'What happened to me?' By Sania
Disclaimer: The x-men, its characters, pearl continental are not mine, but the story is…
Author's Note: Hey guys, Thanks for all the lovely reviews! Another thing that I wanted to say was that I'm sorry if I'm messing up with the characters…but hey that's why it's called fan fiction. And thanks for telling me what you think about the characters. Some people might have pointed out and is obvious to them Jubilee acting like a Valley Girl, but y'know the story is just based on that. I mean how people change all of a sudden forgetting that there are much more important things in life rather than just caring about themselves. Important Note: After Rogue & Storm talk, there is another part totally out of the story…Do NOT skip that. Just wanted to tell you cuz I often skip parts myself when I'm excited :) ENJOY!
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Chapter 7: Keeping it inside
"I cannot believe it, Hank. I was sensing that there was something behind you working in the lab continuously. I assume that there was not much physical work but the research and observations were needed. What would your next step be?"
Professor Xavier wheeled back his chair from the enormous computer screen, on which Hank had set up an experiment on mutant powers reacting from one's power to the other. They had been talking for hours. Hank showed the professor through graphics how Remy's new powers could block Rogue's absorption powers.
Hank took the pencil from behind his ear and noted down points on the paper. The way professor kept his chin on his hands and thought constantly was worrying Hank more than anything. He knew this was one of the important discoveries he had initiated, but Hank was somewhat nervous about his results. If his discovery wasn't successful he didn't know he'd hurt two people who'd be most excited about her powers, Remy and Professor Xavier. Rogue was another case, she simply wouldn't believe in controlling her powers in the first place.
"Well, during these days Remy practiced with Jean to control his empathy powers I told you about. He's been working on them for a while and is improving his skill but we're not sure if it works out."
Professor narrowed his eyes in deep concentration. "That's good. Hank, I want to make sure that you know this." He paused. "I'm happy to hear this as much as you are, and so will be everybody else. But what made me happier is that I have been trying to help Rogue find a way to control her powers for so long, but unfortunately that could not happen. And you have found out the_"
"Sorry to interrupt but I would give this credit to Remy, he was the one who accidentally figured this out."
Knowing that Remy and Rogue had broken up a while ago, Xavier was confused that; having the ability to touch Rogue, Remy was opening a new door of complications for himself. It was not his business to indulge in x-men's personal matters, Xavier thought, but Rogue's relationship with Remy had both of them suffered a lot, how he wished right now they were together.
Hank was too confused himself of how it was going to work and Professor was possessed in his mind too. "Professor?" Hank slowly asked.
"Oh..Excuse me. Hank---There are some matters that need to be resolved relating Rogue's powers, you understand? I'm sure Remy's happy about it, but you should keep it private until it works out. I do not want a single person to know this."
What could it possibly be? "I am noticing there is something that is not quiet right. Are you worried about their relation ship, the whole Antarctica issue? It's ok if you do not wish to answer, I'm just curious." The big blue beast focused his attention on the pen slowly trying to get something out of professor. He knew something was there.
"Hmm, I'm sorry I do not have the answer to that question, but yes it's about their relationship. Ofcourse it's not my concern, but Rogue's mentality, by now you should have the idea how it works. She has always been nervous about controlling her powers, especially after Remy's trial. We have to convince her somehow, because there are some things that are coming in the way. So, this will not be easy."
Professor Xavier let out a long sigh. It hurt him to see Rogue upset, because she was one of those important people to him, personally. He had been trying for so long but she gave up while ago. He couldn't do it and sometimes he was disappointed by himself, just like now.
Hank nodded.
"Well, good luck. I do not want to take the rest of your time..you can leave."
"Thank you Professor, I will see you later."
"And Hank?"
Beast turned around as he opened the door. "Yes Professor?"
"Since you will not be going to the Harry's, why don't you take some rest and leave all this aside for a little while?" Professor knew, that like always, Hank was not going to the New Year Party as it was a public place and it was unsafe for both Hank the people. People were not used to seeing a blue hairy animal in their parties. Professor chuckled on his own thoughts.
