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An: Yes I updated even sooner than expected! Alright, I'll say this much: I was re-reading over my last chapter, to get into the mood to write, and I realized how dorky and stupid I made the OC out to be. He has got to be the biggest jackass ever! So for that reason he'll be leaving very, very soon, trust me. The second note is I know this story has so many twists and turns but I like a Romy that has them getting together after a few obstacles not just: boy meets girl. Boy chases girl. Girl pushes boy away. Then two chapters later they're together. I want it to be deserving not just thrown together, although I don't mind reading stories like that.

I didn't want to offend anyone but they will be together just you might have to put up with my zany ideas first. Like I said I love unexpected things to happen so that's really the only reason they ain't married yet and on a honeymoon. So that's the end of my rant/warning/excuses for the Romy situation. Hopefully everyone is still interested in it. Enjoy!

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CHAPTER 8

Consequences

Remy had left about an hour ago from when we first decided to give up on the hope of us ever getting together. It was late at night, around eight, and the cold was starting to seep into my pores. I wasn't wearing a coat and I didn't feel much like moving from my spot. The cold was the only thing to numb me from the hurt and agony that life had dealt me with. But yet I was able to remain emotionless on the roof top.

I looked to the stars and thought about my problems compared to the vast universe. I seemed so small to the rest of the galaxy. I was even unimportant to it. The stars were so bright and beautiful that I couldn't stop myself from asking 'Why'? Not about the stars; but about myself. I had spent the better part of three years trying to get even with Gambit and Bella and I had done it. But now it seemed like there was something there I couldn't grasped. I felt empty, and lost and a little confused too, but why? I n every sense of the word I was completely and utterly devastated but I didn't know why.

I wanted to scream, shout and maybe yell up a storm but I couldn't. The emotions that I had, that were normally responsible for causing the other's powers to manifest, only were responsible for bringing out one. Remy's empathy. I felt his pain, despair and outrage that bellowed inside of his soul but he didn't let it show. Yes he had the cold stare, hell I even have a cold stare every other day but his was different. It held no pain, nothing. That's what had scared me. I couldn't see what I had caused him, I instead had felt it. And no one likes to feel what they have inflicted on one of their 'enemies'. It throws the whole book of codes out the window.

'Try to be happy that you finally got rid of him. He was nothing but trouble. He took you to New Orleans, making you help him in rescuing his father and the time before that he wanted to blow your hand off with a charged card. You're better off without his arrogant presence.' My mind told me. I agreed somewhat with it, to a certain degree mind you. He was nothing but trouble and he did bring me along for the ride but he was also there for me, when we were together at least. One time, before the whole 'incident', my powers had gotten out of control and I couldn't allow anyone to come within a five foot radius of me. I was that dangerous, that if someone like Wolvie came near me I transformed into Sabertooth. It was a pretty gruesome thing. But Gambit being the daring one, risked his life to just sit next to me and hold me while the other personalities tried to take over. He did care about me then but now, I'm afraid I had screwed up any chance once so ever.

'Did I just think that I'd never get the chance to be with him again?' I questioned myself. I did feel horrible, and lower than dirt at that moment in time but I couldn't be serious. That boy, man, Cajun had given up along with me. He wasn't in the mood to deal with my many, many issues and I couldn't deal with his flirtatious behavior or his darkness anymore. We were just too different for words, and we couldn't make a relationship work. Well he couldn't because it's Remy we are talking about here and I couldn't because of my fear.

Yes even the tough Rogue, dangerous Rogue, closed off to the world Rogue, has a fear that cripples me sometimes. I have an incredible fear of flying.......wait that's not it! I mean of hurting the ones I love. It's a curse to be an absorber of gifts, but it's even worse that I can't even trust myself around the ones I consider family. Granted I come across as a bitch to people, as I heard Jubes call me one time, but if they haven't realized by now I'm not that. If anyone of those seemly perfect people had my power or powers now I guess, they would find it easier to be unfeeling to everyone and everything. But of course they wouldn't know about that. The closest anyone would have to understanding pain might be Jean.

