Chellerbelle: Weeellll...I was gonna have them take over Rogue's chores for a month with the sessions, but then just generalized it. :D

roguelover321: Your wish is my command! ;)

courtneykutie: Hehehe....glad you loved it. Yes, they definitely are. :)

xdreamernumbuhfour: Yes, those two pull off 'grumpy' very well. Yay, I got a brilliant chapter! XD

Team-JEdward2010: ….and an awesome! Haha...yes, the four will be kept quite busy for a full month. Oh, just you wait and see! ;D

Madame Star: Yeah, I just noticed that plotting seems to be a running theme in this story. It seems to work, though, so I think I'll keep it. ;) You wonder if they ever do sleep!

Musik Drache: Oh, yes it does, especially when the head honcho is a powerful telepath and you know you will be caught eventually. Okay, they knew about the money (obviously), but as for the rest....I may reveal it in this chap. :3

Chica De Los Ojos Cafe: Yeah, they're in for it now. All I will answer with is....mwoooohahahahahah! XD

acupofchamomile: They are up to no good, I assure you. ;)

roguey21: Yes, it was quite a shock to them, having to give up all that money. I figured I hadn't made any references to Tabby lately and I am reviewing possibilities, as we speak. ;D

Lucida Lownes: As I've said before, it seems to be a running gag with this. It's just how it turned out...hehehe. Don't worry, one of the two will make their move, soon and I'm not talkin' Remy or Rogue this time. XD

Disclaimer: Okay, okay, nothing but the plot is mine.

~Picking up where we left-off~

Remy's eyes widen in surprise at Rogue's suggestion to give the foursome their comeuppance.

"Cherie, y' 'ave an evil min'. I like dat." He recovers and passes her a wicked grin.

"So, ya think it'll work?" Rogue asks slyly.

Remy chuckles darkly. "Oui, I know it will, but don' y' t'ink we should let a few select people in on dis'? It could mean a lot o' trouble an' possible pain t' dis po' Cajun if we don' tell dem."

Rogue considers his suggestion for a few seconds. "Yeah, I suppose ya're right, although I would love ta see Logan's an' Scott's expressions when we drop our 'bombshell'."

"Dere's dat evil min' workin' again." Remy comments drily.

Rogue smiles sweetly at him and gives him a peck on the lips. "Thank ya, sugah. Jus' for that, we'll do it ya way. Who do we tell?"

"Hmm...'m 'avin' trouble r'memberin' who I was t'inkin' 'bout tellin'. I t'ink I need anot'er baiser t' bring it all back t' me." Remy informs her in a silky tone, adding a seductive look to those ruby orbs.

Rogue laughs lightly as she gazes down at him with her arms crossed. "Ya're incorrigible, ya know that?" She puts her hands on the back of the chair and leans down to kiss him.

"I've been called a lot worse." He parries with a smirk, making Rogue laugh mirthfully.

Meanwhile, Kitty is in her room, taking a break between chores. She is trying to get up the courage to ask a certain resident out, but is failing miserably. She groans and flops face-down on the bed in frustration. After several minutes of berating herself, she decides to go down to the kitchen to grab something to drink. She heads downstairs, not minding where she is going and literally runs into Piotr. He grabs her shoulders to steady her.

"Oh! Excuse me, Katya. I wasn't watching where I was going."

Kitty stares up at him, before realizing that he is waiting for her to speak. "Um...uhh..." Kitty stammers while turning a lovely shade of tomato.

Bobby walks in and takes in the scene unfolding before him. He laughs as he takes a soda from the fridge. "Wow! This is the first time Kitty's been speechless for more than a minute. New record." Bobby quips as he leaves the room. This just intensifies the shade her face was just a moment ago.

"Are you well, Katya?" Piotr inquires with concern.

"Uh..." Kitty finally kicks herself mentally. "Yes! Yes, I'm, like totally fine. And I should have been the one to, like watch where I was going, but I had, like a lot on my mind and I was thinking about all of that and, like I wasn't paying attention...." Kitty realizes that she is now babbling and her eyes widen in horror as she quiets once again with her hands over her mouth.

"Umm...Katya?" Piotr asks quietly as he rubs one hand uncertainly behind his neck.

Kitty takes a deep breath and removes her hands from her mouth as she gazes up inquiringly at the massive Russian.

"I-I...uh, I'm not too good at this, but...well, I was...what I want to say is...will you go out with me on Friday night?" Pete ultimately manages to ask the question that's been on his mind for several days, now.

Kitty looks at him, her admiration for him and astonishment shining in her blue eyes. "Like, I would love to!" She replies excitedly.

"Oh...well, I understand...Wait! Did you just say you would?" Pete queries in quiet wonder.

Kitty giggles and blushes. "Yes, I did." She answers shyly.

"This is wonderful! I will meet you downstairs at 7." Pete flashes her a mega-watt smile that brightens his eyes and exits to get ready for his combat session. Kitty watches him leave, her eyes straying to a certain area. "Talk about buns of steel. He definitely doesn't need the videos." Kitty murmurs to herself...or she thinks she is until she hears snickering coming from Jean. Kitty's eyes widen and a pink flush stains her cheeks in embarrassment.

