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Disclaimer - I do not own X-Men: Evolution.
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Remy quietly worked his way down the hallway. He wondered where it led. The foul smell of rotting wood hit him in the face. He wanted to hold his breath. He continued to walk on. Swift, but silent. He saw a door up ahead. He narrowed his eyes. He put his hand on the doorknob and turned it. He pushed the door open and pressed his back against the wall. He peered in and looked around the dark room. A stream of light shone down from a broken window near the ceiling. It sort of shocked him, because his eyes had gotten used to the light.
"Rogue?" He whispered. He looked around. There was another door. The handle was broken and there were holes in the door. A rat ran by his feet. Remy could remember when he had lived in a place like this. He cautiously approached the door and pushed it open. Instead of a hallway, like he expected, there was a long staircase, decending downward. He expected lower hallways, but on this side of the place? He took the first few and waited until his eyes got used to the darkness again. He then walked down the stairs. It ended with a long hallway with a series of doors on either side. He opened the first one cautiously. He looked around. No one. He would be here a while.
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St. John, Amara, Bobby, Ray, Kurt, and Jubilee all sat in the kitchen. St. John took a sip from his glass of water and swallowed.
"Wonder if they found 'er." Everyone shrugged and continued on with their game of poker. He took a look at his cards. They were playing for the sake of getting the thoughts out of their minds, like the professor advised. Kitty handed them all something to eat. They were cookies, by the looks of them. Kurt took a bite and smiled weakly.
"Zese are good." He said truthfully. Kitty's face brightened. She had been cooking ever since she laid Gage down for his nap. The little boy wandered in and was rubbing his eyes with a sleepy yawn. He gazed at them cutely. Amara put her cards down and picked him up. He had been so spoiled by everyone. He took a cookie and started eating it.
"Don't spoil your dinner on them, Gage." Amara kissed his forehead. He nodded.
"Okie dokie." He smiled, having been proud of himself for saying something right. The girls giggled and Amara ruffled his copper-colored hair. She set him down.
"'Ro is waiting for you in the backyard. She's awfully lonely. Go play with her." He nodded and ran in the cutest way, out the door. He had begun calling them his aunts and uncles. Rogue had been glad that he considered them family, as she did. "He is so cute." John made an attempt to pick her cards up. She slapped his hand. "If only you could behave like him."
"That hurt, love." He said with a shake of his head. She frowned at him. He didn't know why she was so upset at him. "It hurt me realllll deep."
"Shut up and keep playing." Ray said, frowning.
Ororo sat outside on the hill, lying in the grass. A slight breeze ran across and the grass brushed against her face. She heard someone calling her. She sat up and looked around.
"Auntie 'Ro!" Gage called, running to her. He stumbled a few times but he made it. He gave her a big hug and she ruffled his hair. "Ah brought ya a cookie." He held it up and smiled at her. She took it and smiled.
"Thank you, Gage." He plopped down next to her and gave her a curious look.
"Where's momma an' daddy?" She bit her lip.
"They.. went out for a little while. They'll be back later." She lied. She hated lying to the little boy. It made her feel really uncomfortable.
"Okie dokie." He smiled cheerfully. They had gotten used to his red-on- black eyes, but not Remy's. He still had coldness and darkness in his eyes. It bothered all of them but Rogue. She went through the very same.
"Want to play a game?" She asked, taking a bite of the cookie. It tasted pretty good. "Who made these?"
"Auntie Kitty." He said. He had seen her pull more out of the oven. He was such a cute little kid. "Game?"
"Okay. What do you want to play?" She asked.
"Hide 'n seek!" She nodded. "Ah hide! An' no peekin'!"
"I won't peek."
"Promise?"
"Promise." Ororo smiled and went to a tree to hide her eyes. This would help her get her mind from worrying.
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Remy was almost to the end of the hall now. The darkness had made him think of his past. It also made him think of the time when he thought Rogue had died. He shuddered and opened another door. He saw the end door. He didn't know if she was down here at all. There was another side to the building too. He opened the door at the end of the hall. It led to another hallway with no doors. He gave a sigh. He would never find her at this rate. He walked down the hall. There were two doors. He opened the one to his right and got blinded by light. He shaded his eyes as he looked around.
