Chapter 5

That morning when Remy woke up he smiled at Elena who still lay on top of him her face hidden in his chest slowly turning her over, Remy slid out awkwardly from underneath her she hadn't even stirred, kissing her cheek Remy silently left the room nodding to a few fellow thieves he passed by. Remy headed downstairs he desperately needed some coffee.

The moment he got there he knew something was wrong, it was deftly quiet. Taking out three cards, Remy waited and used his empathic powers to sense anyone else in the room. And grimaced as he felt a familiar presence.

"Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty...Creed, is that you kitty cat?" Remy asked and smirked as he heard a low growl.

"Well now looks like I finally found ya, ya little runt."

"Now don't tell me that your da one kidnappin families from the Guilds."

"Yeah, It's a shame they wouldn't tell me anything about where ya were, though I did enjoy killing off the two ya'll found in the alley."

"And what 'bout the others?"

"Oh Sinister told me ta keep them alive so we can use them against ya." Sabretooth laughed. Remy paled at the mention of that man's name. "He'll let them go if ya come quietly."

"Why would I believe ya, they could already be dead. And why de hell is there no one here?"

"That's the trouble with being a bad guy, no one knows when yar actually telling the truth." Creed chuckled. "Oh that well ya see there was a little accident a few blocks down with a couple of your fellow Thieves, and for the restaurant people well let's just say they didn't want ta mess with me, so they all ran off."

Remy stood his ground hoping that he hadn't brought the Marauders with him.

"Heard ya were left for dead in Antarctica?" Creed grinned, "So what happened between you and those loser X-men?"

Remy glared at Creed, he definitely did not want to talk about them.

"Rem..." Elena woke up suddenly and yawned looking around, seeing Henri asleep on a cot with Mercy, and their two-year-old boy sleeping and sucking his thumb on the couch next to them. Lying back down on the couch Elena tried to fall asleep again, but with no Remy to hold her close Elena decided to get up and find herself some breakfast.

After quietly closing the door behind her careful not to wake up the three people still sleeping within, Elena looked at her watch it was almost six in the morning, groaning Elena lifted her arms above her head and stretched, "Oh aheh...hi." Elena grinned as she saw a dozen Thieves members sitting at a table looking at her, although half of them looked dazed and four were asleep snoring away. Looking at the other two she smiled, "Any of ya want some coffee?"

They both nodded happily. "If it's not too much trouble."

Elena shook her head and answered. "Be back in a few minutes..."

Finally getting downstairs, Elena could hear two people talking in the kitchen.
Listening in on the conversation she could make out Remy's voice but not the other, getting closer to the door she heard something that scared her.

"Heard ya were left for dead in Antarctica?"

Elena gasped, 'Remy was left for dead in Antarctica...is that how he got sick?"

"So what happened between you and those loser X-men?" Creed continued.

"What makes ya think I'd tell ya?"

"Ahh what's da matter don't tell me they don' like ya anymore?" Creed laughed.

Remy glared at the cat man.

"Hehe alright enough of this talking shit, come on let's go I'm already losing patience here and Essex is a little pissed right now and might take his anger out on your little guild pals, and you sure as hell know what that means."

'If I go with him, I might be able ta free the Guilds families...I could also get fucked with as usual.' Remy thought to himself then looked to Creed who seemed to be staring at the door behind Remy. Frowning Remy expanded his empathic powers outside the room and gasped. Creed slowly made his way towards the door. "Merde..." Remy jumped over the counter and plowed into Creed knocking him to the floor, bolting out of the room Remy grabbed Elena by the arm and ran out of the restaurant.

"What happened...What's wrong...Who was that?" Elena rambled as she tried to keep up with Remy.

"We in trouble...trust me chère ya don' wanna know...and da kidnapper." Remy answered, flagging down the first cab he saw.

"Where we going?"

"You are going to your apartment, and you stay there til I come get you..."

"Remy no..."

"Yes...I know those assholes too well, they will torture you to get me ta go with them...I can't lose you." Remy kissed her, then pushed her in the cab and told the driver where to go, as the cab left Remy returned in the restaurant to face a very pissed off Creed.