I of all people was not for Jean's popularity she had in high school, or how she's the hen mother now, but she would understand to a point. She felt her friend's death, and now I'm feeling the death of someone close to me. Gambit. In somewhere far away he, is in some respects close to me as I am to him. If we weren't then I wouldn't have felt his pain the other night, or now for that matter. But no matter how close we 'were' we aren't now. We've grown apart, we don't know each other anymore and after all the problems, maybe God is trying to tell us to stay away from each other? We just took it upon ourselves to stay away from each other sooner than He expected of us.

"Alryght, Ah'm done wit' the self pityin' thing." I said shaking out my legs. I had been standing there for awhile and it felt good to move around a bit. I briskly walked to the roof door and as soon as the door opened I could feel the warmth inside it. It pulsated with me and it brought me back to the world of the living. I moved to my room and changed clothing. It didn't take me long to though. I was getting better and better with finding my way around the mansion that I found my room easily.

I pulled my vest off and saw the chemical compound on my wound had almost completely dissolved entirely. I threw it aside on my floor. It really was like I had never left; I wished! I took out a pair of scarlet red pajamas, the bottoms being a knock-off of sweat pants and the shirt was a thick strapped tank top. I changed quickly and looked into the mirror, for a brief second. I wrinkled my nose at my appearance, 'How could anyone talk to me let alone date me?' I looked all through the mirror, checking out all the parts of myself reflected. I hardly ever did this, but somehow I needed to reinstate that I was me and no one else.

My eyes focused on the wastebasket where my card still was. It hadn't moved, I mean who would come into my room after all the things that I had done to Roberto and Bobby when they wanted to come in. Let's just say it's a funny thing that either one of them are still able to get 'excited'. But any way back to the card. I could only make out the heart from where I stood in front of my vanity, but it still was enough to remind me of that day. I might have been kidnaped by an enemy, brought against my wishes, and helped the leader of one of the biggest crime families in New Orleans, but I still felt safe. Guns were blazing and the bayous were filled with more alligators than I'd ever have liked to see but I had still felt safe. That's ironic because of who had kidnaped me and who was causing the pain now.

I 'huffed' and left the room slamming the door closed. I walked downstairs, driven to do something that didn't require any thoughts or emotions to do. Unfortunately going to the hallway wasn't the place to go for unemotional shit to do. During the whole event on the roof Ronald.....I mean Robbie had slipped my mind. That's not very surprising is it? I still couldn't get over him actually following me to the institute just to see if I was up for another romp in the sack. He didn't say that pre-say but that was the message between his words. I got to the landing of the stairs where Logan was moments earlier, and saw as Logan leaned on the wall opposite from where Robbie was sitting on the couch. That looked like a tension filled discussion right there, but I had to step in.

"Ummm guys? Y'all alryght?" I walked down the stairs and Robbie looked at me with puppy dog eyes, and I became sick to my stomach from the sight of him. What had I ever saw in him? 'You didn't. You were too drunk, too upset and a poor judge by the time you found him.' Again my voice had the right response although it was to graphic and detailed for me to handle. He was after all sitting right there and I wanted to throw up on his tacky black shoes.

"Yeah I guess so Rogue."-He walked over to me and pulled me aside. He started to whisper to me.-"You have to do something about that guy. He's th creepiest thing in the world, and I've been around for quite sometime." He looked dead into my eyes. I gulped.

"W'at are ya' talkin' 'bout Logan?"-I looked over his shoulder to see Robbie staring at me intently-"Okay, maybe Ah see now." Logan shook his head yes agreeing with me. I shook from seeing Robbie looking at me like that. It was freaking me out. I pushed Logan aside and walked over to Robbie who jumped when I took one step toward him.

"Hey Rogue! I'm ready for the full tour now!" This guy really was the creepiest thing in the world. I swallowed hard and tried to keep my distaste hidden from his peering eyes.

"Listen Robbie I don' think ya' can stay here." His face fell.

"Why not? I thought it would be ok?! I mean you don't want me to drive home and crash and burn after I bump into a nearby tree or fellow driver do you?" Alright now he defiantly was getting on my nerves. 'Screw it. I'm telling him straight out.'

"Robbie Ah don' want ya' here, and neither does anyone else for that matta. You're a creepy, strange man who doesn' understand w'at a one nyght stand is. It doesn' mean ya' come back t'see meh, or t'get back together. Ah used you, and ya' used meh. That's a one nyght stand. So get the hell outta of this here house and away from this southerner before she kills ya' because you're pushin' it!" His eyes widen and his mouth drops open.

