Chapter thirteen: Speeds a hell of a thing.
It was close to four in the morning when the pair passed out from exhaustion. They cuddled up in each others arms sharing the warmth. It was a Saturday morning and the mansion was bubbling with news, of the date the two shared the night before it only went on when it was discovered that Rogue wasn't in her room.
The sun was peaking threw Remy's curtains but he was already awake, too afraid that if he went to sleep it would be a dream.
Even in her dreams Rogue could feel Remy's eyes watching her. Her eyes hesitantly opened fluttering around a bit to see if he was real or just anyother amazing dream.
"What?" she smiled after seeing Remy's killer grin. When he didn't reply Rogue pulled the blanket further up her face hiding her rosy cheeks.
"What?"
"I'm trying to decided if you look better in the moonlight or the rising sun…"
Rogue blush grew and only got worse when Remy grazed her chin with his thumb. He always knew how to make her feel like the one and only.
"I love you." He mouthed to her.
"I love you." She mouthed it back adding in a wink.
Overdone by her morning beauty, Remy fell in and kissed her once quickly but was sucked in more when Rogue pulled him in by his neck deepening the kiss she roamed his body with her hands looking for fulfillment.
"Now?" Remy question in disbelief.
"Remy I haven't had sex much less good sex in over four years I'm not asking." She flipped them to lay on top of him kissing him still.
The staff and students used code names and muffled phrases as best they could to keep Olivier out of the loop, but when his mom wasn't in her bed and Remy wasn't cooking or watching cartoons. He went to discover for himself. He concluded from a conversation that Bobby and Kurt were having down the hall that Remy was exhausted so he went to wake him up for Saturday morning cartoons.
Sneaking past Bobby and Kurt he approached Remy's room door. "Oli don't!" Bobby yelled.
It was too late he was no more then a foot into the room when he called out "Gambit! Monkey ma…" his sentence was cut off by Kurt baming in and teleporting them out of the room holding his three fingers over Olivier's eyes.
"S-o-r-r-y" Kurt said as they despaired with the blue smoke.
Remy and Rogue sat paralyzed in the bed it was a good thing they had covers piling up tight or they might have had to do some serious explaining.
"Wow" Remy commented and Rogue mouth hung open. Simultaneously they busted out into a fit of laughs and giggles.
"I can't believe we almost got caught."
"Yeah Oli has natural born sneaking skill I wonder which side he picked that up from?"
"Oli?" Remy questioned.
"Oli, it's grown on me what can I say." She was about to go into a kiss but was rejected only to tease her.
"Remy, I swear I will tackle you…" Rogue said warningly as she sat up in the bed, her eyes tracking him like pry as he shuffled to edge of the bed. Remy had unknowingly woken a hungry beast.
"Demanding these days huh chere?"
Remy jumped out of bed and Rogue chased after him like her kill, laughing, tackling and a lot of flirtatious kissing later, Remy decided foreplay was over and picked Rogue up carrying her to the shower. There was at lest one lock on the door and plenty of background noise to muffle any cries. ____________________________________________________________________
Rogue came down the stairs all smiles and bright eyes, but wiped away her smirk when she as she turned the corner to the kitchen. Putting back on her reasonable no nonsense face, it was her eyes that gave it away when Kitty came phasing into the kitchen.
Rogue dropped her mug into the sink from Kitty's girly screams of joy.
"Oh my gosh you did it didn't you!"
Kitty jumped up and down thrilled that Rogue finally let someone in. She had always been a Remy fan ever since he came back from the dead for her. It sounded like a love story in Kitty's world.
"Kitty keep it down!"
"Right, your right…" she promptly took a seat at the kitchen table. Tapping her foot in enthusiasm.
"Can I at least make my coffee first?"
Rogue question Kitty's eyes followed her every move not wanting to miss anything. It wasn't odd behavior for Kitty to be so excited like that, that's why she was named god mother of Olivier but Rogue never saw that pumped up before.
"Bet you need your coffee to get your energy back up huh?"
"Kitty!"
Rogue snapped into a ball of giggles taking a seat at the table too.
"I'm sorry…" Kitty played with her sleeve "Wait no I'm not, details woman!"
Kitty's antics made Rogue laugh uncontrollably.
