~Okay, I know nothing of Piotr's family/past etc… so I'm making what past and family he has up. K? Thanx…~
They all sat in the living room silently. They had just left the gym. Piotr had beaten Remy in the push up contest but after that they had done even more training and they were all wiped.
Remy laid sprawled on the couch, Piotr and John sat on a smaller couch to the side, and Rogue sat lazily in a rather large chair.
Remy looked at the Goth. The sweat from the training had made her make-up run but she was still beautiful. She had really proven herself a worthy adversary. His ribs still ached from when she had elbowed him.
"So, how was everyone's first day o' school?" John asked. No one answered, they all just looked at him.
Finally after a long silence, Remy spoke. "Anyone have classes wit' any o' de X-men or BrotherHood?" He asked.
"Have a class with Pietro and one with Nightcrawler." John replied.
"Don' have any classes wit' dem but got one with Cyclops, Jean, and I t'ink one o' my special classes is wit' Shadowcat." Remy told them.
"Yeah, she's takin' French with us." Rogue agreed before yawning. "Ah think Ah'm goin' t'take a nap." She said, getting up.
Remy propped himself up on one elbow. "But cherie, if y'go to yer room, Remy can't look at ya." Remy complained.
Rogue snorted. "Good then!" She then began to walk past him. As she did though, Remy sat up and wrapped his arms around her waist. Tired enough as she was, when Remy pulled her down she came easier then usual.
"Let go o' me Cajun!" Rogue growled.
Remy pulled her further down so they were both now laying on the couch. "But de Cajun likes t'hold ya." Remy said in a mock begging voice.
"Come on Swamp rat, Ah need t'get some sleep!" Rogue protested.
"Den sleep." Remy said, forcing Rogue's head onto his chest and moving both of them to get in a more comfortable situation.
"Let meh go!" Rogue growled, beginning to struggle.
Why does she have t'fight me? Remy thought in disappointment; he didn't let her go though.
"Gambit, leave her alone." Piotr said from his place on the couch.
Remy mock pouted. "But Remy just got comfortable!"
"Come on mate, you haven't let her be since she got her, what are you trying to do? Drive the Sheila away?" John asked in annoyance.
"No, I'm tryin' t'drive her to me." He replied with a grin.
"This isn't some game Remy!" Piotr growled, also annoyed.
"When did anyone say it's a game?" Remy asked.
"Come on, it's always a game with you! And the Sheila knows it!" John continued.
"Always is a long time St. Johnny." Remy pointed out, sounding serious.
"We've yet to see you get a girl then stay with her!" Piotr pointed out.
"And we've yet to see one turn him down… until Rogue at least." John muttered.
Remy couldn't help but grin. Y'got dat right! Remy thought to himself, he began to frown though. What if Rogue doesn't give in dough? Remy shook his head. Jus' means I finally didn' win a girl over, not'ing more, not'ing less… right?
"Yeah! And it hurt them Remy! But none will hurt as much as you'll hurt Rogue!" Piotr growled.
"Yer talkin' as if she ain't here!" Remy said seriously before looking down. In a way, she really wasn't there, for she was laying there asleep, head resting on his chest. This surprised Remy and he couldn't do anything but stare at her. She looked so content…
"She's asleep…" John stated the obvious in a bit of bewilderment.
Piotr snorted and stood up and walked toward Remy. "If you get yourself into trouble Cajun, we're not going to get you out of it… and if you hurt her… you'll have more trouble then you bargained for." Piotr threatened. Remy was surprised with this too. He watched wordlessly as Colossus and Pyro stood and left the room.
What was dat all about? We've always gotten along before… what up? He questioned. He then looked back down at Rogue. She was what was different. Piotr had always been unhappy here. He had been polite and gotten along with John and Remy, but he had never really been able to connect with the hyper-active boys. He always hid in the library where it was quiet and calm. That's what he liked, that's what he needed. He didn't talk to anyone and sometimes would join in their activities.
When Rogue had come along they had connected. He probably hadn't opened up to her yet, but he probably felt like he could… and vise versa. He was protective of the Goth now and Remy wasn't helping by constantly bugging her.
She only let's me bug her… if she'd on'y trust me she'd like it. He thought to himself. But what reason have I given her t'trust me? Pushing physical contact onta her after years a' hidin'… and flirtin' wit' her after years o' bein' ignored. Remy continued to think.
Remy adjusted his arms so he was holding her and not just his arms being around her waist. She was warm and he could feel the steady flow of her breathes. It was oddly comforting and he just lay there, holding her.
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Piotr headed straight for the library. Rogue reminded him of his little sister in Russia. They were very different, but somehow she still did. His sister was a hyper little girl with straight black hair that liked to run around a lot. She was only ten. He hadn't seen her in a while though and for some reason Rogue had reminded him of her.
