Not another Rietro fic!
Chapter 5: Rogue's birthday part 2!
A/N: I 3 LAPTOPS!! I'm half way through another chapter for No place to call home and now this too? THIS IS SO AWESOME! So in honor of this chapter, when you review you must all thank Elisha, my brother's GF who lent me her laptop until the fall! YAY ELISHA! In other news…wait, there is no other news, NM:P So ill shut up now, ENJOY! ~Rio~
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*Flashback*
The brotherhood finally broke apart from their group hug.
"Cake time!" Pietro crowed, and in a gust of wind he was gone.
Todd and Freddy followed him. Rogue looked after them, she was bursting with joy, but she didn't know how to show it. How did the girl who always scowled laugh? Shy felt tears form in her eyes.
"You okay?" Lance asked from across the room.
"Ah'm fahne." Rogue said, her accent becoming thicker with her emotions. Lance sighed and walked over to her side.
"A little too much to take in?" Rogue nodded. Lance gave her shoulder a squeeze.
"It's okay Rogue, we understand, that's why we decided to get you drunk."
Rogue looked at the serious expression on his face in shock. Finally Lance's carefully placed mask broke and he cracked up, laughing on the floor. Rogue scowled at him and gave him a annoyed kick in the butt. "ya lil bastard."
Lance got up, still snickering. He looked at her with a rare shine in his brown eyes. They leaned forward on instinct more then anything else when suddenly,
"Ehhem…meemeemee!"
The two snapped out of their daze and looked to the kitchen. Pietro, Todd and Fred came out. Todd fired his tongue out and turned off the lights. Everyone's faces looked so different in the warm glow of the sixteen birthday candles that decorated the top of the three layered cake.
"Happy birthday to you!" They sang, all of them in different tones.
"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear Roguey! Happy birthday to you!"
They all finished off except for Pietro, who took the last note up two octaves and held it for a good fifteen seconds before having slime spat towards his face by Toad. Pietro got out of the way with plenty of time to spare; balancing the cake in one hand while zipping to Rogue's side.
"Hide my precious face!" He cried. Everyone laughed and Pietro came out from his hiding place behind Rogue's arm. He placed the elaborate cake in the middle of the small table.
"Make a wish Rogue." Todd said eyeing the delicious cake before them.
Rogue didn't even have to think about it and she blew out her candles. The whole room went dark for a second before Todd fired his tongue where he knew the light switch was. "SoRoguewadyawishforhuh?huh?huh?huh?C'mon!Tellme!Ipromiseiwon'ttellanyone!"
"Sorry Petey, but I aint willin' ta jinx mah wish."
"Was it to control your powers?" Freddy asked with a thoughtful expression on his face. Rogue shook her head.
"Nah, ah'm not gonna waste mah wish on somethin' like that."
"Well then what did you wish for yo?"
"Ah'll tell ya when it comes true."
Rogue said with a wink.
Lance smiled. "Alright guys, lets dig in!" He said.
Pietro served the cake, which he had made of course. This proved almost fatal as by the time they were all done eating it, Pietro was buzzing around the room like a hummingbird and humming children's songs at the fastest pace imaginable while everyone else was lounging around groaning with both pain and satisfaction. It was the richest, most sugar filled, thickest cake they'd ever had. "Never again!" Lance swore from his place on the couch. Rogue walked sluggishly behind the couch.
"Ah think ah gained ten pounds." She groaned.
"I thought you had a bit of a beer gut." Lance chuckled from his face down position on the couch.
"aw shaddup and move over." Rogue said as she rolled onto the couch, pushing Lance off in the process. Lance landed on the ground with a dull thump and a groan of pain.
"Goddamn you Rogue." He said, too full to fight back. Todd chuckled from his place on top of the table. Freddy looked at them all in confusion.
"What's wrong with you guys? Did Pietro poison your pieces or something?"
Pietro appeared in front of him.
"I resent that! How dare you say my cooking is poison." He snapped, tapping his foot so fast it looked like a blur.
"But it's true." Lance said, his face now smothered into the old carpet. Pietro just flashed a glare at him. "I'm sorry Pietro, I didn't mean to insult your cake, I just wanted to know why they're acting like they have hangovers."
Pietro looked at them groaning from their separate positions. He looked disgraised by them.
