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This story doesn't really fit in with the X-Men Evolution timeline at all nor would I try to make it to. However, in this story, Gambit was an acolyte, and Magneto disappeared. Oh yes, and the first meeting with Gambit and Rogue and the card and the whole media thing still happened. Oh, and Evan doesn't exist in this story or he's off with the morlocks because I don't really need a whole bunch of characters to incorporate into the story, since this is really a ROMY story. Everything else is all A/U but in a beautiful way. Enjoy!
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Somewhere I Belong
BAMF
"Rogue?!?" The fuzzy blue mutant asked as he suddenly appeared next to a sleeping Rogue.
The gothic mutant just rolled on to her side and smothered her head with a pillow.
The fuzzy one poked her again with his fingers. "Rogue..." He said a little more loudly.
Rogue just remained sleeping. She knew that it was only six in the morning and that was just too damn early to deal with the fuzzy elf.
"C'mon, Rogue. I need to talk to you. Roguey…" He said as he started to shake her.
She grabbed her pillow and hit him with it, which made him laugh. She rubbed her eyes and yawned as she got up in a sitting position.
"Don't call me Roguey. What do ya want, Kurt?" She said between her yawn.
"Vell, I vas vondering that since you are now my sister, vould you like to come back to Germany vit' me for the holidays?" He asked genuinely with a big smile.
"Oh." She replied with surprise. She only thought about it for a minute before she came to her decision. As much as she loved Kurt, and he was perhaps the closest thing she would have to a family, he still wasn't family. They were not blood-related nor were they even raised together. He had an actual family in Germany that cared about him and wanted him, and thus, that was why she was going to decline since she didn't want to intrude on his family and their time together.
"Vell?" Kurt asked her after a few minutes.
Rogue looked into his eyes and said, "Kurt, y're awesome and ah love ya and all, but ah can't go."
"It's okay, I understand. No worries, Roguey. Just don't get in any trouble vithout me, okay?" He replied cheerfully and wrapped his arms around her for a hug.
She was taken aback by the hug since she never let anyone come so close to her, or they were usually too scared to. It took her a few seconds before she realized that she should hug him back.
After thirty seconds of hugging, Rogue said, "Kurt, we done yet?"
He let go of her and gave her a huge smile. "Just vanted a good one from meine schwester. You coming down to breakfast now?" He asked.
"Ya kidding me? It's like six in the morning. Get out of my room, Kurt!" She pretended to yell at him.
He laughed and said, "Okay, Okay! Don't have a cow."
BAMF
He was gone.
Rogue gave a little smile before closing her eyes and catching some sleep again.
-xoxo-
It was half past ten, and she finally managed to drag herself down to the kitchen. The other mutants were either off at school already or running personal errands. Rogue yawned again as she opened the refrigerator to grab the orange juice.
"Mornin', chere." A husky voice said from behind the opened fridge door.
Rogue cringed at the sound of his voice and chose to ignore it while she remained staring into the open refrigerator.
"Aww.. chere, y'gonna ignore Remy now?" The voice asked playfully.
She grabbed the carton of orange juice and slammed the door shut as hard as possible. Yet, the impact of the door slamming shut did not surprise Remy at all. She looked at his conceited smirk and walked away from him to go grab a glass.
"Now, dat is just plain rude, chere." The red-eyed mutant commented as he followed her to the cabinet.
"If ah say good mornin', would ya leave me alone then?" She asked with annoyance as she grabbed a glass.
"Hmm… maybe." He plainly replied.
"Fine. Good mornin', swamp rat." Rogue said in a sickeningly sweet high-pitched tone and gave him the fakest smile she could before heading to sit at the table.
"Now leave me alone." She added in afterwards as she poured her juice.
"Actually, Remy only said maybe. Ain't gonna leave y'alone t'ough." He replied and sat down across from her.
She heaved a big sigh. "Why? Why must ya always bug me?" She asked earnestly.
"Because, chere, Remy just wanna get to know ya better." He replied honestly, with not a hint of flirtation at all.
"Why? What is it about me that ya wanna get to know? There ain't much, Remy. Ah can't touch ya so ain't no way ya can ever get me into bed, so this challenge is basically a lost cause. Ah'm mean and horrible. And not to mention that ah am completely anti-social. So, what is there to know, really?" She asked him, completely out of curiosity.
"Remy don't t'ink y're so mean at all." He replied with total honesty again.
"Are ya fucking kidding me? Ah treat ya like shit! Ah treat ya worse than anyone else in the house. Ah've never been nice to ya and ya tell me ya don't think ah'm mean! Ah told ya that ah ain't ever gonna fall for ya and be all whipped and drooling over ya. So why don't ya leave me alone?" Rogue exclaimed in exasperation.
"Wit' a face like yours, how can I?" He replied flirtatiously as the familiar grin appeared on his face again.
"UGGH! Are we back to that again???" She cried in disbelief.
"C'mon, chere. Ya can't sit dere and tell me dat dis Cajun don't turn ya on." He purred seductively which did its job at irritating her even more.
Rogue stared straight into his eyes with her angry green eyes. "Look straight into my eyes, Remy, 'cause Ah'm only saying it once. Ya don't fucking turn me on. Not today. Not any day. Not ever. Ya got that, swamp rat?" She said seriously.
