Chapter 12

Piotr walked into his room after confronting Gambit about the Rogue issue. He knew they were going to go through with it soon, but he had no way to stop them. Many times before he tried to fight back or leave, but there was no way to do. Even if he paid off his dept to Magneto he would never be given his freedom.

With saddened eyes he went to his dresser and took out a sketchbook. At first he could not think of anything to draw and then hit with a sudden inspiration his hand began to move around the paper sketching from memory. The sketch didn't take long to make. He stared at it a while and then closed the book placing it back into the drawer.

As he shut the drawer the door to his room opened and John walked in. He was holding a letter with one hand while his other hand that was holding the lighter was twitching. Piotr took the letter out of his hand quickly and slowly read it thinking that it was one of magneto's orders. After reading it he handed it back to Pyro who eagerly set it on fire. When the fire was about to reach his fingertips he dropped the paper on the floor and sat crossed legs to watch it burn out.

Slowly he left the room with stealth wasn't necessary. Not even a bomb going off would have gotten his attention except maybe if it set more things on fire. Walking down the hallway he spotted Remy with Rogue in his arms moving towards the exit. They both didn't stop walking, but they did nod to the other in understanding.

When the Remy left the base he went to Rogue's room and typed in the code to open it. He said a silent thank you for the fact that Magneto didn't install any video cameras or listening devices. The man always thought too highly of himself about that. He changed into his metal form after a while and rammed into the door breaking it down.

There was some noise of people running and he returned back to his normal form. Pietro arrived first to the scene and started to ask questions to quickly for him to answer. Magneto came next followed by Sabertooth. Surveying the scene Erik easily concluded what happened. "She escaped. Where's Gambit?"

"He went after her." Piotr said evenly showing no emotion on his face. Since there was no reason to doubt him Magneto started to give orders. By the time they went outside to carry them out the plane was gone.

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"Ahm ah taller?" Rogue stood next to Remy outside of the aircraft and noticed that she reached above his shoulder instead of below it. Her pants were too long for her before but now they fit just right and her shirt, which she wanted to be loose, felt too tight.

"Maybe yo' had a growth spurt?" Remy's eyes sparkled when she started to complain about her shirt being too tight.

"Did the thin shrink it or somethin?" He chuckled softly getting her attention. She stood with her arms crossed in front of her waiting for him to say what he figured out.

"Yo' didn't jus' grow taller, chere." Rogue still didn't get what he was talking about. Remy just rolled his eyes and pointed at her chest. She looked down and found two big some things blocking her view. She made a small sound and turned around. They were definitely bigger than last time and she could feel a small blush form on her face.

When she was sure she wasn't blushing anymore she turned around with her arms crossed over her chest. Her stance just made her look better but Remy wisely kept his mouth shut and walked back on the plane to get her stuff. The suitcase wasn't that heavy making him wonder why it took nearly 6 hours to buy everything in it. /I'll never understand women./

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Wherever the Cajun was taking her was pretty far. They had left the plane in an open field and walked some ways until they reached a parking lot. She walked behind Remy as he picked a car to steal in broad daylight. Part of her wanted to hit him over the head at what he was trying to do but another part wanted to see if he could pull it off.

After some walking Remy finally picked a car to steal. It was a black Nissan Ultima. It was sort of dirty, full of garbage on the floor, and it hadn't been washed for awhile. Quickly Remy walked up to the driver side and opened the unlocked door motioning her to get in on the other side. When she was seated he leaned underneath for a couple seconds then the engine started up. The tires screeched as they headed out of the parking lot and into the street.

They drove fast not going too far past the speed limit as they headed towards Bayville. Since there was no where for him to go she decided to ask some questions.

"Why did ya save mah?" Remy glanced at her from the corner of his eyes but didn't say anything. She knew he heard the question, but choose not to answer. After waiting a couple minutes she decided to ask another question. "Why was Sabertooth actin weird?"

Remy glanced at her again and decided to answer her this time. "Sabby and me had an agreement."

"What sort of agreement?" Rogue's eyebrows went up when a smile grew on Remy's face. "He don't hurt me and I don't say some thins about him."

