Storm absently chewed the end of her pen as she sat behind her desk marking
the papers her class at turned in to her yesterday. For some reason she was
finding it hard to concentrate and she knew exactly what that reason was.
She missed Remy.
For the past two weeks she'd avoided him like the plague. She'd had even taken to sleeping in Logan's bedroom just to avoid his late night visits much to Logan's annoyance.
He stated on more than one occasion "I'm a loner Ro. that means I like being [b]alone[/b]" but relented under her pleas and bunked down on the floor much to Ororo's dismay. She hadn't planned on putting him out of his bed but Logan insisted. He told her that he didn't trust himself in bed with her. Afterwards she relented, quickly. She didn't need anymore complications.
Somehow the fact that she was sleeping in Logan's room had become common knowledge and both he and her had to deal with the knowing looks, the smirks and not to mention the few scowls directed at them. Storm dealt with hers in her ever serene way, smiling on the outside while cringing on the inside at every whisper.
Logan on the other hand was Logan; no one was brave enough to actually let him see their open stares and speculative looks after he'd almost taken Cyclops head off when the fellow mutant was actually insane enough to suggest a double date.
Looking down at the words on the paper in front of her, Storm tried to focus on them but she simply couldn't. Sighing she rubbed a palm against her forehead as if to give her brain a heads up. Hearing the classroom door open unexpectedly, Storm looked up to see Rogue closing the door and locking it. Sitting back in her chair, filled with curiosity at Rogue's sudden visit, Storm folded her arms and waited for the other woman to speak.
Rogue with a smirk on her lips pulled up a chair and sat in it, her arms braced against the back and her legs straddling it.
"Storm."
"Rogue."
"We need to have a little talk" Rogue said staring at Storm with cold green eyes.
"We're friends right." she asked and without waiting for Storm's answer she continued "why don't you want to see me happy? I mean I've never done anything to hurt you."
"Rogue what's this about" Storm interrupted, "As you can see I'm very busy".
On the outside Storm was calm and composed, a tranquil goddess, but on the inside she was a raging tempest. [i]How dare she come in here like this[/i]..was all that Storm could think.
She knew she was being unfair to Rogue that Rogue had never actually done anything to earned everlasting hate. But by damn she still had it and Storm suspected she knew it too. Still Storm let none of her true emotions show; instead she waited for Rogue's farce to play itself out.
"I know you're busy Storm and I'm sorry to interrupt but I need some answer's" Rogue said plaintively and had she been anyone else Storm would've bought the act. As it were she knew better. Rogue played for keeps. "Remy's been sulking like a kid who's favorite toy has been taken away from him and he's taking it out on me".
Rogue tried a sugary sweet smile on Storm who kept her face impassive through sheer force of will.
"What does this have to do with me and what exactly do you want me to do" Storm tilted her head to the side and studied Rogue who smile triumphantly thinking Storm had played directly into her hands.
"Well," she drawled, "if you could just talk to him and let him know how much this is hurting me I'd be forever grateful" Rogue knew Storm had feelings for Remy but she was secure in the knowledge that she was the one Remy wanted. In fact it pleased her to know that all Remy talked about when he was with Storm was his love for her. She knew this because she'd listen in on few of their conversations before.
"Why don't you talk to him Rogue, he is your boyfriend after all.isn't he?"
"But he listens to you" Rogue stated "takes your advice."
"And that doesn't bother you?"
"Why should it, as you said before he is my man and no one is going to change that" she stated in an iron hard voice that told Storm that she'd better not try to either.
Taking in a deep breath Storm forced a smile. "Well then you need to go and talk to your man because I refuse to involve myself any further in you and Remy's love life. You two are adults you should be able to handle it on your own, and if you can't handle it why bother?"
"Oh you would just like that wouldn't you" Rogue said in a suddenly nasty tone "Me and Remy breaking up so you can get your hands on him, I don't think so Stormy."
She got up, pushed the chair over with a booted foot and walked to the door. Unlocking it, she turned to face Storm once again before she left with a malevolent smile on her face "I wonder what Logan will think if someone were to tell him that you have the hots for my boyfriend?"
She arched a perfect eyebrow "That what he is Storm, my boyfriend and that's what he's always gonna be so get use to it!" She exited the room and slammed the door breaking it off its hinges, leaving stunned Storm with her mouth open.
Several students passed and looked at the door with wide eyes and Storm shooed them away. Pushing away from her desk she left knowing it would be impossible to work anymore for the day, especially after what had just happened.
She decided to take a walk to calm her jangled nerves; the audacity of Rogue had her in a weird mood. Leaving the building she headed for the trees, deciding that some solitude was the best answer. It took her 15 minutes to get lost on the copse of trees and it wasn't long before she found a willow tree to rest beneath. Closing her eyes she did her best to tune in to nature and make order of her thoughts.
