Title: Heart's Ordeal
Chapter Two: Revelations
DISCLAIMER Me no own nothing, as yah'll know…why do people bother with these, we obviously don't own it 'cause we're not rich!! Hmph well I know I ain't.
A/N: Er…haha… ::shrugs:: Hurmph… Err…. I realized that this chapter is mainly conversational but eh ::shrugs::…. I don't really get the point of this chapter but err… if anyone figures it out please be sure to tell me.. please??
It was almost midnight when he was walking down the lonely corridors of the Institute in search or Rogue. On his way to her room he saw the shadowy figure of someone approaching his way. In a closer view he recognized the figure to be Gambit, but the strapping Cajun was not alone nestled in his strong arms there was a figure safely tucked away there. As Scott got closer to the pair his smile gingerly changed into a scowl, slowly realizing the woman with the Cajun wasn't Bella but his Rogue.
"Hey." Scott tried his best to resist the urge to pummel the Cajun to the floor. He knew Gambit had feelings for Rogue but he also thought that the Cajun had grown closer to Belladonna, forgetting Rogue on a romantic level. The guy after all was a close and dear friend to Rogue and had been there for her in his own unique way in his short time of attending the Institute.
"Hey just dropping the little fille back." Seeing the quizzical look on Scott's face Remy decided to explain further. "She was so plumped tired that she feel asleep on the bench out by the lake in the middle of an argument." Scott looked even more bewildered now, that Remy continued his ramblings. "Ahh we saw a little critter and she said it was a raccoon while I reasoned with her it was too small and was a squirrel. Well yah know how feisty she can be and just couldn't accept that she was wrong and I was right." He just shrugged handing Rogue over to the safe arms of Scott. Rogue only shifted slightly at the exchange of hands and murmured a little in the protest of leaving Remy's safe arms and pleading to be returned.
"I think maybe you should just place her in bed." Scott smiled wryly at Remy.
"Ok." Remy couldn't help but feel as if he had just put a strain on the couple's happy relationship. Heck it wasn't his fault the gal had turned to him with her "troubles", and it's not his fault she trusted him so dearly. He had known for a while that the girl and him had grown close, and he was the closest person to her out of all of them, put he still couldn't help but feel as if it were his fault for the hell Rogue would have to face tomorrow with Scott. Maybe she wouldn't have to if he had just woken her up instead of carrying her to bed himself; the horrible part was that he got caught.
After placing Scott's sleeping beauty to bed he slowly tipped toed out of her room, making sure not to wake Kitty, and made his way to his room. He was grateful that their rooms were next to each other. It made it easier for him to make it to his room without awakening any unwelcome guests. However he was wrong about the unwelcome guests, there was one awaiting him in his very own room. He entered the pitch-black room aware that something was off about it, not aware that there was an occupant in his bed. He slowly rid himself of his close straight down to his boxers and crawled into his bed. Suddenly he heard a soft murmur come from next to him, he quickly turned over and turned on the lamp by his bed.
What he found in bed with him made him almost jump out of his skin. The sleeping vixen wasn't the one he had hoped for in his dreams, no however he did wish she would just leave him be. She had seemed to be everywhere the he was in the past days. It was as if he where he went she turned up, it made him feel like Little Bow Peep with the sheep as white as fleece. Oh Bella was anything but white, anything but pure. But there was something different about her tonight, as if she had changed.
"Bella…"
"Rem you're back… Wha—what time is it?"
"It's late chere. What are you doing here?"
"I—I was waiting. I was waiting for… you."
"Why?"
"I—I wanted to talk."
"What? Is there something wrong chere?"
"I wanted to--- to talk about---" She looked at him pleadingly, like a sheep begging for its life before the butcher inside the slaughterhouse.
Settling himself into bed again he let out a sigh of relief. "Bella I thought we already talked about us?"
"Rem not about us, it's about you."
Awaking to the morning sun blazing in through her window landing on her face. The brightness made her flinch. Adjusting to the sudden vividness she blinked several times before she scanned her surroundings, noting that Kitty wasn't there. She also made note of the time, seeing that she was several hours late for DR sessions she quickly got dressed and rushed out of her room to find Scott and Jean. On her way out of her room she almost ran Scott over.
"Whoa Rogue where's the fire?"
"Oh wow Scott I'm so sorry I didn't see you. I—I was on mah way to find you actually."
"Really?" He looked at her skeptically.
"Yeah umm I wanted to talk to you."
