Chapter 9
Player on the Roof
This chapter is dedicated to my friend Kendrick. I hope college is a wonderful experience for you. Do good and stay in the Lord!
Remy sighed and let the warm Louisiana air blow across his face.
The sounds of the bayou carried themselves wind.
To a Cajun long gone away from home, it was like music in his ears.
He looked up from the rooftop he was sitting on.
There he saw the stars. The same stars that had guided him across many rooftops long ago.
"What are ya thinking about," asked a voice.
A woman around Remy's age climbed up onto the room and sat next to him.
"Bout' thievin."
The woman raised an eyebrow.
"Oh? Why are you plannin' on a' going back to it," she asked.
"Non," he said taking a draw from his cigarette. "It's against de house rules."
"So is smokin'."
She snatched the cigarette out of his mouth and put it out.
Remy frowned.
"You're no fun Sophie."
"That's not what ya said last night," she commented in a smooth sarcastic voice.
Remy looked at the Creole and rolled his eyes.
"Remy going ta let that one go Cherie."
"That's because you know you want me," she shot back.
Remy smirked and leaned closer to her.
"And what if he does," he asked huskily.
"Then he has ta take a number just like everyone else."
Remy smirked at her.
"Why don't you get over yourself, Sophie?"
"Just as soon as you do Remy."
The two of them leaned forward and kissed.
"Mmm. If you cooked as good as you kissed you just might have hooked me by now," Remy murmured against her lips.
"And if you kissed as good as you cooked maybe you wouldn't be fallin off of this roof," she murmured back.
Remy pulled away and looked at her.
"What you talking bout?"
"I'm talking about this."
She smiled and oh-so-casually pushed him off the roof.
Remy yelped and grabbed onto the edge.
Now dangling from a two-story roof, Remy looked up at Sophia.
"Is you crazy woman. Pulled me up."
Sophia smirked and looked down at him.
"Tell me who she is first."
"WHAT!? What are you talking about? Pull me up."
Sophia looked down at her hands and surveyed her nails.
"If you want to know if he loves you so; it's in his kiss."
"What!?"
"That Aretha Franklin song. You're kiss says you're lying to me Remy."
She bent down close to his face.
"Now, what is her name?"
"Rogue okay! Her name is Rogue!"
"Rogue huh? Okay."
She waved her hand and a nearby vine came to Remy's rescue.
It wrapped itself around him and slowly lifted him back onto the roof.
"Have a nice fall," Sophia laughed lightly.
"It's not funny," snapped Remy.
Sophia shrugged.
"Well then may I suggest something?"
"What," Remy asked heatly.
"It's simple really. Don't lie to me!"
* At the Mansion*
"Don't lie to me!" Rogue yelled.
"Rogue calm down," said the Professor in his best "soothing" voice.
"No! Ah will not calm down! You know where he is. Ah know you do. Tell me!"
Charles sighed and shook his head.
"You see Rogue; this is exactly why I don't feel you are mature enough to handle this."
"That's a bunch of crap and you know it!"
Charles shook his head.
"No I don't."
"Yes you do."
"Do not."
"Do too."
The Professor frowned.
"Do not!"
Rogue scowled.
"Do too!"
"Do not!"
"Do too!"
"Do not!
"Do too times infinity!"
"Drat!"
The Professor sighed.
"Very well Rogue. I will look into find Remy. I'll let you know as soon as I locate him."
Rogue looked at him suspiciously.
He then donned his best I'm-so-innocent face and smiled.
Rogue threw up her hands.
"Fine. We'll do it your way."
Charles nodded.
"But! If Ah find out that you are lyin to me. Ah'm going to hunt you down and use your bald head for a pin cushion!"
The Professor gulped.
"Bye-Bye now."
Rogue turned and walked rapidly out of the room.
Charles sighed and shook his head.
He then turned and looked at Logan.
"You want me to replace the regular coffee with de-cafe again?"
Charles nodded.
"Please."
*New Orleans*
"Still not talking to me?"
Remy ignored Sophia and glared at the TV.
"Oh come on Remy. It was just a joke."
"A joke!? You could have killed Remy!"
Sophia rolled her eyes.
"Oh come on. This isn't really about the roof is it?"
