All right then, here's your next chapter. Its shorter then the last one
but that's cause I need your help on the next chapter. Hope you like this
chapter.
Review Answers
WYLK- This chapters for you. Yes Magneto is definitely still in the story. He plays a main role later on. As for Rogue, yes she feels bad but I can't say anymore cause it'll ruin the upcoming chapters.
Ishandahalf- you my friend review all the time. You rock! And yes poor Remy indeed. Just wait though.it gets better.
Girl number 1- Umm. well I don't think I'm going to make Chloe a Goth. Truth be told she's more like Kitty then Rogue. I might be able to work something in though. All depends on how my fic plays out and how the readers review.
Vora- Thanks! I'll try and update the next few chapters as soon as I can. Keep reviewing please!
Taineyah- Yeah I know. Yay you, Mystique is indeed a bitch. I personally don't hate her but then again. I don't hate anything really. Not in my nature but if I did she'd probably be right up there on thed top of the list. I hope I'm not making her character off cannon. You think I am?
Forsaken2442- I am sooo sorry I haven't updated in a while. It just drives me crazy when I go without reading a fic cause the people haven't updated it. Review and tell me what you think of this and the next chapter okay? Thanks!
Bettie-chan- Its okay, I love ideas from reviewers and it just so happens that I'm giving out a lot of information about their past and the family and all. Unfortunately that chapter doesn't happen until after Remy.oops sorry cant give away anymore. Review again please after you read both chapters. I'd like your opinion on them both. Thanks!
Now on with the chapter.
CHAPTER 10 -Mystique Who?-
'What was all dat about?' Remy thought to himself as he took one last glance toward the Institute before walking home in the now puddle filled streets.
It had stopped raining about an hour ago or so but there were clear signs of another storm on its way. Remy knew he should be getting home before it hit. Then again, he didn't have a home to go to.
His apartment was ravaged, his sister and the X-men were in no condition to house him at this time, and he knew that if he had even thought about going back to Magneto the crazy old man would never let him get away with leaving in the first place.
He didn't know what he was going to do. He could always go back to New Orleans, but he'd really rather not and it probably wouldn't be the best thing to do seeing how the guild wouldn't be too happy, knowing that he left the youngest Le beau in the family in the care of a stranger that owned a prep school for mutants and skipped town instead of taking her to the guild where there were people who she knew and could trust.
Gambit stopped in his tracks and listened. He could have sworn he'd heard someone behind him but when he turned around all he saw were the squirrels and the birds in the trees.
He continued walking but was stopped by a familiar voice calling his name and telling him to wait up.
"Remy hold up. You're walking too fast." The voice shouted from behind. Remy turned to see Chloe running up to him from a distance.
"Petite? What you be doin' ere?" Remy asked in confusion, though he welcomed her into his arms for a hug non-the less.
"Listen Rem, I was really upset before about you leaving and all but the Professor explained to me that you were only doing it because you loved me and I know I should have listened when you told me that before but I was just so upset. I guess you think I'm pretty stupid huh?" She asked, looking up at Remy through the corner of her eye as she pretended to find a fascination with her sneakers.
"Non Petite. Remy undastand. An' sides. you be related t' Remy, deres no way y' could be stupid." He said in playful arrogance. "So.you don' hate Remy den?" He asked with hopeful eyes.
"Duh! Of course I don't hate you. You're my big brother." She told him, giving him another hug and taking his hand in hers.
"Hey listen, Xavier said it'd take him a few hours to get a room ready for me and that he wanted me to show you something while I waited." She explained.
"Show me some tin?" He repeated.
"Yeah! Something about an apartment or what ever. I'm supposed to show you where it is. We can take a cab. Its not that far away so you can come visit when ever you want and that way you won't have to move in with the rest of us either." She explained again.
"Petite dat great." He told her, giving her yet another big hug as he swept her up into his arms and twirled her around playfully. Things were finally starting to look up.or so he thought.
