Title: Lynx
Author: Lady Bethia
Series: Lynx
E-Mail: lady_bethia@yahoo.com
Pairings: None
Rating: PG13
Warnings: Child abuse and incest mentioned.
Disclaimers: The X-Men are not mine. I am making no profit from this
story. Lynx and Megan are mine.
Summary: Rogue and Jubilee help Rowan take a shower and find out a little
bit of Rowan's past.
Chapter 9
Rogue entered the girl's bathroom carrying a load of fluffy gold colored bath towels and her own hair dryer. Looking around, she spotted the two girls just entering the handicapped shower stall.
Rogue noticed that the girls were a study in physical differences. Jubilee and Rowan where both about the same age and height, but that was where the similarities ended; Jubilee was Chinese with beautiful short black hair and golden tan skin from hours of playing out in the sun. Furthermore, she was also muscled like a gymnast without all of the feminine curves that she would gain as she grew up. The only abnormality to what appeared to be a normal teenage girl was her bright blue eyes in her obviously Chinese face.
Rowan on the other hand, was pale with long blonde hair that reached her waist. She had at one time an exaggerated muscle definition which had been eaten away by starvation and her accelerated healing factor. Her ribs and hip bones were sticking out painfully. If she was not angry or upset you would think she was normal unless until you looked into her startling blue on black cats eyes. But when she was angry or defending herself, she would display her retraceable cat claws and fangs. Her fangs were not like Wolverine in the fact that she had lower fangs as well as uppers. Her upper fangs were about 2 ½ inches long and the lower ones were 1 ½ inches long.
"Hey, girls ah brought ya'll some more towels and my hair dryer." Rogue said.
"Thanks Rogue!" Jubilee yelled over the sound of the shower.
"Jubilee please don't shout when you're standing right next to me. It hurts my ears." Rowan said as she clutched her ears and winced in pain.
Bending down to be face to face with Rowan she said, "Sorry Rowan," and winced too in sympathy. "I forgot that you have sensitive hearing just like Logan."
Changing the subject quickly she asked, "Hey, Rogue can you get us the bottle of liquid soap from the sink, I forgot it." Jubilee was defiantly annoyed with herself for hurting Rowan. 'It must have sounded like someone yelling in a steel drum with her in the middle.' She thought.
"Sure thing Suga'. Here ya go. Now I promised Hank that ah would not let ya get too tired Rowan. So ya'll make it quick." Rogue said in her gentlest southern drawl.
"I don't think that is going to be a problem Rogue, at least not since I turned on the shower. Rowan is in here sitting with the biggest grin on her face trying not to fall sleep and purring all at the same time." Jubilee snickered good naturedly. "I think she likes the idea of having someone wash her hair for her."
"The shower feels so good after not having one for so long. I thought I was loosing my sense of smell from living with nothing but my own stench in that lab not to mention my skin wanted to crawl off and hide like I was mistreating it on purpose." Rowan complained with a pout.
"Well I'll stay right here just in case I need to carry ya over to the wheel chair. You just enjoy your shower then." Rogue replied with a gentle laugh in her voice. She was rewarded with a huge blissful smile.
"Thanks for the help." Rowan said softly in a sleepy sounding voice.
A short time later as the two very clean girls and Rogue moved down the hallway towards the bedroom that the girls were going to share Rowan began sniffing the air. "He was in the bedroom with Megan!" Rowan cried out as she almost launched herself out of the wheel chair.
"It's alright Suga'. He aint going to hurt the baby or you, besides Remy is in there taking care of her and if Logan was going to cause any problems we would have heard the fight all the way into the bathroom." Rogue said trying to calm the frightened girl down as well as keeping her in the chair.
"Logan would never hurt Remy or the baby Rowan. He promised not to do anything to hurt you or Megan." Jubilee stated with total faith in Logan.
"Why do you believe in him so much Jubilee? Is he your mate and is that why you trust him so completely?" Rowan asked cautiously.
