Disclaimer: O.K. Y'all this is chapter 10 and since I'm still writin' fan fic y' should know by now I don't own anything that would ever make a dab o' money, especially the X-Men. And no this story is definitely not makin' one thin dime. Addie's mine though if y' want her just ask sugah. ;-D
~thought~ A Whisper in the Night
Chapter 10
Solitaire
By: Rogue Marie LeBeau
"O.K. Addie, I'll be right back, belle. I gotta get sumthin' t' drink." Remy brushed a kiss across Adalida's forehead.
A month had come and gone but there was no improvement. To anyone who didn't know about the events of the previous month Addie appeared to only be sleeping. Hank didn't know if Addie would ever come out of her coma. Jean couldn't reach her on a psychic level, although that was partially good news. Adalida had not crossed over to the astral plain.
Even though Hank had told Remy that Adalida most likely had no idea he was even there, Remy was by her side constantly. He had slept every night in a very uncomfortable chair. The one time he had went to do his danger room session he had found his code had been changed, locking him out. Scott had walked around the corner just in time to see Remy pounding on the door.
"Your place is with Addie. You'll want to be there when she wakes up." Then Scott just walked off.
Gambit and Cyclops had never really been 'friends', but Jean had convinced Scott to take Remy off duty.
"Until Addie wakes up", Jean had told him.
They were all so hopeful... or at least they had been.
Now besides Remy, only Jean and Hank came to visit Addie. Bobby and Scott were busy with Gambit and Addie's share of the duties. Logan, unable to handle seeing Adalida like this, had taken off to who knows where. He had taken a com-device.
"I'll take it. Call me if she wakes up", was all Logan said before leaving.
The professor had gone to visit Magneto who was once again incarcerated. After that, he was headed to the Massachusetts school.
Only Remy was there around the clock. Jean would come in once a day to try and see if she could get through to Addie. Hank would come in three times a day to monitor her vitals and check for any improvement. Remy, however, would only leave to use the restroom or shower. Even eating and drinking were done in the med-lab after grabbing something from the kitchen. Like now.
Jean came in and accepted the soda that Remy offered her.
"How did you sleep last night?" She asked.
"Why? Do I look dat bad?"
Dark circles lay under his red on black eyes.
"Yes, but I left something in the med-lab that may help you, a cot." Jean didn't know why she hadn't thought about it sooner.
"T'anks Jean." Remy said with a tired smile.
"Are y' gonna come see her?" He asked as he headed back.
"Sure, I'll be there in just a sec."
* * * * * * *
"Well, can y' get t'rough yet?" Remy asked with anticipation.
Jean's eyebrows rose. "Not exactly." Remy's face fell, but Jean continued. "But I understand what she's doing."
"Y' mean Addie's keepin' herself in a coma?"
Jean nodded. "She's shut herself down and channeled all of her strength into her power to heal herself."
She popped her head into Hank's lab. "Hank, can you come in here?"
"Jean", Hank said as he came into the room, "is she all right?"
"Well, you're the doctor, you tell me." Jean said with a big smile.
Hank check Adalida's vital signs then he opened her eyes.
"It seems that the only reason she's survived is because of this coma." Beast's smile glowed. "I think she will make a full recovery."
Remy was overcome with joy. "Y' mean... she's wakin' up?"
"Well, yes, but how soon I'm still uncertain." Beast said.
Gambit grabbed a hold of Addie's hand. "Come on chere, wake up."
The comatose girl remained still.
"Give it time Gambit." Beast told him. "Only Addie will know when the time is right. Let's give her time to heal completely. I will be back later to check on her."
"Yes, o' course." Remy agreed.
Jean had grabbed Addie's brush to brush the tangles from the young woman's long hair.
"Jean, let me please." Remy reached out for the brush. Jean placed it in the man's hand. Tenderly and lovingly Remy ran the brush through Adalida's hair. Jean, feeling as if she had walked in on a private moment, decided to leave the med-lab. Gently Remy worked out the knots smoothing Addie's silky hair onto her shoulders.
"Dere chere, dat's much better."
Remy sat for an hour telling Addie jokes and funny stories. Hoping she would hear. Hoping she would wake up.
The locket, now on a new chain, hung around her neck, the bracelet around her wrist. Only the earrings were in a box up in Adalida's room.
"My ange", Remy said taking one of Addie's hands in his. "Dere's so much I want t' tell y'. So much I need t' say."
Gambit traced her long feminine fingers with his. He inhaled the scent of her hair that Jean had just washed. He sat and stared at her memorizing every inch of her beautiful face. Sleeping, Addie had never looked more beautiful. She lay there peacefully with a sweet smile on her face.
~ What dreams are going t'rough her head? ~ Remy wondered.
Gambit over come with tiredness pulled the cot next to Addie's bed. He lifted one of her hands kissing it gently.
