Better Off

Title: Better Off
Verse: X-Men movieverse
Pairing: Rogue/Magneto
Author: Angelofsnow
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I don't own the X-Men. I am not making any money off of this.
Word Count: 94

When he is near it is easy to obey him. A steel grey glance is all it takes to make Rogue kneel.

When Erik's black leather gloved hand strikes her across her cheek, she accepts the blow willingly.

"Thank you."

When he uses her metal collar to drag her behind him, she follows.

The next day she is his soldier, killing for him, leaving bloodied bodies in her wake.

When she thinks of Xavier's it is not with fondness. She has grown to like the cold, fierceness of metal.

It is better this way.