Author's Note: Okay. This is my first Evo fanfic. It's set three years after Ascension. Since Gambit's age was never really mentioned and all the profiles I could find of him put him somewhere in his early 20s, I'm going to guess that he was about 22 or so and go from there.

Ages of original characters:

Gambit-25

St. John-23

Scott, Jean, Lance, Fred, Pietro, Wanda, Piotr-22

Rogue, Todd-21

Kitty, Kurt-20

Tabitha, Bobby, Ray, Sam, Amara-19

Roberto-18

Jubilee, X-23 (Laura), Rahne-17

Jamie-16

All of my OC's will have their age mentioned when they are introduced in the story. Oh, and they do belong to me. Yay, I own something.

Disclaimer: Don't own.

Rogue decided to find Logan for a DR session to get the Cajun out of her head. She hadn't had a challenging DR session in a good month or so. Most of the sessions she got scheduled in were with the younger mutants that were still struggling with controlling their powers and focusing on the machines at the same time. She found him in the garage with his bike.

"Hey, Logan."

"Hey, Stripes. Heard that your a new instructor."

"Yeah. Ah'm supposed to help Remy and ya with training sessions."

"Good luck with Gumbo. I've seen the way he trains. You'll need some endurance to do some of that shit."

"Ah've got endurance. Ah should, the way Ah've worked my ass of for the last six years."

"Yeah. I know. That's why you got the offer. Charles could have offered it to anyone here. But he asked Beast, Storm, me, and Gumbo who should be a training assistant. You're obviously the best choice. You're the fittest of the X-Men."

"Uh huh. Whatever. Anyway, Ah came out here for a reason. Ah want to do a challenging Danger Room session and you're the only one who can keep up with me."

"Stripes, I've got a danger room session to deal with later. Why don't you just join that one?"

"With a bunch of new recruits? I want a challenge. Something that will make me work. Those sessions don't give me anything."

"What's got ya so worked up?"

"Nothin."

"Somethin does. Ya never come looking for me for a Danger Room session. Ya gonna tell me what's botherin ya?"

"It's nothing, Logan. I just need to get my mind off of something. Ya wanna help me out or do ya want me to find someone else?"

"Fine. Just let me finish what I'm doing. I'll meet ya in the Danger Room in fifteen minutes."

Rogue went back to the mansion to change. She was greeted by all the school age kids rushing out the door. Trying to avoid getting run over, she waited off to the side.

"Rogue!" she heard a familiar male voice call. "What are you doing right now?"

"Going to change for a DR session with Logan. Why?"

"Well, we could use someone to drive some of the students to school."

"Sorry, Scott. Ah can't miss this session. Find Gambit. Ah'm sure he's not doing anything."

"I tried."

"Jean?"

"Busy helping Beast."

"Storm?"

"Driving."

"Kitty?"

"We want the kids to make it to school, not die on the way."

"Piotr?"

"I didn't think about him."

"Well, there's your answer. See ya later." Rogue was inside before Scott could respond. She grabbed a cereal bar from the kitchen and went up to her room to change.

Five minutes later, Rogue was pulling on her old black and green uniform. Her new one was in the wash. She glanced at herself in a full length mirror and frowned. This uniform showed that she had lost weight since joining the X-Men. It still hugged her curves, but not her waist like it once had. She tightened the belt that went with it and grabbed her boots and gloves. She no longer needed them, but wearing the uniform without them didn't feel right.

Rogue was down in the DR stretching when Logan walked in.

"Haven't seen that uniform in a while, Stripes."

"My other one's being washed. So, are we ready?"

"We will be once Gumbo gets here."

"What?" This comment caused Rogue to look up.

"I said, we will be once Gambit gets here."

"What the hell did ya invite him for?"
"I figured that he needed a good session. And I knew that whatever had ya all riled up earlier had to do with him."

"How did ya know that?"
"His scent was all over ya, Rogue."

"Ah ran into him when Ah was goin to talk to the Professor. Can ya help me move my stuff to my new room sometime today?"

"New room?"

"Yeah. Between ya and Swamp Rat."

"Just let me know when," Logan said as Remy walked in. "Bout time, Gumbo."

Remy didn't respond, just gave Logan a cocky grin. "What we doin today?"