"I want to know everything, feelings, lengths moves, lay it on me woman."
Cartoons were still on in the living room and Olivier and Remy sat on the floor playing a game of cards while the TV played in the background. It was Saturday and that was the day both Olivier and Remy looked forward too. However this Saturday Remy was extra glad for the time together. He didn't want to integrated by everyone at one that morning. He was sure Rogue wouldn't approve and they had made a huge jump together and didn't want to mess it up.
The majority of the male team was there waiting in the living acting like they were doing something productive. Looking around Remy saw people reading books upside down headphones not connected to any music, he knew why they were waiting. It was going well enough that Olivier believed them. No one planed a surprised jump in when Olivier was seating two feet in front of Remy, but when Olivier when to the washroom the ambush came undone.
"Word around is that you were 'with' Rogue…"
Bobby was always a swift one getting right to the point every time. All heads turned to Bobby who sat on the floor waiting for an answer from Remy.
"You think this is the best time?"
"No time like the present inquiring minds want to know."
Remy looked up from the cards and saw ten eyes laying on him fending for answers.
"Come on man Rogue's been locked up tight, for the past what million years." Some guys shook there heads in agreement. "She's smoking, those hips, her breasts…"
Bobby went on a fantasy trip as did must of the guys. Remy was none too happy his hand that rested on a deck of card began to glow.
"Gambit no powers inside." Olivier told him taking a seat.
"So?" Bobby went on.
"So what?"
"Did you and Rogue…"
Remy shook his head not answering in front of Olivier.
"Play poker?" Peter concluded for the both of them.
"Did we play poker?" Remy repeated with a buried chuckle in his voice. "Oui. Lots of poker."
"I knew it!" Bobby shuffled closer. "Details man! Who had the upper hand? What did her hand look like? Who won?!"
Peter put his hand on Bobby's shoulder blocking him from falling over with excitement.
"Easy there…"
"What's poker?" Oliver question after seeing all the adults get excited.
"A really really fun game." Bobby sigh dropping back, it was obvious he hadn't gotten any in awhile.
"Can I play!?" Olivier's eyes lit up.
"No!" All the guys yelled back.
"Your too young homme." Remy rubbed the top of his head.
"Oh…when I'm older?"
"Sure all you want, all day long." Remy snickered.
"Poker sounds fun."
"You don't even know." Peter punched Bobby in the arm, warning him to shut up.
"I'm gonna be bon at it." Olivier reviled his cards in victory, winning yet another game.
"With Remy around you that's a given…"
Bobby flooded his arms depressed about his personal life or lack there of. The group laughed at him franticly, his lack of female attention had just gotten to the point of pathetic.
It was soon lunchtime and all the guys were called into the kitchen for food. They all piled in a gossiping and laughing about their jokes about poker. Rogue was standing behind a cupboard door getting extra cups. Upon closing the door all male eyes went to her and she froze in horror as they eyed her up and down cocking their heads around her curves.
"Hey!" Remy yelled from the behind the crowd holding up Olivier. "Knock it off."
He was quick to come to her defense and gave the guys a pair of vicious eyes. Frightened and embarrassed for being caught they disbursed around the kitchen avoiding Rogue the best they could.
"De ce que l'enfer était tout cela ? (What the hell was that about?)" Rogue questioned. Speaking French all of sudden wasn't the best thing. Everyone squinted their eyes at her in confusion.
"Rogue you speak French?" Bobby's mashed up sandwich dropped out of his mouth.
"There's a lot of things you don't know about me." She poured Olivier some juice.
"I'm learning."
Bobby got the dreamy look in his eyes again and Remy threw a straw at him from the counter.
Going up to the counter where Remy stood now pretending to read a news paper, Rogue played liked she was looking at something in the news along side him. She just wanted an excuse to be closer without giving everything away.
"Si de quel est tout cela ? (So what's all that about?)"
They continued in French.
"Rien je pas n'ai su combien de des gars veulent vous être dans leur lit" (Nothing I didn't know how many guys want you to be in their bed.)
"Oui, vous n'avez jamais su ? (Yes, you never knew?)" She joked.
"Drôle a embrassé combien d'hommes par ici ? (Funny how many men have you kissed around here?)"
