Chapter 1: Return
2 months, 6 days, 58 minutes, and 0 seconds, Rogue thought, that's how long he's been gone, his 3 months would be over in one more minute. Rogue wanted him back so badly, she missed seeing him every day. She missed hearing his voice, considering the fact that he had only called once into the 3 months had had, almost, been gone. She missed the smell of his cologne, the sent of his trench coat, the sound of his motorcycle. Everything.
The man she was referring to was Remy, a former X-Man, who she love and adored. She had let him go to New Orleans for 3 months to sort out his thoughts, and break off this engagement with Donna Bella.
"3 months, he's been gone 3 months now," Rogue said out loud, as she kept careful watch on the clock. That minute, that single minute seemed to have lasted a lifetime. "He's not back yet, he's not back yet! It's been 3 months and he's not back yet!" Rogue exclaimed to Kitty Pryde, her roommate and best friend. Her southern accent was thicker than usual because of annoyance and lack of sleep. She was dressed in her dark green pajamas; they were her favorite winter pair because the sleeves were long and flared.
"Well, you can't expect his to be right on time," Kitty said, in a comforting voice, as she flipped through a TeenPeople magazine, "Remember, he's not known for being on time for anything," Kitty finished just as the all too familiar Adam's Family theme song began to play, Rogue realized that it was her cellular phone, she quickly ran to it, and answered it, hoping that is was Remy.
"Hello?" she asked into the receiver, with hope in her voice.
"Look outside your window, chere," came another familiar voice, but with a strong French accent than usual, from the other line.
Still clutching the phone to her ear, she ran to the window in her's and Kitty's bedroom on the second floor. She flung the blinds open on the window, and looked out. There he was! Standing outside on the ground right in front of the window where they could see him. Even though it was dark out, she could still see the outline of his perfectly muscular body, his hair blowing in the evening wind, his trench coat flapping wildly around him. Even in the dim light, Rogue could tell he had his cellular phone to his ear with his right hand, and his left hand waving up to them.
"Oh.my gosh!" Rogue said to no one in particular, with her mouth agape, all she could do was stare in shock, he was on time! He's never on time. This was the best thing that had happened to her in a long time.
"WHAT?!" Kitty asked, in sudden surprise from Rogue's tone, and hopped onto her knees, forgetting entirely about TeenPeople. All Rogue was able to do was point out the window to Remy, who stood below, still waving to her, her mouth standing agape, from the shock and surprise. Rogue had figured that he called to tell her that he wouldn't be home for another day or maybe a week or so.
"Oh.my gosh, oh my gosh!" exclaimed Kitty, with joy and happiness for Rogue.
"Are you okay, chere?" the voice on the other side of the phone that Rogue still had up to her ear, "Why are you not waving to Remy?" he asked.
Finally Rogue found herself, "Wha.oh, is that you? It can't be you!" Rogue said in disbelief.
"Oui, chere, it's Remy, back in three months like he promised, and Remy never breaks his promises," Remy reassured her.
"Be quiet Kitty," Rogue said to Kitty, who was still running around the bedroom, yelling 'oh my gosh'.
"Sorry.," Kitty said apologetically, "I guess I'm just, like, happy for you," she explained.
"Ah know, Ah'm happy too," Rogue whispered as she covered the receiver with her hand, as so Remy could not hear her excitement, "but remember it's umm..," Rogue looked at the clock on the nightstand, "12:13, we don't wanna wake up the whole mansion."
"Oh, yeah, right, I like forgot!" Kitty said sheepishly, "but, why don't you, like, go down there and, like, talk to her? I'll, like, cover for you," she suggested.
"Chere? Chere, you there?" came a muffled voice from Rogue's phone.
"Oh, that's a good idea, Kitty, thanks," Rogue said, "Oh, and Kitty stop saying 'like' all the time, it's kinda annoying."
"Yeah, sorry, it's like a habit," Kitty apologize, "Oops, there I go again."
Rogue laughed, then returned to Remy over the phone, "Sorry Remy, Kitty was being really loud, and Ah didn't want her to wake up the whole mansion."
"So that was the noise Remy was hearing in the background up there," Remy said, "Remy thought something was wrong when you didn't answer him, and he was going to start throwing pebbles at the window," he laughed.
"HA, just as long as you didn't miss or break a window, or any window in that matter," Rogue laughed.
"So, Remy wants to know when you're going to let him in, it's getting cold out here," Remy stated.
