Author's Note- I'm once again using Luba's idea that they all know each
other (Logan, Pete and Remy). As a Kete fan I revere her work as gospel.
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Home Again
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I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
It feels like I'm starting all over again
-Michelle Branch
~*~
"Want me t' drive ya back?" Pete asked.
"Please."
"Let's get goin'."
"Remy'll come too," the other man said. The three piled into Pete's car. They drove to the Institute and saw that the professor had wasted no time in hiring people to fix the windows. She jumped out of the car and started up the walk before going back to the car.
"Do you guys want to come in?"
"Sure," Remy said.
"Guess I don't have a choice in the matter," Pete commented mildly. Kitty walked up and opened the door for them. Remy paused struck by a wave of grief as he walked inside.
"Something wrong?" Kitty asked concerned.
"Oui," Remy said blinking. "Somet'ing happened."
"Kitty!" Rogue called rushing down the stairs. The two girls hugged. "Ah'm so glad yer home."
"Are you okay?" Kitty asked seeing the redness in her friend's eyes.
"Ah'm fahne," Rogue said. "It's... Jean. She didn't make it back, sugah."
"What?"
"She's... she's dead."
Kitty gasped putting a hand over her mouth. "Oh my God."
"Yeah, Scott's devastated, and Logan's out destroyin' things in the Danger Room."
"Is everyone else okay?"
"Yeah." Rogue turned to look behind her friend. "Um, Kit, who are they?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, this is Pete Wisdom, and Remy LeBeau."
"'The Beautiful?" Rogue asked raising an eyebrow.
"Glad y' agree, chére." Rogue merely looked at him raising an eyebrow. He reached for her hand causing her to flinch, he didn't pause though; he simply grabbed her gloved hand and bowed laying a kiss on it. "Enchanté."
"New Orleans?"
"Oui."
Rogue smirked. "A Swamp Rat."
"Mississippi?" Remy questioned.
"Yes."
He answered her smirk with one of his own. "River rat."
"Talk about sexual tension," Pete murmured causing a soft laugh from Kitty and glares from the other two.
"Kitty, would you please introduce all of us," Xavier said as he wheeled in flanked by Ororo, Kurt, and Bobby.
"Only if you do," Kitty said seeing the blue guy standing behind the professor.
"This is Kurt Wagner, he's just decided to join the team."
"This is Remy LeBeau and Pete Wisdom, they took me in. Guys, that's Professor Xavier, Ororo Munroe, and Bobby Drake."
"An' dis is?" Remy asked looking down at Rogue.
"That's Rogue."
"Just Rogue?"
"Yes," the girl in question said crossing her arms.
"You're mutants also?" Xavier inquired.
"Oui," Remy nodded. Pete merely nodded mutely.
"What are your powers?" Xavier inquired, "if you don't mind me asking." They gave the same demonstrations they had for Kitty... but the results weren't quite the same.
"Put that thing out!" Ororo exclaimed. Pete rolled his eyes taking one deep drag before obeying.
"Don't feel bad, runt, she does the same thing ta me," Logan said in his usual growl.
"Logan?" Pete asked raising his eyebrows.
"Never in a million years did Remy t'ink ya'd join up wit' a do-gooder group," Remy smirked.
"I don't believe this," Logan said looking between them. "What in the Hell are you two doin' here?"
"Just takin' de chat home," Remy smiled.
"You three know each other?" Rogue asked.
"Oui," Remy smiled brightly. "We all be ol' amis."
"Where are ya stayin'?" Logan asked.
"We're renting a small cabin," Pete said.
"A mission?"
"Been out of Black Air a long time," Pete said his eyes hardening. "This is just a favor to an old... friend."
"A 'friend' of both of you?" Logan asked raising an eyebrow.
"Non, just him," Remy told him. "Remy's just here for de ride. Had not'ing better ta do."
"I would like to extend an offer for you two to join us," Xavier said. Pete merely looked at him but Remy appeared to be thinking about it.
"How long are ya going to be in town?" Logan inquired.
"Just a few weeks," Pete said.
"Up for a game?" Remy asked his red on black eyes twinkling.
"Hell yeah!" Logan exclaimed.
"Logan," Xavier said patiently. "Please refrain from using that type of language in front of the children."
"Sorry, Chuck," Logan said his tone stating that the opposite was true.
"We'd better go," Remy said. "We're meetin' wit' Pete's 'friend' in a few hours."
"Five good fer ya?" Pete asked Kitty.
"Huh?" Kitty asked.
He smiled. "Trainin' remember?"
"Oh, five's fine," Kitty said surprised that he was still going to train her.
Remy crossed over to Kitty and bent slightly to kiss her lightly. "Pleasure meetin' y', petite chat." He looked up grinning at Pete who glared back at him. He once again kissed Rogue's hand. "Remy's glad ta have met y' too, chére."
"Wish Ah could say the same," Rogue said coldly but his grin merely widened.
"Let's go, LeBeau," Pete said. He looked down at Kitty. "See ya t'morrow, grasshopper."
"Bye Pete, Remy," Kitty said going to each and hugging them lightly. Remy returned the hug enthusiastically, Pete awkwardly, but warmly. "Thanks for everything."