It bugged him that Remy was doing what he was to her though. She had no hope of physical contact and Piotr didn't think that Remy could last that long without being able to kiss his girl. It would also hurt Rogue for she was already trying hard enough not to run into that same situation.
Piotr grabbed one of the few books written in Russian in that library and sat down on a comfy bench in there to read. It was difficult to concentrate though. He remembered the look on Rogue's face as she had slept. She had seemed happy and comfortable; how disappointed she would be when she woke up to find she still couldn't touch and was in the arms of someone she had been fighting to not fall for.
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Sabertooth growled inwardly as he walked down the corridor and headed for the inhabited part of the house. He sniffed the air and smelt that Pyro was in his room. Sabertooth quickly turned to that direction and knocked rather impatiently on the boy's door.
"Yeah yeah, come in." The saint said. Sabertooth opened the door to see that there was a flame hovering in the air in the shape of a lion face.
Creed snorted and Pyro looked at him. He immediately put the flame out and turned his attention to the large man.
"Magneto wants to see everyone in his office." He growled before walking out. He then quickly followed the Russian's scent to the library. He walked in to find the large teen in his usual spot reading some Russian book.
Piotr looked up and looked at the cat-like man questioningly.
"Magneto wants to see ya." He replied. Colossus then got up and followed Creed out the door, but didn't follow him down the next hall. Colossus headed for the office, Creed turned toward the living room.
When he walked into the living room it was quiet and hard to believe that the remaining two teens were in there, but he could smell them.
Something shifted on the couch and his vision was quickly diverted. Not one, but two figures were lying upon it. Remy, his eyes closed with a slender female figure half on him, Remy's arms around her. She had been the one who had shifted; still asleep, she had moved to get even more comfortable.
Creed grunted in disapproval and Remy opened one eye. "What y'want?" He asked quietly, so quietly that any normal man standing at that distance wouldn't have been able to hear him.
"Well first I want you to stop this fooling around with that girl, then head up to Magneto's office." Creed growled. He didn't really like the Goth, but he was well aware of how powerful she was and Magneto's previous orders that he had given to the Cajun.
"Gambit not foolin' around. She fell asleep 'ere!" Remy replied.
Creed grunted. "And I doubt she laid there willingly? Now hurry to Magneto's office, he wants to talk to you."
Remy looked down at the southerner then back up at Sabertooth. "Dat means I have to wake chere dough…"
"Good, maybe she'll put you in you're place then!" Sabertooth growled. "Remember what Magneto told you Cajun, you get yourself too far into a mess with her, you're not getting out. Magneto won't lose her!" Sabertooth continued. He scrunched up his nose in distaste as he looked at the girl, and then turned on his heel. He knew the girl was powerful, but at the same time he could break her so easily! He didn't like her, something about her just got to him. Probably the fact that she had absorbed him and he didn't know what all she knew.
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"Chere… Chere…" A voice said gently into her ear. She didn't want to respond though. She was warm and comfortable and she didn't want to move. Instead she just gripped tighter onto the thing in her arms. She didn't know what it was, and she didn't really care.
"Come on chere, y'need t'get up or neit'er o' us are gonna make it t'Magneto's meetin'." Remy's voice penetrated through her reverie to her dismay.
"Go away Remy." She muttered into the… pillow?... under her head.
"Can't p'tite, not unless y'get up." Remy replied.
Rogue groaned. She didn't want to move, she was so comfortable and warm! She couldn't remember a time ever being this comfortable before. "Jus' go away." Rogue muttered, hugging her pillow closer to her body and burying her face into it.
Remy chuckled and Rogue was startled when her pillow moved. Not just randomly moving, but to the precise sounds of Remy's laugh. "Can't me fille, not while yer layin' on me." He said.
The realization had dawned over her once he had laughed and at first she had just tensed up in shock. She quickly bolted upright to find Remy looked up at her, a look of pure amusement on his gorgeous face. Her 'pillow' had been his chest!
Rogue felt cold now that his body wasn't under hers, but she wasn't about to admit it, instead, anger took over her features. She growled in anger. "You cocky retard!" She shouted, pushing her hands roughly on his chest to help herself up off the couch and off him.
"Huh? Whad I do?" He asked, getting up and following her out. She didn't answer though, her fists were clenched at her side and she headed out.
As they entered the hall Rogue turned to Remy. "So we're meetin' with Magneto?" She questioned.
Remy nodded, but couldn't hide the smile on his face. Rogue snorted disapprovingly but didn't say anything. It wasn't worth it.
"Why does everythin' have t'end in you bein' mad at me?" Remy asked.
