Chapter 8
Rogue sat up in bed getting ready to fight the stranger in the shadows. The man sat forward into the light and Rogue smiled with relief. It was Remy. She got out of bed and smiled shyly. He grinned back at her and moved to greet her. When the greeting was over Rogue caught her breath while Remy made sure that the door was locked. He turned to her again and pulled her into a hug. She rested her head against his chest and sighed relaxing for the first time that weekend.
"Remy missed you chere. He don't like it when you have to stay in at de weekend." He whispered into her ear. She smiled and whispered "me too." They stood like that for several minuets and then Rogue broke away and sat down.
"Remy, the links breaking down, can't ya feel it?" She asked.
"Oui, Remy feels it and Remy don't like it. He wants to be connected to you for always." He replied quietly.
Rogue stared at him. He liked her that much. She sat there and blushed. She tried to cover up a yawn but failed to do so. Remy pulled her up and took her over to her bed. He put her into bed and kissed forehead.
"Sweet dreams, petite." He whispered and Rogue fell asleep with a smile on her face.
Rogue woke up to the sound of her alarm clock and groaned. It was Monday again and she was not looking forward to school. She pulled herself out of bed and found on her bedside cabinet a sketch of her asleep unsigned. She smiled as she picked it up. She could tell that it had been drawn quickly but was still very good. At the bottom in the corner it said "Sweet dreams" and her smile deepened. She got dressed and got her breakfast and waited for a ride to school. Kitty saw the picture that morning and had been happy for her friend, she seemed to be getting on well with her relationship with the Cajun.
Halfway through the day Rogue felt the last knot of emotions that were Remy's undo and dissolve. She now felt totally alone and didn't want to be in school. She grabbed her stuff and left quickly. She walked into town and headed home. She was surprised when a bike pulled up to her, but her surprise turned to pleasure at the sight of Remy sitting there smiling. He pulled her onto the bike and went to their spot by the lake. When they got there they just sat there holding each other. Trying to replace the feeling of loss in their own heads. They sat like that for hours until Rogue realised that she would have to go home. It was getting dark when Remy pulled up to the gates. Rogue got off and made sure that Remy was out of sight. She was just keying in her access code when Lance's jeep pulled up and Kitty got out. She was saying goodbye to Lance, which was taking a considerable amount of time, when the gates opened and Scott with a car full of people came out. They stopped when they saw Rogue and did a double take when they saw Kitty and Lance in an embrace. Scott got out of the car and walked menacingly towards the oblivious couple.
"Kitty! What are you doing with Alvers?" asked Scott in a loud voice. Kitty jumped and broke contact with Lance and whipped round her eyes wide. She saw everyone staring at her in shock apart from Rogue.
"Ah. Well me and Lance have been err, having, erm a relationship for about 3 months." Kitty managed to say quietly. She pushed Lance towards the jeep but he refused to budge.
"Why Kitty? I mean he's part of the Brotherhood, he's our enemy." Jean said in a preachy voice.
"Yeah Kitty, I mean this is Alvers, and you already tried this before and look how well that turned out." Said Scott scornfully.
"It's none of your business what I do with my social life." Said Kitty forcefully. Scott and Jean always annoyed her with their attitude to her relationship with Lance.
"Well it's our business if you're dating the flipping enemy! You could put the whole team in danger because of you and lover boy there! Don't you care about your friends?" Scott asked with an iron voice.
"I don't care what you think! I care about this whole team! Every single one of you! Don't you care about me? What about my happiness? What are you gonna do about it Scott? Go to the Professor cos he knows about this and any other relationships that we have!" Kitty shouted back. Lance moved towards her and put his hands on her shoulders to try and calm her down and stop her from launching herself at Scott. "Just because your dating an x-man doesn't mean we can't date other people. You can't control our lives! Me and Rouge have as much right to be happy as you do! In fact we're probably happier with our guys than you are with Jean" Kitty cut herself off as quickly as she could but the x-men had noticed her inclusion of Rogue. They looked from one to the other in confusion.
"Rogue what does she mean?" asked Jean.
"She means that ya shouldn't be so interfering in our lives. We want to be happy and all ya ever do is stop that." Rouge replied as calmly as she could. She glared at Kitty and Kitty tried to apologise.
"What is she apologising about Rogue? Why did she say that? Who have you been seeing?" asked Scott.
"It's none of your business so just leave me and Kitty alone." She said trying to keep her cool.
"No we want answers Rogue, who are you seeing?" Scott asked threateningly.
