Trapped

Author's Note: Changed the font, not sure if it actually changes in ff.net, but whatever. It looks pretty. Here's the next chapter. By the way, still looking for the designated Butt-kicker.

If you wish to be the person who emails/reviews to tell me update as soon as possible... be my guest. Just please tell me beforehand.

ps. Yes Remy is Gambit

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Angelique sat idly, reading a book, waiting for her guests to arrive. She knew that they would arrive soon, but she didn't know when exactly they would arrive. When he didn't think she was watching, Remy would often peek into the room to check up on her.

"Rem, please stop," she said casually, flipping the page. "If y're so bored, why don' y' watch th' television?"

Remy sighed, and sat down beside her, placing his arms around her shoulders. He tried to find the remote, to find it levitating in front of him. He looked at Angelique strangely, knowing it was probably her doing.

" Ange, y' mind tellin' Remy why y' so worked up?" he asked, changing the channel and putting it on a cartoon show.

Angelique threw her book down, not in the mood for fantasies. Remy always knew when she was truly at a loss. They knew she was a mutant, but her powers were strange. Most of the time, she would be a fast healer, but when her emotions were in the way, various mutations would occur. From the weather to teleportation.

" Je ne sais pas," she said, using Remy's chest as a pillow. " What if they are ma famille?"

Remy tensed, and pulled her into a deeper embrace. " Dey're not y' famille, cherie. We are."

Angel nodded, and using her telekenesis, she levitated the book until it was at arms' reach. Remy decided to be a gentleman, and decided to reach it for her. She smiled, and made herself comfortable on Remy, continuing the page she left.

While Remy watched cartoons and Angelique read her novel, Jean-Luc was watching the pair in the other room, a plan starting to hatch in his mind.

"What be goin' on in dat min' o' y'rs?" Tante Mattie asked as she scrubbed the pots.

Jean-Luc chuckled and turned to the elderly woman. "I t'ink I jus' solved d'engagement probleme wit' de Boudreaux..."

Tante Mattie stopped and looked at Jean-Luc with happiness in her eyes.

"Boy, dat be th' best t'ing I heard y' say since y' were a young'un."

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Angel heard the conversation and wondered what they were talking about. Jean-Luc and Tante Mattie knew about her sensitive hearing and were cautious of everything they said.

"Rem?" she asked.

" Oui, chere?" Remy asked, playing with a lock of her hair.

" 'ow many cousins y' got?" she asked, placing her book down. She looked up, and found herself staring into Remy's red-on-black eyes.

" Lots, pourquoi?"

"Well, Ah jus' 'eard Papa Jean-Luc talkin' 'bout solvin' a problem wit' th' Boudreaux famille," she explained.

Remy gently pushed her off his chest, to better see her face. "After Henri et moi would be Emil, Theo et Lapin... mais dey wouldn' do good t' marry off wit' Belladonna..."

Angel frowned, "Julien tol' me y' were engaged t' Belladonna..."

He nodded, and ran his fingers through his hair. " Oui, mais Papa don' wan' Remy t'... so he be tryin' t' find a loophole..."

"Y' see, if de next in line be married, den dey go t' de nex' in de line..." Remy explained. " Ou dey make it so dat the nex' in line be married..."

After hearing Remy say that out loud, Jean-Luc and Tante Mattie listened into their conversation. They knew that the couple were intelligent. They would soon come to the conclusion that they were the ones to be married.

" Ange Remy t'ink y' be the solution t' dis..." Remy said slowly, hoping that she would react differently than what he was expecting.

Before anything could happen, the doorbell rang, and Angelique hastily left the room to open the front doors. Remy sighed, and turned off the television, since he wasn't watching anyway.

He had been content with having Angelique in his arms. He had turned on his empathy, and found that she was content as well... maybe he had pushed into things that could've waited...

Logan and Ororo waited patiently, until Rogue opened the doors. They couldn't help but stare in awe. The confused young woman they had known was gone. This woman was happy, radiant, and confident. Her long auburn hair was in a pony-tail, with her platinum streaks framing her delicate face.