"WHAT?" yelled both Jubilee and Rogue?
Wincing at their out burst she said, "Did I say something wrong? Why? Why are you so angry with me?" Rowan whimpered while she cringed away from them. The intense angry and disgusted feelings coming from the other two overwhelmed her and she began to cry.
"No I am not Wolfie's mate he's like way too old - yuck! Besides he's more like a father to me. Even more than my own was." She added sadly not knowing what to do to make Rowan feel better.
"Children are not to be taken as mates Suga'. Ya have to be the equivalent of 18 years old before you can be someone's mate." Rogue got a strangle hold on her emotions and then asked a question that she really did not what to know the answer too but in order to help Rowan adjust to a normal life she was going to have too. "Did any of the people working for Sinister ever try anything with you?
"Try anything with me? I don't understand?" Rowan answered looking confused. She wiped her eyes on her sleeves.
"Do you know what sex is Rowan?" Rogue asked.
"Yes. Mates have sex to show dominance and make babies. The Sabretooth - clone - we were mates. We were the only ones of our kind so it was right." She whispered in answer meeting her angry eyes without flinching too much.
The horrified looks that occurred on Rogue and Jubilee's faces because of this comment made Rowan withdraw into herself in fear.
Seeing that Rowan was now afraid of her Rogue cried out, "Oh Suga'!" We aint mad at you. You didn't know that he was doing something wrong by ya. Both Sinister and Sabretooth are evil beyond belief. But you're safe here. No one will hurt you or force you to do anything like that here." Rogue declared as she wrapped Rowan up in her strong protective arms.
Jubilee was struck by the epiphany and said, "Rowan the X-Men are a family but only some of the people here have mates. Jean and Scott, Rogue and Gambit, Warren and Betsy are the only ones that are mated. The rest of us aren't with anyone." She stated hoping that that would make sense to Rowan.
Rowan tilted her head and then nodded. "I think I understand. All of you are a pack but who is the Alpha and Beta pair? And where do I fit in?"
"The Alpha and Beta?" questioned Rogue.
"She is askin' who the lead male and female are - right?" Jubilee said.
"Yes," replied Rowan.
"Oh, that is easy. Scott and Jean are but the Professor started the X-Men and he helps keep us going." Jubilee answered with a huge grin.
"The Professor was the first Alpha?" She asked.
"Yes you could say that. You will be meeting him tomorrow and probably the rest of the group as well." Rogue said giving Rowan a gentle squeeze on her shoulder and Jubilee a big smile for helping to explain things so that Rowan could understand them.
"Will you be there to help me?" She pleaded.
"Of course Suga'." Rogue stated and started pushing the chair towards the door again.
Rogue opened the door and wheeled Rowan inside. "Hey Swamp Rat was Logan here while we were gone?"
"Oui Chere." He said with a smile that would dazzle a goddess. "Yo wouldn't have believed how gentle de Logan and Wolverine can be. De sure turned to mush when he held de Petite." He laughed happily.
"See I told you Wolfie is great once you get to know him. And when he gets to know you he will be great to you too. I just know it." Jubilee said as she bounced over to Rowan's bed to turn down the covers for her.
"Remy t'ink it time fo' yo two to go to bed. De Petite is fed and changed. Remy will take her to his room and keep her so yo can get a good night sleep Chere. Yo have not slept proper in a while. Don't worry Chere we be on de o'der side of dis wall." He added pointing towards his room.
"I want her to stay. I." She started to say when Remy held up his hand.
"Alright Chere. I put her in de crib while yo get into bed." He moved over to the crib.
"I want to hold her before you do that please." She begged.
"Oui, of course Chere." He said as he brought her over to Rowan.
She breathed in deeply the scent of her daughter. She could smell Remy and Logan both strongly on the baby's skin. After inspecting her closely she rubbed her face against Megan's little face and kissed her forehead. "Here Remy you can put her in her bed now."
