AN: I got terrible writer block for this but I promised a new chapter so you get a new chapter.
As usual I have something unrelated to say here (well this is kinda related). I have inspiration for a story called An Unexpected Twist which involves switching Remy and Rogue's pasts, imagine, Rogue the Cajun thief and Remy the southern boy. Hee, that one could be fun, but it means I'll probably be alternating which one I update so the updates will take even longer than usual. Sorry 'bout that but when inspiration hits you gotta go with it.
Disclaimer: Well I still don't own anything but I've kidnapped them, yup I've take Jamie now. I've got Rogue too cos Remy asked for her and, well, I just can't refuse him anything and I like Rogue. But like I said I've kidnapped them for myself I don't get money for doing this.
All Grown Up
Chapter 3
"Oh, you know I have seen
A sky without sun
A man with no nation
Saints, captive in chains
A song with no name
For lack of imagination"
Rogue was softly singing along to the radio as she got dressed for a shopping excursion with Kitty and Jean. She and Remy had been at the mansion for almost a week now and most people had gotten used to the presence of a former Acolyte in their home, in fact most of the guys idolised him and all the girls, apart from Jean, had a crush on him, thought they tried to hide it when Rogue was nearby. The only people who didn't like Remy were Logan -- who had always thought of Rogue as a daughter and thought she could do better -- and Scott.
"Ya he…
And I have seen
Darker than ebony
Ya he…
And now it seems, that I
Without your eyes could never be
My one desire, all I aspire
Is in your eyes forever to live
Travelled all over; the seven oceans
There is nothing that I wouldn't give
Came from Bahrein, got to Beirut
Looking for someone comparing to you
Tearing down windows and doors
But I could not find eyes like yours
Came from Bahrein, got to Beirut
Looking for someone comparing to you
Tearing down windows and doors
But I could not find eyes like yours"
Rogue was puzzled as to why Scott disliked, no HATED, Remy. She had understood at first, he had worked for Magneto after all, but to still hate him after the professor assured them all that even if he did still work for Magneto he would leave the battle if it meant doing anything to hurt Rogue, even if it cost him his life.
Jean had been a little funny towards Rogue at first but, within hours, had dropped it, obviously sensing something that she found reassuring. The redhead had proven to be as different as Rogue now, her powers were much greater, thought still not at the professors level, and she was an easier person to be around, nowhere near as perfect as she had acted years ago.
"Oh, I have just seen
A woman of means
In rags and begging for pleasure
Crossed a river of salt
Just after I rode
A ship that's sunk in the desert"
All in all though, the reaction to Remy had been good, Storm adored him, Kitty, Tabitha and Amara turned into giggling idiots everytime he was around, Kurt had overcome his initial dislike of the man to become his closest friend and the rest of the boys just wanted to be like him.
As an act of kindness, Remy had taken Jamie under his wing for a while, just talking to him and teaching him to play poker, raising the boys status from annoying little kid to one of the coolest kids in the mansion, much to the boys delight. Rogue had managed to make the teen one of the most popular kids in Bayville high by taking him to school on the back of Logan's bike. Logan had been furious at Rogue for that since she hadn't asked to borrow it but the looks on the students faces as the mutant boy had arrived on a Harley with the most beautiful woman any of them had seen had been worth rising the wrath of Logan.
"Ya he…
And I have seen
Darker than ebony
Ya he…
And now it seems, that I
Without your eyes could never be
My one desire, all I aspire
Is in your eyes forever to live
Travelled all over; the seven oceans
There is nothing that I wouldn't give
Came from Bahrein, got to Beirut
Looking for someone comparing to you
Tearing down windows and doors
But I could not find eyes like yours
Came from Bahrein, got to Beirut
Looking for someone comparing to you
Tearing down windows and doors
But I could not find eyes like yours"
As the song faded out Rogue smiled to herself, it was one of her favourites and it always reminded her of Remy. His eyes were unlike any she had ever seen before and was ever likely to see again and she couldn't imagine a life where she wouldn't see the everyday.
Moments later there was a knock on the door and Kitty phased her head through. "You, like, ready yet Rogue?" she asked.
"Yeah, Ah'm ready Kit, is Jean?"
"She's waiting in the car," with that the brunette phased back out of the room and headed downstairs.
Rogue straightened her short black skirt and green halter-top before following the younger girl.
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Scott watched Rogue as she left the room she shared with that damn Cajun. He didn't understand what she saw in the guy, he was a player, he was probably going to hurt Rogue. So what if they had been together for almost four years and he had never hurt her, Scott knew the Cajun would have to pay for what he had done to Rogue -- he was convinced there was mind control involved -- and what he was doing to the others.
