Kissing You

"Johnny where are we going?" Rogue asked as he pulled her along the tunnels.

"It's a surprise."

"A surprise?"

John chuckled and pulled her close wrapping his arm around her waist. "Don't sound nervous."

"I'm remembering you're last surprise." She grimaced.

"It wasn't my fault it blew up."

"Yeah right Johnny."

"I wouldn't lie to you babe." He placed a light kiss on her cheek as he pushed open the iron gate that led to the woods. The sun was just setting so the sky was burning red, Rogue's favourite time of day.

"Come on." That was when Rogue noticed a car waiting for them.

"John where did you get that from?" she said as he pulled her towards it. She really didn't want to get in a stolen car.

"Don't worry, the Professor lent it to me."

"Hm…" she trailed off as he hopped into the car. She climbed into the passenger seat and suddenly realised this was the car they had taken when William Stryker invaded the school.

"I always wanted to drive this." John said with a grin. Rogue slipped on her seat belt.

"Can you even drive?" she asked slightly worried.

"Yes." He rolled his eyes. He reached out and took her hand. "Trust me this is gonna be a great night."

The engine started and they darted off into the night. Rogue stared out the window watching the woods pass by.

"So are you going to tell me where were going now."

"I already told you, out."

"Could you be more specific?"

"Maybe… on one condition."

"And what would that be?" she couldn't help but be wary.

"You take off you're glove's for the night." She laughed, he was insane, she was in love with an insane person.

"You're kidding."

"Do I look like I'm joking?' He quickly grabbed her hand and ripped the glove off.

"Give that back John!" she shouted attempting to dive the seat belt stopping her.

He chuckled slipping it into the compartment on his door. She was about to unbuckle her seatbelt and dive to get it when John tutted.

"Ah now is it really smart to go jumping all over me when I'm trying to drive."

"I hate you John." He sighed when she folded her arms and glared out the window.

"Look I'm just trying to make this night special."

"Well the whole idea of things being special is about enjoyment and I won't enjoy it if you don't give me back my glove!" she snapped.

"Well it would be more enjoyable for me if you took off you're gloves."

"Why are people so hell bent on me wearing less clothes!" she snapped.

"I could think of many reasons." John said giving her a long look up and down.

"Eye's on the road!" she shouted hitting his arm.

His smile widened and his eyes went back to the dark road ahead.

"Still mad?" John asked when a few minutes had passed.

"Yes."

"What do I have to do to get you to forgive me?"

"Give me back me glove."

"How about I apologise?" She snorted. John was great at giving apologies he used to give one everyday when he lived in the mansion but a sincere one's...

Suddenly he stopped the car and turned off the engine. "Eh… John, what are you doing?" she asked turning to face him. He took her ungloved hand.

"Marie D'ancant-"

"Anna Marie," She corrected as his calm washed over her. He raised his eyebrow. "I don't like the Anna part."

"Anna Marie D'ancanto I love you more than anything on this earth, in this universe. I love you so much I'm even will to make this damn corny speak," he chuckled squeezing her hand.

"I'm sorry for leaving you…. I'm sorry for everything I ever have and ever will do to hurt or upset you. I'm also sorry for the over due apology. I'm just… sorry," All Rogue could do was gape at him. He sounded sincere, more than that, he sounded… nervous?

"But there is one thing I am not sorry for and that is trying to get you to accept you're powers and stop wearing those gloves," He slowly pulled off her other glove waiting for her to object but she was speechless.

"Will you forgive me?" she was even more surprised that this seemed like a genuine question, he sounded worried. She laughed, she couldn't help it.

"Oh John you're so stupid some times. Of course I forgive you I wouldn't be here if I didn't."

He let out a sigh of relief and she laughed again. He really was nervous. John Allerdyce was nervous. Already this night was one of the most memorable.

"Thank you."

"You don't have to thank me." She squeezed his hand and he grinned.

"So… do you want to know where were going to tonight?"

"Yes." She said eagerly entirely forgetting about the fight over her gloves.

"A date."

"A date?" she repeated slowly.

"Yep, a date. You know like normal all American teenagers do."

She laughed. "We're not normal Johnny, far from it."

"I know and that's why this date is going to be our normal."

"What?" he grinned at her confusion.

"Up for a walk?"

"A walk? You mean we're here?" She looked around but could see nothing but darkness, road and trees. She turned to question him some more but he was already climbing out of the car. She couldn't help but be a little thrown by his behaviour. A date, a real date? They had never been on one of them. They had gone out before but they were always with someone else, never alone.

Rogue reached for the door and was surprised when it opened of its own accord. She smiled at John when he offered his hand. She took it and climbed out of the car laughing a little.