Once everyone was settled into bed Rogue and Remy walked out and closed the door as they said good night.
Sometime during the night one of beds acquired a second occupant and all three girls slept thru the night peacefully.
Chapter 9
Rogue entered the girl's bathroom carrying a load of fluffy gold colored bath towels and her own hair dryer. Looking around, she spotted the two girls just entering the handicapped shower stall.
Rogue noticed that the girls were a study in physical differences. Jubilee and Rowan where both about the same age and height, but that was where the similarities ended; Jubilee was Chinese with beautiful short black hair and golden tan skin from hours of playing out in the sun. Furthermore, she was also muscled like a gymnast without all of the feminine curves that she would gain as she grew up. The only abnormality to what appeared to be a normal teenage girl was her bright blue eyes in her obviously Chinese face.
Rowan on the other hand, was pale with long blonde hair that reached her waist. She had at one time an exaggerated muscle definition which had been eaten away by starvation and her accelerated healing factor. Her ribs and hip bones were sticking out painfully. If she was not angry or upset you would think she was normal unless until you looked into her startling blue on black cats eyes. But when she was angry or defending herself, she would display her retraceable cat claws and fangs. Her fangs were not like Wolverine in the fact that she had lower fangs as well as uppers. Her upper fangs were about 2 ½ inches long and the lower ones were 1 ½ inches long.
"Hey, girls ah brought ya'll some more towels and my hair dryer." Rogue said.
"Thanks Rogue!" Jubilee yelled over the sound of the shower.
"Jubilee please don't shout when you're standing right next to me. It hurts my ears." Rowan said as she clutched her ears and winced in pain.
Bending down to be face to face with Rowan she said, "Sorry Rowan," and winced too in sympathy. "I forgot that you have sensitive hearing just like Logan."
Changing the subject quickly she asked, "Hey, Rogue can you get us the bottle of liquid soap from the sink, I forgot it." Jubilee was defiantly annoyed with herself for hurting Rowan. 'It must have sounded like someone yelling in a steel drum with her in the middle.' She thought.
"Sure thing Suga'. Here ya go. Now I promised Hank that ah would not let ya get too tired Rowan. So ya'll make it quick." Rogue said in her gentlest southern drawl.
"I don't think that is going to be a problem Rogue, at least not since I turned on the shower. Rowan is in here sitting with the biggest grin on her face trying not to fall sleep and purring all at the same time." Jubilee snickered good naturedly. "I think she likes the idea of having someone wash her hair for her."
"The shower feels so good after not having one for so long. I thought I was loosing my sense of smell from living with nothing but my own stench in that lab not to mention my skin wanted to crawl off and hide like I was mistreating it on purpose." Rowan complained with a pout.
"Well I'll stay right here just in case I need to carry ya over to the wheel chair. You just enjoy your shower then." Rogue replied with a gentle laugh in her voice. She was rewarded with a huge blissful smile.
"Thanks for the help." Rowan said softly in a sleepy sounding voice.
A short time later as the two very clean girls and Rogue moved down the hallway towards the bedroom that the girls were going to share Rowan began sniffing the air. "He was in the bedroom with Megan!" Rowan cried out as she almost launched herself out of the wheel chair.
"It's alright Suga'. He aint going to hurt the baby or you, besides Remy is in there taking care of her and if Logan was going to cause any problems we would have heard the fight all the way into the bathroom." Rogue said trying to calm the frightened girl down as well as keeping her in the chair.
"Logan would never hurt Remy or the baby Rowan. He promised not to do anything to hurt you or Megan." Jubilee stated with total faith in Logan.
"Why do you believe in him so much Jubilee? Is he your mate and is that why you trust him so completely?" Rowan asked cautiously.
"WHAT?" yelled both Jubilee and Rogue?