"Oh, hold on, Ah'll let you in," Rogue said as she hung up the phone pulling on her gloves as she flew out the window down to Remy, who was staring stupidly at his cellular phone, because he hadn't quite figured out that Rogue had hung the phone up on him yet. Rogue went quietly so he wouldn't suspect anyone coming up behind him, when she was right behind him, she hovered a few inches from the ground, and yelled into his ear, "Hel-" but her greeting was interrupted by some one grabbing her sleeved arms, and pressing their lips against hers, quickly though, as to not to harm him too much. She felt the all too familiar draining, but it stopped a few moments later. Rogue gently floated down to plant her feet on the floor.
That's my second kiss, Rogue noted silently.
"You can't sneak up on me, chere, you're dealing with a former professional thief," Remy said as he let go of her arms, feeling a little drained from the quick kiss he at given her. Wow, I've only kissed her twice, he thought, well I guess self-control comes to those who are in love, he thought, referring to himself.
"No, Ah remember, Swamp Rat," she used his nickname in a teasing manner, "But how did you know? Ah flew, and you were standing there looking like an idiot at your phone," Rogue inquired.
"There are more ways to knowing than just sight, chere," Remy replied slyly.
"Oh..," Rogue said with a sigh, "Ah missed you so much, Remy," she exclaimed suddenly, as she threw her arms around his neck, being careful not to touch his skin, in a firm hug. Remy's arms went around her waist, as he picked her up, and spun her around in circles, her face close to his, their breath mingling with each others.
"Ah think we should get you inside," Rogue commented, after Remy had placed her back on the ground.
"Good idea chere, Remy was getting very out here in the December night, well that is until you hugged him," Remy agreed.
"Ah'm sure," Rogue joked as she went to the back of him and grabbed him under the arms so she could fly him through the window.
Rogue set Remy down as quietly as she could, right inside the window. After Rogue had flown out the window, Kitty went back to her yelling spree. So when she came back, Kitty continued yelling "Remy's home" and ran into him, in a friendly hug that almost knocked him over from the power of the run, even for a man of his built.
"Oh my gosh, welcome back! We, like, all missed you so much, but not as much as Rogue," Kitty exclaimed, and gave Rogue a nag Rouge just gave Kitty a look as to say "shut up while you're behind" in return. Then, Kitty shut up, and looked down at the floor sheepishly, turning pink.
BAMPF! "Hey, I veard someone yelling up here, and I came to see if everyone is vokay," Kurt said as he peered around the room," Cajun! You're back!" Kurt exclaimed in his thick German accent, "Man, I've been waiting for you, vour room has been very lonely without you," Kurt said, as he stuck out his three-fingered hand for Remy to shake, his German accent slightly slurred because of lack of sleep.
Remy accepted Kurt's hand and said, "Oui, Remy bets it has, and Remy is happy to be back home, too," as he let go of Kurt's hand.
"Umm.Kurt?" Rogue inquired, "You do realize that you are in a girl's bedroom with your boxers on, now, what would Logan say about that?!" Rogue joked, with a laugh, recalling the incident were Rogue had taken a picture of Kitty in her underwear, with a mud mask on, and they had ended up in Kurt's room in the same position as him right now.
"Oh, umm.I better get back, umm, to my room," Kurt said embarrassed and with a BAMPF disappeared from the room. Everyone started laughing.
After the laugher died Remy excused himself from the room to go check on Kurt's embarrassment level, and to get settled back in, "Good-night chere.and Kitty, Remy shall see you in the morning," that was the last thing Remy said as he kissed Kitty's hand, and left the room, Rogue followed him right outside the door. Remy kissed his glove finger, and pressed it against Rogue's lips.
As Remy was walking down the stairs to his room, he thought about how beautiful Rogue looked without all her usual heavy gothic make-up on. She was a sight for sore eyes, he thought. With that in his head, he went to his room laid down on his bed, and checked to see how Kurt was doing.
"I'm vokay, I guess, just a vittle bit of embarrassment never hurt anyone and it's not vike I'm going to live with it the rest of my life," Kurt reassured Remy.
"Okay, well, now that that's other with, Remy thinks you and him should get some sleep," Remy said with a yawn, "We'll get them back tomorrow."
"Vat sounds good," Kurt agreed. With that, they both fell asleep, Remy still thinking about Rogue. Right before he drifted off, he hoped he would have a dream about her.
