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~Personal Thoughts~

~"Inner Voices"~

"Normal Conversation (Duh)"

{Musical Lyrics}

Man To Man--Gary Allen

GAMBIT

"Oui vay…I feel like I've been hit over de head wit' a ton of bricks."

"You basically did Mate. That Sheila's got a temper that can kill." I rolled outta bed t' find John standing before me already dressed. His red hair looked like he hadn't bot'ered t' brush it but his clot'es were new looking. I rubbed my head as I looked over t'wards Piotr who was examining himself in a mirror.

"Mon ami, please tell me last night didn't happen."

"It did, my friend, and I wish you the best of luck. May I suggest you also find another ride to school." ~Damn, I forgot about school.~

"Merde…I've got first and last period wit' her."

"You're a dead man, Mate."

"I'll be lucky if I survive breakfast."

I got dressed and headed t' de kitchen. She was already sitting at de table wit' a plate of food t'at she'd hardly touched. ~Might as well get t'is over wit'.~ "Bonjour, Cherie."

"Shut up." She was rubbing her temples as if she had a headache.

"Somet'ing de matter?"

"Ya would be it." She picked up her plate of untouched food and dumped it before walking out of de room.

"T'at went well."

*Pop! "Vat did?" Kurt was hanging from de chandelier using his tail and was putting food on his plate.

"Not'ing, mon ami. Remy just be going now." I brushed past de ot'er students as t'ey all swarmed in for breakfast. ~T'is is going t' be a long day.~

WOLVERINE

~There's the little punk now.~ "Just who I was looking for."

"Are y' talking t' Remy, Messieur?" He looked up from his bike at me as I walked into the garage.

"Yeah, I'm talking to you. What do you think you're doing back here, Gumbo?"

"Remy live here, remember?" ~Smart ass.~

"We thought you'd decided to take a hike after that disappearing act of yours." The creep actually had the nerve to smirk at me as he finished wiping down his ride.

{You're Throwin' Around A Lot Of Serious Accusations. It Ain't Too Hard To Tell What You're Insinuatin'.}

"Remy didn't know y' cared."

{You Think I'm The One Who Stole Her Away. If Not For Me She'd Still Be Yours Today.}

"I don't. What I do care about though, is that you hurt Rogue." His smile dropped as I said this.

{We're Both Men Here, So Why Play Games? Why Don't We Call A Spade, A Spade?}

"Remy did not mean to hurt Cherie."

{Man To Man, Tell Me The Truth. Tell Me, Were You Ever There When She Needed You?}

"Like hell you didn't, Gumbo." He was looking down right scared as I walked up to him.

{Man To Man, Look Me In The Eye And Tell Me, If You Really Loved Her Why'd You Make Her Cry?}

"Tell me, mon ami. Did she have fun Friday night?" ~What's he playing at now?~

{Man To Man, Well Who Cheated Who? You're The One To Blame, Tell Me It Ain't True.

Man To Man, Man To Man}

"Yeah, so what if she did."

{Well You Think All Your Anger Is Just A Fad. Me, I Think It's Just Your Wounded Pride.}

"Don't y' t'ink y' a little old for Cherie?"

"She needed someone to talk to. Obviously you weren't around."

{What Did You Realy Think She Was Gonna Do? She's A Real Woman, Not A Doormat For You.}

"If you think I'm going to let you come back and hurt her, you're barking up the wrong tree, Gumbo."

{You Want Her Back, But It's Too Late. Why Don't We Just Cut To The Chase?}

"Remy, don't stand a chance now."

{Man To Man, Tell Me The Truth. Tell Me, Were You Ever There When She Needed You?}

~I wasn't expecting that from the cocky Cajun.~

{Man To Man, Look Me In The Eye And Tell Me, If You Really Loved Her Why'd You Make Her Cry?}

"I think you dropped this." I held out the necklace that I'd found last night lying in the front hall. The pendant was a Queen of Hearts playing card and hung from a silver chain. His fear was temporarily replaced with a look of sadness.

{Man To Man, Well Who Cheated Who? You're The One To Blame, Tell Me It Ain't True.

Man To Man, To Man, To Man, To Man, To Man, To Man

Man To Man, To Man, To Man, To Man, To Man, To Man}

"T'is was for Cherie." ~I figured on that.~ "Remy won't have a chance t' give it t' her now." He frowned as he took it and placed it into one of his coat pockets. "T'ank y', Messieur."

"I'm not here for your thanks. I'm here to tell you to stay away from Rogue. If you hurt her anymore, you can count on losing your head, Gumbo."

"Remy has school t' go t'." He got onto his bike and drove away as the other kids started coming down to leave for school themselves. ~Coward, running away like that. He's lucky, I probably would have taken his head off if he hadn't run.~

"Hey, Wolvie. Who were ya talkin' ta?"

