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'So cold, so cold, gotta keep move'n, keep move'n', Remy thought to himself. 'Someone will come, Dey won't let me die. Not like dis. I be dey family.'
These are the thoughts that kept going through his head. Remy Lebeau, thief, great lover, x-man. He had been left to die in a cold wasteland by the woman who claimed to love him. Who he thought he truly loved, but no more, not after this. If he mad it out alive he was through with the untouchable x-woman Rogue.
He had been prepared to love her for the rest of his, even if he could never touch her. To him it was a small sacrifice to be with the one he loved, which he thought loved him.
"If I get out o' dis, I'm throw wit' you, Rogue, Never Again", he said aloud.
After awhile, he didn't know how long, the pain started to go away and he started to get sleepy. ' Dis not so bad, at least I'm not in pain', he thought.
He had stopped moving now and was lying in the snow. As he drifted asleep he thought he saw a black clad figure coming toward him. As it got closer he saw it was a woman. A beautiful woman with jet-black hair, almost blue-black, and skin the color of caramel or honey, with the most piercing gray eyes he had ever seen. She reminded him of someone whom he knew long ago, someone he once loved, but like Rogue she had left him to.
This had to be his angel of death. "You come to take ol' Remy to hell," he whispered, "you be de prettiest death angel I ever see."
"No I've come to bring you home," she whispered back to him. Then all was black as he slipped into nothingness.
'What have I done, Ah killed him. I loved you Remy, I'm so sorry,' Rogue thought to herself. She had killed the one man in the world she loved, could ever love.
They had shared a kiss and she had gotton his memories, and what she saw had driven her to this. To leave him to die like all those who died in those tunnels.
"What have ah done," she said aloud this time.
Hearing her sods and cries, Logan gently knocked on her room door. "Rogue? Rogue can I come in?"
She quickly wiped her tears away and answered her door.
"What's wrong Rogue? You have been crying for the past 3-1/2 weeks. Now tell me whats goin' on!"
"It's, It's Remy."
"Rogue, whatever's happened between the two of you will be o.k. That Cajun always comes back, ya know that."
At this she started sobbing all over again, harder this time. "He, he's not coming back."
"That's crazy and ya know it, he'll be back."
"No he won't."
"How do you know?"
"Ca...cause he's dead."
"What, what do ya mean he's dead?
"Ah swear ah didn't mean ta leave 'im, but ah couldn't take the memories."
"What do ya mean ya didn't mean ta leave him? Where did ya leave him?"
"Antarctica."
"Oh shit" was all he could say. "We better tell the others," he paused "and Storm."
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"She did what!" Storm yelled and thunder and lightning shook the whole mansion.
"Now just calm down Storm, I think.."Scott was cut off by Storm.
"I don't give one Goddess dame what you think, she left him to die, she left Remy to die."
"He could still be alive Ororo..."
"After three and a half weeks?" she said. Then she turned to Rogue who was sitting by Bobby crying. "I swear by the Goddess if he dies you will join him." And with that she left the war room to go in search of her lost friend.
"Dam, I've never seen her like that."Bobby said.
"They were very close, he was like a brother to her, her best friend," Jean said quietly, trying to deal with her own feeling about the whole thing. Then she looked at Rogue and there eyes met. Jean shook her head in disappointment, loss and grief showing in her green eyes.
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"Wait up Ro. I'm going with ya."
"Thank you Logan, I will need a few things before we leave, be ready in 15 min.
"Ororo, Logan wait. I want to help in any way I can." Jean said coming running up to the pair.
"I know he was nearly impossible to track down mentally, but could you use Cerebro to try and find him or any possible traces of Remy?"
"Sure thing. Ororo," Jean said then paused for a few seconds "we'll find him, don't give up."
"We better." Storm said, as she walked away she thought 'for Rogue's sake.' Jean shuddered as she caught Storms stray thought, she knew that Storm was one of the most powerful mutants an the face of the planet, and if she trully ment to kill Rogue she could and nothing would be able to stop her, evan Rogue's powers.
Bobby ran up to Scott breathing hard, "Slow down or you'll bust something", Scott said trying to lighten the mood. It had been about two weeks scence Storm and Logan returned from there search empty handed the night before. "Whats wrong Bobby."
"Rogue's gone, I went to check on her and she wasn't there, and her cloths and a few things are missing."
"We have to find her and bring her back," Scott said, " she could get into trouble or hurt some one."
"I don't think that's such a good idea to bring her back at the moment," Wolverine said "Storm's still pissed and I think she just might carry out that little threat she made if she saw Rogue. This has been harder 'n I thought. She's hurt'n real bad and not lett'n it show.
"Well we can't just leave her alone in the state that she's in." Scott said.
"She put herself in 'that state' by her damn self." Wolverine said "But I agree with you, we can't leave her alone."
"Wolverine's right. I'll go after her and keep her company," Bobby said, "after all, I need a vacation."
All right and if you need anything just call, o.k."
"Thanks Scott"
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Two months had passed since Rogue ran away and three months scence Remy was left in Antarctica. Logan was worried about Storm, she hadn't cried in all that time. He knew deep down inside that her heart was breaking.
"You o.k. Darlin?"
"For the last time, I am fine Logan."
He picked up her hand and kissed it softly. "If you need me I here for ya."
She gave him a small smile, "Thank you my friend."
And they sat there together on the dock near the lake just being there for each other. They had become extremly close in the past few weeks and they both knew it was more than just friendship.
After a few hours they went into the mansion through the back door. Most everyone was in the kitchen talking and eating when Scott and Jean walked in. "Mail call," Scott announced, "here you go, one for you, and you, here ya go Betts. Here's one for you Kitty, wait Ororo don't go yet, there's one here for you. Thats all I have, sorry everyone."
"Thankyou Scott." Ororo said.
"Your not staying for dinner?" Jean asked when she saw Ororo leaving.
"No, I ate a big lunch. I'm not hungry." With that she went to her room to take a hot bath and soke her troubles away. When she got to her attic loft, she sat on here bed and look at the letter.
It didn't have a return adress on it. It read.
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Dear Ororo,
I'm sorry it took me so long to get in touch with you, but you know how those things are. I'm just writting you to tell you I'm alright so don't you go and worry your self about me. I know you went looking for me, thank you for still caring. You will always be my sister, my heart, and I love you Stormy.
Love Always
Remy
P.S.
I'll see you soon.
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She read the letter 10 time and still she could not beleave it. He was alive, Remy was alive. All the pain and loss she had pent up inside began to flow out of her and she droped to her knees and cried.
Logan was on his way up to see how Ororo was doing. He knew something was wrong because it had been a peacefull night then all of a sudden it started raining.
As he got closer to her door he heard her crying. When he went in he saw her on the floor tears streeming down her beautifull face.
He kneeled down next to her, "What's wrong Darlin?"
When she looked up at him her eyes were filled with joy, happiness and relief.
"He is alive, Remy is alive." Was all she could manage. But he already knew as aoon as he looked into her eyes.
That night Logan lay in Ororo's bed holding her tight while she wept for all she was worth, and fell asleep in his arms.
He woke up in pain. Like sharp neddles everywhere. He was cold and hot all at the same time. To weak to open his eyes yet. 'So dis is hell' he thought.
When he tried to open his eyes he groaned at the bright light that was causing him even more pain.
"Ssshhh. Don't try to open them just yet." Said a voice that sounded warm and motherly, and it put him at ease.
"How is he?" another voice said. This one sounded younger by far, like a young woman.
"His fever has broken, I think he'll be just fine in a week or two." said the motherly voice. Then he felt something warm touch his lips, "here you go, young man, drink this, it will make you feel better." It was warm chicken broth and he drank it as best he could, it did make him feel much better.
"Good I'll be gone for a few days could you.."
"Don't worry about it dear, you just go and take care of whatever business you have."
"Thank you Ruby, your a life saver."
"So are you dear, so are you."
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Two weeks past and Remy was up and about, do mostly to Ruby and her powers. She was a mutant with the gift of healing and visions, she could see into the past, present and future at will. Ruby had used her visions to help find Remy, but thats not all her gifts, she is also a wicken. A witch if you will, a sorceress of the highest level.
