Here is the final chapter to "For What It's Worth" and guys…be SURE TO READ THE AUTHOR'S NOTE AT THE END

Here is the final chapter to "For What It's Worth" and guys…be SURE TO READ THE AUTHOR'S NOTE AT THE END!! Remember it is short, and it is the last chapter, but is it really the final chapter?

Disclaimer: If somebody told you I owned the X-Men…then somebody lied

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Final Confrontations

Rogue had no problem getting back to the Thieves' hideout. She had a feeling that a big welcome was going to be waiting there. She also had a feeling that Wolverine was there and that she was going to be in a lot of trouble for the past couple of weeks.

Her feelings were proven correct as she walked through the door and saw Kitty, Piotr, Logan, Scott, Jean, and Kurt were waiting for her in the first room of the house.

"Hey, you were right, Logan," said Kurt from his place on the arm of the couch, "she didn't need our help after all!"

Logan rushed forward and hugged Rogue tightly, "You are so grounded kid," he told her while he was still hugging her.

"Yeah I know," she said as she attempted to hug him back, but her arms were so close to her sides it looked like her hand was having spasms. Logan let her go and brushed the white strands out of her face.

Rogue turned around the room. The others had started to either talk amongst themselves or to the members of the LeBeau family. But on was missing.

"Where's Remy at?" Rogue asked Kitty.

Kitty shrugged and looked up at Piotr who shrugged as well. Rogue asked all of the other X-Men where he had gone, and no one had a clue. She was starting to get upset and left the house, but not before Logan could shout, "Don't run off!"

Rogue sighed as she sat down on the porch of the old house. After all that, she hadn't even gotten to see him. She was looking up at the moon when something caught her eye to her left. It had been the faintest glow of red among all the blacks and blues the night was providing as a backdrop.

"Come out, if ya know what's good for ya, Swamp Rat!" Rogue said happily.

Remy came out of the shadows he was so used to hiding in and went up to Rogue. He picked her up in his arms and kissed her lightly on the lips, "Where have ya been, cherie?"

Rogue laughed, "Oh, ya know, around."

Remy laughed too, but then he placed her feet back on the ground and his face got really serious. Rogue stared at him and wondered what was wrong.

"Remy, what is it?" she asked as she placed her hand on his shoulder.

Remy placed his hand on hers without turning to face her, "'Tis nothin' cher."

Rogue pulled her hand away, "It's never nothing! That was what got us in this mess in the first place, Remy! I am tired of you telling me 'it's nothing.' You hear me, Remy? I am tired of it!"

Remy nodded his head sadly. He knew he would have to say it, "What do you know about my past, Rogue?"

Rogue was startled by the question and shook her head, "I don't know that much I guess, ya never bothered to share," she added bitterly.

Remy sighed, "Sit down, Rogue." Rogue sat. Remy took in another deep breath and began pacing in front of Rogue, she followed him with her emerald eyes from left to right, "Well," he finally said, "when I was younger, I couldn't exactly control my powers. Ya see, I had too much energy flowing through me."

He waited for Rogue to nod her head and then he continued, "So I wandered the whole country looking for help…I fount it. His name was Mr. Sinister."

"Whoa," Rogue said holding up her hands, "Ya took help from someone called 'Sinister?'"

"Questions later, Rogue," Remy said.

Rogue nodded and he continued, "He modified my power. I had less in me, but I could control it again. But he wanted something in return, so I offered my services."

Rogue nodded again and he continued, "The last thing he wanted me to do, was gather a team of mutants. He called us the Marauders. We were supposed to go into the tunnels under Manhattan."

"But isn't that…" Rogue started but Remy held up a hand to stop her.

"We followed a little boy down there, Tommy. I didn't know what was to happen," he started to feel tears forming in his eyes and Rogue stood up, "They killed them. And I had helped them."

Rogue's mouth feel open, she couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"I could only save one. It was a little girl…I don't know if she's even still alive. Somehow, Belladonna learned of this. That's what she used against me."

Rogue stared at Remy in shock, what was she supposed to say now?

She took in a deep breath, "When…when were you planning on telling me all this?"

Remy turned around to look at her, "I was hoping you'd never find out."

Rogue felt the anger swell up inside of her like a balloon that was filled with too much helium, "So you were going to keep lying to me?"

Remy rushed over to her, "No…I…"

"Because you not being honest with me is what got us in this mess in the first place!" she said.

"I…"

She did not let him finish, "And I'm tired of it, Remy…really tired."

"What…?"

She looked up at him and she had tears in her eyes, tears for the Morlocks who had never stood a chance, tears for Tommy the little boy, tears for the girl whose fate was unknown, and tears for them both.

"We're over, Remy. Ya left me, and then I find out what ya did, and then ya tell me that ya were gonna lie to me more."

"No…I…"

She walked over to him and placed one last kiss on his lips, "One for the memory book."

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Everyone had gotten back to the mansion and life was as normal as it ever was.

Rogue was sitting in the rec room reading a book. She was wearing a tank top and shorts. Word had spread of the break-up and no one was trying to cheer Rogue up as much as Kitty. Who had just walked into the room.

"Hey, Rogue!" she called, "We're going to the mall you wanna…"

But she didn't get to finish her question for she had placed a hand on Rogue's bare shoulder. She nor Rogue had expected it. But when Kitty touched Rogue, the familiar sensation of someone entering Rogue's mind filled them and Kitty quickly retracted her hand.

"Like…did you just absorb me?"

Rogue stared at her gloveless hands, "I think I did."

"But…you're calm!"

"I know."

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Phew! Alright guys, before you hate me for life, let me tell you my surprise…SEQUEL!! Yes a squel entitled "It Was Worth All the While" I will be postin a sneak peak up on a chapter 10 along with songs…because I love themes, and I want the preview to feel like a movie preview. But I feel I have to tell you that the sequel wont get officially started till much later. Sorry, but I have a lot of fics at the moment. But it will be done. In the mean time, this is MisfitGirl13 signing off.