"Rea-ly?"
"Yeah but umm can we not talk here? Can we go for a walk or grab a cup of coffee, I could really use a dose of caffeine right about now."
"Sure, whatever you want." Together the two made their way down the hall. While they were descending the stairs someone had caught Rogue's eyes and had lingered on that figured for a while before she realized she was with Scott and had his safe reassuring arms around her.
"Hi Bella! Hey Remy."
"Hi Scott, Rogue!" Bella looked at them with bright happy filled eyes. Rogue and Remy did not exchange words of hello but nods of agreement instead, and glanced at each other slyly.
"So… Where are you two headed so early this morning?"
"It's actually not really early." Scott replied.
"Well it is for her. I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but she did just wake up." Bella said while pointing to Rogue.
"Yeah how'd you know?" Rogue asked suspiciously.
"Oh didn't see you with the others on the way to whatever you guys do so early in the morning." Bella smiled at her, knowing that she only knew of Rogue's sleeping in this morning because she had spent the night in Remy's room.
"Yeah well we're just going to grab a cup of coffee."
"Oh I see, you guys plan to spend every waking moment with each other."
Before Scott reply Rogue quickly answered, "Basically, I mean I haven't been able to get him to myself for quiet a long time now. Everyone has had him for themselves except me." She finished her sentence with a pout.
"Aww Rem isn't that cute, you know how in love they are with each other."
"Oh yeah real cute. It's so cute chere it's almost sickening." He said smiling back at Rogue as well as Bella.
"Well if you two don't mind I would like to drag him off with me now." Rogue took a hold of the collar of Scott's shirt pretending to pull him off behind her like a bag.
"Bye Rogue! Scott!!" Bella flashed the couple her pearly white teeth's.
"Why you so cheery?"
"Oh nothing, it's just so cute watching them so in love." She shrugged at Remy. "Hey Rem hows about you and I go on a picnic or something?" He raised a quizzical brow at her.
"No shopping?" She shook her head at him. "No spending mah money frivolously?"
"Hey! I don't spend your money…. Per say…." She giggled at him.
"Ok let's go."
"Coolio."
"Coolio?"
"Yeah coolio, got a prob with it?'
"No it's just… weird that's all."
"Uh-huh. Let's go!"
"So…"
"So…" Rogue said imitating Scott.
"You said you wanted to talk."
"You said you wanted to talk."
"No you were the one who said they wanted to talk."
"No you were the one who said they wanted to talk."
"Rogue please, what is it that you wanted to talk about."
"Scott please, what is it that you wanted to talk about."
"Rogue are you mimicking me?"
"Scott are you mimicking me?"
"Rogue!!" Scott pointed a finger at her.
"Scott!!" She pointed a finger at him too, but was unable to keep a straight face at him because he looked silly trying to be serious with while he was pouting. "I'm sorry I couldn't help it." She managed to say between fits of laughter.
"You're so childish sometimes Rogue." He looked at her sternly.
"And you're such a stick in the mud sometimes you know? Gawd dah yah evah dink yah can lighten up foh once?" She glared back at him challenging him to take her on.
"Rogue I'm sorry, but what is that you wanted to talk about?"
"Er…herm… not so sure anymore."
"Rogue really."
"What!? I really did forget, after seeing Bella and all I sort of forgot what I wanted to say."
"Okay you're off the hook for now."
"WHAT!? I didn't do anything wrong! You're the poophead!" She stuck her tongue out at him causing him to gasp.
"I'm not a poophead! You are!!"
"No you are!"
"No you! You know we sound like a bunch of five year olds. I don't think you should be aloud caffeine so early in the morning." He stretched across the table they were seated at and took her cup of espresso away from her.
"What! Hey my caffeine!" She snatched it back from him.
"You know what scratch that you shouldn't have caffeine at all!" He stuck his tongue out at her and she laughed at him. "Wow you've already got me acting like a child already, I can't believe it."
"Is it that hard to believe, and you can't say you're not having fun?"
"Well... no I'm not." She gave him a looked that said 'yeah right and I'm god'. "Ok…maybe a little…. Satisfied?"
"Not yet." She gave him a mischievous look.
"What are you planning?"
"Nothing that's going to involve in the death of you, it might result in the death of me however but I think I'll survive somehow." She grinned at him.
"Hey like Bella what are you doing today?"
"Just going to have a picnic with Remy."
"Oh like that's what the baskets for?"
