Chapter 5
"Everyone buckle up. We have reached our destination and are about to land," Beast announced, while slowly moving the jet downwards to land in a clear space. There was some rustling in the back as everyone tried to find a seat in the overcrowded area. It only took a couple minutes until they were safely on the ground.
"Since the world has found out about mutants we think it is time we told them exactly what a mutant it is. As well as telling them they need not be afraid of us," Storm announced.
"So Storm and I have decided to go and talk at the meeting held in Washington. We will be taking the X-van and we want all of you to stick together until we come back." Beast explained, making it sound like they were just going out for tea.
"What if they just shoot you?"
"They hate us!"
"You can't go."
"There has to be another way." Nobody wanted them to do this and choose at the same time to voice their opinions causing everything they said to become a slur of words. The adults, with the exception of Logan who agreed with the kids, tried to calm everyone down.
"Well ah think that it's a good idea." Everyone stopped when they heard the southern girl speak. "Stayin here and doin nothin ain't gonna solve anythin. We have ta do somethin before mutants are hunted down an' put into cells like we were. Plus ah think that Logan should go too. An' before any of ya say anythin we trained ta look after ourselves we could handle bein without an adult for a while." With that speech over she returned to resting her head on the window.
"What Rogue says is true if we don't go it will just cause more problems." Storm gave a nod in Rogue's direction and proceeded with Beast to where the van is. Logan looked at Rogue and then headed in the direction the other two adults went.
The others followed shortly after to wave them off, talking amongst themselves about what could have made Rogue speak up like that. Usually she just acted like she didn't care.
She watched from the window as the van disappeared behind the trees. The only ones left onboard were Kitty and Kurt who were still building up their strength. Everyone outside were dividing themselves up to go look for things. Scott was coming on board.
"Hey...umm... could you look after Kurt and Kitty while we go look for something to eat?" Scott looked at Rogue who was glaring at him. He looked closer into her eyes and could have sworn they were a lot colder than the last time he saw them.
"Of course ah will look afte' them. They're practically the only friends ah have around here." Glaring at him to not talk, "If they were awake before they wouldn't have forgotten mah."
Suddenly Scott wanted to leave. He moved away and headed in the direction Jean went when everyone separated it.
Mystique smiled as she changed back to her normal form. Finding some sedatives was easy. She injected the liquid into the two to have them sleeping for a while longer. After that was done she went to the pilot seat and turned the jet on. The engine kicked in and they were in the air. Right before speeding off she changed back into Rogue's form so the people below could see her sitting in the pilot seat.
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Like the lobby, the place looked classy and expensive. It was done up in a gold and dark green colors. The couch, rug, and drapes matched. And the chairs and tables were made of good quality wood. Everything was also clean and soft, but it was smaller than she expected. Actually a little too small.
"How many rooms does this place have?" Rogue asked while Remy was taking a look around.
"One," he answered casually.
"Where are ya gonna to sleep?"
"De bed."
"Where am ah gonna sleep?"
"De bed."
"So there is two beds in the room."
"Non."
"So we are gonna share a bed."
"Oui." Smiling at the conclusion they reached. He headed towards the bedroom.
"Why can't ya sleep on the couch."
"I'm too tall."
"How bout the floor?"
"Too cold."
"Why did ya buy one bedroom?"
"Two bedroom cost too much."
"So why stay here then?"
"It's safe." With that said he entered the bedroom and closed the door.
Remy took off his boots and left them on the floor where he dropped them. /If she sleeps on the couch I get the bed to myself which is okay. Or she will sleep on the bed with me which is better./ He waited to see where Rogue would decide to sleep. Thinking up what he would do if she choose the bed.
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It's wasn't that late yet but she was tired. The time she slept in the car wasn't enough and she needed more sleep./If I sleep on the couch then he wins and gets the bed. Or I sleep on the bed next to the Cajun which means he sorta wins./ Checking the couch proved that even though it was soft it wasn't comfy. Rogue moved to the door thinking up what he will do when their on the bed. Opening the door she found Remy sitting on the bed shuffling some cards.