It was so easy to get lost in her thoughts. Wondering if she was doing the right thing she sighed, maybe she should just leave Remy alone. It was fairly obvious he loved Rogue even if they did fight all the time. There was a saying that said there was a thin line between love and hate, maybe they belonged together.
Who was she to come between them? She was totally vain to think that it was all about Remy and her unrequited love for him. Which deity made her Remy soul mates? Who's to say she and Remy would do any better together than he and Rogue were doing? Maybe she should just give up.
She sighed again.
"You know chere if you sigh one more time you'll break my heart. I've never heard such misery." With a feline grace Remy jumped out of the tree he had been perched in and landed next to her with a concerned look on his face.
Storm let a startled cry and leapt to her feet, her hand on over her heart.
"Remy" she gasped "by the Goddess." she stared at him and wondered if somehow by sheer will power she'd summon him to her.
"Sorry if I startled you." Remy at least had the grace to look sheepish, he reached out a hand to touch her but just before contact he stopped and dropped his hands. He shoved them into his pockets instead.
"It's okay I was just deep in thought and didn't hear you with you being so quiet and all." Storm trailed of realizing she was prattling and flushed. She averted her eyes from the gripping gaze of his red on black eyes and twisted her fingers nervously. The last thing she wanted was to be alone with him, in fact she been ignoring him for the past weeks because she didn't trust herself alone with him anymore.
"What's troubling you chere, why the long face and the sad eyes hmm?" Before he knew what he was doing Remy had cupped her cheek with his palm and rubbed his thumb finger along her cheekbone in a soothing gesture.
Storm nestled her face into his palm relishing his touch even though she knew she should stop him.
"Is it Logan. is that why you're upset" he asked quietly "did he do something to hurt your feelings?"
Storm could hear the quiet anger building in Remy's voice and placed a hand on the wrist of the hand that was still touching her, "No Remy it's not Logan.it's nothing I want to talk about" she smiled to reassure him, "I'm fine.really I am."
Remy was not so easily convinced "No you are not fine.I know you better than that Storm.tell me what's wrong. You're always there for me.let be here for you chere."
Storm moved out of his grasp and turned away with a bitter smile, he wanted her to confide in him. how in the hell was she supposed to tell him that the reason she was so upset was that she was in love with him but he had no clue. Although his girlfriend knew and she would do anything to keep him to herself. Storm briefly wondered if it was her destiny to be alone and blinked back the unexpected tears the thought had brought to her eyes.
Through it all Remy watched as the different emotions flitted across her face and felt helpless. His fist clenched and he thought if that bastard Wolverine has hurt her in any way he would rip him a new asshole. He could see that she was hurting but he didn't know what to do about it. He wasn't used to standing around being helpless, without a clue as to what he should do.
"Ro please.tell me what's wrong.I'll fix it for you.you know I will."
Of course he'd fix it for her she was his Ro; he would do anything for her. She was the woman who saved his sanity. the woman who taught him how to trust again. the woman who held him as he cried about the past and who showed him he had a future. He would go to the edge of the world for her..even back to fucking Antarctica if he really had to.
Storm heard the determination in his voice and knew he would. and it made her cry. With an embarrassed sob she placed her head in her hands and started to cry softly, missing the look of horror on his face.
"Oh Jesus don't.don't cry" Remy reached out and folded her into his arms burying her head against his chest "please don't cry Stormy..I'll make it better I promise.tell me what's wrong."
Storm couldn't answer, it seemed like a flood had opened up in her. All the hurt the frustration she held bottled up came bursting out and she had no control over it. The only thing she could do was to cling to Remy and ride it out. She dimly heard Remy swearing above her.
"I'm gonna kill that fucking bastard for doing this to you.I'm gonna blow him into the after life.he's gonna be sorry. I'll make him sorry."
Storm realized that Remy was meaning Logan, Remy thought Logan had done something to make her cry and he was planning on making him sorry. It the situation hadn't been so serious she would have laughed.
"No Remy no don't." she started but was cut off by Remy
"No Ro don't defend him."
"Listen to me!" she glared at him through tear filled eyes "Logan did nothing to hurt me." She pushed out of his arms and turned away from him and in a tired voice said "Remy just leave it alone.please, you wouldn't understand."
"Then make me understand." Lord but the man was stubborn. His jaws clenched and he folded his arms, determined not to leave until he knew what was bothering Storm.
Storm realizing he was not about to give up relented, she sat down with her back against the tree and said in a utterly miserable voice, "I'm upset because I don't think. well actually I know that the man I love doesn't feel the same way about me" she gave a tired smile and glanced up at him, "pathetic isn't it?"
Remy was floored. She'd just admitted she was in love with Logan. His mind screamed in denial and he felt his heart burst. His hand absently moved to his chest as if to soothe the pain her words caused.
