Chapter Eleven: Cop and Runner

Oh my gosh, I'm back. YES! I don't know how I did it but I fixed the issue. Goodness I hope it holds. I did not like having that issue. Thank ya'll so much for waiting patiently. You have no idea how much it was driving me nuts that I couldn't update. (Happy sigh) Yay! I'm so happy I'm back. Anywho enough about me getting back in lets just jump right in. Happy reading ya'll.

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Kitty and Kurt looked up when the heard car noises headed their way. Kurt about fell over the back of the bench when he noticed that it was the Acolytes yet Remy nor John gave the two X-Men attention as they were 'driving' around the park being ridiculous. The German rubbed his eyes then looked to see that the two lunatics who were still driving imaginary cars. "What… I don't get it."

Kitty laughed lightly, "I think it's funny. It's been a while since I've seen them around."

The male looked her like she had gone crazy, "They are tricking you too?"

She shook her head, "No, you just have to think they are teens just like us. While yes being a thief is like wrong he is still a teenager. He's going to do teenage things. Pyro in the same way is going to like do that too." Her smile got bigger when the two acolytes crashed into each other.

The two fell over laughing as Pyro complained through his giggles, "How dare you crash into me. I'm going to call the cops."

"No you crashed into me." Remy said getting up and turning his 'car' to drive away, "Oh no the cops are here got to run." He made car noises as he 'drove' away.

"Hey get back here you scoundrel." John laughed out 'driving' after his brother figure.

Kitty giggled into her hand, thoroughly amused. "I love seeing them like this."

Kurt rubbed his face not sure how he felt about all of this. "But they could…" 'Forget it. It doesn't seem to help talking to them about it. Even Logan seems to be taking a liking to them and he used to really dislike Gambit.'

Opening his eyes again he looked at John and Remy as they seemed to park their 'cars' and ran off with the younger chasing the older like he was a cop. "Hey get back here you need to come to justice."

"Non, non he won't he did not'ing wrong copper." The Cajun laughed out putting a tree between the two of them. "You'll never catch him alive." Gambit let out a dramatic laugh.

Pryo paused seeing the immediate problem glaring at his brother, "Hey, that's not fair. You can't use a tree to stop me. Now stop cheating."

Remy chuckled moving to keep the tree in-between them, "He don't know. Isn't it all of you who says Remy cheats all the time. So why is he not allowed to cheat legitimately dis time?" The fire starter puffed his cheeks in irritation at the jab while Kitty giggled from her bench she was sitting on with Kurt. The Cajun had a large smile on his face as he continued to tease. "Hey don't you dare say you don't say it. You all say it. So he's going to cheat now witout guilt."

"That's not true." Pryo defended and went to say more but got cut off.

"Bull, Remy won Sorry last night and you immediately said he cheated when de cards were counted before de came started. Peter even double counted to make sure dey were all dere. So how could he cheat…" The thief bolted behind another tree making the firebug groan in irritation, "…if dey were all dere?"

Kitty nodded, "That's true."

"Hey, don't you defend him. He cheated I know he did. He's been playing with cards for years." Pryo gripped at the X-Man.

The female laughed as Remy replied, "Yes because not only was he not allowed to shuffle de deck but he also had Peter pulling de cards for him so dat he didn't cheat. So again how does dat make Remy a cheater last night?" Despite the seriousness of the conversation both of the Acolytes still where thoroughly amused by the cop and runner chase.

"Wait, Colossus was pulling the cards for you?" Kitty asked tilting her head.

"Oui, it's de one way dat dey know dat dis Cajun isn't cheating. Since he wants to enjoy a game wit dem he allows it." Remy smiled, "It's doesn't help dat he told dem stories about how his family cheats each other in games."

Despite being reluctant to trust them Kurt raised an eyebrow, "So they think you cheat just because you told them stories about you and your family?"

"He has, he's gotten caught several times." Pryo yelped out tripping over a root, "Ow."

Remy eyed his younger brother from the other side of the tree. Checking to see if he was okay but staying away just incase it was a trick. "Pryo tells the trut about dat. But when dey caught him Remy was merely testing deir observational skills. If he was outright cheating dey would have no idea dey were being duped."

"So basically you were like not even trying to cheat right?" Kitty asked amused.

"Oui."

"So how do they know you are not cheating?"

Remy smiled at Kurt, "By either trusting his word…"

Pryo scoffed as he got up from the ground, "When it comes to games never trust the word of a thief."

