Disclaimer: Okay, still don't own X-Men and I'm defiantly not making any money off of this so no one sue. You won't get nothing but a headache. Oh, but I do own Ebony and Angelo. Yay me.
Authors Note: Sorry it took so long guys. School and all that. It's horrible. Okay, so here we are again and I have a 5 day break, three of those days I'm not working so I will try to get up at least one more chapter, if not more. Enjoy.
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Wandering Souls
Chapter 17: Old Wounds
Remy watched awe struck as the two women hugged, unsure what to do. 'Wow, dis fille sure know how to find dem dis week,' he thought.
Rogue hugged her mother tightly, burying her face in the woman's hair, crying softly.
"Shh sugar, Mamma's got you," Meranda soothed, stroking the girls hair, squeezing her closer.
"Ebony, what's going on?" Angelo asked, looking nervously from the hugging girls to Remy who stood leaning against the wall in his long brown trench coat, and glowing red eyes.
"I'm not sure yet, but I'm going to find out," Meranda replied, pulling away from Rogue and holding the girl at arms length, examining her closely. "Did daddy find you?"
Rogue nodded, wiping her eyes. "Yeah, last week."
"What! Whose been taking care of you?" Meranda asked, anger glowing in her emerald eyes.
"Mystique. The woman who.." Rogue's words were cut off as her lips began to tremble again as fresh tears jumped into her eyes. "Ah thought ya were dead," Rogue wrapped her arms back around Meranda who hugged Rogue close, daring the world to try and take her baby girl again.
"I know, and I can explain," Meranda began when a loud ringing ran out through the alley. She turned and looked at Angelo who grabbed his cell, checked the number and nodded at Meranda before heading towards the jeep, answering the phone. "But now isn't the time." Meranda sighed and hugged Rogue close again. "Where are you staying?"
"The Xavier Institute," Rogue replied sniffling.
"You're a mutant!" Meranda exclaimed pulling away from Rogue and smiling proudly. "What's your gift?"
"It ain't a gift, it's a curse," Rogue stated bitterly, frowning. "Ah can't touch anyone but dad. Otherwise mah skin absorbs everything about them. There memories, their life force and in mutants there powers. An' Ah can't control it. An' the voices neveah go away."
Meranda looked at her daughter sadly and noticed that several times while Rogue spoke, she stole longing glances towards the young man leaning against the building. "Well," Meranda leaned forward and looked in Rogues green eyes smiling, tucking a white strand behind the girls ear. "What are mother's for but to teach their daughters?"
"What do ya mean?" Rogue asked confused.
"I can help you baby, but not right now. I have to go now," Meranda replied straightening and looking sadly at Rogue. 'Come on Eb, we gotta go,' Angelo's voice rang in Meranda's mind.
"No, ya can't go!" Rogue became frantic. "Ah just found ya!" She suddenly felt two strong arms wrap around her waist, and warm breath against her neck.
"Easy chere," Remy whispered into her ear. "She come back if Remy have to hunt her down and drag her back," he said soothingly, looking over at Meranda, meeting the older woman's gaze.
"Believe me sugar, it won't come to that," Meranda replied, seeing a lot of Long in her daughters boyfriend. Her breath caught slightly at the thought of the one man she'd ever loved. She quickly pushed her feelings down before showing them. Now wasn't the time. "I'll be coming to see you real soon darlin', but I've got to go get some answers first," she smiled at her daughter and kissed the girls forehead. "And Daddy's not the only one who can touch you," she smiled towards Remy. "Besides, there's more to touch than the physical. Besides, you've got good taste," she nodded towards Remy. "See you soon baby."
Rogue watched and before she could blink, her mother was gone again. She sighed, fighting the tears, as she wrapped her arms up behind her head and around Remy's neck, pulling him closer to her, while making sure their skin never touched. She leaned her back against his chest and let him support her as his arms tightened around her waist and his head rested on top of her own. "Ah need ta go talk ta daddy," she whispered.
"Remy get y' dere mon amore," Remy whispered as he began leading her towards the bike.
