CHAPTER FIFTEEN---- ^_^ Jesus, this fic is going to end up going like
thirty chapters!!! Maybe even fourty!!! ^_^;;; I really gotta start cutting
to the chase… or… hey! I can have the world's longest fanfic! Yeah!!! … but
how long is the longest? Hmmm… if someone can find that out, that'd be
great! lol
Rated PG-13 for….
Cursing
Disclaimer…
X-Men and X-Evo isn't mine. Probably… it isn't best to discuss my plan to rule the world… so I will stay silent from that subject from here on out. =D
*: From the mind
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Past Tears
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Rogue finally came across a house, a group of people in front of it. They were all fighting. All were fighting just one person. Remy. Quickly, Rogue approached the house. To her surprise, Remy was doing just fine without anyone helping him. She was amazed, and stood there, watching. He was fighting with such pace and fast reaction… the people that were fighting him barely had enough time to dodge.
Before long, the group of people ran away. Remy looked at the direction they left… he smiled. It felt good fighting alone… not worrying about your partner… but he knew he had to give all that up… temporarily or long-lasting. He was in the X-Men now, wasn't he? He looked to his side to see Rogue at the horizon. He sighed. "How'd you find me here?"
Rogue smiled. "Believe it or not, but Golem told me where to go."
Remy walked towards her. "You alright? You didn't get caught in de fight did you?"
"No…"
He looked at her anyway, making sure there were to signs of attack. He smirked. "Rogue, I'm sorry about being a jerk this mornin'…"
She shook her head. "No… it's alright." She looked at the building. "Is that where your family lives?"
Remy cleared his throat. "Non… dat's not it." He lied. He didn't want Rogue to know about the Thieves guild… the Assassin's Guild…
Rogue smiled. "Well, do you think we should go look for the sixth mutant?"
Remy frowned. "Sorry, Chere… I t'ink you need t' do dis alone… I mean… I have enemies here…"
Rogue put her hands on her hips. "Are you just going to roam around fighting all day?"
"Trust me, Chere… dat's probably what's gonna happen."
She shrugged. "Fine. Whatever you want." She walked away. Remy sensed a hint of exasperation in her voice. Maybe they were going to run into a few fights… but it was better than having Rogue mad at him. "Chere! Hold on!" He ran up to her.
She looked at him. "Know anywhere good to eat, Cajun boy?"
He smirked. "Oh yeah. C'mon."
They gathered the others; Kurt, Kitty, Vincent, Bishop, and Betsy. The Professor, the X-Jet and the rest were back in the mansion. If any wrong happened, Betsy would let the Professor know, of the Professor would use Cerebro to find out.
Rogue read the sign of where Remy had led them. "Odette's Café?"
Remy looked at her. "Yeah. Odette makes de best food I ever had." Everyone stood there… waiting for Remy to go in fist. He sighed. "First t'ing's first. Don' be so shy. Odette will sure to take a shine on y'all." Still no one moved. He shook his head with a smile and grabbed Rogue's hand, pulling her inside. A woman at the counter squealed in excitement.
"Why it ain't Remy LeBeau! I haven't seen you in ages!"
The woman was young… not too young, about in her late twenties. Her accent wasn't as noticeable as the rest of the people. She looked at Rogue, and soon at the others that followed. She jumped in happiness and ran to Remy. She grabbed his chin and examined his face. Rogue laughed. Was this woman really the age she looked? She treated Remy as if he were her grandson. The woman smiled. "Yes, yes… you're still as handsome as ever!"
Remy chuckled. "Odette, dese are my friends. We wanted t' get some good food."
Odette laughed. "Oh, you! You know my cookin' ain't all that good!"
Remy nudged her. "Right. Stop bein' so modest."
Odette giggled. "Alright, alright… you're right! Anyway, how long are y'all stayin'?"
"We're gonna stay here for a while. We're lookin' for someone."
"Ahhh…you didn't join the Assassin's Guild didja?" The woman walked back to the counter.
Remy shook his head and sat down at a table. "Nahh, actually, I ain't s'posed to be here."
The rest sat down, and Kitty looked over to see a dance floor. She smiled. "Do you have parties here?"
Odette leaned against the counter. "I guess you can say that. We used to play music here. The people would dance… It was the good 'ol days."
Bishop leaned back on the chair. "What happened?"
Odette sighed. "Nothing… the music just stopped playing after many conflicts. There was just no reason for music 'round here." She looked at Remy. "What will y'all have?"
"De usual… all around."
Odette left to the back room. Kitty stood up, grabbing Kurt with her. She walked to the dance floor. She folded her arms. "We can really use music."
Kurt shook his head. "Ooooh no. Last time wasn't so bad vith the scrunchies, but today you overdid it with the mirror and vanity sets!" He sat down. Kitty sighed. "I really wish there was music."
