Chapter 5 Running Away
Rouges dream-self hesitated, looking from the figure to his hand and back again. This was the point where she would say no and the dream would end. But was that what she really wanted? She looked back and forth again thoughts racing through her head. This man was offering to help her with her power, something she wanted desperately, something she would never achieve if she stayed at the institute.
"What do ya want? Cos Ah know ya won't give it to me for nothing." She asked. The figure laughed menacingly.
"In return you will help me with something but you will learn what when you come to me." He told her. Rogue weighed it up in her mind. She looked at the hand and reached out placing hers in his. He pulled her up and pulled her close to him as the dream world vanished. He whispered in her ear the instructions on how to find him.
Rogue sat up remembering the dream completely; the usual pattern of it, her choice and the instructions. She smiled as she got up. It was still early so Kitty was asleep and she wouldn't wake up for ages. Rogue moved around the room gathering things she would need. She pulled out a duffel bag and began to place her clothes in it. She packed all of her underwear, her gloves and her money. She searched the drawers quietly to make sure she didn't leave anything. In her bedside table she found a card. She pulled it out and slipped it into her pocket. She gathered more stuff and placed it in the now full bag. She zipped it up and pushed it under her bed. She then gathered her school stuff and got ready for her last day.
Throughout the day she planned and avoided any of her team. She knew she had to be careful and move only when it was clear to. She also knew that many of the occupants of the mansion would be out. She knew that Logan would go out as he usually did on a Friday night. She knew most of the new mutants would find some party to go to. Kitty was going on a date with Lance, Scott and Jean would be going put together and Kurt would be with Amanda. She sighed; she was going to go through with this then? She asked herself as she walked out of the school for the last time. She moved with the crowd around the corner but broke away to walk up to the mansion. The only problem is that she wasn't sure where Ororo, the Prof and Remy would be. She figure the Prof would be in his study as usual, Ororo might visit Evan or stay in her greenhouse at the top of the mansion. Remy she decided would be out, probably picking up a girl in some club. She eventually made it to the mansion but she kept out of everyone's way not wanting to draw attention to herself. Eventually the occupants left one by one. Kitty, Jean, Scott and Kurt on their dates were the first to go followed by the younger mutants who had found a party nearby. After a while Rogue heard Logan leave, slamming the door and a few seconds later his bike peeling out of the garage. She moved to the kitchen and grabbed some packets of food, unsure how long her journey would take her. She then made her way up to her room unaware of a pair of red-on-black eyes watching her. The eyes disappeared as the door opened and closed silently.
Rogue was in her room making her final preparations when she realized she had no transport to get there. She cursed her stupidity. Sighing she opened the balcony door and stepped out into the summer night air. She looked at her watch and saw it was just gone nine. Good, she thought, it means they won't be back for ages. She got her bag and went to the edge of the balcony and dropped it over the edge. She was about to climb over the edge when something caught her eye. In the shadows of her balcony was a figure with shining eyes. The figure stepped forward and materialised into Remy.
"Petite? What you be doin?" he asked softly. Rogue stepped away from the edged and walked up to him making sure to keep about one metre between them.
"Ah'm leavin." She told him simply. "Ah can't stay here. Ah have to be on mah own for a bit, Ah need to control mah powers and Ah know someone who can help." She told him. She watched as his face filled with sadness. She sighed and looked away from him not wanting to see him in pain. He stepped forward closing the gap and placed a hand under her chin and drew her face up so she was looking into his eyes.
"Remy don't want you to go petite." He told her simply.
"Its something Ah have to do." She told him beginning to feel trapped by those eyes praying he wouldn't say anything stupid to make her stay. He pulled her into a tight embrace.
"But Remy love you chere and he want you to stay." He whispered to her as he held her tightly. Rogue sighed into his chest. Damn him, she thought, why did he have to say that now? She pulled back and looked at him.
"Ah love ya too." She told him as she went up onto tiptoe. She used her hand to guide his head and she placed her lips on his, her eyes fluttering closed. She felt Remy begin to kiss her back but then the pull of her power caused him to go limp in her arms. She pulled away quickly not wanting to hurt him. She laid him down on the floor and pulled out a card.
"Ah'm doing this for you." She whispered
She returned to her room and wrote a message on it and grabbed a pillow from her bed. She returned to the unconscious figure of Remy, placed the pillow under his head and the card in his hand and shut the balcony door. She reached into his pocket and pulled out a key ring. She put it in her pocket and climbed over the edge of the balcony. She gave one last look at the first guy she had loved before climbing down and grabbing her bag. She made her way to the garage, where she found a red and black bike. She climbed on with her bag and tried the key. The bike came to life and she left the institute.
Remy woke up outside with a pounding headach. He looked around him and found himself to be on a balcony with the rising sun shining on his face. He sat up remembering what had happened. He felt something in his hand. He turned it over and looked at it. It was a queen of hearts and on it someone had written.
Je t'aime aussi. I will return.
