A/N: Hey guys here is Chapter 12! The reviews help my motivation in writing these chapters to my stories and I like reading that you guys are enjoying these stories! Thank you for the reviews ans hope you guys enjoy this chapter of the story!
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Chapter 12: Stay
Rogue gasps awake, sitting up in a bed as she looks around her surroundings. She can hear yelling down the hall, her eyes scanning her surroundings as she came to the realization she was in Remy's bedroom. She felt weak as she sat up, the door opening and Tante Mattie entering. She gasps as she noticed Rogue looked a bit frazzled. "Yer awake, oh thank god!" She sighs in relief, rushing to her. "You need to lay down, chil'."
"W-what happened…?" Rogue asks, trying to find her voice.
Tante frowns, laying Rogue down. "Ya drowned, honey. Remy saved y' dough. Ya been out fer two days dough. Ya weak gal, ya need rest an' I also brought ya food."
Tante turns to the tray she had brought in, Rogue lying against the pillows, Rogue processing what she had just said. They hear footsteps rushing to the room, Remy appearing in the doorway with wide eyes and out of breath. "Rogue!" He breathes out, going to her and pulling her into a tight embrace. "'M so glad y' okay."
Rogue weakly hugs him back, sighing in relief. "Ah'm fahne shugah…" She rasps out.
"Y' died fo' a good long minute. I t'ought I wasn' gon' be able t' bring y' back." He mutters into her hair, placing a kiss on her.
"Let de gal breathe, Remy. She needs ta eat." Tanta puts a hand on his shoulder.
Remy pulls back, turning go face Tante. "'Ll give 'er 'er food an' take care o' 'er. Jus' close de door when y' leave."
"I know y' and y' fathah were arguin'." Tante looks at him, a frown on her lips.
Remy stayed silent as he took the tray from her and sat next to Rogue. "Dat don' matte' now. Now please leave us be, Tante."
She sighs, heading out. "Soonah o' latah y' both 'ave t' get along."
Remy grunts in response, hearing Tante close his door. Rogue looks up at him in confusion, wondering just what happened while she was unconscious. "Remy… what happened?" She asks softly.
Remy sighs, putting the tray on his lap. "Aftah I saved y' I brought y' back heah. Y' were out fo' t' days an' while y' were out m' "fatha" had made a proposition t' m' aftah findin' out what 'appened."
"What proposition?" Rogue looks at him.
"He said he'll help us get dese collahs off if we help 'im in de guild." Remy runs a hand through his hair. "I can' do dat t' y'. 'Ll manipulate y' an' I don' want 'im usin' y'. I know y' don' like being used."
Rogue gazes up at him, brows furrowed, then she noticed the bandage on his cheek. Her hand gingerly went to touch it, very gently as she does. "Ah feel lahke this was mah fault…" She frowns.
Remy's brows shot up, his eyes widening. "What? Non, 's not y' fault."
"Ah shoulda just waited fer ya inside the estate so we could go tagethah." Rogue shook her head. "Ya got hurt an' ah got hurt an' drowned ta the point ah died until ya brought meh back."
Remy cups her face, her eyes staring at him and noticing the look in his eyes. "What happened wasn't y' fault. If anyt'in', it'd be mine. Shoulda tol' Jean Luc 'd talk t' 'im latah an' jus' go out wit' y'. Y' wouldn' 'ave been kidnapped by Julian an' his goons. Y' wouldn' 'ave almost been gone foreve'."
Rogue's eyes gazed into his, feeling them start to water. Remy gazed back deeply, Rogue seeing how much emotion shown in his eyes. He didn't need his empathic powers to know she felt the same. "I almos' lost y' foreve'. I wasn' gon' let dat 'appen, Rogue. If I didn' 'ave dis collah on, I coulda gotten y' out quickah wit'out de key. 'Ve neve' felt dread like dat when I couldn' feel y' 'eartbeat. I couldn' even feel y' emotions wit' m' empathic abilities. I only felt dem before I got t' y' an' all I could feel was de fear comin' off o' y'."
Rogue couldn't help but sniff, her nose was starting to run. She hated crying. She moves the tray off his lap, setting it off to the side-she wasn't hungry at the moment anyway. Rogue wraps her arms around him and hugs him tightly, feeling him hug her just as tight back. She could feel him shake slightly, knowing he was letting his own guards slip. Remy usually wasn't emotional, he always masked them with a pokerface but with Rogue he would let them slip like she would with him. What had happened prior scared the shit out of him. He didn't know what he would have done if he couldn't bring her back to life. It almost made him feel helpless as his mind kept replaying the moment he was giving her cpr-his dreams haunted with her unmoving form. He would yell awake, sweat dripping down and his breathing labored, then he would rush to check on her and find her safely sleeping.
