CHAPTER 13: OLD FEELINGS COME OUT
Mystique woke up to the morning sun hitting her face and shut her eyes tighter as they hit. 'Stupid light I really should pull those drapes close when I go to bed. I just had to get a room that faced the sunrise.' She tried to roll over but there was a weight on her body.
Surprised she opened her eyes and looked to see Irene there sleeping with her head on her shoulder. Then last night came rushing back, the nightmare, her coming to see her and then that kiss. Thinking back on it she was a bit conflicted, true a part of her have never stopped caring for Irene but in another way she felt like she might be betraying Jack.
He hadn't been dead that long and although they had only known each other a few months he had a major impact on her life. She had mourned him in fact she still did since very few people touched her like he had. So here she was with her first and oldest friend, someone who had once been her lover and later took care of her adopted daughter resting on her like she had when they were romantically involved.
It was so familiar and comforting, for a moment she felt like they were both years younger enjoying each other like the young only could. That had been a long time ago but she could feel all those old familiar feelings starting to grow again.
She was a bit conflicted because of that, could they go back to where they had been? Raven looked at Irene the years had aged her but gracefully, she still have that beauty there and time had only added to it in her eyes.
Could they pick up the pieces and start again? This felt just so natural and then that kiss that Irene had done did she feel the same way? She wished that she knew but Irene started to stir as she woke up. There was a soft sigh as she moved a bit. "I missed this," She said softly.
"So have I," Raven said taking a hand and stroking her hair, "Irene…What are we doing? Not that I don't like this but why did you kiss me last night?"
Irene had a deeper sigh she hadn't even planned this but last night Raven had been so fragile and she had lost that hardness to her. That part of her that she had fallen for had seemed to have come back into her and then before she knew it she had kissed her. She didn't know if it was the smart thing to do but in retrospect it had felt like it had been the right thing.
"I honestly don't know, I know we ended our relationship years ago," Although it hadn't been an easy one. Raven had been getting too cold and distant for things to work out. They were still the closest of friends but their loved seemed to have faded. At least that was what she had thought, but last night may have shown there was still that old spark left.
"But the truth is over these last few months I've seen you grown and you're not the same cold person you had been. You've changed and I think for the best old friend."
Mystique nodded she felt different as well ever since she had started to live here. "Irene…I've only loved three people in my life and you were one of them. And a part of me never did, when we broke up I pushed all that aside but I have to know how you feel. I can't bring any of that up unless I know for sure."
Irene opened her eyes and looked at her even though she couldn't see, but she took a hand and ran it over the side of her face. "I guess a part of me never stopped either. It was just so hard back then you kept pushing me away and I couldn't take it anymore. But like I've said you've grown."
The shape shifter smiled and took her hand in hers. "So what? You want to try it again?"
While this was going on Kurt was making his way to Mystique's room he was going to see if she wanted to have breakfast with him and Wanda today. He stretched out as he was feeling well rested lately even though the mid terms were coming up. But it was his last year in high school and he couldn't wait for it to be over.
He noticed Rogue there at the end of the hall and grinned guessing she may have had the same idea as he did. When he got closer he greeted her with a small wave, "Hey sis you here to see about mozher as vell?"
Rogue shrugged, "Yeah ah figured might as well ya know?"
Kurt smiled he knew that Rogue didn't like to show how much she cared at times but she really did. "Vell let's see if she's up okay vith you?" She gave a small nod and they opened the door not sure if she was awake or not. Although seeing the sight before them was most likely the most shocking thing they had ever seen.
There on her bed was Mystique but with her was Irene and that wasn't the end to it both of them were caught in a kiss that was a bit more then just friendly. Both of them were totally shocked silent as their jaws hung open. This was even more of a shock to them seeing Jack come out of her room in the morning that one time.
Mystique opened her eyes and noticed them startled, this caused Irene to wonder what was going on and she had a brief flash and cursed her gift for it being late. Sometimes being a physic really sucked.
"Kurt! Rogue!" Mystique didn't know what to say she knew they didn't know of her and Irene's past so this had to be a really big shock and not the way she planned for them to find out. She wanted to break this gently not something like this.
The two just stood there until Rogue managed to speak. "We…we got ta go." She grabbed Kurt and they left not wanting to stay in such an awkward moment and both women knew they'd have to deal with this and they were not looking forward to it.
-Kitchen-
In the kitchen there were only a few people at the moment, in there Emma was sitting down as her husband was cooking up breakfast. By now she was nearly her fifth month and her legs were starting to kill her which would only get worse over time. Thankfully her husband was great at massages and knew how to get her legs to feel great.
