Dinner and a Breakthrough
~*~
All these mixed emotions
We keep locked away like stolen pearls
Stolen pearl devotions
We keep locked away from all the world
-Savage Garden
~*~
Rogue sat across from Logan breathing in deep. "Concentrate only on my voice. My real voice, ignore everything else," Logan said softly. "Do you trust me?"
"Yes," she said without hesitation.
"You know I would never hurt you."
"Of course."
"Open your eyes." She opened them and saw that Logan was lightly touching her hand, the gloves he had been wearing when they had started, gone.
"I- how-?" He smiled removing his hand as her powers kicked back in, it was slow this time, though.
Xavier answered the question for her. "You use your powers subconsciously. You're afraid of getting hurt. As long as you trust someone your mind tells your body that you don't need the protection." ("Wondering Souls"()
"So that means Ah can touch people that Ah trust."
"It will, of course take some practice and a lot of self control, but I believe that shortly, you will be able to touch people normally."
Rogue was torn between shouting for joy and weeping. "Thank ya, professor, Logan."
"No problem, darlin'," Logan said with a slight smile. Rogue stood and ran off to find Kitty. Kitty was on her laptop fully concentrating on her project. Rogue steeled herself and laid her gloveless hand over her friend's. Nothing happened. Kitty looked up surprised, then jumped up hugging her friend.
"How?" Rogue explained it the way Xavier had and Kitty hugged her again. "I'm so happy for you!"
"So, is Pete coming back today?"
"He... um, didn't say anything."
"Okay, Pryde, spill, what's goin' on?"
"Nothing," Kitty said. "We're just friends."
"Right, and that's why you blush whenever you talk to him and stare into his eyes means nothing?"
"Right." Rogue raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"Just not very convincin'."
"I do not like Pete Wisdom!" Kitty exclaimed.
"Me thinks the lady doth protest too much," Rogue grinned.
"I don't! He's rude, he smokes and drinks, he's... old. Besides, he's not my type."
"What do ya mean? You seem to like bad boys with accents."
"Rogue!"
"What?"
She sighed lightly. "You're right. I don't want to... but... he's just always on my mind. The accent, his hair, his smile, and his eyes."
"He does have amazin' eyes."
"So does Remy."
"Kit-"
"What?"
"Don't."
"How's Bobby?" Kitty asked taking mercy on her friend.
"We broke up," Rogue admitted. "He's seein' Jubes now."
"I'm sorry."
"Ah'm not, he was gettin' ta be so jealous, of Remy too. There is nothin' between me and that swamp rat."
"Right."
"Kitty."
"I'm saying nothing," the brunette smiled.
"Ladies," a male voice said. The two looked over and saw Remy and Pete approaching.
"Hi," Kitty smiled. Remy went to her and kissed her on the cheek. He started to do the same to Rogue but she flinched away and he settled for kissing her gloved hand. "So, are we going to train?"
"Up to you, grasshopper," Pete smiled.
"Remy has a better idea," the Cajun chimed in. "Since Wisdom will be leavin' in t'ree days let's go out, just de four of us."
"And why would Ah do that?" Rogue asked.
"Because you like dis Cajun, you just won't admit it." She merely scoffed at that.
"Because the professor won't let me go unless you go?" Kitty offered.
"Fahne," Rogue relented. "But Ah'm doin' this for you, ya owe me."
"I know," Kitty smiled. She turned to Remy as the four walked out, after telling the professor where they were going. "Aren't you going too?"
"Non," Remy responded. "Remy's stayin'." Everyone but Rogue reacted in shock to that.
"You are?" Kitty asked.
"Why in the bloody hell would you want t' do that?" Pete asked. They got into Pete's car and he drove to a small pub on the outskirts of town.
"You know why, mon brave," Remy said.
"I don't," Kitty said gently.
Remy looked at her, then at Rogue before shrugging. "Remy needs a place ta hide out for a while. Plus all de belle femmes... It be heaven." Rogue snorted and Kitty exchanged glances with Pete who was shaking his head.
"Is it too late t' pretend I don't know him?" Pete asked.
"Yes," Kitty smiled. They got out and walked in. They sat at a small square table, Rogue, Kitty, Remy, and Pete. The group ordered. Remy told them some stories from the guild, which led Pete to tell them about a few of his past missions. They were getting back in the car when Pete paused cursing.
"What?" Remy asked.
"I have to pick somethin' up," Pete said.
"Bon, you an' de chat go and Remy'll take Rogue back home."
Pete shrugged turning to Kitty. "You want t' come?"
"Um... okay."
"Ah guess Ah'll go back with ya," Rogue said looking at Remy who grinned.
"See you guys back at the Institute," Kitty said. They walked towards town.
Rogue and Remy
Rogue glared at the Cajun as they made their way home, by foot. "Why did ya agree to this?" she demanded.
"Chére, look around ya," he said in his smoothest tone. "It be a belle night. De stars are shinin', de moon's full. What could be better?"
"The company of a man who's not a womanizing Cajun?"
"Petite, y' wound Remy."
