Chapter 15

Kurt sat on the top most limb of the tree, still wearing his suit from the morning as he searched the surrounding area. Below him sat Kitty typing on her laptop; an open CD-case lay next to her.

"Are they here yet?" Kitty called up while still staring at the screen. "We need to, like, get this over with fast."

"I see them coming." A soft sound and the smell of sulfur told her that he just used his powers. He peered over her shoulder and saw strange lines running down her screen. "Vhat are you doing?"

"I'm trying to decode the information. Now be quite and let me work." She furiously began typing and was able to get the lines to read out jumbled numbers. "I think I almost got it."

"Mein Gott! Kitty ve're suppose to pass this on to Piotr not go through the information. The Professor vill be furious!" Kurt tried unsuccessfully to pry her hands off the keyboard when the Russian and the Witch arrived staring at the odd scene.

"Should we come back later?" Both of them froze and stood up quickly with guilty looks on their faces.

"No it's, like, okay." Piotr stared at Kitty making her blush. "Do you have the real information?"

Piotr nodded and held out a CD similar to the one that they had. Kitty ejected theirs and was about to hand it over when Kurt got between them.

"Vait! Did Mesmero control your mind already and get the other information?" Piotr nodded his head. After the first switch was made he sat in his room staring at a clock, when he blinked a full thirty minutes had passed. "Good, okay now make the switch."

Wanda watched as they exchanged the second set of information.

"What the hell is going on?" The others jumped at her out burst and realized that they forgot to inform her of the situation. "Didn't you just hand over everything you had? Why are you doing it again?"

"Vanda calm down. There's a reason behind all of it." Kurt slowly patted her arm and pulled her down to the floor. Soon all four were sitting down in a circle. "You see the Professor didn't think it was safe to pass information directly to the next person. Mesmero has never shown how he is able to go from one place to another and how he knew vhere all the artifacts vere."

"Since we didn't, like, know what type of technology he had, the Professor and Magneto decided to pass it on by person to person." Kitty waved her hand around the group showing that they were the people.

"But it also served to confuse Mesmero. When we made the drop off we were to give fake documents. Magneto figured that he would control our minds in order to get it. So what Mesmero would read..." Piotr let the sentence go when Wanda's eyes widened in understanding.

"The wrong information. It would make him think that he has nothing to worry about. Then he would pass it on to Apocalypse." The rest nodded their heads as she finished Piotr's sentence. "But why didn't you tell me about this?"

"Ve needed someone's reaction to be honest. The Professor thought you vould be the first to tell your opinion." Kurt laughed slightly, remembering her outburst in the room earlier.

"One more thing. How did Piotr know to come here?" Kurt ad Kitty tapped their ears where at first she thought they were wearing hearing aides, but were actually communication units. She then noticed there was a similar one in Piotr's ear too.

"We talked to him while walking in and, like, told him where the real drop-off place was." Wanda's mouth formed a perfect O as she took in everything they said.

"So what are we doing now?" Wanda looked to Kurt as she asked her question.

"Ve are going to make the second switch and go home." Kurt glared at Kitty who resumed typing on her laptop. The numbers quickly turned into letters and were starting to spell something out. "Kitty! This is important stuff! Stop playing vith it!"

"Calm down Kurt. It's not like Mesmero's going to steal my computer. There's no way he could get to the documents otherwise. Plus as you can see the Professor just put in here possible locations. No harm done." Kitty saved the documents into a locked folder before scanning the new CD. "Now lets see what Magneto found out."

"You can do that?" Wanda sat to Kitty's left while Kurt pulled out his hair in frustration to her right. Behind her was Colossus who could easily see the text from above her head.

"Yeah. It's like easy." She typed in some codes and was able to unlock the next one with ease. "Sheeze both of them used the same coding method. That wasn't smart."

"You know vhat isn't smart? Looking through confidential documents. You're going to get us in trouble! Then I have to return the suit." Everyone ignored Kurt as they stared at the screen, there were various folders each one labeled with a plan. Plan A and B were ways to stop Apocalypse's return while the third one was for the worst case scenario, which was him being released and having to fight him. The summary just talked about them using their last resort. But the file detailing it was locked and she wasn't able to crack it open.

"Damn! We were so close!" Kitty thumped the ground annoyed with herself for not being able to open it.

"It's okay. We don't need to know the details. Only that they are trying to help us." Piotr dropped his hand on Kitty's shoulder in a comforting gesture. She smiled up at him and both of them just gazed into each other's eyes for a while.

"We should get going. That is if you're done staring at each other." Wanda crossed her arms and rolled her eyes when the two of them blushed from being caught. "Is that all we need?"