Remy pulls back a bit, kissing her deeply, her own lips kissing him back with the same amount of love. He pulls back to look in her eyes, an unreadable look im his face as his hand caressed her cheek. "Y' should eat some food, mon amour. 'M gon' 'ave anot'er chat wit' m' fathah." His voice hardened at the words, but before he could get up, she grabs him.
"No, please stay heah with meh." Rogue pleaded. "Please, Remy?"
Remy gazes at the look on her face, his heart aching as he felt how she felt. "Alright… 'll stay." He says softly as he settles into the bed with her and grabs her tray.
Rogue felt tired already, but was determined to eat some food to gain some energy back. Remy helped her eat, a small comforting smile on his lips. Once she ate a good portion of food, telling Remy she was full and he ate the rest, Rogue settled back against the pillows and watched him put the tray in the hall. She looks at him, his eyes going to her immediately when he turned to face her. She knew if she went to sleep again he would most likely get up and go yell at Jean Luc some more. "Can we take a bath, shugah?" She asks shyly, her voice soft.
A grin made its way to his lips as he walked up to her, tilting his head to look at her. "Soah, chère. Follow m'."
He helps her up out of the bed, taking her to his bathroom. He murmurs he'll be right back, hearing Tante Mattie come and pick up the tray but asks her to bring him extra towels and new sheets. Tante nods, giving him a smirk to which he ignores. She brings extra towels, handing him new bed sheets, too. Remy quickly takes his bedsheets off and hands them to Tante who takes them and leaves them alone. Remy locked his door and quickly made the bed as Rogue waited patiently.
Rogue knew she needed a bath, considering she was in the bayou days prior and desperately needed to make herself feel clean. Remy comes back into the bathroom after she had went quickly and washed her hands and opened the door. She watched him fill up the tub, then he guides her to where the essentials were. Rogue grabbed a few things-smiling at his shampoo scent. While the tub filled, she put in some bubbles to make a bubble bath. They waited for the tub to fill up to what they needed, both wrapped in each other's arms as they watched. Remy places a kiss on her head, rubbing her back.
Once the tub was filled, Rogue slowly starts to strip off her clothes, Remy doing the same. Her hand dips into the tub to move some bubbles around. She still had some bruising on her that was still healing, but so did he. He helps her into the tub, then gets in behind her and pulls her close to him. Rogue ends up curling up against him with her head nestled in his neck, their fingers wordlessly interlacing together as the air was filled with nothing but the sound of water sloshing around every now and then.
Remy felt how she was feeling, he was an empath of course. He always knew how she felt even when they were on opposite sides. It sometimes pained him to know that there weren't ways to help her when they were enemies but now that they are together and fighting on the same team, he wants to do everything in his power to ensure she was okay.
His other hand gently caresses her body, feeling her lean into his touch. Rogue closed her eyes as she pressed her body against his. He grabbed the shampoo bottle and started doing her hair-he didn't really need a bath as he had one the day he brought her home, but he wasn't going to turn down one with his chère. Rogue closes her eyes as she felt his hands massage the shampoo into her hair, sighing in content as he continues. He gently rinses her hair, making sure the soap was out of it.
Rogue opens her eyes slightly to peer up at him, the soapy bubbles covering up to her collarbone while they stopped at the middle of his chest for him. He gazed softly back at her, silently leaning down and placing a kiss on her lips. She kisses him back, her hands sliding up to his shoulders while his sunk down to her hips to hold her to him. His lips kiss the cheek that was still slightly bruised from Julian.
He couldn't help but caress it very gently as his red on black eyes examined her face. "Does it still hurt?" He asked in a hushed tone.
"Just slightly soah." Rogue whispers back.
He places a kiss on her forehead and lets out a sigh as his eyes closed. His hands go back to resting on her body, not wanting to let her go. Rogue had her legs straddling him as she pressed herself against him, her hands still gripping his shoulders. "Should we get out befo' we prune up?" She asks softly with a small smile.
"Yeah, we should." Remy smiles back at her.
He pulls her up and exits the tub, wrapping her towel around her then grabs his to dry himself off. As he puts his towel around his waist, Remy drains the tub, then looks at Rogue who was nestled into the towel. He grins a bit, but gently pulls her to him. The pair finish drying off, but before Rogue could go get her clothes, she felt herself being lifted up into a bridal hold and her towel slip off onto the floor below. Instinctively, Rogue covers herself in surprise, a light blush dusting her cheeks but she felt the rumble vibrate off Remy's chest as he lets out a chuckle.
Remy places her down in the freshly made bed, getting in under the sheets with her to keep her warm. Rogue sighs in content as she felt the warmth radiate off of his body, nestling into his chest while his arms engulfed around her. "Yer always so warm…" She murmurs into his chest.
Remy smiles lovingly at her, caressing her body as he kisses her hair. "Dat make m' y' personal heat'r?"
"Mhmm." Rogue nods.
