A/N: Big thanks go to annabanana159 for adding this to her Story Alert and favorites and to Gossip Girl Lover 101 for adding this to her Story Alert.

Chellerbelle: I'm glad you liked that part. It took me awhile to get it to where I liked it. Yep, they are! :D

Lucida Lownes: Yes, he can be quite sneaky when he wants to be! ;) I decided to add him, since I also decided to extend the story a bit.

roguey21: Yep, someone had to tell them off in that respect and who better than Remy? As for Wanda and Remy, that was the plan all along. XD

Irual: I though about that too, but my brain was absolutely fried and with the time change, I just couldn't think of anything on that end. I love it, too and that's a good thing, considering that's what I pretty much end up writing...hehehe...;)

xdreamernumbuhfour: Thanks muchly and it's absolutely true. It just raises Remy up higher in my book, to point out that concern (not that he needed it, or anything) :D.

roguelover321: Thanks! Still a few chaps to go. :)

Madame Star: An annoying pest makes an appearance. Who, you ask......? B^D

Team-JEdward2010: *snickers* Aah...I can see it now.....XD

Chica De Los Ojos Cafe: Yes, yes he is. As for offers from the other guys....probably not. She might get hit-on a few times, though. We'll see. 8D

Muzik Drache: Yes, she has control over her ability. :) Thanks for adding this to your Story Alert.

ColorCoated: Oh yeah, I was so tired last night that I couldn't even concentrate on the chapter. I had to stop. There will be more to come, don't you worry about that! ;)

courtneykutie: Me too, although it's not so bad when we 'fall back'...hehehe. Thanks so much! :)

Disclaimer: No, 'this' does not 'claim' ''er'. Hehehe....Unfortunately, all Marvel characters are not mine. There, are ya happy now?

A lone figure sits perched on the branch outside of Rogue's room, awaiting sleep to overcome the girl. After what seems like hours, Rogue finally falls asleep and the intruder silently makes its way to her bed. A good dose of knock-out gas ensures that she will remain unconscious for many hours. She is slung roughly over the intruder's shoulder and taken away into the night.

Kitty knocks on Rogue's door to wake her up for their early training sim. After several times with no success, she phases into her room, only to find it empty. She heads downstairs, thinking that Rogue is already in the DR. When she finds no sign of her, she immediately begins to grow concerned, which Logan immediately picks up on.

"What's goin' on, Half-Pint and where's Rogue?"

"Like, I went to go get her and she wasn't in her room. I thought she might, like already be down here, but she isn't." Kitty informs him worriedly.

"Huh, not like Rogue ta miss a training sim." He turns to the group already gathered. "Okay gang. Sim's canceled for today. Instead, we have a search and recovery mission. We're going to turn this place upside-down to find Rogue. She isn't in her room and Shadowcat can't seem to locate her. Split up into groups of at least two."

The gathering splits into groups and are given sections of the mansion and grounds to search. After over an hour of investigating every possible place she could be, they meet again.

"Like, she's not anywhere, Mr. Logan." Kitty tells him.

"Yeah, her bike and her car are both here." Bobby chimes in.

"Okay, everyone take a breakfast break. I'm gonna go talk to Chuck about this. After you eat, we're gonna search the town.

As they eat a quick breakfast, they discuss possibilities.

"You don't think she's run off, do you?" Jubes asks worriedly.

"No, I'm pretty sure she hasn't. I went in last night to apologize for my part in our scheme and she told me that she'd see me at the sim." Jean informs them.

"Hey! Do you think she's with Wanda?" Amara inquires suddenly.

"I doubt it." Sam jumps in. "Rogue's not one ta skip out on trainin'. She's always there."

"Sam's right." Scott states seriously. "She probably isn't, but Wanda may have an idea on where she could be. Kitty, is Rogue's cell phone still upstairs?"

"Yeah, it's still plugged into her charger. I'll see if Wanda's number is, like in there and find out if she knows anything." Kitty runs upstairs and grabs the phone, scrolling through numbers. She finds Wanda's number and presses send.

"Rogue, you'd better have one heck of a reason for waking me up this early in the morning." Wanda threatens groggily as she answers.

"Like, this isn't Rogue, Wanda." Kitty tells her.

"What are you doing calling me on Rogue's phone? Why don't I hear her shouting death threats at you?" Wanda queries warily as she begins to wake up.

"Like, she's missing, Wanda. We can't find her anywhere and her car and, like her bike are both still here. I'm guessing that, like since you were asking me about her, you totally don't know where she is." Kitty surmises quickly.

