Hey everyone, a new story with a pairing that I have never done before but I am so in love with the Rogue/Gambit pairing so please read, enjoy and review.

With love, daisyboo x

Summery: Rogue is intrigued by the newest member of the X-Men and he with her but Rogue can't be touched so she pushes him away. However, Gambit himself has his own demons to face but he needs his Chere to help him through it but can he officially win her heart.

Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Men and only use them for the basis for my story.

Chapter One

It was a beautiful hot sunny day at the X-Men mansion as the X-Man warrior Rogue pondered what to on that gorgeous day. Rogue was situated in her room at that moment as she had just completed her shower and she was contemplating on what to wear that day. She opened up her wardrobe and pulled open her drawers and sighed. All of Rogue's clothes were either full-length or high-necked due to her mutant condition and she wished that just for once, she could go outside wearing a pair of shorts or a short dress but she would never allow herself to do that. It was just too dangerous and if Rogue accidently bumped into someone and made contact with them using her exposed skin which would cause them harm, then she would never forgive herself. She sighed deeply again annoyed at her predicament as she always had been but she pulled out from her wardrobe a pair of black leggings and a thin high-necked long-sleeved emerald green jumper. She quickly dressed herself in her chosen attire and then pulled on a pair of black ankle boots. Rogue then went over to her vanity mirror and surveyed her appearance. She made sure that every inch of her was covered apart from her hands and face and then she looked deeply at her features.

Rogue had never thought of herself to be very beautiful but she thought of herself to be reasonably pretty and her favourite feature had always been her hair. Rogue's hair was long curly and it was the colour of chestnuts. Rogue raised her free hand and dragged it through her damp hair but she stopped when she reached the front part of her hair. She stopped at the front part because it was coloured white and it was a constant reminder to her of how she had obtained her most powerful gifts. Rogue's most powerful mutant powers were her ability to fly and her super strength and when she had obtained those gifts, the front of her hair had turned a stark white. In the beginning, Rogue had attempted on numerous to dye the white parts of her hair but it has always failed as her hair always returned to its original white colouring so she just eventually accepted the fact that she had some white hair. Rogue then turned her attention away from her hair in order to focus on her face and she surveyed her complexion. It was pale and she had quite considerable bags under her eyes too so she pulled out her make-up kit and began to work her magic. When she finished, she examined her work and was happy with the results. She had applied her foundation to cover her paleness, some green eye shadow to match her jumper and she added a soft pink to her lips. Rogue then left her vanity mirror and walked over to her bedside table. She gathered up the black kit gloves that she had placed on there the night before and pulled them on. She placed the sleeves of her jumper over the end of her gloves and then made sure that she was completely covered.

Rogue then collected up the rosy red apply that had been situated next to her gloves and began to eat it. She then slumped over to her bed and sat down on it wondering what she could do today. Everyone was following their own pursuits today as things had been quite quiet lately and according to Professor Xavier, everyone was allowed some down time sometimes. Rogue had been invited along on the various escapades that her teammates were pursuing but she had turned them all down. Rogue chuckled to herself then as she remembered her most favourite offer, which was that Wolverine or Logan had asked her if she wanted to chop wood with him but she had turned him down gracefully .The Professor and Hank McCoy or Beast as he was known elsewhere were religiously studying some new medical breakthrough in the lab that they were both obsessed with while Scott Summers or Cyclops and Jean Grey had left earlier in their car to enjoy a picnic together. Storm had taken Jubilee out for the day as Jubilee had been complaining lots recently about being cooped up for far too long and Kitty or Shadowcat and Kurt or Nightcrawler were going to the cinema together. The only person who remained unaccounted for was Gambit and Rogue was very careful when it came to him. He was the newest member of the X-Men team and he had a lot to prove to the other members as Wolverine severely distrusted him but Storm had sponsored his entry into the X-Men. Both Wolverine and Storm were long standing members of the X-Men and due to their conflicting points of view about Gambit; most of the X-Men were undecided about him. Rogue was undecided too as Wolverine was like a father to her and she greatly valued his opinions but then whenever she was around Gambit, she felt a warmth that radiated through her body and if she did not have the mutant powers that she had, she would've liked to explore that feeling that she had about him.

