did anything! All you were mad about was me sending Mystique away and then that very same night she kidnapped me and left me to die in an Egyptian pyramid! You don't even care about that?"

"Just leave me alone!" The goes the blood vessel. Kurt poofed out of the room.

"I can't believe you just did that!"

"Rogue, calm down. Let the kid breathe for a sec-"

"Oh no. No breathing room for him." I ran out of the briefing room and out into the grounds. I stormed over to his brooding spot near the gazibo that I only know of because everyone else knows but me. He was there of course hanging around Mystique's stupid statue.

"Just leave me alone Rogue."

"No. I'm not going to leave you alone because, whether you choose to believe it or not, I am your sister. Whatever this is, it SUCKS! I hate that you don't even tell me stuff anymore! Like two days ago you broke up with Rahne and now you are going out with Tabby? You know who I found that out from? Dani! Danielle doesn't even know half the gossip around here but she knew about you! I'm the last one to hear about anything that has been going on with you lately!"

"Rogue-"

"And I can't even believe you even have some allegiance to Mystique. You don't remember what it was like growing up with her. I was the only one that was ever there for you because she never was. I'm sick of you thinking she gives a shit or ever gave a shit."

"She is still my mother! Not yours! And you had no right to throw her out the other day!"

"You don't even care about her kidnapping me? You really just put all the horrible things she does to people, including you, in a vault in the back of your mind? Thats ridiculous! I don't know why you love her so much! What has she ever done for you? Look! Now she is here for you but she is stone. How fitting."

"Just shut up Rogue!"

"Oh you don't want to hear it? Fine. Action is louder than words." With all the hate in my heart I pushed Mystiques statue off the gazibo. It toppled off the ledge and crashed into the shore below.

"ROGUE!"

xxxx

The days went by and Kurt still hated me. He was going to hate me for a while longer, but I didn't care. I knew I was right. And that was that. I just killed Mystique, but I didn't care about that either.

Remy left back for New Orleans, but came back the next weekend by himself this time. He was forced to sleep on the floor of Sunspot, Berzerker and Cannonball's room which was hilarious. Cannonball was always in the middle of the fights between Sunspot and Berzerker and it didn't help that Remy was using up more space in their room. Anyway, he called me Thursday night.

"So, you doin anyt'in tomorrow night? Around eight-ish."

"Are you asking me on a date...?" I played it coy.

"Yes."

"Aren't you upstairs?" I laughed.

"Yeah. Your point?"

"Nothing... its just funny. Where are you?" I was currently down stairs getting a bowl of cereal... Remy must be in his room. No, its too quiet.

"I'm... in de bathroom."

"You're in the bathroom! WOW! How romantic."

"No, I'm not goin to the bathroom! I am just in it. Its de only quiet place in dis whole house."

"True." I was looking for my own quiet place. The living room was packed with the television audience so I decided on the study.

"So how bout it?"

Was it with reluctance? "Sure."

"Really?"

"Yeah, don't sound so desperate."

"Oh you're funny chere."

"Hah, I know."

"Hey Rogue?" Kitty said as she came into the study.

"Yeah?"

"Piotr is on the phone and he like... wants to talk to you."

"Kinda busy."

"He said its really... I don't know. Just here." She shoved the phone into my hand and phased out of the room.

Okay...Turning my attention to my conversation to Remy, "Hey... I guess I will talk to you later."

"Tomorrow. I'm gonna pick you up at eight."

"You're going to pick me up?"

"Yeah."

"You're so funny." Cute.

"Night, chere."

"Goodnight." I picked up the handheld with Russia on the other line. "Yeah?"

"Rogue? Hey..."

"Yeah. Hi." What did he want?"

"Is Kitty there?"

"No. I thought you wanted to talk to me?

"Oh okay good. Yeah, no, I do want to talk to you."

"You guys talk now or something? You and Kitty." I have noticed Kitty on the phone a lot more often. I mean she was always on the phone but ever since Bobby she has been in this depressive mood. I'm not really her friends so it isn't really my place, but when did she start talking to Peter?

"Yeah. We have been talking almost every other day. I think ever since Bobby's accident I'm the only one she can talk to."

"Glad you guys have each other." A bit of venom in that statement? Eh...

"Rogue..."

"Peter, I don't care. Why did you want to talk to me? Whatever it is, why can't you just tell Kitty?"

"Because... okay I know I am going to sound crazy. I do realize that, but I think you're the only one that would believe me or be able to do something or tell me I'm not crazy or I don't know..."

"Peter, spit it out."

"Okay... well I wouldn't be telling you this if I wasn't absolutely sure okay? This wasn't some mirage or-"

"Peter!"

"Okay! Okay! The other day... I saw... Bobby."


Mysteryrogue: Longish chap. Leave you with the suspense. I try... :D Remy and Rogue are going to start dating and yes this is the official Romy happening here with less bumps along the road... besides Bella's bump. But anyway. Bobby? Hmm...? haha. And Rogue's rocky relationship with Kurt... :/

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