Please Review: sorry it took me a while, I kind of wanted to watch the third movie before I really did anything else. Now that I have seen the third movie I know where to go with this story and I hope you guys enjoy it too, but I did kind of change some things. Aw well… Now that summer is here I should be able to work on this more, and I'm sorry that I haven't updated in a while but it's just I have writers block + Finals Not happy me.

Nikki woke up to a motorcycle speed down the drive way. She groaned loudly and slowly dragged herself from her bed. She opened her eyes and looked around the room. Rogue's bed was slightly made. Nikki peered over to the alarm clock across the room, which red ten past seven. She cursed loudly; she was going to be late for class. She ran around the room while gathering clothes and homework but stopped in her tracks when she saw Kitty sleeping in her bed.

"Kitty!"

The girl jumped in surprise then tumbled to the floor. "Jesus can't a girl get some sleep…." She was interrupted by Nikki giving her a tight hug. "Hi! Missed me?"

"I didn't know you were coming back." She giggled.

"Me neither!" Kitty said excitement in her voice although she just woke up. She gave her friend a tight squeeze then looked down at the girl's swollen abdomen. Her eyes bugged like saucers and her jaw fell. Nikki blushed, turning away and pulling off her baggy hooded sweatshirt.

"I'll talk to you about…" She looked down at her stomach, "that later." Kitty tried to brush it off but couldn't help but stare. She had already known about her friend's situation but to actually see it now made her uncomfortable.

"Today is the big day…." Kitty said solemnly. Nikki sighed.

"Shit… I didn't know the funeral would be so soon…"

"Yea, The Professor wanted to do this as soon as possible. Rumors are going around that Scott…. Professor Summers is going crazy, like I would too if my one and only gave up his life to like save me and my friends. I would like totally be checking myself into the padded room."

Nikki nodded, her emotional break down when she didn't see John return would be nothing compared to what Scott Summers was battling with. She bit her lip and pulled a black dress on over her head. The was off the shoulder but had baggy sleeves that tightened around her elbows from a light pink silk ribbon sown into the fabric for design and her wrists from the deep red clasps on the sleeves. The dress also went and inch above her knees, a fringe at the end of the dress. Her mother always said that she resembled a pirate wench in that dress and she would always laugh.

She slipped into black heeled shoes and followed Kitty out the door. The younger girl had slept in what she would wear to the funeral; she must not have gotten back to the mansion until a few hours before they woke up. 'Poor girl,' Nikki thought, 'This is probably why she came back… just to come to a teacher's, and friend, funeral. The two made their way outside with most of the other students. Kitty sat down next to Bobby while Nikki went to find the only empty seat left in the mourning crowd. From where she sat she could see that Rogue was not happy with Kitty being so close.

She had sat next to some girls who were sniffling and crying into tissues. Nikki did feel sad but she could no longer bring anything up to show her grief. She was emotionally exhausted but still wished for at least a tear to roll down her cheek just so the other students would not think she was so cold hearted. She stood up with the other students when it was over and went to look for Rogue.

With John

The day had been long and uneventful. The group had just been walking around the city and pulling pranks on people. John did have some fun but he was more focused on finding Nikki. The group walked around for a bit, walking into random stores and stealing small souvenirs. John's pockets were just about full when something caught his eye. It was a family of five; the father looking into a sports store window while the mother was gathering the three daughters closer. The oldest was short, just barely 5 foot tall, while the younger two were twins, around the oldest daughter height. The two young girls were just14 and had identical faces. But those faces horrified him, it was Nikki's face.

He couldn't help himself; he immediately walked up to them and tapped the oldest daughter on the shoulder. She turned around, her face held confusion and shock in it. "Can I help you?" she asked timidly. Her eyes were green like Nikki's but didn't hold the silvery blue hue.

"I just wanted to ask you something. Are you, by any chance, related to a girl named Nicole?" he said, biting his bottom lip in anxiety.

The girl's face paled for a moment, and then she turned to her mother who had immediately glared at him. She grasped onto the girl's shoulder and hurried her family around the corner. Away from him and the dark history he had brought up.

He glared at their retreating forms. How they dare to hate her so much, he thought. Such a loving girl full of life, and they hate her because she is different. His insides burned with his fury and the tips of his fingers itched for him to torch something, anything. But the crowd was large and if he were to expose his powers so blatantly in public, the result could be disastrous. He kicked the side of the building in frustration and slid to the ground.

"What!" he snapped when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Lance jumped back a bit but regained his composure and helped his friend up.

"Listen, the others and I were thinking of heading back soon."

"No…. not yet…" he said, looking past Lance and smirking, "I say, we pay a visit to the X geeks." The others must have heard him because they were grinning as well.