"…or by having Remy get a partner or someway to monitor him. It's really de only way."

"But don't you want to enjoy the game?" Kitty asked leaning over to get a good view of Pryo chasing Remy around the tree.

"He does enjoy de game reguardless if dey believe him or not." The Cajun replied stopping and wrapping Pryo in a hug, "Ha! Got you copper. What you going to do now?"

John gave a playful scream and tried to get free from the smooth talker, "Not fair…" He squrirmed to get free only stopping when it dawned on him, "Wait. When did you take my Sheila's?"

Remy laughed beyond amused, "When do you tink?"

"Grrrrr, how dare you taint my Sheila's."

The older rolled his eyes, "Yes, because dey are going to be tainted by just Remy touching dem. Silly little brother, he just didn't want you to burn de park down in your excitement is all. Do you really want to be on Mag's bad side?"

Kurt froze hearing that at the same time Pyro went still, "Well…no. I don't really."

"Dat's de only reason he took dem. He's going to give dem back at de base. Brother's honor."

Pyro smiled up at Remy hugging him, "Did you really cheat last night?"

"He was tempted to but non. Do you remember dat extra sorry game we got?" The younger nodded, "He was tempted to open it and get de cards out so we had extra but he didn't. It's in his closet still in the plastic." Remy rolled his eyes, "And he swears if it is open when we get dere he will lose it on Sab's."

Pryo looked up, "You think he'd do that?" Remy nodded allowing the younger to pull out his phone and make a call, "Hey Pete, can you go and check Rems room to see if there is an unopened Sorry game?"

Seeing that his little brother was walking away to talk on the phone Remy went and sat next to Kitty. With a sigh he looked over at her, "What is it like being an X-Man?"

She looked at Kurt before answering, "Well, it's kind of fun in the end. You get to be around so many that are just like you yet so different at the same time. And as much as I don't like going to school sometimes it's nice to have that kind of normality even if we get judged for being mutants." Kitty looked at Remy, "Did you ever go to school?"

"Oui, in New Orleans. He can attest to go dere being a slight drag even if dere was a bunch of beautiful ladies attending. However,…" Remy closed his eyes behind the sunglasses, "…he can't go back even if he wanted to."

Kurt frowned at the look the Cajun was giving the ground beneath his feet, "Did…something bad happen?"

"You could say dat." Remy folded his hands under his chin, "Even wit Rouge's help he still can't go back. His Pere told him to stay here and find a way to do so. De last ting he needs to do is go back." Remy's frown turned into a smile seeing Pryo walking back over, "He's found his reason to stay in New York and dat is all he needs now."

Kitty smiled at the fond smile on the older mutant's face, "Do you mind if I ask how old you are?"

"He's only eighteen and before you voice you other question he only got in half way through high school before he had to run." Sunglasses covered eyes looked up at Pryo looking down at him, "Was it dere?"

"Yes, Peter now has it in his room so you can't be set up." The fire mutant sat next to the Cajun's legs and laid his head on it, "Sorry for not believing you."

"No reason to apologize petit frère."

"Pete says we should start to head back in about five minuets." The younger looked up seeing the red eyes glow slightly behind the sunglasses, "He says that Mag's is close to sending Sab's to come find us."

Remy rolled his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose only looking over when Kitty asked, "Don't you play pranks on him?"

"We do but lately he's been getting boring to prank. We'd try Mag's but the last thing we want is him pinning us to a wall with sheet metal or beating us up with metal." Pryo shivered, "We've resorted to a small prank war on each other."

Kurt couldn't help but smile at that, "I knew a couple of friends in the mansion that are doing that."

"Let Remy guess Iceman and Cyclops."

Kurt shook his head as Kitty replied, "No it's actually Rouge and Scott. I'm pretty sure you two are to blame for that."

Remy and Pryo chuckled at that, "We are innocent, don't you be blaming us."

"What? They didn't do it till you told so many stories about pranking Sabertooth." Kitty replied with a smile, "Now tell me it is not your fault."

"It isn't." Remy replied with a smile, "Just because we pranked Sab's and talk about it does not mean we are the reason." The two got up and walked away. Kurt and Kitty did not look like they believed them, "However, it is our fault when they come to us for advice."

Kurt looked at Remy and Pryo running off laughing like maniacs. "I'm going to kill them. I knew their pranks were getting more refined."

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