I woke up hours later strapped to a new table only this time I had dozens of lights glaring down at me. A shadow of a man was pacing around me looking at something, I tried not to move, I didn't want him to know I was awake.
"I know you're awake, I'm monetering your heart rate." He told me, I started, this was not good, but just as he went to speak again red lights started flashing in the background. I watched as he scrambled off to find out why.
I pulled at my restraints but I was still so weak, I couldn't even loosen them, I was so pathetic like this, I was an idiot to give up my powers. How could I help anyone else, if I couldn't even help myself. I could here things crashing and exploding, it sounded like the x-men were here to rescue me, I really hoped this wasn't permanent I should never have tried to take the easy way out.
"evnin' ma belle déesse de l'amour, in need of a rescue?" Gambit asked shutting a door behind him. He came over and unstrapped me by blowing the bindings at the lock, I shot up as soon as I was free. I hugged him to me gratefully.
"You saved me sugar." I told him with a long passionate kiss, he pulled me into him like he'd lose me if he let go, I'd never felt so safe in my life, and I was in the middle of enemy territory.
"I was so scared, I they took my powers, I was so stupid." I sobbed into his chest, he held me close comforting me.
"It's okay Cher, I'm here, We'll get you back to de professor, and he'll fix you up in no time amour." He told me looking around the room, he snatched up a few vials of what they'd been pumping into me, not all by force I was ashamed to admit.
"Let's get out of here." I said looking sad and vulnerable, Gambit kept his arm around me as we went to the door. He lead me through the halls I could hear fighting in the other area, but he kept us clear, he was protecting me, I was too weak to even help my friends.
The rest of them met us at the x-jet, and we went back home, MaCoy and the professor were pretty sure they'd have her fixed in a little less then a week. I was sitting on my bed thinking about what I'd do if they could fix it. I wanted to touch people, but I needed to be able to help people.
"How you doin Cher?" Gambit asked coming in without knocking, I looked up at him sadly.
"I'm alright sugar, I wish I never done this, I know it may take a long time, but if you're here for me, I'll figure it out, I'll learn to live with my power and touch you without denying part of myself." I told him, he smiled leaning over kissing me.
"I'll always be here Cher, Gambit has never said dis before but I love you, you're stuck wid Gambit as long as you'll have me." Gambit told me kissing me again, I pulled him over me onto the bed pushing his duster off his shoulders.
"What's dis now Cher?" He asked holding himself over me with a leer, I looked up at him coyly, batting my eyelashes.
"Even you should get this one swamp rat, if I'm gonna get my powers back, I want to do the normal things while I can, and the one normal thing I want to do more then anything is you." I told him leaning up to kiss him and running my hands up his back under his tight elastic shirt. He was taken a aback for a second, but when he realized I was serious he smiled wickedly.
"If you're sure, gambit don't go where he's not wanted." Gambit told me, I pulled him down into a steamy kiss.
"I've never been more sure Sugar." I told him slipping my shirt off, he took it all in hungrily, he leaned down kissing my half naked body. He pulled his shirt off hastily and I was completely taken aback by how ripped he was, he took my breath away. His lips were back on me the second he could drop his shirt.
He slid my tight jeans off slowly kissing his way down my thigh, he pushed my little lace panties to the side licking his way across every nerve in my core, I bit down on my pillow trying to keep quiet while I moaned his name, I couldn't even count the number of orgasms.
Finally I couldn't take it anymore, I tangled both my hands in his hair and pulled him up to my lips I could taste myself on his tongue. I ripped his pants off impatiently, I didn't want to wait any more. When he slid inside me I gasped at how huge he was, he started slow letting me feel him while he kissed up and down my neck, with vigorous use of his tongue, not neglecting any sweet spot for long, I was practically begging when he finally sped up.
I was whirling on the cusp as he worked within me relishing in the feel of my body against his, I came again, and again, it was like his real mutant power was here in bed. I had my face buried in his neck to muffle the sound as I screamed his name, and he finally came with me moaning my name and throwing his head back in extacy.
