Chapter 3
Belle of the Ball
"Trick or Treat!"
"I ain't got no candy!"
(SLAM!)
"Rogue?"
Rogue turned to see the Professor behind her.
"Uh, yes professor?"
"You didn't happen to just slam the door on another bunch of kids did you?"
Rogue dropped her eyes and looked at her hands.
The Professor sighed.
"Rogue…Is something wrong," he asked in a concerned voice.
Rogue shook her head.
"It wouldn't have to do anything with the Halloween dance tonight would it?"
Rogue scoffed.
"Why would ah want to go to that stupid thing," she asked bitterly. "Dances are for losers! Besides even if ah did want to go, no one asked me so what's the point!"
Charles looked at her with sympathy.
"Look Rogue, why don't you just go to the dance by yourself? I'll stay at the door and hand out candy."
Rogue scoffed again.
"Yeah right professor, only losers go to dances alone!" (Not my personal opinion)
"Well then I guess you may retire to your room then."
"Fine. Ah think ah will."
Rogue then turned and ran up the stairs to her room.
Meanwhile…
Remy looked around at all the people in costumes and had to chuckle to himself.
"Halloween, a day where people actually want ta look like us. Ya gotta love America."
He shook his head and turned away from his window. He was kind of surprised the professor was handing out candy to a bunch of kids that would be spitting at the same house the next day. But then that was the professor.
He slowly walked over to the mirror and looked at himself.
"Ah Remy, no wonder all de girls want ya. You are to handsome for even Remy to handled!"
He chuckled and tied his tie. Then he made his way over to his dresser and picked up the item he wanted.
He smiled and walked to the door.
"Now de fun begins!"
A little Later….
Rogue sighed and put her head in her pillow. She had wanted to go to that dance. She had waited and waited but no one had ever asked her. And she had just too much pride to go alone. Especially when miss I'm-to-good-for-you-goodie-two-shoes Jean Grey had been asked by practically every guy in school! A picture of Jean flashed through her head.
"Stupid Jean," she snapped.
"(Gasp) Chere, what are you saying! What if someone heard you?!"
Rogue sat up on her bed.
Sure enough, Remy stood there with mock shock on his face. Usually she would have yelled at him for coming in her room without knocking. But he looked so cute tonight. Plus the expression he wore made her want to laugh more than it made her want to scream.
"What if someone did hear me? What do ah care?!"
Remy looked around guardedly.
"Shh chere. What if… if…"
"If what," snapped Rogue who was actually enjoying this little game more than she let on.
"What if...Scott hears you! He might come up hear you a lecture!"
Rogue rolled her eyes and smiled slightly.
"Ah ain't afraid of Scott or his lectures Mr. LeBeau!"
Now it was Remy's turned to roll his eyes.
"My name's Remy chere. Mr. Lebeau was my poppuh."
"Yeah whatever," muttered Rogue.
Remy frowned slightly.
"What's wrong Chere. You is sad aren't ya?"
"You are sad aren't ya," Rogue corrected.
"Me? No chere I ain't sad. Not when I'm in de presence of such a beautiful lady."
Rogue scoffed.
"Dat reminds Remy. He brought ya somethin."
Remy pulled his left hand from behind his back. A beautiful bouquet of roses was in it.
"Ici c'est pour vous chere" (means "Here it's for you chere")
Rogue looked at him suspiciously. He smiled at her innocently.
She sighed and took them.
"Uh, thank you," Rogue muttered, blushing slightly.
"You're welcome chere, but how is it that you are not ready?"
Rogue looked at his confused.
"Ready? Ready for what?"
"For de Halloween dance chere."
"I'm not going," she stated bitterly.
Remy looked hurt.
"But chere, Remy spent all dat time getting ready for ya!"
Rogue looked at him surprised
"You want to take me to the Halloween dance," asked Rogue.
Remy nodded his head.
Rogue thought for a second.
"No," she finally said. "If you wanted to go with me ya should have asked before."
Remy rolled his eyes.
"Rogue Remy didn't even know you didn't have a date to dis morning."
"So what," snapped Rogue. "I said no!"
Remy sighed and turned to go.
"Ok," he called over his shoulder. "I jus figured you would want to out shine Ms. Grey. But if you don't want to…"
Rogue raised an eyebrow.
"Wait! Do ya really think we could....Ah mean do you really think it would bother her if I came with you."
Remy shrugged.
