Shadow Rising
Chapter 7: Epilogue
5 Years Later:
"You sure, you be ok, chere?"
"Yes, caujn! Now get yo mangy ass outta heah!" Remy Lebeau heaved a defeated sigh as his wife practically threw him out the door. The woman slammed the door on his grinning face and went back to the living room. She plopped onto the couch and took a sip from her glass of water.
"Mommy?" The woman gazed up at the young girl standing at the top of the stairs. Dark brown hair hung down past her shoulders to her waist, framing a heart shaped face and an innocent smile. "I'm hungry." The woman smiled warmly at her daughter and pushed a strand of pure white hair out of her face.
"C'mon, hon. Let's eat." The two ate dinner in silence. The little girl finished her meal and deposited the dishes in the sink before disappearing to get ready for bed. As the woman began to clean the dishes, the doorbell rang.
"Who could that be?" She pulled off her apron, dried her hands and went to answer the door. It swung open to reveal a man dressed in a black trenchcoat wearing black glasses. But he was still recognizable.
"Hey, Rogue."
"Azriel..."
"Aren't you going to invite me in?" Rogue stood at the doorway, mouth agape. She stood to the side to allow Azriel to enter the house. She went about the house, trying to clean up. Azriel smiled. "Relax, Rogue. Or should I call you Marie now?" Rogue stopped moving.
"Marie."
"Marie it is."
"Do you...want something to drink?"
"Macallen, if you have it." Marie nodded and opened the alcohol cabinet.
"Remy's got every time of alcohol y'all can imagine." Azriel smiled.
"I'm sure. So how's married life?"
"Good. Ah'm happy."
"What do you do?"
"Both Remy and Ah teach at Xavier's. It's raht down the road." Marie returned with a glass of scotch in one hand. Her right hand moved in a blur and smashed into Azriel's cheek. His head whipped to the side.
"I guess I deserved that..." Azriel sighed.
"Damn raht ya did! Y'all are supposed to be dead! Whah'd you lah to me?"
"I had no choice. Marie, I'm a Guardian. That means I have to safeguard not just this universe but other universes as well." Marei huffed.
"Other universes...yeah right."
"Why would I lie? I'm responsible for the lives of billions of sentient beings. As much as I wanted to, I couldn't just throw that away for a century with you. So I faked my death so that you could move on. And you did."
"Mommy?" Azriel stopped and watched as the tired little girl stood at the top of the stairs.
""Mommy'll be raht there, sweetheart." The girl nodded and disappeared back upstairs. Azriel smiled at her retreating back.
"She looks exactly like you. But I don't see any of Remy in her."
"That's cuz she's not Remy's." Azriel almost dropped the glass in shock.
"Then who...oh my..." Azriel turned to look Rogue directly in the eye. "She's mine isn't she?"
"She has yo eyes." Azriel groaned.
"Marie, I never meant..." Marie sighed.
"Ah know. But ya gave me the mah greatest treasure. Ah wouldn't have it any other way."
"Does Remy know?"
"That's the main reason he proposed. We both knew she'd need a father and Remy grew to fill that spot. He loves her with all his heart."
"That's good."
"We got married raht afta college graduation. A month lata, she came."
"What's her name?"
"Ariel." Azriel smiled.
"It's a good name." He stood up from the couch. "I should get going." He gazed longingly at the stairs. Rogue smiled at the paternal instinct he was showing.
"Go." Azriel climbed the stairs and popped into Ariel's room. He sat down on her bed and gently stroked the sleeping girl's soft hair.
"Goodnight, my angel." He walked out of the room. "And goodbye." He descended the staircase and made for the door.
"One question. Azriel."
"Yes?"
"The naght you drank mah blood...Prof said he saw angel wings on mah back." Azriel smiled broadly.
"It seems our little girl was making her presence known before she was even conceived." He nodded his head and disappeared out the door. "Goodbye, Rogue. I'll be watching."
END
A/N: I couldn't make this a sappy ending where Azriel gets Rogue and they fly off into the sunset. HE was pretty much damned from day one after all. This ends the X-Men Evolution stories of Azriel Dracul. I might write other fics, depending on how many reviews I get. Until then...