She had already placed a few odd items in front of her, jam, some of Kitty's tofu, banana with some peanut butter that she was going to top off the pancakes Vincent was making. Emma knew she was reaching the strange food craving thing and it was just an odd sensation.
She was eating foods that she normally wouldn't even touch let along put together and it wasn't disgusting either. It was all very odd but she just chalked it up to having just another quirk that came with having a baby.
With them was Amara and August, the young couple were off in the corner being a bit playful. August leaned over and whispered something that made the other girl giggle and blush a bit. Tabby was there as well her hair a bit of a mess as she was still a bit tired while Sam was pouring her some coffee that she eagerly took. Tabitha was never one for mornings although Sam living on a farm was used to it.
Laura was also present as she was just finishing up her own meal. Rahne came in at that moment yawning with a stretch, "Mornin' all." She yawned and went to grab herself some cereal. "Where is Miss Monroe?"
"Most likely sleeping in after a night with the Wolverine," August snickered to her, "They went out last night and I caught them going to her room and I might add looked like they were really going at it. I swear they were almost tarring each other's clothing off.
With that Laura stopped eating and pushed her plate aside, "Thank you for that mental image August." She had starting thinking of Logan as her father now and Ororo was the closest thing to a mother she had. And she loved the idea of them together but the actual visual images of times like that she really didn't need to have.
She was just thankful that she had eaten most of her meal while she had now lost her appetite.
"August," Amara chided her girlfriend and jab her with a light elbow.
"Sorry," August said to X23 who just went to throw out her food and then clean up.
By then Vince brought his own breakfast as well as Emma's. "There you go Emma."
"Thank you Vincent." She smiled as she started to top off her pancakes with the various items but Vince was used to it. He was just glad that her food cravings didn't carry over in their telepathic bond they shared.
Tabitha now a bit more awake looked at Emma, "Hey how come you always call him Vincent and never Vince?" That was something that had been bugging her and it was only then that the others realized that.
Emma just shrugged looking like it didn't matter, "I prefer Vincent it's a nice strong name with class and dignity. And those are qualities in my husband that I like, Vince sounds too low brow and beneath him."
Vincent just smiled his thanks to her giving a small chuckle at this. He heard of this before and it was nice that she thought to highly of a man that was orphaned and raised in a 'low class' life. He knew that she was used to the higher life style and he did his best. Took her out to nice places to eat, and anything else he could.
He knew that he didn't have to but he wanted to, he wanted to give her what she needed and to make her happy. After all she made him just as happy as well since she did the same thing doing what he liked even when it wasn't her type of thing. But maybe that would help make their marriage work they're ability to compromise with each other.
"So then we got another ultra sound scheduled for next week," He said to her and she nodded her head.
"So what do you guys do with all of those?" Sam asked them both, "I mean do ya keep them or something?"
"Yeah we got a scrap book we're going to place photos of the kid in, we figured to keep the ultra sound images as part of it." Vince told him.
"Aww that's cute," Amara smiled happily at the thought of that. It was a cute idea and she like many of the others couldn't wait to see what the baby would look like. "I can't wait to see what he looks like."
"By this point I just want him to be born," Emma sighed to herself. "Trust me on this pregnancy isn't as easy as you'd think."
Vince reached over and started to rub her neck, "Getting tense again?" He got a small moan feeling the tension there. 'How about later we go to our room and I give you a full body massage then to help you relax?'
She smiled at the thought of that, 'God you're too good to me at times, but I'll take it.'
-Later-
Rogue and Kurt had been hiding out mainly not really sure what they could do or even how they could take this. They were hiding out in town most of the day wanting to get some air and think about what they had seen. They had barely talked actually and it was all just so surreal to both of them.
Thankfully it was Saturday and Kurt didn't have classes that day.
By the time they got back most of the day had gone as Kurt teleported them back into his room. They both just sat on his bed, "This is just too fucking weird even for us." Rogue said and Kurt only nodded his head.
After thirty minutes Wanda looked into the room and sighed. She hadn't seen Kurt all day and she had been worried and looked over her shoulder, "They're in here." Remy was right behind her as they entered he room. He too had been worried not seeing her and when he met Wanda looking around they had both found out that two siblings were together.
"Hey where have you two been?" Gambit asked the two of them, "You two have been gone all day."
They couldn't help but notice how odd they were acting as well and Wanda stepped up. "Guys what's going on?"
"Ya ever have one of those days when you're entire world is sent upside down?" Rogue asked her and Wanda and Remy exchanged a puzzled look.
