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Chapter thirteen – Beginnings
Remy was pacing around the room, he paused and wondered how many times people did this a day in this place, but continued to pace a couple seconds later. He was angry, his eyes were burning and he could feel them getting hotter in his sockets and wanted to hit something and was about to when Elf walked in. He still held his arm high in the air. Elf smiled and walked over to him, she rested her hand on his arm and gently lowered it.
"You knew it would 'appen one day'." Her sweet kind Irish voice calmed him slightly. But he still didn't like it. It had gotten out that Kate was now to work with Remy and the rest of the team on the San Fran job in a couple weeks. This only angered him, he didn't want her to get into this sort of thing or at least not so soon.
"You been training her, you know 'ow good she is." Elf sat down on the floor and Remy joined her. It was true. Kate was reaching every one of his expectations and more. She was a fast learner and he had a feeling that she had had some physical training before him. She was ready and he knew it, this morning she had beaten him before he even realised, she used two of her powers together, she put him in a bind mentally so he couldn't move and she used her other hand lift his up and onto the wall where he was stuck. He wondered how long it would take her before she started using her powers. And it also proved that he could lift and hold his weight for awhile so she can pull the job off. But he still didn't like the idea of his Kate doing something like that.
"She be very bon. But Remy know de dangers an' he don't want his Kate to be in dem." Remy said, running a hand loosely through his hair.
Elf gave him a big kind smile like she always did when she knew something. Elf was always wise that way. "I don't mean to offend you, but when did she become yours?"
Remy frowned at his slip. He knew his feelings for her were growing and quickly, he didn't know what to do, everyone seemed to know just not Kate. And even if she did, she wouldn't want him.
"She's not. Dat be one of de problems. Remy don't want 'er doin' de job. It be too soon." Remy took out a deck of cards and started shuffling them between his hands.
Elf started picking at one of her blue tipped spikes and tilted her head. "It's not too soon, and you know that. You just don't want 'er to get to close for comfort and start doing things that could be a risk. She's not yours Remy, she picked to do this. She didn't have to, but she wants to and I think she's going to do it and do it well. Now when are you going to tell the poor girl that you like her?"
"She won't want Remy, he be too…… not for her. She be innocent an' right. Everything Remy's not." He gave up and relaxed and leaned back so he not laid flat on his back on the floor. He rested his hands behind his head and his cards were still held in his hands lightly.
Elf shook her head and laughed, "Where did the cocky, king of 'arts go? Lost it all over Kate? 'Ow do you know she doesn't like you the way you've fallen for her?"
Remy just shook his head and rolled over onto his side. "Remy think dat guy left de second Remy thought he might have a chance. I….I don't want to wreck anything that might happen 'cause I went out an' did somethin' or someone dat weren't worth it."
Elf stood up and walked to the door, turning round to look at Remy one last time she called back to him, "Take her out. I got two tickets to the opera, well its phantom so you won't hate it."
Remy looked up to her and smirked, he knew Elf, she liked setting people up, Remy had seen her do it, help her a couple times as well. "Remy guessin' dat not a coincidence."
Elf smiled and waved as she left. "Any one who gets you talking in first person is worth it." Her voice drifted off and Remy cursed her damn jolliness, she had set this up, but Remy wasn't complaining.
Maybe this could work, all he had to do now was find the courage to ask her. He figured out awhile ago that the LeBeau men had a habit of not doing what could be potentially life changing. And he knew that the first step was always the hardest.
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It was slightly windy outside, but it only made the weather more comfortable so the cool breeze took the harshness of the warm sun. She threw her head back and let the warmth reach her neck, she smiled as her thoughts wondered back to this morning. Ever since she agreed to do this job people have been looking at her different and just starting random conversations with her, giving her tips and things not to do, like panic or question herself. She guessed it was just them trying to be nice, but it just made her uncomfortable and confused. She had had two training sessions this morning as well. One with Remy and another with Elf, Elf taught her how to spot and avoid tracking beams in vents and how to get through them. She had taken her to a room next to the safe one, it was full of big square metal vents. She had spent half the morning in cramped, hot, metal tubes but it was fine, she had fun.
