Thanks for all the reviews, based on the reviews I've been getting for my other fanfic, Next in Line I think I'll bring it back to life, while working with this one as well. hehe. Like I said before watch out for my huge head.

Disclaimer: Logan is in the process of sniffing it out, I just hope he doesn't slice it in half when he finds it, its wearing my favorite shirt.

"Field of Oleander"

Chapter 2: Victoria's Secret

REMY

............. some people made me want to turn back, that's how I ended up here."

I finished my sentence as a woman with rich chocolate skin only to be adorned by her white hair came in, I didn't know how to react exactly. I was stunned she was here, my past partner, one that I left along with everything else in New Orleans.

She gave me a glance before turning to the professor and they must've talked mentally because she led a girl around twenty, inside, but her age was the last thing I was focused on. She looked like a southerner, with a slightly tanned skin and that auburn hair, it flowed down her shoulders and whispered, familiar words to me as she walked. She looked at me, to be more exact, my eyes, for a while but then turned away in embarrassment. It wasn't the same look I got from everyone, and it definitely couldn't have come from the activists I had to face. She had such innocence, yet was seductive and irresistible in the most deadly way; as if it was her nature to be.

The professor and Storm communicated again, I could tell by the look in their eyes. She led the girl out of the room as Jean was instructed to escort me to mine. I reluctantly left, but looked at her as I went out, she however, just looked at the floor.

ROGUE

I couldn't look him in the eyes, especially those eyes, after staring at him for so long. I tried to forget as the professor began talking to me.

"Marie, or Rogue as you like to be called, I am Professor Xaiver, I would like to welcome you to my school for gifted children, I'm sure Orora and Scott explained to you many things along the way."

He gestured towards a seat, I made my way there and sat down, my legs were aching from being stuck inside the truck.

"If you want to your welcome to attend this school, I know you have been out on your own for a while, but I believe that this could be the safest place for a girl your age or one with a gift such as yours."

I sorta cringed at the word gift, I considered it everything else except a gift.

"I'm willing to try it out, but am I free to leave when I choose to?"

"Yes, but I would appreciate it if you give us a warning when you leave, at least we can give you supplies and some direction in where to go."

I nodded in response.

"You will be attending Storm's class at last period, you'll need the time before that to get cleaned up and changed, as well as get something to eat, I'm sure your famished after the trip you've just had. Storm will be leading to your room and showing you where everything is."

I went and followed Storm, she seemed to carry a glowing presence as she walked. They arrived to a room that was empty but had plenty of furniture with three beds, dressers, and a door leading toward a bathroom. She pointed out everything and told me to go to the lunchroom and gave me directions to go there.

I took out some clothes and took them with me to the bathroom. The water was refreshing and warm against my cold skin. I was really glad to be able to wash my hair in comfort, it had been a while since I had been able to properly take a shower. It was hard to find clean places for cheap prices.

I grabbed for a towel, dried myself, put on my clothes and headed towards the cafeteria.

Lunch was great, they didn't serve the same spicy southern food but it was good enough to fill my stomach plenty.

REMY

The room was bare, not like the one that I had in New Orleans, at the thieves' guild mansion. Back home I had satin sheets, a dark plush rug, and ebony furniture all around. Yea all the femmes love that place, or was it Remy? I smiled at myself remembering all those beautiful woman that I had 'invited' over with my smile.

I try to focus as I scanned the room for any sort security device, the only thing that I noticed was that one of the walls seemed to be hollow, as if they had secret passageways all round the mansion.

My mind sort of drifted around the people that I had seen today, Storm, the professor that I was suppose to steal from, and ... Marie. I had caught a glimpse of her name as they closed the door. I drew her face in my head, that way I remembered everything about her. Those pouty lips, the silky auburn hair, and those.... my stomach grumbling broke my train of thought. So I put on a fresh pair of pants and a T- shirt and headed towards the cafeteria.

There I found the same person that I was thinking so hard about. I grabbed an apple and a sandwich and put one foot ahead of another until I was sitting at her table.

