THE BEST I EVER HAD
SUMMARY AND DISCLAIMER - Gambit and Rogue have a huge
fight. Yes, this was inspired by
Vertical Horizon's "Best I Ever Had."
BTW, they own the song, and I make absolutely no money off it
whatsoever; it also applies with the Marvel
characters. The idea
for this story came from listening to it, and all the luck I've had in my own
love life. Yahoo. Anyway, I
hope you enjoy it.
"Alright everyone. This is a simulation in the Danger
Room. It's a giant game of capture the
flag. Two teams will compete against
each other to capture the other team's flag without losing their own. This is like a rescue mission, so that's
what we're training for." Cyclops was
giving Storm, Jubilee, Jean, Rogue, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Colossus and Wolverine
the mission briefing before the day's training. "The two teams will be as follows: Storm, Jubilee, Gambit and Nightcrawler as Red Team; Rogue, Jean,
Colossus and Wolverine will be Black Team.
There will be 'Neutral Zone' that each team cannot tag the opposite team
as out of the game. However, if a Black
Team member is taken prisoner in the Red Zone, they are captured; same goes for
Red Team. Any questions?" Seeing none, "I will be observing you. We will have a post game meeting to get
reports on how you did. Let's get in
there."
Red Team slowly proceeded to their
assigned base.
"Gambit, as our perennial thief, you
will go after the flag. Jubilee will
patrol on our side of the neutral zone, Nightcrawler will support Gambit if the
situation should arise. I will
personally defend the flag. Is this
plan suitable with everyone?" They all
nodded.
"GAME ON." Came Cyclops' voice over
the loudspeaker. Gambit and
Nightcrawler were gone in a flash.
Gambit
stealthily maneuvered his way around the playing field. He narrowly missed Colossus, who was making
no attempt to conceal his forward advance into the Red Team's zone. Gambit sneaked his way forward, spotting
Rogue and Jean near to what appeared to be the Black Team's hiding spot for the
flag. He quietly radioed back for
Nightcrawler, who BAMFed his way to where Gambit was.
"Alright,
mah elfey friend. Gambit need you to
distract chere and red over der. Get
yo'self in front of dem, den run back to our side of de line. Help Stormy und Jubes get as many of dem as
you can."
"Ja,
but wat about Herr Logan?"
"If
Gambit know dat hairy man, he be out tryin' to get our flag. Rogue and Jean are deir last line of
defense. Now go." With that,
Nightcrawler disappeared and reappeared in plain sight of Rogue and Jean.
"Look
Jean. It's our favorite fuzzy elf. Let's get him!" Off the two ran, in hot pursuit of him. Gambit smiled and casually walked into the hideout. He looked and saw the flag. Strolling and chuckling to himself, he
picked up the flag with no trouble at all.
Suddenly, from behind him, he heard a familiar SNIKT! Gambit turned, ready with a spread of
charged cards, but saw that Logan had the exit covered.
"Looks
as if I got the royal flush Cajun. Give
up quietly or I'll waste ya." Gambit
decided there was no getting past Logan and retracted his cards into his
jacket.
"Alright
Logan, you win…"
"SUBJECT
GAMBIT CAPTURED" It was all downhill
from there for Red Team…
"Gambit,
what were you doing in there? Had that
been a real mission, you would probably be dead! I don't care how much skill you think you have! Never…never…NEVER underestimate your
opponent. Never go after a mission
objective so casually. That kind of
attitude will not be tolerated with me as the leader. IS THAT CLEAR???"
"Yeah,
dats clear one eye." Gambit dropped his
cards from one hand to another. After
the meeting, Gambit ignored everyone and went straight to his room. He had been throttled in front of his
teammates and his pride was definitely hurt.
He didn't join the team down at dinner in the mansion's main dining
room. Rogue noticed this and after
dinner quickly jaunted up to Remy's room.
"Remy? You OK
sugah?" No answer.
"Please go away chere.
Gambin wan' hurt you non." Rogue
really wanted him to open up to her, so she decided to open the door, against
Gambit's wishes. Suddenly, Remy charged
Ace of Spades from the deck in his hand and it hit the door and a loud
explosion.
