Author's note: Bah I know I know.....I suck at the entire updating thing. However I gotta say I'm trying. I think I'm gonna give this story a serious cleaning one day though. I was rereading it and while I see improvement from when I first started it, and I love all the reviews I've gotten, I feel I could greatly improve it now that I have a better and more definite writing style. WELL now I won't keep you waiting any longer. Go on and read. And hey if you haven't read my other story Risen- you should. It's ten times as good (I think- seeing as it deals with post-Antarctica Remy issues....a big thing I've been hung up on since it happened) and was just updated a little whiles ago. Righty then. Hope you like!!!
Disclaimer's notice: none of these characters belong to me (cause then I'd be rich) they belong to marvel, etc. However the story line is mine.
Seduction and Lies
By: Dark Elf
Logan's nose crinkled as he caught a scent coming closer on the wind. He could distinctly make out Rogue – a scent intermingled with powder, desire, and loneliness. Bringing to mind a picture of something warm and cold all at the same time; as inviting as snow, but just as likely to bite.
But it wasn't Rogue's scent that he was searching for- rather, he wanted to know who she was with. Unlike faces and words, a person's smell couldn't deceive as easily; it held more truth than eyes ever did. It was very hard to control, and it was a dead give away in pinpointing fear, lust, happiness, anger, sadness, and treachery.
And there it was. Mixed in on the breeze; barely registering in his nostrils, almost as if it was hiding – almost as if it knew it should. But Logan honed in on it, pulling it towards himself, tasting it.
A low growl escaped his throat.
It tasted like cigarettes, alcohol, and sex. Like pleasures unimaginable, experienced lust, and passion barely restrained.
Logan's blood stirred. The pheromones coming off the scent were blinding – bidding him towards it.
He took a step forward. Clenched his fists, re-extending his claws.
It tasted like seduction.
It tasted like lies.
* * *
Rogue sighed. She could already see the mansion looming up ahead. And at the speed Remy was driving, it'd soon enough be smacking her in the face.
She couldn't escape the cold reality of the world. The way each smile shown her way tormented her more than any harsh words ever could. Even though… that's all she wanted… to escape… To be held by someone… to hold on to someone- even if for only the blink of an eternity. And she closed her eyes and wished… and prayed… that time would stop, and she wouldn't have to be afraid of losing the feelings that were bubbling up within her now.
But there was no one to answer her breathless pleas… no one who could answer her hopeless supplications except for the Devil… except for Remy…
"Yah might wanna start slowin' down some – we're almost there an'-" Rogue yelled forward, to be heard above the wind."N' y' wouldn' wan' t' make an entrance- right, chere?" Remy smirked.
"- an' Ah would lahk tah get there in one piece."
"Ahhh – understood – 'cause who'd wanna be seen wit' such a charmin', han'some, and devilishly good-lookin' Cajun like Remy?"
Rogue let out an audibly loud groan.
"Yah do talk a lot a shit fo' a swamp rat yah know? What'd yah say if Ah didn't wanna be seen wit' such an arrogant, ugly, and foolishly repulsive Cajun as yahself?"
"Remy'd say dat de pretty fille behind him speaks mo' shit den he does."
He laughed. A loud rumbling noise that mixed with the growl of the motorcycle, making Rogue feel warm inside.
"We'll be dere soon petite, Remy'll drop y' off at de front… he's… not too fond o' welcomin' committees."
"Who said anythin' 'bout committees?" Rogue stiffened in her seat. She hadn't said anything about anyone waiting for them.
Remy's lip twitched. Damn, he'd done it again. Forgotten what had been said and what hadn't. What was real and what wasn't. Damn a hundred times over…he really didn't want to use his charm on her any more…he really didn't want to…
A slow haze seemed to spread across Rogue's vision. And she suddenly couldn't remember what was so important anymore. What she had been saying a second ago escaped from her mouth and was lost in the wind and her hurricane of memories.
She clutched at his chest. Feeling a tugging at her heart.
All that mattered was Remy. Remy who made her feel like no one ever had before, like no one ever would again.
And along with her silence he sped up.
The mansion crept up into full view – a beacon to the lost, a fortress against those who would hurt them.
"Slow down will yah?" She whispered. Coming back to her dulled senses, as if waking up from a dream. Back to where she had started… and she couldn't remember the last few seconds…and she didn't care.
Remy attempted to look behind him. Feeling the uncertainty and pain in her voice.
"Ah jus' don't want this to be over yet… not yet…"
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Remy cringed in his seat. He could sense the despair that softly radiated off of Rogue. He could feel it and he was afraid that he was the reason that it existed. If he had only left her alone… then there would be no pain for her… or for him.
