" Please?" Toad asked, more like begged.
" No." Remy bit back.
" Oh come on." Toad whined. It had been exactly one very long pain and staking week since Toad had said more then " Hi" To his beloved Wanda and it was killing him. Spring break was pretty much over and he had wasted it by listening to this stupid plan of Remy's that was suppose to work, but no. It was going south. Way south. And the only good thing about this so called brilliant plan of Remy's was the fact that Rogue hadn't said so much as " Get lost Swamp Rat" to him. She didn't even really look at him, which was the only thing right now making him happy. He could see Remy was extremely pissed and wanted just as badly to go and talk to Rogue as much as he wanted to talk to Wanda but Remy had something Toad didn't really consider a very big deal. Pride. And for Remy's pride he had smoked about six cigarettes in the last hour.
" Toad." Remy started as he put his cigarette out. " You ask me one more time an' I'll charge you t'kingdom come. Alright?" Remy asked. Toad was really starting to bug him these last few days. Toad and the fact that he may have been wrong. As much as he didn't want to admit it, maybe Rogue didn't care for him as much as he thought she did. But he had seen it. It was there in here eyes when she looked at him. She did care about him, if not, then what was the point of him being here?
" Why don't you just admit it, yo. Your plan went belly up." Toad cried out, they were out side near the fountain again with no one around so Toad decided to raise his voice a little. He believed he had a right to at least. He was being kept from the woman he loved.
" No it hasn't." Remy stated in an agitated tone. Maybe it was his pride or his stubbornness or maybe a combination of the two that kept him from admitting he was wrong. Or perhaps it was that he truly believed that with time his plan would work out for the better.
" Yes it has, just admit it, will you?" Toad wailed throwing his hands up in the air. He was really beginning to lose his patience and he was not the kind of guy to lose his patience that often. Actually he couldn't remember the last time he really lost his temper. Oh wait; it was when he had first met Kurt. He still had a score to settle with the blue boy, unwashed lederhosen. He had taken a bath that day too.
" No, now we move onto phase two." Remy said producing two fingers up to show Toad his meaning.
" Phase two." Toad said in disbelief, snapping himself out of his rambling thoughts. Remy nodded with a plastered grin.
" Dat's right mon ami." Remy told him. Not at all sure really what phase two was going to be. But he always had an ace up his sleeve. Just then John decided to join them outside.
" Why so glum chums?" John asked sitting down next to Remy but away from the foul odor known as Todd Talanskiy. (sp?)
" John." Remy said as an idea began to form in his head.
" Oh no, Gambit I know that look. And the answer is no, mate." John said standing up immediately.
" But Remy hasn't even asked y'de question yet." Remy told him with an innocent look upon his face. But John knew all to well that looks could be deceiving, especially if that look was coming from Remy Lebeau.
" I don't need to hear the question to know what my answer will be, and the answer is once again NO. N.O." John spelled it out for him turning around to leave. Remy stood up to go after him and left Toad there completely clueless.
" But John, all Remy's asking y'is one tincy wincey lil favor. Come on John, haven't you ever really liked a girl that didn't like you? Or in your case not give you the time of day?" Remy asked. He was pulling out the big guns here. That and he was really desperate, other wise he wouldn't have asked John for his help.
John knew Remy better then anyone else. And he also knew that Remy wouldn't ask for help unless he was either dieing, drunk, or really needed it. Now, John knew for sure Remy wasn't drunk, he might have been dieing but aren't we all? John thought. And he knew that if he wanted help from this poor Aussie then this girl must be really important to Remy. But he still didn't want to get involved. Last time he ended up in the hospital with ten stitches, thus the scar on his forehead. It wasn't that noticeable, to some. But thinking really hard about it John came to a decision. He loved Remy like a brother, but Remy had to do this on his own. I mean what's in it for good ol' John? The Aussie thought.
" No." John finally said after thinking it over.
" What do y'mean, no?" Remy asked stomping his foot like an upset three- year-old. He wasn't at all happy with John's answer. The last time John had helped him, sure John ended up in the ER with four of five stitches but it wasn't his fault. How was he suppose to know that John was going to run out in front of that car? Well he might have given him a small nudge to chase this one girl across the street but that was all. He did take him to the ER afterwards though, now that's gotta count for something.
" I mean I won't do it." John informed the Cajun as he walked up the long flight of stairs he had just walked down, back into the mansion.
" But John." Remy started to protest.
" You don't here the word "No" very often do ya mate?" John asked as he reached to open the door. Only to see a pink blur come zipping out through the door. Knocking him and the blur hard down to the ground.
" Ow." Kitty said as she rubbed her head. " Like Sorry." Kitty muttered slowly getting up.
" No, sorry my fault, Sheila. Didn't think you'd be walkin' through the door." John said helping her to her feet. Kitty gave a half smile. She was obviously not in to good of a mood. And for a moment it looked as if she may have been crying.
" No it was my fault. I'm just, like having a bad day." Kitty told him giving him a warm smile. He still held her hand, John noticed as they stood there looking at each other. Remy noticed it as well, as he took a few side steps to give them some space, not too much space though, this had infinite possibilities.
