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Thank you all for Support of the way I wrote the chapter! Yes, Peter DID just give him his name, and Remy did take it. I don't know if Sinister had given him that name originally, but it's the movieverse, it doesn't have to make sense!!! LOL!
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em... blegh.
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Remy woke up the next morning to the sound of Peter walking into the wall next to the bathroom and cursing loudly in Russian.
"Remy t'inks dat you should be wakin' up a bit more b'fore tryin' to get to de bathroom, mon ami." Remy said sleepily. "An' where's Bobby gone to dis early?"
"He goes for a run every morning, Remy. You'll get used to him showing up five minutes before class starts, giving us a speech about exercising early enough before class. But then I shut him up in the weight room after class, so it all gets evened out." Peter replied with a smirk on his face, and Remy couldn't help but laugh.
{Yeah, Bobby seem like de type of guy dat gets up early and go for a run. But if he got de Rogue, mebbe a little mornin' run couldn't hurt Remy any?} Remy decided to think about the tail end of the thought after he got his nerves under control.
"So, mon ami, what are de placement tests dat Remy has to write aujour d'hui?" Remy asked, hoping that Peter could quell some of the fear he had in his stomach.
{What if dey decide dat Remy not smart 'nough te stay at de school?} Remy thought nervously.
"It's just written tests, but that's all I can tell you, friend. Good luck though."
"T'anks Peter. An' good luck wit' you and de Kitty cat." Remy said with a delighted smirk as Peter turned red and walked into the bathroom.
While Peter was in the bathroom, Bobby came back in and set down his gym bag, dressed in an odd black leather suit. It covered his whole body, with two white X's crossing over the shoulders, obviously ending the back. Remy was just about to ask when Peter walked out with a similar suit, without sleeves, With a large Silber X on the chest and the back as well. Now Remy had to ask.
"What de hell are you two hommes wearin'?" Remy asked seriously, even though he was trying not to laugh.
"Ah, we forgot to explain." Bobby said quietly. "We're both in Generation X, along with Kitty, Rogue and Jubes."
"What's Generation X?" Remy asked, slightly more interested. "De Professeur told me 'bout de X-men, on'y briefly t'ough."
"We're the next generation of X-men, in our training to become full fledged when we graduate. We get to go on missions, only diplomatic or VERY important ones. We've only been on diplomatic ones so far, so we haven't been able to test out the uniforms in battle." Remy shot Bobby a lopsided grin, and then a questioning look. "All the X-men wear them." Bobby shot in quickly.
"Ah, Remy sees now." Remy replied. "So do dem filles belles get de form fittin' uniforms as well?"
Peter blushed, Bobby just grinned. "Yep!" He replied and his smile grew even bigger as the door got knocked on.
"Hi there boys!" Rogue said happily as she walked in, in a Black uniform as well, sporting a silver X on her stomach, and two small silver X's on the gloves also. Kitty followed, wearing an almost identical one to Rogue, except her X's went down the arms and on the back. Then Jubilee walked in. Her X's went down her to he knees and up to her under arms, and ended with one small one across her chest. She smiled at Remy and he replied with a wink.
"So. You three ready to go yet?" Kitty asked?
"Trois? Mais, p'tite, Remy is not part of dis Generation X group."
"We know that stupid." Rogue joked, before finishing the comment. "Logan told us to let you know your tests start in ten minutes. Mr. Summers is going to be supervising."
Remy groaned out loud. "Merde! Dat man already hates me! Dis ain't gonna get any easier b'fore Remy can start classes!"
"Do ya always have to refer ta yourself in third person?" Rogue asked indignantly, obviously a little miffed at his habit.
"Oui, chere, Remy does have to refer to himself in de troisieme person." Remy retored with his signature smirk.
"Whatever. Come on guys, Logan has us doing basic training, and he'll be furious if we're late! Ugh... and it starts in less than thirty seconds!" Then everyone grabbed onto Kitty and went down through the floor, before saying good luck to Remy on his tests.
As Remy made his way down to his appointed room, he couldn't help but think that Mr. Summers was going to be furious with him for snapping at him on the day they met. But, when he walked in to be greeted by the red sunglasses and a smile.
