A/N: Sorry, I'm Alaskan, so Piotr has no accent, because I'm used to it.
"Please, Rogue? We won't tell!" Kitty pleads. "Fine! Jumpin' Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick, Ah'll tell ya."
~~~~~ Flashback Sequence ~~~~~~~~~
"I heard dis cool poem 'bout cards, what dey mean. Wanna hear it?" says a little Remy sitting on a dresser. Rogue says, "Where'd ya hear it?" Remy shrugs "Nowhere." Rogue pulls something out of her pocket and hands it to him, apparently trying hard to keep calm. "That it?" "Yeah, why?" Rogue snatches the paper back, then throws Remy bodily from the room. Then she tears the paper up, mumbling about people going through her things without her permission, tears streaming down her face like a river.
~~~~~ End Flashback ~~~~~~~~~
"Mah foster parents told the state Ah was uncontrollable. Ah went back to the state home. Three foster homes in a year after that, four more by the time Ah got to Irene. Four and a half years after the incident." Tabitha murmured, "That had ta suck!" "You don't know the half of it." Came a soft reply. Kitty asked, "So are you still mad at him?" Rogue shook her head. "Nah. He looked kinda shocked when Ah showed him the paper. Ah kinda fergave him. Wanna see a pic Ah got?" "Yeah!" came the enthused reply of Tabitha and Kitty. Rogue opened the one drawer she had made sure the other two would never open, on pain of death. Unlocking the box, she opened the top and pulled out a picture. She closed the box and handed the picture to Kitty. "Rogue, he's-"
"Cute, Gambit. Real Cute. Yer tellin me ya think ya knew one o' the X- sheilas as a kid?" came John's normal smartass remark. Piotr's mellow voice broke in, "John, you do not know if he did or did not. And please refrain from the use of our codenames. Remy may I see the picture you speak of?" Remy nodded and handed the Russian the picture. For a while there was an abnormal silence as he looked at it. "Why would you leave a friend like this?" came the question finally, as Piotr gestured at the two kids with arms over each other's shoulders. "We had a fallin' out. She was moved soon after, mon ami. Funny, she gave me-"
"Your first kiss? Really? Wow." Came Kitty's soft tone. Rogue smiled softly at the younger girl's surprise. "Yeah. Guy was always a ladies man. Always bein' chased by older guys fer charmin' "their" girls. The only part they didn't like was his eyes. He wore shades a lot." Tabitha said, "What little girl was never that shallow at some point?" Rogue whispered, "Ah always loved those eyes. Almost mesmerizin'.." Eyes on the little kid in the picture. "We got a Logan session in th' mo'nin'. Night, y'all." With that, she put the picture back and laid down, not noticing the figure standing near the gates.
"Make ya move quick, Swamp Rat. She goin' ta sleep, she'sa notice if y'all stay here too long, mon ami." These were the thoughts Jean picked up in the kitchen while having a midnight snack. 'Professor?' A groggy 'Yes, Jean, what is it?' answered her. 'I think someone is going to break into one of the girls rooms!' 'I will scan.' Following that was the longest two minutes of Jean's life. 'He is gone. He went into BoomBoom, Shadowcat, and Rogues room, and all three are safe in bed. I suggest you go to bed too.' Jean sighed. 'Yes, Professor.' She got up and went to her room, stopping at the three girl's room, then laying her head on her own pillow.
"Please, Rogue? We won't tell!" Kitty pleads. "Fine! Jumpin' Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick, Ah'll tell ya."
~~~~~ Flashback Sequence ~~~~~~~~~
"I heard dis cool poem 'bout cards, what dey mean. Wanna hear it?" says a little Remy sitting on a dresser. Rogue says, "Where'd ya hear it?" Remy shrugs "Nowhere." Rogue pulls something out of her pocket and hands it to him, apparently trying hard to keep calm. "That it?" "Yeah, why?" Rogue snatches the paper back, then throws Remy bodily from the room. Then she tears the paper up, mumbling about people going through her things without her permission, tears streaming down her face like a river.
~~~~~ End Flashback ~~~~~~~~~
"Mah foster parents told the state Ah was uncontrollable. Ah went back to the state home. Three foster homes in a year after that, four more by the time Ah got to Irene. Four and a half years after the incident." Tabitha murmured, "That had ta suck!" "You don't know the half of it." Came a soft reply. Kitty asked, "So are you still mad at him?" Rogue shook her head. "Nah. He looked kinda shocked when Ah showed him the paper. Ah kinda fergave him. Wanna see a pic Ah got?" "Yeah!" came the enthused reply of Tabitha and Kitty. Rogue opened the one drawer she had made sure the other two would never open, on pain of death. Unlocking the box, she opened the top and pulled out a picture. She closed the box and handed the picture to Kitty. "Rogue, he's-"
"Cute, Gambit. Real Cute. Yer tellin me ya think ya knew one o' the X- sheilas as a kid?" came John's normal smartass remark. Piotr's mellow voice broke in, "John, you do not know if he did or did not. And please refrain from the use of our codenames. Remy may I see the picture you speak of?" Remy nodded and handed the Russian the picture. For a while there was an abnormal silence as he looked at it. "Why would you leave a friend like this?" came the question finally, as Piotr gestured at the two kids with arms over each other's shoulders. "We had a fallin' out. She was moved soon after, mon ami. Funny, she gave me-"
"Your first kiss? Really? Wow." Came Kitty's soft tone. Rogue smiled softly at the younger girl's surprise. "Yeah. Guy was always a ladies man. Always bein' chased by older guys fer charmin' "their" girls. The only part they didn't like was his eyes. He wore shades a lot." Tabitha said, "What little girl was never that shallow at some point?" Rogue whispered, "Ah always loved those eyes. Almost mesmerizin'.." Eyes on the little kid in the picture. "We got a Logan session in th' mo'nin'. Night, y'all." With that, she put the picture back and laid down, not noticing the figure standing near the gates.
"Make ya move quick, Swamp Rat. She goin' ta sleep, she'sa notice if y'all stay here too long, mon ami." These were the thoughts Jean picked up in the kitchen while having a midnight snack. 'Professor?' A groggy 'Yes, Jean, what is it?' answered her. 'I think someone is going to break into one of the girls rooms!' 'I will scan.' Following that was the longest two minutes of Jean's life. 'He is gone. He went into BoomBoom, Shadowcat, and Rogues room, and all three are safe in bed. I suggest you go to bed too.' Jean sighed. 'Yes, Professor.' She got up and went to her room, stopping at the three girl's room, then laying her head on her own pillow.