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Chapter 15 - Can't Fight the Darkness

"It's been a year, Remy,"

It had been a year. A year since the grueling battle, a year since Magneto's defeat and a year since a huge piece of metal was impaled into Remy's chest. Rogue was talking to him, but he wasn't answering. Because the person she was talking to, was buried under six feet of soil.

She knelt down, in front of his grave, his trusty trench coat, pulled snugly around her shivering shoulders. The stars twinkled in the night sky and a chilly wind whipped her hair about her face and whistled through the grass covering his body. She liked to sit with Remy, just to sit or chat with him or just to think. She thought quite a lot when she was around him, mainly about that day.

((Flashback))

Magneto crippled and fell neatly to the floor. The team cheered, hugging each other in happiness and Rogue turned to embrace her best friend. Kitty's hug was rigid and she didn't return the embrace. Rogue pulled back, worryingly and studied her companions face. Kitty was white, her eyes wide, like she had seen a ghost.

"Kit, what's wrong?"

Kitty shook her head in defiance and Rogue violently shook her.

"I think Remy's in trouble," she choked out, shivering all over.

Rogue stepped back, shocked and afraid. No, it's not true. A howl erupted from the woods. It was eerie and mournful and the team shuddered, but Rogue knew. She whipped around, running into the trees.

"Stripes, where ya going?"

She didn't look back, just kept on running. She didn't even know where he was but her instinct told her to keep a straight path. She came into a clearing. Not a clearing…

… a bomb site.

He lay on the ground, Neige by his side and a piece of metal protruding from his chest. She was by his side in a instant, listening for his breathing.

There was none.

She moved her fingers to his neck to check his pulse.

There wasn't one.

She could feel a presence behind her and Logan dropped to his knees on the other side of the Cajun, checking everything that she had. He sighed and dropped his hand to his side, causing Rogue to hiccup and leap forwards, grabbing the man's broad shoulders.

"No, no he can't be…"

Logan looked away but nodded.

Rogue collapsed in tears and dropped down on the ground next to Remy's body. Her body shook violently as she wept. The rest of the team appeared, including Hank sporting his medical bag. Kitty screamed when she saw him and Piotr sucked in a breath. John's eyes were brimming with tears.

Logan stopped Beast.

"Ya won't need it, he's gone,"

Kitty burst into tears and buried her face in Piotrs masculine chest and John visibly bit back a sob, drawing his sleeve over his eyes, The rest stood in a memorial circle, overlooking Rogue and the cold body.

"Come on, Rogue,"

"No, I'm not leaving!"

"Come on Stripes, he's gone,"

She sobbed harder into Remy's blood sodden uniform. She felt two burly arms surround her body, pulling her up and she fell into Logan's arms.

((End Flashback))

Rogue pulled the coat a little tighter around her and looked at her watch.

1:04

"Happy Death Anniversary," she whispered.

"Ahm sorry it's late, or early but Ah needed ta talk ta ya tahday. It's been a year since Ah lost ya. Ya were the only one that Ah could ever touch and Ah had plans like family and stuff. And now ya gone, Ah don't wanna live without ya,"

"Ah got over ya death and its helped meh coming here and talking ta ya,"

She paused.

"Dimitri turned 1 a few days ago. He can say Mama and Papa now. Ah expected his first word ta be "like" knowing Kitty," she joked.

"Rems, the day ya died, Ah felt like ma life was dying. All ma walls closed in on meh and everything was falling down around meh,"

"Ah know that Ah can't live without ya. Ah was so strong but nothing could ever compare ta ya and nothing prepared meh for ya death. Remy… Ah can't fight the darkness anymore,"

She slowly brought a knife out from the inside of the coat, watching it gleam in the moonlight. It seemed to glint menacingly at her but that didn't stop her bringing it quickly across her left wrist.

The pain sent her reeling but she had to finish the job. The right wrist wasn't as bad but she felt dizzy. She lay down on his grave, only metres above his body, sobbing in pain and sadness. She turned colder and she knew that she would be with him soon. As her crying quieted, the blade gleamed scarlet.

X

Dimitri began crying at half past one. Early for him, thought Kitty, and she reluctantly pried herself from Piotrs warm arms. She picked the baby up, hushing him back to sleep. He didn't usually wake up in the night. She walked over to the window and lowered herself to the window seat, still slowly rocking Dimitri. Her room (well her and Piotrs room) overlooked the gardens. Kitty stopped rocking the baby and looked over at Remy's grave. Or rather, the figure lying across it. She screamed, waking Piotr and startling the baby. Still yelling frantically, she ran out of the door, down the stair and out into the gardens, over to her friend's body.

Kitty rolled Rogue over, catching sight of her bloodied wrists and the knife near her open hand. Tears filled her eyes and only then did she realize that one of her other friends had died exactly a year ago.

X

"Rogue was an amazing character. Withdrawn at first, Rogue was an outcast but she has shown her strength over the years, gaining confidence and love from others,"

Xavier looked sadly at Rogues grave, situated next to Remy's. His eyes surveyed the crowd he was addressing. Logan was crying, along with Kitty, Piotr, John and Wanda. Kurt was sobbing hard into a hanky.

"Although she could only ever touch one person, she touched so many of our hearts,"

On this note the Professor left the crowd and Storm and Hank followed.

"Why do you think she did it, Professor?" Storm looked at the older man.

"I think," Xavier started,

"She just couldn't live without him,"

Authors Note

Well, there you go. At the end of all thinks. Thank you to all of my reviewers and I hope to speak to you again!