Disclaimer: Okay, still don't own X-Men and I'm defiantly not making any money off of this so no one sue. You won't get nothing but a headache.
Authors Note: Warning, Pietro bashing ahead. And mostly, just plain pissing off of the speed demon. Sorry, but he tends to bug me and since I like Wanda, of course bashing will be head in the form of "Oh brother, let me hold my boyfriend Evan's hand while you watch." Ramble over, so on with the story.
'text' internal speech
Wandering Souls
Chapter 14: Back to School
Rogue groaned as she buried her head under her pillow, trying desperately to escape the loud blaring of Kitty's alarm clock. Groans could be heard from around the room and chaos erupted as Wanda hexed the clock, Amara sent a fireball flying at it and Kitty had to phase to keep her hand from injury.
"Like, watch it you guys," Kitty grumbled rolling out of bed and making her way over to her closet.
"I hate mornings," Wanda growled rising and grabbing her cloths and bath supplies. "There better not be a line."
"Oh don't worry there will be," Amara answered as she began to make her bed, yawning and looking over towards the huddled mass of blankets that were on Rogue's bed. "Come on Rogue, time to go back."
"Uh! Fahve (five) more minutes!" Rogue grumbled, huddling farther into her blankets. (AN: This was me in high school. Ask any friends that stayed over, it was not pretty.)
"If I have to be up so do you," Wanda stated hexing Rogue's blankets, causing them to fly off of her and across the room.
"UGH!" Rogue grumbled, climbing out of bed and grabbing her cloths and bathroom items following the girls into the hallway, not surprised to see the line had already formed.
"Whose in there?" Amara asked, leaning against the wall next to John who was sitting on the floor, snoring loudly his head bent to the side.
"Jean," Evan answered, causing a louder groan from the girls.
"What's the problem?" Wanda asked as she curled up against Evan's chest, stifling a yawn.
"She takes, like, forever," Kitty stated, slumping down next to Amara.
"Ja, zhe has already been in there for an hour," Kurt stated, the next one in line behind Scott.
"Scott, she's yer girlfriend, can't ya say something'?" Rogue grumbled walking up next to Remy who stood leaning against the wall one foot propped up against the wall, his arms crossed over his chest and his sunglasses plastered over his red and black eyes.
"I've tried, she doesn't listen," Scott grumbled pounding on the door again.
Rogue examined Remy closely and determined that he was, like John, asleep. She turned to head to the back of the line, more than slightly disappointed, when two strong arms snaked around her waist and pulled her close.
"Bonjour mon chere," Remy whispered huskily into Rogue's ear, his breath tickling the back of her neck as he kissed her covered shoulder. "Y' miss Remy last night?"
"Oui," Rogue giggled as she snuggled against him.
"Hands off Gumbo," Logan growled as he came into the hallway.
Remy released Rogue who walked over to her father, leaning up and kissing his cheek. "Mornin' daddy. Can ya do somethin' 'bout Jean?" Rogue looked up at Logan with the perfect puppy dog pout.
"Course Stripes," Logan replied kissing her forehead and walking over to the door. "Red, you got two seconds before I take the door of the hinges and you have two weeks in the danger room at 4:30 in the morning, with me."
The door flew open and Jean emerged, looking away from Logan. "Sorry guys," she mumbled as she ran towards her room.
"Thank ya daddy," Rogue replied smiling as Kurt and Scott began fighting for the bathroom.
Logan just shook his head slowly before heading back down the hall, shooting Gambit a glare.
Remy shifted against the wall, meeting the older mans stare as Logan walked away. After Logan rounded the corner, Remy's arms shot out again, pulling Rogue close to him.
"Damn dude!" Evan exclaimed as he watched the two, Wanda sleeping soundlessly against his chest. "You live dangerously don't you?"
Remy just smiled devilishly as he kissed Rogue's head and waited for the bathroom.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Remy closed the door to his room and headed towards the kitchen, pulling on his trench coat as he made his way down the stairs. He had on his favorite pair of jeans and a black wife-beater. He stopped before the hall mirror and smiled at his reflection, putting on his sunglasses. 'Remy must look good for his chere," he thought as he headed into the kitchen.. His heart stopped as he looked up and saw Rogue, leaning against the counter munching an apple as she looked over her homework for the day. Being a gentleman, he'd let her have the shower before him and now he was glad he had. She was wearing a tight pair of black jeans that hugged her hips and flared over her black combat boots, a blood red peasant top, that was low cut in the front, with a corset type tie going up between her breasts and long sleeves that flared at her wrists. Her black gloves were in place and her hair was tucked behind her ear, the white strands falling towards her pale face with its dark make-up.
"Mon Dieu!" Remy breathed as he made his way over to the counter, noticing the others grouped around the kitchen, fighting over food.
"Like Kurt, you already had three donuts! Save some for the rest of us!" Kitty glared at the holographic image that Kurt wore, her arms crossed as she tapped her foot impatiently.
"I'm a growing boy Keety," Kurt stated, shoving his forth donut of the day into his mouth.