"When are we planning on doing this? I mean, the mansion is fucking hard to get into man." Lance asked.

"It's fairly simple. The security in the place is down from the attack. All we have to do is be silent enough for Wolverine not to hear us and we're home free."

"What are we pulling off though?"

"Send a little message to those who don't agree with Xavier." John said with a smile.

At the Mansion

The day was long and quiet. Nikki spent most of her day with Rogue; she was upset that Bobby seemed to be paying more attention to Kitty now that she was back. Rogue was afraid she would loose Bobby because of her powers. Nikki tried to calm her but nothing seemed to work. The two ended up eating ice cream in the kitchen going over what was bothering Rogue. They were only interrupted once when Professor Summers marched through the Kitchen towards the garage. He seemed to not notice anyone around him.

"I feel so bad for him." Rogue said.

"I know… but I'm sure he'll calm down, over time." Rogue nodded, slipping another spoon full of ice cream into her mouth before getting up and washing her dish. Nikki stood up too and leaned against the counter.

"Well I'm just happy I still don't have any problems getting up yet." Nikki said smiling. Rogue giggled. Nikki was about to wash her dish but Rogue took it from her. "Let me do it for you." Nikki shrugged it off, she wasn't handicapped; she was perfectly capable of washing her own bowl and spoon, but her laziness got the better of her.

"Today has been to dark and morbid, I say we watch a movie, with lots of popcorn."

"Do you normally eat this much or has is pregnancy cravings really that bad?" Rogue said sarcastically. The girls left the kitchen giggling. The two had just settled down on the couch when Professor Logan came into the room.

"Rogue, the Professor wants to see you…" he said. His voice was so monotone; it did not have its usual aggressive or sarcastic feeling anymore. Nikki furrowed her eyebrows and looked up at Rogue. She didn't say anything when she left the room.

Nikki bit her lip yet played the movie. She began eating some popcorn and giggled at Mr. Bingley's bashfulness. It had not even been 20 minutes when Rogue stormed past the TV room, tears spilling over her cheeks. She stopped, hair fallen over her face and she did not turn to Nikki, "Movie night will have to wait till another night…" she said, her voice shaken, "and please leave me alone I need to think…"

Nikki sighed and looked to the ground but nodded. For now she would leave her alone, not because she couldn't deal with another emotional breakdown but because she felt that this was what needed, some time to think about what ever was going on. Plus she just wanted to watch her movie after such a long day. She would have to go to classes tomorrow and she would need to calm down before then.

Once the movie ended, Nikki blew her nose into the 30th tissue she had. Pride and Prejudice always got to her, no matter how many times she watched it. She pushed all the used Kleenex into the empty popcorn bowl and walked into the kitchen. After stuffing the tissues into the garbage can she began to wash the bowl, but from the sink she could see outside to the pond. She could see Bobby and Kitty skating on the ice, which would have been a cute sight if it hadn't been that Bobby was going steady with Rogue, not Kitty. Her insides twisted into a knot, and her mood darkened.

"Damn… mood swings…" she cursed to herself. She could feel that the ice was not solid, and used water pressure against it to crack it slightly. Bobby fell flat on his ass and Kitty skated right by. The two got off the pond and he glanced towards the kitchen window. Nikki hurried away up the stairs, so not to be caught and to make sure Rogue didn't see them.

With Pyro and the Gang

The four boys were crouched in the bordering woodland around the Xavier grounds. John had unofficially become the leader of the group, because every few minutes the other three boys would glance at him for the signal. John could feel his finger tips itching again with anticipation. He remembered which room was Nikki's and he could see it perfectly. Rogue could be seen through the window packing up her clothes into a large bag. A little while after she left her room he saw Wolverine and Storm walk out the back door. Chills went down his spine at the thought of them patrolling the grounds but instead he could see the X Jet come out of the basketball court.

"Just our luck! All that's left is Wheels and Goggles." Said the large boy. The three were about to get up but John gave them a look.

"Not yet… wait till all the lights are out. Then you three go through the, Lance will lead you since he is the only one who has been here besides me."

"What are you going to do?" Lance asked.

"I have…. Business to take care of…" John answered. Lance figured he wanted to do something to Bobby.

As soon as the last light went out, the three boys ran around the back, Toad and Lance climbed through the window silently and then opened the door for The Blob. John waited until they were out of sight, and then crept along the grass. He picked up a few pebbles then took a good hiding spot behind a tree. He lightly threw a pebble against the window pane and quickly ducked behind the tree. He did this again until he saw a figure in the window. A girl opened up the window and leaned out and looked around.

"Hello?"

"Is that you, Nikki?"