True Lies
Chapter 9
By: Michelle2
Posted: January 15, 2009
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DISCLAIMER: I don't own the X-men. I just write fanfiction for fun.
OMG: The Wolverine trailer's got Gambit. Drools uncontrollably.
Note: Bobby AKA Iceman is permanently an Iceman is this fanfic. He's been stuck this way for about six months based off of my ending in Sweet Little Lies.
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Havok rolled his eyes. "How long do you think they are going to argue?"
"Who knows?" Iceman shrugged. "But you know how Scott and Logan are." He flexed his muscles, using his icy form to look big and bulkier than he actually was. "Macho, Macho man. I've got to be a Macho Man."
Havok laughed. "Look at me. I'm Scott," he said, making fun of his brother. "This is the plan. Since my wife died and I have a stick up my ass, you are going to do exactly what I tell you."
"Yes, sir," Iceman saluted. "Right away sir."
"There is no I in team," Havok added. "And we are a team."
"Yes, sir."
"We must communicate and work efficiently," Havok said, standing up straight. "Save the cheerleader. Save the World."
Iceman laughed, not realizing Gambit swaying next to him
"Wolverine, I'm not spending an hour attacking a simulation of Sabretooth," Cyclops argued. "It's bad enough he's in a cell down the hallway."
"Why not? I could use the practice," Wolverine counter argued. "Besides, what if he gets out? It'd benefit to know everyone can kick his ass."
"No," Cyclops answered. "We are doing the Savage Land program Number 45."
"Savage Land," Wolverine complained. "I ain't fighting no damn dinosaur. What's this? Jurassic Park. If I can't kick Sabretooth's ass, then we gotta run the Shogun Number 56."
"We're not fighting some samurai," Cyclops argued. "We're the X-men, not the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."
Cyclops and Wolverine blurred as Gambit turned his head.
"By the time they finish arguing, our training session will be over," Beast said to Nightcrawler.
Nightcrawler chuckled. "I think this session is called 'How long can you put up vith Cyclops and Wolverine Number one."
"Next time, I'm going to bring my ipod," Beast replied. "That way I can listen to the plays I've burned."
'Oh really," Nightcrawler said. "Vhat kind?"
"Some Shakespeare," Beast replied. "I think I'll start with Romeo and Juliet. You know feuding families," he said gesturing to Cyclops and Wolverine.
"You sure," Nightcrawler thought for a moment. "I was thinking Julius Caesar, because I have a feeling some knives are going to pop out soon."
Beast chuckled and noticed Gambit flush white. "Gambit, are you alright?"
Gambit looked forward and his eyes rolled back in his head. He fell backwards on the floor.
Iceman jumped as he heard the thud hit the floor. He turned, seeing his fellow X-men lying on the ground. "Wipe out."
"Gambit," Beast rushed to his side, immediately taking his pulse. "Gambit."
Cyclops and Wolverine stopped their arguing, looking over at the commotion.
"What happened?" Wolverine asked.
"He collapsed," Beast said, opening Gambit's left eye. He saw nothing but black eyes, no red iris. "Nightcrawler, find Rogue and Storm and meet us in the Med Lab."
BAMF
"And you two," Beast glared at Cyclops and Wolverine. "You think you two can shut up long enough to get a stretcher?"
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Ororo pulled Rogue away and looked at her. "Kurt and I don't tell each other 'I love you' all the time."
"What?"
"Rogue, sometimes it what you don't say that says it all," Ororo replied. "Do you understand what I mean?"
"Not really."
"Okay, for example, this morning I caught Kurt staring in the mirror," Ororo smiled. "I don't even think he knew I was looking, but I saw him look at us—him, me, and Talia. He was happy…He just…was happy."
'He's always happy," Rogue sighed.
"I know, but today I just saw something in his eyes that took my breath away," Ororo replied. "He's happy, and I felt it too. Kinda like how Scott and Jean felt everything when she was alive."
Rogue looked down at her gloved hands, "Sounds nice."
"It didn't involve touching," Ororo reminded her and placed her hand on Rogue's heart. "I was from in here, and I know you feel that when you're with Remy. He feels it too. He just has a harder time showing it."
"I know," Rogue wiped the tears from her eyes. "I just wish he would be more honest with me like you and Kurt are."
"Rogue, sometimes you reveal things when the time is right," Ororo replied. "Remember, Kurt didn't tell me about Talia until two months before our wedding, and it was because Wanda demanded he took her for a week."
"You freaked," Rogue replied. "How did you get over it?"
"It wasn't easy, but I had to be understanding of the situation," Ororo said, carefully pulling back Rogue's hair. "I'm sure Remy has many things he wants to tell you, but for now, he'd not ready."
Rogue nodded in understanding. Maybe Remy was right about not telling her about Paris.
