Chapter 7: In Shock

Rogue sat on her bed Jean's words running through her head; "I guess I was jealous. You have great skills and instincts. You probably will make a better leader than us one day." What is she saying?Does she not want to lead the team with Scott any more? Rogue didn't understand.

"Rogue, are you like alright?" Rogue slowly nodded. Kitty looked at her. "Are you like sure?" Rogue kept looking towards the opposite wall and didn't say anything or move a muscle. Kitty wasn't sure what to do. Should she tell Rogue she had heard what Jean had said, or... Kitty jumped up. "Rogue I will be like right back!" She flew out the door of Rogues room. Rogue still hadn't moved.

Kitty dashed into the kitchen in hopes of finding Gambit. She saw Bobby and Kurt grabbing a nighttime snack to take to their rooms. "Kitty ve vill bring the dishes back, we promise," Kurt said.

Kitty rolled her eyes. "I don't care. I am like looking for Remy. Have you seen him?" Both boys shook their heads. "Well you were like helpful." She ran through the wall to the Rec. Room. No Remy. 'Ok, like he is either in his room or Rogue's room by now.'

She knocked on Remy's door. "Qui est-ce? (Who is it?)

"C'est moi, Kitty!" (It's me, Kitty)

Remy opened the door. "Petite, when did you start speaking French?"

"That's not important. Rogue went into shock after Jean spoke to her and I couldn't snap her out of it." Kitty was frantic.

"Mon dieu! Where is she?"

"In her room, come on move it!"

Remy sped down the hall to Rogue's room. He knocked on the door. "Cherie, tu es accord?" (Darling, are you alright?) He got no answer so he opened the door. Rogue was still sitting on her bed looking at the wall blinking now and then. "Rogue, what happened?"

Rogue finally looked up and met Remy's eyes. "Ah don' know."

Remy looked at Kitty "Chaton." (Kitten) Kitty left and headed to her own room. She hoped that Remy would be able to snap Rogue out of her shock. Well she had no doubt that he would, it was just a matter of how long it took.

Remy then turned his full attention on Rogue. "Rogue, qu'est-ce qui t'inquie`te? (Rogue, what is worrying you?) Rogue just blinked not knowing where to start. "Parler avec moi Cherie." (Talk to me darling.)

Rogue sighed. "Ah wish Ah understood her."

"Who Cherie?" (Remy knew who but wasn't going to say.)

"Jean, she said Ah had good skills and good insticts. She said that she thought she was jealous o' me. She said Ah might be a better leader than her an' Scot one day."

Remy laughed, "Cherie, dat is a complement. Jean don' hand dem out like dat very often." He continued to laugh.

"Shut up Swamp Rat! It ain't funny!"

"De`sole` Cherrie. Remy guesses he non need water t' snap ya out o' ya shock."

Rogue glared at him. "No, ya don' need no water, Ah'm fine now."

Remy smirked. "Ya sure Cherie?" His smirk got wider.

"Swamp Rat, Ah swear if ya get one drop o' water on meh ya'll be sore for a week."

"Remy recovers fast." He stood up and walked towards her door.

"Where ya goin'?" Rogue followed Remy with her eyes. She knew he was up to something, she just didn't know what yet. (She had her suspicions though.)

"Remy got t' tell the chaton dat ya out o' shock. Remy be back in a second."

Well that wasn't what Rogue was expecting at all. "Oh, ya Kitty. Ah probably scared the crap out o' her. Ah'll come with ya."

"Non, non, non Cherie. Y' jus' rest now. Remy will bring de chaton to y'.

"Remy! No funny stuff ya hear meh!"

"Qui, Remy 'ears y' loud an' clear Rogue." He smirked. "In fact Remy tinks the whole mansion 'eard ya." She glared at him and then layd down her bed. Remy left to go and tell Kitty that Rogue was fine and just needed some water.

Kitty came into Rogues room with a glass of water. "Like here you go Rogue. Remy said you needed a drink." Remy was nowhere in sight.

"Thanks Kitty. Sorry if Ah scared ya." She smiled at her friend.

"That's like ok Rogue. I think Jean has a shocking effect on everyone."

"Mentally and emotionally. All dem poor boys at the high school get both those shocks." Rogue replied.

"But like physically Rogue, you could like kick her sorry ass any day!"

That did it. Both girls fell into fits of laughter. That was Remy's queue. He was on the balcony unnoticed with Bobby's water gun. He jumped in the room and said, "Remy tinks you two need to cool down." Before the girls could catch their breath enough to get up and run they were blasted with water. He then proceeded to jump back onto the balcony and slink away before either girl could catch him.

The only sound that rang through the mansion and down the block was "SWAMP RAT!"