My Heart in Your Hands
by Princess of Monkeys
Chapter 5
Disclaimer: Monkeys!!!
When Rogue and Kitty finally made it back to the Institute, Scott and the Professor were waiting up for them in the kitchen. The girls explained what had happened, and instead of punishing them, the Professor merely told them that it wasn't their responsibility to handle everything that came up. When Scott piped up with "And you have detention tomorrow, for skipping sixth period," Rogue wasn't surprised- she'd figured the Professor wouldn't bail them out of it. Kitty, however, was furious.
After grabbing a quick snack, since they had missed dinner, Rogue wandered down the hall to the shared bedroom. While she'd been rummaging through the cupboards, the Professor had told her the good news- as long as things continued to go on schedule, they should be able to move into their rebuilt bedrooms by next weekend.
She pushed open the door and saw Kitty sitting on her bed, arms crossed over her chest, looking angry.
"Uh, Kitty, whatcha doin' on mah bed?" Rogue asked warily, closing the bedroom door behind herself.
"I was waiting for you to get your butt in here, that's what I was doing! You so totally owe me, like, and explanation! I ditched sixth period, ran all over town, let you knock out my boyf- ex-boyfriend, I mean, got insulted by Pietro, missed dinner, and to top it all off, I have detention tomorrow! Just 'cause you wanted to follow that Acolyte guy! So spill it!"
"A'right, Ah said Ah'd explain, but not heah! Jean could come in or somethin'!"
Rogue led Kitty to one of the unused subbasements. She stared nervously at the ground for a moment, not sure where to begin. Then, with t heavy sigh, she told Kitty about what had happened during the Sentinel fight.
"....The way he looked at me, Kitty.... No one's eva' looked at me lahke that before. An' when he gave me that card- Ah knew he didn't want to hurt me, else he woulda jus' thrown it."
"But an Acolyte, Rogue? They're, like, the enemy!"
Rogue turned away from her, angry. "An' the Brotherhood's on our side? Of all people, Ah thought you'd understand."
Kitty looked ashamed. She was quiet for a moment, and then she said "I'm sorry, Rogue. I guess I kinda do get it; maybe this Gambit guy isn't evil, but how could you ever know? You don't know, like, anything about him!"
Rogue blushed deeply. "Well, actually, there's more.... He tried ta help me today; when those cheerleader girls started in on me after p.e. he chased 'em off. He tol' me his name, called me 'chere'.... he's Cajun," she said helplessly, as if that was an explanation in itself.
When Kitty just stared at her uncomprehendingly, she sighed again. Softly, she continued. "It was lahke somethin' outta those dumb romance novels ya always read. Here, he'd jus' saved me, an' he was so good lookin', an' it was lahke he lahked me... An' it was too good ta be true, an' so Ah got mad. Ah called him a swamp rat, an' asked him what he was doin' there."
"What did he say?"
"He didn't, he jus' looked at me all funny an' said he wasn't doin' anythin' anymore, an' left. But he tossed me a card- not an explodin' one, either. Look." She took the card out of her pocket and showed it to Kitty, whose eyes went wide.
"The Queen of Hearts! Rogue, he totally likes you! See, it's like he's telling you you're his queen or something! That's so totally romantic!" She squealed. "Hey, what's his name, anyways?"
"Remy," Rogue said dreamily. Then, catching herself, she said "Ya read too many of those dumb books. He's prob'ly jus' tryin ta mess with mah head or somethin'. Ah don' wanna talk 'bout it anymore." With that, Rogue turned and walked out.
Kitty watched her go, and rolled her eyes. _Leave it to Rogue to make everything ten times harder than it has to be,_ she thought wryly.
by Princess of Monkeys
Chapter 5
Disclaimer: Monkeys!!!
When Rogue and Kitty finally made it back to the Institute, Scott and the Professor were waiting up for them in the kitchen. The girls explained what had happened, and instead of punishing them, the Professor merely told them that it wasn't their responsibility to handle everything that came up. When Scott piped up with "And you have detention tomorrow, for skipping sixth period," Rogue wasn't surprised- she'd figured the Professor wouldn't bail them out of it. Kitty, however, was furious.
After grabbing a quick snack, since they had missed dinner, Rogue wandered down the hall to the shared bedroom. While she'd been rummaging through the cupboards, the Professor had told her the good news- as long as things continued to go on schedule, they should be able to move into their rebuilt bedrooms by next weekend.
She pushed open the door and saw Kitty sitting on her bed, arms crossed over her chest, looking angry.
"Uh, Kitty, whatcha doin' on mah bed?" Rogue asked warily, closing the bedroom door behind herself.
"I was waiting for you to get your butt in here, that's what I was doing! You so totally owe me, like, and explanation! I ditched sixth period, ran all over town, let you knock out my boyf- ex-boyfriend, I mean, got insulted by Pietro, missed dinner, and to top it all off, I have detention tomorrow! Just 'cause you wanted to follow that Acolyte guy! So spill it!"
"A'right, Ah said Ah'd explain, but not heah! Jean could come in or somethin'!"
Rogue led Kitty to one of the unused subbasements. She stared nervously at the ground for a moment, not sure where to begin. Then, with t heavy sigh, she told Kitty about what had happened during the Sentinel fight.
"....The way he looked at me, Kitty.... No one's eva' looked at me lahke that before. An' when he gave me that card- Ah knew he didn't want to hurt me, else he woulda jus' thrown it."
"But an Acolyte, Rogue? They're, like, the enemy!"
Rogue turned away from her, angry. "An' the Brotherhood's on our side? Of all people, Ah thought you'd understand."
Kitty looked ashamed. She was quiet for a moment, and then she said "I'm sorry, Rogue. I guess I kinda do get it; maybe this Gambit guy isn't evil, but how could you ever know? You don't know, like, anything about him!"
Rogue blushed deeply. "Well, actually, there's more.... He tried ta help me today; when those cheerleader girls started in on me after p.e. he chased 'em off. He tol' me his name, called me 'chere'.... he's Cajun," she said helplessly, as if that was an explanation in itself.
When Kitty just stared at her uncomprehendingly, she sighed again. Softly, she continued. "It was lahke somethin' outta those dumb romance novels ya always read. Here, he'd jus' saved me, an' he was so good lookin', an' it was lahke he lahked me... An' it was too good ta be true, an' so Ah got mad. Ah called him a swamp rat, an' asked him what he was doin' there."
"What did he say?"
"He didn't, he jus' looked at me all funny an' said he wasn't doin' anythin' anymore, an' left. But he tossed me a card- not an explodin' one, either. Look." She took the card out of her pocket and showed it to Kitty, whose eyes went wide.
"The Queen of Hearts! Rogue, he totally likes you! See, it's like he's telling you you're his queen or something! That's so totally romantic!" She squealed. "Hey, what's his name, anyways?"
"Remy," Rogue said dreamily. Then, catching herself, she said "Ya read too many of those dumb books. He's prob'ly jus' tryin ta mess with mah head or somethin'. Ah don' wanna talk 'bout it anymore." With that, Rogue turned and walked out.
Kitty watched her go, and rolled her eyes. _Leave it to Rogue to make everything ten times harder than it has to be,_ she thought wryly.