I was very ticked off that Gambit and Beast weren't in the movies so I"m putting them in. Also, since they are obviously going to introduce the Dark Phoenix Saga next I'm going to have it be after that so Jean is alive. Anything else that is out of place I apologize for since I the comics and the tv show are also part of my inspiration. I realize this may start out like a lot of conventiona lfics out there but give mea chance, I'm really gonna try to make it different. Hope you all enjoy this.

Chapter 1

It was nearly 3 am when Rogue and Jubilee stumbled in the back door to the kitchen. Giggling like mad, the two drunk 21-year-olds didn't realize anyone else was in the room until there was a loud clearing of a throat. They immediatly froze, even through the fuzzy haze of having too much to drink they knew they were in trouble if it was anyone but a student. They cursed their rotten luck when they saw Logan sitting in front of his characteristic beer with a questioning look.

"Where have you two been?" Logan asked accusingly. Rogue glanced back at the Chinese girl who was currently hiding behind her. She didn't waste the glare.

"We were just out at a club." she said carefully.

"You drove home drunk." Logan stated.

Jubliee coughed and muttered something about needing Aspirin and scampered out of the room. Rogue bit her lip.

"We didn't want ta leave the Mercedes in the parking lot. It wasn't exaclty a safe part of town."

Rogue could've slapped herself, that was smart she thought.

Logan didn't look happy. Before he could break into his tirade a figure strode in who Rogue didn't recognize. She eyed him warily.

The stranger was wearing black clothes with a brown trench coat on top, he had auborn hair and the most striking eyes she had ever seen- red on black. He was ruggedly sexy.

"What do you want?" Logan growled at him. The stranger was about to reply but Logan cut him off, turning to Rogue.

"This is Gambit, Storm brought him here earlier. He's an old friend of hers." his tone left no doubt that he didn't care for the man.

"Gambit can leave if he's interrupting."

Rogue almost melted on the spot. He spoke with a French accent, though slightly different from those she had heard before.

Gambit then caught site of Rogue and abrubtly changed his mind. He wasn't afraid of Wolverine.

"But not before bein' introduced to dis belle fille." he added and swept past Logan to capture Rogue's hand and kissed it. She had to try very hard not to blush. Only because she was intoxicated she would later tell herself.

"Mah name's Rogue." she answered.

He smiled at her charmingly.

"Cajun." Logan growled warningly.

Cajun, no wonder his accent sounded different. She could tell however that this was about to get ugly.

"Nice ta meet you." she said to Gambit and then exited the room before Logan could get any more protective.

"Keep away from her Cajun." Logan told Gambit with a thinly veiled threat. Gambit merely grinned at him and went back upstairs.

The next morning, or should I say afternoon Rogue and Jubilee woke with massive hangovers. Since they shared a room neither had to worry about their roommate waking them up. Rogue groaned at the sunlight that streamed in the window and burrowed under her covers.

"That's the last time I drink like that." Jubilee groaned from her bed. Rogue laughed then stopped abrubtly as it made her head pound.

"That's what you said last time." she reminded her friend.

I need to speak with you two.

Jean's voice suddenly sounded in their heads. Startled they sat up and glanced at each other uneasily. Did Logan tell her they were out late? Rogue didn't think so but couldn't help but feel slightly nervous as they cleaned up then went downstairs to meet the redhead.

They stepped out of the elevator and entered the Breifing Room, suprised to see Cyclops, Storm, Logan, Beast and Nightcrawler there as well.

"What'd we do?" Jubilee asked nervously. The others chuckled.

"You've done nothing wrong Jubilee, not that we know of at least." Storm answered with her calm humor.

Rogue caught Logan's eye and grinned.

"We've decided that since you two have been helping so much with the team already and have showed control of your powers...that you are officially part of the team." Jean couldn't help but add the dramatic pause.

The girls stared at her in shock.

"You mean we're X-men now?" Rogue asked exitedly. They smiled at her genially.

They yelled exictedly.

"Ah can't believe we're X-men." Rogue exclaimed a while later as she and Jubilee were sitting in their room.

"I know! Bobby's gonna be jealous." Jubilee said to her friend as she looked up from the magazine she was reading.

Rogue started. She had forgotten to tell Bobby! With the exitement she hadn't told her own boyfriend. Cringing Rogue rose to find said Iceman.

