Disclaimer: I do not own the Xmen….. I would be so freaking rich.. Do I look rich to you?? Huh Huh?? Huh?? I don't hear any answers!..

Mwahahaha. . . Evil is pulsating through these iron stad veins of mine. I can feel my wickedness corrupting my very intrusive writing skills. I feel a malevolent chapter coming on… ooohh can you feel the power?.. Ooohh I can feel it. The malicious forces are telling me to turn this fic into a Roguertooth. HA! HA! HA! Scared ya didn't I? Oh I didn't. Oh well, C'est la vie.

Anyhoo. . . . Aspen has issues and well he'll just have to get over it now won't he! But guess what….. He won't!! Mwuhahaha… (* evilness rising) . I feel like doing evil… :p

Chapter 8: The Death of Rogue

She could feel the blood seeping down her right side. Her vision began to grow more and more blurred by each second. It hurt for her to take even a single breath. The sound of her heart straining to beat was ringing through her ears. How she longed to smell the scent of cologne mixed with different spices. Instead of the scent of decaying flesh which was beginning to burn in her nose. The deafening silence was broken with the sound of wailing. A wailing so horrible it almost brought Rogue to tears. In an attempt to decipher where the shrill shrieks were arising from, Rogue made an effort to turn her head even though her eyes were having trouble focusing. Struggling to sit up, Rogue managed to see a man with auburn hair sprawled out on the floor across from her.

" Remy.." she whispered faintly.

In the corners of her mind she saw darkness slowly creeping up on her. In a desperate effort to remain conscience she began to hum to herself. It was an old tune that was once sung to her by her late mother. A shifting noise caught her attention, glancing down she saw Remy's eyes slowly flutter open. His demon eyes focused on hers. His mouth slowly and attempted to speak. Rogue, who's own throat was dry, shook her head lightly but it still made her dizzy so she let her head fall back to the ground. A throbbing ache shot up her spine the second her head hit the ground. The pain caused for her to moan aloud and grab Remy's attention even more. More shuffling noises were made when Remy hoisted himself off the cold floor. Leaning over her, he saw someone who wasn't his wife but a pale and sickly woman that was on the verge of death. A betrayer… A liar.

Rogue opened her eyes and saw Remy staring down at her. She shakily reached her hand up to touch the rough edges of his face. But soon as she tried, he smacked her hand away with disgust. His face twisted into one filled with hatred and revulsion.

" Y' be a liar Marie."

Rogue's eyes widened and her faint heartbeat began to increase.

" What do ya mean Remy?" she coughed out.

Remy's mouth turned up into a detested scowl.

" Y' lied to me Marie."

Rogue attempted to sit up only to be pushed back down violently. She cried out in pain but his other hand muffled her mouth.

" Y' don't deserve to live anymore Marie."

Slowly his hand slid down to her throat. Putting in all his strength into strangling her, he didn't pay attention to her attempts to explain.

" Please Remy…listen to me.. It wasn't supposed ta happen this way…"

She could no longer breath. The room was spinning around her. The darkness that threatened to creep up on her before came back full blast as the small bit of life that she had left was being squeezed out. As she felt herself slip away into darkness she managed to choke out her last words.

" Ah'm so sorry…"

It was strange because suddenly she became aware of an unusual scent. It smelled like bourbon and men's cologne. She felt strong arms wrapped around her body. Suddenly she was struck by a huge wave of panic and started to push away from whoever was holding her.

" Rogue, calm down!"

Rogue's eyes snapped open at the voice and was met with the same demonic eyes that she had seen in her dream. Only this time they looked at her with concern and passion. Unable to speak, she merely stared at him.

" Rogue speak t' me.. What's wrong?"

Rogue still couldn't find her voice. She began to survey the room with her eyes and saw that they were in someone's bedroom. Almost instantly did the memories flood back to her. She was at her half-sister's house. She didn't feel to well after she threw Aspen out on his ass. She merely figured it as jet lag so she had decided to go take a nap. Everything after that was a blur. Pulling her eyes back to face Remy, she saw the growing concern become replaced with trepidation.