"It's none of ya business." She stated. Rogue suddenly felt Jean invade the privacy of her head and she tried to throw up the barriers. "Stay outta mah head!" she shouted at the red head and sent a psychic blast towards her.
Jean collapsed from the assault and looked a Rogue triumphantly. "Who were you with Rogue? It was a simple question and I know the answer. You have been seeing Gambit!" she said out loud.
Rogue glared at her as the other x-men looked at her in complete and utter shock.
"Yeah and ya know what Jeanie? It was all thanks to you! You made us be linked and Ah had him in mah head and Ah was in his. He helped me control mah powers and he is a damn site better than you!" she said. She turned to Lance and Kitty who looked mildly surprised. She shoved Lance in his jeep and told him to go, grabbed Kitty's hand and teleported them to the mansion. She let go of Kitty's hand and the two girls went to find the Prof. On the way they bumped into Logan who smelt Gambit and decided to follow. They all tumbled into the Profs study.
"They know! And Jean used her power against me!" Rogue got out.
"Calm down Rogue I know what's happened but would you like to tell me in your own words."
"Well they were bothering Kitty and Lance. Kitty accidentally told them Ah was kinda seeing someone. And Jean went into mah mind, Ah tried to keep her out but she found out about Remy." She said in a rush. She heard Logan growling behind her at the mention of Remy.
"Well Jean will be punished for using her power like that. I will also tell the students not to confront Remy and Lance. Now I suggest that you both go rest. Rogue are you still linked with Mr LeBeau?" he said calmly.
"No, it wore of today at school. Ah felt bad so Ah left and met up with Remy that's why Ah was late home." She replied.
She and Kitty then turned around and walked to their room.
"Do you really think it's a good idea to let those two go out with them boys Charles?" asked Logan in his gruff voice.
"For the time being Logan I believe so. I would also ask you not to get too hot-headed about this." He replied.
Rogue stalked back to her room with a glum Kitty trailing her. They went into their room and shut the door behind them.
"Rogue, I'm like so sorry, I didn't mean to say that, I didn't do it on purpose. Please forgive me?" Kitty said quietly as she watched Rogue pace around the room.
"It's ok Kit it wasn't entirely ya fault , it was mostly Scott and Jean." She replied quietly. She got ready for bed and slipped between her sheets. Before Kitty fell asleep she realised Rogue hadn't forgiven her.
Rogue sat up in bed getting ready to fight the stranger in the shadows. The man sat forward into the light and Rogue smiled with relief. It was Remy. She got out of bed and smiled shyly. He grinned back at her and moved to greet her. When the greeting was over Rogue caught her breath while Remy made sure that the door was locked. He turned to her again and pulled her into a hug. She rested her head against his chest and sighed relaxing for the first time that weekend.
"Remy missed you chere. He don't like it when you have to stay in at de weekend." He whispered into her ear. She smiled and whispered "me too." They stood like that for several minuets and then Rogue broke away and sat down.
"Remy, the links breaking down, can't ya feel it?" She asked.
"Oui, Remy feels it and Remy don't like it. He wants to be connected to you for always." He replied quietly.
Rogue stared at him. He liked her that much. She sat there and blushed. She tried to cover up a yawn but failed to do so. Remy pulled her up and took her over to her bed. He put her into bed and kissed forehead.
"Sweet dreams, petite." He whispered and Rogue fell asleep with a smile on her face.
Rogue woke up to the sound of her alarm clock and groaned. It was Monday again and she was not looking forward to school. She pulled herself out of bed and found on her bedside cabinet a sketch of her asleep unsigned. She smiled as she picked it up. She could tell that it had been drawn quickly but was still very good. At the bottom in the corner it said "Sweet dreams" and her smile deepened. She got dressed and got her breakfast and waited for a ride to school. Kitty saw the picture that morning and had been happy for her friend, she seemed to be getting on well with her relationship with the Cajun.
Halfway through the day Rogue felt the last knot of emotions that were Remy's undo and dissolve. She now felt totally alone and didn't want to be in school. She grabbed her stuff and left quickly. She walked into town and headed home. She was surprised when a bike pulled up to her, but her surprise turned to pleasure at the sight of Remy sitting there smiling. He pulled her onto the bike and went to their spot by the lake. When they got there they just sat there holding each other. Trying to replace the feeling of loss in their own heads. They sat like that for hours until Rogue realised that she would have to go home. It was getting dark when Remy pulled up to the gates. Rogue got off and made sure that Remy was out of sight. She was just keying in her access code when Lance's jeep pulled up and Kitty got out. She was saying goodbye to Lance, which was taking a considerable amount of time, when the gates opened and Scott with a car full of people came out. They stopped when they saw Rogue and did a double take when they saw Kitty and Lance in an embrace. Scott got out of the car and walked menacingly towards the oblivious couple.