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~Three Weeks Later ~
Rogue looked at her biology book and gave a disgusted sigh before throwing her pencil down on the books that surrounded her. She ran her hands through her two toned hair and pulled her knees towards her chest, wrapping her arms around her legs. She sat on her bed, her homework laid out around her a disgusted expression on her face.
"Problem Rogue?" Wanda asked, looking up from her own work. It was 8 o'clock on a Thursday night and the students of the Xavier Institute were spread out working on their homework for the next day.
It had been almost three weeks since Rogue and Remy had run into Rogue's mom and the wait was driving her crazy. "Ah just can't focus."
Wanda nodded in understanding. "Logan didn't find anything did he?" she asked, rising from her bed and walking over to join Rouge. The two girls leaned against the headboard and Rogue let out another sigh.
"No. He smelt her there, so it was her and not Mystique, but he couldn't pick up her sent outside the parkin' lot," Rogue stretched. She had immediately found Logan when her and Remy hand returned from the movie and told him what had happened. This had sent him immediately towards the alley before the scent could get cold. "Ah jus' hope she comes back soon."
Wanda nodded in understanding. She had often wondered what her mother would have been like if she had lived. (A.N. I have no idea what happened to Pietro and Wanda's mother so I'm just saying she died.)
"Ah'm gonna take a break," Rogue said rising and heading for the door. "Ya want anything?"
"Yeah, a coke would be good," Wanda replied returning to her own work.
"K, be back," Rogue answered heading into the hallway and towards the bathroom, lost in thought. She was so lost in her own worries, she failed to noticed the occupied sing on the door, opening it and walking in on a very naked Cajun getting out of the shower.
They both stood frozen for a moment, Remy reaching for his towel and Rogue turning a bright shade of red.
Remy was the first to recover, grabbing the towel and wrapping it around his waist as he stood before her, a smirk plastering itself on his face. "Y' wanna close de door chere? Remy don't mind y' watching, but he rather not have de others catching de show," he looked over at her, a part of him wanting her to stay.
Rogue's face grew brighter, glowing redder than Remy's cards as she turned and headed out the door. "Sorry," she said closing the door behind her and hurrying back to her room, rushing in and slamming the door behind her back, causing Wanda to jump.
"What happened?" Wanda asked concerned as Rogue slid down the door, her face remaining it's bright color.
"Ah walked in on Rems gettin' outta the shower," Rogue almost whispered as Wanda perked up.
"And?"
"All Ah have ta say is," Rogue looked at the younger girl, a smile playing at her lips before she replied. "Wow." Together they burst into a fit of giggles.
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Meranda Davidson walked briskly down the hallway, her head held high as her black hair fell in thick curls down her back. She was a woman on a mission, and no one dared get in her way. She smiled inwardly as all the lesser soldiers jumped out of her way as she made it to Doctor Townshend's office, knocking as she entered, shutting the door behind her.
"Meranda what is the meaning of this?" the older man barked, as he looked irritated at the young woman before him.
"Funny thing happened," Meranda said walking over to the filing cabinet and picking up a framed picture of the doctor and his daughter, wearing a graduation cap and gown. "Angelo and I went to the movie before you sent us over to the SHIELD base, to check into Danvers attack, and came out to find my daughter," she dropped the frame, letting the glass break as she turned towards the man. A terrified expression on his face. "Care to explain why I didn't remember her till I saw her?"
"Meranda, I can explain," he reached for the phone only to have it burst into flames before him.
"Oh, I'm sure you can. So start," she growled, her hands glowing a bright red as she stared down the man. "The clocks ticking."
Authors Note: Another cliff hanger. How horrible of me. All will be explained in the next chapter…er.. Some will be explained in the next chapter anyway. Now to the shout outs. And everyone check out the poll at the end please. Thanks.
Invader ZaiFae ~ Oh tell tell! I keep reading bits and pieces in people's stories but haven't gotten any clear descriptions. It's torture. I haven't watched Teen Titans yet but it looked cute. You'll have to put your story up so I can read it. Cause if it's got the Cajun, it's worth reading. I hope you like Rogue's mom the more you get to know her. I love her but then she's all mine, and kinda based off of me a bit (except for looks that is. I just wish I looked that good.) and okay I'm rambling now so I'll let you go review.
