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I must sing the song of life for that is who I am… Wanna know something sad? My laptop computer is infected with spy ware. And guess what else? It makes my computer go all haywire. . .and guess what else else? I can only receive emails but not send them… It makes me sad inside, so the only way for me to review is for me to go on the computer at school. You know what, that makes me mad so this chapter shall be a mad chapter.
Recap: Hank McCoy gets his fur burned off by Johnny. Remy's coat is caught ablaze while sitting next to the little pyromaniac. Rogue, Remy, and Pietro sing Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it On…" for no real reason except that it was a weird mood. Magneto drags John off into the room of darkness to initiate " therapy" upon the poor little Pyro. Rogue and Pietro speed off into town.. (pun intended). This all happened last chapter, see what ya miss when you look away for just one second? And it all did not happen in this exact order.
By the way: Have I ever told you that I love Johnny the Homicidal Maniac? Otherwise known as Nny?
Chapter 9: Abuse
" Right pissed off
she is… "
" Are you laughing
at my funny? "
Rogue and Pietro stopped in the middle of Times Square. People glanced over at them with mild surprise but quickly got over it considering that they supposedly had seen it all before. From giant aliens attempting to take over the world to Richard's Simmon's music video.
" OOh, fun times…"
Rogue spun around in a circle while Pietro watched her.
" Uh, Rogue… don't you have some business to conduct?"
Rogue stopped abruptly startling the people around her.
" Yes, you are quite right.."
Pietro cocked an eyebrow at her.
" Um.. Rogue promise me something.."
" What? "
Pietro stared earnestly at her.
" Please, do not use a british accent again… it doesn't work for you…"
Rogue shrugged nonchalantly.
" Oh well, it was worth a shot…"
Rogue slowly began to walk down the street, her eyes casually taking in the sites around her.
" Hmm.. Ah really didn't ask Theo where he wanted us t' meet… Oh well, gonna have t' improvise.." she spoke aloud to no one in particular.
Pietro, who was staring at his reflection in a Macy's window, huffed at her.
" Do you ever listen to what that man says?"
Rogue smirked.
" Not really…"
Pietro shook his head and sped up beside her.
" Hey, why don't I join your team?"
Rogue glanced over at Pietro.
" Yeah, when pigs fly.."
Pietro flashed her a mischievous grin.
" Knowin' us mutants, it could happen anytime now…"
Rogue rolled her eyes in annoyance.
" True, but de fact still remains.. Ya can't join the team.."
Pietro pouted.
" And just why not? I would be a fantastic asset to the team!"
" Yes, ya would be a fantastic ass to the team.."
Pietro frowned at her.
" You twist my words woman.."
Rogue shrugged halfheartedly.
" Eh, what did y' expect?"
Pietro glared at her slightly and grumbled a bit to himself . Rogue ignored him and continued to glance down the street.
Without warning, Rogue whipped around to face Pietro.
" Pietro!! Ah need sumthin' desperately… could y' be a little dear an' get it fo' me?"
Pietro crossed his arms.
" Why should I?"
Rogue batted her eyelashes at him.
" Cause' then ya'd be mah bestest friend eva… and ah would owe ya a favor…"
Pietro rolled his eyes but stopped midway. (a/n: I know strange isn't it?)
" A favor huh?"
Rogue nodded her head.
" What are my limits?"
Rogue held up her index finger.
" It's a limited time warranty that grants ya at least one warning before ya imminent death, access t' my stash of weaponry, a free porno book, a get into Hookers free card, and around the clock permission to stare at Emma without getting pulverized."
Pietro raised his eyebrows.
" Round the clock eh?"
Rogue smirked at him, knowing that she had found his one great weakness. Emma's frosty high and mighty attitude has grasped Pietro's attention. For some reason unknown to all mankind, Pietro had become another victim of Emma's black widow appeal. She would at first tempt them with her " great looks" and then when she was finished with them… she would almost literally bite their heads off and leave them to die. If you could grasp what I'm trying to say.
