WHEW! I was surprised I got this chapter up before I picked up Legends (which will be taking up my time until I beat that game)
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters in here, I've tried to buy them with the few pennies I have, but they laughed at me. So until then I own nothing.
Rogue opened her eyes and looked at Remy as she took a step back. She placed a finger on her lips as she stared into his mesmerizing red eyes. "How?" She whispered as she lowered her hand.
"How what, chere?" He asked her as she took a seat on the bed.
"Ah didn't absorb ya. Every time Ah've touched someone, Ah've always absorbed their memories or powers. This time, nothin'." She stated. She let her good hand rest lightly on her other hand.
Remy raised an eyebrow as he sat next to her. "Got a question: what were y'r feelin's when ya touched de other people?" He asked her. She looked over at him confused, but answered anyway.
"When Ah first kissed David, Ah was nervous. Ah had never kissed a boy before. Ah was scared he would think Ah was a bad kisser. Then, Ah absorbed him. Later when Ah came ta the mansion, Ah went inta Logan's room ta talk ta him one night. He ended up scaring me." She lied. She didn't want to tell him that Logan had stabbed her.
"And Ah ended up absorbin' him. When Bobby and Ah first kissed, Ah was afraid Ah would kill him. Every time after that, Ah was. . . afraid also." She stated as she began to realize a pattern. Every time she had been afraid to touch someone, she ended up absorbing them.
"What about with moi?" He asked her. He really didn't need to since he felt she was calm and relaxed.
"Ah didn't feel nervous for some reason, or afraid. For some reason, it felt right when Ah kissed ya." She answered him. "Do ya think mah powers are affected by mah emotions?" She asked him.
"Sounds like it, chere. Every time y' afraid, nervous, or, scared y'r powers decide to come out. Dis time y' didn't feel dat, so dey stayed away." He said to her.
A small smile crept on Rogue's face. The thought of being able to touch again thrilled her. She had thought she would never be able to feel another living thing as long as she lived. "Um do ya think. . . " She began to say, but was afraid.
"What is it?" He asked her as he took her good hand.
"Ah know this may sound stupid ta ya, but could Ah touch your face?" She asked him.
Remy smiled at her. "Dat ain' stupid, chere. Y' can if y' want." He told her. She raised her gloved hand to her mouth and bit the material to pull the glove off. She laid it to her side and ran a hand across Remy's face. Her bare fingers outlined his perfect jaw line.
"Ah can't believe Ah'm able ta touch." She could feel tears of happiness swarm her eyes. They heard the door begin to open and Rogue lowered her hand away from Remy.
In the other room
"I think we should get some rest." Scott suggested to the others. It was already late at night and they all would have a busy day the next.
"Good night, Scott." Jean told him as she kissed him on the lips right in front of Emma. The blonde hair woman rolled her eyes and looked away.
"See you tomorrow." He whispered back to her as he left with Bobby. Logan stayed behind with Ororo.
"So, we still on for tomorrow?" Logan asked her. He kept thinking she would change her mind when she realized with whom she agreed to go out. He was shocked when she smiled and nodded.
"Of course, I will see you then. Good night, Logan." She said to him. A small smile crept on his face as he turned to leave.
Bobby and Scott entered their hotel room and found Remy and Rogue together.
Rogue got up from the bed. "Ah'll see ya tomorrow?" She asked him just as Scott and Bobby walked in.
"Of course, chere." Remy answered as he stood up as well. He raised her bare hand in his and brought it to his lips. "Bonne nuit, mon chere." He smiled at her as he kissed her hand. He could see Bobby out of the corner of his eye glaring at him.
"See ya then, Remy." Rogue told him as she left the room, walking right past Bobby.
Back in the Woman's Room
Ororo turned to see Jean giving her a grin. "What?" The white-haired goddess asked.
"You didn't tell me the two of you scheduled a date. I'm so happy for you both." Jean told her best friend as she hugged Ororo.
"I must say, I was surprised he asked me to go out with him." Ororo told her as she stepped back away from the redhead. A smile was still spread across her face.
"I'm sure you two will have fun tomorrow. You have to tell me about it." Jean said to her. Ororo chuckled and nodded.
"Of course, my friend." She replied as she stretched her arms before her. "I believe I will go take a shower. Please do not harm our guest." Ororo told her as she looked over at Emma, who sat in a chair in front of the beds. An elbow rested on the table as her fingers relaxed against her forehead.