" You wanna talk about it? Or do ya need ta be alone?" John asked feeling all his wit and charm suddenly leave him. See John was exactly like Remy except for a few small details. Unlike Remy, John always lost his cool when next to a pretty face. Unlike Remy, John was a little more comical. And John looked and talked completely different, other then that they were a lot alike.
" Well I just, like feel so totally ignored. Rogue and Wanda seem to have this like, new perfect friendship and where does that leave me? Nowhere and alone, I like, get cut out of the picture. Plus now there are twice as many people here and I have like, no bathroom time and the kitchen is always packed with men. That just like, don't stop eating and I had problems before trying to find some like, peace in this place and now it's impossible. Not to mention I just got into a fight with Rogue and she like, chewed me out for chewing her out because she bailed on me tonight, and I have like, no one to go to the movies with because of this new buddy thing we have when we leave the mansion. And then on my way down here and I like, I literally run into Pietro and that just added salt to the wound and then I ran into you, which I am like, really totally sorry for. I didn't mean to. I just like, wanted some peace." Kitty rambled off a mile a minute leaving Remy and John just standing there staring, barely able to keep up.
" Uhhh, sorry that you're having a bad day." Was all John could think of to answer with. Cause after a while he started to count, he got a grand total of eleven "like" and about three "totally". But he couldn't tell her he had counted them. That would be just plain rude. Now John was many-things, but rude was not one of them.
" Oh dam, I'm like so sorry. I didn't mean to tell you all that it just like, came out and.I gotta go." Kitty finally said walking down the stairs away from them.
" I got twelve, what'd you get?" Remy asked walking up beside John.
" Thirteen, ya missed the one when she said "Like Sorry" mate." John told Remy as they watch Kitty's fading image slowly disappear.
" Right." Remy said casually. Remy smiled smugly once she was out of sight towards John. Oh this was to good to be true. Remy thought as he opened his mouth again.. " Y'know John boy. You should ask her to the movies tonight." Remy suggested out of the blue. John slowly turned to look at Remy, finally tearing his eyes from Kitty's retreating form that was long since gone.
" Are you crazy?" John finally asked.
" Remy t'inks we already know the answer to dat one." Gambit told him as he lit a cigarette right as Rogue walked out the front door.
" Ya know Swamp Rat, those things'll kill ya." Rogue said walking down the stairs, she stopped abruptly and scanned the area, looking for something or someone.
" Remy has a feeling dat many other things'll kill him first." Remy told her immediately putting out his cigarette.
" Have either of ya seen Kitty?" Rogue asked as she took one more look around the area.
" Kitty?" John said aloud, as if trying to recall the girl. " Short, really skinny, pink sweater, talks a mile a minute. That Kitty, Sheila?" John asked her, feeling his comic wit slowly returning back to him.
" Yeah her. Ya know where she went?" Rogue asked again as she took another step down the stairs.
" Got me. She took off down that way though." John told her, pointing towards the woods.
" Great." Rogue muttered. " Thanks John." Rogue called out running towards the woods after Kitty, pretty much ignoring Remy a few feet away. And him trying his best not to talk to her, ended up with a bleeding lip, because he was biting down so hard cause he so badly wanted to talk to her. Even her yelling at him was better then this, at least when she yells he has her full attention.
" Oh burn." John called out once Rogue was gone.
" What are you talkin' about John?" Remy asked relighting his cigarette.
" That. What happened right here, or should I say didn't happen." John teased.
" Shut up." Remy told him taking a nice long and calming drag of his cigarette, tying to get rid of the taste of blood, wasn't working all that well.
" Now I know why you asked for help." John said barreling over into fits of laughter, which wasn't to safe because they were on the stairs. " Ya know your lips bleeding right, mate?" John asked as he continued to laugh.
"Yeah." Remy said calmly whipping his lip clean with his bare fingers. "And that wasn't what Remy wanted help with." Remy informed him as he slowly walked down the stairs, towards where he left Toad.
" Then what was it?" John asked after finally catching his breath.
" You follow, and you'll see." Remy answered him.
" I don't want that cryptic crap, I want straight answers, Lebeau." John told him as he began to follow Remy. " Dammit Lebeau." John cursed as he against his will followed the stupid Cajun. He hated when he did this to him. He didn't know why he even tried to fight it this time. It always happened, Remy always got his way and John was sick of it, just plain sick.
John didn't see it but Remy was grinning like the sly devil he was. He did actually need John's help because well, he couldn't do it alone and he knew no one else would help him. Piotr would just give him this are you serious look then go back to whatever it was he was doing, so John was his only hope. No, only hope sound weak, best bet was a better word choice Remy thought as he rounded the corner and saw Toad chasing after flies. They had to work on that.
" Toad." Remy called out. Toad then stopped immediately and brought his tongue back in.
" What?" Toad whined upset that he lost out on his would be lunch.
" A key point on getting the girl is not eating insects, in places she can see you. Trust me on dat one." Remy told him as he walked right past Toad and toward the garden hose. Good thing Ororo left the hose out until she watered the garden after twilight, Remy thought as he picked up the front nozzle.
" Alright I'm here now what do you- what are you doing with that?" John asked when he saw Remy holding up a hose. John and water were not a good couple to mix. They were like oil and water, orange and green, Toad and a fresh popery scent, carrots and apples. The two just didn't go together, period, end of sentence.
