Kurt found his mother sitting on an old tree stump, looking at the
castle quietly. She didn't bother to look at him as he sat down beside her,
turning into his demon form to try and cheer her up a bit. He looked at
her, his tail curling upwards slightly and twisting a bit.
"Mutter. . ." he started softly.
"She deliberately disobeyed me, Kurt." Raven said, still looking at the castle. "Don't think that by turning into your demon form and talking to me is going to make me take her back." She added. Sighing, Kurt shook his head.
"Mutter, she didn't disobey you. She merely found someone she loved. Zhat is such a big crime?" he asked, titling his head to one side.
"When it's with a thief who makes her not even stop by to visit her own mother like that!"
"Like you vould have let her if she came back und told you who she vas vith." Kurt interrupted. "You know very vell zhat you vould have thrown her out zhe moment she came back vith Remy."
"That's not true." Raven snapped, gritting her teeth.
"It is und you know it to be so." Kurt countered calmly. "You und I both know zhat is vhat vould have happened."
"I adopted her, took her out of the streets where she was covered in filth and treated just like it!" Raven said.
"Ja, und vhat did you do to her aftervards? You taught her to hate all men except me, und you forced her to grab zhat Gifted voman und hold on until she died und rogue had her powers permanently." Kurt said, his eyes narrowed slightly as his tail flicked to one side slightly.
"That was to make her stronger." Raven said, turning to look at him finally. "It was to make sure that she would be able to fight on her own one day!" Kurt nodded slightly, looking at her calmly.
"Ja, und zhat is exactly vhat she is doing; taking care of herself. Who cares if zhe man she loves is a thief?" he asked.
"I do!" Raven snapped. "She can do much better than that scum."
"Mutter, do you really zhink zhis 'mistake' is unforgivable?" Kurt asked, cocking an eyebrow.
"Yes." Raven nodded.
"Zhen ve cannot forgive you for all zhe zhings you have done to us." Kurt said, turning human. "Zhe zhings you have done to us are far vorse zhan falling in love vith a thief."
"What have I done that was worse?" Raven demanded, growing tense now.
"Remember vhen you left us alone for four years?" Kurt asked softly. Raven's face fell and she looked away, bowing her head.
"That was business." She said weakly.
"Ja, business zhat had you leave me at ten und Rogue at six to fend for ourselves." Kurt pointed out.
"You were both fine when I came back." Raven pointed out weakly. Kurt shook his head, brushing a strand of hair away fro his eyes.
"Mutter, for four years ve vere forced to steal for our food because ve did not know how to cook. For four years ve lived in fear zhat you vere hurt badly und vould never return. Vhen you came back, ve vere relieved but also furious at you for leaving us for so long. Ve forgave you for zhat, mutter." Slowly, he stood up and looked down at his mother, his eyes sad.
"Ve forgave you for leaving us alone so zhat you could kill zhe king. Vhy can you not forgive Rogue for falling in love vith Remy?" he asked. Raven opened her mouth, but closed it slowly; unable to think of what she should say. Nodding faintly, Kurt walked back to where the others were, leaving his mother to struggle with her inner demons by herself.
When Kurt came back, Rogue stood up and looked at him quietly. He shrugged slightly and she sighed, sitting back down. Kurt sat down beside her, resting an arm around her shoulders and giving her a faint hug.
"It vill be all right, schwester." He said softly, looking at her sadly. "Mutter vill change her mind eventually." Rogue shook her head, tears falling.
"Maybe we shouldn' 'ave come." She said weakly. Remy looked at her with raised eyebrows, resting a hand on her arm.
"Non, chere. We'll get yer mother tae change 'er mind. Don' y' worry, chere." He said softly. Kurt looked at him with a faint approving smile before he turned to Logan.
"Have ve come up vith a better plan?" he asked, raising his eyebrows slightly in a question. Logan shrugged, looking down at a rough sketch of the castle in the dirt.
"Well we can't try to sneak in as guards again." He said. "Since we screwed up, he'll have his guards on alert and double duty all around the place."
"We could charge in and fight them." Bobby suggested. "We were able to fight our way out didn't we?" he asked. Logan rolled his eyes.
"That was because the entire army wasn't on our tail. If we tried to break in full force, we'd have the entire royal army on our asses." He explained. Bobby raised his eyebrow slightly.
"Well, damn! How are we going to get in?"
"There's a secret passage into the castle." Looking up, they saw Raven walking up quietly, looking very serious. "It's an old one and only members of the royal family know about it. It leads to the throne room and if we can get in there, we'd be able to surprise Graydon." She explained.
"But if only royal family members know about it, how come you do?" Warren asked, cocking an eyebrow. Raven looked over at Kurt and rogue and then turned back to Warren.
"I have my ways." She said simply, sitting down beside Scott. "Is it a plan or what?" Hank thought about it, handing Raven a stick.