It was Ruby's gift of sorcery and healing power combined that speed up Remy's recovery. She was on old black woman, about 72 years old, with warm brown eyes and a soft smile.
They had become good friends in the month that Remy was sick, she treated him with the same love and care that she would treat her own son with, though she had no children. That was part of the reason he liked her so much, she treated him like a son.
"How are you feeling today, my boy?"
"Much better, t'ank you. Ruby?"
"Yes"
"Who saved me? I mean I could'n get a good look at her face, you know with freez'n to deat' and all." Remy had not seen who saved his life that day, all he had seen were shadows and blurr. All he could tell was that it was a woman with jet-black hair and coco brown skin.
She had not come back to the small house scence the night his fever broke and he hadn't seen her then either.
"Oh don't worry about that right now, I..."
"Ruby please, I hafta know" he cut her off mid sentence. "I thought it was someone I knew but I.... who was she?" he half pleeded looking just as pitiful as he could get to her.
"It was Kaycee." She said, she could never refuse a good-looking man who begged anything.
"Kaceillia, she rescued me? How did she know where I was and how did she get dere."
At that Ruby raised her hand like a little kid would when saying it was them who stoole the cookies out the cookie jar.
"Oh yea, dumb question, I forgot about yo powers." said Remy. "Where is she now?"
"She said she had some business to take care of and she would be back in a week or so."
Just then a small child ran in to Remy's room yelling for all she was worth, "Nanna, Nanna."
"What is it that would cause you to run in here yelling and screaming like a wild howler monkey, when I specifically told you to stay out of this room."
"Nanna Ruby, I got bit by a spider, a big black one and it hurts." the small child said.
"Oh, now thats some thing to yell about," Ruby said as she looked at the spider bit, it was turning red and was starting to swell."hold still now" then she put her had over the child's spider bit and healed it, " all better now."
"Thank you Nanna." With that she left to go play.
" Who's de pitiet, she cute as a butt'n, is she yo gran' chil'?"
"Oh no, I don't have any children. That little angel is CeeJay, Cyanne Jordan. She is Kaciellia's daughter." said Ruby with a smile on her face. "Isn't she just sweet as sugar?"
"Yes, she bueatiful. She gonna be a han' full when she start lik'n boys."
And Cyanne was very pretty. She was a five year old little girl with currly reddish-brown hair and a very cute, chubby face. She had big brown eyes, creamy brown caramel skin and a smile that could light up a room. She was going to grow into a stunningly beautiful woman, just like her mother. 'She gonna break many a heart when her time comes' he thought.
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That night Ceejay snuck into Remy's room and got in bed with him. When he woke up in the middle of the night he came face to face with the five year old.
'I mus' be gett'n rusty if I didn' even hear her come in.' he thought.
"What you doin' in here pitiet?"
"I just wanted to look at you is all" she answered.
"Now why you wanna look at me, huh.? I'm no' that ugly am I?" he said erning himself a giggle form Cyanne.
"No silly, I just wanted to see what you looked like. Mommy says I look just like you when I'm cause'n trouble." She said a bright smile on her face. "I just wanted to see for my self is all."
At that Remy was speachless and felt sick to his stomach.
"Are you alright? You don't look so good. Do you want me to get Ruby?"
"No. No, I'm all right," he paused "what do you mean yo' mommy says dat you look like me."
"You so silly. Beeecause your my Daddy, duh."
'I am going to kill her' Remy thought. 'This can't be my kid she's to young, she to cute, she to smart, no wait the cute an' smart could come from me, she to ol' den.
"How old are you pitiet?"
"I'm five and ahalf." she said proudly.
'Oh shit, I feel sick' he thought
"You sure you don't want me to get Nanna Ruby, she'll make you feel better."
"She can't help me wit' dis one piteit. Now why you really in here pitiet?" he asked again.
"I had a bad dream, can I sleep with you? PLEASE"
"Why did'n you go to Ruby's room?"
"Cause I wanted to sleep with you."
"Sure, you can sleep wit' me," then he thought for a few seconds, " you don't pee the bed right?" he asked half afraid.
"NO! I'm a big girl."
"Night piteit."
"Night Daddy"
'Kaciellia has some explaning to do,' he thought be for he went back to sleep.
When he woke up the next morning, Cyanne was gone but he wasn't alone.
"How are you feeling?" Kaceillia asked quietly.
When she came in early that morning she saw CeeJay and Remy curled up in the bed asleep. After she put CeeJay to bed she went back to Remy's room to watch him sleep.
"Fine," Remy said looking very upset, "why didn' you tell me about the petite, chere?"
"I was going to, I really was. But when I heard you wee living at that school and stuff, I didn't want to mess things up for you, so I didn't tell you."
There was a long silence in the room, and then he spoke again.
"How did you find me in Antarctica, how did you get dere?"
"I've always kept tabs on you Remy, for CeeJay's sake. And how I got there, lets just say I have my ways."
"Why did you save me?"
"Like I said before, I did it for Cyanne. I was going to bring her to meet you. She kept asking if she could." Kaceillia said.
"She's beautiful."
"I know, thank you," she said quietly.
"I wish I could of seen her when she was a babe. I know she had to be the best looking kid on da block," he said, "she had to be, she my daughter."
All Kaceillia could do was smile, he hadn't changed since the last time she saw him.
"I have a few baby pictures, if you want them." Then she got up and left. When she came back she had two wallet sized pictures, "Here, you can keep these if you like."
"Thank you," he took the pictures. One was of Cyanne when she was 6months old and the other was a more recent of Cyanne and Kaceillia.
When she got up to leave he stopped her. "Kaceillia wait, don't go. Stay wit me," Remy said.
For the next few hours they talked and laughed about old times with each other. Then Remy got serious.
"Chere, why did you leave?"
"Remy I…there were a lot of things going on, I had my reasons as to why I left."
"Was it me?" he asked.
'Oh god,' she thought, 'I can't do this.'
"No, it wasn't you, Remy. There were some things I had to work through, I loved you so much, but I couldn't stay." She hated this, she had loved him, No, still loves him more than herself and would do anything for him, but she couldn't stay.
"Why didn't you.." he was cut off when CeeJay came into the room all energy and smiles.
"Mommy your home!" CeeJay yelled as she ran into her mother's arms. "I missed you so much. Look what I made at school," she said holding up a picture for Kaycee and Remy to see.
'Lord thank you for small miracles,' Kaycee thought to herself.
"That's wonderful baby," then she turned to Remy and said, "I know the two of you have already met, but I'm going to introduce you anyway. Remy Lebeau, I would like for you to meet Cyanne Jordan Lebeau, your daughter. Cyanne this is Remy Lebeau, your father."
Now it was official, he was a daddy.
"I knew you were my daddy, I just knew it." CeeJay said running up to Remy and giving him the best hug her little body could manage.
"Look Remy, I have some thing's to take care of, but I'll be back later."
"K chere," Remy said from around puffy reddish-honey brown hair and giggling child.
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Later that night a man in a white lab coat was standing by a window looking out.
"Did you find her yet?"
"No, but I'll.."
"Be dead if you don't. You have1 hour."
"But I"
"One hour."
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"Come on baby wake up."
"Mommy."
"Come on sweaty, we have to go."
"What about Nanna Ruby and Daddy?"
"There coming to."
It was 1 in the morning and Kaceillia had waken every one up and was preparing to leave.
"Remy wake up, we have to go. Now."
"What? What you talkin' bout chere?"
"We need to leave and we need to go now."
The very urgent tone told him that it was very important that they go.
"What's happening, what's wrong?" he asked while getting dressed.
"I stole something from some bad guys and now they want me, and I don't have it so.." she trailed off, while looking at him as he got dressed. 'Damn he fine,' she thought.
"Dey want you dead." Remy finished for her.
"Bingo, so if you don't want to die to I suggest you get your ass moving."
"I'm ready."
When they got to the car everything was already packed that they would need.