"Them? They're not hungover, notyetanyway, Their stomachs are all weak! They don't have the strength to withstand such a magnificent piece of artistic wonder, which-"
"Pietro!" Lance interrupted. "It was a good cake, it wasn't one of divinchi's paintings! Besides you've confused Freddy."
Fred did in fact look like someone had tried to explain calculus to him, and Pietro sighed.
"I suppose so." He said half-feartedly. But he was Pietro on a sugar rush and within a second he had forgotten all about his cake and went on to the next best thing.
"Present time!" He sang. Everyone groaned.
"Oh no you don't! Everybodyup!up!up!up!up!" He said, speeding from one person and poking them endlessly and then moving to the next person until everyone slowly got up. Lance, Todd, and Fred went upstairs with Pietro already ahead of them. Rogue sighed and sat up on the couch. Within seconds Pietro was back with a large rectangular box wrapped in dark blue ribbon under his arm. Again his foot was like a drum machine that had gone ballistic until the other three brotherhood members came downstairs. Each held a box of some type. Pietro's was the largest, then Fred held a medium sized box, and both Todd and Lance held small rectangle boxes.
*End flashback*
Evan looked at her expectantly, "So? What was in them?"
"Ah-Ah'm not sure ah should tell ya Evan."
"Why?"
"It's private stuff Evan, this is all brotherhood family info, nobody else has any idea what goes on at that house."
"I won't tell a soul Rogue I swear!"
Rogue looked deep into Evan's eyes. Finally she nodded.
"Hey Rogue? Why are you telling me about all this? Especially the part about Kurt? I mean, shouldn't you tell him you're his sister?" Rogue sighed and looked at her feet.
"Ah…ah can't. Ah don't want him to get hurt. Promise me ya won't tell him Evan?"
"Don't worry girl, I told you, I won't tell anyone. I just think that eventually you should."
"Ah know." Rogue said quietly. "But first ah have ta get mah life in order."
"Well no time like the present." Evan said cheerfully. "Or the past for that matter." Rogue shook her head. "Alright, ah get the point."
*Flashback*
Rogue looked at all of them.
"Ya guys are bein' too nice to me." She said as they sat around her with her presents.
"Now now Rogueness, what's the point of having a sister if you can't pamper her?" Pietro said.
"Dude why wasn't I born a girl!" Todd exclaimed.
They all burst out laughing at the thought of a female Toad.
"Here," Pietro shoved his box into her hands.
Rogue started to slowly undo the ribbon and then fold it up.
"OhC'monRogue!Openitopenitopenit!" Pietro whizzed around her, every now and then trying to snatch at the present and help her along. But even inhuman speed wasn't enough because Rogue caught and slapped his hand every time he tried.
"Rogue!" He said finally, falling onto his knees in front of her, his hands clasped in front of him. "PLEEASE! HURRY UP!"
Rogue laughed at the puppy eyes he was giving her. "Alright Pietro." She said, and proceeded to rip open the rest of the packaging. Opening the box, she crumpled all of the wrapping and tissue paper and crumpled them all into a ball and turned to Todd who held a garbage bag in front of him. Aiming carefully, Rogue threw the ball of colored paper into the bag from the other side of the room.
"Yah! Score!" She cried happily. Opening the box, she gasped and almost dropped it.
"What is it?" Todd asked, hopping over. Rogue reached her hands into the box and brought out a beautiful black top made from silk. It was cut low and stopped to show a small amount of stomach at the bottom. It had sweeping bell sleeves that would go over her hands slightly. It came with a long black silk skirt that had a slit up the side, and small black gloves (silk of course). Rogue put them down lovingly. Then she leapt into Pietro's arms.
"Thank ya so much Petey!"
"Bout time I got my hug." Pietro smirked as he gave her I tight squeeze.
"I figured you blend high class with your own style and you come out with a Pietro masterpiece on the most beautiful model imaginable." Rogue blushed.
"Ah don't know what ta say."
"Say you'll open mine next!" Freddy said. Rogue smiled and sat back down on the couch. She opened Fred's present and laughed. Inside were ten different packages for quick bake cookies and muffins, not to mention a cooking book on Cajun style chicken dinners.
(A/n: Sorry, I have a soft spot for all things Cajun, from chicken to Remy :P)
"Thank ya Fred! Ah can't wait ta try some of these!" Rogeu said excitedly.
"You missed something." Freddy said. Rogue looked back into the box and sure enough there was a small bundle at the bottom. Unwrapping the bundle revealed a small black camera and three rolls of film and a mini photo album. "Aw Freddy." Rogue had tears in her eyes and she wrapped her arms as far around the large teen's waist as she could and gave him a squeeze.
