THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR ALL THE REVIEWS! I hope this chapter equals the
others. Bear with me, we're going to delve deeper into the Romy aspect, but
don't forget Scott!
Chapter Eleven: Demon Eyes, Drinks, and Dreams
Relaxing, Ty heaved a long sigh. Through the whole evening Gambit had been a considerate listener. They'd talked of old times, reminiscing. They'd talked into the night, joking, laughing, and remembering. It'd been a long time since Ty felt so comfortable, so relaxed, and at ease. Slowly her muscles unknotted, and tension in her back washed away as if it were underneath hot water. Taking a long swig of her drink, she turned to him. "Tell Gambit what happened to you, chere." He murmured, ordering another drink. Ty had lost count of hers.
Drowsily, Ty swayed in her seat. Drifting into dark memories. "We traveled a long tahme in thaht cramped van. Crowded tahgethah lahke cattle ready for slaughtah. Lotsa thah girls were screamin' an cryin', it was like watchin' colts bein' separated from their mothahs. Aht was all hot, and we wore these silvah metal collahs round our necks. They hummed steadily in a drowsy tune, an' they prohibited us usin' our powers. Ah don' know how long we wahre in there. Ah can still feahl the shackles round mah wrists." She ran her fingers over her gloved wrist. "They wahre heavy. Ah thought Ah'd nevah get out. We nevah stopped, not once durin' thah whole trip. Kat had ta go ta the bathroom real bad." She smiled. "Moaned 'bout it thah entire trip." She drifted into Gambit's red ringed eyes. "Ah was scared, really sared. Thought Ah'd nevah get out. Nevah."
"Chere." Gambit whispered, touching her shoulder. "Chere!" But Ty had drifted into the past.
"We stopped, Ah don' know. Ah don' know how long, how long we'd been there. Aht was cold an' thah air froze mah lungs. They shoved us out. All of us, screamin' an' cryin'. Thah men shoutin' fer us ta shut up, when no one listened, they begahn beatin' us. Thah last thing Ah remembah was the big gray fortress on a black hill surrounded by tall pine trees, before Ah blacked out." Ty shuddered, staring into her drink. Squeezing her eyes shut, willing the memories out, she whispered. "When Ah woke, Ah was strapped ta a cold metal table. Naked. Someone was holdin' my hand, it was cold, lahke hell had frozen over. Stiff, thah hand was so stiff. Mah throat was dry an' scratchy, Ah must 've been screamin'. There wahre docters all round thah room, in their white lab coats, typin' away on their keyboards. A constant click, click, click. Then Ah glanced to the table next ta me...her face." Hands pressed against her temples, mumbling incoherently for several seconds, tears slipping down her pale cheeks. "Oh Gawd! Why! Why didn't Ah stop!"
Reaching out, Gambit squeezed her shoulder. Tenderly, he brushed away a tear. "It wasn't your fault Chere. Gambit understands." He murmured, tearfully Ty allowed herself to be pulled into his warm embrace. "Shh." Gambit whispered. Rubbing the small of her back, rocking her. "It's all right Chere, your safe. Gambit won't let them hurt you."
"Ah couldn't stop." Ty whispered her voice tiny, shaking like a frightened child. "Ah couldn't stop." Turning her wide fearful gray- purple eyes on him, she cried. "Why couldn't Ah stop?" Hot tears dripped from her chin, creating dark spots on Gambit's clean shirt. She breathed softly, trembling.
"Shh. Chere, we've all."
Ty wasn't listening, her breathing quickened and she continued. "She was dead. Ah killed her! Aht was me!"
Gambit's heart skipped a beat, as he gazed down at the girl in his arms. So young, she was. Face smudged by dust and dirt, tears streaking her cheeks, all grown up and wearing sexy clothes. 'But inside an innocent little girl.' Strong and independent. 'All she wants is to be loved. Gambit will love you Chere.' "Rogue." He murmured, voice husky. "Ma petite femme."