"If I don't come back here is everything you'll need. I set up a bank account for Cyanne, so you won't have to worry about money." Kaceillia said, "Remy I want you to take them somewhere safe."
"What about you chere?"
"I've got some things I have to take care of first but I'll find you, I always have." She said as she strapped CeeJay into her car seat.
"Chere…"
"If anything happens I just want you to know that I did love you. I always have," then she kissed him with every thing she had to give. "Take care of them, there all I have. Cyanne baby, you know I love you right?"
"Yes mommy. Please don't go."
"You know I have to. Be a good girl for Daddy and Nanna, K."
"OK."
"Give Mommy a kiss."
"I love you mommy," Cyanne said on the verge of tears.
"Remember baby, everything I do is for you and Daddy, OK. You remember that. I love you." Then she turned to Remy, " Now go and don't look back." After they drove away, she got on her bike and went in the opposite direction and rode away. 'I love you, always and forever.'
5 years later
The figure in black crept through the wood determine to fine what she was looking for. Her long black hair flowing behind her as she ran. She had been coming here for the past 3 nights. Looking and watching, nothing more, nothing less.
She made no sound as she ran through the wood, looking for that perfect spot where she could see her quarry. She was on the edge of the woods now, just behind a few trees. Crouching low, she sat in wait till what she was there for came into view.
A tall man with reddish-brown hair came walking across the lawn of the large school with a young girl beside him holding his hand. She sat and watched them move halfway across the lawn before she turned and started to make her way back through the woods.
That was all she wanted to do, see them one last time before she moved on.
But before she could make it very far, a strong hand grabbed her and through her a couple of feet. She was stunned at first but quickly recovered and crouching in a battle stance, prepared her self for a fight.
"I don't know who you are girlie, but you picked the wrong place to be sniff'n 'round," a short, hairy man growled.
"Look old man, I'm not here for a fight, so why don't you just turn around and forget you ever saw me here," the woman in black said.
"I don't think so love," an Asian woman said as she dropped from the trees.
"She don't smell right Psylocke," he said to the Asian woman.
"What is it, Wolverine?" Psylocke said to the short man.
"Don't know, but she smell familiar."
"What is this, ya'll gonn'a talk or bore me to death?" the woman in black said sarcastically. " Well, bring it on."
At this the man and woman charged the figure in black. She kicked the man in the face, but the affect didn't last long. He jumped up and swung at her head but she ducked just in time only to be elbowed in the back. She stumbled forward and did a roll to straighten her balance. She swept the Asian woman.
All at the same time, they all pulled out there weapons. The Asian woman manifested a glowing blade that seemed to come from nowhere. The man produced 6 metal claws out of his knuckles. And the woman in black pulled a katana blade from the sheath on her back.
They fought hard, but none landing a hit on the other. When the woman in black heard a branch crack to her right she turned her head slightly. This gave Psylocke and Wolverine the perfect chance. Psylocke took her chance and stabbed the woman in black in the head with her glowing blade as Wolverine sunk his claws into her gut.
Everything went dark as the woman in black collapsed to the ground in a heap.
Wolverine and Psylocke turned to see Gambit, Cyclops, Storm and Jean rush up to them.
"What happened?" Cyclops asked as her saw the woman in black on the ground.
"Caught her sneak'n round." Wolverine said. "We need to take her to see Beast."
"God no!" Gambit said as he knelt down beside the woman.
Then they all turned when they heard a scream come from behind.
"Mommy!"
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It was so dark, she could see anything. And the pain. 'God no, I can't be back here. Not again.' Kaceillia thought as she came back into reality.
She hadn't opened her eyes because she was afraid of what she might find. But when she heard the humming of a man in deep baritone she started to relax.
Cracking her eyes open just a little, she saw a big, blue, furry man walking around the room. When he turned and saw that she was awake, he smiled.
"Ah, I see that our guest is awake." Beast said, his voice calming. "How do you feel?"
"Pain, hurt." Kaycee said in a low whisper, it was all she could think to say, it hurt to even speak.
"Now that I can help with," Beast said as he turned away from her. When he turned back he had a needle in his hand. "Now this will help, get some rest."
She felt a little pinch and then a few seconds later all was black.
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All of the X-MEN that were present were in the war room. Scott, Jean, Logan, Ororo, Rogue, Bettsy, Remy and Beast. Bobby was off visiting family and Jubilee was in So Cal visiting friends for a few weeks.
"Is she CeeJay's mother?" Scott asked in his 'I'm the leader voice.
"Yes, but I haven't seen her in 5 years."
"Do you think she came back for CeeJay?" Storm asked in a concerned voice.
"I don't think so." Wolverine said. "When I found her she was leaving. She wasn't going to stick around, just watching from what I can tell."
"Is she dangerous?" Scott asked.
"Hell yea, it was a tie till she got distracted. And that's saying something considering she was going against me and Betts." Wolverine said.
"Beast, how is she doing?"
"Well considering her wounds, she is recovering remarkably well. I didn't think she would survive when you brought her to me. She has regained consensus but I gave her something to put her to sleep, she was in a lot of pain," Beast said. "I did some blood work on her and I found some odd things. Her blood work has been tampered with."
"What cha mean, by tampered with?" Rogue asked in her southern accent. "Ya mean someone was playing with her?"
"That is exactly what I think. She is a mutant yes, but her blood shows artificial properties in it."
"Like drugs?"
"Yes and no. Not the kind of drugs you would find on the street, but chemicals," Beast said. "As far as I can tell, someone did some experimentation on the poor child."
"I tink I better go check on CeeJay." Gambit said while getting up.
"You can't just leave, were not done yet," Cyclops yelled.
"I think its best to let him go and check on her," Jean said putting a calming hand on her husbands arm.
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Remy went straight to his daughter's room, but when he got there she was gone.
CeeJay had snuck down to the med lab and waited until Beast left. When the coast was clear she went in. She hadn't seen her mother in almost five years. 'So why did she decide to show up know,' CeeJay thought as she looked at her mother's sleeping form. 'Guess I'm gonna have to find out.'
CeeJay, like her mother and father was a mutant, but the power she was going to use now was not part of her mutancy. Two years ago CeeJay's Nanna Ruby passed away and when she did she gave all of her power to CeeJay. It was hard being so young with so much power, but after time she grew into it like a second skin.
CeeJay placed her hands on both sides of her mother's head. Closing her eyes she chanted a few words, "Open up your mind to me, show me what you have seen. Let me see through your eyes, let me see into the past you hide."
A faint glowing surrounded them and in an instant CeeJay was being flooded with her mother's memories.
It was so painful. All coming at her all at once. She could see the blood and she could hear the screams. They were so loud that she couldn't hear herself screaming. She could feel all of her mother's emotions, love, hate, pain, sorrow, guilt, horror, agony, terror, rushing her like a title wave.
She broke the contact as fast as she could and dropped to the floor, tears steaming down her face.
***
Scott and Jean were walking to there room when Jean collapsed to the floor holding her head in pain.
"Jean, what's wrong?" Scott ask, worry showing on his face.
"CeeJay, she is in a lot of pain. Oh god, she is terrified." Jean said in a low voice.
"Where is she?"
"The med lab. I already told everyone to get down there immediately."
They reached the med lab the same time as everyone else. Beast went in first only to be thrown out of the swinging doors.
"What the...are you all right?" Wolverine asked.
"Yes. It appears that one of them doesn't want me in there," Beast said getting up from the floor.
Jean opened the med lab doors using her TK. What they saw was CeeJay huddle in a corner on the room, tears streaming down her face. And Kaycee one her hands and knees on the floor holding her stomach and retching while tears also flowed.
When Remy went in the room, he wasn't thrown out but allowed to make it to CeeJay's side.
"Are you all right petite?" Remy asked never letting CeeJay or Kaycee out of his sights for to long.
"I..I didn't mean to. I. I'm sorry." She said while shaking her head.
"Cyanne," Kaceillia said reaching for her daughter, "I.."
She never got to finish her sentence because she was thrown across the room by an unseen force. She could hear her ribs cracking from the force that she hit the concrete wall with. And she thought she felt her skull facture from the blow.
