Last Dance
Rogue looked and saw an anxious Scott Summers. 'But I don't know if he'll…' Her friend Risty nudged her toward Scott.
"Go on and get it over with, before someone else gets him!" Risty had a mischievous gleam in her eye as she whispered to Rogue. Scott looked surprised as Rogue stumbled forward.
"Uhh…well…w-would ya' lahke to go to the dance with meh?" Rogue managed to get out while blushing.
"Uhh…yeah, sure, I'll go with you." Scott still had a surprised look on his face, so he didn't notice Jean's furious stare nor the way she stormed off. Risty looked surprised as well. 'Didn't go as planned…'
"Whoa…I thought that Jean vas going to…" Kurt started but stopped when he was interrupted.
"Don't you know? In skating you have to expect the unexpected, it's like when I racked myself when I was grinding the handrail." Evan had a smile as he recalled the memory.
"Did it feel that good?" Kurt asked, looking confused.
"Nah, it hurt like hell, but at least I learned from the mistake, now if only the school had a skateboarding team…" Evan had a dreamy look on his face.
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Forge looked at the set up again and nodded. 'Just need to tweak it a little bit…'
"Here we go now, ready Kurt?" Forge had a smile on his face as he handed the rig to him.
"Okie dokie, Lets go, I can't wait to see vhere I pass through!" Kurt had an expectant look on his face.
"Here it goes!" Forge hit the button and nodded to Kurt, after that he teleported.
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Rogue looked at the dress she had been given, from all people, Logan. It looked like an old style ball gown, the top part was a deep purple and strapless while from the waist down it was lavender, the gloves were a light purple and silk. It was absolutely beautiful.
"You knew I was going to ask him, didn't you?" Jean said from her doorway.
"Aren't ya' going out wit 'Johnny Football Hero'?" Rogue had a bit of disdain in her voice.
"What does that have to do with it?" Jean felt surprised, but it didn't show on her face.
"You gotta' man already, so ah asked him first." Rogue had the edge in her voice that told the other girl to 'back off'.
"Isn't he older than you?" Jean looked at her with a thoughtful look.
"Does Duncan have ah brain?" Rogue shot back. Jean left when nothing came to mind to shoot back.
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Kurt appeared at the gym where the preparations for the dance were going on. So far he had been to the danger room, Forges old lab, and now he was here. The realm he passed through looked like hell. He had always wondered where his brimstone smell came from. After turning off the device, he teleported back to the mansion.
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Rogue looked at herself in the mirror and she looked beautiful. She didn't notice Logan walk into the room.
"Yup, I was right again…you should have your date's attention tonight." He looked smug as he walked up behind her. She gasped in surprise as she looked at him.
"But what if he touches mah shoulder?" She had a worried look on her face.
"Don't worry, this is slim we're talking about, he'll be prepared." He set his leather gloves down on her table in her room.
"Well, I'm going for a ride, see ya' when I get back Stripes." Logan had a grin when he left her room, 'forgetting' his gloves.
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Kurt didn't feel like teleporting ever again. With some 'encouragement' from Logan, he went into the dimension and came back relatively unscathed.
"Huh…that's weird…" Forge looked confused.
"Vhats veird?" Kurt looked in fear at his direction.
"Did you completely close the portals behind you?" Forge looked at his instruments intently.
"I think I did…vhy?" Kurt looked confused at the question.
"Because I'm getting some weird readings from the danger room. The sensor is detecting brimstone." Forge looked at him as he put down the scanner. When Kurt got to the danger room, he didn't see anything.
"Forge, I don't see anything. I'll port back to you." 'Here it goes…' He teleported back to Forge.
"There, you see, no harm came to you when you came back here." Professor Xavier had a gentle tone in his voice as he complemented Kurt.
"I'll just get used to it I guess…" Kurt had a sheepish look on his face.
"One step at a time…" Professor X had a smile on his face.
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Rogue had Kitty help her with her hair while she did Kitties nails.
"Oh my god! I can't believe you poached Scott before Jean got to him…I wonder…are you trying to get him to go out with you?" Kitty had an expectant look on her face.
"Oh, it's nothen' lahke that…" Rogue blushed at the thought of her and Scott going out as more than friends.
"You blushed! You BLUSHED!!" Kitty gushed as she squealed.
"Well…" Rogue blushed brighter.
"Way to go Rogue! You know what I think? You two make the perfect couple." Kitty had an honest look in her eye as she smiled at her.
"…I would lahke too…but ya' know how he feels for Jean…" Rogue had doubt in her voice.
"You'll steal his heart tonight…you will. I guarantee it." Kitty smiled reassuringly.
"If ya' think so…" Rogue smiled at the thought, her confidence bolstered.
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Scott looked at his suit again deep in thought. 'I didn't know that Rogue had…nah, couldn't be…but she did ask before Jean did…and Jean is with Mathews at the moment…I'll figure it out when I pick up my date…' He started to dress himself still deep in thought. 'Jean and I have been friends since we were kids…I only recently met Rogue…Rogue was there when Mystique attacked me on the school trip…she saved my life…Jean and I have trained since we were kids, not really being in real danger…if Jean liked me, why didn't she tell me…of course I didn't tell her either, so that's my fault as well…but the way rogue looked at me as she asked me…she looked like she has liked me for a long time…' As he looked at himself in the mirror he smiled. 'I guess I'll ask her to go out sometime…I want to know some more about her.' As he thought that thought he left to go and pick up his date.
