Aprilangel413: As the title suggests this chapter contains DREAMS. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own X-Men Evolution
It was way past nightfall, maybe even midnight. A storm wasbrewing outside, rain, thunder, lightening, the works. Every light in the mansion was off, with the exception of one in the girl's dormitory wing.
"Rogue its time to go to bed." Kitty whined taking the pillow off her head and looking at Rogue.
"Ah'm read'en here. English Lit is the only class Ah'm pass'en at the moment. Ah'd lahke to keep it that way." Rogue said looking down at the horror novel.
"Well some of us actually want to get some sleep tonight." Kitty said getting up and walking over to the master light switch of the room.
"And I know you finished that a month ago." Kitty said flipping the switched.
Rogue growled and got up to turn the lights back on.
"But Ah've got to write a paper on it tomorrow." Rogue said turning the lights back on.
Kitty got up again and went back to the light switch.
"You did that the day after you finished the book, and it was due last week." Kitty pointed out then flipped the switch.
"How do ya know all this?" Rogue asked turning the lights back on.
"We share the desk remember. You really need to learn how to organize." Kitty said climbing back into her bed and shutting her eyes.
Seeing that Kitty had given up Rogue climbed into bed and picked up her book. She pulled the covers over herself and found the spot where she left off. She hadn't even started to read when Kitty decided to retaliate. She had phased out of her bed and snuck over to the light switch with out making a peep.
"Kitty." Rogue said angrily.
"So like why don't you want to sleep?" Kitty asked hopelessly awake by now.
Rogue leaned back onto her pillows and sighed. Kitty was backin her Valley girl persona. Now she'd never shut up.
"The professor says that my powahs are growing, sort of lahke how Jean's did but not all at once." Rogue said glad that the lights were out so Kitty couldn't see the distress on her face.
"So like what does that mean?" Kitty asked.
"Whenevah Ah absorb someone I get their powers and emotions first, their memories come when Ah'm asleep." Rogue said knowing that Kitty would put it together in seconds.
"You don't want to get Remy's memories." Kitty said a bit shocked.
Rogue winced as Kitty said this, hating it more now that it was out.
"Why?" Kitty asked dropping the Valley girl persona now that she had gotten the dirt out of Rogue.
Rogue shrugged but then remembered that Kitty couldn't see her.
"Cuz they're his memories, Ah could see the face of every girl he's ever slept with." Rogue said.
"You don't sleep long enough for that." Kitty said trying to lighten the mood.
Rogue glared at Kitty through the darkness, Kitty felt it and shivered.
"But that's not it right?" Kitty asked, knowing Rogue too well to except what she had heard.
"What if he's been lying to meh, Ah don't wanna find out this way." Rogue said.
"Haven't you been paying attention? He wouldn't have let Lilly anywhere near us if he was just using you. And if X-23 trusts her then I think we all should too." Kitty said.
"Maybe you're right Kit." Rogue said finally laying her head down onto her pillow.
The last light in the mansion had finally gone out. But just down the hall another was turned on. X-23 turned on the very small light on her nightstand. She really didn't need it but Lilly left things all over the floor and X-23 really didn't want to step on them. X-23 reached Lilly's bed and got down on her knees.
"Lilly." X-23 whispered
"If you say dat der are monstahs undah your bed I will hurt you." Lilly said not a hint of humor in her voice.
X-23 stood up and looked down at Lilly questionably.
"The storm is too loud." X-23 said.
Lilly sat up and rubbed her eyes. She blinked a few times and allowed her eyes to adjust to the lack and presence of light.
"Dat's right you 'ave special hear'en." Lilly said now awake.
X-23 watched as Lilly reached over to her nightstand and opened the drawer.
"Colah matter?" Lilly asked turning back to X-23.
"Right." Lilly said when X-23 didn't respond.
Lilly dropped something into X-23's hand and the closed the drawer. X-23 looked at the idem with the curiosity of a cat. But she had been taught to follow orders, and not to ask questions. There were two little blue squishy things at the ends of a thin white rubber cord.
