DISCLAIMER - I do not own the X-men.
A/N - I know I said I wasn't going to write any more fics, but I have come to realize that this a hobby/stress reliever that I can't give up. So, here I am again :P
Well, I started this fic in December, and I was planning to post it for Valentine's Day, but as you can see, it didn't happen that way, so I changed it up a bit, and I hope you guys like it.
Tabitha Smith, and Amara Aquilla were in Jubilation Lee's room working on their class project, when they heard arguing out in the hallway. The girls glanced at one another, and as if reading each other's minds, simultaneously jumped up, and ran toward the door, poking their heads out to find that Gambit and Rogue were the cause of the commotion. Fortunately for the girls, the couple was too focused on their heated discussion, to notice the extra company.
"How long are you goin' t'be mad at me?" Remy Lebeau asked, trying to wrap his arms around his girlfriend.
Rogue pushed him away. She was angry at him, and she didn't want him near her at the moment. "Just leave meh alone!"
"I already said I'm sorry. What more do you wan' from me?" Remy asked tiredly. They've been fighting the whole way home, and frankly, he just wanted to stop fighting, make up and get some sleep.
"Nothin'! Why, don't ya just go back t'that girl that was hangin' all over ya!"
"Rogue…" Gambit stopped in mid-sentence when he heard a gasp from his left, and turned to see 3 pairs of eyes looking back at him. "Let's go into de room." he said, as he pushed Rogue into the room.
The girls ran out of the room, and knelt in front of Rogue's door, pressing their ears against it.
"Rogue, I'm not cheatin' on you. Why can't you believe me?"
"Well, it might be easier t'believe ya if ya weren't flirtin' with every girl at the party!"
"Remy was just talkin'."
"Is that what it's called now? Talkin'?"
"What are you girls doing?" Bobby Drake asked suspiciously, as he, Jamie Madrox and Ray Crisp came up behind them. "Are you….."
"Shhhh! We can't hear what they're saying!" Amara said angrily.
"Yeah, so shut up or get lost." Tabitha added with a threatening glare.
Bobby looked at his friends and shrugged, before the three of them found a place between the girls and pressed their ears against the door too.
"You're actin' like Remy took someone home an' had sex wit' dem!"
"Maybe if Ah weren't there, ya would've!"
"You know what? Remy be goin' back home now, an' we can talk 'bout dis again tomorrow mornin', when you're calm."
The New Recruits immediately pushed and shoved each other into the safety of Jubilee's room when they heard Remy walking toward the door.
Jamie, the youngest of the group, was the first to speak. "Do you think they heard us?" His answer was an elbow to the stomach, and a loud "Shush!" from everyone.
When Remy didn't storm out of the room, Bobby poked his head out to investigate.
"Remy, don't ya dare walk out on meh!"
"He's still in the room." Bobby informed them.
The gang instantly spilled out of the room, and resumed their spot in front of the door.
"Remy don't want t'argue no more wit' you, especially when you're actin' crazy, an' yellin' at me like dis!"
"How the hell am Ah supposed t'act! What? Ah'm supposed t'be calm an' collective when Ah find out that MAH BOYFRIEND IS CHEATIN' ON MEH!"
"I already told you, I'm not cheatin' on you!"
"Ya could at least be man enough t'own up t'yo' mistakes!"
"Remy didn't do anyt'ing wrong!"
"Oh, so now Ah imagined Ah saw ya kissin' that girl!"
"She kissed Remy. Dere's a difference."
"Yeah, an' ya were tryin' really hard t'fight her off!"
"Damn it Rogue! It's not like Remy asked her t'kiss him!"
"Yeah, an' ya did nothin' t'encourage it."
"She was drunk."
"What a likely excuse."
"Remy didn't do anyt'ing wrong. You need t'stop blowin' dis out of proportion."
"Why doesn't Remy just apologize?" Jubilee whispered. "Or just shut up altogether."
"I know. He's only making Rogue madder." Bobby agreed.
"I'm on Gambit's side on this one." Ray put in. "Rogue clearly doesn't trust him. If my girlfriend didn't trust me and contantly accused me of cheating, I'd be pissed, and probably would've left a long time ago. Man, I just don't know how Gambit stayed with her for as long as he did."
Tabitha shook her head disappointingly at Ray. "Are we listening to the same argument here? Gambit was kissing some other girl! He's definitely in the wrong here!"
