Disclaimer: Marvel owns all X-Men related things, thought I own this fic and the general concept for it.
Rating: T, may change to M, depending on how far I go with the relationships. Rated for language and mature subject matter.
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On with the story!
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"Central Park is so beautiful at nahght," Rogue breathed, admiring the scenery as they started walking through the trees and paths. They eventually found a seat on a bench that faced out to one of the many ponds the park held. The water had a gorgeous reflection of the moon and lit up the whole area. Remy even noticed how it made his chere's skin glow even brighter then he'd seen before. Reminded him when they were in the bayou down South.
"Remy," she started, a light tone of embarrassment in her voice and her cheeks turned a pretty shade of pink, "Ah want tah thank ya for t'night. It's the most… well, only romantic date Ah've ever been on."
"Was my pleasure, Anna. You deserved every bit o' it." Remy replied, picking a nearby flower that had a tropical feel to it and tucked it behind Rogue's ear, her hair between his fingers and her skin, "But on with dat news I had fo' you."
"That's rahght. The information ya made me sing for."
"Just be happy I didn' make you dance for it."
Rogue could only laugh at the statement, "We did dance, Remy, or is your memory fading in your old age?"
"I ain' old; Just mature."
"Anyways, what is it ya have to say, Swamp Rat?"
Remy gathered his thoughts for a second, hopeful that his theory would work, "Well, Rogue, your power, it absorbs de memories, energy, powers, an' all dat good stuff, right?"
"Wow, your fast," she replied in a sarcastic tone, wanting him to get to the point.
"Now, dis may only work fo' us, so don' try dis with any oth'a guy. But… since my power is chargin' and creatin' energy… maybe we should see if when I charge you, you just absorb that energy and not my own."
Rogue was dumbstruck; it actually sounded like it could work.
"Wanna try it, Rogue?" he asked, after not getting an initial response.
"Oh, yea. Was just kinda surprised at your idea," Rogue admitted, removing her glove.
"Den I guess I didn' spoil your surprise, eh chere?" Rogue smiled at him.
They took an even breath as Remy built up some kinetic energy in his hand, causing it to glow.
"Does it hurt ya to do that?" she asked, kind of curious about his power.
"It's a bit hot, but it don' hurt none," he replied, seeing her face calm at the answer, "'Kay, just concentrate on absorbing the enegry not me."
Rogue nodded to him, focusing her mind on it.
This was it; even though this wouldn't be a permanent solution, it would certainly help in the physical aspect of their relationship, and Rogue was all up for that. She reached her hand out and Remy did the same. They gripped each other's hand in a quick action, shutting their eyes in a bracing, ready for an absorption… but there was none. Rogue slowly opened her eyes and saw that their hands were still together, Remy's hand wasn't glowing, and she began to feel a tingle running along her arm, but otherwise, she felt no absorption.
She looked up at Remy, who's expression was just as shocked as hers. But after it sank in, Remy had a smile on his face and Rogue started to feel tears coming from her eyes.
"Remy!" she exclaimed, wrapping her arms around his neck and hugging him, Remy returning the embrace and holding her tight to his chest.
After a minute or two of this, Rogue's tears had began to dry and she looked up at Remy, who had been whispering words of adoration in French to her, and their eyes locked, never breaking and both thinking how beautiful the others eyes were.
"Anna…" Remy breathed, knowing she knew it too. He bent his head down as Rogue lifted herself closer to him, their lips meeting in a gentle caution, but still full of love. Remy's energy was being absorbed by Rogue as it became more passionate. He brushed his fingers over her cheek and she ran her hands up his neck and into his hair. For a girl that had never really kissed before, Remy was surprised at how good she was, and Rogue felt like an amateur in comparison to Remy.
But as Remy soon found out, taking his kinetic energy was just as tiring as taking his own. It wasn't as instantaneous was if she were actually absorbing him, but if he held on any longer, he'd be knocked out for sure. Remy felt his body go weak and while he wanted to believe it wasn't happening, he broke away from Rogue in panted breaths, leaning back against the bench. Rogue became worried that she had absorbed him by accident and immediately apologized.
"Ah'm so sorry, Remy! A-ah didn't mean…" she started being cut off by Remy's heavy breathing.
