Author's Note: Dum Dum DUM! The long awaited chapter of Rogue vs. Remy, hope you all like it!
Laceylou76- lol I wasn't thinking about that when I wrote this chapter but now that you mention it, it is very similar to the one where Gambit kidnaps Rogue. I'm glad you like the Rouge/Keir pairing its just alot of fun to right, and wow almost as much as Romy? That's quite a bit from what I can tell! lol I know, Morph was an awesome character in the 90's show its sad they kinda just shoved him in the closest after that, that's why I brought him into this fic.
sailormoon846212- Lol you'll have to wait and see what happened in Rouge's past, but it will be revealed in time. Haha yes I couldn't kill off one of the main roles too quickly, she has a lot more to do in this story, so yeah. lol!
MelissaRM- I don't know if you got to read this chapter before you left, but if you did I'm glad, I rushed trying to get this up so you could have it before you left, lol. Bella will make her appearance shortly.
Ban- Yes I completely agree, I've read alot of stories about the X-men's kids and not in one have I seen Jonda's kids paired up with Romy's. Yes here's the long awaited fight scene.
the-writing-vampire- lol tis alright, I don't mind you reviewing every chapter but once in a while is nice ;D. Rabid fangirl? Wow lol I didn't think my OC pairing would go over that well but I shant complain. Don't worry I can guarantee it won't be over a year for me updating on this story, I actually am hoping to have it finished out before the end of August. Once again thanks for letting me know what your anticipating it keeps me on track! hope you enjoy this chapter!
Chapter 17: Demon Eyes, Angel Lips
Rogue couldn't help but growl in annoyance. As if it wasn't bad enough losing her daughter again to a damned Cretan her husband decided to have a little pity party himself and leave her. She had been married to that damn Cajun for a surplus of thirteen years, and he was ready to up and leave because she was trying to protect him? She didn't think so, not without putting her two sense in first.
Wiping the tears away angrily, she stomped through the mud infested hole known as New Orleans swamp land looking for said Demon. In her left hand she squished his wedding band willing it to turn to mush under the force she was putting on it, but to no such luck. Once again she growled before pocketing the ring and picking up her pace into a steady gait. Allowing her mind to drift over the severe emotions running through her head, she continued her constant scanning.
She wasn't certain as to how they were going to find Isabella, or rescue for that matter, and even if they managed it what type of damage would already be done? Would there be a Bella to save? She knew full well she was wasting precious time hunting after the Swamp Rat, and had her thoughts not been influenced by the emotional impact, she probably would have let him go focusing all of her being onto finding Bella, but seeing as the fight had been brewing over the last decade, it was about time the pot spilled over and she was ready to tip it.
She felt her foot catch on something and felt herself fall head first down into the clumpy mud, leaving her uniform caked. Pushing herself up on her hands she saw what she had tripped on and repeated several dark curse words. Kicking the Bo staff off towards the side, she clenched her fist at her sides and looked up towards the trees.
"Get yer ass down 'ere Swamp Rat, Ah got somethinta say ta ya." Her accent became thicker as her anger flowed. A slight fluttering of leaves indicated the presence of the thief, and in a moment an object fell from a low branch and landed in a kneeling position in front of Rogue. Gambit looked up at the fuming woman and could do nothing more than scowl, wanting nothing more than to shove the woman away and make her keep her distance, permanently.
"What do ya want Marie, Ah ain't got time ta be playin dese games, I got find moi daughter." Rogue's eyes flared suddenly and in a moment of pure and un-restrained force her fist shot out and slammed into the thief's jaw causing him to stagger back a few steps, but his gaze never once leaving Rogue's own.
"Your daughter? Your daughter! Why Ah outta knock ya on your ass for that Lebeau!" She bit her lip hard resisting the urge to lunge out at the man and tackle him and instead continued on her rampage. "Ya ain't got no rahght ta say that! I carried her for nine months and went through livin' hell ta bring her into this world and shes your daughter! She's more mine than she'll eva be yours"
"Really? So a real mere would just go on jeopardizing deir daughter's life by keepin it a secret, you aren't worthy of that title Marie." Not being able to resist anymore Rogue jumped forward and tackled Gambit to the ground. She began laying punches against his face, but was stopped suddenly when his hands wrapped around her wrist and his knee caught her in the side and he slung her hard across the landscape.
She landed and rolled a few times before coming to a dizzying stop. In a flash though was back on her feet, her anger well beyond repair and searching for an escape route, namely beating a certain auburn haired man to a pulp.