"So you like Remy's eyes?"

"Umm do you always talk about yourself in third person?"

"Yes, most femmes find it sexy."

She seemed startled that I decided to sit in front of her and with my empathic powers I could sense a lot of curiousity, yet her defenses suddenly became stronger as I begin to swoon her, or at least I was trying to.

"Um, I have to go."

She picked up her unfinished lunch and was walking away from me.

"But you haven't finished your lunch yet."

"I'm not very hungry anymore."

ROGUE

I was listening to Orora talk about the Romans when I witnessed a few more mutants use their powers. I sat in the back with two girls that introduced themselves to me as Jubilee and Kitty. I noticed that the classroom was actually a greenhouse with plants everywhere. My attention turned towards the guy in front of me as he used his lighter to create a ball of fire in his hand. I could feel it bring warmth to my body, when the boy next to me took his hand and somehow made the ball of fire into ice causing the boy, named John to drop it. I once again looked at the board now that the show was over but the he whispered something.

"Hi I'm Bobby. What's your name?"

"Rogue."

He gave me a sort of scoff and a look of appreciation at the same time.

"What's your real name?"

"Marie."

If you watch the deleted scenes in the DVD of the first movie, this is what they actually say. I also have some scenes in here that they acted out in the deleted scenes department.

He smiled and placed his hand on the edge of my desk. I watched eagerly as the light seemed to sparkle against whatever was underneath it. I watched the crystal- like rose melt throughout the whole period. It looks so pretty when it was dry and the sun from the skylight from above glared down at it.

When he was about to leave, he leaned his hand on the desk and said something just above a whisper, "You want to meet me for dinner or something? So I can show you around."

I gave it a quick thought and responded with the sweetest smile I could make my tired muscles make. "Okay, sure."

"Okay see you later."

After my talk with Orora I realized there would be no way for me to cure, whatever I had. I decided to clean out my bag of some dirty clothes and wash them in the laundry room. I waited in the dorm room just reading a magazine on my bed, when I glanced at the clock and realized that my clothes were done drying.

I stopped abruptly as I saw who was inside the laundry room, it was him, Remy, the man with those eyes. He looked at me as he took some of his own clothes out of the dryer. I was wondering where my clothes were since he was using the same dryer that I had. He answered my question..."Ahh, you must be the lovely femme with the black panties, non?"

He put a basket on top of the line of washers. I slowly walked towards and grabbed it checking to see if it was mine. As soon as I saw my underwear and some unmentionables I begin to blush violently. He winked at me and with a devilish grin he said, "Looks like you secret's out let alone Victoria's, but don't worry its safe with me."

I gulped and went through to make sure that everythign was there, I was missing some clothes so I got enough courage to ask him, "Umm, I think that you might have some of my clothes."

"O sorry I think maybe some of them got mixed up when I was taking them out. You can look in the basket, the ones that are inside still have to dry."

"Wouldn't it be better if you went through it, I mean most of them are your clothes."

"Yea but do you want Remy to find your bra or something and pulled that out?"

"I guess not." I was getting tired of his flirting, it was annoying especially because I wasn't attracted to him, just curious.

As I went through I found some things that made me glad that Remy wasn't the one that was looking. He smiled as I pulled my articles from his pile of clothes.

REMY

When she showed up at the door I smiled at her, I was positive that it was her clothes that I had found in the dryer when I saw her eyes shift from the machine and me.

She continued to look through my clothes for hers and when she was done she gave me a worried look.

"What is it chere?"

"I think some of my clothes are still in the dryer with yours."

"I guess your just going to have to wait for them."

I leaned against the machine trying to stretch my long legs as I studied her and her every move.

"So what's your name chere?"

"Well it's not chere dats for sure. It's Marie."

"How old are you?" I was curious her voice didn't match her full body.

"I'm seventeen."

"Are you from the south?"

"Yea, why?"

I ignored her question, I had a hunch that she knew why I was asking questions.

