Disclaimer: If I owned X-men don't you think I would have put a new episode
up by now?
(A/N: I think I've got a good plot for this story, the general version is the X-men and the Acolytes team up to stop Mesmero from getting the third key, in the meantime romance blooms for two of my favorite characters:)
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Rogue let her shields slip as the full moon rose high above the water.
She was sitting on a dock just outside of Bayville, it was her third day out of medlab, and she had made it a point to become more isolated than before.
But this was her time, she could let out the scared, broken, shattered young girl, that hid behind the strong, determined, independent Goth.
Rogue let her silver tears flow free and silent as fresh wounds and bad memories flooded her mind, she thought about Trask's lab, how the guards beat her, when they put that restraining collar on her to hold back her powers, some of them even raped her.
She had been put in a different area than Logan, Evan, and Fred, none of them new what had happened to her, and she never told them.
Rogue was balled up, clutching her knees to her chest, as if to protect herself from the awful things that they put her through.
She squinted her eyes shut and tried to cover her bleeding heart with her barriers, she still had the physical bruises, she'd thought that Mr. McCoy would have found them after all the time he'd spent examining her, but he hadn't and they were still there.
She refused to get treatment, she didn't want to tell them how she'd gotten such horrible scars.
Rogue touched her forearm and felt the amateur dressing she had placed on it, she rolled up her sleeve and saw the dry blood on the white strip, it was from one of their restraints, a piece of leather with knife-like metal lining on both sides, it was pulled tighter and tighter with her every rebellious remark.
Her tears increased as she let her sleeve slide back down, she had been their pet, she had lost dignity and control, she was violated.
And now she was drowning, drowning in a sea of pain and sense of loss, and there was no lifeline, she had pushed everyone away, no one was there for her when she needed them, she was drowning, and would soon be washed away, there was no hope of getting out.
Rogue didn't hear the voice, only the turbulent waves, but she felt his presence, felt his arms wrap around her, felt his genuine concern.
A rock appeared in her sea, a lifeline, she clung to it with all her strength, then she heard the voice over the waves.
"What's wrong, Cher`e?"
She looked up into his red on black eyes, he was safety and danger, he was comfort and hurt, he was a gamble and a sure thing, should she risk telling him, allow herself to be vulnerable?
"They raped me" it was barely above a whisper, but it cut through Gambit like a bullet, "They beat me, Ah couldn't make them go away, Ah couldn't stop them"
Rogue clung to him and cried into his shoulder, he held her with all his might, "Who?" he asked, he had to know, he would kill whoever did this to her, he would beat them senseless and kill them, never had Remy LeBeau felt so much hate towards anything in his life.
"Trask's men" Rogue managed to get out, she felt him tense, "No" she whispered, "You can't do anything about it" she tightened her grip on the front of his shirt, "Don't leave me"
Remy relaxed and began to stroke her hair, "I won't, Cher`e" he started whispering soothingly in French, his mask, like hers was now off.
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"Where's your little Southern sheila?" St. John taunted as he faced Warren Worthington in their pre-battle insult exchange.
"Where's your little Cajun thief?" Angel shot back, the X-men and the Acolytes were at it for the third time, this fight was over if they should remain enemies during the whole Apocalypse thing, or, join forces.
Of course the adults had already decided to join forces, this little battle was going on without their knowledge.
Scott 'I'm-in-charge' Summers, had picked a dock just outside of Bayville, without the rest of the team's consent, so the fight could take place where no one would see.
"Shove it you two" Colossus said, "Let's just get this over with" the tall Russian looked extremely bored, he didn't notice that Kitty was making dreamy eyes at him, "Like, yea you guys, shove it" although she didn't seem to be in much of a hurry.
"Hey, uh, people, I think we got a situation on out hands" Bobby was standing behind a huge storage crate, looking at something that the others couldn't see with all the other boxes in their way.
"What is it, Popsicle" Rhane asked, she came up behind him, "Oh.My." she was so surprised she couldn't even finish her sentence, "Well we found Rogue, and Gambit"
The others came over, jaws hit the ground, gasps and, "What the hells?!" were heard. There was two of their strongest teammates, clinging to each other like there was no tomorrow.
Rogue was crying and clutching Remy's shirt, Remy had his arms wrapped around her, he was stroking her hair and muttering stuff in French, she seemed to understand because she nodded every once in a while.