She thought it over for a second and when the realization hit her she stared at him with surprise and respect that he would actually do something so stupid. "Ya blackmailed Sabertooth! And he didn't kill ya?"

"Nope. Had de whole thin' set up that if he tried somethin' de information would be sent to all de right people. He couldn't risk it gettin' out so he's stuck."

"What's so special that he wouldn't want people ta know about?" Remy just smirked at her and said softly, "Now I can't tell yo' that. Made a deal and all. But if he ever tries to do anythin' to yo' just say 'tiny' den he'll stop."

"Why would the word tiny...Ohh." Rogue was silent for a while and then she exploded into laughter. She finally stopped long enough to ask how he found out. He explained how he found papers for a special kind of doctor and she was sent into another fit of laughter.

"Ah think that's the most ah've ever laughed in a long time." She used the back of her hand to wipe away a tear that fell from her eyes.

"Yo' can't tell no one 'bout it though." Remy warned her knowing that she would probably tell Wolverine who Sabertooth specifically said should never find out about this. "My life be at stake. Got that?"

"Fine." It was still worth hearing about and the smile still stayed on her face. After a couple seconds of silence she turned on the radio tuning it to one of her favorite channels when a report came on about the bridge they were taking to get to Bayville. It said the bridge was damaged and wouldn't be repaired until morning. They went on to talk about how mutants were fighting on the bridge and how they should take their battles elsewhere.

Remy turned off the radio and turned the car in a different direction. Rogue was about to ask where they were going now when Remy parked in an alleyway. He got out of the car and Rogue followed.

"I have an apartment around here we'll stay dere until de bridge gits fixed." Remy started walking faster making Rogue nearly jog to catch up with him. She was about to yell at him to slow down when some thugs came out from around a corner. They were carrying some bats and metal pipes and from what she could see there was about eight of them. Rogue moved closer to Remy and tried to relax and let her body be ready to move quickly if she needed to.

"We don't want no trouble, homme. Just let us go." Remy stepped forward and everyone moved closer circling them.

"I think you do want trouble for walking on our territory. We'll let you go if you hand over all your money and the girl too." All the men had their heads shaved and wore leather jackets. They also looked strong like they worked out. The person who talked looked the toughest with tattoos on his face and piercings. One of the men came closer to Rogue and made a move to touch her backside but his hand was caught and pulled throwing him off balance and onto the floor.

Remy looked on in surprise as the man slowly got up from his position as Rogue looked down on him with a scowl. Another one tried to backhand her for doing that but she just ducked and swiped low with her leg throwing him off balance and crashing into the ground.

There was a moment that the others just watched what she did but then they all attacked at once trying to take the two down. Remy brought out his own metal rod extending it into a guy's stomach causing him to double over. He deflected the hits with the rods and bats knocking people out with his own weapon. Somebody from behind was able to get a clear hit onto his back causing him to fall forward. Before anyone could hit him again he sprang up and knocked out the guy making him the fifth guy down.

He looked over to Rogue who had already knocked out two guys leaving only one left for her to fight. She quickly got rid of him by aiming a kick at his jaw knocking him over and then rammed her foot down onto his chest. The loss of air and the pain in his jaw knocked him out.

Remy grabbed Rogue's wrist and pulled her away from the area. They walked quickly the rest of the distance to a run-down apartment building. Remy walked easily up to the place acting like he wasn't just in a fight. She tried to relax like him but she just couldn't. /What have I gotten myself into?/

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Remy led her up the stairs to his apartment building. Crouching down he took the key out form under the mat and opened the door. His place was a mess full of crumpled clothes and dust. He turned to see Rogue's reaction and found her slightly smiling. She looked up at him and just said, "Not the cleaning type huh?"

He just shrugged and walked over to his living room that consisted of a two-seat couch, chair, and a 12" TV. Dropping down on to the couch he sorted through his pile of mail throwing bills and random stuff he got on the floor. Rogue sat down on the chair and picked up the remote to turn on the TV.

There was some news shows and talk shows about mutants going on. Most sharing their point of views on how the mutant threat could be controlled. One of them was talking about how an old vase held in a museum was stolen by a group of mutants. It could have only be done by mutants because there was no evidence of a break in.

