Rogue bit her lip, uncertainty was written clearly on her face. She looked around her, catching the gaze of each X-Woman, questioning them and herself everytime. Glancing at Jubilee's mad face she decided what to do. Getting up from her post on her bed, she walked over to where Ororo was standing at the door and pushed her gently to the side so she could see Remy.

"Ya know what Cajun, Ah really don't think this is gonna work out so well," She paused to treasure the shocked expression on his face, "So ya go ahead now, flirt with all them gals ya like, and ya can just leave me alone." With that said and done, Rogue slammed the door in her ex-boyfriend's face. Despite the hurt look in his eyes and the sudden break in her heart, she felt ridiculously liberated. Turning to the women inside her room, she admired the shocked looks on their faces. The only exception was Jubilee, who was grinning like an idiot. She smirked at the other ladies and spoke to them in a smug voice.

"How was that for a good bye?" Suddenly they all started giggling uncontrollably.

"Serves the jerk right!" Exclaimed the youngest woman in the room, "He told you he wanted you and you alone, so he shouldn't screw around on you!"

"I must agree with Jubilation, though I do hold some sympathy for Remy, he is a man and it's been quite a while since he started his deprivation act." Ororo stated quietly.

"Ororo's right. It has been a while Rogue." She prepared for the possible anger that may come after her next sentence, "Maybe you should accept his apology," She quickly continued when Rogue wasn't the only one to show anger, "THEN slam the door in his face of course!" Jean said with a small smile. The anger disappeared and Rogue looked contemplative.

"Ah guess I could accept his apology, 'cept, Ah already slammed the door in his face." Rogue said this with a large grin on her face.

"Which I must say was so totally awesome!" Said Jubilee as she stood up. "As much as I wanna stay here and talk more, I have a danger room session with Wolvie in..." She glances at the clock. "fifteen minutes ago." Grinning, she opened the door and turned to the X-Women one last time. "I'll see you guys later!" They waved good bye and the young asian girl disappeared through the doorway.

"Ah reckon Ah should get movin' too." Hugging each of the women in the room, she spoke again, "Thanks for stayin' with me y'all, Ah really 'preciate it." The women stood and left Rogue's room, leaving the southern belle alone to her thoughts.

"Jean's right, Ah should apologize to Remy, and then accept his. It's the least Ah could do, he deserves at least that much." Picking up the picture that Jean had taken of her and Remy in the recreation room while they were asleep on the couch leaning against eachother, Rogue smiled.

"He's been so good to me, despite last night. He deserves better than this, better than me. Ah can't give him what he wants, Ah'm a worthless endeavour." She brushed angrily at the tears that slipped down her cheeks from her pained thoughts.

"Ah love him so much, but Ah'll never be able to give him what he needs. We'll neva be able to have a real relationship. All 'cause of this damn curse o' mine." Standing up, Rogue took a deep breath and wiped away the last of her tears. Setting her picture back down on her dresser she looked at herself in the mirror.

"If meh and Remy can't be togetha, than he can go date all the gals he wants, but Ah'm movin' on to. Ah can't stay preocupied with his memory foreva. Time for a change Rogue, time for somethin' new, time to give up these dreams and move on."

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Remy walked at a fast pace to the danger room. Energy had built up from the recent events and he could hardly keep from charging up his outfit and everything surrounding him. Entering the room he sought, he barked in a command to the control room's computer. As his scenario of choice began to appear around him, Remy pulled out several cards and charged them up. Taking up a fighting stance, he watched through his red on black eyes as the first signs of sentinels came flying towards him. As soon as they were in range he let the cards fly, bursting into the first sentinel's head, blowing a chunk roughly the size of a couch from it's face. He reached into his trenchcoat's inside pocket and pulled out his bo staff, while his other hand pulled out more cards.

Twirling his bo staff in his right hand, Remy smacked a sentinel with the tip of it, then let loose some cards towards it's chest making the sentinel spark in the chest and then blow up. Launching himself around with his bo staff, he quickly evaded the red laser beams that shot forth from the sentinel's eyes. He yelped as he narrowly avoided getting hit full blast by one of the lasers. Despite his vigorous training and fierce agility, the laser managed to clip his side. Clutching at his side, he continued to fight. He used the opportunity to vent, letting out all the anger at himself, and the woman he slept with and Rogue for not letting him apologize. For not letting him tell her how much he was sorry, how much he needed her, how much he wished he could take back what he did.

