Impossible possibilities-

Rogue paced in front of the Med Bay conflicted about entering. It had been a little over a week and nothing changed, she convinced herself go down to see Hank but she needed that final push to go in. Her cell phone went off – New Text from Jubilee- OMG! Sorry I didn't text you back sooner I'm still not used to the time difference, have you seen Hank yet don't be a southern chicken-

"Rogue to what do I owe this pleasure?"

"Aaaahhh" Rogue was scrumming around

"Is it about our last incident? Because I'm afraid there has been no new change on my part I will keep at it though" From Rogue's facial expression he knew that wasn't it.

"Why don't you take a seat?"

Seated Rogue played with her fingers biting them out of nervousness

"I see that you are not wearing gloves? Have you made progress" he tried cutting the silence trying to find good news. Rogue shuck her head. Her choice of not wearing gloves was dangerous Hank knew, all he could do was warn her of the consequences.

"I have a question?"

"By all means go on I was starting to wonder why you came?"

Rogue started slow "…. When I got the cure they told me that conceiving would be difficult… ah… how difficult?" She struggled to get out the words out.

Hank looked to floor and then to her hands "I'm afraid the government didn't tell the whole truth about that. Its actually little less then 25%" he paused waiting for Rogues reaction. She just blinked and looked to her hands once more

"I'm sorry Rogue it was lies like that, that made me give up my career in politics…That isn't what this is about is it?" Rogue bowed her head unable to finds the correct words. Minutes passed and no one spoke or moved, the ticking of the clock was deafening

"It's the April third" she spoke softly it was almost a wispier

"Yes it is…" Hank trailed off

"Nothing came…."

"Nothing meaning…" Rogue wiggled in her seat looking at Hank "Oh…OH!... I see, well sometimes these things can take time"

"It's been over a week and I have never been late…EVER" the demand in her voice was louder and more powerful then she meant it to be. Hank got up and gestured for her to follow him

"Let's take a blood test to calm you thoughts… the odds are out there Rogue. You still have the cure in your system just small traces." This fell on to Rogues deaf ears.

OOOOOOOO

A huge sigh of relief took Rogue after her blood had been drawn "Ok… come back with in a couple of hours and let you know"

"Ok thanks so much." Rogue replied playing with her new Band-Aid and cotton ball as she headed to the door.

"Ahh. Hank?"

"Don't worry Rogue it's our secret" he reassured her with a wink.

Rogue stayed closed to the Med Bay, some how she knew that if she left that wing she wouldn't comeback for the results. She sat crossed legged on the floor her mind retraced the day she crossed the line with a close friend. She closed her eyes remembering the vivid details.

Her hand roamed his chiseled chest and broad shoulders.

"Always knew you could take charge"

"More then you can know"

"Rogue?" she was shaking "Rogue are you awake" she flinched startled to see that she had fallen asleep on the hall floor.

"Your results are in… you still want them correct?" Rogue nodded quickly standing up, wiping off her face. She followed Hank into the cold lab room for the results.

Hank sat at his desk stool reading over the results. It was only a page on his clip board but kept looking it over and over.

"Well congratulations are in order…" he chatted on as Rogue's thoughts trailed back to the Lighting of the Greenhouse, the night was rewind in her head. Sure she wished it could last forever, this wasn't the exact from of forever she had envisioned.

"Remarkable" Hank's shocked tone brought Rogue back to reality "It couldn't be according to the results your about four weeks making federalization around the sometime your powers started to came back?" Hank was perplexed and worried all at once for Rogue. He read and re-read again trying to find any form of error.

"The results not going to change doc" It was strange but Rogue was eerie calm, she didn't know what to do but she showed no signs of fear. There was a small part of her that was happy and proud that there was life growing with in her.

Taken back by Rogue's mellow tone he tried to explain his theories "From my research that I've been working on, I know that stronger powers can with stand the beginning development of your power…."

