Here it is! The moment you have all be waiting for! ROMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Together Again
Rogue stood Ororo's garden holding a rose she had just picked. Her . . . mother? . . . dropped her off at the institute. She didn't go inside as she had first thought of doing. Only the new recruits where there. Rogue bit down on her lip. Her grip on the rose was so tight that blood was drawn.
"Why does all the crappy things happen ta meh?" She whispered to herself.
"Whatever do you mean, child?" She spun around and stared at Smokescreen. Smokescreen wore the same outfit she had been wearing when spying on the X-men and talking to Blade in the park.
"What are ya doin' here?!" Rogue demanded.
"Just checking up on you." Smokescreen's mouth might have been covered by the scarf but you could still tell that she was smiling.
"What . . . what exactly did Frank's vision tell ya?" Smokescreen raised an eyebrow.
"You absorbed Artemis again?" Rogue shrugged.
"Just alittle bit." Smokescreen laughed lightly.
"Well, I guess then there isn't much to say. I told Artemis all that I know." Smokescreen watched her for a moment. "Tell me, what do you mean about all tha things that happen to you?" Rogue sighed and shrugged.
"Just . . . seems like lots of bad things always happen ta meh." Smokescreen walked over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder causing the cloak she wore to open and fall over one of her shoulders, revealing her Fury outfit.
"Yes, I understand your pain. But you must not forget that you have many wonderful things." Smokescreen brushed some hair out of Rogue's face. "You have your family and friends. You can touch and you know not to take that for granted. And most of all, you have that charming Cajun willing to walk into hell for you." Rogue sighed and nodded.
"Yeah, just . . . lately with Remy things seem ta be on the rocks . . ." Smokescreen nodded.
"Yes, I know that. Tell me, when you were taken, what happened?" Rogue bit down on her lip. She was not sure if she should tell the woman anything. Even though she was once a mother figure to her, the trust she had with Smokescreen seemed to be damaged after Faye Ma'at. "Rogue . . . when you were with us, I helped you no matter what. Let me do the same now." Rogue looked up at her with sad eyes. She told her what had happened. Smokescreen listened quietly as Rogue told her. After a few moments she brushed more hair out of Rogue's face. "Is there anything else?' She asked quietly. Rogue bit down on her lip and nodded. "Please tell me." Rogue looked up at her with tears in her eyes. Rogue threw herself into Smokescreen's embrace and kept herself from crying. Rogue was tired of crying and she would be damned if she started crying because of him.
"H-he has a fiancé! W-when Ah remembered everything 'bout him Ah remembered his memories! Ah had tucked 'em away in the deepest corners of mah mind." She clutched onto Smokescreen. The older mutant held her gently. "Ah didn't wanna pry inta his life. But when Ah remembered it all came back ta meh!" Smokescreen stroked her hair. "And then Mystique wants ta be a family! But she was never there!" Rogue snapped. "She never was there!" Smokescreen shushed her.
"Don't worry my little Rogue. You shall endure." Rogue shook her head.
"No, Ah don't know how much more of this Ah can take!" Smokescreen tilted her head up.
"Shhh . . . Rogue, it is your fate. Faye Ma'at gave you back your life so you could live with all your heart. And I am sorry but there is nothing we can do about your fate. It is the gift and curse of being the reincarnation of Faye Ma'at." Smokescreen pulled her away and looked at her with loving eyes. "You will survive Rogue. And you will grow stronger. With each passing day you grow strong. It is only a matter of time before all that damage that Faye Ma'at did is gone . . ." Smokescreen brushed her cheek with her thumb. She pushed hair away from Rogue's face. "Child, though you may think that things are difficult, you must never give up." Smokescreen smiled and cupped her face. "Do not worry, you have many here that will help you in your time of need. And when you are aloud to leave the battle field and spend time with your loved ones you know that you have earned the right to do so." With that said she turned into smoke and left.
"She's right chère." Rogue spun around and glared.
