[Xavier's] Back to Square One

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Who: Remy & Rogue
Where: Xavier's, Westchester, New York
When: Late Friday night (Halloween)
Follows: THIS

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Remy could only assume Chase was off somewhere with Logan or talking to Hank because Rogue had come to Remy's room alone. It wasn't even his room. His room wasn't on this floor and the

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Rogue gave him a sad smile as she leaned across to push his hair away from his forehead. "I know, sugar. I figured as much. You just kinda gave me a small heart attack, ya know?" She looked at him steadily, her brown eyes searching his red. "You coulda come stay at our place. It ain't like I'm not already home all day. Lookin' after you woulda helped break up the monotony."

Even if she desperately wanted to know if something had happened with Flynn and Maddy, Rogue kept her mouth shut about it. She knew with Remy it wouldn't do any good to ask outright unless she wanted to get kicked out of here quicker than she'd manage to curse in French.

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Rmey held her gaze until he had to break it and look up at the ceiling. He drew his lip in between his teeth a sucked in a small breath. "I don't want to be a burden to you, belle. It's not easy taking care of me like this..." Clearly, considering he'd driven two people away because of it.

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She snorted as she poked him in the shoulder. The shoulder was a safe area and nowhere near the wound, so she figured she could get away it. "You're stupid, Remy. Really, really stupid. You ain't ever been a burden for me. You're one of my best friends, don't you get that? I've put up with ya through all kindsa crap, same as you've put up with me."

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"That's what they said," Remy told her. He rested his head back on the pillow and then squeezed his eyes shut. "I was stupid. I should never have thought it was going to work."