"Whatever, you're just a pig," Wanda growled, hexing the box and bringing it over to the table where she stood.
"Evan, did you finish all the milk?" Jean whined as she searched the fridge.
"Sorry, need it Red," Evan replied chugging the last of it. "Auntie O said she'd get more at the store today though."
"Yeah, but what do I put on my cereal now?" Jean shot a glare over at Evan who shrugged.
"Here Jean, you can have the rest my toast," Scott said, handing her his plate as he rose to wash his hands.
"Thanks Scott," Jean replied smiling at her boyfriend.
"Anytime. Guys I'm leaving in five," Scott said heading for the garage.
"You got ten if you're going with me," Jean said as she finished up the toast and headed to find her toothbrush.
Remy made his way over to Rogue, kissing her temple. "Miss me mon chere?"
Rogue looked up at him and smiled, pretending to think for a moment before replying. "No, not really."
"Y' wound me chere. Someone as belle as y' shouldn't be so mean," Remy said feigning hurt as he grabbed his chest playfully, looking at her apple. "Y' wanna share and make it up to Remy?"
Rogue looked to her apple, a mischievous glint appearing in her eyes. "What? Ya want some of this?" She asked, taking a bite of the apple and moaning loudly. "Um, this is just too good for ya Swamp Rat." She licked her lips and chewed, looking at him playfully.
Remy stepped in front of her and placed his hands on her hips. "Come on Cherie, don't be mean to Remy," he pleaded with her as he watched her lips more than the apple.
"Fahne," she smiled and held the apple towards him.
He took a bite and chewed thoughtfully. "Merci, mon amore," he replied heading towards the garage as well. "You be riding wit Remy chere?"
"Ah guess," Rogue answered putting her paper into her bag and zipping it up, heading towards the garage as well. "But ya bettah not kill meh on dat bike Remy LeBeau!"
"Never happen," Remy replied laughing, pulling her close to him as they headed towards his bike. Scott stood nearby, gazing lovingly at his convertible. Suddenly the garage was alive with noise as the others rushed in, afraid to miss their rides.
Rogue shook her head as the others argued over who would ride with who, and who would drive the X-van, so long as it wasn't Kitty. Remy climbed on his bike and held out his hand, helping her on as he handed her the helmet.
"You drive safe. That's my daughter on the back of that thing," Logan growled walking up to them.
"Of course mon ami," Remy replied starting up the machine.
"Have a good day at school darlin'," Logan said, looking wearily at the Cajun. "If anything happens, call and I'll come pick you up."
"Ah'll be fahne daddy," Rogue said, kissing Logan's cheek before putting the helmet securely on her head. "Ya worry too much."
Gambit took the opportunity to speed off towards the gates followed by the other three vehicles of noisy teens.
"She's right you know," Ororo said walking up behind Logan and wrapping her arms around his chest. "You do worry too much about her. She's in good hands. The other X-Men will not let anything happen to her."
"Yeah, but how can I not worry Ro? I just got the kid back," he turned around and faced her, kissing her deeply. "You going to the store today?"
"Yes. Is there anything you want?"
Logan grinned wickedly and raised his eyebrows up at her. "I can think of a few things darlin. But all of them involve you staying home today."
Ororo laughed and pulled from his arms. "I will be home soon." She kissed his cheek and headed for her car.
Logan watched her go smiling, before turning and heading towards the mansion. "Better get the danger room ready before those kids get back from school. Let the new ones see what it's really like to be an X-Men."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The halls were bustling as Rogue and Remy walked through the front door of the building, his arm wrapped around her shoulder. Kitty and Kurt walked slightly ahead, in a deep discussion over the movies they had watched from the night before. John and Amara followed next to them, John's arm wrapped around Amara's waist as they discussed where they were going to go for dinner that night.
"Sickening aren't they?" Wanda leaned over and asked Rogue, pointing towards the two fire starters.
"Oh yeah sugah, and ya ain't?" Rogue indicated Wanda's hand clutching onto Evan's.
Wanda grinned wickedly as she pulled herself closer to Evan. "Whatever."
"Oh boy," Jubilee spoke up, sticking her head between the two couples. "Here comes trouble," she pointed towards Lance, Pietro, Blob and Toad as they headed towards the X-men and former Brotherhood members.
"Dis should be interesting non?" Remy stated, checking to make sure he had his cards.
"DANIELS! GET YOUR FILTY HANDS OFF MY SISTER!" Pietro shouted, causing everyone in the hall to fall silent. Scott and Jean walked up then, standing behind the rest of the X-men, in case of a fight.
"You tell him yo, I got your back," Toad said hopping up behind Pietro and glaring at Evan.
"Wanda honey, do you want me to move my hand?" Evan asked, grinning over at his girlfriend.
"Yes actually I do," Wanda said smiling at him before taking his hand and placing it around her waist and on her hip. "There, that's better." Wanda then turned and looked deadly at her brother. "Now take me to class please baby."
"Oh no. You're not going anywhere till you get away from her Daniels," Pietro speed up in front of them, getting in Evans face.