"Le blagueur, aucun outre le chamer que je regarde (Joker, none besides the charmer I'm looking at)"
"hmmmm fait qui signifie que j'obtiens un baiser (hmmmm does that mean I get a kiss?)"
Remy asked Rogue and she giggled with smitten eyes. Remy hand walked over Rogue's hips the counter blocked their play session. Their smiles they tried desperately to cover.
"Kiss."
Olivier looked up to them from the kitchen table and all other conversation went quiet. Head rolled towards the couple at the sound of the little voice.
"What?"
Rogue slapped Remy's hand away and they both lowered the paper hiding their foreplay and looked at their child in surprise. A pin could have fallen in the kitchen and frightened everyone.
"Kiss." He said again holding up his sandwich "Baiser you said baiser." He smiled taking a bite. "Means kiss right, Gambit."
Remy and Rogue looked around trying to find an excuse and slowly the table started to laugh, they had been caught in horribly awkward position.
"Let's see a movie!?" Rogue announced and Olivier cheered as Remy nodded his head in jetting out the kitchen for a coats.
"Nice conversation." Bobby high fived Peter as the whole kitchen turned into a mob of laughter. Impropriate jokes came tumbling in conversation after that.
"Oh great…" Kurt smile sunk when he turned to a massive glass windows behind the table.
Coming at sluggish pace towards the mansion was Pietro. Very much unlike himself, he showed no sign of arrogance.
"Quicksilver!" Olivier clapped his hands and jumped out of his seat. "Can we play?!" He pulled Rogue's arm.
Rogue took a deep breath and watched her teammates they all heard about the events of his last visit. It was the first time Pietro had blown up at Rogue for no apparent reason. Bobby was already iced up, Peter was ready to go.
"Maybe, give us a minute sweetie."
Rogue left the room and threw the backdoors to meet Pietro as she walked the field with her teammates all watching from the window. The wind blew lightly around Rogue's hair, the smell of the fall was in the air and turned were at there most colorful stage. The back of the school seemed a million miles long. Rogue began to think she wouldn't reach.
Pietro and Rogue met on the fading green field, separated by a few feet.
"Catch…" Pietro tossed a mars bar at her.
"What's this?"
"It used to be your favorite…"
"Am I supposed to say thank you?"
"If you like?"
"What are you here to tell everyone what I was doing at the brotherhood?"
"No it isn't like that." He stepped closer "Watching you confess made me want to do the same, you were always the good in me…" Rogue shied to the ideal of having such a huge impact in one mans life.
"The way I blew up at you wasn't my finest moment." He tried to explain.
"This is true…"
"It aggravated me seeing him after everything…That he did all that for Olivier and again I was on the sidelines. It wasn't the easiest thing to know that you two were together again"
He kicked a pebble trying to take out his frustration.
"I wanted him to be my son, you wanted to forget… but that wasn't the case in the end was it, we pushed each other way."
"We both lied to ourselves." Rogue crossed her arms.
"I hated you Rogue because it was easier then admitting I had no life without you. I am sorry for the birthday party and the last month we were together."
"Can't turn back time now."
"I know but I can apologize for it." He looked at her with pleading eyes. "I should have been a better man and worked it out with you."
"You were a good man to me always came in at the right time."
Rogue could never forget how sturdy Pietro was for her, they bad days yes but there was also wonderful ones.
"You help give me back a life."
"It wasn't enough to keep you though…" he stared down at the grass.
"We both know why Pietro lets leave it were it is."
"I really do love you."
"I know."
Pietro stuffed his hand in his pocket he was hoping in the deepest corner of his heart that she would embrace back after he said that.
"You believe me when I say that I didn't sleep with her right."
"I do now." Rogue cracked a small smile.
Pietro nodded his head and smiled back as Rogue closed the space between them. She hugged him, Pietro the moment as gold he took in her scent and her bountiful body. He missed holding her hold in his arms her warmth always made him want to be a better person.
He beamed like a thousand stars.
For Rogue it's was an odd old comfort, Pietro was always kind to her and she was grateful to him for helping her get threw some of the worst times in her life. Rogue took it one step further and kissed his quickly on the cheek. Pietro blushed he never thought he would get that privilege again.
"I know this is much for me to ask but that stunt that I pulled at the party?"
