Gambit grits his teeth, looking down at his little friend's motionless body. His gut twists in knots, while his head pounds with anger. He closes his eyes tightly, hoping that it's all a dream, only to realize how real this situation is when he opens them again.
'My, my. Look at what you done. First Rogue and now, Jubilation Lee.' Misery's voice echo's in Gambit's head. Gambit ignores her. He is still shocked at how he... no... correction... his lovely daughter... Misery killed Jubilee. Gambit pulls the dead teenager up close to himself and hugs her, silently weeping.
'Oh, boohoo. Who really cared 'bout her? The world is relieved of another pest.' All of the anger that was slowly building up inside Gambit was urging to be released, but he would force it down not wanting Misery to get the best of him. In the distance, He sees a cloud of dust racing along the gravel road. Taking a while to adjust from the shock, Gambit soon realizes that it's a vehicle approaching him.
'Show-time, Remy, lets put on our best face, non?' Misery chimes happily in his head.
Before Gambit could respond, he feels the corner of his mouth turning up, forming his usual half smile, but quickly turns into a light frown. He gets up off of his bike, kicking down the kickstand, and takes Jubilee in his arms. He's seen this vehicle before. The gray Benz approaching was Kitty Pryde's.
Kitty Pryde was just coming home from a hard days shopping. Turning up the volume to the radio she sing along with it softly. When she looks back up, she hits her brakes immediately. Her Benz stops inches away from Gambit. Taking a moment to catch her breath, she climbs out of the vehicle. Slamming the door, hard, she prepares to yell at the man before her, stopping herself at realization of whom is in front of her. Remy Lebeau holding Jubilee's body.
"Oh. My. God. What happened to her Remy? Is she gonna be alright?" Kitty rushes over to his side, looking down at the young girl.
"I don' know, Chere. I came across her like dis." Kitty looks up at the young mutant's face and sees his frown deepen. Kitty reaches a hand up to Jubilee's neck, placing her index and middle finger along the vein; she waits for a pulse. It never came. Kitty breath gets caught up in her throat and starts gasping for air, she feels her legs buckle under her and fall onto the ground. Tears reach her eyes and fall down her cheeks. She could not believe that this young girl is dead, the one so full of life, so full of spirit, so full of... of hope. Gambit knees to the ground and sets jubilee softly onto the ground before himself and Kitty. Looking over at the weeping woman, he places his arms around her, pulling her into a tight embrace.
"I... I... I just can't... believe that she is gone. What are we going to say to the others? She was like a sister to me." At this, Kitty weeps harder than before, unable to control herself.
"Whoever did dis, Chere, will pay." Feeling Kitty nod her head against his chest, he reaches into his trench coat, pulling out an ace of hearts. Pleased that he was unnoticed by Kitty, he places his hand back to its original place on Kitty's back. He silently charges up the card and slips it down her shirt, carefully.
"I'm going to scan de area to find some evidence." Gambit rises up to his feet as Kitty wipes her tears onto the sleeve of her shirt.
"I'm coming too." Kitty rises beside Gambit, looking at him with red swollen eyes.
"Non, Stay wit Jubilee."
"But..." Gambit raises his hand, silencing her responses. She watches him walk away from her and into the ditch. She feels her tears slowly coming back into her eyes. Feeling her back itch, she reaches her hand behind herself and pulls out a glowing ace of hearts. She snaps her head back up at Gambit and sees him waving to her in the distance.
"Gambit? You did..." Kitty never did finish her sentence.
To be continued...
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I would like to say thank you to RogueChere (you'll find out why Logan ran away in later chapters) Drew Remington, Mara Kraus, RoGue Of B3K, BJ, Girl of Green, and Cykefan for reviewing :) It means a LOT to me.
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'My, my. Look at what you done. First Rogue and now, Jubilation Lee.' Misery's voice echo's in Gambit's head. Gambit ignores her. He is still shocked at how he... no... correction... his lovely daughter... Misery killed Jubilee. Gambit pulls the dead teenager up close to himself and hugs her, silently weeping.
'Oh, boohoo. Who really cared 'bout her? The world is relieved of another pest.' All of the anger that was slowly building up inside Gambit was urging to be released, but he would force it down not wanting Misery to get the best of him. In the distance, He sees a cloud of dust racing along the gravel road. Taking a while to adjust from the shock, Gambit soon realizes that it's a vehicle approaching him.
'Show-time, Remy, lets put on our best face, non?' Misery chimes happily in his head.
Before Gambit could respond, he feels the corner of his mouth turning up, forming his usual half smile, but quickly turns into a light frown. He gets up off of his bike, kicking down the kickstand, and takes Jubilee in his arms. He's seen this vehicle before. The gray Benz approaching was Kitty Pryde's.
Kitty Pryde was just coming home from a hard days shopping. Turning up the volume to the radio she sing along with it softly. When she looks back up, she hits her brakes immediately. Her Benz stops inches away from Gambit. Taking a moment to catch her breath, she climbs out of the vehicle. Slamming the door, hard, she prepares to yell at the man before her, stopping herself at realization of whom is in front of her. Remy Lebeau holding Jubilee's body.
"Oh. My. God. What happened to her Remy? Is she gonna be alright?" Kitty rushes over to his side, looking down at the young girl.
"I don' know, Chere. I came across her like dis." Kitty looks up at the young mutant's face and sees his frown deepen. Kitty reaches a hand up to Jubilee's neck, placing her index and middle finger along the vein; she waits for a pulse. It never came. Kitty breath gets caught up in her throat and starts gasping for air, she feels her legs buckle under her and fall onto the ground. Tears reach her eyes and fall down her cheeks. She could not believe that this young girl is dead, the one so full of life, so full of spirit, so full of... of hope. Gambit knees to the ground and sets jubilee softly onto the ground before himself and Kitty. Looking over at the weeping woman, he places his arms around her, pulling her into a tight embrace.
"I... I... I just can't... believe that she is gone. What are we going to say to the others? She was like a sister to me." At this, Kitty weeps harder than before, unable to control herself.
"Whoever did dis, Chere, will pay." Feeling Kitty nod her head against his chest, he reaches into his trench coat, pulling out an ace of hearts. Pleased that he was unnoticed by Kitty, he places his hand back to its original place on Kitty's back. He silently charges up the card and slips it down her shirt, carefully.
"I'm going to scan de area to find some evidence." Gambit rises up to his feet as Kitty wipes her tears onto the sleeve of her shirt.
"I'm coming too." Kitty rises beside Gambit, looking at him with red swollen eyes.
"Non, Stay wit Jubilee."
"But..." Gambit raises his hand, silencing her responses. She watches him walk away from her and into the ditch. She feels her tears slowly coming back into her eyes. Feeling her back itch, she reaches her hand behind herself and pulls out a glowing ace of hearts. She snaps her head back up at Gambit and sees him waving to her in the distance.
"Gambit? You did..." Kitty never did finish her sentence.
To be continued...
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I would like to say thank you to RogueChere (you'll find out why Logan ran away in later chapters) Drew Remington, Mara Kraus, RoGue Of B3K, BJ, Girl of Green, and Cykefan for reviewing :) It means a LOT to me.
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