Memories to forget 8

Author's Notes: Just in case you're wondering, no I haven't forgotten about Jean Luc and Angelo in this story. You'll find out what happened to them, and where they've been during the time Remy woke up. Enjoy

Disclaimer: I make no money, from this story. Nor do I profit from any of the characters from this either, although I should. What do you think?



Jean Luc and Angelo had been either in his quarters or walking together on the school grounds, from the very moment that the Blackbird landed. For the last two days Jean Luc had been reluctant to visit his dying son. So when he heard that his son was out of his coma, he still refused to visit.

It wasn't because he didn't care, but rather it was because of the fact that he was afraid. He was afraid to see his only son hooked up to a bunch of tubes. Even if Remy wasn't his biological son, he still didn't like to see him hurt. He raised him up from a pup, and he came to love Remy like one of his own.

For days Angelo had tried to persuade him to go visit his son, especially since he was now awake. He refused and would often go to sleep in his quarters, or walk around the huge mansion. He often found his way into the huge library, where he would read day and night. To him reading seemed to make time go by a lot faster, but he knew that he couldn't run and hide forever.

So today when Angelo came to the library to get him for their daily walk and talk, Jean Luc went so far as to suggest that today should be the day that they visit. Angelo was surprised at first, but then he became happy that he finally decided to move on.

They walked towards Remy's room together, and passed along several of the X- Men in the process. They all nodded their approval that he had finally decided to go visit his son. It was something that made his journey a little bit easier.

When they reached the door, Jean Luc hesitated for a second. Angelo gave the old man a soft reassuring pat on his back, and urged him to go on in. He looked up at the gray skinned man that had been his best friend of late and smiled at him.

Finding his courage he walked into Remy's room, where he found him wide awake and watching the television set. From the moment he entered into the room, his son look over at him and a smile crossed his face.



"I thought that you forgot about me old man."

"Remy, how are you Mona me?"

"Fine as fine can be. I just can't wait to get out of these stupid casts non. Who's you're gray skinned friend?"

"Oh this is Angelo." Jean Luc said thrusting a crooked finger towards Angelo.

"So you're the one that's the petite Jubilee's fawning all over?"

"Yeah that's me." Angelo said looking slightly embarrassed.

"They told me that you had amnesia. If you did how come you remember me and Jubilee?" Jean jumped in.

"Pa, actually you're the only person that I can remember. Can't say why I don't remember anybody else though. I'll have to ask Blue about that later."

"Blue?"

"You know the doctor with the Blue fur all over his body"

"Oh you mean Hank." Angelo chimed in.

"Yeah that's his name. Say can you give my old man, and me a moment Mon a me? I'd like to talk to him alone for a moment. Then me pa can smuggle me in a beer or two and we all can have a party later. Just don't tell nobody, or you won't get any beer."

"Sure. I need to find my wife to be. I haven't seen her since we came here, and I need to see how she's doing."

"I'm sure she's fine." Gambit said as a look of sadness crossed his face.

Angelo walked out of the room and closed the door. Remy face hardened and he turn to look at his father.

"Three days? It took you three days to finally get the balls to come here to see me? What if I had died yesterday huh? What then?" I sat here picking up memories that I had forgotten bit by bit, and the only one thing that I could remember was you! My father. Why did you even come? We both know that you don't even want to be here. Isn't that right Pa?"

"That's not fair Remy. If I didn't want to be here, then why am I standing here right now? Why did I even leave Louisiana, if I didn't want to be here? I mean cut me some slack will you. You are my son, and I love you. I almost lost you. Do you have any idea how that made me feel? You are all that I have left in this world. Without you I don't even want to go on. You are the only thing that has ever made me proud. I never told you this, but I am proud of you and the decisions that you made. I was hurt that you decided to leave the guild, and that things turned out so bad with that. Then one day you meet a group of strangers, who take you in, taking my son away from me, and you finally became your own man. That made me so proud. Seeing you mature into a man, who had his own ideals and didn't look to his Pa to help him every little step of the way. That made me proud. Seeing a man who forgave me, for lying to him all these years. That made me proud. Remy, the reason why I didn't visit, was because I was afraid. I was afraid that if I did lose you, then in reality I would've lost everything in my life that made it worth living."

"Do you really mean that?"

"Yes I do."

"I've never heard you say that before."

"What?"

"That you loved me."

"Well it's true. Son."

