okay so this is the exact same chapter just i did decide to change Reine's(Reene) nickname to Ace because that just makes so much more sense.

disclimer i don't own X-Men or Marvel

Itallics: Professor X talking in your mind

Ace

Rogue and Gambit both looked at each other worried I knew why it's because of my nicknames who wants t' know a girl named after the death card? Rogue went into da room dad came out of I guess she went to go change leaving me alone with Gambit. I smiled at him I never really did talk to him yesterday. We both just looked at each other not talking which was awkward for him but not for me. I had a thousand questions in my head, why did you leave? Did you know dat belle was pregnant?

My dad and mom just fell in love probably because both of deir families hated each other for who knows how long. One night when my dad proposed to my mom she said yes. She was relieved because she was pregnant with me and when my dad ran she was furious. So she made a vow dat she would do everything in her power ta have nothing of her in me. When I was born and opened up my eyes they were red and black like my dads. She named me the closes name ta Remy and gave me his last name.

When I started ta talk she made me call her Belle not mom and she never called me her daughter. She called me Remy and Gambit just ta annoy me. Life wasn't so bad but when I was five I could play poker and I got nicknamed Dealer. Belle was so upset so she cut my hair like my dad's luckily he had a ponytail. A few years later when I was eight I went into Belle's room and saw her jewelry box. When I opened it I saw a ring, a staff, a deck of cards, and some gloves. I picked up da ring and it said 'To my Queen of Hearts' I had no idea why Belle had dese.

Just then she walked into da room and yelled, "You little thief." she started to hit me.

When she was done I asked, "Why do you have dis?"

She looked at me and laughed, "Yer no good father gave it t' me you can have it it's useless just like all da other things Remy left behind."

Now I'm use to belle putting me down and hitting me and saying dat I'm nothing. But for some reason this time it got to me and I finally realized I had no identity. This explained why she made me everything like my dad to blame it all on someone who was around. Well you can bet dat I took da ring, gloves, staff, and cards if Belle wanted Remy LeBeau I'd give her da closes thing, me. I let her dress me like him but more of a girl version yellow tank, green jeans, and brown boots dat go up to my knees. She wanted me to act like him take what I want and give it ta da people I thought was my family. When ever I made Belle upset by trying to have my own identity she would start to pound me.

I tried my best ta give belle what she wanted anything ta stay alive but it was hard trying ta be like my dad. One day I was walking around town and I heard a beautiful song. Now I know dat it's New Orleans there is music always playing but this didn't sound like jazz. I heard it coming from a church when I was in I sank in da pew. In Louisiana everyone knows who your parents are and if someone saw me there, they would tell belle. I guess I didn't sink low enough because da preacher saw me I was scared.

He smiled at me and motioned for me to come to him I slowly walked down da aisle. Once I was standing in front of him I knew he was inspecting belle's early morning beating I got. He smiled which is da first time anyone has done without insulting me or putting me down.

He put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Would you like to join the choir?"

I looked into his eyes he seemed serious and nice I said, "Yes monsieur but I don't know any of da songs."

He smiled handed me a book and had me stand in da middle so he could keep an eye on me. I'm use to people not trusting me but I think he wanted to keep an eye on me to make sure I was okay. When ever I came to da church I felt safe and belle never found out for a year, when I went to church I told her I was out stealing wallets. I didn't like lying because lying was a sin and I always had to confess to da preacher. What made this better was dat Father Pierre gave me faith dat my father would come back for me. Every night I prayed dat he would find me and save me from my awful mother, I mean belle.

One night she came into my room and started to hit me saying she knew where I went on Sundays. As she was pounding me she stopped and collapsed on da floor all of a sudden I had her memories. I knew what happened belle told me dat my father was a mutant so I reached over for da deck of cards on my nightstand. When I touched da top card it blew up as I looked at belle on da floor I realized dat I'm not Remy LeBeau I'm Reine LeBeau. I started to pack a bag but belle woke up, but instead of hitting me she grabbed my staff and started to hit me with dat.

da next morning belle did it again screaming, "You mutant freak you deserve everything dat comes to you!"

I started to say, "I'm nothing like him." but it didn't work.

This time belle let her guard down and left me in my room alone. But before she left she whispered, "You are not your father your weaker which is good news for me." When she was gone I tried all da other cards, all of them when I let my powers go. I tried another deck, with my other ability and my eyes I then named myself da Ace of Spades.

When I told Father Pierre he told me, "We are here for a purpose all of this will lead you to your purpose."

I understood what he meant but I was more scared for my life more then ever. Later dat night I waited for belle I knew dat she had found out I went ta da church today and wanted her to get da beating over with. I started to think about what was happening to me I wouldn't touch a thing or person. belle came up to my room and started to hit me with da staff again but I saw her drop something. I thought I saw my dad so I grabbed her wrist and she collapsed on da ground. When I had her memories I was positive of what dad looked like I picked up da paper. It was a newspaper clip it was about this group of people called da X-men.