"Gambit wan' you to stay out chere! Don make me toss anoder one of dees at
you…" His voice sounded irritated.
"Well Cajun, your 'chere' just wanted to help you
out! Guess a poor ole' Cajun like you
can take care of yerself." She slammed
what remained of the door with a loud thud, leaving Gambit alone in the
room. Rogue went up to her room and
cried. She thought she knew Remy. She wanted to get to know him better. But he just pushed her away. Maybe he wasn't as totally committed to her
as she thought…
Meanwhile, Gambit was still upset over his performance
today. He was so concerned about the
things he had done
wrong in training that he didn't even
realize what he had done to his relationship with Rogue. Instead of a normal session in the
Danger Room to vent his anger and
animosity, he decided to take a drive to clear his mind. He walked down to the garage, and got into
his Ford F-150 Lightning and decided to try out the speedy engine of the
truck. He turned on the radio as he
turned onto Grey Mulkin Lane and away from the mansion.
"Hey to all you listeners out there, this is Johnny
Redmond playin' the new hit by Vertical Horizon, 'Grey Sky Morning.'"
So you sailed away,
Into a grey sky morning.
Now I'm here to stay,
Love can be so boring.
Nothing's quite the same now,
I just say your name now.
But it's not so bad,
You're only the best I ever had.
You don't want me back,
You're just the best I ever had.
Suddenly,
the memories of Gambit and Rogue's fight came flying back at the speed of light
into Gambit's mind.
"Rogue…"
He whispered softly as the song continued.
So you stole my world,
Now I'm just a phony.
Remembering the girl,
Leaves me down and lonely.
Send it in a letter,
Make yourself feel better.
But it's not so bad,
You're only the best I ever had.
You don't want me back,
You're just the best I ever had.
He remembered his love and passion for her from the
moment he laid eyes on her. Now that
was all in jeopardy over one small, insignificant mistake that Remy was
unwilling to forget about. One small
mistake made Remy realize that he may have lost Rogue forever. As he approached his normal bar, the
Hideout, in Westchester, he looked at it and stopped the truck.
And it may take some time to
Patch me up inside,
But I can't take it so I
Run away and hide.
And I may find in time that
You were always right
You're always right.
The bridge hit him like a ton of bricks. He mashed the gas and turned the car around
and headed back to the mansion.
So you sailed away
Into a grey sky morning.
Now I'm here to stay,
Love can be so boring.
What was it you wanted,
Could it be I'm haunted.
Remy approached the gate and entered the garage. As a single tear rolled down his face, Gambit
knew what he had to do.
But it's not so bad,
You're only the best I ever had.
You don't want me back,
You're just the best I ever had.
The best I ever had,
The best ever…
In the car, he always kept a small notebook and decided
to write a note to her on it in case she didn't want to talk to him. Gambit came up the stairs and knocked on her
door.
"Chere, its me.
Can I…com' in?"
"NO you can't you Swamp Rat!" Gambit could still hear the anger in her voice.
"Gambit understand chere." His voice was just loud enough to be heard. He leaned down and pushed the note under her
door. "When you ready…" Gambit slowly
turned and slowly walked back to his room.
Rogue had torn several pillows apart after their fight,
so her room was a mess. She looked over
from the
feather-drenched bed she was on and
saw the note under the door. As she got
up, her first instinct was to tear it apart.
But
curiosity got the better of her so
she read it instead.
Dear Chere,
Gambit was upset over what happen today. Gambit took out his anger on you chere. You were not de one Gambit
was mad at. But chere:
And it may take some time to
Patch me up inside,
But I can't take
it so I
Run away and hide.
And I may find in time that
You were always right
You're always right.
You were always
right chere. Gambit ask for your
forgiveness. If you never speak to
Gambit again, den Gambit
understand where you comin'
from. But, despite all dis, Gambit will
always love you Rogue.
Yo' Cajun,
Gambit
The tears that had stopped flowing hours ago came back,
this time as tears of love. As she
walked down the hall to
Gambit's room, she knew everything
would be fine.
"Gambit?" Her
voice sounded shaky as she knocked on the door.
"Come in chere." Came the reply in that quiet voice he
had talked to her in at her door. She
walked in, and the door
closed behind her.
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