Chapter 8. The fire within
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, just the story line.
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John was on cloud nine. He had just spent the whole day writing his novel. Well, not the whole entire day. His teammates and him got a lecture from Magneto, about how stupid they were to have lost the cargo, they were suppose to pick up, but Pyro phased out through most of it.
Gambit had come in while he was writing and asked him why he had hurt Amara in the battle that night, so John explained to him what exactly had happened.
"Do you think she will tell de x-men about you two?", he asked leaning on Johns door frame shuffling cards, while he typed.
"I donno mate, if she did, I don't think that team leader of hers would be too happy about it"
"One eye is the least of your problems, it's wolverine you have to watch out for"
John paused in his typing to shudder, at the though of being on wolverines bad side. Technically he already was, but for him to personally hate you was a different matter.
"Have you told bucket head 'bout 'mara and me?", John asked as an after thought.
"Non, the way I see it, it is your business. You tell him when you are ready. Besides Remy would never tell Mags something like that, he is so twisted dat he would probably turn it against you", Gambit said speaking from his heart.
"I'm surprised you never gave me a lecture 'bout going out with an x-men"
A smile crossed Remys face, "Mon ami, Remy would never do sometin' like dat, especially now"
John was about to enquire what Gambit meant, but the Cajun had left before he could ask him. So John just continued writing until, he looked at the clock to discover it was six o'clock. 'time to start getting ready' he thought, saving his story and heading for the shower.
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Amara went through the whole day in a kind of haze. She was constantly phasing in and out of day dreaming. The x-men had captured the machine that Magneto was waiting for, so every member was happy about the prize, especially Scott. Which was just as well, because it kept people from noticing Amara's dream like state, well she thought no one noticed her dream like state, until she heard a voice cut through her latest vision.
"Close your mouth sugar, people need to eat off that table"
Amara snapped out of it to look at the Goth in front of her. "It's not like I'm drooling or anything", Amara said slightly blushing.
"You might as well be with that look plastered on ya face", Rogue retorted smirking.
"Well you're the first one to notice, so I don't think I'm that obvious"
"Sugar, if ah noticed it wont be long until someone else does" Rogue grabbed an apple from the bowl in the middle of the table, and was now proceeding to consume it. Amara looked down at her glass of water, as silence descended upon the kitchen.
"So who is it?", Rogue asked staring out the window.
It caught Amara off grad, after all this was coming from Rogue.
"Who is what?", Amara asked trying to act dumb. Rogue lowered her apple to glare at her.
"You know perfectly well what I'm asking, but if you don't want to tell me fine, after all it's not like I'm kitty and normally want to have girl talk". Rogue got up to leave, her tone harsher than it had been before.
"Rogue it's not like that it's complicated, this relationship, you wouldn't understand", Amara said pleadingly trying to get back on the good side of the Goth.
"Amara, I can't touch any relationship I ever have it going to be complicated, just try me", Rogue crossed her arms, waiting for a reply, looking anything but open.
"It's Pyro"
"What?"
"The guy it's Pyro"
Rogue still had her arms crossed, but a look of surprise was across her face now tacking the edge off her stance.
"But you can't tell anyone, they'll think I'm crazy and try to split us up or something, and I just need you to keep this to yourself Rogue please", Amara begged
Rogue didn't reply, instead she retook her seat across from Amara. A serious look was now upon Rogues face and she leaned in slightly towards Amara. "Don't worry...I understand why you don't want to tell anyone, and it is probably best if you keep this to yourself, until you are ready to tell everyone"
Amara was shocked, Rogue had never been this open to anyone, let alone her.
"So you promise you wont tell anyone?"
"Ah promise, your secret is safe with me, and besides its not like I got anyone to tell", Rogue hot up to leave.
"You don't think I'm crazy, for liking some one on the other team?"
Rogue smiled, "Oh, I understand sugar,...I understand real well", with that she left the room leaving a confused Magma behind.
Checking the time she looked down at her watch, it was five o'clock. 'better start getting ready', she thought heading back to her room.
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AN: I know this is a short really boring chapter, but I needed to work up to the night before they go to the club, and I have dropped a few hints of what is to come in this chapter. The chapter would have just been too long if I put the club in this one so I decided to split them up. So that means you will all have to wait for the sexual tension to be in the next chapter
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