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~Personal Thoughts~

~"Inner Voices"~

ESP

%The Written Word%

[Flashback]

"Normal Conversation (Duh)"

* Com Link or Telephone *

*Sound Effects (usually just Kurt's bamfing)

{Background noise--music, crowds, etc.}

GAMBIT

~She's got nerve, dat's f' sure. Still can' b'lieve she's got de guts t' talk like dat in front of Bella.~ I glanced up from de girls who'd mobbed me de second Bella left t' see her leanin' over de bar talkin' t' Francis. Dey bot' turned t' look at Marie who was sittin' fart'er down de bar sippin' on a soda. ~At least mon pere hasn't started in on her yet.~ "Remy! Dere y' are son." ~Speakin' of de devil.~ De girls who'd been cooin' over me une second were gone de next as de leader of de T'ieves' Guild came struttin' over.

"Oui?"

"Y' ready f' de big job dey gonna give y'?"

"Don' see what dere is t' get ready f'. Dey've been givin' Remy harder and harder jobs every year but dey seem more like cake walks."

"Cocky as usual. Always could tell y' were my son." He put a fat'erly arm 'round mon shoulders as I glanced back at de bar at Marie. Francis was now talkin' t' her while Bella watched eagerly. ~Dat ain't good.~

"Remy gotta go…" I ducked away from mon pere and disappeared int' de thick crowd. I pushed mon way t' de back t' de edge of de stage where a man was takin' requests. He smiled when he recognized me.

"Something we can play for you, Messieur LeBeau?"

"Oui." I leaned over and whispered int' his ear as I glanced back over de crowd t' see Rogue still dealin' wit' Francis at de bar. De homme nodded as he turned t' talk t' one of de band members. As I made mon way back t' de bar I lost sight of her f' a short while and when I made mon way up t' Francis he was alone. "Where de femme go?"

"Huh? De spunky brunette? Looks like she's dancing." I turned t' see Rogue dancin' wit' some guy from de Assassins' Guild but she didn't look very comfortable.

{As a special request from the man of the hour himself:

It's been one week since you looked at me, Cocked your head to the side and said I'm angry, Five days since you laughed at me saying, get that together come back and see me}

"T'ink Remy could have dis one, homme?" De kid looked peeved but stepped aside as Rogue looked at me gratefully.

{Three days since the living room, I realized it's all my fault, but couldn't tell you, Yesterday you'd forgiven me, but it'll still be two days till I say I'm sorry}

"Thanks for the save."

"Non problem, Chére." I smiled as I wrapped mon arms 'round her waist.

{Hold it now and watch the hoodwink, As I make you stop, think, You'll think you're looking at Aquaman, I summon fish to the dish, although I like the Chalet Swiss}

"This some kind of apology?"

"Is dat what y' want it t' be?"

{And I like sushi cause it's never toughed a frying pan, Hot like wasabe when I bust rhymes, Big like Leanne Rimes, Because I'm all about value}

"Ah don't know what Ah want anymore." She kept glancing 'round her as if she was waitin' f' somet'in' t' happen.

"Somet'in' de matter, Chére?"

{Bert Kampfert's got the mad hits, You try to match wits, You try to hold me but I bust through, Gonna make a break and take a fake, I'd like a stinkin achin shake}

"Well, ain't this gonna cause problems with Bella. Ah mean she's ya wife an' ya dancin' with meh an' not her."

"Don' really care. B'sides if t'ings go well, dat won't be de case f' long."

{I like vanilla, it's the finest of the flavours, Gotta see the show, cause then you'll know, The vertigo is gonna grow,
Cause it's dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver}

"What's that supposed ta mean?"

"Not'in'."

"Tell meh, Remy."

{How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad, Tryin not to smile though I feel bad, I'm the kinda guy who laughs at a funeral, Can't understand what I mean? Well, you soon will, I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve, I have a history of takin off my shirt}

"Y' see later."

"Ah don't like surprises."

"Non? Den why'd y' surprise me by comin' down here?"

{It's been one week since you looked at me, Threw your arms in the air and said You're crazy, Five days since you tackled me, I've still got the rug burns on both my knees}

"It's different when ya the one givin' the surprise. An' 'cause Ah needed ta forgive ya."

"Is dat all?" I cocked mon head t' de side an' frowned playfully.