Rogue felt herself smiling as she thought of Gambit but then she chided herself because no matter how she felt about anyone, she would not allow herself to enter into an intimate relationship with anybody. Rogue silently nodded to herself then and she decided that she needed to do something to drag her away from her thoughts. She walked over to her balcony then and pushed open the doors. The warm summer air instantly hit her and she revelled in it. Rogue looked up at the clear blue sky and then she knelt down and took off straight into the air. She flew high above the mansion and began to twirl around. Rogue was so happy to be outside and she did not know how much she had needed this. She flew and tumbled through the air for a few hours until she was well sated and then began her descent back to the X-Men mansion. She immediately saw Logan still chopping the wood the moment that the mansion was in sight and she wondered why he did that. He must have enjoyed doing it because the X-Men mansion did not need the wood and that was the only reason that Rogue could think of. She flew down towards Logan then and a piece of wood flew in her direction. She caught it easily and landed softly next to Logan.

"Ah think you've chopped enough wood for one day, Logan," Rogue comment as she chuckled.

Logan finished chopping up the last block of wood that he had and then turned towards Rogue smiling.

"Finally decided to join the party did you, Darling."

"Kinda," Rogue admitted as she returned Logan's smile, "why do ya chop wood all the time, Logan?"

"Let's just say that it reminds me of the simple life."

Rogue knew that she wasn't going to get much further with Logan as she had previously asked him about his history and had gotten nowhere. Logan then picked up the white cotton towel that was on the ground next to him and he wiped his sweaty face.

"What's say we get outta here Darling and go grab some food somewhere?" Logan offered, which deeply surprised Rogue.

Logan really wasn't the type to spend time with someone unless he absolutely had to but Rogue accepted his offer gladly.

"Just gimme a chance to freshen up and I'll be right down," he confirmed with a wink as Rogue nodded, "I'll meet you in the kitchen."

Rogue took off again then as Logan returned to the mansion and she flew high up into the sky but then after a few minutes, she landed at the front door to the X-Men mansion. She then began to walk the short distance to the kitchen until she rounded the corner and bumped into someone who was very hard indeed. Rogue began to lose her balance because of the collision but before she could hit the floor, a strong hand reached out to her and grabbed her hand. The hand then pulled her towards them with a great force and she collided with a strong chest. However, the force with which Rogue had collided with the chest was so strong and due to her super strength as well this caused the bearer of the chest to lose their balance and both Rogue and the chest bearer fell towards the ground. Rogue nearly screamed but before her body made contact with the floor, she felt a strange body underneath her. Rogue's heart nearly leapt out of her chest with fear because even with all the precautions that Rogue took, she still held the terror within her that she could gravely hurt someone. However, before she could leap off of the body the same hands reached out to her and they grabbed her arms. This caused Rogue to open her eyes as they had been firmly shut for the entire duration of the fall and her glistening emerald eyes met a pair of intoxicating red ones. As soon as Rogue knew that she was making contact with Gambit that rush of warmth that she always felt when she was near him began to roam through her body. She allowed herself a few precious moments to revel in the warmth and gaze into the most interesting pair of eyes that she had ever seen but then she broke her gaze and her composure returned.

"Do ya have a death wish, Cajun?" she yelled a little too harshly, "let go of me."

Except Gambit did not obey Rogue but instead he tightened the grip that he had on Rogue's emerald green jumper and he was smiling slightly.

"Gambit, let go of me," Rogue repeated as she struggled a little but then she saw his smile change to a frown.

"Are ya really not enjoyin yourself, Chere? Cos I know I am," he whispered a little too perverted for her taste but Rogue also blushed a little after the corrupted compliment that Gambit just gave her as she was never used to someone paying her this sort of attention due to her mutant powers and she decided that if Gambit was going to be hurt then it would've happened already.

