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Chapter 2
Remy stood up a bit straighter, red on black eyes narrowing. "From what Gambit heard, the petite dropped
you." A card appeared in his hand, and began glowing. In turn, Bobby made a fist around an ice ball.
"We'll see who's dropped." Bobby glares, the layers to the ice ball duplicating.
Rogue doesn't even turn her head towards the two fighting, she rolls her eyes to herself. //Why would
they fight over me?// Kitty leans over her plate, talking to Jubes. "I wonder why Rogue gets fought over...
especially with the cute new guy."
Rogue glares at them both, and they sit back not talking anymore about that subject, Kitty starting on
how her date went last night. Rogue sighs a bit, pushing the food around on her plate. Just as Jean comes in,
looking at the two, who are still shooting retorts at one another.
Jean walks between them both. "Now now...what seems to be the problem?" Bobby shakes his head,
mumbling something, and Remy turns on the charm.
"Notin' ...Gambit was just showin' Monseiur Tempermental why Rogue, chere would be happier wit him."
He puts an arm around the redhead, leaning forward confidentially. Still holding the card behind his back, Bobby
lets the ice melt, walking away. Remy, however, tosses the card, over Jean and him, and it explodes right above
Bobby's head. But before Bobby can react, Rogue is there, shooting Remy a dirty look, she puts a gloved hand on
Bobby's arm, turning him towards the opposite direction, he mumbling something about hanging a certain Swamp
Rat when there's no one around.
Remy leaned over Jean's shoulder. "Anytime..." He winks at Bobby, patting Jean on the shoulder, and
going to get him some food. Nearly all the eyes of females in the room, locked on his moving form. No muscles are
seen through his signature trench coat, though his graceful movements are more than evidence that he's gotta
have something under there. Which, by the conspirital whispers from Kitty's table, is going to be found out soon
enough.
He gets his food, and makes his way over to a table, sitting by himself. Though his back is to a wall,
so he can keep an eye on the rest of the room. His eyes travel over Rogue and Bobby, who seem to be
getting in another fight, a smirk comes to his lips when Rogue chews Bobby out, and he sinks further into
the sweater he's wearing. Though he can still sense that a group of girls, led by Kitty are slowly getting up
the courage to make their way over to him. Kitty is at the head, and she comes to stop a few paces
infront of him, all the other girls giggling and whispering behind her.
"Uh..hi." She gives a bright smile. "I'm Kitty." Brushing a strand of blonde hair from her shoulder, she
offers him a hand, after seeing what an extravagent welcome he gave Rogue, she was expecting the same.
He offers a breathtaking smile, but takes her hand in his, and gives it a very uncharacteristic shake, to
which her smile falls, and she's obviously dissapointed. Not used to being treated like that, she offers another
smile, and plays it off. "Well...it was nice to meet you." And she turns, going back to her table, the flock of girls
following behind, begging for details.
"Whoo...dose are some crazy petite's." His eyes move back over to where he saw Rogue and Bobby,
a frown comes to his sensual lips as she seems to have slipped from his view. He stands, and lets out a stretch,
turning and coming in contact with a pair of smokey brown eyes.
Rogue gives a start, taking a step back. She knows she's only making matters worse by seeing him again
but she just can't seem to avoid him. When she was lecturing Bobby, she kept seeing his face. Now here she was,
a million things she can say to him, but nothing wants to come out. "Ah see you've already got a fan club." She
motions towards the group of girls, who are still oggling him.
Remy seems almost stunned a moment, as she seems to have just appeared. Though a handsome smirk
soon attatches itself to his lips. "Well then...mon petite Rogue will jus' hafta tell dem dat he's taken." In one
swift motion, he's got her hand in his, holding it tenderly, and gazing into her eyes. To the obvious dismay of
the other girls, who can be heard sighing heavily.
Rogue can't help but get lost in his eyes a moment. Then she snatches her hand away, taking a step
away from him. "You sure are bold Swamp Rat." She narrows her eyes, the only other reaction besides staying
in his arms that she can think of.