"Sweet dreams chere", and with that Gambit took a much need nap.
* * * * * * *
"Much better." Remy said feeling refreshed. He turned to Adalida, no change.
Gambit reached into his pocket and pulled out a box.
"Hey, playin' cards are good for sumthin' other den weapons." He told the sleeping woman.
Remy grabbed a small table and set up a game of solitaire. He had played this game a lot in the past month. Carrying playing cards came with many perks, one of them being distraction.
He went through matching the cards to the corresponding suite.
"Great now where's dat ace o' hearts" Remy looked around before going through his cards and pulling it out.
"Don't y' know y' shouldn't cheat?" A very hoarse voice asked Remy making him jump. He spun around quickly and looked into two beautiful and very normal green eyes.
"Addie, yer awake!" Remy exclaimed with joy.
"Hey, don't change the subject." Addie grinned. "Ah saw y' cheat, maybe ah need t' teach y' how t' play?"
Remy laughed loud and clear.
"How d' y' feel chere?" Remy asked.
"Ah feel wonderful", she assured him, "like ah've been reborn. Although ah am a bit stiff."
Not wasting anymore time Remy grabbed her in his arms. "I... I almost lost y'." He told her in a voice filled with emotion.
"Nah, y' ain't gonna get rid o' me that easily, Mr. LeBeau." She joked. She had to tell him. Being near death had taught her not to waste time. Time was precious, and so was Remy.
"Remy, ah need t' tell y' sumthin'." Her voice quivered nervously.
Placing a finger over her lips Remy quieted her.
"Usually I'd let de femme go first, but not t'day. Addie, my ange, you have helped me t' come back from one o' de blackest, darkest times o' my life. Your light helped me find my way home. Your sweetness, goodness, and beauty have healed my broken heart. Adalida, I love y'."
Adalida looked at Remy through blurry tear filled eyes. "Remy... ah had no idea... oh Remy ah love y' too."
Their lover's embrace grew stronger as Remy lowered his head. He pressed his lips to hers. The passion and love in that kiss, Addie's first, left her light headed.
Remy hated to pull away but he knew he had to. "I have t' go get Hank. I'll be right back mon amore." But before he left Remy turned back. "Oh Addie 'bout de solitaire... I don't t'ink I'll be playin' it for a while."
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Yea! Lucky Addie. It's so much fun to live vicariously through fan fic characters isn't it. Hope y'all enjoyed. Coming up the very last chapter!!! Trust me if y' don't like sap and fluff well... go somewhere else! :-D
~thought~ A Whisper in the Night
Chapter 10
Solitaire
By: Rogue Marie LeBeau
"O.K. Addie, I'll be right back, belle. I gotta get sumthin' t' drink." Remy brushed a kiss across Adalida's forehead.
A month had come and gone but there was no improvement. To anyone who didn't know about the events of the previous month Addie appeared to only be sleeping. Hank didn't know if Addie would ever come out of her coma. Jean couldn't reach her on a psychic level, although that was partially good news. Adalida had not crossed over to the astral plain.
Even though Hank had told Remy that Adalida most likely had no idea he was even there, Remy was by her side constantly. He had slept every night in a very uncomfortable chair. The one time he had went to do his danger room session he had found his code had been changed, locking him out. Scott had walked around the corner just in time to see Remy pounding on the door.
"Your place is with Addie. You'll want to be there when she wakes up." Then Scott just walked off.
Gambit and Cyclops had never really been 'friends', but Jean had convinced Scott to take Remy off duty.
"Until Addie wakes up", Jean had told him.
They were all so hopeful... or at least they had been.
Now besides Remy, only Jean and Hank came to visit Addie. Bobby and Scott were busy with Gambit and Addie's share of the duties. Logan, unable to handle seeing Adalida like this, had taken off to who knows where. He had taken a com-device.
"I'll take it. Call me if she wakes up", was all Logan said before leaving.
The professor had gone to visit Magneto who was once again incarcerated. After that, he was headed to the Massachusetts school.
Only Remy was there around the clock. Jean would come in once a day to try and see if she could get through to Addie. Hank would come in three times a day to monitor her vitals and check for any improvement. Remy, however, would only leave to use the restroom or shower. Even eating and drinking were done in the med-lab after grabbing something from the kitchen. Like now.
Jean came in and accepted the soda that Remy offered her.
"How did you sleep last night?" She asked.
"Why? Do I look dat bad?"
Dark circles lay under his red on black eyes.
"Yes, but I left something in the med-lab that may help you, a cot." Jean didn't know why she hadn't thought about it sooner.
"T'anks Jean." Remy said with a tired smile.
"Are y' gonna come see her?" He asked as he headed back.
"Sure, I'll be there in just a sec."
