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AN: Soooooo... here is the deal. I got about 50-60 of the way through writing this update and then realized that I didn't want to do it that way. So I was like oh I'll just cut this chapter and move on. But then I realized that two of the scenes I had written weren't going to be worked in later and I really wanted them in the story. So this has become a shorter chapter then it was supposed to be but the information that would have been here will be worked in later. That sounds really confusing and all but its the best explanation I have for why it is taking so long. Well that and I was holding it hostage until I broke 90 reviews which you can all thank laenamoradadeGAMBIT for pushing us over that limit. So what this comes down to is that below you will find two scenes with no time fix on them that you will later figure out how they fit in. And you are mostly reading them because I put time and effort into writing them and wanted to give you something of a fix to hold onto while I head into midterms. Don't worry you will see the other stuff I wrote but it will come up more as flashbacks and stories then as the scenes that I wrote to put in this chapter. I've gone back and forth on it a good number of times and I think this is the best choice. Hopefully it will work out.

Review Responses:

BloodCalling13: I'm glad you are happy and how could I not put Jean-Luc kicking that guys ass. I had been looking forward to that part for a while. I know it sucks for Remy and all but it will be ok in the end. This is a Romy after all. I'm just taking my time getting there. I'm glad you liked it so much.

Bored247: I know I'm evil for making it so that Remy can't see her but I couldn't have them getting all snuggly together too soon. Yeah I think finding out I could make things explode would scare me slightly to say the least. I think really he is dealing pretty well considering. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

FluidDegree: I couldn't leave you guys waiting for her to get out of there any longer. The only reason she was allowed to stay that long was because she at least had Remy to take care of her. Jean-Luc may be done with him but I'm not sure if he has gotten all of the retribution he will. You will just have to wait and see.

Balabaloosa: I'm glad you liked Remy's power I was worried about that scene. I tried to find out what the effect of being near an explosion would be but was less then successful. I thought it would be good if I worked in the name thing. I had been planning on it since the start and felt like it worked well with Rogue being mysterious. It will come up again later.

Gabrielle myka: Yes at that time Remy is still in love with Bella and thinks of Rogue as his little sister that needs to be protected as much as possible. I would however agree with you that Rogue has got to be gorgeous. Right now she is like 13 so it hasn't really come out yet but my vision of her is one of someone who can stop traffic because of the guys all looking at her. Don't worry I am a devoted Romy fan as my favorites list can attest so he will not be staying with Bella. I will say that probably at 15 Bella is hotter then Rogue because she hasn't been abused for half of her life but that is just then. I'm glad you love my story so much.

Turquoise Girl: I couldn't let her stay there. Remy would have had to do something drastic if he hasn't gotten his father to act. I'm glad you think it is realistic too. I sort of figured that blowing something up for the first time and hurting someone you care about would be a very fast route to a small mental breakdown. The general consensus seems to be that Jean-Luc beating the guy up was popular. Not that I disagree I was looking forward to someone taking a swing at him preferably someone strong enough to make a difference. :laughs: you sound so like me when I read review responses too me or anything really exciting in a story. I'm happy to keep the updates coming as I can manage them. Hope you enjoy this one.

Beautiful Enigma: Don't worry about the end I'm not a sad ending sort of person. I like it when things are happy or at least resolved to give you a sense of closure at the end even if I do torture the characters in between. I know its weird to see the name of someone you know show up and get associated with someone bad but I had a really hard time picking a name because I was trying not to use any of my friends and I have far too many male friends to make that an easy task.

Chica De Los Ojos Cafe: I really like power manifestation scenes because they are fun to write. I'm glad you enjoyed reading it. Yeah I've sort of lead things into the movie because I really like the first movie. She'll be getting her powers soon though it will be following the first movie so you can just go watch her power manifestation scene if you want.

Inantiodromia: I'm glad you can get past the dark and depressing stuff to give it a chance. I'm going to give you a warning that it will get dark again for a bit but hopefully I've got you hooked enough to get through those chapters. Thanks for giving my story a chance.

Sakura5tar: I'm going to give you the same warning I just gave Inantiodromia I'm not completely done with dark and depressing. I don't think it will be anywhere near as bad as say chapter three but it wont all be happy from here on out. That would be too easy on them but it is going to be closer to the dark level you see in the movies. I'm glad you liked the last two chapters. They are probably some of my favorites too and they were fun to write because I finally got her safe and I LOVED writing the scene in the park.