"Wouldn't ya lahke to know," Rogue replied with a grin that matched the Cajun's. "Initiate Rogue's run 3."

"Initiating Rogue's run 3," the computer repeated as the room went dark. There was a second or two of quite darkness before it suddenly got very bright and a sentinel landed in front of them. Rogue ran forward, glad to be back in training like this.

Forty-five minutes later, a nearly exhausted Cajun followed Logan and Rogue out of the DR. Rogue's suit had a rip across her stomach, but she didn't even notice. She was satisfied.

"Do ya want help later, Logan?"

"Wouldn't hurt, Stripes. The kids always manage to screw something up in the danger room."

"They just don't have the teamwork down yet. Ya remember our first Danger Room session as a team?"

"Good point."

"What tahme do ya want me here?"

"Five. Ya won't need your uniform. I'm just gonna watch them. And your sitting up there to watch with me."

"But,"

"We only get involved if something goes wrong. They can't learn teamwork if we're interfering. Now I'm going to take a shower. See ya later." Logan walked off, leaving Rogue and Remy alone.

"Chére, ya run that often?"

"At least once a week. Ah have six different runs programmed in the Danger Room."

"Ya hear we're getting another new recruit today?"

"Ah haven't heard anything bout one."

"Chére, ya know I'm sorry bout leaving last time, right?"

"Yeah, yeah. Let's not go there." Rogue started to walk away. Remy grabbed her hand and she turned to face him.

"I just gotta tell ya this. I didn' think about ya seeing it as me leaving ya."

"Maybe ya shoulda." Rogue's voice was quiet.

"Chére?"

"Rems, it tore me apart. We had finally gotten together and my life finally seemed to have some meanin to it. When ya took off, Ah realized why Ah had always cut myself off from everyone. Ah couldn't get hurt if Ah didn't let anyone get that close. But Ah let my guard down around ya and ya got to me. That was the worst year of my life. Some days Ah found myself wonderin if ya were still alive. Ah thought about ya everyday. Ah couldn't escape ya. The only thing that was worse than missin ya was knowin that ya left me with no explanation." Rogue was now looking at the floor because she couldn't bear to look into those demonic eyes, afraid of what she might see there.

"Chére," Remy said, lifting her chin with a finger until she was looking at him, "I thought of ya constantly when I was gone. The only thing that could keep my mind off of ya was searching for a way to save my brother. I couldn't tell ya what was goin on. There wasn't any time. But, chére, I wouldn't leave ya." Remy wrapped his arms around Rogue and drew her close. "I love ya, chére."

Rogue rested her head on his chest. "Ah love ya too." Remy looked down at her in surprise. He hadn't expected her to say it back. Hell, he hadn't expected her to still be standing there. Rogue looked up and he found himself lost in her green eyes.

Their moment was interrupted by the sound of Bobby and the other graduated 'New Recruits' coming toward the DR. Amara stopped dead when she rounded the corner and saw Rogue wrapped in Remy's arms. Bobby, who was talking to Roberto, Ray, and Sam, ran into her.

"Amara, what the?" Bobby trailed off when he saw Rogue and Remy. Remy noticed them standing behind Rogue. He gave Rogue a quick kiss on the forehead and let her go. Rogue turned to walk down the hall and spotted the younger mutants.

"Hey, wait up!" they heard a voice yell down the hall before Tabitha appeared. She stopped and looked at the silent group in front of her. "What's going on?" Then she noticed that Remy had taken Rogue's hand. "Are you two back together?"

"Oui." came Remy's answer as he led Rogue past them. Rogue gave them a smile and walked up next to the Cajun. The New Recruits watched them leave and then returned to their normal, loud selves as they went into the nearest classroom to wait for the Professor.

Remy and Rogue headed upstairs. The mansion was quiet while the younger kids were at school. Rogue decided to start packing her stuff and headed up to her room with Remy in tow. When she got there, she found a note from Kitty on her dresser.

Hey Rogue. With Lance for most of the day. There's boxes in my closet if you need them. -- Kitty.

Rogue dug around in Kitty's closet for the boxes and began to pack her stuff into them. Remy flopped on her bed and watched her go through her stuff. "Chére, ya want some help?"