"Yo Rogue! Heads up!" Todd said when Rogue had let go of the large boy and sat back on the couch. Rogue caught the flat rectangle box and undid the latch on the side. Inside was a beautiful silver chain with a cross on it.
"Wait yo! It gets even better." Todd hopped over and took the cross from her and pulled off the bottom to reveal a small blade.
"Is that cool or what!" Todd said proudly as he gave it back.
"Wow Todd, this is so cool! Thanks so much!"
"No prob yo! Think of it as the alternative protection for when the Toad isn't there to body slam somebody for you." Rogue smiled at him.
"Todd, if it wouldn't knock ya out cold, ah'd kiss ya right now." Rogue said. Todd looked at her in surprise.
"Really?"
"Absolutely."
Todd looked like he was going to pass out anyway and Fred sat him down. Rogue smiled and Lance threw her his present.
"Catch." He said. She caught it and everyone glanced at each other in anticipation. Rogue opened the box and took out
(A/N: Special note to Geministarz, whose analysis was right on the money! You're one smart cookie! Good job :P)
A set of keys.
"What's this for?" She asked. "
Well we scrapped together some money and I knew this guy and well, come 'ere for a second." Lance said, taking her hand and dragging her out the door. It was pitch black and Rogue couldn't see a thing until Pietro flicked the porch light on. Rogue blinked for a second. There, on their driveway, was a…motorcycle!
(A/N: I know nothing about motorcycles, ill have to ask around so just use ur imagination and think of it as a really good one)
"Oh mah…Ah can't believe …that y'all did that for…" Rogue leaned on the railing for support. The boys grinned at her.
"What do you say Rogue? Think you're up for a little race?" Lance grinned.
Rogue flashed him an evil grin and ran down to her precious baby.
"C'mon boy! Let's see how well you can handle that piece of junk you call a ride!" She put on one of the black helmets on the bike and tossed the spare to Todd.
"C'mod Todd, ya want me ta drive ya or not?" Todd grinned and leapt from the porch to the bike while putting on the helmet.
"Alright yo! Let's burn rubber!" Lance dug his keys out of his pocket and ran to his jeep.
"Freddy! Let's go!"
Fred shook his head.
"Someone needs to time this thing don't they. You have to go to the outskirts of town and back, Pietro will be the ref for the outskirts."
"Yeah," Pietro grinned. "You guys drive those clunky things one time around, I'll go five, and we'll see who wins."
"Ah don't think so Petey. No powers, that's the rule in this race, you're here to make sure shakes over there don't cheat."
"Why Roguey! I'm insulted by that!" Lance grinned devilishly.
"Alright you two, break it up already. Sheesh, whydon'tyajustmakeoutandgetitoverwithalready!"
With that Pietro was gone and the two contestants revved up their engines and gunned down the empty road with a squeal of rubber. Lance was winning at first, This being Rogue's first drive on her motorcycle and having Todd with her slowed her down, but by the time they reached the outskirts of town where both could see Pietro waiting, Rogue was out in front by at least ten feet.
"This is where you eat my dust Shakes!" Rogue yelled behind her as she made a sharp turn and headed back towards the house. Lance almost tipped his jeep trying to make the turn around but he did it and sped after her as fast as he could. Rogue looked down at her fuel gauge.
"Shit!" She muttered. "What is it yo?" Todd called.
"We're almost out of gas, if we stay on this road we won't make it home!"
"Aw man that sucks! We were gonna whip Lance's butt too!"
"Don't worry Todd, we're still gonna win, just hang on tight!"
"Wha? AHHHH!!!!!!" Todd's question turned into a scream as Rogue put on the brakes hard and skidded sideways down the road before revving up the engine and heading off into an alley.
"ROGUE! What are you doing!" Todd screamed. "I'm too young to die Rogue! Rogue? ROGUE!" Rogue didn't listen to her passenger, all that mattered was beating Lance. Coming up fast on them was a green dumpster, but kids had put a single plank down to get up on top and Rogue just prayed that it was strong enough to hold them. They went up the plank and flew into the air. Todd's screams woke up the whole neighborhood. They were flying. But what goes up, must come down as the saying went, and they were coming down fast!
"Hang on Todd!" Rogue yelled, not that it matter seeing as Todd was already holding onto her so tight she could barely breathe.
