CH 9

Rogue pulled her head from beneath the cold watery depths. Once above the surface she found herself coughing and spluttering for breath. She pulled more air into her lungs before a wave of rushing water pushed her under again. Again Rogue surfaced pulling desperately wanted air into her lungs, her body was become tired and weak with the effort to keep herself above the surface. Slowly her body began to slip falling again beneath the surface and into the dark unknown depths.

Remy awoke suddenly clutching his hand to his chest. She was hurting and he could feel it. He pulled himself from the leftovers of sleep and ran to his bike, he had to save her, but how long he had to do so he didn't know.

Using the last of her energy Rogue surfaced for what quite possibly would be the last time.

"Remy" she called out wishing he could hear her.

She started to sink back under her body being pushed by the rapids towards the stony, beach-like bank.

Remy came slowly to the bridge, even from a distance he could see the bike crashed part way through the barrier. It was still barely holding on but his chere was gone. Veering sharply to his right he found a way to follow the river hoping he would be able to find her in time.

Rogue forced her eyes open a tiny crack. She felt small rocks beneath her backs and water still floating around her legs. She had been washed up onto the bank for now. Letting her body relax she fell back completely exhausted.

"Remy" she whispered hoping he found her in time.

He came to a slow stop. There she was lying completely defeated on the bank of the river. He ran down to her lifting her head into his lap.

"Chere" he whispered

He ran his hand down her wet cheek before finding her pulse throbbing in her neck. He could barely feel it it was so weak. He picked the soggy girl up in his arms and carried her back to where his bike was waiting. He pulled out his cellphone and found the number he was looking for. Dialing it he listened to the ring, waiting semi patiently for an answer.

"Hello" the voice answered

"Rogue needs your help" Remy told the person on the other end of the phone

"I'll send someone" the voice answered

Remy then hung up the call.

"I'm sorry chere" he whispered into Rogues hair "but I have to do this"

"It's ok Rems" the girl replied weakly "It won't make me love you any less"

Remy cuddled her closer to him kissing her the top of her head with delicate butterfly kisses.

"I love you chere" he murmured

"I love you too Rems" Rogue replied with a gently shiver "I love you too"

Slowly she fell into a cold yet relaxed sleep in his arms every so often shiver with cold no matter how tightly Remy held her with his trench coat wrapped around her soaked body.

The blackbird landed softly and the occupants filed out to find who they were looking for. The moved direction to the area they were told the others were waiting. Their leader came to a halt and he others followed suit.

"Rogue" he whispered seeing the frail girl in Remys arms

Kitty carefully made her way forward to where Remy was sitting holding Rogues shivering body.

"Is…is she going to be ok?' she asked meeting his red on black eyes

"I hope so petite, I hope so." He replied

Scott finally began to act

"The jet isn't that far away," he told Remy "can you carry her? Otherwise Jean can use her telepathy to help"

Remy looked up at the waiting red head. These were the X-men, he could trust them, they wanted to help Rogue just as much as them.

"Can you take her?" he said looking into the redheads' sympathetic eyes

Jean simply nodded and floated Rogues frail body to the jet being careful to make sure nothing more happen to her. The others followed along behind Jean. Once they were on the jet Remy simply made his way to Rogues body, which was now lain out on a plain white stretcher. Through the window beside her he also saw as Jean moved Rogues bike onto the jet and then Remys after Scott had brought it closer.

"Thank you mes amis" he said as they reentered the jet

Turning away from the others he took Rogues hand as the jet lifted into the air to return home.

"Please be ok chere" he whisper kissing her knuckles "I still need you"

"I need you too Rems" she whispered back in the midst of sleep.

A/N: Ok so I don't think Scott and Jean are that bad, but I like them a bit better in the movies so I'm gonna make them a little bit more like their movie persona rather than their cartoon one. Though they are still going to be the ages they are in the cartoon.