The other session was good but it was slightly more cramped. She was out in open space the whole time, yet there was so much tension between her and Remy. She felt it, and she was really worried that Remy didn't like her. They hardly spoke anymore, the only time she saw him was in their training lessons, and even then, his playfulness was gone, and even though he didn't hide his eyes anymore it still felt like she couldn't see them. She looked deep into his black and red orbs, but behind the shinny layer over them, she only saw the black and the red. No emotion or response to anything. She knew he was hiding from her. She knew he was an empath and had slight metal powers where he could put up shields to block her. And that's what he did. She didn't like it because she felt like he was blocking her out, she wasn't going to invade his thoughts or anything, but all she wanted was some passion, some feelings from him.
She knew she was stupid, and she blamed her hormones and what she was going though. How stupid is she for liking someone she hardly knew? For liking someone that she worked with and someone who wouldn't want her back.
She was stupid, stupid and silly. That's all she could come up with. Remy was good looking, strikingly good looking, so good looking she wanted to scratch her skin off her arms every time she looked at him. He was charming, but she guessed that was partly because of his empathy powers. She had heard from a lot of people, mostly Merci and Bella that Remy was a ladies man, so why would he have someone small and damaged like her when he could have someone like Bella or Betsy, both the female equivalent of Remy in looks. Though Bella was taken by one of Remy's cousins or someone like that, she had only heard teasing from Merci about that.
Anyway, she made a promise to herself that she wouldn't let herself get vulnerable like she had been so very often lately. And if she got in a relationship it would mean letting herself be completely defenceless to that person, who would only leave or hurt her, making her weak and that is what she didn't want or need. She couldn't let herself be completely open to someone like that, because it would only lead to something bad.
So that's why she was outside, leaning on her hands, head back, soaking up the sun, that and it was lunch and she knew Remy and everyone were all in the kitchen. And she wanted to be alone for a bit so this was the best place for it, away from where everyone else was.
She sat up and looked at the land surrounding her. Breathing in the fresh, pure scent of the grass she smiled to herself and stood up. She brushed her legs and butt off and turned to see the mansion behind her. It still amazed her that she was living there. Well it had only been two weeks since she woke up to the small room that she now knew was a private medical room for people they weren't sure about yet and they didn't want to risk them seeing anything.
She started to walk back to the mansion, she headed for the patio where she and Betsy first met. That's where she was going to meet her in a minute. They had their next metal session this afternoon and Kate knew it was soon.
As she walked along she reached her arms out slightly to the side and let the little bits of cut off grass from when it was last cut, fly upwards an inch then she swirled them around with each other for a second and let them lightly drop back to the ground. She was given advice to practise with her powers every now and again so she could build up a good control of them and not lose any power by letting them get slack.
She was learning how to read people minds today, so she was looking forward to that. She knew Betsy could do it and she thought it would be pretty cool to know what people were thinking and how to manipulate them if needed. She didn't like the idea of manipulating people's minds and thoughts, but if she was caught in a job she knew it would be an extremely helpful and dominant thing to have on her side.
She reached the white metal furniture and sat down on one of the chairs that were around a small table to the side of the patio. She leaned back and she closed her eyes, letting the warmth from the sun flow over her face.
Her thoughts travelled back to Remy, he was different around her and he was so unlike the other people in the guild. They were all friendly and relaxed around her, saying what they were thinking and just having a laugh. Remy was different though, he always seemed to be thinking of something else when he was around her. He seemed to think about what he was doing and saying before he did or said them. And he was never relaxed around her, he was always uptight and she knew that because when she saw him with other people, he still had that look that made him seem like he was thinking of something else, but he was making jokes and comfortable and calm around them. She wondered if it was because of her powers.
Her thoughts were soon interrupted though, when Betsy walked out and instantly Kate felt her mind being penetrated. She intuitively bought her hands up next to her head and she flew out of her chair. She didn't feel her body fly through the air and fall hard against the grass.
She felt Betsy inside her head and she saw her lift her hand and it get covered in a bright purple flame light, she then saw that in her hand was a dagger, so bright purple that it looked almost white. Kate's eyes widened. She knew she had to do something, Betsy had taught her how to protect her mind from mental attacks yet it was different and harder to do it when it was actually happening.
She panicked and her thoughts ran through her mind, she needed time to think, everything was moving too fast. Suddenly everything started moving in slow motion. She saw Betsy slowly move her body to the side and her arm move towards her. Kate moved to the left and she saw Betsy's arm fly slowly by her and miss.
Kate gathered herself and she knew she had to do some thing, she would not let herself be weak. She had to defend herself.
She blocked up her mind from Betsy, yet they were still on a psychic field where they could still hurt each other mentally.