"Kitty! What are you doing with Alvers?" asked Scott in a loud voice. Kitty jumped and broke contact with Lance and whipped round her eyes wide. She saw everyone staring at her in shock apart from Rogue.
"Ah. Well me and Lance have been err, having, erm a relationship for about 3 months." Kitty managed to say quietly. She pushed Lance towards the jeep but he refused to budge.
"Why Kitty? I mean he's part of the Brotherhood, he's our enemy." Jean said in a preachy voice.
"Yeah Kitty, I mean this is Alvers, and you already tried this before and look how well that turned out." Said Scott scornfully.
"It's none of your business what I do with my social life." Said Kitty forcefully. Scott and Jean always annoyed her with their attitude to her relationship with Lance.
"Well it's our business if you're dating the flipping enemy! You could put the whole team in danger because of you and lover boy there! Don't you care about your friends?" Scott asked with an iron voice.
"I don't care what you think! I care about this whole team! Every single one of you! Don't you care about me? What about my happiness? What are you gonna do about it Scott? Go to the Professor cos he knows about this and any other relationships that we have!" Kitty shouted back. Lance moved towards her and put his hands on her shoulders to try and calm her down and stop her from launching herself at Scott. "Just because your dating an x-man doesn't mean we can't date other people. You can't control our lives! Me and Rouge have as much right to be happy as you do! In fact we're probably happier with our guys than you are with Jean" Kitty cut herself off as quickly as she could but the x-men had noticed her inclusion of Rogue. They looked from one to the other in confusion.
"Rogue what does she mean?" asked Jean.
"She means that ya shouldn't be so interfering in our lives. We want to be happy and all ya ever do is stop that." Rouge replied as calmly as she could. She glared at Kitty and Kitty tried to apologise.
"What is she apologising about Rogue? Why did she say that? Who have you been seeing?" asked Scott.
"It's none of your business so just leave me and Kitty alone." She said trying to keep her cool.
"No we want answers Rogue, who are you seeing?" Scott asked threateningly.
"It's none of ya business." She stated. Rogue suddenly felt Jean invade the privacy of her head and she tried to throw up the barriers. "Stay outta mah head!" she shouted at the red head and sent a psychic blast towards her.
Jean collapsed from the assault and looked a Rogue triumphantly. "Who were you with Rogue? It was a simple question and I know the answer. You have been seeing Gambit!" she said out loud.
Rogue glared at her as the other x-men looked at her in complete and utter shock.
"Yeah and ya know what Jeanie? It was all thanks to you! You made us be linked and Ah had him in mah head and Ah was in his. He helped me control mah powers and he is a damn site better than you!" she said. She turned to Lance and Kitty who looked mildly surprised. She shoved Lance in his jeep and told him to go, grabbed Kitty's hand and teleported them to the mansion. She let go of Kitty's hand and the two girls went to find the Prof. On the way they bumped into Logan who smelt Gambit and decided to follow. They all tumbled into the Profs study.
"They know! And Jean used her power against me!" Rogue got out.
"Calm down Rogue I know what's happened but would you like to tell me in your own words."
"Well they were bothering Kitty and Lance. Kitty accidentally told them Ah was kinda seeing someone. And Jean went into mah mind, Ah tried to keep her out but she found out about Remy." She said in a rush. She heard Logan growling behind her at the mention of Remy.
"Well Jean will be punished for using her power like that. I will also tell the students not to confront Remy and Lance. Now I suggest that you both go rest. Rogue are you still linked with Mr LeBeau?" he said calmly.
"No, it wore of today at school. Ah felt bad so Ah left and met up with Remy that's why Ah was late home." She replied.
She and Kitty then turned around and walked to their room.
"Do you really think it's a good idea to let those two go out with them boys Charles?" asked Logan in his gruff voice.
"For the time being Logan I believe so. I would also ask you not to get too hot-headed about this." He replied.
Rogue stalked back to her room with a glum Kitty trailing her. They went into their room and shut the door behind them.
"Rogue, I'm like so sorry, I didn't mean to say that, I didn't do it on purpose. Please forgive me?" Kitty said quietly as she watched Rogue pace around the room.
"It's ok Kit it wasn't entirely ya fault , it was mostly Scott and Jean." She replied quietly. She got ready for bed and slipped between her sheets. Before Kitty fell asleep she realised Rogue hadn't forgiven her.