"Jus because they have no proof they blame it on Mutants. Next they're goin to blame us for natural disasters and the problem with the ecosystem." The person on the screen went to talk about how California's 3.0 earthquake could have been caused by mutants.

Remy smirked at her as she changed the channel to an old episode of Buffy. It was around the time Buffy and Angel first met. They both talked about the show a bit arguing over some things and agreeing about others. Around the fourth episode Rogue began to yawn and he eyes fluttered open and close. He noticed this so he picked up the remote and turned off the TV.

"What ya do that for?" The words came out slurred and it ended in a yawn. When she glanced over to the couch he wasn't laying there anymore. Instead he was coming out of his room, but he wasn't wearing the same clothes anymore. He was wearing sweatpants and a tight full sleeved shirt that showed off his muscles. On his hands were the same weird gloves that had the tips of the finger missing.

"What happened?" Rogue stretched in the chair feeling a little sore from staying in the same position .

"Yo' fell asleep around thirty minutes ago." Remy smiled at the confused look in the eyes. For some reason it made her seem so young and defenseless. "I set up some clothes yo' could wear in de bathroom after yo' take a shower."

Rogue just nodded her head and walked past him to the bathroom. In one of the commercials he showed her around the apartment so she knew the way. As soon as she entered she took off her clothes dropping it onto a slightly damp floor, and entered the shower. She relaxed inside enjoying the warm water until her fingers started to look like a prune and then she reluctantly got out. There was a huge towel laid out for her and she used it to dry off.

When she reached for her new clothes it was then she realized that the Swamp Rat was the one who picked them out. She wanted to pick her old clothes back up and wear it but she found them too wet to leaving her with no choice but to put on the new clothes. At first she was reluctant but then her eyes widened at the first thing that caught her eyes, a pair of gloves and socks which were black and made of a thin material.

She tried on the gloves that reached her elbows and noticed that they were so thin that it felt like she wasn't wearing it. The same was with socks that came up to mid thigh. There was also undergarments that were a dark purple color and fit perfectly making her wonder. She shook her head getting rid of the thoughts when she noticed the last garment. It was a dark red, long-sleeved, dress shirt made of silk. When she lifted it up and brought it closer she could smell spices and the faint smell of cologne that couldn't be washed away.

After buttoning up the shirt she found out that it came up to her knees. and curved slightly at the sides showing a bit of her thighs. /This feels so great. I'll just get into the covers fast then he won't see me./

*Riigghhtt Like you don't want him to see you. *See-what? *Go away! *Yeah like, Remy should be the only one to see her in that. *He's going to see stripes IN what? *Nothing! *She's-naked? I-want-to-see! *You perv. *Yeah, like get out of here. *She is not going out there naked, as your leader Rogue I'm telling you not to do it. *She's not naked! *Then what is she wearing? *One of his shirts. *WHAT! /Okay that's enough!/

Rogue pushed everyone back leaving her mind empty again. /That's probably one of the weirdest conversations that happened in my mind./ She shook her head after that thought and mumbled something about going insane as she walked out of the bathroom.

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Remy sat on the bed shuffling cards as he waited for Rogue to step out. After some time of waiting he began to wonder that maybe she fell asleep in there. /Maybe in the middle of dressing./ Just as he was about to get up the door opened with a slightly pissed off Rogue. The pissed off look seemed to go with the clothes and he had to bite his tongue to stop himself from remarking on it. If he did she might change her clothes and he really didn't want that to happen.

"Don't ya have anythin else ah could wear? Like sweatpants?" His eyes moved over to the pile of unwashed clothes he picked up and to the closet that only held the pants that went with the shirt. "Nope."

She mumbled some words about a dirty Cajuns making him smile at the double meaning. He started to think about his room and how there wasn't much stuff in it since he only used it when Mags needed him to do something in the area. All of the things he needed was either with him or at a special location where he would pick it up. It was safer that way. So except for his queen sized-bed and desk there was nothing else to his room.

Something to the right brought him out of his thoughts. Rogue lifted the covers and laid down in bed pulling the blanket around her. He moved to his side noticed that she stayed as far as possible from him and he wondered if it was because she didn't want to hurt him or that she expected him to grope her in his sleep.

