Dandelions: 1000 X-Men: 1
Disclaimer: Sadly I do not own the X-Men and am only borrowing them for my own amusement.
Author's Note: This is my favourite chapter, although it may not necessarily be the best. Sorry for those who don't like Romy. I had a moment, but don't worry it's not much of a moment (I managed to stop myself). I'm sadly a Romy at heart *sighs and blushes slightly*. Enjoy! And remember, reviews keep the story coming. ~_^!
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Chapter 14
*** Outside with Gambit ***
~* Look at dem, dey look so innocent, but Gambit know betta. He knows dere evil. If only dere was a way to destroy dem all at once, so they couldn't grow back. It wouldn't matter just one seed and they would grow back…unless…Gambit found a way to ruin de dirt. Den dey won' be able t' grow. *~
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
The scream jolted Gambit from his thoughts; he knew whose scream it was. "Rogue…" he said under his breath. Had anyone been around to hear this they would have clearly noticed the fear laced in the single word.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!"
The second scream Gambit was prepared for and he used it to pinpoint Rogue's location. Driven by worry for his southern belle, Gambit ran in the direction of the screams. He was horrified when he saw what was causing them. He drew a quick breath at the sight then remembered himself and erased the aura of fear that had surrounded him.
Jubilee was frantically trying to free Rogue from the dandelions. They were all over her; wrapped about her trying to suffocate their unfortunate victim. Gambit could hardly recognize Rogue, since the yellow covered her almost completely. He only knew it was her because of the screams and because her hair with its trademark stripe was still visible.
"Gambit, HELP!" Jubilee screamed while fighting the persistent weeds. "It's like they have a life of their own! I don't know how they did it, but they've got her completely tangled. I had no idea they were so strong!" Jubilee fell backward when the weed she was tugging at her broke away from the others.
Gambit was horrified. His worst fear confirmed. He wished Rogue had listened when he told her of the dandelions' might, but Rogue would never agree with him. Fearful of Rogue's fate the Cajun lunged toward the dandelions pulling frantically. His worry showed again since his concentration was bent on saving the dandelions' victim. Suddenly Rogue's screams turned to laughter. The look of shock on Gambit's face as he realized the prank was priceless. Jubilee and Rogue forced breathless insults at the now thoroughly embarrassed Cajun.
"You…actually…believed…it…" managed Jubilee, who had been skeptical of the plan.
"You…see…how…scared…he…was." Rogue gasped.
"Gambit couldn't believe he had been taken in so badly. Both angry and embarrassed he walked away from the women, who were consumed by hilarity of their scheme.
