She knew they were in there. She had seen them pull up the drive, get out of his car, walk up the steps and into the mansion. She had silently watched from the hall as they slipped in the rec room. She knew immediately why they were there. Lila shared a room with Lorna Dane. Lila couldn't just bring a guy into her room and expect Lorna not to notice. Yeah, they were best friends, but Lorna definitely would mind if Lila brought a guy up there for a tumble in the sheets, much less, Remy Lebeau. Hell, he might get a kick out of the situation and ask Lorna to join them.
She thought about what to do. She could ignore them, act as if she didn't know that they were there, and go for her usual 10-mile run around Salem Center or she could end their fun. It wasn't a matter about what she could do; it was a matter of what she was brave enough to do. The Logan in her told her go in there and rip that bitch's head off. Or maybe that was the Erik in her. No, Erik was telling her to walk in there innocently and act as if she didn't know that they were in there. Remy wouldn't care, he'd just forget about it and continue. Lila would not. Being the self-respecting person she was she wouldn't be able to continue and would stop. Ending her fun and ultimately, Remy's.
A smile appeared on her face as she thought about what she was going to do. Luckily, she had left her shoes in the rec room. So now, she would have an excuse to be in there.
`I better hurry or I'll walk in during something I don't want to see." She thought to herself.
She strode down the hall, opened the door casually, and reached to left to turn on the lamp.
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Remy had taken her out to dinner to a French bistro and then to the new club Valhalla for dancing. She had so much fun with him. He was so good looking and charming. She was happy to accept his offer for a night out on the town he had graced her with two days ago.
She knew what came next. She wasn't dumb and it's not as if she didn't want it. Remy was a great guy and was such a wonderful person. It's not like she's stuck up and only thinks about looks. Personality and character played a big role in who she dated and much more importantly slept with.
So when they got back to the mansion and he led her to the rec room she was totally compliant. Of course, she was a little afraid that someone would come in and find them, namely the professor.
"So, you `avin fun chere?" Remy asked with a smirk as he took of his trademark trench coat.
"Very much." She said in reply as she took off her jacket and shoes. She looked up to find Remy with his eyes glued to her. He closed the distance in three steps. He wasted no time in wrapping his arms around her waist. Instinctively she brought her arms up and behind his neck. They both brought their heads together for a kiss. His tongue sought hers out and soon she found herself being lowered to the couch. He broke the kiss to move to her earlobe and neck. `God he's so good.' Lila thought to herself. She busied herself in divesting him of his shirt. When she finally got it off him, she ran her hands over his well-chiseled chest.
"You like chere?" Remy questioned with his lopsided grin.
"Yes, very..." At that same moment the door opened and the light came on.
"HOLY SHIT." Rogue said as she opened the door. Lila and Remy could do nothing but stare open mouthed at the woman who had entered the room. Her auburn hair, streaked with a single white stripe, was pulled back in a high pony tale. She was wearing a dark gray tank top that showed seven inches of her midriff and a black bathing suit bottom that was about two inches wide around her hip. She had nothing else on except some white socks that came to just below her ankles. They had never seen her in anything less than jeans, a shirt, and long opera gloves.
"Ah'm so sorry. If Ah had known, I wouldn't have come in. Oh God, Ah'm sooo sorry. Ah just needed to get mah runnin' shoes." Rogue said shocked.
As Rogue turned to leave the room Lila got out from her position from beneath Remy. "It's all right Rogue. Here. I'll get them." She got up, walked around the room, and picked up a pair of worn shoes that were obviously the ones Rogue was looking for. She walked over to Rogue with an outstretched hand. Rogue stepped in the room timidly, visibly embarrassed. As she took the shoes from Lila, she looked anywhere but her or Remy's face. After receiving the shoes, she quickly left the room, closing the door behind her.
"Well, dat spoiled the mood, non?" Remy said with a small smile.
"Yeah, well, I'll see you in later. G'night Remy." She said softly.
"G'night chere." He said disappointed
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Rogue slowly made her way to the back door. She quietly put on her shoes and headed out to the path that led to Salem Center. When she reached the path, she began to stretch. As she lowered her torso and reached for her left foot she smiled inwardly at ruining Remy's fun.
`Don't know why I care about that man and who he sleeps with.' She said to herself with little conviction. `Yes you do. You've fallen for him, just like Bobby and Kurt told you not to.' Deep down she knew this was true but didn't admit it. That was the last thing she needed. Remy was a very constant reminder of her loneliness with her mutation. She hated watching him hang out with girls. It was hard on her during this season, summer. Every one wanted to go to the beach, have parties, hang out and wear too little clothing. It was all she could do not to break down and cry. She hated it. She hated it even more when she saw Remy flirting with girls. Lots of them. She didn't fool herself. She knew she'd never be anything more to him than another friend. How could she not be? She couldn't touch people. Remy was the kind of man who had sex. And lots of it. How could she ever give him anything close to that? Why would he give it up for an untouchable woman like her?
