Chapter 12
"That is so you!" Rogue stood in front of the mirrors trying to decide whether the dress was making her butt look big or was it just her imagination. Kitty was also trying on a gown to her right while Storm tried one on her left. They claimed it would be quicker if they tried some on too and gave their opinions of it
"Your telling me you don't have anything in yellow?" Jubilee rolled her eyes at the clerk and started mumbling about how unoriginal this whole place was. "There should at least be something in red or maybe blue."
"You have to get it custom made. I had a red one made for my wedding but it was accidentally set on fire. So I had to go with the traditional white." Wanda remembered how Kurt saw the red material and immediately took the bag and accidentally dropped it into the fireplace. He was hell bent at the time to see her in a white dress and she had to admit she liked wearing. Sighing at her husbands quirky behaviors she watched as Rogue frowned at the dress she was wearing and went in the dressing room to try on another one.
"I can't wait for my wedding day." Kitty sighed and swayed in the white gown she was wearing. "What about you Storm? Planning on tying the knot soon?"
"I feel no need to rush. I like how my life is now." The rest of the girls nodded as Storm left to the dressing room.
"Girl really wants to get married." Kitty nodded at Jubilee and wondered if there was going to be some pushing and prodding needed to get Hank to propose. /Just think about one wedding at a time./ Just as Kitty was about to join the other girls in the dressing rooms Storm came back to the group, her eyes wide with excitement.
"I think we've found the perfect dress for Rogue."
"Come on man, pick one!" Lance stood off to the side and watched as Remy turned around in the mirror trying to see if the suit fit him just fine.
"The suit looks fine, comrade. It is time that we left." Piotr who was normally good-natured could not stand being in the store any longer. The only person who wasn't complaining was John, but he was playing with his lighter so he could be entertained for days.
"I'm not sure about ds." Remy stood to his side one more time and didn't like how the chest puffed out at an odd angle.
"Like the big guy said it's fine." Pietro stood off to the side and was mostly not fidgety. Out of all of them he had changed the most. First off people could understand him when he talked, and second the whole better than thou attitude was gone and replaced with a calculating mind. Overall he seemed more dangerous.
"Yes I know it looks nice, but is it de best?" All four men stared at the suit and with honesty shook their heads. Remy seeing this, left the group to change into the next one.
"It shouldn't take this long to shop." Lance leaned back into his seat and scrubbed his hands over his face. Looking over at John he watched as the man leaned closer to the display of ties with the lighter still held out.
"No." Frowning the fireman placed the lighter back into his pocket and leaned back into the seat. John was pretty much the same as before, if maybe not a little more insane then usual. He would have thought it had something to do with Wanda, but the two of them never really got together. Actually John started dating some girl from the X-mansion and it seemed to be working out good until she had to go back to her island.
"Do you think he fell asleep in there?" Piotr was also different. The kindness in his eyes had been dulled after his sister's death, but it wasn't as bad as it was before. It probably had something to do with Kitty. Lance wasn't really jealous at least not anymore. Piotr needs her and he could understand that. Plus there was a whole bunch of girls out there waiting for him to shake them up.
"So what do yo' think about dis one?" Everyone looked to the dressing room nodded simultaneously and they were out of there in less than five minutes.
Rogue walked up the staircase to get ready for the baby shower. Smiling to herself she started to wonder if it was a boy or a girl, when she heard a noise behind her.
"I heard you wanted to talk to me." Logan stepped out of the shadows by her room and silently waited as she opened the door and let him in. She had told Jubilee earlier to go find Logan and tell him to come and see her.
Standing with her back to him she began to pull on her finger unsure on how to start this. At the store they all came upon the problem at once and Kitty stated that she never thought of it. Of course they all knew the brunette wanted Rogue to be the one to ask, which actually she really wanted to do at the time. But now that he was in the room... /I might as well get this over with./
"Ah know ya don't like Remy or anythin, but ah was hoping that maybe ya could be the one ta walk me down the aisle." Logan's eyes widened and before he could answer she went into an explanation. "Ya don't have ta or anythin. It's just that ya're like a father ta me, and it would feel right if you were the one ta give me away."
"I know Stripes. And I would love to..." Rogue launched herself at him. Hugging him for a while she let go giving him some time to breath.
"Aren't ya going ta be late for the bachelor party?" Logan scowled showing that he really didn't want to go. "Ya could go ta the baby shower with me instead...."
After the words baby shower Logan shook his head and high-tailed it out of the room as fast as he could.
"Why are we playing these games anyway?" Everyone was seated on the carpet playing a game of diaper the baby. So far Jean was winning since she's been to some classes and learned about all of this already. Jubilee who asked the question was currently stabbing the plastic doll with a pin.
