The Uncanny Sirens

Chapter 7: Three Blondes and a Sleepover

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- I don't own anything, the X-Men all belong to Marvel while Gale belongs to Agent-G.

Shout Outs-

GothikStrawberry- Oh yeah, the girls will kick some bad guy butt soon enough.

Needles- I'm counting the three Cuckoos as one as they all share one mind, okay? Therefore, the Sirens still have six members. If you think Rachel will be busy in The Uncanny X-Men as well s teaching the Sirens, just think about poor Wolverine, in the comics he's in all three main X-Team as well as the New Avengers.

Agent-G- Oh yeah, you can bet that a few things will be brought into the open in the sleepover.

Xavier's-

Sharon and Gale were in their dorm room getting ready for their upcoming sleepover with the other members of their squad.

'It was sure nice of you guys to hold this sleepover for me.' Gale said as she gathered up her pillow and other necessary supplies. 'I wish I had friends like you guys back home.'

'Your friends not big on the mutant thing, huh?' Sharon asked as she flopped down onto her bed.

'Then that would mean that they're my real friends.' Gale replied. 'Real friends would like me whether I was a mutant or not.'

'That's the spirit.' Sharon grinned. 'You'll go far, kiddo.'

'Uh… What exactly do you do at a sleepover?' Gale asked.

'You haven't ever had a sleepover, have you?' Sharon replied.

'No friends, remember?' Gale said.

'Well, just stick close to me and you'll be fine.' Sharon replied as she put her arm around Gale's shoulder companionably.

The rec room-

Gale and Sharon joined the rest of the girls in the rec room. Everybody was dressed in their respective sleepwear. Sharon was wearing an oversized purple t-shirt with matching shorts and bed socks while Lucy was wearing a simple black t-shirt with matching shorts. Gale was wearing blue tartan jammies while Val was wearing a white t-shirt with a picture of Starfire of the Teen Titans on the front with blue shorts. The three Cuckoos were wearing long white nightdresses while Penny was wearing her usual leather straps, special gloves and fluffy bunny slippers.

'Now that we're all here, we can start with the sleepover.' Phoebe said as she plopped down onto the sofa. 'Any suggestions what we can do first?'

'Watch a chick flick?' Sharon asked.

'Uch, please no.' Val groaned. 'They suck.'

'It's alright for you, little-miss sci-fi addict.' Eve replied.

'I'm not all that big on chick flicks either.' Gale added.

'Same here.' Lucy said.

'Okay, is there anybody here that actually likes chick flicks?' Fiona asked.

Out of the assembled Sirens, Eve, Phoebe and Sharon were the only ones that held up their arms.

'You guys suck.' Sharon sighed. 'What's a sleepover without chick flicks?'

'Fun?' Penny shrugged.

'Hey, look at you Pen.' Val grinned as she patted her roomie on the shoulder. 'You've gone got yourself a sense of humour!'

Penny just smiled at the compliment.

'Why don't we talk about guys?' Sharon asked. 'That's unless the rest of you guys wanna ruin another staple part of sleepovers.'

'Nope, I'm cool.' Val replied.

'Us too.' The Cuckoos chimed.

'I guess…' Penny shrugged.

Gale meanwhile looked over at Lucy, who seemed to be uncomfortable with the subject matter. Gale's heart went out to the girl, she had been told what Lucy used to do before she joined the institute and it wasn't very pleasant.

'Okay, who wants to go first?' Sharon asked.

'Ooh, ooh! I do!' Val replied, waving her hand about.

'Okay then…' Sharon said as she thought of a question. 'Which X-Man do you think is the cutest?'

'Oh God, I don't wanna answer that.' Val groaned embarrassedly.

'You gotta answer the question, unless you wanna forfeit.' Sharon replied.

'Okay, okay, I'll tell you.' Val sighed. 'The X-Man that I think is the cutest is… Beast.'

'Mmm, good choice.' Sharon nodded. 'Mr McCoy's a cutie alright.'

'You're just saying that because he's a cat person too.' The Cuckoos replied.

'Okay then girls, who do you think is the cutest?' Sharon asked.

'Gambit, no contest.' The Cuckoos replied, a little too quickly. 'Mmm, Gambit…'

'Like we didn't see that coming.' Gale snickered.

'Okay then, I'll go next.' Sharon said. 'The X-Man that I think the cutest is… Wolverine!'

'Eww! You can't be serious!' Eve groaned. 'Mr Logan is so gross! He's all hairy.'

'Unlike Remy.' Fiona added with a dreamy smile. 'He's perfect.'

'Mmm, Remy…' Phoebe sighed.

'Penny, your turn.' Sharon said.

'I-I don't know…' Penny replied timidly.

'Aww, c'mon Pen.' Sharon said. 'There's got to be someone that you think is cute.'

'Sharon, don't.' Val said as she tried to stick up for her roommate. 'Penny doesn't have to say anything if she doesn't want to.'

'That's alright.' Penny replied. 'I'll tell you who I like…'

The rest of the girls leant closer; eager to hear who the timid young girl liked the most.

'I-I like No-Face.' Penny whispered.

'No-Face, who's that?' Sharon asked.

'I think Penny means Chamber.' Val replied.

'Mmm, he's pretty cute.' Eve nodded. 'Pity that he doesn't have lips to kiss with.'

'You don't need to have lips to be a good lover.' Sharon snickered.

