Harder to Breathe

"How dare you say that my behavior is unacceptable!
So condescending unnecessarily critical
I have the tendency of getting very physical
So watch your step cause if I do you'll need a miracle!"

Kitty looked to Jubilee and phased the two of them out of the room as the Southern Belle and the Cajun entered the Kitchen. He was the one doing all the shouting for once, Rogue was silent, trying to fix dinner and ignore him. Even the Professor had decided to stay well out of this argument. Jean, the only other person in the kitchen, formed a TK bubble around herself, for protection, and continued to read her book at the table.

"You drain me dry and make me wonder why I'm even here
This Double Vision I was seeing is finally clear!" He continued, Rogue finally taking the bait and turning.
"You want to stay but you know very well I want you gone
Not fit to fuckin' tread the ground that I am walking on!"

Everyone winced as she spoke.... They'd never seen her this mad before. Not even when Kitty dyed some of her clothes pink.

"When it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love
You'll understand what I mean when I say
There's no way we're gonna give up
And like a little girl cries in the face of a monster that lives in her dreams
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe."  Remy raised his eyebrow and looked at her, waiting her response. He was deliberately hitting her sore-spots, making her hurt as much as he did.

"What you are doing is screwing things up inside my head
You should know better you never listened to a word I said!" She had a point.... but he wouldn't let her win this. He was not going to cave this time.
"Clutching your pillow and writhing in a naked sweat
Hoping somebody someday will do you like I did." He finished smugly, smirking slightly. He shouldn't be enjoying making her hurt like this, but he was. He'd kept quiet for months.

"When it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love
You'll understand what I mean when I say
There's no way we're gonna give up
And like a little girl cries in the face of a monster that lives in her dreams
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe." That would be his favourite part. And how she flinched each time he said it.... delicious.

"Does it kill
Does it burn
Is it painful to learn
That it's me that has all the control."

"Does it thrill
Does it sting
When you feel what I bring
And you wish that you had me to hold!" Her eyes had a sort of fire in them when they'd first started arguing, and he noticed that it was fading. Oh no, he wasn't done with her yet. Grabbing her arm as she finished and turned away from him, he pulled her close to him, teasing her with what she couldn't have as he spoke his final words. The ones that hurt her most of all.... the one's he'd said three times in this conversation. He'd never said them before.... and he wasn't sure if he meant them or not.

"When it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love
You'll understand what I mean when I say
There's no way we're gonna give up
And like a little girl cries in the face of a monster that lives in her dreams
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe." Rogue couldn't help herself. As he finished, she slapped him across the face.

"Bastard." She whispered, wrenching her arm out of his grasp and turning, running upstairs to her room. A moment later the door could be heard slamming, then a softer thump.

Jean shook her head sadly. Today's was the worst they had ever gotten. Maybe next time they'd be throwing things. Maybe not, what with Rogue's strength....

"Remy...."

"Non, P'tite. Remy don' 'pologise n' more. He n' pas b' sorry!" he declared. Looking at Jean as she glared at him. "OKAY! Remy go 'pologise!" He sighed, starting up the stairs, knowing he had a LOT to make up for.