"What should we do about her?" Hank whispered softly to Kurt. "We
cannot have her this upset when there is a battle. She may get herself or
one of us injured or even killed when we face off." Kurt nodded faintly,
crossing his arms across his chest as he looked at his mother with his head
tilted to one side a bit.
"I know, Hank." He nodded, sighing softly. Turning to Rogue, he moved his head a bit, gesturing towards Raven with raised eyebrows. "I zhink ve need to have a little talk between our family." He said softly.
"I'm sorry." Remy said. "I t'ink et's my faul' she's so upset." He admitted. Kurt shook his head, smiling weakly at him.
"Nein, Remy. You are not to blame for zhis. I zhink zhis has been brewing for years, ever since she left us for so long. In fact, I zhink ve should zhank you for bringing it out into zhe open." He explained. Turning to Rogue, he looked over at Raven and back at her.
"Are you ready for zhis?" he asked. Rogue nodded faintly, and they quietly walked up on either side of their mother, placing their arms around her shoulders.
"What do we do now?" Bobby asked, cocking an eyebrow. Logan shrugged, walking forward.
"We hope Kurt and Rogue can cheer Raven up before we reach the exit to this thing." He answered simply.
Raven wanted to shrug Kurt and Rogue off of her, but she found that she couldn't. Sighing softly, she looked up at them both and then looked down again.
"Do you really hate me for leaving you two alone for four years?" she asked softly. Kurt shook his head, laughing softly.
"If ve did, vould ve be here trying to cheer you up?" he countered, arching an eyebrow slightly. He tilted his head to one side and turned to his demon form, placing his spade's tip under his mother's chin to tilt it up.
"Come on, mutter. It is all right." He assured her. He looked to Rogue and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Mama, Ah really love Remy." Rogue said softly. "Ah don' wan' ta give 'im up, but Ah also don' wan' ta give ya up either." She rested her head on Raven's temple, knowing it wouldn't drain her powers as swiftly as her hands would. "Ah wan' both o' ya in mah loife." She explained.
Closing her eyes, Raven leaned against Rogue, sighing softly. Slowly, she looked up at her and she smiled weakly, kissing her forehead quickly. She looked from Kurt to Rogue and then smiled weakly.
"You really don't hate me for what I did to you two?" she asked.
"Nein, but ve are a little angry. You cannot blame us for zhat you know. You left us for four years vithout letting us know vhen you vould return to us." Kurt said.
"An' when ya do return, ya act loik et was nothin' an' don' even ask wot we did whoile ya were gone fer those years!" Rogue added. "When ya did tha' we thought ya didn' even care abowt us anymore."
"It hurts zhinking your mutter does not care about you anymore. You never even zhought to bring it up vhen ve grew up. Und now, just because Rogue has fallen in love, you shout und act indignant, claiming ve are ungrateful children!" Kurt said.
"I guess I was rash to say such things about you two." Raven admitted softly, shrugging her shoulders.
"Ja, you vere." Kurt nodded. "You never even raised an eyebrow vhen you met Amanda."
"But as soon as ya find out abowt Remy, ya go off the deep end." Rogue finished. "Why do ya trus' Kurt more than ya trus' me?" she asked, cocking her head to one side.
"It's not that." Raven admitted.
"Well wot is it?" Rogue asked. Raven looked at her quietly and smiled weakly.
"I want to protect you from the streets where I got you from. I don't want to see you being hurt or being thrown back in the muck and filth that I worked so hard to get you out of." She answered seriously.
With Kurt, I know he'll be all right because he never was in the muck and filth. He knows what to do. With you, I worry because you know what it's like in the filth, but once the filth and muck gets you, it tries its best to try and suck you back in. I know; I've been there before." Raven rested a hand on Rogue's, looking at her quietly.
"I only want the best for my daughter." She finished. Rogue laughed softly, hugging Raven around the neck.
"Ya don' need ta worry abowt me, mama. Ah'm as smar' as ya ar'." She said with a soft laugh. "Ya trained me ta know who Ah can trus' an' who Ah can'. Ah trus' Remy, mama. Ya should learn ta trus' 'im ta."
Raven looked at Rogue quietly, smiling very faintly at first before she laughed and nodded a bit.
"All right, then." She said finally. "All right, I'll try to trust him like you do, but if he ever betrays that trust. . ."
"Ah'll all ready 'ave 'im snapped in 'alf." Rogue finished with a laugh. Kurt laughed, shaking his head.
"I am sure Herr Lebeau is glad ve are all planning on killing him if he betrays us!" he said, looking over at him with a wink. Laughing, Raven turned around and walked up to Remy, placing his head between her hands.
"Remember this, Remy. If you ever betray my daughter, I will hunt you down and make you suffer a death that will last an entire week!" she said with a serious face. Seeing the look on Remy's face, she burst into laughter and hugged him around the neck. "Welcome to the family!"
Logan sighed, walking past everyone and leaning against one of the walls. Taking out an unfinished cigar, he lit it and took a long drag before letting the blue smoke out slowly.