"If you would be so kind as to sketch the route out, I think we'd be able to form a plan around it." He said. Nodding, Raven started to sketch out the route, avoiding eye contact with Kurt and Rogue both.
"Mutter. . ." he started softly.
"She deliberately disobeyed me, Kurt." Raven said, still looking at the castle. "Don't think that by turning into your demon form and talking to me is going to make me take her back." She added. Sighing, Kurt shook his head.
"Mutter, she didn't disobey you. She merely found someone she loved. Zhat is such a big crime?" he asked, titling his head to one side.
"When it's with a thief who makes her not even stop by to visit her own mother like that!"
"Like you vould have let her if she came back und told you who she vas vith." Kurt interrupted. "You know very vell zhat you vould have thrown her out zhe moment she came back vith Remy."
"That's not true." Raven snapped, gritting her teeth.
"It is und you know it to be so." Kurt countered calmly. "You und I both know zhat is vhat vould have happened."
"I adopted her, took her out of the streets where she was covered in filth and treated just like it!" Raven said.
"Ja, und vhat did you do to her aftervards? You taught her to hate all men except me, und you forced her to grab zhat Gifted voman und hold on until she died und rogue had her powers permanently." Kurt said, his eyes narrowed slightly as his tail flicked to one side slightly.
"That was to make her stronger." Raven said, turning to look at him finally. "It was to make sure that she would be able to fight on her own one day!" Kurt nodded slightly, looking at her calmly.
"Ja, und zhat is exactly vhat she is doing; taking care of herself. Who cares if zhe man she loves is a thief?" he asked.
"I do!" Raven snapped. "She can do much better than that scum."
"Mutter, do you really zhink zhis 'mistake' is unforgivable?" Kurt asked, cocking an eyebrow.
"Yes." Raven nodded.
"Zhen ve cannot forgive you for all zhe zhings you have done to us." Kurt said, turning human. "Zhe zhings you have done to us are far vorse zhan falling in love vith a thief."
"What have I done that was worse?" Raven demanded, growing tense now.
"Remember vhen you left us alone for four years?" Kurt asked softly. Raven's face fell and she looked away, bowing her head.
"That was business." She said weakly.
"Ja, business zhat had you leave me at ten und Rogue at six to fend for ourselves." Kurt pointed out.
"You were both fine when I came back." Raven pointed out weakly. Kurt shook his head, brushing a strand of hair away fro his eyes.
"Mutter, for four years ve vere forced to steal for our food because ve did not know how to cook. For four years ve lived in fear zhat you vere hurt badly und vould never return. Vhen you came back, ve vere relieved but also furious at you for leaving us for so long. Ve forgave you for zhat, mutter." Slowly, he stood up and looked down at his mother, his eyes sad.
"Ve forgave you for leaving us alone so zhat you could kill zhe king. Vhy can you not forgive Rogue for falling in love vith Remy?" he asked. Raven opened her mouth, but closed it slowly; unable to think of what she should say. Nodding faintly, Kurt walked back to where the others were, leaving his mother to struggle with her inner demons by herself.
When Kurt came back, Rogue stood up and looked at him quietly. He shrugged slightly and she sighed, sitting back down. Kurt sat down beside her, resting an arm around her shoulders and giving her a faint hug.
"It vill be all right, schwester." He said softly, looking at her sadly. "Mutter vill change her mind eventually." Rogue shook her head, tears falling.
"Maybe we shouldn' 'ave come." She said weakly. Remy looked at her with raised eyebrows, resting a hand on her arm.
"Non, chere. We'll get yer mother tae change 'er mind. Don' y' worry, chere." He said softly. Kurt looked at him with a faint approving smile before he turned to Logan.
"Have ve come up vith a better plan?" he asked, raising his eyebrows slightly in a question. Logan shrugged, looking down at a rough sketch of the castle in the dirt.
"Well we can't try to sneak in as guards again." He said. "Since we screwed up, he'll have his guards on alert and double duty all around the place."
"We could charge in and fight them." Bobby suggested. "We were able to fight our way out didn't we?" he asked. Logan rolled his eyes.
"That was because the entire army wasn't on our tail. If we tried to break in full force, we'd have the entire royal army on our asses." He explained. Bobby raised his eyebrow slightly.
"Well, damn! How are we going to get in?"
"There's a secret passage into the castle." Looking up, they saw Raven walking up quietly, looking very serious. "It's an old one and only members of the royal family know about it. It leads to the throne room and if we can get in there, we'd be able to surprise Graydon." She explained.
"But if only royal family members know about it, how come you do?" Warren asked, cocking an eyebrow. Raven looked over at Kurt and rogue and then turned back to Warren.
"I have my ways." She said simply, sitting down beside Scott. "Is it a plan or what?" Hank thought about it, handing Raven a stick.
"If you would be so kind as to sketch the route out, I think we'd be able to form a plan around it." He said. Nodding, Raven started to sketch out the route, avoiding eye contact with Kurt and Rogue both.