Chapter 4

About two months later

Remy was lying on a sunny, sandy beach his cousin Lapin sat beside him staring at every single half naked woman that walked across the beach. "Hey Remy check her out...oh man."

Remy lifted his head and chuckled "Lapin I tink she a bit too old for ya, she look old 'nough ta be ya grand-mère."

Lapin grimaced, "Not her...Her." He tilted his cousin's head a bit to the right.
So he could see the girl Lapin was apparently interested in, a short little blonde in a two-piece.
"Well what de hell are ya waiting for, go talk ta her." Remy sat up leaning on his elbows. "Go...today...at dis very moment...now..."

"Alright alright, I'm going, I'm going."

Remy chuckled as he watched Lapin slowly make his way towards the 'girl of his dreams.' Turning his head towards the shore Remy decided to go for a swim. Remy stood up and walked in the water until he was chest deep, he was about to go under when he felt something bump into his legs, looking down he saw a head of brown hair come out of the water. "M'sorry I wasn't watchin where I was swimmin'" the girl giggled. "M'sieu...are you all right?" she asked curiously, turning around to look at what he was looking at.

Remy couldn't help but be mesmerized by the crystal blue eyes that looked at him, then finally Remy blinked and shook his head. "Wha?"

The girl only laughed and held out her hand. "I'm Elena,"

"Uh..."

Elena giggled, "Cat got your tongue I see."

Remy smiled, and took her hand in his kissing it, "Eh...Remy."

"Well it's nice to meet you Eh Remy."

"Your hilarious, chère ya know that?" Remy chuckled.

"I always thought so."

Remy ran his right hand through his hair and suddenly realized he didn't have his sunglasses on. "Ya live in N'Arleans or are ya just visitin'?" he grinned.

"Moved here a few months ago. Say ya wanna go get a drink or something, I'm dying of thirst."

"Yeah sure."

A few hours later Remy and Elena were sitting on the sand talking and laughing, "What on earth is wrong with that guy?" she asked looking at a sulking red haired man heading their way.

"That would be my cousin Lapin...looks like he got dumped by the girl of his dreams." He chuckled, "HEY LAPIN!" he yelled.

"Lapin?"

"Ahun."

"Is there a particular reason why his parents named him after a bunny?"

"Don't ask, trust me ya don't want ta know."

"Hey..." Lapin grumbled as he slumped down on the sand.

"What happened to miss blonde?"

"'parently not her type."

Remy chuckled "Dis lovely one here's Elena."

"Hi bunny." She giggled waving at him.

Lapin just stared at her, "L-A-P-I-N...LA...PIN, not bunny." he grumbled.

Remy couldn't help but laugh, "Come on Lapin let's get ya drunk," He turned to Elena. "Care ta join us chère?" he asked hopefully.

"Well I don't know?" Elena teased.

"Ah c'mon chère ya breaking Remy's heart." Remy placed a hand on his chest and pouted.

"Well I suppose ya talked me into it, I can't say no to a face like that." Elena grasped his cheeks with her hand and gently shook his face.

"Ya asking for it chère..." he warned, Elena only quirked an eyebrow, then was suddenly laughing her head off as Remy was tickling her sides.

"ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT...I GIVE." She giggled. "Besides I wanna help finding La-pin a pretty little friend."

"Dat's not funny."

"Come on let's go." Remy stood up and helped Elena stand chuckling as he looked at his sulking cousin.

That night they stopped at a club, Lapin was enjoying himself the second he found himself a pretty little red head to dance with as well as Remy who kept gazing at Elena's eyes, "What are ya staring at?" she whispered fingering his shirt.

"I tink' Remy's a bit taken with ya chère." He whispered back caressing her cheek.

"Me too..." she breathed looking at his red on black eyes, then at his lips. "Ya think it's rushing it if I asked ya for a kiss?"

"Non...actually I was about ta ask ya..." Remy didn't have time to finish his sentence as Elena grabbed his head and lowered it to hers kissing him, Remy wrapped an arm around her waist bringing her closer to him and ran his right hand through her hair as he deepened the kiss.

Breaking their kiss because of that little pesky need for air, Remy and Elena both gasped, "Wow..."