Kate bought forth a shield to protect herself and also sent out a mental pulse which rippled through the air and hit Betsy, sending her back and making her nose bleed. She smiled proudly to herself and sent out another one, this time it made Betsy fly back harder and she couldn't see her anymore. She knew it was safe to come out of the field now, so she did and she saw a still unconscious Betsy, but a couple seconds later she came out of it and sat up. She had a big smile on her face, even though Kate could tell she was still in some pain.
She ran over to her and helped her stand up.
"Ah'm sorry, but ya just came at meh, ah couldn't think of another way to get ya out without hurting ya."
Betsy shook her head at her and rubbed the side of her head as she did so. "No, that's what I wanted you to do, you hesitated for a bit and I was worried you wouldn't do anything, but Honey, you did brilliant." Betsy gave Kate a hug which took her back a bit, she had never hugged her before. The only other time she could think of hugging someone was Jean-Luc. That kind of made her sad.
She took a step back when Betsy let go of her, she smiled shyly and looked down at her feet. She walked over to the fallen chair and picked it up and placed it where it belonged. She turned around and saw Betsy smirking at her.
"What?" she asked her, getting self conscience. She ran her hands down her trousers to get the grass and dirt off of them.
"You like Remy." Betsy said in a sing song voice, she was giggling and acting like a child which made Kate raise an eyebrow at her.
"First off, do ya know how immature ya are right now? An' secondly, what? Ah do not lahke Remy." Kate said, Betsy laughed stuck her tongue out, which Kate only returned.
"Yeah you do. I've seen it, you've been thinking 'bout him all morning." Kate looked away and brushed a hair out of her face.
"Look, okay, ah may lahke him, but he doesn't lahke meh. Ya seen the way he is 'round meh." Kate said kind of beat, she sat down on the chair she picked up and Betsy sat on the one opposite her.
"Yeah, but, I've sensed the way he feels. Feelings are stronger than actions, and his actions match his feeling you know. He's just panicked and worried. You know, I think this might be the first time I've seen Remy scared." Betsy laughed and rested her hands on the table.
Kate let her head drop on the table with a thud and she let out a light growl. "Then why doesn't he do anything 'bout it? Why doesn't he show it? 'Cause ah seriously doubt he even lahkes meh. Ah'm a freak."
Kate rolled her head on the table for a bit then she stopped when Betsy put her hand on the top of her head. Betsy ran her hand to her forehead and lifted her head up and Kate looked past Betsy's shoulder and saw Remy standing at the door, walking out on to the patio.
"Hey Bet, hey Kate." Both women nodded and said their hellos. "Kate, Remy got these tickets to de theatre tonight, he was wonderin' if yo' wanted to go, Remy's not really into it, but Elf had other plans an' Remy thinks yo' might like it." Remy wanted to smack himself on the head. He was such an idiot; he must seem like a prat in front of her. "But whatever, if yo' don' wanna go, Remy understand." He cursed himself for going on and not shutting up.
He just stood there, uncomfortable and fidgeting while Betsy sat with her back to him, smirking at Kate, whist she just sat with her mouth hanging open. Remy was about to turn and leave when Kate nodded and gave a weak yes.
Remy smiled at her and turned to leave, and spoke over his shoulder, "Pick yo' up at seven den."
When Remy left and turned round the corner, the second he was out of their sight and they couldn't sense him anymore, Betsy pointed at Kate and gave her a look which Kate could only label as a 'Told you so, Ha!' look, then she rested her hand back to the table and smiled at Kate. Kate took the smile and returned it, she was happy that he had asked her out and wondered what the play was.
She had the image of her and loads of other people all sitting on a big coach, she was at the back and she knew a guy had his arm around her, she looked up along the gangway of the seats and saw a couple young children sleeping and she smiled and turned to the guy she was sitting next to and into his icy cold blue eyes. She laughed as she heard him and some other boys starting to sing, she tried to listen to the lyrics but she felt a strange heat next to her. She quickly turned to see what was causing it.
She looked at her right arm and saw that she was all in shadow apart from her hand which was in the warm light sun. Frowning she looked at to Betsy and tucked her hand into her lap under the table. Betsy was looking at her and gave her a short nod, she knew she had just had a new memory. It was strange, it didn't relate to what she was thinking of at the time. Like most of her other memorises did, it just sort of popped in and she felt it was rather pointless.