2 months, 6 days, 58 minutes, and 0 seconds, Rogue thought, that's how long he's been gone, his 3 months would be over in one more minute. Rogue wanted him back so badly, she missed seeing him every day. She missed hearing his voice, considering the fact that he had only called once into the 3 months had had, almost, been gone. She missed the smell of his cologne, the sent of his trench coat, the sound of his motorcycle. Everything.
The man she was referring to was Remy, a former X-Man, who she love and adored. She had let him go to New Orleans for 3 months to sort out his thoughts, and break off this engagement with Donna Bella.
"3 months, he's been gone 3 months now," Rogue said out loud, as she kept careful watch on the clock. That minute, that single minute seemed to have lasted a lifetime. "He's not back yet, he's not back yet! It's been 3 months and he's not back yet!" Rogue exclaimed to Kitty Pryde, her roommate and best friend. Her southern accent was thicker than usual because of annoyance and lack of sleep. She was dressed in her dark green pajamas; they were her favorite winter pair because the sleeves were long and flared.
"Well, you can't expect his to be right on time," Kitty said, in a comforting voice, as she flipped through a TeenPeople magazine, "Remember, he's not known for being on time for anything," Kitty finished just as the all too familiar Adam's Family theme song began to play, Rogue realized that it was her cellular phone, she quickly ran to it, and answered it, hoping that is was Remy.
"Hello?" she asked into the receiver, with hope in her voice.
"Look outside your window, chere," came another familiar voice, but with a strong French accent than usual, from the other line.
Still clutching the phone to her ear, she ran to the window in her's and Kitty's bedroom on the second floor. She flung the blinds open on the window, and looked out. There he was! Standing outside on the ground right in front of the window where they could see him. Even though it was dark out, she could still see the outline of his perfectly muscular body, his hair blowing in the evening wind, his trench coat flapping wildly around him. Even in the dim light, Rogue could tell he had his cellular phone to his ear with his right hand, and his left hand waving up to them.
"Oh.my gosh!" Rogue said to no one in particular, with her mouth agape, all she could do was stare in shock, he was on time! He's never on time. This was the best thing that had happened to her in a long time.
"WHAT?!" Kitty asked, in sudden surprise from Rogue's tone, and hopped onto her knees, forgetting entirely about TeenPeople. All Rogue was able to do was point out the window to Remy, who stood below, still waving to her, her mouth standing agape, from the shock and surprise. Rogue had figured that he called to tell her that he wouldn't be home for another day or maybe a week or so.
"Oh.my gosh, oh my gosh!" exclaimed Kitty, with joy and happiness for Rogue.
"Are you okay, chere?" the voice on the other side of the phone that Rogue still had up to her ear, "Why are you not waving to Remy?" he asked.
Finally Rogue found herself, "Wha.oh, is that you? It can't be you!" Rogue said in disbelief.
"Oui, chere, it's Remy, back in three months like he promised, and Remy never breaks his promises," Remy reassured her.
"Be quiet Kitty," Rogue said to Kitty, who was still running around the bedroom, yelling 'oh my gosh'.
"Sorry.," Kitty said apologetically, "I guess I'm just, like, happy for you," she explained.
"Ah know, Ah'm happy too," Rogue whispered as she covered the receiver with her hand, as so Remy could not hear her excitement, "but remember it's umm..," Rogue looked at the clock on the nightstand, "12:13, we don't wanna wake up the whole mansion."
"Oh, yeah, right, I like forgot!" Kitty said sheepishly, "but, why don't you, like, go down there and, like, talk to her? I'll, like, cover for you," she suggested.
"Chere? Chere, you there?" came a muffled voice from Rogue's phone.
"Oh, that's a good idea, Kitty, thanks," Rogue said, "Oh, and Kitty stop saying 'like' all the time, it's kinda annoying."
"Yeah, sorry, it's like a habit," Kitty apologize, "Oops, there I go again."
Rogue laughed, then returned to Remy over the phone, "Sorry Remy, Kitty was being really loud, and Ah didn't want her to wake up the whole mansion."
"So that was the noise Remy was hearing in the background up there," Remy said, "Remy thought something was wrong when you didn't answer him, and he was going to start throwing pebbles at the window," he laughed.
"HA, just as long as you didn't miss or break a window, or any window in that matter," Rogue laughed.
"So, Remy wants to know when you're going to let him in, it's getting cold out here," Remy stated.