"Any time, Pryde," Pete said. He and Remy left.
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Home Again
~*~
I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
It feels like I'm starting all over again
-Michelle Branch
~*~
"Want me t' drive ya back?" Pete asked.
"Please."
"Let's get goin'."
"Remy'll come too," the other man said. The three piled into Pete's car. They drove to the Institute and saw that the professor had wasted no time in hiring people to fix the windows. She jumped out of the car and started up the walk before going back to the car.
"Do you guys want to come in?"
"Sure," Remy said.
"Guess I don't have a choice in the matter," Pete commented mildly. Kitty walked up and opened the door for them. Remy paused struck by a wave of grief as he walked inside.
"Something wrong?" Kitty asked concerned.
"Oui," Remy said blinking. "Somet'ing happened."
"Kitty!" Rogue called rushing down the stairs. The two girls hugged. "Ah'm so glad yer home."
"Are you okay?" Kitty asked seeing the redness in her friend's eyes.
"Ah'm fahne," Rogue said. "It's... Jean. She didn't make it back, sugah."
"What?"
"She's... she's dead."
Kitty gasped putting a hand over her mouth. "Oh my God."
"Yeah, Scott's devastated, and Logan's out destroyin' things in the Danger Room."
"Is everyone else okay?"
"Yeah." Rogue turned to look behind her friend. "Um, Kit, who are they?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, this is Pete Wisdom, and Remy LeBeau."
"'The Beautiful?" Rogue asked raising an eyebrow.
"Glad y' agree, chére." Rogue merely looked at him raising an eyebrow. He reached for her hand causing her to flinch, he didn't pause though; he simply grabbed her gloved hand and bowed laying a kiss on it. "Enchanté."
"New Orleans?"
"Oui."
Rogue smirked. "A Swamp Rat."
"Mississippi?" Remy questioned.
"Yes."
He answered her smirk with one of his own. "River rat."
"Talk about sexual tension," Pete murmured causing a soft laugh from Kitty and glares from the other two.
"Kitty, would you please introduce all of us," Xavier said as he wheeled in flanked by Ororo, Kurt, and Bobby.
"Only if you do," Kitty said seeing the blue guy standing behind the professor.
"This is Kurt Wagner, he's just decided to join the team."
"This is Remy LeBeau and Pete Wisdom, they took me in. Guys, that's Professor Xavier, Ororo Munroe, and Bobby Drake."
"An' dis is?" Remy asked looking down at Rogue.
"That's Rogue."
"Just Rogue?"
"Yes," the girl in question said crossing her arms.
"You're mutants also?" Xavier inquired.
"Oui," Remy nodded. Pete merely nodded mutely.
"What are your powers?" Xavier inquired, "if you don't mind me asking." They gave the same demonstrations they had for Kitty... but the results weren't quite the same.
"Put that thing out!" Ororo exclaimed. Pete rolled his eyes taking one deep drag before obeying.
"Don't feel bad, runt, she does the same thing ta me," Logan said in his usual growl.
"Logan?" Pete asked raising his eyebrows.
"Never in a million years did Remy t'ink ya'd join up wit' a do-gooder group," Remy smirked.
"I don't believe this," Logan said looking between them. "What in the Hell are you two doin' here?"
"Just takin' de chat home," Remy smiled.
"You three know each other?" Rogue asked.
"Oui," Remy smiled brightly. "We all be ol' amis."
"Where are ya stayin'?" Logan asked.
"We're renting a small cabin," Pete said.
"A mission?"
"Been out of Black Air a long time," Pete said his eyes hardening. "This is just a favor to an old... friend."
"A 'friend' of both of you?" Logan asked raising an eyebrow.
"Non, just him," Remy told him. "Remy's just here for de ride. Had not'ing better ta do."
"I would like to extend an offer for you two to join us," Xavier said. Pete merely looked at him but Remy appeared to be thinking about it.
"How long are ya going to be in town?" Logan inquired.
"Just a few weeks," Pete said.
"Up for a game?" Remy asked his red on black eyes twinkling.
"Hell yeah!" Logan exclaimed.
"Logan," Xavier said patiently. "Please refrain from using that type of language in front of the children."
"Sorry, Chuck," Logan said his tone stating that the opposite was true.
"We'd better go," Remy said. "We're meetin' wit' Pete's 'friend' in a few hours."
"Five good fer ya?" Pete asked Kitty.
"Huh?" Kitty asked.
He smiled. "Trainin' remember?"
"Oh, five's fine," Kitty said surprised that he was still going to train her.
Remy crossed over to Kitty and bent slightly to kiss her lightly. "Pleasure meetin' y', petite chat." He looked up grinning at Pete who glared back at him. He once again kissed Rogue's hand. "Remy's glad ta have met y' too, chére."
"Wish Ah could say the same," Rogue said coldly but his grin merely widened.
"Let's go, LeBeau," Pete said. He looked down at Kitty. "See ya t'morrow, grasshopper."
"Bye Pete, Remy," Kitty said going to each and hugging them lightly. Remy returned the hug enthusiastically, Pete awkwardly, but warmly. "Thanks for everything."
"Any time, Pryde," Pete said. He and Remy left.