FYI:

~Personal Thoughts~

~"Inner Voices"~

ESP

%The Written Word%

[Flashback]

"Normal Conversation (Duh)"

PSYLOCKE

I opened my eyes and looked around me for a little bit before I realized where I was. ~Calm down, girl. You're at the Xavier Institute blah, blah, blah. Who, cares what the name is, it's a safe place to be right now and that's all that matters.~ I rolled over and stared at the alarm clock across the room that read eleven a.m. ~Damn, did I ever sleep in.~ I basically rolled over until I fell onto the floor as I scrambled to find something to wear. ~Here we go.~ I threw on my favorite jeans and a t-shirt before brushing the knots out of my hair. On my way down the hall I ducked into a bathroom and splashed my face with cold water. It took me a while to find anybody downstairs—Brian and Remy were sitting on the couch playing some game while Rogue was leaning over the back of the coach watching.

"Ya just don't give up do ya? Even though John's not here for ya ta kick around ya go an' find someone else."

"Not now, Cherie, I've almost got him…Hooha!" Remy jumped up off the couch and did some kind of victory dance. "Who's de homme? Who's de homme?"

"Ya are. Now would ya sit down an' try ta at least pretend ta be normal?"

"He can't do that, I'm surprised you haven't noticed before now, luv."

"Hey Betsy." For the first time Rogue greeted me civilly since I came to the institute.

"What, you're not going to yell at me? I almost miss that high-screechy voice you have when your mad."

"Ah don't get all high an' screechy soundin'!" She got exactly that way when she responded.

"I t'ink Psy's right, mon Cherie. It's cute."

"Ya gonna pay for that one, Sugah." She jumped over the back of the couch tackling Remy to the ground. She pinned him easily within the minute.

"Y' win, Cherie."

"Ah know, Ah always do." She planted a quick kiss on his cheek before letting him back up.

"I never thought I'd see the day when Remy LeBeau would get his ass kicked by a girl."

"Y' ain't never seen mon Cherie fight."

"No, I guess I haven't, but I thought you couldn't touch people without absorbing them, Rogue."

"Ah can't except for Remy or if Ah'm usin' Remy's powers." She pointed at her eyes, which I noticed looked just like his. As she made the gesture they changed to an emerald green before going back to red on black.

"Wow. How'd you do that?"

"Ah can use powers that Ah've absorbed in the past. Some powers come with little side effects like the eyes. Ah think if Ah would have absorbed Kurt, my brother, Ah'd probably grow blue fur or somethin'." She laughed but I was completely confused as to why she'd grow fur. She saw my confusion and quickly explained. "Kurt an' Ah are foster brother an' sister an' he's completely blue. Ah'll show ya a picture later." I nodded as I leaned over Brian's shoulder to see what they'd been doing.

ROGUE

"Hey, Remy, lets see if ya can beat meh at poker again." Ah eventually got tired of watchin' Remy an' Brian play game after game on the PS2.

"It ain't much of a challenge, Cherie."

"Hey, Ah lasted two an' a half hours last time!"

"Oui, but I was taking it easy on y'."

"Well, don't this time. Ya guys wanna play?" Ah looked over ta Betsy an' Brian. Both of them shrugged their shoulders an' indicated ta deal them in.

"Sure deal me in."

"Me too."

"My brother is going to play poker? What happened to the goody-tooshoo I've come to know and love?" Betsy gave her brother a look of pure astonishment as he sat down between the two of us waitin' for Remy ta deal out the cards.

"He got left behind in England…so what is it? Five-card draw?

"Non, we usually play strip poker." Betsy an' Brian started laughin' at his seriousness as Ah launched mahself at him.

"Remy, we do not! Stop ya lyin'." Ah punched him in the shoulder as hard as Ah dared not knowin' if Logan's strength might show up. He put on a face of mock pain as he looked up at meh from the floor where he was lyin'. "Get up, ya doof."

"Non, y' hurt me."

"Want meh ta kiss it an' make it better?"

"Would y'? T'at would be nice." Ah kissed his shoulder quickly before punchin' him again. "Hey! What was t'at for?"

"For ya smart mouth, now deal already or do Ah have ta hit ya again?" He quickly dealt a hand of seven card stud before Ah had a chance ta punch him once more. After an hour of playin' Brian ran out of chips, an' an hour after that Ah did as well. Betsy an' Remy threw in all of their chips ta put a quick end ta the game.

"Y' might as well fold, Petite."

"No way, luv. I don't give up so easily." They sat there starin' at each other from across the coffee table an' Remy flashed a cocky grin as he laid down a straight flush. "That's good, real good, but not good enough." Betsy then laid down her hand--royal flush of hearts.