"Where in the south?"

She answered my question, I was surprised she ignored my rude insight.

"Meridian, Mississippi."

I stopped asking questions and she stopped talking. My attempt to draw her out was a failed attempt.

"Should a girl of seventeen be going to a store like Victoria Secret? Who you got to impress chere?"

I knew plenty of girls that shopped there, some much younger then her, but she just didn't seem the type.

"I don't think you should be asking questions like that, especially when your... what ... at least three years older than me?"

"Two chere, Remy be nineteen."

"Well thanks for caring uuhh, Remy."

She went straight by me ignoring me presence and opened the dryer door. I stood on the opposite side and watched her take out the warm clothes in the dryer.

"Ow!"

I saw her grab her finger and blow on it, she apparently burned it on something.

"Let me see that chere." I went to grab her hand when she flinched it away from me.

" I wasn't going to hurt you none, Marie."

"It's not that, its just that when people touch my skin, they get hurt."

I was stunned, a beauty like her, unable to touch. I went back to my first thoughts of her, seductive and irresistible in the most deadly way; as if it was her nature to be. She most certainly was.

"Sorry chere."

"It's not your fault." She was showing me her first sign of kindness, not that she was rude to me in any way during the whole time I was there.

Marie presumed her work and began to separate the clothes, not noticing that some of the things I had there were boxers. I grinned, but pretended to look around as she noticed my stare.

'Umm sorry about what I said before, can I make it up to you with dinner and a movie?"

"I guess I'll take a rain check on that." I felt like grabbing her before she left but I held myself back, after all I was here with a mission.

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ROGUE- late at night

I was walking towards the kitchen when I caught a sight or Remy in his black boxers and a white tee, he was drinking a bottle of beer. He kept on looking at me with a grin that made me nervous. I grabbed a cup of water and was just about to drink it when I felt Remy's hand gently pull the glass down and his breath tickle my ear.

"Chere, if your thirsty I can always help you with that."

I trembled and tried to get away but he had already trapped me between the counter and himself. I hated the situation and where it was going. His grip was strong, firm, surprisingly gentle and welcoming. Within seconds he had a hold of my waist, he turned me around to face him, and roughly placed me on the counter. He played with my hair as his face got closer and closer. I tried to stop him but for some reason he wouldn't stop, "Remy, please stop...." He had done it, I could feel his lips against mine.

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I woke up in cold sweat breathing into the dark night, I tried to go back to sleep but all that popped into mind was me absorbing Remy's powers and him just wanting to touch and kiss me.

And you're afraid of that, someone wanting to kiss and hold you. I fought back all thoughts trying to clear my head.

REMY

I went throughout the mansion putting up cameras wherever I could. I was suppose to meet with Louis the next day and tell him the positions, I remembered each one, making sure I secured the small cameras with precision so that no one will be able to pick them up. I was walking down the hall of the adult rooms when I heard a scream.

ROGUE

I heard Logan mumbling in the next room, I truly tried to ignore it, knowing that it would cause some complications, but I couldn't sleep and he sounded like he was having a bad dream so I made my way there.

I definitely couldn't touch him, he had no shirt on, so all I was left with was sound. Calling out his name didn't really help, his mumbling just went over it and suddenly all I could think of was gasping for air as his claws were stuck inside my chest. I never felt pain like that in my life, I just couldn't picture what I look like with steel right next to my lungs and piercing through my back. I was wrong I did feel something even more painful as he retracted his claws. I just looked into his eyes then, they seemed so helpless something that I have never seen or ever thought of seeing in Logan's eyes.

REMY

I saw her with her body fidgeting, grotesque steel against her moonlit skin. I was terrified, for the first time in my life I valued breathing more than ever. All I did just then and there was whisper out her name, I tried to scream but it was as if I was grasping for air as much as she was, "Cher!"

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I had a lot more to write but I decided to cut it in half otherwise I would've finished this story in this chapter. By the way there are like two more sequels to this story.