They'd been driving. All night. And all Rogue could think about was Kitty
and Evan and they're faces. Faces of determination. She couldn't get their
faces out of her head even as the car hurtled down the highway. Remy hadn't
spoken one word since he'd carried her to the car. He was sort of angry
looking and every time Rogue looked at him he'd look even angrier. This
hurt Rogue. It was her fault. The way he'd flinched when she first touched
him after Mystique attacked made her feel bad, but not this bad. They were
going so fast and she watched as blurs of light (lamp posts) went by. She
was starting to get nervous and tried to finally speak to Remy, for the
first time since they left the huge building with the lobby that housed
Kerri and Adam.
"Remy. Remy slow down."
"Can't Chere. If that electric freakshow catches up ta us, we'll be feeling more than un little buzz." Remy was behind the wheel of his beaten up pick up. Rogue was sure this wasn't really his car, just something that wouldn't attract attention which was what Remy was usually all about. Now they were zooming down the highway, getting more distance between them and Kerri.
"But Rem-"
"Rogue just let Remy think for one minute!" Remy yelled. Rogue shrank back a little and then shrugged it off. Any second he was going to pull over kick her out of the car and head for New Orleans. Or say 'Yeah rite, you're not worth this.' She was thoroughly feeling depressed when she finally found her voice.
"Stop."
"What petite?" Remy said incredulously, "You must have hit your head or somting."
"No Remy, Ya'll bettah pull this damned contraption ovah and let me out." Silence. Remy hadn't stopped but he'd slowed down a bit.
"Chere."
"Remy shugga, ah hafta go back." This time Remy nearly breaked. He pulled into the parking lot of a nearly deserted Denny's and got out and walked around to Rogue's side. Rogue was pretty sure he was going to tear her seat belt off and throw her on the ground and then take off. He opened the door and matched Rogue's determined stare with one of a look of pure confusion.
"Why? Why does chere wanna leave Remy?"
"Lebeau. Ah.. Ah love ya."
"Then why are you tryin to hurt Remy?"
"Ah'm not! Ah need to go back!"
"Parce-que.?"
"Because of. of the team." Again Silence. Remy half smiled half grimaced.
"Remy thought Rogue was an outcast.Thought she had no place."
"Ah guess ah do. An' there's no way ah'm gonna let that bitch Kerri run me outta mah own roost!" Remy let out a small laugh. He backed away from the car with a look of unbelieving.
"Com'mon Chere. They're probably dead already! Let's just go." Rogue couldn't believe what she was hearing. Is this how he'd act if she was still there?
"No Remy! They're the closest thang to a family ah ever had.I can't leave em!"
"Well then you've come to a crossroads petite. Them or Remy." Those last three words were what hurt the most. After all this he was gonna do that to her? After all they'd said to each other he was going to draw a line in the sand. He was going to make their love conditional? Well Rogue didn't go by anyone's rules.
"Guess I'll be see'n ya Lebeau. Ah just hope its not too soon." Rogue slammed the door and locked the car up, crawling into the drivers seat.
"Rogue!" Remy said trying to open the door. "You'll always be their puppet! You'll never be free!" Rogue started up the engine.
"Once a swamp rat, always a swamp rat!" she screamed threw the door as she reved the engine. Remy backed away and just glared. "Ah hope ya'll are happy with ya freedom Lebeau. But ta me ya'll will always be in a cage." And with that she turned onto the highway. She'd seen people drive enough to tell which gears to use and which pedal to push. And for the last time, she was leaving Remy in the dust.
**************************************************************** Hey everybody! This chapter is pretty short and pretty dull but don't worry, things will heat up next chapter! This chapter is important because it shows a) Rogue's insecurity with Remy b) how much Rogue actually values the X-Men and c) that Rogue actually CAN drive. so yea, this'll be referred back to in the next chapter! ENJOY! Gotta bounce! Love ya'll! ~ Stokes
"Remy. Remy slow down."
"Can't Chere. If that electric freakshow catches up ta us, we'll be feeling more than un little buzz." Remy was behind the wheel of his beaten up pick up. Rogue was sure this wasn't really his car, just something that wouldn't attract attention which was what Remy was usually all about. Now they were zooming down the highway, getting more distance between them and Kerri.
"But Rem-"
"Rogue just let Remy think for one minute!" Remy yelled. Rogue shrank back a little and then shrugged it off. Any second he was going to pull over kick her out of the car and head for New Orleans. Or say 'Yeah rite, you're not worth this.' She was thoroughly feeling depressed when she finally found her voice.
"Stop."
"What petite?" Remy said incredulously, "You must have hit your head or somting."
"No Remy, Ya'll bettah pull this damned contraption ovah and let me out." Silence. Remy hadn't stopped but he'd slowed down a bit.
"Chere."
"Remy shugga, ah hafta go back." This time Remy nearly breaked. He pulled into the parking lot of a nearly deserted Denny's and got out and walked around to Rogue's side. Rogue was pretty sure he was going to tear her seat belt off and throw her on the ground and then take off. He opened the door and matched Rogue's determined stare with one of a look of pure confusion.
"Why? Why does chere wanna leave Remy?"
"Lebeau. Ah.. Ah love ya."
"Then why are you tryin to hurt Remy?"
"Ah'm not! Ah need to go back!"
"Parce-que.?"
"Because of. of the team." Again Silence. Remy half smiled half grimaced.
"Remy thought Rogue was an outcast.Thought she had no place."
"Ah guess ah do. An' there's no way ah'm gonna let that bitch Kerri run me outta mah own roost!" Remy let out a small laugh. He backed away from the car with a look of unbelieving.
"Com'mon Chere. They're probably dead already! Let's just go." Rogue couldn't believe what she was hearing. Is this how he'd act if she was still there?
"No Remy! They're the closest thang to a family ah ever had.I can't leave em!"
"Well then you've come to a crossroads petite. Them or Remy." Those last three words were what hurt the most. After all this he was gonna do that to her? After all they'd said to each other he was going to draw a line in the sand. He was going to make their love conditional? Well Rogue didn't go by anyone's rules.
"Guess I'll be see'n ya Lebeau. Ah just hope its not too soon." Rogue slammed the door and locked the car up, crawling into the drivers seat.
"Rogue!" Remy said trying to open the door. "You'll always be their puppet! You'll never be free!" Rogue started up the engine.
"Once a swamp rat, always a swamp rat!" she screamed threw the door as she reved the engine. Remy backed away and just glared. "Ah hope ya'll are happy with ya freedom Lebeau. But ta me ya'll will always be in a cage." And with that she turned onto the highway. She'd seen people drive enough to tell which gears to use and which pedal to push. And for the last time, she was leaving Remy in the dust.
**************************************************************** Hey everybody! This chapter is pretty short and pretty dull but don't worry, things will heat up next chapter! This chapter is important because it shows a) Rogue's insecurity with Remy b) how much Rogue actually values the X-Men and c) that Rogue actually CAN drive. so yea, this'll be referred back to in the next chapter! ENJOY! Gotta bounce! Love ya'll! ~ Stokes