He thought it would be simpler at first. Just another job. One he could do without feeling any personal emotions toward. But then he had seen Storm… and then he had met Rogue… and then his plans had all fallen apart. He had already changed them once for Storm. Had made it more complicated, wanting to integrate himself with the mansion inhabitants instead of just breaking in one night and leaving. He had wanted to remember his past with the Wind Goddess, he had wanted to have at least a few days of being immersed in the feeling of someone who still cared for him. Who didn't know who he was…what he had become. Someone that wouldn't judge him for what he had done for Sinister…for himself…but would praise him for what he had done for her once upon a time. And he had paid… paid dearly for ever caring about himself…and changing his plans…foolishly as Essex had said.
And now? He couldn't change the course he was on if he charmed the entire world. He was in a car, knowing where he was heading… watching the scenery around him... but he was not the driver. He couldn't turn the wheel and he couldn't slam on the breaks. And the driver of his life wouldn't be satisfied until he had run everyone over who got in his way. And Remy could only watch. Watch the scenery. Watch the destruction. Watch the world – his world – slowly being picked apart right in front of his eyes. And he couldn't stop it. But that didn't matter. It didn't matter if he wanted to stop it, if he didn't intentionally mean to be… who he was…It didn't matter because in the end he was the guilty one. Utterly and completely. And no one could save him.
Not God.
Not Satan.
Remy shook his head. Stopping the bike.
Then why the hell had he ever thought that Rogue could… deliver him?
He'd go on with his plan – but – now…
He could feel a hostility radiating from the mansion. Now was not the time to meet the rest of them. He would have to work through Rogue. He would have to use her. He would have to hurt her.
There was no turning back. There was no redemption after this.
But… even if he couldn't save himself…
Could he save her?
* * *
"Remy? Why are we stopping…"
Her voice was like a bell – calling him, luring him towards its clear crisp sounds. Towards its innocence and purity.
Remy turned his head slowly, looking her in the eyes. Trying to speak to her with his own. Trying to tell her how beautiful she was… how much he wanted her… how much he needed her…
"S' Remy could do dis-"
Carefully he leaned towards her – knowing he couldn't touch her even in his dreams, but wanting to. He could see her blushing and trying to think about how to get out of the situation he placed her in. He could feel her breath on him and how it was getting closer – dangerously closer- with every passing second. And he almost stopped… because he couldn't risk losing this one gamble. But then…
"Remy – Ah can't – Ah.."
Rogue pushed him back and slowly lowered herself off his bike.
Exactly like he wanted.
"Look Ah lahk yah – Ah do – but-"
Her voice was faltering, trying to make up an excuse. Trying to lie to him. So instead he did it for her.
"But it's too soon, non?"
Her eyes sparkled. Perfect.
"Remy understands. He shouldn't have – but – y' can't blame him f' trying, neh?"
Rogue smiled, laughing slightly.
"No – Ah guess Ah can't."
He softly brushed her wind swept hair away from her face and stared her straight in the eye. He gave her look that he knew she was not used to. A look that he knew made her uncomfortable. Remy slowly snaked his charm around her…something that had now become an addiction.
"Ummm… Ah don't live too far from here… so Ah'll just finish it walkin' – if yah don't mind…"
Remy smiled. She thought it was for her. She smiled back.
"Nah dat's fine. Remy'll find y' at school n'ways."
"Hmm you're very persistent aren't you?"
"Not persistent…just…filled wit' lofty goals n' dreams."
* * *
"Logan, by the Goddess, if you do not willingly stop pacing this moment a bolt of lightning will do the job for you."
Logan gave an incredulous look at the dark skinned goddess beside him. Growling deeply within his throat he continued walking around the same small square he had been tracing with his feet for the past few minutes.
"Somethin's off, 'Ro – somethin's-"
Logan stopped talking. Cocked his head and strained with his ears…. The motorcycle sound had suddenly stopped. Died down. Disappeared.
"That damn son of a-"
Leaving a shocked Storm behind, Logan half walked, half ran, to the mansion's front gate. He didn't bother for the automated system to grant him access to the outside world but simply pushed it open with his own hands. Metal grating against metal – creating a noise he knew anyone nearby would be able to hear. A noise the served as a warning and as a reassurance. Logan's coming it shrieked. Logan's here.
Out on the main road Wolverine looked around him. Scanning the trees, the road – and yet there was nothing. Almost as if there had never been a motorcycle loudly roaring its challenge to Logan for miles. But then again, there was no sound at all. No birds. No insects. Wolverine found himself immersed in pure silence. In a frightened silence. In a silence that a predator knew could only mean that the prey had seen him – or expected him. Running his hand roughly against his hair Logan proceeded to walk towards where he had heard the bike last. He closed his eyes and tried to catch Rogue's scent.
