Chapter 13

Third Month: A Blissful Marriage...

"Ya insensitive jerk! Ah hate ya!" Rogue slammed the door shut in Remy's face making him blink a few times before pounding on the door. "Ah don't care bout what ya have ta say! Just leave me alone!"

"Petite at least tell me what I did wrong!" Anyone passing by at that moment didn't spare them a second glance. Their arguing became background noise in the school and they learned to just deal with it.

"Ya know what ya did!"

"No I don't! I never know, because yo' don't tell me!" Remy pounded his head against the door as the same argument begins to repeat itself.

"Well ya should know! So ah'm not gonna tell ya!"

"Stop bein' difficult! I didn't do anythin' wrong. Yo' just want to fight with me!" With that comment Rogue opened the door and was about to yell into his face but she never got the chance. Seeing an opening Remy kissed her hard and fast on the mouth while pushing her slowly into the room. "Now are yo' goin' to tell me?"

Rogue frowned up at him before going to sit on the bed. Rubbing her growing stomach she said the first and foremost problem in her life. "Ah'm fat!"

"What!" Remy was about to explode. If he was being yelled at because of her personal weight issues he was going to scream.

"Ah've seen the way ya're lookin at other women. Ya think ah'm fat so ya're goin' ta go screw around with some other girl." Sighing Remy went over to his wife and placed his arm around her shoulder.

"Are yo' sure? Who exactly was I checkin' out?" Rogue sniffled for a few seconds before shaking her head.

"Lots of girls. Ah can't possibly name them all." Taking a tissue from the dresser she blew her nose and tried to distract him from what she was saying.

"Are yo' sure I'm checkin' out all these girls or is dis just in yo'r head?" Remy smiled down at her and even tapped her on the head in a playful manner.

"There has ta be at least one." He tried his best not to laugh at Rogue. The last time he did she poured a cup full of ice cream down his pants and then made him go get her some more because she was hungry.

"I love you. This isn't permanent and when it's over yo' will be yo'r old knockout self." He kissed her neck and gently laid her down on the bed. "Any other problems?"

"Well…" Rogue tilted her head to give Gambit some more access to her neck. "Ah am a little hungry…"

Fourth Month: Being With That Perfect Someone

"So how is married life so far?" Kurt handed Gambit a full cup of coffee goodness.

"Bad. Very bad." Pushing his ruffled hair out of his face Remy took a sip of the warm brew and enjoyed the silence.

"Hey, you're half way there. Do you want to go out and celebrate? We could hit a club or something and get drunk?" After the initial taste of beer at the bachelor party Bobby was just waiting for another chance to drink the mind-numbing beverage.

"No thanks. I'm tryin' to give up drinking, and smokin' too." It became all too quite after those words were uttered and Remy lifted his head to see what the problem is.

"Why?" There was another silence after that word as the other male occupants of the room waited for an answer.

"I thought dat would be easy enough to figure out." Gambit gave them one more chance to think for themselves but was sadly disappointed. "It's for de baby. Rogue and I think it's a good idea dat I stop. I want to set a good example for de little thin' anyways."

"God…that's so sweet!" There was a group awwwww before everyone started laughing. When they were done they started talking to each other about it like he wasn't in the room.

"I bet you Rogue is making him do that." "Man the guy's whipped." No he's just getting in touch with his sensitive side."

As he was about ready to pound every guy in the room, a hand grabbed his arm and pulled him from the seat. Seeing a familiar glove he was a little surprised when Rogue started kissing him in front of everyone.

"Ah love ya so much." Brushing her hand across his cheek he smiled as she placed her hand in his. The smile stayed a second more until he realized what he was doing and how the others were probably going to mock him in a few seconds, but before they could Rogue started talking again. "Lets go back ta our room and have sex for the rest of the day, okay?"