She didn't really want to talk about it and she guessed Betsy knew that because she had stood up and shifted all her purple hair over one of her shoulders. Her face serious which began to worry Kate, she put her hands on her hips and Kate sat back in her chair, she was getting impatient.
"So, what are you going to wear, luv?"
Kate winced and dropped head into her hands and groaned. "Are ya serious?" she asked lifting her head heavily.
Betsy just grinned like a child and nodded.
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Remy bumped into Henri on the way down the hall after his meeting with Kate.
Henri smiled and stopped, indicating that Remy should do the same.
"How's Kate doing? De job be in less den a couple weeks…."
Remy sighed, his distaste for her being a big part of this job was still there, and now it was growing, because now, he know she could do it, and she would be great at it, making her available to go on other jobs. "She be… better den expected."
"Dat's not what I mean."
"She'll do de job, she can do it."
"You jus' don' want 'er too." Henri had now stopped worrying about asking Merci to marry him, so his eyes were now open to everything around him, mostly his little brothers new feelings for Kate. He found it funny at first, but then felt a kind of sympathy for him. He knew what he was going through, the same thing that he went through with Merci, only this was simpler, Kate and Remy were on the same side, but then a thought struck him. Maybe they had it harder, she didn't know who she was, and when she remembered she would leave. And Remy wasn't used to these kinds of feelings before.
Remy sighed and ran a hand through his hair, "Non, Remy really don' want 'er to. Remy don' know what to do right now."
Henri looked down at his feet then around, he opened the door behind him and walked into it, signalling for Remy to follow. Once inside the room they both sat down on the floor, both brothers, as well as most of the rest of the guild, they didn't like sitting on chairs, they were never comfortable, so the floor was the perfect option.
"You ask 'er out yet?"
Remy smirked to himself, "Oui, theatre, tonight."
Henri groaned, "Remy, yo' loath de theatre."
Nodding, Remy agreed with him and sat up a bit straighter, twisting his legs so one was laying out flat and the other pulled up. "Remy know, but 'least Remy get to be 'lone with 'er. Yo' never get much privacy round dis place."
Henri snorted, "Tell me 'bout it." There was a long pause in which both began to feel uncomfortable, it had been awhile since Remy or Henri really spoke about anything none thief wise and the fact it was about women didn't help the matter. "So what play yo' seein'?"
"It be a musical, Phantom of de Opera." Remy shook his head to himself, he really wished he didn't have to go now, as much as he wanted to go out with Kate, musicals and plays were not Remy's things. He went to see one awhile ago with some girl, he couldn't remember who, he ended up playing a game of cards with the guy sitting behind him, neither his date or the wife of the other man were impressed.
Henri couldn't suppress his glee at the pain that his brother was going through. He laughed out loud and threw his head back against the wall. "You be in some serious trouble."
"Tell Remy 'bout it. An' he have to wear a suit." Remy shook his head and let a chuckle come out from his throat; he really didn't know why he was doing this, except for Kate. "But dat not be de worse, Remy hear yo' be havin' some woman trouble yo' self."
"Merci……she be ….avoiding me."
Remy laughed and ran a hand through his hair, after pulling out a pack of cards from his pockets, he quickly shuffled them and was about to deal them out when Henri snatched them out of his hands and checked them for small details.
"Dey ein't tricked."
Henri glanced up for a second but went back to looking at them. When he was happy he dealt them out and relaxed a bit more.
"Maybe dat be 'cause yo' be avoidin' 'er first."
Henri glared at Remy and threw a card down angrily, before picking up another and slipping it into his handful. Remy shook his head at the man before him. He was getting uncomfortable, so uncomfortable he was mucking up at a simple game of cards. He picked up a card and smirked.
"Remy be thinkin', maybe yo' did somethin' yo' regret an' yo' don' wanna come clean so yo' be 'voidin' Merci, or," Remy tossed a card down and studied Henri's face closely. "Yo' be worried 'bout somethin'." Henri glared but was met with a cheeky smile from Remy, which was the answer he was looking for. "Well, it can't be de job, 'cause yo' already know everythin' goin' to plan. So it be…" He paused to see Henri running a hand over his bald head before it travelled down and stroked his beard. "Yo' goin' to propose?"
Henri dropped his head. He wasn't the type of person to talk about this kind of thing.
Remy just laughed and rearranged his cards, "'Bout time, but Remy upset yo' didn' wait couple months, Remy would have won de bet den."