"I would have never known there's gentlemen buried in there somewhere." He pulled her close and kicked the door shut with his foot grinning down at her. Rogue couldn't help but feel breathless as he looked down at her with a look I his eyes she had never seen before, a new kind of intensity. She felt her breath hitch and her heart rate pick up.

"Come on," John chuckled spinning, bringing her with him and setting off into the darkness. "We can't stand around all day."

"Tease." She mumbled under her breath earning a laugh. Not a chuckle but a genuine laugh, something he so rarely did all she could do was watch him for a moment. He was so beautiful when he laughed he looked like a completely different person, so much happier.

John released his grip on her waist as the reached the edge of the forest and held her hand leading the way. Rogue tried not to groan as she followed the path he made. She hated the woods, even more now than ever. She kept low and treaded carefully trying not to walk into a branch or fall over anything.

Five minutes passed and Rogue was getting annoyed. Where were they going? John hadn't exactly been specific. As if reading her mind John squeezes her hand.

"We're here." He announced stopped.

"We are?" Rogue looked around but there was nothing there, they were still in the woods. He laughed again and she found herself jumping. He really was acting strange.

He moved some shrubbery aside and pulled her through it. Rogue let out a little yell of surprise and fell into a clearing.

For a moment all she could do was stare at what she was seeing. Then she smiled and threw her arms around John. There were in a clearing in the forest that hides a small pond that was more the size of a small lake. This wasn't what made her happy though, it was what John had set up, a picnic. It wouldn't have been anything too special if it wasn't her ideal date. She had never told this to anyone except Kitty.

"How did you know?" she asked letting him go and staring before her still amazed. He laughed again and took her hand puling her towards his little assortment.

"I listen to you Rogue."

"But… how did you get this all set up."

"I had some help." He said with a mischievous smile on his face that made her suspicious but she was too happy to question him.

"Its… amazing." She flopped onto the blanket and looked up into the dark sky filled with stars.

"I was hoping for that reaction." He grinned sitting beside her. He pulled out his Zippo and Rogue couldn't help but pull a face. She wasn't exactly happy that he was going to be at that thing all night but he had just done the most romantic thing for her anybodies ever though of. He sighed beside her and flipped the Zippo open. In a flash the flame grew and shot into the air above eliminating the clearing. She titled her head back and looked up to dozens of little balls of flames that hovered over them making the stars look inconsequential.

"Wow," She sighed as he slid the Zippo back in his pocket. "John this is just… I don't think there are words to describe this. Its… perfect."

"Just like you then." She laughed a little and gave his hand a small squeeze. He reached out and wrapped his arm around her and pulled her as close as he could burying his face in her hair. Rogue felt safe in his arms, as if nothing could touch her, like the outside world didn't exist. She let out a breath and relaxed against his chest.

"Kurt's dead." At her words she felt John tense underneath her before he began stroking her hair.

"Was it Copycat?"

"Nobody even noticed for days… we just thought he left like he always does."

"It's not you're fault Rogue."

"I know its not." She lied. Johns grip around her tightened.

"It's not Rogue. I wouldn't lie to you. I love you too much." A small laugh escaped her lips at the thought of John not lying.

"I love you John." He just kissed her hair that was enough.

They stayed like that for hours, Rogue wrapped in his arms under the stars in silence. They didn't need to talk, didn't even need to look at each other for the moment to be perfect, they just need to be together.

Then John sighed and kissed her neck. "I almost forget something." He whispered in her ear. His breath against her skin made her whole body shiver.

Much to her disappointment he let her go and jumped to her feet. She watched as he bent down and fiddled with something. She hadn't even noticed there was something there earlier. Suddenly the soft melody of an acoustic guitar filled the clearing. Rogue smiled as she recognized the beat of her favourite song.

John turned to her with a grin and extended his hand. "May I have this dance?" She was taken a back for a moment with the concept of John dancing but quickly nodded her head and placed her hand in his. He pulled her to her feet and wrapped her arms around her waist pulling her as close as possible. She sighed and wrapped her arms around his neck getting lost into his neck.

"How did you remember about the song? It has to be over a year since I told you about it." he laughed.

"I remember everything you tell me Rogue."

"You can't remember everything."

"You're favourite colour is blue but you're favourite colour to wear is navy or purple. You're favourite band is lifehouse but you're favourite song is by Trading Yesterday. You broke you're arm when you were five and again when you were ten from climbing the same tree. You hate strawberries but you love everything that's strawberry flavoured and it's the opposite way with chocolate. You're scared of glass clowns but not regular ones. You're favourite book is Pride and Prejudice. You always wanted to travel around the world, you had a map on you're wall of where you planned to visit in America. Do you want me to go on?"

Rogue was stunned. She could feel herself staring at John with her month hanging open but she couldn't do anything else. She knew John loved her but she never knew to that extent. She was pretty sure she would have a harder time remembering her favourite things then he would.