Remy smirked, "Do that again."

"With pleasure..." she grinned and kissed him again.

Remy dropped off Elena at her place and was only able to leave after like twenty minutes, which was how long it took to kiss her goodbye.

Arriving home at two in the morning after taking his medication, Remy went straight to bed with a smile on his face and dreamed of that little brunette all night.

Two months later

Remy and Elena came out of the movie theater, Remy had his arm around her waist and ran his knuckles up and down her side with a grin plastered to his face, he couldn't help it he loved this woman.

As they were heading towards the small café around the corner, Remy sensed someone following them, tightening his grip on Elena he quickened his pace a little, "Ya okay Rem?" she asked sweetly.

"Ta tell ya de truth, I t'ink someone's followin us."

"Really?" Elena tensed.

Remy chuckled "Don't worry chère, Remy ain't gonna let anything happen to ya." He kissed her temple, and opened the door to the café for her. Glancing to his left, at the intruder who ducked in a nearby alley.

"Ya coming?" Remy nodded but did not move, Elena smiled and grabbed the front of his leather jacket pulling him inside the café.

After an hour of chatting over coffee, Remy drove his lady home as she unlocked the door to her apartment she turned around and entered dragging Remy inside, the moment the door closed they found themselves kissing and caressing each other frantically taking their clothes off. As Remy lifted her up Elena wrapped her legs around his waist, slowly making his way to her bedroom. Elena kissed him deeply caressing his tongue with her own.

Gently placing her on the bed Remy took off the rest of his clothes and joined her, kissing her passionately Elena ran her hands up and down his back Remy trailed kisses down her neck to her breasts, smiling as Elena moaned in pleasure. Spreading her legs Remy grasped her hips and positioned himself above her and entered, Remy groaned as he slowly pushed himself in her. Sucking and biting down on her neck, "Remy..." Elena moaned louder as Remy's thrusts became faster, "'lena...oh god." Remy groaned as he approached his climax, Elena screamed and dug her nails in Remy's back. Remy quickened his movements as he felt her clench him. Then let himself go laying his head on her chest Remy breathed deeply, as she ran her hand in his hair. "I love you," she whispered.

Remy looked up at her and smiled, "I love you too." kissing her lips lightly, the kiss quickly deepened as well as the movements in the bed as they joined together for a second time that night.

Lying on their sides facing each other Elena spoke. "You know ya never told me how ya got these little scars?" she asked caressing his chest and nuzzling his neck. Remy grimaced at the thought.

"I used to be on this team in New York, where we would help human kind and all that, it be rare but sometimes I'd get bruised and cut from time ta time."

"You helped a lot of people?" Elena looked up.

"Mhmm"

"Your not with them now?"

"Non."

"Why not?"

Remy chuckled, "Cause most of the group didn't trust me, ya know for being a tief and all."

"Well I'm glad...now I get my sweet little thief all to myself." Elena sat up and pounced on Remy making him laugh as they tickled each other.

The next day

Remy arrived home to a mad house; his father was in his office on the phone and giving orders to fellow thieves within the room. "Henri..." Remy called but he was busy talking on his cell phone, the second he hung up Remy tried again. "Henri..."

"Where de hell have ya been père's been looking everywhere for ya. He's been worried sick."

"What's going on?"

"Some psycho's going 'round kidnappin families of the Guild masters even the Assassins'. Marius has asked for a truce until all the families taken from both Guilds are found. Père agreed."

"How many families from the Thieves were taken?"

"Right now, four."

"REMY, WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?" Jean-Luc yelled eyeing his son for any injuries while giving instructions to a few of the men waiting for orders.

As the men left, Remy entered his father's office. "I was at 'lena's."

"When ya leave dis house I want ta know exactly where ya are, at every single hour don' ya start protestin now, ya still weak from being sick. I do not want ya taken by dis bastard. Ya hear me?"

Knowing better than to argue with his father, when he was like this Remy nodded.

Three days later, at night

Remy was sitting on the couch running his hand in Elena's hair as she laid her head on his stomach, they were watching some old movie in the living room.

