It had been 2 weeks since Gambit's arrival at the Xavier Institute And Gambit had to admit that life was kind of good. At first he thought nobody would accept him. Everybody knew that he had worked for Magneto as one of his acolytes. And because of that everybody gave him plenty of space.
The first days were the hardest between the whispers behind his back and the stares in his direction. But he didn't really care. He was used to that.
Of course on the 2nd day he had most of the girls there wrapped around his finger. Although most were way too young for him. But that didn't stop him from flirting. And flirt he did. Gambit even felt he could steal away that beautiful red head Jean from that dull boyfriend of hers if he wanted.
But he didn't. Although it would have been fun just to aggravate Cyclops.
There was only one girl he was interested in, and she had become an expert at avoiding him ever since he arrived. Rogue. Just even thinking about her brought an ache to his stomach and a chill to his spine. Gambit was still surprised when that happened since it hadn't in a very long time.
He found out one day after using his never ending stockpile of charm on Rogue's roommate Kitty, many things about Rogue, like how she likes to get up in the middle of the night and get a snack. When she likes to workout in the danger room-by herself. And then after a little persuasion and flirtation the fact that Rogue still had the card that he had given her.
"Oh no I shouldn't have told you that." Kitty said from where she was sitting on the couch next to him. "Rogue would kill me if she found out I told anyone, especially you." She looked back at him nervously.
But Gambit just took her hand pressed his lips against it and with his most charming smile told her:
"Gambit knows how to keep a secret petite".
So Rogue still has that card that I gave her. He thought excitedly Dat has t'mean something.
He knew one of the main incentives behind coming to the school had been Rogue. Gambit just had to see her again. Plus he had gotten into some more trouble with the thieves guild down in New Orleans and knew it was time for a change.
And when he first saw her that day when she entered Xavier's office and she didn't even notice him, just walked by him and sat down quietly in the chair. Gambit took that chance to look her over. He saw that her hair was longer and slightly damp probably because she just took a shower. Gambit had to stop his mind from wandering after he noticed that.
Yes, she was beautiful when he first met her, but now she was showing signs of becoming a woman. When she turned around to see who was behind her he couldn't help but see how well...how breathtaking she had become.
She still wore heavy makeup but her lips had grown fuller, her eyes were still that wonderful green and she didn't seem to have that look of discontentment that seemed to be a permanent fixture in her features anymore. At least not at that moment.
Gambit was glad when the nervousness he felt all of a sudden didn't make its way into his voice when he said hello to her. He was saddened when he saw the smile on her face quickly disappear after she saw that it was him.
But then he realized that of course it wasn't going to be easy. And why would she be happy to see him? But he was ready for the challenge, especially if it meant he would win her at the end of it.