Allimba: Thanks, I'm glad you like it. Yeah Sorry about the whole POV thing. When I wrote it on my comp I put all these little like divider things, either spaces, or or !. But whenever I upload them they go away! Even the blank lines, I don't really no what to do about it. Thanks for the review!
Chica De Los Ojos Café: Yay! I'm glad you like it. Sorry about the non specified POV changes, when I wrote the chapter on my computer I put in extra blank lines (what should I call those, spaces? hmmmm….) but when I uploaded it they went away, and I couldn't figure out how to get them back. I tried, but no such luck, sorry. Thanks for the review.
AnneTanquam: Hey thanks for the translations. I kinda didn't think they were right. I take Spanish and whenever I try to use the google one it always screws it up. I remember one time I was trying to say something like, 'while the U.S leaders debated whether or not to accept the treat, the Europeans struggles to recover from the war' and it started talking about ice cream, it was funny. Anyways! not the point, Thank you for telling me what I said, and you are more than welcome to correct me anytime. Thanks a million, and thanks for the review!
BlondeSquirrel: No worries Rogue will be all goth-y. At least I'll try, I don't really know many Goths and therefore don't really no how they act, but I'll try my best. I haven't seen X-men evolution for a while, so my memory of characters' quirks is a little fuzzy. But, I'll try. and Rogue definitely wouldn't start dressing like Jean, first off my sense of fashion, negative 50! and besides can you picture Rogue in a little pink (or it is blue?) shirt with those cargo pants(?)? yucky! Right so yeah, I'll try my best, feel free to tell me I'm making her too ungothy. Thanks for the review!
BizarreLemon: Behold! My savior! Thank you way much for fixing my French. I'm sure it was awful. Please, anytime you get a chance, feel free to fix my French. Anytime! I'll reload chapter one tomorrow or on Thursday with all your wonderful corrections. Thanks again for the proper translations, and thanks for the review!
Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that I won't be responding to every review I get. It always bothered me when authors would go on for pages responding to reviews. So I'll just pick a couple at random, or the one who ask questions, fix things, or have a problem with something. That however does not mean that I am not eternally grateful to each and every single person who reviewed, and I hope you do so again. Thank you all so much.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed.
Forgotten Friends
Chapter 2: Reunions
Rogue pulled Remy out of the room, perhaps more forcefully than necessary. Once out of the meeting room she pushed him against a wall. Remy smiled to himself, de fille is mad he thought amused.
"What are you doing here?" she hissed
"Remy be here to join de x-men"
"Yea, yea, you me'tioned tat."
Dropping all pretenses Remy stood straighter "Look Marie,"
Rogue's hiss cut him off "Rogue!"
He chuckled, "Still hate your name?" his face became serious again, "Look, Rogue, I didn't know you were here. I really am here to join the X-Men."
"Fahn" she turned away from him
"Hey" he grabbed her hand. She didn't flinch away as she would have done with anyone else but turned to face him. "Its good to see you again." he pulled her into a hug.
"Yea, yea" she said, her cold demeanor breaking nonetheless. "Come on" she took his hand again. "Got to show ya ta yur room"
The next morning Rogue woke early. She looked to the bed next to her it was empty, as usual. Kitty was always awake before her, no matter what time she woke up. Blaming the earliness of the hour on the fact that she had pretended to be asleep as soon as Kitty had entered their room, at 5:30, having nothing else to do she had dozed off. Sighing she got out of bed.
She made her way down stairs silently, She was slightly surprised to see pretty the entire household sitting around the table, when she push the kitchen door open. Muttering about crazy people, and voluntarily waking up early, she mumbled good morning to the group and poured herself a cup of coffee. She was just bringing the cup to her lips when the door opened. She lowered the glass and looked up.
Remy stood bleary eyed in the doorway, he looked at her, she looked at him, they looked at their watches then as one they said. "Early. Worms all around."
"Hmm?" Jean asked.
Rogue laughed, "Just something my mother used to say. It's a take on a couple of sayings. Its nothing."
Remy chuckled deeply. "tôt au lit tôt à lever" Early to bed, early to rise
"L'oiseau tôt obtient le ver" she laughed. Early bird gets the worm
They ignored the confused and curios looks around them, Rogue went back to her coffee and Remy stumbled to the counter to pour himself one.