" You'll find out." Remy called out to John.
" Hey what's going on?" Toad asked hoping next to John.
" Got me." John told him. Happy that he wasn't the only one left out of the loop, unhappy because Toad was way to close, the boy needed a bath.
" Hang on." Remy told them as he moved the hose a few feet away. Both Toad and John looked at the thing as if it were the devil himself. Nether of them liked water all that much. It was just plan evil.
Remy removed his beloved trench coat and set it one of the benches a few feet away. He then jogged back inside the mansion, leaving both John and Toad outside alone, saying he would be back in a moment. Both said, " Yeah right."
Jogging through the hallway and then into the kitchen because he knew that was where he was going to find him. Skidding to an abrupt stop Remy gave a Logan a small smile then proceeded to walk right past him. Logan didn't seem to be in to good of a mood, he seemed to be running away from something. Not in the sense that he was running but merely in the sense that he was avoiding something in a hurry.
" Hey." Logan called out behind Remy, it wasn't a "Hi" tone it was more a " Hey you freeze!" Thing he was used to from the cops.
Dang and he was so close. Remy thought as he turned around, giving a small fake smile. " Oui?" Remy asked genuinely.
" First knock off the phony smile act. It's scaring me. And second have you seen the Half-Pint anywhere?" Logan asked, he had run into a few minutes ago and she was blabbering so fast he couldn't make heads or tails of the situation. And when he saw Remy come inside he thought maybe he had seen or talked to her.
" Half-Pint?" Remy muttered in confusion. " Oh de p'tite." Remy said realizing whom Logan was talking about. " Yeah she was a wreck and ran off, but mon chere is talkin' t'her now most likely." Remy answered hoping there were done.
" Who? Oh Rogue." Logan said not liking the thought of them together one bit. " Listen Cajun. Keep your distance with that one." Logan ordered hopping the matter was closed with that simple warning.
" Why?" Remy asked, he did want to go, but it just got interesting.
" You don't listen to threats very well." Logan stated turning back around to face the Cajun.
" When there good, yes. But that was only a half threat. What are y'goin' t'do if Remy doesn't listen t'you?" Remy asked, dang it was fun pushing Logan's buttons. Remy thought, he should do it more often.
" There won't be enough of you left to figure out it was once a body, bub." Logan threatened, and for dramatic effect he unsheathed his claws. " Got it?" Logan asked.
" Maybe." Remy answered smugly.
" What do you mean maybe?" Logan threatened taking a step towards Remy. The kid was such a smart ass, Logan thought bitterly.
" Remy means maybe. Maybe is maybe. Now if y'll excuse Remy, he has some pressing matters to attended to in de kitchen." Remy told Logan giving off a slight bow and salute before he took off running towards the kitchen again.
" That kid really bugs me." Logan muttered as he turned around and just walked away, not daring to go back in there.
Remy just loved it when he was right. There was just something so satisfying when you can tell yourself or others you were right. Upon entering the kitchen Remy found the item of his search sitting at the kitchen table, scarffing down on a messy home made subway sandwich.
" Drake mon ami." Remy said upon entry, taking a seat right across from the Popsicle.
" What do you want?" Bobby asked pausing mid bite with an eyebrow raised in suspicion. And who wouldn't be suspicious of Remy Lebeau waltzing in here like that.
" Oh that hurts mon ami. Why do y't'ink dat Remy wants something?" Remy asked in a mock pout tone.
" You've never talked to me before today of your own free will." Bobby told him finishing off another messy a huge bite of his food.
Remy frowned for two reasons. One, watching Bobby eat was a painful and scary sight. And he thought Toad was bad with his table manners, he would rather watch Toad hunt flies then watch Drake take a bite of a sandwich three times the size of his mouth, and did the words " Chew with your mouth closed." Ever get mentioned in the Drake house hold? Didn't think so, Remy thought as he turned his head away in disgust, a slight shiver running down his spine.
And the second reason was because with Bobby's current attitude it was going to be harder then he thought to get him to help. But that was the easy problem to get around.
" Bobby." Remy tried to look at him but he just couldn't stomach it. " Bobby." He tried again it didn't work, Remy shot up from his chair. Maybe standing a few feet away from him, would make the situation better. After walking a few feet away Remy took a small glance behind him. Needless to say, it didn't help. Remy brought his hand over his eyes and tried to massage his head.
" What's the problem?" Bobby said with a stuffed mouth, Remy was unfortunate enough to take a small glance and saw a few soggy pieces of bread, with God knows what fall out of his mouth and onto his severely stained shirt.
" Will you stop eating?!" Remy wailed out. He couldn't take it anymore, dogs had better manors then this kid.
" Why? What's the problem?" Bobby had actually swallowed before he spoke this time, thank God, Remy thought. Only thing was Bobby's lips were covered in mustard , that left a glossily look that didn't help Remy's already woozy stomach. Nor did the lettuce stuck in the kid's teeth, no wonder Logan was in a hurry to leave the kitchen.
" Just stop. Please." Remy was this close to begging. And he never begs, but in this case he was willing to make an exception, he wasn't in the mood to lose his lunch.