"Yeah can you help me?"
"Sure thing. Hey like did you know that like the fair is in town?"
"No cool, you going?"
"Yeah I kind of like blackmailed Kurt into taking me. Maybe you and Remy might want to like join us, it could be fun."
"What could be fun petite?"
"I was like suggesting to Bella that you guys join me and Kurt at the fair."
"That sounds like fun—"
"I don't think so---" They said at the same time.
"Hmm I think maybe I should like go now. Bye" Kitty rushed out of the kitchen before either one of the two could protest her exit.
After a long amount of silence Bella made the first move. "So you want to go to the fair?"
"Yeah and you don't? I thought you liked fairs?"
"I do but I kind of want you to myself." Remy walked over to her and using one hand lifted her chin so that she looked into his eyes, and with the other he pulled her into an embrace.
"You can still have me to yourself at the fair."
"How? There will be tons and tons of people, plus lots of girls who… you know."
"So? I'll be there with you not them."
"It's not like you're not going to wish you were there with them and not me."
"Non chere, this Cajun's only got eyes for you." He leaned down and kissed her passionately.
"Really?" She said with hope filled eyes.
"I promise chere. So we can go?"
"Yeah, just let me unpack everything."
"Non chere we can have dinner picnic or whatever you call it."
"Whatever you want." The duo walked out of the kitchen holding each other and looking ecstatically happy with each other.
"Hey like so you guys like going or what?"
"Yeah we're gonna go." Bella looked up at Remy big joyful eyes, for some reason at that exact moment Remy saw Rogue instead of Bella and he somehow felt warmth inside him, which manage to escape and be seen by everyone around them.
"Hey Kurt, how come you never look at me the way Remy's looking at Bella?"
"Vhat? I guess he's just deeply in love vith her." He shrugged at her and Kitty smacked him with her purse.
"Ow! Vhat vas that for, and vhat have you got in that thing?"
"Are you saying you don't love me!?!" Remy and Bella stood there watching the two make a spectacle out of themselves as the crowd around them grew.
"No vhen did I say that?" Instead of answering him Kitty just stood there with her arms cross and glared at him. "Oh… Kitty I never meant it that vay. Is just maybe he.. I don't know can I just give up and take what ever punishment you got for me?"
"Argh!!! You are too much you--- you---- you fuzzy blue ball!!" Not waiting for a protest Kitty ran out of the house yelling as she ran, "Bella, Remy I'll meet you two in the car, and tell that fuzz ball I want nothing to do with him!!!"
"Should I like go after her?"
"I think maybe you should let her cool down a bit ok?"
"So that means no fair for me, huh?"
"Hey maybe you and Rem can go together and we'll just meet you there. That way Kitty can have some time to cool down, and if she needs more time I can just warn you."
"Sounds good to me, how about you?"
"Good with me homme."
"Kay so I'll see you two there." Before leaving the guys Bella gave Remy a quick peck on the lips.
"Hey Rogue."
"Yeah?"
"Where we going?"
"You'll see."
"I have a bad feeling about this."
"Oh come on. When have I have given you reason not to trust me?" If Rogue were not pulling a reluctant Scott behind her she would have seen the look he was giving her that said 'please you expect me to believe that line'.
"Rogue have you forgotten when I let you cook dinner for our picnic and you said you did it all. And it turned out that Kitty did the desert??? You could have killed me that day."
"Oh please like I'd known you would actually eat it."
"Ok fine what about that package I had gotten and it turned out you had sent it."
"What about it?"
"That was so embarrassing, and worst of all I opened it in the rec room where everyone saw what was in it."
"That was funny." Rogue couldn't help but laugh at the memory again.
"It was funny for you but not for me."
"Ok ok point taken, but trust me this will be fun."
"That's what I'm afraid of, who's it going to be fun for? You or me??"
"You're such a big baby sometimes."
"Goo goo gaa gaa."
"Funny very funny."
"I'm not laughing."
"You know just for that I should punish you! OK... Ok you gotta close your eyes." She said turning around to face him.
"WHAT! Why? What are you going to do to me?"
"Oh you know the usual sex kitten stuff." She said while running a finger down his chest and letting her hand rest on his belt. "You know the fluffy handcuffs, blind fold you with a sexy little scarf, and tie you to a bed so you can't escape me." Scott got closer to her.
"Really? I can't wait."
"Ok now you're starting to sound like Remy, and that's a scary thought. Please Scott just trust me and close your eyes." She said while pouting.