"Because they're fun and educational. You all are going to have babies someday." Jean placed another perfectly diapered baby in the growing pile and picked up a new one. "Also this is my baby shower as well, and I want to."
"Right. All the other ones ended up being cancelled due to wars." Tabitha could count at least four invites that had to be thrown away because Mags thought it was just a little too quite out there.
"So you're having a baby boy!" Amara smiled at Jean and ran her hand over her stomach.
"Yeah. But don't tell Scott. He wants to be surprised." Usually Scott likes to be right in step with what's going on, and have everything planned out, but this time he wanted to be in the dark.
"And Rogue's having?" Jean shrugged her shoulders. They didn't really know yet. And they weren't even sure how long it would take to have the kid. Something about their mutant gene causes them to have babies at a slightly faster rate. So it shouldn't take that long, and with Rogue having a bio-engineered baby, well there's just no way to tell.
"So what is everyone talkin about?" Rogue walked into the room a huge smile on her face as she sat down on the floor next to Jean and picked up a baby. They watched in amazement as the baby was diapered within seconds. Seeing their looks of surprise she just shrugged. "Must be in one of the memories ah got. Lets talk about somethin else."
"How about the joys of having a baby!"
"12 o'clock feedings."
"Diaper changing."
"Burping"
"Bathing."
"Crying."
"Who wouldn't want to have one?" Jean and Rogue stared at the girls deciding whether to break down and cry or maybe just break them.
"What about holding the cute little bundle in your arms?"
"Rahne!" A little cry was heard through a blanket that she was carrying and everyone gathered to see the first born X-Men.
"It's so cute!" "What's his name?" "How old?" "Was it painful?"
"His name is Conner, he's two months old, and the pain was unimaginable." She then noticed that Jean and Rogue were present. "But it could just be me."
"Awwwww he's so cute!" Jubilee placed one finger into the baby's hand and made baby noises as it grabbed it. "It's so small."
"What else would it be?" Rogue tried to act indifferent but she really wanted to hold the baby.
"Babies are quite extraordinary creatures, able to learn so much in such a short amount of time." The steady rhythm of the cane stopped as the woman reached her destination. "I hope it doesn't bother you that I've come."
"Irene..." Leaving the baby she went to her past guardian and just stared into the black glasses knowing that she wouldn't be able to see her. Even before she was captured the two of them barely talked. Especially after she left the Brotherhood..
"I know there wasn't much warning, but I hoped you wouldn't mind if I came."
"Nothin's wrong. It's just a surprise." Leading the blind woman to the couch Rogue quickly introduced everyone to her old guardian.
"So how long did you know Rogue?" Storm sat beside the older woman and handed her some tea.
"Since she was quite young. She was always smiling and running around all over the place. So exuberant." Everyone turned to Rogue, who scowled at them before taking her seat across from Irene.
"So how was our Rougie like when she was younger?" Smiling behind her cup Destiny wondered whether Rogue liked her enough not to kill her for revealing some past secrets. Deciding that a less harmful one would be a nice way to start.
"Well I can only suppose that Rogue still goes around wearing the darkest of colors? She always loved the colors Purple and Green, but at one point she became really fascinated with another color."
"Irene!"
"And if I recall right. I think it was pink." There was a hush as everyone took in the news before bursting into laughter.
"Oh my god! She liked pink?" Kitty couldn't believe that Rouge would even touch that color but like it?
"Yes it was a very vivid color. I think its called Hot Pink?"
"Ah just said that it looked pretty and ah must have been high or something at the time." Rogue slouched in her seat.
"It must have lasted a while since you redecorated your room to pink everything." Even Storm was having a hard time keeping a straight face. It wasn't strange to have a pink room when you're young, but seeing the look on Rogue's face.
"Can we change the subject now?" Rogue groaned knowing that the others were going to bug her about this for the next hundred years at least.
"Sure." Destiny chatted with everyone until the subject about toys came in. "Rogue do you want me to bring all your Barbie Dolls next time or should I just FedEx them?"
"Woohoo! Yeah!" A loud whistle came from the back as a bright pink top sailed across the floor onto Bobby's lap. Remy laughed as the boys stared at the girl on stage with their outmost attention. Since they were now barely legal they could finally attend the special clubs and drink beer like they always dreamed of.
"I heard you're getting married." One of the girls steeped off the stage and came up to Remy sitting on his lap. "Want to have a go before the big day?"
"No thanks." Remy lifted her arms off of him making the girl frown and head on to her next target.
