Title: Melt the Ice & Light My Fire
Chapter 1: An Overdue Ending
Author: Chica De Los Ojos Cáfe
Posted: November 28, 2006
Summary: Rogue takes the cure but feels more alone than ever. She catches Bobby kissing Kitty, but it little affected. She then begins reminiscing about an old friend. Is there anyone who can melt the ice around her heart? Ryro
Rating: Teen
Pairing: Rogue/Pyro
Author's Note: Hi all, Chica here. This is my first X-Men movie-verse fic. But I'm no newbie to reading them. I am a Romy fan to the bitter end, but I really enjoy the Ryro pairing and thought that I'd give it my go at it. Hope you like it. This is intended to be a five chapter long fic. The chapters aren't very long either. I already have it all written out, so I should be posting a new chapter once every week. That is, of course, if I get good feedback. If no one really likes this story, I could always post it the way I originally intended to, as a one-shot. We'll see. I apologize in advance for any grammatical errors, typos, and OOC-ness in characters. Without further ado…
-Melt the Ice & Light My Fire-
-- An Overdue Ending--
"Heartache heartache I just have so much
A simple love with a complex touch
There is nothing you can say or do
I called to let you know I'm through with you"
-Through With You, Maroon 5
It hurt…like hell. What she found strangest above all was that she knew it was only a matter of time before it happened. She had thought she had even prepared herself for it. But no amount of preparation could help this horrible pain in her chest. She watched from behind one of the decorative vases as Katherine "Kitty" Pryde kissed her boyfriend, if you could even call him that anymore. Perhaps she would have not cared as much before when she her mutation kept her from physically touching another soul. But really there was no excuse now. She had taken the cure; she had taken the cure for him! But apparently that was not enough, not when his heart so obviously belonged to another. So she would try to let this go; she would move on and pretend like this had never happened. She would later brake things off with Bobby and give him the freedom to be with someone else, but apparently father time had other plans. As Rogue turned around to head back to her room, her foot hit the table the vase (she was previously hiding behind) stood. Rogue watched in horror as the vase swung from side to side before rolling off the table and hitting the tiled floor beneath her feet, shattering the vase into a million little pieces. Kitty and Bobby broke apart, and looked in Rogue's direction. Uh-oh, busted.
Luckily the vase had been one holding a lovely fresh pot of roses that needed to be tended to and watered, one located outside of the mansion. Another fortunate fact, Logan was out drinking, and had in no way heard the vase break.
Rogue watched as Kitty and Bobby's faces took on guilt-laced looks. She could also tell Bobby was trying to formulate something to say to her. Rogue decided she'd be the first to break the eerie silence.
"So umm…sorry ta have interrupted, Ah think Ah'll just head on back upstairs now." Rogue turned to leave but Bobby ran up to her and held onto her bare wrist.
"Rogue, wait," he whispered to her. "Can we talk, please?"
Really Bobby was in no position to be asking anything of Rogue, he knew that as well as she did. In fact, he looked like he knew she was going to refuse him, but oddly enough, she surprised him.
"Sure Bobby, walk with meh," Rogue said as she motioned to the pathway leading to the lake just outside the Institute. "Don't worry Kit, Ah'll bring him back ta ya in a bit."
Bobby and Kitty both seemed to turn three shades redder than they already were.
Rogue began walking and Bobby knew that was his cue to follow. He kept his distance, fearing what Rogue might do in a fit of rage. He had never meant to let things get so far with Kitty, but one thing led to another. The next thing he knew, they were showering one-another in a flurry of passionate kisses. Rogue catching them in the act was the last thing that crossed Bobby's mind. Now he wished he had thought of how this would affect Rogue before allowing himself to indulge in such acts. She seemed to be taking it rather well though, and that's what he feared the most.
"Ya'll can relax Bobby, Ah'm not gonna hurt ya or anythin'."
Bobby gave a nervous chuckle. "I never thought you were gonna hurt me, Rogue." Though the high pitch of his voice betrayed his previous statement.