Unaware that the sentinels were starting to glow an unearthly red, he continued to fight his heart out until the frightening machines sizzled, sparked, and then blew up. Their remains showered the area with pieces of machinery. Dropping to his knees from exhaustion, Remy yelled out the execution command to the control room's computer, and let his eyes close as the danger room went back to it's normal silver plating, no hints left that a massive battle had commenced there. He put his bo staff back into his trenchcoat and slowly stood up. He left his head down as he exited the danger room and started towards the garage where his motorcycle awaited him. Upon reaching his bike he climbed up onto it and gunned it into gear. He didn't know where he was going, he didn't know how long he would be gone, but he did know one thing.

He wasn't staying here anymore.

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Rogue laughed at Jubilee's surprised expression. She had gotten the same reaction from Jean when she had showed the red head her new hair cut. The X-Women, Rogue, Jubilee, Jean and Ororo, had taken their empty afternoon as an opportunity to go shopping. The southern woman had made the decision that she needed a fresh start. A change from the norm. The women had taken great joy in spending money on bright colors and enticing fashion statements that complemented Rogue's pale complexion. When the other ladies were trying to decide where to eat for lunch, Rogue had slipped off under the guise of needing to go to the restroom. She had kept her mind thoroughly blocked from Jean to avoid a spoil to the surprise. The place she had gotten her hair cut at had worked fast and efficiently. All the women loved her new hair cut. Coming back to the present, Rogue let Jubilee run her hand through her freshly cut hair carefully.

"I like it, it's really fierce." The Asian girl looked immensely satisfied at her friend's new found bravery.

"Ah like it too, it's a lot lighter." Ororo smiled at her after swallowing a bite of her salad.

"It is very flattering Marie, good choice." She fought the blush that began to spread across her cheeks.

"Thanks 'Ro." They were interrupted by Jean gasping. She turned to the woman to smile only to realize that the woman was gasping about an entirely different subject than her hair cut.

"Remy." The red head mumbled, covering her mouth with a manicured hand.

"What about Remy?" Rogue questioned as she turned her full attention to her friend.

"He left the mansion, everyone's worried and the Professor is pretty sure he's not coming back." Rogue looked stricken. Her emerald eyes were wide yet confused.

"How can he not come back? That's not right, he wouldn't do that ta me, would he?" Jubilee opened her mouth to speak when Rogue finished talking.

"Well, you did slam that door in his face..." Her voice trailed off as the other women frowned at her. Rogue shook her head rapidly.

"We gotta get back to the mansion." The ladies grabbed their bags as the worried woman led their way back to the car. The entire trip back to the mansion, Rogue was twitching nervously and biting her bottom lip. The other women tried to calm her down, but her emotions were too frazzled. Rogue opened the car door before they were half way down the driveway and flew the rest of the way to the mansion to meet Logan at the doorway.

"Marie," The Canadian murmurred as he took her into his arms.

"Where is he Logan?" She questioned, pulling herself back to look into his eyes. His blue eyes were cautious and his brows furrowed together.

"Now, ya can't get ta worryin' darlin'..."

"Stop it, just tell me what's going on." Her commanding tone made him withdraw from her arms and rub his face in frustration.

"Is there any easy way...?" His thought trailed off as he received a resounding "No," from Jean. He took a deep breath before speaking.

"Remy's packed up and left, the Professor thinks he has no intention for returnin', not for a long time." Rogue reeled backwards at his words. A pale hand covered her red lips as she glanced around wildly. She suddenly began to regret her harsh words and cold actions. The break in her heart that she had managed to ignore now came back with a throbbing vengeance. A ragged sob escaped her lips as she launched herself into the air. Ororo tried to keep up with her as she used gale force winds to soar up towards her, but Rogue was determined. Her speed overwhelmed the dark woman as she went so high that it became hard to breathe. Her thoughts became muddled and her eyesight blurry. She was almost able to forget why she was hurting in the first place before her vision slipped and she began to free fall.

"Remy..."