"Maybe, she did hint an awful much that she wanted to go with Remy. Besides you is very prettier than her chere. I tink dat alone will make her envy you."
Rogue smiled to herself at the thought.
"Ok, let's do it."
A smile spread across Remy's lips upon hearing the comment.
"Don't you even say anything swamp rat!""
"What chere, Remy know what ya meant. Still…"
"Shut up!"
Twenty minutes later, Rogue and Remy walked into the Bayville High school Gym.
All eyes turned to look at the couple.
Rogue was dressed as a southern belle, fan, gloves, and hat included. Remy was dressed as a man of high society. He even had on gloves, a top hat, and a fancy looking cane.
"Ah, feel stupid," Rogue whispered to Remy as the walked through the crowd.
"Well you look beautiful," Remy said sincerely.
Rogue smiled slightly.
Spotting Jean and Scott, Remy led his date over to the punch table.
"Bonjour, Jean, Scott. I hope you are enjoying the dance."
"Wow," Scott said looking at Rogue. "Rogue you look…great!"
Rogue smiled sweetly at Scott.
"Why thank you Scott," she gushed.
She smiled a fake smile at Jean. Who returned it.
"So Rogue, I thought you weren't coming," Jean said. "Why are you here?"
"Oh who cares," Scott interrupted. "Since you are here Rogue, would you like to dance?"
Rogue opened her mouth to say yes, but then closed it again.
"Actually, Ah'd have to ask my escort if it's alright with him."
Remy looked at her in surprise.
"So is it alright with you Remy?"
Remy pretended to think about it.
"Ok, I guess it be ok. But don't get to friendly with me date Mr. Summers."
Scott nodded good-naturedly and led Rogue out to the dance floor.
Rogue looked back and saw Jean glaring angrily at her.
Rogue smiled.
The music turned to a slow song. And she found herself in Scott's arms swaying back and forth gently.
However, her thoughts were no longer on him. Instead she found herself looking over at Remy. He smiled at her and she returned the smile.
In her heart Rogue felt a new feeling growing in her for Remy. Little did she know that same feeling was growing in Remy's heart for her, too….
Hope you enjoyed this chapter. As always, thanks to everyone who reviewed my last chapter. Read and Review.
Belle of the Ball
"Trick or Treat!"
"I ain't got no candy!"
(SLAM!)
"Rogue?"
Rogue turned to see the Professor behind her.
"Uh, yes professor?"
"You didn't happen to just slam the door on another bunch of kids did you?"
Rogue dropped her eyes and looked at her hands.
The Professor sighed.
"Rogue…Is something wrong," he asked in a concerned voice.
Rogue shook her head.
"It wouldn't have to do anything with the Halloween dance tonight would it?"
Rogue scoffed.
"Why would ah want to go to that stupid thing," she asked bitterly. "Dances are for losers! Besides even if ah did want to go, no one asked me so what's the point!"
Charles looked at her with sympathy.
"Look Rogue, why don't you just go to the dance by yourself? I'll stay at the door and hand out candy."
Rogue scoffed again.
"Yeah right professor, only losers go to dances alone!" (Not my personal opinion)
"Well then I guess you may retire to your room then."
"Fine. Ah think ah will."
Rogue then turned and ran up the stairs to her room.
Meanwhile…
Remy looked around at all the people in costumes and had to chuckle to himself.
"Halloween, a day where people actually want ta look like us. Ya gotta love America."
He shook his head and turned away from his window. He was kind of surprised the professor was handing out candy to a bunch of kids that would be spitting at the same house the next day. But then that was the professor.
He slowly walked over to the mirror and looked at himself.
"Ah Remy, no wonder all de girls want ya. You are to handsome for even Remy to handled!"
He chuckled and tied his tie. Then he made his way over to his dresser and picked up the item he wanted.
He smiled and walked to the door.
"Now de fun begins!"
A little Later….
Rogue sighed and put her head in her pillow. She had wanted to go to that dance. She had waited and waited but no one had ever asked her. And she had just too much pride to go alone. Especially when miss I'm-to-good-for-you-goodie-two-shoes Jean Grey had been asked by practically every guy in school! A picture of Jean flashed through her head.
"Stupid Jean," she snapped.
"(Gasp) Chere, what are you saying! What if someone heard you?!"
Rogue sat up on her bed.