BAMF
"Goddess Kurt," Ororo said, placing her hand off her racing heart. "I wish you wouldn't do that," she said, taking a deep breath. "What is it?"
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Wanda sat on the edge of her bed, staring around at her bedroom
William and Thomas played on the floor with cars.
"Let's race," William said, crawling to the other side of the room.
Thomas followed him, swerving his car along the wood floor until he reached his brother.
"I bet you a whole dollar I can get to the other side before you do," William said.
"You're on," Thomas challenged, getting ready.
"Now boys," Vision said, walking into the room. "What did I tell you about gambling?"
"That it's bad," Thomas answered.
William thought for a moment. "But you bet Mr. Rogers the other day."
Vision shook his head. "Can't get nothing past you boys, can I?" He looked over to Wanda. "They remember everything."
Wanda stood up, breathing heavily. "You're dead."
Vision smirked. "Are you so sure?"
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"What happened?" Ororo demanded as she and Rogue followed Kurt to the Med Lab.
"I don't know," Kurt replied. "Logan and Scott vere arguing, and I vas talking to Hank. The next thing ve know he's on the floor."
Rogue turned the corner, seeing Hank and Logan move Remy off the stretcher and onto a bed. "Oh God, Remy." She cried, running to him. 'Remy. Remy."
"Calm down, Rogue," Logan grabbed her before could get to her lover. "Hank needs to look over him."
Ororo stepped in the room, looking at Hank hook up an oxygen mask. "How is he?"
"I think he's dehydrated," Hank replied, pulling Remy's X-suit to around his waist. "I need to hook up an IV."
"I'll help you," Ororo said, walking over to him.
Emma walked in, seeing Remy unconscious as Hank hooked up an IV. "Great. He's the only Sabretooth wants to talk to, and this happens."
"It was unexpected, Emma," Ororo replied, and then yelled to Kurt. "Can you get him a change of clothes. He needs to be out of his X-suit."
Emma rolled her eyes. "Typical, he's your friend."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Will you two knock it off?" Hank fussed. "I had to deal with a dog pound in the Danger Room. I don't need a cat fight in my lab."
Emma huffed. "I notified Xavier."
"At least something positive is happening," Hank replied. "I'm going to need a blood sample. Ororo, can you check his blood pressure?"
"Yeah," Ororo said, switching places as Emma walked out the lab.
"I wish everyone could all get along," Hank said, sterilizing a needle. "This place is under enough pressure."
"This place or you?" Ororo asked, looking at the sphygmomanometer. 'He's blood pressure is extremely low."
"I don't know," Hank replied and withdrew blood. Then, he looked at the full needle as Ororo placed a cotton on Remy's arm. "I feel like I can't be everywhere at once."
"That's not surprising," Ororo agreed as she placed a bandage over the cotton. "What else you need?"
"I'm going to run a test on this blood sample real quick," Hank replied. "Why don't you ask Rogue what Remy's been eating lately. I have a feeling cigarettes and beer may have much to do with his condition."
"What makes you say that?'
"You didn't smell his breath or hook up the oxygen mask."
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Wanda stumbled through her apartment.
"Wanda, come here to me."
"You're dead," Wanda said, stepping on a toy car. She lost her balance, falling to the floor.
"If I was dead, would I be here right now?" Vision said, stooping down beside her. "Honestly, Wanda. What made you think I'm dead?"
"I...I," Wanda ran her hands through her hair. "I killed you."
'Killed me. Do I look dead to you?" Vision asked. "I don't know how you can kill me. You could never hurt a fly."
"What's happening to me?" Wanda said, standing up. "But the twins."
"They are in the other room playing," Vision assured her. "Wanda, are you alright? If there is something wrong, maybe you should see Dr. Strange."
"Dr. Strange."
"It might be best," Vision replied. "I know you've been under a lot of stress with the children."
"Talia can be a handful," Wanda said, taking a seat at the kitchen table.
"Talia," Vision became uneasy.
Wanda looked up at him. "She's my daughter."
"And what about your sons?" Vision reminded her. "Aren't they important to you?"
'I'm supposed to pick her up at five," Wanda informed him. "What am I supposed to do?"
"Call her father," Vision said, handing her a cell phone. "Tell him you're not coming."
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"He hasn't been eating," Rogue informed them.
"He hasn't eaten all day," Ororo sighed. "Do you think it has to do with last night?"
"No," Rogue shook her head and stood up. She looked at Remy. "He hasn't eaten since we brought Sabretooth in."
"Ve brought Sabretooth in about five days ago," Kurt said, walking over to Ororo with a pair of Remy's clothes in his hands. "That's a long time to go vithout food."
"And he eats like a horse," Ororo said, taking the clothes from him.
"He hasn't eaten at all," Rogue explained to them. "Nothing."
