(A/N: My deepest apologies for not updating sooner, I have a serious case
of writer's block)
Thanks for all reviews:)
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Remy raised an eyebrow and glanced at Rogue, she seemed completely and utterly shocked. He gently shook her shoulder, bringing her back to reality, "Cher`e, you know this man?" Rogue nodded blankly. "Marie?" instantly Rogue's attention was on Cody again, "Uh....Excuse us, we need to talk" he clasped Rogue's gloved hand and lead her onto the dance floor.
They pushed their way through the crowd and finally came to an exit, Cody opened the door and the two stumble into an alleyway. Rogue pulled her hand out of his and stepped away from him a little, Cody leaned against a wall and they locked gazes for a long period of silence.
Rogue spoke first, "So...You probably think Ah'm a freak" Cody's eyes widened and he shook his head violently in denial, "Marie, Ah could never think of ya' as a freak. You have a gift, that's cool", Rogue bowed her head down, when she looked up again there were tears in her eyes, "Ah'm sorry, Ah didn't mean ta'" her accent came out thick with emotion.
Cody covered the distance between them and wrapped his arms around her, she stiffened, afraid he might touch her skin, but then relaxed into his embrace, "Ah know you didn't. Shhhh, it's okay" Rogue realized just how much she'd missed her best friend, she tightened their hug.
After a while they pulled apart and Cody slung an arm around her shoulders, "Well, seems to me like we have a lot of catching up to do, and this ain't exactly the ideal place to do it" Rogue smiled, "The others are gonna be so mad at me if we leave now", "That's alright, we can cover the basics over a few drinks and a couple of dances"
They walked back into the club and had to shout above the music while going towards Rogue's table, "No one knows my real name. They call me Rogue" Cody grinned, "Ah like it, it suits you better" he replied.
Rogue noticed Remy was the only one left at their booth by the time Cody and her got there, the Cajun looked as if he'd just been about to come after her. Cody slid in across from Rogue and Remy instantly started in with the inquiries, "Who's he?" Gambit asked, jutting a thumb in Cody's direction.
"Remy, Cody. Cody, Remy" Rogue introduced, "Cody was my best friend growin' up in Mississippi. He was also the first person to get a taste of my powers" Cody grinned, "She's such a great kisser she knocked me off my feet" Rogue blushed slightly and giggled. To say the least Remy was surprised, he'd never heard Rogue giggle, especially when the topic was her "curse".
He instantly went into jealous mode, why didn't she lighten up like that around him? Or anyone else for that matter? She sees this guy for the first time in, what, six years, and she's acting like a kid.
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Rogue and Cody spent the rest of the night talking and dancing. the Goth hardly paid any attention to Remy. But after a few hours St. John had staggered over to them supported by Wanda, "We need to get him back to the hotel" she said with a laugh, "He's dead drunk" "I ain' dunk, luv" the Aussie slurred, "Sure you aren't" Wanda retorted.
Rogue smirked and tossed Wanda the keys, "We'll be with you in a minute" the Scarlet Witch twirled the key ring on her finger twice before clutching it in her hand and turning away from her friends, "Take your time" she called before disappearing into a sea of bodies.
Rogue, Remy, and Cody got up, "Where are you living now, anyway?" Cody asked Rogue, "Remember Irene?" he smiled, "How could Ah forget?" "We're staying at her ranch outside of New York". He mock pouted, "Well could you move to the one in Caldecott"
"Oh believe me, that would be Louisiana's worst nightmare" she rested her elbow on Remy's shoulder, "The Brotherhood's staying with us" Rogue had told him all about them earlier. Cody patted her head, "You poor baby. By the way, Ah think you should call that Logan guy to stay with you so none of those boys try anything"
"Not that they would or could" Rogue said, Remy caught the hint of sadness in her voice and decided to insert some of his charm, "Don't discredit yourself, Petite, you've got half the male population wrapped 'round your finger" Rogue retreated from resting against him long enough to punch him playfully in the arm, "One day that forky tongue of yours is gonna be yanked out and Ah hope Ah have the pleasure of watching, Swamp Rat"
He smirked and slipped an arm around her waist, "Whatever you say, River Rat" Rogue tried to tug away from his grasp but she was too tired and sagged against him instead, "You're lucky Ah'm full of alchahol, otherwise you'd be in for it"
Cody tipped his head slightly as if he were wearing a cowboy hat, "G'night, Marie. Was a pleasure meeting you Remy. Maybe Ah'll stop by Irene's sometime" Rogue gave him a sleepy wave and Gambit nodded his acknowledgment.