After he put her back down she signaled for a Taxi with a loud whistle and they both got in the back. "Now about dis date o' yours Remy been hearin bout."
"Oh uh.Not now Remy, lets not spoil the moment." She told him quickly before giving the address of his new apartment to the man in the front seat and off they went.
Remy was looking out the window to see where they were going and didn't notice when Chloe's eyes glowed a bright yellow as an evil smirk was plastered on her mask of a face.
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"I just don't understand. I mean, I knew he'd be mad at me for talking to him like that but I didn't think he'd go as far as.as." Chloe couldn't finish the sentence.
She still couldn't believe that her older brother, her own flesh and blood, the one person who she was presumably supposed to trust for anything was going to turn her over to Magneto without a second thought. It sent a shiver running up and down her spine and she shook a little.
The young girl felt Jean's hand on her shoulder. "Hey, It's gonna be okay. Everything's going to be okay." Jean comforted her.
Chloe put on a fake smile. She knew for a fact that everything was not going to be okay. Her parents were dead, she was just given her oh so wonderful powers last week, the Acolytes were out to get her, and her older brother had apparently cracked under all the stress and pain and was now a freaking lunatic. A freaking lunatic with the power to charge and blow up random objects. Not a good combination. And for a telepath, she didn't see how Jean could think otherwise.
"Kid, you mind showing us where you first met with Gambit when he tried to.attack you?" Logan asked her hesitantly.
"Yeah.it was out in the hedge garden." She told him in a quiet voice that was lower then her normal volume but still not a whisper.
They all went out to where she'd said they had talked and sure enough there was a piece of rope and a sack on the ground next to a broken statue of a water nymph.
"Sorry about that." Chloe apologized to Ororro who picked up her broken nymph and sighed.
"It's alright child. I can replace clay statues, not young girls." Storm told her with a smile to let her know that there were no hard feelings. After all, Chloe had broken it in the process of fleeing for her life.
Logan sniffed around and growled loudly before letting out his claws. The X-men looked over to him to see why. "Mystique." He said in another growl.
"Who?" Chloe asked her new teammates. She was getting really confused.
"Mystiques a shape shifter that can change her looks to look like other things like birds or wolves, or even-"
"Cajuns." Logan cut off Jean who was trying to explain Mystiques powers.
"Oh no. You don't think." Scott trailed off as well.
"Will someone please tell me what is going on?" Chloe demanded in frustration.
"Um.well it's like this. You see Mystique likes to uh.change her looks to look like other people. A lot of times its to like mess with someone else's mind." Kitty explained.
"So we're thinking that maybe Gambit might not have been Gambit at all. He might have been Mystique in disguise." Scott explained to a very pale looking and confused Chloe.
"B-but that's impossible. Logan, wouldn't you have picked up on Mystiques scent when we were inside?" Chloe asked him.
"Not if the Gambit inside was the real Gambit and he just happened to walk in at the wrong time and not know what was going on." Logan said with a tired voice.
"You mean I.and he.and.and.Oh God Remy." Chloe stuttered and ran out of the garden.
All the X-kids followed her to make sure she didn't try and pull anything stupid in an attempt to go off and find her brother at four in the morning in New York.
They all left Logan and Storm standing alone in her now fairly trampled garden. "I think it is time to interrupt Charles from his work on Cerebro, don't you?" Storm asked Logan who was getting a migraine from all the recent events happening.
"Yeah, I just hope we're not too late." He stated gruffly.
"When we're done with this fiasco, if this kid gets through it all.Chuck's gonna be payin for some serious Physiatrist bills." Logan concluded to Storm who merely nodded her wary head in agreement, trying to decrease the headache that was building up inside of her own mind.
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Okay yeah I know that was like a really short chapter but hopefully fanfic.net let me post chapter eleven with this one. If not then I'm sorry, but don't blame me, blame the Internet!
If you don't get the next chapter then Review ASAP okay!
