Hey everyone I'd like to thank all of those who have been sending me reviews on my stories…think I'll add something new to the mix now.

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Coincidence I Think Not…

Down a lonely back road in New Orleans we find a man treading around with red ruby lenses pocketing a couple of wallets after a tour bus unloaded. Filling the darkness he lit a card to see his surroundings a little bit clearer. In the corner behind a building he hears a whole bunch of shouting and a woman being slapped around. Just after that two men fall to her left and the one man has her by the wrist.

He rushed in and smacked the other man on the top of his head with his bo staff. The young woman fell to the ground with a thumb and placed her hand to her face and sighed. The two men that had fell had been holding their family jewels.

"Y' okay cherie?" A thickly accented voice asked her.

"Yeah…Ah'm fine Ah guess. Thanks." She took his hand and he pulled her up from the ground.

"Y' shouldn't be alone at night. Dere are terrible people around." He looked at her for a few minutes. She had a very big bruise on the right side of her face and a small laceration above her left eye brow. Her hair was a very beautiful brown color and it had white streaks going on either side. It was some of the most beautiful hair he had ever seen. Looking into her eyes he saw the most beautiful shade of green ever imaginable. "We'd better get out of here an' get y' cleaned up."

"Thanks…but Ah'll be fine." She replied looking at him…she examined his features. He was tall, thin and his muscles were defined by the outfit he wore. His hair was sort of disheveled in various places and held a light brown color…he had a tan/brown trench coat on and then she looked at his face and saw he was wearing sun glasses. "Ah know yah ain't blind…s' take off tha sunglasses swamp rat."

"Dat's okay…no." He backed away from her as she reached for them. "Remy don' t'ink dat be a good idea."

She backed him into a corner and he had been pressed up against a brick wall. She took of the glasses and stared into his glistening red orbs on the very deepest hue of black. He was waiting for her to run away and he closed his eyes and hung his head. She put her fingers to his chin and made his face meet hers. "Open yo' eyes." She stated simply.

He shook his head in frustration. "No…"

"Please…"

He sighed and looked into her emerald orbs. She smiled at him and placed a hand on the side of his face.

"Wut?" He asked surprised.

"They're beautiful." She smiled. "Like velvet caressed in leather."

He then smiled at her comment. "Do y' have a name Cherie?"

"Rogue." She answered.

"Rogue?" He questioned amused. "Dat's a pretty name. Suits y'."

"What's yo's?" Rogue asked with a smile.

"De name Remy LeBeau." He said taking her hand bowing and kissing it. "At y' service. Any time day o' night."

She giggled. "Yer a sight fo' sore eyes. What do yah mean at my service?"

"Remy be here fo' what ever you may need cherie." Remy grinned. "I can help y'. I don' want t' see y' get hurt around town…too many people be wantin' t' hurt ot'ers…trust me Remy knows."

Rogue smiled again…feeling absolutely comfortable with this complete stranger. "Well rahght now Ah'm fine. Thanks fo' yo' offer though. Ah need t' get home."

"At least let Remy walk y' dere. It not safe t' be out at night." He smiled again.

"Ah guess. Yah don' have t' though."

"Remy knows. But he wants t'. T' make sure nobody else tries t' snatch y' up."

She was confused and beaten. So she decided to nod and let him lead her to her apartment in the lower half of New Orleans. Rogue sighed at the very beautifully build apartment complex and started to go inside.

"This is where Ah live…thanks Cajun." She smiled and kissed him on the lips passionately. "Ah Guess Ah'll see y' around sometime."

After that he touched his lips with his ungloved fingertips and looked up…she was gone.

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Bum…bum…bum… cliff hanger!