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DEBRIEFING
It was very odd for Rogue, everyone being so happy and cheery to see her this morning. After last night she just opted for a warm bed, and luckily Scott had agreed with her. At first she tried to ignore all of the chipper comments about it being a good morning, and all of the congratulations from last night. But she did not forget about Logan, so she actually skipped breakfast in an effort to avoid the inevitable. Seriously, how long can you avoid someone that you work with and live under the same roof as, especially with his heightened senses? But she was going to see how long she could.
Just before she had made it to her first class, she was stopped by Jean in the hall.
"Rogue, can I speak with you for a minute?"
"Bettah beh quick sug, Ah got'ta class Ah'm runnin' late for right now."
"I just wanted to let you know that we all really appreciate what you did last night and-"
"Look Jean, Ah really am runnin' late. Ah already know what ya 'bout ta say and it was nothin' really." But just as she was about to turn around and head into her class, Jean had laid a hand on her shoulder.
"After class, Scott needs to see you in the Professor's office."
"Not a problem." But just as she walked into her class, all of her students had stood up and were clapping, whistling, and whatever else they could think up. She finally quieted them all down when she noticed that Remy was seated in the very back of the class as if he was a student. Rogue grabbed a handful of quizzes and started to pass them out, but made sure to make her way over to Remy last so that she could send him outside and find out what he wanted.
"Chere, what be da problem?"
"The problem is Ah want ta know what ya doin' in mah class?"
"Just thought Remy could learn somethin' from ya."
"Really?" she asked sceptically.
"Oui, in fact if ya wanna be Remy's teacher all you have to do is ask chere." he told her with a wink. Rogue rolled her eyes.
"Maybeh Ah shouldn't have saved ya hide." Remy closed most of the distance between her, nearly pinning her against the wall.
"Maybe da femme enjoyed savin' this ol' Cajun's hide, non." she smiled seductively and then pushed him away, being careful not to use too much force.
"Non." she mimiced and walked back into her classroom.
Just after her class, as she was getting ready to head on up to the Professor's office, Logan walked in. She tried to act non-chalantly about it, but she knew he could read her like a book.
"Need somethin' sugah." she asked him smiling.
"Yeah Rogue, I think I need some help in the Danger Room with a new session." he told her while placing a cigar in his mouth. She knew exactly what he was pulling, and she wasn't falling for it, besides she had an excuse.
"Sorry but Ah have a...previous engagement." she told him while shuffling papers. He raised an eyebrow.
"An' Ah don't appreciate ya smokin' in mah classroom. So if this can wait." Rogue stood up from her seat and headed towards the door which he was now blocking.
"Scott needs ta see meh an' Ah don't have time for games, so if'n ya wanna teach meh a lesson for bein' so bad lil' girl it can wait. 'Sides, Ah'm a grown woman an' Ah don't need nobody ta tell meh what Ah can and can't do." Logan's eyes narrowed.
"For starters, I ain't smokin'. It ain't lit. Secondly, you're right, you're not a little girl, but compared to me-"
"We're all lil' girls. Ah know, Ah know." Logan couldn't help but grin, she was always the only one that he would let get away with a comment like that.
"How can you tell me that you don't let someone else make your decisions when you're basing those decisions on someone elses minds?" But that was where Rogue drew the line, he was bringing up her problem, her curse.
"Ya don't know nothin' 'bout what Ah go through." She told him as she shuffled past him and onto her meeting with Scott.
But surprises, whether good or bad just kept coming for Rogue. Once she opened the door to the Professor's office, to her surprise, it had not only Scott, but the Professor. She was motioned to sit before his desk.
"Didn't know ya were back Professor." she said a little bit annoyed and looked towards Scott.
"To tell the truth Rogue, I didn't even know that I was going to be here this morning either."
"So what's this all 'bout anyway?" The Professor just smiled.
"Well, after I came home, I was told about last night. I was hoping that maybe you could shed some light about what had happened." Rogue just hung her head and sighed.
"Where do Ah start?"
"Where you parted ways with the team would be a good place."
"Ah didn't hardly have any trouble findin' th'other hostages but just aftah Ah freed 'em, the buildin' started shakin'. Ah ended up spottin' Gambit in the process, an' truth beh told Ah didn't know what ta do. Now Ah not only had ta get mahself out'ta there, but him too. But before Ah could think, a part of the ceiling was 'bout ta come down onta Gambit an' Ah acted."
"You acted?" Scott chimed in.
"Ah flew in ta save the day." she told him sarcastically.
"Ah held up the piece ovah him, but then more started ta crash down, so Ah covered him, an' as soon as the shakin' stopped, Ah was able move just enough ta bust through some of the rubble. As soon as Ah got enough room, Ah picked up Remy and made mah way through, he's just lucky he didn't get hurt in the process."
"That's it?" Rogue nodded.
"Yeah, basically. Just lucky mah invunerability works." Both Professor and Scott looked at one another for a moment.
"Can Ah go now? Ah have another class in...fifteen minutes."
"Yes, I just wanted to let you know-"
"'Bout how proud of meh for doin' it and all that. Ah know, an' Ah appreciate it but-"
"That too, but Scott told me something about you having some troubles with Gambit in class?"
"Oh, that. Yeah, are ya sure that he has ta beh in my class, can't we just have him jump inta it?"
"No, we need him to get used to how things work around here. Besides, it's the middle of the quarter. It just seems best if you can handle it?"
"Ah suppose Ah can make due."
"And everything is alright concerning Carol?"
"Yes Professor, that mess is ovah. Did we need ta start our sessions 'gain soon?"
"Yes, we can start tomorrow morning. Logan told me that he needed your help in the Danger Room with something tonight." Rogue put on a phony grin and nodded, then proceeded to her next class, with that certain cajun.