Author's Note: Hello again. This is the sequel to Some Secrets Are Worth Keeping. This story will probably make more sense if you read that one first.

Ages:

Etienne LeBeau-18

Nathan Summers-17

Alana LeBeau, Daniel Alvers-16

Rachel Summers, Callie Alvers, Jenna Tolansky-15

Jayme Maximoff, Anya Rasputin, Jessie Allerdyce-14

Hannah Drake, Shane Allerdyce, Mya Alvers-13

Disclaimer: I don't own X-Men: Evolution.

"Ya all packed, sugah?"

"Workin on it." Etienne finished zipping the suitcase and put it on the floor next to his bed. "What about Lana?"

"She's been done for the last few days. Not everybody waits until two hours before they're leavin to pack." Rogue smiled at her son. "Ya might want to find Callie and tell her bye."

"How do you know…"

"That ya'll are datin? Sugah, trust me. Ah was the queen of keeping secrets when Ah was younger."

"Really? Like what?"

"The fact that Ah married yah Dad before Ah turned twenty."

Etienne rolled his eyes. "I already knew that."

"Yeah, but back then, no one knew."

"What do ya mean?"

"Nobody found out that we were married until Ah was pregnant with ya."

"But that was two years after ya…Oh."

"Yeah. Ah can tell when someone's tryin to hide somethin." Rogue turned to leave the room. "We're leavin in an hour."

"Alright." Etienne followed her out to find Callie. He ran into Alana in the kitchen. "Hey, Lana, have you seen Callie?"

"I think she's outside."

"Thanks."

"No problem."

Etienne left the kitchen and headed outside. He found Callie with a book under a tree. He flopped down next to her and wrapped an arm around her waist. "Hey, Babe."

"Hey, Et." She didn't even look up from her book. Etienne frowned.

"I just came out here to tell you that we're leaving soon." Callie looked up at this.

"Have fun." She closed her book and stood up.

"Cal? Is something wrong?" Etienne scrambled to his feet and looked down at her.

"Nope" She looked up into his unusual eyes. "I'm going to miss you," she said softly.

"I'll miss you too, but it's only a week. I'll be back before you know it." Etienne gave her a cocky grin and wrapped his arms around her. "How about a goodbye kiss?"

Callie laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck. "You're impossible."

"I know." He smiled again before kissing her softly on the lips. He pulled back and rested his forehead against hers.

"Happy Birthday, Et."

"Thanks, Cal. And don't worry, I'll stay away from all those Southern girls."

"I wasn't worried to start with."

"Why not?"

Callie kissed him. "Because, you'll come back to me."

"If you keep kissing me like that I will." Callie glanced at her watch over Etienne's shoulder.

"You should go, sweetie."

"What time is it?"

"You've got two hours until your plane leaves."

"Alright." Etienne gave her another kiss. "I'll call you later, okay?"

"Yeah." Callie stepped out of Etienne's arms. "Now get going before your Mom has to come looking for you."

"I'm going." Etienne started to hurry off, but stopped and turned to look at Callie once more. "I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you too. Now go." Etienne followed her advice and hurried back to the mansion.

"There ya are, Et. Ah thought Ah was gonna have to track ya down."

"Nope. I'm here."

"Get yah bags and lets go."

"Yes, ma'am."

Henri and Mercy met them at the airport in New Orleans. Henri was the first to spot them.

"Remy! Good to see you, mon frere." Henri gave Remy a hug.

"Same here, Henri. Mercy, ya get more belle every time I see ya."

"Still a charmer, eh, Remy?" Mercy hugged her brother in law before turning to hug Rogue. "Cher, y' look lovely." Mercy eyed Rogue's tiny waist and long legs. "I wish I looked as good as y'."

"Y' do, mon amour."

"Henri, don' lie t' me."

"Henri, don't ya know that Mercy never loses an argument?"

"Oui." Henri hugged Rogue. "Good t' see y' again, petit."

"Ya too, sugah."

Henri noticed Alana and Etienne standing behind their parents. "Y' can't b' Etienne and Alana."

"Oui. They are." Remy smiled at his brother.

"Y' both grown since the last time I saw y'."

"That was less than a year ago, Uncle Henri." Alana stepped forward to give her uncle a hug.

"Y' look tres belle, petit."

"Merci. You don't look too bad yourself for an old man."

"Old man? Y' hurt me, petit." He grinned at his niece before hugging his nephew. "Etienne."

"Oncle Henri."

