Back... Home...?
~*~
I want you to trouble me
I wanted you to linger
Yeah I want you to agree with me
I want so much so bad
Come on and lay it down
I've always been with you
Here and now
Give all that's within you
Be my savior
And I'll be your downfall
-Matchbox Twenty
~*~
Kitty stood on the porch with Tante Mattie and Henry. "Ya better call dis time, chile," Tante Mattie called down to Remy.
"I'll make sure he does," Kitty promised. "It was nice to meet both of you." She hugged the older woman much to her surprise then did the same with Henry. She then went out to help Remy with the bags. He once again took off his trench coat handing it to her. He got on and the motorcycle revved to life.
"Ready?"
"Au revoir," Henry called as Kitty got on behind him wrapping her arms around him and laying her head on his back.
That night
Remy opened the door to the hotel room. Kitty looked around and smiled wryly. "One bed? I know they wouldn't have made that mistake twice."
Remy opened his eyes wide in innocence. "Peut-étre Mags wanted ta save money."
"Right." She walked in and flopped down on the bed. "You want the shower first or should I go?"
"It'd be quicker ta go together."
"I'll go," Kitty said grabbing her bag. "Be back soon." A few minutes later she came back out. "Your turn." She laid down on her stomach turning on the TV. She smiled, happy that this TV had regular cable. Unable to find anything else on at two in the morning she settled on the Powerpuff Girls.
"Trés adorable," Remy grinned at the doorway. "Watching cartoons."
"Goodnight, Remy," Kitty rolled her eyes turning off the TV and climbing into the bed. Remy got in on the other side moving close and pulling Kitty into his arms. She started to move away.
"Remy's not gonna do anyt'ing, petite chat," he murmured into her hair. "Remy just wants ta hold ya." Kitty relaxed in his arms after a few moments and cuddled closer, laying her head on his chest. "Dat's much more comfortable."
The next day
After a few more hours they arrived at the mansion. Much to their shock another black Harley was sitting in the parking lot, with Logan perched on it. "Oh no," Kitty murmured.
"Want Remy ta get rid of him, petite?"
"No," Kitty said getting off the bike and approaching the obviously pissed Wolverine.
"What in the Hell do you think you're doing?" he growled getting off his motorcycle and stalking over to her. "The Acolytes? I thought you were smarter than that!"
"Mr. Logan, I-"
"How could you do something this... stupid?"
"I-"
"Botherin' the kid, Logan?" another voice growled. They turned and saw Sabretooth approaching.
"Get out of here fuzzball," Logan snarled.
"Gentlemen," Magneto said stepping outside with Pietro and Piotr on either side. "Let's not fight."
"Why the hell not?" both men asked at the same time. Kitty looked at Remy who grinned back in shared amusement.
"And why," Logan said turning back to Kitty, "do I smell that Cajun all over you?"
"Way ta go, mate!" John laughed from beside Piotr.
Remy smirked slinging an arm around Kitty. "Why do ya t'ink, homme?" The next thing Remy saw was the sky as Logan pinned him to the ground holding his claws to the young man's throat. "Merde."
"Mr. Logan, no!" Kitty exclaimed grabbing Remy and phasing him away from the feral Canadian. Logan stood. "Nothing happened! We were just close to each other for a few days."
"Oui," Remy admitted.
"Perhaps you should leave Wolverine," Magneto said. "You're upsetting her."
"I'm not going anywhere until you tell me why," Logan said looking at Kitty evenly.
"I couldn't stay, Mr. Logan," Kitty said. "And, like, where else would I go?"
"Home?" Logan said crossing his arms.
"I told you," Kitty said feeling tears rise to her eyes at that reminder. "I'm not welcome there anymore. I had nowhere else to go."
"So you went to a madman?"
"Allow me to remind you, that said 'madman' is standing right here," Magneto said.
"And you're assumin' that I care," Logan growled.
"I'm sorry," Kitty said looking at him with wide eyes. "I didn't know what to do. I just couldn't stay."
"Whatever," Logan said getting back on his bike. He sped away. Kitty watched him as he faded out of site before running into the house, simply phasing through the men who were standing at the door. Remy grabbed their bags throwing them to a startled Piotr.
"Be right back," he said before following the path Kitty had taken.
"I think he actually likes her," John said in shock. "Our little Remy is growing up," John sighed before mock crying into Sabretooth's chest. The man merely growled and pushed him away. "Why don't you ever hold me like you used to?!" John called after him causing another, much more angry growl, and a stifled laugh from Wanda.
"Kitty?" Remy called knocking on the door.
"Come in," Kitty called back. He walked in and sat next to her.
"You okay, chat?"
"Yeah," Kitty said raising her head bravely. He reached out softly wiping away her tears.
"Right." He pulled her into his arms. Kitty nestled her head comfortably on his chest.
"He was so angry."
"Petite," Remy murmured in her ear. "Ya had ta have been expectin' dat."
"I know, it's just... Logan was always like a father to me. For him to be that angry at me... It just hurts. I knew I'd lose him too because of this... I just didn't know it would hurt so much."
"Ma chére, of course it hurts." He softly caressed her back as he held her to his chest. He stretched out on the bed pulling her down with him. Kitty cuddled up to him closing her eyes and breathing in his scent, cigarettes and Olde Spice. She nuzzled her head into his chest.
"Remy, I, um, wanted to thank you," Kitty murmured.
"For what?"
"Being there for me. You've been so great."
"Pas de problem, chat." He pulled her up slightly so his mouth was level with hers and kissed her softly. "We should probably go downstairs."
"Yeah," Kitty agreed but merely buried her head in the crook of his neck. He pulled the scrunchie out of her hair so he could run his hand through the brown locks as Kitty cuddled close and closed her eyes.