"Now listen ta me ya little shit." Creed threw the chair next to him at the thieving Cajun who in turn ducked. "I'm sick and tired of chasin you around this fucken swamp hole, now ya either come with me quietly or by force...personally if I were you I'd chose force." Creed growled.

Hearing the ruckus the Thieves who were upstairs including Henri ran downstairs ready for a fight. Remy sure as hell didn't want any more of the Guild ta die to this asshole. "Wait...all of ya wait." Remy sighed as he got between them, "Alright Creed ya win, I'll go wit ya just gimme a minute." Creed tilted his head and smirked as he crossed his arms.

"What da hell d'ya think your doing?" Henri whispered.

Remy leaned down to Henri's ear and whispered so low that even Creed couldn't hear. "Tink, maybe if I go wit him I might be able ta free the families he kidnapped..."

"Ya can't...Remy ya still not strong enough..." Henri growled.

"Don' follow he'll rip ya ta shreds, don worry I'll be alright..." Remy then looked at his brother silently pleading with him.

Henri glared at Creed who laughed at him. Henri then hugged Remy tightly. "Be careful." He whispered. Then he looked to Creed. "Ya hurt mon petit frère and they'll nevah find your body ya understand?" Creed just laughed even harder.
And led Remy out of the restaurant, making sure that no one had followed them Creed then went through an alley and down the sewers.

An hour later, Creed led Remy through a series of confusing pathways and stairways deep underneath the city, stopping at a very heavy metal door Creed then punched in a code to be able to open it. Walking down a long corridor into a lab Creed growled apparently Sinister was not there, Remy grinned quickly taking out his Bo staff and whacking Creed in the back of the head, falling to the ground Creed growled and turned to Remy who now had six fully charged cards in his hands throwing them, the blast threw Creed to the other side of the room knocking him out, the smell of singed fur was in the air, Remy cringed as he doubled over in a coughing fit his lungs seemed to burn, able to catch a breath Remy held it in he quickly looked around the lab. Letting go of the breath he held he was a bit surprised that he didn't cough as long as he used to. A smile slowly crept up on Remy's face as he read one of the bottles, which held a very powerful sedative, grabbing a syringe Remy measured an amount and injected it into Creed. "Nighty night Kitty."

Totally spent Remy did a thorough search, for the Guilds families, after resting for a few moments Gambit then found them huddled within a cell. "LeBeau?" one of the thieves called Remy smiled and shut down the force field, which held them prisoner. "How ya find us?"

"Questions later...is everyone here?" he gasped.

"Yeah...ya all right?"

"I'll be fine let's get da hell out of here."

Remy led them out, as they all surfaced and breathed the fresh air Remy smiled and called his father, who also contacted Marius Boudreaux so he could come get his fellow Assassins, after calming his father down and telling him that he was all right, Remy made his way to Elena's apartment. When he got there her front door was wide open, rushing in Remy panicked. Her apartment was thrashed. "'lena?" he yelled, but got no answer. Stopping at a mirror Remy glowered at the message that was taped to it the mirror was also smeared with what looked like blood.

'You want her alive Remington you will follow the instructions within the envelope on the desk.'

Grabbing the letter, Remy quickly read it and made his way to an abandoned building about twenty minutes walk from Elena's apartment. On his way he saw Lapin sitting at a table in an outside café, walking past him Remy dropped the letter on the table. Lapin looked at his cousin who was quickly walking away from him then at the letter. When he read it Lapin's eyes went wide, he then quickly took out his cell phone and called his uncle.

Arriving at the building Remy climbed down the steps two at a time until he reached the basement. Banging on the locked door, Remy then kicked it until the door was off its hinges and crashed onto the floor.

"Remington...you really should control that temper of yours..." Sinister smiled.

"Where is she?" Remy hissed.

"The girl is quite safe...for the moment..."

"WHERE?" Remy took eight steps forward and wrapped his hands around Sinister's throat.

