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           This is one of my favorite chapters.. :)

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           "Do ya have any idea of where we're goin'?" Rogue asked following Remy down a street. He turned his head and gave her an insulted look. "Sorrah." She mumbled testily. "Ah'm jus' not used ta this place." He stopped walking when he heard her voice crack. "Ah'm sorrah Ah forced ya ta come here, Remy." He sighed. How he hated hormones. Especially raging ones. He wrapped his arm around her waist.

           "Don' worry 'bout it, chére. I'm goin' t' have t' face ma père some time."

           "Wait.." She stopped walking. "Ya don't get along with 'im?" She suddenly grabbed him by his collar. Rogue was 5' 8" and compared to 6' 1" Remy, there wasn't much of a height difference. "Ya dragged me down 'ere when ya don't even get along with ya p-" She paused. "Fathah!"

           "I didn' drag y' down 'ere! Y' be turnin' it 'round on me!" They glared at each other. "I told y' I didn' want t' go 'ere but y' didn' listen."

           "Ya nevah gave me a reason!" She let go of her grip. "So this is all yoah fault, Rem. Ah blame ya."

           "Y'.. y'.. y'.." He was at loss for the right words. Then, instead of verbally responding, he leaned in and kissed her. She had no protest as she deepened the kiss. When he finally parted his lips from hers, she noticed the old twinkle in his eyes.

           "It was mah fault." She said then reached up and started kissing him again. This was how their fights usually ended.

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           Pyro sat on the couch flipping through stations on the TV.

           'Mutants are the real problem—' An old man yelled into a microphone that a reporter was holding. 'All this stupid crap wouldn't happen if those stupid mutants didn't cause it!'

           St. John grunted and clicked the '^' button on the remote.

           'The mutants muddle up our gene pool!' A woman argued on a stage. 'They're the blame. They should all be eliminated before they cause anymore damage.'

           'There are good mutants and bad mutants. The good mutants protect us from the bad mutants.'

           'If there are no mutants, we don't have to worry about "good" nor "bad" mutants.'

           "Why are you watching that?" Amara asked sitting down next to him. She leaned over and pressed the 'off' button on the remote. The TV went blank. Before St. John could open his mouth to respond, a brick flew through the window. On it written was 'DIE MUTANTS.'

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           "Remy?" A man, probably in his forties, stared at Remy surprised. Rogue studied the older male. He had a mustache and long hair pulled into a ponytail. The man looked at him, then at Rogue, and finally back at him. He gave them both a smile. "It's great t' see y' Remy."

           "Jean-Luc." Rogue noticed Remy tensed up. "'Dis is mon.." He gave a short pause. "Wife.. Rogue."

           "It's nice ta meet ya, Mista LeBeau."

           Jean-Luc laughed. "Jus' call me Jean-Luc, Rouge."

           "Rogue." She corrected, forcing a smile. She hated when people spelled her name wrong and pronounced it incorrectly. She held out her hand but instead Jean-Luc hugged her.

           "Come on in." Jean-Luc stepped aside. "I believe y' have some explainin' t' do, Remy."

           Remy grunted.

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           "They're startin' ze picket signs." Immediately after the loud bamf filled the room Kurt appeared. "They are at ze brotherhoods house, too."

           "This is, like, totally awful. They're ganging up around the institute." Kitty ran through the door and into Xavier's office where the other mutants were.

           "I know how to get rid of 'em!" Pyro smirked taking out of his lighter. Ororo, Charles and Hank gave him a look. "Just kiddin' mates.."

           "I don't get it." Ray spoke up. "We're stronger than them and they act like we should be afraid of them."

           "Stronger?" Bobby almost laughed. "We're most than stronger. I just don't get why they're blaming us for the fire."

           "It's because they have no one else to blame, Bobby." The Professor answered, sighing. "There's been so much 'trouble' with mutant these days, they automatically blame it on us. It's because there's no one else to blame and things get easier when there is someone to blame."

           Logan walked into the office, slamming the wooden door behind him. "All the alarms are set." He muttered. "And Rahne's parents are here. They don't feel the 'institute' is protecting her anymore."

