Still Holding Out For You
By Lady Trunks
Part 28
Glenn Rentholen/Katina Ashton- Glad I could help break you in... And hopefully I didn't permenantly scar you from Evo fandom. ^_^
J.Dax- Honey, you can tell me it's fantastic as much as you like, I'll never get tired of it. ^_^
mori- One Pietro good, two Pietro's even better?? My opinion at least. ^^ Glad you loved it.
X-DarkHorizon-X- The girl is the most oustanding writer. I cried and I sighed, it was so very sweet. Can't wait to the sequel I will FORCE her to write!! *evil grin* I get to be first?? Woohoo!! Um, unless you were talking about your own fic, then it's just horrible that you play with my mind like that. Good luck on your report. You should add something like... Yes, the simplest bestest recipe. Take 1 lb cubed cooked white chicken meat, add 2 cups chicken broth, 1 cup rice. Combine and bake at 350 until liquid is absorbed... Even Kitty could do it. Okay, I doubt that helped, but... Oh, and I have another song for you. Still Dixie Chicks. I'll Take Care Of You. Great song.
Lucky439- *sighs dreamily* Yes, it was sweet wasn't it. ^_~ Hehehe. I shouldn't say that about my own fic, it makes me sound concieted. I can't help it though, I just love Pietro so much. Hope this is soon enough for you chica.
HoneyBug16- O.o He's actually in character? Wow. Um, I don't know. Make him concieted I guess, in an utterably adorable way?? I just love him so much, and therefor think that it's cute when he does that. And try to keep fully in mind that even though I think the boy is without a doubt wonderful as sin, he is no way near perfect. Hmm, I think that makes no sense at all.
Ellen- It could be kinda funny, in a bizarre kind of way. And as much as I love Pietro, if you say that he's not vain, well you obviously missed something (like every episode he's in ^_^). It's actually one of the things I like about him, it's just so... CUTE!! ^^
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Rogue sank against Pietro in relief, weariness causing her muscles to go lax now that she finally had the support to hold on to. She would have enjoyed nothing else in that moment than to curl up in a tiny ball and go to sleep… As long as she could stay in his arms.
As if sensing her thoughts, Pietro pulled her tighter for a second before gently easing her away. She looked up into his face, and found him wearing the familiar smirk that she alternating loved and hated. "There will be time enough for sleep later. Right now we need to take care of the rampaging psychopath over there." He pointed his thumb in the direction where the X-Men/BoM consortium was currently totally annihilating Linda.
Rogue glanced in the direction and gave a tired yawn, then almost whined (as close as Rogue ever came to whining). "Ah, they look like they can handle it. I want to sleep now."
He frowned at her in mock disappointment. "Now Roguey. This is your mind after all. You shouldn't depend entirely on me to do everything. I mean, I do have a busy schedule. Plus I still need to talk to the other me and see what exactly he saw that he shouldn't have, and have him describe it in vivid detail."
At his words her eyes widened in shock. "WHAT DID HE SAY?!! Don't believe a word of it!! You know you, you can't believe a word you say!" She blurted out quickly and with a great deal of anxiety. She had given him access to her mind after all, and there was no telling what kind of things he had gotten into. For the first time she was beginning to see the possible error in her actions, but how would she have known that the real Pietro would be in her mind as well.
"Now Roguey," Pietro replied with a wide grin on his face, "if I can't trust me, whom can I trust?"
"Fine, that's it." She said, almost to herself. "I just have to kill both of you. Now, I don't have to worry about his body, but yours…" She continued muttering under her breath, but he was to busy laughing at her expense to hear everything.
"Anytime you're ready!" Scott called from the battle where they had successfully restrained the still struggling Linda.
Rogue looked at Pietro. "This was your brilliant plan, what am I supposed to do with her now?"
He looked at her in surprise. "Hey, my job was just the rescue op. The rest is up to you; it's your mind. What do you normally do with the evil psyches you absorb?"
"This." She turned to face Linda, and got focused intently on her. A look of intense concentration formed on Rogue's face as what appeared and cage of adamation formed around the woman. She began to protest, but her shouting was ignored as a layer of cement encircled the cage, enforcing the metal. Next it was completely surrounded by several layers of brick. The shrieks of rage were almost impossible to discern from the structure now, but Rogue wasn't done yet. Further concentration caused a large chasm to appear under the edifice, which was lowered into it and closed, removing all signs of the woman ever having been there.
When she was gone, Rogue once again sank wearily into Pietro, the strain of using so much mental force taking strength and energy that she didn't really have to spare. He took the opportunity to pull her close allowing her head to rest on his shoulder, reveling in the proximity.
The other psyches, now that the danger was eliminated, began heading back towards them. They all appeared slightly weary, having never before witnessed the 'disposing' of one of a psyches and slightly apprehensive that that could happen to them. All of them that is except for the psyche Pietro, who rushed over to there side.
"Wow-Roguey, that-was-great. We-should-do-that-sometimes-to-Evan-just-to-hear-him-scream!" He said excitedly, causing the other Pietro to grin in agreement.
Rogue backed slightly out of the real Pietro's arms to glare at the other, "Speaking of torturing psyche's… What exactly did you two talk about? And what's this I hear about you seeing stuff you shouldn't have?"
"I-didn't-tell-him-anything, I-swear." He said, throwing his hands up in a defensive gesture and backing away slightly as if in fear. The effect was ruined however when he immediately shot her a mischievous look, "Of course I was planning on telling him a very interesting bit of info I found out after you were talking with Kitty and Jean."
His words caused her to turn a light shade of red, which the real Pietro noted in amused appreciation before sharing a look of conspiracy with the other Pietro. 'Oh yeah, she definitely likes us.' he thought with a smirk.
Rogue noticed the look, but didn't say anything. Instead she rubbed her temples, as if one Pietro wasn't frustrating enough. 'But,' she thought with a sigh, 'he's just so darn cute!' She pushed the thought aside for now, she needed at least a day of sleep to be in the right mental state to deal with that whole situation. And first things first.
"I think that it's time you left and the rest of you went back, so I can get some much needed sleep." Rogue announced to everyone, with a pointed look at Pietro.
"But we still need to talk!" He protested.
"When I wake up. And when you're in your body." She said firmly, ushering the rest of them in the direction of their 'home'.
"Did you hear that?" the Psyche Pietro said in a stage whisper that was audible to everyone, "She wants our body."
Rogue just groaned in response. She would deal with him later. Now she just wanted to sleep.
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I really missed writing them together, they're just so much fun. And I think this fic is almost finished, which brings me to my request. On a fic that I'm planning to start soon, I want to write both Remy and Rogue with their accents, but I'm going to need someone to check them so I don't over or under do them. So if anyone would like the beta for me, I would be very grateful. Um, the fic itself is an Apocalypse one with Rogue as the main character (with some focusing on her past) and the other main characters are going to be Pietro, Remy, and Warren (at least that's the plan, possibly Kurt as well). It might end up being rated R and slightly bloody, so… Just keep in mind that you have to be (reasonably) good with the accents, and a serious lack of anything better to do would come in handy. ^_^