"Ja, just get it too Pietro so he could rush it over to your father." Kurt and Kitty smiled and waved as they left heading back to the mansion.

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"This was one of a kind!" Taren sat next to the remains of the vase that her mother cherished and probably loved more than her. Nobody could explain why it exploded, it just did. All that was left of it was charred and indefinable. There was no way she could put this together with superglue. "What am I going to do?"

"Shut up! At least the explosion got rid of everyone." Rick sat on one of the couches and placed his feet on the once clean table. "Now we can go onto phase 2"

"Yeah all you have to do is make the call. Use the frustration and sadness to your advantage." Duncan came in and handed the phone to Taren who waited for the gruff voice at the other end to pick up. As she talked the other two talked about school, and when she made the hand gesture they easily changed the topic to the two people upstairs.

"So do you think their still doing it up there?" Rick asked Duncan as he tried to hear the sound of mattress mambo. "Do you think he got tired of it? It's no fun if they don't react."

"Maybe. But I'm not going up there. The guy must be psycho if he's willing to do that with a mutant." They talked some more until Taren hung up the phone and walked over to them.

"He's coming right over. Nice acting." She was still teary-eyed, but getting her revenge would make her feel better. The boys laughed before getting up and working on phase 3.

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It was Rouge and she was kissing him and that's all that he was able to come up with as she pulled him back onto the bed placing him on the bottom. All that skin and the month without release caught up to him and he quickly took to the chance before realizing how wrong the situation was.

When his senses came back to life he rolled to her side and gently pushed her away showing that he wanted to talk, but she wasn't listening.

"Rogue think about this. Do you really want me?" She placed her leg over his and said yes in a sultry voice. "You have a boyfriend. One that cares about you."

"Not enough. He keeps secrets. Ah'm not sure if ah can even trust him!" There was venom in her tone and he knew that she wasn't drugged. That this was what she thought of him. "He'll probably leave me once he sleeps with me."

"He wouldn't." The words came out low and pathetic. It was his first goal, but not anymore. That should count for something.

"Ah want ya ta be my first time. And maybe even more. If ya want ta be." Her voice got lower and was full of uncertainty. "Tomorrow ah'll dump him. But tonight. It's just us."

She kissed him full on the lips and pushed him down while trying to get into a better position. At first Devlin didn't know how to react. He wanted to push her off and brake his damn watch so she could see the truth. He wanted to yell at her for cheating on him, and to see her suffer. He wanted to shake her and ask her why, then beg her to take him back. He wanted to promise that he will be better, that he would make it work. He wanted so many things, but he didn't do any of it.

Instead he let the anger fill him and he pulled her head down deepening the kiss hoping that she would figure it out and be angry with him. Then she would yell and he could yell back, but she didn't show any signs of noticing. Thinking that it was over he became brutal, not giving into his urges of being tender, and loving.

/If she wants Devlin that's fine. She'll get him and I'll leave tomorrow. Then she'll be alone./ That thought appeased him. When this is all over she would hurt and he will be in another bar with another woman that he chased after and won. This won't matter anymore. He'll become Gambit. A master thief with a unreadable poker face, and a skirt-chaser with a heart that changes every day. That's the life he was meant to lead.

But as Remy continued his brutal assault his anger decreased only to be replaced with sadness. The emotion made him think along different lines and he decided for one night he'll pretend. Slowing down his movements he closed his eyes and imagined it was him that she was seeing that it was his name that she was saying. He pretended that she loved him and they were in their own room, in their own house after getting married. And out the window would be a perfect lawn with a white picket fence. Yes, he wanted a white picket fence and if he found the perfect house with a yellow one he would go out there and paint it white just so he could say it.

To him it was an impossible dream, but to him he was with an impossible girl. A girl who took his heart away when he wasn't looking and held it in a silver box. A heart that he was going to let her keep, because he will never find another girl like her. He will never love a girl as much as he loved her.

It was then that he realized that he completely fell for Rogue, and knowing perfectly well that he may never get another chance with her, he moved away.

Slipping out of the bed he stood at her side just staring at her, wondering if it was the secrets or just him that kept her away, that kept him alone. Her eyes reflected her rapidly changing emotions making him stop to think about what was going on in that head of hers. But what he came up with revolved around Devlin and he couldn't take that right now. His eyes were already beginning to sting and the sensation was so foreign to him that it wasn't until the tear fell down his face that he realized what it meant.

"Remy..."

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Logan paced in his room, wondering what was taking stripes so long. Usually she would come straight home, but it was nearly eleven and she hadn't come back yet. He also noticed that Gambit wasn't back either. /He better not have taken her somewhere./ When he was musing over what he could do to the Cajun, a ringing sound assaulted his ears.