"You want trouble Maximoff, then you're going to get it," Evan growled as he felt the bone spikes rise to the surface of his skin.
"No Evan," Jean said coming up behind him, along with the rest of the x-men. "You'll get expelled."
"It'd be worth it to knock the smirk off of this morons face," Evan continued, glaring at the silver haired speed demon.
"Bring it on," Pietro growled ready to kill the porcupine for touching his sister.
"Oh back off Pietro. No one's afraid of you," Lance stated, grabbing the younger boy by the shoulder and pulling him back. "We've got class," he looked over at the Piotr and John with understanding before reaching for Kitty's hand. "Come on Pretty Kitty, I'll walk you to class."
"This isn't over Daniels. Just wait till dad hears about this Wanda!" Pietro growled heading down the hall.
"Oh, I'm shaking," Wanda replied glaring at him. "Now why don't you go and brush your hair or something since your brain can't tolerate anything more complicated than that, Wanda growled as she and Evan headed towards her class, the other X-Men dispersing as well.
"Dat could have been a lot more fun," Remy whispered into Rogues ear as they headed towards her locker.
"Ya just lookin' fer a fight ain't ya?" Rogue teased as she put in the combo and dumped some of her books and turned to look at him, closing the door.
"Non, jus sayin," Remy replied leaning against the locker, watching as the hoards of people headed towards their classes.
"Well, ya gonna walk meh ta class or not Swamp Rat?" She smiled playfully up at him.
"Dat depends Cherie," Remy replied meeting her gaze. "Ya gonna hold dis ol' thief's hand?"
"Hmm," Rogue thought for a moment before answering. "Non," she answered, smiling at the shocked look in his eyes. "But," she grabbed his arm and wrapped it around her waist, "Ya can hold meh."
"Remy like de way y' think Cherie," Remy smiled at her, kissing her head and pulling her hips closer to him as they headed towards French class.
Rogue smiled and leaned her head against his chest as they walked down the hall. A part of her loved the dirty looks she received from all the girls they passed. She'd always been the outsider. Now she finally had her place, right here in the charming Cajuns arms.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Rogue walked towards the X-Men table, glad the day was halfway over. She smiled as she saw all her new friends gathered around the table. Jean and Scott sat at one end, talking quietly, holding hands over their lunch trays. Wanda and Evan sat down the bench a bit, Wanda handing him her milk, feigning interest, as he showed her a skateboard in one of his magazines. Kurt and Amanda sat at the opposite side as she toyed with the band on his image inducer, whispering to one another, Kurt blushing enough to show through his hologram. Jubilee and Piotr sat off under a tree as he helped her with her project. John and Amara sat off a bit, a fireball in Amara's hand as John turned it into a bunch of roses for her.
Kitty sat off to the side on the grass with Lance, a serious look on his face as he tried to explain why he didn't join again to the young valley girl.
"I swear Kitty, I wanted to go with them," Lance said, brushing some of Kitty's bangs out of her face. "It's just," he paused and looked over at the table of her friends before continuing. "I tried it remember? And Summers didn't trust me then and that's not going to change."
"I, like, know that it's just," Kitty sighed and looked up at him. "I just, like, wish things could be different sometimes."
"I know Pretty Kitty," Lance said pulling her into his arms. "And one day they will be."
"Promise?" Kitty sighed leaning against him and smiling.
Rogue sighed contentedly as she looked around for a certain Cajun and coming up dry.
"Lookin' for me ma chere?" Gambit whispered into her ear, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"No. Ah was lookin' fer mah new boyfriend," Rogue joked leaning against him and resting her hands on his.
"Really? Think Remy could take dis homme?" Remy asked raising an eyebrow and looking down at her sideways.
"Oh, Ah don't know," she leaned farther against him and giggled. "He seems ta really care 'bout meh."
"Oh? Tell Remy more 'bout dis great guy," Remy said leading her over to a nearby tree, sitting beneath it and pulling Rogue into his lap.
"Well, he's tall, dark and incredibly handsome," Rogue said taking off her bag and pulling out her lunch. "And he's got the most enchanting eyes Ah've ever seen." She smiled over at him
"Really?" Remy played along taking off his sunglasses and staring at her. "Y' think Remy's eyes be enchanting?"
"Who said it was ya Swamp Rat," Rogue blushed as she looked down at her sandwich.
"Cause, y' be Remy's femme, non?" Remy said placing his fingers underneath her chin and forcing her to look at him.
"Ah don't know, ya never asked," Rogue replied nervously.
"Didn't know Ah had to Cherie," He replied, placing his fingers over her lips and kissing them softly. "Remy need to ask now?"
Rogue nodded slowly, her green eyes shining in anticipation.
"Rogue, you be dis thief's girl?" Remy asked a smirk on his lips.
"Yeah," Rogue whispered, hugging him tightly. "At least until mah daddy kills ya," she added with a giggle as she bit into her sandwich.