*****
Fear of being caught, she made her way out of the front door without making any noise. Rogue left the unbelievable, distressing scene in the farthest corner of her mind as she controlled her raging emotions, because at this point she wanted to take the best use of her super strength and burst the door open so that the whole mansion could come down. Ah'm gonna blow this place up with mah own hands if ah don' get an answer from her for what she did. Anyway…Lightly she opened the door and stepped outside.
Rogue's startling cry did not cause him to jump. Remy was leaning against the window sill with a cigarette in his hand. His usual trench coat there but changing from brown to black color showed his flavor in formal and casual attires, the gray dress shirt and classy black pants made him something. In fact if she was in her senses, she would have realized that he was waiting for her to come out of that door.
"Woooh…looks like you're ready t' go." With the smirking look on his face, his red eyes scanned her quickly, and they were noticeably expressing admiration. Of course when Rogue wore something that exposed her skin or her curvaceous body, it was definitely a sight to be seen, especially by Remy. To his amazement, she barely wore anything like that during their time together but this wasn't the right time to discuss old mistakes. He extended one of his hand and taking her silk gloved one, he pressed his lips on it.
Smiling nervously, Rogue shyly took her hand out of his grasp not too forcefully. Damn, why're you gettin' nervous girl?!
Remy looked at her skeptically with his gleaming eyes narrowing in the dark, he wanted to see if she was going to bury the scene from him or let it slip. "Chere, you ok? Somet'ing's botherin' you?"
Gulping slightly and clearing her throat, Rogue managed to control her expression by lying to him shamelessly. "No Remy-- It's nothin'. What could possibly be botherin' meh? 'specially at this time?"
Rogue blurted it out but deep down, her heart ached to reveal the truth. She wanted him to see it with his own eyes. Not that he wouldn't believe her if she even told him, but according to her, it would mean trying to pry Jubilee apart from him to make place for herself.
"Yeah, Ah think a got ready a 'lil too early." Her breath came out in a small murky smoke, trembling she rubbed her hands along her arms trying to heat herself up.
"I don' 'tink so chere. Besides de effort is worth it, neh?" Remy threw the cigarette down with his hand and extinguished it under his shoe.
Rogue's eyes twinkled at the remark and she raised her perfectly arched eyebrows from their place. "Oh yeah? You tell meh 'bout it."
He thought for a moment to find the ideal word, and then just went with the one he got. "Chere, y' look gorgeous. How 'bout dat?" The twitch of that sexy smile with his wink always caused lumps in her throat.
Rogue kept on looking at his hand that had playing cards which he shuffled one after the other with expert skill. She was wringing her hands a little at his comment about her, they were playing around and it was affectionate, but there was something else and different in their tones this time. Rogue wondered what was the last time they talked like that…The night when she came into the house and bumped into him? That was it. He had forgiven her but still why did they both keep their distance? Rogue cursed herself for thinking about all that stuff, that was the past and she tried to forget it, but she never could.
"Umm..Thanks sugah."
Remy didn't know whether to tell her or not about Hank's bewildering yet confusing discovery. For how long am I gonna hide dis from her? I mean it's not really hiding, but not tellin' her 'bout it would be de worst decision an' mistake o' my life. I might as well tell her 'bout it later, heck I don' even know what's in it for us. Jubes, Rogue and me.
Reaching forward, he grasped her hand in his pulling her close that she was in his personal space. "So you finally t'ought that Remy would like you wearin' his 'lil gift." His voice low, but audible. The time when he gave her that gift, he was sure it would be difficult to convince her to wear that fine piece of dress as there were certain things that would pass her limits in her normal clothing.
Rogue didn't make any moves to pull away, instead she giggled as he lightly placed his gloved hand at her bare back. The warm hands caused her cool skin to get goose bumps in the cold. She wasn't surprised that he kept his gloves in his pockets all the time.
"Well don' think ah wore this 'cuz o' you mistuh. Ah jus' didn' have a suitable outfit for t'night." She curled up her lips inside trying to hide her flirtatious smile escaping the corner of her lips.
'Kay now Remy, she's flirtin' wit' you, it's obvious.
"Oooo chere. You broke 'dis Cajun's heart..." He played with her. "By de way, y' jus' tell Remy… an' he'll show you what a perfect ting's for you." Remy literally eyed her body all the way up intentionally and she poked him in the arm but her lightest hit was hard enough for him to jerk from his place.