LaenamoradadeGAMBIT: Ok so I'm going to try and answer all of your reviews (You rock by the way for reviewing like every chapter for me). (4) I'm glad you got the feeling I was going for in that chapter. (5) I don't remember the part about the difficult childhood but it makes sense given how messed up everyone's life seems to be in X-men. I was pretty much going for the idea of this is why she has these uncontrollable powers that protect her from being touched. I'm really glad you think it is real I was trying to be as realistic as possible with the emotional aspects of what the characters are going through. Yay for it working. (6) :laughs: another person who approves of the gloves. I just couldn't resit them. Remy is a really sweet guy isn't he? Remy isn't going to realize he has fallen for her for a good while. (7) NO. he isn't trying to use Anna. He is trying to manipulate his father into helping Anna without having to betray her trust. So yeah he is scheming but not in a way to use Anna. He just wants to keep her close so that he can protect her. (8) I'm glad you liked Mattie. She is fun and just reminds me of the perfect mix of mother and friend. Sorry about Anna's lack of talking. Since I was bringing more focus to Remy and his family she was sort of on the outside for a chapter or two there. (9) I know I skipped forward a lot. I just figure they are just in a routine and Remy in particular is loosing track of time. Its one of those things where you are doing the same thing everyday and it seems like forever until you know that routine ends but really it is flying by. Sort of like school in general for me. (10) I'm so glad you liked Remy's power scene. It just seemed like a good way to bring them in and show how much he cares about Anna. As you'll see with this chapter you can pretty much watch the movie to see what is coming up for the short term in her life. I'm SOOO glad you have enjoyed reading my story and I hope that you will stick with it as things move on.

Piratearrow: I'm glad you love it that makes me super happy. And its cool that you like my way of doing Remy's powers I thought it was a good way to do it. I haven't read many stories that describe him getting them.

Eldarchild: Here's an update. I know everyone wants to see Remy and Rogue get together but I'm just sort of building to it. As the summary says we are fast fowarding a couple of years now but it isn't going to be instant fluff so don't be disappointed.

EVERYONE: First off, this is just the end of part 1. There is at least a second if not third part to this story (I haven't decided I just got inspiration today of how it would work as a three parter). Last Chapter was pretty much resolving their time as childhood friends. This chapter is mostly a segway into part two which will be more focused on Rogue. Remy will be there don't worry but instead of following Remy around we are going to follow Rogue around with brief side trips to other places. I am SOO glad that everyone is enjoying this and I love you guys for taking the time to review. I really hope that I can keep entertaining you through the rest of my plot. I didn't realize when I started this just how huge a project I had gotten into but its really fun and you guys make it totally worth the effort. Ok, so enough about that. On to the bridge.

New Orleans

"Mattie could yo' come in here?" Jean-Luc calls from the doorway of his rebuilt office.

"Comin'," can be heard from somewhere else in house.

A few minutes later Jean-Luc and Mattie are seated across his desk from each other. After a few minutes of collecting his thoughts Jean-Luc begins. "We have a big problem."

"What's wrong? Did da 'ssassin back out of da treaty?" asks Mattie in slightly a fearful voice.

"Non, its not da treaty. Dough Ah am worried 'bout dem too. Remy still hasn't gotten back to himself and Ah don't dink he has told Belle what happened. Ah know he is seein' her 'gain but dat ain't da same as openin' up 'bout it all. Dat girl don't really care 'bout him far as Ah can tell. She just like da idea of him belongin' to her. Don't really matter if he's dealin' with da stuff he needs to just so long as he is at her beck and call and not seein' other girls.."

"Dat makes sense, dough Ah dink dat she may be comin' ta visit him at night. Ah've gone ta check on him and heard him talkin' 'bout it ta someone."

Briefly a smile crosses Jean-Luc's face before it turns back to an expression of concern. "Dis makes what Ah'm worried 'bout an even bigger concern. Anna has left da D'ancanto's."

Mattie looks shocked, "She ran away? But Ah dought she sounded happy dere. Alice said dat she was turnin' in ta a normal chil'. Even has a boyfriend. Why would she runaway."

Jean-Luc looks down at his hands, "She didn't run away. Dey kicked her out. Ah made a mistake and she is paying for it. Do ya remember da reason da D'ancanto's left da guild?"

Mattie is about to shake her head but then places a hand over her mouth as the answer comes to her. "Dey left cause dey found out dat Remy was in line of succession despite bein' a mutant. Dey didn't want anythin' ta do with him just because of his eyes. He didn't even have any powers den. But dat means...Oh da poor chil'"

Shaking his head Jean-Luc continues, "Ah feel responsible. Ah placed her dere to make sure dat Remy wouldn't be able to visit. It never occurred to me dat she might be one herself. Ah just wanted to ensure dat Remy wouldn't get too close and jeopardize the treaty. Ah only found out yesta'day, but she's been gone for nearly a month. Ah don't even know where to start lookin' for her or if we should."

"She's probably scared and if she isn't lookin' for us we probably wont be able to find her. She's a survivor more den most people her age. Do dey know what her powers are?"

Jean-Luc shakes his head no. "Dey aren't sure exactly what happened. But basically she was up in her room with her boyfriend and all of a sudden she was screaming. Sayin' how all she had done was touch him. Dey came running up and da boy was havin' a seizure or somethin'. So dey call an ambulance. Da poor girl was completely freakin' out. At first dey dought she was scared dey were gonna hurt her given her history. She still has nightmares unsurprisingly. So it wasn't until da doctors couldn't find anythin' wrong with da boy dat dey realized she was a mutant. Dat's when dey told her she had a week to get out of dere house. She left before dey got up da next mornin'."

