Hello all and welcome again to Christmas with an X. How are ya 'll. Man im so psyched about Christmas, hehe I can't wait. Before you read anything or after you read, or whatever, I'd like to take this moment to give ya'll a notice.
There are some really good stories on here, some which don't get much attention, but I guarantee are a good read, so I suggest you read Is once forgotten always forgotten? By WorldDominatorQueen. She's been asking me to advertise her story, its cool, give it a shot.
Important, please read!- just so you know my stories a lil different in the fact, Jean is not going out with Scott! You'll find out why that's important in a while.Wonder if any of you can guess, mwahahah
So now on with the story.
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Chapter 4- Just like a puzzle.
Rogue walked up to Scott's bedroom door and deliberated whether she should knock or just barge in. Being who she is, Rogue opted for the second option.
'THWACK'
Scott jumped out of bed as he heard his door being kicked open. He raised his hands to his red shaded glasses in instinct as he looked for his intruder.
"Gees Scott, don't wet yoahself. It's onlah meh." Rogue said as she strode into Scott's room, Scott's hands came down from his visor as he stared curiously at Rogue. Why had she burst into his room?
"Sorry Rogue, but why did you just practically kick my door down?" Rogue simply shrugged in reply, which made Scott even more curious. "Is something the matter?"
"Nah…well kinda, ya see ah sorta need yoah help." Rogue mumbled.
"Sure, what with?"
"Well it's sorta a surprise." She grinned. "Will ya help meh?" Rogue battered her eyelashes at him.
"Erm…okaaaaaaaaay." Scott answered uncertainly.
"Great" Rogue beamed. "Get up an dressed, meet meh downstairs in 30 minutes. Don't beh late." With that Rogue practically skipped out of his room, that was easier than she thought.
Scott stood still watching after Rogue's form, he was dumbfounded, since when did Rogue act cheerful, heck she almost had a bounce in her step. Did he imagine that? Scott rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and groggily went over to his drawers to get ready for another day.
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"Snookem's!" Toad shouted jovially as he saw Wanda walk down the stairs holding a black sack. Wanda sighed and tried to ignore him as he came jumping over to her.
"Whatcha got there, babycakes?" Toad asked looking curiously at the black bag Wanda carried.
"It's the bag that I will put all of your dismembered body parts in, if you don't move out of my WAY!" Wanda growled trying to move past him as he blocked her way.
"Anything I can help you with sweetcheeks?" Wanda was about to hex him away when an idea came into her head.
"You love me right toad?" Wanda smirked, Toad gave a feeble nod in reply as though his was hypnotised. "And you would do anything for me right?" Again another nod. "Good, then you can do this for me." Wanda bowed down and whispered something into Toad's ears. His eyes widened, and then a smile appeared showing off his grotesque yellowy green teeth.
"I'm on it, yo." Toad said before jumping off to do what Wanda told him to. Wanda smiled in satisfaction with herself. 'hey maybe that slime ball did come in useful sometimes after all.'
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Rogue waited patiently for Scott. 'Gawd seriously how long does it take ta git dressed'Rogue thought to herself. A few moments later she saw Scott descending the stairs 'bout tahme'
"Hey Scott."
"Hello Rogue, so what is it you wanted help with?" Rogue paused for a moment looking around the room. 'gawd where is she?' Scott looked at Rogue expectantly; Rogue looked over Scott's shoulder and noticed Toad jump into the room closely followed by Jean.
"Why would Scott want to meet me here?" Jean asked Toad as he jumped away from her and out of sight. Jean looked up and noticed Scott standing fairly close to Rogue.
"Well ya see, oh wait a sec ya have summit on yoah eye." Rogue leaned into Scott and put her hand to his face, for anyone standing behind them, it would look strangely like a kiss. Jean tensed up at the sight.
Wanda took this as her queue to intervene.
"Why Jean what ever is wrong, you look so pale." Wanda asked standing next to the rigid looking Jean. Jean didn't reply she simply stood shocked at the sight in front of her. Wanda looked in the direction Jean was looking and grinned evilly.
"Oh Scott and Rogue, Don't you think they make the cutest couple, apparently they have been dating secretly for a month or so." Jean seemed to crumple at that comment, her eyes welled up with tears and she fled from the room. Wanda smirked and gave a thumbs up in the direction of Rogue, then stalked off.
Rogue noticed this and pulled away from Scott.
