Another chapter completed, hope you enjoy. Thanks so much for the reviews they are all so lovely. But I do apologise for anything that might be said or even discibed that is not 100% accurate with the xmen comics or the series, like the colour of Jeans eyes. I've not really read any of the comics, I tried to go off what the xmen films portrays them like. I haop i haven't rushed this chapter i just wanted to get the story moving a bit move. xxx

Rogue had spent another full day in the danger room doing more physical training with Logan, as she was making her way back up the stairs to her bedroom she bumped into Jean.

"Hey Rogue, gosh you looked knackered!" said taking just one look at her tired face.

"Yeah, the proffesser has had me doing hour after hour in the danger room again" she smiled bleakly

"Well I'm sure he knows what he's doing. Anyway, I was going to ask you if you want to come bowling tonight? The kids are away on that field trip with Beast and Storm and I thought it would be nice for us all to do some thing" she smiled

"With the girls?" she asked thinking of Jubilee, Kitty, Besty.

"Yes but Scott, Peter, Warren, and Kurt are coming as well, so there'll be a group of us" she replied

Rogue didn't take very long to realise it was going to be all couples, and she would probably end up like the third wheel. "ummm, I don't know I feel a bit drained" she said, which was mostly truthful.

"Ok, well think about it, we're meeting in the hall at six, if you're not there, we'll know why" Jean said kindly, she did look awful she thought to her self.

"Ok, so I might see you later" Rogue said 'but I doubt it' she thought to her self as she walked away, hoping Jean wasn't reading her mind.

"Bye"

Rogue made her way to her room, and as soon as the door closed behind her she collapsed on to her bed. She was exhausted, usually her enegy levels would be back to normal now, but it was taking longer than usual, she looked over at the clock and groaned, 5:35pm. She wanted to go bowling, but didn't fancy going as an odd one out, the only one without a date. Rogue did get on with the boys, as much as the girls, but hated seeing them all together being all lovey-dovey, she pulled a face then sighed, suddenly feeling lonely, it was not like she didn't have friends there at the mansion, they we're like family to her now, but she felt jealous at times when she saw Scott and Jean together watching films, or Kitty and Peter slowly becoming closer. She tried not too feel like this but it was difficult, she had never experienced a relationship before for obvious reasons and often wondered what it would be like to be close to someone, too be loved and to love. She did have strong feelings for Gambit and wondered often how he felt about her, but knowing her luck, he would only want friendship and she didn't want to take the chance of finding out for sure, she valued her friendship too much to spoil it. So she's stay single and alone.' It not too bad' she thought to herself 'at least I have ma freedom'. as she thought over her problems, she could feel her eye's getting heavier and heavier until she slowly fell to sleep.

Rogue awoke to a loud knocking on the door. It took her a while to make out the noise and where it was coming from. She looked up at the clock, it was six thirty, she's been asleep for an hour, it felt like she'd only just closed her eyes.

The knocking continued

"Yeah come in" she shouted

Remy peered around the open door, he smiled at her lay fully clothed across her bed. "hi" he said, smiling down at her.

"Hey, come in. Sorry Ah must had fallen asleep" she said looking up at him above her.

Remy lingered in the door way for a second, closing the door behind him and coming to sit on the end of her bed facing Rogue, who pulled herself up into the sitting position so she could face him.

"What's up" she asked a bit more brightly

"Jean asked if I wanted to go bowling, it seems everyones going." Remy said

"Yeah she asked me too, do you wanted to go?" Rogue asked

"Not really" Remy shrugged

"Ok," Rogue said not knowing what it was Remy came in for then.

"We could do something?" he asked quickly "the kids are away and the mansion would be pretty empty tonight, we could go out?"

Rogue grinned, was this some kind of invitation for a nice night out with Remy. The butterflies in her stomach went mad. "yeah ok"

"cool I'll come back in a hour" he said getting up from the bed and making his way to the door.

"Yeah, make it an hour and half, I need to change and could do with a shower, I stink" she said joking

"Yeah, well I didn't want to say" he said holding his nose

"You cheeky bastard" Rogue shouted, throwing a cushion at him but he easily jumped out of the way closing the door behind him.

Rogue jumped off the bed and raced over to her mirror. She gasped when she saw her reflection "oh no, look at me" she said rubbing her face. she had only just finished a trainning session and it looked like it too! Her hair was up in a scruffy pony tail, she was wearing no make up, and her eyes were all blocthly and swollen from her sleep. "oh ma life Ah've got an hour to make ma self look half decent, if it's possible" she said to herself.

Throwing open the doors to her walk in wardrode she frantically rooted through all of her clothes, pulling them out and discarding the unwanted items across her floor, when she had pulled out the last item she looked them over. Rogue was never a tidy person so her clothes were always over the room floor, and usually creased or dirty. Shifting through them see saw her demin skirt, she held it up and sniffed it and laughed too her self, some times she was such a bloke, smelling an item of clothes to see if it was clean how gross. But it was. "ok now top,…top ah ha!" she bent down a picked up a emerald green polo neck top. The skirt was very short so she decided she needed leggings for it which she had. She quickly put then on the bed, grabbed a towel and raced across the hall to the shower.

Half an hour later she was out, drying her long hair. Taking a quick glance at the clock she didn't have much time left. Once she had done her hair she applied her make up and got changed. quickly putting a chunky beaded necklace around her neck. All that was left was to choose her shoes, black leather boots. She looked into her mirror and smiled, she looked ok, and no skin was showing apart from her face and hands, but her trusted gloves would fix that 'do I look over dressed?' she thought to her self, 'it's probably only going to be a drink…. ahhh, what to do?' she thought looking around her room for some thing else less dressy, but there was a knock on the door, 'shit'

"Hey , can in come in?" said Remy's voice from behind the door

"Yeah" she called back. It was too late to change now.

