Rock Me
Disclaimer: I don't own X-men: Evolution at all in any way, shape, or form.
AN: This is my first Rogue fic so constructive criticism is allowed, but no people being plain rude.
Thanks to: Everyone who's reviewed so far. I hope you like this. It's the last chapter of this story.
Chapter 19
Rogue grunted as Logan's gloved fist came in contact with her midriff. It had been two weeks since their conversation and since then she'd been training four times a week in the gym Xavier had in his house. Logan frowned at her before continuing his assault. He swung at her head and was pleased when she ducked and punched him in his side at the same time. He swung again at her midriff and was disappointed when he made contact.
"Stripes," he growled warningly. "You're not concentrating."
"Sorry," Rogue sighed wiping the sweat from her forehead. Logan grunted.
"You'll be sorry if you fight like that in a real fight." He dropped his fighting stance and headed over to the cooler. He pulled out a bottle of water for Rogue and a bottle of beer for himself. "Training's over for today. Go find Adam and tell him you love him." Rogue glared at Logan.
"Shut up," she stomped noisily out of the gym.
"Adam," David groaned as he watched his brother pick at his cereal. They were in the kitchen, seated at the table. "Just tell her already. I'm sitting here for this moping much longer."
"You don't understand," Adam groaned dramatically as he dropped his spoon into the bowl.
"Try me."
"How am I going to tell Rogue I like her without her draining me? Knowing her, she'll probably get pissed and the gloves will come off. She probably won't even give me a chance."
"Well, you won't know until you try," David encouraged.
"What should I say? 'Hi, Rogue. I really like you. You want to go out on a date tonight?' Like I said before, she'll kill me before I even got to ask her out."
"You don't know that."
"Yes I do! Rogue's power makes her untouchable! Even if we got together, we could never touch! It would just be so frustrating. What? Why are you poking me?" David had been punching and poking Adam since he started talking, but his blockheaded little brother had ignored him. Rogue was standing in the doorway of the kitchen, her face showing she'd heard only the last of Adam's statements.
She dropped the bottled water she'd been holding as Adam turned around to look at what David was staring at. His face could have folded into itself once he saw Rogue there. He mentally wondered how much she'd heard. When she began to leave he could have kicked himself. She must have heard all that stuff about being an untouchable.
Adam jumped up from his seat and ran over to Rogue. He grabbed her gloved hand and tried to stop her from leaving.
"Rogue, wait," he pleaded.
"What fur?" she asked angrily. She was hurt, he could tell by the way she avoided looking at him. "Ah'm untouchable remembah?"
"Wait," Adam pleaded again. "You don't understand. Rogue, please. Stop!" At this last shout, Rogue froze before turning to face Adam.
"What?"
"I like you. I really, really like you and I want us to be more than friends," he admitted staring intently into Rogue's face. "Everything I said earlier was because I was frustrated and I was just so sure that you wouldn't believe me." Rogue's face twisted, but she held herself.
"You were right," she sneered angrily. "Ah don't. How could ya do this Adam? Why would ya do it?" Adam stared at Rogue in shock. She shook her head at him sadly before stomping off to her room.
Two more weeks passed with both Rogue and Adam sulking like crazy. Even professor Xavier was starting to become agitated by their Romeo and Juliet behavior. He constantly allowed the other students to try and fix Rogue and Adam up together. However, none of the ideas worked.
Adam moped around his brothers and lost his appetite. He was constantly seen blowing up bits of the front lawn due to his agitation while he tried to get Rogue to talk to him again.
Rogue ignored Adam completely and trained twice as hard as before to take her mind off of him. The first few days Logan had tried to fix things between Adam and Rogue, but soon gave up after seeing Rogue threaten to drain the young man.
At the beginning of the third week Adam became frustrated and forced his way into Rogue's training session.
"You have to listen to me," he demanded. Rogue glared as she removed her glove.
"If you don't leave, Ah'll drain ya," she threatened. She waved her bare fingers at him to drive her point home. Adam stepped closer to her.
"Look at me," Adam said. "I don't care. Drain me if you want to, but you're going to listen this time."
"Git away from meh," Rogue turned from him and looked over to Logan. She was shocked to see his back retreating into the hall leading away from the gym. He was leaving her! Adam rushed forward and grabbed Rogue's shoulders. He turned her around to face him and stared into her eyes for a few minutes as though searching for something. He smiled.
"Rogue, I don't know what you think, but I like you and these past two weeks have been hell for me. I can't just pretend I don't have feelings for you because I do. If you don't like me I understand, but I have to know." Rogue lowered her eyes and sighed slowly.
"Ah-Ah lihke ya," she admitted shyly. She looked to Adam. "But we can't be tugetha. We can't touch." Adam shrugged carelessly as his face split into a large grin. She liked him.
"Thirty seconds," he smiled leaning closer.
"What?"
"The professor has been studying your powers and he's learned it takes thirty seconds for you to begin to absorb someone. If we've got thirty seconds," he smiled roguishly. "Then I want them." He leaned forward and captured Rogue's lips to his.
She pulled away from him seconds later.
"What does this mean?" she asked him breathlessly searching his eyes much in the same way he had hers. Adam grinned.
"Would you mind being my girlfriend?" Rogue smiled.
"Ah think Ah'd lihke that." Adam's grin widened.
"Good," he said. "Cause after kissing me like that, you didn't have a choice." He lowered his head again and kissed Rogue soundly for the full thirty seconds.
