'Hey, Stokely, wait a minute!' Rogue shouted from her window. Stokely
rolled her eyes and began walking away. 'I said wait!'
'Why? So you can yell at me some more?!? And then you hit Remy bellow the belt! God Rogue, what is your problem?!? You are so messed up these days!!!'
'Ah know, it was all a big misundastandin'…ya'll have ta come inside an ah'll fill ya in…'
'Sorry Rogue. But I'm leaving on the next train to San Fransisco and I don't plan to miss it. Bye, sis.' That last word was icy cold. Rogue was so upset. How could so many things go wrong?!? Everything was falling apart and she felt so helpless.
'Someone was pretending to be you!' Stokely stopped in her tracks, 'And they were kissin' Remy.' Stokely frowned.
'That's impossible. The only person who could actually do something like that is Adam and he would never kiss a guy.' Suddenly it all clicked in Rogue's head. Adam like Kerri. Kerri had a HUGE crush on Remy. Daring was Rogue's x boyfriend and Stokely probably knew about Kerri's plans. It made sense.
'Remy…?'
'Don' want to talk to you know Rogue.' Rogue twitched. He never called her Rogue unless he was being romantic or was really REALLY mad. Rogue took a step forward.
'But ah have ta tell ya somethin' b'fore ya go.' Remy slammed his car door shut and turned around to face her.
'Go ahead chere. Remy's listening.' Rogue choked a bit, and felt tears welling in her eyes. She took a deep breath.
'Ah wanted ta tell ya…God dammit Remy, ah love ya more than anythin' an a don't wanna lose you! Not now! Not ever!' Remy didn't move. Rogue could feel herself shiver. 'Truth is ah'm nothin' without you. The day we met…ah thought you were the last guy on earth ah'd ever fall head over heels for…but ah was wrong.' Remy flinched a bit, but still stood his ground.
'Remy saw chere in the arms of Darin' one to many times.' Remy turned around and got into the car. Rogue felt warm tears streaming down her cheeks. Remy pulled the car out of the driveway and watched Rogue as he drove away.
A few hours later, Remy heard his car phone ring. He picked up. 'What?'
'Remy?!? Oh God Remy! She's dead…you killed her…'
'Now slow down petite…who's dead?'
'Rogue! She's dead! Oh god, oh god!' Remy dropped the phone and put both hands on the steering wheel. He threw it over to the left and made a U turn. He then went at least 30 over the speed limit, rushing back to the girl he loved.
'Where is she?' Remy yelled as he ran back into the mansion. No one was there except Kerri. She looked up.
'Oh, hi Remy. Back so soon?'
'WHERE IS ROGUE?' He shouted. Kerri winced a bit and then smiled.
'She's in the hospital wing. They found her out collapsed in the parking lot. She wouldn't stop crying.' Remy ran down the hall toward the hospital wing. He ran in and pressed his face against the glass. He saw Rogue lying in there, staring at the window.
'Chere! You alright?'
'Remy…? Is it you?'
'It's me chere. Remy's right here.' He bent down and kissed her tenderly on the cheek. Rogue smiled.
'I knew you'd come.' Rogue's hand shot up and threw Remy against the window with such force that he went crashing threw. He lay on the floor, everything growing dark.
'Remy wake up! Honestly, Cajun, you can sleep threw just about anything!' Remy's eyes slowly opened, his pupils adjusting to the light. Rogue was standing over him, looking genuinely concerned.
'Get away!' Remy said backing away. Rogue shook her head.
'Mystique attacked you. She brought us both here.' They looked around. It was a huge lobby with hundreds of floors looking down at them.
'Why did you say all those things, chere?' Rogue looked back at him.
'What things?'
'That you still loved Remy.'
'Cajun, ya'll must've really been belted one! It's cause ah DO love ya.'
'But Daring…'
'He was the one always makin' the moves on me. He was led on by…'
'Me.' The two looked up at a figure standing by a door. It was backlit so that the features were undistinguishable, but Rogue knew the voice anywhere.
'Kerri.'
'The one and only. So you've figured it all out, huh kiddo. Finally! I was wondering how much longer I was going to have to pretend to be on your side.'
'Now maybe ah wasn' always nice to ya, Kerri, but what has Remy got to do with all this?' Kerri closed the door behind her and walked in leisurely. Remy pulled Rogue in close so if Kerri tried anything, he'd protect her.