"Don't tempt me, swamp rat!" Remy grinned to himself as they continued walking, she was so easy to rile, and she looked so cute when she got mad.
Kitty and Pete
Pete looked at his watch as the two waited on the street corner. He saw Kitty shiver and absently shed his own jacket handing it to her. She smiled a little slipping it on. "What are we waiting for?" she asked.
"A file," he replied. He looked up at her and had to fight a smile. She looked like a little girl playing dress up in his duster. The contact walked by handing Pete a folder before walking away.
"That was quick."
"Yeah, he'll be back in a few seconds." Pete stepped over to her and put the file in his coat. He could feel her tremble ever so slightly when his hand accidentally brushed her breast. "Sorry, Pryde." He turned and handed the contact who was making his way back through some money. "Ready t' go?"
"Yeah," Kitty whispered wondering why such an innocent action that he hadn't even meant aroused her so much more than anything John had done. "When are you leaving?"
"Monday," he admitted reluctantly. They got into his car.
Rogue and Remy
"Home sweet home," Rogue said smiling happily when she saw the mansion.
"If Remy didn' know any better he'd think y' were tryin' ta get rid of him," Remy said.
"Remy should listen to his first instincts."
He raised one eyebrow. "Really?" he asked. "Remy's first instincts involve de bot' of us in a room. You in a body suit an'-"
"Don't talk any more!" Rogue exclaimed blushing. "And those are your fantasies, not your instincts."
"Remy disagrees, chére."
"Remy can disagree all he wants. Arrggh! You have meh doin' it too!"
"Doin' what?"
"Talkin' like that!"
"Like what?"
"Just shut up, Cajun!" She swiped a card and the gate swung open. The two walked onto the grounds.
Pete and Kitty
Pete pulled into the parking lot and got out opening Kitty's door for her. "Thanks," she said surprised.
"No problem," he shrugged. They walked in and saw Remy and Rogue arguing yet again.
Kitty turned and smiled at Pete. "You better get him home before she kills him."
Pete shrugged smiling back at her. "No great loss."
"Are you sure you two are friends?"
"Me guess is he did somethin' t' deserve wotever she's gonna do t' him so..."
"Good point."
"But I'd better go, I have one more meetin' t'morrow. See ya later, grasshopper. LeBeau, let's get goin'."
"Pleasure seein' ya again, chére," Remy smiled bowing to kiss Rogue's gloved hand. He then followed Pete out.
"So, how'd it go?" Kitty asked. Rogue merely growled something unintelligible at her friend and stalked off. "Hmm... that sounds good."
~*~
All these mixed emotions
We keep locked away like stolen pearls
Stolen pearl devotions
We keep locked away from all the world
-Savage Garden
~*~
Rogue sat across from Logan breathing in deep. "Concentrate only on my voice. My real voice, ignore everything else," Logan said softly. "Do you trust me?"
"Yes," she said without hesitation.
"You know I would never hurt you."
"Of course."
"Open your eyes." She opened them and saw that Logan was lightly touching her hand, the gloves he had been wearing when they had started, gone.
"I- how-?" He smiled removing his hand as her powers kicked back in, it was slow this time, though.
Xavier answered the question for her. "You use your powers subconsciously. You're afraid of getting hurt. As long as you trust someone your mind tells your body that you don't need the protection." ("Wondering Souls"()
"So that means Ah can touch people that Ah trust."
"It will, of course take some practice and a lot of self control, but I believe that shortly, you will be able to touch people normally."
Rogue was torn between shouting for joy and weeping. "Thank ya, professor, Logan."
"No problem, darlin'," Logan said with a slight smile. Rogue stood and ran off to find Kitty. Kitty was on her laptop fully concentrating on her project. Rogue steeled herself and laid her gloveless hand over her friend's. Nothing happened. Kitty looked up surprised, then jumped up hugging her friend.
"How?" Rogue explained it the way Xavier had and Kitty hugged her again. "I'm so happy for you!"
"So, is Pete coming back today?"
"He... um, didn't say anything."
"Okay, Pryde, spill, what's goin' on?"
"Nothing," Kitty said. "We're just friends."
"Right, and that's why you blush whenever you talk to him and stare into his eyes means nothing?"
"Right." Rogue raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"Just not very convincin'."
"I do not like Pete Wisdom!" Kitty exclaimed.
"Me thinks the lady doth protest too much," Rogue grinned.
"I don't! He's rude, he smokes and drinks, he's... old. Besides, he's not my type."
"What do ya mean? You seem to like bad boys with accents."
"Rogue!"
"What?"
She sighed lightly. "You're right. I don't want to... but... he's just always on my mind. The accent, his hair, his smile, and his eyes."
"He does have amazin' eyes."
"So does Remy."
"Kit-"
"What?"
"Don't."
"How's Bobby?" Kitty asked taking mercy on her friend.
"We broke up," Rogue admitted. "He's seein' Jubes now."
"I'm sorry."
"Ah'm not, he was gettin' ta be so jealous, of Remy too. There is nothin' between me and that swamp rat."