Hank pressed on as Rogue jumped down from the examination table and started to put back on her sweater she was half way out the door when Hank's voice caught her "However I didn't know that Bobby held such talent…" This caught Rogues attention. She stopped not bothering to face Hank and replied plainly.

"That's because he doesn't" her tone was defining, sharp and conclusive. Hank now knew that subject was no longer to be tested.

Reflections- Oo

The walk back to her room felt like a million miles of wondering. What was she going to do? How was she going to tell him? More questions plagued Rogue's mind to which she had no answers too. Finally making it back she entered the room, locking the door behind her. As she turned her reflection in the full length mirror caught her eye. Slowly Rogue approached it, her hand moved across her belly while her mind explored the unimaginable possibilities. 'Remy'. She thought of her and Remy raising the baby, waking up in his arms each morning feeling his embrace…'Didn't know that Remy was so powerful' she said to herself. Hank said that her mutation was coming back in stages her eyes glowed bright as she ran out of her room.

Practice-

Ororo was sitting in her loft like bedroom reviewing files on her balcony when a she received a nock at the door, a bit surprised that she had a early morning visitor she in a school populated by teenagers. In the doorway was Rogue catching her breath looking at Ororo with frantic eyes.

"Rogue what's the matter you seem distressed?"

"I need your help"

"Ok take a deep breath and come in"

Ororo gestured for Rogue to take a seat in the living room like area she had in her room. It was hard to believe that Ororo once didn't have control over her mutation. She looked so serine and beautiful; coco bronze skin wrapped her 5'10 figure with sky blue orbs for eyes and long flowing white hair that reached her waist. Rogue sat in awe watching the goddess make tea for the both of them. Passing the tea cup to Rogue Ororo took a seat in the couch in front of Rogue.

"So what is your dilemma my child?" Ororo spoke in between sips of tea.

"It's coming back…" Rogue said frankly waiting for words of Pity, Ororo mouth didn't movie and her face un-phased

"You don't seem surprised" Rogue said putting the cup down next to a stack of files.

"I knew from the moment you started wearing those bulky clothes" it was Rogue that was taken back by Ororo's composer.

"I've been talking to Hank and he said it is coming back in stages. I figured that this is the best time to try and control it, while it's still developing"

"You want to try and control it in stages?" Rogue nodded "And you came to me because I too must remain in control at all times?" Rogue nodded once more this time with more fear because Ororo facial expression didn't move it stayed straight.

"I'm sorry if I disturbed you I just thought…" Rogue stood ready to leave when Ororo called after her. "Sit!"

"Never said I wouldn't be happy to help…Logan is taking over my shifts danger room sessions… we shall begin now" Ororo put down the tea cup and guided Rogue to her balcony.

"Now I didn't think…"

"Each moment you power get stronger it's there is no time to waste"

They stood at the edge of the balcony overlooking the school. Ororo gabbed her arm suddenly. "What did you do that for!"

"To see how far along your powers are"

"…Hank said that more powerful mutants could withstand my touch more"

"Can Bobby?" Rogue shock her head "I take it you touched someone else stronger then to test this theory?" Rogue said nothing, Ororo knew but said nothing she was not one to cast judgment.

"How did you feel when you started to feel the tug?"

"I don't understand?"

"For me I was frightened…alone"

"Frustrated, angry and scared… I guess" Rogue replied not following

"I can remember specific events that trigger those feelings all over again." Ororo spread her arms. "Being a young child and watching my mother suffer." The skies became dark with tick clouds. "Forced in to thieving" Lighting struck in all directions and thunder rolled. The winds picked up and all the children outside ran in to school. It looked like chaos. But Ororo regained composure and the sky cleared back to lovely day like nothing happened.

"Talk about what made you upset."

"It wouldn't work on you…"

"Stop the doubting it shut your eyes and just… do it"

"Always being left behind… never being appreciated…being humiliated in front of the whole school" Her anger was scuttle at first then it started to grow. "Getting replaced… rumors!" Rogue was shaking and her eyes locked tight. Ororo took one finger and grazed her cheek. There was an instant pull although faint. Rogue quickly stepped back sacred that she had done something fatal.