"Ok Ok Ok."
"YAY! Come on close those eyes and follow me." She took both his hands and led him to her destination. "Tah Dah we're here." She said while pointing a hand towards a carousel filled with children of all ages.
"You have got to be kidding me."
"Nope today you're going to relive your childhood, basically we're gonna spend the day at the fair, plus I love the carousel."
"Whatever. I'm guessing any attempt to bail is futile."
"Yes." She said matter of factly while shaking her head once.
"Hey like where's Remy?"
"Um... hmm... he's going to meet us there." She said flashing Kitty a fake smile.
"Uh...ok...whatever."
"Kitty I know it's not my place to be asking this but are you going to stay mad at him forever?"
"I don't know. I guess no, well not until he apologizes and makes it up to me."
"What does he have to do to make it up to you?"
"I don't know but it has to be something fantastic and great! But like can we switch topics here?"
"Ok what do you want to talk about?"
"How... about… you… and… say…. Remy?"
"Um… ok but what is there to talk about us?"
"Lots!! Gimme the whole scoop on you two."
"I'll try and do my best."
"Hey Gambit?"
"Yeah?"
"Is it ok if I ask about you and…. Never mind it's none of my business anyway."
"No go ahead ask me."
"Vell I vas going to ask about you and my sister, but I don't think I should go sticking my hinny where she can kick it for sure." Remy couldn't help but laugh at the thought of Rogue kicking Kurt's butt with her army brat boots and him in his Hawaiian shirt.
"Why would you ask about me and Rogue, we're just friends."
"It's just that you two… I don't know."
"What do you mean by us two?"
"You guys just seem more of a couple then her and Scott or you and Bella. And then when she's with Scott it seems like she's trying really hard with their relationship, you guys just seem to fit better."
"What!? You're kidding right?"
"No why?"
"I don't know I guess the thought of me and Rogue never really crossed my mind, besides just being friends."
"Funny. It seems like you two really like each other though." As if an after thought hit Kurt exclaimed, "Hey I weren't you hitting on my sister when you first came to the Institute and before Scott came back from the trippy thingy!"
"Hey dis Cajun' can't just let a perfectly good fille like her go to waste, now can he? Besides I got to know her better now and we're just friends, plus she really really really like Scott."
"Want some of my advice?"
"On what?"
"Rogue."
"Er… whatever."
"I agree she really really really liked Scott, but now I believe her feelings have changed, hint hint."
"What do you mean have changed?"
"I believe she realized that her feelings for Scott were just a measly little crush and the she actually likes you, if that's so hard to believe."
"Hey can I ask you a question?"
"Like you haven't been asking me questions during the whole ride."
"No it's kind of…well very… personal."
"Ok shoot."
"How can you be ok with Remy and Rogue being the kind of friends they are?'
"What do you mean the kind of friends they are?"
"You know like being so close, acting like they were a couple instead of you and Remy, Rogue and Scott?"
"Hmm.. can I be honest with you and trust that you won't tell anyone?"
"Sure thing."
"I don't think Remy likes me the way he's claiming to, I think he's… err… how do you say… got the hots for Rogue." She smiled bright eyed at Kitty. "And it's fine with me, the fact that he likes her and not me, we can't be more then just friends and I can cope with that. Plus I believe likes Remy too."
"But what about Scott?"
"Oh I think that was just a crush, that ended before anything could have ever happened."
"Huh?"
"Confused?"
"Yeah."
"I believe Rogue fell for Gambit when she meet him, all his charms ended up working on her against her will."
"Oooo I gotcha yah. But what are you going to do about that?"
"I have a plan don't worry, you'll see when the time is right." The smile she flashed Kitty contradicted the devious glint in her eyes.
xXx END xXx
A/N: I just had to put this in I went to Canada this summer!! Woo!!! I love Canada!!!!!!!!!!!! Canada rocks…. It rocks my socks…. ::Gasps sharply:: The people are so freakin' nice!!!!!!! One lady showed us how to get to this place, she actually had us follow her to it and they weren't even going there (the lady and her family). Hopefuly when I get my Internet back I'm gonna put up an entry on my xanga of what we did in Canada!!! WOO!! I sooooooo want to go again, even if it's just to shop!!!!!! My plan in the future is to move to Canada one…day…. Me and my sister both agreed that Canada is the perfect place for me!!!! He He!! Tootles for now!! I WUV CANADA!!!!!!!!!