Hahaha two chapters in one day? Does this make up for making you all wait so long? I hope so =D

On with the show!

Disclaimer: see previous chapter

Pushing the door open quietly she peered into the room that did indeed turn out to be the gym. Glancing around the room she saw Remy at the far end, past the many workout machines, on a group of soft training mats. He appeared to be practicing his bow staff techniques; Rogue watched as he twirled the staff in his hands as he jumped and sprang about in that extraordinarily graceful way of his. As she got closer and studied the man himself she could see he was wearing dark grey sweat pants and a vest top that left little to the imagination as far as his chest was concerned but she also now realised that he was wearing a blindfold. She watched him curiously for a few minutes marvelling at his speed and agility. He paused brief but kept the staff spinning in one hand as he turned directly to her, if she couldn't see the blindfold as clearly as she could she would have believed he was looking right at her. It was highly unnerving to say the least.

"You gonna stand there watching me all day like some creepy stalker or ya gonna say hi, chere?" Rogue felt her cheeks turn red. He knew she was there and she had just stood practically gawping at him like some dribbling school girl.

"What's the point in wearing a blindfold if ya can see, Swamp Rat?" She asked outraged.

"Can't see but I heard you come in." He smirked at her still twirling the bow staff from hand to hand across his chest.

"And how'd you know it was me then, O wise ninja master?" Remy laughed and removed the blindfold. Rogue nearly died on the spot; his hair was mussed up and slightly damp with sweat causing it to hang around his face in an incredibly sexy way and though his stare was only a teasing one she could still feel the smouldering heat, he had just for her, which lay just beneath the surface of his intense gaze.

"Well little grasshopper, your footsteps are lighter dan anyone else's in de base. Dats how I knew it was you."

"What happened to Logan?" She asked suddenly. She wasn't entirely convinced by his grasshopper statement but she decided it best to jump right in with her mission here in case she lost her nerve later. If Remy was startled by the sudden change in topic he didn't let it show on his face.

"Don't worry; he's been taken care of." Remy then turned back to the mats and began doing more intricate manoeuvres with his staff. Rogue was glad of this because she knew she wasn't as good at hiding her shock as well as Remy could and though she wasn't sure how she felt about Logan at the minute she knew she would need him at some point to figure out what had happened to her and possibly to help her escape later.

"What do you mean 'taken care of'? Is he dead?" Rogue asked carefully, trying not to sound bothered by it. Remy turned to look at her again, while he studied her face he snapped his staff back into its compacted form and pocketed it.

"Pass me dat towel and water bottle, sil vous plait." Rogue held his gaze for a moment longer before turning and fetching his stuff. She tried to keep the impatient feelings from her face as she walked across the mats to hand them to him. He quickly dried his face and slung the towel around his neck as he took a quick drink from his bottle.

"Non," he finally said, "He's not dead. But he is locked up nice a tight so don't worry; he'll not be bothering you again anytime soon." Remy took another drink from his bottle and watched her carefully. Rogue decided she'd had enough with this game; she wouldn't be able to fool Remy for very long; her face and body language gave away too much of her feelings for her to even try.

"Why'd you kidnap me?" She asked very bluntly. This time she had caught him off guard and in his shock he spluttered on his water slightly.

"Excuse me?"

"You brought me here against my will didn't you; Ah wanna know why?" She folded her arm across her chest as she waited for him to answer.

"Remy don't know what ya talking about chere; you ran away. You wanted to come here; Remy just helped you out dats all." He watched her steadily his face completely serious now. Rogue narrowed her eyes at him. She knew he was lying to her but she didn't realise till now how much she'd wanted him to come clean. Her damn emotions were making things difficult for her. She took a deep breath and steeled her resolve to do what she needed to now.

"Fine, you wanna do this the hard way that's ok with me." She slipped off her right glove and moved to close the gap between them. Remy reacted instantly, backing up at the same pace she walked towards him at.

"Cheri, dere are other ways of doing this non? If you were offering dis Cajun a kiss dat'd be a different matter but I ain't letting you put your pretty little hands on me wit'out a fight. Dat really what you want?"

"Sounds good to me and besides Ah think you've had too many kisses already!" She dove forward hoping to catch him off guard but he was fast and dodged to the left. He threw his water bottle and towel to the side of the mat and smirked at her.

"Could never say no to a lady dat wanted to dance." Rogue growled in response and spun to kick him in his side. Knowing that he would dodge it easily she was ready with several punches as before her foot even hit the floor. Unfortunately he easily parried those too but he stuck to defensive manoeuvres, never attacking only blocking what she threw at him. They kept at it for several minutes but no matter what she threw at him she could get close enough to lay a hand on him.

She was starting to tire and knew that she had to finish this soon if she wanted to win. She feinted a punch to his stomach but as he moved to block it she flicked her elbow up to meet his face and finally landed a blow. Without hesitating to celebrate her finally success she spun and kicked him in the chest but again didn't wait for him to recover instead launch herself at him as he stumbled backwards; causing them both to fall on the mats. Rogue on top pining him down, Remy underneath desperately blocking her attempts to touch his face.

