Yo! Here's the next bit I promised...
I PROMISE this one is romy. okay! lol! And as for my friend mazdamiatta whom I always love getting reviews from... I'm not sure why you're confused but I'm sorry that you are. :) Like I said before, not much happened in the past two chapters... so if you need me to clairfy anything, please don't hesitate to ask. :)
Cool! Now that that's been said, here ya go...
A funny thing to do is, if you're out hiking and your friend gets bitten by a poisonous snake, tell him you're going to go for help, then go about ten feet and pretend that you got bit by a snake. Then start an argument with him about who's going to go get help. A lot of guys will start crying. That's why it makes you feel good when you tell them it was just a joke. - Deep Thoughts.
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"You got a lot of nerve comin' back here…" AJ clenched her fist as she walked towards him in the doorway. "You realize you tried to kill me… twice!"
"Sheilah… look…" Pyro held his hands up. The look on his face was uncharacteristically serious. Frantic even. "Please…"
A young woman with dark black hair stepped through the doorway, stopping next to Pyro holding the young man with a frown, supporting his limp body to the best of her ability.
"Help me…" She whispered, struggling under the weight of the unconscious earth churner.
"What the hell?" Logan came to a stop next to AJ.
Pyro took the weight of Lance from the young woman. "We… had nowhere else to go…"
"Oh my…" AJ stepped up to the three in the doorway, lifting Lance's chin gently. "What the hell happened!"
Logan moved towards them, carefully lifting the unconscious young man up. "Let's get him down to Med. Bay."
"Magneto an' I got in a big fight. We'd been thinkin' of leavin'… but didn't know where t'go. The man… he was gettin' insane with powah!" Pyro explained hurriedly. "So I left… t'clear my mind y'know? An' when I got back, I found Avalanche 'ere beatin' to within' a half an inch of 'is life!"
"So you think he did this?" AJ frowned.
"If I was a bettin' man, I'd put all my money down on 'im."
"An' who the hell is she?" AJ jerked her thumb at the pretty girl who followed them.
"Amanda. She was workin' with us, tryin' t'help us get out." He looked at his feet. "We had nowhere t'go though… trust me Sheilah… I wouldn't lie t'you…"
"No?" AJ's head snapped up, looking at the sheepish aussie. "That's funny, because I seem to remember you blatantly lying to me. What was that for… payback right?"
"Please… AJ." Pyro looked up at her, his eyes pleaded for a little compassion. "I'm sorry… I… was so wrong. But don't take it out on Lance. If y'want me gone… I'll go."
AJ shook her head. "We'll talk about it later." She looked over her shoulder at the girl Pyro introduced as Amanda.
Her icy blue eyes frowned as AJ made eye contact with her. "I heard about this place... you keep mutants safe here."
"Most mutants." Logan grunted as the elevator door opened.
They helped Lance into a bed, trying to make him as comfortable as possible as they waited for Beast to join them.
He opened the door finally with a look of deep concern. "I came as soon as I heard."
"He doesn't look good Hank…" AJ shook her head, crossing her arms tightly.
Logan narrowed his eyes, looking at AJ carefully. "What d'you think?"
AJ let out a breath and looked at the closed door. Their guests were on the other side, waiting patently in the foyer. "Pyro's harmless. He wouldn't lie to me again. He knows I'd rip him limb from limb. They were trying to get out… go straight. Too ashamed to come here."
"You think that's why Magneto beat the crap outta this one?"
AJ shook her head. "Maybe…" She let out a breath. "The other one… Amanda? Have you heard of her?"
"Nope."
AJ looked back at the door. "Me neither."
"You think we can trust her?"
She chewed her lip "Let's leave that up to the Professor."
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Kitty walked into the large foyer with her arms filled with bags. "I tell ya… I don't half mind havin' Carol! She's got good taste!"
Rogue growled. "Sure she does… with mah money."
"Ahhh relax. At least we figured out how to make Carol happy." Kitty grinned.
Rogue laughed. "She does have good taste… ah'll admit that much."
"I know! Remy'll flip when he sees you wearin' that green sh-"
"Knock it off!" Rogue snapped.
Kitty pressed her lips together.
The grin returned to Rogue's face. "He will, won't he…?" She whispered.
Kitty giggled. "You bet!" The girls continued to walk up the stairs with their bags. "I can't wait to see the look on that Cajun's face!" She giggled. They reached the top of the stairs and Kitty froze.