"Storm"

"Do not be alarmed my child I am fine" she used the railing to support herself. Her files fell to the ground. Memories of Ororo when she was lost child in the south flashed in her mind afraid and alone a red eye wonder offering her a hand…

Ororo taking notice of her Rogue facial change from tense to relax in seconds, she decided to try again and grabbed her bare hand.

Snapping out of it Rogue looked down at her hand in horror. She didn't feel anything this time.

Ororo smiled at her. "You must stay in control of your emotions, ready to change your mood at any given second. Even if you feel horrible you must find that small thing to make you smile… chose your attitude."

"I not sure I always can"

"It will be hard but you must practice this is only a small fraction of your full power there will be more pain and hardship ahead …. I can only help you so much with touch… I can not help your mental obstacles."

Rogue looked down at her hands "Only a fraction…" she faced Ororo with grateful eyes "Then we should start practicing."

Ororo laughed at her new determined face "Yes I guess we should…. What did you think of to change your mood so fast?" It was Rogue turn to laugh loud and long

"…. It's capacitated "

"Red eyes can do that can't they" Ororo winked at Rogue whose face changed to ghostly pale colour. Ororo phone went off and she went to answer it, Rogue went to pick up the fallen paper when she saw a familiar file.

OoOoOOOoO

Roaming-

Rogue roamed the halls of the school after stopping at the main office for some paper work. Being the sectary of the school now she has full access to all files and documentation. When she saw the fallen file on the ground she knew how to broaden her resources. The question was it worth the risk?

She took out her cell phone and punched in numbers. Ororo and her both agreed that what she was dealing with now was only a tip of ice berg with her powers not to mention the layers of physiological trauma that needed to be resolved. With the professor gone this might be her last chance at normality.

Send. It rang for the bit and Rogue was about to hang up when someone answered. "Hello"

"Hello, It's Rogue…."

"I was beginning to wonder when I would get your phone call…."

Cute couple-

Rogue's conversation was ending

"It's a deal then I will ask a favor of you one day in return." Click the call ended while Rogue was walking the education wing. Her ear got the sound of a sultry voice kidnapped her mind. Remy was in one of the class rooms helping a young student do his work. Rogue stood at the door watching him, he looked so confident and at ease with little Jamie. They were laughing with Remy crouched down to his level explaining math to Jamie. Rogue was about to walk away when Remy got a glimpse of her out of the corner of his eye. He flashed his signature grin at her signaling for her to wait a second. Saying something to Jamie the young eight year old gathered his things and shuffled out the door.

"You have a way with children"

"What can I say my love knows no bounds" Remy replied with a huge grin walking towards Rogue.

"Where have you been you missed all the meeting this morning, classes and workouts… lucky" he smirk made Rogue melt every time.

"I had to talk with Ororo about something, that's all and I was sleepy"

"You're a horrible liar you do realize that… but I'll drop it for now"

"What are you doing today?"

"Nothing that was my last student of the day… What did you have in mind?" he asked wiggling his eyebrows

"Nothing like that pervert" Remy fell to the floor hand over his chest

"That was like a bullet chere"

"Get up… I just want to go out get out of here and talk or something." Remy rose up and took her hand "Ah… I see another 'non date-date' huh that can be arranged" he softly kissed her hand and escorted her out the door.

They bumped into Jamie and two other students who were peeping in on the two before they could make it pass the doorframe.

"Mr. Gambit, can you teach me to be just like you?" asked an impressed Jamie, his friends nodded and smiled in agreement.

Remy couldn't help but laugh at the sight before him "Get your math grades up and I'll start giving you pointers."

The little kid smiled and cheered with his friends in victory. Rogue was laughing hard enough her sides hurt as her and Remy continued down the hall. When one of the boys came up and pulled on Remy's duster, Remy tuned to face the kid "What is it little homme?"