"Hey!" he said, looking over at them. "I hate to break up this happy hug filled moment but, we've reached the end of the tunnel." With his thumb, he pointed at the closed exit.
"I know, Hank." He nodded, sighing softly. Turning to Rogue, he moved his head a bit, gesturing towards Raven with raised eyebrows. "I zhink ve need to have a little talk between our family." He said softly.
"I'm sorry." Remy said. "I t'ink et's my faul' she's so upset." He admitted. Kurt shook his head, smiling weakly at him.
"Nein, Remy. You are not to blame for zhis. I zhink zhis has been brewing for years, ever since she left us for so long. In fact, I zhink ve should zhank you for bringing it out into zhe open." He explained. Turning to Rogue, he looked over at Raven and back at her.
"Are you ready for zhis?" he asked. Rogue nodded faintly, and they quietly walked up on either side of their mother, placing their arms around her shoulders.
"What do we do now?" Bobby asked, cocking an eyebrow. Logan shrugged, walking forward.
"We hope Kurt and Rogue can cheer Raven up before we reach the exit to this thing." He answered simply.
Raven wanted to shrug Kurt and Rogue off of her, but she found that she couldn't. Sighing softly, she looked up at them both and then looked down again.
"Do you really hate me for leaving you two alone for four years?" she asked softly. Kurt shook his head, laughing softly.
"If ve did, vould ve be here trying to cheer you up?" he countered, arching an eyebrow slightly. He tilted his head to one side and turned to his demon form, placing his spade's tip under his mother's chin to tilt it up.
"Come on, mutter. It is all right." He assured her. He looked to Rogue and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Mama, Ah really love Remy." Rogue said softly. "Ah don' wan' ta give 'im up, but Ah also don' wan' ta give ya up either." She rested her head on Raven's temple, knowing it wouldn't drain her powers as swiftly as her hands would. "Ah wan' both o' ya in mah loife." She explained.
Closing her eyes, Raven leaned against Rogue, sighing softly. Slowly, she looked up at her and she smiled weakly, kissing her forehead quickly. She looked from Kurt to Rogue and then smiled weakly.
"You really don't hate me for what I did to you two?" she asked.
"Nein, but ve are a little angry. You cannot blame us for zhat you know. You left us for four years vithout letting us know vhen you vould return to us." Kurt said.
"An' when ya do return, ya act loik et was nothin' an' don' even ask wot we did whoile ya were gone fer those years!" Rogue added. "When ya did tha' we thought ya didn' even care abowt us anymore."
"It hurts zhinking your mutter does not care about you anymore. You never even zhought to bring it up vhen ve grew up. Und now, just because Rogue has fallen in love, you shout und act indignant, claiming ve are ungrateful children!" Kurt said.
"I guess I was rash to say such things about you two." Raven admitted softly, shrugging her shoulders.
"Ja, you vere." Kurt nodded. "You never even raised an eyebrow vhen you met Amanda."
"But as soon as ya find out abowt Remy, ya go off the deep end." Rogue finished. "Why do ya trus' Kurt more than ya trus' me?" she asked, cocking her head to one side.
"It's not that." Raven admitted.
"Well wot is it?" Rogue asked. Raven looked at her quietly and smiled weakly.
"I want to protect you from the streets where I got you from. I don't want to see you being hurt or being thrown back in the muck and filth that I worked so hard to get you out of." She answered seriously.
With Kurt, I know he'll be all right because he never was in the muck and filth. He knows what to do. With you, I worry because you know what it's like in the filth, but once the filth and muck gets you, it tries its best to try and suck you back in. I know; I've been there before." Raven rested a hand on Rogue's, looking at her quietly.
"I only want the best for my daughter." She finished. Rogue laughed softly, hugging Raven around the neck.
"Ya don' need ta worry abowt me, mama. Ah'm as smar' as ya ar'." She said with a soft laugh. "Ya trained me ta know who Ah can trus' an' who Ah can'. Ah trus' Remy, mama. Ya should learn ta trus' 'im ta."
Raven looked at Rogue quietly, smiling very faintly at first before she laughed and nodded a bit.
"All right, then." She said finally. "All right, I'll try to trust him like you do, but if he ever betrays that trust. . ."
"Ah'll all ready 'ave 'im snapped in 'alf." Rogue finished with a laugh. Kurt laughed, shaking his head.
"I am sure Herr Lebeau is glad ve are all planning on killing him if he betrays us!" he said, looking over at him with a wink. Laughing, Raven turned around and walked up to Remy, placing his head between her hands.
"Remember this, Remy. If you ever betray my daughter, I will hunt you down and make you suffer a death that will last an entire week!" she said with a serious face. Seeing the look on Remy's face, she burst into laughter and hugged him around the neck. "Welcome to the family!"
Logan sighed, walking past everyone and leaning against one of the walls. Taking out an unfinished cigar, he lit it and took a long drag before letting the blue smoke out slowly.
"Hey!" he said, looking over at them. "I hate to break up this happy hug filled moment but, we've reached the end of the tunnel." With his thumb, he pointed at the closed exit.