Sinister laughed, then his eyes widened as he was actually gasping for breath and his skin started to burn, he tried desperately to free himself but his attempts were fruitless, he couldn't even gather enough energy to emit a small blast to get Remy to release him, he also found that his insides felt like they were being pounded, stabbed and kicked from within. Blood was pouring out of his mouth, nose, ears and eyes. Sinister then looked into Remy's eyes he could see flames within. Sinister tried to speak but with the lack of oxygen, his eyes rolled in the back of his head and he passed out.

Remy screamed, dropped the unconscious Sinister to the ground and punched the concrete floor, oblivious that he had made a hole, Remy started hyperventilating grabbed his head and fell to his knees, he started to convulse and gasp for breath coughing out blood. Thoughts of what the bastard might have done to Elena. All the memories of what Sinister had done to him flashed in his head. Remy couldn't handle the amount of power radiating from his body as he was about to pass out the furniture around the room caught fire and immediately the room that was used as a laboratory, filled with chemicals and such was ablaze.

"REMY?" Henri yelled, as he ran down the stairs, a dozen thieves behind him, "Merde...Do a search for the girl, and ya better find her quick." Henri and Lapin made their way to Remy trying desperately to put out the flames, Henri scowled at Sinister on the floor noticing the burn marks around the man's throat and picked up his brother throwing him over his shoulder.

"Found her." One of them yelled carrying her bridal style while the others kicked away any burning debris in the way, quickly making their way out of there, Henri had them taken to the hospital. Remy was in a coma for three days, while Elena had a broken rib and few cuts and bruises.

Hospital, Remy's room

Elena was sleeping in the bed next to Remy, Jean-Luc looked out the window his hands in his pockets, hearing a groan he quickly turned to the beds. "Remy"
Coughing Remy tried to clear his throat, his father made his way to the bed lifting his son's head he made him sip from a glass of water. "Remy...can ya open ya eyes?" he asked.

Remy groaned and shook his head, Jean-Luc tried again. "Remy...listen to yo père now open yo eyes for me come on..." Very slowly Remy did as his father asked, "There ya go..."

Jean-Luc then reached up and pushed the call button for the nurse. After a few moments a gray haired, short woman entered the room and quickly checked his vitals, "He'll be all right I'll call the doctor he should be here in a few minutes."

When the nurse left she closed the door none to lightly, Elena startled and sat up. Jean-Luc looked at his watch and smiled. "Well now that was a long nap."

"Hun?" Elena was still a bit groggy.

Jean-Luc chuckled "Look who's up?" he continued.

Elena blinked then rubbed at her eyes, "Rem..." she whispered, and carefully got out of bed mindful of her rib and sat by his side caressing his cheek, "Ohhh is he okay?"

"Nurse said he'll be fine, went ta get da doctor." Jean-Luc answered a bit relieved.

At that moment the doctor arrived and asked if Elena would leave the room while he checked Remy but Remy quickly grabbed her arm and refused to let her go. Elena leaned down and kissed his forehead, then his lips. "Shhh, I'll be just outside that door, okay I'm not going anywhere." She tried to coax him to let go. Remy frowned.

"Henri..." Jean-Luc called as he leaned down. "Look at me petite..." Remy looked at his father. "Henri and Lapin are just outside, they'll be with her...they'll keep her safe okay, dis little check-up won't take long." Remy then nodded as he spotted his brother in the doorway and reluctantly let go of Elena.

After the doctor finished the check-up saying that he would be all right Remy had just lost the use of his voice but it was only temporary. Elena was quickly brought back in, she smiled. "Ya miss me dat much?" she asked sweetly and leaned down to give him a soft kiss, but was very much surprised when Remy pulled her on the bed with him holding her close. "Rem what's da matter?" she asked getting comfortable in his embrace.

Jean-Luc who was watching his son's reaction spoke up. "Be careful with her petite she got a broken rib...It's cause she was with Sinister isn't it, dat why your freaking out?" Remy nodded.

