Chapter 4: Wait and See

Logan walked into the mansion, head held high. Behind him cam the new recruits, tired, bruised, battered, torn, and in pain. Some were limping, some hardly standing. That day's training session was an obstacles course and we all know Logan goes all out with training so there was ever 'obstacle' imaginable. Once they were all inside Logan turned and looked at the bunch of worn youngsters.

"All right, first thing tomorrow morning, we're going on a little run." The new recruits looked at him in shock then broke out in protest, complaints and crying. Logan rolled his eyes. "Well, I guess you could have one day off."

Every one liked that idea and ran off to their rooms, or the kitchen and some slumped to the med-bay for Advil or a band-aid or two...or ten. Logan stood for a moment in the empty entranceway. After a moment or two he sniffed the air then headed towards the slightly formulary smell.

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He turned the corner into the living room and stopped raising an eyebrow. In side he found Rogue sitting on the couch next to the guy he remembered as the man Rogue knocked out unconscious a little while back. Rogue turned her head and smiled at Logan. Remy also looked over at him but with another type of expression.

"Logan, hey."

"Hey Stripes who's the guy." Logan asked remembering that he never really got his name last time.

"Oh, sry. Logan this is Remy LeBeau."

"Hey, uhm Logan was it?"

"Yeah."

Well Rogue wasn't the only one that knew from then on there was going to be some kind of competition going on between these two. Some need to show the other up.

"So… Remy, what are you doing here?"

Again Rogue smiled but this time a small blush crossed her face and she looked away from them. Logan looked at her for a second before turning his attention back to the man next to her on the couch.

"Well I needed some where to go and then I remembered you guys take in mutants so here I am." Remy looked at Rogue. "Among other things." Rogue's face turned a deeper shade of red from the remark. Damn now she really wished she had her make up on.

"Well it aint up to me if you can stay. The Professor'll be back tomorrow so we can talk about it then. But in the mean time…" He looked at Rogue who looked back pleadingly. "I guess you could…stay here." Logan saw Rogue's face light up. It seemed Rogue was a completely different person when she was with Remy. And that might be a good thing, but then again it might not be. Then he sighed and continued, "Rogue can show you to a room."

Rogue and Remy got up and walking out of the room. A glare pasted between Logan and Remy when they pasted but nothing was said. Net yet. Logan crossed his arms and exhaled through if nostrils.

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"So chere, does your friend Logan ever smile?" Remy asked after he knew they were out of earshot.

"If he does run, very fast." Remy laugh quietly not really thinking she was serious. But the look on her face told him other wise.

"So I take it he's the wrong guy to mess with."

"Only unless you have a death wish." This time Remy could tell she was telling the truth.

Rogue led Remy to the boy's wing and stopped at a closed door. Remy noticed Rogue's eyes shift to the door next to them.

"What is it?" Rogue shook her head.

"Nothin'."

"You sure?"

"Yeah." There wasn't any thing specific about the door next to them other then the fact that it was Kurt's room. And it got her wondering where he was. And did he talk to Kitty? And what did she say? And where they out of her fucking room yet? Or were they never there?

Rogue opened the door to Remy's new room and let him in. Remy thanked her sweetly. He rapped his arms around her loosely and pulled her in for a kiss.

"Good night chere."

"I'm glad you're here."

"Me to." His arms tightened around her as his words died on her lips. Rogue pulled back slowly and looked into his eyes. She didn't have to be psychic to know that he loved her, she could tell. And the only down side was thinking of what Logan would think. But right now, who really cares what he thinks.

"I should go." Rogue said softly.

"All right." Remy let go of her and said good night again. He watched as she walked back down the hall towards the girl's wing, occasionally glancing back over her shoulder at him.

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Rogue got to her room and for a second she had forgotten that Kitty and Kurt might be in there. She opened the door and stopped abruptly. Yes they were in here. And now Rogue kind of wished she hadn't come in. It defiantly would have saved her from seeing her brother and best friend making out on Kitty's bed.

'And here I thought Kit didn't like the fur.' Rogue thought while slipping over to her bed and picked up her pillow. She then walked over to the two squirrels and smacked Kurt in the back of him head with the feather pillow.

Kurt rolled over and tried smiling innocently at Rogue. So did Kitty.

"I don't care where you go but Kurt you have to leave. Right now!"

"Why?" Kitty asked gripping at Kurt's arm playfully. Her voice was a phoney whimper.

"'Cause I need to talk to you so your boyfriend has to leave." Kurt got off the bed.

"I see this is girl talk so I'll see you two tomorrow."

"Night." Kitty said. Kurt blew her a kiss then teleported out of the room.

Rogue raised an eyebrow at Kitty.

"What?" she asked.

"Nothing."

"Well if it's nothing then like why did you sent him away?"

"Oh, no not that nothing it's just." Rogue was blushing like crazy and Kitty noticed.

