Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if I was an ant, and she fell on me. Then it wouldn't seem quite so funny. - Deep Thoughts.
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The bus pulled to a stop at the station.
"This is our stop." Kitty announced as she stood up. "Wake up."
Jubilee yawned and stood. "I'm up… I'm up!"
Rogue stretched and grabbed their bags from the overhead compartment. "Let's go. We need t'find somewhere t'stay."
"Got any ideas?" Kitty asked, pulling her bag over her shoulder as they headed down the steps on the bus.
Rogue shook her head. "None yet."
"I've always wanted to come to New Orleans." Kitty smiled, falling in step next to the other girls. "Even if we're just here to check up on Gambit."
"I can't wait to see him. I wonder if he looks the same…" Jubilee grinned.
"Of course he looks the same. It's only been six months." Kitty rolled her eyes. "I just hope the others aren't too upset that we took off…"
"Ah, let 'em worry. It'll do 'em some good." Rogue said with a laugh. "Now let's get goin'."
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"So you think this dream means that someone's trying to kill Gambit?" Jean asked, tilting her head back slightly, letting the wind blow through her long red hair.
"No. I know someone's going to try to kill him." AJ said keeping her eyes glued to the road as they drove at extremely high speeds. "And not just someone…"
"Who?" Jean sat upright slightly, looking at AJ with a frown.
AJ let out a breath. "His fiancée."
Jean's jaw dropped slightly. "Excuse me?"
AJ nodded, keeping her eyes on the road. "You heard me. I confronted him on the phone. I practically had to drag the truth out of him."
"Gambit is getting married? Gambit." Jean shook her head. "Gambit?"
AJ chuckled "He's betrothed… an act to bring peace between the two guilds. After the wedding, they're going to kill Gambit and his family to take control."
"And you're sure about all of this?" Jean ran a hand through her hair.
"As sure as I've ever been."
"And Logan…?"
AJ laughed "He'd kill me."
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The girls settled on a nice hotel just outside of the French quarter; tourist headquarters. Rogue flopped down on her bed "There is an upside to havin' this curse y'all call mah powers. Ah get the bed all to mahself."
Jubilee threw her suitcase at Rogue who caught it quite easily with her new powers. "Rub it in would ya?" She smacked her gum as she rolled her eyes.
Kitty laughed. "I know. I kick in my sleep…"
Jubilee sat down on the edge of the bed, giving her head a shake. "So what the hell are we doing here?"
"Ah don't know." Rogue ran her hands through her hair. "Ah… ah just want to make sure that everythin's alright. Somethin'… in mah gut tells me…"
Kitty pressed her lips together, sitting down next to her best friend. "We'll find him. Everything will be fine."
"And… how are we gunna find him?" Jubilee raised an eyebrow. "Not to sound pessimistic, but New Orleans is a pretty big place."
"I knew we should have made AJ come with us. She could've found him in a heartbeat." Kitty shook her head.
"Ah know Remy better than-" Rogue pressed her lips together, stopping mid sentence. No need to give the girls fuel for their fire of teasing remarks. "We'll find him."
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Jean reached over and smacked her sleeping passenger on the arm.
"Hey." She smiled when AJ stirred, sitting up with a yawn. "You're up."
"Yeah." AJ muttered. "How we doin' for time?"
Jean shrugged. "Not bad. We're almost there. Of course, if you would have been driving, we would've been there, had some food and started our search."
AJ chuckled, running a hand through her hair, her eyes falling on the sun peeking up over the horizon. She sat upright. "Take this exit."
"What?" Jean frowned. "We still have-"
"Take this exit! Right here!" AJ pointed.
Jean jerked the wheel to the right, screeching the tires off the exit.
"There's a shortcut through here." AJ cracked her neck. "We're almost there."
"You could have just said that." Jean shook her head with a frown. "Nearly gave me a heart attack."
AJ frowned, pulling her cell phone out of her duffle bag, waiting for it to vibrate and display the name of the caller on the screen; even though she knew who it would be.
"What is it?" Jean frowned again.
The phone vibrated in AJ's hand and the display read 'Mansion'. "It's either your husband or my pain in the neck."
Jean smiled. "Answer it."
AJ shook her head. "I'm not ready to talk to anyone right now."
"Come on… answer it. They can't be mad at us… we're only checking up on-"
"My pain in the neck made it very clear that no one is to check up on anyone." AJ looked at the phone again until it stopped vibrating.
"Oh." Jean pressed her lips together. "Too late now."
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Oh no! What ever will happen? Will they find Gambit in time! Will Logan be angry! Will someone stop me from speaking like this! Please! PLEASE DO!