"Ow--'kay 'kay, I was jus' playin' wit' ya petite." Remy backed up raising his arms in defense and defeat.
Scott's voice calling Ororo and Jean to hurry up to the garage caught their attention.
"Woops sugah. Ah was supposed to go with them and you got meh into talkin'. Ah'm goin' now…" Abruptly her mind snapped towards something before Remy could say anything. "By the way, where's Jubilee? Ah haven't seen her around much." She wanted to know if Remy knew what his little girlfriend was up to most of the time.
Smart move cherie. Foolin' around an' wit' Remy? Sorry t' say but you suck at dis. Hiddin' t'ings, no let's say Lyin' to Remy isn' dat easy. Remy smiled but was actually boiling up inside that neither of them was telling the truth. He wanted her to tell him the truth too, but he knew she would never ever do so until something relative would come up and her not-so-tolerable temper went out of its limit.
"No chere, I don' know but I guess she's still in front of de mirror getting' ready an' thinkin' 'bout tryin' to impress me, no?" She did not understand the meaning of Remy's words because Remy wanted to push her a little so that she would say something out of jealousy, but unlikely a smile appeared on Rogue's plump maroon lips and she shrugged.
"Ah don' know Cajun, but ah say don' wait for her, she'll take too long." Besides smirking, Rogue's face turned into a dull sober one as she rapidly stepped down the stairs and disappeared whispering, "See ya."
His blood boiled, the intense and wild throbbing feeling in his heart was left at the edge before making him burst with rage. He recalled her words, don' wait for her, she'll take too long. He wondered did Rogue try to tell him about Jubilee's encounter with Bobby in the kitchen by saying it to him indirectly, even without knowing that Remy saw everything? Or was it himself who felt her words cut through him like a blade just because he saw them both with his own eyes kissing?
Was it his mind that gave him the signal 'don't wait for her, she'll take too long?' Last thing Remy speculated was how long had it been going on between Jubilee and Bobby? It was not that Remy himself had been honest with people before, but that wasn't love, he was a flirt. Now what hurt the most was finally finding peace with someone after loosing his real love Rogue, he was betrayed by the same person. Remy frowned and headed to the garage.
*****
Brushing away a strand of her hair, Bobby looked into her black eyes staring into them lovingly. Jubilee's lips were quivering, barely an inch away from his'. She didn't realize she did this. He didn't either. They kissed.
Jubilee lowered her eyes. Oh my god, what have I done? And why? I wasn't stupid enough not to keep in mind that I love Remy and not him? Once more, she felt the soft touch of his lips upon hers.
I wonder why haven't I got a smack across my face yet? Just tell her once and for all. "Jubilee, I-I love you. And I also know that you love me too, but just the fact that you and Remy are in love is killing you." His voice became harsh as Jubilee began to step away.
Jubilee's mind was like a whirl now. Remy or Bobby? Why does he keep telling me that I don't love Remy, and just now he kissed me…Oh my god, what if Remy finds out? But he's not too innocent himself, who knows he was in bed with some girl last night in town? Plus, he's been trying to get with Rogue lately, even with me around. Jerk. The more Bobby tried to convince Jubilee to forget Gambit, the more her heart went against Remy every time. It was simple that Bobby was jealous, but Jubilee did not forget that he was jealous because he wanted her.
"I-I don't know what just happened between us, but lets just keep it down, shouldn't we?" Jubilee's staggering was annoying Bobby now. She was definitely scared that Remy would find out about him and Jubilee.
Bobby smiled sulkily. "So now you're scared that Remy will find out about you and me?"
"There's no you and me." Embarrassed at her own comment, Jubilee looked down.
"It's enough." Bobby was polite but his eyes were angry. "Stop lying to me and Remy, right now you could've pushed me away, you could've slapped me in the face, you could've called me a 'mister jubilee's counselor. But you didn't. You got the right timing and you took your chance. I'm goin' to say it again and I'll say it in front o' Remy. Damn him that he couldn't get a hold of Rogue and now he's using you to pass his time until Rogue comes back to him. You were just too easy for Remy to get. That's what your so called 'love' is al about."