'Oh, I don't want to hurt Remy! I'd never do anything like that! The problem is he met you first. Now I've tried everything I could possibly think of to set you two up! I told Daring you still loved him, I recruited Adam and Mystique to help me, I even framed Stokely when she found out about my plans. And yet you two are still together!' The last sentence, Kerri screamed wildly.
She then released a fireball that hurtled toward the couple. Remy grabbed Rogue and threw her over the couch. Kerri gasped and clapped her hand. The fireball was only inches away when it burnt out. Remy looked up.
'Remy, darlin'!' Rogue screamed getting up and running to his side. Kerri was absolutely fuming. Remy grabbed Rogue and held her to his chest. Rogue was a bit startled but wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
'There.' He said, 'Now you can't kill chere without killin' Remy.' Kerri rolled her eyes.
'Come on Remy! Can't you just ditch the chick and come with me.'
'Never.' Kerri stomped her heel.
'I NEVER GET REJECTED!' she screamed. She then felt a hand on her shoulder.
'I don't know about this Kerr…'
'Shut up Adam! JUST SHUT UP! NOW BRING THEM OUT!' Adam bowed and left the room a minute. He came out holding up Kitty and Evan. 'Now listen up Rogue. Either you accept your fate as second place and let me kill you, or I fry your little X-pals!'
'Don't do it Rogue!' Kitty cried.
'Yeah, Rogue! It's not worth it!' Evan shouted. Rogue was starting to pull away from Remy. Kerri smirked.
'Come on Roguey. It doesn't matter if you let these two die, we'll just go and get another batch to sizzle. It won't stop until you and Remy are the last X-Men left alive.' Kerri laughed.
'Kerri this isn't right!'
'Oh be quiet Adam!'
'Don't talk to him that way!' Kitty said. Kerri took her bandana off and stuffed it in Kitty's mouth.
'Be quiet munchkin.' Kerri then returned her attention to where Rogue and Remy were sitting. But they weren't sitting. They weren't in sight.
'AGH! YOU LET THEM GET AWAY, YOU STUPID APE!' Kerri yelled at Adam. Adam was a bit taken aback by Kerri's rage, while Kerri looked around frantically for the escaped lovers.
'When I get my hands on Rogue, I'm gonna light her up!' Kerri screamed.
'Why? So you can yell at me some more?!? And then you hit Remy bellow the belt! God Rogue, what is your problem?!? You are so messed up these days!!!'
'Ah know, it was all a big misundastandin'…ya'll have ta come inside an ah'll fill ya in…'
'Sorry Rogue. But I'm leaving on the next train to San Fransisco and I don't plan to miss it. Bye, sis.' That last word was icy cold. Rogue was so upset. How could so many things go wrong?!? Everything was falling apart and she felt so helpless.
'Someone was pretending to be you!' Stokely stopped in her tracks, 'And they were kissin' Remy.' Stokely frowned.
'That's impossible. The only person who could actually do something like that is Adam and he would never kiss a guy.' Suddenly it all clicked in Rogue's head. Adam like Kerri. Kerri had a HUGE crush on Remy. Daring was Rogue's x boyfriend and Stokely probably knew about Kerri's plans. It made sense.
'Remy…?'
'Don' want to talk to you know Rogue.' Rogue twitched. He never called her Rogue unless he was being romantic or was really REALLY mad. Rogue took a step forward.
'But ah have ta tell ya somethin' b'fore ya go.' Remy slammed his car door shut and turned around to face her.
'Go ahead chere. Remy's listening.' Rogue choked a bit, and felt tears welling in her eyes. She took a deep breath.
'Ah wanted ta tell ya…God dammit Remy, ah love ya more than anythin' an a don't wanna lose you! Not now! Not ever!' Remy didn't move. Rogue could feel herself shiver. 'Truth is ah'm nothin' without you. The day we met…ah thought you were the last guy on earth ah'd ever fall head over heels for…but ah was wrong.' Remy flinched a bit, but still stood his ground.
'Remy saw chere in the arms of Darin' one to many times.' Remy turned around and got into the car. Rogue felt warm tears streaming down her cheeks. Remy pulled the car out of the driveway and watched Rogue as he drove away.
A few hours later, Remy heard his car phone ring. He picked up. 'What?'
'Remy?!? Oh God Remy! She's dead…you killed her…'
'Now slow down petite…who's dead?'