"Sinister?...What dat psycho who kidnapped me?" Getting comfortable, Elena looked at Remy who was starting to nod off.

Jean-Luc nodded, and told her of Sinister's little projects on Remy. "Ya see Remy, right now is so scared of losing ya because of Sinister...Your lucky you only got away with a few bruises and that broken rib."

Elena's face paled when hearing the story, Jean-Luc also told her about the X-men and Antarctica she now had tears in her eyes, now holding onto Remy a little more tighter than before.

That night Elena had fallen asleep still in Remy's embrace, unaware that the clever little thief was watching her sleep. Feeling a light caress on her arm Elena smiled and kissed the side of his mouth, "Ya feelin any better?" she whispered.

Remy smiled and cleared his throat as he tried to speak, amazingly his voice had returned. "I nearly went crazy at the thought of losing ya."

"I ain't goin nowhere." She grinned.

"Your not?"

"Nope, like it or not your stuck with me." Elena smiled and kissed his lips, Remy deepened the kiss until oxygen was desperately needed.

"I love ya so much..."

"I love you too Rem." Elena caressed his chest. "Too bad were stuck in this hospital..."

Remy chuckled, and kissed her forehead, holding her close. Elena leaned her head on his shoulder enjoying the feeling of his strong arms around her, after a few moments of silence Remy whispered in her ear. "If I asked ya ta marry me would ya?"

Elena tilted her head up. "Are ya serious?" she asked looking at his eyes.

"Ya see my trench coat anywhere?" Elena looked around it was on the chair next to the bed sitting up she grabbed it and handed it to Remy who searched within one of the pockets hidden within and took out a small dark red velvet bag, and gave it to her. Remy wrapped his arms around her waist to hold her in place. As she opened the bag and took out what was within, Elena gasped and had tears rolling down her cheeks it was a silver ban encrusted with red and black gems, "I've been wanting to ask ya for some time now...I can't imagine myself being with someone else...and before ya ask, no they not stolen, I had it custom made, took me forever ta find da gems." Remy looked at her she had a hand to her lips while taking slow deep breaths reaching up he gently brushed the tears away. "'lena?" Elena looked up at the pair of red on black eyes that she loved so much. "Will ya marry dis ol tief?" he asked brushing away yet another stray tear.

Smiling, she caressed his cheek and brought his head down for a very heated kiss, "Will ya kiss me like dat every night?" she sniffed. Remy grinned and nodded, "Then yes, I will marry you." Kissing her again Remy took the ring from her hand and placed it on her finger. "Out of curiosity, how much is this worth?"

"Honestly?" Elena nodded a smirk forming on her face. "A quarter..."

"This ring is worth twenty-five pennies?"

Remy laughed, "Absolutely not, ya didn' let me finish chère...that ring there is worth a quarter of a million..."

Elena's face paled. "Are you shitting me?"

"Non my dove." Remy chuckled at her reaction, "The jeweler gave me that exact same look when I gave him da jewels ta cut. If it makes ya feel better I'll have a duplicate made for ya and put that one in a safe deposit..." Seeing that she was still a bit dazed Remy waved a hand in front of her face. "Hey...Come 'ere." He ordered, lying down again Remy hugged her close where they talked for a few hours Remy smiled when he noticed that she was starting to nod off, and after kissing her cheek softly Remy let sleep take him.

A few days later Remy was still at the hospital, apparently according to the nurses going insane and driving them crazy. Jean-Luc smiled as he entered his son's room a backpack in hand, "You misbehavin' petite?"

"Ahhh, dere ain't nothin' wrong wit' me, why da hell won't they let me go?"

"Well dis be your lucky day fiston, dey are. So quit whining and get dressed." Jean-Luc told him dropping the backpack on the bed, which contained his clothes.

"Oh thank-God..." Remy cheered, quickly getting out of bed grabbing the backpack and heading for the bathroom.

Jean-Luc chuckled and looked back at Elena who had just entered. "Well morning, fillette...did ya know that boy's driving da nurses crazy?"