//What's wrong with you, girl? You've just met him and your already droolin' over him like Kitty.//
Remy smiles at her, moving to put an arm around her neck, she quickly stiffins and pulls back.
"Look sugah...you can't touch mah skin." She watches him, for any sort of reaction. Though he only
shrugs as though she truely rejected him.
"Dat fine, chere. All you had ta do was tell Gambit, he move slow." He kind of shuffles his feet a little,
almost shy.
"No...ya don't understand hon, if ya touch mah skin...it'll put ya in a coma. It's mah mutation." She offers
a small smile.
Immediatly his demeanor changes, and he smiles at her, almost a genuine smile. As though he already
knows what she goes through. "Dat alright chere. Jus' say that you'll go out wit Gambit." He gives her another
charming smile.
She smiles back at him, though her eyes move from him, to where she left Bobby, he glares at them,
roughly pushing around some food on his plate. Remy's eyes move over to Bobby and he nods. "Oh...so joli petite
is taken?" His face suddenly serious.
"No no..." She shakes her hed so vehemently that he has to smile. He leans towards her, taking her hand in
his again, kissing it.
"So...when shall Gambit be pickin' de femme up?" His breath was warm on her neck, and made her tingle.
She shivered at his near touch, and looked up at his eyes. She couldn't really say no.
"Tonight? 7?" Her voice shakes a little, and she licks her lips. He kisses her hand again, his other gently
caressing her hair, moving the white strand behind her ear.
"I'll be here."
One minute, they were close, in an almost embrace, the next the bell was ringing, and he was gone.
Presumably to class. She went through the rest of the day in almost a daze, teachers yelling at her to pay
attention. She didn't have any classes with him, but whenever she went to her locker, there was always a rose,
with a note. One said 'tonight, 7' . The next had just a heart, and the roses were always white. Finally the last
class was over, and she headed back to her room, once she got in there, she went over to her bed, and layed
down on it, sighing.
She felt another presense on her bed, and a smiling Kitty was what she saw. "So...you've got a date with
the new kid." There was no jealousy, only a happieness that Rogue herself feels, that's how Kitty was, if she
doesn't get what she wants, she's happy for the person who does.
Rogue sat up, smiling as well. "Yeah...tonight, at 7." She lays the roses down on her bed, and Kitty nods
approvingly. Finally, Rogue didn't feel like the outsider anymore, she had a date, and with someone desireable. Not
that Bobby wasn't...Bobby was just...different. She didn't know how to explain it. He acted more like her bigger
brother, than a boyfriend. She no longer felt the school girl chills when she was around him, either. But Remy,
he sparked a reaction in her.
"Well...we've got to get you ready, girl. I'll pick out what you wear, and you go get a shower." Immediatly
Kitty stands and goes over to her closet, instead of Rogues.
Rogue smiled, and went into the bathroom, closing the door. She looked at all the smell-pretty stuff that
she'd bought over the course of her stay, but never really had a reason to use. She got out a bottle of passion
flower shampoo, and Dove soap. Lathering her hair, she left it in for a while, letting the suds run down her back.
Wrapping her hair in a towel, and opening the bathroom door to let some of the steam out, she hums a tune under
her breath.
Kitty smiles proudly as she comes out, laying on Rogue's bed, is a red dress. One way short than what
she's used to wearing. She doesn't wear dresses anyway, so this will be a new experience all around. Next to the
dress, is a pair of panty hose, nude colored. Next to that, is a pair of gloves. Black silk, ones that were a gift
from the Xmen her last birthday. "Now...I'll do your makeup, nails, and hair, and then you can change."
"Whoah now sugah...isn't this a bit much for the first date?" She ran a hand over the red dress, lofting a
brow at her extatic room mate.
"Never. I won't put alot on you...but you want to look nice, don't you?"
"Sure...but what if we're just doin' out to some pizza place?"
"Then you'll be the best lookin' one there. Now come." She goes over to her drawers and rummages around
for a while, before coming up with a handful of makeup, nailpolish, and a brush. "Sit."