" What's wrong?" Bobby choked out, swallowing another rather large bit of his sandwich.
" Jus' don't eat for a moment." Remy said turning his head slowly to look at him.
" You know." Bobby started as he wiped off his mouth; well at least the boy knew how to use a napkin. " You're the third person the ask me that? You think it's something I did?" Bobby asked innocently.
" Who all asked you?" Remy questioned. Extremely grateful that the boy had heeded his words and had stopped eating. And he thought it was bad enough when he walked in on John, in nothing but a towel two weeks ago.
God with these images I'm going to have nightmares for sure. Remy thought, not at all happy.
" Amara and Logan." Bobby said taking a large gulp of water. " Well Amara left right when I just had sat down to eat."
" Go figure." Remy said sarcastically.
" And Logan came in for coffee but left after only a few moments. All I said was "Hi". I don't get people these days." Bobby said totally oblivious to the truth. The truth being they were running away from him, him and his horrifying eating habits. Remy thought.
" Well Drake, all I can really say is take smaller bites." Remy said putting a sympathetic hand on Bobby's shoulder.
" Huh?" Bobby looked up at Remy. " What's that suppose to mean?" Bobby let out a small belch. Remy had to opt for breathing threw his mouth for the next few moment. Was it worth it? Remy thought as he opened his mouth to speak, no daring to inhale what he knew was going to be a deadly scent, he could tell his eyes were beginning to water. Toad smelt better then that.
" Look Remy didn' come in here ta teach y'some manners. What Remy needs are y'expert skills." Remy said with a sly grin.
" Oh yeah? Why?" Bobby asked slowly standing up from the table. Giving Remy a fine few of his mustard, mayo, relish, lettuce and what he thought was tomato stained once was a white t-shirt but now is a futuristic version of a gross salad.
" It's all part of Remy's plan for phase two." Remy told him producing two fingers up to show him what he meant, while giving off a devilish grin.
" Phase two?" Bobby repeated. " What's that?" He asked.
" Let Remy explain it too y'homme."
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Author's Rant: Well this chapter took longer then I thought it would to update. But oh well. I have taken the time and effort to think this fic all the way threw and I have a pretty good idea as to where I'm taking this fic. There will be a number of different pairings as you can see. But the one that will not really change much will be that this is a Romy, that won't really change. Oh yeah, how do you spell Toad's last name?
I will now be taking a pole on which you'd like to see together. This is for the final pairing, every and all of these pairing will be seen at one point, your votes are important but I may ignore some of them if I can't find a good way to make them work out in a non corny and pathetic way.
Kitty and John
Kitty and Piotr
Kitty and Pietro
John and Wanda
John and Amara
Toad and Wanda
Toad and Tabby
These are pretty much the main characters in this fics unless someone can give me a good reason to make someone else a main character then this is the cast pretty much, them and Remy and Rogue.
Now, on to your reviews, here we go. Sorry if I missed anyone.
Sd: Yeah, I never noticed how a like Remy and Todd were until, I don't know one day it just hit me. And the thought of a double date sounds pretty good. I can picture to too. That could work. Thanks for the idea.
Lyerial: Yeah I decided to continue. When you have about ten reviews say that I kind of had to do it, I knew I would be posting a few more chapters. But this story is fun to write. I enjoyed writing the whole Wanda and Rogue friends thing. Evolution should have them as friends. They seem like the kind of people not to care about sides.
Yumiko: If you've read my other work then you know I don't get to the Romy fluff that quickly. But it is on the way, next chapter or maybe the one after that.
Latin Rose: Yeah, I like Rouge and Wanda as friends too. And as for boots...well. I'm not so sure myself. I was just looking a picture of Wanda and I saw her huge knee high black boots and it just seemed to work for me at the moment. So I went with it and there ya go.
Guidi: Thanks for the vote of confidence; I'm going to need luck with this story. I kind of made it out to be a romance comedy and I'm not much of a comedy writer. But I'm working on it. Hope you liked the new chapter.
Ishandahalf: Well due to the late update, you can see that the bunny on crack showed up a little late. But right now I'm in a writing mood so who knows. It's the proof reading that usually slows me down. Hope you liked the chapter.
Draco MalfoyGirl 16: I know I hate it when authors end the chapter right when it was just getting good. Sorry I did that to you but I believe that if a chapter is too long then the reader losses interest in the story real fast so I didn't want that to happen. What ya have to do is give um some slack then reel um in, then ya give um some slack, then reel um in. Ever watch the "Hunchback of Nortadame"? I have, it's a good movie. Hope you liked the chapter.
Wolfgirl12: Hey here's the update, sorry it wasn't the quickest but hey better late then never.
X-Girl4: I'm really glad you liked the chapter, and yeah I would want to trade places with Rogue too. Thanks for the Remy shaped chocolate, they were delicious. And the roses were lovely. I enjoy drying roses, I have a bunch of them in my room; it's a dried garden so to speak. And don't worry Remy didn't take all Toad's money, Toad smart enough to back down when he's close to nothing. I think?
DBZpunkchick: Here's the update, and I'm glad you like the story. Makes me feel all warm inside when people say they liked something I wrote. Hope ya liked the chapter.
Well all, I have homework so good night to all, and to all a good night.