"Sure." Turning back, Remy couldn't help but smirk at their shocked faces and the jealousy seething just beneath it. Following his wife he noticed that she was swinging her hips more than usual and it was really enticing. It was then that it hit him that she did this on purpose. /Now what can I do to repay the favor?/

Fifth Month: Peaceful Romance

"So there is no Ice Cream sundae with sprinkles and a cherry on top?" Rogue and Jean were lying on the couch both of their foots propped on the table as they asked for food. Scott just stood there with a forlorn look on his face as he tried to memorize it all. "How about ruffled chips with that special sauce we had at that restaurant…I don't know the name though, could you drive over there and find out?"

"Jean it's ten o'clock at night!" Jean pouted, then Rogue pouted and really Scott never had a chance. "Fine I'll go get it."

"Actually ah want some donuts, chocolate ones with jelly inside." Jean wanted the food too, but she really didn't want to ask Scott to go get it for them Scott drive all the way to the donut shop too.

"Ah'll just have Remy go get it." At this time Gambit was about to enter the room, but upon hearing his name he made an abrupt turn and was about to leave, but sadly he wasn't fast enough. "Remy, sugah, mind doin a little favor for yar pregnant wife?"

"Depends. Do I have to leave de house?" He was really getting tired of this whole thing.

"Well, if we have chocolate covered, jelly filled donuts than ya don't have ta." Remy sighed and left to get the supplies when he came back from the trip Scott was already in the garage trying to carry all the food he bought.

"De wife made yo' get food too?" Scott nodded his head and maneuvered the bags of food out of the car and shut the top.

"Why do we have to do this anyway. Food is food. Why do we have get them all this weird stuff?" Tired by all this they both began to rant as they entered the house. They forgot where they were and began to talk about all the problems their having.

"And Jean thinks it's okay to just invade my mind any time she likes. She has a phone she could have just called and told me what she wanted, but no she's too tired to dial my number. I know she's my wife and all but I need space."

"At least half of what she's carrying is yo'rs. I'm over here workin' my ass off for some other guy's kid. I'm startin' to wish dat she didn't have de baby." Turning a corner they found Jean and Rogue standing there. Jean's eyes started to fill with tears while Rogue just stood there no expression on her face.

"Is that what you really want Scott?" Jean couldn't even wait to hear the answer, she turned around and floated away down the hallway.

"Jean wait." Dropping the bags Scott ran after his wife leaving Remy and Rogue alone.

"Rogue…"

"Did ya get the donuts?" Rogue took the bag from his hand before he could figure out anything to say to her.

"Rogue I'm sorry I didn't mean what I said." While he was talking she was slowly walking away from him but when he finished his sentence she turned around and just stared his down.

"Don't lie ta me Remy. Ah know this isn't what ya wanted, this isn't what ah wanted either. The baby is a part of me, I can't get rid of it, but if ya really don't like how things are goin on right now…." Her voice started to falter, and Remy took the chance to explain, to stop her from finishing that sentence.

"I love you. Dis is just hard for me, please don't tell me to leave." Slowly he approached her and wrapped his arms around her body, holding onto her as tight as he could. "We'll make dis work."

Seventh Month: Beginning of Something New

"Remy? Sugah, Wake up." Shaking his arm he slowly opened his eyes and pulled her close to him.

"Yo' want another go?" Brushing some strands from his face she shook her head and pointed to her full-grown belly. It took him a few seconds before he realized what that meant and jumped up to ask her questions. "When did it start? Are yo' feelin' okay? How far apart are de contractions? Do I call Hank? De Professor? What am I suppose to do?"

Placing her finger on his lips she slowly kissed him and gave a mental call to the Professor to get everything ready. "Just help me out of bed, okay?"

"Okay, I can do dat." With precise care he helped her to her feet and supported most of her weight while getting to the elevator. Once there he was met with Kitty and Kurt that got the news.

"How are you doing mein scwester?" Kurt took the other side of Rogue and they both half carried her inside. "Do you vant me to teleport you there?"

"No ah'm fine and ah can walk on my own." Pushing both of them away she walked inside the elevator. The other's stared at her but didn't say anything as she tapped her foot waiting for the elevator to stop.