"How dare ya!" She hissed. Remy sighed and nodded.
"I know, I should have told y' 'bout my fiancé." Rogue scoffed.
"Damn right ya should have! You would have lead me along! Never would have told me! What the hell was Ah? Some kind of fling?!" Rogue yelled.
"Chère, y' have t' understand-" Rogue cut him off.
"No you understand! Ah don't like ta be strung along!" Rogue threw a punch at him. Gambit dodged it and grabbed her other hand that was coming in for punch.
"I know dat Rogue, and I'm sorry-" She cut him off by slapping him across the face. Remy placed a hand on the red mark that had appeared.
"No yer not!" Rouge screamed and shook her head. "Yer only sorry ya got caught!" She fought back her tears. She had don't enough crying to last her a life time.
"Dat's not true." Remy pleaded. "Ya have t' know dat-"
"I know all that I need ta know Gambit!" Rogue hissed. "Ya never cared!" Remy shook his head and pleaded with her.
"ROGUE! I never got a say in it! It was arranged when I was NINE! You want t' absorb me t' know de truth!" Rogue yanked her hand out of his grasp and turned her back on him.
"It's called trust! Ah don't wanna havta absorb ya just ta know the truth! How the hell am Ah suppose ta be in love with ya if Ah can't trust ya!" Her hand flew up to her mouth. She couldn't believe that she had just yelled that at him. She might have said it before but now . . . now he knew that it was totally and completely true. Remy was silent.
"Listen, I am gonna g' t' N'awlins. And I have been planing t' d' so for a bit. I don' care none if my family rejects me. Because . . ." Rogue turned around as he trailed off.
"Because what?" Remy had stepped up to her.
"Because . . . I want t' be with ya." Rogue shook her head.
"Don't talk ta meh." Rogue turned her back to him and crossed her arms.
"Rog-"
"Leave meh be Gambit. Just leave meh be." Remy stepped towards her. "JUST GO AWAY!!!" With a defeated sigh he left. Rogue looked down at the ground and sighed. Suddenly there was a sharp pain in the back of her head. Blade had smacked her upside the head.
"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU???!!!!!!!!!!" Blade demanded. Rogue looked at her confused. After a moment it clicked.
"Ah . . . Ah just didn' wanna be the other woman . . ." Blade sigh and smacked her own forehead.
"Rogue . . . I never thought that I would have to spell this out for you. Did he ask the other woman to marry him?" Rogue shook her head. "And did he want to marry her while he was 9?" Rogue shook her head once more. "Do you love him?"
"Ah came back from the dead for him!" Rogue snapped. Blade rolled her eyes.
"I know. Do you want to be with him?"
"Of course! Ah fought the most powerful mutant in the world ta do so!" Rogue replied.
"For the rest of you life?" Rogue rolled her eyes.
"No, Ah went through all that hell for someone Ah don' wanna spend mah life with." Blade sent a tired glare in her direction.
"Then what the hell is wrong with you by telling him to go!!!" Blade snapped. Rogue bit down on her lip.
"Ah . . . Ah can't be the other woman . . . Ah havta be responsible." Blade felt her eye twitch slightly.
"SCREW BEING RESPONSIBLE!!!!!!!!! YOU LOVE HIM!!!!!!! SHE'S THE OTHER WOMAN YOU DIMWIT!!!!!!!! AND HE HAS NO FEELINGS FOR HER WHATSOEVER!!!!!!!! SO GET YOUR DAMN ASS IN GEAR AND GO AFTER HIM!!!!!!!!!! YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT LOSE HIM YOU IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Rogue was about to respond when it hit her. Blade waited. Blade tried to be responsible. She let him go so many times. And now, now she lost the man she loved because she waited. Because she didn't take the chance. Because she let him leave one too many times. Rogue didn't want to lose Remy. And not to some assassin who he doesn't love! The young mutant looked at Blade. Blade was waiting for her to leave with a scowl on her face. Rogue smiled at her mentor. The scowl melted away and was replaced with a scowl on her face. Blade threw her a cell phone. Rogue nearly dropped in as she caught the phone. She stared at the cell and then looked at Blade strangely. The former Fury merely shrugged with a look of indifference, yet her words were not the same. "For what happens. I wanna know!" Rogue smiled and turned on her heels and ran after Remy. Blade watched her run off. A faint look of longing crossed her face before she shook it off. She turned towards the large mansion before rubbing the back of her head. She didn't know how she would explain the reason Rogue and Remy suddenly left. And Rogue would strangle her if she let any rumors start. Blade sighed and shook her head once more as she thought of the two young mutants. "Idiot kids. Believe life is a freakin' fairy tell." She mumbled as she walked back to the mansion trying to find a way to save her hide from both Wolverine and Rogue. She grimaced slightly in fear of her fate.