END
Rouges dream-self hesitated, looking from the figure to his hand and back again. This was the point where she would say no and the dream would end. But was that what she really wanted? She looked back and forth again thoughts racing through her head. This man was offering to help her with her power, something she wanted desperately, something she would never achieve if she stayed at the institute.
"What do ya want? Cos Ah know ya won't give it to me for nothing." She asked. The figure laughed menacingly.
"In return you will help me with something but you will learn what when you come to me." He told her. Rogue weighed it up in her mind. She looked at the hand and reached out placing hers in his. He pulled her up and pulled her close to him as the dream world vanished. He whispered in her ear the instructions on how to find him.
Rogue sat up remembering the dream completely; the usual pattern of it, her choice and the instructions. She smiled as she got up. It was still early so Kitty was asleep and she wouldn't wake up for ages. Rogue moved around the room gathering things she would need. She pulled out a duffel bag and began to place her clothes in it. She packed all of her underwear, her gloves and her money. She searched the drawers quietly to make sure she didn't leave anything. In her bedside table she found a card. She pulled it out and slipped it into her pocket. She gathered more stuff and placed it in the now full bag. She zipped it up and pushed it under her bed. She then gathered her school stuff and got ready for her last day.
Throughout the day she planned and avoided any of her team. She knew she had to be careful and move only when it was clear to. She also knew that many of the occupants of the mansion would be out. She knew that Logan would go out as he usually did on a Friday night. She knew most of the new mutants would find some party to go to. Kitty was going on a date with Lance, Scott and Jean would be going put together and Kurt would be with Amanda. She sighed; she was going to go through with this then? She asked herself as she walked out of the school for the last time. She moved with the crowd around the corner but broke away to walk up to the mansion. The only problem is that she wasn't sure where Ororo, the Prof and Remy would be. She figure the Prof would be in his study as usual, Ororo might visit Evan or stay in her greenhouse at the top of the mansion. Remy she decided would be out, probably picking up a girl in some club. She eventually made it to the mansion but she kept out of everyone's way not wanting to draw attention to herself. Eventually the occupants left one by one. Kitty, Jean, Scott and Kurt on their dates were the first to go followed by the younger mutants who had found a party nearby. After a while Rogue heard Logan leave, slamming the door and a few seconds later his bike peeling out of the garage. She moved to the kitchen and grabbed some packets of food, unsure how long her journey would take her. She then made her way up to her room unaware of a pair of red-on-black eyes watching her. The eyes disappeared as the door opened and closed silently.
Rogue was in her room making her final preparations when she realized she had no transport to get there. She cursed her stupidity. Sighing she opened the balcony door and stepped out into the summer night air. She looked at her watch and saw it was just gone nine. Good, she thought, it means they won't be back for ages. She got her bag and went to the edge of the balcony and dropped it over the edge. She was about to climb over the edge when something caught her eye. In the shadows of her balcony was a figure with shining eyes. The figure stepped forward and materialised into Remy.
"Petite? What you be doin?" he asked softly. Rogue stepped away from the edged and walked up to him making sure to keep about one metre between them.
"Ah'm leavin." She told him simply. "Ah can't stay here. Ah have to be on mah own for a bit, Ah need to control mah powers and Ah know someone who can help." She told him. She watched as his face filled with sadness. She sighed and looked away from him not wanting to see him in pain. He stepped forward closing the gap and placed a hand under her chin and drew her face up so she was looking into his eyes.
"Remy don't want you to go petite." He told her simply.
"Its something Ah have to do." She told him beginning to feel trapped by those eyes praying he wouldn't say anything stupid to make her stay. He pulled her into a tight embrace.
"But Remy love you chere and he want you to stay." He whispered to her as he held her tightly. Rogue sighed into his chest. Damn him, she thought, why did he have to say that now? She pulled back and looked at him.
"Ah love ya too." She told him as she went up onto tiptoe. She used her hand to guide his head and she placed her lips on his, her eyes fluttering closed. She felt Remy begin to kiss her back but then the pull of her power caused him to go limp in her arms. She pulled away quickly not wanting to hurt him. She laid him down on the floor and pulled out a card.
"Ah'm doing this for you." She whispered
She returned to her room and wrote a message on it and grabbed a pillow from her bed. She returned to the unconscious figure of Remy, placed the pillow under his head and the card in his hand and shut the balcony door. She reached into his pocket and pulled out a key ring. She put it in her pocket and climbed over the edge of the balcony. She gave one last look at the first guy she had loved before climbing down and grabbing her bag. She made her way to the garage, where she found a red and black bike. She climbed on with her bag and tried the key. The bike came to life and she left the institute.
Remy woke up outside with a pounding headach. He looked around him and found himself to be on a balcony with the rising sun shining on his face. He sat up remembering what had happened. He felt something in his hand. He turned it over and looked at it. It was a queen of hearts and on it someone had written.
Je t'aime aussi. I will return.
END