Mattie simply gasps trembling with rage. "How dare dey. She is a good chil' so what if she be a mutant it ain't her fault. And ta dink Ah always dought Alice was a good woman."

Jean-Luc reaches out and places his hand over her clenched fist. "What's done is done and we can't change it now. If Ah knew now what Ah knew now Ah would make a different choice but dat isn't an option. What we have ta worry 'bout now is Remy. Can he handle dis knowledge?"

"Ah don't know." Mattie shakes her head slowly thinking, "he cares 'bout her like a sister and his powers even developed because of the strong emotion he was feelin' from wantin' ta protect her. Not to mention he really isn't stable yet. He's gone through trois tube a toothpaste dis month alone. Dey just keep blowin' up in his hands. And he's still scared to touch anyone skin ta skin for fear of blowin' dem up when he be stressed out. Its definitely an improovement from right after dey developed but he still got a long way ta go before he is confident and emotionally stable all da time, which is what he needs to keep control of his powers if yo' ask meh."

Jean-Luc nods his understanding. "Dat is what Ah was afraid of. He is gonna hate us when he finds out but Ah just can't take de risk of tellin' him now. He's mon fil and Ah have ta protect him da best Ah can."

"So yo' aren't gonna look for her? Dat poor chil' is out on her own. She probably run out of money by now. Jean-Luc we have ta go look fo' her. We just have ta. God only knows what da drifters she's run into have done to her."

Jean-Luc stands and walks over to look out the window. Outside he can see Remy practicing charging cards one at a time and throwing them at a target. "Ah know Mattie, Ah know. Ah keep thinkin' of what Sara would do. She would be out dere right now lookin' for da chil'. But Ah just don't know. She hasn't called here and she hasn't shown up. She probably dink's we all forgot 'bout her and don't care. Ah don't know if she would even want ta be found by us."

"Yo' can't do nothin'. Yo' just can't"

Jean-Luc turns around to face Mattie again. "Ah know Mattie, but Ah can't divert resources to look for someone who doesn't want ta be found. Ah guess Ah will alert our network ta keep an eye out for her. If she turns up den we can decide what to do."

Mattie looks down at her hands suddenly fascinated with the calluses that have formed there through years of work. "Ah know yo' can't risk the 'ssassins thinkin' dat we are jeopardizing da treaty but it hurts mah soul ta dink dat she is out on her own."

"It does ta meh too Mattie. Ah wish Ah could change it all. And Remy is just gonna hate meh when he finds out. He would do anythin' for dat girl. And he doesn't even realize how rare dat level of carin' is."

"Jean-Luc yo' can't beat yourself up 'bout dis anymore. Yo' doin' what yo' can and someday Remy will understand yo' reasons. Even if it isn't when he finds out."

Jean-Luc nods sadly and then goes to sit at his desk looking over the papers arranged there. Taking the hint Mattie makes her way quietly out of the room.

Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters

Scott stood in front of the professor's office hand poised to knock on the door. :Enter: echoes in his mind and his hand drops down to the doorknob and turns it entering the door.

Walking across the room Scott takes a seat in one of the high backed maroon leather chairs that sit in front of the professor's desk. Resting his elbows on his desk the Professor looks at Scott expectantly waiting for him to begin.

"I'm worried about Rogue. She doesn't seem to be adjusting well to the mansion."

Still not expressing any emotion Xavier replies "Why do you say that?"

Scott lets out a barely audible sigh "She has been out of bed almost every night I have been doing rounds. The only other student who does that is Artie and that is only because his mutations makes it so that he doesn't need as much sleep as everyone else."

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AN: I've decided that that kid who is watching tv in X2 when Logan is up is named Artie because ummm well I can.

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"And that is your only reason for concern?" asks Xavier as he turns to the side and goes through a drawer in his desk.

Scott looks down at his hands for a moment "Jean has sensed her on the roof after curfew a few times when I didn't find her in her room."

Pulling out a folder and opening it in front of him the Professor begins to look through the pages. "Well I will have to speak to her about that. We cannot have students out of the building late at night. It doesn't look like her grades are being adversely affected by keeping her own hours."

"But it seems like it is only a matter of time until her grades are affected if she isn't sleeping enough."

"I understand that however, given what she has been through I am willing to give her more latitude then I would normally allow a new student. If there is any adverse effect on her studies or she seems to be isolating herself from the other students then I will speak to her about this. We can only hope that it will not come to that."

The Professor takes out a pencil and makes a few notes on the papers sitting on the desk. He then looks up at Scott before continuing, "Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I will speak to her about being outside after hours."

Scott nods and gets up heading for the door.

AN: Ok so the second scene was sort of short I just wanted to show that while the X-men have noticed that she doesn't keep normal hours but think that it is because of the whole magneto thing.

I'm sorry it took so long to update this. Its been busy and I've been sick for the second time this semester not counting the week that I had a headache like everyday. Ummm with school and all you are just going to have to live with whatever schedule I can do. Just know that I am thinking about this story pretty much when ever I have a free moment and work on it whenever I can.

Hope you enjoyed. Leave me a pretty review.