Early Parenting

Author's Note: thanks for all the reviews and all your suggestions! This chapter looks more into Remy and the others than Rogue, but you'll see her soon enough!

For those of you who don't get what happens in the Parenting Law:

Every 16-21 year old around the world has to participate They spend 5 months with a person of the opposite sex and a 24 month old baby That way, the baby is just learning how to walk and talk and is still a crying poop/pee bomb. (but they're still cute!) The 'couple' gets $300,000 on the first month to baby-proof the given apartment, pay bills, buy food, etc. like real parents do…only parents work for their money… (lol you should check out the sequel I got planned for this story!) Cameras are set everywhere in the apt. so that there is surveillance 24/7 (not in the perverted kind) its to make sure that the 'couple' don't get tempted to do it! (my mom reminded me of that problem… 2 hour lecture!) Pairs are done by government, so they can't change their partners unless they want to fail and redo the class as well as their grade twice!

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Remy couldn't believe his luck. For a gambler, that was bad… it seemed that lady Luck was a bit peeved at him and decided to impound his bike.

As he went out the door, he found Rogue walking swiftly towards the parking lot. He smiled slyly and sighed. 'So Mlle Luck hasn't run out on Remy after all' he thought.

" Chere!"

He noticed Rogue stiffen and turn around. She sighed and leaned on a black convertible. " What do you want, Remy?" she asked, trying to calm herself.

" Well, Remy need y'help chere, see some homme in a bleu uniform took his bike an' now he-"

" Ya want a rahd with me?" Rogue asked, raising her eyebrows in disbelief. " Jus' what do ya think Ah am? An idiot? Ah ain't gonna give ya a rahd ta Magneto's base alone."

Remy shook his head. " Non, Remy has his own abode," he assured her. " Please chere? Remy don't want t'walk all de way downtown."

He pleaded with a puppy-dog look and Rogue sighed in defeat. " All right, but if you do anything funny, I won't hesitate to throw your ass on the road!"

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" Has anyone seen Rogue?" Kitty asked as she phased to the Living room. " I have something I want to tell her!"

Kurt shook his head and pressed a button on his image-inducer. " Zorry Keety. Last I zaw her zhe vas going tovards her new car."

Jean sat down and smiled. " I'm sure she's fine. Knowing her, she's probably just hanging out with Risty or Wanda."

Kitty nodded, sighing in defeat. " So who's your partner for the next 5 months?" Kitty asked as she took a small bag of chips out from the kitchen.

" Amanda," Kurt said, smiling happily. " I cannot belief my good luck! Gott truly is good!"

Jean smiled as he pranced around the room happily enjoying his good luck. " How about you Kitty?"

Kitty smiled brightly. " Well, I wanted to tell Rogue first, but like… I can't contain my happiness! I got Lance!"

Kurt paled and fell from the position he was hanging in. " Mr. Earthquake?! Oh mein Gott! I only hope I'm not in ze zame building as you!"

Jean nodded. " Sorry to say this Kit, but with Lance, you're going to have your work cut out for you."

Kitty frowned and glared at Jean. " Well, who do you have?" she asked. " Duncan, probably? Well I only hope he doesn't like, treat that baby like a football!"

Jean frowned. " Don't diss Duncan, sure he might be a bit… fine, okay he's dumb as a post, but I don't have Duncan as a partner. I got Scott."

"So who did Duncan get?" Kitty asked.

" Ja," Kurt pushed on with a mouthful of sandwich.

" If you must know, he's paired with Taryn," she said as she crossed her arms. " It seems my boyfriend is going to be hanging out with Scott's girlfriend."

Suddenly, Evan burst in giggling like… well…Kitty. " You can't believe, the greatest thing happened today!"

Jean tilted her head in confusion.

" Pietro is paired up with Tabitha and she was on his tail trying to burn his hair!" he said, laughing on the ground. " And-and… you should've seen Wanda and one of the Acolytes! She was practically hexing everything for him and choking him with it!"

" I heard that Todd was pretty pissed off at Pyro," Jean said as she took a bit out of a cookie. " He's with a human, isn't he?"

Kitty nodded. " One of the cheerleaders, if I remember correctly."

Jean grimaced. " Poor Toad, knowing those girls, he'd probably be stuck doing housework and changing diapers while they do the cute stuff…"

Kurt shook his head. " Nein, he vill not be permitted to touch ze baby," he stated. " Its Courtney."

Evan sighed and shook his head. " Alas, even if he was our enemy, I pray God watch over his soul…"

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Remy sat patiently as Rogue drove towards his apartment. " Turn left here, chere," he instructed, cutting the silence between them.

Rogue did as she was told and they stopped at a tall building. " Nice place," she commented.

" Merci… listen, chere-" Remy started. Rogue turned off the engine and turned to him.

" Look, Remy…we're going to be stuck together for the next few months. I don't want to fail the class, and I don't want to end up accidentally killing the baby… so, let's put things aside and start over," she said, sticking out her hand. " I'm Rogue. No last name."

Remy smiled and nodded. " Enchante, chere," he took her hand and placed a kiss on it. " I be Remy LeBeau."

Rogue blushed slightly, but turned to prevent him from seeing it. Remy smirked and opened the door, but before he left, he turned to Rogue.

" D'y' wan' t'stay?" Remy asked, " jus' fo' a bit o' coffee?"

Rogue thought about it, and nodded. " Sure, we have a few more things to talk about anyway."

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Author's Note: like it? Things are just getting started. If you don't know the pairing for the mutants:

Remy/Rogue (mentioned a lot DUH it's a Romy fic!)

Kurt/Amanda (mentioned quite a bit.)

Lance/Kitty(a lot)

Scott/Jean(lol a lot as well.)

St. John/Wanda ( definitely a lot!)

Tabitha/Pietro ( they might be mentioned once in a while, but again, not often.)

Evan/some girl (we won't be seeing him often tho… just from time to time.)