Okay I repeat again: Jean is being OOC in this story for a reason. Somebody had to be a bitch, so I picked Jean because of all the reasons I listed in "this is not a chapter". There has to be a bitchy character in order for one of my future plot points to work. I had to establish that a certain character (Jean) doesn't like Piotr and Illyana (and Remy but he isn't part of the plot point), and then that certain character (Jean) was going to not show up very much until the plot point. There aren't going to be any more interactions with Jean until the plot point so every one can rest easy. ((This is why I don't write long stories… I feel the need to build up to plot points, and then people complain. ^sigh^))
I love to answer questions because, believe it or not, I do want readers to understand what is going on. But I am not going to give away the plot or the ending, so it is possible that my explanations are not going to be satisfactory and might even confuse you more. I am sorry for that.
I don't consider all bad reviews, or ones with criticism to be flames. I don't consider Gulogirl's review to be a flame, because she was nice about it. I don't consider Thriller's reviews (that she likes Lancitty more than Kiotr) flames. It becomes a flame when people say I shouldn't write anymore, call me a 'newbie writer'/'not a serious writer', or threaten to never read my stories again. Tell me what is wrong (NICELY) and give me suggestions for improvement. Things won't change unless I get a suggestion. Don't just slam on me.
Thriller: That's a good idea… I will write a story where Kitty breaks up with stinky Lance (for the umpteenth time) and Piotr beats him up. Then Kitty and Piotr live happily ever after… Mwahhahahaha! Ahem. Anyway…..
Gulogirl: Yup you are right, and this is a great question. Only Remy, Hank, and the professor know Piotr and Illyana's true relationship. Remy knows because he knows Piotr, Hank knows because of their blood tests and speaking Russian, and Xavier knows because he is psychic.
The reason that Logan doesn't know is because in the first chapter he couldn't smell their relationship (because they had been traveling together and their scents were all over each other). After Piotr seemed to confirm the assumed relationship (when Logan asked Piotr if Illyana was "his" and Piotr's reaction), Logan didn't bother sniffing them again to find out their relationship, because he thinks he already knows. It has also only been a few days so far, only about 3 days (the day they arrived, the day they went shopping, and the day they had their physicals with Hank). For day 2 and 3 Logan hasn't seen them yet, he only interacted with them on the first day so even if he wanted to sniff them again he hasn't had the chance. I hope that helps.(He is going to figure it out pretty soon, but not right away.)
AgentG, Wolviesfan: I forgive. Just try and be nice about it next time, okay. Maybe take a breather before you write a review, and then read it how you think the author will read it.
Aprilangel413, Nettlez: Again, thanks for reviewing. ^passes out cookies^. You like me, you really like me! ^Okay, now my drama is over.^
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~~About a week after the physical~~
Piotr sat in the rec-room, listening to a CD player while sketching in one of his new notebooks. Illyana sat in front of the television watching cartoons; though Piotr made sure she was far enough away from the screen. Remy and Kurt had burned him a few CD's and Ororo had 'found' a CD player (still in the packaging ^wink wink^) for him to use. Even though music didn't use proper English, Piotr still hoped that it would be helpful for learning words, different meanings, and slang. And it was nice to listen to while he sketched. Cartoon sounds weren't the most creativity inspiring.
Occasionally as he drew, he would make little notes on the edge of the paper about words in a song: things he wanted to look up or words he liked. Remy's CD's were a little hard to understand, they were mostly rock music; they were loud, the words were fast and strung together, and screaming tended to distort the sounds of the words. He had a few good ones that Piotr liked, but mostly he listened to Kurt's choices. Kurt had an interesting selection of what Remy called 'oldies' and 'fille music', which basically meant music that old people and girls listened to.
After Illyana's stunt with Kurt the second night, Kurt and Piotr had become fairly good friends. The two of them and Remy would often be seen together watching movies, TV, or playing games. Sometimes Illyana joined them. Remy was very careful about his language around Illyana after one incident of cussing… and then being threatened with bodily harm if he cussed or said something inappropriate in front of her. Other than that the three of them got along well.
