Essence of Soul
Chapter 4
Remy was on his way to go spy on Rogue, one of his favorite daily activities. He always felt that he needed to be there in case anything was to happen to her. He was arriving a bit earlier than what he would usually be for the sole reason that he felt she was in some kind of trouble.
*I hope I'm wrong.*
Rogue quickly ran through the forest, being able to read Logan's mind and sensing that he was near. Her muscles screamed against her for her to stop and let them rest, her lungs and heart working excessively fast, but she still kept going.
If she'd stopped, Logan would find her and take her back to the warehouse and they'd never let her see Remy again. She couldn't let that happen, not when he was able to touch her and make her happy.
Suddenly, her thoughts were interrupted as someone pounced on her from above and swung her around. She started to struggle, not even looking to see whom it was as she attempted to outreach her holed glove.
"What's wrong, chere?" he asked, keeping out of her reach because he hadn't gotten the chance to activate the device.
"Remy?" she snapped her head up, looking at him. A feeling of relief swam over her as she looked into his red eyes.
"Why are you running?" he asked, concerned with the way she was supporting herself against him.
"They found out about us, Remy, they said I couldn't see you anymore, but I ran. I stole too many powers from them, and Wolverine's after me, he's close I can feel him, we have to leave before he gets here," she quickly explained.
"Too late," a gruff voice said from behind them. "Streaks, let's go."
"She's not going," Remy tightened his grip around her waist.
"Hey, keep your mouth shut, Gumbo," he pointed his razor sharp blades towards him. All the while, Rogue had been concentrating on pulling Jean and Kurt's powers from her memory.
"Good-bye, Logan, forgive me," she looked at him wearily and held her hand out, sending him several feet back before disappearing in a flash. Logan sat up and rubbed his head.
"If I get knocked down one more time I am will not be happy in the morning."
"How are they doing?" Scott asked Ororo who had been watching the unconscious mutants carefully.
"They're fine now, just resting. she took a lot of energy out of them," she replied.
"Why would she do something like this?" Jean asked.
"For love," Kitty said from behind them. They turned around to look at her quizzically.
"What do you mean?" Scott asked.
"I found something, in her bed, I think she'll, like, come back for it," she explained.
"Well, what is it?" Jean asked.
"Follow me," she nodded and turned around heading back towards her room. Jean stayed behind to keep an eye on the patients while Ororo and Scott followed Kitty. "I saw it this morning right after she, like, left for breakfast," she pulled the journal out from under the mattress.
"What is it?" Scott asked.
"She's been keeping records of the events happening to her since she was captured," Ororo said while flipping through the pages.
"And you're sure she'll come back for it?" he asked her.
"Positive, she totally wrote in there that she'd share her story with the world at, like, the beginning and she's so not done writing it," she said.
"Well, let's hope you're right," he replied.
Rogue and Remy appeared in a dark alleyway after several teleportations to get as far away from the warehouse as possible. She nearly collapsed once they'd stopped.
"Chere, what's wrong," he caught her before she hit the ground. She looked up at him weakly.
"I think I drained and used too much of their power," she whispered, her head throbbing with their swarming memories. "I can't control it all," she winced, holding her head.
"Don't worry, chere, we can fix that," he smirked and pulled out the activator. Once he'd pressed the button all the powers in her holding subsided and she was only left with the collective memories.
"Thanks," she smiled wryly before she allowed the darkness to take over her vision. He picked her up and carried her to a nearby safe house where he, Colossus, Pyro and Sabertooth stayed when they wanted to get out of their base.
Remy sighed as he set her down on a couch, "what am I going to do with you, chere?"
"What's she doing here?" Sabertooth asked.
"Meet our newest ally," he smirked.
"But she can't even control her power," Colossus said.
"Not yet, but she can control the powers she absorbs," he crossed his arms.
"You know she's kind of cute," Pyro took a step towards the unconscious Rogue only to have Remy charge a card in his hand, the glow reflecting off his eyes gave him a demonic look.
"I think Gambit's a little protective of his new playmate," Colossus laughed as Pyro jumped back.
"Anyone touches her and not only will you be temporarily without your powers, but you'll have a dose of mine," he growled and charged the card even more.
"All right, all right, chill bro, and uncharge that puppy before it explodes," Pyro warned. The card, almost as if on cue, burst into flame, waking Rogue up.
"Where am I?" she immediately sat up.
"Easy, chere, you're safe," he calmed her down as she glared at the others warily. She looked at him and sighed.
"I hope you're right," she said.
"Hey, Remy's always right," he smirked as she kissed his cheek.
"Excuse me while I go vomit," Pyro coughed. Rogue glared at them and peeled a glove off.
"One more word and you'll really feel dizzy," she threatened.
"You've got that thing on your neck, you can't do anything," he said stated.
"Wanna bet?" she raised an eyebrow and swung her legs over the side of the couch.
"You. you kissed him and nothing happened, you can't use your power," he said nervously. Remy proceeded to pull out the activator and push the button.
"Now she can," he smirked.
"Aw, come on Gambit, don't do that!" he backed away from the advancing Rogue.
"Relax, it won't hurt," she smiled at him, "for me." Colossus and Pyro stood in the back, trying to stifle their laughs. Remy secretly activated the device under her choker, Rogue feeling it decided to have a little fun with Pyro.
"No, don't!" he shut his eyes and felt the warmth of her hand fall on his shoulder. "Huh?" he peeked open an eye when he felt nothing.
"Gotcha." she smirked, "I think I'm going to like it here."