Rogue nudged Pietro with her elbow.
" So wadda ya say Pie Pie?"
Pietro sighed in defeat.
" Sure Rogue, what is it you want me to do?"
Rogue smiled at him innocently, a little too innocently.
" Ah just need…."
She beckoned for him to come closer. Pietro leaned in slightly.
" What? What do you need.."
" Ah need…" she whispered..
Pietro leaned in more.
" Ah need.."
" WHAT DO YOU NEED WOMAN?!" yelled Pietro impatiently.
The people around them jumped and stared at Pietro. Rogue seeing the perfect opportunity to create chaos and havoc, decided to play her role.
" AH NEED SOMEONE WHO'LL STAY HOME WITH THE KIDS!! THAT'S WHAT AH NEED BILLY!!" she yelled back at him.
Pietro blinked in surprise.
" Say what now?"
Rogue snapped her fingers at him.
" YA HEARD WHAT AH SAID!! AH NEED YA T' STOP HANGING OUT IN BARS AND STRIP CLUBS ALL THE TIME.. OUR CHILDREN NEED YA!!"
Pietro frowned.
" Children? What children.."
Rogue's emerald eyes began to well up in faux tears.
" NO CHILDREN!! AH SHOULD HOPE YA REMEMBERED THAT WE HAD CHILDREN BILLY!! YA KNOCKED ME UP BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL, HAD ME GET DISOWNED BY MAH PARENTS, HAD ME LIVIN IN A CAR FOR TWO YEARS DURING MAH PREGNANCY!! THEN TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE YA BOUGHT A TRAILER FROM ONE OF YA RED NECK FRIENDS!!
The people around them began to gasp and pointed at Pietro. A few of the women hissed at him while the men glared at him in disgust. Pietro glanced around frantically.
" Err.. Rogue calm down.." he hissed.
Rogue placed a hand over her chest.
" CALM DOWN BILLY?! IS THAT WHAT YA WANT ME TA DO?!! CALM DOWN?!!!!"
Pietro grabbed her arm and began to shake her gently, but to others it looked quite rough.
" Rogue what the hell are ya talkin' about?"
Rogue pulled off some more tears as he continued to shake her.
" Please Billy, stop it… It might hurt the baby…" she moaned out.
A few men ran over to the scene and ripped Pietro away from Rogue and yanked him to the ground. A tall muscular man with hazel eyes gazed at Rogue .
" Are you okay ma'am?"
Rogue brushed the hair away from her face.
" Yes, ah… ah'm fahne…" she stuttered.
Pietro glared over at her.
" Rogue…." he hissed in a low tone.
Rogue stared over at him, her face completely blank even though she was cracking up on the inside.
" Yes.. Billy?"
Pietro twitched under the weight of the men.
" Tell them the truth Rogue…"
Rogue blinked.
" The truth? That is the truth Billy and ya know it.."
Pietro scowled.
" Stop calling me Billy Dammit, the name's Pietro in case you forgot!"
Rogue placed a hand over her face as she pulled up more fake tears.
" More lies Billy? When are these lies gonna stop Billy? What about ya dear mother? She's probably turning in her grave right now from those words.. Bless her soul.."
Pietro's mouth stood agape at her as disbelief slowly seeped it's way into his features.
" Wait…wha-?"
Rogue whipped her head away dramatically.
" Ah just can't do it anymore Billy…Ah just can't.."
Pietro managed to break free from the others; and grabbed onto her arm.
" Rogue? Have you lost your mind?…. What the hell?…"
Rogue ripped her arm out of his grasp.
" Ah just can't take the lies anymore Billy…" she sobbed out.
Then she turned on her heel and ran out of the crowd, leaving Pietro behind to deal with the increasing angry mob around him.
After Rogue had turned a corner, she glanced back at the scene. Pietro was being dragged away by a huge man in a red dress, matching heels, and a neon pink wig.