"Y' taller than me now, boy."

"I was taller than ya last time."

"Tante Mercy." Alana practically threw herself into her aunt's arms.

"Good t' see y' too, Al."

Alana smiled at her aunt's nickname for her and looked around. "Where's Letty?"

"Home. She's watchin some of the younger kids."

"Okay."

"Etienne, y' gonna stand there or y' gonna give y' Tante a hug?"

"Sorry." Etienne enveloped his aunt in his arms.

"Let's get y' luggage and head home." Henri started to walk toward the luggage claim, talking to Remy while Rogue fell into step with them. Mercy followed them with Etienne and Alana. Within minutes, they had their luggage and were on their way to the car.

They climbed into Mercy's SUV. Henri sat in the front with Mercy while Rogue, Remy, and Alana shared the middle seat. Etienne sprawled across the backseat, glad to have the leg room that it provided after the cramped flight.

"How's Jean Luc?" Rogue was leaning forward in her seat. Remy had his arm casually draped around her shoulders.

"Fine. He'll be glad t' see y' again, long as y' keep his fils in line." Mercy smirked at Remy.

"I think mon chére can do that." Remy gave Rogue an evil smirk, which the two in the front seat could immediately discern as one they had seen him use many times in the past.

"Behave yahself, sugah." Rogue returned the look, causing Mercy and Henri to smile. They both knew what they were thinking. Remy's old room was in a practically unused part of the mansion, where the other bedrooms were in another wing.

"Okay. Everyone out." Henri parked in front of the mansion. Several people came outside to greet them.

"Remy!" Everyone moved to the side to let Jean Luc through. "Good t' see y', mon fils." He hugged Remy and turned to Rogue. "Chére, y' get more belle every time I see y'."

"Thank ya." She hugged him.

"Alana? Dat y', petit?"

"Oui. It's me." Jean Luc gave his youngest granddaughter a hug.

"When did y' die y' hair?"

"A few months ago."

"Oh. Etienne, y' look like y' pere."

"I get that a lot." Etienne hugged Jean Luc.

A very pretty blond emerged from the crowd. "Etienne! Allie!"

"Colette?" Etienne stared at the girl. She didn't look like his cousin the last time he saw her.

"Oui. Who else would I be?" Colette wrapped both of them in a hug. "I missed y'."

"We missed you to, Letty." The teens followed Colette into the house.

"Welcome back, cher." Remy and Rogue turned to the source of the voice. Rogue bit back a squeal and hugged the girl tightly.

"Belle. How ya been?"

"Great." She eyed the younger girl. "Y' look good, Rogue."

"So do ya." The two girls had bonded while Rogue and Remy still lived in the Guild house. Admittedly, the main reason was because Rogue, Mercy, Tante Mattie, and Belladonna were the only women in the Guild house for a while.

The next morning, Etienne was up early to spend some time with his male cousins while Alana, Mercy, and Letty got ready to go shopping.

"Anybody seen Rogue?"

"Nope." Henri didn't even look up from his coffee.

"Nope. And I ain't goin t' get her this time." Lapin obviously hadn't forgotten the time when Remy had sent him to get Rogue, only for him to walk in on her half-clothed.

"Y' are. And try t' find Remy while y' at it."

"If they're both missin, why do y' wanna disturb them?"

"I wanna see if Rogue wants t' go shoppin wit' us."

"I get the feelin she might b' kinda busy, Mercy."

Mercy paused to think about that statement. "Y' might b' right. But y' still should go see if she wants t' go wit' us." Lapin looked at her like she was crazy, but got up anyway. He knew she would win eventually.

Lapin went upstairs to Remy's room and knocked on the door. He heard shuffling inside before the door was pulled open. He gaped at the girl standing in the doorway, clad in a bra and underwear with an untied silk robe thrown over it.

"Lapin! What the hell do ya want?!" Rogue quickly tied the robe and glared at Remy's cousin.

"Mercy sent me t' see if y' want t' go shoppin wit' her an' the girls."

"Lapin, ain't ya learned not to interrupt?" Remy's voice called from inside.

"Y' crazier than I thought if y' expect me t' go against Mercy."

"Just get out of here."

"Remy, hush. I don't wanna go shoppin. Tell Mercy that I'm catchin up on some much needed relaxation and tell everyone else not t' bother us."

"Oui." Rogue shut the door in his face. Lapin headed back down to the kitchen.

"Did she want t' go?"