"Mon Dieu," Remy sighed leaning against the tree. "Don't remind me."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Logan looked up from the paper he was reading as he heard the vehicles pull into the garage. "Kids are home," he said to Ororo, Hank and Charles who sat in the room as well. Ororo pulled her head up off of Logan's chest and put down the book she was reading. Hank and Charles followed suit as they all rose and headed towards the front hall as the kids spilled in, glad to be home from school.
"Hello children," Ororo said as they all looked at her.
"Hey Auntie O," Evan said kissing the woman's cheek as he dropped his bag on the hall table.
"Upstairs porcupine," Logan said pointing towards his stuff.
"Sure thing Mr. Logan," Evan sighed as he grabbed his stuff and started towards the stairs with the others.
"You've all got ten minutes to get suited up and in the danger room," Logan added, and smiled at the multitude of groans that greeted him.
"All of us?" Rogue asked putting her pout on again.
"You're not getting out of it that easily Stripes," Logan replied, smiling at her and ruffling her hair. "How was school?"
"Fahne," Rogue said as she looked up at him, fixing her hair. "Ah got all mah homework turned in and Ah'm all caught up. Ah better go change now," she smiled at him and kissed his cheek, a common exchange between the two since she'd come home. "Since ya plan on torturin' meh wit the rest of em," she smiled again and headed towards the stairs.
"That's my girl," Logan called as he headed towards the elevator with Ororo.
"You're very proud of her," Ororo said, more a statement then a question.
"Wouldn't you be?" Logan asked, wrapping his arm around the white haired goddess. "Kid's been through a lot."
"I'm just glad you found her," Ororo replied as they entered the elevator and headed for the lower levels. "Just don't kill her with a danger room session."
"She's tough," Logan chuckled as they went to change. "She'll be able to handle it."
Ororo just smiled and headed towards the locker room, shaking her head slowly.
Authors Note: And it's done. And I think I managed to get all the couples in there, including Logan and Ororo. Sorry it took so long to get up. I had an exam yesterday morning and another one today. And some homework to get done before I could write this. Hope y'all liked it. Next chapter will involve the danger room session, so be forewarned. And sorry to all those Pietro lovers out there, but it's Wanda and Evan so it had to be done. Thanks to all those who reviewed chapter 13 now please, lets repeat the exercise shall we. Now onto the shout outs.
Weeble Wobble Chic ~ I hadn't signed off yet when I received your review. It made me feel so good that you liked it and wanted me to update that quickly. ::Tear:: Thank you for your support. Sorry I couldn't put an update up then. Hope this was worth the wait.
Denial ~ I got an AW! Wow. Glad you're hooked. Makes me want to keep writing. And to finish this story. And y'know, I can't wait to see where I go with this either. I have an idea but not a concrete one. Thanks for the review.
cool-chick-rae ~ Yeah, Logan's not on board for the Romy, but who cares cause I am and I just may have to persuade him.
Danfred ~ Have faith in me. I will not let her attitude come between them. Just keep Remy on his toes a bit. Thanks for the review.
Rogue77 ~ I can't believe I guessed! ::Happy Dance:: Make sure Morph gets what he deserves. He was just so annoying on the show. It was his voice. Sorry it took so long to update, but tests and college both suck. Hold back your dogs! Or I'll just have to sick my crack-monkey dog on you. (And I do have one of those.) I'm glad you like my story. I'll update as soon as I can. Until then Enjoy.
Kendarath ~ I'm glad you love my story. I never think my stuffs any good but it's people like you that make me see the error of my views. I hope you didn't actually sit until I updated, cause ya might have gotten a cramp. I'll try to do better with the updates this week, now that the hectic part is over. Thanks so much for the review.
Ishandahalf ~ Hope there was enough Romyness in this for you. I assure you, this story will only get more, cause fluff just isn't an idea but a way of life. Okay, and I seriously need one of those but any who, thanks as always for the review and now I have given you more so go review again I say!
AngieX ~ Your reviews always make me giggle. Thanks for that. I appreciate them. I think I'm going to have to have Ororo keep Logan from killing Remy. Might be interesting. Thanks again.
Invader ZaiFae ~ Glad you still like. I'll try to keep that going. Yeah, my walls only have one X2 poster and the rest are all Vin. I used to have a Buffy and an Angel poster as well, but Vin and the X-Men kinda covered them up. And I ran out of wall. Hospitals are never good. I used to volunteer in an ER and it's not pretty when you get an OD on humor. So, I'm sure your Cajun speak got good since it took me awhile to update. You'll have to show me how good in your next review, so get going already! Thanks again.
Yumiko ~ I didn't know what to think when I didn't have a review from you for chapter 12. But you have made me feel better. Thanks for reviewing again. And worry not, fluff is on it's way. Well, more fluff anyway.
VIcKy101 ~You're welcome. Added some more overprotective Logan for ya. And I'm glad the Romy made up for it. I was in a more Romy mood than a chaos mood and practically falling asleep at the keyboard. Thanks for the review. Please do it again.
