4: Plotting Revenge
'Dear Diary,
I write once more. It was last night that I came home from that horrid place. Please remind me no more of it. Kacia, Nakia, Sebastian, Leighton and Tammy are all here. They have been made students, and Tammy is the youngest kid here. However, she also seems to have more control than a lot of older students. Kacia shares a room with Rahne, a red-headed teenager who can turn into a wolf, Nakia shares a room with Calina, an 11 year old Russian girl who can adapt people's dreams, Sebastian shares a room with Gregory, a teenage boy who can control electronics, and Leighton and Tammy share a room. The professor has made a rule that boys and girls do not share rooms, he calls it personal, I call it sexist. However, this is an exception. Leighton explained that Tammy has lost everyone in her life and seems to only trust Leighton. He apparently has protected her through the time they spent in the cell and they are very close. The professor then agreed.
I actually think that nearly all the girls are annoyed at the boys;
Bobby stole my yoghurt last night, so I am plotting revenge at the moment.
Scott used Jean's favourite sweater to clean a spill. She has been ignoring him since yesterday.
Kitty is mad at Kurt, because he appeared in the middle of Kitty and Lance's date and Kitty fell in shock, spilling her food and drink all down herself. She will not even talk to him.
Emma is mad at Gregory because when Emma was writing an essay on her laptop, Gregory switched it off. Emma did not save it so she is very mad right now.
Rogue is mad at Remy, or Gambit, because he heard about her feelings and kept appearing ever since, flirting with her. I know she likes it, but she will not admit it.
Amara is mad at Roberto because he pushed her in a training session, making him come 1st. Amara then came 4th and has occasionally burned some of Roberto's items.
I am not sure about Jubilee, but I heard she is mad at Liam. I do not know the story behind that.
Rahne is annoyed at Sam. Sam walked in on her getting changed, and Rahne has done nothing but blush.
Aria is mad at Kris, because he spread a rumour that she was crushing on Liam. Now she is mad at both of them.
Violet is mad at Terrence because he spilled her soda, and it was her favourite kind.
Jaycee is angry at Malik as he started teasing her about her new haircut.
I think that is that. It seems that plenty of us are annoyed, and plenty of us want revenge. Maybe this is the time to do just that. But first, I need to talk to Rhiannon. She has been avoiding me since we got back. I do not know if she thinks I am mad at her or something. I hope all ends well and-'
"Larissa?" someone asked.
"JUST A MINUTE!!!!" I yelled angrily.
'people are interrupting me as we speak. What I mean is that we are good friends but this is-'
"LARISSA!"
"HOLD IT!" I growled.
'a nightmare.'
"Done." I closed my diary and placed it under my pillow. "What is it?" I opened the door. There stood Bobby, all high and mighty.
"Hi," he said simply.
"What do you want?" I sighed.
"Nothing, just wanted to say 'hi'," he smiled then ran off. I felt my fury reaching its peak. Did he just do that? Did he? I walked out the door and down the corridor towards the kitchen. I heard the all so familiar chattering of the students and I opened the door. Thankfully, this time I was not met with silence, only more chattering. I bring myself to the fruit basket and grab an orange. I begin peeling it and hear Rhiannon quickly leave the kitchen. I sighed. I heard Nakia laughing so I sit down next to her.
"Hey Nakia," I greet. She smiled at me.
"Hey Larissa," she looked happier already. Her cheeks were rosy and her eyes were bright. I smiled at her, she must have already made a lot of friends. I took a bit of the orange, the juice dripping down to my neck slightly. Bobby handed me a napkin and when I used it, several people giggled. "Larissa," Nakia whispered, "It's ink." My eyes widened. I growled menacingly at Bobby who was now laughing hysterically. I pushed back on the chair, standing up, making several glasses fall off the table. I hissed slightly then stormed off.
Logan was leaning on the wall, smoking a cigar. "You gonna clean that up?" he took a puff.
"Not a chance," I said bitterly. I coughed as the smoke forced its way down my throat. "Will you ever quit?" I asked annoyed. He shrugged so I walked away. I heard the window open creepily. I turned around to where I heard it. Remy LeBeau was sneaking in. "Excuse me?" I leaned on the doorway. His eyes widened and he turned around guiltily. He pulled a confident smile as he pranced towards me.
"Remy thinks that chere is a charming young thing," he flirted. I honestly wanted to punch him now, actually give me a few seconds.
"Larissa don' care," I mocked his accent. He stiffened, frowning then smiled teasingly.
