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Raw deal

by Michele


Rogue was a caring person with emotional torment and pain. She had a shattered past
and what it looked like a lonely separated future. She longed to be normal and be
able to express her feelings. But no, nature would not allow it, it would be too
easy then. All the tests, experiments and hopes had failed and what was left was
a empty, lonely, tormented person. Sure she hid it well but when she had a chance
to be alone she cried her eyes out.

Rogue felt that same uneasiness today watching one of those classic love movies
with the gang. At first it didn't bother her at all, but when Jean snuggled close
to Scott the movie started to bother her as well. She felt like she was going to
explode. From all the rotten deals that were made her life was the worst ever dealt.
Nature could have at least given her no feelings at all, even that would have been
more humane. But to feel and to experience love only through ones eyes, that is
torment! To touch someone could mean their end or Rogue's endless insanity. A
simple touch. A feeling, a emotion, a thing that is part of everyday life, a action
that makes one human. A thing that Rogue desired but could never have.

Rogue sighed and went to the garden, she felt like crying. She stared at her glove
covered hands and smiled ironically. Those thin fibers are the only things that
keeps her from hurting people and keeping them at a distance.

"Rogue?" a voice interrupted her thoughts. "What are you doing out here?"

"Think'n," she answered. " No need of worrying 'bout me sugar."

"If you want to talk about I am here for you."

" . . . Jean," Rogue said. " Do you think that you're still human if you can't
experience the feelings you have?"

"Rogue?" Jean frowned. " Of course you are!" She walked towards Rogue and put her
hand on her shoulder in a attempt to comfort her.

"Don't . . . I am poison . . ." Rogue felt her heart breaking as she said it. " I
mean . . . Jean what would you do if you couldn't touch someone. If you loved someone
and you can't even show them you love them?"

"You're talking about Remy aren't you?"

"Yes," she admitted. " I love him Jean and it's killing me not to be able to even hold
his hand."

Jean knew that there was nothing that she could say, promise or do to help her. She
knew that they had done every imaginable test on Rogue and nothing had worked yet. She
also knew that until Rogue accepted her situation there was nothing that anyone could
do for her except be there to comfort and reassure her. Jean hugged Rogue and she
accepted the comfort that Jean offered her and cried her heart out.

"Thank you," Rogue said after she finished crying. " I think I need some time on
my own now."

"I understand," Jean answered and walked away.


* * *


" That was a great movie!" Remy exclaimed as he walked towards the window to see
where Rogue and Jean went so suddenly. The movies' plot was just unfolding when they
left. He frowned seeing Rogue clutching onto Jean with tears splashing down her face.
'What's wrong with her?' he thought. ' It seems serious.' Jean walked towards him,
she seemed upset as well. He wondered what as going on. What were they talking about?
And what on earth could upset Rogue that much?

"Remy," Jean said as she walked into the door.

"What's wrong with her?" he asked.

"I think the movie upset her a bit," she answered. " I think she wants to be alone
right now." So that was it. She was still upset about her mutant powers. He sometimes
felt that she was obsessed by it but then again he had never lived without the ability
to touch. He guessed that he could understand why it was so hard on her. Once again
he stared at her, her brown hair and whitened streaks glimmers in the fading sunlight,
her beautiful figure jerked as she started to cry again her hands closing over her face.
He needed to speak to her. He could not handle it when she cried he wanted to help her
in every way that he could and the best way was to be there for her when she needed him.
He carefully slipped out of the door and made his way to Rogue. She did not notice him
until he sat next to her.

" Chere, you all right?" he asked.

"Remy," She did not turn around. " I really need to be alone right now." Remy frowned,
he did not understand what was going on, he wanted to help her but he did not know how.

" Rogue ah wanna help, but ah dunno what's wrong, please tell me."

" I need to sort this out by myself." He touched her shoulder trying to be there for
her the best he could. She flinched away from his touch and for the first time she
looked into his eyes. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying. " Please don't . . .
it . . . it hurts to much Remy, I've gotta go, ah need time to think . . . to sort
my mind out."

"Rogue I wanna be here for you but you won't let me I needa know what's wrong cause it's
eatin' me up inside seeing ya like this,"two distinct lines formed between her brows.

" I . . . I can't right know. . "

"Chere, I love ya, you know that! Ah know it's difficult to accept your mutant powers
but we're all here to support you, help you through it. Someday the professor will find
a cure until then all ya can do is live with it. Chere love is not just about touch but
to accept comfort when it's given. That's what I am givin' ya . . . support but you wont
accept it. "

"Remy Ah can't just stop feelin'!! You don't understand how it feels, you accuse me of
not being able to accept but if you were in my position you would have acted the same
way. So stop judging me!"

" I am sorry chere . . . it's just that sometimes I get so fustrated. . ."

"Frustrated?! You get frustrated . . . !"

"Chere, come on. We'll get through this. Together. I'll be there for you through thick
and thin, and we'll make it through everything. I promise." He took her around the
shoulders and hugged her.

" I love you Remy," Rogue cried, tears streamed down her cheeks. "I know that you'll be
there for me but I can't handle this anymore. Tell the team that I appreciate what they
have done for me . . . tell the professor that I will always be grateful. But it's time
for me to be alone work these feelings out that I have. Remy this is goodbye . . . at least
for now. We'll see one another again someday I am sure of it."

"Chere, No! Don't go."

"I have to." She studied his face for a few moments and stroked it. She flew away, and
Remy stared after her until she disappeared into the clouds. At the corner of his eye he
felt a single tear ran down his cheek. He had a funny feeling he wasn't going to see her
again,life had dealt a cruel hand in both of their lifes.

The End.