"Are yo' sure yo're 'bout to have de baby. Yo' seem…very relaxed." Rogue shrugged and walked over to the station that was set up for her and laid down.

"How far are the contractions?" Hank set up some of the equipment and waited for the answer. Logan, who was working out in the danger room a couple minutes ago entered the room and took a seat next to her bed.

"Haven't counted them, but ah think it's only a couple more hours before this is done." Rogue yawned a bit like she was going to fall asleep.

"Is she suppose to be like dis?" Hank thought about it for a second before frowning down at the girl.

"Rogue stop using your powers." Rogue's eyes snapped open and she silently pleaded with Beast using her eyes. "Now none of that. It's too dangerous to do this with your powers active."

Before Rogue could protest Kitty added a little something she knew would keep Rogue quite. "Jean was able to do it, and without medication too."

Snapping her mouth closed Rogue inhaled through her nose before letting all her powers go at once.

"Fuck this hurts!" Rogue's face twisted with pain as she leaned forward trying to get into a comfortable position. Logan winced from the volume and slowly got up and moved a couple meters away.

"Rogue your language." Glaring at the blue doctor, Beast decided to leave the room and get some more supplies. Asking Logan for help the Canadian nodded his head only after making sure that Rogue would be all right, and followed Hank out of the room.

"So what do we do now?" All three of them went to the far side of the room and tried to ignore the profanity that Rogue was spitting out. Kitty was a little nervous. She was with Jean when she gave birth and the red-haired girl didn't start yelling out words like that. Kitty decided whether or not she should mention that to Rogue to get her stop, but decided that it was best not to upset the pregnant lady.

"I guess ve just vait here and hope that Rogue runs out of vords." Just as they said that her language changed and they supposed that she was still cursing.

"We'll jus; have to wait for de delivery den." Remy shrugged and tried to act as normal as possible as he felt like his gut was about to be torn in two. Rogue interrupted him by saying, "The baby's comin!"

"What! I thought yo' said another 2 hours!" Remy ran across the room and placed one hand on her stomach and the other on her head.
"My power must have been holdin it back, but ah think it's about two more minutes?" Rogue closed her eyes and tried to pay attention to Remy's touch instead of the baby that was trying to cut her in half.

"Okay…Kitty get Beast, Kurt go hold her hand."

"No vay I saw how Scott's hand turned out from doing that." Remy remembered the fractures and how Scott had to wear a cast for about two weeks. "I think Rogue's calling for you."

Holding his head straight Remy tried not to flinch when his wife grabbed his hand. /This isn't so bad./ So far she was just doing breathing exercises so there wasn't any bone breaking at the moment.

Hank had his supplies set up and ushered the others away from the room leaving only himself, Rogue, and Remy behind.

"Now I need you to push." /Push!/ Remy's cool restraint snapped and with a thief's grace he slipped his hand out of hers and replaced it with a pillow. Too preoccupied with the birthing she didn't even notice the difference. Everything seemed to be going well and in a few seconds Hank was holding out a baby or at least something that resembled one.

With the baby out Beast handed the scissors over to Remy who kept his body as far away from the baby as possible as he cut the cord. It's not like he hated babies it's just that the way it looked right now was freaking him out. Leaving them alone for a moment Hank returned with a clean baby. "Congratulations it's a healthy girl."

As he placed the girl into Rogue's arms her eyes glowed with maternal warmth. Remy tried to show as much affection, but he couldn't. His eyes traveled over the baby trying to find something that will tell who the father was. The first thing he noticed were the patches of white hair and he panicked thinking that it could be Magneto's kid. Then he saw the auburn colored ones behind it and relaxed. Remy also noted the pale complexion and for a second he wondered if it was just a clone. The only part hidden from his gaze was her eyes. They were still closed and any second now would open. When they did both too in a sharp intake of breath. Her eyes were red.

