Remy was up to something, but what, Rogue didn't have a clue. All she knew
was that he wasn't leaving for all hours of the day and night getting
drunk. He still wasn't talking to her a lot though, but something in his
eyes said that he had something planned for her.
Something big. ***
Kurt, Bobby, Hank, and Logan were giving Remy assistance for the planned surprise. Along the way, they learned something very odd about Logan.
He had an unusual skill when it came to Japanese flower arrangements.
"All ya gotta do is arrange them by their proper colors." He explained. "You don't want to mix 'em if their colors clash horribly!"
"And how the hell do you know how to do this?" Remy asked, cocking an eyebrow. Logan shrugged, placing a few white roses with a couple of yellow tulips.
"You pick up a lot of things in Japan." He said. "One word about this to anyone and I break your spine by the way."
"My lips are sealed." Remy laughed. ***
Hank and Bobby worked on Remy's etiquette skills.
"Remy, when you pour the wine, you only pour in a little bit at first to see if she likes the taste of it." Hank instructed. "And if she doesn't, use another bottle and try again." Bobby made an ice-cube and placed it down Remy's shirt, making him sit up straighter with a shout.
"No slouching, pal!" he laughed. Growling, Remy got the cube out and threw it at Bobby, charging it slightly.
"Don't do that!" he cried. "I can't stand the cold..." ***
Kurt's lessons were a bit harder however.
"You must tell her the truth about what happened to you in Antarctica, Remy." Kurt said gently, his tail swaying slowly. "I know that will be hard for you." Remy looked away, sucking in air between his teeth.
"I thought you wanted to make her happy, Kurt?" he asked, looking up slightly.
"I do, but she must also understand how you are feeling about everything. Relationships are not always about pleasing the woman." Kurt said. "The man must also be able to tell her anything to reconcile their problems.
"You and Rogue have a lot of problems to be solved." He added.
"Tell me about it..." Remy muttered. "But how do you want me to address it with her?" he asked. "I can't just come out and say 'Hey, leaving me to die after saying you would love me for eternity really upset me.' It just wouldn't work." Kurt nodded a bit, his tail flicking in thought.
"Try to be gentle." He advised. "However, do not poke about the subject like you always seem to do. You must look her in the eyes when you bring this subject up, Remy. If she looks away, turn her head to make her look at you. If she tries to change the subject, push! You will not last if you let this great thing hang over your heads like this!
"Trust me, I know a thing or two about keeping secrets. It is better to come right out and tell the truth as soon as possible, Remy. The only thing you must also do is not be too harsh or nasty, or else she will leave and everything we have worked for will be moot!"
"And you're positive getting this all out in the open will help us?" Remy asked. Kurt smiled kindly, nodding.
"I am positive." He assured him. "Only through talking it out will you two be able to stay couple." Remy smiled, shaking his head a bit.
"I still don't know why you're helping me with all this." He admitted. Kurt shrugged, leaning back in his chair a bit.
"I admit, it is because I am tired of being woken up in the middle of the night by you two shouting." He said. "Also, I have been witness to the pain both of you are going through for many weeks now, and I feel it is time for it to end.
"Also, I always thought you two were always a cute couple, even before I realized that she was my sister. It is a shame to let it go away, and quite frankly, I don't really blame you for what happened down in the tunnels." He added softly, looking down at his hands. Looking up, he smiled brightly at Remy.
"I hope that you succeed tomorrow night." He said, winking at him. "I want you to know that I am rooting for you the whole way, mein freund!"
"Thanks, mon ami!" Remy said with a smile.
Something big. ***
Kurt, Bobby, Hank, and Logan were giving Remy assistance for the planned surprise. Along the way, they learned something very odd about Logan.
He had an unusual skill when it came to Japanese flower arrangements.
"All ya gotta do is arrange them by their proper colors." He explained. "You don't want to mix 'em if their colors clash horribly!"
"And how the hell do you know how to do this?" Remy asked, cocking an eyebrow. Logan shrugged, placing a few white roses with a couple of yellow tulips.
"You pick up a lot of things in Japan." He said. "One word about this to anyone and I break your spine by the way."
"My lips are sealed." Remy laughed. ***
Hank and Bobby worked on Remy's etiquette skills.
"Remy, when you pour the wine, you only pour in a little bit at first to see if she likes the taste of it." Hank instructed. "And if she doesn't, use another bottle and try again." Bobby made an ice-cube and placed it down Remy's shirt, making him sit up straighter with a shout.
"No slouching, pal!" he laughed. Growling, Remy got the cube out and threw it at Bobby, charging it slightly.
"Don't do that!" he cried. "I can't stand the cold..." ***
Kurt's lessons were a bit harder however.
"You must tell her the truth about what happened to you in Antarctica, Remy." Kurt said gently, his tail swaying slowly. "I know that will be hard for you." Remy looked away, sucking in air between his teeth.
"I thought you wanted to make her happy, Kurt?" he asked, looking up slightly.
"I do, but she must also understand how you are feeling about everything. Relationships are not always about pleasing the woman." Kurt said. "The man must also be able to tell her anything to reconcile their problems.
"You and Rogue have a lot of problems to be solved." He added.
"Tell me about it..." Remy muttered. "But how do you want me to address it with her?" he asked. "I can't just come out and say 'Hey, leaving me to die after saying you would love me for eternity really upset me.' It just wouldn't work." Kurt nodded a bit, his tail flicking in thought.
"Try to be gentle." He advised. "However, do not poke about the subject like you always seem to do. You must look her in the eyes when you bring this subject up, Remy. If she looks away, turn her head to make her look at you. If she tries to change the subject, push! You will not last if you let this great thing hang over your heads like this!
"Trust me, I know a thing or two about keeping secrets. It is better to come right out and tell the truth as soon as possible, Remy. The only thing you must also do is not be too harsh or nasty, or else she will leave and everything we have worked for will be moot!"
"And you're positive getting this all out in the open will help us?" Remy asked. Kurt smiled kindly, nodding.
"I am positive." He assured him. "Only through talking it out will you two be able to stay couple." Remy smiled, shaking his head a bit.
"I still don't know why you're helping me with all this." He admitted. Kurt shrugged, leaning back in his chair a bit.
"I admit, it is because I am tired of being woken up in the middle of the night by you two shouting." He said. "Also, I have been witness to the pain both of you are going through for many weeks now, and I feel it is time for it to end.
"Also, I always thought you two were always a cute couple, even before I realized that she was my sister. It is a shame to let it go away, and quite frankly, I don't really blame you for what happened down in the tunnels." He added softly, looking down at his hands. Looking up, he smiled brightly at Remy.
"I hope that you succeed tomorrow night." He said, winking at him. "I want you to know that I am rooting for you the whole way, mein freund!"
"Thanks, mon ami!" Remy said with a smile.