"This is more than just about Bella idn't Remy? This started a long tahme ago didn't it? Didn't it!" The man only snarled in reply before returning to a standing position, bruising beginning to form on his jaw line and cheek bones. "Don' ya ignore meh, answer my question!"
Remy only looked at Rogue, his eyes once again unreadable, as he popped his neck. "Dere's nothin left to discuss Rogue, dis be where we separate." He then promptly turned on his heal and began walking away, which in turn only added kindling to the already out of control fire of Rogue's emotions. Not even truly thinking about her actions, she lifted her hand and telekinetically lifted the retreating man from the ground and slung him through the air, and slammed him against the ground in front of her.
Kneeling down she grabbed his collar in a death grip and made his eyes meet her own. "Ah said ya ain't leavin' without answerin my question, now get goin'." His dark eyes glazed over in anger, and in a swift motion he knocked Rogue from her feet, knocking her back, then grabbed her arms and pinned them behind her head, his body sitting on her stomach.
"Ya want ta know Rogue? Ya want ta know Ah'm finishin dis? Fine den Ah'll tell ya." His gripped tightened on her wrist causing them to ache, but it was the least of her worries. "Ah'm finishin dis cause Ah can't take it no more! Your always sulkin, actin haft dead. I went through the same damn bloody pain ya did, but Ah went on, Ah did what I had ta do, but you, you just let it eat away at ya! How was Ah suppose ta help? You wouldn't let moi get close ya wouldn't do nothin more dan pout Chere!" Rogue could feel tears building up behind her eyes but refused to let them fall or make themselves known.
"Den suddenly ya lose your mind and go destroy deir graves, and what do Ah do? Ah picked up de damn pieces and didn' ask one question. Den suddenly Ah find out your crazy mother knew dat our filles were alive, but ya didn't even once bother ta tell moi? Ya didn dink Ah deserved ta know!" Remy was on the verge of tears when Rogue's knees came up and she shoved him backwards, making him relinquish his hold on her wrist.
"What did ya want me ta do Swamp Rat? If Ah told ya what would ya have done? Told me Ah was crazy, that she was lyin? I can't tell ya anything Remy Lebeau!" She threw her hands up in the air to create a point. "And don't ya go tellin me who went about sulkin all dese years, had Ah not practically shoved food down ya throat after the accident ya wouldn't be here!" Remy jumped up onto his feet, his hands caught in tight fist.
"Ah tell ya had I been raised not ta hit de femme's ya would be out bout now." At this Rogue raised her brows and hissed at him.
"Oh so is this what's this is about? The fact that your over-sized ego won't let ya fight? Ya got somethin ta prove?" She taunted Remy, her voice dripping in acid sarcasm, "Or are ya to scared ta hit meh? Come'n if ya ain't scared then fight meh! Their isn't no one ta see, and I ain't runnin and tellin no one." Remy gritted his teeth resisting to take the woman up on her offer, everything his father had taught him beginning to slip beneath years of rage.
"Ah. Don't. Hit. Femme's." Remy stated through gritted teeth, Rogue only rolled her eyes. Before placing a hand on her hip, she wanted him to lunge at her so bad that she willing to stoop as low as it took.
"Ya wouldn't be breakin none of those damn codes of so called 'integrity' ya got there," She used her finger to emphasize the usage of the word, "seein as ya ain't got nothin ta call yourself a man by. Hell Ah'm more of one then you are sugah." She said it in such a brutal fashion, that all of the barriers that had ever held Remy's self control broke and he lunged forward at the woman and promptly knocked her towards the ground his fist colliding with her thin jaw.
Rogue grinned in sadistic delight, he'd taken the bait. The sudden rush of adrenaline blinded all of her logic as she raised her elbow and brought it down on his shoulder, making him yelp out in pain. She quickly took that opportunity to take her position on the top and began hitting him with everything thing she had, each punch filled with emotion. In a vague attempt at blocking the woman Remy raised his arms above his face, hoping to avoid too much damage.
"Oh ya afraid Ah'm gonna mess up your pretty face, sugah?" Remy growled at the comment before slamming his elbow upwards and catching Rogue's nose, blood beginning to run rapidly down her face.
"Don' even start dere, Rogue, ya gonna learn real fast it won do ya no good." Rogue at this released her hold on her nose and slammed her knee down onto Remy's stomach, knocking the breath from the Cajun, but not his spirit. With a fast hand he gripped a handful of Rogue's hair and slung her to the side, before taking his perch once again on top. Rogue spit into Remy's face causing his hold on her to loosen and allowing for her fist to fly up and collide with his throat.