"You stay da hell away from me," CeeJay yell, letting her father Cajun accent slip. "I hate you, I hate you."
"No, I'm sorry" was all Kaceillia could say before she passed out from the pain.
"When did the kid learn that trick?" Wolverine said but no one answered.
Beast got up and tried to enter his med lab. When he found he wasn't going to be thrown again he went to CeeJay's side.
"Are you all right? Did she hurt you?" All the child did was shake her head 'No'. Then he went to Kaceillia's side. She had 3 new broken ribs and a concussion added on to her other injuries.
Gambit picked his daughter up and after giving Kaceillia one last glance, he took CeeJay to his room. As soon as he picked her up she had passed out.
Later that night when everyone was asleep, Remy crept down to the med lab to check on Kaceillia.
She was asleep on a hospital bed with an IV in her arm. He pulled up a chair and sat down next to her. She looked just as beautiful as she had the last time he saw her.
Her chocolate brown skin shinning in the dim lighting of the room. Her hair fanned out and her lips full and soft looking. A sad look on her face.
"Why you come here, chere?" he asked even though he knew he wasn't going to get and answer. "Why you hurt'n us again?"
The room was silent and he watched her sleep. He left before Hank got back to the Med Lab and before CeeJay woke up.
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Kaceillia woke up but this time she wasn't in as much pain as the last time. When she began to remember what had happened the night before she was horrified.
'They must hate me,' she thought with a sigh.
At that sound Beast turned around and smiled at her.
"I see you are awake. I didn't get to introduce my self the other night, I'm Dr. Henry McCoy. But you can call me Hank or Beast." he said in a cheery voice.
"Other night? How long have I been out?"
"Almost a week. You had some very serious injuries and your body needed time to heal," Beast said in a very professional manner.
"My body doesn't need that much time to heal. Why did I sleep that long?" Kaycee asked.
"I thought it would be best if you rested. Your injuries..."
"You had no right. Where are my cloths?" Kaycee said getting very agitated.
"I don't think it would be wise for you to be moving around with out me checking your wounds first."
"I know my body better than you do and I am fine so can I Please have my cloths." Kaceillia said annoyed.
"Please, I must insist. As a doctor I need to be sure that you are heal before I let you leave."
"Fine. Do it then get my cloths."
During the physical Kaycee decided to get a few answers before she left.
"So, Hank is it, is Cyanne alright? I mean she didn't get hurt or anything?"
"She is perfectly healthy. You have a wonderful child you know."
"I know." she said but to low for him to hear. "And Remy, he's taking good care of her? Are they happy?" Kaceillia asked with her head down.
"Yes, he is a wonderful father. They are the best of friends."
"And Ruby, how is she?"
At this question Beast stopped his examination and looked at her a sad look in his eyes.
"I am sorry my dear, but she passed two years ago. She was a very sweet woman, Ruby. She became a very dear friend to me.
Her heart sank. Ruby was gone and she didn't get to say goodbye. But she wouldn't let the tears flow, not now.
"Are you done yet?" Kaycee asked changing the subject.
"Yes. You were right all of your wounds are almost healed completely. Not even any scars," Beast said.
"Good. Now can I go."
"Yes, but your cloths were destroyed from the fight so you'll have to wait while I call one of the women down to bring you some clothing." Beast said walking away.
A few minutes later Storm came into the med lab carrying a bundle of cloths.
"Here I thought you might need these so I took the liberty of getting these for you. I am Ororo by the way, or you can call me Storm," Ororo said a dazzling smile on her face.
Even though Kaceillia had all the information on the X-MEN she shook her head politely and accepted the cloths.
"Thank you. Where can I get dressed at?" Kaycee asked.
"There is a dressing room through that door. There is also a bathroom and a shower in there for your convenience."
10 minutes later Kaycee was all cleaned up and ready to leave.
"I'll show you the way out." Ororo said as she and Kacee began walking.
"Where are my weapons?" Kaceillia asked.
"You'll have to see Scott to get those back." Ororo said, "I'll take you to him."
Storm took her to a large office where Scott, Jean, Logan and Remy were. She didn't even acknowledge the others but went straight to Scott.
"Can I have my weapons?" Kaceillia asked. She wanted to get as far away from this place as possible.
"I'd like to ask you a few questions first." Scott said going into leader mode. "Why were you here the other night?"
"Well if you haven't figured that out yet," Kaceillia said sarcastically, "I was just checking up on Cyanne. Now can I please have my weapons?" Why did these people just not give her her thing so she could leave?
"Are you here to take her with you?" Storm asked.
"No, this is where she belongs, with her family. Now can I please get my things so I can leave."
"What's the rush honey, don't you even want to see your daughter."
"No. Anything else or can I please get my things now," Kaycee said she was beyond annoyed.
"Why don't you want to see her?" Jean asked.
"Non of your Goddamned business. Keep the shit, I'll find my own way out." Kaceillia turned and left the room.
Scott was about to go after her but Jean put a restraining hand on her husband when she saw Remy go after her. Scott turned to Jean and all she did was shake her head.
'They need to work this out first,' Jean thought to her husband.
"Did you sense anything from her?" he asked out loud.
"Not really. It was weird, I felt a shimmer of a person, like a ghost but that's it. I wouldn't have even known she was in hear if I hadn't felt that shimmer." Jean said.
"What about you Wolverine?" Scott said turning to Logan.
"Every time she looked at Gambit she got real nervous and even though she didn't show it, she was scared. I could feel the fear pouring off of her. I think she had her reasons for staying away."
"I guess all we can do if hope that Remy can get her to stay," Storm said.
Remy had caught up with her in the hallway and was walking side by side with her. They didn't say a word till they got out side.
"You got some things you want to say chere?"
"How is she?"
"At first she kept saying that you would come for her but after a while she stopped speakin' bout you."
This broke her heart but she didn't let it show.
"And you, how are you?"
"Fine," Remy said in a clipped voice. "What happened, why didn' you come back?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
"I t'ink you betta talk about it! Why da hell didn' you come back?" he yelled. "We thought you were dead."
"I did die. Over and over and over again, I was in hell."
"What da hell is that dat suppose ta mean?"
"Remember that night, the night I left and I told Cyanne that I would do any thing for my family? I stayed away for you and Cyanne. It was the only way."
"Tell me what you mean, I don' understand," he pleaded.
"I sold my soul to the devil so you could keep yours. Remy stop, please. I wasn't going to even come but I wanted to see ya'll before I moved on. I'm not staying."
"You not even goin' to say goodbye to her! What kind of mother are you." Remy yelled and at the sad look in her eyes he wished he could take it back.
"The kind who don't say goodbye." When he tried to speak she stopped him, "Take care of my baby." Then she started to walk away but he stopped her.
"Don't you want to know what happened to Ruby?"
"She died, I know."
"No chere, she died asking for you."
"Where is her grave? I want to see it before I go."
"You can say good bye to the dead but not yo own daughter?"
"I can't hurt the dead Remy. Where is her grave?"
"It over dere, by de garden. She loved the garden."
"Thank you."
She walked the way Remy had showed her and stopped in front of a marble angel. She knelt down next to it and started picking the weeds off it.
"Hey Ruby, how are ya? Thank you for staying with them. You knew the future, you knew what would happen but you stayed, thank you." she sighed, "God! I miss you so much and I'm so sorry. Please forgive me, I never meant to hurt them but you knew, I couldn't come back. I'd die for them," she said as tears welled up in her eyes. "What I'm I suppose to do, please tell me what to do. If I stay there in danger, if I leave there in danger. What the hell was I suppose to do let him kill all of you. I shouldn't have come, I should have just stayed away, but I couldn't. I needed to see them, I had to," she sobbed. "I'm sorry I let you down and I'm sorry I let Cyanne down. She hates me ya know. She saw what was in my head and she knows, no child should ever have seen what she saw. And Remy, I loved him so much. He hates me too and I deserve it. I shouldn't have come. I just wanted to say good-bye. I never got the chance to do it before. I love you momma and I'm sorry."
Then she got up and left as the figures in the woods watched and wept.