It said dat they were mutants I read da names Wolverine, Rogue, Storm, and all kinds of other names. Close to da end I saw Gambit dat had to be my dad. I looked at belle on da ground da first time this happened I tried to run. I never did unpack da bag I grabbed it a deck of cards and some poker chips my dad's ring, staff and ran. Once I was out of da bayous I got to da train tracks and when one got close enough I jumped on. It was a muggy night which is normal for New Orleans I couldn't sleep. All I could think about was how I ran from belle I was free.

I knew sooner or later dat belle would find out were I went so I prayed. I prayed dat belle wouldn't find me dat my dad wouldn't be like da stories da Assassins told me. But I prayed dat my life would be different dat I wouldn't be hit for trying to be me. I prayed nearly all night and day da train ride from Louisiana to New York is a long ride. When da train stopped I jumped out before someone saw me they would have called da cops who would call belle and I would be right back where I started. I ran to a city near by there was a newspaper stand and da paper told me where da X-men were.

But almost before I could my mutant powers went rogue and da paper exploded. da man at da stand yelled at me and called me a mutie I ran. Finally I found myself outside a gate dat had a sign it said 'Charles Xavier School for the Gifted'. I extended da staff took a few steps back and ran. I flew over da gate without a problem and was in I walked to da door and knocked. I was scared what if Gambit wasn't what I thought he was, someone answered.

It was a women she had a green and black shirt, jeans, tennis shoes, and brown gloves with white in her hair "Are you okay sugha?" I knew dat accent she was from da south like me.

I quickly looked away but I had to giggle she sounded so nice and sweet a lot better then belle. I looked back at her and shook my head yes in da newspaper clipping I think her name was Rogue.

I asked, "Do you know Remy Lebeau he's also known as Gambit?"

She looked at me confused then I saw Gambit standing behind her I smiled. I also saw a man in a wheel chair he was looking straight at me Rogue moved for him to get a better look at me. He extended his hand I didn't want to touch him I thought he would get mad at me like da man at da news stand.

He said, "It's alright your covered up enough my name is Professor Charles Xavier."

I hesitated but I did shake his hand, "My name is Reine, Reine LeBeau."

"I know I also know that you're a mutant." he said letting go of my hand.

"How do you know?" I asked my voice getting soft.

"Because I too am a mutant." I heard his voice but it sounded like he said it in my head, "I'm a telepath and I have telekinesis also no humans like to come near this place."

He led Gambit and I into a small room I saw a table dat looked like da one scientists use to experiment. He asked me to lay down on it but I was scared. He assured me dat it would be safe and for Gambit to stay with me. When my dad agreed to stay with me I laid down on da table and saw Professor Xavier was about to touch my head. I lifted my head away from his hands I didn't want what happened to belle to happen to him. He reassured me dat he wasn't going to touch my skin I laid back down. I soon started to have flashbacks of belle and da Assassins.

da way on how I survived was to forget what happened right after it happened. I was able to block out pain sometimes and da old memories brought back awful pain. I took my dads hand and squeezed it as hard as I could, I almost couldn't stand da old memories. da farther he went da more pain I remembered it took him hours to get all my memories I think he was trying to make sure who I really was. When he was done I had tears running down my face and I squeezing Gambit's hand so hard it was hurting my hand too.

Professor asked dad to take me to one of there unused rooms I hadn't slept in almost two days, he had to almost carry me. da whole time I was wobbling and tripping over my own feet. All da old memories completely drained me. I fell asleep before my head even touched da pillow I had nightmares all night of belle and her hitting me. When I woke with sweat on my face in da morning it took me sometime to remember where I was. I heard a shower going and a women singing I knew by da sound of her voice it was Rogue. I never did introduce myself to her and I really wanted to meet her.

I walked to da bathroom door and she came out when she did she screamed. I smiled at her and said, "Mornin Chere."

She yelled, "Remy get up you swamp rat!"

My dad came out of a room barely awake and said, "Keep your voice down Chère ."

I laughed, "Gambit did you know dat she has a good voice?"

"Of course I know petite Rogue wakes me up everyday wit' it." he said trying to put his arm around her but she quickly moves away.

I smile and say, "Nice t' meet you Rogue my name is Reine LeBeau nickname da Dealer or Ace of Spades."

Finally I asked him, "Did ya leave 'cause belle was pregnant wit' me?" I said it fast.

He looked at me confused so I repeated slower, "Did ya leave 'cause belle was pregnant wit' me?"

There was a long silence I thought dat meant yes and was starting to leave, "If I knew she was having you I would have stayed petite."