Storm was in love with Logan.
She missed Remy.
For the past two weeks she'd avoided him like the plague. She'd had even taken to sleeping in Logan's bedroom just to avoid his late night visits much to Logan's annoyance.
He stated on more than one occasion "I'm a loner Ro. that means I like being [b]alone[/b]" but relented under her pleas and bunked down on the floor much to Ororo's dismay. She hadn't planned on putting him out of his bed but Logan insisted. He told her that he didn't trust himself in bed with her. Afterwards she relented, quickly. She didn't need anymore complications.
Somehow the fact that she was sleeping in Logan's room had become common knowledge and both he and her had to deal with the knowing looks, the smirks and not to mention the few scowls directed at them. Storm dealt with hers in her ever serene way, smiling on the outside while cringing on the inside at every whisper.
Logan on the other hand was Logan; no one was brave enough to actually let him see their open stares and speculative looks after he'd almost taken Cyclops head off when the fellow mutant was actually insane enough to suggest a double date.
Looking down at the words on the paper in front of her, Storm tried to focus on them but she simply couldn't. Sighing she rubbed a palm against her forehead as if to give her brain a heads up. Hearing the classroom door open unexpectedly, Storm looked up to see Rogue closing the door and locking it. Sitting back in her chair, filled with curiosity at Rogue's sudden visit, Storm folded her arms and waited for the other woman to speak.
Rogue with a smirk on her lips pulled up a chair and sat in it, her arms braced against the back and her legs straddling it.
"Storm."
"Rogue."
"We need to have a little talk" Rogue said staring at Storm with cold green eyes.
"We're friends right." she asked and without waiting for Storm's answer she continued "why don't you want to see me happy? I mean I've never done anything to hurt you."
"Rogue what's this about" Storm interrupted, "As you can see I'm very busy".
On the outside Storm was calm and composed, a tranquil goddess, but on the inside she was a raging tempest. [i]How dare she come in here like this[/i]..was all that Storm could think.
She knew she was being unfair to Rogue that Rogue had never actually done anything to earned everlasting hate. But by damn she still had it and Storm suspected she knew it too. Still Storm let none of her true emotions show; instead she waited for Rogue's farce to play itself out.
"I know you're busy Storm and I'm sorry to interrupt but I need some answer's" Rogue said plaintively and had she been anyone else Storm would've bought the act. As it were she knew better. Rogue played for keeps. "Remy's been sulking like a kid who's favorite toy has been taken away from him and he's taking it out on me".
Rogue tried a sugary sweet smile on Storm who kept her face impassive through sheer force of will.
"What does this have to do with me and what exactly do you want me to do" Storm tilted her head to the side and studied Rogue who smile triumphantly thinking Storm had played directly into her hands.
"Well," she drawled, "if you could just talk to him and let him know how much this is hurting me I'd be forever grateful" Rogue knew Storm had feelings for Remy but she was secure in the knowledge that she was the one Remy wanted. In fact it pleased her to know that all Remy talked about when he was with Storm was his love for her. She knew this because she'd listen in on few of their conversations before.
"Why don't you talk to him Rogue, he is your boyfriend after all.isn't he?"
"But he listens to you" Rogue stated "takes your advice."
"And that doesn't bother you?"
"Why should it, as you said before he is my man and no one is going to change that" she stated in an iron hard voice that told Storm that she'd better not try to either.
Taking in a deep breath Storm forced a smile. "Well then you need to go and talk to your man because I refuse to involve myself any further in you and Remy's love life. You two are adults you should be able to handle it on your own, and if you can't handle it why bother?"
"Oh you would just like that wouldn't you" Rogue said in a suddenly nasty tone "Me and Remy breaking up so you can get your hands on him, I don't think so Stormy."
She got up, pushed the chair over with a booted foot and walked to the door. Unlocking it, she turned to face Storm once again before she left with a malevolent smile on her face "I wonder what Logan will think if someone were to tell him that you have the hots for my boyfriend?"
She arched a perfect eyebrow "That what he is Storm, my boyfriend and that's what he's always gonna be so get use to it!" She exited the room and slammed the door breaking it off its hinges, leaving stunned Storm with her mouth open.
Several students passed and looked at the door with wide eyes and Storm shooed them away. Pushing away from her desk she left knowing it would be impossible to work anymore for the day, especially after what had just happened.
She decided to take a walk to calm her jangled nerves; the audacity of Rogue had her in a weird mood. Leaving the building she headed for the trees, deciding that some solitude was the best answer. It took her 15 minutes to get lost on the copse of trees and it wasn't long before she found a willow tree to rest beneath. Closing her eyes she did her best to tune in to nature and make order of her thoughts.