Rogue doesn't argue and sits on the bed infront of Kitty. Kitty begins brushing her hair, roughly, running the
brush through her thick tresses. "Gah girl...you've got a mane of hair. I just love that white streak too! I think
we'll leave it down." Brushing it a few more times, she gets out the hair dryer and auburn hair is blown
everywhere. For a few minutes, that's all that there is, delicious warmth enveloping her. Then, the sound is still
there. Loud and one that is quite frequent to this room, but never for this girl. The warmth is no longer on her,
and she turns around, confused as to why it isn't, but the dryer is still on. Kitty was on the bed, veins popped
out around her face and neck. The dryer layed on the bed beside her hand. For a moment it didn't register, then
Rogue's eyes went wide, and she stood up. Tears welling up in her eyes. "Oh Kitty...ah'm so sorrah."
Rogue took a few steps back, and then she turned. "Help! Help me!" A few tears fell down her cheeks, and
it was like a replay of the events. Jean and Scott busted through the door, they looked at Rogue, and then at
Kitty. Running to the young girl, convulsing on her friends bed. A group of kids gathered around the doorframe as
Jean barked out orders, just like it was done a year ago. Rogue doesn't even bother running through the group,
still in her towel, she runs through the walls, there aren't anyone in the neighboring rooms, and she runs out of
one of them, and down the hall. She doesn't have any plan, but she runs through the front door, and down the
steps. Her chest heaving and lungs burning, she continues to run. //All I wanted to do was be normal. And she
wasn't afraid of me. She trusted me. How could ah have let this happen?//
Soon she's in the woods surrounding the mansion, barefoot, and still in her towel, she cowers behind a
bush, closing her eyes tight. The leaves of that bush wave in the wind, but they don't touch her, they go through
her. Back and forth. She doesn't even notice, the towel wrapped tightly around her, knees up to her chin, tears
soaking through the material. Her feet, cut up and bleeding go unnoticed and she sobs quietly to herself, with
only the wind to hear her.
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Chapter 2
Remy stood up a bit straighter, red on black eyes narrowing. "From what Gambit heard, the petite dropped
you." A card appeared in his hand, and began glowing. In turn, Bobby made a fist around an ice ball.
"We'll see who's dropped." Bobby glares, the layers to the ice ball duplicating.
Rogue doesn't even turn her head towards the two fighting, she rolls her eyes to herself. //Why would
they fight over me?// Kitty leans over her plate, talking to Jubes. "I wonder why Rogue gets fought over...
especially with the cute new guy."
Rogue glares at them both, and they sit back not talking anymore about that subject, Kitty starting on
how her date went last night. Rogue sighs a bit, pushing the food around on her plate. Just as Jean comes in,
looking at the two, who are still shooting retorts at one another.
Jean walks between them both. "Now now...what seems to be the problem?" Bobby shakes his head,
mumbling something, and Remy turns on the charm.
"Notin' ...Gambit was just showin' Monseiur Tempermental why Rogue, chere would be happier wit him."
He puts an arm around the redhead, leaning forward confidentially. Still holding the card behind his back, Bobby
lets the ice melt, walking away. Remy, however, tosses the card, over Jean and him, and it explodes right above
Bobby's head. But before Bobby can react, Rogue is there, shooting Remy a dirty look, she puts a gloved hand on
Bobby's arm, turning him towards the opposite direction, he mumbling something about hanging a certain Swamp
Rat when there's no one around.
Remy leaned over Jean's shoulder. "Anytime..." He winks at Bobby, patting Jean on the shoulder, and
going to get him some food. Nearly all the eyes of females in the room, locked on his moving form. No muscles are
seen through his signature trench coat, though his graceful movements are more than evidence that he's gotta
have something under there. Which, by the conspirital whispers from Kitty's table, is going to be found out soon
enough.