"Non! You didn' absorb me, chere. I just… can't keep up the energy for so long. Takin' a lot out'a me is all," Remy answered in a reassuring tone, taking her ungloved hand again, mustering up some energy to hold it. Rogue looked at him apologetically and let go of his grip and put her glove back on. Remy understood and held out his arm, letting Rogue lean on his shoulder as the two recovered and enjoyed the time left, knowing something good did come from what happened.
Rogue looked at her watch after another in the park and only to discover, "Remy! We ain't gonna make it back for curfew. We're gonna get killed!" she exclaimed, her watching reading 12:27 when curfew was 1:00 am. Even with Remy's speed on a bike, they wouldn't make it back before Logan found out they were still gone. Rogue, pulling Remy with her, broke into a run for the bike.
"Best be getting' out'a here den, huh?" he asked, picking up his speed and getting onto the bike in a haste, Rogue doing the same, "You at least enjoy yourself t'night, cherie?"
"Let's just say Ah don't want to spoil the evenin' by seein' our guts on the Institute's walls. Remy chuckled at the comment, taking it as a yes, and sped off out of New York City and back to Bayville, most likely breaking several speed limits, but it was a matter of life and death if any cop asked.
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Rogue and Remy snuck back into the Institute at 1:13 am. They didn't trust going through the front entrance, so Remy, being the Prince of Thieves, climbed up to Rogue and Kitty's balcony. He had offered to bring her up too, but she declined, saying it was a good time to try some of her new powers. She re-called when she absorbed Ororo and used the winds to glide up to her room, joining Remy.
"Easier then climbin' up a drain pipe," she said with a smirk.
Remy only responded with a smirk of his own and wrapped his arms around Rogue's waist leaning in for another kiss but Rogue pulled away out of his reach and wrapped her arms around herself, "Remy… Ah don't wanna hurt you again. Maybe we should just stick to the sessions. You're gonna get yourself into trouble by bein' around me so much." Rogue said mournfully, hating the hurt she saw in Remy's red eyes. She felt so guilty that she couldn't give him what he wanted like any other girl could.
"Chere, I been wantin' to get into trouble wit' you since I saw you in dat dress," A large smile curved her lips. She knew Remy was joking, but it had it's sincerity, "I know you ain' ready for any of dat, Rogue, an' I'm willin' to wait. We'll keep workin' at it 'cause it'll worth it all that de work and pain in de end."
Rogue, very cautiously, made her way back into Remy's arms. She prayed with all her heart Remy was honest with her and would wait for her. She didn't know if she could handle the thief to steal her heart only to break it.
"Charge up, Swamp Rat," she said looking up at Remy before giving him one sweet chaste kiss. They kept it short and sweet, but it was electrifying.
"I'll see you t'morrow, chere," Remy said, his forehead against hers, taking her gloved hand and giving it a quick kiss before reluctantly pulling away and sliding back down the drain pipe. Rogue leaned over the balcony and saw Remy blow her a kiss from the ground before running off to the West wing of the Institute.
Rogue couldn't contain the butterflies in her stomach. She felt like a giddy school girl that was swooning over the most popular guy in her grade. Though it wasn't far from the truth, it was very un-Rogue like.
'Remy's changin' me,' she thought to herself as she quietly crept through the French doors and into her room. She was grateful that Kitty hadn't gone to sleep yet, so she got changed and into bed without a hassle. Though just as she sat down on her bed, Rogue heard the growls of a very edgy Wolverine, sounding like he had busted the others for being late. It was already 1:53 am, so they were almost an hour over their time.
"Now all of ya get to bed. You're gonna be up at 5 am for training for the little extra time out you had."
Groans emitted from the hallway as Kitty phased her way into the room, while her outfit said 'great night out', her face said 'God, kill me now.'
"Hey, Kit. Too bad for getting' caught," Rogue said, starting to lay down in her bed.
"Yeah, but it was, like worth it! Lance and I were totally making out the whole ride home!" Kitty replied, returning to bouncy self in less then 2.3 seconds, only before realizing, "Hey, how come you're still awake Rogue?"
"Wha-… Ah uh…" Rogue was stumped. She didn't want to tell Kitty how she had only gotten home 10 minutes before them. But before Rogue had to think of an answer.
