author's notes: thanx to every1 for the reviews!! I got stuck in a writer' block.. but I think ive finally gotten out of it!! Yay! Well, sorry this chapter took so long!

ch10: confusion

"That bitch!" Jean yelled, throwing her pool cue onto the pool table. "Where does she get the nerve to move in on my.." Jean cut herself off before finishing off the sentence.

"Yah man?" Rogue raised an eyebrow. "We all know yah had a thing fah Scott, but we also know Taryn's been aftah his ass for a long time."

"So what!? She waited until I dropped out!?" Jean yelled, storming up and down the room.

"Well yah did hang out with Duncan a whole lot!" Kitty replied. "Maybe Scott thinks you were into Duncan and not him?"

Jean stopped storming about the room and had a look of realisation on her face. "That's it!" She smiled. "Taryn said that Duncan secretly likes Rogue," Jean pointed out.

"Yah, but ah don't like him!" Rogue crossed her arms.

"But that's the beauty of it! No one knows that we've swapped! What if I called Duncan!"

Kitty and Rogue looked uneasy. "But how are yah gonna pass for me?" Rogue asked. "We dun exactly act alike, and yah don't have mah accent!"

"Well the guy can be as thick as a brick at times," Kitty commented. Jean gave Kitty a look and Kitty raised her hands up defensively. "I mean, like, you could tell him you lost your accent after being away from the south for so long," Kitty continued.

"You reckon?" Jean asked. "So should I call him now?"

"Like, it'll be cool! A great way to grab Scott's attention!" Kitty squealed.

"Ah think its ah bad idea. Yah said yahself that Taryns a bitch. Can we believe that Duncan really likes me? Ah know ah came to his parties and all, but ah.." Rogue drifted off.

"Yeah. He invited you, even though you're not the most social person in the world," Jean finished off the sentence.

"But if yah call him, what are yah gona do if he wants tah go out?! Ah doubt he's gona want yah to keep those gloves on," Rogue continued.

Jean thought of her kiss with Scott, and realised that no one else would understand why she needed a piece of cloth to prevent skin-to-skin contact.

"I guess you're right."

The three girls stood silently, trying to think of something to do. "Like, how about I check it out at school?" Kitty suggested. "So before we do anything, we can find out if what Taryn said was true."

"Sound's good."

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Rogue sat in her room, holding onto Remy's note again. 'Ah miss you Remy,' She thought to herself. Then something hit her. She was now a telepath. She wasn't sure if she had enough control to find Remy who was so far away, 'but ah gotta try.'

She lay down and held the note in her hand. She focused on the word 'Remy' at the end of the letter. She imagined herself flying over Bayville and towards the south.

'Remy.. Remy..'

She imagined herself in New Orleans, flying over the crowded streets and spotting a man in the crowd. He wore a brown trench coat, and dark sunglasses, even though it was a gloomy day and looked like it was about to rain.

"Remy!" Rogue called out. She saw him turn around with a shocked look on his face.

"Chere!"

Rogue felt her powers cut out and she was brought back to the x-mansion. She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination or if she really did find Remy. She sighed and rolled off the bed. She put Remy's letter in the top draw of her beside table and decided to go watch T.V in the rec room.

She headed down the hallway and just as she reached the door, Kitty came running out of the rec room with the phone in her hand. Kitty didn't realise that Rogue was right outside the room, and ran straight into her. The two girls fell backwards onto the floor.

"Rogue!" Kitty squealed when she realised who she'd bumped into. Kitty picked the cordless phone off the floor and held it out in Rogue's direction. "It's Remy!"

Rogue's eyes widened and snatched the phone off Kitty. "Remy!"

"Mon ami! You're awake!" He said excitedly. "Remy t'inks he was dreaming because he see you here in New O'leans just now."

"Yah saw that! Ah was trying tah find yah!" Rogue replied. "Ah thought ah just imagined that! How are yah?" Rogue started walking to her room, so that she could have a private conversation.

"Remy's good. Remy sorry he wasn't there when you woke up, Cherie. Did Jean give th' letter?" He replied.

"Yeah. So how's that war going? Are yah gonna come back soon?"

"It not so good. It like nobody here wanna listen to Remy," Remy sighed. "How are you doin' petite? Remy wana be there wit' you."

