#((Look- I'm picturing an all out BATTLE- Dimitri and Bobby versus Rogue and Kitty XD

[abrushwithdeath]

@forgivingtouches​​

“You know I love you, right?”

“I know.” There was a time that maybe she wouldn’t have believed it. A time when she thought that he was saying the words just to sate her... or worse, to manipulate her. Because love was scary territory for a girl like her, and it always felt like it could be ripped away from her at any moment for any reason. But Dimitri had said it back that first night. He’d said it again the morning that followed. And dozens more times since then. He hadn’t changed his mind. He hadn’t taken the words back when she was having a difficult time or behaving irrationally. In turn, she had been more open with him, and it had been just over two months since she’d even tried to push him away. She was still afraid, yes... but she trusted him. She trusted him more than her own doubt and self-loathing. More than the whispers in her head that insisted she wasn’t good enough. He’d been nothing but kind and loving and... If he said he loved her, then it was because he loved her. It was as simple as that. (It probably helped her mental state that, for the last week and a half... nothing bad had happened. Not a damn thing. No fighting. No battles. Just... a bit of well earned summer fun and relaxation.) “I love you, too.” She answered with a soft smile, her eyes locked on his. …Something was up, though. She hadn’t considered that at first because he knew exactly how to draw her attention where he needed it- those pretty blue eyes, that charming smile... the perfect little diversion, and she fell for it every time.  But he’d been inside with Bobby for a few minutes prior while she and Kitty hung out by the pool, and that “You know I love you, right?” had been the first words he’d said when he walked outside. If she hadn’t been so distracted by his cute face and those three little words, she might have noticed something was up earlier. Like the fact that his hands were behind his back. Or the fact that his smile was a hint more mischievous than she’d previously thought. It was Kitty that alerted her to the situation, though. Not intentionally, but with a sudden shriek. She’d been lounging by the poolside just a few seconds ago, but now she was jumping up in shock and Bobby was laughing- an oversized water gun in his hands. And knowing him, he’d been sure that the water was nearly ice cold. Rogue quickly directed her attention back to Dimitri and pointed a finger at him, “Dimitri Barnes, don’t you dare!” But he knew just as well as she did that the words were less of a threat and more of a challenge. That was probably why, at the same time that that last word slipped from her lips, she was hit with an icy blast of water. Despite the shock of it, and despite the fact that her previously dry, black, bikini top was now soaked, it was only a moment before she was laughing and trying to run for cover from yet another shot from his water gun.