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A/n: I know the first chapter was a little rough and short but they will get better I promise. Just a heads up I'm not really doing the accents.

Sick of it all

Chapter 2: long awaited reunion

Rogue had made excellent time; she made it her in one day. She only broke like every traffic law to do so. It was already a little past one in the morning so Rogue went to bed in a small motel room she had rented.

Dream flashback.

The sun was shining in the big magical backyard. The birds were singing. Tante Mattie was gardening. Rogue was playing with her best friend, Henri LeBeau and his cousins, Emil and Theoren. They were all few years older than her, but she didn't care, they were like older brothers that would do anything for her. Right now she was sitting on the swing watching Emil and Henri fight about who knows what, while Theoren just kept adding fire to the flame. Rogue figured it was time to intervene after getting sick of watching. "Boys what are you fighting about now?" Rogue asked trying her best to sound like Tante Mattie.

The boys all looked around at each other and said "we forgot" at the same time. Rogue smacked her hand on her forehead.

"I swear there's something wrong with your guys." Rogue said to herself.

"So uh Anna do you want to do something sometime without these clowns." Emil asked pointing at Henri and Theoren.

SMACK!

"Emil I'm ten, that's just a bit too young." She was trying hard not to laugh. It had become a normal thing for her; if one of them flirted they would get hit. Emil just didn't know how to take a hint.

"You know Anna he's just going to ask again tomorrow to." Theoren pointed out.

"Yeah and he will keep getting hit till he learns to back off." She said with a lasting venom.

All of the boys were born into the thief's guild. This meant they were in training, and learning all sorts of different things that are more than needed in there line of work. She was lucky. She was close enough to be in the family circle. So if she was in the room and they needed to talk guild she could stay. So she knows some of what was going on. It made her want to become a part of the guild as soon as she could.

"Guys its getting late I should be getting home. We don't need Dad throwing a fit." After she said this they said their goodbyes and she left.

She only lived about a mile away. It was close enough that she could walk. As she walked she was letting her mind wander so she never heard the person behind her. She was hit in the back of the head and rendered unconscious. She was being kidnapped and there was nothing she could do.

End dream flashback.

Rogue awoke with a bad taste in her mouth. She hated that day. It had been the start of hell for her. Everyone down here knew she was gone, but didn't know what happened. Rogue looked at the clock, it was a little after eight. The thought of seeing her old friends quickly rid her of her bad mood.

She got ready to go and checked out of the motel by nine. Rogue was wearing a pair of black leather pants and a light purple V-neck shirt with short sleeves and her biker gloves.

Rogue rode her motorcycle at the legal limits, hoping she would have plenty of time to spend there. After twenty minutes she was finally there. She parked her bike and decided to leave her bag with the bike. Rogue looked up at the big home while walking to the front door. It was a white and brick building with plants growing up the sides. It was amazing.

She knocked on the door lightly, feeling extremely nervous. The door was answered by a small blonde women and a tall man wearing sunglasses.

"Can I help you miss." Came the sweet voice of the girl. Rogue recognized her as one of the girls that she use to play with.

"Mercy?" she said so soft it was barely audible. Mercy just stared looking a little lost.

"Mercy, it's me. Anna Marie." This seemed to hit something with her as she jugged the girl and they both began to cry.

Remy was very confused, first Mercy looked at the woman as though she didn't know her then the second the girl says her name Anna Marie, and Mercy pulls her into a hug and cries. Remy had never seen this girl before. Not that Remy wasn't looking, he was. She was a very attractive woman. He just wondered what the hell was going on.

"Remy go get Tante, Henri, Emil Theoren and Jean-Luc." Mercy demanded. Now Remy was even more confused.

"Sure what's going on." He had to ask.

"We'll catch you up to speed later, now go get them we will be in the living room, let's go Anna." They pushed right past Remy and headed for the living room. Remy went to Jean-Luc's office first.

"Pere Mercy is in the living room with a belle femme, she said it was important you be down there along with just about everyone else. " he tried his best to explain giving he didn't know what the hell was happening.