"Ah got it, sugah. When Ah need ya to help me, Ah'll let ya know." Satisfied with her answer, Remy settled back against the headboard. He watched Rogue with an amused glint in his eyes. When she came over near the bed, Remy grabbed her around the waist and pulled her down into his lap.

"Swamp Rat! How am Ah supposed to pack with ya here?"

"Dunno, chére," Remy replied, nuzzling her neck. She struggled to get out of his grasp and he tightened his arms around her waist. When she realized that she couldn't get away, she relaxed back against him. Remy grinned and loosened his arms.

Rogue turned around so that she was facing him. "Ya realize that if Logan or one of the kids catches us that we'll be seeing the Prof. for the third time today?"

"So?" Remy asked, leaning in to give her a kiss. Rogue forgot her thought completely as one hand came up to run through Remy's hair and the other tangled in his shirt. He pulled back after a few seconds and looked at her. "Ya don't seem to care if this stuff ever gets moved."

"Not when yah around."

"Really?" Remy asked, his eyes taking on a mischievous glint. Rogue began to pull back when Remy dove on her and started tickling her. Her laughter rang through the hallways of the mansion, leaving several people wondering what was going on. Before they knew it, the doorway to Rogue and Kitty's room was filled with people. Rogue gave them a sheepish smile when she realized the Remy was straddling her to hold her down. Sensing her discomfort, Remy moved to sit next to her.

"Um, hey, ya'll." Her greeting was met with silence. The faces of Kurt, Jean, Ororo, Logan, Beast, and Scott stared back at them.

"Um, guess what? Me and Remy got back together."

"Vell, it's about time." Nightcrawler said.

"What d'ya mean?"

"Ve had a bet going on vhether you vould get together or kill each other. Guess I vin." he replied, looking at Scott expectantly. Scott sighed and handed him twenty dollars.

"What? I thought that you two were done for," he said with a shrug.

"Now that ya'll are here, ya mind helping move my stuff to my new room?"

Two hours later, everything was in her new room. Rogue was lying on the comforter of her new queen sized bed. The Professor had gotten someone to make the bed and set the room up for her to live in. She glanced at Remy, who was lying on his side next to her. The room was larger than her old room. She had hung up her posters and put all her clothes away. Now she was relaxing until she had to help Logan. She sat up as she suddenly had a thought.

"Have you heard any of the New Recruits in the last few hours?"

"Non." Remy replied, already getting up.

"Shit. When they're quiet, they've done something."

Rogue and Remy went on a search for the younger mutants. They found Bobby, Roberto, and Ray in the rec room playing a video game.

"Where's Tabby and Amara?"

"Out by the pool, I think." Bobby answered, not looking away from the TV as his car hit a wall.

"Thanks." Rogue and Remy went into the kitchen to grab some lunch.

"Ya know, the pool doesn't sound so bad." She gave Gambit a sly look. "Ya up for a swim?"

"Sure, River Rat," he replied with a smirk.

"Smart ass Cajun." Rogue stood up and went to her room to change. Rogue had just stepped out into the hall in her black string bikini with emerald stitching and her jean shorts when the next door opened and a shirtless Gambit stepped into the hall. Rogue's eyes roamed his body as his eyes ran over her every curve. Gambit noticed a piercing that Rogue hadn't had before.

"Ready, Swamp Rat?" Rogue asked, already walking away. Gambit easily caught up and slipped an arm around her bare waist. He could feel her ribs and her hipbones. He realized that Rogue was probably a good ten or fifteen pounds lighter than when he had left. But he also noticed that her body was more toned that it had ever been. And then he realized how lucky he was to have gotten her back.

"When did ya get you're bellybutton pierced?"

"Last year."

When they neared to pool, Tabby and Amara quit talking to stare at Gambit. He had the body of a god. Toned arms, nice abs, perfect tan. Add in his eyes and charm and you had a guy that any girl would want. They didn't even notice Rogue at first.

Rogue set her stuff down on a lawn chair and stripped her shorts off. Remy watched in disbelief at how long Rogue's legs were. He never would have guessed that those black tights and combat boots had hidden legs like that. Then again, she was bound to have legs since she was 5'8". Rogue dove into the pool and Remy snapped out of his trance. He hoped that the pool water was cold.