"Remy's own mistake, Remy means that chere is such a fierce, charming young thing." I crossed my arms in a disapproving manner.
"And what does this get you?" I asked bitterly. He stopped, thinking it over. He then looked at his feet, knowing he was defeated. That did not take so long. "Seriously, I do not comprehend why you think that is appropriate," I scolded him. He looked like a little school boy as he scuffed his shoe on the floor. "It is the morning and I am already pissed off," I said angrily.
His lips stretched to a mischievous smile, "Remy would not want anyone to know about chere's little potty mouth," he looked at me slyly.
I raised an eyebrow and smirked, "Who would be surprised?" He clearly underestimated me.
"Remy don' know," he admitted then looked past me. "Say, would sweet little chere let dear old Remy pass without speaking of Remy's name?"
"It depends," I said slowly.
"Ahh.." he exclaimed, "Remy figures chere is blackmailing."
"Precisely," I purred.
"What does chere want?" he sat on the nearby table.
"You can get into the Brotherhood's place, right?" I asked. He tilted his head to the side.
"Remy can, but why?"
"I need a favour," I replied.
"Yes?"
"I need to speak to Wanda but I will not be able to go without the professor knowing," I whispered, sitting on the table as well.
"Ahh... Chere is the sneaky type," he smirked.
"Hardly," I laughed, "No, there is something I need to discuss with her. Privately," I said in a warning tone.
"Private, eh?" he said.
"Yes, tell her to meet me at the Central Park," I instructed.
"At what time, chere?" he looked interested.
"11am," I replied.
"11? A bit early, Remy thinks," his smile spread quicker into an almost luminous grin.
"It depends, but I need to speak to her as soon as possible," I replied. The great plan of mine was detailing itself in my head.
"Remy understands. Secret meeting, yes?" he asked.
"Precisely," I nodded. He jumped off the table and swung himself out the window. "I will tell Rogue you called," I yelled to him. He saluted and ran off, avoiding the security. I smiled, he can be pretty reliable when he wanted. It is such a shame that he is still scum. I waited a few moments while sitting on the table then gave up.
I jumped off and headed outside. I opened the door and breathed in the sweet fresh morning air.
"Are you sure you want to go out?" Ororo walked up to me. I turned to her.
"Positive." She patted me on the shoulder.
"Be careful," she warned.
"I will," I smiled. She smiled back and wandered to her garden. I turned around again and left the grounds. I started to walk when something kicked in. It was like a sense or something. I felt a pain in my stomach and a curiosity in my head. I closed my eyes, trying to focus and that is when I located him. Sabretooth.
I turned just in time to hear him land on the ground. He had not spotted me yet, thankfully. I could hear him muttering under his breath, "Wolverine." I smirked. He was getting closer to the school but I was about to stop him. I remember feeling faint, as if a new side of me was about to encounter the world. I was not myself.
I climbed a tree, my body sliding, almost like a snake. It was elegant. I jumped on to the next tree, my body wrapping around a branch. I had him in my sight, or the super-heated vision anyway. I hissed, my tongue changing. I quietly slid towards him, still creeping on the branch. I focused on his body, and knew I could tackle him. I leapt at him, entwining my body with his own. He struggled, trying to pull me off, but I was slowly crushing him. I hissed into his ear, knowing he could not see me. I dropped the tiniest bit of venom into his ear. He started to feel dizzy then he fell to the ground, completely out cold. I jumped off him in time.
I felt a pang! I rubbed my head, not certain what had just happened there. I notified that Sabretooth was lying unconscious on the ground. I raised an eyebrow, knowing my work was done. Logan ran out of the mansion, ready to fight when he saw the unconscious Sabretooth next to me. His eyes widened as he stopped.
"Kid, did you do this?" he asked amazed.
"Guilty as charged," I made a mini salute then walked off. I felt him lost for words. He then dragged Sabretooth away, obviously ready to show the professor. "I hope there are not any more bloody scumbags," I muttered to myself.
A short walk later and I arrived at the park. Thankfully humans did not look long enough at me to realise I was a mutant. I bought an ice cream from the stall and sat on a bench. When I finished Wanda sat next to me.
"What's this about?" she asked.
"I am planning a mega prank day for the boys at the mansion," I replied simply.
"So?" she looked unamused.
"So... I need your help."
"Why would I be interested?" she blinked.
"Because I know you have a small grudge against 1 of them now," I said. She then began to look interested.