"I…I…" he chuckled at her inability to speech. He twirled her around to the music, which she was only vaguely aware of now. He pulled her back and kissed her lightly on the cheek.

"Are you lost for words?"

"I… I didn't think you'd remember any of that let alone all of it."

"I thought that's what being in love was about. Wanting to know everything about the other person and loving them regardless." Even though he said this with a smile Rogue couldn't help but see some emotion in the background that she didn't understand.

"Yeah it is." His smile grew more pronounced and he kissed her tenderly.

Rogues hand tangled in his hair and she pulled him closer wanting to make the kiss more urgent, deeper. His warmth spread through her body making her tingle and the love he felt for her took over every part of her body and made her feel as if she was floating. His body pressed against hers and somehow his grip on her tightened. Rogue tried to keep her head straight and not throw all herself in the kiss and get lost, she didn't want a repeat of a few nights ago. It would be so easy though, too easy to loose herself completely in John.

He pulled away and sighed still holding her face. "Holding back on me?"

"Sorry I just don't want to hurt you."

He rolled his eyes. "You can hurt me Rogue but it's worth it. I don't care and you shouldn't either."

"How could I not care?" she demanded trying to step away from him but his grip on her stayed tight.

"Just kiss me Rogue once without holding back. You always hold back some little part of you and I want every part of you, just this once, just for tonight," Rogue bit her lip. She had to hold back, if she wasn't waiting for her powers to kick in what would happen to John? Would she kill him? "Please Rogue." And then she couldn't say no. How could she when he asked her like that, looking at her with his chocolate eyes?

She nodded already preparing herself to let go, just to feel and not think. She took a deep breath trying to calm her and not panic. If she panicked it would make everything ten times worse.

"You won't hurt me Rogue." John whispered just before his lips crushed against hers. Rogue instantly pulled him closer grabbing fistfuls of his clothes trying to pull him closer. Instantly a sort of burning feeling had washed over her making her whole body feel like it was on fire but in a good way. She pulled John closer trying to get more of the fire and be closer to him. She slipped her tongue into his mouth and moaned at as his taste hit her tongue. How had she not noticed how good he tasted before? Had she been concentrating that much on her powers? John pulled her closer one hand on the small on her back and the other rubbing her thigh in a way that was making her crazy. Rogue could feel her heart pounding in her ears and Johns beating against her chest, it was making her head spin. John pulled away and she gasped for breath not realizing she hadn't been breathing. He quickly began planting kisses along her neck sending shivered down her body. All his thoughts and feelings were hitting her like she'd never felt them before. She almost felt like she could hear his thoughts and it only said one thing. Rogue.

His lips caught hers again and Rogue wanted to wrap her whole body around him and damn the consquences.

Suddenly John pulled away with a shocked expression

"What's wrong?" she gasped feeling slightly light headed.

"I… nothing." Rogue stared at him trying to make sense of what happened. She was sure that was the first time he had ever pulled away first.

"Nothing," he repeated with a smile. His arms wrapped around her again and the swayed to the music. She wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in his chest breathing in his scent.

"I love you Johnny."

"I love you too Marie."

The sun was rising as Rogue laid on John's chest making circles on his chest as she continued to talk about her past. They had been up all night talking, well she talked and John listened. She never expected John to talk about himself, he never did.

"When I was six I stopped talking to my parents for a week because they wouldn't give me a baby brother or sister," she laughed thinking back. "I thought it would be like having another baby doll to play with."

"I had an older brother and a younger sister," Rogue froze at John's words wondering if she was hearing things. She decided not to speak afraid that John wouldn't continue. "Me and my brother were really close. His name was Nick. He was about seven years older than me but we stuck together, took care of each other. It was hard living with mum and…" John trailed off as if for the first moment realizing exactly what he was talking about. He hugged her closer and kissed her hair.

"We better get back." As he untangled himself from her and climbed to his feet Rogue couldn't be angry at him for not finishing. If anything she was ecstatic, for the first time she had hope that John would open up to her, completely. He grinned down at her and extended his hand. Rogue smiled placing her bare hand in his and getting to her feet. She patted her pockets which securely held her gloves and leaned her head on John's shoulder wishing she could freeze this moment in time, like a picture, something she could visit whenever she felt like.

I want to thank Kazulallan, o0-PYROmaniac-0o, Liz Wyatt, Little Karma, RogueNya, Prince cl0ud9, KatSin and dulcesweet I love you guys!

A/N: I am so so so so so so so so so sorry for being so late to update but his chapter was hell. Pure hell. I just couldn't write it and at one point just got so sick of it I decided to ignore it for a while but now I am ready to finish this. I'm not happy with how this came out but I thought it was better to post something.

Please review if you do I'll... give you five minutes alone with John. I know ye all want that!

Oh and the song they were dancing to was Everything by Lifehouse.