"Alright my son I will be down in there in a few moments." With that Remy went to the kitchen to get Tante and everyone else, since it was common for them to sit in there and chat after breakfast. The sooner he found them the sooner he could find out what the hell was going on.

Remy now in the kitchen told them the exact thing he told Jean-Luc, and they all walked to the living room. With everyone in the living room Remy wanted to get Mercy's attention.

"Alright can you tell me what's going on now?" When he said that, Mercy and Anna turned around. Nobody else seemed to recognize the girl.

"Don't tell me ya'll forgot bout me, it's me Anna Marie, fifteen years later." With that everyone rushed to her to give her a hug even Jean-Luc.

"Anna what happened you just never came back here, you were never at home with your dad and nobody could find you." Henri Explained.

"it's a long story, I'll explain it a little later ok, in the meantime I think he's a little confused." She said pointing her green eyes in Remy's direction.

Remy was glad somebody was including him. "Oh Remy this is my long lost love Anna." Emil said gaining a slap to the back of the head by Anna.

"Emil I told you no that day and I will always be a no." Anna turned towards Remy and extended a hand. "Hi I'm Anna Marie I'm an old family friend to the LeBeau's."

Remy shook hands with her. "Hello Cheri I'm Remy LeBeau. Henri's younger frère."

"So Henri did get the younger brother he always wanted, I'm glad." Remy liked this girl she was pretty, and feisty, and got along with the family.

After a little bit of idle chat, Jean-Luc returned to his office. Tante went to the kitchen where she always was. Theoren and Emil would have loved to stay, but they had job research to do. So that left himself, Henri, Mercy and Anna to talk pretty much the whole day.

"I can't believe you guys stayed together; I didn't know I was such a good match maker." Anna said to Mercy and Henri.

"What do you mean?" Remy found him saying this very often during their conversations.

"Well Henri here had a big crush on Mercy. So I got tired of him trying and getting nowhere with it. So I had to pay Mercy two dollars to be his girlfriend. So I don't mean to be rude or to change the subject, but why are you wearing sunglasses inside?" She asked. Of course the girl would ask me that he thought to himself. It looked as if everyone but here was nervous about the subject. Clearly, fearing for her reaction to Remy.

"Well um…. I'm a mutant. I didn't want to scare you." He explained, and noticed her relax. That was strange most people hate mutants, shouldn't she be running.

"Oh don't worry I'm a mutant to, you don't have to hide." Everyone was shocked, nobody had guessed.

"Why ya'll staring at me like I've grown a third head?"

Henri was the first to answer. "Well you didn't say anything and we haven't seen you in forever. It's just shocking."

"You guys are lucky I finally have control of my mutation, so Remy what exactly is you mutation?" With that Remy took off his glasses. He knew what she saw. They were the so oddly colored red on black eyes.

"I control kinetic energy and can blow thing u, very fun. I could do without the eyes though." it was true he gated them, and what people call him, the white devil.

"I think they are amazing, I do see why you hide them though, but as I said you don't have to hide them from me. I've seen and been worse." What she actually liked his eyes? God she is crazy.

"Wow Anna you have don't the impossible you have silenced Remy, that's never been done before." At that they all snickered.

"So Anna." He began "What do you mean you have been worse, what exactly are your powers?" Remy asked rather curious.

"Well its complicated but I'll try my best to explain, technically I have over thirty powers, my original mutation is through my skin. If I touch another person's skin it would render them unconscious , and potentially kill then depending on how long I hold on. But doing that hurts me too, because I get that's persons thoughts memories and physical abilities and that includes mutations. Then they stay in my brain forever, and I can use their powers when i want. I am most likely on of the most powerful mutants around." She explained rather bored.

"So what did you mean by the control thing you mentioned before?" Mercy asked.

"Well I got my mutation at the age of thirteen, I couldn't control it till 3 years ago, that's nine years without being able to touch someone, not to mention I have been pretending not to have control for the last two years." This girl is crazy Remy thought.

