CH. 14
Skylar sipped her drink and watched as some of the students played in the pool. The summer heat was taking it's toll on her as sweat beaded her brow. Logan, Remy, Scott, and Kurt were playing two on two on the basketball court across the lawn. Though the rules had stated no powers she could clearly see that all the boys were blatantly cheating. Sky was so engrossed in watching the guys she didn't notice Professor Xavier roll up along side her.
"You've adjusted quite well since you came here in August."
"Did you think I wouldn't?"
"I didn't think you would let yourself." Skylar looked around at all the familiar faces and smiled down at him.
"I didn't want to come here at first. Kat was the one who drove us here and I only wanted to stay until we could find a new place to live, but after getting to know you and the kids and the X-men this is the only place I want to be. This is my home." Charles gave her hand a fond squeeze.
"I'm glad you see it that way, but Skylar this is still a school for children so what exactly is in that glass you're drinking from?" Sky let out a sharp laugh and put her glass down on the table next to her as she saw someone out of the corner of her eye.
"It's a Long Island iced tea and I promise I'll keep it away from the kids. Excuse me." Skylar stood up from the patio chair she had been sitting in and started walking over to the pool. Charles started chuckling having read her mind and before Kat even had a chance to realize it Sky had come up behind her and shoved her into the pool. Kat come up sputtering and coughing all the while trying to craw her way out of the water. When she finally climbed out of the pool the look she leveled at Skylar read death. Sky and everyone else around the pool had erupted into laughter and her distraction was all Kat needed to tackle her to the ground and try to throttle her. They were both laughing to hard to have a true fight.
"I'm sorry Kat, but I couldn't help it." Kat punched her in the arm, but kept smiling.
"The X-men leave tomorrow on a mission so who's life are you going to make miserable while I'm gone?"
"I have no idea. Speaking of miserable…" Skylar looked over to see the boys walking over to see what all the commotion was about. Kurt appeared next to Kat and helped her up and laughed at her wet, disheveled appearance.
"Did you go for a dip katze?" Kat glared as Sky started giggling to herself.
"So who won?"
"Logan's a sore lose'a, he cut da ball up before we could finish da game." Gambit held out his hand and helped Sky back on her feet. Of their own accord Skylar's fingers entwined with Remy's and he reflexively kissed the back of her hand.
"Figures your team would cheat Kurt." Kurt held up his blue hands defensively.
"Not me, I play a fare game," his German accent coloring his words.
"Well much as Gambit love ta chit chat I wanna spend all da time I can with my girl before we go on dat mission." Skylar was about to speak to Kurt when she was suddenly lifted up and swung over Remy's shoulder like luggage. She could see everyone by the pool cheering and making suggestive sounds as Remy grabbed her ass to keep her from wiggling around.
"I don' wanna drop ya Skyla' so ya need ta stop dat thrashin' around." Admittedly Skylar wasn't trying very hard to get away from him, but she was still annoyed with the way he had treated her so she continued the pound on his back with her fists.
"Remy LeBeau you better put me down before I get seriously mad." Remy chuckled and gave her ass a playful smack before setting her back on her feet in front of their bed. Remy had gotten tired of shuffling between the rooms so he moved everything into her bedroom after they got back from visiting her parents.
"You know damn good and well that I don't like it when you get high handed with me."
"I know, you like it better when my hands are low." Remy hands drifted from her waist to her hips and kept traveling south.
"How long are you going to be gone again?"
"Few days." Gambit buried his face into her neck and started kissing and nipping at it.
"Mmmmmm do you have to go?" Skylar's hands roamed up the back of Remy's shirt to feel all the muscles contracting as she moved over them.
"Got to Têtue. Dis is a special mission." Skylar sighed and rested her cheek against Gambit's chest. She had asked him a few times before if he would ever be willing to leave the X-men but every time he told her know. He loved being a part of the team saying it felt like a real family with him. Sky had never pressed the issue very hard because she didn't want to seem too pushy. The same thing with his family. Gambit never spoke of his family or his childhood only that he was a thief from Louisiana and he wasn't going to go back to New Orleans any time soon. Again Skylar didn't want to pry, she didn't know what the situation was with his family of if he even had one. Gambit's past was a complete mystery to her. Skylar looked over to the potted plant that Gambit had given to her for her birthday and smiled. His past didn't matter to her as long as they had a future. Skylar pushed Remy back onto the bed and began slowly taking off her clothing.
"Tonight must be somet'in special." Skylar shot him a sultry look as she climbed over him and pinned him down.
"I'm gonna give you something to think about for the next few days."
The next morning Gambit placed the queen of hearts card into Sky's hand and left her sleeping deeply. He and the X-men boarded the black bird and took off before the sun had even risen.
"Storm Gambit won' be goin' wit'cha to pick up da kids in London."
"What do you mean Gambit?"
"I already cleared it wit da professor. Gambit need ta take care of some stuff wit his family so drop me of in New Orleans." Kat tilted her head curiously at the Cajun.
"Does Sky know about this?"
"I'll tell her when I get back." Jean radioed the professor who confirmed the order and agreed to drop Remy of in Louisiana. The moment he landed he was off to find the Thieves' Guild. Luck for him you don't have to look hard in New Orleans to find a thief. Remy spotted one of his cousins at whole in the wall bar and approached him.
"Etienne." The man turned in his seat and gave Remy a sloppy grin.
"Remy LeBeau, what brings you back home?"
"I need ta get somet'in back from Bella Donna. Know where I can find her?" Etienne snorted into his drink and turn back to the bar.
"It's you Remy. Bella Donna gonna find you for herself soon 'nuf." How could Gambit forget the contempt he had for the majority of his family however, the truth in those words were undeniable. Word would travel quickly and Bella Donna would find her way to him eventually, all he had to do was wait. Within and hour of Remy hustling frat boys out of daddy's money at poker a member of the Assassins' Guild approached Remy and summoned him of behalf of Bella Donna.
"Bella Donna can't come an' greet me herself?"
"She has her own way of doin' things." Gambit followed him to the Assassins' Guild hide out where Bella Donna was waiting to greet him. She looked just as Gambit had remembered her all curling blonde hair and deceiving eyes. As she stood in front of him Gambit thought only of Skylar and how much he couldn't wait to be by her side again.
"You been lookin' for me Remy?"
"You got somet'in of mine Bella Donna an' I be needin' it back now." Bella Donna handed Remy a glass of red wine and sat down in a chair gesturing for him to do the same.
"What in the world could you be talkin' about Remy. You're the thief here not me so what could I possibly have of yours?" Remy sipped the wine she'd given him before continuing.
"Da engagement ring I gave you. I need it back." Her face fell and Remy had to keep drinking to stop from speaking.
"Why Remy? You got yourself another girl?" Gambit nodded.
"I don' have any hard feelin's towards you Bella Donna. I found da one I want ta be with for da rest of my life. I need da ring to give ta her."
"Why should I hand it over, or you for that matter?" Remy was about to protest when the room seemed slant at a 45 degree angle and got blurry. His body went lip and when two assassins came up only side him he couldn't force his limbs to move. Bella Donna chuckled and knelt down to cup his cheek.
"Welcome home Remy."