Early Parenting
Author's Note: Hey everyone! Thanks for all your reviews! As well as frost-bite's constructive criticism. I've kept that in mind and I know it's not really that possible, but this chapter explains it all. Hopefully it's going to be long enough to answer all your questions.
As for why Rogue didn't go to the hospital… I know that they are reliable, but keep in mind that Rogue is phobic of hospitals since she has had Logan in her mind. With his psyche strong inside of her, its only natural that she tries to veer away from them.
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"How come Mathieu was allowed to be 'adopted' when he had this condition?" Hank asked, slightly aggravated with the situation. " It's highly irresponsible of the government!"
Xavier nodded in agreement. Magneto couldn't help but sigh. " That's how ignorant these humans are, Mr. McCoy," he said.
"Now, now, Erik. There is a possibility that they never knew. Or that his disease didn't occur until much later-" Xavier tried to explain. " Could that have happened, Hank?"
The blue doctor shrugged. " Not much is known of this. Perhaps he was…a premature baby, or something went wrong during the stages."
The three sighed audibly, sitting back on their chairs, sipping tea. Chamomile tea to be exact. Ororo had suggested that it had calming effects on people.
" How are the rest of the students faring?" Hank asked. " I do believe that I've missed quite a few… uplifting scenes…"
Magneto chuckled. " Yes, that's… saying it gently. My son might never give me a grandson."
" You think you have it bad?!"
They all turned to the door to find Ororo standing with an amused expression on her face. " I just realized that my nephew is practically eating out of some girl's hand. Next thing you know, he'll wear an apron and finally start doing his homework!"
Xavier smiled. " Well, out of everything that's happened… I believe that this law does prove to be quite effective."
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Rogue couldn't help but fret over the crib. Mathieu still hadn't woken up. She couldn't stand the sight of tubes protruding from his arms. It made the Logan in her head shudder and feel trapped, living his nightmares.
" Chere, y'okay?"
Rogue grasped the crib railing and sighed. She nodded sadly and felt Remy's arms wrap around her waist. He kissed her covered neck and rested his chin on her shoulder.
" Dat was brave, wat y'did, Chere. Ah don't t'ink dat anyone else would have done dat," Remy commented, whispering in her ear.
Rogue smiled and turned in his arms, looking into his eyes. " Ya always know what ta say…" Rogue said, then smiled even wider. " And ya didn't even talk about y'rself in th' third person!"
Remy grinned sheepishly and scratched the back of his head. " Oui… well, Ah didn't t'ink y'were enjoyin' it too much."
Rogue lowered her eyelids seductively and shrugged. " Oh I don't know… I was beginning to get used to it…"
Remy smiled and wrapped his arms around Rogue, trapping her to a wall. " Maybe Remy should get back t'talking 'bout himself in de t'ird person den?"
Before anything serious happened, Mathieu began to whine. Rogue ducked underneath Remy's arm and went towards the crib. She peeked in and smiled at the auburn haired baby.
" Hi there, shug…" she whispered. She reached down with a gloved hand to brush off a stray hair from his face. 'If only I could give you a mother's touch, even though I'm not your real mother'
Remy's heart clenched as he watched the girl. He couldn't help but feel something more than just a crush or a mere challenge. He felt committed to the girl and the funny thing was, he liked it! For a playboy, that was saying a lot.
'Y'sure are one in a million, chere' he thought.
" Chere?"
" Yeah, Rem?"
" Didn' Henri say somet'in' 'bout y'DNA bein' absorbed int' Mathieu's?" Remy asked.
Rogue lifted Mathieu's head and placed a comfortable pillow underneath. " Well, he said that since Mathieu's blood cells don't divide normally, my blood cells could help his adapt," she said. " Why?"
Remy shrugged. " Not'in' t'worry 'bout Chere… Remy got t' see de doctor."
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Remy made his way towards the adult's 'lounge' and found them all in a heated discussion. He wasn't at all surprised to find his employer sitting, drinking tea.
" Gambit, what is the meaning of this interruption?" Magneto asked.
" Remy here fo' de doctor…" Remy explained. " When y' said dat de bebe will 'assimilate' some o'Rogue's DNA, does dat mean dat he's immune t' de fille's powers?"
Hank rubbed his chin and nodded. " That's a possibility, yes."
" So, y' t'ink she can?"
Xavier sighed. " Mr. LeBeau, you've got to understand. Even if she could, we don't want to risk Mathieu to be placed under a coma."
Remy seemed to deflate, his poster sagging a bit. Just as he was about to leave, Hank stopped him.
" Well, there is one way to find out," Hank said. " Although, it may take a bit more time. I suggest you keep this between just you and the people in this room. We don't want to give the poor girl false hope."
Remy nodded and smiled. " T'ank y' Doctor."
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Ah, all is good in the land of the passing…Meanwhile, back in the land of Early Parenthood: Pietro and Tabitha were just getting Geoffrey to stop crying.
" Thank God! Petey, stay here," Tabby said. " I have to go shopping. We're out of sugar… again. And be sure to ice your- well you know. And again, I am really sorry I flambéed your- you know… it was accidental! Honest!"
Pietro nodded, forcing a smile. " That's okay, Tabby… I'll take care of Geoff… just…help me wobble to his room."
As Tabitha closed the door, she found the Alver's room open. She peeked in to see if things were alright and found Kitty happily bouncing her baby boy on her lap.
" Hey, why is your door open?" she asked.
" Oh, well Rogue's baby was found to have this disease… and she's out of the 'law'. In fact, she passed the test so they're pretty much clear for the whole 5 months," Lance explained, trying to figure out how to complete the bills. " So, here we are- and we got the door open, just in case something like that happens to us! Maybe we can get out of the law too!"
Kitty rolled her eyes. " Like, don't mind him. He's just like, upset that we still have 4 months to go, and he spent most of the money to like buy clothes," she said, sighing. " I like, told him we had enough, but like, he wouldn't believe me."
Tabby peeked over the senior's shoulder and could not believe what she saw.
" You spent $300,000 on baby THINGS?! " Tabby exclaimed.
Kitty nodded. " And like, I thought I had a shopping problem…"
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Kurt couldn't stop fidgeting. He was still worried about Rogue; in fact he was so worried that his image inducer couldn't keep up with his tail. It was wagging so frantically; that all Amanda could see was a blue blur that looked like a fluffy cat being waved around.
"Kurt, sweet, I think you should stop… your tail is making me nauseous," Amanda said. " Besides… Karen's starting to think it's a toy…"
Kurt sighed and smiled. " Ja… I zink you are right… but zen, you are always right."
" YEOUCH! Wanda! That hurt me arse!"
Kurt and Amanda stared at the wall that connected their apartment to the Allerdyce's.
" Um… Amanda… isn't zis place zoundproof?"
"I- believe so…"
"Zen…how come-"
" No! Come now, pet- er…Wanda… I'll stop with the N-SYNC!!!"
Kurt shuddered and grabbed Amanda's shoulders. " I am zo very glad you are ze one I vas paired up vith!"
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Author's Note: Short humor at the end! Couldn't resist! Tokyobabe2040… I updated without you updating… I expect you to update double time…