F.Y.I. – This chappy is set 4 days later… check the date.
Disclaimer: So I don't own the soup anymore, I had it for lunch. But I did get a new doggy today. Her name is Sassy and she's a Jack Russell Terrier. I know you care so much. Point?? Right, I don't own Marvel Comics.
"talking" - 'thinking' - foreign languages/written words
Mutant Chronicles: The Xavier Institute Diaries
by, Caliente
Oct. 18, 2003
Hey Journal,
Where to begin, Journal? Where to begin? Today has been quite a day. First, Scott and I had to go through our tactical analyses of the teams. Sometimes being team leader can be so boring. I still don't know why the Professor picked me. I mean, perfect Jean is so much more together. I think he thinks it'll be "character building" or something. He's been right so far, so who am I to question him. If the Beast were still here, he'd say, "Ours is not to reason why, ours is just to do or die." Since I don't wanna die, I guess I better do it. Lord, I miss him. He always made me feel welcome. Angel's here now. And Colossus. And, ugh, Gambit. He's all flirty with Jean, Betsy, Kitty, and even Storm. Everyone but me, actually. He used to flirt with me to but he just stopped. At first I was put off by that, but I'm happier than when he was flirty with me. Stupid Kitty, though. About a week ago, I used her psyche and she got all lovesick around Gumbo after the Danger Room session. He's taken it upon himself not to let me forget it. He gets so much joy out of pushing my buttons. I mentioned Betsy, who happens to look like Risty. So I asked her if she knew Mystique and she denied it. I know she's lying though. I used Wolvie's super-smelling, so I know that she had met her before. I don't know what she's hiding but she's hiding something. I definitely don't trust her. Oh, and then there's Bishop. I like him. He's got something against the Cajun. Thinks he'll betray the X-Men. Can't argue with the boy there. He's as anal as Scott, with Wolvie's attitude. But we still get along.
Wanna hear about the funky love tangle around here? So, Scott and Jean are dating, but Scott's attracted to Psylocke, that's Betsy, and Jean's attracted to Warren, Angel remember? But, Betsy's attracted to Warren, and he's too stoic to tell who he likes. I know she's itchin' to read his mind but the Professor would flip, so she's stuck in the dark like the rest of us. So, she's been dating Gambit to try to get his attention. I can tell Gambit doesn't really like her either, but I'm not sure who he's trying to make jealous. I thought it was Jean at first but it's hard to tell. Maybe he's just getting some ass. Man's got needs after all. And Betsy was a supermodel.
Who really cares about the mansion drama anyway? Not I. Not when I'm up to my arse in work. Being a team leader is hard. Scott's not as helpful as I had hoped either. He keeps saying, "Time will teach you better than I can". What a load. Wolvie's been helpful in some aspects. He's on my side and he commands respect, so at least I can get their attention. But damn, sometimes I just don't know what to do. I mean, some of the simulations are confusing and I'm only working on adrenaline. I like to take risks, but sometimes they don't pan out. And with the Sentinel activity starting up again, we have to be on top of things. I know. Apocalypse really screwed us over in that sense. Plus the Brotherhood's been reincarnated. They've been causing major problems as of late. At least we don't have to worry about Magneto. He's got his hands full with the New Recruits in Massachusetts. Poor sucker. I almost pity him. Almost.
Oh goody. Scotty's calling me. Time for some more training plans. Joy. I'm really glad to be team leader, don't get me wrong. And I've been advancing with my powers more and more. But Lord help that boy if he don't remove the stick that he has wedged up his ass, I may have to do it for him. The boy dreams about Danger Room sessions and battling the Brotherhood. I swear, if Jean would just give him some, maybe he would loosen up. I'll write again soon. Bye.
Rogue
Rogue closed her journal, placing it in a drawer of her nightstand. She hopped off her bed and made her way to Scott's room, silently dreading training plans. She knocked lightly and let herself into his room. She saw him hunched over some plans at his desk. Silently she floated over to him, using Jean's psyche, and tapped him on the shoulder. Scott leapt up, spun around, and put his hand on his sunglasses. Rogue laughed. "Relax, it's just me, sugah. Ya been callin' me fo' five minutes."
"Sorry Rogue," Scott apologized bashfully. "I was just concentrating."
"Hon, ya gotta loosen up," she told him with a smile. "Ya gonna give yerself a hernia or heart attack or somethin'."
"So I've been told," Scott mumbled, looking down. "It's just…" he summed up all his courage and looked her strait in the eyes, "I need your help."