Henri smirked and picked up a card but then throw another down a couple seconds later; he motioned to get up and chucked his cards on the floor. Pair of diamonds and a run. Remy got up too and flicked his card to the ground as well, Henri leaned down and brushed the cards over, pair of hearts and a run.
Remy walked out the door and called out to his following brother, "It be fittin', non?"
Henri nodded and walked past Remy, bumping into him on purpose, "It be gettin' near half six. Yo' better get ready."
Remy glanced at his watch and walked of down the hall, but not before turning and yelling out to Henri, "When?"
Henri smirked and shoved his hands into his pockets before calling back out to the younger man. "End of May!"
Remy tilted his head and a flicker of realisation spread across his face. That was the same time as the job. And the time Kate had in the bet. Remy cursed her silently and smirked, she must have had something to do with that. He started walking to his room and he let his hand drag across the wood on the walls, feeling the texture under his fingers and reminiscing in the coolness of it, he had so much built up energy in his hands today, he guessed it was just because he hadn't used his power on a big scale for awhile. There was a little bit of him who knew it was just because of his nerves, but he wouldn't admit that to himself. He was, after all, the king of hearts, so why should he let people onto the fact he was losing him to another?
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Staring at the ceiling, she wondered if she did it for much longer if it would fall in on her. She didn't know if that would be a good or a bad thing at the present moment because she was currently lying on her bed listening to Betsy, Merci, Elf and Bella discuss what she would wear tonight at the theatre.
Kate looked up and saw them all looking at one dress and Elf holding a pair of shoes up to it, they were all talking at once and with the excitement all in the room she could hardly understand or breathe.
"Ah thought ya were suppose ta be busy Elf? That's why ya gave Remy the tickets isn't it?" Kate asked, she had pretty much guessed it was a set up, but it was always a way to get them all to shut up for a second so they could see Elf stutter at her poor excuse of a reason.
"That's later my dear, big party thin' up in the pub up the road." Elf was never a good liar and Merci caught up with that.
"What pub?" she asked causally.
"I thin' the green would go well, don't cha?" Elf said quickly, draping a dark green dress with a light green pattern of vines working up from the bottom.
Betsy agreed but Bella interpreted. "Non, we all see dat as nice, but Remy's eyes make dat look like de sun. One day we went on picnic an' I wore a light green dress an' Remy couldn't look at it, it be de eyes, dat's why I think de red would look perfect." Bella then pulled out a red dress from the closet. Kate was about to get up and pick one herself when she realised she might not want to see how many dresses or other clothes she had in the wardrobe that Merci brought without her knowing.
Kate sighed and threw herself back onto the bed as the chatter started again. Finally she felt two hands grab her wrists and pull her up, she rolled her eyes but when they landed on the dress, her mouth dropped. It was a deep red dress mainly, with a cream swirls coming up from the bottom that intertwining with red shoulders that would hang off them. Smiling she took it gently from Elf's arms and walked into the bathroom. Minutes later she walked out and was twirling a strand of her hair in her fingers. The girls walked over to her and looked at her, and then Bella quickly walked over to the dressing table and pulled out some curling tongs and plugged them into the nearest socket. She turned them on and pointed to Kate.
"Yo' need something big to make everyone look at yo', de dress is a start, but a beauty like yo' can not be hidden. We just need to do yo' hair now!" Bella was so happy, apparently, hair was her things. Kate sat down on the chair cautiously and began picking at her hands whist Bella did her hair.
She looked at the clock that hung on her wall and saw it was nearly seven. She was nervous, and that was only saying the least. Her hands were sweating and she didn't know if she should be happy or upset that the only reason she was most likely going was because Remy felt pity for her.
She stood up and went to look in the mirror when she had a flash of words in her head. She was looking and judging herself by the sounds of it.
'Gawd, ah look lahke such an idiot, ah'm a dope, mah hair is ugly. Stupid white streaks. Stupid skin. Stupid Magneto. Stupid, stupid Marie'
She was scared, that was different from the others. The others she could see, this she just heard as if someone was whispering in her head. It was her own thoughts, or at least had been at one time or the other. She wondered who Magneto and Marie were briefly, but then realised everyone was looking at her and it was just gone seven.
She quickly walked out the door, shutting it firmly so all the girls inside her room couldn't talk to her or make comments on how she looked. She rushed down the stairs and was about to turn the corner when she spotted Remy waiting near a big door on the other side of the hall.
