Title: Ice Cold Gumbo
Author: Ragni Mithrim
Part: 3/?
Copyright: Marvel Comics, ltd.
Main Pairing: Remy (Gambit) & Bobby (Iceman), Minor: Logan (Wolverine) & Hank (Beast)
Rating: T+ for language and general angst.
Summery: Set two years after the End of "Ice and Cajun Spice", Remy and Bobby go their separate ways. Two years later Remy returns to the mansion and find a lot of things have changed..including Bobby. Is it possible for them to ever return to the happy couple they were? R&R to find out! SLASH!
Disclaimer: They're Marvel's, I have not rights to them..doesn't mean I can't play with them, and I promise to give them back as I found them. Also..."These eyes" are (c) of whomever has rights to Rent...and "Long Trip alone" belongs to Dierks Bently and his label.
WARNING: Language, SLASH!!!!!!

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Chapter three: Music

Remy was about ready to go up to Jubilee and break that iPod of hers. He didn't mind her enjoying her music, really he didn't..but Damn Logan and his inability to tell the girl 'NO'. He went and bought her a stereo thing for her little machine and now she was sharing her music with the rest of the residents of the mansion.

"Petite, s'il tu plais. Turn de Evanescenes off. Don' care what de hell y' put on, jus' get rid o' de dark shit." He asked, giving her the best puppy dog eyes he could muster up.

He supposed it was his fault, they had warned him not to go into the den, but he really needed to go over these specs and...he had thought his petite would have let him be.

"Okay, Okay, Okay. Knock it off Gumbo. I'm changing the music already!"

"Merci pe-" Remy cut himself off with a groan. Show tunes, of all the things she could have picked it had to be Show tunes!

"Your Eyes
As We Said Our Goodbyes
Can't Get Them Out Of My Mind
And I Find I Can't Hide
(From) Your Eyes
The Ones That Took Me By Surprise
The Night You Came
Into My Life
Where There's Moonlight
I See Your Eyes

It was odd how despite himself Remy found himself listening closely to the words of the song. He identified it as "Your Eyes", from Rent.

" How'd I Let You Slip Away
When I'm Longing So To Hold You Now
I'd Die For One More Day
'Cause There's
Something I Should Have Told You
Yes
There's Something I Should Have Told You.."

"Jubilee, S'il tu plais! Change it!"

Note t' self: Kill Belle next chance y' get f' makin' y' go see dat wit' her.

"Oh fine!" And with that she turned her iPod off briefly so she could scroll through better, glaring at the Cajun. "Better?"

"It's a long trip alone
Over sand and stone
That lie along the road
we all must travel down

"so maybe you could walk with me a while
Maybe I could rest beneath your smile
Everybody stumbles sometimes
and needs a hand to hold
Cuz it's a long trip alone"

"NON!" he growled, getting fed up with this. "Wha' y' tryin' t' pull here Petite?"

Jubilee gave him her most innocent look, the same one she gave Scott whenever she was caught doing something she wasn't suppose to.

"Dat don' work on m'. De loupgarou, oui. Dis o'le Cajun, non."

She sighed and shook her head. "I'm trying to help you get a clue. Jeez, don't need to yell at me." she pouted as she took her stuff and left. Faced with quiet Remy forced his mind away from all the music Jubilee had turned on and went back to what Scott had asked him to do.

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An hour later Bobby found Remy sitting in the den, staring at something. He stopped halfway over the threshold and stared at the Cajun. God he hadn't changed one bit had he?

"Oui? Y' need somet'in' Bobby?"

"N-no..No. I was just wondering weather or not you were still breathing. Jubilee's pissed at you, y'know."

"Oui, figured dat much m'self. How y' been?" He turned to face the blue eyed man, only to find him heading back out the way he came. "Bobby! Wait!''

The icy mutant re-entered and walked over to the chair near where Remy had sprawled himself out on the sofa.

"Yeah?"

"Jus' wanted t' know how y' been..dat's all."

"Oh." Something in Bobby's face fell briefly, but it was quickly replaced by one of his many 'I'm just fine' smiles that he gave to Scott or someone whenever he was hurting and didn't want anyone to know. "I've been good. You?"

It was times like these Remy didn't know weather or not to curse the fact that he knew Bobby so well. Something was eating him, but he wasn't going to dump it on anyone. They had enough problems of their own, they didn't need to worry about Bobby.

"Bien..Look, Bobby..I know somet'in' goin' on wit' y'. An' I know dat y' ain' gon' tell anyone. Dat jus' how y' are. Mais, iff'n y' want t' talk, y' know 'm still here f' y'."

Bobby looked like he was going to say something, but stopped himself. He dropped his fake smile and gave Remy a small one, but at least it was real. "Yeah, ditto. Sorry I bothered you. You're probably busy with all the stuff Cyke had piled on his desk. I'll just be leaving you be now."

Remy's heart sunk slightly when Robert got up and started to leave the room. But before he left, he turned around and looked Remy dead in the eye. "I'm really glad you're back Rem. I missed you."

Before Remy could reply, he was gone, leaving the empath with the left-over feelings that made him feel like shit. After all this time, Bobby still loved him, and Remy knew for a fact that he wouldn't pursue it if he thought that he stood no chance. That was just the kind of guy he was, he'd never impede on anyone's happiness, even if it meant sacrificing his own.

Merde, what de hell did I do?