"I could never understand why every single woman in these kinds of movie are so scared of breaking a nail, and always seem ta scream while flappin' their arms around when there's danger around, yet they can never seem ta get their legs moving ta get the hell out of the way."

Remy laughed, "Ah man I am so bored."

"So why don't we go somewhere...walk on the beach...walk in the park...walk in the swamps...maybe a walk somewhere, maybe out of this house somewhere...hint, hint?" She looked up from her spot.

"I'd love to chère but can't père got strict rules ta stay in dis house, at least for now."

"Don't tell me your grounded. Your twenty-four how can he ground you?" She sat up.

"Ah well ya see little bird, that would be a very long story, that I swore ta secrecy..." Remy then looked outside, "and it be raining outside." Remy pulled her on his lap running his hands up and down her back.

"So...what are you going to melt?" Elena quirked an eyebrow and poked him in the ribs.

"Non," he chuckled "Might get sick thought."

Elena looked at him, "Are ya serious?"

Remy nodded, "'bout nine-ten months ago I got an extremely bad case of pneumonia, I was stuck in bed for two months, my lungs still haven't completely healed."

Elena tilted her head, "Guess that means we're staying in..." she smiled wickedly. "My poor sweet little thief," she cooed Remy grinned as she leaned down and kissed him teasingly, as the kiss deepened it immediately stopped as a door slammed closed.

"REMY?"

"Quoi?" Remy sighed.

"Ya all right?" Henri asked as he entered the room, along with four Thieves members.

"Well I was 'til ya entered de house." Remy grinned as Elena chuckled swatting at his arms, Remy pinned her to his chest. "Why what happened?" Remy watched as Henri quickly looked around the house. Very confused Remy asked his older brother, "What de hell are ya doing?"

"Get up both of ya get your coat, you two are coming with us...and don' ask no questions...now!" Henri waved his hands in the air.

As they entered the cars, Remy and Elena along with Henri and one of the Thieves members in one car, and the other three in the other, they never noticed the lone figure crouched near the chimney on the roof of the LeBeau's house.

"So where are we going?"

"Ta see père, he wants ya close by, the Assassins got three more families missing, we got two." Remy leaned back in his seat deep in thought while the car swerved through traffic, thirty minutes later both cars stopped in front of a very classy restaurant, "Alright come on..." Henri get's out of the car opening the door for Remy, the driver did the same for Elena, while the others from the second car surrounded both of them as well as Henri.

"Remy what's going on?" Elena whispered quickly grabbing Remy's arm.

"Tell ya later, chère, we alright don' worry."

Entering the restaurant, it was totally packed Henri led them to the top floor, where it was usually reserved knocking on the door, it slowly opened seeing who it was, the one who opened the door let them all in.

"I got 'im père stop worrying." Henri called to his father immediately getting his attention.

"What's going on?" Remy asked looking to his father, Elena still holding on to his arm.

"The kidnapper's up ta killin."

"Kidnapper?" Elena barked. Remy cringed and looked down.

Jean-Luc frowned and motioned for both of them to follow him. Entering an empty room, Jean-Luc started. "Elena ya know 'bout da Guilds right?" she nodded,
"Well at the moment someone is breaking inta Guild members houses kidnappin their families we have no idea why, a couple hours ago we found one from each Guild dead in an alley. Looked like they were ripped ta shreds."

"Oh my god." She whispered.

"Both of ya stay here, Mercy and Olivier(Henri's wife and son) should be arrivin soon." Jean-Luc quickly left the room to make some calls while Remy got himself comfortable on the couch, Elena was freaking out a little and pacing the room.

"'lena..." she didn't even look at him she just kept mumbling and playing with her hands. "'lena..." Remy tried again.

"Wha?" She quickly turned to him.

Remy chuckled "Come 'ere." As she approached the couch Remy gently grabbed her arm and yanked her on top of him, getting comfortable she listened to his heartbeat as he stroked her back. A few minutes later they were both fast asleep.

That's exactly how Mercy and Henri found them, smiling Henri laid down his two year old on the other couch, as Mercy quickly took out her camera from her bag and took a few shots, with a wicked grin plastered on her face.

Henri chuckled "Ya gonna try and blackmail mon petit frère mon ange?"

Mercy laughed. "Absolutely."