Remy said nothing.
"It's about that Rogue girl isn't it?"
Remy tensed.
"You love her don't you," she pressed. "You love her and somehow screwed up so as usual you came here."
Remy jumped up of the couch.
"No Sophie. It ain't like that. I…"
"It's ok," she cut in. "Love has never been at the center of our relationship. At least not that kind of love."
Remy nodded. He knew that they we're more friends than anything.
"But the point is, we aren't seventeen anymore Remy. We can't try and fix all our problems by making out."
"Can't we try," Remy joked.
Sophia laughed.
"Not a chance."
Remy shrugged good-naturedly.
"Am I really like that?" he asked un-expectedly.
"Like what?"
"Like I try to fix all my problems with woman?"
"And beer," she added. "And gambling, and cigarettes…"
"Ok ok, I get it," he exclaimed.
"Thank ya Lorde!"
"But what do I do," he questioned. "I screwed up pretty badly.
"Just go talk to her," his friend suggested.
Remy scoffed.
"And tell her what? 'The girl friend I've been staying with the last month pointed out to me that I've been a complete idiot.'"
He smirked at the woman.
Sophia shrugged.
"What!? It's not like we did anything."
"So if your boyfriend spent a month at some woman's house you wouldn't have a problem with it if they 'didn't do anything.'"
Sophia threw up here hands.
"Ok so that isn't going to work! Give me a break! I didn't hold you hostage here you know."
Remy sighed.
"Then what am I going to do?"
Sophia shrugged.
"Wait a minute I got it!"
She walked over to him and whispered something in his ear.
Remy scoffed.
"That would never work."
Sophia sighed.
Suddenly Remy smiled.
But I think a might just have an idea that would….."
Ok Honestly people. This was the most boring chapter ever, wasn't it? It's ok though. I had to build that foundation. ;)
Ok, and now this chapter's "why it took me so long to update excuse."
My baby was in the shop! (Breaks down and cries) My computer was gone for a whole week! It was awful! Awful!!! But on the bright side I did enjoy getting to read everybody reviews when I got it back though. Thanks for them and keep them coming! Tootles!
Player on the Roof
This chapter is dedicated to my friend Kendrick. I hope college is a wonderful experience for you. Do good and stay in the Lord!
Remy sighed and let the warm Louisiana air blow across his face.
The sounds of the bayou carried themselves wind.
To a Cajun long gone away from home, it was like music in his ears.
He looked up from the rooftop he was sitting on.
There he saw the stars. The same stars that had guided him across many rooftops long ago.
"What are ya thinking about," asked a voice.
A woman around Remy's age climbed up onto the room and sat next to him.
"Bout' thievin."
The woman raised an eyebrow.
"Oh? Why are you plannin' on a' going back to it," she asked.
"Non," he said taking a draw from his cigarette. "It's against de house rules."
"So is smokin'."
She snatched the cigarette out of his mouth and put it out.
Remy frowned.
"You're no fun Sophie."
"That's not what ya said last night," she commented in a smooth sarcastic voice.
Remy looked at the Creole and rolled his eyes.
"Remy going ta let that one go Cherie."
"That's because you know you want me," she shot back.
Remy smirked and leaned closer to her.
"And what if he does," he asked huskily.
"Then he has ta take a number just like everyone else."
Remy smirked at her.
"Why don't you get over yourself, Sophie?"
"Just as soon as you do Remy."
The two of them leaned forward and kissed.
"Mmm. If you cooked as good as you kissed you just might have hooked me by now," Remy murmured against her lips.
"And if you kissed as good as you cooked maybe you wouldn't be fallin off of this roof," she murmured back.
Remy pulled away and looked at her.
"What you talking bout?"
"I'm talking about this."
She smiled and oh-so-casually pushed him off the roof.
Remy yelped and grabbed onto the edge.
Now dangling from a two-story roof, Remy looked up at Sophia.
"Is you crazy woman. Pulled me up."
Sophia smirked and looked down at him.
"Tell me who she is first."
"WHAT!? What are you talking about? Pull me up."
Sophia looked down at her hands and surveyed her nails.
"If you want to know if he loves you so; it's in his kiss."
"What!?"