"No one." Rogue was followed by Kitty, Piotr, John, and Kurt along with a truckload of the other students who Scott was taking in his car.

"Wolvie?!?! Like where did that come from?"

"Nice nickname, Mate."

"Forget it Kitty, ya too, John." She glared at both Half-Pint and John as she got into the driver's seat.

"Ja, I never zought zat anybody would get away with calling Mr. Logan, Volvie."

"Drop it elf boy." Kurt shrugged as he popped into the front seat of Rogue's jeep.

"Kurt, like I called shotgun today."

"Sorry Kitty, but ja snooze ja lose."

ROGUE

"This really sucks."

"Yeah, like if it wasn't bad enough that he lives in the same house with us, he's like in two of your classes."

"Thanks for the reminder, Kitty."

"Anytime! Like I gotta get going. Bye!"

~Only meh would have ta put up with all of this.~

~"Remy really feels de love in t'is place."~

~Shut up, it's bad enough Ah have ta deal with the real ya.~

Ah walked inta drama class ta find the only seat left was beside Remy. ~Shit, just mah luck.~ Ah sat down an' tried mah best ta ignore the fact that he even existed. "Bonjour, Cherie."

"Don't talk ta meh." He pouted as he opened his script ta the scene we were goin' over that day.

"Remy's really sorry." ~Why is he talkin' like that? He didn't used ta.~

"Ah don't care if ya sorry or not. It's not gonna make up for what ya did ta meh." Ah could see the hurt in his eyes, but Ah really didn't care.

"Today we're going to discuss the death scene from 'Romeo and Juliet'. Do we have any volunteers to read?"

~What Ah wouldn't give for Juliet's happy dagger right now.~

~"Cherie, don't mean t'at."~

~Yes, Ah do!~ The period passed by slowly as students read exerts from the play an' Ah argued with mah inner Remy. ~Where's Kitty an' Logan ta argue for meh when Ah need them?~ The inner Kitty an' Logan seemed ta be much quieter than the inner Remy which wasn't too surprisin' for Logan but Ah found it strange that Kitty wasn't nearly as chit-chatty. Although she had been this mornin' when Ah was dressin'.

[~"Like you don't want to wear that."~

~Yes, Ah do. It's what Ah always wear—jeans, tank, sheer long-sleeved shirt, gloves, an' boots.~

~"Exactly my point. You like need to mix it up a little. Why don't you like borrow one of my shirts or something?"~

~Ewww…there's no way Ah'm goin' ta school wearin' ya clothes!~

~"Like what's wrong with the way Ah dress?"~

~It just ain't for meh.~

~"Remy t'ink y'd look bella in one of Kitty's skirts."~

~That's exactly why Ah ain't doin' it.~]

The bell rang an' Ah picked up mah books an' headed back ta mah locker. "Can Remy talk t' y'?"

"There's nothin' for us ta talk about."

"Oui, Remy t'ink t'ere is."

"No, there isn't. Besides when did ya ever start thinkin'?" Ah stuck mah head inta mah locker hopin' he'd get the point an' go away. When Ah looked back out he was still standin' there. "Remy, Ah honestly don't care anymore." Ah pushed mah way past him as Ah headed tawards History.

GAMBIT

She was sitting beneath de same tree Ah had found her under on de first day of school. She was by herself and reading like she normally did. After what had happened t'is morning I decided not t' push my luck before last period. I sighed as I walked away t'wards de cafeteria. I got my food and sat down next t' John who was staring at every girl t'at walked by.

"What's wrong, Mate. You didn't even notice that last Sheila who had the finest ass I've ever seen."

"Remy don't care anymore."

"What is wrong with him now?" Piotr had walked over to sit with us and surprisingly wasn't followed by Kitty.

"Where's the Sheila, Mate?"

"She had to stay after class. Why is he upset." Piotr pointed at me drawing John's attention away from anot'er passing girl.

"Sheila trouble."

"Have you told her the truth, yet?"

"Non, she won't listen t' Remy." I was resting my head in one hand while I pushed the food on my tray around wit' my ot'er. Sighing I stood up and dumped the food int' de trash before coming back and sitting down again.

"You cannot stop eating, my friend. She'll eventually come around."

"Non, Remy don't t'ink so. Cherie's very stubborn." I opened my sketch book from last period t' see t'at nearly every page had a sketch of her on it. ~I'm losing it. I used t' love t'em and leave t'em and now I'm just stuck on t'is one girl.~ John and Piotr exchanged worried glances as I got up and left t'em.

ROGUE

~"Ooo…like here come's the Shmuck."~

~Thanks, but Ah can see that for mahself.~

"Bonjour, Cherie amour." His grin wasn't nearly as wide as it normally was which was probably the result of meh tellin' him ta 'fuck off' nearly every time Ah saw him.