He gets his food, and makes his way over to a table, sitting by himself. Though his back is to a wall,
so he can keep an eye on the rest of the room. His eyes travel over Rogue and Bobby, who seem to be
getting in another fight, a smirk comes to his lips when Rogue chews Bobby out, and he sinks further into
the sweater he's wearing. Though he can still sense that a group of girls, led by Kitty are slowly getting up
the courage to make their way over to him. Kitty is at the head, and she comes to stop a few paces
infront of him, all the other girls giggling and whispering behind her.
"Uh..hi." She gives a bright smile. "I'm Kitty." Brushing a strand of blonde hair from her shoulder, she
offers him a hand, after seeing what an extravagent welcome he gave Rogue, she was expecting the same.
He offers a breathtaking smile, but takes her hand in his, and gives it a very uncharacteristic shake, to
which her smile falls, and she's obviously dissapointed. Not used to being treated like that, she offers another
smile, and plays it off. "Well...it was nice to meet you." And she turns, going back to her table, the flock of girls
following behind, begging for details.
"Whoo...dose are some crazy petite's." His eyes move back over to where he saw Rogue and Bobby,
a frown comes to his sensual lips as she seems to have slipped from his view. He stands, and lets out a stretch,
turning and coming in contact with a pair of smokey brown eyes.
Rogue gives a start, taking a step back. She knows she's only making matters worse by seeing him again
but she just can't seem to avoid him. When she was lecturing Bobby, she kept seeing his face. Now here she was,
a million things she can say to him, but nothing wants to come out. "Ah see you've already got a fan club." She
motions towards the group of girls, who are still oggling him.
Remy seems almost stunned a moment, as she seems to have just appeared. Though a handsome smirk
soon attatches itself to his lips. "Well then...mon petite Rogue will jus' hafta tell dem dat he's taken." In one
swift motion, he's got her hand in his, holding it tenderly, and gazing into her eyes. To the obvious dismay of
the other girls, who can be heard sighing heavily.
Rogue can't help but get lost in his eyes a moment. Then she snatches her hand away, taking a step
away from him. "You sure are bold Swamp Rat." She narrows her eyes, the only other reaction besides staying
in his arms that she can think of.
//What's wrong with you, girl? You've just met him and your already droolin' over him like Kitty.//
Remy smiles at her, moving to put an arm around her neck, she quickly stiffins and pulls back.
"Look sugah...you can't touch mah skin." She watches him, for any sort of reaction. Though he only
shrugs as though she truely rejected him.
"Dat fine, chere. All you had ta do was tell Gambit, he move slow." He kind of shuffles his feet a little,
almost shy.
"No...ya don't understand hon, if ya touch mah skin...it'll put ya in a coma. It's mah mutation." She offers
a small smile.
Immediatly his demeanor changes, and he smiles at her, almost a genuine smile. As though he already
knows what she goes through. "Dat alright chere. Jus' say that you'll go out wit Gambit." He gives her another
charming smile.
She smiles back at him, though her eyes move from him, to where she left Bobby, he glares at them,
roughly pushing around some food on his plate. Remy's eyes move over to Bobby and he nods. "Oh...so joli petite
is taken?" His face suddenly serious.
"No no..." She shakes her hed so vehemently that he has to smile. He leans towards her, taking her hand in
his again, kissing it.
"So...when shall Gambit be pickin' de femme up?" His breath was warm on her neck, and made her tingle.
She shivered at his near touch, and looked up at his eyes. She couldn't really say no.
"Tonight? 7?" Her voice shakes a little, and she licks her lips. He kisses her hand again, his other gently
caressing her hair, moving the white strand behind her ear.
"I'll be here."
One minute, they were close, in an almost embrace, the next the bell was ringing, and he was gone.
Presumably to class. She went through the rest of the day in almost a daze, teachers yelling at her to pay
attention. She didn't have any classes with him, but whenever she went to her locker, there was always a rose,
with a note. One said 'tonight, 7' . The next had just a heart, and the roses were always white. Finally the last
class was over, and she headed back to her room, once she got in there, she went over to her bed, and layed
down on it, sighing.
