DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN X-MEN EVOLUTION
A/N: Updates will be slower on this story (every few days)
Chapter One
Rogue and Logan were standing in the foyer,a crowd was growing around them, though they both seemed unaware. They were in the mist of yet another screaming match over her choice in friends.
Rogue had come in ten minutes ago,exactly at curfew. Logan had been waiting for her in the foyer,as he suspected that she was going to be late (again) and though she was on time, he immediately smelled both Remy and John on her. She'd been hanging out with those boys again!How many times did he have to tell her? Associating with the enemy was bad for morale. And would just complicate things when they met on the battlefield.
" Plus, That Boy is bad news! He kidnapped you not six months ago, Stripes!" Logan roared.
" How many times do I have to tell you. THAT WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING!" Rogue yelled back. " He was just trying to HELP ME!"
Logan scoffed before yelling back " How is kidnapping someone HELP them?! He was USING you!"
Rogue frowned and crossed her arms stating " I was the one IN HIS HEAD! I think I know better than you what he was UP TO!"
Logan gets right in her face before yelling " I DON'T CARE WHAT HIS INTENTIONS ARE. I FORBID YOU TO TALK TO HIM ANYMORE!" This statement was not worded the best way,because Rogue went from angry to livid as he said it.
" I AM 19 years old! I am an ADULT!" She begins,he starts to interrupt but is cut off as she continues. " I can decide for myself who I talk I go, and who I do it with! In fact, if I choose to I could move out right now!"
Rogue then tries to walk past him,Logan attempts to stop her. She then screams " I'm leaving! Stay out of my way!" She storms past the crowd and up the stairs as the all stare in shock. She just went off on Logan and threatened to move out. Who was that brave...or stupid?
~o~0~o~
Kitty hesitantly knocked on Rogue's door a few minutes later. As Rogue's former room mate she knew how terrible Rogue temper could be. When she received no answer,she stuck her head through the door. Rogue's things were strewn through out the room, and several bags and boxes were sitting on her bed. Rogue herself was half inside the closet.
" Wait,so you like, really leaving?" Kitty asks. Rogue jumps before turning to stare at the other girl.
" I said I was didn't I" Rogue states, turning back to tossing things out of her closet.
"But, where are you going to go?" Kitty asks.
" For tonight, I'm staying with Remy, after that, I don't know yet" Rogue replies from inside the closet. " Now are you gonna help me pack or what?"
Kitty nods and soon the two girls have packed up Rogue's room. Rogue then begins taking her stuff downstairs to load into her car. On the fourth trip out, she spots Logan. He is busy unloading her car. He decided that he wasn't letting her leave while she was still , Logan was the last person she wanted to see right now, and his attempt at logic just led to another screaming match before Rogue finished packing her stuff up and drove away. All the while Logan was still screaming at her to be calm and rational about it.
~o~O~o~
About a block away from Remy's apartment, Rogue realized she should have called ahead. In case he was busy... or had company. He lived in a one room studio and she certainly didn't want to walk in on THAT. Sure she knows that he's always swearing he isn't seeing anyone right now, but she figures that's mostly because he always trying to ask her out.
She pulls over and calls Remy's number. On the third ring he answers. " 'lo, Roguey, what's up?" Remy states in his usual manner.
Rogue rolls her eyes before saying " Hey Remy, you busy tonight?"
"No not at all, you wanna come over for awhile?" Remy replies.
Rogue looks at the stuffed backseat and says. " Yeah I do."
Remy tells her to let herself in and goes to finish his shower. He knows the school is about fifteen minutes from here, so he figures that he has about twenty minutes to get ready. He only had five, but not really a big deal.
That was until she walked in the door, while he was still standing in front of his closet wearing nothing but a towel. They were both embarrassed over that one. But after he called over his shoulder to make herself at home and ran for the bathroom, clothes in hand (and loosing the towel near the door in his haste) things improved. After all, they couldn't really get more awkward after that.
After attempting to laugh the incident off, Remy asked what was going on. Rogue explained her fight with Logan,including finally the part where everything she owned was currently in the backseat of her car. He listens to the whole story, never interrupting. Finally he states " Cher, o' course ya can stay over,as long as ya need to."
Rogue smiles at him and asks if he's sure he has enough room. He assures her that he did, he had both a Murphy bed and a sofa sleeper. " Although, I must warn you, when both beds are folded out there is NO walking room...at all. You end up having to crawl over the end of a bed. " She nods and he pulls out the beds and make them while she goes and grabs her overnight bag.
When she got back in the apartment,she realized he wasn't exaggerating. The 'foot' of the two bed were less then a foot apart,there was no way to pass between them. She laughed at the sight. Seriously,she was going to have to climb over them to get to the bathroom to change into her night-clothes. Remy smiles back at her while making the second fold out " Sorry I know it's tight. this place is temporary, untill I can find something else" He says.
She nods and says " It's fine, it's not your fault the place is small,honestly I'm surprised two beds even fit." He laughs at this and states that the place came furnished too.
After she changes (and curses herself for packing short pajamas,it's summertime,and she'd never been to his apartment before, so she didn't know it was so small) she climbs into bed. A few minutes later,just as she began to drift off, Remy says " Hey Cher?"
Rogue answers without opening her eyes " Yeah?"
" I was thinking...wouldyouliketomoveinwithme?" Remy rushes out.
"What?I'm sorry,I did catch that." Rogue replies,now opening her eyes.
" Would you like to move in with me? I mean not here,I'm supposed to be looking at apartments tomorrow. " Remy asks again sitting up,before she can reply he continues "And don' worry it wouldn't just be the two of us,John's moving in to, and maybe Wanda."