" Rogue, ma Cherie, what happened?…is it ano'ter nightmare?"

Rogue nodded quietly and turned her gaze away from his eyes. Remy took notice and wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her carefully into his lap. He softly began to stroke her back in attempt to make her become less tense. She was like cardboard in his lap. Leaning into her ear, he whispered:

" Do y' wan' t' talk 'bout it Chere?"

Rogue shrugged but leaned back into his embrace. After brief moment of silence Rogue slowly began to speak.

" In mah dream…ya hated me."

Remy shifted and pulled her closer.

" Remy could never hate y' Chere."

Rogue shrugged again and continued. Her voice was blank and emotionless.

" Ya really hated me Remy, in mah dream…ya killed me."

Remy turned her over but skillfully held her waist with one arm. With his other hand, he lifted her chin so that her eyes would meet his. His eyes bore down into her shimmering emerald ones. His face showed the utmost sincerity and seriousness.

" Rogue.. I would never hurt you, ever."

He finalized his declaration with a passionate kiss upon her lips that left them both breathless. Despite herself, she felt tears beginning to fall down her cheeks. Remy removed his hand from her chin and used it to wipe the tears from her face.

" Don' cry Chere, y' can yell, scream, punch but please don' cry.."

Burying her head into his chest, Rogue did what she could to try and hold in the tears that threatened to fall. But they just wouldn't stay inside, so they seemed to burst out of her in deep heaving sobs. Remy continued to hold her tightly to him while stroking her hair. Her chest heaved up and down in turmoil. Remy would have given anything to help stop Rogue's suffering. This was just to much for her to handle. In his mind, Remy planned to have a talk with Spike about the whole situation. He needed to protect Rogue in some way or form. He didn't care about what happened in their past or what they did in the past. What he was concerned with was what was happening to his Rogue now. And he won't stand for this any longer. After a few moments, Rogue began to calm down and her breathing became more even.

" It'll all be okay Chere."

Rogue looked up at him with doe eyes.

" Remy… ah need ta tell ya sum'thin."

Remy lightly caressed the side of her cheek.

" What do y' need t' tell Remy, Chere?"

Rogue shifted unconsciously.

" Mah dreams…can be prophetic."

" Y' dreams tell de future?"

" Not all of them, just certain ones."

" What be de difference between dem?"

Rogue huddled closer into his embrace before continuing.

"Its hard ta explain."

" Remy understands, Chere."

" No ya don't… What if this dream wasn't a dream?"

Remy held her and kissed her cheek.

" I dunno Chere, I dunno.. But since we do know dis much… maybe dere is a way t' prevent dat from happenin'."

Rogue nodded at him but remained unconvinced. Remy didn't have any idea what he could say to prove to her that her dream wouldn't come true. He had never felt so vulnerable in his life and it was pissing him off.

" Rogue, look at Remy."

Rogue's eyes glanced up at Remy.

" Do y' trust me?"

" With all mah heart."

Remy grabbed Rogue's hand and squeezed it gently.

" Den trust Remy when he says, I would never hurt y' and I won' let any'tin happen t' y',Rogue."

Rogue nodded at him and let him hold her. Kissing her temple lightly, Remy rocked her back and forth in his arms. She visibly relaxed as he continued to stroke her.

" Thank ya Remy."

" No problem, Chere."

" Ah love ya Remy.."

" I love y' too Rogue."

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Spike stood on the other side of the door to Rogue and Remy's room . He had "accidentally" overheard her conversation with Remy. It wasn't like he was spying , he just happened to pick up on a tremendous dose of emotions that flooded into his emotional center of his brain while he was talking with Aurora. Aurora said that she sensed it too, so they both agreed that one of them should check up on Rogue. Remy almost immediately ran out of the kitchen into Rogue's room. When he didn't return after fifteen minutes, Spike began to grow worried.