"Oh, hold on, Ah'll let you in," Rogue said as she hung up the phone pulling on her gloves as she flew out the window down to Remy, who was staring stupidly at his cellular phone, because he hadn't quite figured out that Rogue had hung the phone up on him yet. Rogue went quietly so he wouldn't suspect anyone coming up behind him, when she was right behind him, she hovered a few inches from the ground, and yelled into his ear, "Hel-" but her greeting was interrupted by some one grabbing her sleeved arms, and pressing their lips against hers, quickly though, as to not to harm him too much. She felt the all too familiar draining, but it stopped a few moments later. Rogue gently floated down to plant her feet on the floor.
That's my second kiss, Rogue noted silently.
"You can't sneak up on me, chere, you're dealing with a former professional thief," Remy said as he let go of her arms, feeling a little drained from the quick kiss he at given her. Wow, I've only kissed her twice, he thought, well I guess self-control comes to those who are in love, he thought, referring to himself.
"No, Ah remember, Swamp Rat," she used his nickname in a teasing manner, "But how did you know? Ah flew, and you were standing there looking like an idiot at your phone," Rogue inquired.
"There are more ways to knowing than just sight, chere," Remy replied slyly.
"Oh..," Rogue said with a sigh, "Ah missed you so much, Remy," she exclaimed suddenly, as she threw her arms around his neck, being careful not to touch his skin, in a firm hug. Remy's arms went around her waist, as he picked her up, and spun her around in circles, her face close to his, their breath mingling with each others.
"Ah think we should get you inside," Rogue commented, after Remy had placed her back on the ground.
"Good idea chere, Remy was getting very out here in the December night, well that is until you hugged him," Remy agreed.
"Ah'm sure," Rogue joked as she went to the back of him and grabbed him under the arms so she could fly him through the window.
Rogue set Remy down as quietly as she could, right inside the window. After Rogue had flown out the window, Kitty went back to her yelling spree. So when she came back, Kitty continued yelling "Remy's home" and ran into him, in a friendly hug that almost knocked him over from the power of the run, even for a man of his built.
"Oh my gosh, welcome back! We, like, all missed you so much, but not as much as Rogue," Kitty exclaimed, and gave Rogue a nag Rouge just gave Kitty a look as to say "shut up while you're behind" in return. Then, Kitty shut up, and looked down at the floor sheepishly, turning pink.
BAMPF! "Hey, I veard someone yelling up here, and I came to see if everyone is vokay," Kurt said as he peered around the room," Cajun! You're back!" Kurt exclaimed in his thick German accent, "Man, I've been waiting for you, vour room has been very lonely without you," Kurt said, as he stuck out his three-fingered hand for Remy to shake, his German accent slightly slurred because of lack of sleep.
Remy accepted Kurt's hand and said, "Oui, Remy bets it has, and Remy is happy to be back home, too," as he let go of Kurt's hand.
"Umm.Kurt?" Rogue inquired, "You do realize that you are in a girl's bedroom with your boxers on, now, what would Logan say about that?!" Rogue joked, with a laugh, recalling the incident were Rogue had taken a picture of Kitty in her underwear, with a mud mask on, and they had ended up in Kurt's room in the same position as him right now.
"Oh, umm.I better get back, umm, to my room," Kurt said embarrassed and with a BAMPF disappeared from the room. Everyone started laughing.
After the laugher died Remy excused himself from the room to go check on Kurt's embarrassment level, and to get settled back in, "Good-night chere.and Kitty, Remy shall see you in the morning," that was the last thing Remy said as he kissed Kitty's hand, and left the room, Rogue followed him right outside the door. Remy kissed his glove finger, and pressed it against Rogue's lips.
As Remy was walking down the stairs to his room, he thought about how beautiful Rogue looked without all her usual heavy gothic make-up on. She was a sight for sore eyes, he thought. With that in his head, he went to his room laid down on his bed, and checked to see how Kurt was doing.
"I'm vokay, I guess, just a vittle bit of embarrassment never hurt anyone and it's not vike I'm going to live with it the rest of my life," Kurt reassured Remy.
"Okay, well, now that that's other with, Remy thinks you and him should get some sleep," Remy said with a yawn, "We'll get them back tomorrow."
"Vat sounds good," Kurt agreed. With that, they both fell asleep, Remy still thinking about Rogue. Right before he drifted off, he hoped he would have a dream about her.