He grins as he leans down to her ear, pulling her up against him. "Dere's oth'r ways t' keep y' warm, chère."
Rogue looks up at him, biting her lip slightly. He always loved when she did that. Remy presses a deep kiss to her lips, feeling her arms go around his neck and drag him down on top of her. It wasn't until much later that Remy finds himself still awake, unable to fall asleep as he would fear what could await him in his nightmares. His eyes glance over to Rogue's sleeping form in his arms, some new hickeys on her body and some love bites scattered as well, though he looked the same as her. She fell right to sleep after their second round, but not before she drank some water to help her dehydration and panting.
Remy slowly and stealthily gets out of the bed, careful not to wake her up. He knows she wanted him to stay here with her, but since she is asleep now, he was able to go and finish his "chat" with his father. Remy puts on a pair of sweatpants and a tee. His fingers brushed the collar on his neck, his eyes narrowing in disgust at being so long without his powers.
He quietly unlocks and opens the bedroom door, but locks it again with a key so no one could get into his room. Then, he made his way down to the study where Jean Luc would be. Remy opens the study, finding his adoptive father talking to Henri-Remy's brother, who had just gotten back, the two men turning and looking up to notice Remy had entered.
"Long time no see, Remy." Henri greets with a smile. "Nice fancy necklace."
"'S a collar dat's negating m' powahs." Remy greets his brother kindly, glad to see him but his features harden once his red on black eyes laid onto Jean Luc.
"Y' do realize what y' did t' de t'ieves 's bad, right?" Jean Luc states, arms crossed.
"What did y' want m' t' do? Let dem kill m' an' Rogue?" Remy's voice hardened.
"Hol' up. What 'appened?" Henri asks.
"Julian kidnapped Remy's girl, blackmailed 'im t' go an' save 'er an' wit'out usin' 'is powahs he knocked out a good portion o' Assassin's guild membe's-oh an' Julian drowned 'is girl an' killed 'er momentarily befo' Remy revived 'er. An' dey got dese collahs on cause dey were gon' get trafficked and shipped off t' an auction." Jean Luc explained, his gaze moving to Henri's to avoid Remy's.
"Dat de same gal who y' brought down t' save fathah awhile back?" Henri asked.
"Oui." Remy nods.
"An' she heah?"
"She restin' right now."
"Probably cause y' 'ad y' way wit' 'er an' worn 'er out." Jean Luc mutters.
Remy makes a face at him, but Henri gives him a big pat on the back with a grin. "Oh, so 's serious?"
"I didn' come down heah t' discuss m' love life." Remy groans while pinching the bridge of his nose.
"What did y' come down heah fo' den? Y' not gon' tell me y' got 'er pregnant right?" Jean Luc raises a brow.
"Non!"
"Well den, 'gain, what did y' come down heah fo'?"
Remy lets out a huff as he rubs his face. "I don' care what y' t'ink, but Julian an' de ot'ers got what dey deserved. 'S not like I killed anyone-we don' do dat… but I felt like I could."
"What do y' t'ink 'is fathah will say when he finds out what y' did? De guilds gon' be at a high risk 'cause o' y'."
"Well when dat 'appens, I won' be heah t' help y'."
"Remy, y' are a part o' dis guild an' de prince o' t'ieves. Y' realleh t'ink y' could jus' walk away from dis an' dere be no consequences?" Jean Luc stares him down.
Henri was silent as he stared at Remy, too. Remy scoffs. "I don' care. Once we leave, dat won' matt'r anymo'. Y' won' see m' 'gain."
"Den 'll make soah y' can' set foot heah in N'Leans anymo'." Jean Luc narrows his eyes at Remy who just shrugged, then he walks out.
"What did y' do t' piss 'im off s' much?" Henri asks.
"Gave 'im a proposition but he won' take it." Jean Luc sighs.
Remy stealthily heads for his room, only to hear the phone ring. He picks it up, wondering who it could be. "Hey Gumbo. Where's stripes?" It was Logan.
"Sleepin', why?" Remy grins.
"We're coming to get you guys. We'll get there probably sometime in the afternoon tomorrow." Logan explains, his eyes shifting to the blackbird Hank was putting the final touches on.
"Sounds good. 'Ll let Rogue know. Y' know where de estate 's?"
"Yup. You'll know it's us when we arrive. Oh and Lebeau, don't do anything stupid with Rogue before we get here."
"No promises."
He hangs up, grinning ear to ear as he puts the phone down and heads back towards his room. Stealthily getting back in and making sure Rogue was still asleep, Remy removes his clothes and climbs back in bed, his arms going around her small form as she slept soundly. He smiles and kisses her cheek softly, then nestles his face into her neck to fall asleep. He couldn't wait to tell her the news tomorrow, knowing how happy she'll be to see Logan and the others and finally be safe.
A/N: And that was Chapter 12! They get to reunite with everyone! Till next time!