~What does he want now?~

~"Remy probably just wants t' talk."~

~No shit, ya dumb ass.~

"Ah ain't ya love, so just leave meh alone."

"Remy can't do t'at, Cherie. Remy loves y' t' much." Ah cringed at that last sentence, he had a lot of nerve ta use that word around meh. Ah ignored him as Ah pulled out mah French homework from the weekend an' looked over it quickly.

"Rogue, would you help Remy catch up from the past week."

~What?!?! Why meh?~

~"'Cause y' be de bella Cherie sitting next t' Remy."~

"Oui, help Remy catch up." The class laughed at mah obvious dislike for him.

"Here's the notes, ya can look over them for yaself."

"Remy, can't do t'is alone. Will y' help him after school?"

"No, ya can ask one of the other girls in our class ta help ya."

"Remy, don't want any ot'er girl's help. Just y'rs Cherie." ~Ain't Ah a lucky girl.~ "Besides, Remy also needs help wit' drama since tryouts are t'is week." He was givin' meh his cockiest grin in combination with his puppy dog eyes. ~He's just playin' with meh. The whole time he was actin' ta keep up his stupid game.~

~"I smell a rat."~

~"Like, duh. All shmucks smell like rats."~

~"Remy non smell like a rat."~

"Ah think ya can handle actin' very well, Swamp Rat."

"Remy t'ink y' need practice as well." ~Damn, he's got meh there.~ Ah didn't answer him but headed ta mah locker as the bell rang.

"Y' didn't answer Remy." Ah ignored him as Ah pulled mah back pack out of mah locker. He grabbed meh around mah waist an' pulled mah keys outta mah pocket.

"Hey! Give those back."

"Y' won't be needing t'em, Cherie." Kitty an' Piotr came up behind him an' Ah shot them a pleadin' look. Remy then tossed mah keys ta Piotr who caught them.

"Let go of meh!"

"Piotr, like help her."

"No, they need to talk this out." ~What, since when was he on Remy's side?!?!~

~"Remy and Piotr have always been friends, Cherie."~

"Like what did you just say?" Piotr nearly dragged Kitty away ta the parkin' lot leavin' meh behind with Remy.

"Let go of meh, right now!" We were startin' ta attract a crowd as students stopped ta watch our commotion.

"Come on, Cherie." He kept a firm hold on meh as he led meh outside ta his bike.

"Ah ain't goin' with ya."

"We need t' talk."

"Then start talkin'." Ah'd officially lost mah patience with him but he looked at meh surprised that Ah had already given in.

"Y' really going t' listen?"

"No, Ah said it for mah health." His eyes were glitterin' with hope as he got on his bike.

"We need t' talk some place more private." Ah noticed the crowd of people that had followed us ta the parkin' lot an' decided Ah really didn't want an audience for when Ah finally had it, an' killed him. He drove us ta a park that was only a few blocks away, but it was completely empty.

"Now what did ya want ta tell meh?"

"I didn't want t' leave y'. I didn't have a choice." His voice lost all of its playfulness as he began talkin' again.

"An' why not?"

"John was told t' kill y' if I didn't go wit' him." ~Are we talkin' about the same guy Ah gave a ride ta this mornin'?!?!~

~"T'at be him, Cherie."~

"By who?" He looked down at his shoes like they just became the most interestin' thin' on Earth.

"Sinister." His voice had dropped so low that Ah could barely hear him.

"Who?" He looked back up at meh with a look Ah never imagined on his face--fear.

"Sinister is de homme who gave me control. I owed him and he'd kill y', Cherie, if he had t'. I really didn't see any ot'er choice but t' go…and leave y' behind." He looked away from meh as he walked over ta a tree an' lead against it. "Now Sinister wants me t' pay him back for all he's done for me."

"What exactly did he do?" Ah followed him an' stood in front of him. Ah wasn't gonna let him get away with out tellin' meh everythin'.

"Two years ago he performed a surgery t'at limited my powers t' a controllable level. T'is week, he performed anot'er surgery t' give me back t'ose powers now t'at I've evolved more." He continued ta stare blankly as if he were seein' through meh. ~He's startin' ta scare meh.~

~"Remy's startin' ta get scared too. Mr. Sinister ain't de type of guy y' mess around wit'."~

"Ya could have a least told meh before ya left."

"I'm really sorry, Rogue. I wasn't exactly t'inking clearly t'at night."

"Obviously. So lets just stop this guy an' get ya outta the red an' inta the black."

"It ain' t'at easy."

"When is it?"

AUTHOR' S NOTE:

Aww…well there ended the Rogan and the beginnings of Romy again. Well, like ishandahalf said, I'm quick like a bunny on crack when it comes to writing new chapters. I never would have believed that the Cajun Spice high would still be going strong. Well, I'll update soon, I hope, the next few days don't look so good with work…Sorry.