A general disclaimer: the X-Men belong to Marvel, X-Men Evolution belongs to...whoever owns it...in any case, I don't own anyone mentioned within this text.
Author's note: Break it down...I'm not exactly sure the time in which my events take place, it may jump around from season to season, unintentionally, please don't hurt me on that account. I should state now that Rogue/Gambit is my OTP, but that doesn't mean I can't do Rogue/Scott (although I'm not a huge fan). Something I'm even a less of a fan of is Scott/Jean, but that could be popping up in here, too. Someone pointed out to me that in terms of Evolution, Rogue/Scott *is* canon...
Well, whichever, hope you enjoy. If you don't, feel free to flame me. I'll probably deserve it.
NeoVenus22
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Whatever Happens, Happens
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Chapter Five: What Kitty Learned
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Kitty landed neatly in the bathroom she shared with Rogue, and stared at her reflection in the mirror. Why wasn't anyone telling her anything? It was obvious that something had gone down in the woods, and Kurt knew something about it. The only reason they could have for keeping it secret would be if...
"Ohmygosh," Kitty gasped, clamping a hand to her mouth. "No way!"
Of *course*. The only reason anyone could have for keeping this secret would be if Rogue and Scott had kissed.
But that was so unlike either of them. Rogue wouldn't even admit she had a crush on Scott, and while she didn't like the Jean, the girl held some respect for her, and wouldn't go behind her back like that. Unless of course she felt betrayed by Jean's earlier bout of rude behavior, and wanted revenge. Even so, that wasn't like Rogue. She would glare and she would mutter, but she wouldn't enact revenge, especially not if it meant hurting someone. Kitty knew how much Rogue was afraid of her power, how afraid she was of hurting others with it. She also knew, no matter how much Rogue denied it, that Rogue cared for Scott and he was probably the last one she wanted to hurt.
The only other possibility that left was that Scott kissed Rogue. Which was even less likely. Because everyone knew Scott was crushing on Jean.
So what *had* happened?
Kitty phased through the bathroom fixtures and the wall into the hallway, so as not to disturb Rogue. Her surly roommate would keep whatever secret she had under lock and key, and would be even less likely to reveal it if Kitty woke her up. Scott, on the other hand, could be manipulated. She got into the elevator and rode down to the Med Bay.
Logan was just coming out of the observation room when the elevator doors opened. "What're you doin' down here, Half Pint," he said in that rough voice of his.
"Oh, you know, just, like, checking on Scott," she said, shifting her weight from one foot to the other in nervousness.
Logan raised an eyebrow. "No, really."
Kitty sighed. "Okay, so you know there must have been some crazy stuff going on in the woods," she said. "It was an accident? Rogue *never* has accidents. She's way too careful."
"Yeah, the whole story stinks," he admitted.
"So what do you think really happened?" Kitty said eagerly.
"And what business is it of *yours*?" he countered.
"Well, Rogue's my roommate. I'm just worried, is all."
"More like gossip-hungry," he said gruffly. "Get outta here and let Summers sleep it off, Half Pint. If they want ya to know, they'll tell ya."
"This is like, totally unfair," Kitty said, but he pushed her gently back onto the elevator.
"Get over it," he answered, pushing the button for her.
Kitty grumbled to herself for the whole ride up, but was cut short mid-rant when the doors opened on the main floor to reveal Jean walking by. The telepath looked up sharply. "Oh, hey, Kitty."
"Hi, Jean."
Jean looked from her to the closing elevator doors. "In the Danger Room this late?" she asked.
"Um...yeah," Kitty said quickly, stopping herself just short of grimacing. She was an awful liar, and she knew it. But it wasn't like she could tell Jean why she'd really been down in the sub-basements. She fell in step beside the senior. "So, like, what's up?" she said, trying to sound breezy.
Jean looked at her curiously, but shook it off. "Not much. The usual. You know. School, training, stuff like that."
"I hear you," Kitty said. "How's Duncan?"
Was it her imagination, or did Jean stiffen? "He's fine."
"Oh. That's good."
"Is there something wrong, Kitty?"
Oh, great. Jean was seeing right through her. Of course, she was the mind-reader. "No, nothing. Nothing at all."
Jean sighed. "Rogue told you, didn't she."
"Told me what?" Kitty said innocently, except that her voice was just a little too high, and her laugh was just a little too forced. She blushed. "Okay, yeah, she told me."