Nobody took the attention away from Scott Summers and got away with it, especially if it was a girls attention.
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"So, like, where to first?" Kitty asked as the girls got to the mall, hoping that they would decided on clothes.
The older girls looked at each other, then at the hyper Kitty, then at each other again before answering in unison, "Coffee!" Shopping with Kitty meant they needed as much caffeine as possible. A few minutes later the girls seated themselves at a table in a small café sipping their coffee's.
Suddenly Jean burst into tears, she'd been watching a young couple as they sat together at the next table, oblivious to the rest of the world.
"Jean? Y' ok sugah?" Rogue asked, concerned, moving her chair closer to the redhead's and putting an arm around her shoulders, "C'mon tell auntie Rogue what's wrong."
"Like what's wrong Jean?" Kitty was even more worried than Rogue since she didn't have access to Jean's powers.
"I-it's Scott," the telepath sobbed, folding her arms on the table and burying her face in them.
"Like, what about him?" Kitty asked puzzled by the words and the understanding look on Rogue's face. Jean mumbled something unintelligible into her arms as a reply and Kitty frowned, "Huh?"
Rogue realised that they were going nowhere with this so, with a silent apology, she accessed her powers and thought about Jean's memories of Scott, letting her powers draw them out of her friend. She had gotten so good at doing it that Jean didn't even realise anything was happening, there was no pain, no tiredness, nothing since all Rogue wanted was those memories. As soon as Rogue's mind made copies of Jean's memories she reversed the flow of power, letting the memories flow back where they belonged, something Rogue had only recently learned how to do.
she stored the memories in the back of her mind to look through later and used powers she had absorbed from telepaths in the past to gently nudge Kitty into saying something.
"You know, whatever's, like, wrong, you're in the right place to solve it," at the funny looks she got from her friends Kitty elaborated, "Retail therapy?"
With that said the three girls laughed and stood up, the tears gone for now but not forgotten.
So, what's wrong with Jean? Why is Scott acting so weird? Where was Remy in this chapter? What memories did Rogue get from Jean? All very good questions to which I have no answer right now. Never fear though I will find out for you dear readers, now please review.
Caliente: Only person who reviewed so far so this one's for you m'dear, glad you enjoyed the flashback
As usual I have something unrelated to say here (well this is kinda related). I have inspiration for a story called An Unexpected Twist which involves switching Remy and Rogue's pasts, imagine, Rogue the Cajun thief and Remy the southern boy. Hee, that one could be fun, but it means I'll probably be alternating which one I update so the updates will take even longer than usual. Sorry 'bout that but when inspiration hits you gotta go with it.
Disclaimer: Well I still don't own anything but I've kidnapped them, yup I've take Jamie now. I've got Rogue too cos Remy asked for her and, well, I just can't refuse him anything and I like Rogue. But like I said I've kidnapped them for myself I don't get money for doing this.
All Grown Up
Chapter 3
"Oh, you know I have seen
A sky without sun
A man with no nation
Saints, captive in chains
A song with no name
For lack of imagination"
Rogue was softly singing along to the radio as she got dressed for a shopping excursion with Kitty and Jean. She and Remy had been at the mansion for almost a week now and most people had gotten used to the presence of a former Acolyte in their home, in fact most of the guys idolised him and all the girls, apart from Jean, had a crush on him, thought they tried to hide it when Rogue was nearby. The only people who didn't like Remy were Logan -- who had always thought of Rogue as a daughter and thought she could do better -- and Scott.
"Ya he…
And I have seen
Darker than ebony
Ya he…
And now it seems, that I
Without your eyes could never be
My one desire, all I aspire
Is in your eyes forever to live
Travelled all over; the seven oceans
There is nothing that I wouldn't give
Came from Bahrein, got to Beirut
Looking for someone comparing to you
Tearing down windows and doors
But I could not find eyes like yours
Came from Bahrein, got to Beirut
Looking for someone comparing to you
Tearing down windows and doors
But I could not find eyes like yours"
Rogue was puzzled as to why Scott disliked, no HATED, Remy. She had understood at first, he had worked for Magneto after all, but to still hate him after the professor assured them all that even if he did still work for Magneto he would leave the battle if it meant doing anything to hurt Rogue, even if it cost him his life.
Jean had been a little funny towards Rogue at first but, within hours, had dropped it, obviously sensing something that she found reassuring. The redhead had proven to be as different as Rogue now, her powers were much greater, thought still not at the professors level, and she was an easier person to be around, nowhere near as perfect as she had acted years ago.