Thanx
luv u all!
-AngieX
Review Answers
WYLK- This chapters for you. Yes Magneto is definitely still in the story. He plays a main role later on. As for Rogue, yes she feels bad but I can't say anymore cause it'll ruin the upcoming chapters.
Ishandahalf- you my friend review all the time. You rock! And yes poor Remy indeed. Just wait though.it gets better.
Girl number 1- Umm. well I don't think I'm going to make Chloe a Goth. Truth be told she's more like Kitty then Rogue. I might be able to work something in though. All depends on how my fic plays out and how the readers review.
Vora- Thanks! I'll try and update the next few chapters as soon as I can. Keep reviewing please!
Taineyah- Yeah I know. Yay you, Mystique is indeed a bitch. I personally don't hate her but then again. I don't hate anything really. Not in my nature but if I did she'd probably be right up there on thed top of the list. I hope I'm not making her character off cannon. You think I am?
Forsaken2442- I am sooo sorry I haven't updated in a while. It just drives me crazy when I go without reading a fic cause the people haven't updated it. Review and tell me what you think of this and the next chapter okay? Thanks!
Bettie-chan- Its okay, I love ideas from reviewers and it just so happens that I'm giving out a lot of information about their past and the family and all. Unfortunately that chapter doesn't happen until after Remy.oops sorry cant give away anymore. Review again please after you read both chapters. I'd like your opinion on them both. Thanks!
Now on with the chapter.
CHAPTER 10 -Mystique Who?-
'What was all dat about?' Remy thought to himself as he took one last glance toward the Institute before walking home in the now puddle filled streets.
It had stopped raining about an hour ago or so but there were clear signs of another storm on its way. Remy knew he should be getting home before it hit. Then again, he didn't have a home to go to.
His apartment was ravaged, his sister and the X-men were in no condition to house him at this time, and he knew that if he had even thought about going back to Magneto the crazy old man would never let him get away with leaving in the first place.
He didn't know what he was going to do. He could always go back to New Orleans, but he'd really rather not and it probably wouldn't be the best thing to do seeing how the guild wouldn't be too happy, knowing that he left the youngest Le beau in the family in the care of a stranger that owned a prep school for mutants and skipped town instead of taking her to the guild where there were people who she knew and could trust.
Gambit stopped in his tracks and listened. He could have sworn he'd heard someone behind him but when he turned around all he saw were the squirrels and the birds in the trees.
He continued walking but was stopped by a familiar voice calling his name and telling him to wait up.
"Remy hold up. You're walking too fast." The voice shouted from behind. Remy turned to see Chloe running up to him from a distance.
"Petite? What you be doin' ere?" Remy asked in confusion, though he welcomed her into his arms for a hug non-the less.
"Listen Rem, I was really upset before about you leaving and all but the Professor explained to me that you were only doing it because you loved me and I know I should have listened when you told me that before but I was just so upset. I guess you think I'm pretty stupid huh?" She asked, looking up at Remy through the corner of her eye as she pretended to find a fascination with her sneakers.
"Non Petite. Remy undastand. An' sides. you be related t' Remy, deres no way y' could be stupid." He said in playful arrogance. "So.you don' hate Remy den?" He asked with hopeful eyes.
"Duh! Of course I don't hate you. You're my big brother." She told him, giving him another hug and taking his hand in hers.
"Hey listen, Xavier said it'd take him a few hours to get a room ready for me and that he wanted me to show you something while I waited." She explained.
"Show me some tin?" He repeated.
"Yeah! Something about an apartment or what ever. I'm supposed to show you where it is. We can take a cab. Its not that far away so you can come visit when ever you want and that way you won't have to move in with the rest of us either." She explained again.
"Petite dat great." He told her, giving her yet another big hug as he swept her up into his arms and twirled her around playfully. Things were finally starting to look up.or so he thought.