Kitty couldn't quite read the expression in Jean's eyes. "Listen, Kitty...whatever Rogue said, and I'm not trying to discredit her or anything, what she said *was* the truth...only, you've got to understand, it was an accident. Really. I was just passing by and..." she trailed off in frustration.
Kitty nodded, but didn't know what to say. She wasn't sure who she should side with. She liked Jean a lot, really respected her. As an older girl, as a leader, as an X-Man, as a friend. But the same held true for Rogue. And while Jean was a nice person, she never went out of the way to make Kitty feel *that* welcome. The age difference was clearly a factor in this.
Rogue was older, too, but Rogue actually made it seem like Kitty was her best friend. And Kitty considered the antisocial girl to be *her* best friend. They didn't have those big heart-to-hearts like girls did on TV or whatever, but they talked, and they trusted each other. Kitty and Kurt had been trying for ages to get Rogue to open up more, and it looked like it was finally happening.
And while Kitty honestly believed that Jean didn't mean to listen in, she knew she had to side with Rogue if she wanted their relationship to more forward like it was currently doing.
"I know," she said, deciding that was a nice, safe answer. She also knew it wouldn't completely satisfy Jean, so she added carefully, "You're not a vindictive sort of person."
The second the words left her mouth she realized they'd been the wrong ones. "Vindictive? What reason would I have to be vindictive?" Jean asked.
"Um..." Kitty's eyes flicked around, looking for a quick exit, but none was to be seen. "I..."
"There *is* something going on between Rogue and Scott, isn't there," Jean realized.
"I don't know," Kitty said hastily, and it was the truth. She had suspicions (which she wasn't about to share with Jean), but she had no proof of anything. Not as long as both people in question were still sleeping.
Jean sighed. "I don't know why Rogue is doing this to me," she said. "I don't know what I ever did to her to make her not like me."
Kitty stopped dead in the middle of the hallway. "Wait...you, like, think Rogue is trying to develop some kind of relationship with Scott out of *revenge*? To *hurt* you?"
Jean stared at her blankly.
"How totally egotistical of you," Kitty said, catching a glimpse of the Jean that Rogue didn't like. "Rogue doesn't do things out of *spite*, Jean. She has a heart, too. Just because she *can't* be touched doesn't mean that she doesn't *want* to be."
Annoyed beyond reason on Rogue's behalf, Kitty stormed off to her room. She phased through the door, though more than anything, she really wanted to slam it. But Rogue was sleeping.
No, she wasn't. As Kitty passed through the oak, she saw Rogue up and awake, sitting on the window seat, staring out at the night. "Oh, you're awake," Kitty said, then promptly turned around, opened the door, and slammed it as hard and noisily as she could.
Rogue jolted. "Jeez, Kitty, what's with ya?"
"You would not *believe* what Little Miss Perfect just accused you of."
Rogue looked bemused. "Jean..?"
"The one and only. Jean 'Look At Me, Aren't I Fabulous?' Grey."
"But Kitty...Ah thought ya liked Jean."
"Not anymore I don't!" Kitty insisted, throwing herself onto her mattress. She propped her head up on one arm, and gestured elaborately with the other. "I just ran into the Queen of Bayville High in the hallway, and she totally said that you were only friends with Scott because you hated *her*!"
Rogue stood up. "*What*?"
"You heard it here first."
"That's so not true."
"I know!"
"Where does she get off sayin' that? *He* kissed *me*!"
Kitty gasped and proceeded to slip, phasing halfway through her comforter, which was both uncomfortable-looking and uncomfortable. "WHAT!" she shrieked, pulling herself out, and Rogue looked mortified.
"Ah didn't just say that, did Ah?"
"Spill, girl!" Kitty said excitedly, gripping onto both of Rogue's arms.
"It's not what ya think."
"It so totally is. Scott Summers kissed you?"
"Um...yeah. In...in the woods."
"Why?"
"Ah dunno. He's still kinda comatose."
"Well you know what this means, don't you?" Kitty said, finally letting go of her roommate and bouncing around a little bit. Rogue shook her head, but Kitty was too elated to be annoyed by Rogue's ignorance. "It means he *likes* you, duh!"
"But ya said that he's all in love with Jean," Rogue said, looking more sad than confused.
"Well, maybe I was wrong. Scott's not your average guy, I was probably just, like, reading him wrong."
A gentle, wistful smile lit Rogue's face, and she looked down at her gloved hands. "The permanent poker face," she said.
"What?" Kitty said. That made no sense. Well, no, it *did* make sense, sort of, just not in context.
Rogue shook her head. "Nothing."
"Oh my *gosh*, you totally have to go and find him and talk to him now," Kitty said.
