Rogue and Gambit
It was night. Rogue and Gambit were sitting in the garden, their fuzzles happily playing together. One of the many night meetings they had been having.
Then they heard voices and saw a light approaching...
Logan and Nyx
"I know I felt someone come through, now would you just shush!" Nyx said crossly to Logan as they stalked through the grounds. "Do you really think I'm gonna sleep when I feel someone, or something come through my wards?"
"Well, I wasn't planning on you doing much sleeping, as such." Logan grabbed her arms and kissed her firmly. She melted into his arms and kissed him back, purring, then pulled back.
"No, no distractions. Possible evil, or maybe just the Mavericks, in which case I am so giving them detention."
"Like you would!" Logan scoffed. Nyx grinned.
"Yeah, like I would. They remind me of me too much."
"Except you're much better looking."
"Why, thank you. You're not bad yourself." Logan reached out and slapped her across the ass. "OW!"
"You know you like it."
"Mmm, yes." She wiggled her ass at him and then walked on. Logan watched her walking and sighed. If he found whatever had made Nyx roust him from a nice warm bed with Nyx, he was tearing them into little pieces. Or making them hurt a little. Something. Both of their heads came up as they caught an unfamilair scent, mixed with Rogue's. "Bloody hell."
"Yep." They ran towards the scent, claws extended and ready for action.
Gambit and Rogue
"Looks like we have some visitors, Cheri," Gambit said.
Rogue stood up as the two figures approached. Gambit casually stood up behind her, his fingers threaded through her gloved ones.
"Hello?" Rogue called. "Who's there?"
Nyx and Logan
"Rogue? Sweetie? You alright?" Nyx looked worried as she stepped up, eyes quickly taking in the guy with Rogue. A slow smile spread over her face.
"You hurt her, we hurt you, a lot, and then kill you," Logan warned.
"Well, well, well, isn't Rogue just the miss sly boots? Where'd you pick up the babe, sweetie? He's kinda cute, in the I have history kinda way." Nyx flicked her eyes over Gambit appraisingly. Logan growled. Nyx patted his arm. "Oh, don't worry sexy. I may have eyes for other girls and guys, but for the nonce, I only have love for you." She rubbed the top of her head along his arm, and purred for a moment.
"Glad to hear it. Now, who the hell are you, how'd you'd get in, and what the hell are you doing with Rogue?" Logan glared.
Gambit and Rogue
"Rogue calls me Remy," Gambit replied. "But yo can call me Gambit."
"Remy, this is Nyx and Logan," Rogue interjected. "We met at the park the other week. Remy has a fuzzle too, see? Liberty and Red love to play together."
"And as for what I was doin' with Rogue," Gambit went on, "not much, considering I can' touch her skin."
Nyx and Logan
"Pleased to meet'cha, Gambit. We have a lot of reason to be edgy. You see the news a couple of weeks back? The singer, Pink? The guy that killed her is fascinated with Rogue." Nyx shrugged as she and Logan retracted their claws. "You a New Orleans boy? Enchante, m'sieur." Nyx smiled.
"You hurt her, I will kill you. You don't have to touch her to kill her." Logan was slowly calming down, but Rogue was one of the things that triggered all his protectiveness.
Rogue and Gambit
"Relax," Gambit replied, "why would I hurt a perdy lady? And speakin' o' perdy ladies, it be a pleasure to meet yo, Cheri."
Rogue smiled and squeezed Gambit's hand.
"It's fine, Logan," she said. "Remy hasn't been anything but sweet to me."
Nyx and Logan
"He better have been," Logan growled. Nyx snickered and hit him upside the head. "Hey!"
"Sweetie, I done New Orleans. Nice place, a bit muggy, mosquitos and bayeaus, but the Creole are pretty alright. Good food, good drinkers, all round fun, really. Mousey could tell you, apperantly she spent some time there with a traiteur. PLeasure to meet you two, Gambit. Anytime you wanna reminesce, look me up. New Orleans was damn fun." Nyx laughed, then spun in a circle.
"Silly cat," Logan said fondly.
"Too, too true!" Nyx giggled. "Meeeeeeeooooooowwwww!"
"Noisy too."