Logan folded his arms. "You know, I hate to say this 'Ro, but I ain't seen him eat."
"Ororo," Hank said, coming up beside them. "I need to talk to you."
"Okay, Hank." Ororo handed back the clothes to Kurt. "Can you three change him into these while I talk to Hank?"
"I'm talking to him too," Rogue insisted, following Hank.
Kurt looked at Logan, holding out the clothes.
"I ain't changing him," Logan said, pushing the clothes back. "You know he probably ain't wearing any underwear."
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Pietro sat at the kitchen table pinching his brow.
"Is something wrong, Quicksilver?" Wasp asked, noticing her teammate.
"It's like I can't focus," Pietro replied. "I feel like I'm hearing voices in my head and they are giving me a headache."
"You didn't get much rest last night," Wasp said, pouring a cup of coffee.
"No," Pietro answered. "I'm just thinking about Wanda. I should have been at Agatha's funeral. I should have been there with her."
Wasp sat down at the table. "We all wish we could have."
Pietro lowered his hand. "I should be there now," he said and leaned back in his chair. "There's something not right with her. It's like I can feel it."
"Pietro."
Pietro stood up. "I gotta get home. I gotta get back."
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"His iron level is extremely low," Hank said, looking over his test. "He needs to lay off the cigarettes."
"Hank, I don't think this is time for a lecture," Ororo reminded him.
Hank sighed. "He's got alcohol in his system. It's above legal limits, but if he's not eating, and he's smoking, then it's not a surprise that he's dehydrated."
Rogue walked over to Remy's bed. "Is he going to be alright?" she asked, grabbing his hand with her gloved one.
"His body needs rest, and time for fluids to recuperate in his system," Hank replied. "if he would have went..."
Ororo gave hank a look, causing him to stop before he stated the worst case scenario. "I think he's going to be fine," she assured Rogue. "But he needs rest."
"I'm going to stay with him," Rogue said, pulling a chair next to his bed.
Ororo half-smiled and looked at Remy, seeing his X-suit still on him. "Kurt. Logan."
"Ja fraulein," Kurt smirked to her, hiding the clothes behind his back. But he knew that look. "Vhat? He might not be vearing any undervear. You know how he is."
"Give me," Ororo took the clothes from him. "Rogue, help me."
"Yeah," Rogue said softly.
"Am he better be wearing underwear," Ororo said as they began taking Remy's X-suit off. She saw Rogue smile for a brief second.
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"So, what happened with Remy?" Lorna asked Bobby as she followed him and Alex in the men's locker room.
"I don't know," Bobby replied. "We were standing there goofing around, and next thing you know he hits the floor."
"You mean to tell me, Remy fainted," Lorna replied as they stopped in front of his locker.
"I guess," Bobby shrugged. "And do you mind."
"Mind what?" Lorna asked.
"This is the mens' locker room," Bobby reminded her.
"Oh," Lorna smiled, looking Bobby up and down. "What made you think that?."
Bobby folded his arms.
Lorna turned to her right, seeing Alex pull his shirt off. "Okay," she said in a hypnotic tone.
"hey, darlin"" Logan walked up beside her. "Unless you got something we don't know about, get out."
"Okay, Okay," Lorna rolled her eyes and passed the other X-men on her way out. 'It's not like ya'll got something I ain't seen before."
Alex watched her rock her hips back and forth as she walked out.
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"Kurt, you have a phone call."
Kurt placed Talia's socks in her travel bag and walked out into the room where Talia and Clarice were playing. "Vhat?"
"Wanda's on the phone," Ororo replied, handing him the phone. She walked over and cracked the door of Talia's bedroom to make it easier for him to hear.
Kurt cleared his throat and answered. "Hallo."
"Kurt..."
"Wanda."
"I...I...I'm not coming."
"Vhat do you mean?" Kurt said narrowing his eyebrows. "it's your veekend."
"I can't."
'Wanda."
Ororo looked up from folding clothes, wondering what was going on.
"You can't do this to her," Kurt said into the phone. "She's been vanting to spend time vith her mother."
"She'll understand."
"She's four Wanda," Kurt paused for a moment. "Wanda, what's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong with me..."
Kurt pulled his ear from the phone.
"...NO MORE."
Kurt put his ear back to the phone, listening for her, but she had already hung up. He sighed, looking down at the phone as he turned it off.
"What happened?"
"She's..." Kurt looked up at Ororo. "...not coming."
"What?" Ororo sat down on the bed, disappointed. "Did she say why?"
"Nein," Kurt said, shaking his head. Something isn't right. "How am I supposed to tell T.J.?"
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"So Bobby, what do you think of Lorna?" Alex asked as they played one-on-one basketball.
"She's cool," Bobby said, spinning the ball on his finger.
