And that makes her eyes close, because there's so much to catch Illyana up on, including the Red Room and the babies they made her lose after holding Kitty and Piotr captive in Genosha--and God, how can that be years ago?--but--

It's not a shock.

It's just...confirmation that she wasn't letting herself even hope for.

So when her eyes open, they're a little shiny, but not upset, and she just rests her chin on Yana's head.




"We wondered. We can't--it's early, Illyana. Very early. I haven't tried a test yet." More quietly, "But we wondered."