"Hello Remy!" Scott said happily, but Remy had caught the anxiousness behind his voice. "Are you ready to do the test?"
"Oui." Remy said dismissivly, wanting to be out of writing this exam.
"Alright then." Scott replied happily, leading Remy to his desk. "Here it is. You have five hours to complete, and I will be here for any questions that may arise."
Remy smiled sheepishly then sat down to write his test.
~~~MEANWHILE~~~
"Yer almost late." Logan grunted as the group phased through the floor to the training floor. "We'll be doin' basic hand to hand today. Partnering and displaying in front of everyone. Iceman, Colossus, you two are first. No powers, one weapon each if you choose."
"No weapons." Bobby and Peter said in unison. Before Logan could signal to start, they were in a brawl, Peter gaining the win with his extra weight over Bobby, but with an impressive use of Peter's weight against him, managed to flip Peter onto the mat.
"I win muscle man!" Bobby teased, which earned him a quick punch in the shoulder pnce Peter had gotten back up.
This continued until all five of the teens were panting on the ground, tired beyond belief from the exercise they where going through.
"That's all for today, ye bunch o' whiners." Logan laughed before he got collectively tackled by the teens. "Gumbo should be finishing up his exam, and then ye'll find out where he'll be placed."
After the teens had parted and showered, the went running up to the exam room in their normal clothes, just in time to see Remy walking out of the room with a disgruntled look plastered on his face. Remy saw them approaching and his face lit up a bit.
"I've decided I hate dem stupid tests, mes amies!" Remy said half-heartedly, which got a laugh out of the rest of the group.
"Maybe you should try wearing something other than that coat, maybe it's what's dragging your brain down!" Bobby joked, but Remy stiffened immediately.
"Non!" He said in a hurt and angry tone, making Bobby drop the subject quickly.
"Sorry." Bobby mumbled, before looking back into Remy's eyes.
"S'okay, homme, it's not'ing personal." Remy siad, avoiding the gaze of his friends.
A few hours later, Remy was back in his room with all his friends, and they were all just talking about stuff in general. They were in the middle of another of Bobby's prank stories.
"And then when Storm was just about to pull the cake out of the oven -" he was interrupted by a loud knock on the door. Peter went up and opened the door, then went back and started kissing Kitty again.*(A/N: WOW!!! their relationship is moving fast huh?)*
"Uh, Remy?" Logan poked his head in and looked around for Remy. "Ah, there ya are Gumbo. The Prof's got yer results done, ya can come an' see 'em now if ya want. Ye can bring yer friends too, if ya want." With that, he disappeared.
"So..." Rogue said enthusiastically. "Do you want us t'come with you Swamp rat?"
"I s'pose. Oui, I'd like dat." Remy said happily.
When the group of them had gotten down to Professor Xavier's office, Remy knocked tentatively on the door. "Come in Remy." Was the only response to the knocking, so Remy pushed open the wooden door.
"Hello Remy, Marie, Katherine, Piotr, Robert and Jubilation." The Professor said happily and the teens all winced at the use of their real names, it usually meant detention. The reaction made Xavier chuckle. "None of you are in trouble today, so please have a seat. We have a matter to discuss."
Remy immediately panicked. {What if I failed de tests? What if de Professeur turns me away? Where will I go?} A million other questions raced through his mind, but he found himself sitting, looking into Xavier's face, and he knew Xavier was getting every thought.
{"Remy, calm down, this is not a bad thing!"} Xavier told him, trying to calm him before he could speak.
"Remy has scored exceptionally well on his placement examination, and he has been put into your grade." Xavier said to the other five, who began to grin broadly. "He will be put in classes with the rest of you, if that is all right with Remy." Remy could only nod dumbly. He was just so relieved to be in a home, accepted finally for what he was.
"Um... Professor, what about the Generation X sessions?" Jubilee asked, with confusion all over her face.
"Remy will be taking regular Training and Self defence courses with the rest of you, but they do not cross over to Danger Room sessions, so he can observe you if he wishes."
Remy was sudden;y brought out of his haze with Bobby slapping him on the back. Remy moved on instinct and had Bobby arm almost broken by the time he realized what he was doing.
