Chapter 8
There was a gap in-between two cars near the sidewalk. In a couple seconds she was parked in one smooth motion and getting out of the car. The keys were twirling around her finger again.
"Comin?" Remy hadn't moved his head from against the window after he was done pounding into it. /Maybe all that hitting gave him some brain damage?/ Out of curiosity Rogue sat back down and leaned towards him peering over his shoulder to see how he was. Suddenly a hand shot out and grabbed the keys from her own hand with ease.
"No more drivin' for yo'." Remy's smile turned into a smirk when the girl in front of him stared wide-eyed at what he just did. In a second he was out of the black sleek car and was leaning against a post outside. "Comin'?"
Rogue just growled and got out his side. When she was out she felt something familiar being draped over her shoulders again. She slid her arms into the sleeves and looked around to find the Cajun. She spotted him ahead of her standing in front of a mall that was two stories high. It took up a couple of blocks and maybe a half. Most of it was white with the roof done up in light blue-green. The big stores like Target and Sears had a big sign on the outside and were painted to match the logos.
After taking all this in it didn't take long for her to catch up to him. She kept pace with Remy trailing a foot or so behind so she could follow him. They passed some appliance stores and electronics and finally entered a clothing store. There were some of her usual clothes off to the side and she started to head towards it only to be intercepted by Remy. He took her hand and pulled her over to a section full of lighter tones.
"Dese clothes are better for yo'. We can't stand out 'specially with what's goin' on." Remy waved his hands at the clothes ahead of her. They were the type that Kitty would wear. Bright colors with cute animals saying cute things. A pink and blue T-shirt was in front that had a teddy bear in front saying 'Hug Me!' /Actually some of these things even she wouldn't wear/
When she turned around to yell at Remy, he was heading towards the men's section. She decided to walk for a while in between the racks ashamed just to be standing anywhere near this stuff. It was when she was reaching the end of the brightly colored clothes that she spotted some better clothing. She found what she thought was the perfect outfit and went into the nearest dressing room to try it on.
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The size was right and she did some turns and bends to make sure that something wasn't wrong with it.
*You look great! /Really?/ *Yeah! why don't you wear these types of clothes more often?" /I don't know Jean, I just never thought it was me./ *It gives off the same image as your usual clothes but look a whole lot nicer. Maybe one of these days we should go shopping in person. /Yeah maybe./ Both knew it wasn't going to happen. Even though they get along in her mind in the outside world things went differently.
*Ohhhhh you're so like going to make that hottie Cajun drool. *He is really cute isn't he? /Ms. Munroe!?/ *I'm not blind child. And you look stunning in that outfit. /Thank you./ *That look on his face when you like pouted and said all that stuff back at the apartment was like priceless! /I don't know where that came from./ *Well...we might have done something with that. /What?/ *You wanted to drive didn't you? /Yes but../
"Miss is everything all right?" Behind Rogue stood a middle aged woman worker. "You have been standing there for quite some time."
"Sorry," she mumbled it while walking into the stall with her suit was in. She closed the door and checked her mind to find that the girls went behind the wall again. There was no way that she knew of to bring them out so she settled on putting on her clothes and heading out.
After picking out what she liked she headed out to the make-up area. Her favorite colors were there but instead she got the same type that she was wearing right now. The last thing she needs is that Swamp Rat telling her to put back the dark make-up.
She didn't buy anything yet but instead put it into a basket that she was carrying along. There was only one outfit and she needed more supplies so there was a whole lot more shopping that she needed to do. It was at that point that she realized that she hadn't seen the Cajun the whole time she was shopping. This slightly worried her but not because she was scared for him but the fact that she had no money to pay for her stuff.
First thing she did was check the pockets of his coat to find them empty or filled with cards. Then she started to walk around to find him. It didn't take long. He was where they started talking to some pretty woman shoppers and workers.
"And den he..." Remy stopped mid sentence when he felt a tap on his shoulder. Rogue never got a chance to say anything because he just gave her a platinum credit card and returned to telling his story.
She was shocked and a little outraged at his actions but choose not to do anything. Instead she wanted to get away from the crowd of girls and pay off these clothes. From behind she heard his voice say clearly, "Buy dis for me."
Her first instinct was to turn around and kick him where it would hurt the most for trying to order her around. But since he was paying for it she let him drape the clothing on her shoulder. He gave her a smile before returning to talk to the girls. No she wouldn't do anything...yet.
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Remy was enjoying himself talking to all the girls walking past. He enjoyed it more when they gave him their numbers. Some time passed and he started to wonder what was keeping Rogue so long. After she bought the clothing she said something about more shopping and changing clothes. All he noticed was how cute she looked wearing his trench coat. Especially with it being too big for her.
/Maybe she's angry about something./ He replayed everything that happened after the first time they met up but couldn't figure it out.
"We need ta git movin." At first glance he thought it couldn't be her but there couldn't be anyone else with that hair or eyes.