She finished her stretches and started to run on the path, clearing all thoughts about Remy from her head. Instead, she thought about how she got started on running like this. Scott started it. After Logan left, she needed a friend. She looked around and found Scott. At first, it was just a teacher student relationship. Some how they became good friends. She told him almost everything. He helped her find outlets for her the anger and desperation that came from her powers. In the beginning he had ran with her, but over time she had decided to run a lone so she could do it with very little clothing and be as normal as possible. Scott also taught her how to fight. With Logan's skills in her head and Scott's training she became even better than him. Scott had once told her that she possibly could go against the Wolverine himself and win. She had laughed profusely and didn't say anything. So to let off steam she ran and she fought. Hard. She put everything into these things
because they made her feel almost normal. When she did these things she felt as if she were as close to being at peace with herself than she could ever be. She would then return to the mansion and return to reality and her inner peace that she found that morning would help her make it through the day.
She slowed her pace as she neared Salem Center. Effortlessly, She turned around and made her way back to her home.
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`Dat worked out well.' Remy said to himself. `At least it wasn' da professor. My relationship wit Rogue is now ruined. She ain't ever gonna wan' to talk to me `gain. She'll be too embarrassed. Mebbe I kin talk to her an explain things. Mebbe.' He got up from the couch in the rec room and walked out to the back patio. 30 minutes later he saw Rogue run out of the woods. She didn't notice him until she was 10 feet away from him.
"Allo, chere." He said.
"Remy," she replied meekly, "shouldn't you be somewhere else?"
"Non, couldn't sleep. So, Remy tinks mebbe he should come out an apologize for wh--"
"Ya don't have ta apologize. Ya were making out with someone. It's none of mah business." She said with an easy smile on her face. Her smile faded as he stood up and made his way to her. She pulled back as he reached to touch her hair. There was clearly a look of hurt on his face when she looked at his face.
Rogue opened her mouth to speak but Remy was quicker. "Chere, Remy see no reason for you to pull away like dat."
"Ya know just as well as Ah do why Ah do it. Ah could put you in the hospital or worse, in the grave. Please don't try and tell me that Ah'm doin' fer nothing. Ah don't want to hurt ya or anybody else. Ah need to go. Ah'll see ya later."
Remy watched as she left with a dejected look on his face. `Look like ya didn't help manners none.' He said to himself as he lit a cigarette and made his way to his room.
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She thought about what to do. She could ignore them, act as if she didn't know that they were there, and go for her usual 10-mile run around Salem Center or she could end their fun. It wasn't a matter about what she could do; it was a matter of what she was brave enough to do. The Logan in her told her go in there and rip that bitch's head off. Or maybe that was the Erik in her. No, Erik was telling her to walk in there innocently and act as if she didn't know that they were in there. Remy wouldn't care, he'd just forget about it and continue. Lila would not. Being the self-respecting person she was she wouldn't be able to continue and would stop. Ending her fun and ultimately, Remy's.
A smile appeared on her face as she thought about what she was going to do. Luckily, she had left her shoes in the rec room. So now, she would have an excuse to be in there.
`I better hurry or I'll walk in during something I don't want to see." She thought to herself.
She strode down the hall, opened the door casually, and reached to left to turn on the lamp.
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Remy had taken her out to dinner to a French bistro and then to the new club Valhalla for dancing. She had so much fun with him. He was so good looking and charming. She was happy to accept his offer for a night out on the town he had graced her with two days ago.
She knew what came next. She wasn't dumb and it's not as if she didn't want it. Remy was a great guy and was such a wonderful person. It's not like she's stuck up and only thinks about looks. Personality and character played a big role in who she dated and much more importantly slept with.
So when they got back to the mansion and he led her to the rec room she was totally compliant. Of course, she was a little afraid that someone would come in and find them, namely the professor.
"So, you `avin fun chere?" Remy asked with a smirk as he took of his trademark trench coat.
"Very much." She said in reply as she took off her jacket and shoes. She looked up to find Remy with his eyes glued to her. He closed the distance in three steps. He wasted no time in wrapping his arms around her waist. Instinctively she brought her arms up and behind his neck. They both brought their heads together for a kiss. His tongue sought hers out and soon she found herself being lowered to the couch. He broke the kiss to move to her earlobe and neck. `God he's so good.' Lila thought to herself. She busied herself in divesting him of his shirt. When she finally got it off him, she ran her hands over his well-chiseled chest.
"You like chere?" Remy questioned with his lopsided grin.
