Miya Reino: Ok, I'll tell you what, you don't have to feel shame for not knowing The Breeders and I wont feel shame for the lack of romyness in that chapter. Deal? Good good. Just for you though, there is some romy goodness in this one, I hope you like it! I look forward to receiving my cookies in the mail ;-)
Ms.Rogue LeBeau: I'm glad you like-y! I know what you mean, it would be very nice if there was a quick and easy solution to the whole deadness thing, but you'll just have to wait and see!
Star-of-Chaos: ok, phew! I was fretting about continuity again there for a bit! You know what? I'd totally forgotten about Mystique, which seems a pretty stupid thing to do considering she's a fairly important character...oh well I guess, no turning back now, I hope you enjoy this chapter and thanks you very much for your review!
Ishandahalf: On a role eh? Clicks for you and gold stars aplenty! You've already predicted a few things right in my story and I don't imagine for a second that they will be the last...Although I didn't actually think about this when I wrote it, the Professor can only see Rogue 'cos she's in Remy's memories, he wouldn't be able to see her otherwise. Make sense? I certainly hope so! Anyway, thanks for your lovely review, you cheered me up and made me laugh.
GreenFairyGirl88: lol, its nice to know someone loves this story so very much! And yep, more chapters to come!
Lady Xiu Mei Phoenix: I have heard of Tsunami Bomb, though I can't say I've ever heard anything by them...are they any good?
One More Star in the Sky
Chapter Ten (In which one quest finishes and another begins)
Remy had only been at the Xavier Institute for a week, but already he had settled in quite nicely. He had his own room and was free to come and go as he pleased, as long as he adhered to the mansions rules, nearly all of which he had already pushed to their limits.
However now he was here, he wasn't entirely sure what to do next. The whole point of travelling all the way to New York State was to meet Rogues friends, and now he had done that he felt a little lost. Sure, he could always go back home, but he didn't want to, not just yet.
He had heard from his brother that a lot had changed down in N'awlins. Belladonna and Jacques had both been run out of town, exiled by the guild. If they ever came back, they would be killed. However, the thieves now held more power than the assassins, so for the time being some of the fighting had ended.
Rogue, at least, was ecstatic to be back. She hadn't really realised how much she'd missed her old home. She was pleased to be here with Remy too, it meant a lot to her that he was getting along so well with her former team-mates, all except Scott anyway, those two really had not hit it off.
Now, they were both sitting on the roof of the mansion, the cold night air gently caressing their faces as they looked out over Bayville. Everyone else had gone to bed long ago, apart from Logan, who was AWOL anyway, everything was quiet.
"So what ya gonna do now Rem? Thinkin' about joinin' up?" Rogue asked him jokily, they both new that an x-men regime would not work for Remy, not unless there was some kind of big incentive for him to stay anyway.
"Nope p'tite, Remy jus' gonna stay put fo' a while until he t'ink of a good plan."
He put an arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer to him. She snuggled into his chest a little, her head resting back against his broad shoulder. She knew that this was wrong, it was definitely not something she had planned, but she had never felt this close to anyone before and the longer they spent together, the better it felt.
They stayed there, just like that; enjoying the moment, until Remy suddenly broke the silence that had formed between them.
"Chére, dis gonna sound like a really odd question, but it been botherin' Remy," he said, mysteriously.
"Go on..." she enquired, turning around slightly to look at him better.
"What happened t' y' chére? Y' body I mean..." she thought this was a funny question to ask, but looking into his eyes, she could see he was deadly serious.
"Ah dunno sugah, could still be back at the base Ah guess, it was probably destroyed though..." she trailed off, a little wistfully.
"Well mon chérie, Remy decided dats what he gonna do!" Remy said, almost triumphantly, "I'm gonna find your body! I'm gonna find it and bring it back, den at least y' can have a proper burial or somet'in, y' deserve dat at least."
"Yo' one crazy swamp rat, ya know dat?" yes, he was completely nuts if he thought this little idea of his could ever work out. She doubted that her body even existed anymore, but just the fact he was willing to try filled her with an odd, warm tingly feeling that she couldn't quite place...
"Crazy bout you chére." He answered her, cockily as always, flashing her his trademark smirk.
"Ya know what's wrong with ya?"
"Not'in'."
She had expected nothing less than that answer from him.
"Perhaps ya should go ta bed sugah, get some sleep..." It was 2am now, in a few hours, danger room sessions would begin.
"Yeah, y' probly right bout dat" Remy groaned, standing up on the roof, "night chére."
Rogue didn't answer him though, choosing to stay where she was, lost deep in thought. She silently contemplated his irrational plan to retrieve her body from wherever the hell it was now, probably burnt to ash and buried somewhere unknown-Trask would have no doubt wanted to destroy any evidence. Still, it was nice of him to try she guessed, probably dangerous though. Once again, she was going to have her work cut out for her...