"Right."
"Kitty."
"I'm saying nothing," the brunette smiled.
"Ladies," a male voice said. The two looked over and saw Remy and Pete approaching.
"Hi," Kitty smiled. Remy went to her and kissed her on the cheek. He started to do the same to Rogue but she flinched away and he settled for kissing her gloved hand. "So, are we going to train?"
"Up to you, grasshopper," Pete smiled.
"Remy has a better idea," the Cajun chimed in. "Since Wisdom will be leavin' in t'ree days let's go out, just de four of us."
"And why would Ah do that?" Rogue asked.
"Because you like dis Cajun, you just won't admit it." She merely scoffed at that.
"Because the professor won't let me go unless you go?" Kitty offered.
"Fahne," Rogue relented. "But Ah'm doin' this for you, ya owe me."
"I know," Kitty smiled. She turned to Remy as the four walked out, after telling the professor where they were going. "Aren't you going too?"
"Non," Remy responded. "Remy's stayin'." Everyone but Rogue reacted in shock to that.
"You are?" Kitty asked.
"Why in the bloody hell would you want t' do that?" Pete asked. They got into Pete's car and he drove to a small pub on the outskirts of town.
"You know why, mon brave," Remy said.
"I don't," Kitty said gently.
Remy looked at her, then at Rogue before shrugging. "Remy needs a place ta hide out for a while. Plus all de belle femmes... It be heaven." Rogue snorted and Kitty exchanged glances with Pete who was shaking his head.
"Is it too late t' pretend I don't know him?" Pete asked.
"Yes," Kitty smiled. They got out and walked in. They sat at a small square table, Rogue, Kitty, Remy, and Pete. The group ordered. Remy told them some stories from the guild, which led Pete to tell them about a few of his past missions. They were getting back in the car when Pete paused cursing.
"What?" Remy asked.
"I have to pick somethin' up," Pete said.
"Bon, you an' de chat go and Remy'll take Rogue back home."
Pete shrugged turning to Kitty. "You want t' come?"
"Um... okay."
"Ah guess Ah'll go back with ya," Rogue said looking at Remy who grinned.
"See you guys back at the Institute," Kitty said. They walked towards town.
Rogue and Remy
Rogue glared at the Cajun as they made their way home, by foot. "Why did ya agree to this?" she demanded.
"Chére, look around ya," he said in his smoothest tone. "It be a belle night. De stars are shinin', de moon's full. What could be better?"
"The company of a man who's not a womanizing Cajun?"
"Petite, y' wound Remy."
"Don't tempt me, swamp rat!" Remy grinned to himself as they continued walking, she was so easy to rile, and she looked so cute when she got mad.
Kitty and Pete
Pete looked at his watch as the two waited on the street corner. He saw Kitty shiver and absently shed his own jacket handing it to her. She smiled a little slipping it on. "What are we waiting for?" she asked.
"A file," he replied. He looked up at her and had to fight a smile. She looked like a little girl playing dress up in his duster. The contact walked by handing Pete a folder before walking away.
"That was quick."
"Yeah, he'll be back in a few seconds." Pete stepped over to her and put the file in his coat. He could feel her tremble ever so slightly when his hand accidentally brushed her breast. "Sorry, Pryde." He turned and handed the contact who was making his way back through some money. "Ready t' go?"
"Yeah," Kitty whispered wondering why such an innocent action that he hadn't even meant aroused her so much more than anything John had done. "When are you leaving?"
"Monday," he admitted reluctantly. They got into his car.
Rogue and Remy
"Home sweet home," Rogue said smiling happily when she saw the mansion.
"If Remy didn' know any better he'd think y' were tryin' ta get rid of him," Remy said.
"Remy should listen to his first instincts."
He raised one eyebrow. "Really?" he asked. "Remy's first instincts involve de bot' of us in a room. You in a body suit an'-"
"Don't talk any more!" Rogue exclaimed blushing. "And those are your fantasies, not your instincts."
"Remy disagrees, chére."
"Remy can disagree all he wants. Arrggh! You have meh doin' it too!"
"Doin' what?"
"Talkin' like that!"
"Like what?"
"Just shut up, Cajun!" She swiped a card and the gate swung open. The two walked onto the grounds.
Pete and Kitty
Pete pulled into the parking lot and got out opening Kitty's door for her. "Thanks," she said surprised.
"No problem," he shrugged. They walked in and saw Remy and Rogue arguing yet again.
Kitty turned and smiled at Pete. "You better get him home before she kills him."
Pete shrugged smiling back at her. "No great loss."
"Are you sure you two are friends?"
"Me guess is he did somethin' t' deserve wotever she's gonna do t' him so..."
"Good point."
"But I'd better go, I have one more meetin' t'morrow. See ya later, grasshopper. LeBeau, let's get goin'."
"Pleasure seein' ya again, chére," Remy smiled bowing to kiss Rogue's gloved hand. He then followed Pete out.
"So, how'd it go?" Kitty asked. Rogue merely growled something unintelligible at her friend and stalked off. "Hmm... that sounds good."