"Rogue?" He couldn't believe it. The woman in front of him was wearing low strung black leather pants with a white cotton blouse. The top buttons of the blouse were opened revealing a silver chain with a sapphire pendent hanging between her collarbones. The clothes fit her curves perfectly showing them off.
The whole thing still gave the desired effect, making her look tough and not someone who to be messed with. But now it also gave another thought into his mind..
"Damn yo'r sexy." The words came out in a deep tone even though he said it only in a whisper. At that moment he wanted to hit his head against something for saying that. He never let things like that slip from his mouth before. Whenever he flirted there was a purpose and carefully chosen words not things blurted.
/She didn't hear that./ Apparently she did if the slight redness on her face was any indication. /She's blushing! I flirted with her before! But when I say something on accident then she blushes!/
"Ah need ta buy more thins." Instead of looking him in the eye she stared at a spot on the floor. What she said snapped him out of his thoughts.
"Of course, mon chere." Rogue ignored the last part and both of them went out the door with Remy trailing a little behind.
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/Another store? The girl only needed one outfit! Maybe some other things but that's it!/ Again Rogue looked at a pair of black pants and a dark colored shirt.. Remy moved behind her and turned her away before she could even touch it.
"No dark clothes, dark make-up, or any other thin' dark. We don't want to stand out." Having heard the same thing and argued the same points she simply let Remy push her to an another store. Usually he led her to some decent clothes that she might even consider wearing back at the mansion. This time he took her to a lingerie store.
"What are we doin here?" At the front of the store was a sign that said Victoria's Secret.
"Yo' need some of dese clothes too, right? Not unless yo're goin' without it." His smirk grew at the furious expression on her face.
"Ah already bought some." She stated walking away to view some other store when he grabbed her and pulled her back.
"We ain't leavin' 'till yo' buy at least one piece of somethin' from here." He grabbed her waist and tried to lead her to a place with lacy black underwear that he spotted from the entrance.
"Ah ain't buyin anythin from here and ya can't make me!" She never bought anything from this kind of place and she wasn't going to buy anything now.
"At least one thin'. I'll even leave so I won't even know what yo're buyin'." Rogue never got the time to protest the idea because Remy was already out the entrance heading to an store at the other end. Remy looked back once and spotted her lifting up the black piece that he was taking her to see. His mouth formed its usual smirk as she saw her head to the line.
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"One more store and that's it." After 6 hours of shopping Remy had collapsed into one of the benches and refused to move for any reason.
"Yo' have enough stuff, cher." Over the past hour or so she's been dragging him around. If it wasn't for the way she's been swaying her hips every time she walked or her leaning over so often he would have collapsed sooner.
"One last store for one last piece of clothin." Rogue tried glaring, threatening, and even hit him once but he just groaned and continued to slouch there. "Ya can just sit out here while ah git it."
"Yo'll find somethin' and then another somethin' and then I have to stay out here for another hour." He wasn't exaggerating last time he waited a hour and a half before he went inside and found out she hadn't picked out anything yet. "So again non."
"Then what am ah goin ta wear at night?" She knew it was the wrong thing to say as soon as it left her mouth. Remy perked up at what she said and moved his glasses lower to look her in the eye. He opened his mouth to reply only to cut off by a stranger.
"Do you know what time it is?" To the right of them stood 3 men all young, maybe around their age, wearing baggy clothing and bandannas. Also all three of them were smiling and glancing at Rogue who noticed and was feeling uncomfortable. Remy, picking up her emotions, turned to tell them off when the three of them moved away. It wasn't until one of them pulled out a knife that he realized that his shades were still down.
"We don't want any muties around here!" The word muties brought everyone's attention towards them. The customers started to back away and some mall security people were heading to them. Remy left his shades down and looked him in the eye.
"They're just contacts." It was starting to work on the people ahead of him but there were too many people around.
"Then take them off!" The voice came from behind him. Remy glanced once at Rogue who slightly nodded her head as a card appeared out of nowhere in his hand.
Author's Note: Okay another chapter out. And the part about how the mall looks and anything else about the city I just made up. Actually there is a mall like that near where I live but not in Phoenix or at least I don't think so. Well onto the Reviews.
SickmindedSucker: Can anything really deflate his ego? Probably not. Thanks for reviewin.
Kazzeh Sodapop: More driving will come! And I can't answer the question cause I really don't know, but it ain't gonna happen for a while.
Aro: Well Rogue has to deal with him flirting so its just fair that Remy constantly ends up in near death situations with her driving.
ishandahalf: The X-Men are being idiots but hey they have to stay that way if what I'm planning is going to work. Plus you get to read the stupid things they say and do because they think Rogue is acting like Mystique. And there is going to be stupid things.
JexyBaby: Definatly more driving in the future the scenes are just so much fun to write!
DemonRogue13: Thanks!
original: Actually I'm making her in the 11th grade. That makes it worse doesn't it?