Take Care, Rogue Star
" No." Remy bit back.
" Oh come on." Toad whined. It had been exactly one very long pain and staking week since Toad had said more then " Hi" To his beloved Wanda and it was killing him. Spring break was pretty much over and he had wasted it by listening to this stupid plan of Remy's that was suppose to work, but no. It was going south. Way south. And the only good thing about this so called brilliant plan of Remy's was the fact that Rogue hadn't said so much as " Get lost Swamp Rat" to him. She didn't even really look at him, which was the only thing right now making him happy. He could see Remy was extremely pissed and wanted just as badly to go and talk to Rogue as much as he wanted to talk to Wanda but Remy had something Toad didn't really consider a very big deal. Pride. And for Remy's pride he had smoked about six cigarettes in the last hour.
" Toad." Remy started as he put his cigarette out. " You ask me one more time an' I'll charge you t'kingdom come. Alright?" Remy asked. Toad was really starting to bug him these last few days. Toad and the fact that he may have been wrong. As much as he didn't want to admit it, maybe Rogue didn't care for him as much as he thought she did. But he had seen it. It was there in here eyes when she looked at him. She did care about him, if not, then what was the point of him being here?
" Why don't you just admit it, yo. Your plan went belly up." Toad cried out, they were out side near the fountain again with no one around so Toad decided to raise his voice a little. He believed he had a right to at least. He was being kept from the woman he loved.
" No it hasn't." Remy stated in an agitated tone. Maybe it was his pride or his stubbornness or maybe a combination of the two that kept him from admitting he was wrong. Or perhaps it was that he truly believed that with time his plan would work out for the better.
" Yes it has, just admit it, will you?" Toad wailed throwing his hands up in the air. He was really beginning to lose his patience and he was not the kind of guy to lose his patience that often. Actually he couldn't remember the last time he really lost his temper. Oh wait; it was when he had first met Kurt. He still had a score to settle with the blue boy, unwashed lederhosen. He had taken a bath that day too.
" No, now we move onto phase two." Remy said producing two fingers up to show Toad his meaning.
" Phase two." Toad said in disbelief, snapping himself out of his rambling thoughts. Remy nodded with a plastered grin.
" Dat's right mon ami." Remy told him. Not at all sure really what phase two was going to be. But he always had an ace up his sleeve. Just then John decided to join them outside.
" Why so glum chums?" John asked sitting down next to Remy but away from the foul odor known as Todd Talanskiy. (sp?)
" John." Remy said as an idea began to form in his head.
" Oh no, Gambit I know that look. And the answer is no, mate." John said standing up immediately.
" But Remy hasn't even asked y'de question yet." Remy told him with an innocent look upon his face. But John knew all to well that looks could be deceiving, especially if that look was coming from Remy Lebeau.
" I don't need to hear the question to know what my answer will be, and the answer is once again NO. N.O." John spelled it out for him turning around to leave. Remy stood up to go after him and left Toad there completely clueless.
" But John, all Remy's asking y'is one tincy wincey lil favor. Come on John, haven't you ever really liked a girl that didn't like you? Or in your case not give you the time of day?" Remy asked. He was pulling out the big guns here. That and he was really desperate, other wise he wouldn't have asked John for his help.
John knew Remy better then anyone else. And he also knew that Remy wouldn't ask for help unless he was either dieing, drunk, or really needed it. Now, John knew for sure Remy wasn't drunk, he might have been dieing but aren't we all? John thought. And he knew that if he wanted help from this poor Aussie then this girl must be really important to Remy. But he still didn't want to get involved. Last time he ended up in the hospital with ten stitches, thus the scar on his forehead. It wasn't that noticeable, to some. But thinking really hard about it John came to a decision. He loved Remy like a brother, but Remy had to do this on his own. I mean what's in it for good ol' John? The Aussie thought.
" No." John finally said after thinking it over.
" What do y'mean, no?" Remy asked stomping his foot like an upset three- year-old. He wasn't at all happy with John's answer. The last time John had helped him, sure John ended up in the ER with four of five stitches but it wasn't his fault. How was he suppose to know that John was going to run out in front of that car? Well he might have given him a small nudge to chase this one girl across the street but that was all. He did take him to the ER afterwards though, now that's gotta count for something.
" I mean I won't do it." John informed the Cajun as he walked up the long flight of stairs he had just walked down, back into the mansion.
" But John." Remy started to protest.
" You don't here the word "No" very often do ya mate?" John asked as he reached to open the door. Only to see a pink blur come zipping out through the door. Knocking him and the blur hard down to the ground.
" Ow." Kitty said as she rubbed her head. " Like Sorry." Kitty muttered slowly getting up.
" No, sorry my fault, Sheila. Didn't think you'd be walkin' through the door." John said helping her to her feet. Kitty gave a half smile. She was obviously not in to good of a mood. And for a moment it looked as if she may have been crying.
" No it was my fault. I'm just, like having a bad day." Kitty told him giving him a warm smile. He still held her hand, John noticed as they stood there looking at each other. Remy noticed it as well, as he took a few side steps to give them some space, not too much space though, this had infinite possibilities.