"Pa. There's nothing to be afraid of. I'm going to be all right. I just want you to know that I'm not going to live forever. When that time comes."

"I'll pray that I'll be dead and gone when that does happen. My heart wouldn't be able to take it."

"Pa. I don't say this as often as I should, but ya do know that I love you too right?"

"If I didn't before, I do now."

Jean Luc moved closer to the bed, and threw his arms around Gambit in a tight hug. Tears fell from his face, as he realized that love was indeed a powerful thing. It was something that he rarely gave or received. Yet for the first time in his life, he was ready to share that love to his only living legacy. He did love his son, and today marked the beginning of a special father and son bond that was never going to be broken. Not even in death.

"Uh pa. Even though I'm in a body cast, you're squeezing the crap outta me non."

They both burst out laughing, with tears in their eyes for laughing so hard. As the night wore on they talked about recent events, until Remy finally went to sleep. Jean Luc looked at his son, and thought about how proud his son had made him. Soon he too was asleep next to his son, dreaming about a better tomorrow.



Hank had been scouring the halls for Jubilee, when he ran into Angelo who was doing the same. They checked every room, nook, and cranny; still they came up empty handed. Their search did tell them that neither Logan nor Jubilee was in the mansion. Hank stared down the hallway, trying to think of a place that they hadn't searched. Angelo interrupted his train of thought, when he began pulling on the doctor's uniform.

"Hank, do you think that maybe she went somewhere with Logan?"

"Logan? I don't think so."

"What do you mean about that? Isn't she and Logan supposed to be such great friends. Jubilee used to tell me all the time that they used to go places with each other,"

"No, things between them have been strained to say the least."

"Strained? She never told me that she was having any problems with Wolverine."

"I would've thought that she would have told you about the fights that they were having."

"No she didn't. Why would she hide something like that?"

"Maybe I should let her tell you herself. I fear that I have already said too much my friend."

"Please Hank tell me. Why were her and Logan fighting? Please tell me."

"I'm sorry. I simply can't. It's not my place to reveal something that you two should've discussed earlier in the relationship. Look when we find your girlfriend, then you two can sit together and have a nice long talk."

"She's not my girlfriend."

"Really? Why I was under the assumption that you two were dating."

"No, we're engaged, which is why you need to be straight with me Hank. If she wanted to tell me this, she would've cleared this all up when I proposed to her. If you don't tell me what's going on, I fear that I will never know. How can I spend the rest of my life with a woman, with the knowledge that she was hiding something from me?"

"Angelo I simply can't."

"Please! Why were they fighting? Did he hit her? Did he do something to hurt her? Please Hank I have to know."

"I'm sorry Angelo."

"Please tell me."

"Why don't you Hank?" A voice resounded across the hallway.

They looked up to see Jubilee standing down the long hallway, and her eyes were puffy and red. Angelo ran to her to see if she was all right, and she gently pushed him away.

"Baby, what's wrong?"

"Do you really want to know what's wrong? I mean you did harass Hank to get information about me, didn't you? By the way thanks Hank, it's glad to know that there are still some people that you can trust around here."

"What's that supposed to mean? What happened, have you been crying?"

"As a matter of fact, yes I have. Do you want to know the reason?"

Jubilee told both Hank and Angelo of her treachery towards Wolverine. She told Angelo about the son that she had, the one that she never told him about. She explained how she finally confessed her dark secret to Logan, and what his response to it. After she finished explaining every single heart breaking secret to her fiancé, she fell to her knee and began crying. Angelo stood there stunned, not believing what he had just heard. She told him lies, and had been doing so from the very beginning. He couldn't understand how she could hold back something like that, and that knowledge made him mad. No, not mad, angry. No not angry, pissed off. So he walked off without saying another word to him. As he walked off, he heard Jubilee calling out his name. He couldn't turn back around now, because he'd only hate himself.

Truth of the matter was that he already hated himself. He hated himself because he knew deep down that he was walking away. He was walking away from a woman that he had loved, since the very first time he met her. He was walking away from the rest of his life. He was walking away from the woman that made him a better man. He was walking away from the one thing in this world that he had ever loved. Why? She lied to him, and had a baby with another man. She said that he was going to be her first, but obviously that was a lie. The whole relationship was a lie.

So with no further words, he walked out of the mansion. He saw Storm who was in her garden, and he asked her if she would take him to the airport. She agreed without even asking him why. So they left into the night, and for the first time in a long time, he cried.