She had decided to go natural, revealing her face to the world. Ororo was in tears, and Logan let his shields down enough to show how much he missed her.

But the woman before them showed no recognition in her eyes, besides the ones they had seen in the party.

"Come in," she said softly, while she led them into the family room.

Ororo saw Jean-Luc, and was tempted to greet her old friend, but she decided against it. She was no longer a part of the family, and had no ties to the thieves' guild.

Logan could feel the tension in the air, and a sense of anger from one of the people in the household. His nose led him to the same man that had led Rogue away.

Rogue sat on one of the large chairs in the room, and smiled at them. "Please, sit."

Remy refused to leave the room, but Rogue didn't seem to mind. Logan watched as he walked towards her chair, and stood behind her, placing his hand on her shoulder. Logan was ready to protest, when her hand grasped Remy's.

"Ah'm glad y' could make it," Rogue said softly, her voice wavering slightly. Logan could tell she was nervous. "Pardon me if Ah'm a bit jumpy... mais Ah've only seen y' in mah dreams..."

"We understand," Ororo replied for the both of them. "Would you like to ask us anything?"

"Why'd y' leave her?" Remy asked, his voice cold, and his eyes burning with rage. Logan growled, and was about to attack, but Rogue stood and placed her hand on Remy's shoulder.

"Ah t'ink it be best y' leave, Rem," she said. "Ah can handle it..."

Remy looked at her, and nodded. But before she could turn, Remy placed a gentle kiss on her lips, surprising both Rogue and her guests. He left the room, and tried to cool down.

"Who's he really?" Logan asked. He saw the blush on Rogue's face, and continued. "From the looks of it, he's someone close."

"He's a good friend," Rogue started. " mais Jean-Luc might arrange a marriage fo' us, if times become desperate..."

Ororo understood her, and nodded. It was the way of the guilds. Marriages were arranged, some were lucky to find love within the marriage. Others had to deal.

A marriage was sacred, and those who fell out of it, were punishable by death. It was not held highly within the society to have an unfaithful spouse.

"So you're serious?" Logan asked, not understanding their situation. Ororo placed a calming hand on his arm, and shook her head.

"I think it's best if we start answering her questions..." Ororo said. "I'll start by answering Remy's."

Rogue shook her head. " Non. Please, Ah... Ah don't think Ah'm ready to know why Ah was left."

Logan nodded, and took a sip of the tea, grimacing at its bitter taste. "Ask away, then."

"What was my real mutation?"

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Remy ran towards his father's study, wanting to have the full explanation. As he barged through, he found most of the guild already present.

"T'ought y' might come here," Jean-Luc said with a smirk. "Y' wan' t' know 'bout y' new marriage?"

" Qu'est-ce vrai?" he asked, trying not to sound too excited. As he looked around, most of the faces of his family were smiling.

That only meant one thing.

He wasn't marrying a Boudreaux.

" C'est vrai?" he inquired again.

Lapin, one of his cousins stepped forward. "Before dey say anyt'in'... Who be dis Angelique?"

Remy whooped, and started laughing. They didn't need to tell him anymore. He knew the answer, and it was the best gift he had ever received. After only months of knowing the woman, he was marrying her, and he couldn't be more happy.

" Tol' y' he'd know anyway," Jean-Luc said.

"When's de weddin'?" Remy asked, truly excited. "When y' gon' tell her?"

Jean-Luc placed an arm around his son, and smirked. "De sooner de better."

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Author's Note: That was fast... But keep in mind, the LeBeaus and the Boudreaux hate each other so much that they had to make sure they had a family joining just to ensure 'peace'. can't wait to see how Ororo and Logan explain Rogue's mutation...

And I can't wait until Jean-Luc tells Rogue about her engagement to Remy.

Problems are sure to arise... and don't worry, I have like... 20 chapters until this thing ends, and hopefully if SOMEONE were to keep emailing me to update... then I will surely NOT lag behind... and I WILL update...

TBC