Dealing With A Thief

            Elizabeth and Rogue sat on Rogue's full sized bed, looking up in thought. "Why can't you get a lock on that freak?" Rogue spoke up.

            Elizabeth sighed, "I don't know! I've tried to get a lock on them, but I can't!"

            Rogue sighed, "Well, if worse comes to worse, they'll pull another Jean and Scott danger room video incident. Which I don't think they'll be stupid enough to do, considering the fact that they'll have Logan and Gambit on their backs this time." Rogue explained.

            Elizabeth finally nodded. "Oh alright." She ran her hands over her face, combing the strands of black hair away, "All of this stressing is making me want a cigarette." She sighed.

            Elizabeth stood up, and walked out of the room.

*~*~*~*

            Gambit sat on the swinging wooden bench, smoking the cigarette in his mouth. Logan stretched his arms in the air, the cigarette dangling from his lips. Logan turned to look at Gambit, "So, you and Rogue now, huh?" Logan spoke up, breaking the silence.

            Gambit nodded. "That collar came to good use." Gambit grinned at him.

            Logan let out a laugh, as he grabbed the cigarette from his mouth, taking a puff. He exhaled the smoke, his eyes looking up towards the glass back doors of the mansion. Ray walked out, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, "Hey bolt boy! Betsy's been lookin' for ya." Logan called to him.

            Ray's eyes widened with fear. He rushed towards the two men, "Shh! Don't say my name so loud!" He snapped, before lighting his cigarette.

            Gambit's eyebrow rose in suspicion, "What did you do, mon ami?" Gambit asked.

            Ray shrugged, "Nothing." He said between his puffs.

            Gambit sat back, and took a puff from his cigarette. He blew out the smoke, staring at Ray, "Bull shit. They wouldn't be lookin' for ya frantically if you didn't do anything." Gambit asked suspiciously.

            Ray stared at him, "They? Who's they?" He asked with sudden fright.

            Shit. I've been found out! He thought to himself.

            Gambit shrugged at his question, "Well, Rogue and Betsy are both lookin' for ya."

            Even worse, Ray thought.

            Ray's eyes nervously moved to look at Logan. He noticed Logan staring at him, while smoking the cigarette in his mouth. "What'd you do?" Logan asked again.

            "Nothing!" Ray snapped, feeling the annoyance of accusation.

            Logan shrugged, "Whatever kid."

            Gambit shoved his finished cigarette into the ashtray at his side. "I'm goin' inside, mon ami's." Gambit sighed.

            Gambit walked into the mansion through the double glass doors. He entered into the kitchen, seeing Evan, Sam, and Bobby huddled at the doorway of the kitchen leading to the foyer. Before he said anything, he heard Bobby imitating his voice, "Do I make you horny baby?" Bobby imitated with the infamous Cajun accent of Gambit.

            Gambit's eyes flared with anger, as he finally realized why Rogue and Elizabeth were so upset. He then smirked, slipping a card into his fingers from the deck in his back pocket of his jeans. The card encircled with flames, charging with the kinetic explosive energy from Gambit's fingers. He tossed it towards the three boys, watching it wave towards the ground in the center of their little 'circle'. The boys silenced, staring at the card as it fluttered towards the ground. "Oh shit!" Bobby squealed.

            The three boys separated, running for cover, as the card exploded as it touched the tiled floor. The card was barely charged, only causing a tiny force of an explosion, causing a burn mark on the area it landed. Evan peeked up from the rim of the counter, looking around for Gambit. Gambit crossed his arms, staring at him. "You other two get out of your little hidin' spots!" Gambit demanded.

            Bobby and Sam peeked from behind the hallway walls, into the kitchen. "Now, before I get Logan in on this, you have some explainin' to do!" Gambit snapped.

            Bobby fully showed himself, walking into the kitchen, "What are you talkin' about?" He uneasily asked him.

            "Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh shit." Evan panicked, through his heavy breaths of fear.

            "Shhh! Shut up!" Sam hissed at him.

            Gambit's eyebrow rose in suspicion. "Look, Gambit. There's a very good explanation behind this." Bobby stuttered to explain.

            "I'm listenin." Gambit coldly told him.

            Bobby grabbed Sam's collar, pulling him into the room. "It was Sam's idea!" Bobby quickly said.

            Sam looked at Bobby with shock, "What?!" He then looked at Gambit, his eyes wide with fear, "No no no! That's not true!" Sam panicked.

            "I don't believe that Bobby. I ain't stupid!" Gambit hissed.

            "Well, we just wanted to have some fun, Gambit!" Bobby said, his voice laced with fear of the explosive Cajun. Gambit continued to stare at him wanting an explanation, "You see....we made videos of the girls, and unfortunately you got caught in the video of Rogue's room." Bobby sighed, "But we were gonna give you back the tapes!" He quickly defended himself.

            Gambit smirked, figuring he wanted to play along with their little game. A devious plan swarmed into his mind. Something that would shock the young boys; and get them caught...horribly. "Well, I'll cut you a little deal." Gambit began.

            Bobby and Sam looked at each other. Evan peeked his head up more, from behind the counter, his hands still grasped onto the wooden edge. Gambit rubbed his chin in thought, "You give me those tapes; all of them, and I'll pay you way more than what I know you were going to charge for viewing!" Gambit grinned.

            "Hey, we weren't gonna charge anyone!" Evan snapped, standing to his feet.

            Gambit glared at him, "Oh really?" He snapped, his eyebrow rising.

            Evan looked at Bobby uneasily. "Oh alright, we were going to charge people to see them. But we were still gonna give it back!" Evan admitted.

            Gambit let out a laugh. He then sobered, looking at Bobby, holding his hand out, "Well? Whattya say?" Gambit asked, for confirmation of the deal.

            Bobby sighed, and shook his hand, "Alright, Gambit." He finally agreed.

            Ha! You have absolutely no idea what I'm going to do to you guys! Gambit thought to himself, as he glared at Bobby.

            Gambit's mind confirmed his plans. "Where's the tapes?" Gambit asked.

            "Follow me." Bobby sighed, walking out of the kitchen.

            Gambit followed Bobby out of the kitchen, towards Cerebro.