"Don't have tihme t'talk Cajun, got a meetin' t'ge to." Rogue replied, hurrying up the stairs.
She hurried into the room and Pyro, Colossus, and Magneto all turned to look at her. "Sorry, Ah was asleep. Remy took 'is tihme in wakin' me up." Rogue explained hurrying in.
"Now now, don' put de blame on me. I didn' do anyt'ing!" He said, closing the door behind him as he walked in.
Magneto sighed in exasperation. "I have an important mission for you to go on!" He said sharply to get everyone's attention. "There's a-how should I put this- secret branch of the government that knows about mutants and aren't exactly mutant friendly. I need you to infiltrate their base and steal some information for me." Magneto went on.
Remy shook his head. "Why not jus' send me? I got all de stealth y'need…" Remy pointed out.
"You will be going. I must admit I'm reluctant to proceed with the plan, but I'm afraid it might be the only way." He said, confusing everyone. "Pyro, Piotr, and I will be waiting nearby. Rogue, Remy; you will be going in to retrieve the information. It will be on a CD.
Remy grinned at Rogue. "Jus' me and you chere." He said.
Magneto looked at Remy sternly. "There will be no fooling around Gambit!"
"Erm, why Rogue and Gambit? Why can't Rogue go alone?" Pyro asked.
"Gambit couldn't get in with just stealth; not this place." Magneto continued. Rogue looked at him skeptically.
"Then what makes y'think that Ah'll be able t'get him in?" Rogue asked.
"Cuz you will be taking with you both Colossus's powers and my own." He replied. Everyone went silent.
Finally Rogue broke the silence. "Y-ya want meh to absorb ya?" Rogue asked.
Magneto nodded. "Pyro-" He began, turning to the Australian. "You will be causing a diversion in the opposite side of the building. Piotr and I will need to rest after Rogue absorbs us and they need as little guards in that part of the building as possible." He explained.
"Why don' you jus' go?" Rogue asked.
"Because, not only do I want to see how well you use other mutants ability and how quickly you can adapt to them, but I need to be ready to get you guys out of there as soon as possible." Magneto replied. Magneto then looked around at his silent wokers.
After a brief silence, "Sir?" Rogue asked. Magneto turned to her questioningly. "When y'gonna have us do this?" She asked.
"Friday." He answered simply. "That gives you two days to prepare. I suggest you all train." He then turned on Gambit. "And I repeat, there will be no fooling around! Keep your comments to yourself and your mind on the job!" Magneto ordered. Gambit nodded obediently. "Good, you are all dismissed." He said, and they all stood up.
Rogue quickly moved over toward Piotr. "Ah'm gonna warn y'now, if there's anythin' y'don't want meh t'know when Ah absorb you, concentrate completely on yer powers and try not ta think about anythin'." Rogue warned him.
Piotr nodded. "Thank you." He said simply. Rogue then heaved out a heavy sigh. "What's wrong?" He asked.
Rogue shrugged. "Ah jus' don't want t'hurt ya. Ah could kill ya y'know… by touchin' ya."
Piotr's hand suddenly turned metal and he laid his thumb over the small strip of naked skin her gloves revealed. "Not when I'm like this." He said. Rogue just stared at the contact. She then shook her head.
"That's not what Ah mean though…" She trailed.
"Then what did you mean? The contact won't be for that long, you won't kill me." Piotr replied confused.
"That's what Ah mean. Sometimes Ah can't pull away, and those tihmes are frightening." She tried to explain. "Lihke with Sabertooth, Ah would have pulled away a lot sooner, but Ah couldn't, it was lihke Ah was paralyzed. What if it happens with you… or Magneto?" She asked.
Piotr put his hand on her shoulder comfortingly. "Magneto wouldn't put himself into that kind of danger, he must know you can pull away from him. And besides, if you can't pull away, I'll pull you away." He reassured her.
"But what about when Ah have to absorb you?" She asked.
"Then perhaps Remy will. I'm not that worried though… I trust you." He said with a small grin. Rogue was a bit surprised by this, she wasn't sure if she'd actually seen him smile yet.
"Y'do?" Rogue asked, surprised even of his last three words.
Piotr nodded.
"Why?" Rogue asked.
Piotr shrugged. "Don't know for sure." He replied beginning to walk. Rogue just stood there for a second before following him. All her life she had been really sheltered, barely even associating with other people besides Irene and Mystique, she had never had anyone tell her that they trusted her.
After a long silence, Rogue voiced a question she had been wondering about for a while now. "Piotr?"
"Yes?"
"Y'don't seem the type t'fight… at all. Why are y'with Magneto?" Rogue asked. By now they had reached a room that Rogue had never seen before on the other side of the hall then she was. That must mean that it was Piotr's room.