"That was a one night stand?"

"That's it!"-My rage activated Jean's telekinesis and I threw him out of the house, making him land on his ass.-"An' stay the hell out ya' fuckin' moron!" I wiped my hands off and shut the door with my foot again slamming it. Logan stood there smiling at me. I raised an eyebrow to him.

"W'at?"

"I thought the real Rogue would never show it's head again. That's the girl I remember way back when she use to demand respect of others and she always got what she deserved." I smiled at him, well more like smirked at his reminiscing of the old days.

"Ah'm still meh Wolvie, Ah just grew up a little bit more than ya' expected huh?"

"Yeah you grew up alright. You can take care of yourself and you still don't take any bullshit from anyone around you, not even Cyke. Everyone except Gambit."

"W'at's that supposed t'mean? Ah don' take any of his bull either."

"Yeah you do. Otherwise you wouldn't have stayed up there for more than a few minutes than what was actually needed." I was right in front of him now and he had to look up to me somewhat. That's one way to boast your ego, stand next to a tough guy and find out you're bigger than him. It's cool.

"Ah stayed up there because Ah felt lyke it. It had nuttin' t'do wit' Gambit."

"Rogue you are one of the best liars around here but, you can't lie from me. I can smell it one ya'. That boy ran out of here like the devil was after him, and I caught a sniff of your perfume around him. He didn't look the happiest though. His eyes were downcast and when he finally looked up he almost scared the crap outta of Robbie with his menacing gaze. Damn what did you two decide on?" My ego deflated. I looked down to the ground and Logan lifted my chin to meet eyes with him.

"We decided not to try wit' each other anymore."

"Oh. In other words you mean you got scared that you might still feel something for him, and pushed him away to stay safe. Am I right?" I looked at him stunned. I didn't think that was what I was missing. I thought I had thought it all through. I felt upset and empty because I was feeling Remy's pain, not my own. That doesn't make any sense; I know I didn't have any left-over feelings for Gumbo.

"No! No that's not it. Ah was channeling Remy's feelings for how I made him feel and that's why Ah was upset over everything. Ah wasn't pushing him away. Logan that's crazy talk!" I laughed off his comment but he still looked at me with a hard stone cold look. I smiled meekly but knew it was useless. Logan was right. He was almost always right.

"So in other words you got scared and pushed him away and Gumbo was too tried of fighting to be with you so he let it happen right?"-I shrugged. I couldn't do anything else. I think he was right on some level, as badly as I didn't want to admit it, I still did have feelings for Remy. It was a defense action that I did, I push the close ones away so I don't hurt them. It's always been that way.-"Rogue you can't keep running from this. You love..."

"Ah don' love him." I said in a stern voice. He only smiled at my quick witty-ness.

"You have strong feelings for him and he does for you too. I know Kitty told you what happen when you left."-I nodded.-"How he couldn't sleep, barely ate and only drank which wasn't a bad thing for me because I had a drinking buddy but back on subject. He missed you and he did feel guilty for his stupidity." I looked up to him and gave him a 'you of all people' look.

"Logan, you actually think he's sorry for w'at he did? Ah thought you hated him?!"

"I do, don't get me wrong. I do. But I also saw his face when you left, how he acted just now and before when you two had a falling out this morning. I can sniff pain out a mile away Rogue and this is something that is tearing both of you apart." I frowned. He snorted and looked off.

"Logan ifin' w'at ya' said is true, then he's feeling for meh w'at I'm feelin' for him."-He nodded-"But after everything that's happened, Ah don think meh or him could put it behind us. Wit' all these challenges to be together Ah don' see how we could win." Logan stepped towards me and hugged me as the fatherly figure he was did. I rested my chin on his shoulder and breathed deeply remembering the late nights he and Ororo would come to calm me down.

"I'm sure he does feel the same. Just don't do anything like lose you're temper, as hard as it might be to do. And listen to his side of the story. He has a lot to say." He released me and I looked at him for the first time as the wise father, that he seemed like then. Usually I'd see him as the big tough guy, who has a soft side but now I saw a bit of wisdom to accommodate his years.