She stopped and smiled lightly, catching her breath. Remy walked up to her and took her hand into his, he bowed and greeted her with a simple kiss on the cheek. Kate tilted her head at him and he raised his hand and hers, above her head and motioned for her to twirl. She did and she swore she heard Remy suck in a breath.
When she came to look into her eyes again, she only just noticed that her dress and his eyes matched. Quickly Remy took out a pair of sunglasses and was about to cover them, but he felt one of Kate's small hands on his to stop him. He smiled, it was a small smile, but it was also a small gesture that no one had ever done before. They always were happiest and more comfortable when his eyes were hidden.
"Dis not be for yo' or Remy, chere, dis be for de people out dere dat don't understand."
Kate nodded and let go, after a couple seconds of silence and shifting, Remy held his arm out to Kate, who took it, she laughed at how much of a gentleman he was being as they walked out the door. Kate turned and was about to head to the garage when Remy stopped her, she looked slightly confused at him, and he gestured to a limo that sat round in the drive way. Kate's mouth dropped again and she looked at Remy with wide eyes.
"Come on Kate, we be thieves, yo' really thin' we can't afford dis?" They both laughed and he held the door open for her. Seating on the warm leather seats Kate relaxed and watched as Remy got in a sat down, he gave a quick nod to the driver and they pulled out of the estate. Both Remy and Rogue in a prickly silence.
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"Trust Remy, all de girls do dat when some one goes out! One time dey did it to Tante Mattie an' dey all ended up in de med bay an' had to do de cookin' for a week!"
Kate laughed warmly to this which made Remy sit up a bit straighter, he was telling her about all the female population of the guild do when someone has a date.
"Ah can imagine that." Kate said lightly, still laughing.
"We almost be 'ere, Remy apologies now if he fall asleep or makes any rude comments tonight, 'e just hates musicals, or any thin' dat be in a theatre." Remy warned her, he ran a hand threw his hair uncomfortably, a sign Kate now knew meant he was nervous or embarrassed.
"Nah, that's fahne, ah mean, it's Andrew Lloyd Webber, all his stuff is a bit….well simple. Ah mean, sure it's catchy but it's all a little dry. Ya know? Ah mean its great, ah….ah just…" Kate said, trying to tell Remy that it was fine and that she would understand, but trying not to seem ungrateful at the same time.
She heard Remy let out a warm soft laugh and that made her relax a bit, and before she knew it, a man had opened the door of the limo and had offered his hand out to her. She took it and slid out of the car graciously, no noticing the stiff look from Remy or his hidden burning eyes at the man. The man who helped Kate was now standing with her, holding the door open and staring at Kate so blatant and sleazy; Remy had the mind to punch him. It didn't make him any happier when she laughed at a stupid joke he had just said.
When the door shut behind him, he turned to the driver and told him the time they were going to be finished by. Quickly the man left and Remy offered his arm to Kate again, who smiled and took it in her own. They walked into the Theatre and suddenly Kate got very self conscience.
People rushed over to Remy, talking to him, telling him things, making jokes and commenting on him and Kate like she wasn't there. Remy replied and joined every conversation enthusiastically, and occasionally glanced down at Kate and gave her a small nod or smile to reassure her.
Soon the doors opened and they all slowly entered, a young boy dressed in a tux who had messy hair yet it was partly tidied up and gelled yet it was still wild and now just looked greasy, showed them to there box, which was just them and another couple, one of the men Remy had spoken to before and a woman, both mid forties and the woman and man soon started speaking to Remy, which left Kate alone and standing awkwardly.
After ten more minutes of her standing and trying to look happy and not bored, she sighed as the lighted dimmed and the musical began. Remy turned to her and she realised that he was still wearing the sun glasses, she leaned into his ear and whispered.
"Can ya see in those things?"
Remy smiled and nodded, "De eyes make up for it."
The over tune began to play and Kate felt Remy relax next to her, and so did she after she suddenly remembered the lyrics to the song. And realised they were the same as the ones those guys were singing on the coach in the memory she had this morning. She guessed she had seen it before and when the curtains opened she smiled and calmed down and sat back.
What seemed like a couple minutes into the musical, she felt Remy take her hand in his, she curiously glanced over to him and he was watching the stage, letting no sign that anything had changed, Kate smiled and gave his hand a slight squeeze before turning her attention back to the man singing with a girl as he was rowing a small boat on the stage, fog and candles surrounding them.
