A/N – I love the holidays! Takes a deep breath. They really help me get motivated… I personally think this is a sad story I wrote. And to top that off, it was a dream I had a while ago… just so you know, this is sort of a second chapter to AaE, but it's standing alone because it's not truly the second chapter… if that made any sense…
If you find a mistake, or if something, specially the ending doesn't make sense, correct me please! I'm typing this at 11:00, after a very long day of painting a bunch of primer in a small room…
So, anyway… hope you all like it, and feel free to R&R!
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Rogue sighed. The holidays never really did any thing for her. So much chitchat… A girl needs to breath!
And so, the untouchable found herself in the park, swinging in silence. But in her head, there was enough noise to wake the dead.
'Ah'm gonna have Let it Snow stuck in mah head till Valentines Day! Why on Earth did Kitty wanna listen ta that all night last night!?'
After a few more minutes of silence, her thoughts drifted to the night before… Her dinner with whom she'd thought was an enemy… The beautiful bracelet he had given her that she wore around her wrist that very moment…
Rogue shook her head, trying to clear her thoughts… but it didn't work the way she'd hoped… so instead, she started singing. But surprisingly, it wasn't Let it Snow…
If one day, you discover him… broken down, he's lost everything…no cars no fancy clothes to make him who he's not… the woman at his side is all that he has got…
As Rogue continued her song, a figure caught her eye. Slowly, and still humming, she cautiously moved to the slide stairs, and climbed up.
"Hello?" She called out to the figure who looked to be in an odd position.
"Bonsuer…"
Rogue froze, 'Ah'd know that voice anywhere…'
"Swamp Rat! I can't believe you followed me again!" she shrieked, causing the poor guy to wince.
"Remy no' follow ya… don' have reason to…" he said as he opened his eyes. Rogue quickly noticed how his eyes looked… dull, and lifeless.
'Just like last night…' she thought.
"Gambit, why are your eyes so dull?"
He blinked, "Who are ya chere?"
"What a ya mean who am I?! We've known each other for a while Swamp Rat! And to top it off, we just saw each other last night!"
Remy could only blink in response, he really had no idea it was his Southern Belle. "Sorry chere, can no' recognize ya…"
'What is with him? And what is… is that blood!?'
"What the hell happened Swamp Rat!?" Rogue shouted in urgency, getting in front of him in the process.
"Don' remember chere… T'ings be getting' blurry fo' me."
Without thinking, Rogue carefully started taking his shirt off to find the wound. But when she got it off, she knew Gambit probably wouldn't survive.
He seemed to be one big wound. What Rogue could find, he had what looked like a lion's bite on his right shoulder and left side. Large abrasions littered his upper body, and he looked like he had internal bleeding. But that wasn't all…
From the look of his right arm, it was broken badly, and from the bite mark, a deep cut trailed down to what was visible of his left leg.
'This guys a mess! It's a wonder he's even alive! What happened to him after we split last night?! Better call for help…"
Acting fast, she pulled out her cell phone and called the mansion. While doing this, she carefully maneuvered Remy back into his trademark coat.
"Come on… Pick up!"
Kitty – Like hello! You've reached the Xavier Institute… Kurt! Don't push me!
Kurt – Sorry Meine Katzchen… Didn't know you were there…
Kitty – Ya, sure.
Kurt – I vas running from Bobby! He tried to ice me!
Kitty – Like, so?
Bobby – I'm gonna get you man!
Kitty – Bobby! You iced my hair!
Bobby – Get Amara to fix it.
Kitty – Get back her you worm!
A bamf and a pitter-patter of feet hitting the ground is heard.
Logan – Kids these days… Why's there a blinking light on the machine? Is this thing on? Tap tap Hm… leave a message if your still there.
"Guys! This is Rogue. We really need ta change that message… Listen, Ah need someone ta come ta the park ASAP! If at all possible, bring Beast!"
She smoothly shifted behind Gambit, and leaning him back on her. She wrapped her arms around him as carefully as she could when she noticed him shiver and stiffen.
"Don't get used ta this Swamp Rat… Ah'm only doing it cause it's cold, and your injured," she stated, sounding like she was trying to convince herself more so then him. Remy only nodded in response.
For several minutes, silence ensued. Both were lost in thought, and it seemed the temperature dropped a few degrees. It took many more minutes to realize the fact that it was snowing.
"Aw great… That's just what we need right now…" Rogue stated under her breath.
"But de snow is pretty chere… don' get much o' it down in de Bayou… 'S a good change o' pace."
"Maybe… But we shouldn't be out in this. Its s'posed ta get worse later on. And Ah don't know 'bout you, but Ah'm already cold…"
"Ya don' have to stay chere… you could leave if you want to…" Rogue glanced down at him.
"No sugah, that's not what I meant… Just relax ok?"
Twenty minutes later, Rogue was getting impatient. "Where are they?! It's flippen Christmas! Where would they go?!"
"Dey be 'ere soon chere, don' worry non?"
"I don't think so Gambit… they're sure taking their sweet time in getting here…"
"Don' worry non, chere. Dey get here soon, so now Remy be tellin' you to relax."
Rogue gave a small laugh. He was being stubborn, and he knew it. Honestly, she was amazed he was even awake; let alone knowing where he was dragging the energy to be honoree from.
As the time silently passed on, and Rogue grew more impatient, Gambit grew worse, and less responsive. He'd come to now and again, but then he'd fall out of it again.
Nearly an hour later, and still no one had shown up, Rogue felt the figure in her arms grow colder.
"Gambit?! Stay with meh!"
"Ugh, chere, don' yell so loud non?" Rogue sighed in relief.
"Well you scared meh!"
"Sorry chere… Rogue? Don' forget me non?" Rogue's eyes widened.
"Come again?"
"Goodbye mon chere…"
"Swamp Rat? You… your not… don't you dare leave me! Ah love you Swamp Rat! Ah don't know how you did it, but ya made meh fall for ya! So don't leave now!" Remy smiled slightly, lighting his eyes just slightly.
"Remy loves you to Rogue… Don' forget it non?"
"Course not, just hold out a little longer, and Ah wont have reason ta cry… ya know how much Ah hate cryin… Swamp Rat?"
Fifteen minutes later, Kitty, Kurt and Dr. McCoy showed up, only to discover Rouge silently sobbing over a figure covered in his own blood. In her hand, she held a deck of cards, and the bracelet she'd been wearing earlier that day.
They snow was coming down in a furry, as if to say, "Its all your fault."