It was Jubilee's turn to reply. "So you're tellin' me that Remy doesn't love me? I knew you would say that, every body does. And you said it now!" Picking up her stuff she managed to reply through tearful eyes. "Bobby I don' know what's going on. Please don't let Remy know about this…I'll settle this. I'm sorry." She tip toed on her feet and kissed him on the cheek.
Bobby raised his eyebrows. Hunh…what a change in atmosphere…What a girl, she comes down, ignores me, says she's sorry, kisses me back, and then says that she loves Remy, and flies away.
Bobby wanted Remy to find this out. If he had the chance, he would have kissed her in front of Remy. Their playing around was enough now, and the game was about to be over.
*****
"Oh my god..huh! Logan you scared me!" Jubilee's already nervous voice staggered as she turned around the corner of her house and bumped into nobody else but him.
"Why the hell 're you runnin' wild all over the house?! Watch where yer goin'. Ya run in those crappy sandals, yer gonna fall over yer stomach and cry out loud like a boo-boo-baby." Logan folded his hands over his broad chest and stood directly in front of her not letting her go away.
"I can take care of myself. Get out of my way Logan please I'm gonna be late for the party, you go get ready too, you stink real bad" She whined in a frustrated mood.
Logan's smug became worse. He looked around for a moment and sniffed. "Look, what have we here, a snobby 'lil Jubilation lee who has been hangin' 'round that annoyin' popsicle stick 'cuz I can smell 'im all over ya—tell me…somethin's wrong with the Cajun?
Jubilee's eyes went wide. She pushed him aside and started to stomp down the hall way. "Bobby is my friend and MY personal affairs are none of your goddam business!"
Logan tried hard to stop his claws from popping out but he just stood there and narrowed his eyes suspiciously.
"Fake ass parties…"
*****
Flocks of people chatting and laughing were spread from corner to corner. The humongous hall was glimmering faded golden from the stylish and gigantic chandeliers on the high, designed ceiling of the hall. The cold evening, sky could be seen within the long curtains leading out to a wide gallery where lovers stood, entangled in each other's arms.
She stood along against a marble and golden pillar that the gigantic ceiling stood on. The silky white strands were already coming out of the tight bun and fell to her face which she did not bother to pull them aside. She watched the people in each other's arms, girls giggling horribly and faking their prissy accents.
Rogue rolled her eyes. Maybe ah'm pissed at 'em 'cuz ah'm pissed at Bobby n Miss Jub-a-lee, so who else y' got on your kissy kissy list Jubes? For a moment, Rogue was happy that Remy, Jubilee and Bobby had not arrived yet or else she would not bear the sight of Remy in the arms of a woman who was cheating on him. Wolvie isn' here either, man you shoulda tagged along with meh. At least ah wouldn't be standin' heah watching stupid girlie girls.
Somebody stepped behind her.
"Oh, 'Ro thank gawd you're heah or else I woulda fallen asleep standing." Rogue put on her best fake smiles, hugged her with one side, and kept her head on Ororo's shoulder blade for a second.
Ororo hugged her back and Rogue backed away thinking she was too close and her skin was exposed.
"Yes Rogue, it's not that boring here but since Remy, Jubilee and Bobby are not here yet, it seems dull. We'll enjoy once they come." The white haired woman gave Rogue a reassuring smile.
"Is Logan gonna be heah?" Rogue asked like a little girl but her face saddened as Storm said shook her head.
Storm took a sip from her soda. "No he was practicing in the danger room the last time I saw him. Professor won't be coming either."
"Okie dokie" Rogue popped her bubble gum loudly and smiled devilishly as the noise caught attention from some people standing by. Ororo looked at Rogue for a minute and then stopped herself from saying anything thinking of her as a child.
"Speak of the devil and the devil is here." Ororo smiled warmly and waved at Remy and other people to come over.
"Which one are y' talkin' 'bout? There're three of 'em." Rogue wandered her eyes trying to ignore them. Her childish behavior was really catching Ororo's attention.
Ok, so she's definitely pissed off at something .Ororo glanced at Rogue and lightly frowned, she knew better than to say anything because the lady she was standing beside was Rogue, Ororo knew she would tick her off anytime so she didn't say anything strict.