Her old name.Ty shuddered, insides churning, and an intense urge to spew swamped her. Hatred swarmed up like a buzzing bee. How dare! Dipping back into her memories, hated voices called to her.
"Rogue!"
"Rogue!"
"There you are Rogue!"
"According to the files, sir. They called her the Rogue."
"Rogue."
"Miss Rogue, pay attention please!"
"You're my daughter Rogue."
"Ve are siblings Rogue."
"This girl, Rogue, will be the perfect subject."
"Stop! No! Please! Rogue stop!"
"ROUGE!"
A hissing buzz filled her head, ripping through her brain, as the screams and voices of her head. 'Get out!' She screamed. 'Get out of mah mind!' The hissing continued, like a broken record, rolling round and round. 'GET OUT!'
"You hurt me Ty." A soft voice whispered close to her ear. "Severed me! You think you can make me," It laughed derisively, a rattling grating sound. "Go away!"
Ty swung wildly, as Gambit's firm arms caught her. "Who are you!" She cried. Blood boiling, she knew the voice, it sounded sounded so familiar. So familiar.
"You wouldn't would you?" The voice hissed, crackling against Ty' pale skin. "You left me behind long ago."
"Kitty, Ah don't want to be Rouge. Call me somethin' else." Rogue pleaded, her dark gray-purple eyes misting. Voice shaky, and her hands trembling, she stood silently as the flames licked up behind her from the ruins of the lab. "Somethin' different."
Kitty smiled, her pure blue eyes weary. She felt like she stood on jelly legs. The cold kept her alert and awake, saving her from drowsiness. She'd overextended her powers. Everyone was dead. 'No more scientists.' She thought. 'We're free.' She wished she were dead. "I'll call you Ty then. So you like call me Kat, Kat Pryde." She didn't want to be called such an innocent name.
"Ty, Ah lahke that."
"Like, Ty the Rogue."
"No just Ty."
Ty clutched her head. "How."
"You tried ta kill me!"
"Rogue?"
Chapter Eleven: Demon Eyes, Drinks, and Dreams
Relaxing, Ty heaved a long sigh. Through the whole evening Gambit had been a considerate listener. They'd talked of old times, reminiscing. They'd talked into the night, joking, laughing, and remembering. It'd been a long time since Ty felt so comfortable, so relaxed, and at ease. Slowly her muscles unknotted, and tension in her back washed away as if it were underneath hot water. Taking a long swig of her drink, she turned to him. "Tell Gambit what happened to you, chere." He murmured, ordering another drink. Ty had lost count of hers.
Drowsily, Ty swayed in her seat. Drifting into dark memories. "We traveled a long tahme in thaht cramped van. Crowded tahgethah lahke cattle ready for slaughtah. Lotsa thah girls were screamin' an cryin', it was like watchin' colts bein' separated from their mothahs. Aht was all hot, and we wore these silvah metal collahs round our necks. They hummed steadily in a drowsy tune, an' they prohibited us usin' our powers. Ah don' know how long we wahre in there. Ah can still feahl the shackles round mah wrists." She ran her fingers over her gloved wrist. "They wahre heavy. Ah thought Ah'd nevah get out. We nevah stopped, not once durin' thah whole trip. Kat had ta go ta the bathroom real bad." She smiled. "Moaned 'bout it thah entire trip." She drifted into Gambit's red ringed eyes. "Ah was scared, really sared. Thought Ah'd nevah get out. Nevah."
"Chere." Gambit whispered, touching her shoulder. "Chere!" But Ty had drifted into the past.