The bed was king-size giving them enough room on either side. The rest of the room was filled with a dresser, a chair, and a TV that looked like it might get cable. Everything was done up in similar colors like the rest of the place except gold was replaced with white.
"Sleepin' here, chere?" Remy asked lifting his eyebrow and smirking. He removed his shades before so she could see his eyes begin to glow.
"Yeah and ya betta not try anythin funny all right?" she glared at him and pulled off his coat to put it on the chair. Sitting on the other side of the bed she yanked off her shoes and dropped them on the floor. She then moved underneath the blanket leaving him on top of it.
"Good idea." He started to move the covers on his side so he could slide underneath.
"No ya're sleeping on top of the covers." Rogue stated.
"But it gits really cold at night. Yo' don't want me to freeze do yo'?" Remy's pout nearly made Rogue agree but of course this is Rogue so she said no again.
"Fine then." Moving off the bed he went towards the light switch and turned it off. After that he got the remote that was right by it on the dresser. He returned back to the bed and turned on the TV Glaring at him to turn it off was having no effect so she tried to ignore it. That of course failed miserably.
"Can ya turn that damn thin off!" Rogue tackled Remy to get to the remote. One of his hands held the remote high above his head while the other tried to keep her away. Finally she went on her knees giving her just enough height to grab at it. This position also gave Remy the opportunity to put his arm around her waist and pull her down so they were both lying on the bed. They rolled a bit each trying to get the advantage over the other. Soon Rogue was lying on his stomach trying to reach the remote which he was holding as far as he could from her. Nothing she did was working so she came up with a new tactic. She slammed her elbow into his side causing him to bring his arm in by reflex and then snatched the remote. When she tightened her hold on it she pushed some buttons on accident.
"We are not a threat. The sentinel attacked us." Storm voice could clearly be heard followed by some annoying person who said they made it.
"Oh my God that's Storm!" Rogue moved away from Remy giving him enough space to get up and watch the program with her. The two of them watched in silence as Beast and Storm tried to tell everyone that mutants were just people with gifts. A few scenes were shown of the danger room and more discussions happened.
"Yo' have to workout in that thin'?" He pointed at another visual of the room with some very sharp objects lying around.
"Yeah, we have it in the mornin usually with Wolvie." After saying that she turned to look at him wondering if she gave too much information away. Remy just nodded his head and continued to watch the screen. Then something was said about a huge man who could break through anything was sighted. Rogue stared at the figure on the screen who could have only been Juggernaut. He was on a dam and was fighting against the X-men.
"No! We have to help them." Rogue got up to go put on her shoes when someone grabbed her from behind and pulled her back onto the bed.
"No way we can reach there in time, petite. Let them handle it." Before she could protest he put a gloved finger to her mouth to silence her. This of course just made her angry and she tried to give him a black eye. Again they found themselves rolling around trying to get the upper hand.
"I think de X-Men won." Remy said watching the screen from where Rogue had him pinned against a wall with a one of her fists drawn back ready to slam into his face.
"With the new information we have received this meeting will decide on what to do about the mutants and will be announced tomorrow morning." Rogue watched from over her shoulder as everyone left the meeting and the program went to some other news. She grabbed the remote and turned off the TV
"Guess we'll find out tomorrow what happens ta us." Remy nodded at what Rogue said and went to put the remote away before falling asleep.
Author's Note: Again not as fast I used to do it but I'm trying! It's hard and my summary sucks :( It would be nice if somebody would help with that.... Okay! Now for the simple reviews for my simple story.
epona: Thanks for reviewin!
Kazzeh Sodapop: lol. I like to say she doesn't drive bad... just not good. I think I'll have Remy say that to tick her off at some point.
JexyBaby: A little info on whats happening with the others. I'll try to fit them into every other chapter. And about Remy and Rogue's relationship I luv it too! Even if they get together in my story I think I'm gonna keep it around. It's just too much fun!
ishandahalf: Thanks for reviewin!
Special thanks go out to Duck3 and Harleyquinton for telling me about how Mystique's powers evolved and from saving me from a major headache from trying to come up with my own version.