1Disclaimer: I do not own Stan Lee's The X-Men or anything pertaining to such. I only own this story.
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Rated M: Due to this being an adult theme (in more ways than one) and I do not want people to be stupid.
A/N: Well, I am back I feel that this will be longer than my other two stories and much more involved. This I feel is a good thing, I hope, you decide! In addition, three chapters all at once to boot, wow. What has my world come to? Anyway, please enjoy. And remember, "anyways" is not a word. (Long story on that)
Frozen
After having dinner at the local steak house, Marie and Bobby went back to the cabin set on the grounds of the mansion. It was cold that night and the ice and snow gave no hint of melting. They headed upstairs to the bedroom.
Bobby, Marie noticed, was being somewhat moody and showing a lot of impatience on his face. They lay down to go to sleep. Facing the wall, she asked "Is everything okay?" He put his arm around her and said, "I don't want you to worry." Not knowing what he was talking about, she pressed a little more. Bobby sat up, staring blankly into nothing. She sat up as well, facing him. Than it hit, "I'm breaking up with you." Marie's heart sank into an ice bath. "What?" She managed to get out. "I want to get married. I want to have kids." Bobby said louder in a tone, as if she wanted to start an argument. Still, Marie was at a loss. They never discussed this before. However, Marie was very much speechless as she sank further into the depths of an icy grave, fitting.
"Why?" It was a just question. Still staring into nothing, "I don't Love You." A quarter of her heart had given into the coldness that surrounded her. In her heart of hearts, she thought Bobby was the one for her. She did Love Bobby, but was afraid to admit it. It was midnight by the time the darkness consumed her Will. She felt numb.
'Frozen' and since it was midnight and she did have a long week of teaching, planning lessons and grading, she did not have the energy to face the cold walk back to the mansion, to the warm confines of her room. He slept down stairs on the couch that night. Marie, feeling rejected, lay there in the bed wondering why? After all, she had gone through, than why? Why could she not have the happy ending too? She suffered and braved eight months heading to Alaska alone and broke. She survived Magneto's attempts of using her to destroy the human race. Were was she headed if not into the arms of the one she loved? Were was she going? What was her purpose? Denied of her childhood, denied of her safety, feeling, touch, Love. Only recently had she obtained the ability to touch. Only six months ago had Bobby asked her out. Now she was being denied access to Love him. She felt sick.
The first rays of the sun broke through the curtains. Gathering her things, Marie started the quarter of a mile trek back to the mansion. Marie stepped into the cold outside and thought for one moment to take Bobby's truck back. 'It'd be fittin' to do' She thought but as she made her way over to the iced over vehicle sadness ate at her again and she made the walk back. Wanting to avoid every thing and every one, feeling dead, embarrassed of her rejection, all she wanted to do is make it to her room without seeing anyone.
Early Saturday morning, Lucky Marie; no one was awake to see her. She found way to her room. She went in dropped her things, fell onto the bed and wept. Finally falling asleep, she could not remember when.
'knock knock' "Marie?" A soft voice came from the other side of the closed door. "Chicka? You in there girl? Can I come in?" Marie picked up her heavy head realizing it was Jubilee. 'How can that girl be so happy?' She thought as she crawled out of bed and schlepped over like a zombie to the door. 'Oh that's right, she just didn't get her heart stomped on like mine' Wearily, she opened the door. The hell that was on her face must have shown, just as her yellow jacket friend saw her, she gasped.
"Rogue! What's happened?" Tears started to well up in Marie's eyes although she did not know were the water was coming from. "He…" was the only thing she could manage to say. Jubilee knew what she was about to say, girl instincts. "That little shit!" She hugged her hurt friend, and brought them both into the en suite and sat her on the edge of the tub. Taking a wet washcloth, handed it over to Marie who was still sobbing. "Hejustdidit." Marie's eyes just swelling up again, as she put her face in the wet cloth.
Jubilee sat next to her. "He's dead!" She said softly, but with conviction. Marie cried again but not because of her friend's willingness to kill, but because the thought of death, cold and harshness that she herself had been through, was too much.
Arms around her comforting, Marie calmed down reassuring Jubilee she stop crying for the moment. She was able to tell her all that happened last night. "That little icy bastard!" Jubilee muttered under breath before sighing and looking at Marie. "Well, I was going to come ask you if you would like to come out with Jeanie, Scott and me to the city for dinner and dancing. But now, I'm gonna tell you that we're leaving in 3 hrs and you are coming with us." Marie smiled weakly; after all, a moment not to think would be good for her. She agreed. "Good! Now come on, we're going to my room and getting you all dressed up!"
Unusual for the typical. Jubilee was able to dress Rouge in a simple black dress and tied her hair back with a little red bow. "I saw this little number at the mall a few weeks ago," Jubilee explained fixing her yellow skirt in the mirror. "Was going to give it to you for Christmas, but now is as good a time as any." Smiling "Thanks Jubee." "What are friends for?" She responded. "Merry Christmas, now, lets get down stairs, Scott and Jean are probably down by the car by now."
Scott and Jean were already at the car occupied themselves, so to speak. More like lip locking, tonsil hockey to be exact. When Rogue and Jubilee walked through the door, leading to the garage Jubilee took one look at this site, grinned than started whistling and clapping. "Way to go Scott!" clapping some more.
Unaware that the two were there, Scott's visor almost came off and jean helped him keep it on as the both of them fell over. Jubilee laughed, Rouge giggled a little than down right cracked up. It was the best she felt in the course of 24 hrs. She was annoyed but mostly glad for Jubilee's way. Looking to see that Marie was laughing at all, the three of them smiled. Forgetting anger and what not, they headed to the restaurant in Scott's car.
Well that's the start :) Hope you liked it. Chapter two is on it's way, I am in the process of typing it up to load right now.