Rogue gets kidnapped by the acolytes and then is forced to join them. How do they accomplish this? Read on to find out. Romy, maybe rietro.hehe gambit
Disclaimer: I do not own x-men, otherwise I would be basking in the glory of it instead of writing fan fiction, plus if I owned x men I would take Gambit, and do naughty things with him. So yeah. . .
Chapter four: Temptation
After Colossus locked her back in her cell Rogue collapsed on the cot and soon fell asleep. Her dreams were haunted by what Pyro had said to her and by the memories that proved his words right. It made her angry that someone as crazy as Pyro could point out such a big flaw in her life. What was worse was that she could say nothing to him in return. He left her speechless by what he said. It made her feel terrible. Rogue had always known that she was going to be an outcast, even before she developed her powers, she knew she was different. When she joined the brotherhood she was still a freak, but at least she wasn't the only one. They weren't family, but at least there she didn't seem so out of place. And then she joined the x-men, Xavier's family. They had been so accepting, so friendly . . . at first. Then they ignored her. Even Kurt and Kitty stayed away from her at first. Kitty thought she was strange, and Kurt was even afraid of her. Her relationship with them only grew because Kitty was her roommate and Kurt was her brother. The only person who really accepted her right off the bat was Scott, but his attention was always taken away by Jean.
When Rogue woke up a few hours later she just stared at the ceiling. There really wasn't much else to do. To keep her mind occupied she began thinking up different and creative ways to get back at Pyro for punching her that morning. First she would absorb his power and set his hair on fire. It would be funny to see him get a taste of his own medicine. She grinned imagining the picture of Pyro running around with a burning head.
She heard the lock on the door click and sat up to see Gambit walk through. He was carrying a black case in one of his hands. He grinned at her and locked the door behind him. "Bonjur Chere." He said walking towards her.
"What do ya want swamp rat?" Rogue said through gritted teeth. She really hated that grin. He had one like it on when he tried to blow her hand off.
"Remy only wanna give 'y a present," he said, setting the black case down on the foot of the cot.
She glared at him suspiciously. "Do ah really want ta know whats in there?"
His grin grew wider as he leaned against the door. "Don' worry chere. It won't bite."
Rogue reached for the case, but kept her eyes on Gambit, searching for any signs on his face that there was something wrong with it. Slowly and cautiously she opened it to see the bracelet. She took it up into her hand and stared at it and smirked. "Sorry swamp rat, but ya not mah type."
He smirked back. "Den why y' give Remy de pet name chere?" She rolled her eyes at him. "Believe it or not chere dis not from Remy, though he does wish he though of it. Jus try it on. Trust me, you'll like it." She looked at him skeptically. And then he added, "Take your glove off when you put it on, it'll look a lot better on your skin."
"What are ya trying to pull swamp rat?" Rogue asked suspiciously.
"Trust Remy," he said in a very sincere voice. "You'll like de results."
Rogue stared at Gambit suspiciously for a few seconds and then against her better judgments decided to put it on. She pulled off her long black glove that went all the way up to her shoulder and then wrapped the bracelet around her wrist and closed the clasp. "Okay it's on, ya happy?"
Gambit grinned as he crossed the room and sat down close beside her on the cot. Feeling the closeness between them Rogue tried to scoot back but Remy caught her bare arm. Rogue gasped as she felt his bare hand on her skin, and was shocked to find there was no pull and that was not unconscious. She stared in amazement as he took his finger and slid it up and down her arm. Her eyes automatically closed as she took in the feel of it. "How?" Her question came out as a barely heard whisper.
Gambit leaned close to her and whispered in her ear so that she could feel the slight brush of his lips against her ear, "Magneto pulled some strings. Dat bracelet y' put on is a mutant power stripper. As long as y' wear it, y' can touch."
For a brief moment Rogue was experiencing true happiness. This meant she could live a normal life! She could go out on dates! She could go swimming without worrying about hurting anyone! But then the harsh reality sunk in. Magneto wasn't giving this to her for free. This was a bribe attempt. To be able to touch she had to leave the x-men. She roughly pushed an unexpecting Gambit off the bed, and took off the bracelet and threw it at him. It bounced off his chest and landed on his lap.
Gambit had a bewildered look on his face as he picked up the bracelet. "Whats the matter chere?" He quickly climbed to his feet. "Isn't dis what y' want?"
"Not at the price ya'll are asking for," she said harshly. "Ya'll are sick! Ya offer me the one thing Ah want the most and ask for the one thing Ah can't give ya! Get out!"
"But chere," Gambit tried walking over to her but she held up her bare arm threateningly.
"Ah said get out!" She screamed. "Now!"
Pietro had finally gotten away from his father, who had explained to him his entire plan of getting Rogue to join the acolytes. He was both resentful and jealous. He was Magneto's son but when Magneto chooses to recruit a new acolyte it's not him, it's Rogue, but that's not what he was jealous of. He was jealous that Gambit got to be the one to give Rogue the power stripper. Under all that make-up Rogue was very attractive. Back when they were both apart of the brotherhood he had seen her without it once and she looked good.
He started down the hallway that led to the rec room. He wanted to see if Gambit was there. He wanted to annoy him for being the one who got to give the bracelet to Rogue. As he passed Rogue's cell, a bewildered Gambit stumbled out and quickly locked the door.
Pietro grinned taking that as a sign that Rogue had just completely denied him. "Rough sailing?" He asked cheerfully.
Gambit looked over to the grinning Pietro and smirked confidently. "Like your ol' man says, dese things must be taken in by one step at a time. Remy just getting started."
Pietro shook his head and laughed. "You really don't know Rogue."
"An' I s'pose y' do," Gambit replied.
"A lot better than you do," Pietro said. "Your forgetting, Rogue and I lived under the same roof once."
"An' y' think y' can sweet talk her jus' because of dat?" Remy shook his head. "Mon ami, y' a child playin a man's game."
"Let me go in there and talk to her," Pietro dared. "You'll see. I'll have a better success with her than you ever did." He held his hand out indicating he wanted Gambit to hand over the bracelet.
Gambit shook his head laughing softly. "Alright. Y' can try, but Remy warns y', dat fille is nothin' but ice." He gave Pietro the bracelet and unlocked the door for him. With one last cocky smile at Remy, Pietro walked into Rogue's cell and Remy closed it behind him.
Remy locked the door once it was closed. He highly doubted that Rogue would give into any charm that Pietro claimed to have, and expected that she would try to kick his ass, and hopefully drain him dry. And he didn't want the fille to miss that chance by having Pietro slip out of the door before she could get her hands on him. Remy grinned imagining that picture. He could hear Pietro's screams of mercy already, which made him grin wider. Remy decided to wait by the door so he wouldn't miss the screams, plus since Pietro was the boss' son he'd have to let him out . . . eventually.
a/n: wooo chapter four done! Okay slight romyness in this chapter, I know I didn't get to rietro very much, but I promise in the next chapter their shall be rietro, and the relationship between Rogue and Remy will get better, I'm just warming up. Um, well I'm on a roll today because I have nothing better to do, so expect Chapter five very soon.