The hit the ground hard, luckily they didn't fall over. Rogue revved the engine up and continued out the alley and into one of their neighbor's back yards, headed towards the street. Rogue managed to run over two rose bushes and a kiddy pool before being spewed back onto the street and stopping right in front of Fred down the road a ways. Rogue turned off the bike just as Todd jumped off screaming. Rogue took off her helmet and watched as Todd did flips in the air.
"Woohoo! That was friggin awesome! Rogue you're a worse driver then Lance! AHAHAHA!"
"Speak of the devil." Rogue said as she turned around to Lance ripping around the turn onto their Road and coming to a stop in the driveway. Lance jumped out of the jeep and Todd landed in front of him with the a grin so wide, Rogue thought something was gonna pop or tear at any moment.
"We beat you-oo! We beat you-oo!" Todd sang.
"Yeah yeah yeah, I get the point Todd." Lance said, mock scowling at Rogue before breaking into a grin. "So how's the new ride?" He asked.
Rogue's only answer was a grin that wouldn't leave her face. Her eyes sparkled with excitement and her body was flowing with andrenaline. Her hair was blown wild.
"Say cheese you guys!" Fred hollered as all three of them turned to face him as he took their picture.
"First memory in your new book of happiness Rogue!" Fred said. They laughed and went inside just as Pietro zoomed through the door.
"Well?Whattookyousolong?" He demanded with a trademark Pietro grin.
*End flashback*
Evan looked at her. "You mean you have a motorcycle? And you never even drive it?"
"It's at the brotherhood house." Rogue said. "There are too many memories there, ah couldn't go back there to get it."
"Why not?"
"ah-Ah'm afraid."
"Of what?"
"Ah'm afraid that if ah go back there, ah won't leave." Rogue looked at Evan, expecting him to hate her, but he just gave her a slight smile. "
Then that's where you belong."
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A/N: Evan, we never knew you had such deepness of thought. Wait a second…you don't! I just needed a neutral character( Well, till next time…Oh before I forget (which I will), PLEASE! People who have Yahoo, come join Rogue's greatest fans! The club is Rogue's_fans. Email me if you want to join! Alright, that's all for now! BROHOOD RULZ! ~Rio~
Chapter 5: Rogue's birthday part 2!
A/N: I 3 LAPTOPS!! I'm half way through another chapter for No place to call home and now this too? THIS IS SO AWESOME! So in honor of this chapter, when you review you must all thank Elisha, my brother's GF who lent me her laptop until the fall! YAY ELISHA! In other news…wait, there is no other news, NM:P So ill shut up now, ENJOY! ~Rio~
***
*Flashback*
The brotherhood finally broke apart from their group hug.
"Cake time!" Pietro crowed, and in a gust of wind he was gone.
Todd and Freddy followed him. Rogue looked after them, she was bursting with joy, but she didn't know how to show it. How did the girl who always scowled laugh? Shy felt tears form in her eyes.
"You okay?" Lance asked from across the room.
"Ah'm fahne." Rogue said, her accent becoming thicker with her emotions. Lance sighed and walked over to her side.
"A little too much to take in?" Rogue nodded. Lance gave her shoulder a squeeze.
"It's okay Rogue, we understand, that's why we decided to get you drunk."
Rogue looked at the serious expression on his face in shock. Finally Lance's carefully placed mask broke and he cracked up, laughing on the floor. Rogue scowled at him and gave him a annoyed kick in the butt. "ya lil bastard."
Lance got up, still snickering. He looked at her with a rare shine in his brown eyes. They leaned forward on instinct more then anything else when suddenly,
"Ehhem…meemeemee!"
The two snapped out of their daze and looked to the kitchen. Pietro, Todd and Fred came out. Todd fired his tongue out and turned off the lights. Everyone's faces looked so different in the warm glow of the sixteen birthday candles that decorated the top of the three layered cake.
"Happy birthday to you!" They sang, all of them in different tones.
"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear Roguey! Happy birthday to you!"
They all finished off except for Pietro, who took the last note up two octaves and held it for a good fifteen seconds before having slime spat towards his face by Toad. Pietro got out of the way with plenty of time to spare; balancing the cake in one hand while zipping to Rogue's side.
"Hide my precious face!" He cried. Everyone laughed and Pietro came out from his hiding place behind Rogue's arm. He placed the elaborate cake in the middle of the small table.
