So Close, Yet so, so Far
Rogue was moving through the days in a haze. She was surrounded by perky, bubbly princesses both at home and at school. Everyone around her seemed to have a significant other. Jean had Scott, Jubilee had Bobby, Amara had Pyro, and Kitty had Lance AND Pietro. Rogue was getting sick of listening to girls gush about how sweet/romantic/hot their boyfriends were. Not only was it supremely annoying, but it made her feel even worse about losing Remy.
As she sat through another boring English class, she noticed something on the wall. Her teacher, Mrs. Grunninger, let students put quotes on one of the classroom walls. One in particular stood out to her.
"The course of true love never did run smooth." - William Shakespeare
Hmm. Perhaps she was being silly about this Gambit thing. They'd both made mistakes, but that was no reason to throw away everything they had. And since she had made the bigger mistake, she should be the one to apologize first. That made sense. Feeling quite empowered, Rogue decided to talk to Gambit as soon as possible. She loved him, and for once in her life, she was going to go for it. She wanted this, and she was going to make sure that she got it. She deserved to be happy love-wise.
The bell rang, and Rogue walked out into the hallway. 'Maybe I'll go talk to him right now,' she thought.
She passed Scott and Jean, holding hands as they walked to their next class. Then she passed Kitty and Lance, making out against Kitty's locker. That furthered her desire to talk to Gambit.
Without looking back, Rogue walked out on third period and the rest of the school day. She needed to do this. It was bigger than school, it was her life. She could almost picture the happy/relieved look on Gambit's face when she apologized and assured him of her feelings.
Rogue spotted Scott's car in the parking lot. "He won't mind if Ah borrow it for a few hours," she said to herself. Getting and hotwiring it, Rogue sped off towards Gambit's apartment.
Upon arrival, she checked her hair in the rear view mirror, and got out of the car. She grew slightly nervous as she walked up the stairs to his apartment. 'What if he hates meh? No, he can't. Ah'm bein' silly.'
Mustering up all her confidence, Rogue knocked on the door. The doorknob turned and the door began to open. Taking a deep breath, Rogue jumped right in.
"Remy, we need to—"
But the person that opened the door was not Remy. It was Alix. She was wearing what Rogue recognized as one of Gambit's T-shirts and skimpy, boy-short panties that said 'sexy' on them.
Rogue felt like she'd been punched in the stomach. It was all too clear what Remy and Alix had been doing.
Alix looked intensely uncomfortable. "Oh, Rogue........it's you. Um, I, um, Remy said that—"
"Who's at the door, cherie?" came Gambit's voice. He came up behind Alix, put his arms around her, at looked out into the hall.
He blanched as soon as he saw Rogue. "Rogue. I, uh, well, we......what are you doing here? Don't you have school?"
That remark only added to the pain Rogue was already feeling. "School? Is this what you do while I'm at school?"
Alix cringed, and Remy scrambled to come up with a reply. "N-no, that's not what I meant. I just wasn't expecting you......" he trailed off.
"I should go," said Alix, ducking under Remy's arm to go and get her jeans. Rogue shoved Gambit out of the way and followed Alix in.
"You little bitch," she hissed. "You cut school to have sex with my boyfriend? Slut."
Alix backed away from Rogue. "Hey, he told me that you two had broken up. Don't blame me."
"Don't blame you? Ah will blame you all I want!" Rogue smacked Alix across the face as hard as she could.
Alix, reeling from the blow, fell over.
Remy ran over and grabbed Rogue's hands. "Stop it! You are out of control Rogue. Get out and go cool off somewhere."
Rogue was crying now. "Why? Why is she better than meh? I thought what we had was s-special."
"Don't lie to me. If you thought it was so "special," than you wouldn't have made out with Toad."
Rogue staggered towards the door, sobbing. "Ah came here to apologize ya know. Ah wanted to tell ya h-how much Ah l-love ya."
"Rogue," said Remy, his voice softening.
"No, don't," she said. "You've made it clear who you choose. Ever since she got here, you've stopped lovin' meh." Rogue turned and fled the room.
"Rogue!" yelled Remy, running after her. He caught up with her in the parking lot. She started Scott's car.
He leaned against the front of the car, panting slightly. "Don't do this Rogue. If you leave now, than it really is over."
Part of Rogue wanted to stay. To get out of the car, fall into his arms, and make everything alright again. But a bigger part of her couldn't get over seeing Alix in his T-shirt, with his arms wrapped around her.
Her body shuddering with sobs, Rogue backed the car out of the driveway. The look that flashed across Gambit's face pierced her heart. Shakily, she put the car in drive and headed back towards school. It was over.
***********************At School With Kitty and Lance*********************
Kitty and Lance sat under a tree on the school grounds at lunchtime. He was leaning against the tree, and her head was on his lap.
"So, did you ever find out what was wrong with Pietro?" Kitty asked lazily.
