Latice

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Chapter Six-

Latice's eyes snapped open and she sprang to her feet and into the shadows near the wall. The curtains of the sliding door that led to the balcony outside shifted as a silhouette slipped inside. Moving silently, the Saiyan warrioress crept up behind the figure. The spicy sweet scent that reached her nostrils made her realize that it was a man. Springing in an eerily similar manner to a cat, Latice spun the man around and pinned him to the ground. She found herself looking into startled red on black eyes set in a handsome chiseled face.

"Pardon, Mademoiselle," he said in a thickly accented voice. "I did not realize dat dis room was occupied."

"Who are you?" she demanded. He smiled charmingly. "Mon name is Remy LeBeau. Also called Gambit, whichever you prefer. You must be de fille dey rescued from Magneto, non?"

"Fille?" she asked as she shifted off him warily. "Girl," he explained sitting up. She eyed him briefly, then rose to her feet, Remy following suit. Although she couldn't help but like his cheery mannerisms, she scowled darkly.

"In the future, it would probably be to your best interest to use a different entrance to this place. I might not be so forgiving later. You interrupted my sleep. Now get out."

Remy grinned and gave her a sweeping bow. "I don' know, cher," he said, with an apologetic shrug. "I mi' not be able to resist. Yo' welcome is so…charming." Latice bared her teeth at him, and he left the room with a quiet chuckle.

"Bon nuit, mon petit."

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The next morning dawned gray and cloudy, a light drizzle sprinkling the world. Latice lounged in a chair at the table with Logan and Scott. Ororo was carrying food in from the kitchen.

"You're gonna need more than that, 'Ro," Bobby said, as he entered the room. "Latice eats a lot."

"And don't give her any cooked meat," Jubilee said, sitting next to Logan and giving him a smile in greeting. "'It ruins the flavor.'"

Latice raised an eyebrow at the pair. "Are you mocking me, weaklings?" Immediately, the two had on angelic, innocent faces.

"Who?"

"Us?"

About half an hour later, everyone was eating. They all expressed amazement at the fact that they had actually found someone with a bigger appetite than Kurt. She merely shrugged. "If you think I eat a lot," she commented, "You should see a Saiyan male eat."

Suddenly Scott looked up with a scowl.

"Where's Remy?" he demanded. Rogue gave a grin. "Ya know that swamp rat ain't no mornin' bird, sugah." Scott sighed. "I suppose I have to go wake him up."

Latice rose to her feet with an evil grin. "Allow me," she said. "I owe him." The others looked at her in surprise.

"You know him?" Jean asked. Latice answered as she left the room, using her sensitive sense of smell to locate the sleeping Cajun. "Oh, we…met, last night."

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Smooth and silently as a panther, Ltice crept into the sleeping mutant's room. With a growl, she made a flying leap and pounced onto him. He tried to shoot up in surprise, but only succeeded in knocking them both off the bed. Latice flipped to make sure she had him pinned to the ground. When Remy's eyes focused on the intruder, his head flopped to the floor with a thud. He groaned.

"Uhhh… petit, what de hell ya doin'?"

"Time to get up, human," she said unsympathetically. "You humans sleep too much. I've been up for hours."

"Go 'way," he begged sleepily and shut his eyes. Rising to her feet, Latice easily picked him up by the throat and stalked out the room, and down the stairs. Remy's eyes had flared open, and when she opened the back door, he grabbed her hand.

"A'right, cher, you win! Jus' don---AHH!" Without warning, the Saiyan woman deposited him outside in the freezing rain, much to the amusement of the others who sat at the table. He sputtered, and leapt to his feet, shivering, as he was wearing only a pair of black boxers.

"Woman, what you do dat fo'?" he demanded. She crossed her arms with a smirk.

"Just a little warning for future reference. When I tell you to get up, then you had better take heed." She stepped aside and allowed him to enter. He did so and ran up the stairs and out of sight, muttering in French under his breath.

Heh, heh, heh…

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