"Ya stay on yar side ya hear?" /Definitely the second one./ He rolled onto his back and went back to thinking about the room he was in which made him think about his room back home and how it probably wasn't there anymore. /It only took 2 days to remodel Henri's room when he decided to leave and they started when he was still sleeping in there./ Remy closed his eyes picturing in complete detail the way his older brother yelled when they picked up his bed when he was still sleeping in it.

/I miss them./

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"Why do ya work for him?" Rogue turned her head and looked over into the other side of the bed to see Remy's face. His eyes were closed.

"Why do yo' ask?" Remy moved the hands at his sides to behind his head.

"Ah don't know. It's just, ya don't seem the type." Rogue moved her eyes to the ceiling like the words she wanted to say were written there.

"What type of a person do yo' think I am?" Remy smirked and opened one eye to see her response.

"Ya aren't the type ta do what someone says. Ya keep on fightin and sometimes ah think ya fight with yarself. Maybe about somethin from the past that ya did or was done ta ya." From the corner of her eye she looked at Remy to find his smirk was gone and he was the one staring at the ceiling now..

"Got all dat in 5 days?" There was a slight laugh at the end but it sounded fake and harsh to her ears.

"Yes." Remy moved his eyes from the ceiling to look at her face. Both of them looked at each other and they silently came to an understanding. A sort of bond had started between them and they now realized that they were friends. Neither was sure how it started and how close of a friendship they had, but the feeling was there.

"We should go ta sleep, cher. Big day tomorrow." Rogue nodded her head and smiled at him before she fell asleep.

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In the middle of the night something stirred by her side, waking Rogue from her sleep. Remy was thrashing on his side of the bed a pained expression on his face. There was some mumbled curses from Rogue as she noticed the sheets start to glow. She rested her hand on his shoulder, the sudden touch causing him to stop moving but she could tell by the slight sweat and his breathing that he was still having the nightmare.

Carefully she moved closer not wanting to alarm him into letting go of the sheets. Resting her head near his she started to whisper soothing words into his ear stroking his arm also to calm him done. It worked for a while until she felt his body shake like he was receiving an electric jolt in his dreams. She started to panic a bit when she felt some intense heat come near but she forced herself not to notice.

Instead she concentrated on Remy and what she could do for him. A sudden memory flashed through her mind and without thinking about what she saw she started to sing. The words made no sense to her, but it was beautiful.

The same memory came back again of a woman singing the song to a baby cradled in her arms. There was no doubt that the baby was she with its white hair in front and auburn in back. And that would make the woman cradling the baby her mother. Drops of tears fell form her eyes as she continued to sing. Back at the mansion the professor said there was no hope of recovering her memories that she had at an early age. Before she met Irene when she was 6 and some of the things after were lost to her.

When Remy's body relaxed she wiped the tears from her face. The song was over and she could already feel the memory fade along with the song to the back of her mind. She fought to remember but it was like it never existed and soon she couldn't even recall any part of the image or the song that she just sang. More tears came but were brushed away by a different hand.

Rogue looked up into Remy's eyes and the concern shown there. Gently she was pulled towards him her eyes closing when she felt his chin rest above her head. He wrapped his arms around her and stroked her back as she cried silently into his chest. The crying tired her out and as her breathing began to even out he whispered a thank-you just before she fell asleep.

Author's Note: This took waaaay too long to get out. But I like it. Esp. the end part. Falling asleep in Remy's arms... One more thing I want people to criticize my work! Why? I don't know. I just want to see how it feels like to get one. But still send the I like your story ones, can't get tired of those. Okay...Review time!

Star-of-Chaos: Thank you *Bows* Thank you

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Anime Addicted: With what we just found that kick might have caused more damage then we thought. Poor Sabby.

ishandahalf: Rogue finally gets some happy time!

lonewolf: Thanks for the character thing. I'm really trying. And I think I cleared up the whole Remy/Sabertooth thing. Have any more questions ask about it okay?

Rogue4787: I think I explained everything in this chapter but I think I still made Sabertooth act a little OC with him not killing Remy as soon as he found out. But we can't have a dead Cajun right?