Author's notes: well well well.. only a few chapters left! Yay! Bout bloody time I wrapped this story up! I've been reading some evo fan fics and it inspired me to write a little cheeky section on Rogue and Remy. Lemme know what ya'll think and don't forget to review!

Ch14: aftermath

When Remy finally returned to the mansion, Xavier approached him and Jean, who was walking next to him. "I'm glad you're both here. I had Ororo search Rogue's room for any clue to where Rogue may have gone and she found something I'd like to ask you two about. Please come with me to my study." Remy looked at Jean and shrugged and they followed Xavier to his study.

Once they reached the study, Jean and Remy sat down and Xavier rolled his wheelchair around to the back of his desk. "Now, I know Jean is already aware of this," then Xavier turned to Remy. "But Remy, since you have been getting ..closer to Rogue lately, I wondered if you had any idea why Ororo found dried blood in Rogue's bathroom basin."

Jean looked to Remy for the answer, as she too had no idea why Rogue would have blood in her basin. Remy wasn't sure whether to let the others know about what Rogue had been up to. "Well," Remy began. He figured that he'd better tell them sooner or later. "Rogue's been so depressed lately that she's started cutting herself."

Jean put her hand up to her mouth in shock. Even Xavier was shocked that this was going on under his very nose. "It's very shocking to hear this, Remy," Xavier explained. "I did not realise that Rogue was in such a terrible state." He clasped his hands together in thought. "The situation has gotten all the more serious now. Our desperation for Rogue seems to have escalated. I fear what Rogue could do to herself if we don't find her soon."

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It had been a full week since Rogue ran away. For the first few days, Xavier let the others search nearby towns for Rogue, but with no avail. He called off the search, despite the fact that everyone protested. Since then, Xavier had been in cerebro every day, trying to find her. But the search was tiresome, because Rogue hadn't used her powers since she sapped Lance's powers.

Kurt, Scott, Kitty and Jean had forced Remy to sit down with them in Remy's room when the search was called off and tell them what really happened between Rogue, Logan and Remy.

"Like, Oh my God!" Kitty put her hands up to her mouth in shock. "It must be like, hard to have Rogue's memories of it all."

Remy ran his hands through his hair. "It has been. But Remy understand Rogue's guilt more than anything," he explained. Jean sat silently as Remy explained everything that had happened between Rogue and Logan and then revealed that the fight Logan had with Remy when Remy almost died was over Rogue. Jean felt guilty for not telling them that she'd known from the beginning and she didn't know how the others would react. She slowly put her hand up, like a student in class. "Guys.." She announced hesitantly, "I kinda have something to confess.." They all turned to face Jean. "I've known about this from the day after Rogue and Logan.. um.. did that.."

Scott got up off the desk he was sitting on and stared at his girlfriend. "You knew! Why didn't you say anything!" He yelled.

Jean was shocked by Scott's outburst. "I promised Rogue that I wouldn't!"

"Vy didn't you tell ze Professor at least?" Kurt asked.

"The professor already knew about it," Jean told them. When she saw the stunned looks on the other's faces, Jean was shocked at their behaviour. "You didn't know the Professor knew?" They still stood there all shocked. "He found out the same way I did. We could both sense something odd and sexual between Rogue and Logan. He threatened Logan that he'd send him away if they kept slee- ..doing that.."

Jean saw Remy's face curl at that comment. "Remy, I'm sorry," Jean pleaded. She could see that Remy was even more torn up about Rogue's departure than ever before.

He looked away from the others so they wouldn't see the tears welling up in his eyes. "It okay, mon ami. It not your fault. It's Remy's. Remy be the one to leave in the first place and to tell the world about Rogue and Wolverine.." Remy hated saying Logan's name anymore, so he used Logan's mutant name instead.

"It's not your fault, mein friend." Kurt tried to comfort Remy. He then stood up. "Come on guys. Let's leave Remy alone.."

Just as the others stood up, Remy turned back to them "Non, non.. it's alright, Kurt. Remy need some company."

Kitty smiled. "Like, Oh my god! Let's hire some movies and veg in Remy's room!"

Remy smiled sweetly at Kitty, despite the fact that he was depressed, "You always come up with great ways to cheer us up, Kitty."