"Keep talking," she sounded pleased. I talked to her about the plan, she nodded through most of it. "Fine, I'll help." She grinned.
"Excellent," I replied.
"So you're wanting to get the help of the other girls at the mansion as well?"
"Yes, if I get all the girls who are mad at a boy we can have the ultimate prank day," I poked around in my purse. "Want a soda?"
"Nice idea, and please." I stood up to get a soda, Wanda following me. I nodded to the stall-person and exchanged money with 2 sodas. I talked to Wanda during this. I handed her 1 and sipped my own.
"Obviously I want it done today," I replied.
"Good call," she nodded.
"Yeah, better to organise it then at night we will strike," I smiled slyly.
"Great, so will I come by later?"
"Sure," I smiled, "Or come right now, that way we can explain the plans to the girls and the boys will not suspect anything."
"What makes you so sure?" she asked.
"Well, only Jean and the professor are known psychics in the mansion. Jean will join, she is mad at Scott and I can tell if someone is coming our way from 10 miles away."
"And the professor won't interfere?"
"Why would he?"
"Good point."
"Now, we can walk home or whatever," I said.
"That's okay, I brought a car," she twirled her keys in her fingers.
"Great...Wait... You can drive?" I asked.
"I haven't got a license but who's gonna stop us?" she smirked. I shrugged and followed her to the big, green car.
"Is this Lance's car?" I asked, sitting in the passenger seat.
"Yeah," she nodded. She climbed in and started it. We drove back to the mansion. "Okay, I really don't want to have to explain myself if those stupid alarms get me," she complained on the way.
"No problems," I smirked, "I can easily sneak you in."
"Won't that cause some suspicion?" she raised an eyebrow.
"What doesn't?" I shrugged. She parked near the gates. We both got out and I gestured her to climb the wall.
"Why not go through the gates?" she asked as she took my hand.
"And be a walking target?" I replied, helping her up. I jumped off the wall and waited for her to come. I kept an eye on the whole security grid and sneaked past them all, Wanda close behind. I opened the window that Remy pranced in earlier. I closed it behind us and I sneaked Wanda up to my bedroom. She sat on my chair, thinking off the plan. I waited, knowing Kitty was coming.
She opened the door and looked surprised to see Wanda.
"What is, like, going on?" she asked. We clued her in the plan and she grinned. "Best plan ever!"
"Great, so can you gather some girls up?" I asked.
"Sure," she grinned. She phased through the wall.
"Are you sure she can?" Wanda asked.
"Trust me, she can," I nodded.
After 3 minutes a lot of the girls were crammed in my room. There was Wanda, Kitty, Jean, Amara, Emma, Jubilee, Rogue, Rahne, Aria, Jaycee, Roxanne, Kirsty, Bella, Kacia, Violet and Georgia.
"What's this about?" Jean asked, standing by the window.
"We're, like, here to plan pranks for the, like, boys who we are, like, mad at," Kitty replied excitedly.
"Well, I'm in," Kacia raised her hand, "That Terrence has annoyed me today. He teased me about my braces."
"Poor girl," Jaycee patted her shoulder sympathetically. Kacia hung her head depressingly. I just gave them both blank stares.
"First thing's first," Emma remarked, "Who isn't here?" I could tell that Kitty was counting in her head.
"Nakia, Calina, Tammy, Betsy, Tabitha, Sarah-Lee, Ingrid and some others," I replied.
"Tabitha!" Kitty grinned, "Why is she, like, not invited."
"Because she doesn't need revenge," Violet replied, in her usual dark and cold voice.
"But she's awesome with pranks," Amara replied. I sighed.
"Who knows how to get her?" I asked.
"I'll talk to her," Jean replied then placed her fingers to her head. The girls all whispered amongst themselves, discussing how they all wanted payback. Tabitha soon burst in the door, all smiles.
"Am I late for the party?" she grinned.
"Not a' all," Rogue replied.
"Great!" she jumped onto my bed and crossed her legs.
"Right, girls," I announced, silencing them all, "First of all I have a suggestion." They all listened carefully, "Instead of each of us doing a prank for each of their annoyances, why not switch?" Some of them looked confused. "I mean like Jean, you are mad at Scott, right?" She nodded, "So why not get Jubilee to prank him whereas you prank someone else?"
"Ahh," Wanda exclaimed, "That way they won't suspect us."
"Exactly, and if they do there is no proof we did it."
"I like your thinking girl," Tabitha smirked.
"Well, so have we any suggestions?"