" You wanna talk about it? Or do ya need ta be alone?" John asked feeling all his wit and charm suddenly leave him. See John was exactly like Remy except for a few small details. Unlike Remy, John always lost his cool when next to a pretty face. Unlike Remy, John was a little more comical. And John looked and talked completely different, other then that they were a lot alike.
" Well I just, like feel so totally ignored. Rogue and Wanda seem to have this like, new perfect friendship and where does that leave me? Nowhere and alone, I like, get cut out of the picture. Plus now there are twice as many people here and I have like, no bathroom time and the kitchen is always packed with men. That just like, don't stop eating and I had problems before trying to find some like, peace in this place and now it's impossible. Not to mention I just got into a fight with Rogue and she like, chewed me out for chewing her out because she bailed on me tonight, and I have like, no one to go to the movies with because of this new buddy thing we have when we leave the mansion. And then on my way down here and I like, I literally run into Pietro and that just added salt to the wound and then I ran into you, which I am like, really totally sorry for. I didn't mean to. I just like, wanted some peace." Kitty rambled off a mile a minute leaving Remy and John just standing there staring, barely able to keep up.
" Uhhh, sorry that you're having a bad day." Was all John could think of to answer with. Cause after a while he started to count, he got a grand total of eleven "like" and about three "totally". But he couldn't tell her he had counted them. That would be just plain rude. Now John was many-things, but rude was not one of them.
" Oh dam, I'm like so sorry. I didn't mean to tell you all that it just like, came out and.I gotta go." Kitty finally said walking down the stairs away from them.
" I got twelve, what'd you get?" Remy asked walking up beside John.
" Thirteen, ya missed the one when she said "Like Sorry" mate." John told Remy as they watch Kitty's fading image slowly disappear.
" Right." Remy said casually. Remy smiled smugly once she was out of sight towards John. Oh this was to good to be true. Remy thought as he opened his mouth again.. " Y'know John boy. You should ask her to the movies tonight." Remy suggested out of the blue. John slowly turned to look at Remy, finally tearing his eyes from Kitty's retreating form that was long since gone.
" Are you crazy?" John finally asked.
" Remy t'inks we already know the answer to dat one." Gambit told him as he lit a cigarette right as Rogue walked out the front door.
" Ya know Swamp Rat, those things'll kill ya." Rogue said walking down the stairs, she stopped abruptly and scanned the area, looking for something or someone.
" Remy has a feeling dat many other things'll kill him first." Remy told her immediately putting out his cigarette.
" Have either of ya seen Kitty?" Rogue asked as she took one more look around the area.
" Kitty?" John said aloud, as if trying to recall the girl. " Short, really skinny, pink sweater, talks a mile a minute. That Kitty, Sheila?" John asked her, feeling his comic wit slowly returning back to him.
" Yeah her. Ya know where she went?" Rogue asked again as she took another step down the stairs.
" Got me. She took off down that way though." John told her, pointing towards the woods.
" Great." Rogue muttered. " Thanks John." Rogue called out running towards the woods after Kitty, pretty much ignoring Remy a few feet away. And him trying his best not to talk to her, ended up with a bleeding lip, because he was biting down so hard cause he so badly wanted to talk to her. Even her yelling at him was better then this, at least when she yells he has her full attention.
" Oh burn." John called out once Rogue was gone.
" What are you talkin' about John?" Remy asked relighting his cigarette.
" That. What happened right here, or should I say didn't happen." John teased.
" Shut up." Remy told him taking a nice long and calming drag of his cigarette, tying to get rid of the taste of blood, wasn't working all that well.
" Now I know why you asked for help." John said barreling over into fits of laughter, which wasn't to safe because they were on the stairs. " Ya know your lips bleeding right, mate?" John asked as he continued to laugh.
"Yeah." Remy said calmly whipping his lip clean with his bare fingers. "And that wasn't what Remy wanted help with." Remy informed him as he slowly walked down the stairs, towards where he left Toad.
" Then what was it?" John asked after finally catching his breath.
" You follow, and you'll see." Remy answered him.
" I don't want that cryptic crap, I want straight answers, Lebeau." John told him as he began to follow Remy. " Dammit Lebeau." John cursed as he against his will followed the stupid Cajun. He hated when he did this to him. He didn't know why he even tried to fight it this time. It always happened, Remy always got his way and John was sick of it, just plain sick.
John didn't see it but Remy was grinning like the sly devil he was. He did actually need John's help because well, he couldn't do it alone and he knew no one else would help him. Piotr would just give him this are you serious look then go back to whatever it was he was doing, so John was his only hope. No, only hope sound weak, best bet was a better word choice Remy thought as he rounded the corner and saw Toad chasing after flies. They had to work on that.
" Toad." Remy called out. Toad then stopped immediately and brought his tongue back in.
" What?" Toad whined upset that he lost out on his would be lunch.
" A key point on getting the girl is not eating insects, in places she can see you. Trust me on dat one." Remy told him as he walked right past Toad and toward the garden hose. Good thing Ororo left the hose out until she watered the garden after twilight, Remy thought as he picked up the front nozzle.
" Alright I'm here now what do you- what are you doing with that?" John asked when he saw Remy holding up a hose. John and water were not a good couple to mix. They were like oil and water, orange and green, Toad and a fresh popery scent, carrots and apples. The two just didn't go together, period, end of sentence.