"W'at do ya; know Logan?"-He only grinned at me. That meant I wasn't going to get anything out of him.-"Fine, play it that way. By the way Wolvie, thanks for the 'Pep' talk Ah guess. Ah sure as hell needed it." He nodded, and walked off to the door to exit like a retreating hero.

"Oh and Rogue?"-I turned to face him.-"Just remember if it doesn't work out then I could always..." He let lose his metal claws and he smiled wickedly at me. I shook my head at him and he shrugged, and left the room. I decided to do the same, as I walked up to my room to get some much needed rest from this hellish day.

----The middle of the night----

I awoke with a start. It jerked me awake, like someone was pushing me to move. I turned on my night lamp to the side of me, and I scanned my room. There was no one there. 'Okay weird.' I leaned against my headboard and then I felt it. It was like something had hit me in the gut. I stood almost immediately and gulped down air like it was my savior.

BANG

There was a huge commotion going on downstairs. 'Probably Sam and Ray goofing around or Bobby coming in drunk trying to support him and the girl he wanted to show is collection too.' And when I mean 'collection' I mean his dirty videos. Jamie was the first to tell everyone about it, back awhile ago, and Bobby has always been the butt of many jokes since then. I wanted to see what was up so being the most curious of the X-Men, I walked to the stairs to get a good look.

I waited by the railing of the staircase, and I hid behind it. Do you really think I want whoever was coming in to see the Rogue as a snoop? That's Kitty and Kurt's job. A few moments passed and nothing happened. I was about to give up and back to bed, I needed some sleep but who do I see come in half crawling and half dragging himself in, but Remy LeBeau himself. I would of laughed if it wasn't the middle of the night and if it wasn't a pathetic sight to lay eyes on.

He walked in like it was nobody's business but he was swaying as he did it and from up on the top of the second floor could I smell the acohole on his breath. That's a disturbing thought; he wanted to drink me away. Nice to know by the way. I silently crept downstairs and strode over to his side. I didn't really want to see him then after I had a talk with Logan and finally after how long, found out I had hidden feelings for him. It's something you don't want to deal with, especially sans any coffee in your system.

"What do ya' want Chere?" I jumped. I didn't think he knew I was there, but I guessed I underestimated him.

"Ah just came t'see w'at was happenin' down here. Ya' were making a lot of racket anyway." He didn't looked amused at my attempt to make small talk with him. He looked.... for lack of a better word, grumpy. I don't know if it was because of me or he hasn't been laid for so many months but either way, I could understand somewhat.

"Sorry t'wake ya' cherie. I didn't mean it. Now if ya' don't excuse me..." He walked to the door and opened it for what it looked like for someone else. I gave him a funny look but he didn't see me.

"Remy? Who ya' waitin' for?" He turned back to me and then a woman who was swaying just as much as him, walked through the door, clutching the side of the house to walk. The wind was kicked out of me. What he said was true, with any other woman he would have break up sex with, but not me. So he went off to find the nearest drunk woman in his sight.

"Rogue, meet Veronica. Veronica, Rogue. There we're all friends now, excuse us Rogue." He slipped his arm around Veronica's waist and she giggled and then that followed with a snort. No matter how shocked I was, I laughed and clapped a hand over my mouth just at the look and sound of the girl. Half of me was pissed and sad as hell, but the other half couldn't wait to see what he looked like when he awoke to see this girl next to him.

"Of course Remy, go ahead."-He led her upstairs and I called out behind them-"Sweet dreams!" I laughed to myself and went back to bed. I might have had feelings, whatever those might be for him, but I still love seeing him make a complete and total ass of himself.

----Early the next morning----

The sun was blaring into my room through my huge, dark drapes. I was on my stomach and I flipped over to see what time it was. It was only six. I shook my head, and wondered if there was even such a time of day and who the hell created it. I sat like that just zoning in and out of the dream world and reality. But something knock me on my ass, although I was already sitting in my bed.

It was a sharp pain in my chest. It struck hard and speractically all over, and it hurt badly! It was just about the same kind of pain the other night when I went tom talk to the Professor, about Remy's pain. 'It can't be. What does he have to be sad about? I'm here just down the hall and he has a woman in his bed, what happened now?' I grabbed at my heart and burned like a raging fire. But one thought stuck in my head, that had to come from Remy.