"We stopped, Ah don' know. Ah don' know how long, how long we'd been there. Aht was cold an' thah air froze mah lungs. They shoved us out. All of us, screamin' an' cryin'. Thah men shoutin' fer us ta shut up, when no one listened, they begahn beatin' us. Thah last thing Ah remembah was the big gray fortress on a black hill surrounded by tall pine trees, before Ah blacked out." Ty shuddered, staring into her drink. Squeezing her eyes shut, willing the memories out, she whispered. "When Ah woke, Ah was strapped ta a cold metal table. Naked. Someone was holdin' my hand, it was cold, lahke hell had frozen over. Stiff, thah hand was so stiff. Mah throat was dry an' scratchy, Ah must 've been screamin'. There wahre docters all round thah room, in their white lab coats, typin' away on their keyboards. A constant click, click, click. Then Ah glanced to the table next ta me...her face." Hands pressed against her temples, mumbling incoherently for several seconds, tears slipping down her pale cheeks. "Oh Gawd! Why! Why didn't Ah stop!"
Reaching out, Gambit squeezed her shoulder. Tenderly, he brushed away a tear. "It wasn't your fault Chere. Gambit understands." He murmured, tearfully Ty allowed herself to be pulled into his warm embrace. "Shh." Gambit whispered. Rubbing the small of her back, rocking her. "It's all right Chere, your safe. Gambit won't let them hurt you."
"Ah couldn't stop." Ty whispered her voice tiny, shaking like a frightened child. "Ah couldn't stop." Turning her wide fearful gray- purple eyes on him, she cried. "Why couldn't Ah stop?" Hot tears dripped from her chin, creating dark spots on Gambit's clean shirt. She breathed softly, trembling.
"Shh. Chere, we've all."
Ty wasn't listening, her breathing quickened and she continued. "She was dead. Ah killed her! Aht was me!"
Gambit's heart skipped a beat, as he gazed down at the girl in his arms. So young, she was. Face smudged by dust and dirt, tears streaking her cheeks, all grown up and wearing sexy clothes. 'But inside an innocent little girl.' Strong and independent. 'All she wants is to be loved. Gambit will love you Chere.' "Rogue." He murmured, voice husky. "Ma petite femme."
Her old name.Ty shuddered, insides churning, and an intense urge to spew swamped her. Hatred swarmed up like a buzzing bee. How dare! Dipping back into her memories, hated voices called to her.
"Rogue!"
"Rogue!"
"There you are Rogue!"
"According to the files, sir. They called her the Rogue."
"Rogue."
"Miss Rogue, pay attention please!"
"You're my daughter Rogue."
"Ve are siblings Rogue."
"This girl, Rogue, will be the perfect subject."
"Stop! No! Please! Rogue stop!"
"ROUGE!"
A hissing buzz filled her head, ripping through her brain, as the screams and voices of her head. 'Get out!' She screamed. 'Get out of mah mind!' The hissing continued, like a broken record, rolling round and round. 'GET OUT!'
"You hurt me Ty." A soft voice whispered close to her ear. "Severed me! You think you can make me," It laughed derisively, a rattling grating sound. "Go away!"
Ty swung wildly, as Gambit's firm arms caught her. "Who are you!" She cried. Blood boiling, she knew the voice, it sounded sounded so familiar. So familiar.
"You wouldn't would you?" The voice hissed, crackling against Ty' pale skin. "You left me behind long ago."
"Kitty, Ah don't want to be Rouge. Call me somethin' else." Rogue pleaded, her dark gray-purple eyes misting. Voice shaky, and her hands trembling, she stood silently as the flames licked up behind her from the ruins of the lab. "Somethin' different."
Kitty smiled, her pure blue eyes weary. She felt like she stood on jelly legs. The cold kept her alert and awake, saving her from drowsiness. She'd overextended her powers. Everyone was dead. 'No more scientists.' She thought. 'We're free.' She wished she were dead. "I'll call you Ty then. So you like call me Kat, Kat Pryde." She didn't want to be called such an innocent name.
"Ty, Ah lahke that."
"Like, Ty the Rogue."
"No just Ty."
Ty clutched her head. "How."
"You tried ta kill me!"
"Rogue?"