Disclaimer: I do not own the x-men unfortunately.

A/N: This is a what if? Story so I hope all enjoy.

Summary: What if Rogue and Gambit had known each other since the very beginning. What if instead of Belladonna revenge Julian's death the assassin's sent Rogue out instead? All of these questions and more will be answered.

Rogue Fatal?:

"Marius, this is my daughter Rogue," a beautifully dressed woman with dark black hair motioned towards a scrawny fourteen year old girl.

"Rogue this is your new father, Marius," the woman told Rogue as she motioned to the tall elder man. His silver hair neatly placed and his cold blue eyes made a shiver run up and down Rogue's spine. Rogue never the less bowed her head in acknowledgement and held her silent post nearest her mother.

"Thank you my darling Dominique, she looks lovely. Now I do not wish to disrupt any pleasantries but we must get down to business. Now Dominique you want Rogue here to be trained in the way of us Assassin's?" Marius asked the supposed 'Dominique' who in fact is really the infamous shape-shifter Mystique who is already trained in the skills of the Assassin's and other terrorist acts. Now it was time for her daughter to follow in her footsteps and hopefully become the leader of the Brotherhood.

"Yes my darling, she needs to learn basic self defense and training her as an Assassin would protector her on the streets of New Orleans. Especially if any of the thief's guilds decide to take pray on her to get to you." Dominique said with the malicious intent unknown to her so called husband.

"You are quite right, the war is starting to get extremely heated and if my new daughter was to get caught in the cross fire I personally would want her to be prepared. I will have Jacques-Louis be her personal trainer that way she will have constant watch," Marius said as he wrote it down on some papers.

"Thank you Marius, I personally appreciate it. It makes me feel more comfortable knowing that my only daughter is being looked after. Now may I please be excused and show her, her new room. She must be awfully tired from her trip here," Dominique said with practiced pose. Marius nodded his silver head and Mystique motioned for Rogue to follow her out of the room.

"I do not want you getting too attached to this place Rogue," Mystique said as they made their way down the long corridor that would lead to Rogue's new bedroom.

"Of course mama," Rogue said with a bowed head.

"Remember this is just another job, a very important one at that. You need to be trained in this art so that you can one day help me out with the family business," Mystique said in hushed tones as the finally came to one of the many empty rooms of the large estate.

"Yes mama ah remember why Ah'm here," Rogue said quietly as she followed her mother in to the room. It was simple decorated like that of any other guest room in the large house and didn't seem to deem any special qualities.

"The next couple of years will be trying for you I know, but they are necessary. I just hope that you will see that once your training has begun," Mystique said morphing back into her original blue form.

Unfazed by her mother's abrupt transformation she responded, "Of course mama ah understand."