"Yes, very..." At that same moment the door opened and the light came on.
"HOLY SHIT." Rogue said as she opened the door. Lila and Remy could do nothing but stare open mouthed at the woman who had entered the room. Her auburn hair, streaked with a single white stripe, was pulled back in a high pony tale. She was wearing a dark gray tank top that showed seven inches of her midriff and a black bathing suit bottom that was about two inches wide around her hip. She had nothing else on except some white socks that came to just below her ankles. They had never seen her in anything less than jeans, a shirt, and long opera gloves.
"Ah'm so sorry. If Ah had known, I wouldn't have come in. Oh God, Ah'm sooo sorry. Ah just needed to get mah runnin' shoes." Rogue said shocked.
As Rogue turned to leave the room Lila got out from her position from beneath Remy. "It's all right Rogue. Here. I'll get them." She got up, walked around the room, and picked up a pair of worn shoes that were obviously the ones Rogue was looking for. She walked over to Rogue with an outstretched hand. Rogue stepped in the room timidly, visibly embarrassed. As she took the shoes from Lila, she looked anywhere but her or Remy's face. After receiving the shoes, she quickly left the room, closing the door behind her.
"Well, dat spoiled the mood, non?" Remy said with a small smile.
"Yeah, well, I'll see you in later. G'night Remy." She said softly.
"G'night chere." He said disappointed
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Rogue slowly made her way to the back door. She quietly put on her shoes and headed out to the path that led to Salem Center. When she reached the path, she began to stretch. As she lowered her torso and reached for her left foot she smiled inwardly at ruining Remy's fun.
`Don't know why I care about that man and who he sleeps with.' She said to herself with little conviction. `Yes you do. You've fallen for him, just like Bobby and Kurt told you not to.' Deep down she knew this was true but didn't admit it. That was the last thing she needed. Remy was a very constant reminder of her loneliness with her mutation. She hated watching him hang out with girls. It was hard on her during this season, summer. Every one wanted to go to the beach, have parties, hang out and wear too little clothing. It was all she could do not to break down and cry. She hated it. She hated it even more when she saw Remy flirting with girls. Lots of them. She didn't fool herself. She knew she'd never be anything more to him than another friend. How could she not be? She couldn't touch people. Remy was the kind of man who had sex. And lots of it. How could she ever give him anything close to that? Why would he give it up for an untouchable woman like her?
She finished her stretches and started to run on the path, clearing all thoughts about Remy from her head. Instead, she thought about how she got started on running like this. Scott started it. After Logan left, she needed a friend. She looked around and found Scott. At first, it was just a teacher student relationship. Some how they became good friends. She told him almost everything. He helped her find outlets for her the anger and desperation that came from her powers. In the beginning he had ran with her, but over time she had decided to run a lone so she could do it with very little clothing and be as normal as possible. Scott also taught her how to fight. With Logan's skills in her head and Scott's training she became even better than him. Scott had once told her that she possibly could go against the Wolverine himself and win. She had laughed profusely and didn't say anything. So to let off steam she ran and she fought. Hard. She put everything into these things
because they made her feel almost normal. When she did these things she felt as if she were as close to being at peace with herself than she could ever be. She would then return to the mansion and return to reality and her inner peace that she found that morning would help her make it through the day.
She slowed her pace as she neared Salem Center. Effortlessly, She turned around and made her way back to her home.
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`Dat worked out well.' Remy said to himself. `At least it wasn' da professor. My relationship wit Rogue is now ruined. She ain't ever gonna wan' to talk to me `gain. She'll be too embarrassed. Mebbe I kin talk to her an explain things. Mebbe.' He got up from the couch in the rec room and walked out to the back patio. 30 minutes later he saw Rogue run out of the woods. She didn't notice him until she was 10 feet away from him.
"Allo, chere." He said.
"Remy," she replied meekly, "shouldn't you be somewhere else?"
"Non, couldn't sleep. So, Remy tinks mebbe he should come out an apologize for wh--"
"Ya don't have ta apologize. Ya were making out with someone. It's none of mah business." She said with an easy smile on her face. Her smile faded as he stood up and made his way to her. She pulled back as he reached to touch her hair. There was clearly a look of hurt on his face when she looked at his face.
Rogue opened her mouth to speak but Remy was quicker. "Chere, Remy see no reason for you to pull away like dat."
"Ya know just as well as Ah do why Ah do it. Ah could put you in the hospital or worse, in the grave. Please don't try and tell me that Ah'm doin' fer nothing. Ah don't want to hurt ya or anybody else. Ah need to go. Ah'll see ya later."
Remy watched as she left with a dejected look on his face. `Look like ya didn't help manners none.' He said to himself as he lit a cigarette and made his way to his room.
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