However, she then gazed down in order to look at the position she was in. Rogue was atop Gambit and he had his hands extended towards her as they firmly gripped her jumper. Gambit was wearing a pair of fingerless black gloves on his large hands and he was also wearing just a plain black t-shirt with a pair of casual dark blue jeans. Rogue had to admit that he did look gorgeous but she knew that they were both in a dangerous situation right now. However, Rogue formulated a plan in her mind and she suddenly leaned in a little closer to him.

"Gambit," Rogue said as suggestive as she could as she twirled her finger seductively on his covered chest.

"Yes Chere," Gambit answered as he anticipated her response and Rogue felt him hold his breath.

"Well ah was thinking…"

And before Gambit could respond, Rogue leapt off of him using both her super strength and flying ability. She then grabbed him by his wrists and pushed him forward using the full force of her power. Gambit flew down the corridor at quite some speed but then came to a halt at the entrance to the kitchen just as Logan appeared there.

"What are you up to, Cajun?" Logan asked menacingly as he picked Gambit up by the scruff of his t-shirt, "you messing with Rogue again?"

"Of course ah was, Mon Ami. Gambit just loves talking to that fille," he replied with a smirk.

"I just don't trust you, Cajun," Logan comment with aggression clear in his voice as he unfurled his adamantium claws, "and the only reason that your still alive is because of the Professor."

"Tell me something ah don't know, Logan."

However, both Logan and Gambit's exchange was interrupted then as Rogue flew down the hallway as quickly as she could and she instantly separated Logan and Gambit from each other by using her super strength.

"Wait, Logan, stop," she yelled as she pushed them both apart.

She had one of her gloved hands each placed on the covered chests of the men and that warmth from Gambit instantly surrounded her again. He must've felt the warmth too as he looked at her with his dark eyes the second she placed her gloved hand on his chest but then he returned his attention back to Logan.

"Will you to just quit it?" Rogue commanded.

"I would gladly Darling, if Gumbo here stopped harassing you," Logan threatened as he raised his clawed fist again.

"The names Gambit, Mon Ami," Gambit argued back.

"He is not harassing me, Logan. We just had a little disagreement and Gambit knows not to try it again."

"Does he?" Logan questioned Gambit threateningly.

"He does," Gambit responded with his arms raised up in surrender, "the fille showed Gambit who was boss."

Logan lowered his fist then and recalled his claws.

"Come on then Rogue; let's go before my appetite completely goes."

"No wait, Logan. I need to talk to Gambit for a moment first so why don't you go get the car and I'll meet you out front."

"You betta not keep me waiting, Kiddo. You know I hate that," Logan responded as he began to trudge away.

"I'll be five minutes tops," Rogue called to Logan as he kept his eyes firmly on Gambit until he rounded the corner.

"So what do you want to talk to Gambit about, Chere?" Gambit asked breaking the silence that had descended between them.

"Ah need you to back off, Gambit."

"And why would ah do that, Chere?"

"Has anyone actually explained my powers to you?"

"Apart from the power of beauty that you have Chere, which is clearly apparent, non."

Rogue blushed again at Gambit's comment but she knew that she had to tell him straight before anything happened and she looked at him gazing directly into his strange eyes.

"Apart from my super strength and flying ability, the other power that ah have is that if ah make direct contact with another human being, skin on skin, then all their power, strength and memories flood into me. Ah have no control over it and it will eventually kill someone so if ah can prevent that from 'appening then ah will so you need to back off Gambit."

Rogue looked at Gambit as she finished her declaration and he just stared back at her dumfounded. Gambit was speechless and even though Rogue had only known him a few short weeks, she had never known him to not be able to say anything. Rogue suddenly remembered the first time that she had met Gambit then and she had instantly felt that warmth. She then felt as though he began to follow her because wherever she went, he would pop up and flirt with her. Rogue had flirted back a little in the beginning but now the flirtation was getting more dangerous and she needed to stop it before anything happened.

"Ah'm sorry for being so blunt, Gambit but there is no real way to be subtle about the power that ah have."

"Surely your power is not that strong, Chere," Gambit replied as he had finally broken out of his dumbstruck state.

"Oh but it is Gambit because it has already taken the life of one person and ah will not let that 'appen again."