"I will try." Jean whispered as Ororo entered the bathroom. "So, Miss Frost, how long have you known the Professor?" Jean asked her. She didn't know what else to say besides 'stay away from my boyfriend or else.'
"I've known him for around two years. I've kept in contact with him over the phone." Emma answered, refusing to look at Jean. "What about you?" She asked carelessly.
"I was having problems with my powers years ago. He offered to help me with them." She responded.
"That's nice, honey. If you don't mind, I am going to get some rest." Emma said as she got up and pushed past Jean.
"There is one last thing." Jean told her, stopping the blonde in her tracks.
"And what would that be?" Emma asked as she turned her head to glance at Jean.
"I would appreciate it if you didn't flirt with Scott." The red-haired woman told her. Emma turned around to face her. A smile was spread across her face.
"Why would I want to do that? He is such an attractive man. What woman would not want to flirt with him?" Emma chuckled at her as she approached Jean. "I can get any guy I desire, including yours. Seriously, who would choose you over me?"
"Well I hate to break it to you, but Scott is not like that." Jean told her. She was having a hard time controlling herself. All she wanted to do was fling this woman out of the room. 'Who does she think she is?' Jean thought to herself.
"Yes, that's what they all say. But in the end, they all are at my feet. Enjoy being with him for now." Emma told her as she turned and started walking over to the bed to lie down.
Emma did not see Jean's eyes flash to gold and then returned to their normal green. 'Yes, we will see. Except you will go home empty handed.' Jean thought to herself just as Rogue entered the room for bed.
The Next Day-Downtown Paris
Logan and Ororo strolled side by side down the sidewalk admiring the view. They had just visited some stores to look around. The whole time Logan wanted to wrap an arm around her waist, but was afraid she would push him away. So, he kept his distance from her.
"This looks like a nice place for lunch." Ororo suggested as they stopped in front of a restaurant. It didn't look very fancy, but not fast food either. "You want to stop here or go somewhere else?" She asked him.
"If ya wanna eat here, we can eat here." He responded to her. Truthfully, the people walking out of the restaurant were giving them weird looks and he didn't know if they should enter.
Ororo took his hand, which he didn't expect her to do, and led him into the restaurant. They seated themselves by the window. "Do ya want me ta get something for ya?" He asked her as he pushed in her chair.
"I'll take a garden salad." Ororo told him with a smile. He smiled down at her and nodded.
'Why is she with me? Of all people.' He thought to himself as he went to get their food.
Ororo closed her eyes as she relaxed against the chair. She couldn't believe she was having so much fun with Logan. She thought he would like things the complete opposite of her, but found out how wrong she was. He suggested they visit an art museum. She never knew he was into that kind of thing. He seemed more like the kind that would want nothing like that. Today, she learned he acted like a big tough guy, but was one of the sweetest she ever met.
"Ororo?" She heard a male voice say from behind her. She turned her head to look at someone she thought she would ever see again.
'Oh my god.' She thought to herself as she looked at the man approaching her. "Forge?" She asked as he stopped by her.
"It's nice to see you, Ororo. I've been wondering how you were doing." He greeted as he gazed down at her.
"I've been fine. How have you been?" She asked him. She could feel her heart break when looking at him. She had loved this man so much and he broken her heart.
"I'm doing well. I am here on a business trip with my fiancé." He told her. Ororo gave him a weak smile.
"It is good to hear you're doing so well." She half smiled at him, refusing to show her sadness. 'I see you had no problem getting over me.' She thought to herself sadly as Logan returned to the table.
"Who are you?" Logan asked as he glared at Forge. He glanced down at Ororo and smelled her sadness. 'What did ya do?' He thought to himself angrily.
"Logan, this is Forge. Forge, this is Logan." Ororo introduced the two men to each other. Forge smiled and raised his hand to Logan.
"Nice to meet you." Forge greeted the Canadian, who took his hand and squeezed it so hard he heard a crack. "Ow, that's quite a handshake you have there." Forge stated as he yanked his hand away and began rubbing it.
"Nice ta meet ya too, bub." Logan growled in a low voice. He didn't like this guy at all. 'As soon as this punk is outta here, I gotta ask Ororo who he is. Somethin' about him upsets her.' He thought to himself.