"Dammit." No Rogue. He closed the door and opened the other one. It creaked, making Remy jump. He didn't expect it to be so loud. He looked behind him then swiftly inside. He saw something move in the corner. It wasn't a rat. If it was, it was awfully big. "Rogue?" The bundle stiffened.
"Leave meh alone." Rogue snapped.
"Rogue, it's me, Remy."
"Ah know." She sounded afraid, angry. "An' Ah said, go away."
"Non." He said stubbornly. "Not 'less y' come wit' me."
"No."
"Rogue, I'm not mad at y'." He walked over to her. He put his hand on her shoulder. "Come on. Logan be waitin' fo' us up dere."
"Ah'll hurt someone again.."
"Jus' t'ink o' how much y'll hurt Gage. What d' y' want me t' tell him when mommy don' come home? Dat she abandoned us 'cause she don' wanna hurt us? He needs his mommy. I need y'. Come on." He held his gloved hand out to her and she paused. She took his hand. He pulled her up and into his arms. They stood there for a minute. "Come on. Dey be happy t' know yo're comin' home."
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"Cheater!" Kurt accused. St. John nodded and they stared at Ray. "You looked at my cards."
"I did not!" Ray said with a frown. "Let's just do something else." Jubilee stood up.
"I have an idea! Let's go play a video game. You can't cheat on those."
"We have video games?" St. John smiled. "I love those!" Everyone stared at him. Amara put her head in her hand. This was not going to blow over well. He was going to beat every one of them. Piotr walked into the room then walked right back out. "Where ya goin', mate?" John chased after him. "You can play too."
"Jubes, I think you may have made a mistake." Bobby said. He looked at Ray, who confirmed it with a nod.
"A grave mistake." Amara said with a shake of her head.
"Woo! Get in here, mates! Time to play."
"He's hyper." Kitty said.
"You guys are lucky I gave him water to drink." Amara said, looking at the door. He came through and grabbed her arm. He grabbed Kitty's too. She didn't phase through. She secretly thought this would be a blast.
"You are disgusting." Jean said, giving him a bitter look.
"You are boring beyond Mr. Military."
"Very funny."
"I know."
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This is your chapter. All in one night! Woo! Are you proud of me?
Please review.
11-09-03
Disclaimer - I do not own X-Men: Evolution.
-
Remy quietly worked his way down the hallway. He wondered where it led. The foul smell of rotting wood hit him in the face. He wanted to hold his breath. He continued to walk on. Swift, but silent. He saw a door up ahead. He narrowed his eyes. He put his hand on the doorknob and turned it. He pushed the door open and pressed his back against the wall. He peered in and looked around the dark room. A stream of light shone down from a broken window near the ceiling. It sort of shocked him, because his eyes had gotten used to the light.
"Rogue?" He whispered. He looked around. There was another door. The handle was broken and there were holes in the door. A rat ran by his feet. Remy could remember when he had lived in a place like this. He cautiously approached the door and pushed it open. Instead of a hallway, like he expected, there was a long staircase, decending downward. He expected lower hallways, but on this side of the place? He took the first few and waited until his eyes got used to the darkness again. He then walked down the stairs. It ended with a long hallway with a series of doors on either side. He opened the first one cautiously. He looked around. No one. He would be here a while.
-
St. John, Amara, Bobby, Ray, Kurt, and Jubilee all sat in the kitchen. St. John took a sip from his glass of water and swallowed.
"Wonder if they found 'er." Everyone shrugged and continued on with their game of poker. He took a look at his cards. They were playing for the sake of getting the thoughts out of their minds, like the professor advised. Kitty handed them all something to eat. They were cookies, by the looks of them. Kurt took a bite and smiled weakly.
"Zese are good." He said truthfully. Kitty's face brightened. She had been cooking ever since she laid Gage down for his nap. The little boy wandered in and was rubbing his eyes with a sleepy yawn. He gazed at them cutely. Amara put her cards down and picked him up. He had been so spoiled by everyone. He took a cookie and started eating it.
"Don't spoil your dinner on them, Gage." Amara kissed his forehead. He nodded.
"Okie dokie." He smiled, having been proud of himself for saying something right. The girls giggled and Amara ruffled his copper-colored hair. She set him down.
"'Ro is waiting for you in the backyard. She's awfully lonely. Go play with her." He nodded and ran in the cutest way, out the door. He had begun calling them his aunts and uncles. Rogue had been glad that he considered them family, as she did. "He is so cute." John made an attempt to pick her cards up. She slapped his hand. "If only you could behave like him."