"Ahm doing okay. Would be easier if yah were here too. Ah feel so lost," Rogue said softly.

"Hopefully Remy be der soon. He feel he not needed-" Remy cut off.

"Remy, what's going on over there!?" Rogue called, getting worried.

Remy looked outside the phone booth he was in and saw Belladonna standing with a mad look on her face and her arms crossed. "Remy gotta go, Cherie. But he call you back soon, okay?" Remy said, still looking at Bella.

"Remy is everything alright!?" Rogue was getting worried.

"Not'ing Remy can't handle, Chere." Rogue heard a familiar click when Remy hung up. She was getting worried as to what was going on over there.

Remy hung up the phone and opened the door to the phone booth. "Why you so mad?"

"Who did you call?" Bella asked angrily.

"Remy's girlfriend. What's it t'you?" Remy said defensively.

Bella still looked angry. "Don't you want our son to be happy?"

"Y'mad Bella. What's Romeo got to do wit' anything?" Remy walked out of the booth and walked past Bella.

"Don't you want our son to have a happy family?" She continued, following Remy down the crowded street.

"Remy want Romeo to be happy, but Remy don' wanna get back t'getha wit' you. Remy got a girlfriend," He said crankily.

"That girl that you said cant touch anyone?" Bella asked, still following Remy. "How long you think that gonna last, huh? If you stay here, we can be a happy family, Remy! Just like you always wanted!" Bella pleaded. Remy stopped walking and turned to face the blonde.

"Stop it. You donno what Remy want. Remy don' even know if that his son! Remy here to help Jean Luc and ONLY Jean Luc. Remy don' want not'ing to do wit' you," He growled before walking off, losing Bella in the crowded street.

Jean walked up and down in her bedroom. She couldn't figure it out. First she makes a move on Scott, and he acts like he likes her, and leaves the room with a smile on his face. Then he's started dating Taryn, her best friend. Just as she flopped onto the bed, there was a knock at the door.

"Yes."

Kitty phased through the door in her X-uniform.

"We've gotta go!" Kitty screamed quickly. "Today at school, Scott defended me when Lance wouldn't leave me alone, and now Lance has started a fight with Scott," Kitty explained with lightning speed. "I don't know what Lance said to Scott, but Scott just left to go fight him!"

Jean jumped off the bed and ran to her closet to get her uniform out. "Where'd he go?"

"Bayville high!"

Logan got to Bayville first, with Rogue on the back of his bike. Kurt drove the mini van and got to the school a few seconds after Logan and Rogue.

Logan pulled Jean aside. He pointed to the roof of the school gymnasium. "Red, I want you up there for this fight." Jean's face showed protest. "You're fighting skills aren't developed yet, so I want you to be our lookout," Logan explained. Before Jean walked off, Logan put his hand on her shoulder. "Take this," He whispered, so that none of the other x-men could hear. He handed her what looked like a gun.

Jean held onto it and looked back at Logan with a confused look. "It's loaded with three tranquilliser darts, so you can protect yourself," he explained. Jean nodded and made her way around the soccer pitch and towards the roof of the gym.

The others made their way to the soccer pitch, where Lance and Scott were standing. They stood, facing each other like an old western standoff.

"You're such a loser Lance!" Scott yelled. "Why can't you take a hint when a girl says no!"

Lance smirked. "And what? You think you're a Casanova with the ladies?!" Lance yelled back. He stomped his foot on the ground and a huge crack formed in the ground, making it's way to Scott. Scott jumped on one side of the crack, to avoid falling in.

"Scott!" Kurt called out, as he, Logan, Spyke, Kitty and Rogue reached Scott's side.

"What are you guys doing here?" Scott grumbled. "I can handle this by myself!"

"Sure about that?" Lance smirked. Everyone looked confused at Lance. "Let's just say I changed alliances."

Jean could hear a faint rumble from the sky. She looked behind her and saw five metal orbs heading towards the school. Jean tried yelling, but no one could hear her. She stuck two fingers in her mouth and let out the loudest whistle she could. Everyone turned in her direction and saw the orbs heading their way.

"It's about time the cavalry arrived," Lance smiled evilly.

One by one, the metal orbs landed on the ground behind Lance. Each orb opened one by one. Out stepped Magneto, Quicksliver, Collosus, Pyro, and Sabertooth.