"Dieu... Bobby, Desolé mon ami. Remy'll just leave now, b'fore he can hurt anybody else." Remy said with a tear running down his face. Before anyone could respond, Remy was out the door and up to his room. Bobby made to leave, but Xavier stopped him quickly.
"Bobby, he's lived on the streets for the past year. It's a natural reaction, he's afraid to hurt anyone he can trust, and you and Peter have become two of his closest friends in less than two days. Talk to him, but let him make his own decision. Peter, you go too."
The two boys moved faster than they ever have. They pushed open the door to see Remy pushing what little he had into his duffel bag, tears streaming his face out of self-loathing and fear.
"Remy, what are you doing?" Bobby asked hesitantly. He looked to Peter for help when Remy didn't respond.
"Remy, Bobby's right. None of us want you to leave. It's only natural for you to react like that after your... Life on the streets." Peter reasoned hopefully.
"You know 'bout Remy's life? An' you don' hate Remy for it?" Remy asked, finally looking at his two close friends.
"God no!" Bobby said quickly, and Peter nodded enthusiastically. "We've all had our problems, but it has been harder for some of us."
Remy threw his bag to the farthest corner of the room and just sat down on his bed.
{Dese people are de closest amies dat Remy has ever had. Remy can' jus' run 'way again, dat ain't fair to Peter an' Bobby.} Remy thought with new found hope in his eyes. He looked up at his friends and saw they were looking concerned. "Oui. Remy'll stay" He said with a melancholy tone in his voice. "An' Remy is very sorry for what he did to you Bobby."
"Don't think anything of it!" Bobby said cheerfully.
"How about we go to the gym for awhile boys?" Peter asked hopefully. He couldn't wait to show up Remy and Bobby on the bench press again. Remy smiled and agreed happily as they walked to the door.
"Just think Rem," Bobby said as they entered the weight room, "tomorrow we'll be spending almost every day in classes together!"
Remy thought about this carefully and then hastily covered his arms more with his coat.
{Dey can't find out!} Remy thought, his mind full of worry. {What would dey say when dey see?}
Thank you all for Support of the way I wrote the chapter! Yes, Peter DID just give him his name, and Remy did take it. I don't know if Sinister had given him that name originally, but it's the movieverse, it doesn't have to make sense!!! LOL!
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em... blegh.
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Remy woke up the next morning to the sound of Peter walking into the wall next to the bathroom and cursing loudly in Russian.
"Remy t'inks dat you should be wakin' up a bit more b'fore tryin' to get to de bathroom, mon ami." Remy said sleepily. "An' where's Bobby gone to dis early?"
"He goes for a run every morning, Remy. You'll get used to him showing up five minutes before class starts, giving us a speech about exercising early enough before class. But then I shut him up in the weight room after class, so it all gets evened out." Peter replied with a smirk on his face, and Remy couldn't help but laugh.
{Yeah, Bobby seem like de type of guy dat gets up early and go for a run. But if he got de Rogue, mebbe a little mornin' run couldn't hurt Remy any?} Remy decided to think about the tail end of the thought after he got his nerves under control.
"So, mon ami, what are de placement tests dat Remy has to write aujour d'hui?" Remy asked, hoping that Peter could quell some of the fear he had in his stomach.
{What if dey decide dat Remy not smart 'nough te stay at de school?} Remy thought nervously.
"It's just written tests, but that's all I can tell you, friend. Good luck though."
"T'anks Peter. An' good luck wit' you and de Kitty cat." Remy said with a delighted smirk as Peter turned red and walked into the bathroom.
While Peter was in the bathroom, Bobby came back in and set down his gym bag, dressed in an odd black leather suit. It covered his whole body, with two white X's crossing over the shoulders, obviously ending the back. Remy was just about to ask when Peter walked out with a similar suit, without sleeves, With a large Silber X on the chest and the back as well. Now Remy had to ask.
"What de hell are you two hommes wearin'?" Remy asked seriously, even though he was trying not to laugh.
"Ah, we forgot to explain." Bobby said quietly. "We're both in Generation X, along with Kitty, Rogue and Jubes."