" You'll find out." Remy called out to John.
" Hey what's going on?" Toad asked hoping next to John.
" Got me." John told him. Happy that he wasn't the only one left out of the loop, unhappy because Toad was way to close, the boy needed a bath.
" Hang on." Remy told them as he moved the hose a few feet away. Both Toad and John looked at the thing as if it were the devil himself. Nether of them liked water all that much. It was just plan evil.
Remy removed his beloved trench coat and set it one of the benches a few feet away. He then jogged back inside the mansion, leaving both John and Toad outside alone, saying he would be back in a moment. Both said, " Yeah right."
Jogging through the hallway and then into the kitchen because he knew that was where he was going to find him. Skidding to an abrupt stop Remy gave a Logan a small smile then proceeded to walk right past him. Logan didn't seem to be in to good of a mood, he seemed to be running away from something. Not in the sense that he was running but merely in the sense that he was avoiding something in a hurry.
" Hey." Logan called out behind Remy, it wasn't a "Hi" tone it was more a " Hey you freeze!" Thing he was used to from the cops.
Dang and he was so close. Remy thought as he turned around, giving a small fake smile. " Oui?" Remy asked genuinely.
" First knock off the phony smile act. It's scaring me. And second have you seen the Half-Pint anywhere?" Logan asked, he had run into a few minutes ago and she was blabbering so fast he couldn't make heads or tails of the situation. And when he saw Remy come inside he thought maybe he had seen or talked to her.
" Half-Pint?" Remy muttered in confusion. " Oh de p'tite." Remy said realizing whom Logan was talking about. " Yeah she was a wreck and ran off, but mon chere is talkin' t'her now most likely." Remy answered hoping there were done.
" Who? Oh Rogue." Logan said not liking the thought of them together one bit. " Listen Cajun. Keep your distance with that one." Logan ordered hopping the matter was closed with that simple warning.
" Why?" Remy asked, he did want to go, but it just got interesting.
" You don't listen to threats very well." Logan stated turning back around to face the Cajun.
" When there good, yes. But that was only a half threat. What are y'goin' t'do if Remy doesn't listen t'you?" Remy asked, dang it was fun pushing Logan's buttons. Remy thought, he should do it more often.
" There won't be enough of you left to figure out it was once a body, bub." Logan threatened, and for dramatic effect he unsheathed his claws. " Got it?" Logan asked.
" Maybe." Remy answered smugly.
" What do you mean maybe?" Logan threatened taking a step towards Remy. The kid was such a smart ass, Logan thought bitterly.
" Remy means maybe. Maybe is maybe. Now if y'll excuse Remy, he has some pressing matters to attended to in de kitchen." Remy told Logan giving off a slight bow and salute before he took off running towards the kitchen again.
" That kid really bugs me." Logan muttered as he turned around and just walked away, not daring to go back in there.
Remy just loved it when he was right. There was just something so satisfying when you can tell yourself or others you were right. Upon entering the kitchen Remy found the item of his search sitting at the kitchen table, scarffing down on a messy home made subway sandwich.
" Drake mon ami." Remy said upon entry, taking a seat right across from the Popsicle.
" What do you want?" Bobby asked pausing mid bite with an eyebrow raised in suspicion. And who wouldn't be suspicious of Remy Lebeau waltzing in here like that.
" Oh that hurts mon ami. Why do y't'ink dat Remy wants something?" Remy asked in a mock pout tone.
" You've never talked to me before today of your own free will." Bobby told him finishing off another messy a huge bite of his food.
Remy frowned for two reasons. One, watching Bobby eat was a painful and scary sight. And he thought Toad was bad with his table manners, he would rather watch Toad hunt flies then watch Drake take a bite of a sandwich three times the size of his mouth, and did the words " Chew with your mouth closed." Ever get mentioned in the Drake house hold? Didn't think so, Remy thought as he turned his head away in disgust, a slight shiver running down his spine.
And the second reason was because with Bobby's current attitude it was going to be harder then he thought to get him to help. But that was the easy problem to get around.
" Bobby." Remy tried to look at him but he just couldn't stomach it. " Bobby." He tried again it didn't work, Remy shot up from his chair. Maybe standing a few feet away from him, would make the situation better. After walking a few feet away Remy took a small glance behind him. Needless to say, it didn't help. Remy brought his hand over his eyes and tried to massage his head.
" What's the problem?" Bobby said with a stuffed mouth, Remy was unfortunate enough to take a small glance and saw a few soggy pieces of bread, with God knows what fall out of his mouth and onto his severely stained shirt.
" Will you stop eating?!" Remy wailed out. He couldn't take it anymore, dogs had better manors then this kid.
" Why? What's the problem?" Bobby had actually swallowed before he spoke this time, thank God, Remy thought. Only thing was Bobby's lips were covered in mustard , that left a glossily look that didn't help Remy's already woozy stomach. Nor did the lettuce stuck in the kid's teeth, no wonder Logan was in a hurry to leave the kitchen.
" Just stop. Please." Remy was this close to begging. And he never begs, but in this case he was willing to make an exception, he wasn't in the mood to lose his lunch.
" What's wrong?" Bobby choked out, swallowing another rather large bit of his sandwich.
