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~Personal thoughts~
"Normal Conversation (Duh)"
{Musical Lyrics}
Bring Me To Life--Evanescence
ROGUE
Ah tossed mah backpack onta mah bed an' fell back onta it. Ah rested mah head on mah hands as Ah stared up at the ceilin' through the dark shades Ah was still wearin' an' sighed. ~Oh yeah, Professor this is a real gift all right. Ah can't go half a day without some kind of freak accident.~ Ah looked at mah gloved hands an' rolled outta bed. Ah dug through a desk drawer until Ah found an old deck of playin' cards. Ah stuffed the loose cards inta mah bomber jacket before changin' inta mah uniform.
A half an hour later Ah was standin' outside at the beginnin' of a trainin' path. ~Hope no one sees meh out here.~ Ah gave one more quick look around before startin' the program. Ah started runnin' down the path armed with a few flamin' cards that Ah tossed at the disks that were flyin' at meh. ~Damn, this is a lot harder than it looks. But Ah can't stop now…Ah'll just finish the course.~ Unfortuntately Ah was out of cards an' the only option left was ta run. ~Damn, why didn't I grab more decks or somethin'.~ Ah tripped over a gap in the sidewalk an' tumbled ta a stop. Ah turned over ta see three of the disks flyin' straight at me on the ground. Ah had no where ta go when they suddenly fell ta pieces on the ground beside meh.
"What do you think you're doing out here?!?! You could have gotten yourself killed. This isn't something you should be trying without someone watching your back and you know better." Logan was standing over meh with his claws extended an' through the dark glasses Ah could tell that he was scared. "Look Stripes, I didn't mean to yell at you like that, but I think that both of us would like to see you make it to eighteen."
"Sorry Logan, Ah was just tryin' ta blow off some steam." He helped meh ta mah feet as Ah brushed mahself off.
"Next time you try blowing off steam, do it without the glasses." Ah pulled off the sunglasses for Logan to see the red on black eyes Ah'd acquired. "Kid, what happened?"
"Ah don't know." We were walkin' back ta the mansion an' Logan stopped dead in his tracks when he saw mah eyes. He grabbed mah shoulders an' jerked meh ta a stop so that he could look at them closer. His face was so close ta mine that it made meh nervous. "Logan, ya too close." He pulled back but kept a hold of mah shoulders.
"Did you tell Chuck?" Ah shook mah head 'no' while tryin' ta keep the tears from fallin'. "Come on."
WOLVERINE
~What the hell was she thinking?!?! Hopefully Chuck can help her.~ We were waiting inside the professor's office. ~Damn, can somebody say de j' vu.~ She was sitting in a chair picking at her gloves while I stood leaning against a wall. The only thing missing was Gumbo.
"What is the matter?" Chuck finally wheeled in looking concerned as he sat behind his desk. He looked at Rogue who was staring into her lap refusing to look up for anything. "Rogue?"
"It's mah powers, they're actin' weird again." She looked up so that the professor could see the demon eyes that had replaced her emerald ones. I don't know how he could look at them for as long as he did. They seemed to always make me nervous.
"I believe that we should begin your training immediately. Starting today you should work with Logan in a private session daily to gain control over your powers. I'll also work with you when I can to help ease some of the more troublesome parts."
"But, what about mah eyes! Ah can't just keep walkin' around like this, somebody's gonna notice that somethin's different."
"If you like, I can give you an image inducer like Kurt's. It'll allow you to cover up your eyes until you learn to control the physical mutations."
~Physical mutations, guess she's lucky she doesn't have blue fur or something worse right now.~ The professor pulled an inducer out of a desk drawer and placed it on top.
"I'll have Hank program this for you. It should be ready for you tomorrow morning."
She stood up and headed for the door. "Thank ya Professor. Thanks for savin' mah neck Logan."
"Are you sure this is going to work?"
"No." ~Great.~
GAMBIT
I was standing in de doorway of her room watching her sitting cross-legged on her bed poring over her French homework. "What the hell is that supposed ta mean? Grrr…Ah don't get it!"
"Maybe I can help wit' de French. We can work t'get'er." She looked up at me in de doorway wit' surprise.
"Hmm…what did ya want?" I walked int' de room and stood at de end of de bed looking down at her and de French book.
"I just t'ough two heads would be better t'en one."