Right now Kurt was at school along with all the other students who were still in high school. Xavier was enrolling Piotr in the next semester at the local community college, where both Scott and Jean went. Remy was old enough for college but he was only taking one class there, an automotive class. That's not where he was right now though.
He was out with Logan looking at a motorcycle show. Surprisingly, despite the fact that Logan and Remy were at odds most of the time, Remy refusing to listen to direction in the danger-room and Logan not liking the attention that Remy gave Rogue and disobeying him, they had formed an odd friendship. Remy and Logan had bonded over bikes, beer, babes, and smokes (according to Remy). Logan was the only one that would let Remy smoke or drink in his presence, and Remy was the only one that Logan could talk to about motorcycles or admire women with. The best way to describe their relationship was 'tolerant' of each other.
Glancing at the clock, the younger students would be back soon, Piotr stretched his hand. The thinness of the pencil made his hand get stiff sometimes, but he ignored it and continued sketching after checking Illyana. A few moments later he was lost in his drawing again, the headphone over his dark head blocking out the sounds of people entering the mansion and going passed in the hall. Occasionally his eyes would flick up to look at Illyana and the scene in front of him, before he would continue sketching.
Kitty had just walked in and glanced at the black crew-cut head and broad shoulders that could be seen over the back of the couch. With a smile she moved behind him and tapped his shoulder as she leaned down to look at what he was drawing. It was a picture of Illyana, unsurprisingly. Most of the background had been shaded in to make it darker, while Illyana's figure was done with dark outlines but bright shadings. She stood out from the background with amazing clarity, and he had only used a regular pencil!
While she leaned over his shoulder, Piotr had pulled off his headphones looking up with a surprised smile. "Ah… Hello Katya. Zhe school iss done now?" He flicked a large finger over the CD player, switching it off and turning slightly. Kitty looked as fresh as always, even if she still had her backpack on and looked like it was heavy for her.
"Yup." Kitty smiled at him before looking at the drawing again. "Peter, that is just, like, SO amazing. It is so realistic and textured… I can't even imagine how beautiful it would look in color or, like, a painting." Her fingers lightly touched the side of the sketchbook as her eyes moved over the drawing.
Piotr almost puffed up with pride, sitting straighter, as Kitty admired his work. "I have more… You vant to see?" He offered her the sketchbook with a small movement.
Kitty's eyebrows rose and she smiled brightly at him. "Can I really? Oh wow…" Kitty carefully took the book out of his hands and flipped to the front. The first picture was of Illyana hugging her bear, the second and third were of Piotr's room and part of the mansions front yard.. The fourth was of Kitty, Kurt, and Rogue working on homework. That made Kitty look at Piotr curiously, but she kept going with out commenting. There was a picture of Remy and Logan working on their motorcycles, side by side even though Logan was on his back looking up at something under his bike and Remy was crouched at the engine of the other bike. The last picture was the one he had been working on, the one of Illyana watching television.
All the drawings had amazing focus, a realism that Kitty had never seen before. "This is, like, real art… You could frame these or sell them. They are so…" Kitty shrugged, unable to find the word she was looking for. She closed to notebook and handed it to him carefully. "What are you going to do with them?"
Piotr took it back, setting it aside as he spoke to her. "I joost keep zhem." He shrugged. "I can noot sell pictures of mine friends…"
Kitty smiled, shrugging off her back pack and coming around the couch to sit next to him, just as a commercial came on. Illyana turned her head to speak to Piotr and saw Kitty. The little blonde had been so engrossed in the cartoon that she hadn't heard them talking. With a smile she came over and began to talk to both Piotr and Kitty excitedly.
Over her head Kitty smiled at Piotr, who started to smile back but suddenly blinked and blushed. Kitty giggled and settled down to watch cartoons with Illyana and a blushing Piotr.