~*~
I want you to trouble me
I wanted you to linger
Yeah I want you to agree with me
I want so much so bad
Come on and lay it down
I've always been with you
Here and now
Give all that's within you
Be my savior
And I'll be your downfall
-Matchbox Twenty
~*~
Kitty stood on the porch with Tante Mattie and Henry. "Ya better call dis time, chile," Tante Mattie called down to Remy.
"I'll make sure he does," Kitty promised. "It was nice to meet both of you." She hugged the older woman much to her surprise then did the same with Henry. She then went out to help Remy with the bags. He once again took off his trench coat handing it to her. He got on and the motorcycle revved to life.
"Ready?"
"Au revoir," Henry called as Kitty got on behind him wrapping her arms around him and laying her head on his back.
That night
Remy opened the door to the hotel room. Kitty looked around and smiled wryly. "One bed? I know they wouldn't have made that mistake twice."
Remy opened his eyes wide in innocence. "Peut-étre Mags wanted ta save money."
"Right." She walked in and flopped down on the bed. "You want the shower first or should I go?"
"It'd be quicker ta go together."
"I'll go," Kitty said grabbing her bag. "Be back soon." A few minutes later she came back out. "Your turn." She laid down on her stomach turning on the TV. She smiled, happy that this TV had regular cable. Unable to find anything else on at two in the morning she settled on the Powerpuff Girls.
"Trés adorable," Remy grinned at the doorway. "Watching cartoons."
"Goodnight, Remy," Kitty rolled her eyes turning off the TV and climbing into the bed. Remy got in on the other side moving close and pulling Kitty into his arms. She started to move away.
"Remy's not gonna do anyt'ing, petite chat," he murmured into her hair. "Remy just wants ta hold ya." Kitty relaxed in his arms after a few moments and cuddled closer, laying her head on his chest. "Dat's much more comfortable."
The next day
After a few more hours they arrived at the mansion. Much to their shock another black Harley was sitting in the parking lot, with Logan perched on it. "Oh no," Kitty murmured.
"Want Remy ta get rid of him, petite?"
"No," Kitty said getting off the bike and approaching the obviously pissed Wolverine.
"What in the Hell do you think you're doing?" he growled getting off his motorcycle and stalking over to her. "The Acolytes? I thought you were smarter than that!"
"Mr. Logan, I-"
"How could you do something this... stupid?"
"I-"
"Botherin' the kid, Logan?" another voice growled. They turned and saw Sabretooth approaching.
"Get out of here fuzzball," Logan snarled.
"Gentlemen," Magneto said stepping outside with Pietro and Piotr on either side. "Let's not fight."
"Why the hell not?" both men asked at the same time. Kitty looked at Remy who grinned back in shared amusement.
"And why," Logan said turning back to Kitty, "do I smell that Cajun all over you?"
"Way ta go, mate!" John laughed from beside Piotr.
Remy smirked slinging an arm around Kitty. "Why do ya t'ink, homme?" The next thing Remy saw was the sky as Logan pinned him to the ground holding his claws to the young man's throat. "Merde."
"Mr. Logan, no!" Kitty exclaimed grabbing Remy and phasing him away from the feral Canadian. Logan stood. "Nothing happened! We were just close to each other for a few days."
"Oui," Remy admitted.
"Perhaps you should leave Wolverine," Magneto said. "You're upsetting her."
"I'm not going anywhere until you tell me why," Logan said looking at Kitty evenly.
"I couldn't stay, Mr. Logan," Kitty said. "And, like, where else would I go?"
"Home?" Logan said crossing his arms.
"I told you," Kitty said feeling tears rise to her eyes at that reminder. "I'm not welcome there anymore. I had nowhere else to go."
"So you went to a madman?"
"Allow me to remind you, that said 'madman' is standing right here," Magneto said.
"And you're assumin' that I care," Logan growled.
"I'm sorry," Kitty said looking at him with wide eyes. "I didn't know what to do. I just couldn't stay."
"Whatever," Logan said getting back on his bike. He sped away. Kitty watched him as he faded out of site before running into the house, simply phasing through the men who were standing at the door. Remy grabbed their bags throwing them to a startled Piotr.
"Be right back," he said before following the path Kitty had taken.
"I think he actually likes her," John said in shock. "Our little Remy is growing up," John sighed before mock crying into Sabretooth's chest. The man merely growled and pushed him away. "Why don't you ever hold me like you used to?!" John called after him causing another, much more angry growl, and a stifled laugh from Wanda.
"Kitty?" Remy called knocking on the door.
"Come in," Kitty called back. He walked in and sat next to her.
"You okay, chat?"
"Yeah," Kitty said raising her head bravely. He reached out softly wiping away her tears.
"Right." He pulled her into his arms. Kitty nestled her head comfortably on his chest.
"He was so angry."
"Petite," Remy murmured in her ear. "Ya had ta have been expectin' dat."
"I know, it's just... Logan was always like a father to me. For him to be that angry at me... It just hurts. I knew I'd lose him too because of this... I just didn't know it would hurt so much."
"Ma chére, of course it hurts." He softly caressed her back as he held her to his chest. He stretched out on the bed pulling her down with him. Kitty cuddled up to him closing her eyes and breathing in his scent, cigarettes and Olde Spice. She nuzzled her head into his chest.
"Remy, I, um, wanted to thank you," Kitty murmured.
"For what?"
"Being there for me. You've been so great."
"Pas de problem, chat." He pulled her up slightly so his mouth was level with hers and kissed her softly. "We should probably go downstairs."
"Yeah," Kitty agreed but merely buried her head in the crook of his neck. He pulled the scrunchie out of her hair so he could run his hand through the brown locks as Kitty cuddled close and closed her eyes.