"Rogue! I know you're still awake. I wanna word with you," Logan said, banging on the door from the hallway.
Rogue and Kitty looked at the door then back at each other.
"Good luck, girl."
"Thanks, Kit."
Rogue made her way out of the room and faced Logan who, with his arms crossed and angry stare, was looking like he wanted to stab something right then and there. She was scared out of her mind.
"W-what's up, Logan?" she asked cautiously, trying to look innocent.
"Don't try to act cute with me, Stripes. You know what's up. You and the Cajun went out tonight without anyone else. What the hell were ya thinking?" he demanded, his animalistic growl even more predominant.
"What are ya talkin' about, Logan? Ah'm a big girl now, ah'm allowed to da…" she started, only to be cut off by Logan's heated rant.
"He's still on thin ice and he isn't trustworthy… Please tell me you didn't…" he asked, throwing his arms in exasperation, thinking that Gambit had swayed the Southern Belle to do something she wouldn't normally do.
Logan, like the rest of the Institute, was prevented from knowing what happened in the sessions between Xavier and Rogue. He did not know if Rogue had gained some control as of yet, so he feared the worst. Rogue's eyes widened slightly but then turned to slits as she put on an annoyed glare and replied, "That is none o' yo' business!" insulted that Logan would think so little of her.
Logan punched his fit into the wall beside the bedroom door, cracking it up to the roof before replying, "It is when it comes to you, Rogue! How can you let a guy like him…"
"A guy like him? Don' tell meh ya still see meh as a scared little kid? Look, Ah'm not a teenager any more. Ah'm eighteen years old Logan! Ah can make mah own decisions about what kinda guy Remy is."
"Rogue, he kidnapped you!"
"He also helped save me from Mesmero and Apocalypse. Or don't you remember?"
Wolverine jumped back a little, "How can you trust him after what he did?"
This really reminded Rogue like how a father and daughter would argue when he disapproved of who she was dating. She never thought she would have that experience, never knowing who her father war. But Rogue determined that she hated these debates. She glared at Logan and yelled back, "That's not for you to hold against him, Logan! He has enough demons hauntin' him for what he's done in his past; He doesn't need you to add to it. He's willin' to make up for everythin' he's done by bein' on this team."
"That's no excuse to kidnap you. It was his problem and he used you to fix it!"
Rogue glared harder at him then stopped yelling and said in an angry tone, "Think what ya wan', Logan, but ya gonna have to face it; Ah trust him, despite what happened."
Logan growled but then let out a sigh and replied, "Rogue… all I'm doing is trying to protect you. He's one of those guys that likes to take advantage of girls like you…"
"Logan, ya don't even know him! If ya wanna protect meh just trust mah judgment! Ah've trusted ya all these years, the least ya could do is return the same trust to meh!" Rogue's temper snapped as she yelled at him.
Logan let out a frustrated sigh, "Rogue, I trust you, but it's Gumbo I don't trust."
"Ah know you don't trust him, but Ah do. If Ah'm wrong about him, then fine, Ah made a mistake. Just let meh make mah own decisions. You can't protect meh from everythin', Logan."
Logan glared at the hot tempered Rogue, her emerald eyes burning with fire. He couldn't say no to her eyes. They were the only thing that made him go soft.
Finally he let out a sigh and let his hands fall to his sides.
"Fine. But if he ever hurts you or makes you cry, I'm tearing him a new one whether you like it or not. Got it?"
Rogue's anger soon died, "Thank you," she said, giving a small smile then went to go back into her room, but Logan stopped her.
"I do want you happy, Rogue. I just don't want to see you get hurt again."
Rogue turned around and saw him looking back, a genuine fatherly concern across his face. He'd been there in her darkest hours and when she was in such pain; Rogue knew she was in debt to her surrogate-father.
She gave him a smile, "Ah'm a stronger gal then you think, Loagn. Ah'll live," she said, turning back and disappeared into her room.
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So that's another chapter. Hope it was to your liking. I wanted to come up with some temporary way for Rogue and Gambit to have a physical connection, but not eliminate the sessions, because as we knw Rogue will have no control for a while to come.
Anyways, read, review, comment, suggest, but please don't bash.
Until next time…