"That Aretha Franklin song. You're kiss says you're lying to me Remy."
She bent down close to his face.
"Now, what is her name?"
"Rogue okay! Her name is Rogue!"
"Rogue huh? Okay."
She waved her hand and a nearby vine came to Remy's rescue.
It wrapped itself around him and slowly lifted him back onto the roof.
"Have a nice fall," Sophia laughed lightly.
"It's not funny," snapped Remy.
Sophia shrugged.
"Well then may I suggest something?"
"What," Remy asked heatly.
"It's simple really. Don't lie to me!"
* At the Mansion*
"Don't lie to me!" Rogue yelled.
"Rogue calm down," said the Professor in his best "soothing" voice.
"No! Ah will not calm down! You know where he is. Ah know you do. Tell me!"
Charles sighed and shook his head.
"You see Rogue; this is exactly why I don't feel you are mature enough to handle this."
"That's a bunch of crap and you know it!"
Charles shook his head.
"No I don't."
"Yes you do."
"Do not."
"Do too."
The Professor frowned.
"Do not!"
Rogue scowled.
"Do too!"
"Do not!"
"Do too!"
"Do not!
"Do too times infinity!"
"Drat!"
The Professor sighed.
"Very well Rogue. I will look into find Remy. I'll let you know as soon as I locate him."
Rogue looked at him suspiciously.
He then donned his best I'm-so-innocent face and smiled.
Rogue threw up her hands.
"Fine. We'll do it your way."
Charles nodded.
"But! If Ah find out that you are lyin to me. Ah'm going to hunt you down and use your bald head for a pin cushion!"
The Professor gulped.
"Bye-Bye now."
Rogue turned and walked rapidly out of the room.
Charles sighed and shook his head.
He then turned and looked at Logan.
"You want me to replace the regular coffee with de-cafe again?"
Charles nodded.
"Please."
*New Orleans*
"Still not talking to me?"
Remy ignored Sophia and glared at the TV.
"Oh come on Remy. It was just a joke."
"A joke!? You could have killed Remy!"
Sophia rolled her eyes.
"Oh come on. This isn't really about the roof is it?"
Remy said nothing.
"It's about that Rogue girl isn't it?"
Remy tensed.
"You love her don't you," she pressed. "You love her and somehow screwed up so as usual you came here."
Remy jumped up of the couch.
"No Sophie. It ain't like that. I…"
"It's ok," she cut in. "Love has never been at the center of our relationship. At least not that kind of love."
Remy nodded. He knew that they we're more friends than anything.
"But the point is, we aren't seventeen anymore Remy. We can't try and fix all our problems by making out."
"Can't we try," Remy joked.
Sophia laughed.
"Not a chance."
Remy shrugged good-naturedly.
"Am I really like that?" he asked un-expectedly.
"Like what?"
"Like I try to fix all my problems with woman?"
"And beer," she added. "And gambling, and cigarettes…"
"Ok ok, I get it," he exclaimed.
"Thank ya Lorde!"
"But what do I do," he questioned. "I screwed up pretty badly.
"Just go talk to her," his friend suggested.
Remy scoffed.
"And tell her what? 'The girl friend I've been staying with the last month pointed out to me that I've been a complete idiot.'"
He smirked at the woman.
Sophia shrugged.
"What!? It's not like we did anything."
"So if your boyfriend spent a month at some woman's house you wouldn't have a problem with it if they 'didn't do anything.'"
Sophia threw up here hands.
"Ok so that isn't going to work! Give me a break! I didn't hold you hostage here you know."
Remy sighed.
"Then what am I going to do?"
Sophia shrugged.
"Wait a minute I got it!"
She walked over to him and whispered something in his ear.
Remy scoffed.
"That would never work."
Sophia sighed.
Suddenly Remy smiled.
But I think a might just have an idea that would….."
Ok Honestly people. This was the most boring chapter ever, wasn't it? It's ok though. I had to build that foundation. ;)
Ok, and now this chapter's "why it took me so long to update excuse."
My baby was in the shop! (Breaks down and cries) My computer was gone for a whole week! It was awful! Awful!!! But on the bright side I did enjoy getting to read everybody reviews when I got it back though. Thanks for them and keep them coming! Tootles!