I smiled dad decided to take me on a tour of da house but I didn't pay attention. I kept looking around amazed I've never been in a place dis big there were halls and halls all with doors. Back home belle didn't like it if I left ma room normally for me to leave da house I had to tell her I went to steal which was sometimes true I just never said wit' who. My curiosity started t' wander more and more I never left Louisiana. Gambit showed me da view I saw da sun was rising over a blue ocean normally I would see da bayous. We some how made our way into da kitchen I saw a man reading da newspaper I think his name was Wolverine.

I smiled at him, "Hey Gumbo and kid." he said.

I smiled at da ground, "Bonjour what's your name monsieur?" I asked.

"Logan, Charlie told me what you can do jambalaya." he told me.

I kept my focus on da floor I didn't like people knowing what I can do but da new nickname was nice. He kept readin da paper I didn't say anything, Gambit asked me if I was hungry I was starving. Belle only fed me if I was just like Remy which I was able to do very easily. Until belle found out I went to church she stopped feeding me and she told me she would feed me if I didn't go back to church I turned her down. I am able t' cook but I wasn't able to wit' all da Assassins always around me.

I was in mid thought when Rogue walked in wearing a green and black shirt, jeans, tennis shoes, and brown gloves. Dad was near da stove making me some pancakes and Logan was reading his paper. Rogue went over to help and more people started to come down. I saw a red head I think her name was Jean Grey she had a green blouse, jeans, and shoes, and da guy with da shades. I think his name is Cyclops he had light brown hair, red sunglasses, a blue shirt, kakis and men's shoes. Just then I saw a puff of smoke appear out of nowhere. I saw da one thing at church I didn't like to talk about he had a tail, pointed teeth, pointed ears, three fingers and blue fur.

I screamed and fell out of ma chair unable to move Logan helped me up. As I stood I didn't take ma eyes off of da thing my legs were shakin.

Logan said, "It's alright jambalaya that's just the elf."

"I think you have elves and something else mixed up monsieur." I told him.

Da thing took a few steps closer t' me and extended his hand, "Guten tag flauer leine."

I think he had a German accent I was still scared but he seemed nice. I shook his hand and said, "Bonjour sorry if I screamed mon ami."

He smiled at me and said, "A lot of people are scared of me flauer leine I don't take any offense."

I smiled back at him he was very nice I was now ashamed for judging him. More people started t' come down stairs I tried to remember what da news clipping said. I think Storm, Ice Man, Shadow Cat, Beast and more. When gambit and Rogue finished da pancakes I eat them all in one bite. Belle hadn't fed me in a week and I wasn't able t' cook or eat da whole time I was on da train.

"Slow down sugha." Rogue told me.

Professor Xavier came down stairs he said dat he had t' talk to Gambit, Rogue, and me. He talked to us in da same room he used to take ma memories. He told Rogue and Gambit dat I can blow up anything non-organic like Gambit. Den he said dat I can absorb life source if I have skin on skin contact like Rogue.

"But" he told me, "your mutant powers should not have worked when your mother touched you."

"Belle did such a good job of makin' me everything like Gambit it was like she never was ma mother." I told him.

He shook his head as if he understood what I meant, he asked Rogue to take off one of her gloves. He instructed me t' do da same thing and to take Rogue's hand. Rogue kept pullin' away but I wanted to see what da Prof had in mind. I grabbed her hand and nothin happened we were all quiet and waited a few more minutes. I let go of Rogue's hand and we both started ta put our gloves back on.

I asked, "What happened mon ami?"

Professor said, "Since the both of you can absorb life forces your powers block each other out."

Rogue's eyes started to get wider, "Professor are yah sayin' that there is at least one person on this whole world Ah can touch?"

He just shook his head yes and left us alone, "Remy you've been pretty quiet what do yah think?"

He looked at me and said, "I'm starting to think dat if I stayed I could have taken petite wit' me."

I looked at da ground I couldn't tell if he was telling da truth or just saying it because I was in da room. I believed dat he was telling da truth father Pierre said dat ya must forgive people no matter what da sin. Da rest of da day they were talking 'bout me stayin' here. Help me control my powers and for me ta get t' know Gambit. It was all sounding better and better but I kept worrying about Belle findin me. After my first week of staying here da feeling went away. I no longer had nightmares of Belle and da old memories went away.

I soon changed ma look along with it I wear a red tank dat goes t'ma calfs, a black leatehr jacket, strap on black boots, black jeans, and black gloves dat cover ma fingers. Logan, Storm, Beast and all da other X-men made me feel at home (Especially wit' Logans nickname for me). I was starting t' think dat maybe da X-men were a better family then da Assassins back home. I am Reine LeBeau and I am an X-man not a Assassin or a Thief (well sometimes). I'm not Remy LeBeau I am my own person and I'm never leavin'.

hope you like Rogue being able to have skin to skin contact with someone. next is the origin of Kristen.