"Well, it was nice seeing you again, Ororo, but Amanda is waiting at the hotel. I told her I would pick us up some lunch. Hope to see you again, Ororo." He told her as he bowed his head and turned around to leave.
Logan glared as the other man left. "Who was that?" He asked her as he sat down across from her.
"Someone I thought I would never see again." Ororo answer as a tear slid down her cheek. She quickly wiped it away.
"The punk hurt ya?" He asked her as he took her hand.
"A few years ago he stayed at the mansion. He set up most of the equipment in the War and Danger Rooms. We had grown close and dated for a year." She started to say.
"One day, he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him." Logan felt his heart skip a beat when she told him this. He never heard about any of this and began to wonder why she never told anyone. "I was about to answer, but before I could, he got up and told me to forget it. He said he didn't know what he was saying. A few days later, he left the mansion without saying good-bye." Ororo placed her other hand over her eyes.
"The guy is a moron, Ororo. He didn't seem ta care about yer feelin's. If ya want, I can go hunt him down and gut him." Logan offered as he rubbed her hand.
"No, that's alright. I've gotten over it, but I just never thought I would ever see him again. It brought back bad memories. I used to think no one would ever want to date me and that there was something wrong with me. This is the closest thing I've had to a date since then." She stated. She was about to wipe the other tear that escaped her eye, but Logan raised his hand to her face and swiped it away.
"I find that hard ta believe. Yer the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my life. Like I said before, that guy is an idiot. He has no idea what he could of had. I promise, I'll never do anythin' like that to ya." Logan swore to her as he took her other hand in his.
Ororo looked into his blue eyes. "What?" She asked him, not believing what he just said. 'Is he saying he wants to date me?' She thought to herself. She didn't consider the time they had spent together that day a date. It was only a simple friends going out.
"If ya want ta, I'd like go out with ya."He offered to her, unsure if she would accept.
A smile appeared on her face. "I would love that." She told him. He smirked at her as he leaned across the table and kissed her.
Back at the Hotel
Jean stared out the window. She did not hear someone snuck behind her and wrap his arms around her waist. She turned her head to see Scott behind her, resting his chin on her shoulder. "How are you?" He asked her.
She gave him a small smile. "Been better." She whispered to him.
"What's wrong?" He asked her. These past few days, she had been happy. This was the first time he had seen her without a smile on her beautiful face.
"Would you ever fall for another woman?" She asked him. She didn't know why she was questioning him. She knew he loved her. It was what Emma said that had her rethinking.
"What? I would never fall for another woman. You're the only person that I have ever had feelings about. Ever since I met you, I wanted to be with you. The best day of my life was when you agreed to go out with me." He answered her.
Jean smiled as she turned around to face him. "So, you would never fall for someone? Even if she threw herself at you?" She asked him.
"Of course not. Is this about Emma?" He asked her. She averted her eyes from him. He gave a small smile as he lifted her chin to have her look at him. "Jean, I would never leave you for her. She might be pretty, but she isn't you. I could never love another woman as much as I love you." He assured her as he kissed her.
Jean kissed him back as she wrapped her arms around his neck. 'I knew it. Why was I so worried?' She thought to herself as they broke the kiss. 'Cause I don't want to lose him.' She answered herself.
"So, do you want to go out for a bit?" He asked her.
"What about the others?" She questioned him.
"They'll be fine as long as they stay in the hotel. Maybe while we are out, we can have a look around. It's weird. I'm surprised Magneto hasn't tried anything yet, but he might not know where we are." Scott mused to himself making Jean chuckle at him. "What's so funny?" He asked her.
"You're so cute when you're playing leader." She laughed as they both headed out the door.
Emma opened the bathroom door and looked at where the couple had just been. "We'll see about that." She whispered as she strolled over to the phone and started dialing.
After a few rings, someone finally answered. "Hello?" A male voice asked into the phone. A smile appeared across Emma's face.
"Hello, John. Tell Erik it's time."
End of Chapter 9
Special Thanks to: sweet n' crazy, Rising Goddess, Spicy Sweet, Loneraven, WolvGambit Le Diable Blanc, dreamer's dawn, jacx, Chica De Los Ojos Café, and Strato-stormy. Thank you all for reviewing the last chapter (hugs you all). And yes, Jean will be teaching Emma a lesson later.
Next Chapter: a lot of big things happen next chapter, plus very evil little cliffhangers. Not gonna say what happens, but it is a chapter ya shouldn't miss. :)