His red eyes grew brighter as Rogue could feel as if they were actually hypnotizing her. "Chere, y'know y'love when dis Cajun give you all dis attention. Dere's somethin' between us, non?" He stated more than asked.
She just stared into his devil-like red eyes for a few more seconds before snapping to her senses.
"NO! Ya know ya don' t want this as much as ah." She said without even thinking.
His smile disappeared and his face tensed up. He could feel that she knew something about him, about his past. "What do ya mean?" He asked her with complete seriousness.
She quickly looked away and muttered, "Nothing."
She didn't know what had caused her to say what she said. They didn't even have anything. All they had was a bunch of bullshitting conversation, she decided. There was nothing deeper than that, she tried to convince herself.
"Straight up. Do y'know somet'ing?" He asked her intently.
"Ah don't fucking know anything. It's just a feeling. Let's drop it, k?" She quickly replied.
Remy sensed that if he were to push the topic any further, he would wind up in a situation that he swore he never wanted to be in again. He had to keep reminding himself that he didn't want to get to know this girl better; that he was just messing around with her by flirting like he did with all the other girls; and that he had to ignore that little part of his heart that kept encouraging to find out who Rogue really was and why he could sense her emotions and feelings so strongly.
His self-assured grin appeared again as he said, "Alright, chere. Ya wanna get a room later?"
Rogue rolled her eyes in response, but she was glad that he had agreed to drop the topic. She didn't want to get to know him better. She didn't want to know why she could feel his pain. She didn't need anyone in her life, especially him. She always wound up hurting people, and something inside her was telling her that she couldn't hurt him.
"C'mon, chere, it'll be fun." He purred as he leaned closer to her.
"Okay, swamp rat. Ah'll get a room wit' ya. Ah'll meet ya in the danger room in an hour's time. Ah think it'll be really fun when ah kick your ass!" She snapped back, as she got up and left the kitchen, which ensured that she got the last word.
-xoxo-
Another left, another right, and another kick. Sweat was perspiring all over her body and she brushed her hair aside as she continued to beat the punching bag. Determination was written all over her face as she relentlessly pounded the bag. She had been in the danger room for half an hour now. She ran the simulation, which allowed her to work on her fighting skills. Up until now, she had been training with Logan to work on her martial arts skills. She had become quite good and her reflexes have become quicker and smoother.
She heard the door opened behind her, but she continued to beat the bag.
"Chere, practicin' first?" The Cajun voice drawled from behind her.
"Ah don't need practice t'kick your ass." She answered while she continued to lay punches after punches.
Remy just watched her and marveled at her determination and strength. She had good form especially with a body like hers. Her body-fitting uniform certainly added to her appeal, as he looked her over and memorized every curve.
"Chere, y'sure look good all wet and hot." He commented in a husky voice.
She stopped hitting the bag and whipped around with the meanest glare to give him.
"Shut up, and fight swamp rat." She snapped.
"SIMULATION 7!" She yelled out loud and clear. The room turned into a simple wooden walled room with a mat in the middle.
"What is dis, Rogue?" Gambit asked as he looked around the bare training room.
"It's our training session for t'day. We're gonna spar right in the open. Nothin' t'hide behind. Just the two of us. This way ah can work on my agility and ya can work on your defense." She simply replied.
"Powers?" He asked her.
"Powers. Whole point is t'use them to our advantage." She answered.
They both walked towards the middle of the mat. The two looked into each other's eyes for a minute.
"Ready?"
"Anytime y'are, cherie."
As soon as he said that, Rogue bent down and gave a kick to his feet. However, Remy managed to jump out of the way from her swinging legs. He jumped behind her and gave her a kick to her back.
"Fuck." She muttered as she fell forward. She regained her balance and popped onto her feet. He chucked a charged card at her feet with which she rolled immediately out of the way. He chucked another card at her feet but she managed to flip over it and over him.
He turned around quickly to face her, but instead he met a gloved hand to his face. Her other hand went in for a punch to the other side of his face but he caught it with his right hand. He twisted her hand behind her back as she struggled against his hold.
"C'mon, chere. Y'know y'ain't no match for Remy." He whispered into her ear.
She kicked her left leg back and hit his knee. His leg gave out and he let go of his hold.
"Don't be so goddamn sure of y'self, swamp rat!" She cried as she sent a swift kick to his other leg and he fell backwards and landed on his back.
She jumped on top of him and landed on his chest.
He smirked at her when he saw that she was straddling him. "Enjoyin' y'self, chere?"
She rolled her eyes in disgust. "Not as much as Ah will in a second." She said and took off her right glove.
He noticed that she was about to touch him with her bare hands and so he managed to flip her over him.
"Just a lil too slow." He said and hopped on to his feet again.
"Dammit." She said and got on to her feet too.
They stood there facing each other, both trying to figure out the next move to make.
"Y'know, chere, y'ain't half bad." He said.
"Give me a few more seconds, swamp rat, and ah'll show ya how good ah really am." She replied.
"In what way, chere?" He asked with only thoughts of sex on his mind.
"Ya really don't know when to quit that, do ya?" She stated more than asked.
"Not when ah'm in front of such une belle fille." He answered.
"Can't fucking listen to your lame lines anymore, ah'm gonna end it." She said and flipped over him ever so quickly.
He turned around and faced a grinning Rogue with her hand outreached. She touched the side of his face and he immediately fell unconscious.
Then the memories flowed into her mind and she knew.
She knew what was the cause of his pain.
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