'Sharon Smith, that as disgusting!' Val gasped in mock shock. 'What if Miss Frost heard you say that?'

'I bet she'd encourage it.' Sharon shrugged.

'You should hear some of the thoughts she has about Mr McCoy.' The Cuckoos chimed. 'They're sweaty and inappropriate.'

'Have any of you guys noticed that she seemed to have a strand of blue hair stuck to her clothes earlier?' Val asked. 'I saw her walk out of her office looking all messy, her hair was in a right state.'

'She was most probably defiling her desk with Mr McCoy.' Sharon replied.

The Cuckoos shivered in disgust as they had once walked in on Miss Frost doing that very same thing.

'Okay, enough nasty mental imagery.' Val winced. 'Gale and Lucy haven't told us who they like yet.'

'I-I can't talk about this…' Lucy said as she got up and walked out. 'Sorry…'

'What's up with her?' The Cuckoos sniffed. 'It was just a little fun.'

'You should perfectly know why Lucy doesn't want to talk about this.' Gale said, getting rather riled up. 'You all know what she used to do before she came here. Did you ever think that she wouldn't be comfortable talking about boys when she used to be a prostitute?'

'Why so defensive, Gale?' Eve asked. 'Don't tell us you're sweet on the poor little clone…'

Gale blushed slightly, what if she did have the teensiest bit of a crush on Lucy?

'Oh God, you do!' Val gasped. 'Since when?'

Gale fidgeted uncomfortably, she had never been comfortable talking about her sexuality.

'I'm not sure this is the time to talk about whether I have a crush on Lucy or not, she's upset and I'm going to go check on her.'

The rest of the girls watched as Gale disappeared up the stairs.

'She is so in denial.' The Cuckoos said.

'Oh give it up, you three.' Val sighed. 'She's your teammate for God's sake, you should be supporting her too.'

'We do.' The Cuckoos replied. 'We just think that it would be better if Gale came out and said it.'

'Perhaps she's not ready to tell Tiny Claws how she feels.' Penny piped up.

'Wow, sarcastic and insightful.' Val replied. 'You're smarter than you think.

Upstairs-

Gale stopped outside the room that Lucy shared with Cessily Kincaid once she heard gentle sobbing.

'Lucy, are you alright?' Gale asked gently. 'Do you want to talk about it?'

The door opened slightly as Lucy slowly peered out, the trails of tears evident on her face.

'I'm not really in the mood…' Lucy sniffed.

'You'll feel better if you talk about this.' Gale replied. 'Please?'

Lucy sighed slightly and opened the door to let Gale in.

'No Cessily?' Gale asked as she walked in.

'She's having a sleepover too.' Lucy replied. 'Don't know who with…'

Gale sat down on the bed and patted the space beside her. Lucy cautiously sat beside the blue-haired empathic healer.

'I'm sure the Cuckoos didn't mean to be mean.' Gale said. 'That's what you get when you're Miss Frost's prize students, huh?'

Lucy nodded silently.

'I don't like talking about boys.' She whispered.

Gale bit her lips as she sensed a wave of sadness come from the girl beside her. Sadness mixed with something else… A sense of longing, wanting to be held.

'Do you… like boys?' Gale asked. 'I heard about your date with Jay Guthrie.'

'Jay was nice.' Lucy said. 'But I don't think he was right for me. Hellion most probably got him to ask me out as a joke.'

'Jay wouldn't ever do something like that.' Gale replied. 'He's too nice for one.'

'Then why would he ask me out?' Lucy asked, starting to tear up again. 'I'm a freak.'

As if to illustrate her point, Lucy unsheathed the twin claws on both of her hands.

'Nobody in their right mind would ask me out on a date, let alone like me.'

'That's not true…' Gale replied honestly. 'I like you…'

'Of course you like me.' Lucy snorted. 'You're on the same squad as me.'

'That wasn't what I meant.' Gale replied. 'Lucy, I really like you.'

Lucy looked at Gale with a confused expression.

'I-I don't understand.'

'Here, let me show you…' Gale said as she slowly leant in closer.

Lucy didn't know what was happening to her as she felt Gale gently press her lips against hers. Lucy's eyes snapped open at the touch and her skin started to tingle.

The kiss was a chaste one and was over as soon as it began.

Lucy's mouth formed a small 'o' of surprise as her claws popped back in.

'Y-you kissed me…'

'That's because I like you.' Gale replied. 'I don't like seeing you hurt and perhaps you'd let somebody help you feel better.'

Lucy bit her lip nervously, she wasn't sure if she felt the same way as Gale did for her. The kiss was a good one, however. If Lucy were to let somebody into her heart, it would be somebody like Gale, kind, smart and beautiful.

'Okay…' Lucy said as a small smile graced her lips. 'I think I'd like that.'

Gale just smiled and placed her hand onto Lucy's. This time the sense of sadness that Gale sensed from the other girl had dissipated somewhat and was replaced by a sense of happiness.

Lucy looked at Gale and bit her lip nervously.

'Umm Gale, can I ask you something?'

'Sure, go ahead.'

'Can we kiss again? I kind of liked it…'

Gale just smiled and leant in once more. This time the kiss was between the two of them as Lucy returned it wholeheartedly.

TBC…

Next: Three Blondes and the Danger Room

The Sirens get their first Danger Room session and they must work as a team to rescue a young mutant girl form the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.