"You talkin' bout Remy?" He crossed his arms with a slow grin.
"Well kiss mah grits." Rogue adjusted the bags in her arms with a small laugh "You just follow me 'round doncha Remy?"
"'S what ah live fo' chère." He bowed dramatically. "But not dis time. Kitty… Adiah wants you t'go down to d'med bay ASAP."
Kitty furrowed her brow. "Alright…"
"An' Rogue, she wants you t'come t'my room…" He winked.
She swung a bag, smacking him in the arm with the parcel. "You got a death wish Cajun?"
"Non… if Remy's gunna wish fo'anythin' chère… ain' gunna be death…" he said with a grin before wiggling his eyebrows suggestively.
She took the bags from Kitty, struggling to juggle everything in her arms before shaking his head. "What am ah gunna do with you Remy…?"
He scooped up an armful of bags before giving her a smooth smile. "Ah have a list. Left it in m'other pants."
Rogue chuckled as the two walked down the hall side by side. "Ah just don't get you."
"Sure y'do." He smiled.
"No. Ah don't. Why won't y'just leave me alone?" She looked at him.
He came to a stop at her door. "Dat what you want?"
She pushed the door open before tossing the bags onto the ground. "Ah don't know…" She looked away.
"Rogue look at me." He took her chin, turning her face to look at him. "Seein' you again belle… y'do t'ings t'mess me up."
"Ah do things? Ah do things t'mess you up." She let out a laugh. "You wanna talk about messin' someone up? Can ah tell you somethin'?"
"Course."
"Mah powers don't only work through mah fingers moron." She turned away from him.
He took her gloved hand and kissed the back of her fingers.
"Ah know fleur."
"An'… maybe… ah just don't think..." She let out a frustrated breath. "Nobody'd ever want me."
"Darlin' yo'full o'somethin' fierce if y'believe dat." He smiled, running the back of his gloved hand along her cheek.
She sucked in a breath and shook her head slightly. "You don't want me Cajun. You just want the chase." She pressed her lips together.
"Is dat so?" He grinned. "Well… d'chase is fun… but d'catch is even better."
She pressed her lips together in a small smile.
"Listen belle… if ah didn't think y'were worth it… ah'd have moved on a long time ago."
"Ah just don't see what the point is." She shook her head. "Ah'm back where ah started Remy. If we touch, you might as well take up temporary residence with Hank in the Med. Bay…"
"Worse fates come t'mind…" He gave her a wink causing her to let out a small laugh, shaking her head.
"Don' try t'solve d'worlds problems p'tiete. Just enjoy d'time we got."
She looked at him in the eye, trying to read him. Was he really telling the truth; or just trying to woo her with his charm? She gave up with the shake of her head. He took her gloved hand, placing it gently on his cheek. "One day at a time fleur"
He traded her gaze with a small smile "We have fun together. Oui?"
"Ah guess…"
"Dat's all Remy asks fo'. Ah love spendin' time wit' you fleur."
Rogue chuckled "Ahh… you ain't so bad yourself ah guess."
"Dat a compliment belle?" His eyebrow perked up and a playful grin danced across his lips.
She gave him a snarl through the smile she was trying to suppress "Don't get used to it swamp rat."
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Kitty walked out of the elevator, picking up her pace as she neared the med. Bay. If something was wrong, why wouldn't everyone have been downstairs?
"Kitty!" AJ stood up when the brunette pushed the doors open.
A frown danced across her features as she looked at the two members sitting in the foyer whom didn't quite belong there. "Hey. What… what's going on?"
"'Course… the kitten come's a'runnin'…" Pyro rolled his eyes. AJ cuffed him upside the head before taking a step towards Kitty.
"I thought you'd probably want to know…" her eyes moved to the doors. "It's Lance."
Her frown deepened. "Is everything alright?"
"We're waiting. Hank's checking him out." AJ pressed her lips together.
"I think he'll be okay. We found him in time." Amanda stood up.
Kitty furrowed her brow "Who are you?"
"It's a long story…" AJ let out a breath. "We'll explain everything in the morning."
Ah yes Pyro... good ol' Pyro. I just loved him too much to keep him out of the stories... so due to popular demand, he's back. lol
PS. Brownie points for anyone who can point out the lines I snuck in there from comicverse... (winks) there's a few in there...