"We were wondering if you're gonna kiss her?" Rogue stopped laughing and stared along with Remy at each other they paused trying to answer the question. "….Cause me and the guys think you'll make a good couple"

Rogue bent down and kissed the kid on the cheek "Glad we have you approval" Remy and Rogue watched as the kid turned red and run back to his friends with excitement pointing with a gloating smile to his cheek.

"Damn petite you're such a tease." Rogue playfully pushed Remy against the wall leaning into his mouth, then speed walking ahead of him. Remy leaned off the wall thinking about how much he missed the up-close view of her behind.

OOOOOoOOoOOOoo

Glitter for Tears-

Rogue and Remy had been at the mall for hours going into every store, Rogue has always impressed with Remy's fashion sense yes even as hardcore shopper her limits were being pushed.

Rogue sat on a bench waiting for Remy to leave the third coat store. She was beginning to wonder long much jackets does one man need, when he eyes locked onto a glitter of light. It was coming from the jewelry showcase of store in-front of her. She walked over to look, it was gold and diamond nickels. Remy's hand snaked her waist just before she could cry looking at the beauty of the work.

"Ah, petite you will make a great mother one day… even if your taste in men is questionable."

This was the perfect time to tell him, she thought to herself with her back pressed to his chest. They stared at the pieces of jewelry for while.

"Do you want kids?"

"I didn't once…Teaching at the school had shown me a lot of things I've been missing Chere"

Remy couldn't understand what she is what was so meaning full about this one necklace. Then he remembered her rough child hood.

'It's now or never Rogue it won't get easier then this.'

"Remy I have to tell you something…" her eyes watered he could see it in the reflection. He turned her and hugged her

"Anything for you my chere… You can tell me anything" He was acting so kind and gentle it made Rogue cry even more. Remy sat her on the bench holding her hand in his pressing to his chest.

"What is it Rogue?"

"Don't…. please?"

"Don't what?" he didn't understand how he was harming her, her tears keep coming and it break his heart to see it.

"Don't call me Rogue anymore"

"What should I call you?"

"Marie… just Marie"

"Ok… Marie why are you crying" Remy was taken by her odd behaviour.

"Remy I don't know I can sa……" the both started vibrating it interrupted the conversation and almost gave Rogue a heart attack.

"…..Merde" Remy said before answering the page. "The need us back for a meeting" he closed the phone and looked at Rogue again. "What were you saying now?"

Rogue looked at the page then to Remy's happy face "Doesn't matter we should…." She cut off by Remy's hands on her lips. His finger were so lean and soft, they comforted Marie more then any other thing.

"No…. you are clearly upset, they can wait"

"Remy its ok…." she pressed her hand in his chest "It can wait I promise what ever the meeting is about we will talk after"

"Ok, but I don't like leaving it like this Marie" she picked up her bags and stood up as Remy followed.

"Come on you swamp rat we'll be late" she pulled him arm to walk

"When am I ever on time? Wait a what? You've called me a lot of thing but a swamp rat?" Rogue was laughing again and left the mall in high sprits.

Ooooooooooo

Decided-

"Ok this is what's happening there is power war going in Britain a terrorist group has stolen vale that poesies the new cure- it has a higher lethal consecration. It's meant to be used daily in small shots the only compound we are aware of is addamanteiom a dangerous metal that is being solid underground. We need to find who is selling it and how far this underground cure goes." Ororo finished the on screen presentation and walked back over to meeting desk. All eyes were on Rogue.

"Hey the woman's talking listen up!" Logan noticed too and was quick the reinforce authority.

"Thank you Logan. Now I'm sending Remy to meet up with Betsy a fellow mutant to is also trying to protect that fine line of mutant human chaos."

'Remy leaving' the words rubbed into Rogue's head. Her heart sank into her throat, she didn't want him to go and leave her alone. He had always been there, and now he was leaving at a time she needed him like never before. Rogue was determined to tell him the news right before he left. When? she was unsure but she was convinced there would still be time.