Danfred ~ I'm just glad I was able to explain it to ya. And you're questions weren't annoying. They made me re-read what I'd written and re-analyze my work, so I appreciate that.
Ishandahalf ~ YES! I shocked you! Woo hoo! I will explain why she isn't dead soon. It's a complicated/angst filled story that ties her even more to Logan and all and I'm stopping now before I give away too much. And hope you enjoyed the bits of Romy here. Especially a certain shower scene. You have Yumiko to thank for that one.
cool-chick-rae ~ Ah, okay. I'll consider it. This is more a Romy and Rogue dealing with her new found family and all that, but I can always use filler. And babbling's fine, cause I do it a lot.
Rogue77 ~ Well, you're one of my faithful reviewers and a little Toad wasn't much to ask at all so of course you got it. Not a lot of Meranda/Logan here, but in Chapter 18 definitely. She'll be around for awhile. Especially since she's going to teach Rogue how to control her powers. Damn that writers block. Between that and School, being creative is a bitch.
Mercury Dream ~ I haven't decided what I want to do with Ororo/Logan/Meranda yet. Any suggestions…I think I'll put up a poll so vote there. Thanks again for the review.
Denial ~ Ma'am. And feel free to swear, lord knows I do. Oh and don't worry. I will give Mystique hers, but never at the hands of the overgrown kitty. I hate Creed! So, yeah. I loved Underworld. It was so awesome and the perfect movie for them. Well, enjoy and review.
Yumiko ~ Well if you're going to be like that, I'll just not let the nakedness happen again. Yeah, right. I couldn't go that long without it. That part was put in just for you so I hoped you liked it. Let me know how much.
Weeble Wobble Chic ~ So you love me bunches now right? Here, have a cookie. ::Hands cookie:: And now, while you're eating that great cookie, press the little button to your left….and you may just get another one.
VIcKy101 ~ I could tell you what's gonna happen, but then why would you keep reading? I'm an evil bitch I know. Sorry it took so long to get this up. Classes and tests and work are all hell. Hope it was worth the wait.
Oracale ~ Thank you. Hope you enjoy this chapter too.
Caliente ~ Yeah, it sucks to be here doesn't it? Oh well, she's got Remy so that should make up for some of it.
Dark Dragon Fire Demon ~ Okay, I'm starting to think I should have emphasized it more. I mentioned it in chapter 11: Decisions and Control, right before Rogue heads up the stairs and runs into Remy. It's a genetics thing. I'll have Meranda explain it more cause I really didn't do a good job before. Hope that helps answer your question for now and please keep reviewing. Makes me feel special.
Ev1ta ~ I'm sorry if she's out of character, but I don't want her to be a total bitch all the time. And they may be rushing it but that's cause I write stuff and post it and then I realize…"oh wait, it's only the next day. Damnit!" Anyway it's Remy and he lives fast. Thanks for the review.
Anee ~ Don't feel bad I haven't seen it either. I'm right with you on the glowing spider episode. I haven't seen any other eps since then. It's cause DirectTv doesn't carry the WB and my local channels haven't taken effect yet so yeah. Anyway, I'm glad you liked it and yeah, I hate Mystique and all, but not bad enough to let Sabertooth finish her off. That sounds like an interesting story. Well, I'm not sure what to do with the Ororo/Logan thing but the polls open. Thanks for the review. I love getting them. ::hint hint::
Starfire ~ wow, I opened my inbox this morning to 12 messages, most of them you're reviews. It was great. I'm so glad you like my story. Don't worry. The world is bad enough as it is so fanfic's should always have a happy ending in my opinion. But they've gotta have some twists along the way to make them somewhat believable. Hope you liked this chapter as much as the others.
Okay guys, here's the poll, and you don't have to vote yet if you're not sure, but who should Logan end up with? Ororo or Meranda? I really can go both ways but I'm just not sure which way I want to go myself. So, as always thanks for your support and your reviews.