Every person that was witnessing this scene was in a daze, eyes wide and unbelieving, it was the girls who recovered first and began to whisper, "That is, like, so sweet" "How romantic, how tragically romantic" "Oh, they make such a cute couple"
Jean sighed contentedly and rested her head on Scott's shoulder, none of the boys made a move, they were too shocked.
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It was about a half an hour before Rogue pulled away from Gambit, and even then she still held onto him.
Remy brushed a strand of white hair behind her ear, "You feeling well enough to walk home, Cher`e?"
She was about to reply yes, but she didn't trust her weak body, "Ah'm not sure" Gambit nodded and stood up, making her lean on him, "You look too tired, Petite, Remy'll take you back"
She would've smiled, but a feeling of drowsiness overtook her first, she slumped against him.
He scooped her up in his arms, she was still awake enough to wrap her arms around his neck and whisper, "Don't tell the others"
He kissed her on the forehead where her bangs covered her skin, "My lips are sealed, Cher`e" she gave a half smile and fell into a blissful slumber.
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"Don't tell us what?" Jamie asked, Ray made a gagging face, "Probably that they're 'In love'" he made a mock girlish voice and clasped his hands together while batting his eyes.
Bobby slapped him upside the head, "No you idiot, did those two look like they were in la la land? Rogue's hurting and she won't tell us why, she's only pouring her heart out to Gambit"
"Like, he's totally right" Kitty agreed, "She obviously feels closer to Gambit than she does the rest of us at the moment, and I don't think that's, like, good"
"You are right, Kitty, it's not good" everyone turned to see Ororo, Logan, Magneto, Hank, and the Professor.
"But we can evaluate Rogue's well being latter. Scott I am disappointed in you, you should not have let your anger over cloud your better judgment" said the Professor, "We have already decided to join together as a stronger team to stop Mesmero from getting the other key, there was no need for the brawl that might have taken place tonight"
Scott bowed his head, "Oooo, teacher's pet got a whipping" Taby whispered, only for the others to hear, but Wolverine's enhanced hearing picked up the comment, he chuckled along with the kids.
"Now I believe it's time for us to go home" Ororo shot Logan a look, he just shrugged and gave her a puppy dog face, her expression softened, no one notice this exchange save the Professor who had to smile to himself as they proceeded to the cars.
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(A/N: Well whatcha think? Review please, and I hope you enjoy the next chapter)
(A/N: I think I've got a good plot for this story, the general version is the X-men and the Acolytes team up to stop Mesmero from getting the third key, in the meantime romance blooms for two of my favorite characters:)
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Rogue let her shields slip as the full moon rose high above the water.
She was sitting on a dock just outside of Bayville, it was her third day out of medlab, and she had made it a point to become more isolated than before.
But this was her time, she could let out the scared, broken, shattered young girl, that hid behind the strong, determined, independent Goth.
Rogue let her silver tears flow free and silent as fresh wounds and bad memories flooded her mind, she thought about Trask's lab, how the guards beat her, when they put that restraining collar on her to hold back her powers, some of them even raped her.
She had been put in a different area than Logan, Evan, and Fred, none of them new what had happened to her, and she never told them.
Rogue was balled up, clutching her knees to her chest, as if to protect herself from the awful things that they put her through.
She squinted her eyes shut and tried to cover her bleeding heart with her barriers, she still had the physical bruises, she'd thought that Mr. McCoy would have found them after all the time he'd spent examining her, but he hadn't and they were still there.
She refused to get treatment, she didn't want to tell them how she'd gotten such horrible scars.
Rogue touched her forearm and felt the amateur dressing she had placed on it, she rolled up her sleeve and saw the dry blood on the white strip, it was from one of their restraints, a piece of leather with knife-like metal lining on both sides, it was pulled tighter and tighter with her every rebellious remark.
Her tears increased as she let her sleeve slide back down, she had been their pet, she had lost dignity and control, she was violated.
And now she was drowning, drowning in a sea of pain and sense of loss, and there was no lifeline, she had pushed everyone away, no one was there for her when she needed them, she was drowning, and would soon be washed away, there was no hope of getting out.
Rogue didn't hear the voice, only the turbulent waves, but she felt his presence, felt his arms wrap around her, felt his genuine concern.
A rock appeared in her sea, a lifeline, she clung to it with all her strength, then she heard the voice over the waves.
"What's wrong, Cher`e?"
She looked up into his red on black eyes, he was safety and danger, he was comfort and hurt, he was a gamble and a sure thing, should she risk telling him, allow herself to be vulnerable?