/No it's just the iris but the way they glow./ Remy stared on with horror, as an image of Essex's pulsating red eyes stared down at him. /It might not be him. His eyes are completely red, and besides they aren't that scary./ The baby looked up at him as if memorizing his face and Remy had a distinct urge to hide.

"Remy, oh Gawd. It can't be his!" Pulling the baby to her body he knew she wouldn't give the little girl up. This was too much to take in though and tears started to run down her face as she rocked the baby back and forth while Remy held onto her.

"I see that you have already figured out who the father is." They both looked up at Beast's smiling face and wondered how he could be so cheerful. "It would explain why he would make Remy go after you."

"What are ya talkin about." Rogue sniffled slightly and Remy handed a tissue to her.

"Why the baby being Remy's. That's why you were crying right? Tears of joy? Or were you really crying. I could never really tell the differences." Beast shrugged and walked over to the couple.

"But her eyes." Remy moved back so Hank could see what he was talking about. "Why are dey red like that?"

"I suppose it's an acquired trait from you. Interesting. It seems that the coding for the iris and the white surrounding it is two separate sets of information. Only a part of the information must have transferred." Rogue, seeing the excited look in Hank's eyes, slowly pulled the baby closer to her body. "I'm not going to run any advanced test's right now. There is time for that later. I know three very excited people who would like to see you right now."

As Beast went to get Kurt, Kitty and Logan, Rogue handed the baby over to Remy who just stared down at in wonder.

"So dis is mine?" He just had to ask. It was too good to be true.

"Yeah." Rogue leaned against his shoulder and placed her hand on the girl's head. As the others came in they crowded around the baby and stopped short of cooing when they saw her red eyes. The newly made parents held their breaths waiting for their reaction.

"Wow…she's like totally cute!" Kitty's lost valley girl accent returned as she started explaining to the girl that she was an auntie. "And this like, your uncie Kurt. He's like married to this girl that looks really scary, but is…well she wont hurt you so don't worry about it."

"Vhat did you see about my wife?" Kurt turned towards Kitty who just shrugged. They both new it was true anyways. Dropping the subject Kurt stepped into the babies line of sight and was overjoyed that the baby didn't scream.

"Oh yeah. And that guy with the pointed hair is like your grandpa. You could like call him gramps, Logan, Wolvie. He won't mind cause he's a total softy." Logan let out a growl and the baby turned her head to look at him. He wasn't really sure what to do so he gave what he hoped was a smile.

"What's her name?" Logan's voice sounded rough to him but the baby only closed her eyes as everyone in the room continued talking.

"We never really decided." Rogue frowned, wondering why she never thought about what to name the baby before.

"Do you have any aunts or uncles that you want to respect? Favorite TV or movie name? How about a combination of your names?" Remy thought it over and shook his head and just stared at the baby. Now that he knew it was his he really wanted the name to be special.

"Anna." They all stared at Rogue who gently pulled the baby back into her arms. "Anna Le Beau."

"Where did dat name come from?" The two parts were an odd fit since they came from two different cultures, but it sounded right.

"It's my name. Or at least the name my real momma gave me." The others were too shocked to say anything. Her name was a guarded secret that even the Professor didn't know.

"Why didn't you want us to know it before? Don't you like it?" Rogue nodded and kissed the baby on top of the head.

"Ah do like it, but ah'm Rogue now. Ah haven't been Anna in a long time. It just isn't me anymore, but the thing is ah don't want the name to die. It's the name my momma gave me and ah want someone in my family ta have it." Looking up at Gambit she tried to get him to understand that this was important to her, but there was no need for it. She had him convinced when she said it was her own name.

"De name's beautiful cher." Kissing his wife and the baby Remy repeated the name slowly getting a feel for it.

"Kurt let the other's in, but tell them to be quite." Kurt followed Logan's command and let everyone else in. Slowly everyone crowded around the bed, and Nightcrawler pressed a finger to his lips indicating that they should be quite.