"Make a wish Rogue." Todd said eyeing the delicious cake before them.
Rogue didn't even have to think about it and she blew out her candles. The whole room went dark for a second before Todd fired his tongue where he knew the light switch was. "SoRoguewadyawishforhuh?huh?huh?huh?C'mon!Tellme!Ipromiseiwon'ttellanyone!"
"Sorry Petey, but I aint willin' ta jinx mah wish."
"Was it to control your powers?" Freddy asked with a thoughtful expression on his face. Rogue shook her head.
"Nah, ah'm not gonna waste mah wish on somethin' like that."
"Well then what did you wish for yo?"
"Ah'll tell ya when it comes true."
Rogue said with a wink.
Lance smiled. "Alright guys, lets dig in!" He said.
Pietro served the cake, which he had made of course. This proved almost fatal as by the time they were all done eating it, Pietro was buzzing around the room like a hummingbird and humming children's songs at the fastest pace imaginable while everyone else was lounging around groaning with both pain and satisfaction. It was the richest, most sugar filled, thickest cake they'd ever had. "Never again!" Lance swore from his place on the couch. Rogue walked sluggishly behind the couch.
"Ah think ah gained ten pounds." She groaned.
"I thought you had a bit of a beer gut." Lance chuckled from his face down position on the couch.
"aw shaddup and move over." Rogue said as she rolled onto the couch, pushing Lance off in the process. Lance landed on the ground with a dull thump and a groan of pain.
"Goddamn you Rogue." He said, too full to fight back. Todd chuckled from his place on top of the table. Freddy looked at them all in confusion.
"What's wrong with you guys? Did Pietro poison your pieces or something?"
Pietro appeared in front of him.
"I resent that! How dare you say my cooking is poison." He snapped, tapping his foot so fast it looked like a blur.
"But it's true." Lance said, his face now smothered into the old carpet. Pietro just flashed a glare at him. "I'm sorry Pietro, I didn't mean to insult your cake, I just wanted to know why they're acting like they have hangovers."
Pietro looked at them groaning from their separate positions. He looked disgraised by them.
"Them? They're not hungover, notyetanyway, Their stomachs are all weak! They don't have the strength to withstand such a magnificent piece of artistic wonder, which-"
"Pietro!" Lance interrupted. "It was a good cake, it wasn't one of divinchi's paintings! Besides you've confused Freddy."
Fred did in fact look like someone had tried to explain calculus to him, and Pietro sighed.
"I suppose so." He said half-feartedly. But he was Pietro on a sugar rush and within a second he had forgotten all about his cake and went on to the next best thing.
"Present time!" He sang. Everyone groaned.
"Oh no you don't! Everybodyup!up!up!up!up!" He said, speeding from one person and poking them endlessly and then moving to the next person until everyone slowly got up. Lance, Todd, and Fred went upstairs with Pietro already ahead of them. Rogue sighed and sat up on the couch. Within seconds Pietro was back with a large rectangular box wrapped in dark blue ribbon under his arm. Again his foot was like a drum machine that had gone ballistic until the other three brotherhood members came downstairs. Each held a box of some type. Pietro's was the largest, then Fred held a medium sized box, and both Todd and Lance held small rectangle boxes.
*End flashback*
Evan looked at her expectantly, "So? What was in them?"
"Ah-Ah'm not sure ah should tell ya Evan."
"Why?"
"It's private stuff Evan, this is all brotherhood family info, nobody else has any idea what goes on at that house."
"I won't tell a soul Rogue I swear!"
Rogue looked deep into Evan's eyes. Finally she nodded.
"Hey Rogue? Why are you telling me about all this? Especially the part about Kurt? I mean, shouldn't you tell him you're his sister?" Rogue sighed and looked at her feet.
"Ah…ah can't. Ah don't want him to get hurt. Promise me ya won't tell him Evan?"
"Don't worry girl, I told you, I won't tell anyone. I just think that eventually you should."
"Ah know." Rogue said quietly. "But first ah have ta get mah life in order."
"Well no time like the present." Evan said cheerfully. "Or the past for that matter." Rogue shook her head. "Alright, ah get the point."
*Flashback*
Rogue looked at all of them.
"Ya guys are bein' too nice to me." She said as they sat around her with her presents.
"Now now Rogueness, what's the point of having a sister if you can't pamper her?" Pietro said.
"Dude why wasn't I born a girl!" Todd exclaimed.