The older lady kept her eyes on Remy and other people as they stopped to talk to Scott, Warren and Cecilya Reyes. Jean and Phsylock were sitting on the pinkish party sofa munching on food and laughing continuously. "Are you feeling well Rogue?" Asked Ororo.
Rogue popped her gum once in a while and moved her eyes around until they came to a stop. She looked at the bar where people took their drinks, some sat on the stools and some rambled away. She hadn't noted that before. Yeah, at last somebody's there. Ah could get drunk heah..at least it would be bettuh than standin' heah knowin' shitty things in mah head and not being able t' tell 'em t' nobody. She suddenly looked at the person standing beside her. "Didja say somethin' 'Ro?"
For a second, Ororo was annoyed but then let it go as again nobody knew when or why Rogue's mood twisted. "I said, are you alright?"
"Oh sorry, Ah'm just out o' it t'day." She shook her head. "Hey why don' y' go an' chill out with othuhs, Ah'm gonna go and get a drink."
"How about you come with me, we'll talk and your mind will refresh in minutes." Ororo was not aware of the matter so she thought asking Rogue to go with her would help a little, wandering alone would make Rogue much worse.
"C'mon 'Ro, Ah'll be fine, it's nothin' too serious. Ah was just kinda gettin' a headache, y'know it's normal for meh." Rogue kept her hand on Ororo's shoulder reassuringly.
"Oh ok, I was just worried about it a little bit." Storm watched as Rogue left and she made her own way to the x-men crowd in the corner.
*****
The continuous squeaky sound of the chair rotating from side to side was the only voice coming in the room. Most were standing, very few were sitting, but only one speaking was the leader.
"Okayyy. Michell, you got the same position. Steward you're number two, keep in mind that if you fail this time…no more chances will be given. And Donovan, like always you'll keep contact with me until we take hold of every one." He typed something on the keyboard and the big screen started showing data. The dark room flashed with different colors as pictures of previous missions and people appeared on the screen.
The leader looked at his watch and then turned to others. "We got exactly one hour to do reach the place. I'm reviewing all this so that you filthy jack asses don't mess up the whole mission again. This New Year party's gonna be funnier than the grand opening ceremony, I can't wait to have those mutie bastards under my control." He smiled devilishly. "Jake, where's the program at?" His eyes shot at the person sitting across him on the long table.
"Pearl Continental Hotel-Five star. Near Lake Pearl." His seemed confident enough but he was wiping sweat off his face minute after minute.
"Perfect. Just making sure. Donovan when was the last time you checked that the security system is off?" His eyes were still on the screen.
Donavan, who was second in command for the mission, haughtily flipped the papers from the file. "This morning boss. Don't worry about it, got everything fixed."
Everyone's eyes drifted to the screen as their leader restored confidence for him. "Everyone make sure that these are the only people you arrest, and yeah I want all of them alive. Do whatever you want—but…before they get locked up…Once they get in the rooms…don't touch 'em." He typed something and a picture of a man in blue spandex came up.
"This is the leader. Extremely destructive power. Ensure that he does not get out in any cost, everybody can make mistakes but he's the leader, he does not make mistakes like that." The 'Friends of Humanity's' leader skipped some of the mutants. "There are some easy ones but don't fix that in mind so they get out of your hands."
He carried on. "Everybody has a great sense of fighting and co-operation but you know we are larger in number and thanks again to our genius engineers and mechanics for making those internal fixable inhibitors so we can defeat them easily."
"I got a question." The person leaning against the wall addressed to the leader.
"Go ahead."
"Some of the mutants are telepaths. What if they figure out they're in a place where their powers fully negated? Don't they have some kind of psychological reaction when they're powers are stripped off? They obviously are not going to wear a genoshan collar until we surrender them."
The leader thought over that for a minute. "Well, since these are machines that we have fixed in secret places, these machines have a capability of switching off powers without really affecting the mutant in any physical, chemical or psychological means."
Another picture of a person and description became visible. "This is the second most powerful mutant in the x-men, probably one of the dangerous mutants in the world. Poor girl..doesn't even know she's stripped off her powers now. No absorption, No super power, no flying. And yeah, The white strip in brown hair will tell ya she's a mutie..by this you can take her down first and easily."