There was a collective awe from the girls and tender look on the guys' face as they saw the little girl lift her palm up. Knowing the question on everyone's mind Rogue repeated the baby's name but didn't include the part about it being her name as well. For a few minutes they talked silently until Jubilee brought up something that the others haven't noticed before.

"Why isn't she crying?" There was a silence and Bobby suggested that the baby could be sleeping. As soon as he said that, the baby opened her eyes and looked up at everyone watching her. Seeing that no one was saying anything, Gambit told everyone that not all babies cry and not to think to deeply into it. Hank nodded his head and then informed everyone that Rogue needed to rest and that everyone should leave the two parents alone.

"If you need any help me and Rahne are here." Jean patted Rogue's shoulder and as she was about to leave her arm got caught on a tray and before she could use her powers the contents on the tray spilled on the floor. The loud sound resounded in the quite area making everyone turn back. Jean opened her mouth to apologize but stopped and instead stared at the baby. It was then that everyone noticed that Anna didn't cry out.

Rogue and the others started to think that maybe the child was deaf, except for one thing; Anna was staring in the direction where the tray dropped. Remy remembered when he first saw the child and couldn't help but feel that something wasn't right.

"It could just be early signs of a mutation." The Professor wheeled himself up to the bed and gently placed his finger into the baby's small hand. Waiting for a few seconds he pulled his finger back. "I think we should let the two rest."

As everyone said their good-bye's Jean held back and stared at the baby in deep concentration. After a few seconds a surprised look came over her face and then she turned towards the Professor. It was clear that they were having a mental conversation, and Rogue grew angry knowing that they were talking about her baby.

"Do either of yo' want to tell us what yo're talkin' about in dere." Remy's eyes darkened to a deep red as he glared at the two telepaths.

"It's nothing Mr. Le Beau. Now you two should relax. Rogue you already know how to take care of the baby right?" The change of topic went unnoticed, as Rogue nodded her head and the couple smiled down at the baby. "We should be leaving now Jean."

Even Jean had a smile on her face as if whatever she discovered moments ago held little relevance anymore. Just as they were about to leave the Professor turned back, his brow furrowed as he realized that the baby was still watching him.

Author's Note: I'm not even going explain what happened. It was just one bad event after another. I'm going to try and finish this story by the end of the month. I have my winter break coming up so I'll have enough time to do so. There's only two more chapters after this, so it'll leave off on chapter 15 like all the others. If people ask I might add a 16th chapter showing how everything turned out, but otherwise this story is done. That's about it. So tell me what you thought, and no complaining about the long wait, because I know and I'm sorry. Also I want to know how my story is sounding right now. I think my stress from school is hurting it a bit, but I don't know. Now the reviews that people wrote but probably forgot about.

Sweety8587: Sorry, not enough time or space to put all wedding after in. I might add a bit when the story is done though. Or just make a R rated story about the honeymoon. I think we all know what it's going to be about.

Ishandahalf: Some cuteness in the beginning! Then a little ominous in the end. I just like ending that way.

Rose-Z: No honeymoon. Just Remy having to deal with his pregnant wife. I doubt that Bella would be making an appearance again though. But who knows I might bring her in the last chapter to stir up some trouble.

Dreamcatcher89: And you're right! The birth does hurt like hell! And Irene is a good guess, but she wasn't the person in the shadow, because she was invited to the party and was sitting up front. And I know it's confusing to bring her in this late in the chapter, but I needed someone to tell Rogue's stories.

psycho88: Wow. I feel so loved. Thanks, and sorry for the long wait. I'll try not to let it happen again.

Episodic: Well it goes really quickly to the birth of the baby, and then slows down and becomes dramatic. There will also be another time leap in the next chapter and that's the last one. Unless a lot of people want to see how everything turns out ten or so years.

enchantedlight: kay

Aya Yuy P.SII: Well you saved them in this chapter but there is still a lot more about that shadowy guy that's coming up in the next one.

heartsyhawk: not so soonish, but it was pretty close, sort of.

Chica De Los Ojos Café: By the way this chapter was done ASAP. It just doesn't seem like it.