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"Remy.." Rogue trailed her finger down Remy's cheek. He stirred, mumbled something about jambalaya, and then rolled over. She rolled her eyes, got off his bed and walked over to her bed, picked up her clothes and started to get changed. Maternity clothes. How she loathed them. They only had clothing in bright colors, like pink and a bright florescent yellow that you're your eyes squint. She stared at herself in the mirror. A white shirt with a lacey collar. The sleeves stopped right below her elbows and had a V neckline. The shirt was big on her, if went a few inches below her waist, but she knew she'd be growing more and more each day. Rogue just hoped the shirt would never get too tight. "Gawd-dammit." She sighed heavily. Her black pants were long on her, and a bit baggy but it was tight around her upper thighs. She knew if she bent down to pick something up, the pants would probably rip. She shrugged. 'Ah jus' won't bend down. Ah'm pregnant. People can bend down foh meh.' She walked over to her boyfriend's prone body, leaned down very slowly and placed her lips next to his ear. "Wake up, Sugah!" He bolted up immediately.
"Where's 'de fire?" He looked around the room with his eyes half closed. This was the first time she noticed the thin lines forming under his eyes. He did look tired. His eyes stopped on her. "Y' okay, chere? Anythin' wrong?" She couldn't help but to smile.
"Everythin' is fine, darlin'. It's jus' time ta get up. We have a flight ta catch in.." She quickly glanced down at the digital clock placed by his bed. "Two hours."
"Where.." He realized he didn't have to ask the question. He already knew the answer. "Non. Non. Non. Non! We ain't goin' anywhere, petite."
"But Remy.." She leaned over, her stomach gently pressing up against his torso. "Ah got the tickets, an' packed all out things. We won't stay foh long.. Please Rem.." Her lower lip trembled. "Ah jus' want ta meet yoah family.." She brushed her lips up against his. "Then we'll leave an' come back here.. it'll be like nothin' evah happened." She pouted. "Plus.. if we don't go.. Ah'll make sure ya regret it in the future.." She raised her eye brows suggestively.
He groaned and leaned his head back. "Roguey, Y' got Remy whipped."
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"Don't forget to, like, call!" Kitty smiled, nudging her friend. "And don't do anything I wouldn't do."
Rogue just grunted. "We'll be back befoh' ya know it." She glanced over at Gambit who was placing decks of cards around his belt in the holders. "An' Ah promise not ta get pregnant." She heard Gambit grunt.
Kitty then suddenly hugged Rogue's stomach. "I'm going to miss you guys. Just think, in several months, you're out of your mother's stomach." She kissed the round belly. "You two are going to be, like, totally cute."
"Why does everyone hafta talk ta mah stomach!" Rogue pulled away from her as Kurt bamf'd in and immediately hugged his sister's stomach.
"Be good, you two! Uncle Kurt loves you both!" Rogue made a face and jerked away from him. "Aww.. Rogue is cranky!"
"Moody." Kitty smiled, correcting him. "It's a side effect of Rogue being pregnant." She gave Gambit a look. He rolled his eyes but didn't disagree.. "Then again, Rogue is always a little cranky."
"Excuse meh, But Ah'm not the same girl ya used ta know." Rogue crossed her arms defensively over her chest. "In case ya fohgot, Ah was away from the institute foh a few years so quit actin' like ya know meh so well!"
Kitty's smile didn't fade. "Moody pregnant woman are so cute."
Rogue quickly took a step forward; ready to attack the younger female but Gambit wrapped his arm around hers and tugged her back. "If y' t'ink moody woman be cute, jus' wait till y' see a moody Gambit. It ain't so cute." Kitty's smile faded. "Let's jus' get 'dis over wit', Rogue."
"Ah'll call ya when Ah get a chance.. if Ah don't call ya within a week, it means Remy has killed me." Even through it was meant as a joke, neither Rogue nor Kitty laughed. They both sensed Gambit's sudden attitude. It was very clear that he wasn't in a good mood. Rogue gulped as she walked towards the car they would drive to the airport. "See ya Kit.."
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"What's this?" Rogue asked after they got settled on the plane. She didn't bother explaining why she didn't want to go to New Orleans on a train. A bumpy train ride was the last thing she wanted or even needed.
"A barf bag." He said simply. He reached over and patted her stomach. "Jus' incase y' displease our kids. Remy don' really feel like seein' yo' breakfast."
Rogue just sighed and tried to buckle her seat belt. "Mah gawd, it won't buckle." She exhaled deeply as she tried to connect the two pieces.
"'Dat's 'cause it's twisted an' y' don' need t' buckle it now."
"Ya know, Rem, yoah goin' ta have ta tell me why ya don't want me goin' ta N'Awlins with ya sooner or later 'cause we'll be there in no time." She rested her head on his shoulder. "Or ya jus' can not tell me an' wait till Ah find out by mahself." He just blinked. "Oh come on, Is it that bad?" An older woman walked past her seat, staring at Rogue's stomach. "Ah'm pregnant, okay!?" The woman quickly walked off. "Sheesh. Ah don't look that fat, do Ah?"
"Remy believes she was starin' at his eyes."
"Oh." She blinked. "So.."
"I was engaged."
She raised a brow. "'Scuse me?"
He sighed. "I was engaged t' a woman I didn' even love. 'Dat's who Belladonna is an' 'dat's why I left."
"Remy.. That bettah not be the reason why ya didn't wanna go to N'Awlins." He looked at her. "Am Ah supposed ta be jealous o' somethin'? Am Ah supposed ta break up wit' ya 'cause you were engaged back home to a woman who is probably married by now?" She crossed her arms. "That's stupid. Not even worth knowin'."
"An' 'dere be 'de whole me bringin' back ma expectin' girlfriend."
"Yoah embarrassed 'bout meh bein' yoah girlfriend?"
"Non.. it be jus' 'dat.." He sighed. "I've been planning t' propose t' y'. I want it to be romantic.. somethin' y' won' fo'get."
"Ya could jus' propose ta me here."
"In 'de plane while y' have a beer gut?"
She slapped his arm. "'Scuse me? Beer gut? Is that how ya see yoah children?"
"Remy was kiddin'!"
She opened her mouth to respond but quickly shut it and brought her hand to her stomach. "Oh mah gawd."
"What? Y' okay?" He asked, suddenly concerned.
She dropped her head. "Yeah.. jus' gas."
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"How much longer till you think they return?" Kitty asked opening a can of soda. Kurt sat himself down at the kitchen table.
"A day." He answered, smiling at her. Suddenly, Jubilee and Bobby ran into the kitchen breathless.
"There's been an accident. Down..town.. They're.. blaming.. mutants.." Jubilee managed to say as she gasped for air.
"Vhut?" Kurt asked confused.
"There was a fire downtown. No one knows how it started so they're blaming mutants. Riots are starting down there." Bobby explained.
"Ohmigosh. Was anyone hurt?"
Jubilee nodded slowly. "Many people made it out.. but some.. in the building.. and.. they're blaming us!"
"We have to tell the—"
'X-men, come into my office.' Xavier's voice passed through their minds.
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This is a three-parted chapter. :)
Enjoy.