The door open and remy walked in, he was wearing dark jeans, a navy blue jumper and a white shirt underneath. He looked very nice, not he usual cowboy look that he loves so much.

"You look nice" he said admiring Rogue

"Thanks, you scrub up well too" she repiled smiling.

"Yeah, well if the occasion arises" he smirked "So, you wanna go out for something to eat seeing as we are all dressed up?"

"Yeah sure, Ah'm actually staving" she said grabbing her bag off the side table on the way out.

They returned back a couple of hours later after enjoying a beautiful meal at Rizzo's, an Italian resturant only a short walk from the mansion. They we're both relaxed and having good time enjoying each others company.

"Looks like no ones back yet" Gambit said opening the front door with his key

"Well it's only early, it wouldn't surprise me if Betsy drags them to a club" Rogue said following Gambit into the living room.

"We can still watch a film, if you want?" he asked

"Might as well, Ah don't really fancy an early night, Ah aint passed it just yet" she said jumping down on the sofa stretching out her legs, "Could you be a darl and get us a drink while your up"

"Ah, yes my lady" he mimicked the voice of a English butler "what would the lady like to drink?"

"A beer please" she laughed

Gambit bowed and walked to the kitchen, a couple of mintues later he was back with two cold beers. "There you go" he said tossing it to her

"Cheers"

Gambit walked around the sofa till he was standing at her feet.

"Move over" he said wanting to sit down

"No, I'm very comfortable" she smiled sweetly up at him

"Move or I'll jump on you" he threatened

"Do it" she said aching an eye brow

Gambit put down his drink and took a few steps back.

"You wouldn't dare!"

" I would" all of a sudden he ran up and dived onto the sofa landing right on top of Rogue,

"Oi Swamp rat! ya nearly spilt ma beer" she chucked, holding the bottle away from her top" get off me" she laughed gently pushing him off.

Gambit just looked into Rogue's green eyses.

"You know you're so beautiful" he said seriously

"No Ah'm not" she said blushing a liitle

"You are, especially when you blush like that" he smiled

He lifted his arm and felt her soft hair. Leaning in a bit closer, the tension was unbearable as Rogue waited for him to say something. "Can I kiss you?" he asked, so politely, like a true gent.

Rogue pulled back, pressing her head deep into the cushions on the sofa's arm rest, shaking her head.

"Remy, Ah can't, Ah've not got enough control yet"

"Course you do chere, I've watched you and your getting better every day" he smiled down at her. "plus I think you need to practise on someone other than the professor, it can't be too exciting having his thoughts in your head for a few hours after, I bet they bore you to tears"

Rogue laughed at Remy's joke. "Ah don't know, Ah really don't want to hurt you"

"You wont, I'll pull away if you start to fry my brain" a small grin spread across his face.

Rogue didn't protest again, partially because she knew she wouldn't win, and partially, a big, huge part wanted to kiss Remy too.

"Ok, now concentrate" he whispered, he was so close Rogue felt his breath tickle her cheek. She closed her eyes and tried to remember every thing the proffessor had been teaching.

She nodded her head to let him know she was ready.

Remy closed the slight gap between them, very slowly until they where almost touching, he held for a brief second before he kissed her gently. Rogue felt her slight pressure of his lips against hers and it felt so good, and to top it off, she was managing to control her power. She kissed him back a little harder, Remy immediately responded by running his hand through her beautiful hair, gathering it up in his fist roughly.

As they continued to enjoy each other, until Rogue's concentration finally slipped and she got a flash of one of Remy's passed memories and felt his body stiffened. Rogue quickly broke away pushing him off her onto the living room floor.

"Sorry" she called down sheepishly

Gambit lay on his back, with his arms raised, rubbing his forehead, " Wow chere, you really know how to floor a guy"

"Oh Remy Ah'm sorry, Ah couldn't concentrated any more, ma power…"

"I wasn't talking about your powers hun" Remy said sitting up and looking her in the eyes "we just need some practise that's all"

And they did, until the rest on the mansion arrived back home in the early hours.

Rogue and Remy became inseparable in the weeks to follow, spending every minute of their free time together, or hanging with their friends as an official couple. Rogue could not remember a time in her life when she was this happy, every thing was going right for her, she had good friends, a safe home, control over her powers, and an amazing boyfriend. She smiled often to her self for no reason.

"What you grinning at?" Remy asked.

The two were lay under a huge oak tree on the mansion's grounds, it was an unbelievably hot day, so the place to sit and relax was in the shade.

"Nothing, just thinking" she replied, pulling Remy's arms around her tighter. He hugged her fiercely and softly kissed the top of her head.

"Thinking….?"

"Yeah, just about stuff, how happy Ah am with ya, an everythin"

"I'm glad your happy chere"

"Well it's what being in lov…." she stopped herself quickly, and flushed bright red. Thanking god she wasn't facing him. Rogue felt strongly for Remy, and she did love him but they haven't declared it yet to each other!

"What was that chere?" he asked suddenly aware and interested

"Oh nothing, Ah just….. Well it's just" she stuttered trying desperately to think of a reason or a lie to cover up her mistake.

"You love me?"

Rogue sighed, there was no way to backtrack now she would just have to tell Remy how she was feeling.

"Ah think Ah've fallen for you Remy" she whispered, "Well Ah know Ah have"

A smile Rogue could not see broke onto Gambits face, "me too chere"

She pulled her self free from his embrace and turned to look him in the face, " you mean…."

"That I love you." he said proudly

"I love you too" she said throwing her arms around his neck and kissing him passionately, at the same time grinning from ear to ear.