"Hmmhmm"
"Is it a temporary ban or a lifetime ban?"
It then struck Rogue to why Pietro always came back, his love was strong for Olivier he was willing to do anything for him even bury his pride.
"Quicksilver!"
Olivier jumped off Remy's back and ran towards his mother. Remy came behind Rogue with their son standing between their legs, it was a nice shoot that Pietro only wish he would find someone to complete his own portrait with.
"We're gonna play basketball wanna play?"
"Awe, if that's ok with Gambit?"
Pietro had to humble himself quick if he wanted to stay apart of that angels life. Remy saw the approval in Rogue's eyes even if he didn't agree he had to trust her.
"Oui join us." His voice sounded welcoming but his glare warned Pietro not to pull any crap.
"See you at Christmas…" Rogue whispered as Olivier ran over to him, pulling him by his hands Olivier went on one of this story rants telling Pietro about the basketball game and everything since.
Remy went over to Rogue when Olivier and Pietro were far enough ahead, he had that disproving stare she hated to see.
"I thought we made it somewhere but I'm clearly missing something? I thought we could talk?" Remy voiced in a bitter manner.
"We can…"
"I said I was here for you but you don't want me to know?" he put his hands in his pockets and inched away from Rogue and her stare.
"Remy…"
"I've seen your past and what you can do and you've seen mine, are we not past this…"
"Remy…" Rogue leaped forward and kissed him. "If you would shut up for a minute then maybe I would tell you." she eased off him. "You said you're willing to see all my scars, face everything with me?"
He nodded his head like a trained puppy "Oui I'm not afraid of who you are." They took a slow walk back to the main house giving them time to talk as Oli killed Pietro in a game of basketball.
"It's about that night I took off and saw Mystique…."
Flash Back
Rogue had been flying for about an hour, she just wanted to get there she pushed her body as far as she could to get there sooner. In the distance she would see the place she once called home. Settling down on the lawn memories rushed her head all good until her saw face on the porch.
"I didn't think you would show up."
"I don think you want me to say what I think. Please just say what you have to say…"
Raven changed into her natural form, her blue skin covered back a draped dress and her long red hair matched that of Rogue.
"I know you blame me for everything that took place."
"Because you're the reason it happened, why couldn't you just let me go?"
"You were my only daughter, would you let Olivier go?"
"Don't you EVER say his name!"
"I know that passion for your own Marie I have it for you, so imagine my surprise when my own child tells you they don't want anything to do with you in any way because she's in love with a thief who was sent to kill her no less. What would you have me do!"
"Respect me and my choice you love me that much that you rather see me in pain and a slave to Sinster then be happy?!"
"You're happy now!"
"You ruined my life…"
"And yet I invited you here to make it better…"
"Then please say what is what you have to say then." Rogue tapped her foot in anger.
"I'm sorry."
"That's it? I don't need your forgiveness to be happy you should be begging me for mine." Rogue hovered ready to take flight.
"I made you chose me." Raven blurted out "When I fell I reached for him on purpose. I wished he had fell and died so I could have you for myself."
"I was doing what I do best…" she turned into Kitty. "This was the way I could get near you."
Rogue almost threw up she was so appalled by her mother and herself that was the same way he had treated Remy all along. As Rogue deliberated between leaving and attacking Raven, she stayed motionless while Raven continued.
"You sick twisted…"
"I was only in the mansion for a day you wouldn't return my phone calls what else choice did I have?"
She wasn't lying then, she did sneak onto the property as a copy of Kitty but the Professor sensed a strong discomfort and was able to trap Mystique in a lie. She was removed quickly and quietly personally by Logan so it not disturb Rogue in time of conflict.
"I had the misfortune of seeing Kurt that evening and he told me how life had been for you not having him but I wished you would have come home. Come home to me Marie"
Rogue held herself uncomfortably listening to her mothers confession. Rogue cringed because she knew Raven was right. Her voice was cores and each effort she made to speak a bubbly acid feeling lined her throat.
"I hate him yes, do I wish him dead? Everyday… but having you alive is more important to me." Raven stood and went to closer to her daughter "I knew in the end that you would choose me in Sinster's lab ..."
"Why are you telling me this now?"