           "You're going to let them take her away?" Roberto suddenly said. "It's not our fault there are mutant haters out there."

           Logan sighed. "We can't stop 'em from takin' her." He looked over at Charles.

           "After she gathers her things, make sure her and her parents use a different exit." Xavier said, staring down at the gathering protesters.

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           "Twins? Two of 'em?" Jean-Luc asked surprised as he stared at Rogue's stomach. "Congratulations.. Merde.. Two? Are y' sure? Can't wait t' see their powers." He smirked.

           Remy rolled his eyes. "'Deres more t' life 'den mutant powers, Jean-Luc."

           Jean-Luc simply ignored him. "Have y' thought of any names yet, Rogue?"

           "Not really." Rogue answered, feeling uncomfortable with the slight tension between the son and father. "Ah think the names will come when Ah see 'em."

           Jean-Luc nodded. "Their powers are goin' t' be great."

           Both Remy and Rogue shifted in discomfort.

           "Hello?" A female voice called. A young woman with blonde hair walked into the room.

           "Belladonna, look who has decided t' visit." Jean-Luc said gesturing towards Remy. "I told y' he would find someone. An' look, they're havin' twins."

           Belladonna looked at Rogue's stomach. "Thought so. Remy was never the one for heavy sets." She smirked then coughed. "Mon dieu, Due date must be comin' up."

           "Actually—" Rogue spoke up. "Ah still have a few more months." She stood up and looked Belladonna up and down. "So, what's yoah excuse?"

           "Aw, You're a River rat. Recognized the accent." The blonde ignored the other girls comment.

           "An' yoah a Swamp rat."

           "By callin' me 'dat, I believe you are insultin' your man."

           Rogue almost laughed. "When did Ah say he ain't a Swamp Rat?"

           Jean-Luc and Remy exchanged glances.

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           "It's all over the news. How could a small thing turn into such a big thing?" Jubilee asked sighing as she turned off the television.

           "Anti-mutant rallies have been going on for awhile, Jubes. This just set it off even more." Bobby answered turning the television back on. "Just watch some cartoons."

           "Why is it that problems are solved in less than a half hour?" She asked, sighing again. "I wish life was that easy." Bobby nodded and shrugged.

           "This isn't the Brady Bunch. We're not a pack of groovy mutants. We're just mutants living in a hostile world."

           "Wow." The Asian suddenly said. "I've never heard you sound so smart before." He gave her a look but smiled anyway. She scooted over closer to him. "You.. should share some of that intellect." They both leaned their heads in until their lips met.

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           "No powers." Xavier proclaimed. "In the mansion or out of it. That'll just cause more riots."

           Pyro leaned in towards Amara. "That means if you turn into flame, I'm going to make ya dance, Sheila."

           She grunted.

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           "Did I tell you, Remy? Henri and I got married." Belladonna announced sitting down between him and Rogue. She suddenly felt a hand on her lower back. She smirked. That smirk faded when she ended up on her arse.

           "Oops." Rogue mumbled sarcastically. "Who's Henri? Male stripper o' what?"

           Before Remy could open his mouth, Belladonna responded. "Henri is Remy's brother."

           Rogue laughed. Hard. "So yoah related ta Remy now?"

           "Did I mention I'm pregnant with his child? Two months."

           Rogue chuckled. "Could've fooled me." She turned to her 'husband.' "So, how does it feel knowin' yoah brother knocked up yoah ex-fiancée?"

           Jean-Luc suddenly stood up. "Why don't I go get us somethin' to drink? Bella? Rogue? Remy?"

           "No thanks." Belladonna and Rogue said in unison. Remy stood up.

           "Remy t'inks he'll go wit' y'.."

           Jean-Luc leaned towards him. "Y' sure 'tis okay to leave those two alone.. in the same room?"

           "Hell no." It was an up straight answer. No pun intended. "Remy will get 'de drinks. Y', mon père, can stay 'ere."

           "Y' bailin' on me!?"

           "Oui!" No hesitation needed.

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           Part 2 over. Woohoo. I mean.. :) I liked this chapter!