She felt another presense on her bed, and a smiling Kitty was what she saw. "So...you've got a date with
the new kid." There was no jealousy, only a happieness that Rogue herself feels, that's how Kitty was, if she
doesn't get what she wants, she's happy for the person who does.
Rogue sat up, smiling as well. "Yeah...tonight, at 7." She lays the roses down on her bed, and Kitty nods
approvingly. Finally, Rogue didn't feel like the outsider anymore, she had a date, and with someone desireable. Not
that Bobby wasn't...Bobby was just...different. She didn't know how to explain it. He acted more like her bigger
brother, than a boyfriend. She no longer felt the school girl chills when she was around him, either. But Remy,
he sparked a reaction in her.
"Well...we've got to get you ready, girl. I'll pick out what you wear, and you go get a shower." Immediatly
Kitty stands and goes over to her closet, instead of Rogues.
Rogue smiled, and went into the bathroom, closing the door. She looked at all the smell-pretty stuff that
she'd bought over the course of her stay, but never really had a reason to use. She got out a bottle of passion
flower shampoo, and Dove soap. Lathering her hair, she left it in for a while, letting the suds run down her back.
Wrapping her hair in a towel, and opening the bathroom door to let some of the steam out, she hums a tune under
her breath.
Kitty smiles proudly as she comes out, laying on Rogue's bed, is a red dress. One way short than what
she's used to wearing. She doesn't wear dresses anyway, so this will be a new experience all around. Next to the
dress, is a pair of panty hose, nude colored. Next to that, is a pair of gloves. Black silk, ones that were a gift
from the Xmen her last birthday. "Now...I'll do your makeup, nails, and hair, and then you can change."
"Whoah now sugah...isn't this a bit much for the first date?" She ran a hand over the red dress, lofting a
brow at her extatic room mate.
"Never. I won't put alot on you...but you want to look nice, don't you?"
"Sure...but what if we're just doin' out to some pizza place?"
"Then you'll be the best lookin' one there. Now come." She goes over to her drawers and rummages around
for a while, before coming up with a handful of makeup, nailpolish, and a brush. "Sit."
Rogue doesn't argue and sits on the bed infront of Kitty. Kitty begins brushing her hair, roughly, running the
brush through her thick tresses. "Gah girl...you've got a mane of hair. I just love that white streak too! I think
we'll leave it down." Brushing it a few more times, she gets out the hair dryer and auburn hair is blown
everywhere. For a few minutes, that's all that there is, delicious warmth enveloping her. Then, the sound is still
there. Loud and one that is quite frequent to this room, but never for this girl. The warmth is no longer on her,
and she turns around, confused as to why it isn't, but the dryer is still on. Kitty was on the bed, veins popped
out around her face and neck. The dryer layed on the bed beside her hand. For a moment it didn't register, then
Rogue's eyes went wide, and she stood up. Tears welling up in her eyes. "Oh Kitty...ah'm so sorrah."
Rogue took a few steps back, and then she turned. "Help! Help me!" A few tears fell down her cheeks, and
it was like a replay of the events. Jean and Scott busted through the door, they looked at Rogue, and then at
Kitty. Running to the young girl, convulsing on her friends bed. A group of kids gathered around the doorframe as
Jean barked out orders, just like it was done a year ago. Rogue doesn't even bother running through the group,
still in her towel, she runs through the walls, there aren't anyone in the neighboring rooms, and she runs out of
one of them, and down the hall. She doesn't have any plan, but she runs through the front door, and down the
steps. Her chest heaving and lungs burning, she continues to run. //All I wanted to do was be normal. And she
wasn't afraid of me. She trusted me. How could ah have let this happen?//
Soon she's in the woods surrounding the mansion, barefoot, and still in her towel, she cowers behind a
bush, closing her eyes tight. The leaves of that bush wave in the wind, but they don't touch her, they go through
her. Back and forth. She doesn't even notice, the towel wrapped tightly around her, knees up to her chin, tears
soaking through the material. Her feet, cut up and bleeding go unnoticed and she sobs quietly to herself, with
only the wind to hear her.