"Well for that, he's gotta wake up first."
Author's note: Break it down...I'm not exactly sure the time in which my events take place, it may jump around from season to season, unintentionally, please don't hurt me on that account. I should state now that Rogue/Gambit is my OTP, but that doesn't mean I can't do Rogue/Scott (although I'm not a huge fan). Something I'm even a less of a fan of is Scott/Jean, but that could be popping up in here, too. Someone pointed out to me that in terms of Evolution, Rogue/Scott *is* canon...
Well, whichever, hope you enjoy. If you don't, feel free to flame me. I'll probably deserve it.
NeoVenus22
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Whatever Happens, Happens
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Chapter Five: What Kitty Learned
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Kitty landed neatly in the bathroom she shared with Rogue, and stared at her reflection in the mirror. Why wasn't anyone telling her anything? It was obvious that something had gone down in the woods, and Kurt knew something about it. The only reason they could have for keeping it secret would be if...
"Ohmygosh," Kitty gasped, clamping a hand to her mouth. "No way!"
Of *course*. The only reason anyone could have for keeping this secret would be if Rogue and Scott had kissed.
But that was so unlike either of them. Rogue wouldn't even admit she had a crush on Scott, and while she didn't like the Jean, the girl held some respect for her, and wouldn't go behind her back like that. Unless of course she felt betrayed by Jean's earlier bout of rude behavior, and wanted revenge. Even so, that wasn't like Rogue. She would glare and she would mutter, but she wouldn't enact revenge, especially not if it meant hurting someone. Kitty knew how much Rogue was afraid of her power, how afraid she was of hurting others with it. She also knew, no matter how much Rogue denied it, that Rogue cared for Scott and he was probably the last one she wanted to hurt.
The only other possibility that left was that Scott kissed Rogue. Which was even less likely. Because everyone knew Scott was crushing on Jean.
So what *had* happened?
Kitty phased through the bathroom fixtures and the wall into the hallway, so as not to disturb Rogue. Her surly roommate would keep whatever secret she had under lock and key, and would be even less likely to reveal it if Kitty woke her up. Scott, on the other hand, could be manipulated. She got into the elevator and rode down to the Med Bay.
Logan was just coming out of the observation room when the elevator doors opened. "What're you doin' down here, Half Pint," he said in that rough voice of his.
"Oh, you know, just, like, checking on Scott," she said, shifting her weight from one foot to the other in nervousness.
Logan raised an eyebrow. "No, really."
Kitty sighed. "Okay, so you know there must have been some crazy stuff going on in the woods," she said. "It was an accident? Rogue *never* has accidents. She's way too careful."
"Yeah, the whole story stinks," he admitted.
"So what do you think really happened?" Kitty said eagerly.
"And what business is it of *yours*?" he countered.
"Well, Rogue's my roommate. I'm just worried, is all."
"More like gossip-hungry," he said gruffly. "Get outta here and let Summers sleep it off, Half Pint. If they want ya to know, they'll tell ya."
"This is like, totally unfair," Kitty said, but he pushed her gently back onto the elevator.
"Get over it," he answered, pushing the button for her.
Kitty grumbled to herself for the whole ride up, but was cut short mid-rant when the doors opened on the main floor to reveal Jean walking by. The telepath looked up sharply. "Oh, hey, Kitty."
"Hi, Jean."
Jean looked from her to the closing elevator doors. "In the Danger Room this late?" she asked.
"Um...yeah," Kitty said quickly, stopping herself just short of grimacing. She was an awful liar, and she knew it. But it wasn't like she could tell Jean why she'd really been down in the sub-basements. She fell in step beside the senior. "So, like, what's up?" she said, trying to sound breezy.
Jean looked at her curiously, but shook it off. "Not much. The usual. You know. School, training, stuff like that."
"I hear you," Kitty said. "How's Duncan?"
Was it her imagination, or did Jean stiffen? "He's fine."
"Oh. That's good."
"Is there something wrong, Kitty?"
Oh, great. Jean was seeing right through her. Of course, she was the mind-reader. "No, nothing. Nothing at all."
Jean sighed. "Rogue told you, didn't she."
"Told me what?" Kitty said innocently, except that her voice was just a little too high, and her laugh was just a little too forced. She blushed. "Okay, yeah, she told me."
Kitty couldn't quite read the expression in Jean's eyes. "Listen, Kitty...whatever Rogue said, and I'm not trying to discredit her or anything, what she said *was* the truth...only, you've got to understand, it was an accident. Really. I was just passing by and..." she trailed off in frustration.