"It was an eyelash." Rogue smiled pulling her hand away from Scott.
"Oh right, thanks. Well what was it you wanted help with?" Scott asked completely oblivious to what just transpired.
"Well Jean, as you know, has helped me a lot, and well I was wondering if you could help me make it up to her?" Rogue asked innocently, Scott smiled in reply.
"Of course, what did you have in mind?"
"Well…." Rogue told Scott to meet her in the Rec room at 10.00. She told him that she had a big present she wanted to give Jean, and she would need his help in delivering it to her. Scott smiled at the idea and agreed, after all, he'd had a crush on Jean for years. Rogue all the time kept on her innocent facade 'He doesn't realise how much of a help he has already been'
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After Scott left, Wanda re-appeared by Rogue's side.
"That was brilliant, you should have seen Jeans face." Wanda gleamed. "She really thought you two were kissing."
"Ya know maybeh Bag the bimbo woulda been an appropriate name. Seriouslah how stupid is she? Surelah she shoulda realised that Scott wasn't unconscious on tha floor." Rogue laughed.
"I know, I reckon she's a natural blonde."
"How didja git Jean inta here?" Rogue asked highly amused.
"Oh easy, I told Toad to get her. He said that Scott had a special present for her, and he wanted to see her, privately. Jean naturally followed."
"Think we've crushed her spirit yet?" Rogue enquired.
"Yes, but not nearly enough." Wanda replied her eyes sparkling with excitement. Both girls laughed.
"Well we still got more work ta do, come on." Rogue said pulling Wanda after her.
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10.50Am
Jean sat crying in her room. 'How could Scott, how could he? He flirted with her all the time, and according to Kitty he was practically drooling over her in the show. She loved Scott, how could he treat her so cruelly'
Jean was brought out of her reverie by a sharp knock at the door. Jean fiercely wiped away the tears in her eyes.
"Enter." Jean sniffed. In matched Wanda.
"Wanda? What…What are you doing here?" Jean asked.
"I came to talk to you."
"What about?"
"Scott, look Jean, you love him don't you?" Wanda answered bluntly. Jean was slightly taken aback, but slowly nodded her head, trying to hold back more tears that were threatening to fall. "Why don't you go talk to him?"
"I can't. He loves Rogue; I don't want to complicate things." Jean sobbed. Wanda tried very hard not to burst out into laughter there and then.
"Well I have it under very good authority that he is in the rec room right now." Jean glanced up at Wanda.
"Really? Oh I don't know." Jean replied hesitant.
"Go on, what's the worst that could happen? If you never admit your feelings for others, you'll get no where." Wanda said honestly. Jean smiled at her.
"Your right, thank you Wanda, see you in a minute." With that Jean jumped off her bed and ran out of her room towards the rec room. Wanda smiled and walked off to Rogues room. 'This was going to be fun. Everything was falling into place, just like puzzle.'
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Jean walked into the rec room and saw Scott pacing as though waiting for someone.
"Scott" Jean said timidly, Scott's head immediately raised to meet Jean's stare. His heart began to pounce. 'God she's beautiful' Scott thought as his eyes lingered on her radiant face.
"Jean." Scott strode over to stand by her
"We need to talk." She stated.
"Yes we do, listen Jean…" Scott's speech was cut off as he looked upwards and noticed what they were standing under. He chuckled.
"I thought Logan confiscated all of…?" Jean enquired, but was cut off as she felt lips crash upon her own.
For what seemed like an eternity later, they both pulled away, faces flushed. Both seemingly hypnotised by each other, they neglected to notice two figures enter the room.
"Wow" Jean and Scott said in unison.
"Jean will you go steady with me?" Scott whispered into Jeans ear. Then she started to tear up, Scott put his hand gently under her face and raised it to meet his.
"Jean, what's wrong?"
"You…Your." But was cut off by clapping. It was then she turned and noticed Rogue and Wanda standing in the corner of the room clapping their hands.
"Rogue! Oh my goodness, listen its not how it looks. I'm so sorry" Jean said fearfully, she knew she had already upset the girl, she didn't want to do it again. Jean was about to grovel some more when she noticed Rogue was smiling.
"Thanks an ah accept yoah apology."
"What? Are you not angry? But isn't Scott your boyfriend?" Jean asked shocked as Rogue shook her head no.
"But I saw you two…" Jean said glancing between Rogue and Scott, who looked utterly bewildered.