"You're a strong girl Anna; most people wouldn't be able to do that." Mercy said looking at Remy. He decided to ignore it for now.

"I think it's well worth it." She said while shape shifting into Emil.

"Who want to mess with Emil when he gets back?" She asked sounding exactly like Emil.

"Now that's cool." Henri said as Emil and Theoren came walking in the door.

"Emil, why did you have to chase that lovely fille away?" Remy stated loud enough that the real Emil could hear. Remy was liking this plan.

"What are you talking about I just got home?" Emil asked while coming into the room.

"Great we really need two Emil's around here." With that the fake Emil turned around. Both Emil's eyes bugged out.

"Imposter!" They said at the same time.

"No you are." They said again together.

"Stop saying what I'm saying." They said together again. Theoren walked thru the living room doors. When he caught sight of what was happening and turned and left. Clearly not wanting to have any part of it.

Both of the Emil's turned to Remy and said. "Tell them its me Remy." With that everyone was busted up laughing and Emil (the real on just got pissed.)

"What's going on guys?" He asked like a little two year old about to cry. That's when
Anna changed back to normal.

"That was great Anna, but how did you know what he was going to say?" Henri asked

"I read his mind" with this news Emil Fainted. "Should we leave him there or do you want me to teleport him to his room?" she asked.

"Nah just leave him there, so Anna can we ask what happened? Why you never came back? We all thought you were dead." Henri asked, and Remy wondered how close of friends they use to be, and how close she was to the guild.

"Well okay, I stared to walk home and I hadn't made it to far, and I was hit in the back of the head. I woke up the next day in a small home in Mississippi; turns out my mother and her lover were mutants. My mother could shape shift, and Irene could see the future. Irene saw that I would become very powerful mutant, so they kidnapped me. She was a assassin, and a thief, both freelance. She was a great fighter too. She trained me so when I got old enough, and I had my mutation she could sell me to this terrorist. I think that is where I will stop I don't want to get into my life story tonight." Anna said sadly, Remy decided he didn't like seeing her sad and would do what he could to keep her happy.

"Well not that I'm complaining or anything but why are you here, haven't you built yourself a new life? Have a home to go to?" Mercy asked, Remy found it a little blunt to ask like that but for some strange reason it brought a smile to the girls face.

"Home is where the heart is Mercy, and my heart never left this place. So that's one reason I'm here and the other is I want to join the guild. She stated confidently. This would have been one of those moments, if Remy was drinking something right now, he would have just spit it out.

"I don't know fille you got to be really good to join at your age, and you have to prove it." Remy said hoping she couldn't prove it.

"What if I stole the wallets of six thief's around like three hours ago, and they still haven't noticed." She said while pulling out six wallets. Sure enough she had stolen Remy, Mercy, Henri, Theoren, and Jean-Luc's wallets. Remy had never even pulled off stealing from Jean-Luc.

"How did you get that from Jean-Luc, not even I can to that and I'm the best active thief in the guild?" he defended.

"Wow egotistical much aren't you, are you forgetting I stole from you too. Plus I did this without using any of my powers, so maybe I'm just better than you."

"Oui you can't possibly." Remy felt the need to defend himself.

"Oh I can't, I could beat you any time anywhere, with or without powers." She said extremely confidently.

"Oh yeah I'm the egotistical one." He said sarcastically

"Um Remy if I remember correctly Anna's not the girl to piss off. Just ask Emil." Henri told Remy

"I don't care if she's the queen of Sheba." Remy started to get mad.

"Excuse me, Mercy I'm leaving for a while. I have my own motorcycle. Tell Tante I'm sorry I couldn't stay for dinner. Thanks you guys for a great twenty-fifth birthday." Remy could tell she was trying to keep her cool. She slammed the wallets down and took off.

"Oh my god Remy it was her birthday, you're lucky she tried to stay calm. You do not want to get on her bad side and my memories from when she was ten." Mercy explained.

Remy felt bad she left, but she was just pissing him off damnit. "Whatever." He didn't want to have his family lose her again.