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'So cold, so cold, gotta keep move'n, keep move'n', Remy thought to himself. 'Someone will come, Dey won't let me die. Not like dis. I be dey family.'
These are the thoughts that kept going through his head. Remy Lebeau, thief, great lover, x-man. He had been left to die in a cold wasteland by the woman who claimed to love him. Who he thought he truly loved, but no more, not after this. If he mad it out alive he was through with the untouchable x-woman Rogue.
He had been prepared to love her for the rest of his, even if he could never touch her. To him it was a small sacrifice to be with the one he loved, which he thought loved him.
"If I get out o' dis, I'm throw wit' you, Rogue, Never Again", he said aloud.
After awhile, he didn't know how long, the pain started to go away and he started to get sleepy. ' Dis not so bad, at least I'm not in pain', he thought.
He had stopped moving now and was lying in the snow. As he drifted asleep he thought he saw a black clad figure coming toward him. As it got closer he saw it was a woman. A beautiful woman with jet-black hair, almost blue-black, and skin the color of caramel or honey, with the most piercing gray eyes he had ever seen. She reminded him of someone whom he knew long ago, someone he once loved, but like Rogue she had left him to.
This had to be his angel of death. "You come to take ol' Remy to hell," he whispered, "you be de prettiest death angel I ever see."
"No I've come to bring you home," she whispered back to him. Then all was black as he slipped into nothingness.
'What have I done, Ah killed him. I loved you Remy, I'm so sorry,' Rogue thought to herself. She had killed the one man in the world she loved, could ever love.
They had shared a kiss and she had gotton his memories, and what she saw had driven her to this. To leave him to die like all those who died in those tunnels.
"What have ah done," she said aloud this time.
Hearing her sods and cries, Logan gently knocked on her room door. "Rogue? Rogue can I come in?"
She quickly wiped her tears away and answered her door.
"What's wrong Rogue? You have been crying for the past 3-1/2 weeks. Now tell me whats goin' on!"
"It's, It's Remy."
"Rogue, whatever's happened between the two of you will be o.k. That Cajun always comes back, ya know that."
At this she started sobbing all over again, harder this time. "He, he's not coming back."
"That's crazy and ya know it, he'll be back."
"No he won't."
"How do you know?"
"Ca...cause he's dead."
"What, what do ya mean he's dead?
"Ah swear ah didn't mean ta leave 'im, but ah couldn't take the memories."
"What do ya mean ya didn't mean ta leave him? Where did ya leave him?"
"Antarctica."
"Oh shit" was all he could say. "We better tell the others," he paused "and Storm."
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"She did what!" Storm yelled and thunder and lightning shook the whole mansion.
"Now just calm down Storm, I think.."Scott was cut off by Storm.
"I don't give one Goddess dame what you think, she left him to die, she left Remy to die."
"He could still be alive Ororo..."
"After three and a half weeks?" she said. Then she turned to Rogue who was sitting by Bobby crying. "I swear by the Goddess if he dies you will join him." And with that she left the war room to go in search of her lost friend.
"Dam, I've never seen her like that."Bobby said.
"They were very close, he was like a brother to her, her best friend," Jean said quietly, trying to deal with her own feeling about the whole thing. Then she looked at Rogue and there eyes met. Jean shook her head in disappointment, loss and grief showing in her green eyes.
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"Wait up Ro. I'm going with ya."
"Thank you Logan, I will need a few things before we leave, be ready in 15 min.
"Ororo, Logan wait. I want to help in any way I can." Jean said coming running up to the pair.
"I know he was nearly impossible to track down mentally, but could you use Cerebro to try and find him or any possible traces of Remy?"
"Sure thing. Ororo," Jean said then paused for a few seconds "we'll find him, don't give up."
"We better." Storm said, as she walked away she thought 'for Rogue's sake.' Jean shuddered as she caught Storms stray thought, she knew that Storm was one of the most powerful mutants an the face of the planet, and if she trully ment to kill Rogue she could and nothing would be able to stop her, evan Rogue's powers.
Bobby ran up to Scott breathing hard, "Slow down or you'll bust something", Scott said trying to lighten the mood. It had been about two weeks scence Storm and Logan returned from there search empty handed the night before. "Whats wrong Bobby."
"Rogue's gone, I went to check on her and she wasn't there, and her cloths and a few things are missing."
"We have to find her and bring her back," Scott said, " she could get into trouble or hurt some one."
"I don't think that's such a good idea to bring her back at the moment," Wolverine said "Storm's still pissed and I think she just might carry out that little threat she made if she saw Rogue. This has been harder 'n I thought. She's hurt'n real bad and not lett'n it show.
"Well we can't just leave her alone in the state that she's in." Scott said.
"She put herself in 'that state' by her damn self." Wolverine said "But I agree with you, we can't leave her alone."
"Wolverine's right. I'll go after her and keep her company," Bobby said, "after all, I need a vacation."
All right and if you need anything just call, o.k."
"Thanks Scott"
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Two months had passed since Rogue ran away and three months scence Remy was left in Antarctica. Logan was worried about Storm, she hadn't cried in all that time. He knew deep down inside that her heart was breaking.
"You o.k. Darlin?"
"For the last time, I am fine Logan."
He picked up her hand and kissed it softly. "If you need me I here for ya."
She gave him a small smile, "Thank you my friend."
And they sat there together on the dock near the lake just being there for each other. They had become extremly close in the past few weeks and they both knew it was more than just friendship.
After a few hours they went into the mansion through the back door. Most everyone was in the kitchen talking and eating when Scott and Jean walked in. "Mail call," Scott announced, "here you go, one for you, and you, here ya go Betts. Here's one for you Kitty, wait Ororo don't go yet, there's one here for you. Thats all I have, sorry everyone."
"Thankyou Scott." Ororo said.
"Your not staying for dinner?" Jean asked when she saw Ororo leaving.
"No, I ate a big lunch. I'm not hungry." With that she went to her room to take a hot bath and soke her troubles away. When she got to her attic loft, she sat on here bed and look at the letter.
It didn't have a return adress on it. It read.
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Dear Ororo,
I'm sorry it took me so long to get in touch with you, but you know how those things are. I'm just writting you to tell you I'm alright so don't you go and worry your self about me. I know you went looking for me, thank you for still caring. You will always be my sister, my heart, and I love you Stormy.
Love Always
Remy
P.S.
I'll see you soon.
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She read the letter 10 time and still she could not beleave it. He was alive, Remy was alive. All the pain and loss she had pent up inside began to flow out of her and she droped to her knees and cried.
Logan was on his way up to see how Ororo was doing. He knew something was wrong because it had been a peacefull night then all of a sudden it started raining.
As he got closer to her door he heard her crying. When he went in he saw her on the floor tears streeming down her beautifull face.
He kneeled down next to her, "What's wrong Darlin?"
When she looked up at him her eyes were filled with joy, happiness and relief.
"He is alive, Remy is alive." Was all she could manage. But he already knew as aoon as he looked into her eyes.
That night Logan lay in Ororo's bed holding her tight while she wept for all she was worth, and fell asleep in his arms.
He woke up in pain. Like sharp neddles everywhere. He was cold and hot all at the same time. To weak to open his eyes yet. 'So dis is hell' he thought.
When he tried to open his eyes he groaned at the bright light that was causing him even more pain.
"Ssshhh. Don't try to open them just yet." Said a voice that sounded warm and motherly, and it put him at ease.
"How is he?" another voice said. This one sounded younger by far, like a young woman.
"His fever has broken, I think he'll be just fine in a week or two." said the motherly voice. Then he felt something warm touch his lips, "here you go, young man, drink this, it will make you feel better." It was warm chicken broth and he drank it as best he could, it did make him feel much better.
"Good I'll be gone for a few days could you.."
"Don't worry about it dear, you just go and take care of whatever business you have."
"Thank you Ruby, your a life saver."
"So are you dear, so are you."
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Two weeks past and Remy was up and about, do mostly to Ruby and her powers. She was a mutant with the gift of healing and visions, she could see into the past, present and future at will. Ruby had used her visions to help find Remy, but thats not all her gifts, she is also a wicken. A witch if you will, a sorceress of the highest level.