Authors Note: Sorry it took so long guys. School and all that. It's horrible. Okay, so here we are again and I have a 5 day break, three of those days I'm not working so I will try to get up at least one more chapter, if not more. Enjoy.
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Wandering Souls
Chapter 17: Old Wounds
Remy watched awe struck as the two women hugged, unsure what to do. 'Wow, dis fille sure know how to find dem dis week,' he thought.
Rogue hugged her mother tightly, burying her face in the woman's hair, crying softly.
"Shh sugar, Mamma's got you," Meranda soothed, stroking the girls hair, squeezing her closer.
"Ebony, what's going on?" Angelo asked, looking nervously from the hugging girls to Remy who stood leaning against the wall in his long brown trench coat, and glowing red eyes.
"I'm not sure yet, but I'm going to find out," Meranda replied, pulling away from Rogue and holding the girl at arms length, examining her closely. "Did daddy find you?"
Rogue nodded, wiping her eyes. "Yeah, last week."
"What! Whose been taking care of you?" Meranda asked, anger glowing in her emerald eyes.
"Mystique. The woman who.." Rogue's words were cut off as her lips began to tremble again as fresh tears jumped into her eyes. "Ah thought ya were dead," Rogue wrapped her arms back around Meranda who hugged Rogue close, daring the world to try and take her baby girl again.
"I know, and I can explain," Meranda began when a loud ringing ran out through the alley. She turned and looked at Angelo who grabbed his cell, checked the number and nodded at Meranda before heading towards the jeep, answering the phone. "But now isn't the time." Meranda sighed and hugged Rogue close again. "Where are you staying?"
"The Xavier Institute," Rogue replied sniffling.
"You're a mutant!" Meranda exclaimed pulling away from Rogue and smiling proudly. "What's your gift?"
"It ain't a gift, it's a curse," Rogue stated bitterly, frowning. "Ah can't touch anyone but dad. Otherwise mah skin absorbs everything about them. There memories, their life force and in mutants there powers. An' Ah can't control it. An' the voices neveah go away."
Meranda looked at her daughter sadly and noticed that several times while Rogue spoke, she stole longing glances towards the young man leaning against the building. "Well," Meranda leaned forward and looked in Rogues green eyes smiling, tucking a white strand behind the girls ear. "What are mother's for but to teach their daughters?"
"What do ya mean?" Rogue asked confused.
"I can help you baby, but not right now. I have to go now," Meranda replied straightening and looking sadly at Rogue. 'Come on Eb, we gotta go,' Angelo's voice rang in Meranda's mind.
"No, ya can't go!" Rogue became frantic. "Ah just found ya!" She suddenly felt two strong arms wrap around her waist, and warm breath against her neck.
"Easy chere," Remy whispered into her ear. "She come back if Remy have to hunt her down and drag her back," he said soothingly, looking over at Meranda, meeting the older woman's gaze.
"Believe me sugar, it won't come to that," Meranda replied, seeing a lot of Long in her daughters boyfriend. Her breath caught slightly at the thought of the one man she'd ever loved. She quickly pushed her feelings down before showing them. Now wasn't the time. "I'll be coming to see you real soon darlin', but I've got to go get some answers first," she smiled at her daughter and kissed the girls forehead. "And Daddy's not the only one who can touch you," she smiled towards Remy. "Besides, there's more to touch than the physical. Besides, you've got good taste," she nodded towards Remy. "See you soon baby."
Rogue watched and before she could blink, her mother was gone again. She sighed, fighting the tears, as she wrapped her arms up behind her head and around Remy's neck, pulling him closer to her, while making sure their skin never touched. She leaned her back against his chest and let him support her as his arms tightened around her waist and his head rested on top of her own. "Ah need ta go talk ta daddy," she whispered.
"Remy get y' dere mon amore," Remy whispered as he began leading her towards the bike.