"I saw him Marie…" Raven looked down ashamed that her hatred blocked her from seeing the new beauty in her life.
"He is amazing Marie he's just like you even with the eyes, I see so much of you in him."
"Don't, don't, don't you dare…" Rogue threatened, that was one thing she would never compromise.
"I am your mother, he is my grandson, is it horrible that I want to see…"
"Raven"
"I just want him to know me. Know face, my laugh…It's been too long since I've held a child."
Rogue paused for a second trying to think of what to say as Raven went on all of repressed feelings. At one point Rogue held up her hands signaling her to stop. Rogue motioned to speak and motioned to move as if she was going to strike Raven. Unwilling to suffer though listening to her mother's selfish tales, She took flight without saying good-bye to her mother figure, but landed back on the porch a second later there was something there pulling her in harvesting to stay.
Rogue gave a loose smile and went close to Raven "I have miss this place mama and you…"
"Those evil men took you away from me but I knew deep down you will always be mine."
"Be yours?"
"You can stay here and be with me where you belong…" Raven inched closer until they were inches apart. "I love you Marie…" She reached for Rogue's cheek.
"Mama…" Rogue reached and tugged her mothers hand gently "You just don't get it!"
She pulled raven in by her forearm and punched her in the nose making a disgusting cracking noise. When Raven looked up in horror another one of Rogue's fist was flying towards her, hitting her in same spot. Blood gushed from her noise and she stumbled back. Caught off guard Rogue sprung forward and wrapped her hands tightly around her mother neck.
Sucking on the little oxygen Raven could get she clawed franticly at Rogue's gloved hands. Her eyes bulged out as she watched the child she raised proceed to end her existence. Rogue was a shadow of her regular self there was no rational thought in her mind. The only thing she wanted to do was to make sure Oli never had to misfortune of becoming one of Raven's puppets.
Raven's eyes turned watery and her hand calmed she was losing the battle. In monstrous move Rogue slammed Raven's head in to the wall repeatedly.
"I came here because I wanted you dead I wanted to watch you suffer and bleed like you did to me, for what you did to me then…" she was spitting out of frustration.
"Rogue no!" Pietro rushed out of the house after hearing Rogue's voice scream, but Rogue wasn't willing to stop. He attacked her hands but her grip was ridiculously tight.
"Rogue stop! Look what she had done you already, killing her will only bring more grief!"
"But, she will be dead, I'm fixing what should have been done!" she squeezed tighter.
"What will you tell Olivier what will he think of you!?" Pietro threw a chair at her and both Rogue and Raven fell backwards. Raven gasped for air like a fish out of water as she coughed up blood. Her eyes blood shot from the lack of air she collapsed on the floor her eyes fluttering open.
Rogue was slow to stand, she did with slowly as her mind gained proper consciousness. She knew in that moment she never been more like her mother and no matter what she wasn't going back.
"Rogue…" Pietro looked over at her he fell backwards too after throwing the chair as hard as he could. "….its done, leave and don't look back…." He stood reached for her hand. "Promise me you won't look back…leave." They tuned and looked at the semi conscious Raven.
Rogue kneeled down next to her, all the years of built up hate towards her mother finally exploded. "You raped my mind for the last time… Olivier will never ever know you."
"Leave now Rogue for him and give him a better life then ours…"
"Come with me?" she extended a welcome to Pietro.
"You and Olivier have a new family now… "
Rogue hugged him Pietro good-bye in front of Raven laying on the ground. Rogue took in the good of the moment and left the could have been behind. Her and Pietro had come full circle.
Raven watched as her only daughter left yet again but this time she knew Rogue wasn't coming back.
"You've mess up my life for the last time, next time I will end you." Rogue vowed from the sky.
Pietro looked down at Raven and shook his head and wondered why he intervened in her death. She had done nothing to deserve life let alone a second chance.
It was going to be a long flight home, Rogue's mind was cloudy everything she knew seemed so impartial.Her mother only brought out horrible side of Rogue and it took four years of growing up, becoming a mother and a hand full of addictions to open her eyes. Rogue already had so much on her plate to deal with and she said a prayer for Pietro interrupting when he did or Rogue would be looking at a whole new set of demons. It was time she rested and valued what she had
End flash back