It was then and only then that she left her rooftop seat and effortlessly made it onto the balcony outside Remy's room. Inside, she found that he had already fallen asleep.
'Musta been more tired than he made out' she thought to herself. He looked so peaceful and innocent when he slept, his coppery hair dishevelled, facing up, one hand under his head. She tip-toed over to the bed; completely silent, she bent down beside him and brushed a few strands of hair away from his eyes.
"Sweet dreams swamp rat" she murmured, placing a soft sweet kiss on his lips before leaving him once again.
In his bed, a contented smile spread across Remy's face.
-o-o-o-o-
It was a bright, sunny Saturday morning, and most of the students were either getting ready to go out somewhere or preoccupied with the customary Saturday morning cartoons.
It was drawing close to lunchtime when Remy appeared. Even then, it looked like he had only just rolled out of bed, stopping to throw on some close before he came downstairs. Now he sat at the kitchen table, drinking a cup of strong, black coffee. It was quiet in the mansion, a rare occurrence to say the least and Remy thought that he probably wouldn't be disturbed. He was wrong.
Kitty was one of the few students who had chosen not to leave this morning. Unusually for her, she hadn't felt like going shopping with Jean and Amara and instead had waited around for Remy to come down. She hadn't really had a proper chance to talk to him since he got here, his handsome good-looks had very quickly acquired him a fan club, who took it upon themselves to follow him around and hang on his every word, mindlessly flirting and laughing at everything he said.
"Mornin' p'tite" he greeted her as she walked into the room, going over to the fridge and pouring herself a glass of juice before going to sit at the table with him.
"So," she started, tentatively. "Were you lying? About Rogue..."
"Non" he answered, without looking up at her.
"So she really is dead, and she's, like, talking to you..."
"Oui"
Kitty sighed; this was going to be a difficult conversation to keep up if he was going to insist on being monosyllabic.
"Well is she here right now?"
"Non."
"I like, totally give up!" she exclaimed exasperatedly, "Everyone here thinks you're lying anyway, that or you're like, totally crazy."
Only now did Remy look up to be met by an angry brunette, staring at him incredulously, angry that he wouldn't tell her more.
"Listen p'tite," he began, staring right back at her. "Whet'er y' believe moi or not, it all be true. Roguey been wit' me fo' months, she's mon guardian ange now. She keeps me safe and she be de best friend I ever had. I care a lot 'bout de femme so I came t' meet de people she considers her family."
Kitty tried her best to take this all in. Apparently, he was very serious indeed; he was even talking in the first person.
"You really care about her huh?" she eventually said.
"Oui, I do, wouldn' drag m'self up t' dis horrible, cold place fo' anyone else." That made her laugh, in the time Remy had been here, he had spent a lot of it complaining about the weather.
"Can I talk to her?" Kitty asked him quietly.
"Sorry Kitty cat, bu' no one can see or hear her 'cept Remy. He could pass on a message if y' like dough..."
Kitty smiled, this was a very weird situation, but it was better than nothing. "Tell her I miss her," and with that, she got up and left the room, a little happier than before.
-o-o-o-o-
Remy had decided it was probably wisest to go and let the Professor in on his master plan, it was a long shot yes, but the Professor might just be able to help him out with it.
Now he was sitting back in Xavier's office, a situation not unlike the one he'd been in when he first showed up, the only difference being that this time, he was all on his own.
"So what you are telling me is that you wish to break into a military instalment, steal back a body, which may not even exist anymore, and get out again, without anybody noticing you." The Professor threw him the most incredibly skeptical look possible and lent back in his chair, his fingertips pressed together in front of him.
"Oui" Remy honestly didn't think it was worth explaining it anymore than he already had. He didn't really see the problem with his plan anyway. He was a skilled thief; getting in and out again unnoticed shouldn't be a problem. The issue of the body was a whole other ball game though...
Both Rogue and the Professor had a very good point. Rogue's body may well be long gone by now, after all, it had been a fair while since her death. Even if it was still in one piece and at Trasks base, getting out with its dead weight would make it just that little bit more difficult. Remy never said no to a challenge though.
Professor Xavier studied the boy carefully. He was completely sincere, if a little deluded about the rescue mission he had planned. Evidently, he was going to go through with it whether or not he had any kind of backing from the x-men, Rogue had been part of the team, and they had failed her, now Xavier thought that really, finding her body was the least they could do. It would also give everyone the chance to say goodbye properly.
"Alright Remy, I will call a meeting."
Ok, confession to make. The part on the roof where Rogue says: "Ya know what's wrong with ya?" and Remy answers "Nothin'" well I kinda nicked that line outta a really great film called "Charade" starring Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant. I don't own it myself in any way, shape or form. That's not exactly how the line was meant to be delivered, but I couldn't resist shoving it in there anyway, forgive me.
So now you all know about Charade, would you be so kind as to review? Pretty please:-)