The Rogue

Author's Note: Thanks for all your support and your reviews! I hope you continue reading it, the prequel will come out soon, well as soon as I finish 'The Rogue' at least.

================================================

Screams filled the night air as the carnival Ferris wheel suddenly became stuck; with Scott's luck, he and Marie were stuck at the highest point.

" What just happened?" Marie asked as she calmed herself. ' You can fly, genius!' she thought. She was about to tell Scott just that, when she remembered that they were with non-mutants. ' Can't risk it' she thought.

Scott looked over at his side and found Ricky and Jamie next to the controls, as well as Kitty. He grinned and flashed them a thumbs-up, doubtful that they even saw it. ' Thanks for the permission, kid' he thought.

Marie started shivering as a breeze blew past them. Nights were always her favorite. Were being the key word, before nightmares came, the night had been her favorite time. Scott smiled at his opportunity and took off his jacket and placed it on her.

" Thanks," she replied, smiling at his gesture. " Beautiful moon. You don't see many ringed full moons these days."

Scott looked up and nodded. They were oblivious to the fact that they were inching closer to each other by the second. The next thing Scott knew was Marie resting comfortably in his arms. Her head was comfortable leaning on the space between his neck and his shoulders. Sighing, they both watched the moon.

Back on the ground, Jamie and Ricky gave each other high five's as they saw them, with the help of binoculars.

=========================================================

Ororo dragged Logan towards the Ferris Wheel, knowing the man wouldn't try to have fun even if he wanted to. She saw the whole scene between Jamie, Ricky and the other new recruits.

'About time' she thought as she looked at where the two boys were, spying with their military binoculars.

Logan saw Ororo staring at the sky and tried to locate just what she was looking for. Then, with the help of his enhanced senses, he saw Marie and Scott in a position he had wanted to be in for the longest time.

He growled, getting Ororo's attention. " What the-"

" Logan," she started gently. " She's all grown up now, let her live her life."

He shook his head, sighing in defeat. " Look, 'Ro. I regret leaving…" he started looking at Ororo's eyes, noticing how deep brown they were. " I'm just getting used to not havin' her… I can't stand this…"

The regal woman smiled softly and placed a caring hand on his shoulders. " Rogue is lucky to have you as a friend," she said.

Logan chuckled and placed his hand over hers. " I just wish, I could've kept something of hers… without getting drained and not remembering it."

Ororo nodded, understanding what he was implying. " Do not worry, my friend," she said smiling. " The funhouse always cures all ailments!"

=============================================================

Ricky let the illusion die down and they waited until he came to fix the machine. Kitty had sworn that she had just cut two or three major wires. Jamie had assured Ricky that they'd be able to get his mom down without having to reveal her as a mutant.

" Hey, what happened here?" the man asked as he ran back.

" My mom's stuck up there!" Ricky cried, acting worried to cover their hide from being caught.

The man opened the box with his special key and wondered how three wires were cut. He re-wired the machine and soon, the Ferris wheel was in working condition.

*Told ya * Jamie thought, using Ricky's telepathy to his advantage.

Ricky grinned and waited for Scott's car to reach the bottom.

" So should we convince them to go to the funhouse?" Jamie asked. " Should we split them up and make them meet each other at a certain point?"

" Yeah, I'll get my mom and ask her to go to the funhouse, but I'll go the washroom!" Ricky said, eyes gleaming with pictures of him, Jamie, his mom and Scott in a happy family.

" I'll tell Scott that I want a drink and then when I see you ditch Ms. Rogue in front of the funhouse, I'll tell Scott that I want to go there too!" he replied.

"Then we could run past them, making them chase us in, then…" Ricky stopped. " How do we make sure they come out, and we come out?"

Jamie flashed the boy with a wide toothy grin. " I know the secret to these things. Besides, with a dozen of me, we can get out in 1/12th of the time!"

=====================================================

Marie felt empty, yearning for warmth as she parted from Scott, getting off the car. She stared at Scott's back longing to be back in his arms. Scott, felt almost identical; only longing for more than just the warmth that they had in those few minutes up in the sky.

He felt the void inside his heart being filled every time he was with Marie, and he hoped that she felt the same for him. He turned around and smiled as he saw Marie looking at him, her eyes full of the emotion he felt inside him. They stood, gazing in each other's eyes, until two rowdy boys came barreling towards them.

" Maman!"

"Mr. Summers!"

Marie blushed shyly, turning slightly from him. Ricky hugged Marie's and smiled as he looked at Scott. Scott winked at the boy and mouthed a small 'thank you'.

* No problem* he replied mentally.

Scott was about to retort when Jamie tugged on his sleeve. Looking at the grinning 13-year-old, Scott ruffled his brown hair and smiled.

" What's up?" Scott asked lightly, placing a paternal arm on Jamie's shoulders.

" Can I get a drink?" he asked innocently.

' Too innocently,' Scott thought. He nodded and followed the boy, who broke into a sprint. He turned towards Marie and shrugged; running off to catch up to the teenager after.

Marie laughed at Scott's actions and placed her full attention to Ricky, who was smiling broadly.

" You like him," he stated in a sing-song voice.

" No I d- Okay… maybe a bit," she admitted holding up her index finger and thumb about an inch apart from each other.

They both laughed and sat on the nearby bench. " So, where do you want to go next?"

" Funhouse!"

---------------------------------------------------------

Scott stared, hypnotized by Marie's melodious laugh. Her every movement made Scott's heart do flips.

" You like her don't you, Mr. Summers?" Jamie asked, as he took a sip of his milkshake.

Scott blushed and turned around. " I-I well…"

Jamie chuckled. " If I was Ricky or even Ricky's brother, I'd approve. She deserves happiness," he said. " She's definitely happy when she's around you."

Before Scott could reply, Jamie broke into a sprint-again. He barely had the time to react to Jamie's spontaneous action, but ran not far behind. He noticed Ricky dash into the funhouse where Jamie followed. Marie was about to run in as well, but Scott took a strong hold on Marie's arm.

" You think they're playing Cupid?" she asked, seeming to understand why he held her back.

Scott shrugged playfully. " Well, I don't know… is it working?" he asked, smiling slightly.

Marie laughed before she pressed her forehead against his. " You know what? I think it is…"

Slowly, Scott tilted Marie's chin upwards, making her lips touch his lightly, giving her a light, innocent kiss. Marie closed her eyes and placed her arms around Scott's neck and responded as he deepened the kiss. After a few seconds, they parted, slightly out of breath.

" GO MR. SUMMERS!"

A few applauds and whistles rang in their ears. Marie blushed, biting her lower lip as Scott took her hand in his. They found Ricky and Jamie giving each other high-fives in the funhouse entrance.

" You know, I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of one of their pranks," Scott commented.

Marie nodded in agreement. " You got to love them though," she replied.

" Shall we?" Scott asked, holding out his arm like a perfect gentleman. Marie, raised as a proper Southern Belle, took it politely and smiled modestly.

" With pleasure."

=========================================================

Author's Note: Hey all! You wanted a little action between them, here they are! ^-^ I know some of you guys really wanted Gambit in this whole thing, but I don't really want to complicate it even further. If you guys want to know who the involuntary donor was for the artificial insemenation, read the prequel. Coming up once The Rogue is finito!