They all burst out laughing at the thought of a female Toad.
"Here," Pietro shoved his box into her hands.
Rogue started to slowly undo the ribbon and then fold it up.
"OhC'monRogue!Openitopenitopenit!" Pietro whizzed around her, every now and then trying to snatch at the present and help her along. But even inhuman speed wasn't enough because Rogue caught and slapped his hand every time he tried.
"Rogue!" He said finally, falling onto his knees in front of her, his hands clasped in front of him. "PLEEASE! HURRY UP!"
Rogue laughed at the puppy eyes he was giving her. "Alright Pietro." She said, and proceeded to rip open the rest of the packaging. Opening the box, she crumpled all of the wrapping and tissue paper and crumpled them all into a ball and turned to Todd who held a garbage bag in front of him. Aiming carefully, Rogue threw the ball of colored paper into the bag from the other side of the room.
"Yah! Score!" She cried happily. Opening the box, she gasped and almost dropped it.
"What is it?" Todd asked, hopping over. Rogue reached her hands into the box and brought out a beautiful black top made from silk. It was cut low and stopped to show a small amount of stomach at the bottom. It had sweeping bell sleeves that would go over her hands slightly. It came with a long black silk skirt that had a slit up the side, and small black gloves (silk of course). Rogue put them down lovingly. Then she leapt into Pietro's arms.
"Thank ya so much Petey!"
"Bout time I got my hug." Pietro smirked as he gave her I tight squeeze.
"I figured you blend high class with your own style and you come out with a Pietro masterpiece on the most beautiful model imaginable." Rogue blushed.
"Ah don't know what ta say."
"Say you'll open mine next!" Freddy said. Rogue smiled and sat back down on the couch. She opened Fred's present and laughed. Inside were ten different packages for quick bake cookies and muffins, not to mention a cooking book on Cajun style chicken dinners.
(A/n: Sorry, I have a soft spot for all things Cajun, from chicken to Remy :P)
"Thank ya Fred! Ah can't wait ta try some of these!" Rogeu said excitedly.
"You missed something." Freddy said. Rogue looked back into the box and sure enough there was a small bundle at the bottom. Unwrapping the bundle revealed a small black camera and three rolls of film and a mini photo album. "Aw Freddy." Rogue had tears in her eyes and she wrapped her arms as far around the large teen's waist as she could and gave him a squeeze.
"Yo Rogue! Heads up!" Todd said when Rogue had let go of the large boy and sat back on the couch. Rogue caught the flat rectangle box and undid the latch on the side. Inside was a beautiful silver chain with a cross on it.
"Wait yo! It gets even better." Todd hopped over and took the cross from her and pulled off the bottom to reveal a small blade.
"Is that cool or what!" Todd said proudly as he gave it back.
"Wow Todd, this is so cool! Thanks so much!"
"No prob yo! Think of it as the alternative protection for when the Toad isn't there to body slam somebody for you." Rogue smiled at him.
"Todd, if it wouldn't knock ya out cold, ah'd kiss ya right now." Rogue said. Todd looked at her in surprise.
"Really?"
"Absolutely."
Todd looked like he was going to pass out anyway and Fred sat him down. Rogue smiled and Lance threw her his present.
"Catch." He said. She caught it and everyone glanced at each other in anticipation. Rogue opened the box and took out
(A/N: Special note to Geministarz, whose analysis was right on the money! You're one smart cookie! Good job :P)
A set of keys.
"What's this for?" She asked. "
Well we scrapped together some money and I knew this guy and well, come 'ere for a second." Lance said, taking her hand and dragging her out the door. It was pitch black and Rogue couldn't see a thing until Pietro flicked the porch light on. Rogue blinked for a second. There, on their driveway, was a…motorcycle!
(A/N: I know nothing about motorcycles, ill have to ask around so just use ur imagination and think of it as a really good one)
"Oh mah…Ah can't believe …that y'all did that for…" Rogue leaned on the railing for support. The boys grinned at her.
"What do you say Rogue? Think you're up for a little race?" Lance grinned.
Rogue flashed him an evil grin and ran down to her precious baby.
"C'mon boy! Let's see how well you can handle that piece of junk you call a ride!" She put on one of the black helmets on the bike and tossed the spare to Todd.
"C'mod Todd, ya want me ta drive ya or not?" Todd grinned and leapt from the porch to the bike while putting on the helmet.
"Alright yo! Let's burn rubber!" Lance dug his keys out of his pocket and ran to his jeep.