"My help?" Rogue was shocked. That was the last thing she had expected him to say. "With what?"
He looked uncomfortable, rubbing the back of his neck. "See, it's, uh, Jean and my, uhm, six month anniversary a couple days…"
"An' ya wanted some advice on how ta make it a special night," she supplied with a grin. He nodded. "So ya can get some," she added with a smirk.
Scott's face matched his glasses as he muttered, "Southern debutant she is not."
The Southerner laughed and walked over to investigate what Scott had written.
Hotel? The Plaza – reservations: check
Dinner? Le Petite Café – reservations: check
Carriage ride? Central Park – spontaneous
Flowers? Red roses – order: check
Chocolate? Dark – purchased:
Suit? Charcoal grey – purchased: check
"What do ya need me for?" she asked with a smile. "Ya got this whole thin' planned out."
"I know," he was rubbing his neck again, "it's just… I wanted a woman's perspective. You know, is it too corny? Will she like it? That sorta stuff."
Rogue sat down on the bed with a pensive look on her face. She gestured for Scott to join her. Looking very thoughtful, she met his gaze. "She'll love it 'cause she loves ya," she assured him in a serious tone. Suddenly, she smiled brightly, "An' if ya get two hotel rooms, she'll be touched 'cause ya were 'sensitive to her feelings' an' it'll increase ya chances at gettin' lucky." She winked for effect. Scott blushed again and Rogue rolled her eyes. "Yer gonna have ta get over yerself if ya want any. Ya can't be blushin' when ya tryin' ta get laid. Ya have ta reassure her." She smirked. "Even if ya are a virgin."
"Rogue!" Scott cried, bewildered by her words.
Rogue chuckled slightly. "Ah better be goin'. Good luck, Slim." She exited the room and added softly, "Yer gonna need it."
"Who's going to need what?" a deep voice questioned her.
Rogue leapt up and spun around. There in all his blonde and feathered glory was Angel. 'No Warren,' she reminded herself. 'Angel's just his codename. And he's not really a heavenly figure.' "Warren, ya startled me," she breathed, her cheeks slightly flushed. "Ah didn't hear ya comin'.
"Well, that might have something to do with the fact that you were talking to yourself," he suggested, a small smile playing on his lips. "They say that's the first sign that a person's going crazy." 'Am I flirting?' he asked himself. 'Who could blame me if I am, look at her.'
"Please sugah, Ah'm way beyond signs. I'm certifiable." She smiled warmly at the normally stoic man. 'At least he's finally starting to come out of his shell,' she thought happily. 'Not that I can complain, took me years longer to come out of mine.'
Warren laughed at the Southern belle's slightly warped humor. "If you say so," he stated simply. 'Look at her eyes. Like two glistening emeralds. So full of life,' his mind wandered as he watched her.
"Ah do. So where ya off ta?" She checked the clock on the wall. "It's still early. Ya should socialize mo'. Ah know Betsy would appreciate it."
Warren nodded absentmindedly, noticing how the light hit her white stripes. 'God she looks gorgeous without all that Gothic makeup. Not that she looked bad before. And that top… how I wish I could just–'
"Warren? Warren? Warren!" Rogue snapped him out of his reverie. "Sorry Rogue," he muttered bashfully. "Mind wandered."
"Fantasizing about a certain hot fashion model?" she joked, not noticing the deer-caught-in-the-headlights expression he had.
Forcing his brain to work, he shrugged her off. "Nah, just thinking about work. That's where I was headed. I have a phone conference in about fifteen minutes. I have to prepare."
Rogue smiled apologetically. "Ah'm sorry fo' keepin' ya. Ah didn't know."
"Quite all right," he assured her. "I didn't say anything. But I must be going…" he trailed off with an apologetic smile of his own.
"Of course," Rogue agreed. "Ah'll see ya later." She walked down the hall calling a last good-bye over her shoulder.
"Bye," Warren managed to get out as he watched her retreating form. 'Do her hips sway like that naturally? And her butt… perfect. Damn it Warren, you have to work,' he scolded himself. 'You do not have enough time for a cold shower, so concentrate on something else.' Ripping his eyes away from where Rogue had disappeared, he quickly made his way to his room. He had responsibilities after all. Worthington Industries wasn't going to run itself.
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Rogue wandered out into Storm's gardens, practicing her silent footfalls. She smiled as she admired Ororo's work. Suddenly she heard a clicking sound and Rogue whirled around to find herself face to face with the barrel of a gun. Bishop's gun to be exact. She smirked. "We have ta stop meetin' like this sugah. People talk."
