Chapter 4: Temptations

Emma sifted through the memories of the sleeping girl the lay before her searching for the one she needed to bring out, the one that would tempt the girl without her knowleadge.

They were in the Sage's elaborate room. Sage had called Rogue there telling her only she had something for her. Sage reached out a touched the other girl using her power jump-starting abilities on Rogue so she got to a point where she could control all of the various powers that she has ever imprinted, able to use any of the abilities she'd previously taken as she willed.

"No one must know of your control I gave you" she whispered to the girl before her

"Whatever" Rogue defiantly replied

"I mean it" Sage hissed, grabbing the other girls arm and digging her long black lacquered nails into her skin. Rogue simply nodded in reply, turning back to her room never to tell a soul of her secret

It had been three weeks since she'd returned and know call had come, she was beginning to give up hope. Her façade still remained firmly in place but she could feel herself starting to relax, starting to let him in, starting to fall…in love? She couldn't understand how she was feeling was it really love? Or was it just the longing for the touch she finally had? His gently arms came up from behind her, pulling her from her thoughts with kisses that felt like butterflies over her neck. She'd kissed him before many times before she returned but somehow this was different. Maybe it was love after all.

Control, all she ever wanted was that, a simple seven-letter word that said it all. Now she had it, he powers belonged fully to her now and she had the control she'd dreamed of, the touch she longed for, the love that held her safe in his arms. She'd given up on the hope of even being called back again, it had been almost a year since she'd left, a year since Remy got her back and almost a year since she fell in love. She felt a gentle touch across her soft cheek.

"Wake up chere" a voice called

Her eyes flickered open, only to fall on the elegantly set up breakfast that was layed out upon the balcony.

"Happy birthday chere" Remy whispered kissing her cheek

Nineteen that was how old she was today, and Remy was the first to show her how special her birthday could be.

Remy stood at the doorway of a mansion calling as the rain fell heavily around him

"Chere!" he called

Rogue could faintly hear his calls but her ankle refused her movement. She'd been running back from the dairy to escape the rain when it had started to pour, soaking her to the skin. It was only after Remy had opened the front gates for her that she'd slipped her ankle twisting painfully while her scream called out towards the mansion and Remy's waiting figure.

"Remy" she heard herself calling weakly back, hoping against all hope he'd hear her.

Running footsteps filled her hearing a feeling his strong arms around her she let the pain of her ankle overtake her.

Emma found the memory she wanted, pulling it from the pile she'd sifted through she expertly removed unnecessary points before allowing the sleeping girl to view the memory, a simple memory of a red-eyed Cajun calling out to her. A simple temptation.