"Ok, who better ta ask than a Cajun, right?" She moved over making room for me on de bed and patted de spot next t' her where I sat down. I peered down at her text book as I put an arm around her waist.
"What does this mean? Est-ce que tu étudies le français? Ah think Ah'm just blankin' or somethin'."
"It means: 'Are you studying French?'"
"Oh, yeah. Ah'm gonna bomb this course. Ah don't even know why Ah'm takin' it."
"Non, y' won't fail, Cherie. I'll help y'." She looked up at me and I could see that she still had my red on black eyes.
{How Can You See Into My eyes Like Open Doors, Leading You Down Into My Core}
"Scary, huh? Nobody'll even look at meh like this."
{Where I've Become So Numb Without A Soul My Spirit Sleeping Somewhere Cold}
"Non, I t'ink t'ey're beautiful, and who wouldn't want t' look at y'r beauty?"
"Ya're just sayin' that 'cause they're yars."
{Until You Find It There And Lead It Back Home}
"Non! T'ey look much better on y'." She blushed hard as she looked back down at her homework.
"Ah think that's it."
{(Wake Me Up) Wake Me Up Inside, (I Can't Wake Wake Up) Wake Me Up Inside}
"Y' know t'ere's more to French t'en t'at.
"Yeah." She closed her books and put t'em back in her backpack.
{(Save Me) Call My Name And Save Me From The Dark, (Wake Me Up) Bid My Blood To Run}
"Oui, like t'is." I slid my ot'er hand under her hair t' pull her closer to' me as I kissed her.
"No, that ain't somethin' they teach us at school." She pulled back a little but our faces were still only an inch apart.
{(I Can't Wake Up) Before I Come Undone, (Save Me) Save Me From The Nothing I've Become}
I could feel her breath on my skin as I kissed her forehead t'en stood up. She held ont' my hand as I went t' go.
{Now That I Know What I'm Without, You Can't Just Leave Me}
"I should go before I'm late for my training wit' Wolverine."
{Breathe Into Me And Make Me Real, Bring Me To Life}
"Ya got trainin' too. Ah thought it was a private session for meh ta use mah powers." I shrugged as I winked at her and left de room. ~That girl makes everyt'ing seem better. Even a training session wit' Logan doesn't seem t'at bad.~
"I'll meet y' down t'ere, Cherie."
ROGUE
~That's weird. Ah though Logan was workin' with meh one on one. Oh well, at least Jean's not in charge.~
{(Wake Me Up) Wake Me Up Inside, (I Can't Wake Up) Wake Me Up Inside}
Ah walked inta the danger room ta find Remy an' Logan already waitin'. "What took you so long, Stripes?" Remy smirked at Logan's comment. It was one of the few times that Logan was pickin' on meh instead of him.
{(Save Me) Call My Name And Save Me From The Dark, (Wake Me Up) Bid My Blood To Run}
"Ah was paintin' mah nails…what do ya think Ah was doin'? Ah had homework ya know." ~Those two both seem to know how ta boil mah blood!~ Logan just shook his head at meh.
{(I Can't Wake Up) Before I Come Undone, (Save Me) Save Me From The Nothing I've Become)
"Why are bot' of us here, Messieur?" Remy was wearin' his X-uniform but had his trench over top. It was mostly black with a little red here an' there. The only sign that he was even an X-man was the small little 'X' on his belt. ~Ah don't want ta fight him…please don't make us fight each other.~
"Chuck wants Rouge to learn how to control other powers, so that's what we're going to do." Logan pulled out a bandana an' started towards meh.
{Frozen Inside Without Your Touch Without Your Love Darling Only You Are Life Among The Dead}
"Hey! What's that for?!?!" He just sighed as he tied it around mah eyes so that Ah couldn't see a thin'.
"I want you to use my senses to fight him."
{All This Time I Can't Believe I Couldn't See, Kept In The Dark But You Were There In Front Of Me}
"What?!?! Ah can't see! How am Ah supposed ta fight?" ~An' why Remy?~
{I've Been Sleeping A Thousand Years It Seems, Got To Open My Eyes To Everything}
"Use your other senses--hearing and smell. Personally I don't care how you fight, use Gumbo's powers if you want to."