Rogue sits up, and asks if he meant it. When he nods,she agrees. They both lay back down,smiling. Remy tells her as they both drift to sleep that he wants her to stay here until they move. She mumbling agrees.
~o~O~o~
Remy went out the next morning with the real estate agent to find a new apartment. He picked the second one the woman showed him. It was good sized, though only two bedrooms, and conveniently priced. Most importantly he got away from the flirty blond. Honestly, even if he wasn't trying to win over Rogue (which he was) he would've been disturbed. The woman was easily old enough to be his mother, not that he'd ever met his mother but still.
Remy then called John to have him join Remy at the real estate office to sign the lease. He asked that John bring Wanda, and to swing by his apartment and pick up Rogue. The Agent then looked surprised( and disappointed) over a girl living with him... Clearly he was unavailable. Crap, why were the cute ones always taken? Oh well.
John,Wanda,and Rogue arrived a few minutes later. The agent had the paperwork all ready for them, and they all sat down to sign. Afterwards she handed them the keys and told them they could move in the following afternoon, after they all left excited,to go celebrate. Their choices were the diner (which they rejected,Scott and Jean liked to hang out there this time of day and Rogue didn't want to run into them), the Brotherhood house (which John and Wanda quickly rejected as they didn't want to include their soon-to-be former room mates in their celebration) or Remy (and Rogue's) apartment, which was tiny,but private.
Nineteen minutes later they were all squeezed into the tiny apartment. They ordered a pizza and were excitedly talking about what all they needed to buy for their new apartment. After having a similar as the where to go conversation,they decided to make a list of what they needed for their new place,but to buy nothing until they get to move would they store anything?
~o~O~o~
They all arrived at the apartment the next afternoon at the same time. Remy unlocked the door and they walked in... to the sound of someone singing off key in the back of the apartment. Cautiously, they made their way to the back, where they saw Deadpool... working on their shower faucet, while singing a very loud and bizarre version of a song Remy was fairly certain was sung by a woman to begin with. It was an almost frightening sight. There was a strange masked man sitting in their bathroom, wearing a tool belt and several weapons, while working on the plumbing?!
Remy clears his throat,causing Wade to jump, and spin around while drawing his gun and missing Wanda by less then a millimeter. They all stare wide-eyed as he then puts away his gun and says "OH you're the new tenants!... I guess it's good I missed then. Never miss how the hell did that happen, anyway? Well, got you all fixed up! I'll see ya around I sure" He then walks past them and out the front door.
They all stare after him briefly, before Remy says " Oookay, well let me show everyone around." The others nod and he starts the tour. After showing them the living room, dining room and kitchen, they head down the hallway. " Okay and here are the bedrooms, they are both the same size so I thi-"
Remy is cut off by Rogue " Two?! Wasn't it a little presumptuous of you,I know I shared a room with you in your place but that was only because it was a stu-"
" The femmes could share the room on the left, it has the larger closet" Remy finishes as if Rogue hadn't spoken. She is now embarrassed that she had jumped right on the idea of how rooms would be divided in such a negative light. He really wasn't that pushy...persistant, but not pushy.
Rogue and Wanda walked into their room,after Rogue mumbles an apology, and are both amazed at the size. There was plenty of room for the both of them. They could easily even put in two double beds. They immediately start making lists on what they were going to need. After the girls were done in their bedroom, they made their way to the livingroom, Rogue breifly stopped to make a list in the bathroom to make a list for it.
When they reach the Livingroom,they hear the guys making the list for the kitchen. Remy yells to them that they already made the dining room list, as well as their room. A few minutes later they headed out to buy supplies.
They were at the third store of the afternoon, shopping for beds, when they ran into Logan. Logan was less than pleased to see Rogue with Remy. Worse still, in his opinion, was finding them together shopping for beds! He couldn't just let this go, if they were shopping for furniture together, that meant that they must be planning to live together!
" ROGUE! WHAT'RE YOU DOING HERE WITH THA..THA.. HIM?!" Logan yells, making a scene. Rogue glares at Logan while Remy smirks behind her and Wanda & John rejoin them. Logan continues in a slightly calmer voice " How many times do I have to tell you, he's USING you! Even if he isn't the enemy anymore, he's using you! Obviously he is only hounding you because you've gained control an-"
Logan is suddenly cut off by Remy Questioning " You gained control?That's great, Cher! I'm so happy for you!" and Rogue screaming " I haven't told anyone I have control yet Logan! So there is no way that that is why he is my friend! If I wanted to DATE him I could I'm an adult!" before storming off.
Remy blinks after her for a minute before turning to Logan and stating " I know you hate me, but why do you do that to her? Don'tcha know how badly it hurts her to hear that nobody really wants her, jus' to use her?! You're a selfish ass." Before following after the distraught girl. Logan stands with his mouth open for a moment, before turning to the other two, who shrug as they walk away.
Remy finally caught up with Rogue as she walked down the street in the direction of their new apartment ( which was a good half-mile away). He slowed from a jog to a walk as he arrived and then just kept up with her for a few minutes. Finally she said " I was going to tell everyone, really. I just hadn't gotten around to it yet. He's being such a jerk!" She stops and looks at Remy, " So you're not going to start harassing me about the whole dating thing are you?"
Remy shakes his head and says " Non, I jus' am happy for you, it's great news. I'm sorry he said those things, none of it is true." Rogue nods and tells him she knows, and that she's sorry for asking. He shrugs and tells her he wasn't insulted. Then he states while hugging her, that they should go back to the car, before the others leave without them.
John and Wanda were waiting for them at the car. They had paid for the furniture and it would be delivered later that day. So they head home to await their deliveries, and unpack the store boxes of kitchen items.