Lance tensed. There was no way in hell he would ever tell Kitty that Pietro was in love with her. "Uh, he was mad 'cause that Alix girl won't go out with him. I didn't really get all the details."
"Oh," said Kitty, frowning slightly. Didn't Pietro realize that Alix was all wrong for him? He needed someone who knew all of his little quirks like she did. Someone who would tease him, and argue with him just for the sake of arguing. Someone who understood his past. Someone intelligent, yet witty.
'I did not just think that,' Kitty told herself, glancing guiltily at Lance. 'This is ridiculous. Pietro does not need, or want, someone like me.' Shaking her head clear of those thoughts, she smiled up at her boyfriend.
"I'm sure he'll find someone else soon enough."
Lance smiled back at her. "Yeah. Makes me realize how lucky I am to have you."
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Rogue pulled Scott's car back into the school parking lot. Ordering herself not to cry again until she got home, she tried her best to fix her smeared makeup.
Slamming the door behind her, she headed into the school. It was lunchtime, which meant that everyone was either outside, or in the cafeteria. 'Good,' she thought. 'I can go somewhere and pull myself together before sixth period.'
Rogue walked into the empty gym and sat down on the bleachers. Sighing, she put her head in her hands.
"Well, look who it is," came a sarcastic voice from somewhere above her. "Love problems?"
Rogue looked behind her to see Wanda Maximoff sitting on the bleachers above. "This is about Toad, isn't it," said Rogue quietly.
"No," snapped Wanda. "This isn't about anything. Don't assume that you know what I'm thinking."
Rogue recognized that bitter, slighted-by-the-one-you-love tone of voice all too well. "If you like him, you should tell him," said Rogue dejectedly. "Cause before ya know it, he'll be gone. Some other girl will snap him up. All cause you were too scared or too proud to tell him how you feel."
Wanda could tell that Rogue was speaking from personal experience. She decided that maybe she should heed the other girl's advice.
"If he makes you feel this bad, than he wasn't worth it," said Wanda to Rogue. Pietro's sister got up and left the gym.
Rogue was left alone in all her misery. The sixth period bell rang. "Damn it," muttered Rogue. "I'm late."
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And there you have chapter 10. I'm feeling quite inspired, so chapter 11 will definitely be up tomorrow.
Remy and Rogue's situation is tres sad, no? What will they do?
Thanks a million to the reviewers. It's so nice you sign on and have your inbox full of "Review Alerts!" It's quite a confidence booster. *winks*
May You All Be Blessed
~Druid-Priestess~
Rogue was moving through the days in a haze. She was surrounded by perky, bubbly princesses both at home and at school. Everyone around her seemed to have a significant other. Jean had Scott, Jubilee had Bobby, Amara had Pyro, and Kitty had Lance AND Pietro. Rogue was getting sick of listening to girls gush about how sweet/romantic/hot their boyfriends were. Not only was it supremely annoying, but it made her feel even worse about losing Remy.
As she sat through another boring English class, she noticed something on the wall. Her teacher, Mrs. Grunninger, let students put quotes on one of the classroom walls. One in particular stood out to her.
"The course of true love never did run smooth." - William Shakespeare
Hmm. Perhaps she was being silly about this Gambit thing. They'd both made mistakes, but that was no reason to throw away everything they had. And since she had made the bigger mistake, she should be the one to apologize first. That made sense. Feeling quite empowered, Rogue decided to talk to Gambit as soon as possible. She loved him, and for once in her life, she was going to go for it. She wanted this, and she was going to make sure that she got it. She deserved to be happy love-wise.
The bell rang, and Rogue walked out into the hallway. 'Maybe I'll go talk to him right now,' she thought.
She passed Scott and Jean, holding hands as they walked to their next class. Then she passed Kitty and Lance, making out against Kitty's locker. That furthered her desire to talk to Gambit.
Without looking back, Rogue walked out on third period and the rest of the school day. She needed to do this. It was bigger than school, it was her life. She could almost picture the happy/relieved look on Gambit's face when she apologized and assured him of her feelings.
Rogue spotted Scott's car in the parking lot. "He won't mind if Ah borrow it for a few hours," she said to herself. Getting and hotwiring it, Rogue sped off towards Gambit's apartment.
Upon arrival, she checked her hair in the rear view mirror, and got out of the car. She grew slightly nervous as she walked up the stairs to his apartment. 'What if he hates meh? No, he can't. Ah'm bein' silly.'
Mustering up all her confidence, Rogue knocked on the door. The doorknob turned and the door began to open. Taking a deep breath, Rogue jumped right in.
"Remy, we need to—"
But the person that opened the door was not Remy. It was Alix. She was wearing what Rogue recognized as one of Gambit's T-shirts and skimpy, boy-short panties that said 'sexy' on them.
Rogue felt like she'd been punched in the stomach. It was all too clear what Remy and Alix had been doing.
