X-Men: If you love me
Let Me Go
"Never caught my breath
Every second I'm without you I'm a mess
Ever know each other
Trust these words are stones
Why cuts aren't healing
Learning how to love"
-I Caught Fire (In Your Eyes) by The Used
Note: Stan Lee owns the characters, I am just barrowing them for my own fun. The idea for my original character that is a kind hearted Doctor is based on the movie and novel Frankenstein by Dean koontz. It is an excellent movie and worth to read.
Rating: R (Adult content, language and somewhat for violence)
Timeline: After X-Treme X-Men number 19
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Medical Center of Southwest Louisiana
"What do we have?"
"An open skull fracture, minor lacerations, there is signs that we she has a massive hemothorax and lots of broken bones. Lets get moving!"
"What in the hell happened to her?"
"Simply put, torture, I'm surprised she's still alive. What's the motive?"
"Don't you recognize her? She's one of the mutants that just was dubbed a hero on the news,"
"Really, wait, isn'tshe the untouchable one, Rogue?"
"Yeah, but I've been touching her this whole time and nothings happened."
"This was a hate crime against mutants, too bad her attacker didn't realize she isn't one anymore. Come on, she's fading fast."
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Remy paced in the waiting room, rapidly and unconsciously shuffling cards between his agile hands. Anna had been in the ER for hours without so much as a word spoken to him on her condition. He had called the others who had been staying in Anna's mansion who had been gone for the day during the time of the attack and since he had left the house. James "Logan" Howlett, the mighty Wolverine, and Ororo Munroe, the weather Goddess, were the first to know. Since they got the news Ororo had been letting the elements weep for her fallen friend. They passed along the message and the others were on their way.
As Logan went into, he gently pushed Ororo in her wheelchair, gritting his teeth. Ororo could sense his anger and lifted her hand and placed it on his.
"Easy Logan," she whispered.
"Sorry, darlin', but no can do. When I get my hands on him, I'm kicking Cajun ass," Ororo sighed angrily, her blue eyes blazing.
"What good will that do? Nothing! Please, Logan, for me, calm down," Logan paused and stared down into the face of the Goddess, his Goddess.
"For you, Ororo, only for you. But I'm still gonna give him a piece of my mind," Ororo smiled and he leaned down and kissed her.
"That better be all," she said, once the kiss broke.
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The first thing Remy knew after spotting Logan and Ororo, was the short Canadian grabbing him by the throat and lifting him off of the ground. Rage seethed through Logan as he began to yell at Remy, venting his frustration for the harm that had befell Anna. Remy glanced to Ororo for help and she shrugged, unable to do anything about Logan's rage.
"You son of a bitch, you're lucky that you and Anna are together again. If you weren't, I'd rip out your heart. You don't get it do you? You're pissin' and moaning' about losing your powers because it's not in your nature but did you think about Anna for a moment? For her, this was the one chance to have a normal life, one that even you with your power, you can still have. She can finally be touched and touch someone else. She's not used to being vulnerable, for the first time she is normal. If you truly cared for her, you'd see it from not your benefits but from hers, you selfish bastard," Logan spat, claws sliding out of his skin and touching Remy's throat. Just then the Doctor came from the ER, face emotionless.
"Excuse me, are you here for Ms. Darkholme?"
"What?" Logan, Ororo and Remy asked together, the female woman shrugged.
"It's the name she's registered as," she explained.
"Like hell, her name is soon ta be LeBeau," Remy spat, Ororo sent him a dazzling smile as Logan promptly dropped him.
"Congratulations," she said, Remy rubbed his tailbone as he got up.
"T'anks Ororo. Now how is ma fille?" he asked, the Doctor who watched with a small smirk on her lips.
"Ok, soon to be Mrs. LeBeau, is in critical condition but she'll pull through, eventually. She's in and out, and for the next few hours its touch and go. You may see her though, I don't think it will matter since she's sedated."
Remy thanked the woman and followed her to the ICU where the sight of Anna laying motionless on the bed. Tears immediately stung his eyes, causing his vision to get worse than before.
