Sophia sighed and looked at her reflection in the mirror.
She couldn't believe it How could everything change so fast?
How could this be happening?
She bit her lip as tears began to come to her eyes.
"No! I'm not going to cry!" she told herself. "I got myself into this and now I'm going to handle it." She looked down at the piece of paper in her hand.
It struck her as funny how such a little thing could change her life forever in an instant.
Everything that had been important to her just the day before seemed to not even matter anymore. The clothes, the money, the guys, the parties…none of it mattered.
She took a deep breath and looked at her reflection again.
"Guess it's no more parties for me…." She put her right hand on her stomach and rubbed it slightly.
"So now what do, I do?" she asked her reflection. "What do I do now?"
Remy sighed and looked down at his watch.
Two hours! It had been two hours!
"Rogue…," he started.
"Ah'm not ready," she snapped.
Remy sighed again.
"How can you not be ready? You said you were ready two hours ago! Two hours Rogue!" "Well Ah changed mah mind!" Remy jumped up onto his feet.
"Well then Remy is going to bed." "What?!" Rogue shrieked as she also jumped to her feet. "Ah am on the verge of spilling mah innermost feelings and you're going ta bed?!"
"You just said you aren't ready!" Remy said, trying to keep his voice calm and even.
Rogue rolled her eyes.
"Yeah not yet. But Ah could be any time now!" "It's two in the morning!" Remy pointed out.
Rogue scoffed and rolled her eyes.
"You weren't worrying about what time it was when you use to be with those hoochies." she muttered loud enough for Remy to hear.
Remy sighed.
"Ok! Ok. Remy won't go to bed." He sat back down in his previous spot on the roof.
"Remy will sit right here and wait fo' the Chere to make up her mind."
Rogue smiled victoriously and sat back down next to Remy.
Remy looked up at the stars and took a minute to admire their beauty.
"De stars are very beautiful, non?" he asked his chere.
"Yeah, they are." The two fell into silence as they both thought their own thoughts.
After several minutes Remy turned and looked at Rogue.
She was just staring into open space.
Remy sighed.
Suddenly he reached over and jabbed Rogue in her side.
"Ow!" Rogue yelled. "What the heck?!"
Remy shrugged.
"Remy was just checking ta see if you was still breathin." Rogue gritted her teeth.
"That's it!" she yelled.
"You are getting on my freakin nerves!"
"Well maybe you is getting on Remy's nerves too Chere! Remy has been sittin' here for well over three hours!" "For a good reason!" "What good reason?!" Remy yelled. "So Remy can freeze his butt off!"
"No!" "What then?!" Rogue threw her hands up in the air.
"Ya know what? Just forget about it!" "No tell me! Remy wants to know." Rogue sighed and sat back down on the roof.
Remy let out a low growl and began to walk off.
Rogue suddenly reached out and grabbed Remy's leg causing him to almost lose his balance.
"Remy wait. Ah… You're right. Ah've just been stalin'. Please...Ah want to tell you everythin'. Please." A small smile spread across Remy's face.
He plopped back down next to Rogue.
"Geez chere, all dis standin' up and sittin' down is making Remy dizzy! I tink I need to rest my head on ya shoulder chere." Rogue bit her lip to keep from giggling.
Remy smirked slightly and laid his head on Rogue shoulder.
"Go ahead Rogue," he said looking up her.
Rogue notice that even though Remy was playing around, his eyes were burning bright red with intensity.
She felt the usual butterflies in her stomach.
"Well it's now or never," she told herself.
"Remy Ah…"
Sophia sighed and stared at the giant wood door in front of her.
Should she go in? Of course she should.
But what would she say?
Well she knew what to say but…
"Sophia, you can come in you know." A voice commented in her head.
Sophia jumped slightly.
She still hadn't gotten use to him popping in her head like that.
"How'd you know it was me?" she asked.
"I'm a psychic my dear. I felt your presence. And it seems to be rather upset. Won't you come in and talk about it?"
Sophia sighed and opened the door.
The Professor sat a few feet away. A look of concern was present on his face.
"Please sit down." He encouraged her.
She walked slowly, yet gracefully to her seat.
"Yes sir?" she asked as she sat down.
"Actually, I believe it was you who wanted to talk to me." "Oh right," she murmured.
Charles raised an eyebrow.
"Are you alright Sophia?" he asked in concern.
Once again tears flooded Sophia's eyes. This time she let them come.
"I don't know what ta do!" she suddenly wailed. "Ah thought about it over and over again! And dere's no good answer comin' ta me!" Immediately Charles noticed that Sophia's accent became very strong when she was emotional, which supported his theory that she hid it for some reason.
He mentally slapped himself.
"Focus Charles," he mentallyrebuked himself, "Sophia needs you right now."
"Calm down," he told the girl softly, "Just tell me what's wrong. Maybe I can help you." Sophia seemed to suddenly regain her composer, for she wiped away all her tears and sat up straighter in her chair.
"Actually you can help me," she said, a new found strength in her voice.
The Professor smiled and folded his hands.
"Good. Tell me how I can help."