Vincent looked out the window. Betsy looked at him. He had such a blank look on his face… it was like he was asleep with his eyes open. She shook her head and looked at the café. It was quaint, and had a very friendly environment. The food came and everyone began to eat. Remy somehow had a talent of eating food the fastest. He wiped his mouth off and handed Odette the plate. "T'anks."
Rogue couldn't believe how good the gumbo was. It was so fresh… she quickly finished it. She leaned back. "That outta serve me for the day." She said. Remy stood up and stretched out his arms. He looked down at Rogue. "See, now ain't dat the best meal you've had?"
She looked at Odette. "It was really good," Odette smiled. "Of course its good, hon."
Rogue sighed in satisfactory. "I think I'm going to let the food settle… I'll be outside."
Remy, of course, followed and leaned against the wall of the café. Rogue smiled a little, and looked at the Cajun near her. "Remy… about the kiss thing. I can't let you have one…it'll paralyze you."
Remy laughed. "You're still stuck on dat?"
She scoffed. "Oh please. I know you are too."
He laughed a little, he smiled and chucked her chin. "Don really matter at de moment… I got other t'ings on my mind… but dat don' mean I'm not giving up on it."
She laughed. "You're not getting one."
"We'll see."
She punched his shoulder. "You better give up while you're ahead."
He leaned towards her. "Nahh… I like taking de risk."
She growled and looked away. Persistent. Very persistent. It made her mad. Why couldn't he process the fact that it NEVER was going to happen? She looked back at him… he looked as if he'd seen a ghost from across the street. Rogue looked to where his eyes were directed. A girl, with long blond hair… blue eyes…
"YOU!" The girl snapped.
Remy stepped back. "Shit." He looked at Rogue. "I'll be right back, Chere… I…" he looked back at the girl. "I need to take care o' a few t'ings."
He knew she was going to stick around… maybe follow him. She wouldn't leave him alone when something that was none of her business came. Remy walk towards the blond woman. The blond narrowed her eyes and slapped him across the face. It was hard… really hard. Remy made sure she didn't break his jaw while slapping him, and looked at her. She growled. "Say somet'ing you moron!"
He smirked. "Nice t' see you too?"
She made a fist. "What are y' doin' back? You… YOU-"
Remy grunted. "If you're gonna be dat way, maybe I won' answer you."
"AUUUUGH!" She rammed her fist on his chest… he showed no reaction. He looked from her hand to her face.
"Bel… I know you hate me…"
"YOU AIN'T S'POSED T' BE HERE!"
Before the girl was to hit him again, Remy grabbed her arms. She struggled to get free. "Bel, I don' want to lecture you, but I don' want t' go home wit bruises from you not knowing what t' do wit' your anger."
"You were banished, LeBeau! I'll tell the Assassin's Guild, and we will kill you."
"Why not kill me now? Afraid t' do it alone, Chere? Or are you jus' afraid t' kill me period?"
Rogue looked from one person to another. What was going on? Bishop walked outside. "Remy, come on. We're going to start looking. Stop flirting with girls."
Remy clenched his teeth. "Bella, I don' wan' us t' fight… for at least de rest of de day. If I'm still here tomorrow, I'll be free for what ever fight you wan'."
She growled. "I trusted you once, LeBeau… it ain't gonna happen again." She got loose from his grasp and stormed off. Rogue rested her hand Remy's shoulder. "Who was that?" She asked. He looked back at her. "Dat was Bella Donna… you can say she will forever hate me, and I will forever be on de 'people t' kill' list."
She blinked. "What'd you do to her?"
Remy stayed silent. He couldn't tell her the truth… … no… he didn't need anymore complications in his way to be with Rogue… ugh… no… to beat Emma. That's right. He scratched his head, and played dumb. "I dunno what her problem is. She always hated me."
"What about this Assassins Guild… and banished?"
"Must you ask, Chere? I don' ask you questions about your family or past, do I?"
Yep, he was hiding something. Rogue didn't know what… but she was determined to find out. Everyone left Odette's Café.
Bishop looked at Betsy. "How many mutants are there in total that were attacked by Emma?"
Betsy closed her eyes. "What I heard… there are only seven main mutants. You, me, Golem, Rogue, Remy, and two other people."
Vincent stopped. "Wait, everyone." They all looked at him. He looked to the East Side of himself. "I sense something."
Kurt blinked. "Vat?"
Vincent had a blank look on his face again. "The next mutant… down there… I don't know how far yet… but that direction."
They started off that direction. They were being followed, and soon a familiar group cut them off. Chronomancer…
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A little socializing… I think this will be the first and last you hear about Odette. ^_^ I just wanted to make a character like her for a long time. lol. More Rogue/Remy interaction… for a reason *wink wink*. Any questions? Comments? More coupons? Presents? ^_^ REEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVIIIIIIIEEEEEEEWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
Next chapter….