"Freddy! Let's go!"
Fred shook his head.
"Someone needs to time this thing don't they. You have to go to the outskirts of town and back, Pietro will be the ref for the outskirts."
"Yeah," Pietro grinned. "You guys drive those clunky things one time around, I'll go five, and we'll see who wins."
"Ah don't think so Petey. No powers, that's the rule in this race, you're here to make sure shakes over there don't cheat."
"Why Roguey! I'm insulted by that!" Lance grinned devilishly.
"Alright you two, break it up already. Sheesh, whydon'tyajustmakeoutandgetitoverwithalready!"
With that Pietro was gone and the two contestants revved up their engines and gunned down the empty road with a squeal of rubber. Lance was winning at first, This being Rogue's first drive on her motorcycle and having Todd with her slowed her down, but by the time they reached the outskirts of town where both could see Pietro waiting, Rogue was out in front by at least ten feet.
"This is where you eat my dust Shakes!" Rogue yelled behind her as she made a sharp turn and headed back towards the house. Lance almost tipped his jeep trying to make the turn around but he did it and sped after her as fast as he could. Rogue looked down at her fuel gauge.
"Shit!" She muttered. "What is it yo?" Todd called.
"We're almost out of gas, if we stay on this road we won't make it home!"
"Aw man that sucks! We were gonna whip Lance's butt too!"
"Don't worry Todd, we're still gonna win, just hang on tight!"
"Wha? AHHHH!!!!!!" Todd's question turned into a scream as Rogue put on the brakes hard and skidded sideways down the road before revving up the engine and heading off into an alley.
"ROGUE! What are you doing!" Todd screamed. "I'm too young to die Rogue! Rogue? ROGUE!" Rogue didn't listen to her passenger, all that mattered was beating Lance. Coming up fast on them was a green dumpster, but kids had put a single plank down to get up on top and Rogue just prayed that it was strong enough to hold them. They went up the plank and flew into the air. Todd's screams woke up the whole neighborhood. They were flying. But what goes up, must come down as the saying went, and they were coming down fast!
"Hang on Todd!" Rogue yelled, not that it matter seeing as Todd was already holding onto her so tight she could barely breathe.
The hit the ground hard, luckily they didn't fall over. Rogue revved the engine up and continued out the alley and into one of their neighbor's back yards, headed towards the street. Rogue managed to run over two rose bushes and a kiddy pool before being spewed back onto the street and stopping right in front of Fred down the road a ways. Rogue turned off the bike just as Todd jumped off screaming. Rogue took off her helmet and watched as Todd did flips in the air.
"Woohoo! That was friggin awesome! Rogue you're a worse driver then Lance! AHAHAHA!"
"Speak of the devil." Rogue said as she turned around to Lance ripping around the turn onto their Road and coming to a stop in the driveway. Lance jumped out of the jeep and Todd landed in front of him with the a grin so wide, Rogue thought something was gonna pop or tear at any moment.
"We beat you-oo! We beat you-oo!" Todd sang.
"Yeah yeah yeah, I get the point Todd." Lance said, mock scowling at Rogue before breaking into a grin. "So how's the new ride?" He asked.
Rogue's only answer was a grin that wouldn't leave her face. Her eyes sparkled with excitement and her body was flowing with andrenaline. Her hair was blown wild.
"Say cheese you guys!" Fred hollered as all three of them turned to face him as he took their picture.
"First memory in your new book of happiness Rogue!" Fred said. They laughed and went inside just as Pietro zoomed through the door.
"Well?Whattookyousolong?" He demanded with a trademark Pietro grin.
*End flashback*
Evan looked at her. "You mean you have a motorcycle? And you never even drive it?"
"It's at the brotherhood house." Rogue said. "There are too many memories there, ah couldn't go back there to get it."
"Why not?"
"ah-Ah'm afraid."
"Of what?"
"Ah'm afraid that if ah go back there, ah won't leave." Rogue looked at Evan, expecting him to hate her, but he just gave her a slight smile. "
Then that's where you belong."
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A/N: Evan, we never knew you had such deepness of thought. Wait a second…you don't! I just needed a neutral character( Well, till next time…Oh before I forget (which I will), PLEASE! People who have Yahoo, come join Rogue's greatest fans! The club is Rogue's_fans. Email me if you want to join! Alright, that's all for now! BROHOOD RULZ! ~Rio~