They exchanged blows like that for a time, each taking turns flipping the other and gaining the top position. Settling a score that had long been in the making. Neither were certain as to how long they had been exchanging blows when suddenly a force pulled Rogue from her position from Remy and restrained her, holding her aching arms pinned against her side. She fought and kicked trying to get away from her captor but to no success, how she hated the fact that her brother popped in at the most horrid times, she wasn't forgiving him for this one.
"Schwester Ruhe selbst!" Kurt half shouted, trying to pull his raging sister from her rabid state, but to no such luck as she slammed her head back against his own causing stars to dance across his vision, but his grip still held tight.
Remy, in the mean while, had been drug up by Logan, His head caught in a tight head lock beneath the man's arm, giving him no route for escape. So he settled for cussing at the Canadian, which in return only got him a smack over the head.
"Ya low life bastard! Let meh go now! Ah got business ta finish!" Kurt only shoot his head, deny his sisters claim. Tears were streaming openly down her face, seeing as she wasn't going to be able to finish her fight physical, she could close it verbally.
"Ah hate ya Remy Lebeau," She screamed, her voice echoing across the swamp land, "Ah hate ya with all my heart. Ah wish ya would just go away." Her composure, if you could call it that, broke and sobs wracked her body and tears streamed openly. "Ah tried ta make it better, Ah really did but ya don't appreciate nothin sugah, nothin." Her head suddenly fell forward, her body shaking with the emotions that had so long been pent up but were release and racing through her system rapid.
Remy could do nothing but glare at her, but deep inside he could feel the guilt and regret of his decisions making themselves known. He knew he shouldn't have hit her, hell he hated himself for doing it, but it was the only way to get it out, to get over what had long been dormant. A few stray tears were making themselves known as they drug the dirt clump on his face away leaving streaks of his tanned skin showing through.
"Ah don blame ya Chere, Ah hate myself to. Ah shouldn'a hit ya, Ah'm so sorry," His voice was weak and vulnerable all of his shields let down, "but ya don know how it is ta be left in the dark, thinkin dat ya could be out tryin ta find somethin dat meant so much ta ya. Ah know what ya were thinkin and you were right, Ah wouldn have believed ya Ah just wish dere had been another way."
Suddenly Rogue's head shot up, understanding and reasoning finally returning to her. She looked over towards her bloodied and beaten husband, realizing she had been the one to cause that damage. She felt his pain suddenly, understanding his situation finally, and she began to cry harder. What if Remy had known and hadn't told her? Would she have been fine and dandy with it? No, she would have been livid, demanding an explanation. She bit her lip trying to compose herself, but to no avail only causing the sobbing noises to come louder. She had blamed him for something that was her own fault, he didn't owe her an apology, he didn't owe her anything.
"Oh Remy Ah don't know what Ah was thinkin, A-Ah'm so sorray." Her voice was broken and it was tearing Remy's insides apart piece by piece. "Ah could never hate ya sugah, but ya hatin me Ah could understand full and well. Ya have every right ta leave me." Working her way out of Kurt's loosened grip she pulled the ring from her pocket and rolled between her fingers. Logan, seeing the situation cooling down, let his grip go on the thief and backed away only slightly, ready to jump at a moments notice.
Standing Rogue made her way towards Remy, once there she gently unfolded his clenched fist before laying the ring in his hand and closing his fingers around it.
"Ah can't fix what Ah've done Rem, Ah know ya can't stand the sight o me but Ah hafta find Bella, and I need your help. After that though ya can go ya own way." Her voice was faint as she whispered her goodbye. Turning on her heal to leave she felt a familiar grasp around her wrist, this time far gentler, and felt herself being pulled back. Remy's arms snaked around her waist and his head rested against her shoulder.
"Your funny Chere, cause for a second dere Ah thought ya were bein serious." Rogue's eyes widened but suddenly filled with tears again. She knew she didn't deserve him, she pushed at his grip trying to escape, but to no avail, he still had strength over her.
"Remy please let meh go, Ah don't wanna hurt ya no more." She whispered but in return only received a light chuckle that made the hair on her neck stand on end. Though stopped suddenly when he twisted her around and pulled her chin up so that their faces were mere inches apart.
"You've lost all faith in moi Chere, Ah could never leave ya, even if my life depended on it," He brushed a stray strand of white from her eyes and well as a tear, "Remember? Ah promised Ah'dnever give up on ya and Ah have every intention o keepin dat promise, dat is if ya still want me after what Ah did ta ya." His eyes misted over in guilt but Rogue, not being able to take it buried her face into his chest.
