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Reviews:
To Cat2Fat900: Not the squirrels! Anything but being hit over the head with a squirrel:) Thank you very much.
To Rogue Gal and abril4: Thanks a lot. I'm glad you like it.
To el diablo: McDonald's? Um, okay. Oh, now I get it. Yeah, makes sense. Yay for the Romy begins.
To Crash Slayer: Piotr is a goblin because he hasn't crossed over yet and because he has metal skin. Don't worry though, his main purpose is to hit John over the head. (dodges Pyro fans). Lol.
To Shira's Song: Heh heh, they are perfect aren't they. They weren't the reason I wanted to do this though. You can all thank Cat2Fat900 for writing "Beauty and the Demon" for that. It's a great little tale and my 2nd favorite Disney movie, so I thought I'd write my very favorite and here we are. As for Rogue and Gambit, well, I'm just a big Romy fan. Lol. Jean, Kitty, and Tabby were type cast for sure. As for Mystique, evil grin, she deserves it. And the Devil suit, oh, blame Lightning for that one. Lol.
Sleeping Beauty
Scene 3: Chance Meeting.
Rogue walks out in her peasant costume, which includes gloves this time, little white ones. She's glaring at it. She hates it. She hears a whistle behind her and turns around, "You look like an angel, chere."
Suddenly, Rogue loves her costume. She turns her glare towards the Cajun. She looks for the directors who are fighting as usual. "Ah can't wear this."
Raven and Lightning turn towards her. Lightning opens his mouth, "Look, Mrs. L." Shock sets in Rogue.
Raven elbows him hard in the stomuch. "You are supposed to call her Rogue."
Lightning glares at her, "Well, I forgot."
"How hard can it be? If I can do it, why can't you?"
"Well, I don't have a photographic memory."
"Mrs. L?" Rogue questions. The two directors turn towards her nervously. "How could Ah be married? Ah can't touch anyone."
"Doesn't seem to bother Mr. L., does it Raven?"
"Would you shut up? We aren't supposed to tell them about the future."
"L as in . . ." she pauses, afraid to fill in the last name she's hoping for.
Raven sighs. "Well, I guess it can't do too much harm, we're from another dimension anyway. Yeah, yeah, Lebeau."
Rogue faints. Gambit hasn't heard a word of it and he comes running when he sees her fall. He catches her and she wakes up. "Get your hands off me Cajun!" she yells. But her tone is a little softer than usual.
Raven smiles at them and sighs. "Snap out of it, Ravie." Lightning calls, snapping his fingers in front of her face.
"Yes, yes. Places everyone. Lights! Camera! Action!"
The camera pans in on a two-story cottage. Magneto's voice is heard, "Sixteen years pass by quickly and the princess is now a young woman. She is beautiful and talented." The camera zooms in on Rogue who is by the window on the top floor, making her bed and humming a love song.
The fairies are down stairs, looking at a book full of models in dresses.
"I like this one," says Tabby, whose outfit is now set on blue.
"Well, I like this one," says Jean. "Perhaps with a few adjustments."
"Oh yes," Kitty agrees.
Tabitha pouts. "But how are we going to get her out of the house?"
Rogue is seen coming down the stairs.
"Oh, we'll think of something." Jean replies.
"And what are ya three dears up ta?" Rogue can hardly keep a straight face.
"Oh nothing," Jean says.
"Nothing at all." Kitty hides the book behind her back. "We, uh, we. . ."
"We want you to pick some berries," says Tabby grabbing a basket and shoving it into Rogue's gloved hand.
"Yes, berries!" the other two fairies say.
"But Ah picked berries yesterday." Rogue sighs.
"Oh, we need more, dear." Jean says, practically shoving Rogue out the door.
"Like, lots, lots more." Kitty agrees, helping to push.
"Just don't go to far, dear," Jean calls.
"And don't, like, talk to any strangers!" Kitty admonishes.
Rogue looks back at them as she walks off.
"Do you think she suspects something?" Tabby wonders aloud.
"Of course not!" assumes Jean. She sounds incredably arrogant.
The camera follows Rogue who is singing, against her wishes. "Ah wondeh, Ah wondeh if Ah keep on singing, will my song go ringing," Ah'm gonna kill those two, she glares at the directors and keeps singing as little trained birds come and land on her hands and Jamie, dressed in an owl costume dances next to her.
The camera then zooms in on Gambit who is wearing a prince outfit and his trenchcoat. Raven glares and stops the film. "Remy Lebeau! Take that thing off!"
"But, but, I never take t'is coat off!"
She raises her hand at him and the coat is pulled off with her telekinesis. "Put on the cloak!"
He groans and puts the red cloak on. Then he grumbles as he tries to ride the "horse." Scott and Bobby are argueing silently under their breath about how they got into this mess. The camera starts rolling and Rogue starts singing again.
"What's t'at?" Gambit pulls the reigns and Scott groans. "It sounds like music?"
Scott tries to whinny. Everyone laughs, especially Jean, but not Raven.
Gambit continues. "Let's find out." The horse shakes it head furiously. "Oh, come on. For an extra bucket of oats?" The horse keeping shaking it's head. "And a few . . . carrots?"
Scott nods the horses head savagely, really trying to get into the part that he got himself into. They "ride" off quickly.