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Rogue opened the room door and there stood Scott. She looked at how handsome he was in his suit. She smiled as she saw a look of awe on his face. 'Maybe Kitty was rahght…'
"Are ya' gonna' stand there gawking at meh or are we gonna' go to a dance?" Rogue had a smile on her face as he blushed.
"Y-yeah, lets get going…" He offered his arm and she took it, smiling up at him.
"Oh yeah…Scott is most definitely Rogues…" Kitty had an amused look on her face. Jean did not look pleased as Scott and Rogue left.
"Why would you say that?" Jean had a bit of bitterness slip into her tone.
" 'Cause of the look in his eye." Kitty had a knowing air about her as she left to wait for Lance to pick her up.
"Duncan better like the dress…" Jean left feeling a little bitter.
"It's not a lemo', but it's at least mine." Scott had a smile as he opened the door for Rogue. She smiled as she sat in the car.
"At least ya' more of a gent than Jeans date is." Rogue took his hand and interlaced her fingers with his.
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Logan was in the danger room 'passing time'. Sabertooth came at him with claws and teeth bared. Logan ducked a swipe at his throat and upper-cutted Sabertooth, sending him back a few steps. Logan followed up with claws of his own, cutting deep into Sabertooth's flesh. Sabertooth issued a grunt of annoyance as he boxed Logan's ears. Logan stumbled back a few steps as his ears rang with pain. What happened next was completely unexpected. A giant red mouth full of teeth chomped on Sabertooth. When Logan's healing factor was done with his ears, the being was almost through the portal.
"Chuck, the Elf's portal wasn't all the way closed, we have some unwelcome visitors…contact that Tinker to fix the problem." Logan spoke into the mouth-piece of the comm.'s as he squared off against that thing.
"I'll have him summoned at once." Professor X sent out the mental call.
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The door to Forges old lab crumpled to the floor and the red beast lumbered out with a hungry look in its eye. It seemed to smell something good and followed its nose to its meal.
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Rogue was in heaven. The slow dance that was on she enjoyed as she danced with Scott. While other couples were at a forearms length away from each other, she was nestled close with Scott, her head on his chest listening to his steady heartbeat. Scott didn't really notice the stares as they danced. Jean was leaning against the wall upset, not at Rogue and Scott, but at Duncan. He was reliving the homecoming game with his good buddies. 'We haven't even danced ONE dance yet…but Rogue and Scott have been out on the floor at least TEN times…what's that?' It looked like a tear was forming and something was trying to break out. A clawed foot was trying to break out, and that's when the people without special abilities started running for the exits. With Rogues perfect evening ruined, she sighed as she looked at Scott.
"We'll have ta' finish this dance later…" Rogue undid the snap on the back of the bottom part of the dress, and the bottom part fell to the floor revealing a pair of light jeans.
"Guess I wasn't the only one prepared…" Scott chuckled as he switch his glasses for his battle visor. The fight was just beginning.
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Logan had finally backed it into a corner when Forge ran in with a device.
"Stand back!" Forge shouted as Logan dodged a massive hind leg. When Logan was out of the way, Forge let loose with his device, the beam closed Nightcrawler's portal as well sent the thing back to whence it came.
"That was quick Tinker…where else has the Elf been?" Logan had a serious edge to his voice.
"My lab and the Gym…Oh man, the DANCE!" Forge looked panicked.
"Don't worry kid, I'll get you there." Logan had a grimace on his face as he ran for the van.
"I'm not worried about the lab; I'm worried for the people in the dance." Forge had a strained look on his face.
"Tinker, they're there and I've trained them." Logan had a smile on his face as he started the van.
"Ok." Forge didn't looked convinced.
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When Logan and Forge came upon the Brotherhood, Blob was sitting on the creature.
"Well done…" Logan had a look of contempt on his face.
"It was nothen'." Blob laughed as Forge sent the being back after he had closed the rift in his old lab. When Blob landed on his butt his buddies in the Brotherhood laughed at him. Logan and Forge walked into a destroyed gym, but the thing was phased into the floor trying to escape.
"And here goes the last of them." Forge closed the rift and sent the being back to its home dimension.
"There goes the party…" Kitty looked a little upset.
"Who wants a ride home?" Scott asked. Rogue, Kitty, and Jean walked with him to his car.
"What happened to yer' date?" Rogue asked Jean in a polite tone.
"He got out with the others…but he ditched me." She had anger in her eyes.
"Same with Lance, I can't believe he ditched me here, thanks Scott for giving us a ride home." Kitty looked at Scott and smiled. Jean had a slight smile on her face as she nodded toward him. Rogue took the front seat; Kitty and Jean were in the back. Logan took everyone else back home, he had the van.
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Scott drove up to the garage at the institute. Everyone had some fast food and was eating. Rogue sat with Scott as he ate his meal.
"Ya' know, it was almost lahke a date tonight…" Rogue had a faraway look in her eye.
"Yeah…I guess it was…would you like to get that last dance in?" Scott cleaned up his face as he got up to throw away the wrappers.
"But mah dress…" She looked down until she felt a gloved finger under her chin, staring into his eyes.
"Your still wearing it, besides, I want to dance with you again…" She took his gloved hand and imagined the warmth coming off of it.
"I'll have this last dance with ya'…" Rogue and Scott started to dance to an oldie station.
"Tomorrow, would you like to go out with me?" Scott asked her as she was dancing with him.
"Y-yeah…ah would lahke that…" She smiled and kissed his heart, where the shirt was.
"Tomorrow after the danger room sim. I know of a great place…"
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Yes I know this is one of my shorter fic's, but enjoy it all the same. I tried to get the accents down. (At least I TRIED! ;P) Comments are welcome, both good and bad, flames will keep me warm this winter.