I'm babysitting, and my "charge" is watching the Haunted Mansion, so I'm just sitting around. I'm getting less and less reviews, and that's kind of discouraging.

Chapter 11: Hero/Heroine

It's too late baby, there's no turning around
I've got my hands in my pocket and my head in a cloud
This is how I do
When I think about you
I never thought that you could break me apart
I keep a sinister smile and a hold of my heart
You want to get inside
Then you can get in line
But not this time

- "Hero/Heroine" by Boys Like Girls

"Level 8?! That's, like, way too high, Mr. Logan! I'm only on level 5!" Kitty shrieked.

"Yes, but the whole team is helping you, Half Pint. Red and One Eye," at that a scoff was heard from Scott, "are individually on level 9, Elf's on level 6, and Rogue's on level 10."

"Level 10?! How did you get on Level 10!?" Kitty exclaimed.

"Ah practice every day at least once, Kit."

"It is pretty high, Logan," Scott said. "I'm not sure that, with the newer members, we should be running anything over Level 4."

"We can 'andle it," Remy growled.

"Yeah, shut up One Eye. They can handle it, they're not babies," Rogue agreed.

"Thanks, Roguey, it's nice to know that you believe in me!" John said with a grin.

"Alright, everyone head in," Logan announced, and everyone did just that.

"Danger Room Team Session, Level 8. Begin Simulation," a voice called.

The room turned to imitate a city street at night. Alleyways lined the sidewalks and there was a mist floating around, giving the area an eerie feeling.

Kitty, Kurt, Scott, Jean, Piotr, John, Remy, and Rogue stood in defensive positions, anticipating the "bad guys" that would inevitably appear.

Just then, a small robotic spider crawled out from an alley and approached the eight. Remy immediately charged a card and sent it at the spider, which exploded.

"Whoa! Totally cool power, Remy!" Kitty said.

"Merci, petite." (thank you, little one (or something like that))

Kitty giggled.

"Focus, team," said Scott.

"What's our objective?" said Jean.

"Oh did I forget to tell you? Its capture the flag," said Logan from the control room.

"Capture the flag? That's Level 8?!" said Kitty.

"It isn't for individual trainin'," said Rogue.

"Split up into teams, Scott and Jean are captains." Logan commanded and turned off the background so that they could see.

"I pick Rogue, Kitty, and Kurt," Scott said quickly.

"You know what? I'll pick the teams," said Logan. "Half Pint, Pyro, Stripes and One Eye against Elf, Pete, Gumbo and Red. No reading minds and no intentional mauling that may or may not cause death." (meaning: Kitty, John, Rogue and Scott VS Kurt, Piotr, Remy and Jean; Jean can't read their minds to find the flag or figure out their plan, and attacks must be to disarm only)

They split up and the background returned, this time as an alley outside of a dimly lit warehouse. Scott's team got the inside and Jean's got outside. John and Jean were chosen on their teams to protect the flag and all others were offense.

"Rogue, you find the flag. Kitty and I will distract the others," Scott said into his team communicator.

"Go after the flag, Kurt. Remy and Piotr will take care of the other team," Jean said into hers.

Rogue snuck outside, staying in the shadows. Scott's plan was genius. The other team would think that Kitty would be the one looking for the flag because of her powers. Likewise, they expected Kurt to go after their flag because Jean would pick the plan so obvious that she'd expect no one to suspect it.

Remy, who wasn't too far from his team's flag, heard footsteps. They were quiet enough that most wouldn't hear them, but he was the Prince of Thieves, he was trained for this. But he couldn't figure out who it was. He assumed it was Kitty, since that was the most likely person for Scott to assign to go after the flag.

Rogue peaked around the corner of the warehouse, and didn't see anyone.

'Don't get the flag yet, Rogue. Absorb as many as you can,' Mystique's psyche whispered to her.

'No! I have to get the flag! They'll suspect something if I just go around absorbing people! I'll do it while they're asleep.'

Remy saw Rogue, and noticed that she was momentarily distracted. He smirked and snuck up behind her.

"What y' doin' chéri?" He whispered in her ear, making her jump and swiftly turn around to face him.

"Ah'm about to kick your ass!" She whisper-screamed.

"Non, Remy don' t'ink y' are."

"Ah wouldn't be so sure."

Rogue threw a punch at Remy's face, but he easily dodged it and threw in a back flip.

"Show off," Rogue grumbled.

Remy smirked and threw a charged card at her. She jumped out of the way, but was still forced back a few feet and up against the wall. When the smoke cleared, Remy was already pinning her to the warehouse. Rogue struggled to get free, but he was just too strong. She resigned herself to glaring at him.

"What was dat about kickin' Remy's a--?"

"Shut up, Swamp Rat. You're still just a cocky son of a-"

"Now, now, don' go insultin' Remy's mere dat he don' even know," Remy said with a slight frown. (mother, the second italicized word is emphasized)

I wish I didn't know my mother, Rogue thought to herself.

'I can hear you, Rogue. Absorb him or you'll be sorry.'

Rogue put on a seductive smile, and Remy was quick to return one.

"Ah'm sorry, Remy," she purred. "Do ya want me to kiss it better?"

Remy, either unaware of her uncontrollable absorbing powers or in the middle of a serious memory lapse, leaned in slowly.

"Oui."

And she kissed him on the lips.

(A/N: there you go! the ending was going to be different, but then I changed it. There is your prize, rougelover321. I expect 6 reviews on this chapter or I won't update.)