"That girl was all over you! Why did you say no?" Remy sighed and reminded Bobby what they were celebrating. "Oh yeah...Too bad."
Remy finished off his fifth bottle and dropped it next to the others he finished. No matter how much he drank he couldn't enjoy the situation. It was torture sitting in a room full of girls knowing that if he showed any emotion he would either be skewered, blasted, or sliced with a damn sword. /Who carries a sword anyways?/ Also there would be no pleasurable release once he got home.
"And now for dessert!" A huge plastic cake was rolled out and Remy couldn't help but think about what or who is going to come out. Rogue was the one that he really wanted to see, which wasn't a surprise with her killer body and all, but he didn't think the others would like that. As his mind began to wander they had already placed the cake right in front of him and were moving back for the person to jump out. There was a huge pop and a metal rod was thrust right in front of Remy's face making him fall. Lying on the floor his eyes followed the metal up to the person holding it.
"Henri!" Holding onto the tip of the rod Remy's older brother hauled him up and gave him a bone-crushing hug. "How did yo' get here?"
"In de back of a chicken truck but dat's not important. What is important is de fact dat my only brother forgot to invite me to his wedding!" Henri grabbed Remy and put him in a headlock. "Are yo' goin' to tell me de invite was lost in de mail?"
"I was goin' to call!" Henri let go and pulled Remy over to the side to talk.
"Now I hear dat de girl I talked to a long time ago is de girl yo're marryin'." Remy nodded his head in confirmation. "I thought yo' dumped her!"
"Some things happened and I don't really want to talk about it." Henri smiled before getting up to talk to some of the other guests.
Remy couldn't help but think about what it took to get here. He knows he's damn lucky to have found a girl like Rogue, but something in him says that it wasn't luck. More like fate, or someone playing their hand at it.
"Yup only seven. Crazy little boy when growing up. Funniest thing happened de first time he got drunk."
"Henri..."
"Hush boy. I'm tellin' a story." Pushing his younger brother into a nearby seat he continued on. "He was about 18 at de time."
"I thought he was younger than that when he started?" Ray's question was met with a shake of the head.
"Nope. He just drank a lot. Dat's why he gotten so used to it. Anyways he followed me to dis party near de bayou. He was able to get in easy enough and de first thing he did was reach for a beer. He was chuggin' dem down like a man left in the desert to die. Of course he got a little tipsy after dat..."
"Dat's enough..."
"Oh dat's just de beginning. Turns out he left de party and wanted to start his own fun. Let's see if I can remember how it went. First he goes to a gang lord's hideout and started trouble, found out dere was over twenty people dere with guns and ran out with dem chasin' after him. He den hid in a piercin' parlor and decided dat an earrin' might disguise him."
"How many piercings did he get?"
"One, on de ear. Don't know why he thought dat was a disguise." The others laughed as Remy buried his head further into his lap. "He soon found out dat doesn't work, and was bein' chased again, and hid in a gay nightclub. Of course he didn't know dat at de time, and was bein' hit on by the guys dere for an hour."
"He didn't notice anything?" Remy was about ready to fall to the side and die. "Blissfully unaware. It was only when one of de guys asked him to go back to his place dat he started to get de picture, and he finally understood when de guy put his hand on Remy's thigh. I've been followin' him to all dese places and I couldn't stop laughin' when he ran screamin' from the place with a couple of drag queens chasin' him."
By now they attracted everybody's attention and Remy was trying really hard not to blow his big mouth brother up.
"So dat's when he decided to head back to de house, but he got his streets mixed up and ended up goin' to a middle-aged women's party. Remy noticed how borin' it was and decided to liven it up." At this point Remy was about to knock Henri down but some of the guys got to him and held back. "So he decided to do a little strip tease."
Everyone burst out laughing and Remy was thinking about just discreetly charging up the room and taking everyone down with him.
"I got to him just when he was about to take his boxers off and asked him what he was doin', and he said; "Every fille, no matter de age, deserves to have some fun ne?"
By that time everyone was laughing until their sides hurt and seeing all their happy faces Remy couldn't help but laugh too.
"So I was a little stupid back den. Dat's changed now." Gambit placed his hand over Henri's mouth before he could say anything. He whispered the most painful death into his brother's ear and then figured out the best way to make everyone forget. "Another round of drinks!"
"Why de room be spinning?" Henri and Logan dragged Remy across the floor as they tried to reach his room. Kurt offered to teleport him up, but he declined not trusting where the blue furred man would leave him.
"Because you drank 17 full bottles of beer and 13 shot glasses." Logan slowly turned the knob of the door and deposited the body onto the bed. As soon as Remy hit the bed he pulled his arm out trying to reach for someone that wasn't there. Logan chuckled slightly at that before saying, "He's not that bad."