" Honey, she wasn't woman enough for you… I'll show you what a real woman can do…" he said in a gruff voice.
Rogue's hand covered over her mouth as she watched him get dragged away by the transvestite.
" Sorry about that there Pietro, had t' get rid of ya somehow…" she whispered.
As if he had heard what she said, she saw Pietro lock eyes with hers. She grinned and winked at him before turning around the corner. The last thing she heard was his scream bellowing down the streets of New York.
" ROGUE!!!!!!!!"
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Meanwhile, back at the bat cave:
Remy stood over the gravesite, his head hung low.
" She was de best coat Remy's ever had… she won't ever be forgotten.."
He leaned down and placed a stack of cards and a bouquet of flowers upon the tombstone that was engraved: Remy's Trademark Coat… We will always miss you.."
Piotr glanced around uneasily.
" Err, Remy?. . . I don't think this is normal for a person to do… I mean it was just a coat.."
Remy whipped around.
" Jus' a coat?!! Jus' a coat?!!!"
Piotr backed away from Remy as he had just noticed that the ground was beginning to glow an familiar tinge of orange.
" Uh… Remy??…"
BOOOOM!!!
" AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHH!!, NOT REMY'S REPLACEMENT COAT!!!! NOOOO!!"
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Rogue slipped in and out of the crowds on the streets of New York.
" Hmmm… Guess ah should contact Theo now…"
She reached into her pocket to pull out her coin but someone bumped into her at the same time; making her drop the coin.
" Oh dear…."
Just as Rogue reached down to pick it up, she felt something brush up against her bottom. Rogue's eye twitched before she spoke.
" Monty Munroe, if ya do not kindly remove ya hand from my ass ah'll have t' rip it off." she stated calmly.
Monty laughed uneasily.
" There was uh.. Some dirt on you… I was uh, trying to get it off.."
Rogue cast him a deadly glare before picking up the coin.
" So why are ya here?"
Monty shrugged.
" Theo thought Vera would need some back up…"
Rogue smirked.
" Awww, ah wasn't planning t' cause no trouble… Ah was gonna be a good girl…"
Monty narrowed his eyes at her.
" Right... "
Rogue smirked at him.
" Hey, it could happen…"
Monty shook his head and began to walk up the street. Rogue was randomly pointing at people, trying to see what reaction she could get from them. At one time, she had run up to a small child walking a cute little puppy, the boy was only five from first glance, Rogue had told him that the older he became the older the puppy would become and after a while the puppy would grow up, live an unfulfilling life, and commit suicide. Well, granted that did scare the crap out of the poor child for automatically he ran down the streets screaming for his mother, while the puppy was unceremoniously dragged away. That had Rogue laughing for hours on end, at least until Monty had dragged her out of public and pushed her into an alleyway until she was finished laughing. It wasn't the normal laughter that most people did, oh no.. not that… It was maniacal.. Like the ones evil people did in movies when they were going to let loose their scheme to take over the world. Or if someone you hated died while they were sleeping, kind of laugh.
" Err, Rogue? "
Rogue glanced over at him, after she had finished pointing at an old lady who was trying to walk across the street.
" Yesss?…" she drawled.
Monty rolled his eyes and continued.
" Aren't we supposed to be finding Emma?"
Rogue bounded over to him, a psychotic gleam in her emerald eyes. She leaned over and tapped his temple with her gloved finger.
" There's no need fo' that!" she beamed.
Monty tilted his head to the side.
" What are you talking about?"
Rogue shrugged.
" Who knows? "
They both continued to walk down the street. At least until Rogue whipped around on Monty.
" Yo Monty?'
Monty backed away.
" What?"
" Do ya have any cigs?"
Monty nodded and reached into his pocket and pulled out a pack of Marlboro. Rogue took one and lit it. (a/n: I do not promote smoking in any way or form… it was just necessary for the story)
" Nice, ya buy the ol' cowboy killers.."