{It's been three days since the afternoon, You realized it's not my fault not a moment too soon
Yesterday you'd forgiven me, And now I sit back and wait till you say you're sorry}

"Ah honestly don't know. Maybe ta even say that Ah was sorry." Her cheeks got red as she glanced down and away from me.

"I'm sorry t'." I kissed de top of her head and she looked back up wit' a smile formin' 'gain. "Dat's better. Y' always were more belle when y' smiled."

{Chickety China that Chinese chicken, You have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin', Watchin X-files with no lights on, we're dans la maison, I hope the smoking man's in this one}

"Y' just sayin' that now."

"Non, never!"

{Like Harrison Ford I'm gettin frantic, Like Sting I'm tantric, Like Snickers, guaranteed to satisfy, Like Kurasawa I make mad films, Ok I don't make films, But if I did they'd have a samauri}

"Y' be mon amour pour toujours." (A/N: …my love forever.) She rested her head on mon chest and I realized dat dis whole time neit'er of us had been dancin' but rat'er standin' in de middle of de floor.

{Gonna get a better set of clubs, Gonna find the kind with tiny nubs, just so my iron's aren't always flyin off the back-swing, gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon, Cause the cartoon has got the boom anime babes, that make me think the wrong thing}

"Forever's a long time, Remy."

"I know dat." I tilted her chin up wit' a gloved hand so dat she was lookin' me in de eyes. "And I mean it when I say I'll love y' dat long."

{How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad, Tryin not to smile though I feel bad, I'm the kinda guy who laughs at a funeral, Can't understand what mean? Well, You soon will, I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve, I have a history of takin off my shirt}

"Ya gotta quit makin' promises ya can't keep."

"But dis is une I'd keep non matter what."

{It's been one week since you looked at me, Dropped your arms to your sides and said I'm sorry, Five days since I laughed at you and said, You just did just what I thought you were gonna do}

She sighed as she rested her head back on mon chest.

{Three days since the living room, We realized we're both to blame, but what could we do? Yesterday you just smiled at me, Cause it'll still be two days till we say we're sorry}

ROGUE

"Y' know it seems like yesterday, when I was teaching Remy t' pick pockets. Hard to believe dat soon he'll be doing the same f' his own children." Ah turned ta see Remy's father on the stage makin' some kind of roasting. (A/N: yes roasting, that's not a spelling error.)

"Non, non, non." Remy ducked b'hind meh like Ah was some kind of human shield for embarrassment. "Can we jus' leave, Marie."

"No way! Ah want ta hear this." Ah pulled him out from b'hind meh an' gave him a good push tawards the stage. He glared back at meh as he continued ta walk forwards. Ah turned ta sit back at the bar for what would possibly be the most entertainment for the night. Ah watched as he stepped up onta the stage next ta his father an' flashed a huge smile at everyone.

"Y' all here t' see Remy?" He put on a shocked expression, which was completely fake. Ah could tell he enjoyed the attention but still he shuffled his feet nervously as if he knew somethin' was gonna happen. ~He wouldn't be that nervous 'bout some silly stories 'bout him in diapers, would he?~

"Same act as every year." Ah turned ta see Francis grinning as he wiped a glass which was impeccably clean from being washed now for several minutes as he kept his eyes on the stage. Ah smiled as Ah turned ta watch as well.

"So when can I expect de grand babies?" Remy's face fell instantly as he looked across the room at meh. Ah turned away an' picked at mah soda with a straw.

"Dere won't be any." Everyone in the place fell instantly silent as the laughing an' jesting died. Ah could see Bella standin' close ta the stage an' she was frownin'.

"Leave it t' my son, t' kid 'bout kids." His father was desperately tryin' ta save the situation.

"Non, Bella and me are gettin' divorced." Ah spit out mah soda just barely missin' Francis but he didn't even notice as he dropped the glass an' it shattered on the floor. If Ah had thought the place was quiet b'fore, it was nothin' compared ta this. Then as soon as the quiet had come, the place exploded in noise. Ah turned in mah seat ta see Bella seethin' in anger. ~This ain't good.~ Ah got up an' walked outta the bar an' away from what was goin' ta b'come a bad situation with a bunch of angry assassins.

GAMBIT

~Well, dat wasn' so bad.~ Mon pere stood dere t' shocked t' say anyt'in' and Bella was glarin' daggers at me from b'low. I looked back t' de bar and realized dat Rogue was gone. I jumped down fromd de stage and pushed mon way 'cross t' where Francis still stood wit' his jaw hangin' down.