The camera goes back to Rogue who is sitting next to a pond without her shoes on and with a full basket of berries, is talking to all the trained animals and the Jamie-owl. She sighs. "They neveh want me ta meet anyone."
"Who?" says Jamie.
"Why Aunt Jean, Aunt Katherine, and Aunt Tabitha. But ya know what?" She leans close to the Jamie-owl. "Ah've fooled 'em. Ah have met someone."
"Who? Who?" Jamie asks.
"Oh, a prince." she sighs, thinking of Gambit. "We walk together, and talk together and just before we say goodbye he takes me in his arms and then," she pauses.
The animals have all crowded next to her and Jamie has an anxious look on his face.
"Ah wake up," she sighs hopelessly. The animals look sad. She stands up, puts her shoes back on and starts to dance and sings another love song, "Ah know you, Ah walked with ya, once upon a dream. Ah know you, your demon eyes will haunt me whereveh Ah go."
In the meantime, Gambit is catching up to the mysterious voice when, splat, Scott and Bobby give out under him into a big mud puddle. Gambit is glaring at them when Scott shrugs and says, "Hey, it's in the script alright?"
"Horses don't talk, Scott!" Raven shouts very angrily.
"No carrots!" Gambit says. He drags his butt out of the mud and leaves the horse to fend for itself. He takes off his boots, his cloak and his hat and sets them aside to dry. "T'at voice was too belle to be human. Probably some wood sprite or somet'ing."
Jamie has been watching all of this and he hurries to steal them. He puts them on over his owl costume. He looks so ridiculous it's cute. He hurries back to Rogue and Scott sees him and neighs causing everyone to laugh, except Raven who grimaces. Gambit looks over, "Stop! T'ief!" He gets up and chases the Jamie-owl.
Jamie hoots at Rogue and she looks up and laughs. "Oh, it's my dream prince!" She takes his wings and dances with him, singing again.
Gambit watches it all fascinated. It fact, he is so fascinated that he forgets to do his part. "Uh, Gambit?" Lightning grumbles at him.
Gambit takes the hint and grabs the Jamie-owl, who acts terrifically frightened. That is due to the fact that he is terrifically frightened of Gambit. Gambit then steps up behind Rogue and takes her hand. He starts singing along with her.
Rogue freaks. She stops dancing and turns around. Then she runs off and hids behind a tree.
"Wait! Don't go!" he calls.
"You. . . You're a ..." she studders.
"A stranger?" he asks and she nods. "Don't you remember, chere? We've met before."
"We have?" she asks confused.
"Yes, you said so yourself. Once upon a dream." He starts to sing, "Remy knows you. He walked with you..."
He is cut off by a very angry blue teenager with curly red hair and glowing yellow eyes. "No, no, no! Gambit she can't know your name! It will ruin the entire next scene, and several after that!" Raven stands there with her hands on her hips, tapping her foot. "You have to use speak in first person! Now start the song over and this time do it right! Lightning, I told you this was impossible!"
"Just give them a chance." Lightning tries.
"I've given them enough chances."
"Would you calm down before you blow something up?" He points at her hand which is holding a red-glowing clipboard.
She gasps and stops the clipboard from glowing. "Okay, carry on." She chuckles nervously, hoping no one saw it. Everyone did.
Gambit looks at her strangely. He is very familiar with the red glow. He starts the song over correctly, though. Rogue calms down and takes his hands and dances with him, enchanted by his demon eyes. They dance for a while and then the scene changes to them watching the clouds with his arm around her lovingly. Rogue feels so comfortable in his arms.
"What's your name, chere?"
"Hmm?" she asks, "Oh, my name. . . it's. . ." She jumps up as if startled out of her reverie which she really was, day-dreaming about a happy life with him. "Oh, no!" She starts to run.
"Wait!"
"Ah can't, my aunts are waiting for me!" She grabs her wrap and the basket of berries.
"When can I see you again?"
"Oh, neveh! Neveh!"
"Never?"
"Well, maybe someday." she sighs.
"Tomorrow?" he asks.
"Oh no! This evening, at the cottage, in the glen!" She takes off and Gambit slowly turns towards his "horse."
"That's a wrap!" Lightning calls.
"What? No whitty comment about how good they were?" Raven says with a sparkle in her eye. She's sitting with her head in her hand.
"Okay, even I can't exaggerate on that one."
"Oh, come on, not even one little remark."
"Why are you so argumentive?"
"Because you are so much fun to argue with."
"Oh, give it a rest. I'm taking your side in this one."
"You must have an ulterior motive."
"Raven! I'm your best friend! Can't I agree with you every once in a while!"
"You never have before."
"That's not true!"
"No, it's not. It just sounds better." She's still sitting in the same position. It's driving him crazy.
Suddenly, Gambit shows up, "Um Raven, Remy would like to talk to you about t'ose powers of yours."
Raven's skin pales to a very light blue. She silently edges off of her seat and into the shadows where she disappears. Lightning's face is also pale and he announces, "Um that's all for today folks, see you next time!" He then zips off faster than Pietro on fire.
Gambit is left rather angry and confused, "T'is isn't over."
A/N: Okay, I wasn't going to update this weekend, but I had some free time and so many of you wanted me to, so I thought, oh well. But don't expect any more chapters until Tuesday, okay? Hope you all enjoy this. Next time, Rogue tells the fairies about Remy and learns her destiny, at the same time, Remy is telling Logan about Rogue and sparks will fly! Have fun.