"Actually, I have to agree with Ray." Amara added. "Rogue already knew that Gambit was a flirt before they even dated, and honestly, I think she should trust him enough to know that he would never cheat on her. Relationships should be based on trust, right?"
"I understand what you're saying, but I think Rogue has a right to be angry here. How do you think she must feel right now? I mean, she can't touch anyone without sucking the life out of them, and here Gambit's randomly kissing some girl." Jubilee said disgustedly.
"Actually he wasn't the one doing the kissing." Ray corrected.
"Shhhhh! Rogue's talking again." Jamie whispered, as he tried to wedge himself between Ray and Amara. "Move over, I can't hear anything!"
"Ah can't believe Ah actually thought ya could change."
"Here we go again!"
"What is that supposed t'mean?"
"Rogue, you're startin' t'drive Remy crazy! All I've done is tried t'make you happy, but you just don't appreciate anyt'ing I've done fo' you!"
"Ah don't appreciate anythin'!"
"No you don't! All you do is complain 'bout what an asshole Remy is! Well, THIS IS WHO I AM! If you don't like it, den maybe you should go find someone like Scott! Damn! I almost wish I was cheatin' on you, 'cause den I wouldn't be so frustrated all de damn fuckin' time!"
"Oh-No." the Recruits all said in unison.
"Get out!"
"Glad to!"
"Ah don't ever want t'see ya again!"
"I wouldn't come back even if you begged me on your hands an' knees!"
"We're through! Do ya hear me! We're through!"
"Good luck findin' someone else t'put up wit' all yo' shit!"
By the time the gang realized that Remy was coming out, it was too late. Remy had pulled open the door so quickly, the Recruits piled on top of each other inside the room. Bobby was going to offer some kind of explanation, but one look into Remy's eyes, Bobby wisely kept his mouth shut, and took off into Jubliee's room with the rest of the group.
A few minutes after Bobby walked in, and closed the door behind him, the rumble of a motorcycle was heard, and they knew that Gambit had left. No one said anything while Bobby found a seat on the carpet, as the girls got comfortable on the bed.
"Wow that was insane." Bobby finally said, breaking the silence. "I've never heard them fight like that before."
"I know. I never thought Gambit could get that mad, I mean, he's usually so laid back." Amara commented. "It was actually kind of scary to see him that angry."
"Yeah well, Gambit finally had it with her." Ray put in. "It's about time."
"You're such an insensitive jerk sometimes." Jubilee said, throwing her pillow at him. "You should just stop talking altogether."
"Do you think they really broke up this time?" Jamie asked.
"Gambit actually held their relationship together I think, and now that he walked out…I don't know what's going to happen with them." Amara answered. "But I really hope it's not over between them."
"Guys! Why are we all in their business anyway?" Tabitha asked. "We have more important things to worry about than someone else's love life."
"Yeah." Ray agreed. "I say we go to the arcade."
"I second that motion." Jamie said happily.
"I think we could use the break." Amara said, looking at Jubilee. "What do you say Jubes?"
"What about our projects?" Jubilee asked worriedly. "It's due in a couple of days."
Tabitha rolled her eyes, and gave Jubilee a little push. "Oh, stop being such a party pooper. We can finish everything by tomorrow."
"I don't know guys…."
"So it's agreed then." Bobby said ignoring Jubilee's hesitation. "Let's all get changed, and meet downstairs in, say, 15 minutes?"
Ray and the rest of the crew were already getting up and heading toward the door. "See you guys in a little bit."
When everyone had left the room, Jubilee rolled out of bed, got dressed, and applied a little bit of make-up on. When the six of them got together, they always managed to get into some kind of trouble, and Jubliee had enough going on, and didn't needed extra chores added to her list. For a second, she thought of not going, but the thought quickly past, because she knew if she wasn't downstairs, either Amara or Tabitha would come up and drag her out, whether she liked it or not. With a final glance into the mirror, Jubilee left her room, and made her way downstairs. As she past Rogue's room, she heard crying, and stopped. Yes, Rogue was definitely crying, Jubilee thought. She wanted to knock on the door, but thought better of it. Rogue needed to be alone right now, and with a heavy heart, Jubilee left Rogue to go downstairs.
A/N - Please review and let me know what you think so far. Thanks!