"Please Bobby, yer so nervous raght now, ya look just about ready ta wet yerself. But lahke Ah said, don't worry none. Ah didn't agree ta talk ta ya just ta try and bahte yer head off. Ya said ya wanted ta talk, so let's talk."
"Rogue, what you saw back there…"
"Now wait just a minute Bobby, ya aren' gonna try an' deny what Ah very clearly saw back there are ya? 'cause let meh tell ya now, there's no point in doin' that."
Bobby let out a frustrated sigh. He wasn't sure what he was going to tell Rogue. She was right; he couldn't very well deny it. She had caught him in the act of kissing another girl. And another thing, he wasn't so sure he wanted to deny it. Maybe it was time he…
"Bobby, it's tahme we break up."
"Wha?" Bobby asked, clearly bewildered. He had expected to hear something like that from her, but to hear her say it so calmly and as if it mattered nothing to her unnerved and slightly insulted him. If she cared so much about him, wouldn't she put up more of a fight to keep him?
"Ah know that ya love meh Bobby. Ah don't think that even if you felt obligated ta stay with meh ya would have stayed this long unless ya cared about meh. But the fact of the matta is this ya may love meh, but ya love Kitty more."
Bobby opened his mouth as if ready to say something, possibly protest, but he shut it just as quickly.
"Ah love ya Bobby, and Ah want ya ta be happy. At first Ah thought ya may have wanted Kitty 'cause we couldn't get past the 'no touch rule' but Ah can touch now, and yet Ah found ya kissin' her. And Ah realize now what Ah should have known all along. Ya love her, and ya want ta be with her…am Ah right?" Rogue stated more than asked. She turned around to give her companion the time to respond.
He could only stop and mull over her words in his head. After a few minutes he seemed to come to a conclusion. He nodded his head in agreement and shame.
"Rogue, I never meant to hurt you. I do love you, but you're right, it's a different kind of love now. I, I love Kitty in that way now. I swear though, I never meant to hurt you, maybe one day you can find it in your heart to forgive us…forgive me?" he asked uncertainly.
"Of course Ah can fo'give ya Bobby. Ah still love ya and Ah still want us ta be friends."
Bobby sighed in relief and leaned in to give her a hug when she moved away.
"Ah said Ah can fo'give ya Bobby, but Ah didn't say now. Ya have ta give meh some tahme. Just because Ah understand what happened and Ah want ya'll ta be happy togethah does not mean that it still didn't hurt meh ta catch ya two Bobby. Ah do love ya, and despite mah blessin', Ah still need tahme ta get ova this. Ya do understand raght Bobby?"
Bobby couldn't believe that she was being so level-headed, that she had even asked him if he understood. Of course he did! He saw now that maybe he never deserved her and resigned himself to the guilt he knew would always follow him for hurting her. "Take all the time you need Rogue."
She gave him a genuine smile. "Thanks Bobby." She then turned in the direction of the lake and began walking before Bobby called out to her.
"Where are you going?"
"Ah…Ah just need ta be alone by maself fo' a bit."
"Oh, alright. And Rogue..."
"Yes Bobby?"
"I truly am sorry. It was never my intention to hurt you."
Rogue moved a stray strand of white hair from her face. "Ah know Bobby. Ah know." And with that she continued along the path as Bobby made his way back to the mansion, no doubt to tell Kitty of what had occurred between him and his ex-girlfriend.
Author's Note #2: I know what you're thinking…WHERE IS JOHN? Did it not say in the summary that this was a Ryro?! Yes, yes it did. And he's coming I promise. I just had to set up Bobby and Rogue's break-up first. Don't hate me too terribly since I didn't make Rogue beat Bobby to a pulp (like she should have). All will be explained in due time. And if you continue on, I can guarantee you that you'll be hearing from Pyro by the next chapter! ;) Oh and if any of you were curious about why the title of this chapter was "An Overdue Ending" when I just barely started this fic…well, in order for new beginnings, something has to end first…hope that clears it up for any curious readers out there (I know it would have bothered me, but I'm just weird like that).
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Que les vaya bien mis amigos,
-Chica-