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It was Monday morning and it had been just over two weeks since Rogue had left. Kurt had been assigned to bring Logan his meals. Kurt didn't like it and had been trying to convince Kitty to do it instead all week. Kurt stood in the kitchen and loaded up a tray with toast, cereal and coffee to take to Logan. Kurt looked across the bench at Remy. Remy looked like shit. He was unshaven and had huge bags under his eyes from lack of sleep. He was watching everything Kurt was doing, yet at the same time, seemed to be in his own world.

Kurt, having finished loading the tray with Logan's breakfast, still needed the newspaper. The only thing was, Remy got to it first and had begun reading it, even though Remy didn't usually care about reading the paper. "Um.. Remy, I'm gonna need ze paper now.." Kurt commented.

Remy looked back at the paper and closed it. "Wolverine's grounded, so why does he still get special privileges?" Remy asked. Kurt reached for the paper, but Remy leaned forward and put his elbow on it. "Y'know, the Professor would've asked him t' leave if Rogue wasn't out there somewhere.."

Kurt didn't know what to do. He obviously took Remy's side but he still had to feed Logan. "I'm sorry Remy. Just let me give Logan zis breakfast and I'll be right back."

Remy lifted his elbow off the newspaper and Kurt put it on the tray before porting out of the kitchen.

Kurt made sure that he'd only port into Logan's room for a split second. Long enough to place the tray down onto the floor just inside the doorway and port out. This is how Kurt had been giving Logan his meals all week, which is probably why Xavier gave Kurt the task, because he wouldn't have to unlock the door to get into the room. 'Even though Kitty could also get into the room without unlocking the door, maybe Xavier gave me the job because I'm not at risk of Logan's 'charm's' like Kitty could be,' Kurt thought to himself.

Kurt ported back into the kitchen. Remy looked at Kurt, trying to seem interested. "Welcome back," Remy said unenthusiastically.

"Man! Zis sucks!" Kurt exclaimed. "Vy do I have to give Logan his meals? For doing..that.. to Rogue, I just wanna.." Kurt made strangling hand actions to emphasise how much he felt protective over his adoptive sister.

Remy seemed uninterested. "Remy not going near that animal. The professor won't let the girls near him and half the mansion don't know how to act around him. If you were the professor, wouldn't you want the guy who can get in and out of there the fastest to deliver th' food?" Remy commented.

Kurt hated how Remy was always in his own little world when they spoke. Remy did that a lot since Rogue left. He'd mope around the mansion or go to a bar or train in the danger room. Kurt felt sorry for Remy, but there was no way to help the poor guy out. Kurt watched as Remy folded his arms on the bench top and lay his head down on top of them.

"It's all Remy's fault, Kurt. Remy's to blame for all of it. Rogue's never coming back now," Remy sobbed, his face still in his arms.

Just then, Jean and Scott walked in, hand in hand. The first thing they saw was Remy. "Remy!" Jean called out as she ran towards him. Remy didn't respond. He was so consumed by guilt that he wasn't listening to what was being said around him. The next think he knew, he could hear the professor's voice. 'Remy, you're not to blame here.'

Jean mentally contacted the professor. He left cerebro and came to the kitchen as fast as his wheelchair allowed him to. When he arrived there, Jean had already used her telekinetic powers to put Remy to sleep.

"What's the matter?" Xavier asked. It was a stupid question. They all knew that Remy was seriously depressed.

"We think Remy needs help. He's killing himself over Rogue running away!" Jean replied.

"And how he's been coming home drunk a lot. He's definitely not well," Kurt added.

"And he's not sleeping. Is there any way for us to help him, professor?" Scott asked.

Xavier felt guilty for neglecting his students. "I'm glad you all brought this information to me. I am sorry for spending all my time in cerebro the past two weeks. I didn't realise how bad Remy's condition had gotten. Kurt, teleport him to the infirmary," Xavier instructed. "We'll have to sedate him for now, while I work with his unconscious mind."

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-Two years ago-

"Get outah mah face, Swamp rat!" Rogue yelled as she pushed Remy out of the way. Jean's powers were acting up and accidentally read Rogue's thoughts.. again. Rogue hated it when Jean read her thoughts and after lashing out on Jean, she also lashed out on anyone who crossed her path as she made her way to her bedroom.