Monty shrugged at her.
" Eh, you're the one who asked for a cigarette…"
Rogue smirked at him.
" Why yes, yes ah did…"
They continued to walk in silence, just enjoying the silence around them. Rogue took a long drag on the cigarette she blew it out slowly, filling the area around her head with smoke.
Rogue sighed to herself and reached for the coin in her pocket. Before pushing it, she walked into the alley, with Monty following curiously behind.
She pressed the middle, and immediately Theo's face appeared.
" Rogue?! Where have you been, Emma and Vera have been waiting for over an hour!
Rogue stared blankly at him.
" Ah doubt that."
Theo frowned at her.
" And why is that?"
Rogue shrugged.
" Cause ah know Vera, and he won't stay around Emma for too long…"
" I agree…" Monty beamed in.
Rogue glanced over at Monty, her eyebrows raised.
" What? I haven't said anything in a while.."
Theo sighed in defeat.
" True, but why aren't you two there yet?"
Rogue moved her hands dramatically.
" We are being fashionably late… But that's not why ah'm contacting ya now.."
Theo stared at her.
" Then pray tell, what is the reason??"
" There is a bit of information that you left out on the information on Yukimura Todedaia's aliases."
Theo blinked at her.
" And what was that?"
Monty leaned his head next to hers and spoke in unison.
" What they look like, their names, who they associate with, what club they go to…."
Theo held up his hands in self defense.
" Sorry, sorry. . . Here's the info… "
A pause before he speaks.
" One person that I know for a fact that he has connections to the Red Mafia Gang.."
Rogue smirked.
" Isn't everyone?"
Theo shrugged.
" That's the only way you can get a decent hit on someone…. "
Monty nodded his head.
" A good assassination for a low low price. . . "
Rogue glanced over at him.
" Don't forget Toasting Tuesday's when all car fires are done for half the original price…"
Monty grinned.
" Oh yeah, who could forget that?"
Theo stared at the two.
" What the h---- Oh never mind, just find a man by the name Kiosuke and interrogate him. It doesn't matter how, just as long as you get the facts."
Rogue did a mock gasp.
" What? Did ya just say we could interrogate the man any way we wanted t'? This ain't no trick is it? Cuz if it is, ah swear ah'll kill ya.."
Theo shook his head.
" Nah, there's a bounty on his head as well. It says they'd rather have him more dead than alive so as far as it goes, you can do whatever you want to them and we'd still get the money."
Rogue clapped her hands excitedly.
" Oh joy!!! Ah can feel fun times coming on!!"
Monty smirked at her. Rogue took another drag on her cigarette before speaking again.
" So it doesn't matter if he's missing a few limbs or somehow showing up with cigarette burns on his chest, neck, and arms?"
Theo shook his head. Rogue beamed.
" YAY!!"
Monty grinned at her.
" Well I guess we should head towards the Hellfire Club huh?"
Rogue smirked back at him.
" Of course!!"
She glanced back at Theo.
" See ya on the flipside beb!!"
Theo held up his hand.
" Wait, aren't you going to meet up with Emma and Vera first?"
Rogue smiled sweetly at him.
" Bye hun!"
" ROGUE WAIT!"
Rogue pressed the coin off and placed it back in her pocket; then turned to face Monty.
" Ah sense some fun times coming.."
Monty grinned devilishly at her.
" My spidey senses are tingling.."
Rogue glanced back at him, a half smirk on her face.
" Ya what is doing what?"
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Emma huffed darkly.
" Where is that child, we have been waiting here for hours."
Vera glanced over at her, his amber eyes glowing.
" Hmm, why don't you do something called…. I dunno maybe… Contacting her?"
Emma glared at him.
" I shouldn't have to do that… It's not my responsibility. "
Vera shrugged and leaned against the wall behind him.
" Fine, then don't complain about it.."
Emma snarled at him before pacing the streets again. A small moment of silence passed before they were once more broke by her irritating voice.