"Who do y' t'ink y' are?"

"Dis ain't de time, Bella." I turned t' look at her as she grabbed mon arm bringin' me t' a halt.

"Now's not de time? Y' just made de decision t' get a divorce. When did we talk 'bout dis?"

"Y' de une who said y' couldn' be married t' a mutant." She sputtered f' a few moments which I took t' talk t' Francis.

"Homme, where'd de femme go?" He came outta his daze as I leaned 'cross de bar and shook him.

"What? Don' know. Musta left."

"Merde." I turned t' walk outside but Bella seemed t' have come back t' her senses and grabbed mon arm 'gain t' stop me.

"I was angry, Remy, please. Think 'bout what y' sayin'."

"I have and neit'er of us are happy wit' dis marriage. Y' can go y' way, and I'll go mine." She seemed surprised dat I was bein' serious and let me walk out.

I stepped outside t' see Marie turnin' de corner a block ahead of me. I ran t' catch up and caught her by de arm but she shook loose. "Don't touch meh."

"Chére…"

"Where ya even thinkin' back there? No, of course not, that'd be askin' ta much of ya." She turned ta walk away again and f' a moment I t'ought 'bout jus' lettin' her go. ~Non, I can' let her walk away 'gain. Dat was mon first mistake dat got me int' dis mess.~

"Stop runnin'." She spun 'round on her heel and glared at me.

"Ya think Ah'm the one runnin'? Look who's talkin'."

"What would I be runnin' from?"

"Ya marriage. Ya one chance ta be happy."

"Dat's not happy, Chére. Dat's misery on a ball and chain. B'sides, dis has been comin' f' a while now. Bella's said so herself." She rolled her eyes as she went t' walk away again.

"Ya crazy. She obviously cares 'bout ya or else she wouldn't have been so pissed."

"She's shocked dat I was bold enough t' say it t'night, dat's all."

"Right, it might have nothin' ta do with the fact that she's just had her heart broken." She stopped t' look back at me and when she saw I was followin' her she sighed and kept walkin'.

"Dere ain't no heart dere t' break, Chére."

"Ah'm glad ya soooo sensitive ta other people's feelin's." I frowned at de sarcasm as I picked up de pace slightly ta keep up wit' her.

"Why y' so mad wit' me? I did dis f' y'."

"Give meh a break. If ya did this for meh, ya were wastin' ya breath. There ain't no point in givin' up anythin' for the untouchable. Don't ya get it? Ah've got poison skin an' that's never gonna change. It don't matter how many guys give up their wives for meh, that'll never change!" She came t' a stop and was shoutin' int' mon face.

"Den I did it f' myself. I don' want t' be wit' anyone but y', dere's non way I'm stayin' in a marriage wit' anyone else." Her jaw moved as if she was goin' t' say somet'in' but not'in' came out. "Will y' jus' come back in?"

"Why? So Ah can get harassed for bein' the other woman? Ah don't think so."

"Non, so we can bot' jus' have a good time." She looked up at me and I gave her mon best pout.

"Fine. One dance, then Ah'm leavin'."

"Den I've got une dance t' convince y' t' stay longer." She rolled her eyes as I took her hand in mine and led her back t' de bar where we could hear de music pouring out de door.

"Ya crazy as a loon. What were ya thinkin' back there?"

"Not so much what I was t'inkin', Chére. More like what I was feelin'." She looked up at me wide-eyed as we went inside.

{Cuz' I was thinking 'bout a little white tank top sitting right there in the middle by me, I was thinking about a long kiss, man just gotta get goin' where the night might lead, Well I know what I was feeling But What was I thinking?}

ROGUE

Ah knew what ta expect. What else would there have been right after he'd announced a divorce. Everyone was watchin' the door b'cause Remy had taken off so quickly. Then he'd come back with some strange girl in tow—meh. Instantly the place broke inta whispers as he ignored 'em all an' led meh straight out ta the dance floor. He could be so ignorant sometimes. Although, Ah was havin' trouble figurin' out if it was his ignorance that made him ignore 'em or if it was the fact that he was fully aware of 'em watchin'.