And to everyone else who reviewed, as always, thanks and keep it up. Well, I'm off to work on Chapter 15, so enjoy all.
Authors Note: Warning, Pietro bashing ahead. And mostly, just plain pissing off of the speed demon. Sorry, but he tends to bug me and since I like Wanda, of course bashing will be head in the form of "Oh brother, let me hold my boyfriend Evan's hand while you watch." Ramble over, so on with the story.
'text' internal speech
Wandering Souls
Chapter 14: Back to School
Rogue groaned as she buried her head under her pillow, trying desperately to escape the loud blaring of Kitty's alarm clock. Groans could be heard from around the room and chaos erupted as Wanda hexed the clock, Amara sent a fireball flying at it and Kitty had to phase to keep her hand from injury.
"Like, watch it you guys," Kitty grumbled rolling out of bed and making her way over to her closet.
"I hate mornings," Wanda growled rising and grabbing her cloths and bath supplies. "There better not be a line."
"Oh don't worry there will be," Amara answered as she began to make her bed, yawning and looking over towards the huddled mass of blankets that were on Rogue's bed. "Come on Rogue, time to go back."
"Uh! Fahve (five) more minutes!" Rogue grumbled, huddling farther into her blankets. (AN: This was me in high school. Ask any friends that stayed over, it was not pretty.)
"If I have to be up so do you," Wanda stated hexing Rogue's blankets, causing them to fly off of her and across the room.
"UGH!" Rogue grumbled, climbing out of bed and grabbing her cloths and bathroom items following the girls into the hallway, not surprised to see the line had already formed.
"Whose in there?" Amara asked, leaning against the wall next to John who was sitting on the floor, snoring loudly his head bent to the side.
"Jean," Evan answered, causing a louder groan from the girls.
"What's the problem?" Wanda asked as she curled up against Evan's chest, stifling a yawn.
"She takes, like, forever," Kitty stated, slumping down next to Amara.
"Ja, zhe has already been in there for an hour," Kurt stated, the next one in line behind Scott.
"Scott, she's yer girlfriend, can't ya say something'?" Rogue grumbled walking up next to Remy who stood leaning against the wall one foot propped up against the wall, his arms crossed over his chest and his sunglasses plastered over his red and black eyes.
"I've tried, she doesn't listen," Scott grumbled pounding on the door again.
Rogue examined Remy closely and determined that he was, like John, asleep. She turned to head to the back of the line, more than slightly disappointed, when two strong arms snaked around her waist and pulled her close.
"Bonjour mon chere," Remy whispered huskily into Rogue's ear, his breath tickling the back of her neck as he kissed her covered shoulder. "Y' miss Remy last night?"
"Oui," Rogue giggled as she snuggled against him.
"Hands off Gumbo," Logan growled as he came into the hallway.
Remy released Rogue who walked over to her father, leaning up and kissing his cheek. "Mornin' daddy. Can ya do somethin' 'bout Jean?" Rogue looked up at Logan with the perfect puppy dog pout.
"Course Stripes," Logan replied kissing her forehead and walking over to the door. "Red, you got two seconds before I take the door of the hinges and you have two weeks in the danger room at 4:30 in the morning, with me."
The door flew open and Jean emerged, looking away from Logan. "Sorry guys," she mumbled as she ran towards her room.
"Thank ya daddy," Rogue replied smiling as Kurt and Scott began fighting for the bathroom.
Logan just shook his head slowly before heading back down the hall, shooting Gambit a glare.
Remy shifted against the wall, meeting the older mans stare as Logan walked away. After Logan rounded the corner, Remy's arms shot out again, pulling Rogue close to him.
"Damn dude!" Evan exclaimed as he watched the two, Wanda sleeping soundlessly against his chest. "You live dangerously don't you?"
Remy just smiled devilishly as he kissed Rogue's head and waited for the bathroom.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Remy closed the door to his room and headed towards the kitchen, pulling on his trench coat as he made his way down the stairs. He had on his favorite pair of jeans and a black wife-beater. He stopped before the hall mirror and smiled at his reflection, putting on his sunglasses. 'Remy must look good for his chere," he thought as he headed into the kitchen.. His heart stopped as he looked up and saw Rogue, leaning against the counter munching an apple as she looked over her homework for the day. Being a gentleman, he'd let her have the shower before him and now he was glad he had. She was wearing a tight pair of black jeans that hugged her hips and flared over her black combat boots, a blood red peasant top, that was low cut in the front, with a corset type tie going up between her breasts and long sleeves that flared at her wrists. Her black gloves were in place and her hair was tucked behind her ear, the white strands falling towards her pale face with its dark make-up.
"Mon Dieu!" Remy breathed as he made his way over to the counter, noticing the others grouped around the kitchen, fighting over food.
"Like Kurt, you already had three donuts! Save some for the rest of us!" Kitty glared at the holographic image that Kurt wore, her arms crossed as she tapped her foot impatiently.
"I'm a growing boy Keety," Kurt stated, shoving his forth donut of the day into his mouth.