"Rouge vous belle déesse, Je t'aime, je t'aime tellement. Je ne serai jamais vous laisser amant, jamais." (Rouge you beautiful goddess, I love you, love you so much. I'll never leave you lover, never) He mumbled falling into me, I could still understand him, I guess I knew more french then I thought. I held him sweating and breathless for a long time. I looked over at the clock on my nightstand we'd been at it for hours.
"I, I've never said this to anyone, not even my mamma, but I love you Remy, so you better not have been lying about sticking around sugar." I told him, he kissed my neck lovingly savoring the feel of my skin.
"I love you too Cher, never getting rid of Gambit now." He whispered kissing me I couldn't get over the way he felt, like he was made for me, my perfect match. He rolled off of me pulling me over to lay on his chest, the perfect fit there too, but then a thought dawned on me.
"We didn't use a condom did we sugar?" I asked, his breath caught in his lungs, and his heart raced.
"To late to worry now Cher, we'll deal wid de consequences as dey come." He told me, I sighed, what would we do if I was, no, he was right I wasn't going to worry about that now. Right now everything was perfect and I was going to savor this moment.
"If this is the only time I ever get to touch anyone, I'm glad it was with you, sugar." I told him, I got up early the next morning I hadn't slept long, but I was well rested. I snagged a little pink tank top off the floor, I pulled it on laying there propped up on my elbows trying to decide weather to get up.
"Where you going Cher?" Gambit asked groggily leaning up on his arm and running his fingers up my leg. I smiled looking over my shoulder at him.
"I'm gonna go find us breakfast sugar, what you want?" I asked, he shrugged kissing his way up the back of my leg.
"As long as I get you for dessert Cher, don't matter what's for breakfast." He told me, I laughed getting out of the bed, I leaned back kissing him before I pulled on shorts and went out into the hall. I couldn't help but smile while I practically skipped to the kitchen.
"You look happy." Scott said as he passed me in the hall, I spun around him happily.
"I am." I told him rushing off, I opened the door to the kitchen bursting in, Logan and Storm looked over looking guilty and worried from what looked like a pretty intimate moment, storm almost looked horrified that I'd caught them.
"Guess everyone's getting cuddle some eh sugar, don't mind me, I'm just getting, me and Gambit some breakfast." I told them grabbing a box of my favorite cereal an apple and a little bottle of milk before I rushed out trying not to interrupt further.
"You'll never guess what I just saw sugar." I said tossing gambit the apple. "Logan and Storm were makin out in the kitchen." I told him, he laughed catching the apple hopping out of bed.
"Well sins of da flesh Cher who can resist?" He leered sauntering over to me, I laughed shaking my head.
"Trust a Cajun boy raised in a catholic household to bring up the subject of sin." I said running my hand up his shoulder to his cheek as he took a bite of his apple.
"Oh? What kinda sin did the southern baptist girl have in mind?" Her asked coyly through a mouth full of apple.
"You know exactly what kind sugar." I said pushing him back onto the bed setting the food down and straddling him.
"Tre magnifique Cher." He said pulling me into a kiss. We didn't leave the room until that night for dinner, Storm wouldn't meet my eyes, but Logan seemed unphased by my walking in on them.
"Do anyting fun today mon ami?" Gambit asked giving Logan a knowing look, who just grunted.
"Not as fun as what you've been up to Cajun." Logan countered with a sniff, I blushed looking at my feet, but Remy just grinned.
"Trop vrai mon ami, trop vrai." (to true my friend, too true.) He chuckled going to the fridge, Logan looked over at storm who sighed as if relenting to some truth he had offered before.
"So how is this whole cure for the cure going?" I asked trying to keep it to safe non-embarrassing topics.
"They have it in the lab now, professor MaCoy is an excelent scientist, I'm sure they'll have you back to normal in no time." Storm told her thankful for the topic change, I smiled, but I wasn't sure I wanted them to rush, I mean I would learn how to control myself eventually, but what about until then? The way Gambit touched her, she never wanted to give that up, not for a second much less for what could turn out to be years.
