Rogue couldn't help herself any longer. She reached up and slid her hands over his back to pull him closer. She felt Remy fall unconciously on top of her and she realized she had absorbed his life force. Rogue used all her strength to roll Remy off her and onto his back. She pressed her ear up against his chest(protected by the blankets of course) and checked for any life signs. Luckily she could hear his heart beating. She hadn't come close to kiling him but that didn't make her feel any better. Five minutes later Remy awoke to find Rogue sobbing at the foot of the bed.

"It's alright, chere. We'll be more careful next time."

"Next time?! You mean ya wanna do this aftah Ah almost killed ya?!"

"It was an accident; dat doesn't mean we still can't be together."

"Yes, it does. Ah hate having to hold back like this. Because of this damned skin, Ah've gotta have somethin' between everyone else an' meh. An' it's not just physically. Ah don't wanna do this anymore Remy."

"Chere, plea-"

"No Remy!"

"Ok, I'll jus' get goin' den. Don' forget where to find me." He finished putting his clothes on and went to kiss Rogue on the cheek. She turned away, and he kissed her on top of her head instead.

~*~

This latest incident not only bothered Rogue, but Remy didn't want to discourage her from their relationship. After all, things didn't always end like this for them. He did the only thing he could think of at the moment, ask Charles.

"Charles, I don' s'pose you could help me wit' a li'l problem I've been havin'?"

"I don't know how to help you with your relationship with Rogue," answered the Professer not even looking up from the papers on his desk.

Dern mind readers, Remy thought. "Are you sure dere's no answer in mysticism or anything?"

"Nothing I've ever heard of. If you want, you could always bring Dorian with you."

"Thanks anyway."

~*~

Back in his apartment, Remy tried to figure out what the professer was hiding from him. He didn't have to be a telepath to know when someone was lying. Dere has to be a way, he thought. But how?

~*~

Meanwhile, Rogue was on her own search for peace of mind.

"Is there any way for me to learn to control mah pow'r?"

"I can fuse your DNA with another mutant's to allow you to neutralize your ability," a cloaked figure replies.

"What do ya mean?"

"Bring me Dorian."

~*~

Jean hears her door creak open. It's almost three in the morning, who is up at this hour? Jean thought to herself.

"Jean, are ya still up?" asked a hushed voice in the doorway.

"Oh, it's you Rogue. What are you doing up at this hour?"

"Ah couldn't sleep. Ah kinda wanted to talk to ya 'bout somethin'." Rogue closed the door behind her and sat on the bed.

"Ok, what is it?"

"Well, ya know how me and Remy are. We're really close and Ah wanted to ask ya 'bout some stuff, woman to woman. Have you and Scott ever had sex?" Jean blushed.

"Rogue, that's not something I usually get asked about."

"Ah'm sorry fer askin'. It's not mah place to be askin' ya such personal questions."

"It's ok Rogue. I don't get much of a chance to talk about it. Yes, it's been about a month now. After Apocolypse captured Magneto, we were both scared. We thought he had killed Magneto and he might do the same to all of us. We weren't sure how long we would last. It just sort of happened one night. I was having horrible nightmares about what might happen. I had been sleeping in his room for about a week." Was this really Jean? The same responsible Jean who tried to prevent everyone from using their powers at Mount Humiliation. The same Jean that was always lecturing us on how we should behave? "That night I was truely feeling vulnerable. Scott was able to comfort me, in more ways than one."

"Jean? Do your pow'rs, both of yours, do they ever get in the way?"

"Sometimes I can hear what's goin on in Scott's head. Not that any of it is a surprise at the moment. Remember when Scott woke up and didn't have his visor on? What actually happened was I let out a psychic pulse. Scott had to get all new furniture. And he accidently opened his eyes one time when he wasn't wearing his visor. Luckily, I made arrangements for us to be outside that night. I'm just glad no one saw the optic bla-"

"Wait, you and Scott were outside one night? Doin' that?!"

"Well now we're more careful. No one would ask questions if we trashed the Danger Room."

"Ok that's gross. Ah'm nevah doin' trainin' sessions in there anymore."

"Would you feel any better if I told you we float most of the time?"

"Jean! Too much info! Ah can nevah look at you two the same now."

"One more thin' Jean." Rogue grasped Jean's face and tried to make her pass out before anyone heard. Jean did pass but not before letting out a quiet gasp.

"Ah wanted to know if Ah could borrow your pow'r. Eww, now Ah'm nevah gunna get those images outta mah head." The door opened and Rogue floated to the ceiling. Ororo walked in to find Jean asleep, but not tucked in. Rogue flew down and aborbed Storm's ability. She then tucked Ororo back in bed and made the walk to Kurt's room. She crept into his room with no problem. Kurt didn't even wake up when she knocked into his dresser. Endowed with her new abilities, Rogue flew to Dorian's house as fast as she could.

This is all for a good cause. Remy and Ah will be able to be togethah without havin' to worry 'bout me killin' him. Ah'm not hurtin' anyone really. Besides, if it wasn't for me, Apocolypse would have turned all the humans into mutants. Rogue couldn't convince herself that what she was doing was right or that is wasn't goin to hurt anyone, but she still continued with her desperate attempt to satisfy her desires.