"Whatever, you're just a pig," Wanda growled, hexing the box and bringing it over to the table where she stood.
"Evan, did you finish all the milk?" Jean whined as she searched the fridge.
"Sorry, need it Red," Evan replied chugging the last of it. "Auntie O said she'd get more at the store today though."
"Yeah, but what do I put on my cereal now?" Jean shot a glare over at Evan who shrugged.
"Here Jean, you can have the rest my toast," Scott said, handing her his plate as he rose to wash his hands.
"Thanks Scott," Jean replied smiling at her boyfriend.
"Anytime. Guys I'm leaving in five," Scott said heading for the garage.
"You got ten if you're going with me," Jean said as she finished up the toast and headed to find her toothbrush.
Remy made his way over to Rogue, kissing her temple. "Miss me mon chere?"
Rogue looked up at him and smiled, pretending to think for a moment before replying. "No, not really."
"Y' wound me chere. Someone as belle as y' shouldn't be so mean," Remy said feigning hurt as he grabbed his chest playfully, looking at her apple. "Y' wanna share and make it up to Remy?"
Rogue looked to her apple, a mischievous glint appearing in her eyes. "What? Ya want some of this?" She asked, taking a bite of the apple and moaning loudly. "Um, this is just too good for ya Swamp Rat." She licked her lips and chewed, looking at him playfully.
Remy stepped in front of her and placed his hands on her hips. "Come on Cherie, don't be mean to Remy," he pleaded with her as he watched her lips more than the apple.
"Fahne," she smiled and held the apple towards him.
He took a bite and chewed thoughtfully. "Merci, mon amore," he replied heading towards the garage as well. "You be riding wit Remy chere?"
"Ah guess," Rogue answered putting her paper into her bag and zipping it up, heading towards the garage as well. "But ya bettah not kill meh on dat bike Remy LeBeau!"
"Never happen," Remy replied laughing, pulling her close to him as they headed towards his bike. Scott stood nearby, gazing lovingly at his convertible. Suddenly the garage was alive with noise as the others rushed in, afraid to miss their rides.
Rogue shook her head as the others argued over who would ride with who, and who would drive the X-van, so long as it wasn't Kitty. Remy climbed on his bike and held out his hand, helping her on as he handed her the helmet.
"You drive safe. That's my daughter on the back of that thing," Logan growled walking up to them.
"Of course mon ami," Remy replied starting up the machine.
"Have a good day at school darlin'," Logan said, looking wearily at the Cajun. "If anything happens, call and I'll come pick you up."
"Ah'll be fahne daddy," Rogue said, kissing Logan's cheek before putting the helmet securely on her head. "Ya worry too much."
Gambit took the opportunity to speed off towards the gates followed by the other three vehicles of noisy teens.
"She's right you know," Ororo said walking up behind Logan and wrapping her arms around his chest. "You do worry too much about her. She's in good hands. The other X-Men will not let anything happen to her."
"Yeah, but how can I not worry Ro? I just got the kid back," he turned around and faced her, kissing her deeply. "You going to the store today?"
"Yes. Is there anything you want?"
Logan grinned wickedly and raised his eyebrows up at her. "I can think of a few things darlin. But all of them involve you staying home today."
Ororo laughed and pulled from his arms. "I will be home soon." She kissed his cheek and headed for her car.
Logan watched her go smiling, before turning and heading towards the mansion. "Better get the danger room ready before those kids get back from school. Let the new ones see what it's really like to be an X-Men."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The halls were bustling as Rogue and Remy walked through the front door of the building, his arm wrapped around her shoulder. Kitty and Kurt walked slightly ahead, in a deep discussion over the movies they had watched from the night before. John and Amara followed next to them, John's arm wrapped around Amara's waist as they discussed where they were going to go for dinner that night.
"Sickening aren't they?" Wanda leaned over and asked Rogue, pointing towards the two fire starters.
"Oh yeah sugah, and ya ain't?" Rogue indicated Wanda's hand clutching onto Evan's.
Wanda grinned wickedly as she pulled herself closer to Evan. "Whatever."
"Oh boy," Jubilee spoke up, sticking her head between the two couples. "Here comes trouble," she pointed towards Lance, Pietro, Blob and Toad as they headed towards the X-men and former Brotherhood members.
"Dis should be interesting non?" Remy stated, checking to make sure he had his cards.
"DANIELS! GET YOUR FILTY HANDS OFF MY SISTER!" Pietro shouted, causing everyone in the hall to fall silent. Scott and Jean walked up then, standing behind the rest of the X-men, in case of a fight.
"You tell him yo, I got your back," Toad said hopping up behind Pietro and glaring at Evan.
"Wanda honey, do you want me to move my hand?" Evan asked, grinning over at his girlfriend.
"Yes actually I do," Wanda said smiling at him before taking his hand and placing it around her waist and on her hip. "There, that's better." Wanda then turned and looked deadly at her brother. "Now take me to class please baby."
"Oh no. You're not going anywhere till you get away from her Daniels," Pietro speed up in front of them, getting in Evans face.
