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"Wow. Rogue is, like, sleeping in for once." Kitty said to Kurt as they cleared the kitchen table. "This is the first time in months she slept through breakfast."
Kurt stared longingly at the clock. "Ja. It just makes me even more worried over her." He sighed and mumbled a few things in German. He stopped when Kitty put a supporting hand on his shoulder and gave him a small smile.
"Don't worry about it, Kurt. I'm sure everything will, like, totally work out in the end." He nodded at her somewhat comforting words and gave her a small smile back.
***
Rogue laid stretched out on her bed. She was sleeping, and breathing slowly. Gambit was wide-awake in her head. Her breathing seemed to have a rhythm to it that almost made him sleepy. At least he could say he had slept with one of the X-Men. Literally. He missed his body. Gambit missed Gambit.
Gambit couldn't help but to think about Rogue. She was so mysterious that it bugged him. He barely knew anything about her but that would change. While Rogue slept, her barriers surrounding him were down. He went into the deepest parts of her mind looking for answers of un-asked questions.
***
Hank whistled a tune as he entered his office but stopped immediately when he noticed the opened medicine cabinet. He made his way over to it and opened if all the way. Everything was scattered around. He sighed. His organized medicine cabinet was no longer organized. It wasn't until he finished organizing them when he noticed what was missing. 'Sedatives? Who would need..' The answer came to him soon enough.
***
Rogue's mind wasn't a pretty sight. Memories were scattered and diffused everywhere. Some were hers and some weren't. He tried not to feel sorry for her but it didn't work. This somewhat explained some of Rogue's actions. So many memories weren't even hers.. The ones that were not hers blocked her memories. He wouldn't be surprised if she woke up in a few weeks and forgot about everything from her past.. Maybe even forget who she is.
"A'm goin' ta lock ya up an' throw away the key." Rogue walked towards him. She wore her usual clothing; black halter top under a green transparent shirt, a black skirt, grey leggings, combat boots and studded colors around her neck and wrists. Her make up was as heavy as it used to be. "Who said ya could go through mah mind?"
"Who said y' could absorb Gambit?" He snapped right back at her. Her facial expression that mostly showed angry and annoyance did not change as she glared at him.
"That was an accident. Unfortunately." She walked away from him. "Ah know a lot of stuff 'bout ya, y'know. More than ya think."
"An' Gambit knows absolutely nothin' 'bout y'."
She turned around. "Ya actually want ta know stuff 'bout meh?"
He thought about it for a second. "'Course not." He put up his tough shield. Rogue just rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. They both remained silent. "Why aren't y' up?"
"Ah can't wake up. Ah kinda overdosed on the sedatives."
He blinked. "Kinda?"
***
"She'll regain consciousness in a few hours." Hank explained to Kurt after he saw his sister. "At least, I hope so. I don't know when she took them so I don't know when they will wear off."
"Why did she do it?" He stared at his drugged up sister.
"Probably a plea for help." Scott said, glancing over at Rogue. "She's probably just showing us that she is capable of killing herself."
"Scott.." Hank warned but it was too late.
"Killing herself? How could you t'ink she vould do vhat?" Kurt raised his voice. "She has her enemy trapped in 'er head. It mus' be driving her up ze walls and you say it's attempted suicide?"
"I'm sorry Kurt." Scott said quietly. Kurt then bamf'd out of the room, leaving the thick blue fog and the smell of sulfur behind.
***
"So, How much did ya see of meh?" Gambit looked at her surprised. He hadn't expected that question. He thought about it momentarily.
"Can't quite 'member." He overlooked her figure. "Oi. But does Gambit wish he did."
"Perv." She mumbled, re-crossing her arms firmly against her chest. "Can't ya leave meh alone? This is mah mind an' Ah want some privacy."
"'Den maybe y' shouldn't have absorb—"
"Ah know, Ah know. Maybe Ah shouldn't have absorbed ya which was an accident." She sighed. "But really, Can't ya go take a walk?"
"Non."
"'Scuse meh?"
He crossed his arms. "Gambit says non, fille."
"Fine! Then Ah'll leave." She stared to walk away when a memory passed through her. She screamed and fell to her knees. It was a flicker of a memory and she remembered it instantly. Gambit handing her a charged card while she stared at him like an idiot and nearly got her arm blown off. She shook her head violently. That was the last thing she wanted to remember. She suddenly felt arms go around her waist and help her to her feet.
"Y' okay?" She jerked away from him.
"Ah'm fine."
He smirked. "O' really? 'Dat was some memory, non? Gambit 'member 'dat. First encounter, ne?"
She shrugged. "Maybe."
"It was. Gambit 'member perfectly." She rolled her eyes. "Bet Gambit made a great first impression." He chuckled then thought about it. "'Dat be 'de reason y' loathes 'de Cajun?"
Now, she seemed surprised at his question. "Ah.. No. Ah hate ya 'cause ya're a thief an'.. ya were our enemy." She shrugged. "But now ya are still mah enemy."
This time, he rolled his eyes. "Good answer, petite."
"Rogue." She growled.
"Pardon?"
"Mah name is Rogue. Learn ta use it correctly. Ah ain't no 'fille' an' Ah ain't a 'petite.'" He smirked at her suddenly words.
"A'ight, Rouge—"
"Rogue."
"Rogue." He said it bitterly. "'Den how 'bout y' call Gambit.." He paused. "Gambit."
"Ah prefer Swamp rat." She stated.
"If y' say so, petite." She winced. Oh how she wished to kill him.. Or at least shut him up.
"Fine. Gambit."
"Now, was 'dat so hard?"
"If Ah had somethin' ta hit ya with right now, Ah would smack ya right in the head with it."
"Aww. Y' make Gambit feel so welcomed an' loved."
***
"You're back." Kitty stared at the blue 'elf' as he bamf'd into the kitchen. She stopped chewing her apple. He looked so sad.
"How iz she?"
"Her condition improved." His ears perked up. "Hank thought he heard her mumble 'Swamp rat' in her sleep."
Kurt sighed. "Great. I bet he's haunting her dreams with his spooky accent and demon eyes."
Kitty shrugged. "I bet she's, like, torturing him."
That made Kurt smile.
***
"So, Rogue, were yo'r parents drunk when namin' y' or what?"
Rogue shrugged. "Where ya parents blind an' stupid when namin' ya?" Not the best comeback but she was getting sick of fighting back and fourth with him.
"Actually, mon real name is Remy."
She rolled her eyes. "Ain't that a girls name?"
"Where mon père was from, Remy is considered only a male's name." He stated, somewhat proudly. "'Tis origin is French. Now, what be yo'r real name?" She didn't open her mouth to respond. She just gave him a 'look' that clearly said she still hated him and that he wasn't finding out. "Fine. Guess Remy will jus' have to dig it up." She glared at him. "And oui, Remy would do 'dat."
Just as she opened her mouth to speak, she slowly faded out.
***
Rogue opened her eyes to see two blue men looking down at her. She blinked. What on earth? When her vision cleared up, she saw Hank and Kurt.
"Ah guess Ah'm in trouble?" She asked innocently looking up at Hank.
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To be continued..
First hint in the Romy goodness future. :)
It (Rogue's real name) hasn't been mentioned in Evo yet so.. Yeah..
It's short but what else is new? I've been updating this a lot so.. I'm giving myself a cookie. :o)