"That hurt, love." He said with a shake of his head. She frowned at him. He didn't know why she was so upset at him. "It hurt me realllll deep."
"Shut up and keep playing." Ray said, frowning.
Ororo sat outside on the hill, lying in the grass. A slight breeze ran across and the grass brushed against her face. She heard someone calling her. She sat up and looked around.
"Auntie 'Ro!" Gage called, running to her. He stumbled a few times but he made it. He gave her a big hug and she ruffled his hair. "Ah brought ya a cookie." He held it up and smiled at her. She took it and smiled.
"Thank you, Gage." He plopped down next to her and gave her a curious look.
"Where's momma an' daddy?" She bit her lip.
"They.. went out for a little while. They'll be back later." She lied. She hated lying to the little boy. It made her feel really uncomfortable.
"Okie dokie." He smiled cheerfully. They had gotten used to his red-on- black eyes, but not Remy's. He still had coldness and darkness in his eyes. It bothered all of them but Rogue. She went through the very same.
"Want to play a game?" She asked, taking a bite of the cookie. It tasted pretty good. "Who made these?"
"Auntie Kitty." He said. He had seen her pull more out of the oven. He was such a cute little kid. "Game?"
"Okay. What do you want to play?" She asked.
"Hide 'n seek!" She nodded. "Ah hide! An' no peekin'!"
"I won't peek."
"Promise?"
"Promise." Ororo smiled and went to a tree to hide her eyes. This would help her get her mind from worrying.
-
Remy was almost to the end of the hall now. The darkness had made him think of his past. It also made him think of the time when he thought Rogue had died. He shuddered and opened another door. He saw the end door. He didn't know if she was down here at all. There was another side to the building too. He opened the door at the end of the hall. It led to another hallway with no doors. He gave a sigh. He would never find her at this rate. He walked down the hall. There were two doors. He opened the one to his right and got blinded by light. He shaded his eyes as he looked around.
"Dammit." No Rogue. He closed the door and opened the other one. It creaked, making Remy jump. He didn't expect it to be so loud. He looked behind him then swiftly inside. He saw something move in the corner. It wasn't a rat. If it was, it was awfully big. "Rogue?" The bundle stiffened.
"Leave meh alone." Rogue snapped.
"Rogue, it's me, Remy."
"Ah know." She sounded afraid, angry. "An' Ah said, go away."
"Non." He said stubbornly. "Not 'less y' come wit' me."
"No."
"Rogue, I'm not mad at y'." He walked over to her. He put his hand on her shoulder. "Come on. Logan be waitin' fo' us up dere."
"Ah'll hurt someone again.."
"Jus' t'ink o' how much y'll hurt Gage. What d' y' want me t' tell him when mommy don' come home? Dat she abandoned us 'cause she don' wanna hurt us? He needs his mommy. I need y'. Come on." He held his gloved hand out to her and she paused. She took his hand. He pulled her up and into his arms. They stood there for a minute. "Come on. Dey be happy t' know yo're comin' home."
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"Cheater!" Kurt accused. St. John nodded and they stared at Ray. "You looked at my cards."
"I did not!" Ray said with a frown. "Let's just do something else." Jubilee stood up.
"I have an idea! Let's go play a video game. You can't cheat on those."
"We have video games?" St. John smiled. "I love those!" Everyone stared at him. Amara put her head in her hand. This was not going to blow over well. He was going to beat every one of them. Piotr walked into the room then walked right back out. "Where ya goin', mate?" John chased after him. "You can play too."
"Jubes, I think you may have made a mistake." Bobby said. He looked at Ray, who confirmed it with a nod.
"A grave mistake." Amara said with a shake of her head.
"Woo! Get in here, mates! Time to play."
"He's hyper." Kitty said.
"You guys are lucky I gave him water to drink." Amara said, looking at the door. He came through and grabbed her arm. He grabbed Kitty's too. She didn't phase through. She secretly thought this would be a blast.
"You are disgusting." Jean said, giving him a bitter look.
"You are boring beyond Mr. Military."
"Very funny."
"I know."
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This is your chapter. All in one night! Woo! Are you proud of me?
Please review.
11-09-03