"What is wrong with you? Well? Tell me?"

Stumbling, Remy tried to keep Storm from smacking him. It wasn't working.

"Are you trying to give me a heart attack?"

"No Stormy, nothin' like dat! Come on please, stop hittin' me!"

Storm paused for a moment and shook her head. "I will stop when I am successful in pounding some reason into your thick skull!"

"I got reason in my thick skull!"

"Then why do you not use it, Remy? Did jumping to your death seem like a good idea?"

Storm's voice was sore from yelling and her hands hurt from hitting him so many times but it was the only way to ensure that he didn't do something like this again. He had to know he wasn't alone so she continued to hit and scream. She hit him because she cared.

But it just wasn't getting through.

"Yeah Stormy, it looked like a good idea den and it looks like a good idea now!"

The rain could be heard splashing on the rocks and on the ground. Remy's words had muted the world around them. The eerie silence surrounded them both.

Tears once again rolled down Storm's face.

"Why Remy? Why do you insist on this? I saved you for a reason."

"You're reason ain't my reason. I didn' want to be saved."

His words destroyed Ororo. His words made her think of life without her friend. His words made her realize that his love for Rogue was so strong that he would die for it. His words were not from his usual self but from an empty shell. His words made her more determined to help.

"If that is how you feel Remy," Storm sarcastically said, "then go ahead and jump."

"Okay." Remy turned around and headed toward the river.

She quickly grabbed his shoulder and looked at him frustrated. " I did not mean literally."

They continued to the house in silence. Storm walked behind him so he wouldn't disappear again. A few times Remy tried to turn around and talk to her but she silently pointed forward.

Soon the lights of the house were visible and Remy stopped dead in his tracks. He didn't want to face Rogue. She deserved better than him. He especially didn't want her to know that he tried to jump off a bridge. That would ruin her wonderful day.

"It is okay my friend, I will not tell anyone of what has happened." Storm tried to reassure him.

"Dat not all it..."

"Rogue?"

"Yup."

"I understand Remy..."

"No you don't Stormy, no one does."

"What do you mean?"

"For years I've been tryin' to get her to give me a chance. Finally when we start to get serious...Joseph gets in de way. And now dat she can touch him..."

"You feel that you will be forgotten?"

Remy nodded. "Pretty selfish, eh?

"No, that is not selfish. It is not selfish for a person to worry about how a loved one will think about him. It is not selfish to be hurt when you are scared that you will be ignored."

"I guess so..."

"You will not be forgotten, Remy. Rogue still cares greatly for you. Her and Joseph are...just friends."

"All right Stormy I believe ya, but one last thing. How did you know I was on de bridge?"

"You will not believe this but a voice told me."

"A voice?" Remy laughed bringing a smile upon Storm's face , "Wat de house be haunted?"

"It could be. There have been stranger things in this house, you know that."

"Far stranger things. A ghost would be a nice change of paste." Gambit laughed again and opened the door.

"Gumbo's been talking to 'Ro pretty long."

"Yeah Wolverine, you're right he has been gone long. It doesn't feel right without him."

Jean watched Wolverine and Iceman playing Street Fighter Two. She almost laughed as she noticed how bad Bobby was losing. Wolverine pressed the Y button finally defeating him.

"Now if you two are done," Jean finally said, "do you know where Rogue went off to?"

"Last time I saw her Jeannie, she was with Joseph by the stairs."

"Thank you Logan." she directed her attention toward Iceman, "What is it Bobby? You seem upset."

"I just don't think we can trust Joseph. Come on, maybe he's just pulling our leg with this amnesia thing."

"You're paranoid Bobby. You're just plain paranoid."

The door slammed open and a drenched Gambit and a semi drenched Storm walked into the room.

"What happened to you two?"

"Remy here...," Storm rolled her eyes, "decided to take a walk."

Wolverine looked up, "Should we start building an ark?"

"No, I do not believe that is needed." She turned and looked at Bobby, "And no I will not stop the rain. Stopping the rain would cause typhoons in Japan."

As Bobby slumped back onto the couch for another round of Wolverine beating him Gambit scurried up the stairs.

Hiding in the shadows he quickly and quietly approached Rogue's door. He stood silently in front of the door and prepared to speak with the one woman that held his heart. He took a deep breath and opened the door.

He looked in but before he could utter a word he caught sight of Joseph and Rogue sleeping in the bed. Even though blankets covered the couple he could tell that Joseph's arms were wrapped around her. He knew that Rogue was cradled in his arms.

With all the skills he had developed in the New Orleans as a thief he closed the door not waking either of them.

Like the thief in the night he was, he bolted down the hall. As he reached his room he whispered to himself, "I goin' to kill him."