Just before the interval Remy got up and gave Kate a small nod, then walked out of their box, a couple minutes later he walked back in and took Kate's hand in his, she looked up and he motioned for her to get up because they were leaving. She glanced back at the stage and saw the curtains closing, so she complied and followed. As they got to the stairs she began to walk down them and join the gathering people, but Remy just tugged gently on her arm and shook his head.
"What yo' say to gettin' out of dis place quickly, away from all dese borin' people, all dey do is talk 'bout politics anyway."
She walked up the steps and joined Remy in walking to somewhere she didn't know.
"Where are we goin'?" They had now gone out a door and were now walking briskly down a fancy corridor. Remy smirked and opened a door and Kate was getting frustrated. Her feet were killing her; walking and jogging were not to be done in the shoes she was wearing.
She was about to start talking again, she opened her mouth, but then saw where Remy had taken her. It was a big room, it looked like a place where meetings were held, but it wasn't like any she had ever seen at the mansion. It was all gold and cream and had loads of different, fancy, masks all over the walls. She gasped and turned to look at Remy.
He was leaning on the closed door, his glasses now off and shoved in his front pocket, he ran a hand through his hair and looked over to Kate, with a tired expression on his face.
"Remy don' wanna talk to does people out dere. He wanted a bit of time to 'imself." Kate smiled and Remy returned it with one of his own.
"Ah'll jus' leave ya then…." She said jokingly, and moved to the handle behind Remy, but she felt his hand grab onto her wrist.
"Non, Remy wants yo' 'ere." She looked up into his eyes; she was shocked with his sudden change. She was only making a joke. But when she looked into his eyes, she saw them burning red and could feel the heat coming of them in waves. She gasped again but couldn't turn away, she just loved the way his eyes were and she began to feel herself moving in, closer, without her really knowing. Her eyes flickered down to his lips, which were only inches from her own.
"I want yo' 'ere, Kate." Her eyes suddenly met his again and she sucked in some air, finding the coolness of it added to the revelation of what he had just said.
So many thoughts ran through her head, none of them making much sense. So many of them telling her to kiss him, to tell his that she wanted to be there with him too, to tell him that he had just spoken in first person. But none of them were happening, she was just suck there, standing a heartbeat apart from him, neither of them moving forward, neither of them moving back.
She didn't know why, but she broke the eye contact and Remy took this as a sign to stop and stood back. She was now one side of the door and he on the other. She was about to apologises but to her surprise, Remy did.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare yo', or put pressure on yo'." He was looking down at the ground and she saw his hand itching for something, she wasn't sure if it was a cigarette, cards or the hidden safety that his glasses provided.
She took a step to him and he glanced up before pulling his glasses out and putting them back on.
"Come, you must return, those fools who run the theatre will be missing you." She guessed it was to lighten the mood when she quoted a line from what she had just seen. And it seemed to have worked, he laughed a bit and took her arm in his, she smiled and so did he. She didn't see the longing in his, and she didn't hear his thoughts which were currently yelling at him for doing something so stupid.
Remy told Kate to go sit back in the box, while he went and got them some drinks, and soon the musical started again, and Remy sat and joined her a second later, handing her a cold drink.
She smiled and shifted in her sit and tried to look normal, aware that for the rest of the show all Remy was looking at was her.
She was not the only one to notice. But that was the least of her problems that night, in fact, they had only just started.
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Merci came strolling in the room and plopped down on the floor by Henri's legs. She leaned her head back to his knees and tilted it up so she could see his face.
"Play with my hair." Henri smiled down to her and as she lifted her head forward, he took some stands of her hair and started to tug and gently pull at them. His actions were welcomed with an instantly relaxed girlfriend and a pleasant moan.
"Merci, I'm sorry, I was bein' a fool-" He was trying to apologize but was instantly shut up by her shooing him, he was surprised to say the least, but smirked a moment later when he realised that the ring was in his pocket. He was going to ask her now, he had looked at the proposal bet sheet that listed everyone and today was close to Kate's guess so she'd win anyway, but that wasn't why he was going to ask her now. Just sitting there, playing with her hair and watching her with the television on in the background, it was normal. And he realised then that he could live the rest of his life doing simple things like this. And that's why he was going to ask her, because he couldn't think of being or doing these kinds of simple, yet loving things with another person.