The woman looked around the room as in contemplating what she'd say next. Finally she turned back to him.
"I need to leave," she said slowly. "I need to go back to N'awlins." A confused look crossed the mentor's face.
"Leave? Why? Are you unhappy here?"
A look of shame crossed the woman's face. Suddenly the strength she had found seemed to fade away.
"Nah. I…dat is ta say… I'm…" She looked down at her hands and took a deep breath.
"I'm pregnant," she finally said in a whisper.
"Excuse me?" Charles asked not sure he had heard her right.
"I'm pregnant," she repeated.
Charles looked at her in mild shock.
He hadn't been expecting this.
"How… far along are you?"
"A few weeks," she answered.
He cleared his throat.
"I see." He looked at her with compassion in his eyes.
"Do you…know who the father is?"
Sophia noticeablywinced at the question.
"Yes." "And…you do not wish to tell me who it is?" Sophia winced again.
"I…its Remy," she blurted out thinking it was just better to get it over with.
Sophia could have sworn that the man almost fell out of his chair.
"Remy? Are you…positive?" "Of course I'm sure," she shouted. She angrily jumped up.
"Ya think I'm a ho don't ya! Ya think I've been wit so many people dat I don't even know who my baby's father is!"
"That's not what I said," Charles said calmly.
"Well that's what you meant!" Charles looked at the woman evenly.
"Sophia you know I didn't mean anything like that," he said to her telepathically, "You're just upset. Please, sit back down a take a deep breath."
Sophia sighed wearily and sat back down. "Now," continued the man. "Are you a hundred percent sure that Remy is the father of you child." "Yes," the woman said tiredly. "He was the only one I…was with around the time I conceived." Xavier nodded his head.
"And this was…while you've been here?"
Sophia looked at him and rolled her eyes.
"Of course not! It was before he came back here. He was upset about the whole Rogue thing and one thing led to another…." "I see. Well I suppose we should start by telling Remy. I'll just…" "No! Remy can't know!" The Professor looked at her with a perplexed look on his face.
"Well why in heaven's name, not?" This woman was starting to really frustrate him. He could feel use usual endless supply of patience running out.
Sophia looked at him seriously.
"Mr. Xavier, I have done a lot o' things in my life dat was wrong. Remy, he loves Rogue. And she loves him to even if she don't know it."
She got up and walked to the window.
She stared out into the night as if she was looking at something important.
"Remy…has had a lot of bad in his life Professor. He deserves a chance to be happy." "And you don't think he'll get that chance if he knew about the child?"
"No," she answered; continuing to look out the window. "He may act like a wild man sometimes. But Remy is a real gentleman. If he knew he'd want ta take responsibility. And I do not see Rogue being ok wit all of dis." Charles nodded his head in understanding.
Sophia sighed.
"If she only knew…."
Remy sat there, his head on his beloved's shoulder, holding his breath as he waited to hear what he felt would begin or end his life.
She had started to say something and then abruptly stopped.
Remy could hear her breathing heavily as she tried to work up the courage to say what was in her heart.
Normally he would have made a joke about how hard she was breathing, but this didn't seem to be the time.
"Rogue are you ok?" Remy asked softly. She shook her head yes.
It was just then that Remy notice tears slowly falling down her face.
"What's de matter Rogue?" he asked, moving to a position where he could look her in the eyes.
"Nothin'," Rogue sighed.
She quickly turned her head so Remy couldn't see the tears fall.
But, Remy took her ivory face in his gloved hand and turned her face back to him "Chérie, svp me disent ce qui préoccupe le vous," Remy said softly. (Translation "Darling, please say to me what worries you")
His eyes burned bright red as he stroked the tears away from his love's face.
His heart ached at the sight of seeing her in so much pain.
"Don't you see Remy? It'll never work," she choked out.
"What will never work," Remy asked; confusion etched on his face.
"Us," she responded. "Ah love ya so much Remy but it don't matter 'cause it will never work." Remy blinked at her.
Slowly a small smile spread across his face.
"Love? You love Remy Chere?"
Realizing what she had just said Rogue dropped her eyes. Her cheeks began to pink as she searched for the words to say.
"Ah…suppose so…" "No Rogue! Oui or non?" Rogue swallowed hard.
"Oui," she said in a tiny voice.
"Whoo hoo!" Remy suddenly shouted.
He jumped up pulling Rogue up with him.
He immediately embraced the startled girl.
"Mmmh bbrrrpphhm," he said into her hair.
She smiled slightly at this.
"What did you say," she asked with a hint of laughter in her voice.
"I said it's about time." "What is?" "You realizing dat dere's no way to resist the Ole' Cajun charm."
Rogue rolled her eyes.
"Ya haven't heard a thing Ah said," she groaned as she pulled away and began to stroll off.
Remy grabbed her around the waist and pulled her back to him.
"Yes I did hear what you said. You said dat you love Remy." "Ah also said that you that it won't work," she reminded him.
She tried to squirm out of his arms but he held fast.
"You a psychic now chere?" "No…but" "No buts about it chere. Dis be very important. No time fo' speculation."