He knew that Rogue would probably be plagued with nightmares. Hell even he was afraid to go to sleep. But he didn't expect her nightmares to be so visionary. Dread began to flow throughout his body and for nearly the first time in his life, he felt fear. Horrific fear like he has never felt before.

" Spike?"

Spike didn't need to see who's whispered voice it was.

" Hi, Aurora."

Aurora looked at Spike with concern.

" I felt it too."

" Ah know, Aurora, Ah know."

Just then, Aurora felt a sweep of nausea and felt something wet on her legs. Spike turned to face Aurora.

" What, what's wrong?"

" My water just broke."

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Aspen must had at least seven martinis that night. Popping a couple of olives into his mouth, he allowed for the alcohol to take affect. It was many of the simple ways for him to escape the pathetic existence in which he called reality.

Looking out of the bar window, he could see rain clouds beginning to form.

" Well damn it all to hell, I'm going to have to walk home in this shit."

Aspen grumbled to himself and ordered a bourbon on the rocks. A loud crack of thunder erupted into the air. Jumping slightly, Aspen looked back at the window to see rain pouring from the sky.

" This is wonderful, it matches my mood."

Reaching out his hand to grab his drink, he felt a small tingling wave flow down his spine. Closing his eyes to cut off the feeling, he became completely oblivious to the men coming up behind him. One of the men slipped the bartender some money. The bartender turned away and began to flip through the money.

" The master wants you Aspen Rise, its time."

Snapping his eyes open, Aspen turned to see four cloaked men standing threateningly.

" And what does he want with me?"

" Our new leader will awaken soon."

" The new leader?"

Nothing the men were saying was registering in his mind. Maybe it was because of the amount of alcohol that he consumed may have messed up his mind.

" You will come with us now."

" Like hell I will."

Abruptly the men jumped at him and grabbed his arms and pinned him to the table. Aspen began to grow desperate.

* what the hell is going on here?*

Before Aspen could find a way to escape the hold, he felt something prick in his neck. Suddenly the room began to spin violently. Aspen began to stumble violently through the bar, arms flailing wildly hoping that he could hit at least one of them.

One of the men snuck up behind him and smacked Aspen upside the head with a beer bottle, knocking him out instantly.

The tallest of the men bent over and picked the blond man up.

" He will work well."

" Are you sure, he seems scrawny and weak to me."

" Do you doubt the Master?"

" No..I didn't say that.."

The man who spoke up against Master fell over almost instantly. His body twitched in agony as electrical surges flowed through his body. White foam began to spew from his mouth and his eyes rolled up into his head. He opened his mouth to scream but no words came out, only a strangled sob. The other men left the men writhing in anguish on the bar floor. Eventually his body went dead limp and his lifeless eyes rolled back to the front revealing two yellow eyes. His eyes leaked out blood and his face was contorted with fright and pain.

" And you won't ever say it again."

The man threw a white handkerchief across the man's face and walked out of the bar.

Yeah I mean that way.. Ha Ha! I told ya I felt like being mean. Or evil or whatever… :p

Yeah sooo… what do ya think of Rogue's dream/prophecy.?

What about the involvement of Remy?

I warned ya that this story was going to take a turn.. But for Rogue, Aspen, and Spike… it will be a turn for the worst. (* cries*)

Did I scare you? Huh? Huh? Huh?

I didn't. . . . oh well.. I will make you scared then! Mwuahahahaha…. I have more EVIL ideas!

Ya wanna know why? Huh? Huh? Huh? Well I'll tell ya!. . . .

Because Aurora is having her baby! THAT'S WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAY VIOLENCE!! Oh yeah and don't worry, there will be lots of Aspen torture!! YAY TORTURE!!

Please review, I must know if I should continue in this direction and if you don't review I'll explode and make a Roguertooth or something. :{ ~ I'm will not hesitate to make it if provoked!! REVIEW DAMMIT REVIEW! And thanks to all that do review!! YAY REVIEWS!!

~ RoguesHeart~