"No, I don't." Wanda is definitely more awake now. "The last I heard from her was when she called me last night to tell me how her date went. She didn't say anything about leaving. I'll go get the guys out of bed and we'll look around our area. You know, maybe you should call Gambit and let him know. She told me she has his phone number. And before you say one word, Gambit really cares for her. Much more happened in Louisiana than you know. I know he would want to know where she is."

"Like, okay Wanda. I was never really against the guy. I'm willing to give him a chance. I'll call him and let him know. You can, like call me on mine and let me know if you find any signs of her." Kitty recites her number to Wanda.

"Okay, I got it. I'll call you in two hours and let you know."

"Thanks, Wanda. I gotta go now." Kitty ends the call and scrolls back up to Gambit's number. She presses send and waits.

"'Ey, cherie. Couldn' wait t' talk t' me, eh? I 'ad a dream 'bout y' las' nigh'." He purrs seductively.

"Uhh...Gambit, it's not Rogue. It's Kitty." She says a bit uneasily.

"Huh? Oh...bonjour, Chaton. Desole, I t'oug't y' were Rogue, since it is 'er numb'r an' all. W'at y' doin' wit' 'er phone anyway?"

"Why does everybody keep asking me that?" Kitty asks in exasperation. "Look, after you left Rogue for the night, have you seen or talked to her since then?" Kitty inquires impatiently.

"Non. Why y' askin'?" Remy asks suspiciously.

"Because we, like can't find her anywhere. We've looked all over the grounds and Wanda's getting the guys to look around their area."

"Whoa, wait a minute 'ere. Y' can' fin' Rogue? W'en did y' las' see 'er?" He is immediately upset over this new development.

"Most of us saw her last night, before bed. I went to get her for our training sim this morning and she was gone." Kitty explains anxiously.

"W'at time was dat?"

"At 7."

"Hmm...I got off de phone wit' 'er at...12:30, so she's disappeared b'tween den an' 7 dis mo'nin'. 'M goin' t' do some lookin' 'roun' an' see w'at I can fin'. Y' takin' Rogue's phone o' d' y' 'ave a number I c'n call y' at?"

"I'm taking mine, so I'll give you the number to that. Please, like let me know if you find anything."

"Don' worry, Chaton. I'll let y' know."

"Thanks, Gambit. I'll let you know if we find anything on our end."

"I'd 'preciate dat. Y'all ain' as bad as Mags made y' out t' be."

"Gee, thanks!" Kitty laughs lightly.

After Kitty ends the call, she replaces Rogue's phone in its stereo dock and goes to her room to retrieve hers. She heads back to the kitchen to inform everyone of the conversations she just had

"Wait, you called Gambit? Gambit?" Scott queries incredulously. "Why did you call him?"

"Scott, calm down. He was Rogue's date last night." Jean blurts out.

"He was her what?"

"I guess we're busted." Amara murmurs to Jubes, who looks guilty.

"Uh, it's a long explanation that can wait til later. Right now, we need to find Rogue." Jean reminds him.

"For all we know, he could have taken her again." Scott replies heatedly.

"Scott, stop it! Whether you want to believe it or not, Gambit really does care for Rogue. We saw it for ourselves last night."

"I want a full explanation of what happened last night." Logan returns and growls at Jean and the other three girls, who are all assuming guilty expressions. "After we find Rogue and ta answer your earlier question Scott, this time Gambit didn't take her. Before Half-Pint went in Rogue's room, I looked around and caught another scent. Another woman was in Rogue's room early this morning. I talked ta Chuck and we're gonna search the town for her. The entire town. If she's here, we're gonna find her. Am I understood?"

Everyone soon breaks into teams and takes a section of town.

Gambit can't ignore the gnawing feeling in his gut. He has a bad feeling about the whole thing, but he just can't put his finger on it.

"C'mon, Roguey, w'ere are y'?" He asks no one in particular.

It is evening before Rogue awakens to find herself in strange surroundings. She immediately notices that she's sitting up and tied to a chair. Listening carefully, she hears the gentle lapping of water outside.

"Where the heck am I?" She asks herself as she takes in the worn furnishings and the ever-present musty smell permeating every corner of the room.

""Bout time y' woke up. Gettin' bored entertainin' m'self." A voice sneers.

"Who are ya an' whaddya wan' with me?" Rogue demands angrily.

"De names Bella Donna an' 'm takin' back w'at y' stole fr'm me, salope."

Here I go, leavin' ya with another blasted cliffy! I won't take long to update, promise. ;D