Eventually Remy got hold of both her hands and held them securely to his chest. They were both breathing heavily and stared at each other with fiercely intense eyes.

"Give up yet, chere?"

"Ah haven't even started yet Cajun!" She wiggled furiously but it was in vain; his hold on her was too strong for her to break. "Let me go." She demanded.

"No chance, Remy's not stupid. Besides I'm quite enjoying lying here wit' you on top; it's one of my favourite positions you know." His smirk grew and Rogue noticed that his eye were not only intense but were actually glowing too. She felt her cheeks burn and scrunched her face up in disgust.

"Gawd Swamp Rat! Do you talked to all girls like this or do you just save all your perverted thoughts special just for me." She desperately tried wiggling her hands free again.

"Cheri, keep wiggling like dat and you're gonna see just how special to me you really are." Rogue looked at him in confusion for a second… and then the penny dropped.

"Jesus Christ, Remy!" She jumped to her feet; she was still stuck hovering over him with her hands pinned to his chest but at least now she wasn't in anymore contact with him than she had to be. "Let go of me dammit!" She kicked him in the side but couldn't get much force behind it from this position. It did, however, make her hands to slip in his slightly; she desperately yanked again but he still wouldn't let go.

Then she noticed something that caused her whole world to stop. Their hands were touching… and nothing was happening. He'd been holding her wrists up till now but when she'd kicked him and her hands had slipped it meant that he was now clinging onto her hands instead; her bare right hand, in his own gloveless hands. She looked up and saw that he was staring at their hands as intensely as she was. He looked up and they locked gazes, neither saying a word but confusion clearly write across both their faces. His right hand let go of her gloved left hand and slowly lifted it to very gently touch her cheek. Again nothing happened… well her powers did nothing but the sensation of his hand touching her felt incredible. Her whole body tingled as if his touch were bringing it back to life; shivers ran down her spine and something like butterfly wings erupted in her chest. She gasped quietly and closed her eyes as he continued to gently trail his thumb over her cheekbone.

Then suddenly she was on her back with Remy pinning her to the floor with his own body. His left hand still held her naked right hand but now their fingers were intertwined above her head. His other hand now cupped her face fully and he slowly leaned down into her, he hesitated for only a second as their gazes locked before he brought his lips down to her own.

The differences in this kiss from the one they had shared last night were too vast for Rogue to explain. This was slow and gentle but at the same time held all the same desperation and need the previous one had. Remy alternated between kissing her and gently brushing his lips across her so that they barely touched at all. It was as though he was enjoying the feel of her skin as much as the kiss itself. Either way all Rogue knew was that it was making her chest ache with pleasure; she let a moan escape her lips and brought her free hand up to run through Remy's hair and pull him even closer to her.

Remy broke apart from her and lifted himself up slightly frowning at her gloved hand. He released her right hand and pulled the raining glove off before bringing her newly exposed hand to his face. He held it there for a moment with his eyes closed, once again just enjoying the feel of her skin on his. But when he opened his eyes again and looked down at Rogue his eyes shone like blazing rubies causing something to burn deep within her stomach. He brought his lips back down to hers but this time was notably different. He wasn't being slow or gently, he was intense and deep. His hands were greedy; one wrapped in her hair at the back of her neck pulling her closer to him and the other roamed her body freely.

Rather than pushing him away, like her brain was telling would be a good idea, she found herself bringing her hands to his face; partially twisting her fingers in his hair and partially pulling him impossibly closer. His wandering hand travelled down the entire length of her body coming to grip her thigh above her knee and suddenly pulling it up so that her leg was wrapped around his waist as he pressed his hips into her. His hand then travelled back up her body and found its way under her shirt.

Rogue broke the kiss to gasp in some much needed oxygen but that didn't stop Remy, he continued his burning kisses down her neck causing Rogue to moan in pleasure and wrap the other leg around his waist.

"Damn and they say I'm the fire hazard!" Both Rogue and Remy jumped in shock and broke apart like scolded child caught with their hand in the cookie jar. This caused Pyro to laugh manically at the pair from where he was sitting on top of a running machine.

"Merde John, you gave me a heart attack!" Remy snapped unhappily.

"Good job too, the rate you were going on I thought the building would spontaneously combust! Though I doubt either of you would have noticed." He laughed like a maniac again even going as far as to throw his head back in amusement. Rogue, who was sure she was beet red at this point, jumped up angrily and stormed out of the room; smashing the door off the wall as she went.

- Gawd, what is wrong with me? I was meant to get information from him not start practically have sex in the middle of the gawd damn gym! - Rogue slammed her bedroom door shut and threw her back against it as she tried to calm her still burning nerves. - Sweet Jesus Ah've never felt anything so good but how in the hell was he able to touch me. What the fuck is going on here? - Her knees gave out and she crumpled to the floor. Aside from the fact that she knew she could now touch Remy she'd learnt nothing useful from their encounter and that just pissed her off even more. He'd lied to her face but then that kiss… she was so confused. Did he really care for her or was it just raw unadulterated lust?

Damn think I got a bit carried away with that...

R&R

Aza xx