Sketchbook Love

THIS IS A STORY ABOUT TODD/ROGUE SO IF YOU DON’T LIKE THIS PAIRING THEN DON’T READ THIS FIC
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Todd was in the worst mood of his life.  That day he had been embarrassed beyond belief and he had no idea what to do now.  He sat in his favorite spot in town.  He was by an old pond in the park.  No one ever came here anymore since they made a new one that was bigger and all the ducks had abandoned this one.  So it had become his personal spot for the past year and a half.  He looked up from his sketchbook into the surface of the pond.  He could see the stars reflected clearly in the waters surface.  He sighed deeply as he remembered what had happened earlier that day.

He sat on the school’s roof looking down at the lunch area.  He would glance in between the area and his sketchbook every now and then to add a detail or two.  He was nearly shocked off the roof when Kurt appeared next to him in a puff of smoke and asked in a suspicious way, “What are you doing up here Toad?  Are you spying on us?  I noticed you looking at our table a lot so don’t try to deny it.”

Todd instinctively hugged his sketchbook tight to his chest to protect what was on it from prying eyes, “It’s none of your business what I’m doing, yo.  So buzz off before I make you.” Todd said in a panicked voice

“What are you hiding there?  Is that a sketchbook?  What were you drawing?” before Todd could defend himself Kurt ripped the book from his hug.  He took one look at the picture and smiled wickedly.  It was a detailed picture of Rogue.  She was in a very beautiful pose.  Her eyes were closed and her mouth wide in a laugh.  Her hands were holding her stomach and her head.  She looked like she was having the time of her life.  But it didn’t stop there Kurt discovered as he flipped threw the book.  Each page had a picture of Rogue in a pose of beauty and happiness.  Kurt could not resist this chance.  He gave a last evil grin at Todd before he was gone.

Todd went into panic mode as he saw Kurt running over to Rogue in the lunch area and showed her his book.  He hadn’t stayed to see what her reaction was but he immediately ran to his spot and began drawing in his spare sketchbook.

Todd snapped back and looked at what he had been drawing.  It was the most beautiful picture he had ever drawn.  It was Rouge and him.  They were holding hands gently and looking into each others eyes with a look of love.  The look of love was so obvious that if you saw it you would never have believed it could exist on paper.  They were both blushing and looking so happy it was hard to believe.  As he finished the last pencil stroke he heard a twig snap.  Instead of running like he normally would he sat in hopelessness and said, “I don’t have any money so you’re wasting your time.  But if you want to beat me up, I won’t fight back, I don’t deserve to live anyway.  I mean no one would miss me so go crazy.”

“Don’t you ever say that again ya crazy Toad.  I would miss ya.  More then you could ever know sugar.” Said a smooth and sweet female voice

He turned and saw the one person he didn’t expect to come looking for him, “Rogue?  What are you doing here?  It’s late and you shouldn’t be out by yourself.” Todd said before he could stop himself

“I think I can protect myself hun.” Said Rogue holding up her hand, “And I came here just to see ya so don’t be ungrateful.” She threw his book at him and smiled, “I like your pictures.  Where did you learn to draw that well?”

“When I was young I had a bad family.  Ya know the routine, drunk dad who hits the mom so she hits the kids and leaves them to fend for themselves.  And with my mutation I didn’t have many friends so I stayed inside and drew on the walls of my room and the attic.  When I ran away I got caught to I claimed to be an orphan and they threw me in a foster home.  Better conditions but still no friends.  So I just kept drawing and I guess I got good.  But you don’t seem disgusted or anything by what I drew.” Todd’s head had been hung low for this speech but he looked up when he felt her sit next to him

She looked into his eyes and said, “Why would I mind when I feel the same way as that picture in your lap?” she pointed to the picture of them holding hands, “Besides, I have a new power to show ya.” Without another word she grabbed him and kissed him full on the lips

When the kiss was over he looked amazed.  Not only was that his first kiss (and what a kiss it was) but he was alright.  He looked at her in confusion.

“I learned to control it awhile back.  What do ya think?” she asked bashfully

Todd blinked and smiled.  He grabbed her and kissed her again.  When they came up for air he said, “I like it a lot.”