Southern Comfort
Chapter 5: Lying, Hiding & Cheating
By: Rogue-Slayer13
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of X-Men: Evolution, they belong to their respective creators.
Summary: Takes place from Cajun Spice and forward. Rogue returns with the X-Men, and Gambit decides to go abroad for awhile. What will happen when they run into each other again?
Note: Whole sentences in italics are thoughts, and single words are emphasis.
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Rogue and Kitty were sitting in the kitchen eating breakfast the next morning when Logan came in.
"How was the movie?" asked Logan as he poured himself a cup of coffee.
Both girls froze for a moment.
"Huh?" asked Kitty as she looked from Rogue, and then to Logan's turned back.
"The movie you two went to see last night," repeated Logan as he turned around to face them. "How was it?"
"Oh, it was great," said Rogue.
"What'd you think?" Logan addressed Kitty this time.
"Best one I've seen," lied Kitty.
Logan eyed her for a moment before nodding and walking out of the kitchen with his coffee.
"That was close," said Rogue once she was sure he was out of ear shot.
"Really close," added Kitty.
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Rogue was sitting in her room with Kitty later that afternoon, feeling rather bored, as she watched her room mate paint her toe nails pink.
"You should, like, call him."
"Huh?" Rogue looked over at Kitty and her pink toes.
"You obviously miss him. You, like, keep looking out onto the balcony and sighing, and then you look over at your drawer where his, like, phone number is."
"Ah don't miss him. Ah'm just bored is all."
"Well then, like, call him. I'm going out with Lance tonight, and we can do, like, what we did yesterday." Kitty finished painting her last toe and put the cap back on the polish. "Just call him already."
Rogue looked at Kitty, before going to her night stand and taking th card with Gambit's number out.
"This doesn't mean that Ah like him," said Rogue as she dialed the number. "Ah'm just bored."
"Whatever," replied Kitty as the phone began to ring.
"Hello?"
"Hey Swamp Rat," greeted Rogue.
"Chere!" Gambit's voice immediately took on a happier tone. "What can Gambit do for ya?"
"Ah was wonderin' if ya wanted to do something tonight." Rogue glared at Kitty as she smiled and gave Rogue a thumbs up sign.
"Aww, chere. I knew y' had a soft spot for me. I'm touched."
"You'll be thinkin' that when Ah get a hold of ya," threatened Rogue.
"What if Gambit was into dat sorta ting?" Rogue could practically hear the smirk Gambit had plastered on his face.
"Look, do ya wanna go out or not?"
"Easy, chere. Gambit's jus' playin. What do y' wanna do?"
"Ah know this little jazz/swing/ska place we could go to."
"Sounds good."
"Pick me up at eight?"
"All right."
"Bye."
"Later, chere."
Kitty giggled as Rogue hung up the phone.
"Why are you so happy?" asked Rogue as she put the card back in its drawer.
"You guys are, like, so cute together," replied Kitty.
"Kitty, you haven't even seen us together."
"I, like, just know."
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Gambit was once again met with the site of Rogue and Kitty rushing out of the mansion, and over to him.
"I've come up with, like, a great plan," said Kitty.
"What's dat, petit?" asked Gambit as Rogue got on the bike.
"From now on, like, any time you and Rogue go out, I'll go with Lance, and we'll just tell everyone that me and Rogue went somewhere. That way neither of us gets in trouble."
"You're a smart one, petit," complimented Gambit.
"Thanks. I'll see you two later!" called Kitty as she hurried to meet Lance.
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"So chere, can you swing dance?" asked Gambit as a new song came on.
"I don't know. Why?" replied Rogue.
"Let's find out." Gambit took Rogue's hand and lead her to the dance floor as Zoot Suit Riot by Cherry Poppin' Daddies came on.
Rogue was shocked at how well Gambit could swing dance.
"Where'd you learn to dance like this, Swamp Rat?" asked Rogue as Gambit twirled her.
"My Tant Mattie has a soft spot for swing," replied Gambit as he twirled Rogue.
The two continued to dance even after the song ended. The danced through several swing and jazz hits, as well as a few ska ones. Finally a slower jazz beat came on and Gambit pulled her close to him.
"One more before we go?" asked Gambit.
"Sure," replied Rogue as the started swaying to the beat.
Rogue couldn't believe how close Gambit was holding her to him. Most people who knew about her mutation wouldn't even get within arms' reach, and here was this cocky Cajun holding her to him, as if his life depended on it. By the end of the song, Rogue was breathless, for more then one reason.
"Gambit suppose we should get you home, chere," said Gambit quietly as the song ended.
"Yeah," replied Rogue with a nod.
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Gambit walked Rogue up to the gate of the mansion, and the two stood there gazing at each other for a moment, before Rogue spoke.
"Gambit?" Rogue closed the space between her and the Cajun.
"Yeah?" replied the catch as he looked at Rogue.
"Remember when Ah said ya weren't my type?"
Gambit nodded.
"Ah was lying."
Gambit grinned.
"I already knew dat, mon chere," said Gambit before he turned and disappeared into the night.
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It had been two nights since Rogue had gone with Gambit to the jazz club, and Kitty'd already annoyed all of the details out of Rogue, and was currently trying to find a way for the two Southerners to go out again. The girls were sitting in their room with the balcony doors open, enjoying the cool night air. It was a little after midnight, but it was Friday and neither girl was tired enough to sleep yet.
"I'm telling you, Rogue, he's a total hottie," said Kitty.
"Who is, petit?"
Kitty let out a little yelp of surprise and looked over to see Gambit leaning causally against the balcony door frame.