Rogue panted as her feet hit the pavement. She had to catch up with him! She had to! She was somewhere in downtown Bayville. She looked around her, trying to find Remy. She had no idea where to look for him so she just followed her instincts. As she passed an ally a hand shot out of the darkness and pulled her into it. Rogue was shoved into a wall. Some gangsters were there, leering at her. Rogue's eyes narrowed as she tensed up.
"So girlie, what ya doin' here? Come ta pay us a visit?" One of them chuckled. Rogue felt her rage boil up inside of her. There was no way in hell that some punk was going to keep her away from REMY! The punk had moved up to her and stood in front of her, expecting her to be ready to cry and beg for them to leave her be. However, Rogue had other ideas. He let out a startled gasp as he fell to the ground, clutching his er . . . um. . . sensitive spot? . . . and his friends, though startled themselves, were ready to fight. There was maybe seven in total, including the one on the ground in agony. There were some bats, chains and switchblades pulled out and they stepped threateningly towards Rogue. Rogue rolled her eyes.
"Ah am gonna give ya'll ta the count of three. You still bugin' meh and there will be hell ta pay." She snarled. "1!" They only smirked as they advanced. "2!" They laughed amongst themselves. "Okay, screw three, Ah'm kickin' yer asses now!!!" Rouge shot forward and kicked the switchblade out of closest punk's hand. She spun around and knocked him to the ground with a kick in the face. Rogue dodged a bat swung from another.
"You bitch!" One snarled. Rogue caught it the next time he swung and glared. She punched him in the face and kneed him. As he jerked forward from the pain in the . . . sensitive area? . . . she held her hands in one fist above him and hit him over the head. Rogue did several back flips to avoid chains and another bat. She landed in a clam stance. She tilted her head to the side.
"Ya'll stupid, ya know that?" Two punks charged her as the others helped their fallen comrades. Rogue smirked at she dropped to the ground and kicked the one with a bat's feet from under him. She ducked a chain and caught the owner's wrist. She twisted it slightly, causing him to scream out in pain. The punk tried to break free but all that happened was Rogue drop kicking him. She let go as he was forced back and tripped over his fallen friend. Rogue looked at the others and raised an eyebrow. "Don't tell meh ya'll are still wantin' ta fight?" The last two looked at each other and back to her. They shook their heads. "Good, get yer friends and beat it!" Rogue hissed. The seven punks limped out of sight.
"Chère, remind Remy t' never piss y' off." Rogue glared as she looked at Remy. He leaned against the wall as he smirked. Rogue narrowed her eyes.
"Let's just say that ya shouldn't get in the way of a gal whose determined ta find her boyfriend." Remy raised an eyebrow.
"Really, as Remy recalls, chère was not wantin' t' be with someone already engaged." Rogue nodded.
"True, and Ah am still pissed off at ya . . . but after Blade knocked some sense inta meh, Ah realized that Ah don' wanna havta-" She was silenced by a kissed. Rogue smiled as she kissed him back. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he wrapped his around her tiny waist. The two stayed there for a moment in bliss. Remy pulled away and smirked.