Rolling his eyes, Bishop holstered the gun. "And what do they say?" he questioned the Southerner with a half-smile and a raised eyebrow.
Rogue took his arm and led him further into Ororo's fabulous flowers. "That we have a torrid romance." Bishop refused to dignify that with a response. He just snorted at her logic. She playfully hit his arm and grinned brightly at him. "An' who could blame them?" she continued. "After all, when a hottie like me hangs out with the likes of you, it's only natural fo' people ta talk."
"What's wrong with me?" he inquired with a glare in her direction. "You're not exactly a prized peach."
"Hey," Rogue cried indignantly, hitting him again. "Ah'll have ya know that many a boy consider me quite–"
"Annoying? Boring? Violent?" he supplied, rubbing his arm where she hit him.
"–the prize," Rogue finished, raising her arm like she was going to strike him again, laughing instead. "See, this is what I've been tellin' ya about. Ya just have ta loosen up a bit an' people will respond."
"I guess your right," Bishop conceited. His expression became more serious as he regarded the pretty Southerner on his arm. "Rogue, I'm curious. Why did you befriend me? We are so different and I–"
"Stop right there, sugah," Rogue interrupted, matching his serious expression. "Ah'm ya friend fo' a couple reasons. First of all, Ah have ta have a workin' relationship with everybody on my team. Ah'm a leader, it's my job. Secondly, ya dislike the Cajun. Right off the bat we had somethin' in common. The third reason is simple, Ah could tell ya felt outta place. It's important ta me that ya feel comfortable around the mansion. Lastly, ya needed a friend. Everybody could see it, but with ya wieldin' that huge ass gun everywhere, it was a bit intimidatin'. Luckily, Ah specialize in intimidation. Ah decided that gun or no gun, ya were nice enough. Figured an offer of friendship couldn't hurt." Seeing Bishop's shocked face, rogue suppressed a smirk. "Surprised it wasn't yer raw, animal magnetism that drew me in?" she asked innocently.
Immediately snapping out of his slight stupor, Bishop let out a hearty laugh. "Care to join me for a while on my patrol?" he questioned with a smile.
"A real smile too," Rogue remarked. "An' yer face didn't crack or nothin'."
"Ha-ha," Bishop commented dryly. "You in or what?"
"Sounds good ta me, sugah," she told him with a soft smile. "Lead the way future boy." 'Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship,' she quoted Casablanca in her head.
Author's Note: So now you know who likes whom. There was no ROMY this time (and I assure that this is a ROMY – have faith) but we did see some implied JOTT, some Bishop/Rogue friendship, and we got to see who Warren likes… fun, yes?? Promise TONS of Remy and his feelings next chappy. So that's it for now. Tell me if you like it. I just want to reiterate that this is a ROMY!! I PROMISE!! Warren just has a little crush. Adios.
Review Responses: Thanks to everybody that reviewed. I LOVE YOU ALL!! PROMISE!! - Msqre: Gracias for being my first reviewer!! YAY!! Sorry for no Remy entrance… there's a reference to it in the 3rd chappy. I'll just tell you now that it was him arriving 10 minutes late… shirtless. :P Anyway, thanks for the compliments. Hope you like the next chappy. - Katrina5: Dream come true?? That's awesome!! I feel UBER loved. :) Glad you liked the exposition. And my character choices. I've always been a Bishop fan 'cause of his unnatural obsession with his plasma rifle. And his banter with Remy. I also think Psylocke's character has a lot of potential. I'm not keeping either of their pasts COMPLETELY cannon, but I'm do the best I can all things considered. I hope you like where I end up going. Thanks for the review. - Aro: It's Cream of Mushroom. :P Of course I'm writing more… I've already completed 5 more chappies, and I'm no where near done. Rogue's not gonna know she even remotely doesn't hate Remy until Chapter 6. Things will change between them that chapter. Promise. *wink, wink* Hope you like the next chappy. LOVE your stories. - Lady Sir Henry Morgan: First off, props on a cool name amigo. And THANK YOU for adding me to your favorite author's list. That's SOSOSOSO sweet of you. Anyway, there'll be other couples and flirtation as well, but, uh, mainly Romy and Jott, Kiotr hinting, and a strange web of love. OH! And some Beast/Cecelia Reyes hinting too. Thank you for reviewing. Here's the update. Enjoy. - SickmindedSucker: Dude, nifty name. :P Thanks for the props. Remy's entrance will be referred to in chapter 3. I like my characters too. Hehe. I like your story too. I don't know if I reviewed or not so I thought I'd let you know just