{Without A Thought, Without A Voice, Without A Soul, Don't Let Me Die Here}
"But he can see. That ain't fair!" Ah was blindly turnin' in circles tryin' ta figure out where they were. Ah felt Remy take mah hand an' place in it a deck of his cards. ~A lot of good they'll do meh. Ah haven't a clue where he is, let alone where Ah am!~
{There Must Be Something More, Bring Me To Life}
"All right you two, get going."
{(Wake Me Up) Wake Me Up Inside, (I Can't Wake Up) Wake Me Up Inside}
"Wait, stop…Ugh!" Ah fell on mah back as Remy's staff knocked mah feet out from underneath of meh. "Damn it, Remy when Ah get mah hands on ya, ya'll be a dead man!" Ah got back on mah feet an' listened for his retort.
{(Save Me) Call My Name And Save Me From The Dark, (Wake Me Up) Bid My Blood To Run}
"Y'll have t' catch me first, Cherie." Ah charged a card an' threw it in the direction the voice had come from.
"Close, but no cigar, Stripes."
{(I Can't Wake Up) Before I Come Undone, (Save Me) Save Me From The Nothing I've Become}
"Shut up Logan! Ah can't hear him if ya talkin'."
"Then smell him, kid." Ah sniffed hard an' caught a whiff of Remy's scent--a mix between gumbo an' aftershave. It was comin' from behind meh so Ah charged another card an' threw it in that direction. It exploded an' Ah could hear Remy's cry as he fell.
{(Bring Me To Life) I've Been Living A Lie, There's Nothing Inside (Bring Me To Life)}
"Owww…Merde, t'at hurts Cherie." Ah walked in the direction of the voice but tripped over Remy's body that was still lyin' on the ground. Before Ah knew what had happened he was on top of meh pinnin' meh to the ground. Ah struggled for a minute then found a grip on his coat sleeve. Ah charged it envelopin' him in fire. He tensed in his grip knowin' that if Ah let go, he'd be goin' up in smoke.
"Ok, Stripes, knock it off." ~Uh oh…how do Ah stop now?~
"Ah don't know how." The statement came out as blunt an' stupid as Ah was feelin' at the moment. ~If Ah let go, Remy's coat will explode--with him in it!~
"Relax, Cherie. Concentrate y'r energy on somt'ing else." Ah closed mah eyes, which no one could see 'cause of the blindfold, an' concentrated on the playin' card in mah other hand. Ah felt Remy get up off of me an' pull meh ta mah feet. He took the blindfold off an' looked at meh in astonishment. "Ah didn't t'ink y'd pull a stunt like t'at."
"Sorry, Ah didn't know what else ta do." Ah looked down at the card Ah was holdin' an' dropped it. It didn't explode like I though it should have. "Hey, what the?"
"Y' relaxed, when y' do, y' stop charging whatever y're holding ont'." The realization that Ah was startin' ta learn how ta really use Remy's powers hit meh like a bomb shell.
"Nice job Stripes. Although I'd have liked to see Gumbo here with a few scorch marks, but this'll do for now." He was smilin' at us though. ~Ah think he's startin' ta like Remy. Actually Ah know he likes Remy, Ah can sense it. He just keeps teasin' him ta keep up his tough guy act.~ "All right, you two get going now."
Remy an' Ah walked out of the danger room side by side as we headed for the elevator. He was completely drenched in sweat as his bangs stuck to his face. Ah realized that Ah too was soakin' wet an' couldn't wait ta go get a shower. "Think ya can let me get a shower now in peace?"
He pouted as he responded. "If t'at is what y' really want." Ah smiled an' kissed his cheek as we parted. He could be so cute sometimes.
GAMBIT
~She certainly surprised me when she blasted me like t'at.~ I walked int' de room I shared with Piotr t' find him staring absent mindedly out de window wit' his homework spread out on de desk in front of him. He looked up at me as I walked over to my dresser and pulled out a pair of jeans and t-shirt. "How was your training session, my friend?"
"It wasn't for me, mon ami. It was for Rogue."
"What happened. You look like you really took a beating."
"She kicked my ass." Piotr laughed as he I changed my clot'es. "T'ink y' could help me wit' my mat'?
"Sure. I was just starting that myself." I pulled out my mat' homework and pulled a chair up t' de ot'er side of his desk.
"So what's number one?"
"Do you think I am going to give you all the answers?"
"I can hope, can't I?"
"Work it out yourself, my friend." We bot' bent over our books and started working.