(An: Woot. It's the last chapter. And finally I get to put some Romyness in it. -claps-)
THE NEXT DAY
Rogue fell into step beside Remy. "So what'd ya pick?"
"For what?" Remy asked.
"Your codename," Rogue replied impatiently.
"Uh, Gambit," said Remy, blinking.
"Why that?"
Remy shrugged. "First t'ing dat came t' mind."
"Whatevah. Ah gave those thingies to Hank. He's gonna analyze 'em, make sure they weren't really dangerous or somethin'."
"D'accord."
-
Rogue came walking out of the Med Lab, looking a little bit dazed.
Remy had gotten the shot already and had gotten a nominal control over his powers. Nominal because there was still the occasional accidental explosion, usually when Remy was caught off-balance. Considering that he was stuck in the New Recruits' wing, this happened quite a bit more than it would if there'd been a spare room in the senior X-men quarters.
He came up next to her. "So how'd it go?"
"Why do ya care?" Rogue retorted.
"Is it wrong for me t' inquire about de health o' ma chere?"
"Ah'm not your chere," Rogue snapped.
Remy just smiled at her.
"Fine, fine," Rogue muttered. "There wasn't enough in mah thingy so Ah can only control mah powers for short periods of time- 'bout ten minutes, tops, and Ah really havta concentrate. The professor says that Ah'll be able ta do it for longer with practice."
"So are y' concentratin' now?"
"Yeah, why?" Rogue asked, peeling off her gloves.
Remy stopped walking and stepped in front of her. He then leaned forward and kissed her. "I knew it, " he murmured, after breaking off.
"Knew what?" Rogue asked, feeling dazed again and stupid.
"Y' taste like vanilla," he informed her. He smiled at her, flicked the hair out of her face, and walked off, supposedly to prepare for his first DR session.
Rogue stood there until Kitty came through the wall, a hand on her lips. "Rogue?" she asked, waving her hand in front of Rogue's face.
"Yeah?"
"We've got DR in five minutes," Kitty told her. "Are you, like, coming?"
Rogue shook her head to clear it. "Yeah, yeah, Ah know."
"Ok, like, come on," said Kitty, grinning again.
Rogue, still somewhat dazed (she no longer knew if it was from the shot or the kiss), followed Kitty down the hall to their shared room.
-
"Spandex?" Remy asked, inspecting the standard New Recruit uniform he'd been given. His age had put him on the senior team but he had yet to get a specialty uniform. "Spandex?!"
"Ah, shuddup, we all gotta wear 'em," Rogue muttered.
"Y'all must be kiddin'," said Remy.
Scott came walking over. "Just wear it, Gambit."
"Non!" Remy replied, shaking his head vehemently.
"Ok, so if you won't wear that, what do you suggest?" Scott asked. If anyone else could have seen his eyes, they would have seemed equally amused and impatient.
"M' theif outfit," said Remy. "Black chest plate, boots, trench coat. Y' said I need a specialty outfit, and I ain't wearin' dat." He gestured down at the forlorn suit.
"All right, look," said Scott. "I'll make you a deal. You wear your 'theif outfit' now, and if Logan lets it go, I won't say anything to the professor."
"D'accord," said Remy cheerfully.
-
A few minutes later, Remy stood in the unactivated Danger Room, giving the control room a nervous glance. "What am I supposed t' do?"
Logan hit the com switch. "Just don't get hit by anythin' and get to the other side, Gumbo."
"It Gambit," Remy muttered. "If y' goin' t' insult me, do it right."
Logan ignored him, just started the session.
The plain gray of the room flickered away to reveal a rather hazardous looking maze. "Lovely," Gambit muttered under his breath, and pulled out a deck of cards.
-
He ain't bad, Logan thought, as he watched Remy pick his way through the maze. I may not trust 'im, but he's still pretty good.
Remy made it to the other side of the maze with time to spare, and stood there blinking as the maze flickered away. "...Dat was really weird."
"That about sums it up, yeah," said Rogue, next in line for a DR session.
"Shut up, Stripes," Logan muttered.
"Ya shut up or Ah'll absorb ya and break the DR room," Rogue threatened.
-
"So how often do we have t' do dis merde?" Remy asked as he walked with Kitty and Rogue.
"A lot," said Rogue and Kitty in unison.
"More, if you, like, get punishment duty," Kitty added.
"Dat jus' wonderful," Remy muttered.
"It's the way we all feel 'bout it," Rogue agreed. "Just wait 'til school starts again and we have ta do this before six."
Remy winced. "Ouch. Evil."
"Yep," said Rogue with a grim nod.
"Oh, like, cheer up!" said Kitty.
"Who are y' and how did y' come t' be de spawn of le diable?"
"Oh, stop being, like, so dramatic," Kitty replied and walked off.
"She's annoyin', ain't she," said Rogue.
"Oui," Remy agreed.
"Just wait until ya meet Jubilee," said Rogue, clapping Remy on the shoulder.
"'M doomed, aren't I?"
(I cannot promise a speedy sequel, because I have so many other projects that I want to do. Now then, info on the sequel: It's called "Hyperborean Wanderer" (the title's odd, I know, but I have an explanation for it) and will further explore Sinister by introducing (drum roll please) Morph! I happen to like him and such. Second matter, the series. This won't be speedy either, but I'll work on it soon. It's all about power expansion and the first one will focus on Kurt. I haven't picked a title though.)