THE NEW GUY
Ah tried ta help him as much as Ah could. At least they didn't come for 'im. He was messed up pretty bad. For the past week his been in and outta conciousness. For the first few nights he had a bad fever. So Ah took off his shoes, trenchcoat, and shirt and tried ta cool him down with a cool damp make-shift rag, which was just a piece of mah shirt ah had torn off. Ah gave him as much water ta drink as he would let meh. Ah sure hope he doesn't die on meh. That is the last thing Ah need right now. But mah hopes got ahead of meh when his fever broke. But he still wouldn't wake up. When finally, Ah heard him movin' 'round restless one night Ah got up ta check on him. He just opened those eyes and let out a small gasp.
"Un ange." All Ah do is laugh. Why would this guy think this?
"Sorry sugah, but Ah'm pretty sure that Ah'm one'a the farthest things from bein' an angel. Ya'll
right now? Ya'll been out fer quite sometime now, Ah was a lil worried ya'll wouldn't wake up
for meh."
"Not exactly feelin' myself, chere, mais things are certainment lookin' better."
He actually had the nerve ta check meh out. Is he crazy, were stuck in a cell. Who knows what these people want with us.
"Are ya'll hungry. Ah have enough here. Been savin' what Ah could for ya for when ya'll decided ta give meh some company."
"Sounds like a plan chere."
"Do ya'll need some help sugah?" Ah add 'cause he looks a lil whoozy when he sits up.
"Non, it's no probleme."
He calmly gets up and walks up over ta meh so smoothly, like nothin' ever happened. Then he just stares inta mah eyes for a moment before he decides ta eat. He is rather handsome, and those eyes. They're black were they should be white, and his eyes are actually red.
"Don't eat too much, ya'll haven't eaten in a'while. Ya'll don't wanna hurt yaself."
"What's ya name, chere?" Ah hesitate.
"Rogue."
"De names Gambit. Why are ya here?"
"Aren't ya gonna ask where ya'lls clothes are?"
"Ya said Gambit been out fer a while. Just figured ya had good reason. Not ta mention the bowl of water next ta da bed with a piece of ya shirt in it."
"Yeah, ya had a fever, sugah. Didn't know what ta do. First Ah just tried ta clean the blood off and fix ya'll up."
"Merci."
"Not a problem."
"So why ya here?"
"Ah was taken from a mutant settlement in Canada. You."
"One in Mexico."
"So where do ya'll think we are then. Somewhere in the middle?"
"Oui."
"Why they beat ya'll so bad?"
"Escaped the last time they caught ol' Gambit."
"Oh."
"Ya from the south?"
"Mississippi originally. Went ta Canada 'cause of all this. Didn't wanna get caught."
"Gambit from Louisiana."
"Ah can tell, accent kind'a gives ya'll away sugah."
"Why ya in here with Gambit, chere. Usually, they keep us in single cells?"
"Don't know. Ah was here first. They tend ta leave meh alone 'cept once a'month ta run tests on meh."
He looked real grim and turned away from meh.
"Ya, I know all 'bout those chere."
"Oh no, they haven't done that ta me yet. Don't know why, but Ah think it has somethin' ta do with meh bein' pregnant. Ah have a feelin' they want mah baby."
"We gonna have ta get ya outta here then, before ya due then, chere."
"Just 'cause here again, don't mean ya'll can break out again."
"Non, but there's a lot ya don't know 'bout Gambit chere. Looks can be deceivin'.
"What's that sugah."
That's when he decided ta get a lil personnel. We kept our voices down as ta not alert the guards and got real quiet when we knew they were comin'. He told meh 'bout how he grew up in Nah Orleans and how he was a master thief. It's funny how we had so much in common. We were both adopted, grew up in the south, worked for the wronged types of people, lost somebody we loved, and so on. He was real kind ta meh. He never asked meh too many questions 'bout the father. Ah wasn't sure of what Ah should tell 'im, but he seemed ta understand. He even helped meh when Ah was all moody. Even with mah extra portions he was always tryin' ta get meh ta eat his food. He was always checkin' things out 'waitin' for the right time' for a break out. They really seemed ta have boosted security since the last time he was here, and they moved stuff 'round. Instead of a'bunch of controls for all the collars, there was one guard who had a lil controller and he could turn one collar on or off at a'time. Over the last few months they took Gambit a'couple a times, but they always brought 'im back a lil worse for wear. Everytime he always tried ta call meh an angel. Sometimes Ah started ta wonder if he wasn't just hopin' it was true.
It's been 'bout another four months since then and Gambit came up with a plan. He told meh tonight's the night so be ready 'cause we are gonna try and make it even with meh as big as a house. Also said somethin' 'bout carryin' meh if he had ta. Yeah, there's a thought. They came and dragged him out 'bout the time they usually do for whatever torture they plan on givin' him. Not long after they take him though, somethin' happens. Oh no, not now. All Ah can do is clutch mah stomach and scream. Mah knees buckle onto the floor as Ah feel mah water break.
Some guards come ta check on meh, thinkin' they were gonna have'ta quiet meh down when they notice mah on the ground and water on the floor. They grab meh and nearly carry meh outta the cell and drag meh into some room. It's like the one that Ah was in when they first brought meh here. Everythin' was white but there was blood smeared all over the place. The contractions just keep comin'. The female doctor that has been checkin' meh comes in and whispers ta the guards somethin' Ah couldn't hear if'n Ah tried 'specially with all this pain. Then the guards bring back some tools, and they hand them ta her as shes checkin' meh out. She mutters somethin' 'bout bein' fully dilated and efaced. Then she leaves the room tellin' the guards she will be right back. One of the guards tells her that he guesses the stuff they put in mah food worked. When she comes back, she has a full team with her.
After 'bout an hour of pushin', Ah just gave birth ta a beautiful baby girl. The doctor let meh hold her while she went ta talk ta her team across the room. She was beautiful. She had a full head of Logans hair. She looked healthy. Ah tried hummin' ta her as she peacefully smiled at meh, while Ah was tryin' ta act like Ah couldn't hear what they were sayin.
"I thought you said it was going to be a boy."
"Yes, I thought it was. Ultrasounds cannot always be exact."
"Is it healthy."
"Yes, it appears to be so, but I need to run some tests."
"Do you know anything about it's powers."
"Not yet. Children with the X gene tend to know have any powers until puberty. However, when both parents are mutants, their powers tend to show up sooner. There is no way to be sure, or if the child will even have any abilities whatsoever."
"When can we take the child."
"As soon as I run my tests."
"Are you going to need any extra help."
"No, I have enough guards here to pry the child away. What do you want me to do with the mother afterwards?"
"After she recovers, she is to be treated just like the rest. Catalogue her powers and such to see how useful she will be."
"Yes sir."
"Come with back to the office with us and I will give you all the information we have found about her and the father."
"Yes sir. Just let me set the child up for her tests and I will be right there."
Then they took her away. Mah daughter, they took her and left meh there with only two guards.