"Excuse me, Mr. LeBeau, may I ask you something's?" the Doctor asked, her voice was soft as she closed the door behind her.
"Sure, shoot, Doc," he said, as he crossed the room and took Anna's limp hand. The woman pulled up a chair beside him and sighed heavily.
"For starters, my name is Bianca DuPres, I am aware that you and your cohorts in the waiting room are mutants."
'Oui, most people know dat now," Remy stated.
"Well, I am certainly not human. I was created in a lab from body parts and organs 200 years ago. Since my creation I have developed mutant powers. I can see through the eyes of murderers, I can hypnotize on whim and I can do this…" she trailed off and took out a coin, flipped it in the air, Remy watched it arced into the air and it vanished. Then with a snap it reappeared between her thumb and middle finger. Remy smiled, the magic trick making him smile.
"Nice trick, Doc, anyt'ink else dat I should know?"
"I have two hearts, my arteries and veins are made for double hearts. My skull is thick as armor then two livers and an eleven-ounce spleen; the regular size is seven ounces. It has given me super strength and speed, and I cannot be killed. Lightning brought me to life and it has given me a soul. Right now the man who harmed your Anna is on the hunt for her and others. He is near, I will take care of him if you wish," Remy smiled and shook his head.
"Dat won't be necessary but when mon copain Hank McCoy comes talk ta him about yeh abnormal yeh'll fascinate him," the Cajun replied Bianca laughed.
"Good to know, I'll be down the hall if you need me," she said as she bowed out of the room.
Remy sighed and gently kissed her hand then cradled it to his cheek.
"I'm so sorry chere, I feel like I'm to blame fo' dis, I swear to yah Anna, I will make him pay," Remy vowed, a loud knock burst through the silence and the door opened. Logan rumbled in, anger still visible in his face.
"Tessa, Jean, Scott, Hank, Kurt and Kitty have all arrived, go talk to 'em, I want to see her," Logan said, Remy sighed, not wanting to leave Anna but knew he only had two options. One, go on his own, or Two, be thrown out by the angry Canadian. Remy kissed Anna's forehead and whispered 'I love you', as he left. Logan growled at him as the Cajun passed, then took the seat beside Anna.
"Hey darlin'," he whispered, dropping his voice affectionately, his hand taking hers. "Doesn't seem like too long ago we were just like this, only then, then you could save yourself. You're human now, Anna. I want to help you but I can't, its up to you know," he let go of her hand and touched her face, for once he wished he could feel his power, his life, leech into her body. He kissed her forehead and closed his eyes; a tear fell from his eyes and onto her cheek. As he brushed it away, he watched her eyelids twitch and flutter.
"Hey darlin'," he whispered again, she gave him a small smile.
"Hey Logan, how yah doin' sugah?" she asked, her voice raspy and harshly above a whisper.
"I'm fine, its you I'm worried about," he said, Anna sighed, tears filling her eyes.
"Call Tessa," she said, visibly pained, immediately Logan knew what she wanted to do.
"Are you sure about this, Anna? You're giving up your one shot at a normal life."
"Ah know that, Logan, Ah know what Ah'm givin' up. Ah've had time tah think. Its foolish tah think yah can change nature, yah can't, Logan…" her voice dropped and a ragged sob tore from her throat. "Ah just lost mah first child, if Ah don't do this, Ah may neva get tha chance tah have anotha child. Ah want a family, Logan, Ah want ta be married and Ah want ta be a motha," Logan smiled and moved the railing on the side of the bed down so he could sit beside her on the bed.
"And you will, Anna, before I call Sage, I think we should all get the chance to have some one-on-one time withcha. Its only fair," Anna laughed, it was a wheezing sound that was more like a hiss.
"Since when did fair matta tah tha Mighty Wolverine?" Logan smiled.
"When it comes to the well being of my closest friends, now hush up, you're ruining the moment," he said as he held in a friendly manner. Anna sighed and placed her head on his chest, a few moments later she fell asleep. When she woke, she saw Tessa standing over her, jumpstarting her powers once more.
"Forgive me Remy," she whispered as she fell back to unconsciousness.