Merci was tired and upset. And she didn't know why she had come here and kind of forgiven him in their weird little way, but she had, because he was the only person she could go to when she had had a bad day. Smiling lightly as he massaged her head, she felt like she was in heaven and all her problems, which were mainly his fault anyway, were just draining away. This was perfect for her, no fancy dinners where she had to dress up, no fake smiles or hidden truths. She was just herself and him, his own as well.
Merci sighed and felt Henri shift behind her, she opened her eyes and Henri helped her up and to sit on the sofa, she obliged and watched as he got down on his knee and held her left hand in between his. Many thoughts flashed through her mind as she predicted what was about to happen next. She just looked at the bald, big man in front of her, one that many would be wary of, one that looked like he could beat the crap out of you with just a punch, which was true, but in truth, he was sweet and caring and loving and Merci loved him so much, and that's why she knew the answer before he had even asked the question. She had never really listened or thought about it when people had joked about them getting engaged, she never thought about what she would say, or even cared if he ever did ask, but right now the answer was the clearest, simplest thing to her.
Henri, shaking, but trying to hide it, was scared. He was never really scared about things, he could be halfway through a mission and get catch and he wouldn't be scared. But right now, all he knew was that if she said no, he would just cry and he was hardly one to cry, but he could feel the tears welling in her eyes and he was scared that if he blinked they would drop and run down his face, showing his shame and weakness to the world.
"Marry me?" Merci's breath got caught in her throat as she began to answer. She was expecting it, but now he'd asked, it just felt so real.
Seconds pasted, but in cases like this seconds seemed so much longer then they really were. "Please, yo' killin' moi."
"Oui." She laughed, and stood up, bring Henri with her, "Oui, of course!" She was crying now. She didn't know what to do, so she kissed him, and as he felt her tears on his face and her answer, he broke. Everything was turning out so perfect, he had finally asked her, and she had said yes, he had the perfect woman in his arms and she wanted to be his forever. He started crying too. Silent tears fell from his eyes as he held her.
Soon he released her and got down on his knee again, Merci giggled, and held out her hand as he slipped the box from his pocket and opened it with a flick. She saw the ring and started crying more, her smile wide and laughing, this was one of the most perfect moments for her. He slowly took the ring out of its cushion and slid it on her finger.
She looked at it with wide eyes, so it had happened, it was real, she had a ring and he was here with her, everything was perfect. She looked down at him, he had tears down his face and Merci knelt down next to him, and took his hands in hers.
"Yo' did it!" she said in a quite, yet excited and proud voice. He smiled and gave her a sweet kiss on the lips only to hear somebody clapping. Both broke apart to see nearly fifteen people standing at the door into the living room, all either crying, or smiling widely. Merci blushed and turned into Henri's chest whist Theo and Emil whistled and clapped madly. Bella hit Theo lightly and smiled at the couple on the floor in each other arms.
Everything looked happy and perfect except the bang on the front door, it wasn't heavy, it seemed like a sensible knock, if there was such a thing. Turning from the sight before them, Betsy walked over to the door and opened it to see something she had never thought she'd see.
A bald man, with two people standing behind him, she instantly knew the man was Charles Xavier, everyone who knew anything about mutants or the news would know who he was. Looking up she saw Wolverine and Storm, they had blank faces, but Betsy could sense the hope and anxiety. She looked down at Storm's hands and saw a rose stem, but the rose itself was not there. Betsy nodded and stepped aside, holding the door wide for Xavier to get through.
"Can you all wait here for a sec?" She said and quickly walked over to Jean-Luc and Tante Mattie; she put a hand on his shoulder and turned him so he could see the people at the door. His smile soon left his face and his eyes hardened, he turned from the door and walked down the hall, to where his office was, a sign that Betsy should follow with their new guests.
Betsy walked politely over to them and nodded her head, "You can follow me to Mr LeBeau's office." They did and under the uncomfortable silence she could feel Xavier try and scan her mind, she quickly rearranged her metal shields and gave him a quick glace. She could see the shock and confusion in his eyes.
As they got out side Jean's office, she opened the door and Betsy was about to follow when she felt Wolverine's hand grab her wrist. She quickly turned and searched his eyes. He looked as if he was going to say something but couldn't, she gave him a little smile then walked into the room, Wolverine right behind her.
As Betsy sat down, so wondered if tonight, the night of new beginnings in her mind, would also be a night of loss.
Wow, I think was the longest chapter I've ever written. Hope you enjoy and please review, and if there are any spelling mistakes I'm sorry, I can't spell very well and sometimes not even spell checker knows what I'm going on about.
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