"You want trouble Maximoff, then you're going to get it," Evan growled as he felt the bone spikes rise to the surface of his skin.
"No Evan," Jean said coming up behind him, along with the rest of the x-men. "You'll get expelled."
"It'd be worth it to knock the smirk off of this morons face," Evan continued, glaring at the silver haired speed demon.
"Bring it on," Pietro growled ready to kill the porcupine for touching his sister.
"Oh back off Pietro. No one's afraid of you," Lance stated, grabbing the younger boy by the shoulder and pulling him back. "We've got class," he looked over at the Piotr and John with understanding before reaching for Kitty's hand. "Come on Pretty Kitty, I'll walk you to class."
"This isn't over Daniels. Just wait till dad hears about this Wanda!" Pietro growled heading down the hall.
"Oh, I'm shaking," Wanda replied glaring at him. "Now why don't you go and brush your hair or something since your brain can't tolerate anything more complicated than that, Wanda growled as she and Evan headed towards her class, the other X-Men dispersing as well.
"Dat could have been a lot more fun," Remy whispered into Rogues ear as they headed towards her locker.
"Ya just lookin' fer a fight ain't ya?" Rogue teased as she put in the combo and dumped some of her books and turned to look at him, closing the door.
"Non, jus sayin," Remy replied leaning against the locker, watching as the hoards of people headed towards their classes.
"Well, ya gonna walk meh ta class or not Swamp Rat?" She smiled playfully up at him.
"Dat depends Cherie," Remy replied meeting her gaze. "Ya gonna hold dis ol' thief's hand?"
"Hmm," Rogue thought for a moment before answering. "Non," she answered, smiling at the shocked look in his eyes. "But," she grabbed his arm and wrapped it around her waist, "Ya can hold meh."
"Remy like de way y' think Cherie," Remy smiled at her, kissing her head and pulling her hips closer to him as they headed towards French class.
Rogue smiled and leaned her head against his chest as they walked down the hall. A part of her loved the dirty looks she received from all the girls they passed. She'd always been the outsider. Now she finally had her place, right here in the charming Cajuns arms.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Rogue walked towards the X-Men table, glad the day was halfway over. She smiled as she saw all her new friends gathered around the table. Jean and Scott sat at one end, talking quietly, holding hands over their lunch trays. Wanda and Evan sat down the bench a bit, Wanda handing him her milk, feigning interest, as he showed her a skateboard in one of his magazines. Kurt and Amanda sat at the opposite side as she toyed with the band on his image inducer, whispering to one another, Kurt blushing enough to show through his hologram. Jubilee and Piotr sat off under a tree as he helped her with her project. John and Amara sat off a bit, a fireball in Amara's hand as John turned it into a bunch of roses for her.
Kitty sat off to the side on the grass with Lance, a serious look on his face as he tried to explain why he didn't join again to the young valley girl.
"I swear Kitty, I wanted to go with them," Lance said, brushing some of Kitty's bangs out of her face. "It's just," he paused and looked over at the table of her friends before continuing. "I tried it remember? And Summers didn't trust me then and that's not going to change."
"I, like, know that it's just," Kitty sighed and looked up at him. "I just, like, wish things could be different sometimes."
"I know Pretty Kitty," Lance said pulling her into his arms. "And one day they will be."
"Promise?" Kitty sighed leaning against him and smiling.
Rogue sighed contentedly as she looked around for a certain Cajun and coming up dry.
"Lookin' for me ma chere?" Gambit whispered into her ear, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"No. Ah was lookin' fer mah new boyfriend," Rogue joked leaning against him and resting her hands on his.
"Really? Think Remy could take dis homme?" Remy asked raising an eyebrow and looking down at her sideways.
"Oh, Ah don't know," she leaned farther against him and giggled. "He seems ta really care 'bout meh."
"Oh? Tell Remy more 'bout dis great guy," Remy said leading her over to a nearby tree, sitting beneath it and pulling Rogue into his lap.
"Well, he's tall, dark and incredibly handsome," Rogue said taking off her bag and pulling out her lunch. "And he's got the most enchanting eyes Ah've ever seen." She smiled over at him
"Really?" Remy played along taking off his sunglasses and staring at her. "Y' think Remy's eyes be enchanting?"
"Who said it was ya Swamp Rat," Rogue blushed as she looked down at her sandwich.
"Cause, y' be Remy's femme, non?" Remy said placing his fingers underneath her chin and forcing her to look at him.
"Ah don't know, ya never asked," Rogue replied nervously.
"Didn't know Ah had to Cherie," He replied, placing his fingers over her lips and kissing them softly. "Remy need to ask now?"
Rogue nodded slowly, her green eyes shining in anticipation.
"Rogue, you be dis thief's girl?" Remy asked a smirk on his lips.
"Yeah," Rogue whispered, hugging him tightly. "At least until mah daddy kills ya," she added with a giggle as she bit into her sandwich.
