Just to remind y'all that I'm not dead. XD It's better if you play the music as you read it, just imagine the people singing the words
We are Family – Sister Sledge
Disclaimer: I don't own the X-Men, nor will I ever :( And the only songs I own are the ones I make up in the shower, lol
We are Family
"Dum…da-dum, da-dum… da-dum, da-dum… dum," Kitty hummed a song as she walked along the hallway, bobbing her head to the tune of the music in her head. She had no particular destination in mind. Her thoughts were wandering and her feet were taking her wherever they wanted.
Family. She lingered on that thought as she paused at the bottom of the stairs, propping her elbow up on the railing and leaning against it thoughtfully. Who was her family? Her mom and her dad, sure, and her grandma and pa… but the mansion was her home, even more than with her parents. Here, she had friends; heck, they were closer than her cousins or grandparents or, dare she say it, even her parents themselves. Here, she'd always fit in. She'd always be taken care of. Here, she'd always have a home.
Kitty smiled and started singing the words aloud.
"We are family, I got all my sisters with me," she stood in the center of the entrance hall, trying to attract as much attention as possible without actually going anywhere. She focused her thoughts for Jean and the Professor to hear. "We are family, get up everybody sing."
She saw a head appear at the top of the stairs, to be followed by one that looked exactly like it… and another… and another. She grinned up at Jamie and nodded.
"We are family, I got all my sisters with me," she projected, trusting that Jamie would get the message around before the song ended. "We are family, get up everybody sing."
It was time for the verse, but still no one had come to observe her appreciation for everything. She sighed dejectedly, but just as she was considering giving up, another voice joined her song.
"Everyone can see we're together as we walk on by," Rogue walked to Kitty's side, giving her a rare smile as she sang with her southern twang. "And we fly just like birds of a feather, I won't tell no lie."
"Uh!" Jubilee and Amara harmonized, leaning over the rails from the second floor, twin grins in place.
"All of the people around us, they say, 'can they be that close?'" Scott and Jean added, coming in the front door.
"Just let me state for the record," Evan cheered, skating down the stairs.
"We're giving love in a family dose!" They all cried out.
"Ve are family!" Kurt yelled, teleporting next to Kitty.
"Hey-hey-hey-hey-uh!" Jubilee harmonized, with an extra dose of sassiness.
"I got all my sisters with me," Tabitha chanted, fearlessly dragging Logan into the room.
"Oh-huh! Oh-huh!"
"We are family," Logan begrudgingly growled, receiving some disbelieving and partially amazed looks.
"Get up everybody and sing!" Ororo walked down the stairs elegantly, getting many admiring looks for her beautiful voice. Even Logan looked slightly awed.
"Sing it to me!" Tabitha crowed.
"We are family," Ray sang, or more like said.
"I got all my bruthas with me!" Alex sang more enthusiastically.
"We are family," Bobby declared, doing some sort of robotic running man into the room.
"Get up everybody and sing!" Rahne howled in tune, following a train of Jamies into the foyer.
"Living life is fun and we've just begun to get our share," Amara and Jean sang, gathering around Kitty, Rogue and Tabitha. "Of this world's delights," They struck several poses, before ending with their trademark Sirens positions to clapping and wolf-whistles.
"High!" Jubilee and Rahne bumped hips.
"High hopes we have for the future, and our goals in sight," Ororo soloed, making like a sultry blues singer and wowing everyone.
"We know we don't get depressed," Jubilee called. "Here's what we call –"
"Our golden rule!" She and Rahne chanted.
"Have faith in you and the things you do!" Everyone joined in.
"You won't go wrong," Scott sang.
"Oh-no, this is our family jewel!" Jubilee finished.
"We are family," Bobby started everyone clapping to the beat, giving up his animatronic movements and jumping around like a kid on sugar.
"Yeah! Sing it to me!" Sam hollered.
"I got all my sisters with me!"
"You mean 'muties!'" Ray corrected jovially.
"We are family?" X-23 said, unsure, as she entered the room looking completely confused.
"Oh! I can hear ya now!" Tabitha ran over and started doing the 'twist-and-shout' dance, while Jubilee went about starting a line dance.
"Get up everybody sing! We are family!"
"Have faith in you and the things you do! Hey Hey!" Rogue sang out.
"I got all my sisters with me!" Kitty yelled, throwing a fist into the air.
"Ve are family," Kurt yelled, bamf-ing all over the room.
"Get up! Get up, yeah!" Alex yelled, totally into the groove.
"Get up everybody and sing!" Warren smiled, hovering in front of the grand doors.
"We are family!" Everyone was in some way hugging or dancing with the people around them.
"I got all my sisters with me!" The word 'sister' was drowned out by the medley of substitutes: 'brothers', 'muties,' and even 'aunties' in Evan's case.
"Everybody, hey-hey-hey!" X-23 yelled, now into the swing of things.
"We are family! Get everybody and sing!
"We are…." Kitty started the end of the song, sustaining the note as Logan lifted her onto his shoulder
"Fa…ma…leeee!" Everyone held the last note until they ran out of breath and collapsed, giggling at/to themselves.
"Yes, we are family, indeed," the professor said to himself as he watched his students and staff alike enjoy each other's company from the top of the stairs. This would be one memory he'd treasure always, as they would.
Really weird, I know right? But I was feeling in an appreciative mood…
- JJ Bean