Rogue stormed her way to her room and slammed the door behind her when she got there. She was still sharing a room with Kitty then and was glad the little half-pint wasn't there. Sometimes she hated how Kitty was always so bubbly. Rogue was a lot angrier back then too, so forcing her to share a room with Kitty was a big no no.

Rogue walked over to the balcony and grabbed her ipod on the way. She selected her Korn album and cranked up the volume so that it was loud enough that she wouldn't be able to hear anyone. She wasn't in the mood to talk. The Cajun however, had different ideas.

Rogue leaned forward on the railing and looked out at the garden. Storm had done a magnificent job at tending to it and it was one thing that helped Rogue regain her self-composure.

Rogue, still listening to her ipod, didn't hear Remy knocking on her bedroom door. She didn't hear him opening the door and walking into her room. Remy stood at the doorway that lead to the balcony and watched Rogue for a few minutes. She still wore her heavy gothic make up back then. She wore her green singlet top with the green mesh top over it. Her black leather skirt rode up a little at the back as she leaned forward onto the railing. When she didn't know was that Remy was staring right at her skirt, at how if it inched up just that little bit higher, he wouldn't be able to stop himself from risking skin on skin contact with Rogue!

Rogue bobbed her head to the beat and hummed to the tune. She saw Scott, Jean, Kitty and Kurt in Scott's car, driving out of the garage. Jean was wearing her soccer uniform, so Rogue knew instantly that they were headed to watch Jean play that night. Rogue leaned a little more over the balcony to see if Logan and Xavier were going with them to the game.

However, Remy didn't see what Rogue was looking at, so when he saw Rogue lean over dangerously, "Rogue!" He yelled as he ran right to her and grabbed her around the waist to stop her from falling and pulled her backwards. The only thing was, Remy tripped and they both went crashing backwards onto the ground. Rogue didn't hear him and let out a loud scream of surprise and accidentally dropped her ipod over the ledge as he grabbed her. Rogue landed on top of Remy, with her back to him.

Remy was still holding her around the waist. Remy grunted as he was squished between the ground and Rogue's body. "Oh Chere, y'know how Remy like it when you on top.." He teased, unable to help himself because of the position they were in.

Rogue wasn't impressed. "What the hell do ya think yah doin', Remy!" Rogue yelled.

She lifted herself up by pushing down on Remy's chest, making him groan with the extra weight on him. "Yah made me lose mah ipod!"

Remy was hurt. "Remy only tryin' t'save you, Chere," He explained. "Remy see you leaning dangerously over the edge and he panicked."

Rogue saw the sincerity in his eyes and saw that for once, he wasn't joking. He really did think she was going to fall. "Well," she smiled. "As long as it wasn't an excuse for you tah grab mah hips, Swamp rat!"

Remy grinned. "Maybe it was, Chere. Oh and Remy realise something," he replied as he stood up.

Rogue crossed her arms and leaned on one leg. "Yah realised yah dropped ma $300 ipod?"

Remy waved a hand, dismissing the ipod. "Don' worry, Chere. Remy steal you another one!" He replied. Rogue snorted at the 'stealing' remark. "Remy realise you called him by name for the first time!"

Until Remy mentioned it, Rogue never realised that she'd been calling him 'Gambit', 'swamp rat', and 'cajun' for the past year. "So ah did. Congratulations, Remy," Rogue said sarcastically. "Yah thought ah didn't know ya name all this time?" Rogue teased.

Remy walked closer to Rogue. "Remy know you knew his name," Remy replied softly. He lifted Rogue's hand to his lips. He looked into her bright emerald eyes and smiled. "Remy loves you," He said softly, in his seductive tone, before finally kissing Rogue's gloved hand.

Rogue pulled her hand away from Remy. "What?" She exclaimed. "You.. how!" Rogue couldn't comprehend what he'd just said! "Why?"

Remy smiled. He didn't understand how Rogue would be so shocked from what he'd said. After all, he'd been trying to make moves on Rogue since they'd first met and he'd made his feelings known from the very beginning. He knew that Rogue had feelings for him but he thought that maybe she thought he wasn't being serious.. "What? You think Remy be lying the last year?"