"You don't seem to mind." Logan laughed low in his throat as Nyx bounced over to Rogue and Gambit. "She is pretty, isn't she? If I hadn;t hooked up with Wolverine, and she wasn't so straight...it's that streak. Makes her look very hot."
Rogue and Gambit
Rogue blushed.
"Don' blush Cheri," Gambit said. "Yo friend has good taste. In perdy ladies anyway. And on dat note, Cheri, I must be off."
"Really?" Rogue asked.
"Really. I'll see yo again soon. Come on Red," he gave Nyx and Logan a nod and then left.
Nyx and Logan
"I wanna know all about it. Tell big sister Nyx all."
"And just a minute ago, you told her you thought she was cute...incest in your family, baby?"
"Oh, shut up!" Nyx frowned at him. "You wanna be sleeping tonight?"
"No, ma'am."
"So, shoo!" Logan half saluted and headed off into the darkness. "As I was saying, sweetie, spill!"
Rogue
Rogue giggled.
"Well, like Ah said, Ah met him at the park the other, well, week now. He saw Liberty and introduced us to Red - that's what he calls his fuzzle," Rogue giggled again. "And so we swapped particulars, because, y'know, Liberty and Red got on so well."
She smiled.
"And so he's been dropping by a few nights now, and we just go wherever and talk. Libery and Red are always happy to see each other."
She paused.
"We think they've mated a couple of times," she mused.
Nyx
"Interesting. As long as I don't have to look after them, may they multiply, wax and grow fat! And health to the little critters." Nyx grinned. "So...he's been coming over? I knew something had been off with my wards. I re-laid them yesterday. So, nothing exceot talking? I so wish I could help, sweetie, I honestly do. But even mom has no clure how to help." Nyx looked apologetic.
Rogue
"It's okay," Rogue replied. "I think I just have to learn to master it myself."
She smiled at Liberty who was now curling up in her palm.
"They're so cute," she said.
Nyx
"They are kinda cute, for little balls of fluff that would get stuck in my teeth." Nyx caught Rogue's look. "Joking, joking! I am a cat, but seriously, I wouldn't eat Liberty. Or anything that belonged to someone else." Nyx held up her hand and looked serious for a moment. "Girl guide's honour." She grinned.
Rogue
Rogue grinned back.
"Ah thought you were going to say they look like something you'd cough up."
She looked reluctantly back at the mansion.
"Ah suppose we should be heading back."
Nyx
"Yeah...with Cain out there, I don't like you being without protection. He got in once, he could get in again, and he's a lot stronger now. Logan feels the same." Nyx smiled at Rogue, and briefly touched the top of her hair. "People care about you."
Rogue
Rogue smiled.
"That's nice to know," she said. "After I absorbed Cain... well, that was the most horrible experience of my life! I kept looking at people and imagining different ways of killing them. The last four days have been wonderful!"
Nyx
"With Remy? He's pretty darn lickable. Biteable too." Nyx grinned impishly. "And you're only interested in his fuzzle! Shame on you, sweetie."
Rogue
Rogue giggled and blushed some more.
"Well, y'know, that's just an excuse - Liberty and Red wanting to see each other."
Her expression grew sad as they headed to the mansion.
"Easier that way..."
Nyx and Logan
"Yeah." Nyx nodded, sadness in her eyes as she thought about Rogue's problems. "We'll find a way to lick it, sweetie."
"So, you two finished your girl talk?" Logan was lounging just inside the entrance, looking dangerous and sexy as usual. Nyx smiled.
"Yep. Girlie talk all done."
"Good. See you in the morning, kid."
"Afternoon, let's be safe. G'night, sweetie." Nyx rested her hand on Rogue's shoulder before going eagerly to Logan's waiting arms. "Sweet dreams!"
Rogue
"Good night!" Rogue said cheerfully, then bounded up to her room.
When she arrived, she gently places the sleeping Liberty on a little cushion she had made for her, changed and got into bed.
Nyx and Logan
Nyx giggled as Logan swung her easily into his arms. "Don't trip over anything. Jean was annoyed when we broke that vase."
"You would havta bring her up, wouldn't you?"
"Oh goddess, no." Nyx hauled his mouth down to hers and they kissed hungrily as Logan made his way to their room. They didn't break anything, though the bed creaked most alarmingly as they fell onto it. True to Nyx's promise, they didn't make a move towards the door until the afternoon.