"Mon Dieu," Remy sighed leaning against the tree. "Don't remind me."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Logan looked up from the paper he was reading as he heard the vehicles pull into the garage. "Kids are home," he said to Ororo, Hank and Charles who sat in the room as well. Ororo pulled her head up off of Logan's chest and put down the book she was reading. Hank and Charles followed suit as they all rose and headed towards the front hall as the kids spilled in, glad to be home from school.
"Hello children," Ororo said as they all looked at her.
"Hey Auntie O," Evan said kissing the woman's cheek as he dropped his bag on the hall table.
"Upstairs porcupine," Logan said pointing towards his stuff.
"Sure thing Mr. Logan," Evan sighed as he grabbed his stuff and started towards the stairs with the others.
"You've all got ten minutes to get suited up and in the danger room," Logan added, and smiled at the multitude of groans that greeted him.
"All of us?" Rogue asked putting her pout on again.
"You're not getting out of it that easily Stripes," Logan replied, smiling at her and ruffling her hair. "How was school?"
"Fahne," Rogue said as she looked up at him, fixing her hair. "Ah got all mah homework turned in and Ah'm all caught up. Ah better go change now," she smiled at him and kissed his cheek, a common exchange between the two since she'd come home. "Since ya plan on torturin' meh wit the rest of em," she smiled again and headed towards the stairs.
"That's my girl," Logan called as he headed towards the elevator with Ororo.
"You're very proud of her," Ororo said, more a statement then a question.
"Wouldn't you be?" Logan asked, wrapping his arm around the white haired goddess. "Kid's been through a lot."
"I'm just glad you found her," Ororo replied as they entered the elevator and headed for the lower levels. "Just don't kill her with a danger room session."
"She's tough," Logan chuckled as they went to change. "She'll be able to handle it."
Ororo just smiled and headed towards the locker room, shaking her head slowly.
Authors Note: And it's done. And I think I managed to get all the couples in there, including Logan and Ororo. Sorry it took so long to get up. I had an exam yesterday morning and another one today. And some homework to get done before I could write this. Hope y'all liked it. Next chapter will involve the danger room session, so be forewarned. And sorry to all those Pietro lovers out there, but it's Wanda and Evan so it had to be done. Thanks to all those who reviewed chapter 13 now please, lets repeat the exercise shall we. Now onto the shout outs.
Weeble Wobble Chic ~ I hadn't signed off yet when I received your review. It made me feel so good that you liked it and wanted me to update that quickly. ::Tear:: Thank you for your support. Sorry I couldn't put an update up then. Hope this was worth the wait.
Denial ~ I got an AW! Wow. Glad you're hooked. Makes me want to keep writing. And to finish this story. And y'know, I can't wait to see where I go with this either. I have an idea but not a concrete one. Thanks for the review.
cool-chick-rae ~ Yeah, Logan's not on board for the Romy, but who cares cause I am and I just may have to persuade him.
Danfred ~ Have faith in me. I will not let her attitude come between them. Just keep Remy on his toes a bit. Thanks for the review.
Rogue77 ~ I can't believe I guessed! ::Happy Dance:: Make sure Morph gets what he deserves. He was just so annoying on the show. It was his voice. Sorry it took so long to update, but tests and college both suck. Hold back your dogs! Or I'll just have to sick my crack-monkey dog on you. (And I do have one of those.) I'm glad you like my story. I'll update as soon as I can. Until then Enjoy.
Kendarath ~ I'm glad you love my story. I never think my stuffs any good but it's people like you that make me see the error of my views. I hope you didn't actually sit until I updated, cause ya might have gotten a cramp. I'll try to do better with the updates this week, now that the hectic part is over. Thanks so much for the review.
Ishandahalf ~ Hope there was enough Romyness in this for you. I assure you, this story will only get more, cause fluff just isn't an idea but a way of life. Okay, and I seriously need one of those but any who, thanks as always for the review and now I have given you more so go review again I say!
AngieX ~ Your reviews always make me giggle. Thanks for that. I appreciate them. I think I'm going to have to have Ororo keep Logan from killing Remy. Might be interesting. Thanks again.
Invader ZaiFae ~ Glad you still like. I'll try to keep that going. Yeah, my walls only have one X2 poster and the rest are all Vin. I used to have a Buffy and an Angel poster as well, but Vin and the X-Men kinda covered them up. And I ran out of wall. Hospitals are never good. I used to volunteer in an ER and it's not pretty when you get an OD on humor. So, I'm sure your Cajun speak got good since it took me awhile to update. You'll have to show me how good in your next review, so get going already! Thanks again.
Yumiko ~ I didn't know what to think when I didn't have a review from you for chapter 12. But you have made me feel better. Thanks for reviewing again. And worry not, fluff is on it's way. Well, more fluff anyway.
VIcKy101 ~You're welcome. Added some more overprotective Logan for ya. And I'm glad the Romy made up for it. I was in a more Romy mood than a chaos mood and practically falling asleep at the keyboard. Thanks for the review. Please do it again.
And to everyone else who reviewed, as always, thanks and keep it up. Well, I'm off to work on Chapter 15, so enjoy all.