"Oh Rogue......I'm so sorry......"

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An: I'll stop there. I made a promise to myself that I'll update a lot faster if I got 87 reviews, and it happened so here this is. Robbie is gone, and Veronica is a poor little drunk girl who will be kicked to the curb very fast. I think I had to show some of Rogue's passive-ness, with the girl; if I know Rogue like I wish I did, she would probably let him destroy himself before she would. That and she's still in denial about actually having intimate feelings for him, so it's just feelings now. Alright I updated faster and now you can all Review faster! Any questions...feel free to ask!

-Shout-outs-(Wheeee! I'm spinning in my chair!)

Megan: Yes it's the famous Megan, who FINALLY reviewed me. Bout time, geez! Anyhow thanks a bunch and now you're forever famous because people everywhere will see this and think 'Is she crazy or is she always like that?' I'll answer that for everyone, she's crazy.

Virg: I would never make it like Bold and the Beautiful! Okay maybe a little bit, but I got rid of the Oc because he was the most dependent person I've ever created. So happy reading and thank you! I love having you review, you give me great ideas.

Ish: Was this bunny on hyper-drive crack or what? I made it angsty last chapter and this one was a sort of mini-turn around. It can't all be dramatic and no fluff! That's not fair even to me! So here an update and yes it was mad long but who cares? I got this out now! Have some chocolate cookies, it's natural sugar, or as close to being natural sugar goes, so it's ok to get high on it. Thanks!

SickmindedSucker: The next chapter of Sleepover huh? Yeah!!!! I like that story a lot! Thank you for the review and yes the last chapter was sort-of sad but in a sweet way, I still love what I wrote for Remy to say and Rogue completely forgot it didn't she? I'm just wondering does anyone think it's time for her to admit her true feelings or what? I myself am, so here it is. Hopefully you liked this too, and you get a stuffed bunny. They're knock-offs of the bunny Ish gave me that's high!

Silver Ink: It's FAN-FREAKING-TABULOUS huh? Sounds good to me. It's so good that you forgot then you remembered from my update and now you're happy......did I get it all? You've got to have the most enthusiasm in my reviews that I've seen. Thank you sooo much! My day seems a little brighter thanks to you.

Extacy: Okay, take a breath and mediate with me. Ah screw it, yes they will be getting back together. Like I said I really like Romy's with twists through out the whole thing, so I decided to write one! No I'm still alive fortunately. You cared that much to think something horrible happened to me, I feel extremely loved now. Thank you faithful reviewer, have a whistle my muse ate all the other cookies.

Evosmylife: Did I get the hint? [looks around] What hint? [smiles]. Depression? I don't think so, but to explain a bit on the angst a guy mis- judged me on who I really was which he had no right of doing. So I explained everything to him, on why I'm a bit 'out-there' and now all he does either avoid me or tease me badly, so I get even by saying sweet smart remarks to him. That could be the reason I haven't updated yet?! It's all his fault. You can burn him too. Robbie's gone and yes I made him out to be a creepy little stalker, but he won't be coming back. Why did she? She was vulnerable and she was drunk. Remember no tolerance to acohole. Thank you so much for reviewing!

Lady Farevay: ..... WOW! I didn't expect such a response like the one you gave me. Yes it's funny that everyone signals Remy's exit with a 'flip' of the coat and the gay men thing just happened but the compliments were incredible! It's got to be the longest review I have in this thingy and not counting the one with the song posted in it, but it's full of great comments. I made you think before you go to bed about my fic, I add a little bit of myself into the story and I made you ball your eyes out either from laughing or crying, is just the nicest thing anyone could say to me. I'm dedicating this chapter to you Lady F! I love ya' now! Lol.

Lixa: How was she able to? Well I could a snotty remark on how it's my story and I said so but I won't. The truth of the matter is from the shock of seeing Remy with Bella it activated the emotions equals the brought up of other people's powers. The other's powers overrode her own power causing it to be inactive, and now it's like one of the other gifts she's got running around in her head. It only comes when she feels a certain emotion to bring it out. Hope that clears it! Thank you for reviewing!

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