* * * * * * *
"Well, can y' get t'rough yet?" Remy asked with anticipation.
Jean's eyebrows rose. "Not exactly." Remy's face fell, but Jean continued. "But I understand what she's doing."
"Y' mean Addie's keepin' herself in a coma?"
Jean nodded. "She's shut herself down and channeled all of her strength into her power to heal herself."
She popped her head into Hank's lab. "Hank, can you come in here?"
"Jean", Hank said as he came into the room, "is she all right?"
"Well, you're the doctor, you tell me." Jean said with a big smile.
Hank check Adalida's vital signs then he opened her eyes.
"It seems that the only reason she's survived is because of this coma." Beast's smile glowed. "I think she will make a full recovery."
Remy was overcome with joy. "Y' mean... she's wakin' up?"
"Well, yes, but how soon I'm still uncertain." Beast said.
Gambit grabbed a hold of Addie's hand. "Come on chere, wake up."
The comatose girl remained still.
"Give it time Gambit." Beast told him. "Only Addie will know when the time is right. Let's give her time to heal completely. I will be back later to check on her."
"Yes, o' course." Remy agreed.
Jean had grabbed Addie's brush to brush the tangles from the young woman's long hair.
"Jean, let me please." Remy reached out for the brush. Jean placed it in the man's hand. Tenderly and lovingly Remy ran the brush through Adalida's hair. Jean, feeling as if she had walked in on a private moment, decided to leave the med-lab. Gently Remy worked out the knots smoothing Addie's silky hair onto her shoulders.
"Dere chere, dat's much better."
Remy sat for an hour telling Addie jokes and funny stories. Hoping she would hear. Hoping she would wake up.
The locket, now on a new chain, hung around her neck, the bracelet around her wrist. Only the earrings were in a box up in Adalida's room.
"My ange", Remy said taking one of Addie's hands in his. "Dere's so much I want t' tell y'. So much I need t' say."
Gambit traced her long feminine fingers with his. He inhaled the scent of her hair that Jean had just washed. He sat and stared at her memorizing every inch of her beautiful face. Sleeping, Addie had never looked more beautiful. She lay there peacefully with a sweet smile on her face.
~ What dreams are going t'rough her head? ~ Remy wondered.
Gambit over come with tiredness pulled the cot next to Addie's bed. He lifted one of her hands kissing it gently.
"Sweet dreams chere", and with that Gambit took a much need nap.
* * * * * * *
"Much better." Remy said feeling refreshed. He turned to Adalida, no change.
Gambit reached into his pocket and pulled out a box.
"Hey, playin' cards are good for sumthin' other den weapons." He told the sleeping woman.
Remy grabbed a small table and set up a game of solitaire. He had played this game a lot in the past month. Carrying playing cards came with many perks, one of them being distraction.
He went through matching the cards to the corresponding suite.
"Great now where's dat ace o' hearts" Remy looked around before going through his cards and pulling it out.
"Don't y' know y' shouldn't cheat?" A very hoarse voice asked Remy making him jump. He spun around quickly and looked into two beautiful and very normal green eyes.
"Addie, yer awake!" Remy exclaimed with joy.
"Hey, don't change the subject." Addie grinned. "Ah saw y' cheat, maybe ah need t' teach y' how t' play?"
Remy laughed loud and clear.
"How d' y' feel chere?" Remy asked.
"Ah feel wonderful", she assured him, "like ah've been reborn. Although ah am a bit stiff."
Not wasting anymore time Remy grabbed her in his arms. "I... I almost lost y'." He told her in a voice filled with emotion.
"Nah, y' ain't gonna get rid o' me that easily, Mr. LeBeau." She joked. She had to tell him. Being near death had taught her not to waste time. Time was precious, and so was Remy.
"Remy, ah need t' tell y' sumthin'." Her voice quivered nervously.
Placing a finger over her lips Remy quieted her.
"Usually I'd let de femme go first, but not t'day. Addie, my ange, you have helped me t' come back from one o' de blackest, darkest times o' my life. Your light helped me find my way home. Your sweetness, goodness, and beauty have healed my broken heart. Adalida, I love y'."
Adalida looked at Remy through blurry tear filled eyes. "Remy... ah had no idea... oh Remy ah love y' too."
Their lover's embrace grew stronger as Remy lowered his head. He pressed his lips to hers. The passion and love in that kiss, Addie's first, left her light headed.
Remy hated to pull away but he knew he had to. "I have t' go get Hank. I'll be right back mon amore." But before he left Remy turned back. "Oh Addie 'bout de solitaire... I don't t'ink I'll be playin' it for a while."
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Yea! Lucky Addie. It's so much fun to live vicariously through fan fic characters isn't it. Hope y'all enjoyed. Coming up the very last chapter!!! Trust me if y' don't like sap and fluff well... go somewhere else! :-D