"So here is the 'Beast', I'm not sure if he's gonna be there 'cuz he's Blue…funny huhn?" Nobody laughed at his unnecessary stupid joke. The leader did not bother to look at them and continued to show several other pictures of the members of the x-men and described their powers.
"This is the thief. Eyes: Red on black. Simple. You all know these people. All you need is technique but it will be difficult. All those imitation practices should come in handy this time. I couldn't get a view of that animal with claws. He's brutal, violent and strong. I'm telling you all, take him down the first time or else he'll skin you alive before I will."
"Everybody dress casual—relax and then as soon as you get an aim, wreck that place. Try not to hurt humans…it's the Mutants that we're after."
"But that's not possible-Boss. I mean the people are going to be in a panic, we could just hurt anyone." Another man covered in full black wear interrupted.
"Exactly. That's what we want, Panic. Not much of a terror, you got exactly one hour to do this, okay that's it. Let's move."
Everyone on the table gathered their complex and sophisticated weapons and left the room.
*****
This is so much fun. "'thank YOU very much." She swigged another beer and gratefully thanked the bartender as he kept another one in front of her.
"Sure, need any help I'm here." The bartender looked strangely at her and then departed.
O'course…cuz ah'm payin' ya brainless chimpanzee. Rogue was ratty, really ratty now. She had been sitting here for ten minutes after she urged Ororo to meet Remy and the other people. There was loud music playing in the background, and she hated it. It was very infuriating this time. Rogue hated mushy and sensitive music when especially she was alone, she was accustomed to loud and earsplitting pops and rocks which took her mind away from things.
Holding the glass with her gloved hand, Rogue guzzled the liquid down and made an odd face. Ah feel dizzy…but this is the second drink, girl. How's that possible? She was always secure from getting drunk even by having four to five drinks...heavy duty ones. She raised her eyebrows tightly and shut her eyes for a second as a light wave of head ache touched her again.
She moved the glass round and round on the shinny marble top of the bar. She tilted her head from side to side thinking of nothing as the pain grew, it wasn't too much but she had hardly experienced that kind before.
"Hey…"
Rogue unexpectedly turned her head to the right to see the speaker. The man was not really handsome, but he was certainly attractive with black hair and grey eyes on light skin. He was sitting but he seemed to be taller than her.
"Hi…Sorry but do ah know you bah any means?" She confusingly questioned.
He brought his wineglass to his lips and then smiled casually. "No- unfortunately not, but is it a crime to say 'hi' to a pretty lady?"
Rogue tapped her covered nails on the bar and did not pay attention to his comment, she had had so many of these and they didn't really matter to her. Why's he being so friendly? Ah guess ah haven' been hangin' 'round nice people lately. She was already feeling lightheaded now as so many puzzles were unsolved in her mind due to recent issues and the beer wasn't helping much either. "Umm-So what brings you heah? Ah mean talkin' to a lonely lady at a new year's party is not the best thang people wanna do."
He raised his eyebrows. "Woah…Sorry I didn't mean to disturb you or anything, I just came by and sat to have a drink, actually I'm waiting for somebody."
"No it's ok, I was a bit riled up at something." She decided to loosen up a bit because the x-men did not pay any heed to what she was doing right now, she thought that probably because she was in one of those bad moods tonight. But she felt so bad as if no body cared about her. Nobody came looking for her as she sat here alone.
"Oh..so you're alone?" He finally said without looking at her.
Rogue didn't want to show him her weakness, besides who was he to ask her about her personal matters. "No Ah got a lot o' friends heah…they're all wanderin' heah somewhere."
His eyes were fixed on the white strip of her hair that was tied in among the auburn bun. The white strip in brown hair will tell ya she's a mutie..by this you can take her down easily..
He looked away as she glared at him quizzically. "We're talking and I forgot to ask your name..I'm Jake." He extended his hand to meet hers.
Rogue shook his hand and got it away as quickly as she could.
"I'm sorry…I didn't mean to.." Jake tried to be awfully gentle and tried not to look suspicious, after all, these x-men were trained fighters.