"Not at all. He has problems but so does every guy." Henri ruffled his brothers hair before leaving the room as soon as he stepped out a young woman with odd white stripes in her hair came up to the door.
"What were ya doin in there?" Her southern accent was strong and it only took a second for him to realize that he was talking to the bride.
"Rogue! Sister!" Pulling her into a hug he let go and explained who he was since it was obvious that she didn't get it yet.
"Yar Remy's brother?" /Now comes the smile...wow...he picked himself a very pretty girl./
"Raised to be at least. I care about him a lot, so make sure yo' take good care of him. He's a fragile little thing." Logan growled at that and brushed past the two letting out a grunt that sounded like goodnight. "He's de father figure I suppose?"
"Yeah he's very protective of me." She smiled at Logan's retreating form before returning her attention to her soon to be brother-in-law. "Anymore secrets that ah need to know about?"
"Well dere was de time dat he got extremely drunk..."
"Wake up. Rems." The first thing that he saw as his eyes drifted open was perfect green eyes staring back at him. "Are ya okay?"
"Fine, petite. De beer will be out of my system by tomorrow." Rogue lips curved into a wicked smile. "Why yo' smilin' like dat?"
"Ah just wanted ta make sure that nothin too excitin happened that ya might want ta tell me about." She kissed him on the lips and slowly went to the dresser to fix her hair. Remy stared at her retreating form and wondered why she would ask that. "Ya know that after today we can't see each other until the weddin right?"
"Yes..." He stared at her reflection in the mirror and wondered if she was going to give in. "Why do yo' ask?"
"Oh ah just wanted ta know." Remy could feel his heart fall but and then soar back up when she came to sit on the bed. "Ya're goin ta stay faithful right? Not goin ta chase some girl or guy..."
Remy was about to respond to that, but his mind kicked in and he was able to put all of it together. "I'm goin' to kill Henri!"
"Is everythin set?" Rogue stood on the stool as Jubilee did some last minute adjustments to the dress. Storm, Jubilee, and Wanda are brides-maides, while Kitty was the maid of honor. They were wearing a dark sapphire dress that came to the knees and a pretty blue flower on the shoulder. It was plain but alluring, but at least a lot better than they would expect. "So what do we have that's blue?"
"How about this?" Wanda handed a necklace with a light blue stone in the center of a pendent over to Kitty. "And it's also borrowed."
"We also got the new and old thin covered." Rogue pointed at a veil that Irene gave her, and the wedding dress. "Is there anythin else?"
"Nope. In the next couple hours you are going to be Miss Rogue Lebeau." The girls giggled and started chatting about the perfect romance and the perfect ending.
"Can you all leave for a second?" Logan stepped into the room and sent the others out leaving him alone with Rogue. Staring at her for a moment he gave her a genuine smile and helped her off the stool. "You look beautiful."
"Thanks. Everyone's waitin?" Logan nodded his head and opened the door for her. Once outside she turned to the rest of the girls and smiled.
"All ah need now is the flowers and ah'm good ta go." Dead silence. "Ya did get the flowers right?"
"Well you see..."
"They're right here." Storm handed beautiful white tulips to Rogue while discretely brushing some dirt off her clothes.
"They're beautiful. Well this is it." Rogue listened to the song come on and a little girl left to drop flowers. "Ah'm goin ta be married."
"Where's his bow?" "How about the tux?" "Where's de rings?" "He gave them to you!" "Oh! Uh oh." "Henri!"
"Is somethin' de matter?" Remy stepped into the room where everyone was frantically running around trying to find everything.
"Nothings wrong. We're just really excited about the wedding." Bobby's excuse was met with a skeptical look as Remy went over to the dresser to pick up his bow. He also reached into the closet for the tux and pulled out the rings to give to Henri.
"Yo' swiped dem from me!" Gambit shrugged before putting on the tux and tying the bow with ease.
"Yo' be a great thief mon ami but yo're a little forgetful when it comes to everythin' else." Tossing the rings to Henri Remy stood before the mirror and tried to act as nonchalant as possible.
"You don't need to act so calm. We all know you're about to panic." Scott's voice startled him and he gave the man a shaky smile before tugging at the clothes to relieve the nerves. "Just put this in your pocket and it'll help."
Remy laughed as he was handed a stress ball and carefully slipped into his pocket so it was unnoticeable.
