Disclaimer:I don't own X-Men:Evolution, just myself (Called Molly Callum in 'fics.)
and any original characters/background characters that might pop up from time to time.
AN: And now, after the drama that was the last story, back to our regularly schedualed rediculousness!
Also, wow! My 29th story! I really thought Remy and Molly would be both madly in love at this point and/or married. I wasn't sure how long the series was going to go when I started it, but I thought it would be 30 or 40 and I'd end it. Looks like it's going to go on for a little longer then I expected!
This one brings back everyone's favorite guys, The Brotherhood. I thought it was time to bring them back into the picture because they're so fun to write for and they seemed to have dropped out of Mollys life for a very long time there.
Whoops! Bad author! It's actually adapted from an earlier plotline that I never got around to really doing. (Okay, I had written it, but it turned into 'Beautiful Disaster', because I felt that there were too many things going on at once when I started it, plus the first story had gotten wiped from my computer so I had to start fresh. I originally had this plot combined with the Vanessa one. Crazy, huh?)
I dropped Pietro talking-like-this, because it's easier to type out.
"I want to stop in and see Freddy, you mind?" Molly looked up at Remy. They were coming back from walking around the neighborhood to get away from the chaos of the Institute for a while. Sometimes it was just too much. "Um, I guess not," Remy said.
"What is it?" Molly saw his uncomfortable ness. "You'll probably laugh, but the last time I was here it was for delivering a message from Magneto. I wiped the floor with the Brotherhood," Remy said.
Molly didn't laugh. "What? What did I say?" Remy said. "Nothing. It wasn't really funny...just weird. It's hard to picture you going into their house like that. I mean, what did you do? Something ridiculous like wrap a curtain around a fan and spin around the room?" Molly laughed. Remy blinked. "Um...never mind. Let's go see Freddy."
They knocked on the door and Freddy kindly invited them inside. The rest of the boys were in the living room watching TV. "Hi guys" Molly waved. Pietro sped over to her in a hearbeat.
"Well hello again, super fine sexy thing," He smiled his brilliantly white teeth, "Did you come by finally to admit you can't live without me? That you want to have 'The Pietro Experience'
and go out on a few dates?"
"Uh...nobody told him?" Molly looked around.
"No," Todd giggled, "We were waiting for this moment. Hang on, hang on! Let me get the video camera!" He ran upstairs and came back, "Okay, Molly, you have to drag it out."
Molly rolled her eyes. "Um, sorry Pietro, but I do have a boyfriend now."
She decided to do exactly as Todd suggest and dragged it out. Pietro had hit on her and never let up. Normally she wasn't one for revenge,
but this was going to be fun and he would get over it quickly.
She knew he only wanted to date her because she rejected him and didn't throw herself at him like other girls. Which was weird since the opposite was how she ended up dating Remy.
"What? When? Who is it?" Pietro asked, "That iceman kid? The southerner?
The dude with the weird hair? Uh, guys? Help me out. I don't know who all lives at the mansion."
The three other boys rattled off names and descriptions while Todd giggled in between talking.
"It's that big walking can opener Colossus, isn't it?" Pietro looked a little hurt, "Well he may have muscles, but I have something he doesn't have.
I have speed, power...and, uh, more power. My dad has connections. I can get you anything you want."
"Your dad is also our greatest enemy and he plans to overthrow the government," Remy pointed out.
"Nobody asked you to point fingers, _Gambit_," Pietro spat out his name.
"Anyway," Molly said, "You guessed wrong. Colossus isn't my boyfriend."
"Here it comes," Todd whispered.
"Well then who is it?" Pietro exploded, "We named all those dorks!
There isn't anyone left!-Unless it's...ew...it's not a normal guy, is it?"
"No, it's not a normal guy," Molly said, "It's-"
Suddenly she felt a pair of muscular and familar arms wrap around her shoulders from behind.
The back of her head was pressed against some nice, hard pecs.
"Me," Remy finished.
Pietro's mouth fell open.
"Priceless!" Todd whispered.
Pietro, being Pietro, threw a fit. "Nonononono! Impossible! You said you weren't even interested in her! This is crazy!"
"That was a year ago," Remy said, not letting go of Molly, in fact hugging her even tighter, "Things change."
"Oh don't act like you're actually mad about it," Molly smirked, "The whole world knew you just wanted to date me because I was like the first girl ever to say no to you. You never really liked me. You probably didn't even think I was that pretty either."
Now Pietro was calm again. Calm and spiteful. "You know you're right Molly.
You were never my type," He straightened up to his full height, which, while not very tall, was still much taller then Molly, "You're fat anyway.
It's true, I don't think you're that pretty. Homely is more like it," He condescendingly pat her on the head. "I've got girls lined up, Squirt."
Remy and Freddy looked at each other, nodding in unison. Pietro just crossed the line.
"Boy, you've got some mouth on you, don'tcha?" Remy put an arm around Pietro and led him outside.
Freddy followed, then Toad followed the three of them with the camera.
Lance and Molly heard screams from outside. "I think Freddy sat on him or something," Molly said, "That would be the only way to pin him down without telekinesis."
"Sorry for Pietro's big mouth," Lance apologized, "You want something to drink?"
"No, I'm good thanks," Molly sat on the couch. She looked around. Why did they always keep the place such a dump?