"Holy shit," Jean said to herself when she saw who the xmen were up against.

"Don't worry," Jean turned around when she heard a familiar female voice behind her. "You wont have to worry about them."

"Mystique!" Jean said in shock. She raised the tranquilliser gun and shot at Mystique. Mystique dodged each one with amazing speed. She somersaulted towards Jean. Jean held her fists up, prepared to defend herself against Mystique with the limited combat experience she had.

"I wont hurt you," Mystique explained. Jean snorted at the remark. "If you get me the device, then I wont need to hurt you."

"Why would I want to give it to you?" Jean growled. She felt a cold breeze on her back. Storm had arrived with the younger X-students.

"That device is mine. You had no right to steal it from me," Mystique yelled. She took a few steps closer to Jean. Jean, in turn, took a few steps back.

"You're evil, so who cares if I stole it from you!" Jean continued to move backwards, as Mystique kept moving closer. "Back off!" Jean yelled.

"I want that device!" Mystique growled. "I'll leave you alone if you agree to get it for me."

Storm used a hailstorm to keep colossus at bay. Jean did not give into Mystique's offer. She kept backing away until her leg touched the edge of the roof. She removed her gloves, and rolled up her sleeves. Mystique stopped moving closer. Jean was ready to lunge herself at Mystique, but something hit her in the back of the head. It was a hail ball from Storm's hailstorm. Jean felt dizzy and fell backwards, slipping off the ledge and falling over the side of the gymnasium.

Her high-pitched scream grabbed Logan's attention. He looked over towards the gym and saw Mystique running away. Logan grabbed Kurt, who was thrown to the ground, right next to him.

"Elf!" Logan yelled, picking Kurt up by the arms. "Port me to the gym, NOW!"

Kurt nodded and ported the two of them to the gym, not knowing why. When Kurt saw Jean's unconscious body on the grass, he felt like the wind was knocked out of him. Logan put his head to Jean's chest to listen for a heart beat.

"She's alive!" Logan said out loud. He didn't know what to do to stop her head from bleeding, and he felt that it may be too dangerous to move her broken body. So, he did the only thing he could do, that he had done countless times when it was Rogue who inhabited that body that lay before him. Logan pulled his glove off and placed his fingers on her forehead.

He felt his body drain of all its energy. Kurt watched as Logan grew weak and collapse on the ground next to Jean. The wound on Jean's head closed. The bruising on her face disappeared. Jean slowly woke up, feeling her bones heal.

"Jean!" Kurt smiled.

Jean felt Logan's presence in her mind. She saw through Logan's eyes how Jean fell off the roof and how he let Jean absorb his healing powers.

"Ve have to get him back to ze mansion," Kurt explained. He put his hands on Logan's shoulders and wrapped his tail around Jean's waist. Before Jean could blink, she was in the infirmary.

Rogue sat in the rec room, with nothing to do but flick channels on the T.v. All the students were at school, except for herself, Jean and Scott, who sprained his ankle a few days before in the fight with Lance and the Arcolytes. "Forty channels and nothing to watch!" she huffed to herself. She flicked the T.V off and decided to go see how Logan was doing. Since he gave all his energy and healing powers to Jean, he had to heal at the normal human rate until he got his strength back. She bumped into the professor on her way to the infirmary.

"Rogue, I was just on my way to find you," He said. "A letter arrived for you." Rogue took the letter from the professor and read it on her way to the infirmary.

Rogue.

Firstly, Remy want you to know he misses you.

The war here seems to be going nowhere. Jean Luc is ill and Bella is trying to make Remy take over the family business. Remy thinks she is only doing it to keep Remy here with her. As soon as Jean Luc is well, Remy will come back home. In the letter, Remy put hair from both Remy and Romeo. See if Hank can find out if Romeo is Remy's son. Bella is intent to keep Remy in New Orleans and Remy going to find out why.

Remy

When Rogue got to the infirmary, she gave Hank the hairs. While Hank worked on it, Rogue sat at Logan's side. She held his hand. She didn't mean for it to wake him up.

"Hey Stripes," He croaked.

"Hey Logan. How yah feeling?" Rogue smiled.

"I sure wish I left some healing powers for myself when I touched Jean. How about you?" He looked at Rogue's bandaged wrist.

"It's just ah sprain. But yah saved Jean's life. It was ah very brave thing," Rogue smiled.

