Author's note: Another chapter… you know you LOVE it!! Just some more gossiping this chapter, but next chapter is Rogue and Remy's first private session. Anticipate some real Romy moments coming up. Little Kiotr implying too. Fun fun.

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SperryDee: I stole the metaphorical skirt stuff from a conversation that I had with a couple of my friends. I really wanted to include it in the story, so I stuck it in there. Hope you enjoy the new stuff.

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Roguechere: You may not kill my reviewers! J/K Anyway, I made fake training schedules for myself, to see how I could fit in all of their training. Even with some having private lessons, the kids have no more than 2 sessions a day and mostly it's like 3 days a week with one lesson and 3 days with 2… only the 4 special students get to have more. I know it still seems like a lot, but these are the older kids and they're preparing to be X-Men and such. I dunno. It's my world so I'm gonna do what I want! And I feel you on the trouble getting out of bed. Especially after I go to the gym. Argh.

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The Flirt and the Rogue

by, Caliente

Chapter 6 – Who Likes Whom?

"He digs you luv."

"Like, totally."

"He does chica."

"Da. (Yes.)"

Rogue's jaw dropped as she stared at Peter. Betsy, Kitty, and Jubilee had been trying to convince Rogue that Remy was interested in her. Peter had been sitting on a couch near them. The four girls gaped at the large 18 year old. His cheeks began to burn at their stares. "Or I could just go back to reading." And with that said, the large teen turned back to his copy of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.

"Wow, cute and sensitive," Jubilee commented in a loud whisper with a meaningful glance at Kitty. Kitty's cheeks began to flush just as Peter's had earlier. "You should totally ask him out."

"What?!" Kitty almost shrieked before she caught herself.

"Yeah Kit, we all know ya lahke him," Rogue drawled with an evil grin. "Not so fun when it's on ya, is it?" she added in a whisper to the younger girl. Kitty shook her head sadly.

"So what are we going to do today?" Betsy asked innocently.

"Well, I, like, have a private lesson at 6pm," Kitty offered. "And Rogue has hers at 9."

"Ugh, don't remind meh," Rogue muttered. "Meh an' the Cajun tagetha fo' two hours. Alone." Rogue shuddered. "Ah've had nightmares lahke that."

"Sounds like a dream to me," Jubilee remarked with a sly grin.

"Okay, I think we've run this topic dry," Betsy stated. "Let's go do something until Kitty's training session. I don't want to just hang around the mansion." The other girls nodded in agreement and headed out to Betsy and Brian's shared SUV.

"How 'bout the mall?" Jubilee suggested excitedly. It was like her second home.

"Sure sugah," Rogue agreed sweetly. "But only if we don't talk about Remy fo' the entire trip."

"Fine," Jubilee huffed in a defeated tone. Rogue smirked as she took shot gun with Betsy driving and Jubilee and Kitty sharing the back.

~*~*~*at a Coffee Shop in the mall before they head back to the Institute*~*~*~

"…and then Amara said that Boom Boom's name is, like, totally earned," Kitty gossiped with Jubilee. Betsy and Rogue were purchasing their coffee. "She said that Tabby, like, is having a fling with Roberto. Of course 'Berto just happens to be Sam's best friend in the entire world. Poor Cannonball. He might be invulnerable but his heart isn't, ya know?" Jubilee nodded. "I wonder what will happen when he finds out."

"Maybe we should tell him," Jubilee suggested hopefully. The Southern boy was handsome and it was no secret that most of the institute girls had been disappointed when he and Tabitha made their relationship known.

"Like, no way!" Kitty cried hastily. " First of all, 'Mara would kill me. Secondly, it's not our place. Thirdly, you wouldn't want to ruin the moment when he walks in on them. And you know he will 'cause him and 'Berto share a room."

"What are you two talking about?" Betsy asked with a knowing smirk as she and Rogue sat down at the table with the younger girls. And change the subject please because Rogue is still sensitive about the subject of Tabitha and cheating. The two subjects together would not be a good combination. Betsy told the two girls in their minds. Gotta love the telepathic powers.

"We were just discussing how to innocently find our way into the boy's locker room," Jubes told Rogue with a wink to Betsy. Kitty's cheeks flushed slightly at her friend's suggestion. Jubilee noticed and added, "After Peter's workout." Now Kitty's face was beet red and she shot Jubilee a murderous look.

"Okay," Rogue responded eyeing her three friends with suspicion. She glanced at her watch. "Crap, we had better head back. It's almost 5:30 and Kit has training at 6." The four girls chatted happily as they exited the mall and drove back to the institute.

When they arrived home, Betsy offered to take Rogue's bags up to their room and Jubilee and Kitty also took their purchases upstairs. Rogue wandered into the kitchen to grab a piece of fruit. A sudden, and unwelcome, voice shook her out of her trance. "Bonjour chere. How was de mall?"

Rogue's body stiffened at the sound of Gambit. She pushed her anger from the morning away and turned to face him. "Fine," she replied stiffly. "Jubes and Kitty practically bought out the entire place though."

"Chere, listen. Remy wanted t' talk t' y' about dis morning. He not sure what he did t' make y' so angry but he is very sorry." His eyes were filled with sincerity and confusion.

"Whateva Cajun. It's fine. Ah just don't lahke ta talk about mah past, ya know?" Remy nodded. Yep, he definitely knew what she meant. "An' Ah don't much care fo' ya flirty attitude." She smirked. "An' Ah know fo' a fact that there are plenty o' girls who would love some attention from ya. So why don't ya go botha them?"

"Because dis t'ief wan' t' bot'er y' chere," Remy replied.

Rogue just shook her head as she walked out the door. "Have fun in ya session with Kit," she called behind her. Remy glanced at the clock. 6:03. Oops. He was late. He raced out the door and down to the danger room, thoughts of Rogue still swimming in his mind.

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