"Everyone it's time." Remy was about to run his hand through his hair, but stopped mid way not wanting to ruin the style he spent over an hour creating. Beast put his hand on Gambit's shoulder and led him all the way to the podium. The gesture would be considered friendly if it wasn't for the tight hold on his shoulder, like Hank was afraid that the younger man would run. "Sorry for the brutality, but I had specific instructions from Logan that everything should go well."
"Threatened to cut somethin' off?" Hank nodded his head before taking his seat in the front. Most of the people were already seated. All the X-Men and Brotherhood were scattered since they all knew the bride and groom. It was an interesting to see the two groups talking to each other in a friendly tone. It seemed they didn't want to ruin the moment. /Good because if they do anything to ruin Rogue's day.../
Before he could even finish the thought the music began to play and he stood tall, waiting to see his future wife.
The flower girl and the brides march seemed quick compared to when Rogue walked down the aisle. As soon as her foot stepped into the room all eyes turned to her and those who knew her couldn't believe what they were seeing. Her dress was a stark white and hugged her to form a perfect fit. The top was held together by a two straps and a thin see through material covered her arms. It also was filled with designs that faded into a soft silken clothe that flowed around her legs. The neck formed a perfect V and in the center of her collarbone hung the necklace. The veil covered her face as she walked down the aisle following the beat of the music.
Logan stood by her side wearing a tux and walked her down the aisle with pride. The seconds seemed to drone on until they reached the altar and Remy's eyes followed her movements until she is standing perfectly in front of him.
Kurt stood behind the pedestal and began to recite the words from the book but they barely registered in the their minds. There wasn't a pause when Kurt asked if anyone was against this union, no one expected anyone to interferer now. The scene was too beautiful to wreak.
They decided not to say any vows, she was never really great with words and he really couldn't say what he wanted in public. So as they presented the rings both said "I love you" and oddly that was more meaningful then any rehearsed monologue.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." Gambit lifted the veil and kissed her with the background music of cheers and clapping. No one but the bride noticed how Gambit's hands curved around her stomach or the tender look he got in his eyes. That one gesture nearly brought her to tears and she couldn't help but believe that everything was going to be alright.
Near the shadows a man stands watch over the proceedings and wonders what his master was thinking by letting her go on like this. All of this could have been over with years ago but he continues to wait. He could feel a presence in his mind and he listened carefully to the new instructions. /Five years. Then all of this will finally be over./
Author's Note: Okay I know I said this chapter wouldn't take as long, but somewhere between saying and doing something went wrong and well...it took longer than I thought. Also I know it's a little jumpy, but if I put all the details you would have to wait another two three weeks before it's done. So yeah, be happy with what you've got. Also another challenge type thing. Anyone know who the last guy is or who he's working for? Review and give your guess, you might be wrong or you might right, but at least you tried. One more happy chapter before it all goes down hill so enjoy when it's posted.
Reviews:
ishandahalf: No more Remy torture after today. To sad, she should have made him wait longer. But yeah the birth is going to come soon so the torture might come back.
EmeraldKatzEye: Sorry no lemony-goodness. This is PG-13 so you're gonna have to imagine all the other stuff. There will be some more heavy flirting after this chapter though but nothing too graphic.
X3P3: Yeah thirty people. It's the X-Men plus the brotherhood plus the people they met and then there's the escorts and stuff so it's a lot. And the Professor is pretty down key through this whole process. He'll show up later though.
IvyZoe: There wasn't much for the wedding it was simple and clean. I wanted to extend it, but the last couple lines are just to perfect and I didn't have enough time. I might go back some day and extend it but for now that's it.
Sweety8587: Your mom must be proud. And she was able to hold back! Now she gets to do a little somethin-somethin with Remy. haha that's a lucky bitch!
Star-of-Chaos: It probably did, but I'm not going into detail. First it would make it R and second I think they deserve some privacy.
enchantedlight: Nope! I wont and you can't make me!
Episodic: The wedding was not ruined, but there was an unwanted visitor. So it was just you being pessimistic. And nice to meet you Jane Doe! I'll just tare, shred, and feed your vote to my neighbor's dog! So that's another vote for clone.
Aya Yuy P.SII: No not Remy's important things! They must be protected!
Rose-Z: Yeah, he waited and now their probably off to some romantic place on their honeymoon which they are going to waste by staying inside. Well it might not be a waste. And no interuptions since the two main people are a part of the wedding and can't really do anything now. If only they had taught her better when she was younger.
DreamCatcher89: Pregnant virgin, What is this world coming to? And yeah the wedding wasn't all that great but I hyped up everything else so it evens out. Plus it's the journey that matters not the destination.
LoneWolf: Bishop! Woohoo! Now that's interesting. He or she could be like born with the M mark and all this other stuff. Oh the possibilities.