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~Three Weeks Later ~
Rogue looked at her biology book and gave a disgusted sigh before throwing her pencil down on the books that surrounded her. She ran her hands through her two toned hair and pulled her knees towards her chest, wrapping her arms around her legs. She sat on her bed, her homework laid out around her a disgusted expression on her face.
"Problem Rogue?" Wanda asked, looking up from her own work. It was 8 o'clock on a Thursday night and the students of the Xavier Institute were spread out working on their homework for the next day.
It had been almost three weeks since Rogue and Remy had run into Rogue's mom and the wait was driving her crazy. "Ah just can't focus."
Wanda nodded in understanding. "Logan didn't find anything did he?" she asked, rising from her bed and walking over to join Rouge. The two girls leaned against the headboard and Rogue let out another sigh.
"No. He smelt her there, so it was her and not Mystique, but he couldn't pick up her sent outside the parkin' lot," Rogue stretched. She had immediately found Logan when her and Remy hand returned from the movie and told him what had happened. This had sent him immediately towards the alley before the scent could get cold. "Ah jus' hope she comes back soon."
Wanda nodded in understanding. She had often wondered what her mother would have been like if she had lived. (A.N. I have no idea what happened to Pietro and Wanda's mother so I'm just saying she died.)
"Ah'm gonna take a break," Rogue said rising and heading for the door. "Ya want anything?"
"Yeah, a coke would be good," Wanda replied returning to her own work.
"K, be back," Rogue answered heading into the hallway and towards the bathroom, lost in thought. She was so lost in her own worries, she failed to noticed the occupied sing on the door, opening it and walking in on a very naked Cajun getting out of the shower.
They both stood frozen for a moment, Remy reaching for his towel and Rogue turning a bright shade of red.
Remy was the first to recover, grabbing the towel and wrapping it around his waist as he stood before her, a smirk plastering itself on his face. "Y' wanna close de door chere? Remy don't mind y' watching, but he rather not have de others catching de show," he looked over at her, a part of him wanting her to stay.
Rogue's face grew brighter, glowing redder than Remy's cards as she turned and headed out the door. "Sorry," she said closing the door behind her and hurrying back to her room, rushing in and slamming the door behind her back, causing Wanda to jump.
"What happened?" Wanda asked concerned as Rogue slid down the door, her face remaining it's bright color.
"Ah walked in on Rems gettin' outta the shower," Rogue almost whispered as Wanda perked up.
"And?"
"All Ah have ta say is," Rogue looked at the younger girl, a smile playing at her lips before she replied. "Wow." Together they burst into a fit of giggles.
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Meranda Davidson walked briskly down the hallway, her head held high as her black hair fell in thick curls down her back. She was a woman on a mission, and no one dared get in her way. She smiled inwardly as all the lesser soldiers jumped out of her way as she made it to Doctor Townshend's office, knocking as she entered, shutting the door behind her.
"Meranda what is the meaning of this?" the older man barked, as he looked irritated at the young woman before him.
"Funny thing happened," Meranda said walking over to the filing cabinet and picking up a framed picture of the doctor and his daughter, wearing a graduation cap and gown. "Angelo and I went to the movie before you sent us over to the SHIELD base, to check into Danvers attack, and came out to find my daughter," she dropped the frame, letting the glass break as she turned towards the man. A terrified expression on his face. "Care to explain why I didn't remember her till I saw her?"
"Meranda, I can explain," he reached for the phone only to have it burst into flames before him.
"Oh, I'm sure you can. So start," she growled, her hands glowing a bright red as she stared down the man. "The clocks ticking."
Authors Note: Another cliff hanger. How horrible of me. All will be explained in the next chapter…er.. Some will be explained in the next chapter anyway. Now to the shout outs. And everyone check out the poll at the end please. Thanks.
Invader ZaiFae ~ Oh tell tell! I keep reading bits and pieces in people's stories but haven't gotten any clear descriptions. It's torture. I haven't watched Teen Titans yet but it looked cute. You'll have to put your story up so I can read it. Cause if it's got the Cajun, it's worth reading. I hope you like Rogue's mom the more you get to know her. I love her but then she's all mine, and kinda based off of me a bit (except for looks that is. I just wish I looked that good.) and okay I'm rambling now so I'll let you go review.