"No it's okay..ah jus' don' lakh people touchin' meh a lot." She backed away…but then she thought that why did she care if he was just touching her through gloves..he didn't do anything. Besides what was the harm in talking to a guy who did nothing…at least it was better than x-men who did not even know where she was. Rogue waved in her chair for a second and then straightened as he firmly grasped her shoulders. Yes…invulnerability…absorption…it's working. Jake smiled evilly in his thoughts.
"You okay?"
"Yeah Ah'm fine…ah- dunno wha' jus' happened…" She squinted her eyes and kept her hands over her temples. Why the hell ah'm feelin' dizzy aftuh drinkin' only lakh like a half a bottle?
"You wanna come with me and sit somewhere comfortable or something?" He tilted his head and looked down at Rogue whose head hooked…He did not know the secret behind all these mutant females being incredibly beautiful…or may be it was just that he had seen them before when the Friends of Humanity got hold of the mutants last time.
Rogue looked up at him and then turned on her stool. She pointed to somebody in the crowd. "Look theah? He's mah friend…Bobby, the lady standin' beside him is Ororo..and look ovuh theah.." Jake glanced at the people she pointed at. "Y'see the guy with the glasses? He's Remy with his girlfriend. Thanks anyway, but these people are all mah friends, if somethin' happens they can take care o' meh, you don' have t' worry 'bout meh, Ok sugah?" She patted his shoulder sort of in an irritated way that he kept on asking her if she was ok.
"Alright……So you guys all came together or you just know them?" Jake was jumping up and down in his heart. Poor Girl, she's already tellin' me everything.
Rogue looked at him with bright green eyes and smiled. "Well yeah, we kinda live in the same house. Now don't freak out…it's lakh a dorm—or le'say an institute." She did not proceed the moment she realized she was telling this information to a stranger.
Beep. Beep. Beep. "Excuse me." Oh-o. Jake reached in his coat pocket and brought his cell phone to his ears. "Jake here. Yeah, I'm here, at pearl continental..ahuh..okay." Nodding, he looked at Rogue and then at his watch. "Yeah, got it. See ya later." Click. "Sorry. It was my friend, he just told me he's not coming because there's a problem or something." He shook his head pretending to look worried.
Rogue looked at him sympathetically. "Awe sugah, will you be alraght?"
"Yeah no problem. Y'know what, I gotta go and make sure everything's okay. So nice meeting you, sweetie." He got her gloved hand in his and stroked it. "Bye."
"Oh nice meetin' you to mistuh..good that you were heah, or else I would've been bored ta death."
They both shared a genuine laugh and then he was gone. Rogue sighed heavily and then turned to the counter top. She was about to get up but as she turned, Remy was standing right in front of her.
*****
He washed his hands with soap over and over again but then suddenly looked up at the male restroom door closing. "Thank god you're here. You know what we gotta do right?" He said that in one breath.
"Whathe hell were you doin' for twenty minutes Jake?!" The other man whispered tightly.
Jake looked around quickly and then took two short breaths. "Man Donavan you don't know what I got. You know…I got track of all these mutants through one, only one mutie! Everything's fine. Tell me what ya got?"
"Perfect. Okay, I've checked all the security systems..and we got exactly 45 minutes to do this. Remember…Panic, everywhere. Alarm everybody." He reached his hand inside his black over coat and showed something to him.
Jack's eyes widened. "Damn—did you check that the security system? 'cuz we gotta make sure that the alarm does not go off..our every man got guns everywhere. And we're not supposed to bring them alive y'know? What about the doors upstairs? Did you check the inhibitors too?"
"Yeah yeah. Don't worry about it. This is just for safety, incase something goes wrong, you keep yours handy too, k? Everything's under control..The rest of the men will be arriving here in a minute or two. Michell and Stewart are upstairs checking the rooms. Boss provided them with inhibitor detectors at the last minute. That's it." He cracked his knuckles and ran a hand through his hair.
"Ok let's move." Jake slapped Donovan's back encouragingly and they went out of the bathroom one after one.
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Note: Okay, how was it? I tried my best people..y'know This is like my third story guys… Next time: There's a dance…and and..Friends of Humanity mess up the New year's party! I LOVE you people because you always review my work! Thank you very very very much!