" You know, I had to cancel my date for this! The least she could do is show up.. I mean I'm the one doing her a favor!."
Vera rolled his eyes.
" No one begged for you to be here… "
Emma rounded on him.
" Don't you dare speak to me like that! Do you know who I am?"
Vera shrugged at her and pushed her out of his face.
" An ice bitch is who you are… and as to if I care.. No, No I don't."
Vera began to walk down the street with Emma close on his heels.
" Hey, where do you think you're going?!"
Vera scowled in annoyance but ignored her. Walking into a nearby bar, he flopped down upon a stool and ordered a Genuine Draft. Emma snarled at him from the doorway, which was quite an ugly sight.
" What do you think you are doing?!"
The bar tender passed Vera his drink. Lifting his drink up, he faced Emma.
" This here is called alcohol and what I'm about to do is called consuming… You should try it sometime.. It might shut you up!"
Emma 's mouth stood agape for a moment.
" You should close your mouth before something flies into it.." mumbled Vera before taking a swig of his beer.
Emma frowned darkly at him and stormed out of the bar in a whir. The bartender stared after her, wiping out a glass.
" Ain't she just a little sweetheart?"
Vera snorted into his beer.
" Yeah, like a rose… pretty on the outside but has thorns whenever you come to near it.."
The bartender laughed at him; then turned to serve two more others that walked into the bar.
Vera had taken another swig of his drink before he heard his cell phone ringer go off. Reaching into his pocket, he flipped open the top and pressed it on. Leaning it against his ear, he answered.
" Valentine at your service.." he muttered.
" Howdy Valentine!!" sung out a familiar voice.
Vera smirked into his phone.
" Rogue?!"
He could practically sense Rogue's smile on the other end.
" Shure is…. "
Vera gently placed his drink on the counter. Music blasted into his phone with each passing moment.
" So where are you right now?"
" Oh Me and Monty are about to enter the hellfire club.."
Vera frowned.
" Wait why?"
" Theo."
Vera shook his head.
" He didn't tell us all the info did he?"
" Nope, turns out, Yukimura had ties with a man named Kiosuke who so happens to be with the Red Mafia Gang."
" Isn't everyone?"
Rogue laughed into the phone.
" Exactly what ah said.."
Vera took a small sip of his beer.
" Anyways, do y' think you need any help?"
" Nah, not really… Ah think we'll be alright unless y' want to join the interrogation?.."
Vera chuckled.
" No thanks, my joints have been killing me lately so I don't think I'm up to it.."
Another laugh from Rogue.
" Oh okay then… See ya on the flipside!'
" Alright.."
Vera flipped his phone off and placed them back in his pocket. He took one giant swig of his drink and slammed it onto the counter, all cliché like, then tossed a twenty to the bartender.
" Keep the change.."
Vera walked out of the bar. And he coulda sworn he heard " I am such a bad ass " music playing in the background.
" Woah, I need to stop hanging around Rogue.." he thought to himself before turning down the street.
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Meanwhile back at the ol' Hootch Cow:
Evan walked around his temporary room, staring at the key within his hand.
' Rogue told me to lock up behind her…. I think she was talking about the room she had just came out of… but…'
Glancing out of his door, he stared at the room down the hallway.
" Dude, that room has strange vibes…"
Evan cautiously walked out of his room and down the hallway. The floorboards creaked under his feet as he neared the room.
" I have to do this or Rogue'll get mad at me.."
That was his only incentive.
" Well here goes nothing.."
Evan lifted up his hand and slid the key into the door. As he began to turn it, so it could lock a shriek bellowed out from behind him.
" WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM?!!!"
Evan turned around slowly and found himself face to face with his worst nightmare… An infuriated Wanda Maximoff.
There we go babes!! A new chapteroo for all you great folks!! I know you love me don't you?
Rogue's Psychotica doesn't come up till either next chapter or the one after.
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