He growled, "Yo' drank de las' of de café, cheri"
"Yea? oops."
"Oops?" he growled at her.
She smirked, taking a slow sip of her drink she sighed, "Mmmm"
Remy huffed, Rogue smirked again, "Bebe" she said. She handed the cup to him. He took a long sip and passed it back, sighing at the taste. "Fabuleux" he breathed. Fabulous
Smiling slightly she pulled the paper towards her. They took turns drinking the coffee, Remy reading the paper over her shoulder.
Kitty turned to Kurt, the look on his face told her that he was thinking what she was. "vhen has Rogue ever shared her coffee with anyone?"
"Like, never!" she said. Rogue was notorious for her love of coffee. Anyone who drank coffee at Xavier's Institute for Gifted Youngsters lived by one rule: make sure you left some for Rogue. Kitty vividly remembered the time a new recruit had taken the last of the coffee, he hadn't been able to walk properly for 3 weeks.
They stared meaningfully at each other for a while. Each lost in thought, Rogue didn't act like this, Kurt though as watched his sister with a frown. Her lips were curved into a slight smirk and she looked relaxed, more relaxed than Kurt had ever seen her.
Kitty sighed as she left the table, she shouldn't really be that surprised, she told herself forcefully, after all how much did she really know about her roommate. She never talked about her past, or her home life, in fact all Kitty really knew was what she had discovered by watching her. She wore lots of make up, she hated her mother, she liked loud music, and she wore dark clothes. That was about it. Reaching the kitchen door she turned at shot one last look at Rogue. She shook her head as Rogue stuck her tongue out at Gambit.
Rogue looked up as the Professor wheeled to the head of the table. "Don't forget, Danger Room Session tonight at 8:00."
She looked around as her friends grumbled, she smirked, this was going to be fun. Gambit caught her eye and returned the smirk. He stood up, she copied him. " 'f 'ourse" she said as they left the kitchen.
They walked in silence, out of the mansion and onto the grounds. Remy followed her as she led him around the lake and into a clump of trees hidden from view. She plopped down on the grass, he leaned against a tree and looked at her.
"So 'ou wan' 'o tell Remy pourquoi why 'ou be her'?" he said. "'ou said 'ou no have powers."
"And Ah didn't!" she said heatedly "They didn't tell meh."
He looked at her sharply, "Yur skin condition?" he asked taking in her covered features.
"Non existent."
"Den Pourquoi-"
She cut him off by standing and pulling the glove off her left, she reached for his face but stopped inches from him. He looked at her hand uncertainly. "If Ah wer' ta tauch touch ya, Ah'd take all ya powers, all ya memories, and if ah held on long enough, ya life."
"Merde! shit" He said looking taken aback, but remaining in his spot. Quite an accomplishment in Rogues opinion, whenever she reveled her 'gift' people took an involuntary step back. He growled suddenly. Rogue looked at him curiously.
"Wha?"
"yur mere mother, and Irene, dey"
"Lied" Rogue finished for him. "Yea, they knew 'bout mah powers."
"But why did dey…"
She gave him a pointed look, "they were just like ya father." He growled again, she laughed, "Its in da past, Remy" Looking at the skeptical look on his face she reassured "Really"
To her relief he dropped the subject, "So, 'ou have a problem touching tings, cheri?"
She studied his face closely, he sounded, amused? Smug? she wasn't sure. "Yea"
"Remy might be able help 'ou with dat"
"What!" she said sharply.
"Remy might be able to help you with that." he repeated the smug smirk ever present on his face.
"Ah heard ya the first time. Care ta elaberate."
Still smirking he said, "'ou member when Remy's house burnt down?"
Not seeing the connection she frowned, "Yea"
"And 'ou remember when how Remy went off to summer camp?"
"Yea." she said growing impatient
"Well cheri, Remy's house didn't burn down. Remy might have accidentally blown it up" he said sheepishly "and when Jon Luc found out he… wasn't pleased" he ignored Rogue's snort and 'Ah'll bet' "and mi pere father sent Remy to train. To learn how to control his powers. And well Remy learned."
