Chapter 6
Rouge spent the whole day with Remy practicing with her new powers and, erm, resting in between. She found that she could now control Kurt's power as well as him and she had started to see other powers come through but she couldn't control her own power as well as she thought. She had almost drained Remy a few times before she let go but it still meant she could have contact for a few moments. She was going to have to practice for Remy. She didn't know why she liked him as much as she did. There were lots of reasons why, such as he was her enemy, her teams' enemy, he was so arrogant and he thought that sexy smile could get him anything he wanted. Rouge stopped herself from following that train of thought before she went on any further thinking that Remy had an ego big enough already. She felt him chuckle through the link and she smiled.
She continued her walk along the road towards her home when she heard someone come up behind her. She froze and turned expecting to see those five guys again but she came face to face with a grinning Kitty.
"Hey Rouge I've been looking for you, like, everywhere. Where have you been?" she asked with an innocent expression.
"Ah've been around town for a bit." Rouge replied cautiously not looking at Kitty but carrying on walking. Kitty fell into step beside her.
"Who were you with?" she asked seriously.
"No-one, Ah mighta seen some people here and there but Ah was on mah own mosta the time." She answered starting to feel uncomfortable.
"Oh so you weren't with like anyone say a guy?" Kitty asked trying to look Rouge in the face.
"No, Ah told ya Ah was on mah own." Rouge replied.
"So it wasn't you I saw get on the back of a bike with someone, say Gambit?" Kitty asked her voice dripping with disdain.
Rouge froze, panicking. "You saw me?" she asked her voice quiet.
"Yeah, and now I know why you wouldn't tell me earlier. I though we were friends Rouge." Kitty said before starting to walk away.
"Kitty, let me explain." Rouge reached out with her bare hand and grabbed Kitty's wrist. Kitty pulled away sharply but she didn't feel her force drain away through the contact. She stopped and turned to Rouge.
"How did you, like, do that?" she asked with amazement. She looked at Rouge.
"Remy's been helping me. Ah can kinda control mah power, not drain anyone for a few minuets of contact. Also Ah can use powers Ah've absorbed before." She explained quickly trying to make up for not telling Kitty before. She liked Kitty really although she could be a little tiring. She offered her a small smile.
"Rouge that's like so cool, but, but why Gambit? I mean he's like our enemy you know." She asked.
Rouge hesitated, had she already told her too much. Could she trust her to keep her mouth shut? She decided against it.
"Ah don't know. Anyway ya can't tell anyone, ya gotta promise me not to. Kitty promise me right now." She told her in a stern voice.
"But Rouge you're, like, playing with fire."
"Look Kitty the Prof knows, now promise me." She told her again.
"Ok, I, like, promise I won't tell anyone." She said. The two of them then carried on walking up to the mansion. Rouge remembered that Logan would be able to smell Remy so she decided to teleport to her room.
"Kit, Ah'm gonna teleport to our room, wanna come?" she asked holding out her hand to the smaller girl. Kitty smiled and took her hand feeling slightly apprehensive. Rouge closed her eyes and teleported to her room. She opened her eyes and smiled. She was starting to get the hang of this. She got up and walked to the bathroom and showered hoping she was removing as much scent of Remy as possible. When she got back to her room she saw Kitty waiting for her.
"So," she said once Rouge had closed the door, "do you like him?"
"Look Kitty do ya have to ask these questions now?" she replied as she flopped down onto her bed.
"Yeah, I get to ask you three questions because you kept this from me. Now again, do you like him? He is good looking."
"Yeah he is, ain't her." Said Rouge beginning to space out thinking about him. She brought herself to her senses and remembered that Kitty was sitting there with a smile on her face.
"You do like him. I knew it. Right second question, have you kissed yet?" she said with a smirk.
Rouge glared at her and began to blush. Kitty laughed at her. "You have ain't you? Okay last question, was it good?"
"You can't ask that!" Rouge burst out.
"Just answer it." Kitty said as the door was opened by Storm.
"Girls the dinner will be ready in a minuet, come downstairs to eat." She said taking in the laughing Kitty and the blush on Rouges cheek.
"Yeah comin." Said Rouge who jumped off the bed and shot out the room to escape Kitty's questions.
Rouge made sure she sat as far away from Kitty and Logan all night. She avoided Kitty all night and eventually went to bed when she heard Kitty's soft snoring. She changed and opened the balcony door as it was a hot night. She climbed into bed and fell asleep.
