A Rogue's Tale

Aftermath

Chapter Twenty-One: Aftermath

Remy rode down the street on his motorcycle until he reached the Brotherhood House. From what he could see it was quiet outside, but he still stayed along the edges of the high brushes until he reached the area right below Rogue's bedroom. He didn't hear anyone inside, so he climbed up the side of the house to get to her window, testing it to see that it was unlock which it was. Something he would have to scold her for. It was dangerous to leave a window open, but it seemed there was more danger inside that house then out. He slipped inside as quietly as he could while carrying her shopping bags and stealthy landed on the floor under her window. The room was just as he remembered it from the last time he was here.

He sat there on the floor and took a deep breath after his climb through the window. The place smelled like her perfume and a part of him wish she was in the room at that very moment. He took about a minute to catch his breath before crawling to his feet and placed the bags on her bed. The bedspread was in her favorite colors of green and black, and he sat on the bed next to where he had placed her two shopping bags. His curiosity got the better of him, and he reached into one the bag and pulled out the dress and looked at it.

A smile came to his face picturing his girl wearing this dress just for him. He imagined her modeling it in front of him and pictured the two of them dancing close. Her looking like and angel and with him dressed sharp in his evening attire. What a pair they made.

He spread the dress out on the bed and did some snooping. She was a tough girl, but he noticed some girly things on her dresser like a perfume bottle, French of course, and even a power puff and what looked like a cosmetics bag. There was her jewelry box sitting towards the edge of the dresser and when he looked in it he noticed there were very few pieces, but he would fix that before long. Also the green stone he gave her was tucked away in its hiding place, the very thing that allowed them to touch.

Before long he heard a noise coming from down the hall and quickly grabbed the dress and put it back in the bag. He saw that Rogue had some sticky notes on her nightstand and with the pen he had in his pocket he quickly jotted something down and threw it in the bag before running over to the window and jumping out.

He climbed down the side of the house and left as quietly as he could. Again he came and went undetected and ran to his bike and drove away. It wasn't long before he reached home and entered the garage and parked his bike. At first he thought he was alone but as he turned off his bike he heard a familiar grunt.

"Wolverine," he said nonchalantly.

"Where have you been?" he asked loudly like he was reprimanding a child.

"Out," was all he would say positioning his bike meticulously so nothing was around to damage it. "So what's happening?"

"We got a situation," the older man said which got Gambit's attention. "The professor is holding a meeting, and we all need to be there." Wolverine was walking quickly out of the parking garage with Gambit following close behind him.

They both made their way to the Professor's office where the team was gathered. Gambit entered and stood by Bruno when the professor began to speak.

"Thank you all for coming, and as you know there was an incidence at the mall today," he began but some of the younger members of the team were whispering amongst themselves.

"That was so crazy," Even said just above a whisper. I wish I could have been there."

"As I was saying, the assault on the mall was no random attack," the professor continued when the whispering died down. "The man responsible is called Juggernaut, and he is my brother." His last revelation came slowly with the mouths of many team members dropping open.