Danfred ~ I'm just glad I was able to explain it to ya. And you're questions weren't annoying. They made me re-read what I'd written and re-analyze my work, so I appreciate that.
Ishandahalf ~ YES! I shocked you! Woo hoo! I will explain why she isn't dead soon. It's a complicated/angst filled story that ties her even more to Logan and all and I'm stopping now before I give away too much. And hope you enjoyed the bits of Romy here. Especially a certain shower scene. You have Yumiko to thank for that one.
cool-chick-rae ~ Ah, okay. I'll consider it. This is more a Romy and Rogue dealing with her new found family and all that, but I can always use filler. And babbling's fine, cause I do it a lot.
Rogue77 ~ Well, you're one of my faithful reviewers and a little Toad wasn't much to ask at all so of course you got it. Not a lot of Meranda/Logan here, but in Chapter 18 definitely. She'll be around for awhile. Especially since she's going to teach Rogue how to control her powers. Damn that writers block. Between that and School, being creative is a bitch.
Mercury Dream ~ I haven't decided what I want to do with Ororo/Logan/Meranda yet. Any suggestions…I think I'll put up a poll so vote there. Thanks again for the review.
Denial ~ Ma'am. And feel free to swear, lord knows I do. Oh and don't worry. I will give Mystique hers, but never at the hands of the overgrown kitty. I hate Creed! So, yeah. I loved Underworld. It was so awesome and the perfect movie for them. Well, enjoy and review.
Yumiko ~ Well if you're going to be like that, I'll just not let the nakedness happen again. Yeah, right. I couldn't go that long without it. That part was put in just for you so I hoped you liked it. Let me know how much.
Weeble Wobble Chic ~ So you love me bunches now right? Here, have a cookie. ::Hands cookie:: And now, while you're eating that great cookie, press the little button to your left….and you may just get another one.
VIcKy101 ~ I could tell you what's gonna happen, but then why would you keep reading? I'm an evil bitch I know. Sorry it took so long to get this up. Classes and tests and work are all hell. Hope it was worth the wait.
Oracale ~ Thank you. Hope you enjoy this chapter too.
Caliente ~ Yeah, it sucks to be here doesn't it? Oh well, she's got Remy so that should make up for some of it.
Dark Dragon Fire Demon ~ Okay, I'm starting to think I should have emphasized it more. I mentioned it in chapter 11: Decisions and Control, right before Rogue heads up the stairs and runs into Remy. It's a genetics thing. I'll have Meranda explain it more cause I really didn't do a good job before. Hope that helps answer your question for now and please keep reviewing. Makes me feel special.
Ev1ta ~ I'm sorry if she's out of character, but I don't want her to be a total bitch all the time. And they may be rushing it but that's cause I write stuff and post it and then I realize…"oh wait, it's only the next day. Damnit!" Anyway it's Remy and he lives fast. Thanks for the review.
Anee ~ Don't feel bad I haven't seen it either. I'm right with you on the glowing spider episode. I haven't seen any other eps since then. It's cause DirectTv doesn't carry the WB and my local channels haven't taken effect yet so yeah. Anyway, I'm glad you liked it and yeah, I hate Mystique and all, but not bad enough to let Sabertooth finish her off. That sounds like an interesting story. Well, I'm not sure what to do with the Ororo/Logan thing but the polls open. Thanks for the review. I love getting them. ::hint hint::
Starfire ~ wow, I opened my inbox this morning to 12 messages, most of them you're reviews. It was great. I'm so glad you like my story. Don't worry. The world is bad enough as it is so fanfic's should always have a happy ending in my opinion. But they've gotta have some twists along the way to make them somewhat believable. Hope you liked this chapter as much as the others.
Okay guys, here's the poll, and you don't have to vote yet if you're not sure, but who should Logan end up with? Ororo or Meranda? I really can go both ways but I'm just not sure which way I want to go myself. So, as always thanks for your support and your reviews.