And there it was.
Opening his eyes Logan was surprised by seeing a solitary figure walking down the road toward him. Carrying her book bag on her back, Rogue walked with a confidence that he had not known she possessed. He could see that she was looking at him. Directly at him. Her gaze unwavering – acting as if it was perfectly normal for a teenager to be walking down the long expanse of a road by herself.
Logan waited for her.
Keeping still, knowing that she would betray herself in the first move.
He smirked. She had to explain to him what was going on, she couldn't get away without-
Logan frowned. Rogue had just been – damn it! Something had distracted him just as Rogue brushed passed him and he hadn't stopped her to interrogate – to ask her of where the hell the motorcycle and its driver had gone off to. Or who the hell it was.
She didn't look back at him. Didn't look at Storm. Rogue glided by both of them like they weren't even there. Logan clenched his fist.
"Rogue!"
Too late. The sound of a closing door was his only response.
Logan's eyebrows knitted together in a frown.
If she wanted to play…
No… this wasn't the Rogue he knew…it had to be because of…him.
In that case- If he wanted to play…
He had just found his match.
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Response to Reviews:
Wow there are so many of you that I can't even keep track. Thanks to all of you that review my story… and apologies for taking so long in updating.
Bagel: Oooh don't hurt the keyboard! Not the KEYBOARD! Here's another chapter…just don't hurt it, or the poor fish! LoL
Streetwise Girl: Thanks! And I'm sorry this update isn't soon… but it's finally here. I'm glad you like it so far.
Whatever: well I know what you're saying. But remember we're thinking x-men evolution, and I'm not working off the character drawing of Gambit that they came up with. Anywhoo someone once asked me how old he was…and I'm thinking around seventeen or eighteen. Now I know that may not fit well with the real storyline and such of the xmen, but then again I finally read the comic where Gambit is introduced in the marvel series and meets Storm, and it's a little bit different then my take on it.
Horsewhisperer of Rohan : I'm sure you can write fanfiction just fine! And if you've written anything I'll probably be reading it soon – I'm interested to learn more about the people who read my stories y' know? So anyways… I' m glad you like it! Thanks!
Yersi Fanel : I love Gambit too! Trust me the fic gets better as you read. I've come into this rut though lately… so I don't know how it's gonna turn out just yet. Well hope you like it!
out-foxed : ha yes I did update… however he hasn't exactly met the xmen yet. To give you an idea of what I plan to do... SPOILER: he'll go to the highschool, befriend/charm Rogue some more, plan out a little scheme to where he appears like a good guy saving/helping them, then he'll be invited to the xmansion…and dun dun dun…Now all this may happen in the next two chapters.
Leann: Thank You! And don't worry, I won't leave this story hanging…I'll finish it.
Ima Super Mute Ant : Ha. I love your pen name! K well glad you like the story!
Ice Angel6 : Hey! It's Ice Angel again! Yay! And here's your update! The reason I'm putting emphasis on his other less known abilities is because, as I was telling whatever, I read the introductory comic of Gambit the other day, and in it against the Shadow King and such it really strongly hints at it. So I think there's much more to him than just the ability to blow up stuff – I also like to treat that a bit differently as well… I see him more as transferring heat to speed up the molecules in an object instead of just speeding them up some other way. And for this reason I assume he has to lose heat – so if I ever mention he's cold…this is why. Which also means if he can speed up molecules – he can slow them down. And with mental abilities… then this can almost transfer to a type of telekinesis – where he can stop any moving objects with his mind – just like if he had his full powers he can blow up stuff by just looking at it… so yea that's my take on Remy's abilities. Being busy is a beast –esp being a senior and having to deal with all these deadlines. I'm really happy you liked this past chapter so much…I love depicting Remy as dark – it's this entire martyr complex. And then of course he has to have his balance… Rogue. Ah yes and the movie.. I know! Man… I want Remy…in the movie I mean. I was worried about the banter actually. I'm much more of a descriptive writer and I find it hard to do dialogue… esp. when I' m worried about staying true to the characters. This is why I read so many other fanfics… to see how other authors out there approach it. Hmm thank you so much on the compliments you gave me… I really appreciate it… it really encourages me to write. Mmmm and that darn purple button… well you can push it now.
nessie6 : Woo I haven't updated in a while haven't I? Yea X2 is good.. no Remy though.. hopefully there'll be an X3… crossing fingers…
buffyangelus1: Glad you like it!
fenris-wolf : hmm I'm not sure if I will have him getting together with Storm in this one. But we shall see about Risen… that one's still up in the air. I'm so glad you like this story so much… and I'm sorry I made you wait so long.