The two trudged towards the exit and made their way to the car, Wanda sat in the driver's seat while St. John slumped on the passenger's side. Remy opened the back door and Rogue and him climbed in.
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Kitty thought for a moment before making her next move, she jumped two of Peter's checkers and grinned, "Ready to give up now?" the Russian raised an eyebrow, "Why would I want to do that when I am so close to dominating this match?"
"Like, no way! I am, like, so gonna win" Kitty protested. Just as Peter was about take his turn, the door to the boys' room opened and in walked two drunken teammates, one with hearts in his eyes, the other with stars. St. John barely made it to his bed before falling asleep, Remy glanced at Peter and Kitty with a wicked smile, "Since we seem to be trading roommates, I'll just sleep in Kitty's bed for tonight"
"Rogue and Wanda, would, like, totally flip" Remy smirked, "I know" Kitty rolled her eyes and glared at the Cajun's retreating form, she turned back to Peter "He does have, like, a good idea though, I could sleep in here" Colossus blushed beet red, Shadowcat giggled.
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Rogue kicked off her combat boots and laid down on her bed, "Ah can't believe it" she mumbled, "He doesn't blame me" *Now you can move on* *What do mean?* she projected her confusion, *You can finally let go of a part of your past that's been holding you back from living a fulfilled life*
Rogue sat up and frowned, *What?* Mesmero sighed, *Can you not see, child? After what happened with Cody, you were afraid to hurt someone else, you thought everyone you absorbed would hate you just because Cody didn't wake up soon enough to tell he didn't blame you. As a result, your self-esteem fell so low you couldn't imagine anyone ever loving you, and then you blocked people out, not wanting to hurt them. But now you can move past that*
Rogue starred at the floor, he was right. Just then the door opened, Remy leaned against the door frame and grinned, "Kitty wanted to switch roommates" "LEAVE!!!" Wanda and Rogue shouted at the same time, throwing their pillows at him.
LeBeau stumbled backwards from the blow as Kitty phased through him and shut the door in his face, the Cajun pouted, "I tried"
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(A/N: I'm so sorry if this chapter's corny, I had to force it through my writer's block:(
Thanks for all reviews:)
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Remy raised an eyebrow and glanced at Rogue, she seemed completely and utterly shocked. He gently shook her shoulder, bringing her back to reality, "Cher`e, you know this man?" Rogue nodded blankly. "Marie?" instantly Rogue's attention was on Cody again, "Uh....Excuse us, we need to talk" he clasped Rogue's gloved hand and lead her onto the dance floor.
They pushed their way through the crowd and finally came to an exit, Cody opened the door and the two stumble into an alleyway. Rogue pulled her hand out of his and stepped away from him a little, Cody leaned against a wall and they locked gazes for a long period of silence.
Rogue spoke first, "So...You probably think Ah'm a freak" Cody's eyes widened and he shook his head violently in denial, "Marie, Ah could never think of ya' as a freak. You have a gift, that's cool", Rogue bowed her head down, when she looked up again there were tears in her eyes, "Ah'm sorry, Ah didn't mean ta'" her accent came out thick with emotion.
Cody covered the distance between them and wrapped his arms around her, she stiffened, afraid he might touch her skin, but then relaxed into his embrace, "Ah know you didn't. Shhhh, it's okay" Rogue realized just how much she'd missed her best friend, she tightened their hug.
After a while they pulled apart and Cody slung an arm around her shoulders, "Well, seems to me like we have a lot of catching up to do, and this ain't exactly the ideal place to do it" Rogue smiled, "The others are gonna be so mad at me if we leave now", "That's alright, we can cover the basics over a few drinks and a couple of dances"
They walked back into the club and had to shout above the music while going towards Rogue's table, "No one knows my real name. They call me Rogue" Cody grinned, "Ah like it, it suits you better" he replied.
Rogue noticed Remy was the only one left at their booth by the time Cody and her got there, the Cajun looked as if he'd just been about to come after her. Cody slid in across from Rogue and Remy instantly started in with the inquiries, "Who's he?" Gambit asked, jutting a thumb in Cody's direction.
"Remy, Cody. Cody, Remy" Rogue introduced, "Cody was my best friend growin' up in Mississippi. He was also the first person to get a taste of my powers" Cody grinned, "She's such a great kisser she knocked me off my feet" Rogue blushed slightly and giggled. To say the least Remy was surprised, he'd never heard Rogue giggle, especially when the topic was her "curse".