"Non. She an' Remy are, um, relaxin. They said not t' bother them."

Henri looked up and smirked at his cousin. "Was it so bad this time?"

"Oui. She was wearin even less. An' I think I mighta made Remy mad by interruptin."

"He'll get over it."

The week was flying by. They had already been in Louisiana for five days. Rogue came down to breakfast early to find Mercy alone in the kitchen.

"Mercy, where's Henri?"

"He's talkin t' Jean Luc in his study. Why? Somethin wrong?"

"Non, I mean no. Nothin' wrong. Ah just gotta get him and Remy to take the boys out for the day."

"Um, okay." Mercy looked confused for a minute. Rogue could see the change in her face as the reason dawned on her. "Et?"

"Yeah."

"Like I said, y' can find Henri wit' Jean Luc."

"Thanks, sugah." Rogue headed down the hall to Jean Luc's office. She knocked on the door, knowing that it was a good idea when the doors were closed.

"Come in." Rogue opened one of the doors and slipped inside, shutting it behind her. "Mornin, petit."

"Mornin, Jean Luc." Rogue gave him a smile before turning her gaze to Henri. "Ah need a favor."

"Y' askin that scares me. What'd Remy do?"

"It's nothing lahke that. Ah need ya and Remy to get the boys outta the house for a few hours."

"By boys y' mean?"

"Etienne and the cousins close to his age."

"Why, petit?"

"It's Et's birthday and we were planning on suprisin him with a party later."

"Y' makin mon frere go?"

"Ya think he's gonna help around here all day?"

"Non."

"There's ya answer."

"Where d'ya want us t' take 'em?"

"Anywhere. But remember, they're underage. Ah don't want my son in a bar or a strip club. Ya understand?"

"Oui. Guess I better go wake Remy up."

"I'm up."

"Swamp Rat, ya know better than to listen in on private conversations."

"Sorry, chére. I didn't know it was private." Remy wrapped his arms around Rogue's waist from behind her and planted a kiss on her neck.

"Ya'll get. We need time to get everythin set up."

"We're goin." Remy kissed Rogue and went to gather the boys.

By the time the boys got back, the ballroom had been transformed. Etienne was in shock when he realized that it was a birthday party for him. He was even more surprised when Callie and Nathan walked in.

"Callie! What are ya doin here?" He wrapped one arm around her and gave Nathan a high five with the other.

"Your parents set it up. They planned everything a while ago. It just depended on you to happen."

"Wow." Nathan was looking around at the huge room. His eyes settled on a blond across the room. "Et, who is that?"

"Huh?" Etienne looked over to where Nathan was pointing. "Oh, that's my cousin, Letty."

"She's beautiful."

"Go for it. Since you and Alana decided that you were just friends, you're a free man. And Lana won't get jealous of Letty."

"Okay. I think I will."

Callie frowned at him. "You really think that was a good idea?"

"Sure why not?"

"Because he lives in Bayville and she lives here."

"Relax. I doubt anything will happen. You know how Nathan freezes up." Etienne turned to watch Nathan approach Colette, just to turn around and walk away at the last minute.

"I can't do it."

"I'll help ya. Letty!" Colette looked over at Etienne. He waved to her and she started to wind through the crowd.

"Yeah, Et?"

"I wanted you to meet Nathan. He's my roommate back at the Institute."

"Hey, Nathan. Who's she?" Colette nodded at Callie.

"My girlfriend, Callie."

"Girlfriend? LeBeau men don't have girlfriends. They have flings." She noticed Etienne's glare. "What? They do."

"Happy Birthday, Etienne."

"Thank you, grand-pere."

"Y' welcome. Who is this?"

"Grand-pere, meet Callie, my girlfriend."

"Nice t' meet y', petit."

"You too."

The party lasted late into the night. The adults stayed up after the teens were sleeping to clean up the mess left by the party. It was early in the morning before Rogue and Remy got to bed.

Before they knew it, the week was over and they were boarding the plane. Callie, Etienne and Alana sat together in a window seat. Nathan, Rogue, and Remy were across the narrow aisle. Etienne sighed as the Big Easy shrank below him. "I'm gonna miss it."

"Yeah, but look at it this way. This weekend is the dance and the you only have another two months until you graduate."

Two chapters in a few hours. I'm really trying to get this story done, so the next two chapters should be up soon. They'll probably be the last two chapters. I hope ya'll are enjoying it so far. Sorry for any typos. R&R. Thanks reviewers.