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: AN OLD FRIEND
Rated PG-13 for….
Cursing
Disclaimer…
X-Men and X-Evo isn't mine. Probably… it isn't best to discuss my plan to rule the world… so I will stay silent from that subject from here on out. =D
*: From the mind
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Past Tears
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Rogue finally came across a house, a group of people in front of it. They were all fighting. All were fighting just one person. Remy. Quickly, Rogue approached the house. To her surprise, Remy was doing just fine without anyone helping him. She was amazed, and stood there, watching. He was fighting with such pace and fast reaction… the people that were fighting him barely had enough time to dodge.
Before long, the group of people ran away. Remy looked at the direction they left… he smiled. It felt good fighting alone… not worrying about your partner… but he knew he had to give all that up… temporarily or long-lasting. He was in the X-Men now, wasn't he? He looked to his side to see Rogue at the horizon. He sighed. "How'd you find me here?"
Rogue smiled. "Believe it or not, but Golem told me where to go."
Remy walked towards her. "You alright? You didn't get caught in de fight did you?"
"No…"
He looked at her anyway, making sure there were to signs of attack. He smirked. "Rogue, I'm sorry about being a jerk this mornin'…"
She shook her head. "No… it's alright." She looked at the building. "Is that where your family lives?"
Remy cleared his throat. "Non… dat's not it." He lied. He didn't want Rogue to know about the Thieves guild… the Assassin's Guild…
Rogue smiled. "Well, do you think we should go look for the sixth mutant?"
Remy frowned. "Sorry, Chere… I t'ink you need t' do dis alone… I mean… I have enemies here…"
Rogue put her hands on her hips. "Are you just going to roam around fighting all day?"
"Trust me, Chere… dat's probably what's gonna happen."
She shrugged. "Fine. Whatever you want." She walked away. Remy sensed a hint of exasperation in her voice. Maybe they were going to run into a few fights… but it was better than having Rogue mad at him. "Chere! Hold on!" He ran up to her.
She looked at him. "Know anywhere good to eat, Cajun boy?"
He smirked. "Oh yeah. C'mon."
They gathered the others; Kurt, Kitty, Vincent, Bishop, and Betsy. The Professor, the X-Jet and the rest were back in the mansion. If any wrong happened, Betsy would let the Professor know, of the Professor would use Cerebro to find out.
Rogue read the sign of where Remy had led them. "Odette's Café?"
Remy looked at her. "Yeah. Odette makes de best food I ever had." Everyone stood there… waiting for Remy to go in fist. He sighed. "First t'ing's first. Don' be so shy. Odette will sure to take a shine on y'all." Still no one moved. He shook his head with a smile and grabbed Rogue's hand, pulling her inside. A woman at the counter squealed in excitement.
"Why it ain't Remy LeBeau! I haven't seen you in ages!"
The woman was young… not too young, about in her late twenties. Her accent wasn't as noticeable as the rest of the people. She looked at Rogue, and soon at the others that followed. She jumped in happiness and ran to Remy. She grabbed his chin and examined his face. Rogue laughed. Was this woman really the age she looked? She treated Remy as if he were her grandson. The woman smiled. "Yes, yes… you're still as handsome as ever!"
Remy chuckled. "Odette, dese are my friends. We wanted t' get some good food."
Odette laughed. "Oh, you! You know my cookin' ain't all that good!"
Remy nudged her. "Right. Stop bein' so modest."
Odette giggled. "Alright, alright… you're right! Anyway, how long are y'all stayin'?"
"We're gonna stay here for a while. We're lookin' for someone."
"Ahhh…you didn't join the Assassin's Guild didja?" The woman walked back to the counter.
Remy shook his head and sat down at a table. "Nahh, actually, I ain't s'posed to be here."
The rest sat down, and Kitty looked over to see a dance floor. She smiled. "Do you have parties here?"
Odette leaned against the counter. "I guess you can say that. We used to play music here. The people would dance… It was the good 'ol days."
Bishop leaned back on the chair. "What happened?"
Odette sighed. "Nothing… the music just stopped playing after many conflicts. There was just no reason for music 'round here." She looked at Remy. "What will y'all have?"
"De usual… all around."
Odette left to the back room. Kitty stood up, grabbing Kurt with her. She walked to the dance floor. She folded her arms. "We can really use music."
Kurt shook his head. "Ooooh no. Last time wasn't so bad vith the scrunchies, but today you overdid it with the mirror and vanity sets!" He sat down. Kitty sighed. "I really wish there was music."