He instantly went into jealous mode, why didn't she lighten up like that around him? Or anyone else for that matter? She sees this guy for the first time in, what, six years, and she's acting like a kid.
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Rogue and Cody spent the rest of the night talking and dancing. the Goth hardly paid any attention to Remy. But after a few hours St. John had staggered over to them supported by Wanda, "We need to get him back to the hotel" she said with a laugh, "He's dead drunk" "I ain' dunk, luv" the Aussie slurred, "Sure you aren't" Wanda retorted.
Rogue smirked and tossed Wanda the keys, "We'll be with you in a minute" the Scarlet Witch twirled the key ring on her finger twice before clutching it in her hand and turning away from her friends, "Take your time" she called before disappearing into a sea of bodies.
Rogue, Remy, and Cody got up, "Where are you living now, anyway?" Cody asked Rogue, "Remember Irene?" he smiled, "How could Ah forget?" "We're staying at her ranch outside of New York". He mock pouted, "Well could you move to the one in Caldecott"
"Oh believe me, that would be Louisiana's worst nightmare" she rested her elbow on Remy's shoulder, "The Brotherhood's staying with us" Rogue had told him all about them earlier. Cody patted her head, "You poor baby. By the way, Ah think you should call that Logan guy to stay with you so none of those boys try anything"
"Not that they would or could" Rogue said, Remy caught the hint of sadness in her voice and decided to insert some of his charm, "Don't discredit yourself, Petite, you've got half the male population wrapped 'round your finger" Rogue retreated from resting against him long enough to punch him playfully in the arm, "One day that forky tongue of yours is gonna be yanked out and Ah hope Ah have the pleasure of watching, Swamp Rat"
He smirked and slipped an arm around her waist, "Whatever you say, River Rat" Rogue tried to tug away from his grasp but she was too tired and sagged against him instead, "You're lucky Ah'm full of alchahol, otherwise you'd be in for it"
Cody tipped his head slightly as if he were wearing a cowboy hat, "G'night, Marie. Was a pleasure meeting you Remy. Maybe Ah'll stop by Irene's sometime" Rogue gave him a sleepy wave and Gambit nodded his acknowledgment.
The two trudged towards the exit and made their way to the car, Wanda sat in the driver's seat while St. John slumped on the passenger's side. Remy opened the back door and Rogue and him climbed in.
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Kitty thought for a moment before making her next move, she jumped two of Peter's checkers and grinned, "Ready to give up now?" the Russian raised an eyebrow, "Why would I want to do that when I am so close to dominating this match?"
"Like, no way! I am, like, so gonna win" Kitty protested. Just as Peter was about take his turn, the door to the boys' room opened and in walked two drunken teammates, one with hearts in his eyes, the other with stars. St. John barely made it to his bed before falling asleep, Remy glanced at Peter and Kitty with a wicked smile, "Since we seem to be trading roommates, I'll just sleep in Kitty's bed for tonight"
"Rogue and Wanda, would, like, totally flip" Remy smirked, "I know" Kitty rolled her eyes and glared at the Cajun's retreating form, she turned back to Peter "He does have, like, a good idea though, I could sleep in here" Colossus blushed beet red, Shadowcat giggled.
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Rogue kicked off her combat boots and laid down on her bed, "Ah can't believe it" she mumbled, "He doesn't blame me" *Now you can move on* *What do mean?* she projected her confusion, *You can finally let go of a part of your past that's been holding you back from living a fulfilled life*
Rogue sat up and frowned, *What?* Mesmero sighed, *Can you not see, child? After what happened with Cody, you were afraid to hurt someone else, you thought everyone you absorbed would hate you just because Cody didn't wake up soon enough to tell he didn't blame you. As a result, your self-esteem fell so low you couldn't imagine anyone ever loving you, and then you blocked people out, not wanting to hurt them. But now you can move past that*
Rogue starred at the floor, he was right. Just then the door opened, Remy leaned against the door frame and grinned, "Kitty wanted to switch roommates" "LEAVE!!!" Wanda and Rogue shouted at the same time, throwing their pillows at him.
LeBeau stumbled backwards from the blow as Kitty phased through him and shut the door in his face, the Cajun pouted, "I tried"
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(A/N: I'm so sorry if this chapter's corny, I had to force it through my writer's block:(