"You saw Rogue taking an eyelash off of Scott's cheek." Wanda spoke up. Jean then turned to Wanda, glaring at her angrily.
"You said they were together."
"I lied. Don't believe everything you hear." Wanda shrugged. Jean was enraged
"Why?"
"Simple, revenge."
"You mess with meh, ah mess with ya back." Rogue grinned at Jeans infuriated expression.
" I can't believe you, why? Why would you do that?"
"Ya know nothing about meh. What gave ya tha right ta mess with ma mind? Ah git that ya had good intensions, but it just…it just reminds meh of the whole mystique thang. Ah don't lakhe people who mess with ma mind. So ah wanted revenge. But then ah realized that ya are also mah friend, and ya'll were just worried bout meh."
"Ya and Scott have been obsessed with each othah fo' years, I figured in return ah would try an git ya both tagethah. All in all, it worked out prettah good." Rogue answered sincerely. Jean seemed to settle down at this statement.. Rogue had just opened up to her, given it wasn't very much, but it was a start.
"I'm sorry I assumed things rogue. I should have known. But thank you Rogue, I guess it did work out. Perhaps we could forget about this whole situation. After all it is Christmas." Jean smiled, holding Scott's hand. "Also I believe there is a certain someone who has been very worried about you He has been asking about you for days." Jean grinned walking out of the room with Scott's arm draped across her shoulder.
Rogues eyebrows raised in question and Wanda just laughed.
"A certain demon eyed someone." Wanda added. Rogue let a small blush creep across her features.
"Whatevah Wanda." Rogue snapped looking at the floor. Trying to find a way to change the subject Rogue's eyes wandered over to the corner of the room.
"One question, what are we gunna do with all tha rope?" Rogue asked indicating the black sack.
"I dunno, maybe I could tie Toad up to a tree with it, that would keep him away for a while." Wanda then let out a small evil chuckle before grabbing the bag and stalking off in search of a certain human-frog.
"Ah swear, bein in that insane asylum, really did screw up her head." Rogue laughed to herself.
"Here, here chere." Said a voice from the doorway.
"Swamp rat? How long ya been there fo'?" Rogue shouted.
"A while."
"How longs a while?"
"Long enough to hear yo lil speech ta Jeanie." Remy smiled walking over to meet Rogue in the middle of the room. He traced a finger down Rogues pale face. Rogue's breath hitched in her throat as she looked up into his demonic eyes that she found so entrancing. "Yo truly are belle, Rogue." Remy said sincerely, Rogue could tell he was serious by his use of her name.
"Remy, what…what do ya want with meh? Honestlah?" Rogue asked feeling her eyes begin to well with tears she would never let fall.
" Nuttin chere. Remy just wanna spend time wit'y'. He nevah felt dis way befo'. Dere summit bout y' Rogue, y' just so allurin'." Remy answered sincerely as he wiped away a tear that fell down Rogues porcelain cheek. "Remy t'inks he loves yo, chere." Rogue couldn't move, why her? Why does he love her. Surely he was joking. Rogue didn't have time to think as Remy's lips crashed down on hers in a passionate and emotional kiss. Rogue felt the familiar pull and Remy drained into her.
Rogue pulled away as soon as possible, she was then overcome with Remy's emotions, Love, worry, happiness, confusion. Rogue stumbled back as tears feel down her face. He really did love her, powers or not.
The noise of a book falling down made Rogues head snap upwards towards the doorway. There in front of her stood a shocked Kitty, Kurt, Logan, Xavier, Jean, Scott, and Wanda.
"Like Rogue are you ok?" Kitty asked as she timidly walked over to the crying Rogue.
"He loves meh? Oh ma gawd, what did ah do?" Rogue cried into Kitty's shoulder as the younger girl brought her into a hug.
"Shh Rogue it's ok." Kitty said tenderly.
"Scott can you go and get Hank to take Mr Lebeau to the infirmary." Xavier ordered Scott. Scott nodded and promptly run off. The rest just stood trying to calm a weeping Rogue. Never before had they seen her cry, perhaps Remy had finally managed to thaw the ice queen?
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Dun dun duhh….. lol end of chapter, next one will be out soonish I promise, maybe in a couple of days. Wow this was a long one, way longer than the others. Jeans punishment sucked, i really did have no idea what to do and i needed it to end up happy so voila. It was so crap.lol
Well I hope ya'll enjoyed.
Toodles Nettlez