"Dey beear plugs, the kind construction people use whender not work'en with machines." Lilly said.
X-23 looked down at the earplugs and then back to Lilly. She took out another pair form her nightstand and held them out in front of X-23.
"Watch." Lilly said.
Lilly took one of the squishy things at the end and then twisted it so it was thin but still long. It stayed that way for a moment but then it began to untwist and get wide again. But before it could return to it's original form Lilly stuck it into her ear. X-23 looked down at her pair and tried it with one of the end squishy things, then the other. It was amazing, the thunder wasn't echoing in her head any more, though she could still hear it. X-23 paused for a minute before going back to her bed. She was supposed to say something, she had heard Logan, Lilly, Gambit, Rogue, Xavier, Storm, and a lot of other people say it.
"Thank you." X-23 said.
"You're welcome." Lilly said already half asleep.
X-23 climbed back into her bed and within minutes was asleep.
Rogue floated in darkness, there was no body or thing in sight. Rogue opened her mouth to say something but found that she could not speak. She tried to swim forwards but discovered that she couldn't. Rogue was stuck, she would have to let the dream guide her. Then the darkness just disappeared, and Rogue was floating above a park looking down at the people in a God-like position. The world seemed like an old TV set that someone had played with so that is was on the borderline of black and white, and color. Rogue began to examine her surroundings carefully. Apparently the sun was out though she could not see it. It must have been a nice day for the park was full of activity. A small baseball field was hosting a little league game and young in love couples walked along paths oblivious to the rest of the world. Then all of a sudden Rogue was propelled down to the land, though she slowed downbefore reaching the ground she was still a bit shaken up. But Rogue was brought back to her senses by s somewhat familiar voice.
"Throw it Daddy, throw it." Came a little boy's voice.
Rogue lookedto her rightand saw a very young Remy, he had to be four years old at the most. His eyes were as always red on black. He started to run towards Rogue and she winced expecting an impact. But instead he stopped and a Frisbee flew right though Rogue and to him. Remy clamped both his hands down onto it but it flipped up and he dropped it. His face went from smiling bright with excitement to gloomy in less then a second.
"Dat's ok son, you can try again." Came a voice Rogue could have sworn was her Remy's.
Rogue did a 180 and saw a man that looked almost identical to the Remy she knew now. The only differences were his eyes and a few extra pounds around hisstomach area. He walked right through her and picked up young Remy.
"Do you wanna be an airplane?" The man asked.
Remy nodded frantically and the man lifted Remy up onto his shoulders. Remy held his arms out, one hand holding the Frisbee, and the man started talking to Remy as if he were on a radio.
"Control tower ta Captain Remy. Captain Remy do you read?" The man asked.
"Yeah!" Remy shouted bouncing up and down on the man's shoulders.
"Are we ready foh take off Captain Remy?" The man's asked starting to walked very slowly.
"Ready!" Remy shouted getting very excited.
"Count down ta take off 5…4…3…" The man started to speed up his pace.
"2 1." Remy shouted then the man took off towards a picnic blanket.
Rogue just now noticed the blanket. On it sat a very beautiful woman and the baby the Rogue assumed would grow up into Lilly. The eyes were a dead give away. Rogue walked closer to the blanket and inspected the woman. She was fair, but nowhere near as pale as Rogue. She had dark chocolate eyes and deep red lips. She was tall and like Rogue more then a little on the voluptuous side. She was lying on her side on the blanket shaking a little rattle in front of Lilly. The man arrived at the blanket and lifted Remy from his shoulders. Once Remy was seated on the blanket the man leaned over and gave the women a quick kiss on the lips.
"Hallo mon chere." He smiled.
"Why do you call mommy dat?" Remy asked.
The man and the women looked at each other and then back at Remy.
"Well your mother and I love each other so much dat we have special names dat we use foh each other, an no one else." The man said as the women opened a picnic basket and took out a baby food jar and a small spoon.