"Hmm . . . so Ms. Rogue . . . what is your real name? I'm your boyfriend, I should know." Rogue smirked.
"Sugah, Ah do believe ya are bein' fresh with meh. Who ever told ya that ya were the man I'm seeing?" Remy raised an eyebrow.
"Oh? And Blade's whole scolding have no effect on you?" Rogue gawked at him.
"You . . . you . . . you were listening! That was a private conversation Mr. Lebeau!" Remy shrugged.
"So?" Rogue merely rolled her eyes. " 'Sides, t'ink China heard Blade screechin' like dere's no tomorrow. And good ole Remy couldn't let such a fine belle wonder 'round by herself." Rogue hit him on the shoulder.
"You never stop, do ya?" Remy looked at her curiously.
"Stop what?" Rogue rolled her eyes.
"Ya don' even know it?!" She laughed. "A flirt ta the end." Remy smiled.
"Ain't flirtin' if it's true." Rogue chuckled.
"Maybe so. Anyway, Ah think we ought ta be heading back ta-" Remy silenced her.
"Chère . . . I need t' g' back hom' 'fore t'ings get too out of hand. Den, de family will know that de next Mrs. Lebeau ain't gonna be Bella Donna." Rogue looked up at him.
"So . . . when ya gonna be back?" Remy shrugged.
"Soon as I'm single 'gain."
"You - how - he - you let him - but - you love - when did - why?!" Blade couldn't finish her sentence. She was for too shock. Every time she tried to start to say something she would end up starting another sentence. Rogue had come in and told Blade what had happened. Rogue merely shrugged.
"Well, he wanted ta go and-" Blade cut her off as she went into a rage.
"YOU F****** IDIOT!!!! WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?! YOU MISSED THE WHOLE DAMN POINT OF WHEN I F****** TOLD YOU TO GO AFTER THE GUY YOU F****** LOVE! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, WHAT THE F****** HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? YOU DON'T GO SCREWING AROUND WITH SOME GUY AND LET HIM F****** LEAVE!" Blade turned red in the face. "THAT'S IT!!!!!!! YOU GOING TO NEW ORLEANS!!!!! I DIDN'T GO THROUGH THAT F****** ASS WHOPPING FOR YOU TO THROW AWAY YOUR TRUE F****** LOVE! YOU GET THAT ASS OF YOURS ONTO THE NEXT PLANE! SCREW THAT! I'M F****** TAKING YOU THERE PERSONALY, DAMN IT! I WILL NOT LET YOU F*** THIS UP ANY MORE!" Blade ranted. She stormed off to the elevator dragging Rogue with her. "I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT F****** SON OF A B**** LET YOU GO! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU TWO? YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TRUE F****** LOVE IS? GOD**** IT! WHAT THE F****** HELL WERE YOU TWO THINKING? MY GOD YOU TWO DON'T EVER THINK ABOUT MAKING THINGS F****** EASY, DO YOU? I AM SO F****** SICK OF HAVING TO MAKE SURE YOU TWO DON'T F*** UP YOUR RELATIONSHIP!!!!!! MY GOD, WHAT THE HELL IS THE F****** WORLD COMING TO?!!! IN MY DAY YOU TWO WOULD HAVE GOTTEN F****** KNOCKED UP BY NOW!!!! BUT NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! KIDS THESE DAYS ARE TOO F****** SHY!!!! WHEN WE GET TO NEW ORLEANS I'M GOING TO F****** LOCK YOU TWO UP IN THE SAME F****** ROOM WITH GOD**** CONDOMS! LET'S HOPE TO GOD THAT YOU TWO STOP BEING SO F****** SHY AND LOSE THOSE GOD**** MORALS!!!!!!"
Hmmm . . . well, when Blade gets mad, she gets mad! Guess she finally had it with those two blowing their chances. Can ya blame her? She blew her chances and now the guy she loves is in a coma! Guess she won't let them make her mistakes. Hmmm . . . anything else? Don't think so. Let's see how Blade tries to get the Romy even better!