"Je t'aime, ma belle déesse, cessez de vous inquiéter, c'est une bonne journée."(I love you my beautiful goddess, stop worrying, it's a goo day.) He whispered in my ear sending a shiver through to my core, he always noticed when I got tense, and now that he knew how much his french turned me on, he wouldn't stop whispering in my ear in french; Not that I'd asked him to.
Over a week later they were just starting to make head way with her cure, but Rouge didn't mind, she spent her school hours daydreaming, and a few hours sparing with Gambit which always lead to a few hours tumbling in the sheets with Gambit, but today he looked worried when she walked in.
He hung up his phone sitting on the bed with a sigh, I went over to him crouching down so I could kiss him. He smiled seemingly brought out of whatever dark thought had him, but after a few hours of distraction I fell asleep and when I woke up he was gone a not left in his place.
"I'm sorry Cher, I got a call from a friend, my brother's in trouble. I promise I won't be gone long. Je t'aime et tu vas me manquer, (I love you and I'll miss you) but I didn't want to drag you into this like last time. Toujours est votre, Remy Lebeu." I read the note three times before I could believe it, he had just up and left. Ya it said he'd be back, but he hadn't even had the decency to tell her he was going in person. I called his cell, but it went straight to voice-mail.
I got out of bed fuming, she huffed downstairs and found Logan and Storm sitting on the deck having a drink when I stormed out. They both looked up at me, but Logan didn't drop Storm's hand, which made Storm blush happily.
"Have you two seen that no good swamp rat around?" I asked angrily, they looked at each other it was obvious Logan was trying not to laugh.
"The Cajun borrowed my bike this morning, didn't ask where to. You alright kid?" He asked, I grumbled looking around to see if he come back.
"No, that dirty swamp rat scampered off without so much as a good bye, sayin his brother was in trouble, what's it gonna take for him to trust me, I'm already sleepin with him. Storm, can I borrow your car?" I asked, Storm shrugged setting her glass down.
"We could come with you, if his brother is in trouble you may need help, if not..." Storm started, but Logan cut in.
"If not we can watch you whop the Cajun!" He laughed at the idea, and that was that, they were all off together to find Gambit, who was having an even worse day. I took them to the thieves place, they took some persuading, but eventually they explained that Belle Donna had recently become the head of the Assassins and kidnapped Remy's brother to get him back since she was his woman.
I was left reeling when they explained that they were engaged, I had to find him, they said he'd be at some kind of tithe to the external, the woman who decided who had favor in the Bayou. Apperently they only had a chance to raise there station once every ten years.
I was waiting with Logan, Storm and the thieves in the middle of a damp dark swamp by some old stump for the Assassins to show up. I was antsy to see Gambit and hear him try and explain this one. She had never been so mad and so worried at the same time.
They all worried as they waited, the thieves didn't trust the assassins not to try and trick them somehow, but all I cared about was getting Gambit back. Then a group of people came out of the darkness centered around Gambit and a lithe woman with blond dreadlocks, who held his hand.
"Gambit." I whispered, he didn't look happy, he was just standing there expressionless trying not to meet her gaze.
"The assassins are prepared for the tithe and welcome our newest member Remy Lebeu!" The blond said in her heavy Cajun accent running her had through his hair,
"I, I don't believe it." I sobbed looking at the way she touched him, Gambit shot me a glance then tackled the girl away from him.
"The tithe she gave you is fake!" Gambit yelled, she scowled at him from the ground.
"Traitor!" she yelled her eyes glowing yellow then the ring on his left hand did the same ripping a scream from Gambits lips.
"I knew he didn't love that swamp witch, Get away from him!" I yelled running up tossing her away, and crouching down near Gambit to try and get that ring off.
"Seducer, get away from my husband!" Belle screamed shooting me away from him with her powers, I flew into a tree and the world went black. I opened my eyes to see Gambit standing over Belle.