"Buns of steel?" Jean questions in amusement.

"Well, like he does!" Kitty states defensively.

"I never said he didn't, but buns of steel?" Jean walks out cracking up with laughter.

Amara sits in her room on her computer, canceling all the orders she made online with what was supposed to be her share of the money. She heaves a disappointed sigh as she presses the 'cancel order' button once again. Jubilee rolls her eyes. "'Mara, stop it. I've been thinking on it and Professor's right. Rogue's the one who was subjected to the date, even though it ended up being with the hottest guy on the planet and he's now her boyfriend....oh great, I just managed to depress myself. Now I need ice cream and Bobby. Later." Jubilee leaves their room as Amara sighs once again.

"Oh beautiful skirt, you could have been mine!" She laments as she gazes adoringly at the monitor.

Rogue gives Jean an odd gaze as she walks by Rogue's room. Remy left to inform their chosen 'confidants' of their retribution. Jean is still laughing.

"Jean, what's goin' on? What's so funny?" Rogue asks, the odd gaze still evident.

"I overheard Pete asking Kitty out. About time, if you ask me, but as he was leaving, Kitty was staring at his...umm, how do I say this delicately?"

"Butt?" Rogue inquires facetiously.

"Yeah and she was talking about how he has buns of steel."

Rogue is trying valiantly not to give in to a serious case of the giggles. Her lips are pressed together, but she ends up losing and the two girls are laughing so hard, tears are streaming down their faces. It only gets worse when Pete walks by. He gazes at them strangely and continues on to his room.

That evening after dinner a considerably more poised Rogue and Remy sneak out of their respective rooms and meet at the garage.

"Did y' leave de note?" Remy whispers inquiringly.

"Yeah, did ya tell our select few?" Rogue whispers back.

"Oui, I did. We bett'r get befo' someone comes lookin'." Remy warns her as they stash a couple of backpacks into the saddlebags on his bike and Rogue climbs on behind him. All anyone can see is two people, presumably going out on a date.

Hours pass and when they don't return at curfew, Scott attempts to call their cell phones. After discovering that both devices are turned off, Scott sends Amara up to Rogue's room and Bobby to Remy's. Bobby returns first, finding nothing amiss in the Cajun's room. Amara descends the stairs slowly, dreading the news she has to give to the others.

"What is it, Amara?" Professor asks gently, noticing her shock and distress.

"Rogue isn't in her room, but I found this." Amara hands him the hastily scrawled note.

Professor reads it and blanches. "This is definitely an unexpected development. Logan, I need you and Scott to bring them back right away!" He says in dismay as he hands the note to Logan.

"That's it! I'm gonna find Gumbo and enjoy cuttin' him ta little pieces." Logan snarls dangerously as he strides out the door, dropping the crumpled note in his haste.

Scott picks it up and stiffens furiously at the words on the page. He mutely hands it to Jean and runs after Logan, getting into his car and screeching off.

"Oh no! This is all our fault." She murmurs in shock as she beckons Kitty and Jubilee over to read it.

"You're kidding me!" Jubilee states in astonishment as she reads it over for herself.

Kitty stares at Rogue's familiar writing. "What have we done?" She asks no one in particular. The others gather around to read it and murmurs of shock are heard throughout the mansion.

Dear Friends,

Remy and I are very much in love and have decided to run off and get married in Atlantic City tonight. We will return later tomorrow, after a brief honeymoon. We hope you will celebrate with us and we apologize for the suddenness, but we just couldn't wait any longer.

Remy and Rogue LeBeau

The two southerners drive to a campsite a few hours away and pitch their tents.

"D' y' t'ink dey foun' de note yet?" Remy asks gleefully.

"Knowin' them, they did." Rogue answers with a cheeky grin.

Both of them laugh at the thought of certain reactions, even if some of those will be contrived.

Remy scoots closer to Rogue. "Y' know, we could always share a ten'." He suggests smoothly, earning him a shove from Rogue.

"I don' think so, Swamp Rat!" Rogue retorts. "Ya takin' this 'elopemen' thing a bit too far, Cajun." Rogue stands up and walks toward her tent. "If ya try comin' in, ya'll fin' yaself in tha river." Rogue threatens. Remy knows better than to ignore that tone, but as we all know, he just can't help himself.

"If y' come wit' me, den we could go skinny-dippin', cherie." Remy gives her a naughty expression, making her laugh at his antics.

"Ya jus' neva quit, do ya?" Rogue questions as she chuckles and enters her tent.

The return and reactions come in the next chapter. This is a bit drastic, I know, but I thought it tied in nicely with the whole 'setting her up with a date' theme. And our players were:

Professor, Logan, Scott, Hank, Storm and Wanda, who chuckled wickedly at their under-handedness. Lucida wanted to see a little Kiotr action. Hope this works for ya! ;)