It was coming from the cell phone that Professor gave him. The phone was used in emergencies, and the school even had access to the number. He held the phone at an angle so he could talk into it but his ear was still a good distance away. There was an incident a while back when Kitty called and practically screamed into the phone in her agitated state making him go deaf for a few seconds.

"Um...Mr. Logan?" This was a voice he hadn't heard before. It seemed like the girl had been crying.

"Yeah It's me." He ran over in his head any conversation about someone else getting the number, but there wasn't a single one.

"It's about Rogue." That got his full attention. His first instinct was to growl and threaten whoever was on the other side into spilling the truth, but he might end up scaring the girl off so he made a small grunt showing he was listening. "I was having a party at my house when I saw her being pulled up the stairs by this guy named Devlin."

"Devlin?" He heard some things about the guy from one of Rogue's ramblings. She said he was a nice guy and pro-mutant.

"Yeah. He was telling the guys before that all the other stuff wasn't working and he needed to do something else to get her." She paused letting him absorb the information. "I think she was drugged."

"Fuck!" Not only did the news she gave piss him off, but he was able to hear what the other's in the background were saying too. "Where do you live?"

She said the address and he quickly wrote it down before slamming the phone into it's holder. He remembered the place from when Jean would have sleepovers there. So she was telling the truth. /Damn! I need to get to Rogue now!/ Taking his ride out he headed in the direction in a definitely illegal speed, hoping that he could make it in time before something happens.

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/Now I'm hearing things I'm pathetic. ... What aren't you going to say anything? I'm sorry. ..../ When she stepped up and wiped the drop away with tender hands his vision blurred. In his mind he could easily see her giving that saddened look to the other man, lavishing him with her attention. At that moment he wanted to kill him, knowing full well that the person was him self. And maybe that's why he wanted to do it.

"Remy...Oh gawd, ah'm sorry." /Is she really.../ "Ah didn't mean ta go this far. Ah just wanted the truth please don't."

After all that he couldn't believe what she was saying. It was only when she held up his black inducer that he understood, and buried his head into her shoulder, trying to get his breathing evened out. /Now she'll think I'm pathetic. No just human like her. That was comforting. When did you become comforting? I'm just feeling bad for you. Don't expect this kind of treatment all the time./

"Ah really didn't think it through. Ah was just..." Her voice trailed off and he lifted his head wondering why. If this was a joke, it was the cruelest one that's ever been played on him. Even more so then the time his brother left him in the swamp with only a wet towel around his waist and bug spray. "Ah just wanted ta know for sure if ya were usin mah."

"Why would yo' think dat?" Remy was able to find his voice finally and lifted his head to see her reaction.

"Because of the secret. When ah realized ya were Devlin, ah remembered the times that we spent together when ya and ah broke up and ah thought ya were usin him as a way ta get ta me." He understood what she meant, and the situation did seem like that.

"I just wanted to be with yo', even if who yo' saw wasn't me. And it wasn't my idea in de first place to go to school as Devlin, de Professor wanted me to do it." She gave him a perplexed look leading him into explaining whey the Professor asked him to do it. "How did yo' figure it out?"

"Ah saw a guy with a black watch in math class and it just clicked. Then Ah remembered everythin. Ah was going ta confront ya with it later but ah ended up bein kidnapped." /So that's it. All the secrets and deceiving and I was foiled by some random guy wearing a stupid watch. That's great./ "Ah'm still sorry, ah went too far. Ah just wanted ta see if yo' would use mah and leave mah or if ya would stop before it happened."

"Yo'r lucky, we both are." He ignored her questions, not wanting to explain what he was thinking earlier. Instead he leaned in a kissed her and enjoyed the feel of her lips without a guilty conscious. "How 'bout we take advantage of de situation, ne?"

"Shouldn't we do that later? Like after we escape?" Her voice, beginning with steely resolve, lost it in the end as she returned the kisses with as much force as they were being given. They both tumbled onto the bed and dispensing their clothing when Remy heard someone come up the stairs. Snapping the watch back into place he continued with the kisses unafraid of whatever was in store for them.

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Logan parked in the back of the house and took a careful sniff. His nose was assaulted with the smells of sex and beer. A combination that he never wanted Rogue to be around. Following the path to the door he slammed it open and didn't even bother to acknowledge the presence of the kids sitting in the living room. Continuing up the stairs, he was able to discern which room she was in. The soft sound of springs moving made him pop his claws and throw the dresser away from the door in his rush to get inside.

All he needed to see were the two bodies beneath the covers to bring him into his animalistic rage and he quickly shoved the top form of the girl having it sail into the wall.