Wanda came into the room and sat down. "Hey," She said to Molly. "Uh, hi Wanda," Molly said. That was as far as the two usually got in conversations, neither being the chatty sort.
Wanda kind of weirded Molly out.
After a while, Freddy and Remy hauled Pietro back inside.
"I'm...very, very...uh...sorry," Pietro said slowly to Molly.
"Apology accepted. Maybe now you'll learn that no means no," Molly said.
"Like any other girl would turn me down," Pietro scoffed, "I mean, it figures you two would end up together anyway. He's creepy and you're, uh, well you're _you_." With that Pietro left to get away from the craziness of the boarding house.
Remy sat next to Molly, stuck to her like glue.
"That was nice of you guys," Molly was a little embarrassed because they had made a fuss for her, and she felt awkward being cozy with Remy around friends.
"No big deal," Freddy said, taking a seat, "What have you guys been up to?"
"Too much," Molly said, "I guess I should've called you or something. It's been really, really crazy around the mansion. Do you want me to start with me having to switch bodies with Sabertooth, Remy and I going to New Orleans,
or Remy getting trapped in the Middleverse?"
"Whatever happened first," Freddy was intrigued.
The boys enjoyed hearing about their mishaps, but never wanted to be a part of them themselves.
Lance and Todd had come back into the room at that point,
eager to hear the stories.
They sat around for over two hours, with Molly and Remy sharing their points of view on each adventure.
"I don't think life could get weirder then having Molly in Sabertooth's body. What a nightmare!" Remy exclaimed.
"I know _I'd_ love Wanda whatever shape she took," Todd cooed,
getting uncomfortably close to Wanda.
"Stop being annoying, you idiot!" Wanda huffed, pushing Todd away with only her hands and leaving the room.
Todd looked depressed. "Um...so why are you in love with her again?" Molly spoke up.
"Because she's amazing!" Todd said with gusto.
"Ah. Right. Amazing," Molly said dryly.
"Looks like Toady could use some help from the love doctor," Remy joked.
"Omigosh, Remy that's a great idea!" Molly looked excited.
"...I wasn't...uh...what?" Remy became confused.
"We could help him out. It couldn't hurt him," Molly winked.
Todd easily could be smelled from across the room at any given point in time, and the guy just looked hopeless. Remy stared at him and then looked over at Molly,
who looked just ecstatic about the whole idea.
"Why not," Remy sighed, obviously knowing he was getting in over his head.
"It's better then what's been going on lately," Molly smiled.
"Yeah. You could have been trapped as Sabertooth forever," Remy shuddered,
"Okay, I'm in. What's first?"
Molly smiled, "Shower."
"I love you Cherie, but I don't want to help get Todd in the shower.
That's where I draw the line," Remy looked repulsed.
"It's okay, we'll get it," Freddy said. Freddy picked Todd up and he and Lance took him upstairs,
though it was against his will as Todd was grumbling and moaning about having actually to shower "Scrub hard!" Molly called after them, "Wash him until he gets clean!"
"Um, honey? That could take years," Remy joked.
Molly affectionately punched him in the arm. "You know that didn't hurt, right?" Remy just took her hand and held it for a second.
"I know," Molly got her hand back and put her arms around his neck and looked into his eyes,
"I like when we're sitting down like this. it's very cozy."
"Me too. I think they're going to be up there a while...and Wanda and Pietro went out," Remy put his hands on her waist, leaning in close.
"You really want to kiss on someone elses couch? Here?" Molly whispered.
"Mm-hm," Remy went ahead and kissed her.
Molly felt excited, happy and thrilled all at once. Remy's lips were soft and as far as she was concerned, he was an excellent kisser. She was more comfortable sitting, but standing wasn't so bad either, she just had to work at it more.
Remy's breath was warm on her cheek and his hands were gentle as he held her sides.
"tu es ma ange. Je br le de d sir pour vous. Je veux tre avec toi pour toujours,"
Remy was breathing faster.
"Mmmm," was all Molly could manage. She started playing with his hair.
Molly noticed that Remy was kissing in a new and different way that she enjoyed by alternating between her upper and lower lip,
then giving her a real kiss. She felt warm and so happy.
Okay, so maybe it wasn't the most polite thing to do, kissing on her buddy's couch while he was busy, but they just didn't get this kind of privacy at home.
"Ewww!" Molly was vaugely aware of Pietro speeding back into the room, "Don't you two have any manners?"
"HEY! DID YOU GUYS SEE WHAT THEY'RE _DOING_ DOWN HERE?" Pietro yelled to everyone upstairs.
The only response he received were screams, splashes of water and the sound of sobbing and begging.
Pietro glared at the couple "Well knock it off before I have to bring in the hose-and I'll do it, too."
"You do that and we'll see how fast you can run with broken legs," Remy returned the glare.
"Like you could catch me," Pietro left the house with a loud slam of the front door.
"The mood is now killed. We'll have to continue later," Molly pouted, "Maybe go to the movies tonight or something."
"It's alright," Remy put an arm around her shoulders, "There isn't any romantic atmosphere around here anyway."
"You know you're right. You should go upstairs and ask them if we can straighten up the house a little," Molly said.
"...I really need to start thinking before I speak," Remy rubbed his face, getting up and going upstairs.