Kitty nodded, but didn't know what to say. She wasn't sure who she should side with. She liked Jean a lot, really respected her. As an older girl, as a leader, as an X-Man, as a friend. But the same held true for Rogue. And while Jean was a nice person, she never went out of the way to make Kitty feel *that* welcome. The age difference was clearly a factor in this.
Rogue was older, too, but Rogue actually made it seem like Kitty was her best friend. And Kitty considered the antisocial girl to be *her* best friend. They didn't have those big heart-to-hearts like girls did on TV or whatever, but they talked, and they trusted each other. Kitty and Kurt had been trying for ages to get Rogue to open up more, and it looked like it was finally happening.
And while Kitty honestly believed that Jean didn't mean to listen in, she knew she had to side with Rogue if she wanted their relationship to more forward like it was currently doing.
"I know," she said, deciding that was a nice, safe answer. She also knew it wouldn't completely satisfy Jean, so she added carefully, "You're not a vindictive sort of person."
The second the words left her mouth she realized they'd been the wrong ones. "Vindictive? What reason would I have to be vindictive?" Jean asked.
"Um..." Kitty's eyes flicked around, looking for a quick exit, but none was to be seen. "I..."
"There *is* something going on between Rogue and Scott, isn't there," Jean realized.
"I don't know," Kitty said hastily, and it was the truth. She had suspicions (which she wasn't about to share with Jean), but she had no proof of anything. Not as long as both people in question were still sleeping.
Jean sighed. "I don't know why Rogue is doing this to me," she said. "I don't know what I ever did to her to make her not like me."
Kitty stopped dead in the middle of the hallway. "Wait...you, like, think Rogue is trying to develop some kind of relationship with Scott out of *revenge*? To *hurt* you?"
Jean stared at her blankly.
"How totally egotistical of you," Kitty said, catching a glimpse of the Jean that Rogue didn't like. "Rogue doesn't do things out of *spite*, Jean. She has a heart, too. Just because she *can't* be touched doesn't mean that she doesn't *want* to be."
Annoyed beyond reason on Rogue's behalf, Kitty stormed off to her room. She phased through the door, though more than anything, she really wanted to slam it. But Rogue was sleeping.
No, she wasn't. As Kitty passed through the oak, she saw Rogue up and awake, sitting on the window seat, staring out at the night. "Oh, you're awake," Kitty said, then promptly turned around, opened the door, and slammed it as hard and noisily as she could.
Rogue jolted. "Jeez, Kitty, what's with ya?"
"You would not *believe* what Little Miss Perfect just accused you of."
Rogue looked bemused. "Jean..?"
"The one and only. Jean 'Look At Me, Aren't I Fabulous?' Grey."
"But Kitty...Ah thought ya liked Jean."
"Not anymore I don't!" Kitty insisted, throwing herself onto her mattress. She propped her head up on one arm, and gestured elaborately with the other. "I just ran into the Queen of Bayville High in the hallway, and she totally said that you were only friends with Scott because you hated *her*!"
Rogue stood up. "*What*?"
"You heard it here first."
"That's so not true."
"I know!"
"Where does she get off sayin' that? *He* kissed *me*!"
Kitty gasped and proceeded to slip, phasing halfway through her comforter, which was both uncomfortable-looking and uncomfortable. "WHAT!" she shrieked, pulling herself out, and Rogue looked mortified.
"Ah didn't just say that, did Ah?"
"Spill, girl!" Kitty said excitedly, gripping onto both of Rogue's arms.
"It's not what ya think."
"It so totally is. Scott Summers kissed you?"
"Um...yeah. In...in the woods."
"Why?"
"Ah dunno. He's still kinda comatose."
"Well you know what this means, don't you?" Kitty said, finally letting go of her roommate and bouncing around a little bit. Rogue shook her head, but Kitty was too elated to be annoyed by Rogue's ignorance. "It means he *likes* you, duh!"
"But ya said that he's all in love with Jean," Rogue said, looking more sad than confused.
"Well, maybe I was wrong. Scott's not your average guy, I was probably just, like, reading him wrong."
A gentle, wistful smile lit Rogue's face, and she looked down at her gloved hands. "The permanent poker face," she said.
"What?" Kitty said. That made no sense. Well, no, it *did* make sense, sort of, just not in context.
Rogue shook her head. "Nothing."
"Oh my *gosh*, you totally have to go and find him and talk to him now," Kitty said.
"Well for that, he's gotta wake up first."