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When a hush fell over the classroom, Rogue felt compelled to look up from her seat at the back of the class, nearest to the window. Everyone was turned towards the door but she could not see past the clusters of students milling about the room before the bell rang. Despite her curiosity, she shrugged her shoulders and brushed the question aside, turning back to her book. It was probably just some loser trying some crazy stunt to impress people, anyway. It was only when a low, husky voice intruded on her isolation that she raised her chin again, to see a face very familiar to her. A face she loathed.
"You!" she exclaimed, rising from her seat and tensing up as if preparing for a fight. "Yah're th' one who gave me that charged card! What are ya doin' heah?"
"On'y lookin' fer a seat, cherie." His grin widened, his disguised eyes not concealing the appraising look he gave her. He recognized her too, but from across the room, and it was his intention to approach her. Looking over her form, his own relaxed yet arrogant in his stance, he ran his tongue over the top of his teeth, visible through his slightly parted lips. The action did not go unnoticed and Rogue shifted uncomfortably, her face becoming pink as she began to feel almost giddy from his attention. She swallowed visibly, her green eyes darkening as she shook her head fiercely.
"An' since when did ya go ta Bayville?" she asked, accusingly.
"Since now, chere. Can Remy take dis seat now?"
"Whay don' ya sit somewheah else? Lookit, ovah theah. Ah'm sure they'd love ta have ya." She looked pointedly across the room. "Looks lahke ya already got yer own fanclub." Sure enough, his devil-may-care gait into the classroom still held the attentions of the barbies of the school. He flashed them a grin and a wink, eliciting excited giggles from the cluster. "Ya see? So go already!"
Remy turned back to her, an almost coy smirk crossing his features. He was about to reply when a gust of wind announced Pietro's entrance. He stood, crossing his arms and tapping his foot at an insane speed.
"Back off, Gambit. This is my seat." Remy arched an eyebrow, keeping his ground but eyeing the speed demon.
"So dis be t' reason why y' refuse Remy, chere?"
"What, Pietro? N-"
"And what if I am, huh? Step off already before I show you what I can do." Rogue scowled, huffing and sitting herself back into her seat roughly, crossing her arms in front of her. It was too early for this. Remy glanced over at her, his ever-present smirk still gracing his lips.
"As y' wish." With that, he spun around, moving in the general direction of his fan club, his arms outspread as if to say, 'hey, they didn't want me, can you believe it?' The girls giggled and promptly cleared the way, surrounding him. Rogue could overhear them asking him why he approached a girl like her anyway and she sighed, raising her hands to her face.
"Hey Roguey, are you okay?" It was Pietro, who was now settled in the seat beside her.
"Ah'm fahne. Leave meh alone, Pietro."
"What? After I saved you, like that? Man, you X-Geeks sure are ungrateful."
"Ah didn't need yah help, anyhow." Pietro smirked.
"That's not what it looked like to me, Roguey."
Rogue slammed her fist down on her desk and turned to face him, her emerald eyes glaring. "Yeah? Well, what do ya care?"
Pietro smiled calmly, although his azure eyes flashed. "Well, some of us remember where our loyalties should really be. The brotherhood took you in when you were outcast, if you've forgotten."
"Ya'll are on the wrong sahde. What does that have ta do with ya helpin' me out anyways?"
"So you admit that I saved you!" Rogue sighed, lowering her gaze back to her book. Pietro chuckled a bit before becoming serious. "All that aside, Rogue, before we became enemies, we were friends. Remember?"
"Were is the key word."
"Well, if Lance can bridge the gap with Kitty, I most definitely can still be friends with you." Rogue lifted her chin, looking surprised and pensive at the same time towards him. He flashed her a winning smile and she had to respond with one of her own.
"Sometimes ya surprise even meh, Pietro."
He winked. "Yeah, I mean, Lance ain't half the man I am either."
Rogue shook her head, but laughed. "An' sometimes ya don'."
Remy watched this exchange casually from across the room, pretending to listen to the girls' idle chatter. He could not hear them but he took the smile that Pietro received as a sign that 'persuading' Rogue could be a challenge. And Remy liked a challenge very much.
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Mm. I'm a Romy fan, but I must admit that I've got a soft spot for Speedy. Though, he's not getting an introduction chapter like Rogue and Remy did. Makes it clear who are the main main characters here.
Again, review would be nice. And I don't mind criticism, unless it's a blatant, 'You suck!' :)
Rielyn