"Ve vere going to see Mystique and vell…Ve kind of caught her at a bad time." Kurt said scratching the back of his neck. He still couldn't believe it and he had seen it himself.
"Seemed like a good time for them," Rogue muttered to herself she just thought she had known them or at least getting to know them. Did they not know them at all even after all this time? Hell Irene had raised her and was like a second mother to her and then to see this made her think she didn't know her at all now.
"What is it?" Gambit asked sitting down next to his girlfriend.
"They were kissing, and ah don't mean tha friendly kind," Rogue said flatly to him. "And ah mean with tongue."
Wanda and Remy blinked not sure they heard right, after all this was most likely one of the most unexpected things and the very last thing they most likely would have thought happened. Wanda sat down next to Kurt and knew this was a shock, it's not every day you find out that your mother's sexual preference changed.
Actually that was strange everyone knew she and Slayer had been going at it for awhile since he started staying so she liked men obviously but since when did she and Irene have something? It was a bit hard to understand although Gambit got a small grin on his face.
"So dey a couple? Dat kind of nice, you think they slept together last night or did you two interrupt them?"
That got Gambit a dirty look from both Kurt and Rogue as his girlfriend slammed and elbow into his ribs causing him the double over with a cough. "Not funny Swamp rat!"
"Damn this is…Have you two actually talked to them yet?" Wanda asked them and both shook their heads at this. "Okay well you might as well have to."
Kurt winced it was bad enough when he found out when his mother was having sex, talking about her new sex life just wasn't something he wanted to do. "Do ve have to?"
"Well you want to know what is going on right?"
Rogue groaned this was something just as bad as when Mystique gave her that talk of sex when she found out she and Gambit were dating. But the damn thing was Wanda was right no matter how she hated it. "Oh god…" She moaned into her hands.
Gambit managed to right himself, "Chere you and your brother will have to face dis, better now and get it out of de way."
Kurt signed and he hated to admit he'd rather get this out of the way, "Come on sis, ve might as well get zhis over vith." Rogue got up and went with him although she sure wished she could skip this part. Wanda didn't envy them the good thing with not talking to your parents with her was that she didn't have to deal with issues like this.
"Gambit is going to put some ice on his ribs now," Remy said placing a hand there Wanda snorted after all he deserved it.
Mystique and Irene were currently in her room again, they hadn't really left as they had decided to get everything out in the open. They had a lot of things to get through after all but in the end they had decided to start off slow again. They both had missed each other and how things had used to be, plus Mystique needed her more then ever at a moment like this.
She still held a candle for Jack and she may always will but she had been in mourning for months now, maybe it was time for her to start getting out in the world again. And she honestly couldn't think of anyone else but Irene to try that with.
They were both sitting in chairs and she had been worried about Kurt and Rogue but Irene said when they were ready they would come to them. So she decided to wait it out, plus it was nice to talk about old times again and a few new things that had been going on.
By the time there was a knock on the door she had a pretty good idea of who it was and called them in. Her two children came in and looking a bit uneasy she could relate. Raven had no idea on how to broach the subject. Neither did they apparently and they all were just kind of in a very uncomfortable silence.
That is until Rogue bit the bullet, "Okay ah got ta know…What tha hell is going on? I mean since when are either of you two gay?"
Kurt was taken aback by her less then tactful question but their mother took it in stride, "Well for starters I'm not gay, I'm bisexual and I have been for years."
That was a surprise to the two of them and Rogue looked to Irene, "I am too although to be fair Raven is the only woman I've been with. Every other person was a man."
"Vait you two vere an item before?" Kurt asked hearing what Irene said.
Irene nodded, "Yes we started off as friends and well things between us grew. But eventually we parted but stayed close friends."
"That's why I trusted her so much especially with you Rogue," Raven said getting up and placing her hands on her shoulders, "I know I can trust her, and because of her past I knew she was the perfect one to look after you. I know this is a shock but we've been talking…"
Irene decided to finish things, "We've decided to try it again."
"This…Isn't going to be a problem is it?" Mystique asked them both worried about what they would think.
"It's…Just kind of a bit shock." Kurt admitted.
Rogue nodded, "Yeah, ah mean sure Amara and August are together and we're fahne with that. This is…Well it's just goin' ta take some getting used to. But…" She sighed knowing she wasn't one to tell who her mother could and couldn't see. "If it makes ya happy we'll get over it."
Kurt nodded his head in agreement it would take a bit getting used to the idea. But he was all for what made his mother happy. Raven smiled bringing her kids into a small hug, while Irene sat there smiling. She knew that things would work out, sometimes her visions were a curse, other times not very helpful but then there were the times that they really were helpful to her like moments like this.
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