Piotr stopped and sighed. He then opened his door and beckoned her inside. She went in and Piotr followed her. He stood a bit awkwardly and Rogue looked at him expectantly.
After a long silence Rogue sighed. "If y'don't want t'tell me, Ah'll understand." She said, wondering if what he had said to her about trusting her had been real… but she couldn't blame him for not telling her… after all… He didn't really know her.
"It's not that…" He said. "I guess there's more then one reason." He replied, his body suddenly shifting to metal. "When you're body is at the mercy of someone who can manipulate it as they wish…" He cringed. "It's quite painful; unbearably painful. I suppose the only reason why he hasn't used that trick on the X-man Wolverine is because Sabertooth and him would end up killing each other." Piotr pointed out.
A wave of sympathy ran through Rogue. It was hard to believe that Magneto was holding him completely against his will. He was using torture to keep him there, to keep him doing his work. "Couldn't, couldn't y'just not shift?" Rogue asked.
Piotr nodded. "That's not all though…" He said, and Rogue's heart dropped. Was Magneto black-mailing this soft-hearted teen?
"Do Ah even want to know?" Rogue asked soberly.
Piotr shrugged. "That is up to you." He replied.
"Yeah, Ah do." Rogue gave in.
"He's holding my family hostage."
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I really appreciate the reviews! It really helps me to continue and you guys keep giving me tons and tons of ideas. THANK YOU! ^.^~
AthenaAlpha: Sorry I can't answer you're question… but you're right… they should put her in more chapters.
keebler-elmo: I might be able to put in a small school fight in there somewhere but I'm not promising anything. I've got a lot of ideas running through my head and I don't know how I'm going to manage it all… lol.
UnknownSource: Yeah… I just like it when guys compete over Rogue. I find it so amusing. ^_^ But yeah… Remy's much better then Duncan… but I might have Rogue play with Remy a bit when it comes to Duncan. *evil grin*
^_^ I'm glad you agree with the Rogue/Piotr friendship. I thought that, that would be perfect. lol. Scott getting possessive and Kitty drooling? Hmm… sounds quite tempting… perhaps I could squeeze it in… but I've got so many ideas running through my head now. As you probably should have seen I've introduced two plots. Stealing info for Magneto and the Mystique wanting revenge. Can you see where this is going yet? lol… if you don't... you will soon enough. lol.
Anime addicted: You feel sorry for Duncan? Go ahead… because I think I might have Rogue play mind games with him despite… well… you'll see… eventually. lol. *evil grin*
Pixie Flyer: O.o! This is different from the other Romys you've read?! Yay! I'm doing this right then! He he! I'm happy. Sorry it's been taking me so long to update. If you're a reader of any of my other fics you would have noticed a pattern to my updating though. This one, my Secrets Revealed, then my HP X-Men crossover, then back to this one. So yeah… it takes a while. . Please forgive me.
cool-chick-rae: Yes… he is getting cocky again… but don't worry… I've got an idea for that. *evil grin*
XAngelDemonX: Now that I think of it… Duncan may not back down just because she's a mutant. If I remember correctly he was okay with Jean being a mutant (mainly because she was telepathic…) but I'm sure if he knew what Rogue's mutation was… he'd defiantly not like her anymore. lol. Poor guy though, I think I'm going to be a little evil to him… or… should I say Rogue?
HieiandTouyaLover: By Peter you mean Piotr right? lol… but yeah… what would an acolytes fic be without Piotr?! lol
Green Eyed Lilys Daughter: Nice long reviews are always enjoyable to get too. I hate ones that just say, 'oh great! love it… write more!' Grrr… that makes me mad. lol… I move on though.
Yay! Everyone loves the Duncan touch. ^_^ That's good. And I'm glad you thought that Remy was in character! I feel so pleased when I do them right. lol… by the way.. am I doing Rogue right? I think I show her compassionate side much more then her out-of-my-face Gothic side. Probably just because that's the way I am. lol. Yes… I had to get Mystique in there, and I thought that Irene part would give it a little touch. I'm glad you pointed that out. ^_^ Oh… and good luck on your homework.
Ryoko Subaru: Hey… I might use your idea a bit… but probably under different circumstances. lol. ^_^ Thanks for the idea… I appreciate it.
ishandahalf: Okay… well you and your crack bunny will just be your signature then… lol. I'm glad you're enjoying my plot and all my side plots. lol. ^_^ Yay… people like it!
Panther Nesmith: Erm… . I only meant it in one way… and that's exactly what I said. I'm glad you seem to like the way I portray John… I didn't know if I was doing him right… I was really worried about that. And I'm glad you enjoyed Rogue turning Duncan down.
Personage: Well… I'm really glad you're enjoying this! ^_^
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