Elena laughed lifting her hand to her mouth to hide her smile. As they could both hear Remy muttering nonsense in the bathroom. "Morning, I heard them cheering when they heard he was being released, never knew old ladies could swear so much?" Jean-Luc smiled as he stared at her hand. "What?"

"Well well my boy finally asked did he?" Elena blushed then looked at her ring, "So what was your answer?" Elena looked down and nodded, "Well come 'ere fillette and give your soon ta be father-in-law a hug." Elena grinned and walked to the eldest LeBeau hugging him tightly then started crying. Jean-Luc chuckled and tilted his head looking at the smile plastered on his son's face when he left the bathroom. "She always cry when she happy?"

A few months later Remy stood facing a mirror. "Ya nervous petit frère?" Henri smiled as he made his way to his brother straightening up the boy's coat.

"Who me...nevah..." Remy grinned, as he started fidgeting.

"Will you stop fussing, you'll do fine..." Mercy grinned as she fixed Elena's hair.

"Oh my god, I'm getting married can ya believe it..." Elena smoothed out her dress and played with her hands.

"What's da matter chile?" Mattie smiled.

"Isn't it obvious, I'm nervous...look my hands are shaking, what if I trip and fall flat on my face...or what if I throw up...or..."

"Hush chile..." Mattie stepped forward and grasped Elena's face into her hands. "You love my sweet Remy?" Elena smiled and nodded. "You'll be okay...besides there's no way you can trip in that dress."

"Yeah even if ya did your surrounded by thieves, they'll catch ya before ya fall." Mercy giggled.

It was a beautiful sunny day with a gentle breeze. The ceremony was held at the beach under a huge white canopy overlooking the shore, the men were comfortable in their tuxes...no ties no shoes, the women wore matching raspberry colored chiffon dresses that went to their knees and flowed in the breeze, Elena's dress was off white. Remy's eyes went wide and he gasped when his father escorted his love down to him. "Mon dieu..." he whispered Henri and Lapin grinned as they stood by his side.

That night after the ceremony, everyone was now enjoying the festivities within a dance hall. The bridesmaids had taken Remy and were dragging him out of the hall, Elena saw them, hiking up her dress she ran after them. "Nonononono...mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine..." she called out, everyone laughed so much they were in tears.

As Jean-Luc danced with a lady friend, he smiled as he watched Remy hold Elena close and slow danced. When the song ended another one started, making his way to the boy Jean-Luc grinned, "Alright there come 'ere petite, and give your père a hug." Remy grinned and hugged his father tightly turning to Elena, Jean-Luc held her in a long embrace and kissed her cheek, "Welcome to da family fillette..." he grinned.

A week later

Remy woke up to a pair of sparkling blue eyes starring at him as well as a smile, "'Mornin, wife." He smiled in return as he stretched.

Elena giggled caressing his cheek, "Good morning husband." she kissed him lightly on the lips then pounced on him tickling his sides.

After their little romp in the bedroom, Remy and his new wife made their way to the airport to return home. A little bummed that their honeymoon in Hawaii was over, but hey it doesn't mean that they couldn't have some fun later on.

A few hours later, Remy entered the LeBeau household with his new wife.

"They're here..." Mattie squealed as she made her way to them hugging them each tightly.

"Missed you too Tante." Elena smiled and hugged her in return hearing Remy chuckle behind her.

Jean-Luc entered the room, and smirked at the scene. "Come 'ere boy." He commanded hugging his son tightly, and laughed at Tante who refused to let go of the newest LeBeau. "Tante quit hoggin that girl." He smiled as Elena made her way to her new father in law and hugged him.

"You two have fun?" Jean-Luc smirked wickedly as he saw the blush creep up on Elena's face.

Remy doubled over with laughter.

Author's note.

Gambitfan:-For a guy who was once a suave, skilled thief who supposedly by the premise of the story is too hurt to trust so quickly, he sure has fallen a long way.../Gambit is only pissed at X-men...not anyone else.
-I don't buy for a minute he instantly fell in love with this silly girl.../Ever hear of Love at first sight?...