Rogue looked at him, a little embarrassed. "Maybe." Rogue tried to walk past him, but Remy held her gloved hand as she reached him. Rogue looked at their hands, fingers laced together. "Remy, ah dunno about this.." She tried to pull her hand away from him, but Remy wouldn't let go. She had to play this game, Remy's way.

"Remy not gonna hurt you, Chere," Remy explained.

Before Remy knew it, Rogue had pushed him up against the wall and leaned up against him. Remy couldn't believe that Rogue was willingly pushing her bodess up against his. He felt his body begin to heat up. He looked deep into Rogue's eyes and tried to figure out what she was doing and what was with the sudden behaviour. Rogue stood on her tippy toes until she her lips were so close to Remy's he was sure that he wouldn't be able to stop himself from kissing her. Remy felt her thighs up against his, her stomach up against his and her chest up against his. She was turning him on more than she realised. He moved his hands up to Rogue's waist. 'God, she's so beautiful!'

Rogue saw in his eyes the affect she was having on Remy and just how dangerous it was for her to have a boyfriend. "Ah'm not scared of ya hurting me," Rogue said in the most seductive voice she could muster. 'What the hell am ah doing!' She thought to herself. 'Ah can't believe ah'm doing this!' Rogue was careful to not touch Remy as she moved her lips across Remy's face and close to his right ear. He could feel her hot breath on his earlobe and he was dangerously close to becoming hard. "Ah'm scared ah'm gonna hurt you," Rogue said before pulling away from Remy.

Remy, now unable to stop his bodily functions, became rock hard and he wasn't sure if Rogue felt it as she leaned up against him. His questions were answered when she pulled away and the first thing she did was bite her bottom lip to stop herself from smiling. She looked down at the bulge in Remy's pants. Rogue had never had that affect on any guy before, so it was kind of exciting.

"Remy," Rogue said, pointing to his.. member. "This is why ah can't be with yah."

Remy tried to cover the bulge with his hands, but it wasn't making it go away! "It's not Remy's fault you're so hot!" Remy complained. "Y' know there be ways around not touching, Rogue. Remy not scared of your powers."

Rogue leaned back on the railing. "How can we possibly work around my curse!" She didn't want to hurt herself by getting into a relationship with Remy. And she didn't want to hurt Remy either!

Remy rubbed his chin in thought for a few seconds. He walked back into Rogue's room and to her drawers. She saw him begin to rummage through her drawers. "Hey! What are yah doin'!" She called out as she followed him into her room.

Before she could protest more, Remy pulled out her long black sheer scarf. "Get on the bed," Remy instructed.

Rogue put her hands on her hips. "Say what?"

Remy smiled. "Just get on the bed, Chere. Remy said he not gonna hurt ya."

Rogue rolled her eyes and got on the bed. "Lie down," Remy instructed. He saw Rogue look at him all confused. He walked closer to the bed. "It's okay, Rogue. Lie down."

Rogue wasn't sure what to expect from Remy, but she didn't think he'd intentionally hurt her. So she lay down, flat on her back. She saw Remy reach the bed. He crawled onto it and straddled her hips. Rogue had never been so physically close to anyone before and wasn't sure how to react. "Do you trust Remy?" He asked.

Rogue nodded. "Close your eyes," He instructed. Rogue took one look at the sheer scarf and then closed her eyes. She felt Remy's body weight shift as he leaned closer to her. She could hear from his breathing and from the weight of his body on top of her that he was leaning close to her face. "Now don't panic," Remy instructed. Before Rogue could ask why she would panic, she felt the material of the sheer scarf on her lips and then she felt warmth on her lips. Remy was kissing her with the sheer material between them. Albeit wasn't the real thing, but Rogue could still feel the warmth of his lips and the moisture of his tongue as he licked her bottom lip.

Rogue brought her hand up around the back of Remy's head. She didn't want him to stop. She felt Remy's hand move down to her hips, and he began to rub her hipbone with his thumb. Rogue had never felt like this ever before. She moaned in extacy as she ran her other gloved hand up Remy's back and inside his shirt.

After what felt like mere seconds, Remy pulled away. Rogue let out a moan in protest and then looked into his demon eyes. "Wow!" She whispered, in awe of what had just happened.

Remy smirked. "That only the beginning, Chere."

Author's notes: so what did you guys think?