Wincing at their out burst she said, "Did I say something wrong? Why? Why are you so angry with me?" Rowan whimpered while she cringed away from them. The intense angry and disgusted feelings coming from the other two overwhelmed her and she began to cry.
"No I am not Wolfie's mate he's like way too old - yuck! Besides he's more like a father to me. Even more than my own was." She added sadly not knowing what to do to make Rowan feel better.
"Children are not to be taken as mates Suga'. Ya have to be the equivalent of 18 years old before you can be someone's mate." Rogue got a strangle hold on her emotions and then asked a question that she really did not what to know the answer too but in order to help Rowan adjust to a normal life she was going to have too. "Did any of the people working for Sinister ever try anything with you?
"Try anything with me? I don't understand?" Rowan answered looking confused. She wiped her eyes on her sleeves.
"Do you know what sex is Rowan?" Rogue asked.
"Yes. Mates have sex to show dominance and make babies. The Sabretooth - clone - we were mates. We were the only ones of our kind so it was right." She whispered in answer meeting her angry eyes without flinching too much.
The horrified looks that occurred on Rogue and Jubilee's faces because of this comment made Rowan withdraw into herself in fear.
Seeing that Rowan was now afraid of her Rogue cried out, "Oh Suga'!" We aint mad at you. You didn't know that he was doing something wrong by ya. Both Sinister and Sabretooth are evil beyond belief. But you're safe here. No one will hurt you or force you to do anything like that here." Rogue declared as she wrapped Rowan up in her strong protective arms.
Jubilee was struck by the epiphany and said, "Rowan the X-Men are a family but only some of the people here have mates. Jean and Scott, Rogue and Gambit, Warren and Betsy are the only ones that are mated. The rest of us aren't with anyone." She stated hoping that that would make sense to Rowan.
Rowan tilted her head and then nodded. "I think I understand. All of you are a pack but who is the Alpha and Beta pair? And where do I fit in?"
"The Alpha and Beta?" questioned Rogue.
"She is askin' who the lead male and female are - right?" Jubilee said.
"Yes," replied Rowan.
"Oh, that is easy. Scott and Jean are but the Professor started the X-Men and he helps keep us going." Jubilee answered with a huge grin.
"The Professor was the first Alpha?" She asked.
"Yes you could say that. You will be meeting him tomorrow and probably the rest of the group as well." Rogue said giving Rowan a gentle squeeze on her shoulder and Jubilee a big smile for helping to explain things so that Rowan could understand them.
"Will you be there to help me?" She pleaded.
"Of course Suga'." Rogue stated and started pushing the chair towards the door again.
Rogue opened the door and wheeled Rowan inside. "Hey Swamp Rat was Logan here while we were gone?"
"Oui Chere." He said with a smile that would dazzle a goddess. "Yo wouldn't have believed how gentle de Logan and Wolverine can be. De sure turned to mush when he held de Petite." He laughed happily.
"See I told you Wolfie is great once you get to know him. And when he gets to know you he will be great to you too. I just know it." Jubilee said as she bounced over to Rowan's bed to turn down the covers for her.
"Remy t'ink it time fo' yo two to go to bed. De Petite is fed and changed. Remy will take her to his room and keep her so yo can get a good night sleep Chere. Yo have not slept proper in a while. Don't worry Chere we be on de o'der side of dis wall." He added pointing towards his room.
"I want her to stay. I." She started to say when Remy held up his hand.
"Alright Chere. I put her in de crib while yo get into bed." He moved over to the crib.
"I want to hold her before you do that please." She begged.
"Oui, of course Chere." He said as he brought her over to Rowan.
She breathed in deeply the scent of her daughter. She could smell Remy and Logan both strongly on the baby's skin. After inspecting her closely she rubbed her face against Megan's little face and kissed her forehead. "Here Remy you can put her in her bed now."
Once everyone was settled into bed Rogue and Remy walked out and closed the door as they said good night.
Sometime during the night one of beds acquired a second occupant and all three girls slept thru the night peacefully.