The Truth Hurts
Chapter XII: Leaving
By: Michelle
Rogue turned to Bobby and giggled. "How'd you get yogurt in you ear?" She asked, unaware of the events between the two throughout the day.
'I have no idea." He replied and turned around to glare at Remy as he wiped his ear with tissue Rogue gave him.
Remy glared back and smiled projecting his emotions to Bobby. You may be walking next to her, but I have the ass view. And, chere be having one nice ass.
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"Good afternoon, Professor." Ororo said as she, Kurt, and Logan walked into his office.
"Good afternoon, Ororo, Kurt, Logan." He replied and rolled over to greet them. "Take a seat all of you. We're still waiting for Bobby, Rogue, and Remy to join us." He looked up at the door. "There they are now."
"Hey Professor." Rogue said full of smiles. She loved this. She felt so useful, important, and mature.
"Rogue, Remy, Bobby." Xavier addressed. "Please sit."
Logan folded his arms. "What's this about Chuck?"
"As you all know, I am leaving this evening to attend the debate tomorrow." Xavier began and returned behind his desk. "I'm leaving Ororo in charge."
Ororo nodded at the authority given to her.
"Kurt, you are second to Ororo." Xavier added.
"Danke schon." Kurt replied.
"Hey." Logan grunted feeling left out. "What about me?"
'You Logan are coming with me." Xavier stated. "As well as Bobby."
"I get to come with you." Bobby smiled. Finally, I get to be treated like one of the adults around here. He glared at Remy. Ha.
"What about classes tomorrow?" Ororo asked concerned about what to do about the students.
"Oh yes." Xavier remembered. "The debate is at noon, so all classes after eleven are cancelled. My morning classes are instructed to write short essays to turn into you and Kurt by 11:30."
"And Logan's morning classes."
"I would like it if Remy and Rogue took them over." Xavier said. "Between the two of them, the students should be no problem. Plus, it will be a good learning experience for them." He turned to them. "Do you two think you can handle it?"
Rogue looked over to Remy then to Professor Xavier as he handed her roll sheets for the classes. "You won't be disappointed in us Professor."
Remy smiled at her making sure Bobby was watching. Look who's laughing now Ice-boy. She be all mine tomorrow.
"Well, we better get packed." Xavier said wheeling out from his desk. "Logan, Bobby. Do you think you can be ready in an hour?"
'No problem." Logan answered and walked out the room.
Bobby nodded. "Sure Professor."
"Come on Bobby." Rogue jumped up and tucked her hair behind her ears again. "I'll go help you pack." She grabbed his hand and pulled him to his feet. He grabbed her gloved hand and walked with her to his room.
Remy watched in disappointment as Rogue left the room with Bobby. He got up and followed them out the room to see what was going to happen next.
Kurt and Ororo got up to, but were stopped by Professor Xavier. "I need to talk to you both before you leave."
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Bobby slowly packed his bag. That damn Cajun is going to make his moves while I'm gone. I know it. I just know it. Why did Professor Xavier want me to go with him? I knew why. I am a mature young man taking on the responsibilities of being an X-man. Scott and Jean use to go all the time. I just hope this isn't an opportunity for Cajun ass to make any moves. Ahh. The pressures of being a teenager.
"Bobby are you alright? You look spaced out." Rogue said to him as she folded a shirt for him. "Is something wrong?"
"I'm just going to miss you." He answered. That was no lie. They were nearly inseparable since they first met. At least, until the competition came along. "Are you going to be alright while I'm gone?"
"Yeah, silly." She smiled at him.
"No, I'm serious." He said to her and hugged her gently. "Are you going to be alright without me?"
Rogue noticed his worried tone. She pulled back a little and looked him in the face. "You will always be with me." She said and kissed him, breaking it before she could hurt him. She let out a breath of frost and smiled. "See."
Bobby smiled as they turned back to packing. Maybe I have nothing to worry about. Or maybe not. He looked out into the hallway.
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Oh dat hurts. Remy thought to himself as he watched Bobby and Rogue together. Dat hurts. Why couldn't dat be Remy you was kissing chere?
He brushed his hair back out of his face. Where's Monsieur Logan? He walked down the hallway with a sour face. I need a beer. Correction. I need a case of beer.
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"What is it?" Ororo asked as she and Kurt retook their seats.
"I won't doubt if Mystique will be at the debate tomorrow disguised as Senator Kelly." Xavier pointed out.
Mystique. The mention of her name brought eerie feeling over Kurt.