"Like omigosh Rogue you look like, like your, spill it." Kitty squealed grabbing Rogue arm and making her sit down.

"Ok-ok. You see, you know the guy that I absorbed that was here?"

"Yeah."

"Well he's back and he's staying and, and." Rogue face if was possible seemed to get more flushed.

"Oh my gosh. Rogue you're in love." Rogue's face became expressionless.

"Maybe."

Kitty jumped and hugged Rogue tightly and started to squeal like the girly person she was. "I can't believe this. I'm like so happy for you. Oh wait does he know. Well probably not he just got here. Are you ganna ask him out? Oh you have to."

"Kitty please."

"Sorry." Kitty let go of Rogue and sat back trying to calm down.

"Yeah well I see you and Kurt are getting along again."

"Yeah. He came to see me wanting to know what I've been up to the past little while so I got him to look over my essay for English class. And he was very understanding."

"There yeah go."

Kitty sat up on her knees so she was at eye level with Rogue who just happened to be taller then her. "Is that it? So this guy, like what's his name? How old was he? Not very if I remember right. Have you talked to him? Is he nice?" Rogue gave a small nervous laugh.

"His name is Remy. He's from the south like me. He's 21 and yes he's nice." Rogue fell back on the bed, hands covering her face. "He's the sweetest guy I've ever met and I really like him."

"This is soo romantic."

"Shut up."

"Hey you're like the one that told me. What did you except me to say?"

"Fine." Rogue sat up and looked over at the clock. It was 10:00. She was tired.

"Hey Rogue isn't that Jean's sweater?" Rogue looked down at her self.

"Oh yeah it is." She got up and walked over to her bed. Rogue slipped the sweater off over her head revealing her deep purple silk bra. She tossed Jean's sweater on her bed and said. "I'll put it back tomorrow."

"When do you think her and Scott's coming back? Logan's too weird with rules. At least we never really listened to Scott. But you know Logan."

"Right." Rogue answered Kitty over her shoulder while she dug through her dresser drawers and puller out a shirt. She slipped on her black HIM band t-shirt then walked back over to kitty. "You hungry?"

"A little."

"Cool."

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Logan was walking up the stairs as Rogue and Kitty came prancing down. He nodded as the passed him. Turning his head he watched the girls walked off towards the kitchen.

He made him way though the boy's wing and stopped at Remy's door. His eyes narrowed at it. It must have been the fact the he cared about her too much but he took a step to the right and knocked on his door. Shortly after Remy opened the door and leaned on the frame.

"And how can Remy help you?"

"Look bub I saw the way you kelp looking at Rogue down there and I don't appreciate it very much."

"And you think that I'm going to hurt her right?"

"There a reason I shouldn't think that?" Remy shrugged.

"Well you don't like me much so you might be just jumpin' to an idea that's not true."

"She's a sweet girl bub and I don't want to see her get hurt expressly not by a no good Cajun like you."

Remy stood up straight. "Look, I wouldn't hurt here."

"You say that now but what about when she needs you. Will you be there to catch she if she falls?"

"We'll just have to wait and see wont we?"

"I'm not joking. You lay a hand on her and your dead." Logan growled then started walking away.

"Seems you have some special feelings for the girl." Logan gritted his teeth refusing to turn back. He kept walking.

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About 15 minutes later Kitty and Rogue sat on their stools at the counter eating some popcorn.

"Rogue what are you singing?" Rogue looked up at kitty.

"I was singing?" Kitty nodded. "Sorry I sing when I'm happy."

Kitty smiled at her friend. She was happy Rogue was happy. "Well what is it? It's kinda catchy."

"It's All That Jazz. You know the song from Chicago."

"Oh yeah. Good movie." They laughed but stopped when there was a rustle from the hall. The two girls got up and walked to the door. Their eyes went wide and Kitty gained a large smile as they look at the to people in the hall.

"Jean, Scott." Kitty cried and ran to her friend hugging them happily. Rogue smiled and leaned on the doorframe.

"Kitty, be quiet please. We want it to be a surprise for tomorrow." Jean insisted putting down a large suitcase. Scott put an arm around Jean.

"How was the trip?"

"Rogue, didn't see you there. It was very romantic." Jean breathed the last part dreamily fluttering her eyes lashes at Scott.

"It's late shouldn't you two be in bed by now?"

"Same old Scott." Rogue said convincing her self that Remy wouldn't turn her into a Kitty, loud, jumpy, girly.

"Yes I am, now off to bed. You do have school tomorrow."

"Yeah Monday's suck."

"But tomorrow's Tuesday so go."

Rogue rolled her eyes and walked off. Kitty smiled and said good night and ran off after her.

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A/N: Yeah well this was fun!! Oh did you see the omg love triangle? I swear I don't like Rogue and Logan together but it's creating a conflict and that's what every story needs, am I right? Any way I don't have much to say but yeah for my stupid humour and no again thanks Frazza but I'm not on drugs…any more no just kidding.