It was so easy to get lost in her thoughts. Wondering if she was doing the right thing she sighed, maybe she should just leave Remy alone. It was fairly obvious he loved Rogue even if they did fight all the time. There was a saying that said there was a thin line between love and hate, maybe they belonged together.
Who was she to come between them? She was totally vain to think that it was all about Remy and her unrequited love for him. Which deity made her Remy soul mates? Who's to say she and Remy would do any better together than he and Rogue were doing? Maybe she should just give up.
She sighed again.
"You know chere if you sigh one more time you'll break my heart. I've never heard such misery." With a feline grace Remy jumped out of the tree he had been perched in and landed next to her with a concerned look on his face.
Storm let a startled cry and leapt to her feet, her hand on over her heart.
"Remy" she gasped "by the Goddess." she stared at him and wondered if somehow by sheer will power she'd summon him to her.
"Sorry if I startled you." Remy at least had the grace to look sheepish, he reached out a hand to touch her but just before contact he stopped and dropped his hands. He shoved them into his pockets instead.
"It's okay I was just deep in thought and didn't hear you with you being so quiet and all." Storm trailed of realizing she was prattling and flushed. She averted her eyes from the gripping gaze of his red on black eyes and twisted her fingers nervously. The last thing she wanted was to be alone with him, in fact she been ignoring him for the past weeks because she didn't trust herself alone with him anymore.
"What's troubling you chere, why the long face and the sad eyes hmm?" Before he knew what he was doing Remy had cupped her cheek with his palm and rubbed his thumb finger along her cheekbone in a soothing gesture.
Storm nestled her face into his palm relishing his touch even though she knew she should stop him.
"Is it Logan. is that why you're upset" he asked quietly "did he do something to hurt your feelings?"
Storm could hear the quiet anger building in Remy's voice and placed a hand on the wrist of the hand that was still touching her, "No Remy it's not Logan.it's nothing I want to talk about" she smiled to reassure him, "I'm fine.really I am."
Remy was not so easily convinced "No you are not fine.I know you better than that Storm.tell me what's wrong. You're always there for me.let be here for you chere."
Storm moved out of his grasp and turned away with a bitter smile, he wanted her to confide in him. how in the hell was she supposed to tell him that the reason she was so upset was that she was in love with him but he had no clue. Although his girlfriend knew and she would do anything to keep him to herself. Storm briefly wondered if it was her destiny to be alone and blinked back the unexpected tears the thought had brought to her eyes.
Through it all Remy watched as the different emotions flitted across her face and felt helpless. His fist clenched and he thought if that bastard Wolverine has hurt her in any way he would rip him a new asshole. He could see that she was hurting but he didn't know what to do about it. He wasn't used to standing around being helpless, without a clue as to what he should do.
"Ro please.tell me what's wrong.I'll fix it for you.you know I will."
Of course he'd fix it for her she was his Ro; he would do anything for her. She was the woman who saved his sanity. the woman who taught him how to trust again. the woman who held him as he cried about the past and who showed him he had a future. He would go to the edge of the world for her..even back to fucking Antarctica if he really had to.
Storm heard the determination in his voice and knew he would. and it made her cry. With an embarrassed sob she placed her head in her hands and started to cry softly, missing the look of horror on his face.
"Oh Jesus don't.don't cry" Remy reached out and folded her into his arms burying her head against his chest "please don't cry Stormy..I'll make it better I promise.tell me what's wrong."
Storm couldn't answer, it seemed like a flood had opened up in her. All the hurt the frustration she held bottled up came bursting out and she had no control over it. The only thing she could do was to cling to Remy and ride it out. She dimly heard Remy swearing above her.
"I'm gonna kill that fucking bastard for doing this to you.I'm gonna blow him into the after life.he's gonna be sorry. I'll make him sorry."
Storm realized that Remy was meaning Logan, Remy thought Logan had done something to make her cry and he was planning on making him sorry. It the situation hadn't been so serious she would have laughed.
"No Remy no don't." she started but was cut off by Remy
"No Ro don't defend him."
"Listen to me!" she glared at him through tear filled eyes "Logan did nothing to hurt me." She pushed out of his arms and turned away from him and in a tired voice said "Remy just leave it alone.please, you wouldn't understand."
"Then make me understand." Lord but the man was stubborn. His jaws clenched and he folded his arms, determined not to leave until he knew what was bothering Storm.
Storm realizing he was not about to give up relented, she sat down with her back against the tree and said in a utterly miserable voice, "I'm upset because I don't think. well actually I know that the man I love doesn't feel the same way about me" she gave a tired smile and glanced up at him, "pathetic isn't it?"
Remy was floored. She'd just admitted she was in love with Logan. His mind screamed in denial and he felt his heart burst. His hand absently moved to his chest as if to soothe the pain her words caused.
Storm was in love with Logan.
