Chapter 4

"Holy Shit" Rogue gasped as she jumped off the bed. Her heart felt like it was beating out of her chest.

"Oh Gambit... thank gawd your awake" was all she could say as she was still gasping after his little surprise.

"Its Remy, chere" He whispered as he found it hurt to talk.

"What?" Rogue asked slightly puzzled.

" My names Remy, chere... Remy LeBeau" his breath was starting to rasp as he was struggling to breathe.

Rogue noticed his shortness of breath and decided to put him in to a better position. She grabbed an extra pillow from under the bed. Then carefully helped him sit up slightly and place it behind his head.

"Merci" Remy thanked her as he found it easier to breath now that his airway was clear.

Rogue was still processing his previous sentence. In all the time she had been fighting agents him she had never learnt of his full name, she had always known his by code name Gambit.

Remy just stared at Rogue as it was obvious she was deep in though. He woungered what she was thinking abou.

A moment or two passed as rogue came back to reality. Looking back at the red eyed Cajun that was laying on her bed, she noticed a deep red patch of blood was seeping through the bandage that was wrapped around his chest and on to the sheet.

"Um Gam... Remy" Rogue spoke in a nervous tone.

"Yea chere"

"Ah... Ah mean, y' bandage needs changing"

Remy looked down and saw the deep red patch of blood. As much as he would like to change his own bandage, his body was to damaged for him to do so. There was only one other option. Rogue would have to do it.

"Chere... I don' tink dat do this al' by m'self... do y' tink y' can giv e me a hand" Remyshot her is trademark smirk that no girl could resist. Rogue began to blush. Sure she had seen him already naked but last time he was unconscious. But this time it was completely different.

"Oh um sure... just let me go get them" Rogue quickly walked out of the bedroom and in to the on suite bathroom.

Remy began to hear the rustling of packaging and the banging of things being moved. A few minuets later Rogue emerged with a few bandages and sterilised wipes. Right how was she going to do this?

"Right... Remy can you sit up?" Rogue asked sounding shy.

"For y' ma chere... I'll do anything" Remy replied with a smirk.

Rogue just rolled her eyes slightly surprised that still capable of flirting with her even though he was badly injured.

Rogue placed the bandages on the bedside table then gave Remy a hand to sit up. She placed her glove covered hand behind his shoulders and gently eased him in to a sitting position. At first Remy winced in pain as he changed positions from laying down to sitting up. But once he was sat upright the pain began to ease into a bearable ache.

"Ok... lets get those old bandages off" Rogue mumbled as she untied the knot that held the bandage to Remy's chest. Slowly she began to unwrap the blood-stained cloth from around his middle. Remy was surprised by her gentle touch. A few moments later the old bandage was completely gone exposing Remy's chest bare to the cool air.

Then it accrued to Remy that he didn't know the extent of his injuries. He glanced down to see the damage. Remy's smirk dropped. What he saw surprised him. A high number of scratch marks that cut deep into his flesh criss-crossing along his chest and upper arms. Also surrounding his right side was a long burn that covered most of his side.

"They beat you up pretty bad" Rogue whispered to break the silence. She turned back to get the new wound dressings. She pulled out a sterilized wipe and began to clean his wounds, slowly wiping over the cuts and bruises.

Remy's cuts began to sting, but the only thing that stopped him from wincing was the fact that it was Rogue cleaning his wounds. It was her gentle touch that soothed his pain. Then Remy began to wonder, why had she helped him?

"Chere?"

"Hmm" Rogue stopped what she was doing and looked up into in to his burning red embers.

"Why did you help me... after everything I've done to hurt you?" Remy asked with slight desperation in his voice.

Rogue stared at him blankly for a few moments before returning to cleaning him up and replied. "Ah couldn't just leave y' like that afta what happener t' y' even if y' were mah enemy"

Remy winced as Rogue wiped over a particularly sore cut. He decide it was best not to ask any more questions and ust let her get on and finish cleaning him up.

After she had finished cleaning the wounds, Rouge carefully began to wrap the bandage around his chest making sure she didn't tie it too tight.

When she was done, she helped Remy lie back down, looking in his eyes she could see he was tired.

" Why don't you go back to sleep... Am goin down for dinner soon an Ah'll bring you some food back".

Remy was too tired to even answer. All he could do was slowly nod his head before he felt sleep start to consume him and he willingly surrendered.

Rogue watched as his eyes slowly began to close as he drifted off into a peaceful sleep. All she could do was admire his still features as he looked so calm.

Rogue gently leant forward and carefully moved a piece of his auburn hair out of his face. The urge to run her fingers though his hair was so strong and she found herself doing it anyway.

She leant back to see the time. 5:30 time for lunch.

She headed out of the door and carefully locked it. She thought that no-one would ask her about today. Boy she was wrong.

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AN: Thank you to all those who reviewed!!

chapter 4 is done!!! Real Romy moments : ) what happens next? R&R

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