"What's Generation X?" Remy asked, slightly more interested. "De Professeur told me 'bout de X-men, on'y briefly t'ough."
"We're the next generation of X-men, in our training to become full fledged when we graduate. We get to go on missions, only diplomatic or VERY important ones. We've only been on diplomatic ones so far, so we haven't been able to test out the uniforms in battle." Remy shot Bobby a lopsided grin, and then a questioning look. "All the X-men wear them." Bobby shot in quickly.
"Ah, Remy sees now." Remy replied. "So do dem filles belles get de form fittin' uniforms as well?"
Peter blushed, Bobby just grinned. "Yep!" He replied and his smile grew even bigger as the door got knocked on.
"Hi there boys!" Rogue said happily as she walked in, in a Black uniform as well, sporting a silver X on her stomach, and two small silver X's on the gloves also. Kitty followed, wearing an almost identical one to Rogue, except her X's went down the arms and on the back. Then Jubilee walked in. Her X's went down her to he knees and up to her under arms, and ended with one small one across her chest. She smiled at Remy and he replied with a wink.
"So. You three ready to go yet?" Kitty asked?
"Trois? Mais, p'tite, Remy is not part of dis Generation X group."
"We know that stupid." Rogue joked, before finishing the comment. "Logan told us to let you know your tests start in ten minutes. Mr. Summers is going to be supervising."
Remy groaned out loud. "Merde! Dat man already hates me! Dis ain't gonna get any easier b'fore Remy can start classes!"
"Do ya always have to refer ta yourself in third person?" Rogue asked indignantly, obviously a little miffed at his habit.
"Oui, chere, Remy does have to refer to himself in de troisieme person." Remy retored with his signature smirk.
"Whatever. Come on guys, Logan has us doing basic training, and he'll be furious if we're late! Ugh... and it starts in less than thirty seconds!" Then everyone grabbed onto Kitty and went down through the floor, before saying good luck to Remy on his tests.
As Remy made his way down to his appointed room, he couldn't help but think that Mr. Summers was going to be furious with him for snapping at him on the day they met. But, when he walked in to be greeted by the red sunglasses and a smile.
"Hello Remy!" Scott said happily, but Remy had caught the anxiousness behind his voice. "Are you ready to do the test?"
"Oui." Remy said dismissivly, wanting to be out of writing this exam.
"Alright then." Scott replied happily, leading Remy to his desk. "Here it is. You have five hours to complete, and I will be here for any questions that may arise."
Remy smiled sheepishly then sat down to write his test.
~~~MEANWHILE~~~
"Yer almost late." Logan grunted as the group phased through the floor to the training floor. "We'll be doin' basic hand to hand today. Partnering and displaying in front of everyone. Iceman, Colossus, you two are first. No powers, one weapon each if you choose."
"No weapons." Bobby and Peter said in unison. Before Logan could signal to start, they were in a brawl, Peter gaining the win with his extra weight over Bobby, but with an impressive use of Peter's weight against him, managed to flip Peter onto the mat.
"I win muscle man!" Bobby teased, which earned him a quick punch in the shoulder pnce Peter had gotten back up.
This continued until all five of the teens were panting on the ground, tired beyond belief from the exercise they where going through.
"That's all for today, ye bunch o' whiners." Logan laughed before he got collectively tackled by the teens. "Gumbo should be finishing up his exam, and then ye'll find out where he'll be placed."
After the teens had parted and showered, the went running up to the exam room in their normal clothes, just in time to see Remy walking out of the room with a disgruntled look plastered on his face. Remy saw them approaching and his face lit up a bit.
"I've decided I hate dem stupid tests, mes amies!" Remy said half-heartedly, which got a laugh out of the rest of the group.
"Maybe you should try wearing something other than that coat, maybe it's what's dragging your brain down!" Bobby joked, but Remy stiffened immediately.
"Non!" He said in a hurt and angry tone, making Bobby drop the subject quickly.
"Sorry." Bobby mumbled, before looking back into Remy's eyes.
"S'okay, homme, it's not'ing personal." Remy siad, avoiding the gaze of his friends.
A few hours later, Remy was back in his room with all his friends, and they were all just talking about stuff in general. They were in the middle of another of Bobby's prank stories.