"Ya'll went out, right?" Alex asked. 'Like on a couple of dates."
"Not really," Bobby said, taking a shot and missing. "Lorna's got that whole house arrest thing from like April. She can't leave the institute without Hank's supervision, so it's not like we could go out anywheres, especially if you add my powers to the equation."
"So, ya'll didn't go out."
"Nah, well..." Bobby thought for a moment, dribbling backwards. "We went to Ororo and Kurt's wedding together, and hung out a few times on movie night, but that's about it."
Alex stole the ball away and dribbled around Bobby before taking a shot, making it. "I win. That's the ten to eight."
Bobby took a deep breath and bent over. He thought about what he'd be doing if he wasn't all ice. Well, I'd be sweating.
"So about Lorna," Alex said, wiping the sweat from his brow.
"What about her?" Bobby asked, standing up straight.
"Would it be alright if I asked her out sometime?"
"Why would I care?" Bobby shrugged. "You wouldn't be the first to hook up with one of my ex-girlfriends."
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Rogue smiled at Remy and sniffled. "I got an A on my test the other day. Saw my grade posted online this morning, before..."
Remy lay there unconscious, but she still continued to talk.
"Before I talked to Sabretooth," she said, squeezing his hand. "Oh Remy, I'm sorry. I shoulda trusted you, but sometimes you make it hard. You know. Like when we first started going out and your ex-wife showed up. I didn't even know you was married until she tried to kill us. Personally, I never understood your tastes in women. Bella's got like an old, braided Billy Ray Cyrus mullet cut. I don't even know how you found that attractive enough to marry her. I guess I see why you were forced by your Poppa, but I guess since you was friends and all too."
Remy's chest rose and fell.
"Don't know why you even wanted a girl like me—a girl you can't even touch. We could for a while, and then it started happening...I hate my powers," Rogue said hanging her head as she cried. "I wish...I wish...I could...control...them. I love you...Remy...I love you," she said, kissing his bare hand. She couldn't feel him tingle on her lips. "My real name is..."
"Rogue."
Rogue jumped and turned. She sniffled and wiped her nose. "Hi Professor."
"How is he doing?" Xavier asked, rolling up beside her.
Rogue shrugged. "He's got a little more color."
"How are you doing?"
"Okay," Rogue said, looking back at Remy. "I guess."
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"Hey T.J." Kurt said, walking slowing in back in her room. Talia sat on the floor, playing Barbies with Clarice. "T.J."
Talia looked at her father. He wasn't smiling. "I didn't do it. It was Bobby."
Kurt half-smiled. "You're not in trouble," he assured her. "Come here. I vant to talk to you. Clarice, got see Mrs. Ororo and wash your hands for dinner."
"Is Mutti downstairs?" Talia asked, climbing into his lap as Clarice left the room.
Kurt forced a smile. He hated being the bad guy. "T.J.," he looked at his daughter's saddened face. "I'm sorry." He said pulling her curls behind her shoulder.
Talia hung her head and her eyes watered. "Mutti isn't coming, is she?"
"Nein." Kurt shook her head. "She's not."
Talia pouted her lip. "Is Muti sick again?"
Kurt sighed and closed his eyes. "Ja," he nodded. "She's not feeling vell."
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"Nothing's wrong with me...NO MORE."
Wanda rocked back and forth with the phone in her hand.
"You did the right thing, Wanda." Vision assured her. "She interferes with our family."
"She is my family," Wanda replied. "My baby."
"No, she's Kurt's. She's not ours," Vision said. "She's not a part of our family—mine and yours."
"Then, why does this hurt so much?"
"Because you let yourself go so much," Vision replied. "You are living in a false reality. You always have. We were made to be together—you, me, William, and Thomas—we are what's real. We're what you need to make everything alright. Don't think of anything else—no more."
"No more...No more...No more..."
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A few hours later...
"Remy, please wake up."
Remy's eyes open in slits. He could see the white room.
"It is done, Remy..."
Remy sat up in bed. The base of his cerebellum hurt where the surgery was. No one would ever notice it there. It was advanced scientific work.
"It was a complicated procedure, but your powers shouldn't be a problem anymore. You have full control."
"I do..." Remy said, looking at his hands. He had been afraid to touch anything since he left New Orleans. It was too good to be true.
"Yes...you do..." a sinister laugh echoed in the laboratory. "And I have a job for you to attend to. This is one of my associates, or worker for hire."
Remy felt a card in his hand. He was right. He could control his powers. Charged. Not Charged. Charged. Not Charged.
"Hello Romeo," Sabretooth chuckled.
Remy shot up in bed screaming...
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I am going to be introducing some new characters to the storyline. I will either explain them in the story or at the end of the chapter they appear.
Thanks for reviews
Michelle
