4
Storm raised an eyebrow, watching the wet mutants walk through the mansion doors.
Rogue cleared her throat. "We fell in."
She crossed her arms, AJ stopping beside her with a laugh. "You sure did…"
"Well hurry up, you're dripping all over." Storm waved them along, looking at AJ "So how are things coming along?"
AJ shook her head as she watched the two zip away. "I just can't quite put my finger on it." She crossed her arms and closed her eyes. "Something doesn't feel right."
Kitty, Jubilee and Logan walked in the doors, Kitty and Jubilee dribbled the basketball back and forth.
He looked AJ in the eye "You alright?"
"I'm fine." She nodded. "Perplexed." She grinned.
"Don't play with that inside." Storm shook her head, turning her attention back to Logan as the girls wandered away.
"Hey… what's up with Romeo and Juliet there?" AJ asked jerking her thumb in the direction Rogue and Gambit had left in.
He chuckled "I don't know. I don't ask questions kid."
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Kitty bounded into Jubilee's room "Are you ready! Hurry up!"
Jubilee threw her yellow jacket on and rolled her eyes "Is Rogue coming?"
Kitty shrugged "Haven't seen her since her little display with Gambit."
As they passed Rogue's room, Jubilee gave it a good hard knock. "Hurry up, we're not waiting all day for-"
The door swung open and Rogue stepped out "Ah'm comin', ah'm comin'… grow a little patience would ya?"
Jubilee looked at her watch "We'll make it to the mall in time if we walk really really fast… so let's get going." She said, picking up pace as Kitty started rambling on about how cute Brad Pitt looked in the previews she saw on TV.
"So… how's Gambit?" Jubilee grinned.
"Ah don't know what you're talkin' about." She shrugged.
"You were flirting shamelessly." Kitty giggled. "It was so disgusting.'
"That's not true." Rogue shook her head "We were just havin' fun."
"Just having fun?" Jubilee chuckled.
"Just drop it."
Kitty shook her head "But-"
"Ah don't wanna talk about him!" She said firmly.
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Bobby sat in the rec. room, channel surfing with very little satisfaction.
"Never anyt'ing on here." Gambit shook his head, sitting down in the armchair across from Bobby.
"It's kinda hit and miss. Today it's a miss." He said with a smile, finally putting the remote down. "Doesn't really matter though, I have to go to the mall…"
"D'mall? Why, dey givin' away free samples t'day?"
Bobby smiled "I'm not. Jubilee just called… I guess they don't want to walk home in the rain so Storm told me to go pick them up." He rolled his eyes "I really don't want to… I hate driving Scott's car in the rain. You know how he is…"
"Ah'll do it." Gambit said standing up.
Bobby hesitated "I don't know… its Scotts car… he doesn't usually let anyone drive it."
"Scott's not here, is he?" Remy raised an eyebrow with a wicked grin.
"No… he's not."
"Den what Scott don' know, won' hurt him."
A relativley uneventful chapter I know... but there's another one... :)