"Jubilee as we know is currently stationed there trying to positively enforce peace and offering teens a place here. Remy you are going undercover and will not be able to use her as a contact. You are a good business man and even better thief I know you can handle this solo."

"I want everyone to be extra alert for next couple of weeks. Any sign of this so called cure, you call it in." Ororo waved her hand in dismissal to the young group.

Ororo held back Remy by his arms as the rest left. "Remy I need you ready to go in the morning; I don't know how long you will be gone for….." She started to stutter as her bow creased in sadness. "It's dangerous Remy and I know you like danger…."

Usually Remy would laugh or make witty comment at a statement like that, he couldn't this time. His long time friend was crying for him.

"I'm not crying because of you leaving it's because I'm unsure if you will want to come back…." They both went in for a hug with no signs of letting go

OOOOOOO

Bones in the closet-

"Rogue! Wait up" Bobby yelled he ran trying to catch up to her, Rogue was heading to her room. She turned and faced him on the staircase.

"What is it Bobby?" she was annoyed

"Hey what's the matter you sound upset?"

"Of course I'm upset! When you said you wanted to give this fresh start I thought you meant it. You said I loved you that means something to me Bobby" her hands flying around in anger. "But it didn't mean anything to you did it Bobby? Your still sneaking around!"

"No I'm not! Rogue you don't understand…."

"For once I do! I finally clued in and I'm moving on Bobby" she ran up the staircase, Bobby jogging behind her. He gab hold of her covered arm not caring that it hurt. He shoved her into to a small walk in utility closet.

"Save it Bobby there is nothing you can say…" her arms crossed and foot tapping out of hate she was focused this time ignoring the pain in her arm and strain on her heart.

"I found it Rogue"

"What the fuck are you talking about? You know I don't even care just move!" she spoke quickly struggling against him to leave

"I found the cure…. That's why I haven't been around as much I've been searching" Bobby shuffled in his pocket pulling out a small blue vale. Seeing it first hand made Rogue's body fall numb.

"It took me weeks to hunt it down but I did…. This is the just the first batch and…" he was cut off

"That stuff is dangerous you heard Storm are you crazy! If Logan finds what you did..."

"He won't unless you tell him, and it's not an experiment Rogue it works I seen the good it does."

"When? How? You know how messed up this is… why would u ask this of me?"

"When I was in Russia Rogue I witness communities changed because of this… I've seen them get a second chance" Bobby was pleading his case as best he could, he looked so desperate to Rogue. He gripped the vale for dear hope of winning her back.

"Rogue I would never give you something to harm you… I said I wanted a fresh start to do this right…I'm trying to prove it to you the only way I know how. By eliminating the one thing that hurt us the most….can't you see control is no longer in the picture…. No more news stories of return cases or people always staring we can move past all that …. We can live our life's finally work on us… together" He had her pinned against the wall eyes watering from the pair of them.

It was overbearing for Rogue to see a man she once cared for so much finally show her the passion she always wanted from him. Bobby Drake had opened his heart to Rogue and she was standing at the door.

"Bobby I…." she wiped the tears off her face.

"I've been thinking a lot about our future. I know that I have done you wrong in the pass but that's the pass I didn't see what I truly had in front of me…. I don't want to lose you…." he backed off her giving her space to leave. She never took it

"I always wanted a big family. Didn't think that was possible for us until now" she stepped towards him with symphony, he put his hand on her belly "I would love nothing more in life for you to carry my child…. Live in peace… be a true couple Rogue"

The words of we us and together was a melody to Rogue the picture Bobby was painting was exactly how Rogue wanted her life to be. "….I don't know what to say" she was crying again.

"Don't say anything… not yet, take this" he placed the vale in her hand and exited the closet. Rogue couldn't move, not even when the door slammed, she sat in the dark closet and cried alone.