My soul for Your Kiss- Part 2

By Kenne Morrison

Disclaimer:The following story contains characters that belong solely to Marvel Comics.The events that occur herein, however, are completely made up by the author and do not reflect in any way things that have occurred in the actual comics.This story is for entertainment purposes only, NOT FOR PROFIT.

There came a knock on the door and Professor Xavier did not even turn to it when he said, "Enter".

"You wanted to see me, Sir?" came Rogues meek reply. Even though it had been several years since she first came to Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, she still felt like a little schoolgirl being called into the principal s office whenever Professor asked to speak to her alone.

"Rouge, I m not sure what is going on, but do you have a problem with Gambit? Is that why you did not want to go with him to Brazil?"

"No sir, its nothing like that at all, ah was just needing to speak with Cyclops about something. I was just asking to ride with him because I wanted to ask him how he felt knowing he could never look at his loved ones with just his eyes without causing danger to them. I wanted to know if he could help me to understand why I can never touch someone without causing them great danger. Ah look at Storm who is so beautiful and she is able to touch and see the ones she loves naturally and then ah think about how it must hurt Scott to know that he can not see Jean except through ruby lenses. That's all." Rogue turned to the window to keep the professor from seeing the tear starting to fall down her cheek. Then she told herself to toughen up and be strong, she mustn't let anyone see the deep pains that she was feeling.

"Ah, child, I know that what you are going through is hard on you, but you have to understand that mere touch does not make the emotions that someone feels weaker or stronger. If you truly love someone, you can express that love without having to touch that person."

"Thank you, Sir," Rogue offered in way of saying that she was going to be okay and that this conversation was over as far as she was concerned, Ah'm a big girl, there is nothing going on that ah can t handle."

Professor X desired to find out the source of whatever was going on, but he could tell that Rogue was not about to tell him anything. Even if he desired to read her mind, he had discovered that her mind was a closed book to his mental abilities due to the powers she inherited in the tragic encounter with the Avenger, Ms. Marvel. "Very well, Rogue, you may go."

"Thank you, sir, good evening, sir."

"Good Evening, Rogue."

It took every ounce of her will power to keep herself from bolting out the door. When the door was shut behind her, Rogue placed her back to the door and breathed a big sigh of relief. What was she to do, Rogue wondered. She couldn't keep avoiding Gambit because the others would get suspicious. But she could not and would not attempt to make contact with Gambit because as hard as it was to be distant from him, she could not face having him reveal his hatred for her for what had happened. Little did Rogue know that a newthreat was about to arise in a short period of time that would either bring the two of them together or tear them apart for good.

"Oh,'ro! Ah just love the smell of fresh flowers, don t you?" Rogue could not help stopping to smell the flowers on the flower cart that was just outside the food court of the Salem Center mall. It was a quiet Saturday and Rogue had joined Storm on a little shopping trip.

"Yes, Rogue, they are lovely," replied Ororo Munroe, also known as Storm, goddess of the weather. Like Rogue, Storm was a mutant, gifted (or cursed depending on your opinion) with the power to control the weather, but there was another reason Storm was considered a goddess of several African villagers she had assisted. Storm herself was an exotic and exquisite work of Art. Her beauty was astounding to everyone around her. They could not help to notice her deep brown chocolate skin that was contrasted by her silvery white hair. Even though she occasionally changed her hairstyle, Ororo was back to the full waist length hair like when she had first come to the x-men. She looked even more exotic dressed in a light floral dress that not only covered her skin, but showed off her perfect hourglass shape. On some women, the dress might look a little too plain or simple to wear in public, but Storm accented it with a simple golden belt at the waist. She wore a simple pair of leather sandals because she would have preferred to go barefoot but wanted to maintain modesty. She could still remember the day her friend, Jean Grey, explained to her that in modern society it was considered to be immodest to go out in public unclothed. A concept that was foreign to her due to the fact that she was raised to believe that the body was a beautiful thing and did not need adornments.

Rogue had decided to dress more conservative than the green hooded costume she wore to battle. She was wearing a pair of Levi jeans that were slightly snug around her slender hips. She wore a light yellow tank top t-shirt underneath a blue jean jacket with a red scarf tied around her neck. She also wore a modest-looking sun hat on her head to hide the white streak in her hair whose origins remained a mystery to even her closest friends.

"Ah love going shopping in the summer time, don t you, Ororo?" Rogue asked as she held a scented candle up to her nose.

"It does have its moments," Storm replied and then looking over at her friend started the conversation that had been needing to happen since Rogue returned from her road trip with Iceman. "It also gives us the chance to speak and discuss things that are going on in our lives. For instance, why you have been avoiding Gambit lately. You know that Remy and I are very close, so when he is in pain, I feel his pain. But I am also your friend and I can see that something is bothering you. Please as your friend, let me help you with whatever is going on.

Rogue suddenly stopped in her tracks because she never thought that Storm would be so upfront and direct about her personal life. "Ah was not avoiding him, why would you say that?" Rogue tried to sound shocked and hurt, but the look that Storm gave her told her that she was not going to stand for any falseties.

"Stop lying to me, Rogue, I have eyes. I see the look you give Gambit when he isn t looking. I know that you still love him, but every time an opportunity arises for the two of you to talk, you push him away. Now I want to know what is going on and I want to know, NOW! Gambit is not going to wait for you forever and you never know who might replace you in his heart if you keep pushing him away."

"Ororo, if you really cared for me, you would not ask. Ah have also seen the looks that you have given him, and ah know that you have deeper feelings than you are expressing. If you want to see him happy, stay out of our lives!!" With that Rogue dropped the packages she was carrying and started to run in the opposite direction from Storm. But she did not get far before a giant robot hand smashed through the skylight and after the dust settled a giant sentinel stuck his head through.

"Target designate Rogue sighted, apprehension imminent. Target designate Storm sighted, apprehension imminent." People started running in a wild panic but before either Storm or Rogue could respond, the sentinel catches them both and released a sleeping gas that knocked both xmen out.

"Remy, Hank! Turn on the news! Rogue and Storm have been abducted by a sentinel!" Bobby Drake shouted as he ran to the doorway of the living room where Gambit and Beast were sitting.

Gambit quickly turned the knob of the television as Iceman entered the room.

"I was monitoring the news just in case something unusual happened and saw the news as soon as it happened." Bobby explained.

Remy, Hank and Bobby listened as the female reporter described the events that occurred. "Chaos erupted at Salem Center Shopping Mall today as unsuspecting shoppers were suddenly trapped as a result of a sentinel attack who apprehended what appears to be two members of the outlaw group called the X-men. The sentinel was seen flying off to the west where it has been speculated that the women might have been taken to a government installation."

"Easy Gambit! We ll find them. I swear it!" Beast replied when he saw that the usually easy going Gambit seemed ready to erupt.

But suddenly Iceman could not help but think that Gambit was more upset because Storm was in danger more than he worried about Rogue's safety, and his doubt was intensified when he overheard Gambit whisper, "I m coming, Stormy."

End of Part Two


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