Remy jumped in and was greeted with the sight of Rogue's face when he surfaced. Her hair was curling and her makeup was gone. The only time that Remy had seen her as beautiful as she was that moment was after they got out of Bloodmoon Bayou.

They swam for a while before going back inside. Rogue changed and knocked on Remy's door. He opened it wearing just a pair of jeans. He smiled at Rogue and motioned to his bed. She sat on the red and black king sized bed while Gambit dug for a shirt. He found one and pulled it on before turning to face her. She was staring at the wall, frowning.

"What's wrong, Rogue?" Rogue looked up when she heard her name. She gave him a smile and shook her head. Remy sat on the bed behind her and began to massage her back.

"Come on, you can tell me." Rogue let her head drop forward as he worked on her shoulders.

"Ah'm worried."

"Bout what?"
"That they'll find out."

"Find out what? Did ya do something illegal while I was gone?"

"Bout us."

"Okay?"

"About what we did before you left."

"Oh. You mean what we did the day before you turned 20?"

"Yeah."

"They're gonna find out eventually."

"I know, but.."

"Listen, Mrs. LeBeau, if you're so worried, we'll do it all for real."

"What?"

"You know, the whole thing. I'll propose, we'll do the wedding thing, then they'll never know."

"Ya think that'll work?"

"Why not?" Rogue relaxed into her husband's touch. They had secretly gotten married almost two years before. Rogue knew that the adults would never go for her marrying a 23-year-old that worked at the mansion. They didn't really approve of the fact that they were dating. They had been married for nearly a year when Remy left. Remy had come back for two days to celebrate their anniversary. Rogue was the only one that knew he was in town. Everyone a the mansion assumed that Rogue was still mad at Remy for leaving the year before with no notice. In reality, she was a little mad, but most of it had been an act to keep the others from guessing. That was also the reason for her choosing the room between Remy and Logan. It had been hard to sneak out of her room every night for the last few months without Kitty noticing.

Remy scooted back against the headboard and pulled Rogue back against him. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her hair. "When do you want to do all this?"
"Ya can propose whenever you want. Ya want my ring?"

"Nah. I've got another one that I bought for you." Remy glanced at the clock. "What time is your session with Logan?"

"Five, why?"

"It's five till."

"Damn. Ah don't wanna go."

"You better or Wolvie will have my ass. Then who are you gonna spend the night with?"

"Ah'll just move back in with Kitty," Rogue replied, already getting up. She turned and gave Remy a kiss before hurrying toward the DR control booth. Logan was already there.

"Ah, Rogue. Made it just in time."

"Sorry. I was busy. Are all the kids here?"

"Not yet. We're still waiting on two and Ro."

"Ororo? Why?"

"She's gonna add a problem. I'm running a session that they've beat, but this time their doing it in a storm."

"Sorry I'm late, Logan." Ororo's voice said form behind them

"And there's the two that were missing."

"Laura and Jamie?"

"Yep. Chuck says we have to put some mutants in there that can control their powers. Laura can recover from anything and Jamie is just going to multiply himself and come up here. His clones can be hurt without it fazing him."

"Good idea."

"Yep. Ready, Ororo?" At Storm's nod he continued. "Jamie, start multiplying then get up here. Laura get ready." As soon as the door opened to reveal Jamie, Wolverine started the training. The newest mutants definitely had some control issues. There were only a few accidents and no one but Jamie's clones got hurt. After the DR session, all the younger mutants headed to the showers. Rogue, Logan, and Ororo headed off to help with dinner. Jamie disappeared to find the other new recruits.

Rogue walked into the kitchen to be greeted by a flying marshmallow. The marshmallow was soon followed by Bobby. Rogue tried to get out of the way, but wasn't quick enough. Bobby ran into her and would have knocked her flat had someone not caught her.

"Ya alright, Stripes?"

"I'm fine, Logan."

"Ice cube! Get out of here." Bobby looked at the shorter man and quickly followed his orders. He was followed by Ray and Amara. Logan just shook his head as they left.

"So, what's for dinner, Ororo?"

Okay. Chap. 2 is done. I had to throw something unexpected in there. I'm guessing that the Rogue/Remy married thing did it. Anywho, Review!