"Yes but…" "Didn't I jus' say no buts?" he asked. "Unless," he added, "You want ta play it dat way." Rogue growled at him and pulled away.
"That's exactly what Ah'm talking about Remy!" "What?!"
She sighed and pulled her jacket tighter around herself.
"Sooner of later Remy ya hormones are goin' to get the best of ya. Ah can't give ya what you want….what ya need." "Sex ain't everything chere." He looked around suspiciously and then whispered into her ear. "But don't tell any of mon hommes I said dat, d'accord? Remy got a reputation ta keep."
Rogue shook her head irritably.
"Look Remy if you ain't gonna be serious about this…" "I am serious Rogue," Remy cut in. "Please, at least give us a chance! What dat man say? 'It be better to love and lose it den ta never love anybody ever.'"
Rogue rolled her eyes again. At least he had been partly paying attention when she talked about her homework.
"It's 'It is better to have loved and lost then to have never loved at all.'" A big grin spread across his face.
"Glad you understand dat Rogue!" "Remy!" Rogue moaned loudly.
She was trying her best to explain to him why they couldn't be together and he was doing his very best to make it as difficult as possible.
"Why would you want someone you could never touch?" she asked.
When he failed to answer right away she felt her heart drop. Obviously she had finally convinced him. Man it hurt like she'd ever thought possible. But it was best she did it now. Yes, she was doing the right thing.
"I love you," he suddenly said, a look of sincerity sketched on his handsome face. "I love you wit all of my heart. You is all I tink about when I wake up. You is de very last ting I tink about before I go ta sleep. You walk in de room and no matter how bad I may be feelin' I instantly feel like I'm walkin' in heaven. When you hurt chere I hurt. When you cry I would give my life just to make you smile again. When I look in yo' eyes I feel dat my life is worth somethin'. You don't look at me and judge chere. You look at me and see me as who I am. You ask me how I could want someone who I could never touch. De truth is chere dat even though I may not be able to touch you, you touch me each and every day. And even if I never get to kiss you, or hold your bare hand, of caress yo' cheek. It don't matter ta me none, because yo' love is mo' important to me than anything in de world. And dat's what happens…when a man loves a woman."
Rogue smiled and shook her head. Tears glistened in her emerald green eyes.
"That was…the corniest…thing you have ever…said," Rogue said, her voice breaking a few times in the process.
Remy frowned slightly.
Rogue laughed at Remy's expression. "Whatcha frowning for?" she asked. "Is that anyway to look when ya win an argument?"
A huge smile instantly appeared across Remy's face. He raised an eyebrow and look at her curiously.
"Dat mean what I tink it means chere?"
In answer to his question, Rogue took both his hands in hers. She looked up at him lovingly.
"Promise me you'll love me forever," she whispered as she leaned against his strong chest.
"I promise," he answered her without hesitation, "Forever and eternity."
Back in Xavier's office, Xavier sat there watching Rogue and Remy's heart-to-heart from one of his many windows. A grim look was engraved on his solemn face. "As much as it saddens me," he finally spoke, "I believe you may be right." He turned his wheelchair back towards Sophia.
"Normally I wouldn't agree to something like this. I believe that honesty is the best policy."
Sophia found herself rolling her eyes on the inside.
"However," he continued, "Rogue has already been through a lot this year alone, never mind her entire life. I have no desire to see her hurt again." Sophia stood to her feet.
"Den you'll help me?"
Xavier shook his head slowly.
"Whatever you need, consider it done." "Thank you Professor," the woman said quietly as she turned to leave.
"Sophia wait a minute." "Yes," the woman asked over her shoulder.
"I'm sorry…I wish there was another way." "Yeah me too," whispered the woman, "Me too." Then she was gone, out the door and out of the lives of the X-men forever; her unborn child existence never to be known of by its alleged father.
Xavier sat there in his chair, the guilt of what he had just done weighed heavily on his broad shoulders. Should he have stopped her? Perhaps... But could he really sacrifice Rogue's happiest for her? No. Certainly not.They were happy now. And that's all that mattered. Wasn't it?
Back on the roof, Remy sat in the cool night air looking up at the stars. Rogue had fallen asleep a couple of minute ago and now lay peacefully in his arms.
He still couldn't believe that it was finally over. After all they had been through together they were finally together. They were finally a whole. He carefully laid his head on her and breathed in her beautiful scent.
He suddenly flashed back to the promise her had made to his love just a little while before.
"Promise me you'll love me forever," she had whispered.
He smiled slightly and kissed the top of her head.
"I promise you chere," he whispered into her ear, as she slept peacefully, "No matter what happens. I always will."
But forever was a long time he knew. And the Fates tended to have a way of turning the tables on a person. He could only hold the woman he loved and pray to the God above him that he'd be able to keep his promise forever. Forever and eternity….
Fin
The End…
Or is it?
Wow! I can't believe I actually finished this story. Well this part of it anyways. I definitely plan to do a sequel! I hope everybody enjoyed this extra long final chapter. Also I hope everybody enjoyed my fist X-men Evolution story ever. Thanks to everybody for all the reviews I've gotten! Until next story Tootles!
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