"Dat's what I'm gonna call my wife." Remy announced as he watched his father take out some sandwiches for them.
"Really?" The woman asked turning away from Lilly then right back to make sure the spoon of food actually went into the baby's mouth.
"Yeah, an mon chere is gonna be da most beautiful girl in da whole world." Remy proclaimed.
"Really." Remy's father said enjoying Remy's little moment.
"Yeah, she's gonna be one of a kind, no girl be as beautiful as mon chere." Remy said then took a sandwich from his father.
"Oh Remy you're such a card." Remy's mother smiled looking away from Lilly again.
"Which one?" Remy asked his mouth full of a turkey, mustard, roast beef, and cheese sandwich.
The woman was about to say that it she didn't mean it that way but her husband cut in.
"Da king O hearts." The man said proudly.
"How do you figure dat?" The women said glaring at her husband.
"Jus look at da boy, he's gonna be a heartbreaker. An look at how well he treats his sister." The man said gesturing at Remy attempting to feed Lilly a piece of his sandwich.
Remy quickly popped the small piece of sandwich into his mouth and then looked down at his little sister.
"What 'bout Lilly, what's she?" Remy asked.
The man opened his mouth to answer but the woman beat him to it.
"Da queen O diamonds." She said proudly.
"Why?" Remy and the man asked.
"Because every girl deserves ta be dressed in diamonds." The woman said holding out her hand with her engagement and wedding ring on it.
"Oh." Remy said then took another bite out of his sandwich.
Rogue then felt herself being pulled back. The darkness came and went in a quick flash and Rogue found herself in dull pink room with a crib, changing table, and all the other necessary baby things. The same woman from the last memory sat in a rocking chair holding baby Lilly as Remy stood next to her.
"Can I hold dababy mama?" Remy asked.
"Ok but be careful." She said standing up.
Remy quickly jumped up into the chair and got comfortable. Then the woman gently handed Remy the baby. Telling him how to hold her.
"Dat's good." The woman smiled.
"She's small." Remy said as if he was just now noticing it.
"You were small ta when you were born." The woman said.
"Will she gets bigger?" Remy asked trying to make the chair rock but his feet weren't anywhere near the ground.
"Yeah, she's gonna get bigger, jus' like you." The woman said crouching down to Remy's level.
The baby's eyes started twitching and then they fluttered open for the first time. Remy face was overtaken with excitement while the woman looked heartbroken.
Remy looked up to his mother and smiled.
"She's like me." He said.
"Yeah she's jus' like you." The woman said.
"What's wong mommy?" Remy asked.
"Noth'en." The woman said then took in a deep breath.
"Remy can you make me a promise?" His mother asked.
"Yess." Remy said.
"Promise me dat you'll always look aftah your sister. You an 'er will eventually have ta depend on each other. Promise me dat you'll protect 'er an nevah ever let anythin happen ta 'er." The woman said stroking Remy's cheek and the baby's forehead.
"I promise." Remy said.
"Tank you." The woman said then took the baby from Remy.
She sat back down in the rocking chair and Remy stood near the crib.
"Why don you go get changed? Mommy and daddy's friends are go'en ta get here soon." The woman said placing Lilly down in her crib.
"Ok." Remy said then walked out of the room into the dark hallway.
Rogue had been leaning on the doorframe watching as the scene unfolded. And even she had to admit that this was very touching. Then Rogue felt herself being pulled from the room and back into the darkness. She stayed suspended there for a moment before a loud buzzing sound blast into the darkness and brought her back to the real world.
Rogue hit her alarm clock and looked around the room. The curtains were open allowing light to pour into the room and cast a shadow on her bed. As usual Kitty was already dressed and ready to go.
"How'd you sleep?" Kitty asked, packing a thousand words into that one sentence.
"Great." Rogue said getting up, and for the first time couldn't wait for Remy to confront her in the kitchen.
Aprilangel413: There's really not much to say after a chapter like that. But one thing comes to mind, Review Please.