Vincent looked out the window. Betsy looked at him. He had such a blank look on his face… it was like he was asleep with his eyes open. She shook her head and looked at the café. It was quaint, and had a very friendly environment. The food came and everyone began to eat. Remy somehow had a talent of eating food the fastest. He wiped his mouth off and handed Odette the plate. "T'anks."
Rogue couldn't believe how good the gumbo was. It was so fresh… she quickly finished it. She leaned back. "That outta serve me for the day." She said. Remy stood up and stretched out his arms. He looked down at Rogue. "See, now ain't dat the best meal you've had?"
She looked at Odette. "It was really good," Odette smiled. "Of course its good, hon."
Rogue sighed in satisfactory. "I think I'm going to let the food settle… I'll be outside."
Remy, of course, followed and leaned against the wall of the café. Rogue smiled a little, and looked at the Cajun near her. "Remy… about the kiss thing. I can't let you have one…it'll paralyze you."
Remy laughed. "You're still stuck on dat?"
She scoffed. "Oh please. I know you are too."
He laughed a little, he smiled and chucked her chin. "Don really matter at de moment… I got other t'ings on my mind… but dat don' mean I'm not giving up on it."
She laughed. "You're not getting one."
"We'll see."
She punched his shoulder. "You better give up while you're ahead."
He leaned towards her. "Nahh… I like taking de risk."
She growled and looked away. Persistent. Very persistent. It made her mad. Why couldn't he process the fact that it NEVER was going to happen? She looked back at him… he looked as if he'd seen a ghost from across the street. Rogue looked to where his eyes were directed. A girl, with long blond hair… blue eyes…
"YOU!" The girl snapped.
Remy stepped back. "Shit." He looked at Rogue. "I'll be right back, Chere… I…" he looked back at the girl. "I need to take care o' a few t'ings."
He knew she was going to stick around… maybe follow him. She wouldn't leave him alone when something that was none of her business came. Remy walk towards the blond woman. The blond narrowed her eyes and slapped him across the face. It was hard… really hard. Remy made sure she didn't break his jaw while slapping him, and looked at her. She growled. "Say somet'ing you moron!"
He smirked. "Nice t' see you too?"
She made a fist. "What are y' doin' back? You… YOU-"
Remy grunted. "If you're gonna be dat way, maybe I won' answer you."
"AUUUUGH!" She rammed her fist on his chest… he showed no reaction. He looked from her hand to her face.
"Bel… I know you hate me…"
"YOU AIN'T S'POSED T' BE HERE!"
Before the girl was to hit him again, Remy grabbed her arms. She struggled to get free. "Bel, I don' want to lecture you, but I don' want t' go home wit bruises from you not knowing what t' do wit' your anger."
"You were banished, LeBeau! I'll tell the Assassin's Guild, and we will kill you."
"Why not kill me now? Afraid t' do it alone, Chere? Or are you jus' afraid t' kill me period?"
Rogue looked from one person to another. What was going on? Bishop walked outside. "Remy, come on. We're going to start looking. Stop flirting with girls."
Remy clenched his teeth. "Bella, I don' wan' us t' fight… for at least de rest of de day. If I'm still here tomorrow, I'll be free for what ever fight you wan'."
She growled. "I trusted you once, LeBeau… it ain't gonna happen again." She got loose from his grasp and stormed off. Rogue rested her hand Remy's shoulder. "Who was that?" She asked. He looked back at her. "Dat was Bella Donna… you can say she will forever hate me, and I will forever be on de 'people t' kill' list."
She blinked. "What'd you do to her?"
Remy stayed silent. He couldn't tell her the truth… … no… he didn't need anymore complications in his way to be with Rogue… ugh… no… to beat Emma. That's right. He scratched his head, and played dumb. "I dunno what her problem is. She always hated me."
"What about this Assassins Guild… and banished?"
"Must you ask, Chere? I don' ask you questions about your family or past, do I?"
Yep, he was hiding something. Rogue didn't know what… but she was determined to find out. Everyone left Odette's Café.
Bishop looked at Betsy. "How many mutants are there in total that were attacked by Emma?"
Betsy closed her eyes. "What I heard… there are only seven main mutants. You, me, Golem, Rogue, Remy, and two other people."
Vincent stopped. "Wait, everyone." They all looked at him. He looked to the East Side of himself. "I sense something."
Kurt blinked. "Vat?"
Vincent had a blank look on his face again. "The next mutant… down there… I don't know how far yet… but that direction."
They started off that direction. They were being followed, and soon a familiar group cut them off. Chronomancer…
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A little socializing… I think this will be the first and last you hear about Odette. ^_^ I just wanted to make a character like her for a long time. lol. More Rogue/Remy interaction… for a reason *wink wink*. Any questions? Comments? More coupons? Presents? ^_^ REEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVIIIIIIIEEEEEEEWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
Next chapter….
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: AN OLD FRIEND