in case. Here's the update, as requested. Thanks for reviewing. - Shockgoddess: Thanks for the compliments. I always liked Bishop and Psylocke and figured I'd include them. They're fun characters. Here's the update, as requested. I really like your stuff too!! I want more ROMY in "Thin Blue Line" plz!! Oh, and I think the Kurtty was UBER cute. Thanks for reviewing. - RahneMan: Oooh!! I love your stuff!! I love Bets too!! I kinda changed her past so it was less Cannon 'cause I don't understand everything about her in the comics. Like, did she lose her precognition powers when she swapped bodies with Revanche or not?? Anyway, love Kiotr too. It's more hinting but there's some fun fluffiness in chapter 6. Yay!! No plans for Lockheed yet, we'll see. I'm not very familiar with him. New Recruits may have more than a cameo, I'm not sure. I am sorta planning a set of diaries for them too. You know a "Diary of a Mutant: The Massachusetts Academy Diaries" or something. I'm not sure. And as for Emma… she and the Hellfire Club will be showing up in chapter 4. Majorly. Villainess, thy name is Emma Frost. But *shush*, keep it on the down low. W00T back atcha!! Here's the update, thanks for reviewing. - Beaubier: OMG!! I love your stuff!! You're like a Jean-Paul advocate or something. I never even knew who he was before I read your fanfics… now I'm much more versed in who he is. The inner prissy gay man. :P J/K Hopefully the New Recruits will have their own series at the Massachusetts Academy. I've planned it, now let's see if it comes through. *fingers crossed* Anyway, I'm hoping I'll be able to bring them into the fold. We'll see. Thanks for your compliments. I'm glad you like it. Thanks again for reviewing. - Amara Allerdyce: Sorry, no AMYRO planned, though I am a fan. Amara and the New Mutants may make another appearance, it's hard to say. I have hopes for their own series, but I'm not sure right now. St. John is currently an active member of the Brotherhood, which will be touched on in Chapter 3. I may have him show up for a battle or two, but he's not a main character at all. Sorry. I hope you'll keep reading. 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For now, 3 days will have to suffice. :) Hope you like the chappy. - Rogue77: I always thought that if Rogue had some confidence she could rule the world. First step, team leader. :P I'm glad you like my "nice" idea. *smiles like an idiot* Thanks for reviewing, I hope I updated quick enough. - T.: Thanks for the review amigo. Love the support. I'm glad you're enjoying my fic. Here's the update, tell me what you think. - Khay: Dude, love your stories. Ideologies is a favorite of mine. Bad ass Rogue, Queen Jean, Remy trying to win them both. Scott in love with Jean, enamored with Rogue. It's a thing of beauty. I'm glad you like my comic/Evo meld. I'm excited about it. There will be a lot of Rogue/Gambit interaction, but the Romy won't really start until chapter 6. But I think it's worth it to watch Remy make a fool of himself for a few chapters. :P Thanks for your compliments and the review. Here's the update, hopefully quick enough. Enjoy. - Cookies-n-Cream08: Thanks!! I'm glad you like it. Here's the update, tell me what you think. LOVE your name by the way!! :P - The Rogue Witch: Dude, me too. I was hoping for more Post-Ascension stuff, but nobody seems to want to write 'em. Oh well, I do. :) *hugs reviewer back* We should start a support group. J/K Thanks for your compliments and the review. Hope you like the new chappy. - GambitsRogue: Thanks for reviewing. I wanted to try writing in the first person and journal entries seemed the easiest way to do it. But thanks for the props. I love ROMY too, but be warned, it won't be instantaneous. Chapter 6 is when things start to happen. *wink, wink* Anyway, here's the update, as requested. - Rogue Pryde: Sadly, desperate is a pretty accurate description of me. :P Thanks for reviewing!! I'm glad you like my diary fic… I was nervous 'cause I've never written anything like it before. You were TOO kind!! I'm REALLY glad you like it. I hope you keep reading (and reviewing but that's less important)!! And about "Running Away"… I'll see what happens. I might do more but I'm just not sure. Maybe some day. - The Sphinx Minx: Aw, thanks!! I LOVE your ficlet, why don't you continue it?? I'm glad you like my fic. I hope I stay true to the characters, your compliments are UBER sweet!! Here's the update, as requested… hope it was quick enough. Enjoy, and tell me what you think!! You gave me an awesome ego boost. Hehe. - 4Rogue: Thanks for the review!! I'm glad you like it. Hope the wait wasn't too long. Here's the chappy, tell me what you think.