"Oh, I have just seen
A woman of means
In rags and begging for pleasure
Crossed a river of salt
Just after I rode
A ship that's sunk in the desert"
All in all though, the reaction to Remy had been good, Storm adored him, Kitty, Tabitha and Amara turned into giggling idiots everytime he was around, Kurt had overcome his initial dislike of the man to become his closest friend and the rest of the boys just wanted to be like him.
As an act of kindness, Remy had taken Jamie under his wing for a while, just talking to him and teaching him to play poker, raising the boys status from annoying little kid to one of the coolest kids in the mansion, much to the boys delight. Rogue had managed to make the teen one of the most popular kids in Bayville high by taking him to school on the back of Logan's bike. Logan had been furious at Rogue for that since she hadn't asked to borrow it but the looks on the students faces as the mutant boy had arrived on a Harley with the most beautiful woman any of them had seen had been worth rising the wrath of Logan.
"Ya he…
And I have seen
Darker than ebony
Ya he…
And now it seems, that I
Without your eyes could never be
My one desire, all I aspire
Is in your eyes forever to live
Travelled all over; the seven oceans
There is nothing that I wouldn't give
Came from Bahrein, got to Beirut
Looking for someone comparing to you
Tearing down windows and doors
But I could not find eyes like yours
Came from Bahrein, got to Beirut
Looking for someone comparing to you
Tearing down windows and doors
But I could not find eyes like yours"
As the song faded out Rogue smiled to herself, it was one of her favourites and it always reminded her of Remy. His eyes were unlike any she had ever seen before and was ever likely to see again and she couldn't imagine a life where she wouldn't see the everyday.
Moments later there was a knock on the door and Kitty phased her head through. "You, like, ready yet Rogue?" she asked.
"Yeah, Ah'm ready Kit, is Jean?"
"She's waiting in the car," with that the brunette phased back out of the room and headed downstairs.
Rogue straightened her short black skirt and green halter-top before following the younger girl.
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Scott watched Rogue as she left the room she shared with that damn Cajun. He didn't understand what she saw in the guy, he was a player, he was probably going to hurt Rogue. So what if they had been together for almost four years and he had never hurt her, Scott knew the Cajun would have to pay for what he had done to Rogue -- he was convinced there was mind control involved -- and what he was doing to the others.
Nobody took the attention away from Scott Summers and got away with it, especially if it was a girls attention.
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"So, like, where to first?" Kitty asked as the girls got to the mall, hoping that they would decided on clothes.
The older girls looked at each other, then at the hyper Kitty, then at each other again before answering in unison, "Coffee!" Shopping with Kitty meant they needed as much caffeine as possible. A few minutes later the girls seated themselves at a table in a small café sipping their coffee's.
Suddenly Jean burst into tears, she'd been watching a young couple as they sat together at the next table, oblivious to the rest of the world.
"Jean? Y' ok sugah?" Rogue asked, concerned, moving her chair closer to the redhead's and putting an arm around her shoulders, "C'mon tell auntie Rogue what's wrong."
"Like what's wrong Jean?" Kitty was even more worried than Rogue since she didn't have access to Jean's powers.
"I-it's Scott," the telepath sobbed, folding her arms on the table and burying her face in them.
"Like, what about him?" Kitty asked puzzled by the words and the understanding look on Rogue's face. Jean mumbled something unintelligible into her arms as a reply and Kitty frowned, "Huh?"
Rogue realised that they were going nowhere with this so, with a silent apology, she accessed her powers and thought about Jean's memories of Scott, letting her powers draw them out of her friend. She had gotten so good at doing it that Jean didn't even realise anything was happening, there was no pain, no tiredness, nothing since all Rogue wanted was those memories. As soon as Rogue's mind made copies of Jean's memories she reversed the flow of power, letting the memories flow back where they belonged, something Rogue had only recently learned how to do.
she stored the memories in the back of her mind to look through later and used powers she had absorbed from telepaths in the past to gently nudge Kitty into saying something.
"You know, whatever's, like, wrong, you're in the right place to solve it," at the funny looks she got from her friends Kitty elaborated, "Retail therapy?"
With that said the three girls laughed and stood up, the tears gone for now but not forgotten.
So, what's wrong with Jean? Why is Scott acting so weird? Where was Remy in this chapter? What memories did Rogue get from Jean? All very good questions to which I have no answer right now. Never fear though I will find out for you dear readers, now please review.
Caliente: Only person who reviewed so far so this one's for you m'dear, glad you enjoyed the flashback