{I know you think that I shouldn't still love you, I'll tell you that, But if I didn't say it, Well, I'd still have felt it
Where's the sense in that?}

He placed his hands 'round mah waist as Ah put mah own 'round his neck. Ah was fully aware that we were the only ones dancin' anymore an' that we also seemed ta be the object of interest. In order ta avoid everyone's watchin' eyes Ah buried mah head inta his chest. Ah could tell he was smilin' as he rested his chin on top of mah head an' whispered inta mah ear. "Ain't dis better den runnin'?" His husky whisper tickled mah ear an' sent a shiver down mah spine.

"Ah hate ya."

{I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder, Or return to where we were}

"Non, y' could never hate me. I'm t' beau."

"Watch meh, ya cocky Swamp Rat."

{Well I will go down with this ship, And I won't put my hands up and surrender, There will be no white flag above my door, I'm in love and always will be}

He chuckled as he kissed the top of mah head. "I'm watchin', very carefully."

{I know I left too much mess, And destruction to come back again, And I caused nothing but trouble, I understand if you can't talk to me again, And if you live by the rules of 'It's over', Then I'm sure that that makes sense}

Ah sighed as Ah turned mah head slightly ta the side ta see Bella. She had her hands crossed over her chest then smiled evilly. "Ah'm not the one ya should be watchin'."

{Well I will go down with this ship, And I won't put my hands up and surrender, There will be no white flag above my door, I'm in love and always will be}

"Non, den who?" He turned ta look in the same direction as meh as Bella turned an' walked away.

"Ah don't know 'bout her. She's a trained murderer, an' ya just went an' pissed her off big time."

{And when we meet, As I'm sure we will, All that was then, Will be there still}

"I don' care 'bout dat. All I care 'bout is dat y' stay here wit' me."

{I'll let it pass, And hold my tongue, And you will think, That I've moved on}

Ah didn't know what ta say ta him anymore. He obviously didn't seem ta care that he had placed himself in an extremely dangerous situation. But that was Remy, he never seemed ta care what others thought or planned ta do. The two of us continued ta sway back an' forth as the music filled the room.

{Well I will go down with this ship, And I won't put my hands up and surrender, There will be no white flag above my door, I'm in love and always will be}

"How do ya do it?"

"Do what mon Cherie?"

{Well I will go down with this ship, And I won't put my hands up and surrender, There will be no white flag above my door, I'm in love and always will be}

"How can ya not care 'bout what's gonna happen in the future?"

"Gotta live f' t'day, dat's all."

{Well I will go down with this ship, And I won't put my hands up and surrender, There will be no white flag above my door, I'm in love and always will be}

Ah realized that Ah was repeatin' the conversation Ah'd had with psyche Remy b'fore, but now comin' from him, it seemed real. "An' what 'bout the past. What if we'd never met?" He gave meh the exact same sigh 'long with an eye roll for good measure.

"Den I guess I'd be out lookin' f' y'."

{Well I will go down with this ship, And I won't put my hands up and surrender, There will be no white flag above my door, I'm in love and always will be}

Ah smiled an' rested mah head on his shoulder 'gain as Ah sighed. "Did I say somet'in' wrong?"

"No, Sugah, ya said all the right thin's."

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Aro: That's great! "How was I to know she was standing directly in front of the pitchfork?" *Author pouts then smiles evilly. Muahahahahaha. I've got other plans though. I'm really struggling to keep writing without jumping straight to the action! Ahhhhhhh! I wanna write the action sequence!

Lid'l Rogue: I'll have to check out Aro's faves sometime, I've been reading all of hers/his (Um, Aro are you a girl or guy?) and never once thought to check the faves. Duh!

Rogue4787: I'm sorry there weren't embarrassing stories for you…um…I'm not so good at those. Well, I think the next chapter will have Jean-Luc meeting Rogue. And Remy really is a bad pretender.

Ishandahalf: Yes, I'm a very silly dancer indeed. Ah Rogue, the multitasker. Hmm…she's got it all going on.

Lightspeed Suzuka: Yes Doll Fighting! Hahahaha. I've got a cat who likes to eat dead dolls too. HA! Sorry about the name. *Author frowns until lots of lines form on her forehead then bursts into tears at the wrinkles.

RavenHawk_tph: thank you for the review. Hehe…lightswitch Bella.

Gothic Cajun: Thanks for the thought, but I work in an icecream parlor. I'll kill myself over ice cream. But that's not why I didn't embarrass Remy, I just couldn't think of anything. I think you got me beat on the sugar high thing.