"Logan!" He ignored her as he stalked towards the black-haired boy, who was wearing only boxers. The sight and the smell made him see red as he went to gut the boy right there. But in a move so quick the kid was able to get out of the way and race down the stairs with Logan only a few feet behind, swiping at him. From above he could hear Rogue's voice telling him to stop, but he wouldn't until he had the guy pinned to the wall with a couple less organs attached to his body.

The kid, Devlin, ran around the place and tried to make it to the front door when Duncan stood in front of it blocking his way. Logan smiled as Devlin ran for the first open door realizing a few seconds too late that it led to the basement. As soon as the two entered the room it closed behind them placing them in darkness. Using his senses he tried to find where the other one was, but wherever he was hiding masked his scent and kept him out of sight. But it was fine by him. That means he could have some fun before it came time to start clawing.

"Listen Logan I didn't do anythin' to Rogue." Logan was able to figure out where he was, from the few words he spoke and quickly pinned him up to the wall, claws inches from his face. It was then that he looked into the other's eyes and saw the glowing red iris's staring back at him. The encounter in the room and the voice replayed it self and he realized that it was the Cajun all along. Now he was really going to gut the guy. "I know you don't like me. But I wasn't the one to drug Rogue it was the other people upstairs."

"You were still all over Rogue when I got there, bub." Finding a good reason to hurt him he brought the claws closer to Remy's face. "So I should gut you for that."

"Fine. But do dat later. We left Rogue upstairs alone with dose guys and I don't trust dem not to take advantage of dat." Hearing that news Remy was dropped and Logan ran up the stairs and clawed the door springing out of it with Remy following him up. When they searched the room they found Duncan and Rick knocked out on the floor and Taren's screams coming from the back yard. Rushing to the back door they saw Rogue standing next to the pool with a drenched Taren trying to get out.

Both men smirked as Taren escaped and ran down the street only caring about getting away as fast as possible. After seeing the two standing there Rogue made her way over. When she was close enough she noticed the bug eyed expression on Logan's face and she looked down wondering what caught his attention. It was then that she remembered that she didn't put any clothes on and was still in her underwear. Logan turned away from the sight and looked at Gambit who was giving her a lusty look and seemed to be motioning to the pool.

Out came the claws, and the deep growl. So with no further delay he chased after the Cajun with his past request about gutting him later, while Rogue stood there shaking her head before returning back inside to put on some clothes.

The whole neighborhood heard the screams and growls and only a brave few looked out their windows and saw a nearly naked man being chased by a wild animal with claws. These few people shook their heads and locked their liquor cabinets before falling back asleep.

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Author's Note: I want everyone to review. And like last time I don't care if you write good or bad and submit it. As long as you say something. I would also like some suggestions and what you liked didn't like overall about all the chapters. It would be great help. The next story is going to be called Too Much, it'll be more dramatic because it'll deal with their problems now that their together.

Here are some questions you might want to answer:

Who dates who (including teachers)

Appearance of certain comic book characters

You want to see more of which character

Go more into this person's history

You want the next one to be romantic, sad, or funny

More fight scenes

And an overall on my writing

The people who did review:

Star-of-Chaos: It wasn't the drugs! And they are still together.

ishandahalf: There will be way more plot twists in the future. And the problem has been solved with minimum damage. If you don't include the fact that Logan knows.

enchantedlight: I had this chapter done a while back but something was wrong with the server or something and it wouldn't let me log on. I'm just hoping that it doesn't happen again with the next story.

Episodic: I wanted to have Remy just go all the way, but if you think about it would a person really do that? And plus I want to show that he's human and insecure about himself and his life. Give him some depth.

Deadhead89: Thanks! I love hearing that about my story. And now you know what's going on in Rogue's mind, and it wasn't the drugs.

DemonRogue13: Thanks for pointing out the mistake I went back and corrected it. And Rogue was getting a little...yeah and she was also...I think you know what I mean.

Rogue4787: I remember the computer problems, and I hope your computer stays fixed. Now the bet, yeah I think like that too. And sometimes I wonder if teachers would go so far as to sit certain people together so they would get together you know? It happened once with these people, but it might have been a coincidence.

The whole Devlin being Remy thing is confusing, esp. when writing. Because they act different, talk different, and I have to remember who it is I'm talking about.

And her powers. In her normal state she can control all the powers that she ever absorbed and has the ability to improve on it and make them stronger to a degree. But when she was the given the drug it suppressed her powers for a certain amount of time.

Randirouge: Am I evil now? This one didn't have a cliffie, but there are still lots of loose ends I have to tie up in the finale.