"And ya think ya could teach meh?" she asked skeptically
"Sure thing, petite" he said cockily
Rogue stared at him, after a few minutes Remy asked tentatively "Rogue?" getting no response he said louder "Rogue!" Smirking to himself he walked around her leaned in close and yelled at the top of his lungs "Marie!" Her eyes focused and she fell backwards. Expecting this Remy caught her easily. she turned at stared at him again. 'Wow de fille must really be out of it.' he thought to himself, he had yelled in her ear many times before, each time was rewarded with a fist in his gut. The lack of pain was surprising.
"Are ya sure?" she asked quietly, meekly.
"Oui, petite"
Her eyes clouded with unshed tears, she lunged toward him. Thinking she had finally come to her senses Remy braced for impact, surprisingly he felt arms wrap around his neck and a face lean against his chest. "Thank ya" she said quietly.
Remy blinked, then laughed.
She released him, "When can we start?" she asked hurriedly.
Remy thought she looked like a child begging to go the amusement park, smiling he said "Tomorrow, cheri"
She pouted. "Whay why not now?"
"Because today, Remy gunna see how much his cheri has forgotten."
She looked at him curiously and opened her mouth to question him and suddenly ducked a punch. She growled, scolding herself for being so foolish, and dodged a kick. She moved swiftly around each of his punches, which were increasing in speed. Trying hard to gain the offence she tried faking left, he didn't fall for it and she got a punch in the stomach for her efforts. Scowling she got up and growled "No fair"
"Tout est juste dans l'amour et la guerre alls fair in love and war"
"Asshole" she muttered under her breath, lunging at him, he dodged her kick and moved right, she lashed out with her hand rotating her hip around his kick and bringing her fist onto his face. He flew back ward, grunting with the force.
"Ouch" he said. He reached into his coat and produces a small metal stick. Before he could extend it he felt a kick knock the Bo stick out of his hand. "Hey! bad form, cheri" he called
Rogue bent and picked up the Bo stick extending it, "Bad form to use a weapon, when Ah don't have one."
He looked at her, "And why don' 'ou ha'e 'ne, cheri?" he asked " 'ou used ta"
"Lost it" she said shrugging.
Remy spotted her lie immediately, "Vraiment Really?"
"Yea" she said staring defiantly into his eyes.
"Cheri?" he said pointedly.
"Later" she said quickly retracting the Bo stick and slipping into her sleeve as Scott, Jean, Kitty, Evan, Bobby, and Kurt came into the clearing.
"Hey guys" she said smiling slightly.
"Like, hey Rogue"
"Whats up?" she asked looking at all of them. It was highly for them to all be out her at the same time.
"The Professor wanted us to find you and tell you that the Danger Room sessions been cancelled." Kurt said
"How come?" she asked
Evan answered, "We're going to get to know our new team mate." he said looking at Remy. "Special class, see what he's got."
Remy smirked. "Remy got lots"
"Well come then."
"What now?" Remy said disbelievingly
"Yes"
"Sorry, can't do tat." he said
"And why not?" scoffed Scott.
"Remy and Rogue in da middle of something." He said turning to Rogue. Fully intending to question her about her comment.
Rogue shook her head, "Later"
"Rogue."
"Later" she said firmly. Ignoring the puzzled and slightly cautious looks around her she walked towards the mansion. Remy stared after her, "Fine, Cheri" he called to her. He frowned to himself as her followed her back to the house, the X-Men following in his wake. Something wasn't right, he was sure of that, but what wasn't right, he had no idea.
AN: Hey guys, sorry not the best chapter in the entire world but, w/e. So I've gotten 26 reviews for one chapter! that makes me feel incredibly special. And I just gotta say, you guys flipping rule! that being said, I gotta ask, does Half Lies, Whole Nonsense jus like totally suck? cause I've written 5 chapters of that and I've gotten 29. So 1 chapie 26 reviews, 5 chappies 29 reviews… you do the math. If its not any good I'll stop writing it, I mean if no one's gunna read it, I'll just keep all the ideas locked in my head. SO yeah, let me know what you guys think…
Ok anyways back to Forgotten Friends. So yeah chapter 2 done. Its not fantasic but what can you do, I wrote it during English today, we were watching this really boring movie about some hockey game (I'm taking Sports Lit.), so I decided to cut, not a good move I'm sure. It's the second week of class and I'm already cutting. Oops.
Right ok no really on to the fic, so ok whatcha guys think. Good? Bad? Terrible? Should I vow never to write again?
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