Rouge spent the whole day with Remy practicing with her new powers and, erm, resting in between. She found that she could now control Kurt's power as well as him and she had started to see other powers come through but she couldn't control her own power as well as she thought. She had almost drained Remy a few times before she let go but it still meant she could have contact for a few moments. She was going to have to practice for Remy. She didn't know why she liked him as much as she did. There were lots of reasons why, such as he was her enemy, her teams' enemy, he was so arrogant and he thought that sexy smile could get him anything he wanted. Rouge stopped herself from following that train of thought before she went on any further thinking that Remy had an ego big enough already. She felt him chuckle through the link and she smiled.
She continued her walk along the road towards her home when she heard someone come up behind her. She froze and turned expecting to see those five guys again but she came face to face with a grinning Kitty.
"Hey Rouge I've been looking for you, like, everywhere. Where have you been?" she asked with an innocent expression.
"Ah've been around town for a bit." Rouge replied cautiously not looking at Kitty but carrying on walking. Kitty fell into step beside her.
"Who were you with?" she asked seriously.
"No-one, Ah mighta seen some people here and there but Ah was on mah own mosta the time." She answered starting to feel uncomfortable.
"Oh so you weren't with like anyone say a guy?" Kitty asked trying to look Rouge in the face.
"No, Ah told ya Ah was on mah own." Rouge replied.
"So it wasn't you I saw get on the back of a bike with someone, say Gambit?" Kitty asked her voice dripping with disdain.
Rouge froze, panicking. "You saw me?" she asked her voice quiet.
"Yeah, and now I know why you wouldn't tell me earlier. I though we were friends Rouge." Kitty said before starting to walk away.
"Kitty, let me explain." Rouge reached out with her bare hand and grabbed Kitty's wrist. Kitty pulled away sharply but she didn't feel her force drain away through the contact. She stopped and turned to Rouge.
"How did you, like, do that?" she asked with amazement. She looked at Rouge.
"Remy's been helping me. Ah can kinda control mah power, not drain anyone for a few minuets of contact. Also Ah can use powers Ah've absorbed before." She explained quickly trying to make up for not telling Kitty before. She liked Kitty really although she could be a little tiring. She offered her a small smile.
"Rouge that's like so cool, but, but why Gambit? I mean he's like our enemy you know." She asked.
Rouge hesitated, had she already told her too much. Could she trust her to keep her mouth shut? She decided against it.
"Ah don't know. Anyway ya can't tell anyone, ya gotta promise me not to. Kitty promise me right now." She told her in a stern voice.
"But Rouge you're, like, playing with fire."
"Look Kitty the Prof knows, now promise me." She told her again.
"Ok, I, like, promise I won't tell anyone." She said. The two of them then carried on walking up to the mansion. Rouge remembered that Logan would be able to smell Remy so she decided to teleport to her room.
"Kit, Ah'm gonna teleport to our room, wanna come?" she asked holding out her hand to the smaller girl. Kitty smiled and took her hand feeling slightly apprehensive. Rouge closed her eyes and teleported to her room. She opened her eyes and smiled. She was starting to get the hang of this. She got up and walked to the bathroom and showered hoping she was removing as much scent of Remy as possible. When she got back to her room she saw Kitty waiting for her.
"So," she said once Rouge had closed the door, "do you like him?"
"Look Kitty do ya have to ask these questions now?" she replied as she flopped down onto her bed.
"Yeah, I get to ask you three questions because you kept this from me. Now again, do you like him? He is good looking."
"Yeah he is, ain't her." Said Rouge beginning to space out thinking about him. She brought herself to her senses and remembered that Kitty was sitting there with a smile on her face.
"You do like him. I knew it. Right second question, have you kissed yet?" she said with a smirk.
Rouge glared at her and began to blush. Kitty laughed at her. "You have ain't you? Okay last question, was it good?"
"You can't ask that!" Rouge burst out.
"Just answer it." Kitty said as the door was opened by Storm.
"Girls the dinner will be ready in a minuet, come downstairs to eat." She said taking in the laughing Kitty and the blush on Rouges cheek.
"Yeah comin." Said Rouge who jumped off the bed and shot out the room to escape Kitty's questions.
Rouge made sure she sat as far away from Kitty and Logan all night. She avoided Kitty all night and eventually went to bed when she heard Kitty's soft snoring. She changed and opened the balcony door as it was a hot night. She climbed into bed and fell asleep.