"How…but…I…"

"Ya've never lost before, Sugah. This would be a first." He continued ta stutter in shock as Betsy pulled all of the chips taward her.

Brian came ta the save. "So who wants to watch a movie?"

"How about a horror, luvs?"

"Sounds good ta meh."

"Yeah, sure." Remy still was starin' at Betsy in complete shock. ~Ya'd think he'd just lost his soul ta the devil rather than a little match-up.~

Betsy was studyin' the collection of dvd's in the entertainment center. "How about 'Identity'?"

"T'at's fine." He plopped down on the couch disheartedly as he stared absent mindedly at the t.v. screen. Ah sat down with him an' curled up in his lap as the previews ended an' the movie actually began. Ah hugged him around his waist as he seemed ta come out of his thoughts an' put an arm around mah shoulders.

"Ya okay?"

"Oui, just a little surprised."

"That's the understatement of the year." Ah couldn't see his face because Betsy had turned out the lights but Ah could see his eyes twinklin' down at meh.

"Hush! We'd like to hear the movie as well as see it, luvs."

GAMBIT

De movie was more of a thriller t'an a horror, but Marie was still getting scared enough t' nearly choke de life out of me. "Cherie, I can't breat'e."

Instead of loosening her grip she tightened it as she shoved her head int' my chest at de sight of de convict bleeding in his chair. "Cherie…"

"What is it?"

"I can't breat'e."

"Ah'm sorry." She loosened her grip but kept her head buried int' my chest as de movie continued on.

"Since when did y' get scared like t'is?"

"Ah don't know. Just seems like the thin' ta do." She wasn't really scared, she was flirting wit' me. She looked up at me smiling as she laid her head back down on my shoulder. I placed bot' of my arms around her holding her as closely as I could as I watched de movie. After a while I glanced down at her t' see she wasn't watching de movie t'ough, she was looking straight up at me.

"Somet'ing de matter, Cherie?"

"Just watchin' ya as ya watch that whore."

"Non, I never even noticed her."

"Right, so that's why ya eyes start glowin' every time she comes on?"

"Non, t'ey start glowin' every time I t'ink of y'." She sighed a little as she changed her position slightly.

"Ah've already seen this movie, so Ah'm a little bored." ~How come I know where t'is conversation is going?~ I couldn't help but grin.

"Want t' do somet'ing else?" She nodded as she sat up and started t' leaved de room. I quickly followed her wit' de silence of de master t'ief so I didn't disturb Betsy and Brian as they continued t' sit on de floor mindlessly watching de movie.

PSYLOCKE

"That was a good movie. I liked how the little boy came back to kill the whore. Left you hanging, how 'bout it Sis?"

"It was good, what did you two think…huh? Where'd they go?" I looked behind me as I ejected the DVD to find the couch empty and smiled. ~Well, maybe I shouldn't go back to my room for a little while.~

ROGUE

Ah sat down on the edge of mah bed wonderin' why Ah had been so bold earlier. ~"Like this is soo sweet! You two are going…"~

~Ya better shut up now before Ah have the professor remove ya or somethin'.~

~"It's not like I did anything wrong."~ Ah could sense the pout in Kitty's voice as Ah stared absentmindedly at her pink bed across from mine.

~"Remy t'inks it's about time."~

~Hey, Ah'm not goin' there!~

~T'en, why y' here, mon Cherie?"~

~Why am Ah here?~ Remy sat down next ta meh an' put an arm around mah waist as he leaned in ta kiss mah neck. Ah bit mah bottom lip tryin' ta still tryin' ta figure out what Ah was even doin'.

"Remy…"

"Mmm…what is it, Cherie?" He pulled away slightly so that we were facin' each other.

"Nothin'." Ah leaned forward an' kissed him lettin' all mah doubts fly out the window.

~"Like you go girl!"~ He was playin' with the bottom hem of mah tank top as we kissed an' the next thin' Ah know it all came crashin' down. *Bliinnnkk!

"Cherie, what's t'at?" He pulled back again but this time Ah didn't want him ta.

"Ah don't know." Ah leaned forward ta kiss him again but he was lookin' over mah shoulder. ~Grrr…what could be so fascinatin' over there?~ *Bliinnnkk!

"Looks like Kitty's trying t' get a hold of y'."

"What?" Ah turned around t' see what he was lookin' at an' saw the computer was on an' a screen had popped up. With the romantic mood killed Ah got up an' went ta see what it was.

%KittyCatPrincess: Hey!%

%KittyCatPrincess: U there?%

"It's Kitty." ~That girl has some serious issues with timin'.~

"Y' might as well answer her, or she'll bug y' de rest of de night."

"Do Ah have ta? This conversation will take all night!"