"And then when Storm was just about to pull the cake out of the oven -" he was interrupted by a loud knock on the door. Peter went up and opened the door, then went back and started kissing Kitty again.*(A/N: WOW!!! their relationship is moving fast huh?)*
"Uh, Remy?" Logan poked his head in and looked around for Remy. "Ah, there ya are Gumbo. The Prof's got yer results done, ya can come an' see 'em now if ya want. Ye can bring yer friends too, if ya want." With that, he disappeared.
"So..." Rogue said enthusiastically. "Do you want us t'come with you Swamp rat?"
"I s'pose. Oui, I'd like dat." Remy said happily.
When the group of them had gotten down to Professor Xavier's office, Remy knocked tentatively on the door. "Come in Remy." Was the only response to the knocking, so Remy pushed open the wooden door.
"Hello Remy, Marie, Katherine, Piotr, Robert and Jubilation." The Professor said happily and the teens all winced at the use of their real names, it usually meant detention. The reaction made Xavier chuckle. "None of you are in trouble today, so please have a seat. We have a matter to discuss."
Remy immediately panicked. {What if I failed de tests? What if de Professeur turns me away? Where will I go?} A million other questions raced through his mind, but he found himself sitting, looking into Xavier's face, and he knew Xavier was getting every thought.
{"Remy, calm down, this is not a bad thing!"} Xavier told him, trying to calm him before he could speak.
"Remy has scored exceptionally well on his placement examination, and he has been put into your grade." Xavier said to the other five, who began to grin broadly. "He will be put in classes with the rest of you, if that is all right with Remy." Remy could only nod dumbly. He was just so relieved to be in a home, accepted finally for what he was.
"Um... Professor, what about the Generation X sessions?" Jubilee asked, with confusion all over her face.
"Remy will be taking regular Training and Self defence courses with the rest of you, but they do not cross over to Danger Room sessions, so he can observe you if he wishes."
Remy was sudden;y brought out of his haze with Bobby slapping him on the back. Remy moved on instinct and had Bobby arm almost broken by the time he realized what he was doing.
"Dieu... Bobby, Desolé mon ami. Remy'll just leave now, b'fore he can hurt anybody else." Remy said with a tear running down his face. Before anyone could respond, Remy was out the door and up to his room. Bobby made to leave, but Xavier stopped him quickly.
"Bobby, he's lived on the streets for the past year. It's a natural reaction, he's afraid to hurt anyone he can trust, and you and Peter have become two of his closest friends in less than two days. Talk to him, but let him make his own decision. Peter, you go too."
The two boys moved faster than they ever have. They pushed open the door to see Remy pushing what little he had into his duffel bag, tears streaming his face out of self-loathing and fear.
"Remy, what are you doing?" Bobby asked hesitantly. He looked to Peter for help when Remy didn't respond.
"Remy, Bobby's right. None of us want you to leave. It's only natural for you to react like that after your... Life on the streets." Peter reasoned hopefully.
"You know 'bout Remy's life? An' you don' hate Remy for it?" Remy asked, finally looking at his two close friends.
"God no!" Bobby said quickly, and Peter nodded enthusiastically. "We've all had our problems, but it has been harder for some of us."
Remy threw his bag to the farthest corner of the room and just sat down on his bed.
{Dese people are de closest amies dat Remy has ever had. Remy can' jus' run 'way again, dat ain't fair to Peter an' Bobby.} Remy thought with new found hope in his eyes. He looked up at his friends and saw they were looking concerned. "Oui. Remy'll stay" He said with a melancholy tone in his voice. "An' Remy is very sorry for what he did to you Bobby."
"Don't think anything of it!" Bobby said cheerfully.
"How about we go to the gym for awhile boys?" Peter asked hopefully. He couldn't wait to show up Remy and Bobby on the bench press again. Remy smiled and agreed happily as they walked to the door.
"Just think Rem," Bobby said as they entered the weight room, "tomorrow we'll be spending almost every day in classes together!"
Remy thought about this carefully and then hastily covered his arms more with his coat.
{Dey can't find out!} Remy thought, his mind full of worry. {What would dey say when dey see?}