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It was a quiet day at the X-mansion. There was a soft pitter patter of rain against the windows. Most of the students and staff were calmly lounging about. Who ever thought it could last was a fool.
"GUESS WHO'S HOME!" Santo roared from the foyer.
He led the small flood of Hellions into the mansion. There was a collective groan throughout the mansion. Everyone wondered what chaos the Hellions had brought back from New Salem. Rogue and Remy had gone to the front entrance to make sure it wasn't anything too drastic. "Damn." Rogue said. She wasn't surprised, only exhausted by the future antics that would no doubt ensue. Because almost all the Hellion's were carrying some sort of domesticated animal.
Santo's face had a wide unbreakable grin as he held a small, dainty, rabbit. It had wide eyes that seemed to be outlined in...in mascara? Otherwise it was snow white, and seemed content to rest in Santo's large hands. Following Sooraya was a dignified Afghan dog. It had majestic gray hair, cascading down it's back. It had had glint in it's eyes that shone with pride. Cessily's chihuahua was sniffing Sooraya's dog's butt. It was bounding about in uncontrollable excitement. In it's hyper state it was threatening every painting, table, vase, and decoration in the house. Only Cessily's miraculous acrobatics kept the decorations safe on their various tables.
Brian was holding a box that contained two docile corn snakes. His eyes were shining over the orange brown snake. He clasped the box close to his chest, as if someone would try to take it as soon as he let go. Even Kevin was holding a goldfish in a bag. He treated it as if he would somehow accidently touch it though the cloth, glass, and water. He had on a tentative smile, like he was beginning to believe it was too good to be true. Only Laura and Julian didn't have an animal. Julian because he didn't like animals and hadn't got one, and Laura because she has two. One was a calico cat that was rubbing against her ankles, purring in satisfaction. It had a collar that said "Tatiana" on it. The other was a golden retriever puppy that she was trying to hold in her arms. The puppy was making things difficult by licking her face, getting slobber all over her. It had a matching collar that said "Kiden". Laura was delighted by the animals, and was actually laughing for once. It was a rare occurrence for the usually brooding teen. Julian looked on in exasperation at the scene.
Remy and Rogue looked on from above, they knew Emma and Scott would never allow for so many animals on campus. It posed a safety risk to students that were allergic, and too many things could go wrong if one of them touched Kevin. There were so many reasons it shouldn't be allowed. Yet, they saw the kids laughing faces, looking like kids are supposed too. They saw Kevin's hesitant smile, Cessily's acrobatics, Santo's gentleness, and Laura's laughing. Rogue shook her head with a sigh.
"We're gonna fight Frost and Summers to keep them, aren't we?" She said with a defeated tone. Remy answered with only a chuckle.
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