Planning a little ahead
Disclaimer: X-Men and its characters are properties of Stan Lee and MARVEL COMICS co., etc. I do not own them nor do I make any money out of this. This is written for fan entertainment only.
Characters: Rogue, Gambit
Pairing: Rogue / Gambit
Rating: PG
Category: general / romance
Fiction note: movie verse-ish as I'm more familiar with it. But the looks of the characters are more like the looks from the old animation.
Summary: Rogue and Gambit spend a nice day out in the sun, planning for the future, talking.
The red-haired woman was lying down on the grass, staring at the infinite blue sky and the white clouds rushing past. It was quiet and calm and she closed her eyes, breathing in the summery smells around her.
"Penny for yahr thoughts, chère", whispered a voice.
Marie opened her eyes and looked over her head at Remy, who was standing by a big tree, looking at her. He raised his sunglasses from his eyes and smiled.
"Yah look better upside down, yah know?"
He laughed and came to sit beside her. Too close for Marie's liking; she moved a little further. After all she wasn't wearing her gloves or even a long sleeved shirt, she'd been jogging.
"Sure Ah do", he said, rasping. "So anythin' interestin' up there?"
"Nah. Jus' clouds", Marie answered.
"Yah never done cloud watchin'?" he leaned back beside her. Their heads right by each other, Marie's hair mingling with his.
He pointed to one cloud: "That un looks like heart, dun' yah think?"
"Ha ha. Very subtle, sugah", Marie said, fighting the urge to swat the man.
He laughed also and they settled into a pleasant silence. Marie looked down and saw their hands close to each other, just about not touching. She swallowed and moved her hands over her stomach.
"Chère", Remy started, after seeing her move and looking at her face, "What is it? I wish yah'd tell Gambit."
Marie smiled at him, but Remy noticed it didn't reach her eyes. "It's jus' the old stuff, yah know?"
"Aren't yah training to control it? I heard yah and Storm talk about it 'other day."
"Ah am. But we can' test it very well."
"Well, yah can try on me anytime, chère", Remy said, smiling.
"Thanks, Gambit", she said, smiling; this time with her whole face.
Again they stayed quiet for a while. After a while Marie turned to look at the man; he had closed his eyes and was seemingly asleep.
"Remy?" she asked, but he didn't react. She looked at him gently and turned to lie on her stomach to get a better look at his face. She caressed the strands of his hair that were spread on the ground, careful not to pull them or to touch his scalp.
"Yah know what Ah'm gonna do once yah control yahself?" asked Remy suddenly.
Marie jumped back and pulled her hand to herself.
"Ah'm gonna hug yah 'til you suffocate and Ah'm gonna kiss yah and…"
"Remy, please", she said, sitting up. "Don't say that. Not yet."
"Jus' plannin' ahead, chère", Remy smiled, sitting up also, "It's good to be prepared, non?"
Marie pulled her knees up, but smiled. "Yes it is."
End notes: Please point out my mistakes and I'll fix them as quickly as possible. And if you can suggest something for their accents, I'd be more than happy, because I usually use "proper" British English.