"What are ya doin' here, Swamp Rat?" asked Rogue as she looked over at the Cajun.
"Can't a guy visit his chere without bein' harassed?" asked Gambit as he stepped into the room.
"Of course you can," said Kitty, earning her a glare from Rogue.
"If Logan catches ya, it'll be yoah ass."
Gambit shrugged and sat down next to Rogue on her bed.
"It's worth de risk," said Gambit, getting him an 'aww, how sweet' look from Kitty.
"Are ya just gonna sit here on my bed all night, or are we gonna do something?"
"We could play cards," suggested Gambit as he took a deck out of his coat pocket, and sat on the floor.
"Awesome!" exclaimed Kitty as she sat down cross-legged on the floor between the two beds.
Rogue sighed before joining the two.
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"Ah think you're cheatin'," said Rogue as Gambit laid down his fifth winning hand in a row.
"Gambit's hurt dat y' tink such t'ings, chere," said Gambit as he put a hand over his heart.
"Yeah, like, how could he be cheating?" asked Kitty. "We've each won some too."
"He's a thief, Kitty," replied Rogue as Gambit dealt the cards. "He knows all sorts of ways to cheat, and not get caught."
"You wouldn't, like, do that to us, would you?" Kitty looked at Gambit with innocent eyes.
"Of course not, petit," replied Gambit. "De Rogue's jus' jealous."
Rogue rolled her eyes, but quickly looked down in shock as Kitty let out a squeal and laid down a royal flush.
"Like, oh my God! I won!" Kitty did a little victory dance.
"Dere's more den one way to cheat, chere," whispered Gambit in Rogue's ear as the two watched as the ecstatic Kitty gathered up her winnings.
Kitty continued to squeal and soon heavy footsteps could be heard pounding down the hallway.
"Logan!" exclaimed Kitty and Rogue as the room suddenly went silent, and all three got to their feet.
Rogue scooped up the cards and shoved them into Gambit's coat pocket, while Kitty ushered the two of them into the bathroom.
"Quick! Get in the shower!" ordered Kitty.
Rogue looked at Kitty as if she'd grown a second head.
"What?"
"Just get in and be quiet!" Kitty pushed the two into the shower, and pulled the curtain closed.
"Kitty, what the hell are you doing?" asked Rogue.
"Yeah, petit. What kind o' plan is dis?" added Gambit as there was a knocking on the door.
"I'll tell Logan that you're in the shower," replied Kitty.
Rogue was about to comment on how this wouldn't work since the water wasn't even on, when Kitty quickly reached into the shower and turned it on, spraying Rogue and Gambit with cold water.
"Ah'm gonna kill her," growled Rogue as she heard Kitty run to answer the door.
"Now, now, chere. De petit's jus' tryin' to help," whispered Gambit as the bedroom door opened and Logan walked inside.
Rogue glared.
"There are other plans that don't involve me standing in a bathtub with you, getting soaking wet," hissed Rogue quietly.
"Gambit kinda likes dis plan," replied Gambit with a smirk as he turned so his back was to the showerhead, and all the water began to hit his back instead of Rogue.
"Pervert." Rogue rolled her eyes.
"Y'know y' like it." Gambit smirked.
Rogue went to give Gambit a playful slap on the arm, but unfortunately as she did so, she slipped on the wet tub floor, and lost her balance. Gambit instinctively reached out, and caught her, but not before the momentum of the fall pulled them both, along with the shower curtain to the ground. Gambit turned so he was under Rogue, and the two landed on the bathroom floor with a loud thud.
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Kitty had just gotten Logan to believe some crazy story involving a mouse and too much junk food, when there was a loud thud heard from the bathroom. Kitty raced to the bathroom and flung open the door to find Gambit lying on the floor with Rogue on top of him and the shower curtain wrapped around them both. Kitty looked at the two with a huge smile on her face.
"I, like, totally knew you guys would get together," said Kitty as she walked around them and turned off the shower. "I just didn't think it'd be so soon."
"We're not together," said Rogue as she tried to get off of Gambit, but found that the shower curtain had her trapped. "We just can't get apart right now."
"It's okay to admit dat y' like moi, chere," said Gambit from his spot on the floor.
"Yeah, it's like, totally okay for you to like him." Kitty walked over and proceed to try to get the shower curtain unwrapped from around the two.
"Just get the damned shower curtain off of us, so Ah can get up," snapped an annoyed Rogue.
"I'm, like, trying, but you guys have it really twisted around." Kitty gave the shower curtain a good tug, unwrapping it some, and causing Gambit and Rogue to switch positions. "What were you doing in there anyway?" Kitty looked at the two tangled up Southerners.
"Don't even go there, Kitty Pryde!" snapped Rogue, as Gambit began to laugh. "What's so funny, Swamp Rat?"
"Noting, chere," replied Gambit. "It's jus' dat, for someone who doesn't like me, y' sure do find a lotta ways to be with me."
"Ah had nothin' to do with this, Cajun," said Rogue as Kitty finally got the two of them untangled.
"Perhaps it's fate den, non?" Gambit got up and helped Rogue to her feet, and then two walked back into the bedroom.
"Ah think ya should go before ya get caught," replied Rogue with a smile.
"Bonne nuit, mon chere." Gambit kissed Rogue's gloved hand before walking out onto the balcony. "Bonne nuit, Kitty." Gambit gave a little wave before jumping over the edge of the balcony.
"Is he, like, okay?" asked Kitty, a worried look on her face.
"He's fine."
"You sure? It's, like two stories up. He could break something."
"I doubt it," replied Rogue as she went to the closet tog et a change of clothes.
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To be continued . . .
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