It was Ruby's gift of sorcery and healing power combined that speed up Remy's recovery. She was on old black woman, about 72 years old, with warm brown eyes and a soft smile.
They had become good friends in the month that Remy was sick, she treated him with the same love and care that she would treat her own son with, though she had no children. That was part of the reason he liked her so much, she treated him like a son.
"How are you feeling today, my boy?"
"Much better, t'ank you. Ruby?"
"Yes"
"Who saved me? I mean I could'n get a good look at her face, you know with freez'n to deat' and all." Remy had not seen who saved his life that day, all he had seen were shadows and blurr. All he could tell was that it was a woman with jet-black hair and coco brown skin.
She had not come back to the small house scence the night his fever broke and he hadn't seen her then either.
"Oh don't worry about that right now, I..."
"Ruby please, I hafta know" he cut her off mid sentence. "I thought it was someone I knew but I.... who was she?" he half pleeded looking just as pitiful as he could get to her.
"It was Kaycee." She said, she could never refuse a good-looking man who begged anything.
"Kaceillia, she rescued me? How did she know where I was and how did she get dere."
At that Ruby raised her hand like a little kid would when saying it was them who stoole the cookies out the cookie jar.
"Oh yea, dumb question, I forgot about yo powers." said Remy. "Where is she now?"
"She said she had some business to take care of and she would be back in a week or so."
Just then a small child ran in to Remy's room yelling for all she was worth, "Nanna, Nanna."
"What is it that would cause you to run in here yelling and screaming like a wild howler monkey, when I specifically told you to stay out of this room."
"Nanna Ruby, I got bit by a spider, a big black one and it hurts." the small child said.
"Oh, now thats some thing to yell about," Ruby said as she looked at the spider bit, it was turning red and was starting to swell."hold still now" then she put her had over the child's spider bit and healed it, " all better now."
"Thank you Nanna." With that she left to go play.
" Who's de pitiet, she cute as a butt'n, is she yo gran' chil'?"
"Oh no, I don't have any children. That little angel is CeeJay, Cyanne Jordan. She is Kaciellia's daughter." said Ruby with a smile on her face. "Isn't she just sweet as sugar?"
"Yes, she bueatiful. She gonna be a han' full when she start lik'n boys."
And Cyanne was very pretty. She was a five year old little girl with currly reddish-brown hair and a very cute, chubby face. She had big brown eyes, creamy brown caramel skin and a smile that could light up a room. She was going to grow into a stunningly beautiful woman, just like her mother. 'She gonna break many a heart when her time comes' he thought.
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That night Ceejay snuck into Remy's room and got in bed with him. When he woke up in the middle of the night he came face to face with the five year old.
'I mus' be gett'n rusty if I didn' even hear her come in.' he thought.
"What you doin' in here pitiet?"
"I just wanted to look at you is all" she answered.
"Now why you wanna look at me, huh.? I'm no' that ugly am I?" he said erning himself a giggle form Cyanne.
"No silly, I just wanted to see what you looked like. Mommy says I look just like you when I'm cause'n trouble." She said a bright smile on her face. "I just wanted to see for my self is all."
At that Remy was speachless and felt sick to his stomach.
"Are you alright? You don't look so good. Do you want me to get Ruby?"
"No. No, I'm all right," he paused "what do you mean yo' mommy says dat you look like me."
"You so silly. Beeecause your my Daddy, duh."
'I am going to kill her' Remy thought. 'This can't be my kid she's to young, she to cute, she to smart, no wait the cute an' smart could come from me, she to ol' den.
"How old are you pitiet?"
"I'm five and ahalf." she said proudly.
'Oh shit, I feel sick' he thought
"You sure you don't want me to get Nanna Ruby, she'll make you feel better."
"She can't help me wit' dis one piteit. Now why you really in here pitiet?" he asked again.
"I had a bad dream, can I sleep with you? PLEASE"
"Why did'n you go to Ruby's room?"
"Cause I wanted to sleep with you."
"Sure, you can sleep wit' me," then he thought for a few seconds, " you don't pee the bed right?" he asked half afraid.
"NO! I'm a big girl."
"Night piteit."
"Night Daddy"
'Kaciellia has some explaning to do,' he thought be for he went back to sleep.
When he woke up the next morning, Cyanne was gone but he wasn't alone.
"How are you feeling?" Kaceillia asked quietly.
When she came in early that morning she saw CeeJay and Remy curled up in the bed asleep. After she put CeeJay to bed she went back to Remy's room to watch him sleep.
"Fine," Remy said looking very upset, "why didn' you tell me about the petite, chere?"
"I was going to, I really was. But when I heard you wee living at that school and stuff, I didn't want to mess things up for you, so I didn't tell you."
There was a long silence in the room, and then he spoke again.
"How did you find me in Antarctica, how did you get dere?"
"I've always kept tabs on you Remy, for CeeJay's sake. And how I got there, lets just say I have my ways."
"Why did you save me?"
"Like I said before, I did it for Cyanne. I was going to bring her to meet you. She kept asking if she could." Kaceillia said.
"She's beautiful."
"I know, thank you," she said quietly.
"I wish I could of seen her when she was a babe. I know she had to be the best looking kid on da block," he said, "she had to be, she my daughter."
All Kaceillia could do was smile, he hadn't changed since the last time she saw him.
"I have a few baby pictures, if you want them." Then she got up and left. When she came back she had two wallet sized pictures, "Here, you can keep these if you like."
"Thank you," he took the pictures. One was of Cyanne when she was 6months old and the other was a more recent of Cyanne and Kaceillia.
When she got up to leave he stopped her. "Kaceillia wait, don't go. Stay wit me," Remy said.
For the next few hours they talked and laughed about old times with each other. Then Remy got serious.
"Chere, why did you leave?"
"Remy I…there were a lot of things going on, I had my reasons as to why I left."
"Was it me?" he asked.
'Oh god,' she thought, 'I can't do this.'
"No, it wasn't you, Remy. There were some things I had to work through, I loved you so much, but I couldn't stay." She hated this, she had loved him, No, still loves him more than herself and would do anything for him, but she couldn't stay.
"Why didn't you.." he was cut off when CeeJay came into the room all energy and smiles.
"Mommy your home!" CeeJay yelled as she ran into her mother's arms. "I missed you so much. Look what I made at school," she said holding up a picture for Kaycee and Remy to see.
'Lord thank you for small miracles,' Kaycee thought to herself.
"That's wonderful baby," then she turned to Remy and said, "I know the two of you have already met, but I'm going to introduce you anyway. Remy Lebeau, I would like for you to meet Cyanne Jordan Lebeau, your daughter. Cyanne this is Remy Lebeau, your father."
Now it was official, he was a daddy.
"I knew you were my daddy, I just knew it." CeeJay said running up to Remy and giving him the best hug her little body could manage.
"Look Remy, I have some thing's to take care of, but I'll be back later."
"K chere," Remy said from around puffy reddish-honey brown hair and giggling child.
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Later that night a man in a white lab coat was standing by a window looking out.
"Did you find her yet?"
"No, but I'll.."
"Be dead if you don't. You have1 hour."
"But I"
"One hour."
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"Come on baby wake up."
"Mommy."
"Come on sweaty, we have to go."
"What about Nanna Ruby and Daddy?"
"There coming to."
It was 1 in the morning and Kaceillia had waken every one up and was preparing to leave.
"Remy wake up, we have to go. Now."
"What? What you talkin' bout chere?"
"We need to leave and we need to go now."
The very urgent tone told him that it was very important that they go.
"What's happening, what's wrong?" he asked while getting dressed.
"I stole something from some bad guys and now they want me, and I don't have it so.." she trailed off, while looking at him as he got dressed. 'Damn he fine,' she thought.
"Dey want you dead." Remy finished for her.
"Bingo, so if you don't want to die to I suggest you get your ass moving."
"I'm ready."
When they got to the car everything was already packed that they would need.
