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'Thoughts will be written like this.'
"Christmas Break"
Rogue walked out of her room only to dodge Kitty.
"Whoa, Kitty! What's the hurry?"
"I, like, totally forgot to get Scott something for the Christmas Party!"
"What? But ya went to the mall everyday this week."
"I know, but all I got was something for Lance!"
Rogue rolled her eyes. "Yeesh, it took all that time?"
"Yeah."
She shook her head and walked back into her room. Looking up at the sky, Rogue smiled to herself. "We could use some snow." The clouds shifted and grew light gray, sending a white shower of power to the earth. "Ah still can't believe Ah got Remy in the Secret Santa drawing." she muttered.
'But y' know Remy would like more dan dat lil' ol' shirt, chere.' Remy's personality spoke up.
'Shut up. You know as well as Ah do he's getting' more than that.'
'Not on y' intentions; so being alone with y' in de mansion don' count.'
'Do too.'
'Do not.'
'S'too.'
'S'not.'
'S'too.'
'S'not.'
'How'd ya get out in the first place?'
'Y' was t'inkin' about my counter part, chere.'
'Well get back.'
There was a snort and silence. Rogue turned her gaze to the snow-covered ground. Bobby and Jubilee walked out into the yard.
"Man, this is my kind of weather! I gotta remember to thank Ororo later." Bobby said. He looked over a Jubilee. "Hey Jubbs;" Bobby said, icing over a portion of the yard. He took Jubilee's hand. "Want to learn how to ice skate?"
The occurrence of Remy teaching Rogue to skate flashed in Rogue's mind. She shook her head. "Ah think Ah'll go get some breakfast." she mumbled. Kitty came in the room; chatting away with Lance on the phone about him coming to see her family for the Christmas Break. Rogue groaned. "Is everyone socializing with their couples today?" she muttered to herself. Rogue was walking down the hall when she heard some music coming form Jamie's room. She looked in the door way to see the two dancing to some kind of Jazz. The Jazz club Remy had taken Rogue to slid into her mind. Rogue shook head once more; trying to clear her mind of the red-eyed mutant. She continued to the kitchen when Jean bumped into her.
"Oh, sorry, Rogue. You haven't seen my dress, have you? The green one?"
"Yeah, it's in the drier, why?"
"Scott said that there's a dance the Masters go to every Christmas; so I wanted to wear it to that."
"You're going with Scott for the Break?"
"Yep." Jean answered, shooting off down the hall.
"Man, am Ah destined to met every couple today?" she blinked. "Oh wait; I just did. Except…." She rounded the corner and found Amanda and Kurt in the Foyer. "Okay; know I have."
"Thanks for inviting me to come with you to Germany, Kurt!" Amanda exclaimed, putting down her luggage
"No, no; it vaz my pleazer." Kurt replied. He looked at Rogue.
"Hey, Rogue! I almost vorgot to give vou vour Zecret Zanta prezent!"
"Yer mah Secret Santa?"
"Ja. Here." he said, handing her a small purple box. "Vell; I have to go get my stuff." "What about your Secret Santa?"
"Jean already gave me it." he said; holding up a joke book.
"Oh. Okay. 'Bye." Rogue said; exiting the room. Finally making it to the kitchen, who else would be there but Remy?
'Guess who's here?'
'Shut up Remy. Ah'm not gonna leave because the real Remy's in the same room as me. Despite the risk of being flirted with.'
'Because y' want me to.'
'NO!'
Rouge walked over to the coffee maker when she winced. She looked at her hand. "What the..?"
Remy looked over at Rogue to see her glove begin to glow green. He quickly got up from his chair and snatched her glove off; throwing it into the air. It exploded into ashes.
"Dang it; and that was my good pair."
"Y' ain't gonna need dem anymore dough, right?"
"Wrong. Ah still don't have full control, obviously." she said, pointing at the ashes.
"Well, y' have a lot of powers to sort out. Y' could use some help-"
"From who? You?"
"No, de only mental ability I have is Empathy."
"Empa-what?"
"Empathy. Basically I'm able to sense everyone's feeling around me and can minnerly tweak them."
"So that's why everyone's emotions came so obvious after the kidnapping incident."
"Yeah. Anyway, I'm just saying you should see the Professor."
"Ah have. He said it will just take mental strength and Ah have to build that up mahself."
"Oh." Remy leaned against the counter.
"Oh yeah." Rogue said, teleporting. She reappeared with a long, skinny, white box. "Here, it's yer Secret Santa gift."
Remy took it. "Wait, y' were my Secret Santa?"
Rogue teleported before he could get an answer out of her.
"That reminds me." Remy said, taking a small box out of his pocket. "I still have t' deliver Kitty's present."
At that moment Kitty came into the kitchen.
"Kitty, I forgot to give you your Secret Santa present." Remy said, handing Kitty the small box. She opened it and picked up two cat earrings. "Oh, they're, like, so cute, Remy!" she laughed. "She held one up to the side of her face. "Is there a resemblance?" she joked. They both laughed. Kitty looked down at the package Rogue had given Remy.
"So she gave it to you."
"What? Oh, yeah."
Kitty chuckled. "You're gonna love it."
"Hey, Kitty!" a voice called out.
"Oh, that's Lance. Gotta go, Merry Christmas!" Kitty said, running off.
Remy waved as she went then turned his attention to his present. He pulled the ribbon and lifted the top off to reveal a black shirt with the king of hearts card on the front, proclaiming in cursive - like letters "The King of Hearts". Remy smiled. "Dang, does dat fillie ever know me." he chuckled.
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Rogue was sitting out on the snow. Visions on things she and Remy had done together faded in and out of her memory. The wind swirled the snow around her, retreating then returning.
"Ah'm such a stubborn mule." she said to herself. "But why is Remy so concerned about meh? Ah can take care of mahself."
"Rogue?"
Rogue didn't respond to the Cajun. He sat down beside her. "Rogue… I'm sorry. It's not that I think you're weak or anything; but I just… I don' know. I'd hate for you to get hurt; ever since I had used you, I never wanted to see you hurt again. So I guess it kind of became a mental vow to myself to protect you. And… something else in me wants to protect you. It wants me to protect all those who are close to me. From what I can gather; all the other guy feel it too. I guess it's kind of a guy thing; wanting to protect those who are important to you."
Rogue continued to look down at the snow. Remy took her chin in his hand and turned her head to him. He brought it close to his and the snow swirled around them, concealing Rogue's first painless touch from the world. When it cleared Rogue was leaning on Remy's shoulder.
"Remy?"
"Hmm?"
"Thanks for being there."
"Wouldn't want to be anywhere else, chere."
"Merry Christmas, Remy."
"Merry Christmas, Rogue."
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ECK, sorry it took so long; I've been semi-grounded. :( (That's an unhappy sticks out tongue) Yes, they did kiss. Why didn't I just say that? Well; I'm trying to make it similar to the show, so… yeah. Review!
