After Apocalypse was defeated, everything seemed to calm down as Rouge, Kitty, Kurt and the other X-Men still in High School returned to their normal lives, Scott and Jean went off to college, while Logan, Beast and Storm continued finding new recruits and helping humanity as they normally did. Logan still looked for his lost memory but was less concerned with the past than the present. The mansion was full of life and students again. The Brotherhood boys were still up to no good. They seemed to learn from their liaison to Magneto, Gambit, because they were very good thieves. Something Kitty complained at Lance about every night over the phone.

"Lance why don't you guys like, stop stealing and come back to school? Tomorrow is like the start of a new year and now that Kelly is gone you guys will like be allowed back."

At that, he went off on her and started screaming so Kitty hung up the phone. "God, he is like outrageous sometimes."

Rouge looked up at Kitty from her journal "Ah think y'all should still try"

Kitty said, "I know but he just won't like listen to me when he is with them and like Wanda has left the house to hunt down her dad again so they are like, out of control. I want to see him but he refuses to like meet with me"

Rouge glances at her mirror where the Queen of Hearts that Gambit gave her in the bayou hung and quietly says, "At least you know where your man is."

Kitty saw her glance and asks, "Why don't you like throw that thing away"

"'Cause it is important to me and Ah know he will be back"

"Woo Girl I'm like sorry"

Just then, there is a distinct pop and they both in unison yell "Kurt!"

"Bad time I take it" he says

"How many times have we told you not to port in here Kurt?" Rouge asked

Kurt was thrown off by this "Sorry sis, I just stopped by to see if you two vere ready for tomorrow that is all."

Kitty throws her book at him "Here now beat it Kurt."

"Vhat is wrong vith you two tonight?"

"None your business fuzz ball"

"Ok then, I am out of here" another pop and he is gone

"Good grief Kurt's smokes stinks as bad as ever," exclaimed Kitty

"Ah know and he still likes to talk about Mystique so he ports around me all the time." Rouge explains

"Yeah but what is the deal with you and Gambit, How do you know he will like be back anytime soon anyways?"

"He kinda leaf me a note before we fought Apocalypse"

"Oh how cute"

"Shut up, Kitty He is better than Lance"

"At least Mr. Logan's like approves of Lance. How does he feel about you seeing that Gambit guy?"

"Well … he … don't know him that's all"

"You have like not told him yet"

"Ah will when the time is right"

Kitty giggles, "How do you think that will work out?"

"Ah don't know. Ah have not worked it out jus yet"

"Oh well good night Rouge"

"Night Kitty"

During the night, Rouge felt a chill when she woke up she saw Gambit in the window.

"Gambit wait"

"Sleep now Cherie it is not the time"

Gambit then jumped out the window closing it behind him

The following morning Rouge found a note hanging under her Queen of Hearts.

It was simply read

Park tonight at seven

Come alone