Riah Yaps : Wow sophistication… thank you.. that's such a huge compliment for me… you can't even imagine. Ahhh yes and I do like the Rogue and Logan friendship… though I think I got that more from the movie then from the comics… cause in that case it would be Jubilee and Logan. Hmm I do think the Professor is misunderstood… cause even I don't get him – I see him as a man caught up in a dream…but aside from that… I'm not sure. Which is probably why… I'm not sure how to depict him… but I don't trust the Professor… I don't know why… I think maybe it's because he's too powerful to not let that effect him in some way… I mean there was the entire onslaught thing. Anywhoo but I get what you mean. Glad you liked most of it!
Makura Koneko : Yummy… well that does say it all now doesn't it?
this is s e x : Thank you… I try… cause sometimes I feel that understanding a character is a prominent thing in feeling that the character is not OC… so I'm glad you like it!
X35 : Sorry I made you wait so long… you really are my most consistent reviewer… hope you like! (and I'm glad you liked my other story as well)
darkone 500 : Gambit and Rogue… hmmm I think so.
Immortal : Well here's the next chapter! Enjoy!
ahhh whats it matter im reviewing right?: Glad you like it so much –sorry for the wait.
Immortal1 : Work of art? Thank you sooo much! And oohhh I didn't think school would take up so much of my time this year… but it is and I'm sorry. Oh and yes there will be a fight scene… Remy and his acrobatics… gah something to look forward to, neh? And so hope you enjoy this chapter as much as you did the others!
Miss Attitude : I know! Me too .. cause that'll definitely be a great scene to write… Ororo seeing Remy once more… cause I definitely want there to be a sisterly brotherly deep emotional connection between them sure… I just have to decide how I want to treat that… and well if you read my response to out-foxed you'll get an idea of where I'm taking the story.
Alwaysright: Thanks! I went and checked it out – it was great! I was desperate to know what was going on y' know? Finally they started again… but now they're on a break again seeing as we just passed the winter break tv show hiatus. Man… I want them to come on again…
cool-chick-rae : Here's the update!
mendari: Thank you so much! I definitely do plan to continue!
Dreams of Magic: Yes… I know… I'm sorry! But here it is!
Cara: I'm sooo glad you like it so much – and here's the update! Man I really do hope he is in X3 or that there is an X3- how cool would that be?!
Faith1 : Ahhh yes Remy and his empathy… how can a girl resist? Well I do believe it is part of his actual powers because I finally read the comic that he was introduced in and it strongly hinted at it when he faced the Shadow King and his bad guys. So I don't think I'm that far off… its never clearly said that he's an empathy… but they definitely hinted at his charm and some telepathic type powers.
Carla-p : Thanks! I'm glad you like it! And yes he is such a charmer… though I think that might get him in more trouble than he likes…
DaughterofDeath : well okay. Here it is! Hope you like it!
Daniluvspyro: Ahhh so you were the one that asked how old he was… well I'm changing some of the real comic history I'm sure… but I'd say around 17 or 18… but he definitely has lived through a lot… so he's much more of an old soul. His age will be told later in the story though… but that's a rough idea.
Rupeshwari: yea I've noticed that about his accent as well… the only thing I find that is Logan Logan would be comments like Bub or Gumbo or Wheels….or those type of nicknames. Hey and you were a great help – accents are hard… I just don't want to annoy anyone if I get them wrong… cause dialect makes up the character y' know.
Trunks0Girl : hahahaha sooo true. Hope you like this chapter as well!
bunny angel : I'm glad you liked this chapter! And oooh did you hear that they are coming out with a Pirates of the Caribean 2?!!! Gawd that movie was sooo good… I can't wait to see that one… or Troy with Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom… drooling – hmm I think Remington is something like that… but it's also a name… go figure.
ishandahalf : OOOH ishandahalf I'm glad you like it sooo much! I always see you review gambit stories… and when I read that you liked it I usually read it too! So I'm sooo happy that you're reviewing mine again! And don't worry you definitely are my favorite reviewer just because you care so much! Oh and I know what you mean about the empathy…poor Remy… what has he gotten himself into? Ha. We'll see. Ooh Queen of Mushiness Award? How exciting… lol. And this was definitely the bestest review yet! Thanks! I'm all happy now!
Okay I think that's everyone… If I forgot to respond to anyone – I'm sorry.