She found him outside playing basketball with Pyro and several others. Bobby spotted his girlfriend and jogged over giving her a quick kiss on the cheek. She grinned at him, expecting him to be happy for her once she told him.

"Guess what! Jubilee and ah were made full members of the team this morning!" she exclaimed happily, then faultered when she saw the look on his face.

"Bobby?" she asked uncertainly, he looked pissed.

"You and Jubilee? I'm stronger than both of you and I didn't get in." he said almost as if to himself. Rogue was hurt. Just because he could use his power more often without endangering those around him didn't make him stronger than her. She told him as much.

He glared at her.

"I'm way more useful than you are, you don't have enough nerve to use your power against someone."

His words stung as surely as the icy power he commanded would have. How could he say that? He knew she wasn't as forceful with her power and yet he preyed on her for it. She felt tears sting her eyes.

"Maybe we should cool it for a while then, if yah can't stand the thought of me being better than you."

Bobby brought his hand up and Rogue froze in shock. He brought his hand down to slap her but a gloved hand caught his before it connected.

"You don't hit p'tites." Gambit said with a hateful glare at her boyfriend and bent his wrist back causing the younger man to cry out and yank his hand back.

"Stay out of this." Bobby said to the Cajun angrily. Gambit gently pushed Rogue out of the way and brought up his Bo staff. Rogue couldn't help but be curious, she didn't know what Gambit's mutant power was. Bobby looked ready to kill and was icing up his hands when a voice called across the yard.

"Stop!"

The three mutants looked to see Cyclops and Jean striding toward them and they did not look happy. Gambit stashed his Bo staff back in his trench coat and Bobby let go of the ice he had called up.

"What is going on here?" Cyclops asked angrily.

Rogue moved in front of Gambit to placate their leader but Gambit beat her to it.

"Dis ice boy was goin' ta hit de fille."

"Bobby and I-"

"What!" Cyclops and Jean exclaimed at the same time.

Rogue was getting very tired of being cut off.

"I wasn't going to hit her!" Bobby cried out in his defense. Rogue snorted and Gambit gave her a grin.

"I had told Bobby about Jubilee and mine's recruit and he got angry. Gambit stopped him from slapping me and they started to argue." Rogue explained.

Cyclops looked tempted to use his optic blast on Iceman. Jean however put her hand on his shoulder.

"We will talk about this inside Bobby. Now."

He followed the couple inside the mansion after a glare at Rogue and Gambit.

"Gambit t'inks maybe de Rogue should drop de homme after dat." Gambit said turning to her.

"Ah told him we'd take a break, that's what made him almost hit me. I agree."

She finally looked at Gambit and once again heat rushed to her face. Rogue usually wouldn't get shy around men but there was something about him that made her feel like she was being scrutinized but in a good way. It was hard to explain.

"What's yoah power?" Rogue asked him suddenly then cringed as it might have offended him.

Gambit however grinned brilliantly.

"Gambit was wondering if you'd ask."

He pulled out a deck of cards from his trench coat pocket, selected one and it started to glow bright red. Intrigued Rogue watched as the card began to snap with heat then Gambit tossed it away from him and it exploded in a loud snap causing Rogue to start.

"What is that Gambit?"

"Kinetic energy. Gambit is also an empath." he told her and put his cards away. "What be de Rogue's?" he asked with equal curiosity.

"Ah take your life force, and your powers if you're a mutant. With mah skin." she gestured to her long opera gloves and covering clothes. It was then that Gambit also noticed she wore a scarf. Rogue looked at the ground prepared to see him cringe and back away as most usually do when they hear her skin is lethal. She wouldn't hate him for it, she was used to it.

Gambit tipped her chin back up to look in her bright green eyes. He smiled at her gently.

"Dere's nothing wrong wit dat power chere."

She smiled back.

I know Iceman wouldn't ever really try to hit her but she needed to break up with him to make room for Gambit. They belong together after all. I can't believe they haven't put him in the movies yet, it's an afront to the X-men universe. Oh yeah let me know if you think their accents are off, I think I did them justice though. Anyway let me know if you all like it. I'm not sure where it's going exactly yet but I hope you readers are interested nonetheless. Review!

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