Learning To Live Again
Revised Edition
Chapter 10, "Close Encounters of the 'Uh oh' Kind..."


"They're back…" Beast announced as he looked out the dining room window.
It was still breakfast time for the X-men, so everyone was able to see Rogue and Joseph return. Rogue was the first one in, and she immediately walked to Remy, gave him time to raise a shield, then kissed him hello. He grinned. "I like dat kinda 'hello' a lot chere. T'ink ya could greet me like dat more often?"
Rogue laughed. "Ah'll think 'bout it…"
Joseph walked in silently and looked at the other X-men. They were all silent and turned back to their breakfast. Rogue, on the other hand, gave him a smile. He returned the smile weakly then left. Rogue turned to look at the other X-men, her smile gone.
"What be wrong chere? He came back didn't he? T'ought dat was what ya wanted him t' do…" Gambit looked up at her curiously.
"Yeah it is Remy. But it don't mean a damn thing." She found herself on the receiving end of many strange looks. "Ya'll are screwin' up ya'lls chance t' turn Joseph from a used-t'-be super villain who could kill th' whole lot of us if he really wanted to, inta our friend." Her tone was icy, and rather harsh. "Now if'n ya'll don't mind, Ah'm gonna go check on 'im, then get cleaned up." She walked out of the room without an other word, leaving the X-men to talk amongst themselves.
The last thing she heard before she reached the stairs was Jean saying "She's right you guys…"

"Come on Joseph, open up." Rogue knocked on his door again.
There was still no answer. She carefully opened the door, only to hear the shower going. Hurriedly, she rushed from the room and to her own, hoping Joseph wouldn't find out that she had been in his room.
Once she was safely in her own room, she was glad she hadn't seen anything. THAT would have been embarrassing for them both. Before she had a chance to step into the shower, there was a knock at her own door. After sliding on a robe, she opened it, finding Remy waiting…