'Rogue! She's dead! Oh god, oh god!' Remy dropped the phone and put both hands on the steering wheel. He threw it over to the left and made a U turn. He then went at least 30 over the speed limit, rushing back to the girl he loved.
'Where is she?' Remy yelled as he ran back into the mansion. No one was there except Kerri. She looked up.
'Oh, hi Remy. Back so soon?'
'WHERE IS ROGUE?' He shouted. Kerri winced a bit and then smiled.
'She's in the hospital wing. They found her out collapsed in the parking lot. She wouldn't stop crying.' Remy ran down the hall toward the hospital wing. He ran in and pressed his face against the glass. He saw Rogue lying in there, staring at the window.
'Chere! You alright?'
'Remy…? Is it you?'
'It's me chere. Remy's right here.' He bent down and kissed her tenderly on the cheek. Rogue smiled.
'I knew you'd come.' Rogue's hand shot up and threw Remy against the window with such force that he went crashing threw. He lay on the floor, everything growing dark.
'Remy wake up! Honestly, Cajun, you can sleep threw just about anything!' Remy's eyes slowly opened, his pupils adjusting to the light. Rogue was standing over him, looking genuinely concerned.
'Get away!' Remy said backing away. Rogue shook her head.
'Mystique attacked you. She brought us both here.' They looked around. It was a huge lobby with hundreds of floors looking down at them.
'Why did you say all those things, chere?' Rogue looked back at him.
'What things?'
'That you still loved Remy.'
'Cajun, ya'll must've really been belted one! It's cause ah DO love ya.'
'But Daring…'
'He was the one always makin' the moves on me. He was led on by…'
'Me.' The two looked up at a figure standing by a door. It was backlit so that the features were undistinguishable, but Rogue knew the voice anywhere.
'Kerri.'
'The one and only. So you've figured it all out, huh kiddo. Finally! I was wondering how much longer I was going to have to pretend to be on your side.'
'Now maybe ah wasn' always nice to ya, Kerri, but what has Remy got to do with all this?' Kerri closed the door behind her and walked in leisurely. Remy pulled Rogue in close so if Kerri tried anything, he'd protect her.
'Oh, I don't want to hurt Remy! I'd never do anything like that! The problem is he met you first. Now I've tried everything I could possibly think of to set you two up! I told Daring you still loved him, I recruited Adam and Mystique to help me, I even framed Stokely when she found out about my plans. And yet you two are still together!' The last sentence, Kerri screamed wildly.
She then released a fireball that hurtled toward the couple. Remy grabbed Rogue and threw her over the couch. Kerri gasped and clapped her hand. The fireball was only inches away when it burnt out. Remy looked up.
'Remy, darlin'!' Rogue screamed getting up and running to his side. Kerri was absolutely fuming. Remy grabbed Rogue and held her to his chest. Rogue was a bit startled but wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
'There.' He said, 'Now you can't kill chere without killin' Remy.' Kerri rolled her eyes.
'Come on Remy! Can't you just ditch the chick and come with me.'
'Never.' Kerri stomped her heel.
'I NEVER GET REJECTED!' she screamed. She then felt a hand on her shoulder.
'I don't know about this Kerr…'
'Shut up Adam! JUST SHUT UP! NOW BRING THEM OUT!' Adam bowed and left the room a minute. He came out holding up Kitty and Evan. 'Now listen up Rogue. Either you accept your fate as second place and let me kill you, or I fry your little X-pals!'
'Don't do it Rogue!' Kitty cried.
'Yeah, Rogue! It's not worth it!' Evan shouted. Rogue was starting to pull away from Remy. Kerri smirked.
'Come on Roguey. It doesn't matter if you let these two die, we'll just go and get another batch to sizzle. It won't stop until you and Remy are the last X-Men left alive.' Kerri laughed.
'Kerri this isn't right!'
'Oh be quiet Adam!'
'Don't talk to him that way!' Kitty said. Kerri took her bandana off and stuffed it in Kitty's mouth.
'Be quiet munchkin.' Kerri then returned her attention to where Rogue and Remy were sitting. But they weren't sitting. They weren't in sight.
'AGH! YOU LET THEM GET AWAY, YOU STUPID APE!' Kerri yelled at Adam. Adam was a bit taken aback by Kerri's rage, while Kerri looked around frantically for the escaped lovers.
'When I get my hands on Rogue, I'm gonna light her up!' Kerri screamed.