"They raped me" it was barely above a whisper, but it cut through Gambit like a bullet, "They beat me, Ah couldn't make them go away, Ah couldn't stop them"
Rogue clung to him and cried into his shoulder, he held her with all his might, "Who?" he asked, he had to know, he would kill whoever did this to her, he would beat them senseless and kill them, never had Remy LeBeau felt so much hate towards anything in his life.
"Trask's men" Rogue managed to get out, she felt him tense, "No" she whispered, "You can't do anything about it" she tightened her grip on the front of his shirt, "Don't leave me"
Remy relaxed and began to stroke her hair, "I won't, Cher`e" he started whispering soothingly in French, his mask, like hers was now off.
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"Where's your little Southern sheila?" St. John taunted as he faced Warren Worthington in their pre-battle insult exchange.
"Where's your little Cajun thief?" Angel shot back, the X-men and the Acolytes were at it for the third time, this fight was over if they should remain enemies during the whole Apocalypse thing, or, join forces.
Of course the adults had already decided to join forces, this little battle was going on without their knowledge.
Scott 'I'm-in-charge' Summers, had picked a dock just outside of Bayville, without the rest of the team's consent, so the fight could take place where no one would see.
"Shove it you two" Colossus said, "Let's just get this over with" the tall Russian looked extremely bored, he didn't notice that Kitty was making dreamy eyes at him, "Like, yea you guys, shove it" although she didn't seem to be in much of a hurry.
"Hey, uh, people, I think we got a situation on out hands" Bobby was standing behind a huge storage crate, looking at something that the others couldn't see with all the other boxes in their way.
"What is it, Popsicle" Rhane asked, she came up behind him, "Oh.My." she was so surprised she couldn't even finish her sentence, "Well we found Rogue, and Gambit"
The others came over, jaws hit the ground, gasps and, "What the hells?!" were heard. There was two of their strongest teammates, clinging to each other like there was no tomorrow.
Rogue was crying and clutching Remy's shirt, Remy had his arms wrapped around her, he was stroking her hair and muttering stuff in French, she seemed to understand because she nodded every once in a while.
Every person that was witnessing this scene was in a daze, eyes wide and unbelieving, it was the girls who recovered first and began to whisper, "That is, like, so sweet" "How romantic, how tragically romantic" "Oh, they make such a cute couple"
Jean sighed contentedly and rested her head on Scott's shoulder, none of the boys made a move, they were too shocked.
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It was about a half an hour before Rogue pulled away from Gambit, and even then she still held onto him.
Remy brushed a strand of white hair behind her ear, "You feeling well enough to walk home, Cher`e?"
She was about to reply yes, but she didn't trust her weak body, "Ah'm not sure" Gambit nodded and stood up, making her lean on him, "You look too tired, Petite, Remy'll take you back"
She would've smiled, but a feeling of drowsiness overtook her first, she slumped against him.
He scooped her up in his arms, she was still awake enough to wrap her arms around his neck and whisper, "Don't tell the others"
He kissed her on the forehead where her bangs covered her skin, "My lips are sealed, Cher`e" she gave a half smile and fell into a blissful slumber.
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"Don't tell us what?" Jamie asked, Ray made a gagging face, "Probably that they're 'In love'" he made a mock girlish voice and clasped his hands together while batting his eyes.
Bobby slapped him upside the head, "No you idiot, did those two look like they were in la la land? Rogue's hurting and she won't tell us why, she's only pouring her heart out to Gambit"
"Like, he's totally right" Kitty agreed, "She obviously feels closer to Gambit than she does the rest of us at the moment, and I don't think that's, like, good"
"You are right, Kitty, it's not good" everyone turned to see Ororo, Logan, Magneto, Hank, and the Professor.
"But we can evaluate Rogue's well being latter. Scott I am disappointed in you, you should not have let your anger over cloud your better judgment" said the Professor, "We have already decided to join together as a stronger team to stop Mesmero from getting the other key, there was no need for the brawl that might have taken place tonight"
Scott bowed his head, "Oooo, teacher's pet got a whipping" Taby whispered, only for the others to hear, but Wolverine's enhanced hearing picked up the comment, he chuckled along with the kids.
"Now I believe it's time for us to go home" Ororo shot Logan a look, he just shrugged and gave her a puppy dog face, her expression softened, no one notice this exchange save the Professor who had to smile to himself as they proceeded to the cars.
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(A/N: Well whatcha think? Review please, and I hope you enjoy the next chapter)