'If you want Kurt, I can try to find you some answers?" Xavier asked noticing how uncomfortable Kurt had become. "That is if you want."
Kurt thought for a moment. Did he really want to know more? His recent findings were hard enough to deal with. The truth was painful enough. Wasn't it? He ran his fingers through his hair. No. He wanted to know more. He had to know more, even if it killed him. "Yes, Professor. I would like that."
Ororo placed a hand on his shoulder. "Are you sure Kurt?"
He nodded. "I'm sure."
"Alright then." Xavier nodded. "I'll find out what I can."
"Danke schon." Kurt took Ororo's hand and they left Xavier to prepare for his trip.
Xavier sat still for a moment. Mystique was the key to unraveling everything. I just hope the truth doesn't hurt too much.
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Graydon looked over the pictures again. This is insane. This is my family. I'm a human in the mist of freaks. Why me? Why me?
He gripped his hands on the desk, his face flushing red and his veins rising in his neck. They did this to me. Them. All of them. They had to pay. They had to pay.
Graydon grabbed a pen and began working steadily on his speech. I'll show you. I'll show all of you.
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She pulled out the gun and traced it with her fingers. Tranquillizers. They were Quick and effective. They'd have their use tomorrow.
She placed the gun down on the desk. She knew her mission. Part of her didn't want to do it, but the other part said it was time. Plus, he should already have gotten the envelope she sent him.
She closed her eyes and flashed back to nineteen years earlier.
"Why couldn't he have been like us?" She said disappointed in her lover after they watched their child leave.
"It wasn't meant to be." He answered. "The X-gene didn't pass on to him. There was nothing we could do about it."
She stared angrily at him. "Bull shit. The X-gene comes from the male. AND YOU DIDN'T PASS IT."
"So this is my fault." He growled at her. "I DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS. YOU WERE THE ONE WHO INSISTED TO REPLACE THE ONE YOU LOST. I WAS JUST A TOOL IN YOUR SICK TWISTED LITTLE GAME."
"So NOW it's MY FAULT." She snapped back. "Because I believe it was you who wanted me in the first place." She altered her appearance into his rival. "Just to piss Logan off."
"This has nothing to do with that." He growled as she changed back. Her emotions betrayed her. He placed his hand on her shoulder. "Graydon is not one of us. He never will be. He'll never accept us. He's a human. His world is against ours. I know you know that. We had no choice."
"I know." She closed her eyes. "And one day he'll come against us."
"And we'll have to stop him, regardless."
She grabbed the gun and dropped it in her desk as a tear rolled down her cheek. That day was tomorrow.
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Xavier sat in the passenger seat and rolled down the window as Logan and Bobby got in the car. "We should be back late tomorrow night." He said to Ororo, Kurt, Rogue, and Remy.
"Call us when you get there and when you leave." Ororo asked.
"I'll keep you posted Ororo." He replied knowing how she worried gets about her friends. "We'll call tonight when we get there."
"Bye." They all waved as Xavier, Logan, and Bobby left to go to Washington D.C.
Ororo turned and faced everyone. "Alright, let's get those kids some dinner."
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Remy picked at his plate.
"What's eating you?" Rogue asked as she sat done by him, followed by Jubilee, Kitty, and Piotr.
"Nothing." He replied messing with the food on his plate with his fork. Remy can't look at you right now. It was just too painful.
"You sure."
"Remy said it nothing." He answered. "So it be nothing."
"Ok." Rogue sighed softly and tucked her hair behind her ears. I just wanted to help.
Remy hung his head. He could feel all the concern she felt for him. Damn empathy gets me every time, especially with her. "I'm sorry. I just feeling little tipsy right now." He pointed to the beer he stole from Logan.
"Are you nervous about taking over Logan's classes tomorrow?" She asked.
"Non." Remy looked up and into her emerald green eyes. God she was beautiful. "Dere's nothing to be nervous about chere. It just be one day. How bad could it be?"
"Pretty bad." She said. She was nervous and she wasn't hiding it very well. It was true that she wanted to become a teacher, but this would be her first time teaching. She sighed. Some show of boldness I put in front of Professor Xavier.
"It won't be dat bad chere." Remy smiled. "You be wit Gambit." His eyes sparkled red as he gazed into hers. She smiled, knowing there was nothing to worry about.
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Alright, that's the end of Chapter 12. I'd like to thank everyone who has read and review my fanfics so far. I'm going on vacation, so I won't be able to update for another week and a half. Don't worry. I'll be back with Chapter 13 and many more as soon as I get back. And hopefully, I will find many reviews in my mailbox too.
Michelle