Sure enough, Remy stood there with mock shock on his face. Usually she would have yelled at him for coming in her room without knocking. But he looked so cute tonight. Plus the expression he wore made her want to laugh more than it made her want to scream.
"What if someone did hear me? What do ah care?!"
Remy looked around guardedly.
"Shh chere. What if… if…"
"If what," snapped Rogue who was actually enjoying this little game more than she let on.
"What if...Scott hears you! He might come up hear you a lecture!"
Rogue rolled her eyes and smiled slightly.
"Ah ain't afraid of Scott or his lectures Mr. LeBeau!"
Now it was Remy's turned to roll his eyes.
"My name's Remy chere. Mr. Lebeau was my poppuh."
"Yeah whatever," muttered Rogue.
Remy frowned slightly.
"What's wrong Chere. You is sad aren't ya?"
"You are sad aren't ya," Rogue corrected.
"Me? No chere I ain't sad. Not when I'm in de presence of such a beautiful lady."
Rogue scoffed.
"Dat reminds Remy. He brought ya somethin."
Remy pulled his left hand from behind his back. A beautiful bouquet of roses was in it.
"Ici c'est pour vous chere" (means "Here it's for you chere")
Rogue looked at him suspiciously. He smiled at her innocently.
She sighed and took them.
"Uh, thank you," Rogue muttered, blushing slightly.
"You're welcome chere, but how is it that you are not ready?"
Rogue looked at his confused.
"Ready? Ready for what?"
"For de Halloween dance chere."
"I'm not going," she stated bitterly.
Remy looked hurt.
"But chere, Remy spent all dat time getting ready for ya!"
Rogue looked at him surprised
"You want to take me to the Halloween dance," asked Rogue.
Remy nodded his head.
Rogue thought for a second.
"No," she finally said. "If you wanted to go with me ya should have asked before."
Remy rolled his eyes.
"Rogue Remy didn't even know you didn't have a date to dis morning."
"So what," snapped Rogue. "I said no!"
Remy sighed and turned to go.
"Ok," he called over his shoulder. "I jus figured you would want to out shine Ms. Grey. But if you don't want to…"
Rogue raised an eyebrow.
"Wait! Do ya really think we could....Ah mean do you really think it would bother her if I came with you."
Remy shrugged.
"Maybe, she did hint an awful much that she wanted to go with Remy. Besides you is very prettier than her chere. I tink dat alone will make her envy you."
Rogue smiled to herself at the thought.
"Ok, let's do it."
A smile spread across Remy's lips upon hearing the comment.
"Don't you even say anything swamp rat!""
"What chere, Remy know what ya meant. Still…"
"Shut up!"
Twenty minutes later, Rogue and Remy walked into the Bayville High school Gym.
All eyes turned to look at the couple.
Rogue was dressed as a southern belle, fan, gloves, and hat included. Remy was dressed as a man of high society. He even had on gloves, a top hat, and a fancy looking cane.
"Ah, feel stupid," Rogue whispered to Remy as the walked through the crowd.
"Well you look beautiful," Remy said sincerely.
Rogue smiled slightly.
Spotting Jean and Scott, Remy led his date over to the punch table.
"Bonjour, Jean, Scott. I hope you are enjoying the dance."
"Wow," Scott said looking at Rogue. "Rogue you look…great!"
Rogue smiled sweetly at Scott.
"Why thank you Scott," she gushed.
She smiled a fake smile at Jean. Who returned it.
"So Rogue, I thought you weren't coming," Jean said. "Why are you here?"
"Oh who cares," Scott interrupted. "Since you are here Rogue, would you like to dance?"
Rogue opened her mouth to say yes, but then closed it again.
"Actually, Ah'd have to ask my escort if it's alright with him."
Remy looked at her in surprise.
"So is it alright with you Remy?"
Remy pretended to think about it.
"Ok, I guess it be ok. But don't get to friendly with me date Mr. Summers."
Scott nodded good-naturedly and led Rogue out to the dance floor.
Rogue looked back and saw Jean glaring angrily at her.
Rogue smiled.
The music turned to a slow song. And she found herself in Scott's arms swaying back and forth gently.
However, her thoughts were no longer on him. Instead she found herself looking over at Remy. He smiled at her and she returned the smile.
In her heart Rogue felt a new feeling growing in her for Remy. Little did she know that same feeling was growing in Remy's heart for her, too….
Hope you enjoyed this chapter. As always, thanks to everyone who reviewed my last chapter. Read and Review.