"If I don't come back here is everything you'll need. I set up a bank account for Cyanne, so you won't have to worry about money." Kaceillia said, "Remy I want you to take them somewhere safe."
"What about you chere?"
"I've got some things I have to take care of first but I'll find you, I always have." She said as she strapped CeeJay into her car seat.
"Chere…"
"If anything happens I just want you to know that I did love you. I always have," then she kissed him with every thing she had to give. "Take care of them, there all I have. Cyanne baby, you know I love you right?"
"Yes mommy. Please don't go."
"You know I have to. Be a good girl for Daddy and Nanna, K."
"OK."
"Give Mommy a kiss."
"I love you mommy," Cyanne said on the verge of tears.
"Remember baby, everything I do is for you and Daddy, OK. You remember that. I love you." Then she turned to Remy, " Now go and don't look back." After they drove away, she got on her bike and went in the opposite direction and rode away. 'I love you, always and forever.'
5 years later
The figure in black crept through the wood determine to fine what she was looking for. Her long black hair flowing behind her as she ran. She had been coming here for the past 3 nights. Looking and watching, nothing more, nothing less.
She made no sound as she ran through the wood, looking for that perfect spot where she could see her quarry. She was on the edge of the woods now, just behind a few trees. Crouching low, she sat in wait till what she was there for came into view.
A tall man with reddish-brown hair came walking across the lawn of the large school with a young girl beside him holding his hand. She sat and watched them move halfway across the lawn before she turned and started to make her way back through the woods.
That was all she wanted to do, see them one last time before she moved on.
But before she could make it very far, a strong hand grabbed her and through her a couple of feet. She was stunned at first but quickly recovered and crouching in a battle stance, prepared her self for a fight.
"I don't know who you are girlie, but you picked the wrong place to be sniff'n 'round," a short, hairy man growled.
"Look old man, I'm not here for a fight, so why don't you just turn around and forget you ever saw me here," the woman in black said.
"I don't think so love," an Asian woman said as she dropped from the trees.
"She don't smell right Psylocke," he said to the Asian woman.
"What is it, Wolverine?" Psylocke said to the short man.
"Don't know, but she smell familiar."
"What is this, ya'll gonn'a talk or bore me to death?" the woman in black said sarcastically. " Well, bring it on."
At this the man and woman charged the figure in black. She kicked the man in the face, but the affect didn't last long. He jumped up and swung at her head but she ducked just in time only to be elbowed in the back. She stumbled forward and did a roll to straighten her balance. She swept the Asian woman.
All at the same time, they all pulled out there weapons. The Asian woman manifested a glowing blade that seemed to come from nowhere. The man produced 6 metal claws out of his knuckles. And the woman in black pulled a katana blade from the sheath on her back.
They fought hard, but none landing a hit on the other. When the woman in black heard a branch crack to her right she turned her head slightly. This gave Psylocke and Wolverine the perfect chance. Psylocke took her chance and stabbed the woman in black in the head with her glowing blade as Wolverine sunk his claws into her gut.
Everything went dark as the woman in black collapsed to the ground in a heap.
Wolverine and Psylocke turned to see Gambit, Cyclops, Storm and Jean rush up to them.
"What happened?" Cyclops asked as her saw the woman in black on the ground.
"Caught her sneak'n round." Wolverine said. "We need to take her to see Beast."
"God no!" Gambit said as he knelt down beside the woman.
Then they all turned when they heard a scream come from behind.
"Mommy!"
***
It was so dark, she could see anything. And the pain. 'God no, I can't be back here. Not again.' Kaceillia thought as she came back into reality.
She hadn't opened her eyes because she was afraid of what she might find. But when she heard the humming of a man in deep baritone she started to relax.
Cracking her eyes open just a little, she saw a big, blue, furry man walking around the room. When he turned and saw that she was awake, he smiled.
"Ah, I see that our guest is awake." Beast said, his voice calming. "How do you feel?"
"Pain, hurt." Kaycee said in a low whisper, it was all she could think to say, it hurt to even speak.
"Now that I can help with," Beast said as he turned away from her. When he turned back he had a needle in his hand. "Now this will help, get some rest."
She felt a little pinch and then a few seconds later all was black.
***
All of the X-MEN that were present were in the war room. Scott, Jean, Logan, Ororo, Rogue, Bettsy, Remy and Beast. Bobby was off visiting family and Jubilee was in So Cal visiting friends for a few weeks.
"Is she CeeJay's mother?" Scott asked in his 'I'm the leader voice.
"Yes, but I haven't seen her in 5 years."
"Do you think she came back for CeeJay?" Storm asked in a concerned voice.
"I don't think so." Wolverine said. "When I found her she was leaving. She wasn't going to stick around, just watching from what I can tell."
"Is she dangerous?" Scott asked.
"Hell yea, it was a tie till she got distracted. And that's saying something considering she was going against me and Betts." Wolverine said.
"Beast, how is she doing?"
"Well considering her wounds, she is recovering remarkably well. I didn't think she would survive when you brought her to me. She has regained consensus but I gave her something to put her to sleep, she was in a lot of pain," Beast said. "I did some blood work on her and I found some odd things. Her blood work has been tampered with."
"What cha mean, by tampered with?" Rogue asked in her southern accent. "Ya mean someone was playing with her?"
"That is exactly what I think. She is a mutant yes, but her blood shows artificial properties in it."
"Like drugs?"
"Yes and no. Not the kind of drugs you would find on the street, but chemicals," Beast said. "As far as I can tell, someone did some experimentation on the poor child."
"I tink I better go check on CeeJay." Gambit said while getting up.
"You can't just leave, were not done yet," Cyclops yelled.
"I think its best to let him go and check on her," Jean said putting a calming hand on her husbands arm.
***
Remy went straight to his daughter's room, but when he got there she was gone.
CeeJay had snuck down to the med lab and waited until Beast left. When the coast was clear she went in. She hadn't seen her mother in almost five years. 'So why did she decide to show up know,' CeeJay thought as she looked at her mother's sleeping form. 'Guess I'm gonna have to find out.'
CeeJay, like her mother and father was a mutant, but the power she was going to use now was not part of her mutancy. Two years ago CeeJay's Nanna Ruby passed away and when she did she gave all of her power to CeeJay. It was hard being so young with so much power, but after time she grew into it like a second skin.
CeeJay placed her hands on both sides of her mother's head. Closing her eyes she chanted a few words, "Open up your mind to me, show me what you have seen. Let me see through your eyes, let me see into the past you hide."
A faint glowing surrounded them and in an instant CeeJay was being flooded with her mother's memories.
It was so painful. All coming at her all at once. She could see the blood and she could hear the screams. They were so loud that she couldn't hear herself screaming. She could feel all of her mother's emotions, love, hate, pain, sorrow, guilt, horror, agony, terror, rushing her like a title wave.
She broke the contact as fast as she could and dropped to the floor, tears steaming down her face.
***
Scott and Jean were walking to there room when Jean collapsed to the floor holding her head in pain.
"Jean, what's wrong?" Scott ask, worry showing on his face.
"CeeJay, she is in a lot of pain. Oh god, she is terrified." Jean said in a low voice.
"Where is she?"
"The med lab. I already told everyone to get down there immediately."
They reached the med lab the same time as everyone else. Beast went in first only to be thrown out of the swinging doors.
"What the...are you all right?" Wolverine asked.
"Yes. It appears that one of them doesn't want me in there," Beast said getting up from the floor.
Jean opened the med lab doors using her TK. What they saw was CeeJay huddle in a corner on the room, tears streaming down her face. And Kaycee one her hands and knees on the floor holding her stomach and retching while tears also flowed.
When Remy went in the room, he wasn't thrown out but allowed to make it to CeeJay's side.
"Are you all right petite?" Remy asked never letting CeeJay or Kaycee out of his sights for to long.
"I..I didn't mean to. I. I'm sorry." She said while shaking her head.
"Cyanne," Kaceillia said reaching for her daughter, "I.."
She never got to finish her sentence because she was thrown across the room by an unseen force. She could hear her ribs cracking from the force that she hit the concrete wall with. And she thought she felt her skull facture from the blow.