"T'en I'll just wait. He dragged over one of the other chairs, plopped down in it an' propped his feet up on the desk. Ah sat down in the chair an' started typin'.

%piazza31chik: U got serious time issues%

%KittyCatPrincess: Y?% Remy laughed as he watched the conversation unfold. "Y' mind, Cherie."

%piazza31chik: This is Remy. I was in middle of kissing her, that y% He grinned as he handed meh back the keyboard for meh ta use.

%KittyCatPrincess: O sorry L %

%piazza31chik: no u not, i know u better than that% (A/N: When I IM this is how I type, really crappy English. Oh, yeah, I dropped the accents for the IMing because, I think and talk with an accent, but I never write with one. Just seems to make more sense.)

%KittyCatPrincess: LOL :-P%

%KittyCatPrincess: i love candy thank u!%

%piazza31chik: u welcome hows Pete holding up 4 Hanakuh?%

%KittyCatPrincess: great, he's having a lot of fun%

%KittyCatPrincess: my parents just love him%

%piazza31chik: thats good%

%piazza31chik: I got news 4 u%

%KittyCatPrincess: O what is it%

%piazza31chik: we have new roomie%

%KittyCatPrincess: who & y?%

%piazza31chik: names Betsy n she just showed up%

%KittyCatPrincess: what she like?%

%piazza31chik: u'll hate her she's like me, messy n wild%

%KittyCatPrincess: I put up with u though anything else?%

%piazza31chik: she has a brother brian%

%KittyCatPrincess: is he cute?% Remy laughed as he continued ta read our conversation. "T'is is getting interesting."

"Do ya mind?"

"Non, just go on ahead." Ah shook mah head as Ah responded.

%piazza31chik: don't u have a bf?%

%KittyCatPrincess: im just askin so what's he like?%

%piazza31chik: I don't know queit shy%

%KittyCatPrincess: remys sitting right there isn't he%

%piazza31chik: yea, so what?%

%KittyCatPrincess: u still didn't tell me if u thought he was cute%

%KittyCatPrincess: dead give away that he must be%

%piazza31chik: shutup%

%KittyCatPrincess: Ha! So what's happening remy% Ah handed Remy the keyboard so he could respond. Ah got up an' stretched, talkin' with Kitty on-line had made meh tense for some reason. ~Stupid valley girl had ta go an' ruin a good thin'.~

~"I like didn't mean to, or she didn't or something. I'm like so confused."~

~"Join the club, Half-Pint."~

~"Oui."~

~It ain't that bad is it?~ Ah turned ta look back at Remy sittin' at the computer still talkin ta the real Kitty who was back home in Illinois.

~"It's just a little weird, you know. Like, I'm real here but I'm like also real there too."~

~What's it like seein' yaselves. Does that freak ya out?~

~"Non, Remy likes t' see himself t'rough y' eyes, Cherie. Gives him better perspective."~

~Yeah, but ya can't tell the real ya what ya know, damn, Ah'm confusin' mahself now.~

"Cherie, Kurt wants t' talk t' y'."

"Kurt's on."

"Oui." Ah sat back down next ta Remy takin' de keyboard back.

%ZeBlueFuzzyDude: hey sis!%

%piazza31chik: hey hows germany?%

%ZeBlueFuzzyDude: great! im glad 2 see my family again% Ah frowned a little at his remark. ~Ah thought Ah was his family ta.~

%ZeBlueFuzzyDude: but i miss my family at institute 2% Ah smiled again as Ah typed in mah response.

%piazza31chik: i miss u 2%

%piazza31chik: so what have u been up 2?%

%ZeBlueFuzzyDude: not much u?

%piazza31chik: just meetin n greetin the new students%

%ZeBlueFuzzyDude: did i read that right?%

%piazza31chik: yea hope u dont mind a roomie%

%ZeBlueFuzzyDude: no who is he%

%piazza31chik: his names brian n his sis Betsy is rooming with Kitty n me%

%ZeBlueFuzzyDude: thats cool cant wait 2 meet him% ~Leave it ta Kurt ta be the welcomin' committee.~

%ZeBlueFuzzyDude: g2g byes% Remy nodded for meh ta include him in the goodbye

%piazza31chik: bye, from remy 2% *Slam! Kurt logged off an' it was just Remy an' Ah sittin' there starin' at the blank computer screen.

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Ok, I know I said flames were cool and all but some dumb ass (not to mention any names, Greg) got on here and said my story sucked simply because it doesn't go along with the plot that Evo is following right now. Well, here's how I look at it, this site's called fanfiction—I'm the fan and this is my fiction. This isn't X-Men Evo script writing team fiction so there!

Why do you make me grovel so? I only need a little nudge in the right direction towards good gifts for a boyfriend/girlfriend. Only one person has given me any ideas. *Pout.