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LEAVE ME ALONE

The cashier went running into the back, not even thinking about alerting security. She was more so worried about her life, not that either of the two guys even bothered to notice her in this.

"What do ya want wit de femme?"

"The what?" Remy sighed.

"Anna."

"You mean Rogue." Pietro said with a smirk.

"Oui."

"You do realize why she wants to be called Rogue now don't you?" Remy stayed silent.

"She left her old life behind and wants to start a new one." Remy pulled back and slammed him against the wall again while adding more charge to the shirt.

"Ow."

"Remy only ask dis one more time-"

"What do ya want wit de fame?" Pietro mimicked.

"So ya think ya funny?"

"Rogue seems to think so." But then Pietro grimaced as he started to feel the heat in the charge of his shirt. Remy smiled.

"Mystique wants her back, since you couldn't protect her like she needed."

"So de homme only followin' order non."

"Whatever man, do you mind?" And he looked down at his charged shirt. Remy released the charge and stepped back. Pietro tried to remove the wrinkles of his shirt, acting as if he were removing dirt. Then he smirked at Remy evilly. Just as Remy blinked Pietro was gone, but then he felt a light tap on his shoulder and turned to received a hit to the face. He flew back more so angry then stunned. He stood up starring at the challenge before him.

"So you think ya fast, non."

"Why don't you go back to your pet gator at home and leave her alone? She doesn't need you." He tilted his head slightly to the right, summing up his opponent smiling. "She has me." Remy had enough of this, he put his hands in his pockets, one grabbing hold of his staff, the other grabbing a card and adding a light charge to it.

"Dat so?" Remy showed no emotion in his face as he said it very casually.

"Yeah, so why don't ya'll head back to that ol' ratty, swamp stench whole in the ground you call home, and get eattin' by a gator." Pietro said menacingly. "She's too good for you."

"Don't matter none, she mine, et Remy be hers."

"Are you? I was under the impression you still had a girlfriend at home."

"'Least she still love moi."

"Not after I take her heart."

"Really?" Then he pulled out the staff and flicked it around, making sure Pietro saw it, and just as his gaze was adverted he flicked the charged card at him, waiting for him to run at him. Pietro did just what he thought he would do. Pietro ran at Remy at high speed when he saw the card flying towards him, but just before the blur got to Remy, he took his fully-extended staff and knocked Pietro against the wall again, but this time charging the staff.

"You stay away from de femme, vous comprendez?"

"Who's going to stop me, you?" and with that he suddenly disappeared with a gust of wind trailing his path.

IN THE PARKING LOT...

The X-men did nothing, not exactly knowing what to do. The Professor had telepathically sent them a message telling them not to interfere unless necessary. The girl had to choose for herself.

Rogue narrowed her eyes at this woman she would normally call 'momma'. 'The audacity she must have ta call meh that name, after all she did ta meh.'

"What are ya doin' here?" Mystique took a few steps toward her.

"We are here for you, my child."

"Well then ya can go back ta where ya came from, 'cause Ah ain't goin' nowhere with nobody. Ya left meh and that's all there is."

"You needed protection, my dear, look at your powers. I thought you would be-"

"Oh yeah, mah powers. The ones ya nevah mentioned ta meh before. The ones ya nevah mentioned ya had before. So ya'll come down here thinkin' Ah would take ya in open arms, 'cause everythin's alright." She laughed bitterly. "What'cha really take meh for Mystique?"

"My daughter."

"Ah ain't ya daughter, not then, not now, not evah! Ah have a new start, and Ah'm takin' it!"

"But-"

"No but's, Ah'm Rogue now, and Ah don't think that there is anythin' ya can say or do ta change mah mind." Pietro flew to her side.

"Is that true Rogue?" he held her shoulders standing in front of her, starring into the endless pool of green that is her eyes.

"That's right Pietro, go home." He opened his mouth to say something but then

"Anna?" It came from behind her, she turned to see Remy again. It was like a blow to the gut to see him standing there just looking at her.

"Ah'm not comin' back, Ah told ya already. Whay can't ya just accept that?" He walked over to her ignoring Pietro once more and put his hands around her waist.

"I thought dat-"

"What Remy, that love was enough?" She adverted her eyes from his. "It might have been, but ya heart is with her. Ah don't know whay ya followed meh, but Ah can't live like that. Ah have ta find mah own way. Ah can't live with those thieves so that they can use meh. Ya'll had meh tied ta our bed."

"Mais, none of dat matters. Remy just want to be wit you, always."

"Maybeh one day, but not taday. Taday, Ah find mah own way, and you," she looked back into his eyes, "you fahnd out what ya really want." With that she pulled out of his arms and started to walk towards her car.

"An-Rogue. Rogue! What about Kurt?" Rogue stopped abruptly and turned to Mystique.

"He misses you Rogue."

"Where is he?"

"At home, our new home." Rogue shied away from that comment and started back towards the car, she was about to get in when, "He was so excited over seeing you again. It would break his heart not too." The mere thought of Kurt brought a tear to her eye, let alone upset because of her, but she refused to let herself cry now. Mystique walked over to her and handed her a card.

"We are here when you are ready, my dear." Rogue drove off.

Mystique and the Brotherhood ignored the X-men, only giving them dirty looks as they headed back to their vehicles. Jean and Scott walked over to Remy who just stood there attempting to watch Rogue's car disappear down the road.

"Are you alright?" Jean asked sympathetically. But Remy just nodded.

"We are sorry we could not do anything, but if you ever need anything there is a place to reach us." and he handed Remy a card. He finally looked at the two.

"Ya mutants?"

"Yes." Scott patted him on the shoulder and all of the X-men went to leave too.

All of a sudden, Remy's cellphone starts ringing, so he begrudgingly pulls it out.

"Oui."

"Remy, it's Henri, ya need ta get home now."