"Your the craziest man Ah know Remy Lebeau, for stickin with me," She looked up at him, her decision clear as the silent message went between them, "and for that Ah'd give the world for you." Remy smirked and tightened his grip around her, his head resting against her hair. They stood their for a time, truly enjoying one another fully for the first time since either could remember, when a awkward cough sounded.
"Uhmm vell ve best get going the other's vill be vorried." Rogue laughed at the tone in her brothers voice, and knew full well that if she looked towards him a bright red would be shining beneath the deep blue of his fur. Reluctantly she pushed away from Remy, and turned ready to leave; but as she turned she felt something that madeher gasp, the tip of her sleeve was rolled up and it brushed against the ungloved fingers of Remy's hand. Her body became stiff as she waited for the pull to come, but it never did. In shock she looked at Remy who was grinning from ear to ear.
"Looks like Chere's got control again." Rogue could only laugh and did something she would have never thought possible again, she crashed her lips against Remy's taking his taste, something she had longed for. A groan came from across the field as Jamie walked into view his nose scrunched up in disgust. He'd never been one for the touchy feely things. Rogue jumped back suddenly a blush prominent on her face, but Remy only grinning far from embarrassed about the situation.
"Eh so yea, uhmm we'd better get going." Jamie said soundlessly, still not quite over the shock of walking into a make out scene, even with such a low degree of intensity. The guy was almost thirty and still couldn't seem to handle seeing other's make-out, but himself doing so what another story.
"Rahght let's go," Rogue was about to link her finger's with Remy's when suddenly an idea occured to her and she yanked her hand from the leather glove and shoved it into her pocket. Linking her nude hand with his own, Rogue shivered in delight. A low grumble came from Logan sounding something along the lines of 'damn kids,' before making his way off towards the group emerging from the trees.
The couple shot quick glances at one another before following suite of Logan. As they approached the group all of the small talk and chatter suddenly stopped as they took in the disheveled appearances of their team mates. Somehow during the battle Remy had managed to get a huge rip across the mid section of his uniform along with several small gashes along his legs and torso, whilst Rogue had managed to rip off one entire pant leg, as well as a missing shoulder, leaving her pale skin to shimmer in the waning light. Not to mention that both of their faces were bloodied and or bruised.
Suddenly though a racing Kitty came gliding down the slight slope towards the group her brown hair bouncing with her movement. She came to a sudden stop before Logan, and quickly began to banter on about the X-Jet being prepped, but stopped mid-sentence when she took in the battered and beaten appearances of her team mates and ventured to ask the question that had been looming above the entire group.
"What in the world happened to you to!" Kitty's eyes were wide and had glints of disbelief playing in them. Remy could only shrug his shoulders, leaving Rogue to answer the awkward question.
"We kinda got in a fahght," she stated simply running her right through her mud caked hair, "just a little one though." Kitty snorted in disbelief before crossing her arms over her chest.
"A little one my ass, you both look like you've been drug through hell and back." Remy laughed aloud at this and pulled Rogue closer towards him, making their skin to skin contact between their hands more visible causing an even bigger rise from Kitty.
"Wait! You can touch again!?!" Rogue only nodded her head, getting a head shake from Kitty. She grinned before turning attention back towards the group who each had a look of shock written on their features at the sudden news. After a few moments everyone began making their long trek towards the Jet, Remy leaning on Rogue, his hurt ankle throbbing. Another thought still lingered in all of their minds, each relating to a green eyed girl with auburn hair.
"Remy do ya think we'll get her back." Rogue asked seriously, her heart still aching from the loss. After the words had left Mystique's mouth that Eclaire was dead Rogue felt a sudden even more anxious feeling to try and get her Bella back.
"Ah don think so," Rogue felt her heart clench suddenly but was relieved when Remy's voice continued, "Ah know so." Rogue nodded her head determination set in her mind.
"We lost Eclaire Remy," She said sadly, thinking about the little crimson eyed mutant with the chiming laugh, "Ah can't forgive myself for it."
"Ah can't either Chere, but knowin Eclaire she'd want us to find Bella." Rogue couldn't help but shake her head at the thought of the protectiveness Eclaire had always show towards those she loved, especially Bella and Keir.
"Ah know Remy, she was always so caring, even if in her own little mean way." At this Remy laughed, knowing full well what his wife was talking about, and somehow in that moment Rogue knew everything was going to be alright.
Author's Note: I hope I wrote this to everyones liking! Please Read and Review!
Schwester Ruhe mein selbst!- Calm yourself my sister.