Title: Of Love And Hate: Book 2

By: Kim Johnston

Chapter 1:

Wanda shook her head and tried to think about what Tabathia would have wanted. She knew the answer but... couldn't bring herself to say to forget about her friend. She bit her lip in thought the seconds seemed like years as 2 minutes rolled by.

"Your answer Miss?" The nurse asked quietly. She knew that it was a hard burden to have to carry.

Wanda looked up trying to keep the tears from her eyes as she took a few deep breaths before answering her in a whisper. The nurse nodded and left in a hurry to tell the doctor. Wanda covered her face as she cried. How was she suppose to deal with this? People stared at her like she was crazy. They weren't looking at her as a human being but a gothic girl who was openly crying. But that was human nature right? Appearance won.

Kitty, Remy, Pyro and Pietro rushed over to her seeing her. Kitty hugged her tightly and listened as she told them what the nurse had said and what after what seemed a lifetime of torment, she had said. The group bit their lips as they sat down each in their heads thinking about the situation.

Victor made his way down the hall to get Ororo something to eat that wasn't the food they had brought her. He sniffed and turned walking into the ER wing. He made his way over to the group of young mutants. "What are you doin 'ere?" He asked.

"Tabathia..." Kitty whispered. "She's having the baby."

"Then why so sad?" He asked leaning against the wall.

"She's gonna die." Wanda said crying harder. Kitty and Wanda leaned on each other for support, Pyro patted Kitty's back and Pietro did the same for Wanda. Victor sighed. Drama, how he was so sick of it all.

"Chill. I'm sure she'll be fine." Victor said with a look into the operating rooms. "Want me to find out?"

"How? They wont let us back there." Wanda snapped.

"Never stopped me before." Victor yawned, he looked over at Remy. "Here, since your not doing anything, go get this for Ororo, I'll go check on Tabathia."

"Storms here?!" Kitty asked alarmed.

"Had the kid." He nodded. "Room 234." he nodded in the direction he came. "Why don't you take Half-Pint and go see 'er Flames?" Victor suggested. "Wanda and Pietro will be here when I get back." With that he headed into the shut off part. A doctor let him by, she seemed to know him.

-Kitty and Pyro-

Kitty let Pyro lead her down the halls and to room 234. They knocked and a tired voice let them in. "Hey, Storm." Kitty says wiping her eyes on her sleeve.

"Hi." She smiled. "What's wrong?"

"Tabathia's in bad shape." Pyro said as he sat Kitty down.

"How bad?" She asked.

"Death bad." Kitty said. "First Amara-"

"What?!" Storm asked confused. "What happened to Amara?"

"You don't know? Amara didn't make it. Lesesa's killed her. They found her missing-" Pyro was cut off by Kitty hurling in the trash. "No need fer details." He muttered.

"Oh..." Storm shook her head and tried to keep a leveled head. The sky grew darker outside as the rain started to come down. "He should have told me."

"He might not have known." Pyro points out. She nods. "So where's the kid?"

"Alex, he is with the rest." She says her eyes growing heavy. "Is he getting my food?"

"No, he sent Gambit too. He went back to check on Tabathia. Even though they told us we couldn't go see her... The doctor let him by... maybe it was the same as yours?" Kitty says.

"Could have been. He has a way with people as you know." Storm says with a sigh. The nurse, Carrie, walks in.

"Sorry, you'll have to leave for a few." She smiles warmly at them.

"We'll be back up later, Ororo." Pyro says and hugs her as does Kitty before they leave. Pyro wraps an arm around Kitty.

"Pyro... Can we talk a minute?" Kitty asked looking down.

"Sure." He says knowing what she was about to say. He faced her. "Fer yea go gettin all depressed on me, I just wanna let yea know I'm ok. I understand I wasn't there and I should have been. And I'm not mad yea kissed Pietro."

Kitty decided to leave it as what he said and smiled slightly. "Are you mad at him?"

"Course not. I could neva be mad over somethin so stupid. ' E's me mate. Yer me shelia."

"Thanks, Pyro." Kitty smiles and he leads her back to the lobby. Victor sits by Wanda and Pietro. "How is she?"

"Tell yea when Swampy gets back." Victor says watching for Gambit.

-1/2 hour later-

Remy walked in with take out and a bag. "Sorry, Gambit figured da fillies want conferrable clothes." He took out a smaller bag from the larger one. "Raven picked'em out." Victor nods and takes the food and clothes.

"If you all didn't look so damn depressed I could have some fun with this." Victor smirks. "She's almost out. By the time I got back there, they had started the sea section and had her pretty stable. Doc said it would be a few before the kids out and they'd need ta run some tests and all that shit. But at the moment it seemed Tabathia would be fine. The kid? No idea. Wasn't out yet. But the cord wasn't wrapped around the neck so it looked pretty good." The five sighed as the news cheered them up, slightly. "Now I gotta go fer that woman bitches bout her food being cold." He walked off without a wave.

"Gambit, goin ta call da rest." Remy says standing up. He went outside and used his cell phone to call Magneto. He re-laid what Victor had said and decided to tell him about Rogue. "Magneto... Gambit got bad news."

"What now?" He asked in a huff. Didn't anything go right?!(Not in this fic guys!)

" Rogue's gone."

"WHAT?!" He yelled. "Remy Lebeau, I swear you had better be playing some type of sick joke-"

"Don't yea say dat." Remy warns in a threading voice. He growled out the rest. "I love 'er. She leaft."

Magneto blinked at the statement and calmed down a little. "... Remy, I know you are worried about Tabathia right now. But I need you to go and fine Rogue. Anya, the one who tried to kill Wanda and placed her where she did, is Rogue's mother."

"Remy know's dat."

"She's coming back."

"What?!"

"if she finds Rogue before we do... I don't thin I need to go on. Even with Rogues powers, new and old, she will find it hard to get past Anya, if not impossible. Anya is not a mutant. But she has seen me at my worst and learned from that. I dare say she will be a most worthy enemy."

"Oui. Gambit'll go find Rogue and bring'er home. He gonna go tell da rest where 'e goin."

"Be sure you do find her Remy. For both our sakes." They hung up.

A/N: Ok so how was it you all? Good? Bad? Better then the last? I dare say if you didn't read book 1 you are so freaking lost you think you're in another world. And you'd be right! Welcome to my world bitch; take a seat and wait your turn. Sorry I love that saying! Anyways, if you are lost go read Of Love And Hate! Then you'll know what's going on! But hurry B/C Of Love And Hate is 40 chapters long and before long so will Of Love And Hate: Book 2.

Now for responses to chapter 40 of Book 1:

Just-me-the-cool-girl : HEY! I thought it was you but didn't wanna get anyone mad at me! Lol.

Rage-Girl : As easy as I did. Lol. J/k so sorry about that! And the LOONNNGGG wait. I've had a few things come up and stuff!

Gambitgirl : Is WOW good or bad is my one question.

Rogue Le Beau 13: Rogues my fave too! Lol. You'll see who dies and who lives in this story! MAHAAAAAAA.

The flaming monkey: Well that wouldn't be good now would it!?

KTY: OK so you already read all of this I know now review again please!

KP2: Review same as sis!

SORRY ALL FOR THE LONG WAIT HOPE IT WAS WORTH IT! I HAD A FEW THINGS COME UP AND WAS I WILL ADMIAT LAZY! SO SORRY!