Sayonara,
Dark Merlyn
5 Years Later:
"You sure, you be ok, chere?"
"Yes, caujn! Now get yo mangy ass outta heah!" Remy Lebeau heaved a defeated sigh as his wife practically threw him out the door. The woman slammed the door on his grinning face and went back to the living room. She plopped onto the couch and took a sip from her glass of water.
"Mommy?" The woman gazed up at the young girl standing at the top of the stairs. Dark brown hair hung down past her shoulders to her waist, framing a heart shaped face and an innocent smile. "I'm hungry." The woman smiled warmly at her daughter and pushed a strand of pure white hair out of her face.
"C'mon, hon. Let's eat." The two ate dinner in silence. The little girl finished her meal and deposited the dishes in the sink before disappearing to get ready for bed. As the woman began to clean the dishes, the doorbell rang.
"Who could that be?" She pulled off her apron, dried her hands and went to answer the door. It swung open to reveal a man dressed in a black trenchcoat wearing black glasses. But he was still recognizable.
"Hey, Rogue."
"Azriel..."
"Aren't you going to invite me in?" Rogue stood at the doorway, mouth agape. She stood to the side to allow Azriel to enter the house. She went about the house, trying to clean up. Azriel smiled. "Relax, Rogue. Or should I call you Marie now?" Rogue stopped moving.
"Marie."
"Marie it is."
"Do you...want something to drink?"
"Macallen, if you have it." Marie nodded and opened the alcohol cabinet.
"Remy's got every time of alcohol y'all can imagine." Azriel smiled.
"I'm sure. So how's married life?"
"Good. Ah'm happy."
"What do you do?"
"Both Remy and Ah teach at Xavier's. It's raht down the road." Marie returned with a glass of scotch in one hand. Her right hand moved in a blur and smashed into Azriel's cheek. His head whipped to the side.
"I guess I deserved that..." Azriel sighed.
"Damn raht ya did! Y'all are supposed to be dead! Whah'd you lah to me?"
"I had no choice. Marie, I'm a Guardian. That means I have to safeguard not just this universe but other universes as well." Marei huffed.
"Other universes...yeah right."
"Why would I lie? I'm responsible for the lives of billions of sentient beings. As much as I wanted to, I couldn't just throw that away for a century with you. So I faked my death so that you could move on. And you did."
"Mommy?" Azriel stopped and watched as the tired little girl stood at the top of the stairs.
""Mommy'll be raht there, sweetheart." The girl nodded and disappeared back upstairs. Azriel smiled at her retreating back.
"She looks exactly like you. But I don't see any of Remy in her."
"That's cuz she's not Remy's." Azriel almost dropped the glass in shock.
"Then who...oh my..." Azriel turned to look Rogue directly in the eye. "She's mine isn't she?"
"She has yo eyes." Azriel groaned.
"Marie, I never meant..." Marie sighed.
"Ah know. But ya gave me the mah greatest treasure. Ah wouldn't have it any other way."
"Does Remy know?"
"That's the main reason he proposed. We both knew she'd need a father and Remy grew to fill that spot. He loves her with all his heart."
"That's good."
"We got married raht afta college graduation. A month lata, she came."
"What's her name?"
"Ariel." Azriel smiled.
"It's a good name." He stood up from the couch. "I should get going." He gazed longingly at the stairs. Rogue smiled at the paternal instinct he was showing.
"Go." Azriel climbed the stairs and popped into Ariel's room. He sat down on her bed and gently stroked the sleeping girl's soft hair.
"Goodnight, my angel." He walked out of the room. "And goodbye." He descended the staircase and made for the door.
"One question. Azriel."
"Yes?"
"The naght you drank mah blood...Prof said he saw angel wings on mah back." Azriel smiled broadly.
"It seems our little girl was making her presence known before she was even conceived." He nodded his head and disappeared out the door. "Goodbye, Rogue. I'll be watching."
END
A/N: I couldn't make this a sappy ending where Azriel gets Rogue and they fly off into the sunset. HE was pretty much damned from day one after all. This ends the X-Men Evolution stories of Azriel Dracul. I might write other fics, depending on how many reviews I get. Until then...
Sayonara,
Dark Merlyn