Alix looked intensely uncomfortable. "Oh, Rogue........it's you. Um, I, um, Remy said that—"
"Who's at the door, cherie?" came Gambit's voice. He came up behind Alix, put his arms around her, at looked out into the hall.
He blanched as soon as he saw Rogue. "Rogue. I, uh, well, we......what are you doing here? Don't you have school?"
That remark only added to the pain Rogue was already feeling. "School? Is this what you do while I'm at school?"
Alix cringed, and Remy scrambled to come up with a reply. "N-no, that's not what I meant. I just wasn't expecting you......" he trailed off.
"I should go," said Alix, ducking under Remy's arm to go and get her jeans. Rogue shoved Gambit out of the way and followed Alix in.
"You little bitch," she hissed. "You cut school to have sex with my boyfriend? Slut."
Alix backed away from Rogue. "Hey, he told me that you two had broken up. Don't blame me."
"Don't blame you? Ah will blame you all I want!" Rogue smacked Alix across the face as hard as she could.
Alix, reeling from the blow, fell over.
Remy ran over and grabbed Rogue's hands. "Stop it! You are out of control Rogue. Get out and go cool off somewhere."
Rogue was crying now. "Why? Why is she better than meh? I thought what we had was s-special."
"Don't lie to me. If you thought it was so "special," than you wouldn't have made out with Toad."
Rogue staggered towards the door, sobbing. "Ah came here to apologize ya know. Ah wanted to tell ya h-how much Ah l-love ya."
"Rogue," said Remy, his voice softening.
"No, don't," she said. "You've made it clear who you choose. Ever since she got here, you've stopped lovin' meh." Rogue turned and fled the room.
"Rogue!" yelled Remy, running after her. He caught up with her in the parking lot. She started Scott's car.
He leaned against the front of the car, panting slightly. "Don't do this Rogue. If you leave now, than it really is over."
Part of Rogue wanted to stay. To get out of the car, fall into his arms, and make everything alright again. But a bigger part of her couldn't get over seeing Alix in his T-shirt, with his arms wrapped around her.
Her body shuddering with sobs, Rogue backed the car out of the driveway. The look that flashed across Gambit's face pierced her heart. Shakily, she put the car in drive and headed back towards school. It was over.
***********************At School With Kitty and Lance*********************
Kitty and Lance sat under a tree on the school grounds at lunchtime. He was leaning against the tree, and her head was on his lap.
"So, did you ever find out what was wrong with Pietro?" Kitty asked lazily.
Lance tensed. There was no way in hell he would ever tell Kitty that Pietro was in love with her. "Uh, he was mad 'cause that Alix girl won't go out with him. I didn't really get all the details."
"Oh," said Kitty, frowning slightly. Didn't Pietro realize that Alix was all wrong for him? He needed someone who knew all of his little quirks like she did. Someone who would tease him, and argue with him just for the sake of arguing. Someone who understood his past. Someone intelligent, yet witty.
'I did not just think that,' Kitty told herself, glancing guiltily at Lance. 'This is ridiculous. Pietro does not need, or want, someone like me.' Shaking her head clear of those thoughts, she smiled up at her boyfriend.
"I'm sure he'll find someone else soon enough."
Lance smiled back at her. "Yeah. Makes me realize how lucky I am to have you."
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Rogue pulled Scott's car back into the school parking lot. Ordering herself not to cry again until she got home, she tried her best to fix her smeared makeup.
Slamming the door behind her, she headed into the school. It was lunchtime, which meant that everyone was either outside, or in the cafeteria. 'Good,' she thought. 'I can go somewhere and pull myself together before sixth period.'
Rogue walked into the empty gym and sat down on the bleachers. Sighing, she put her head in her hands.
"Well, look who it is," came a sarcastic voice from somewhere above her. "Love problems?"
Rogue looked behind her to see Wanda Maximoff sitting on the bleachers above. "This is about Toad, isn't it," said Rogue quietly.
"No," snapped Wanda. "This isn't about anything. Don't assume that you know what I'm thinking."
Rogue recognized that bitter, slighted-by-the-one-you-love tone of voice all too well. "If you like him, you should tell him," said Rogue dejectedly. "Cause before ya know it, he'll be gone. Some other girl will snap him up. All cause you were too scared or too proud to tell him how you feel."
Wanda could tell that Rogue was speaking from personal experience. She decided that maybe she should heed the other girl's advice.
"If he makes you feel this bad, than he wasn't worth it," said Wanda to Rogue. Pietro's sister got up and left the gym.
Rogue was left alone in all her misery. The sixth period bell rang. "Damn it," muttered Rogue. "I'm late."
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And there you have chapter 10. I'm feeling quite inspired, so chapter 11 will definitely be up tomorrow.
Remy and Rogue's situation is tres sad, no? What will they do?
Thanks a million to the reviewers. It's so nice you sign on and have your inbox full of "Review Alerts!" It's quite a confidence booster. *winks*
May You All Be Blessed
~Druid-Priestess~