" Jus' don't eat for a moment." Remy said turning his head slowly to look at him.
" You know." Bobby started as he wiped off his mouth; well at least the boy knew how to use a napkin. " You're the third person the ask me that? You think it's something I did?" Bobby asked innocently.
" Who all asked you?" Remy questioned. Extremely grateful that the boy had heeded his words and had stopped eating. And he thought it was bad enough when he walked in on John, in nothing but a towel two weeks ago.
God with these images I'm going to have nightmares for sure. Remy thought, not at all happy.
" Amara and Logan." Bobby said taking a large gulp of water. " Well Amara left right when I just had sat down to eat."
" Go figure." Remy said sarcastically.
" And Logan came in for coffee but left after only a few moments. All I said was "Hi". I don't get people these days." Bobby said totally oblivious to the truth. The truth being they were running away from him, him and his horrifying eating habits. Remy thought.
" Well Drake, all I can really say is take smaller bites." Remy said putting a sympathetic hand on Bobby's shoulder.
" Huh?" Bobby looked up at Remy. " What's that suppose to mean?" Bobby let out a small belch. Remy had to opt for breathing threw his mouth for the next few moment. Was it worth it? Remy thought as he opened his mouth to speak, no daring to inhale what he knew was going to be a deadly scent, he could tell his eyes were beginning to water. Toad smelt better then that.
" Look Remy didn' come in here ta teach y'some manners. What Remy needs are y'expert skills." Remy said with a sly grin.
" Oh yeah? Why?" Bobby asked slowly standing up from the table. Giving Remy a fine few of his mustard, mayo, relish, lettuce and what he thought was tomato stained once was a white t-shirt but now is a futuristic version of a gross salad.
" It's all part of Remy's plan for phase two." Remy told him producing two fingers up to show him what he meant, while giving off a devilish grin.
" Phase two?" Bobby repeated. " What's that?" He asked.
" Let Remy explain it too y'homme."
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Author's Rant: Well this chapter took longer then I thought it would to update. But oh well. I have taken the time and effort to think this fic all the way threw and I have a pretty good idea as to where I'm taking this fic. There will be a number of different pairings as you can see. But the one that will not really change much will be that this is a Romy, that won't really change. Oh yeah, how do you spell Toad's last name?
I will now be taking a pole on which you'd like to see together. This is for the final pairing, every and all of these pairing will be seen at one point, your votes are important but I may ignore some of them if I can't find a good way to make them work out in a non corny and pathetic way.
Kitty and John
Kitty and Piotr
Kitty and Pietro
John and Wanda
John and Amara
Toad and Wanda
Toad and Tabby
These are pretty much the main characters in this fics unless someone can give me a good reason to make someone else a main character then this is the cast pretty much, them and Remy and Rogue.
Now, on to your reviews, here we go. Sorry if I missed anyone.
Sd: Yeah, I never noticed how a like Remy and Todd were until, I don't know one day it just hit me. And the thought of a double date sounds pretty good. I can picture to too. That could work. Thanks for the idea.
Lyerial: Yeah I decided to continue. When you have about ten reviews say that I kind of had to do it, I knew I would be posting a few more chapters. But this story is fun to write. I enjoyed writing the whole Wanda and Rogue friends thing. Evolution should have them as friends. They seem like the kind of people not to care about sides.
Yumiko: If you've read my other work then you know I don't get to the Romy fluff that quickly. But it is on the way, next chapter or maybe the one after that.
Latin Rose: Yeah, I like Rouge and Wanda as friends too. And as for boots...well. I'm not so sure myself. I was just looking a picture of Wanda and I saw her huge knee high black boots and it just seemed to work for me at the moment. So I went with it and there ya go.
Guidi: Thanks for the vote of confidence; I'm going to need luck with this story. I kind of made it out to be a romance comedy and I'm not much of a comedy writer. But I'm working on it. Hope you liked the new chapter.
Ishandahalf: Well due to the late update, you can see that the bunny on crack showed up a little late. But right now I'm in a writing mood so who knows. It's the proof reading that usually slows me down. Hope you liked the chapter.
Draco MalfoyGirl 16: I know I hate it when authors end the chapter right when it was just getting good. Sorry I did that to you but I believe that if a chapter is too long then the reader losses interest in the story real fast so I didn't want that to happen. What ya have to do is give um some slack then reel um in, then ya give um some slack, then reel um in. Ever watch the "Hunchback of Nortadame"? I have, it's a good movie. Hope you liked the chapter.
Wolfgirl12: Hey here's the update, sorry it wasn't the quickest but hey better late then never.
X-Girl4: I'm really glad you liked the chapter, and yeah I would want to trade places with Rogue too. Thanks for the Remy shaped chocolate, they were delicious. And the roses were lovely. I enjoy drying roses, I have a bunch of them in my room; it's a dried garden so to speak. And don't worry Remy didn't take all Toad's money, Toad smart enough to back down when he's close to nothing. I think?
DBZpunkchick: Here's the update, and I'm glad you like the story. Makes me feel all warm inside when people say they liked something I wrote. Hope ya liked the chapter.
Well all, I have homework so good night to all, and to all a good night.
Take Care, Rogue Star