Yo! Word up... an'... yeah I can't do that. hah. So anyways... here's some more! Hope y'all like it!

The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face. - Deep Thoughts

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8

Rogue pushed through the door, squeezing her way through the crowded club with a frown. She had some limited control over her powers; they'd be working over time tonight. She sat down at the bar with a sigh, ordering a drink sullenly. She mentally scolded herself for caring, for getting so emotional over something so petty. So what if he was getting married? Good riddance. She thanked the bartender who slid her drink to her gracefully before downing a big gulp.

"Good riddance indeed."

"Bonjour." The deep voice drifted to her from over her shoulder causing her to smile.

She turned and looked at him from over her shoulder.

"That's him." The voice in her ear whispered. "Act… aloof."

She looked back at her drink, rolling her eyes slightly. Aloof. She was an expert at that.

"Hi."

He sat down next to her with a cocky grin. "Was yo'father a t'ief? Cuz he must've stolen d' stars an' put dem in yo'eyes."

She raised an eyebrow and looked at him. "Does that sound better in french?"

His grin widened "Oui."

"Well… thanks anyways." She said with a small smile, taking another drink.

"Dat a southern accent ah hear?" He raised an eyebrow, scooting closer to her.

"Ah suppose it is." She looked at him again. "Ah'm from Mississippi. Just here on vacation."

"Well amour, y'came to d'right place. D'name's Julian. Julian Bordeaux."

She pressed her lips together in a small smile. "Nice t'meet you Julian."

"D'pleasure is all mine."

"Ah'm sure it is." She chuckled. "Mah name's… Kitty. Kitty… Cooper."

He took her gloved hand with a half smile "Beautiful name Kitty." He placed a kiss on her gloved hand. "Mind if ah buy you a drink?"

"Not at all." She said reluctantly. Her eyes wandered past him as the blonde Cajun ordered her another drink.

"Mayday. Don't panic." AJ announced in the earpiece Rogue was wearing. "Seems you'll have to speed up the process a bit. Look to your ten o'clock."

Her eyes moved into that direction before widening and darting back over to Julian.

"Time to step it up from aloof to sultry. You got it?"

Rogue gave the thumbs up discreetly to the two girls looking on from the roof.

"Y'know Julian. Ah'm feelin'… wild t'night." She bit her lip and lowered her gaze seductively. "Don't know if it's all the alcohol ah've already consumed… or the fact that ah'm on vacation… but ah wanna have fun."

He raised an eyebrow with a smile "Well… if dere's anyt'in' ah can do… jus' let me know."

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He squeezed through the crowded night club with ease, giving a few nice looking young women gathered at the bar a wink. This was his regular choice of nightly hang out. It was his territory. He furrowed his brow at the sight of the blonde man sitting at the bar, deciding it would be best if he just kept his distance. No point in kicking up dust.

He watched as Julian traced his hand down a young woman's back, her auburn hair cascading midway down, a pair of black gloves were pulled up to her elbows. He let out a small breath, remembering the life he was about to be giving up. The lifestyle of a king of hearts. One woman for the rest of his life? And a woman he'd rather see six feet under than all dressed in white. Julian leaned in and brushed her auburn hair off her shoulder, kissing her neck gently. She giggled and turned her head to face him saying something to him softly.

The blood drained from his face.

"Hey Remy! Ah thought you were gettin' married!" A small red head giggled, pulling on his arm "When are we gunna meet this mystery woman?"

He waved the young woman off, squinting through the dim lighting.

The auburn haired woman laughed. The sound sent a shiver down his spine. There was no doubt about it now. She tucked a white hair behind her ear with a smile, looking at him through the corner of her eye.

He furrowed his brow, fighting back the urge to kill building up inside of him.

Her eyes shifted back to Julian's, moving her gloved hand under his chin and inching closer to him as she spoke. Their lips met slowly, moving gently in unison.

His brow knit harder as he watched them kiss until Rogue tried to push away. Julian didn't comply. She tried again but it was too late. Julian slumped over. Her eyes moved over to meet Gambit's again.

He took her by the arm, pulling her through the crowd. "Rogue, dis ain' funny chère. Y'don' know dese people."

"Please! Ah'm just gettin' t'know yo' future family-in-law. Seems nice. Can't keep his hands to himself though."

Gambit tightened his grip on Rogue's arm. "Rogue, ah'm serious. Dis ain' funny."

"Dis ain' supposed to be." Rogue raised an eyebrow at the sound of Julian's accent making its' way thorough her speech. She tried to tug her arm away from him. "D'world don' revolve 'round you Sugah. Ah'm allowed t'have a good time too… non?"

He pulled her close, narrowing his eyes. "You ain' doin' dis jus' t'get under Remy's skin… are you?"

"What? Dis? Is it botherin' you? Didn' think y'd care…"

She shoved him back slightly with a frown.

"Ah will say this though…" She offered him a sarcastic look of sadness "Ah'm sorry."
"Rogue." He took her arm again. She ripped her arm away before giving him a firm, hard shove backwards, sending him knocking into a crowd of people behind him.

"That's it." She breathed as she walked away. "That's all ah'm doin' AJ. No more." She pulled the piece out of her ear, whipping it to the ground.

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AJ gave Rogue a small smile. "Y'did good."

"Ah'm done." She squared her jaw.

"I know."

"Ah can't… ah can't get his thoughts outta mah head AJ…" Rogue shook her head with a small frown. "All the hatred he feels towards…"

"Towards Gambit." Kitty frowned. "AJ, is there any way we can finish this using someone else?"

AJ squared her jaw. "What's their plan Rogue? What are they going to do?"

Rogue closed her eyes putting a hand on her temple. "Julian hired someone. A woman."

AJ's eyes widened. "Of course. Remy's bachelor party's tomorrow night."

"But I don't understand." Jubilee shook her head. "I thought they didn't want him dead until after the wedding."

"They're settin' him up. Everyone knows there ain't no way he'd be loyal to Belladonna. A few weeks down the road, he brings home a girl he met at the bachelor party…"

"Belladonna catches him in the act and kills him?" Kitty frowned.

"No. The mystery girl finishes the job. Nothing to link it to the family. Just a disgruntled lover." AJ pressed her lips together. "So it looks like it's his own fault."

"This girl Julian hired…" Jean crossed her arms. "Does she… sell… her love?"

AJ raised an eyebrow, obviously beginning to pick up on her intuition. "Even better doll. She sells her hate." AJ looked at Rogue. "Don't worry Rogue… we'll figure something out."

"Sells her hate? I don't get it…" Jubilee frowned.

Jean looked at AJ with a knowing grin. "Do you wanna explain, or should I?"