BELLE

"Was I interruptin' something Remy?"

"Non, Belle, of course not."

"Care ta ask ya wife ta get her hands off ya then?" Anna just backed away, not knowing what to think or say. She didn't initiate this. Sure she probably should have stopped it, and she doesn't quite understand why she didn't but this really isn't her fault.

"Ah think Ah'll go downstairs now-"

"Non, dis ya room too, and this is ya problem. Why not start off why ya got ya hands all over him anyway ya Mississippi hussy?"

"Belle there's no need fer dis."

"Oh, I care to differ Remy. I thought ya said she know 'bout us and didn't want ya."

"Oui."

"Then what's dis all 'bout?"

"For starter's Ah ain't no hussy, he is mah husband, not yours. Hmm. So wouldn't that make ya the other woman swamp slut." Anna was getting more furious by the minute. She had no right to treat her like this no matter what. This girl doesn't even know her. She didn't choose to be here.

"Why ya lil-" Remy cut them both off and jumped in the middle.

"Why ya here Belle?"

"For ya of course, mon amour."

"You couldn't wait fer me Belle?" Anna was actually taken back more so then Belle was with how stern he was being with her.

"Non, of course not. I missed ya. Ya haven't had much time fer me lately."

"Already explained this Belle."

"I know, but obviously not this part." Belle said as she tried to get through Remy to get to Anna.

"Dis not the time or da place Belle. Dere's a meetin' goin' on. Ya need ta leave."

"Quoi?" she sighed. "Fine, but ya better meet me tonight."

"Oui."

"And you!" she pointed a stern finger at Anna, "had better watch ya back."

"Belle." She could see Remy's eyes glow as he growled her name out through his teeth.

"Oui Remy, je connais. Je juste ne lui fais pas confiance avec vous." Yes Remy, I know. I just don't trust her with you.

"Il vraiment n'importante pas si vous me faites confiance ou pas Belladonna." It really is not important if you trust me or not. Anna replied.

"Vous n'avez aucune excuse a me parler d'une telle façon!" You do not have any excuse to speak to me about such a way.

"Sure Ah do, your in mah room."

"This is-"

"Belle, out now!" and with that she left but not before kissing Remy on the lips. Remy turned back to Anna and said, "Ya okay?"

"Fahne."

"She not a good femme ta make ya enemy."

"She is mah enemy anyhow, Ah live here don't Ah?"

"Suppose ya right."

"'Sides, it's ya fault."

"Quoi?"

"Ah didn't say anythin' fer ya, but it was ya who kissed meh." and with that she opened the door and sped off down the hallway. Remy followed suit.

Anna made it down to the conference room, with Remy's assistance, and they proceeded inside. Everyone became silent as soon as they saw her and Jean-Luc stood up.

"I see dat ya must have come to a decision Anna."

"Yes suh."

"Den-" after a moment of silence Anna spoke up.

"Oui, if'n ya'll have meh. But there is one condition."

"If it is the marriage, we canno-"

"Naw, momma already explained that. Mah name, if'n Ah am on a mission, only call meh Rogue."

"Then it is settled. Ya will have to be initiated though."

"Don't care. Ah can handle whatevah ya'll decide ta dish out."

"Merci, Anna. Then it is settled." Anna turned around and saw Remy's shocked face as she headed back to her room smiling all the way there.

Jean-Luc made his way to his son, "Good job mon fils."

"Desole, mon pere, mais Remy did nothin'. De femme made up her own mind."

"Oui?"

"Oui."

"Do ya know why she accepted?"

"Non. Don't think she gonna tell Remy neither. She don't seem ta trust him. Who gonna sponsor her anyway. Non way de other femmes gonna keep up wit her."

"De only person who can Remy, you."

"Moi. Don't know that a good idea."

"Ya have a better one?"

"Non, mais-"

"Bien, that's settled then."

When Remy got back to his room he found Anna standing on the balcony that he formally found Belle on.

"What'cha want sugah?"

"Why?" She turned her head slightly towards him, "Whay what?"

"Why ya want ta join us?"

"Whay not? Thought that was the point. Ya follow meh 'round 'til Ah said yeah. What'cha doin' here. Ya free. Go find ya angry gurl."

"Dat was never da point." This time she turned around fully and sauntered over to him.

"Then what is sugah?" He was at a loss for words for the way she was acting. Was she actually flirting with him. No way, she wouldn't. Then she turned around and headed back for the edge of the balcony.

"Nice view, ain't it?"

"Dat it is." She turned and smirked at him. 'Maybe she is flirting. What is this about?'

"Let me explain somethin' then, since ya don't seem ta understand." She lifted her legs over the edge of the balcony, one after the other. She was sitting on the edge with her back to him.

"Ya evah look down and just want ta jump to see how it might feel?" She said looking down at the ground. "That maybe ya might be free for all of the two seconds ya fallin' 'til ya hit the ground of course."

"Non, ya got a death wish chere?" He said slowly walking over to her, somewhat scarred she would jump.

"Naw, Ah know what Ah'm doin'."

"Do you?"

"Ah also know that ya girlfriends watchin' us from those trees in that area."

"How ya know dat? Don't see her."

"Ya the thief. Can't ya feel her eyes?"

"What are ya gettin' at Anna?"

"Ah'm bored. Momma nevah let meh go nowhere. Ah'm free. Nobody can make meh do anythin'. She trained meh and then left meh here with ya'll. 'Sides, if'n she wants ta fight meh, 'least this way she beh gettin' an excuse." She looked in the direction that she had told Remy Belle was hiding and waved with an all-knowing smirk on her face.

"If'n she thinks she can take meh out, she can try. Ya hers, Ah don't care. Not like Ah need ya, nor anybody else. Ah do good on mah own."

"That's not why your mere brought ya here. Ya need other people. Got to learn ta trust is all. Ya here so somebody can protect ya."

"Yeah yeah, Ah heard the story before. Nobody here cares for meh, they don't know meh. How can ya'll protect somethin' that ya'll don't care 'bout? How can Ah trust if'n nobody trusts meh?"

"Chere..." he sighed, "Anna, you can trust me."

"Yeah, Ah can trust ya to go back ta Belle. That is all Ah can trust ya for." Then before he could reach she jumped. He looked down but there wasn't anything or anybody down there. 'Boy, she full of surprises.'