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Matt walked slowly down the hall only to have his thoughts interrupted by a BAMF that brought Kurt to his side.
"Vhat's up?" he asked shoving his blue face in front of Matt's. Matt shrugged and kept walking.
"Vant to go to the movies?" Kurt asked reappearing again in front of the taller man. Matt shook his head.
"No thanks." He said dejectedly. "Hey have you seen Rogue?"
Rogue lay in her and Kitty's bedroom listening to her Discman. The noise of the punk band drowned out the knocking at the door. Hearing no answer Matt poked his head through the opening. Rogue lay on the bed, her eyes closed. He walked gingerly over the discarded clothes on the floor and gently took her headphones off. Rogue's eyes snapped open.
"What?" she asked curtly. Matt ignored her bad mood.
"Come on, get up, we're leaving." He said. He pulled her into a sitting position and laced up her boots. Rogue ignored him and lay back down. Matt only pulled harder.
"What the hell do you want?" she snapped.
"Touchy today Rogue, get your ass off the bed. We're going to go have some fun."
"No." she said flatly. Matt looked into her eyes. Anger burned deep in them.
"Fine, if you feel that way." He said. Grabbing her arm he pulled her up and slung her over his shoulder.
"Let go of me!" she hissed. Matt shook his head.
"No…I don't think I will." Matt said.
"Ah swear to gawd Matt if ya don't put me down Ah'm gonna-"
"Do what? Touch me?" Matt said. "Sorry Roguey, that doesn't work on me." Matt carried her out to the X-Jeep and piled her in the front passenger seat. As they pulled out he waved to Jean who had kindly agreed to clear his path without raising suspicion.
"So, how you doing?" Matt asked conversationally as the rolled down the lane.
"Hmm, Ah've just been abducted. How do you think Ah am?" she sneered. Matt laughed.
"Where are we goin'" she asked crossing her arms.
"Anywhere you want. I just want to be seen with a pretty girl." Matt smirked. Rogue felt the heat in her face rise but it was hard to discern from anger.
"So where's Boom Boom then?" she sneered. Matt shrugged.
"I think she went to the movies." He said. He stopped the car at the river and stepped out.
"Are you coming?" he looked over to Rogue. She sighed and stepped out of the vehicle. They walked down the path, Rogue's mood improving slightly.
Matt buckled himself into the front passenger seat. Rogue was fiddling around with her belt. Matt reached over but she jerked away.
"Ah can get it." She said, but he reached again. Matt twisted the belt and jammed it into its safety holder. It clicked. It was then that Matt realized that his hand was very close to Rogue's leg.
"Uh, sorry." He said, pulling his hand away. At the same moment they both leaned towards the other and kissed. After a second they both pulled away.
"We've got to stop doing that." Matt said. Rogue's face broke into a smile.
The movie theater was full of hushed voices as the previews flashed over the screen. Tabitha sat in the back row with Ray and Iceman. Feeling restless she paced into the lobby. She spied Pietro talking to Lance as he threw popcorn down his throat. Lance was sipping on a coke when he left out the front doors.
"Hey Speedy." Tabby said walking up to Pietro and leaning on the counter. He flashed a quick smile and offered her some popcorn.
Matt and Rogue waited patiently in the drive through of McDonalds. Matt's eyes gleamed as he asked Rogue what she wanted to order. The voice in the box cackled to life and Matt ordered to meals, to sprites, and one large ice water. As they pulled ahead Matt eased on the breaks.
"Ever play Fire in the Hole?" he asked, his devilish smile widening. Rogue cocked an eyebrow and shook her head.
"Watch and learn." He said. He pushed the car forward to the window. The server passed back the sack and pops.
"And here is your ice water." She said, rather uninterested. Matt took the ice water, paid and the server took the next order. As he came back into view Matt shouted, "Fire in the hole!" and threw the ice water back in at the server. She screamed as the ice cubes hit her and one managed to find its way inside her shirt. Matt slammed the gas peddle down the they sped down the road.
Even Rogue had to laugh at Matt's prank. As he passed out the food she slowly regained her composure. They ate mostly in silence with the occasional snicker.