Chapter 4
Remy was on his way to go spy on Rogue, one of his favorite daily activities. He always felt that he needed to be there in case anything was to happen to her. He was arriving a bit earlier than what he would usually be for the sole reason that he felt she was in some kind of trouble.
*I hope I'm wrong.*
Rogue quickly ran through the forest, being able to read Logan's mind and sensing that he was near. Her muscles screamed against her for her to stop and let them rest, her lungs and heart working excessively fast, but she still kept going.
If she'd stopped, Logan would find her and take her back to the warehouse and they'd never let her see Remy again. She couldn't let that happen, not when he was able to touch her and make her happy.
Suddenly, her thoughts were interrupted as someone pounced on her from above and swung her around. She started to struggle, not even looking to see whom it was as she attempted to outreach her holed glove.
"What's wrong, chere?" he asked, keeping out of her reach because he hadn't gotten the chance to activate the device.
"Remy?" she snapped her head up, looking at him. A feeling of relief swam over her as she looked into his red eyes.
"Why are you running?" he asked, concerned with the way she was supporting herself against him.
"They found out about us, Remy, they said I couldn't see you anymore, but I ran. I stole too many powers from them, and Wolverine's after me, he's close I can feel him, we have to leave before he gets here," she quickly explained.
"Too late," a gruff voice said from behind them. "Streaks, let's go."
"She's not going," Remy tightened his grip around her waist.
"Hey, keep your mouth shut, Gumbo," he pointed his razor sharp blades towards him. All the while, Rogue had been concentrating on pulling Jean and Kurt's powers from her memory.
"Good-bye, Logan, forgive me," she looked at him wearily and held her hand out, sending him several feet back before disappearing in a flash. Logan sat up and rubbed his head.
"If I get knocked down one more time I am will not be happy in the morning."
"How are they doing?" Scott asked Ororo who had been watching the unconscious mutants carefully.
"They're fine now, just resting. she took a lot of energy out of them," she replied.
"Why would she do something like this?" Jean asked.
"For love," Kitty said from behind them. They turned around to look at her quizzically.
"What do you mean?" Scott asked.
"I found something, in her bed, I think she'll, like, come back for it," she explained.
"Well, what is it?" Jean asked.
"Follow me," she nodded and turned around heading back towards her room. Jean stayed behind to keep an eye on the patients while Ororo and Scott followed Kitty. "I saw it this morning right after she, like, left for breakfast," she pulled the journal out from under the mattress.
"What is it?" Scott asked.
"She's been keeping records of the events happening to her since she was captured," Ororo said while flipping through the pages.
"And you're sure she'll come back for it?" he asked her.
"Positive, she totally wrote in there that she'd share her story with the world at, like, the beginning and she's so not done writing it," she said.
"Well, let's hope you're right," he replied.
Rogue and Remy appeared in a dark alleyway after several teleportations to get as far away from the warehouse as possible. She nearly collapsed once they'd stopped.
"Chere, what's wrong," he caught her before she hit the ground. She looked up at him weakly.
"I think I drained and used too much of their power," she whispered, her head throbbing with their swarming memories. "I can't control it all," she winced, holding her head.
"Don't worry, chere, we can fix that," he smirked and pulled out the activator. Once he'd pressed the button all the powers in her holding subsided and she was only left with the collective memories.
"Thanks," she smiled wryly before she allowed the darkness to take over her vision. He picked her up and carried her to a nearby safe house where he, Colossus, Pyro and Sabertooth stayed when they wanted to get out of their base.
Remy sighed as he set her down on a couch, "what am I going to do with you, chere?"
"What's she doing here?" Sabertooth asked.
"Meet our newest ally," he smirked.
"But she can't even control her power," Colossus said.
"Not yet, but she can control the powers she absorbs," he crossed his arms.
"You know she's kind of cute," Pyro took a step towards the unconscious Rogue only to have Remy charge a card in his hand, the glow reflecting off his eyes gave him a demonic look.
"I think Gambit's a little protective of his new playmate," Colossus laughed as Pyro jumped back.
"Anyone touches her and not only will you be temporarily without your powers, but you'll have a dose of mine," he growled and charged the card even more.
"All right, all right, chill bro, and uncharge that puppy before it explodes," Pyro warned. The card, almost as if on cue, burst into flame, waking Rogue up.
"Where am I?" she immediately sat up.
"Easy, chere, you're safe," he calmed her down as she glared at the others warily. She looked at him and sighed.
"I hope you're right," she said.
"Hey, Remy's always right," he smirked as she kissed his cheek.
"Excuse me while I go vomit," Pyro coughed. Rogue glared at them and peeled a glove off.
"One more word and you'll really feel dizzy," she threatened.
"You've got that thing on your neck, you can't do anything," he said stated.
"Wanna bet?" she raised an eyebrow and swung her legs over the side of the couch.
"You. you kissed him and nothing happened, you can't use your power," he said nervously. Remy proceeded to pull out the activator and push the button.
"Now she can," he smirked.
"Aw, come on Gambit, don't do that!" he backed away from the advancing Rogue.
"Relax, it won't hurt," she smiled at him, "for me." Colossus and Pyro stood in the back, trying to stifle their laughs. Remy secretly activated the device under her choker, Rogue feeling it decided to have a little fun with Pyro.
"No, don't!" he shut his eyes and felt the warmth of her hand fall on his shoulder. "Huh?" he peeked open an eye when he felt nothing.
"Gotcha." she smirked, "I think I'm going to like it here."
