The Best Friend, The Gown, and The Moment

Chapter 2: The Gown


"What's wrong with Rogue?" Kurt asked Kitty as he sat down next to her in the wreck room.

"Um…." she paused, looking around to make sure no one was listening. Kurt watched her curiously. She turned back to Kurt. "You like have to promise not to say anything." she said. He nodded in agreement. "She found this really pretty dress, that she's got her heart set on but she can't find it cheap enough anywhere." Kitty explained.

"Why does she need a dress?" Kurt asked, now even more confused. Kitty looked at him strangely.

"For prom." she said matter-of-factly." Kurt looked surprised.

"Rogue's going to prom?" he asked shocked. Kitty nodded.

"Now that she can touch she decided to go. The thing is, she said she's not going unless she can find this dress."

"She must really love that dress." Kurt pointed out. Kitty nodded.

"I was there when she first saw it. I've never seen her in awe of anything like that before."

Both teens continued to talk, completely unaware of the pair of red on black eyes watching them.

Rogue sighed as she entered her bedroom and threw her book bag on the chair near the door. Her perpetual frown remained on her face as she crossed the room and threw open the curtains. The light from the afternoon sun flooded in lighting the room and the lone figure sitting in the corner.

She turned from the window, nearly jumping out of her skin.

"What the hell are yah doin' here swamp rat." she snapped angry at being startled. Gambit chuckled, standing from the chair he was sitting in and walking up to her.

"A petite chaton told Remy yo' were goin' t' prom 'dis year." Gambit said smirking. She glared.

"Ah'm gonna kill Kitty." she murmured annoyed.

" 'S 'dere a reason yo' didn' ask Remy t' go wit yo'?" he asked. She blushed.

"Ah didn't think yah'd want to go." she said.

"Remy go anywhere fo' his cherie." he replied. Her blush deepened and she smiled shyly. Gambit watched her, thinking her expression was adorable.

"Well." she finally replied. "Ah wasn't sure if Ah was goin'." she replied.

"Ahh 'dat's right, yo' dream dress." he replied. She looked at him surprised. "Can Remy see it?" he asked curious. She nodded, walking over to the desk and picking up a department store catalog. She flipped through it, stopping on the right page and handed it to him.

Gambit looked over the dress scrutinizing. It was a deep violet purple in color with a southern bell hoop skirt and corset empress top. It was strapless and the top was adorned with little white crystal type diamonds.

"Wow, Remy must say, Roguey, yo' got good taste." he said, handing her the book back.

"Thanks." she replied. "But Ah don't think Ah'm gonna get it." she continued.

"Tell moi chere, what so special 'bout 'dis dress?" he asked. She looked down suddenly finding her feet very interesting.

"Its stupid." she replied blushing.

"If it's important t' yo' chere, 's non stupid." he replied seriously. She looked up at him looking deep into his eyes.

Suddenly she turned away and walked over to her night stand, opening the drawer and digging through it. She soon found what she was looking for and turned back to gambit. She handed him a photograph.

Gambit studied the picture carefully. In it a young woman looking eerily similar to Rogue was dressed in an exact copy of the gown she had shown him earlier. The young woman had deep auburn hair and piercing green eyes.

"It's mah mom." she replied answering his unspoken question. "At her coming out party when she was 13." she continued. "She still had the dress when Ah was little and Ah used tah sneak into her closet and jus' marvel at it."

Gambit smiled lightly handing her the picture. She took it back, looking it over admiringly.

"Don' yo' worry 'bout nothing' Roguey." Gambit said turning and walking out. She watched him confused.

That Night

A tapping on the balcony window woke Rogue from her light slumber. She yawned and stretched standing from the bed and heading for the door, expecting to see Gambit like she usually did when there was a tapping at the door.

This time however there was no one there. She looked around confused for a few minutes until something at her feet caught her attention. She looked down to find a rather large box. She picked it up and brought it back into her room setting it on her bed and then turning on the light.

She studied the box for a minute before peeling off the purple ribbon and pulling off the lid. She dug through the tissue paper until she hit a soft purple fabric. She lifted it, to get a better view and found herself unable to hold back the tears that fell.

"Thank you." she said teary eyed as she sat down.

Outside, red on black eyes watched intently a proud smile spreading across his face.


A/N: Chapter 2 done, next up The Moment. Please review.

-RED