"It's what I do," he joked. He looked over to see Hank busy working on the DNA samples. "What's the fur ball doing?"

"Remy sent me ah letter. Belladonna's been trying tah keep Remy there and he wants tah know why. He also sent me ah hair from himself and Romeo. He wants Hank tah test tah see if it's really his son," Rogue explained.

"I cant imagine a mini Gambit running around, exploding things," Logan joked. He looked over at Rogue, but she looked like she wasn't listening. Her face was scrunched up, and she was rubbing her temple. "Stripes, you okay?" Logan tried to sit up, but his broken ribs still hadn't healed. Hank turned around and saw Rogue put her hands on either side of her head.

"Rogue. What's wrong?" Hank asked.

Her head hurt so much that she couldn't talk properly. "Headache."

Jean looked at her watch. She had absorbed so much of Logan's powers and personality that she had to use the Danger room for a couple of hours to burn off her agitation, and animal instincts. Just as she realised she'd been in the danger room for more than two hours, she turned off the simulation and sat on the floor to rest.

Just then, the doors swooshed open. Scott entered. He was in his casual clothing, swinging his keys around like he always does.

"Wanna come with me to the ice-cream shop?" He smiled.

Jean remembered the day she kissed Scott, and then when Kitty told her that Scott was now dating Taryn. Add Logan's naturally pissed off personality, and Jean's emotions were now one hostile cocktail.

"Why don't you go with your girlfriend," Jean sneered. She got up and headed for the door.

Scott knew instantly that it was Kitty who told Jean. His mouth was wide open, but he couldn't think of anything to say. Jean kept walking towards Scott, and she purposely knocked her shoulder into his as she walked past him and out the door.

"Jean," Scott called out as she walked past.

Jean kept walking, feeling her anger that she'd inherited from Logan build up. If she stopped walking, she would have been tempted to punch Scott. "You two make a good couple. You're just as bad, and selfish as each other."

"Selfish?" Scott asked. He had no idea what she was talking about, so he started following her. "What are you talking about!?"

"You know what?! You must be thick as a brick if you have no idea what I'm talking about!" She yelled.

"Then assume that I am thick as a brick, and just tell me why you're mad!" He yelled back.

"When I kissed you, you acted shocked, but in a good way! Then now I find out you're going out with my ex-best friend, who as it turns out, is a conniving, scheming bitch!"

Scott was surprised at what she said. "What kiss?"

The reply only angered Jean. "What kiss?" she sneered. "You've got to be kidding me! It was the only time that I did something spur of the moment and slightly outrageous on my account, and you say 'what kiss'?" She yelled.

Jean felt a build up of angry emotions, and without realising it, she used Mystique's powers and morphed into Logan. Scott stepped back at the sudden surprise. Jean punched Scott. Behind the punch was her anger, amplified by Logan's natural animalistic temper, and her muscly arm, morphed using Mystique's powers.

Scott was knocked out cold. Jean looked at her hands, realising that she'd morphed without meaning to. She concentrated on her natural form and she felt her head start to hurt as she finally managed to morph back. She felt like her head was being hit by a sledgehammer. She fell to her knees in pain.

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"Professor?" Scott said as he looked up and saw the professor sitting next to him. Scott looked around and saw that he was in the infirmary. Jean and Rogue were on beds and Logan was sitting on a stool across the room.

"How's your face?" Hank asked, looking at the huge bruise on Scott's jaw.

"Sore. Jean morphed into Logan and punched me," Scott explained.

The professor and Hank looked confused. "It's possible that her powers are developing."

"Maybe. But I think something else is going on," Scott explained. He looked over at the two girls lying on the beds, semi-conscious. "What happened?"

"Not sure yet," Hank replied. "They both seem to have headaches. All I can think of is that maybe it's something to do with their switch. Maybe their brains can't handle the foreign personalities. It'll take me a while longer to figure it out," Hank explained.

"What did you mean about something else going on?" the professor asked, changing the subject.

"Jean yelled at me about something she said I did, but I don't remember it at all. I think maybe someone like Mystique may have been here, pretending to be me. It's all I can think of."

-author's notes: well what do u think so far? I think next chapter I'll let you all know if it's Remy's kid or not, and further chapters will tell u what Mystique is really up to.-