After he put her back down she signaled for a Taxi with a loud whistle and they both got in the back. "Now about dis date o' yours Remy been hearin bout."
"Oh uh.Not now Remy, lets not spoil the moment." She told him quickly before giving the address of his new apartment to the man in the front seat and off they went.
Remy was looking out the window to see where they were going and didn't notice when Chloe's eyes glowed a bright yellow as an evil smirk was plastered on her mask of a face.
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"I just don't understand. I mean, I knew he'd be mad at me for talking to him like that but I didn't think he'd go as far as.as." Chloe couldn't finish the sentence.
She still couldn't believe that her older brother, her own flesh and blood, the one person who she was presumably supposed to trust for anything was going to turn her over to Magneto without a second thought. It sent a shiver running up and down her spine and she shook a little.
The young girl felt Jean's hand on her shoulder. "Hey, It's gonna be okay. Everything's going to be okay." Jean comforted her.
Chloe put on a fake smile. She knew for a fact that everything was not going to be okay. Her parents were dead, she was just given her oh so wonderful powers last week, the Acolytes were out to get her, and her older brother had apparently cracked under all the stress and pain and was now a freaking lunatic. A freaking lunatic with the power to charge and blow up random objects. Not a good combination. And for a telepath, she didn't see how Jean could think otherwise.
"Kid, you mind showing us where you first met with Gambit when he tried to.attack you?" Logan asked her hesitantly.
"Yeah.it was out in the hedge garden." She told him in a quiet voice that was lower then her normal volume but still not a whisper.
They all went out to where she'd said they had talked and sure enough there was a piece of rope and a sack on the ground next to a broken statue of a water nymph.
"Sorry about that." Chloe apologized to Ororro who picked up her broken nymph and sighed.
"It's alright child. I can replace clay statues, not young girls." Storm told her with a smile to let her know that there were no hard feelings. After all, Chloe had broken it in the process of fleeing for her life.
Logan sniffed around and growled loudly before letting out his claws. The X-men looked over to him to see why. "Mystique." He said in another growl.
"Who?" Chloe asked her new teammates. She was getting really confused.
"Mystiques a shape shifter that can change her looks to look like other things like birds or wolves, or even-"
"Cajuns." Logan cut off Jean who was trying to explain Mystiques powers.
"Oh no. You don't think." Scott trailed off as well.
"Will someone please tell me what is going on?" Chloe demanded in frustration.
"Um.well it's like this. You see Mystique likes to uh.change her looks to look like other people. A lot of times its to like mess with someone else's mind." Kitty explained.
"So we're thinking that maybe Gambit might not have been Gambit at all. He might have been Mystique in disguise." Scott explained to a very pale looking and confused Chloe.
"B-but that's impossible. Logan, wouldn't you have picked up on Mystiques scent when we were inside?" Chloe asked him.
"Not if the Gambit inside was the real Gambit and he just happened to walk in at the wrong time and not know what was going on." Logan said with a tired voice.
"You mean I.and he.and.and.Oh God Remy." Chloe stuttered and ran out of the garden.
All the X-kids followed her to make sure she didn't try and pull anything stupid in an attempt to go off and find her brother at four in the morning in New York.
They all left Logan and Storm standing alone in her now fairly trampled garden. "I think it is time to interrupt Charles from his work on Cerebro, don't you?" Storm asked Logan who was getting a migraine from all the recent events happening.
"Yeah, I just hope we're not too late." He stated gruffly.
"When we're done with this fiasco, if this kid gets through it all.Chuck's gonna be payin for some serious Physiatrist bills." Logan concluded to Storm who merely nodded her wary head in agreement, trying to decrease the headache that was building up inside of her own mind.
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Okay yeah I know that was like a really short chapter but hopefully fanfic.net let me post chapter eleven with this one. If not then I'm sorry, but don't blame me, blame the Internet!
If you don't get the next chapter then Review ASAP okay!
Thanx
luv u all!
-AngieX