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WHAT TO DO

Remy turned over, expecting there to be a beautiful woman next to him, only to find nothing but a cold sheet. He quickly sat up and looked around finding no sight of her at all. Had it all been just a dream? Then it would have been quite the vivid one. No, it couldn't have been, he was still in her motel room. Last night was something that he wouldn't give up for anything. Sure, he finally got his prize, but at what cost? She was no where to be seen. In fact, she was able to out sneak a thief. Remy couldn't help but wonder if she had given into him just so that he would lose her trail, or if she had really just wanted to by using his empathy against him.

"Rogue?" he called out as he stood up. Not receiving an answer, he looked around a little bit, although he knew she had high-tailed it out of there, probably at first light.

He went to the bathroom and showered, but he couldn't keep his mind off of this woman. Sure, last night was the best night that he could ever remember with a woman, and he has had a lot of women. But, something in him was nagging at him. He wanted to find her, he needed to find her. That doesn't sound right, why would he? Rogue was never like any of the other women he had, but why would he be so worried about her. This wasn't the first time he worried about her, but he figured it had to do with the fact that he couldn't win her over. Now that he had her, why was he still so hung over on her? Remy thought about it being that retched 'l' word, but quickly dismissed that thought. He left love when he left Belladonna in the Big Easy.

However, Remy was right about one thing...Rogue was as far away from him as she could get. She wasn't completely sure what got into her last night, but she was sure that if she didn't leave as fast as she could, she might not leave at all. She wasn't feeling vunerable, exactly, but it's not like she was going back to the X-men after this. There was no way she could face them, let alone, if they found out her secrets because of this little solo mission to help Mystique.

There was no doubt about it, she realized last night why women adored that man. Sure, he was charming and sexy to no end, but even if he wasn't, he could definitely change any woman's mind after a night like that. Just thinking about it made her sweat. But it was for one night, and one night only. He wasn't hers, she wasn't his, and that's how it would always be. It's not like he would have wanted anything else so she was sure that he would go back to the X-men or where ever. There would be no reason to follow her now. Not that some part of her wouldn't mind if he did.

Rogue knew where she was going, and she didn't like it one bit. Mystique had left all of the maps and information waiting for her at the motel. She just wished that she didn't have to do this. It wasn't fair. She should just let her die. Would she have been able to? Would Mystique have done that to her? But tonight was the best night, besides she needed the cure fast. Each time she tried to shift her appearance, the virus spread, and she couldn't hold the shape long.

So she flew over the compound and found a nice place to watch the guards and such. She would have to wait there until dusk, at least. But at least, by then she would have everything down. She would know the cracks in their system, it wouldn't be hard. In the end, she would have her own cure, a cure against Carol herself. No more worries, no more problems, no more headaches.

Remy had been searching for Rogue all day. The only way that he knew to find her was to ask around. It wasn't to common to see a woman with white streaks in her hair, especially in her twenty's. But that didn't make his search much easier, since the woman could fly. After so many difficult hours of searching, he finally came across the weird compound. It wasn't military, but something seemed oddly familiar, something that wasn't right. He couldn't quite place it though. So, being the Prince of Thieves, he went sneaking around.

Thats when he saw it. Something moved in the brush, a few yards ahead. Then he saw her stand up, as he hid in the darkness of the trees. She quickly and quietly made her way across the grass and into the compound. This completely caught him off guard. What exactly was going on here? He went to follow her, but her timing was perfect, and his was off. He stepped back into the darkness as nightfall began to cover the sky. Remy knew that he couldn't just rush in after her, so he waited and watched the guards himself. But just as he had a clear route inside, she came running out.

Rogue did not see him at all, not that he was clearly visible. Her main effort at this point was not to get caught. She ran back towards the trees so that she could hide herself before she flew off. But just as she thought that she was safe, she knew someone was there, someone caught her.

"Losin' your touch chere?" Quickly identifying that voice she turned to see his shadowy figure walk towards her.

"Gambit."

"Usually you know where Gambit be before he makes his presense know." he told her as he stood face to face with her.

"Usually, Ah ain't in the process of runnin', well from somebody else." she told him with a smirk.

"What be goin' on here?"

"What's it ta ya? Afraid Ah beat the theif ta the punch?"

"Non. You left Remy awful quick." They both just stared into each other's eyes for a moment, then she looked away.

"It's not lahke somethin' lahke that should bother ya."

"Never said it did."

"Well, ya don't say much of anythin' do ya?" she turned to walk away, but he grabbed her wrist. Getting more and more bothered by this conversation she pulled away quickly and lifted a few feet off of the ground, but he called out to her, "Rogue." So she turned to him, still hovering over the ground.

"Marie, what's goin' on?" he asked her sincerely.

"Ah can't do it anymore."

"What?"

"This. Ah ain't an X-man, Ah ain't nothin' but a mutant. Ah'm gonna live mah life the way Ah want to." Remy took a step towards her and took her bare hand in his.

"What 'bout dis?" she looked at their hands and then looked back into his eyes.

"What about it?"

"You don't feel anythin'?"

"What Ah feel isn't somethin' that matters."

"Doesn't it?"

"No, it doesn't." came a voice, interupting the conversation. It was Mystique.

"And it would do you well to leave my daughter alone, thief." she told him bitterly. Remy didn't let her get to him, keeping a plain face, he just turned to Rogue who let go of his hand and turned to her mother.

"Ah got it momma. Ya said that Ah get somethin' in return."

"Chere?" Remy called, but both women ignored him as they exchanged syringes. Mystique smiled at her daughter as she injected herself.

"I can't thank you enough my dear. You know where I am, if you...need me." she told her daughter as she looked over at Remy. Then she quickly turned away and headed back the way she came.

"Chere?" he called out to her again, but she was injected herself. Suddenly she felt his hand on her shoulder.

"What's wit the drugs?" Rogue slowly turned to him, a little shocked by his closeness.

"She was sick, she needed the cure. It was all experimental, Ah don't know much. But she gave me mah own cure."

"Cure?"

"Bye bye Carol." she couldn't even look into his eyes when she said it. She felt too guilty. He must hate her. But instead she felt his hand caress the side of her face before he lifted her chin and gently kissed her lips. Slightly dazed and shocked, she took a step back from him.

"Ya don't hate meh?" Remy just laughed.

"Now why would Remy hate ya?"

"Ah just killed Carol, for real this time." his answer was a mere shrug.

"Ya know ya not a good X-man."

"Never said Remy wanted to be one. So what's next?"

"Ah can't go back ta them. They'll know."

"Know dat you killed Carol?"

"That and that Ah took her powers, her life on purpose. Ah did it 'cause it felt good, not 'cause momma made meh. Ah don't need that." Suddenly there was a loud crash. Both of them went running to see what was going on, only to find out that it was the compound, it was on fire. Remy saw something that went unnoticed to Rogue.

"Sinister." he mumbled.

"What?" she asked him. He quickly turned to her.

"Stay here, I will be right back."

"No!"

"Please chere." he quickly kissed her and went running towards the compound. She was stunned for a moment, not believing what was happening. Suddenly she realized what he said.

"Sinister," she whispered, and headed off flying in his direction. Just as she was about to make it to the entrance, the whole facility exploded. Rogue was thrown back by the force of the blast, through a few trees.