"You stay da hell away from me," CeeJay yell, letting her father Cajun accent slip. "I hate you, I hate you."
"No, I'm sorry" was all Kaceillia could say before she passed out from the pain.
"When did the kid learn that trick?" Wolverine said but no one answered.
Beast got up and tried to enter his med lab. When he found he wasn't going to be thrown again he went to CeeJay's side.
"Are you all right? Did she hurt you?" All the child did was shake her head 'No'. Then he went to Kaceillia's side. She had 3 new broken ribs and a concussion added on to her other injuries.
Gambit picked his daughter up and after giving Kaceillia one last glance, he took CeeJay to his room. As soon as he picked her up she had passed out.
Later that night when everyone was asleep, Remy crept down to the med lab to check on Kaceillia.
She was asleep on a hospital bed with an IV in her arm. He pulled up a chair and sat down next to her. She looked just as beautiful as she had the last time he saw her.
Her chocolate brown skin shinning in the dim lighting of the room. Her hair fanned out and her lips full and soft looking. A sad look on her face.
"Why you come here, chere?" he asked even though he knew he wasn't going to get and answer. "Why you hurt'n us again?"
The room was silent and he watched her sleep. He left before Hank got back to the Med Lab and before CeeJay woke up.
***
Kaceillia woke up but this time she wasn't in as much pain as the last time. When she began to remember what had happened the night before she was horrified.
'They must hate me,' she thought with a sigh.
At that sound Beast turned around and smiled at her.
"I see you are awake. I didn't get to introduce my self the other night, I'm Dr. Henry McCoy. But you can call me Hank or Beast." he said in a cheery voice.
"Other night? How long have I been out?"
"Almost a week. You had some very serious injuries and your body needed time to heal," Beast said in a very professional manner.
"My body doesn't need that much time to heal. Why did I sleep that long?" Kaycee asked.
"I thought it would be best if you rested. Your injuries..."
"You had no right. Where are my cloths?" Kaycee said getting very agitated.
"I don't think it would be wise for you to be moving around with out me checking your wounds first."
"I know my body better than you do and I am fine so can I Please have my cloths." Kaceillia said annoyed.
"Please, I must insist. As a doctor I need to be sure that you are heal before I let you leave."
"Fine. Do it then get my cloths."
During the physical Kaycee decided to get a few answers before she left.
"So, Hank is it, is Cyanne alright? I mean she didn't get hurt or anything?"
"She is perfectly healthy. You have a wonderful child you know."
"I know." she said but to low for him to hear. "And Remy, he's taking good care of her? Are they happy?" Kaceillia asked with her head down.
"Yes, he is a wonderful father. They are the best of friends."
"And Ruby, how is she?"
At this question Beast stopped his examination and looked at her a sad look in his eyes.
"I am sorry my dear, but she passed two years ago. She was a very sweet woman, Ruby. She became a very dear friend to me.
Her heart sank. Ruby was gone and she didn't get to say goodbye. But she wouldn't let the tears flow, not now.
"Are you done yet?" Kaycee asked changing the subject.
"Yes. You were right all of your wounds are almost healed completely. Not even any scars," Beast said.
"Good. Now can I go."
"Yes, but your cloths were destroyed from the fight so you'll have to wait while I call one of the women down to bring you some clothing." Beast said walking away.
A few minutes later Storm came into the med lab carrying a bundle of cloths.
"Here I thought you might need these so I took the liberty of getting these for you. I am Ororo by the way, or you can call me Storm," Ororo said a dazzling smile on her face.
Even though Kaceillia had all the information on the X-MEN she shook her head politely and accepted the cloths.
"Thank you. Where can I get dressed at?" Kaycee asked.
"There is a dressing room through that door. There is also a bathroom and a shower in there for your convenience."
10 minutes later Kaycee was all cleaned up and ready to leave.
"I'll show you the way out." Ororo said as she and Kacee began walking.
"Where are my weapons?" Kaceillia asked.
"You'll have to see Scott to get those back." Ororo said, "I'll take you to him."
Storm took her to a large office where Scott, Jean, Logan and Remy were. She didn't even acknowledge the others but went straight to Scott.
"Can I have my weapons?" Kaceillia asked. She wanted to get as far away from this place as possible.
"I'd like to ask you a few questions first." Scott said going into leader mode. "Why were you here the other night?"
"Well if you haven't figured that out yet," Kaceillia said sarcastically, "I was just checking up on Cyanne. Now can I please have my weapons?" Why did these people just not give her her thing so she could leave?
"Are you here to take her with you?" Storm asked.
"No, this is where she belongs, with her family. Now can I please get my things so I can leave."
"What's the rush honey, don't you even want to see your daughter."
"No. Anything else or can I please get my things now," Kaycee said she was beyond annoyed.
"Why don't you want to see her?" Jean asked.
"Non of your Goddamned business. Keep the shit, I'll find my own way out." Kaceillia turned and left the room.
Scott was about to go after her but Jean put a restraining hand on her husband when she saw Remy go after her. Scott turned to Jean and all she did was shake her head.
'They need to work this out first,' Jean thought to her husband.
"Did you sense anything from her?" he asked out loud.
"Not really. It was weird, I felt a shimmer of a person, like a ghost but that's it. I wouldn't have even known she was in hear if I hadn't felt that shimmer." Jean said.
"What about you Wolverine?" Scott said turning to Logan.
"Every time she looked at Gambit she got real nervous and even though she didn't show it, she was scared. I could feel the fear pouring off of her. I think she had her reasons for staying away."
"I guess all we can do if hope that Remy can get her to stay," Storm said.
Remy had caught up with her in the hallway and was walking side by side with her. They didn't say a word till they got out side.
"You got some things you want to say chere?"
"How is she?"
"At first she kept saying that you would come for her but after a while she stopped speakin' bout you."
This broke her heart but she didn't let it show.
"And you, how are you?"
"Fine," Remy said in a clipped voice. "What happened, why didn' you come back?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
"I t'ink you betta talk about it! Why da hell didn' you come back?" he yelled. "We thought you were dead."
"I did die. Over and over and over again, I was in hell."
"What da hell is that dat suppose ta mean?"
"Remember that night, the night I left and I told Cyanne that I would do any thing for my family? I stayed away for you and Cyanne. It was the only way."
"Tell me what you mean, I don' understand," he pleaded.
"I sold my soul to the devil so you could keep yours. Remy stop, please. I wasn't going to even come but I wanted to see ya'll before I moved on. I'm not staying."
"You not even goin' to say goodbye to her! What kind of mother are you." Remy yelled and at the sad look in her eyes he wished he could take it back.
"The kind who don't say goodbye." When he tried to speak she stopped him, "Take care of my baby." Then she started to walk away but he stopped her.
"Don't you want to know what happened to Ruby?"
"She died, I know."
"No chere, she died asking for you."
"Where is her grave? I want to see it before I go."
"You can say good bye to the dead but not yo own daughter?"
"I can't hurt the dead Remy. Where is her grave?"
"It over dere, by de garden. She loved the garden."
"Thank you."
She walked the way Remy had showed her and stopped in front of a marble angel. She knelt down next to it and started picking the weeds off it.
"Hey Ruby, how are ya? Thank you for staying with them. You knew the future, you knew what would happen but you stayed, thank you." she sighed, "God! I miss you so much and I'm so sorry. Please forgive me, I never meant to hurt them but you knew, I couldn't come back. I'd die for them," she said as tears welled up in her eyes. "What I'm I suppose to do, please tell me what to do. If I stay there in danger, if I leave there in danger. What the hell was I suppose to do let him kill all of you. I shouldn't have come, I should have just stayed away, but I couldn't. I needed to see them, I had to," she sobbed. "I'm sorry I let you down and I'm sorry I let Cyanne down. She hates me ya know. She saw what was in my head and she knows, no child should ever have seen what she saw. And Remy, I loved him so much. He hates me too and I deserve it. I shouldn't have come. I just wanted to say good-bye. I never got the chance to do it before. I love you momma and I'm sorry."
Then she got up and left as the figures in the woods watched and wept.