Wolfsbane
Chapter 28: Rahne's in the Money
By
The Uncanny R-Man
Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to Marvel.
Quote of the day- 'I smell overachiever issues.'- Rahne (X-Men Evolution: Retreat)
The Xavier Institute-
Rahne Sinclair and Dani Moonstar were sitting in the office of Scott Summers. The leader of the X-Men called summoned the pair to his office to tell them some important news. Rahne's lawyer, a certain Matt Murdock was standing beside Scott, a solemn expression on his face.
'Not that I dinnae appreciate ye visitin'...' Rahne spoke to her legal consul. 'But... Why are ye here? Feral isnae suing me for copyright infringement, is she?'
The Scottish werewolf snorted bitterly.
'If anybody should be sued for copyright infringement, it should be her. Stupid cheap knock off is what she is...'
'Ms Sinclair...' Matt interrupted his client. 'Rahne... It's about your father, a certain Reverend Craig...'
Rahne's little rant stopped as suddenly as it began at the mention of the man that had once tried to burn her at the stake. The man that had been responsible more most of her social inadequacies way back when.
'What's happened?' Rahne growled. 'He isnae the one that's trying to sue me, is he? If he is, he's got a lot of bloody nerve...'
'I'm afraid not.' Matt shook his head. 'You see, Reverend Craig passed away a few days ago, and as his oldest living relative, all of his worldly possessions go to you.'
'Oh, aye...' Rahne rolled her eyes. 'A trunk full of dusty old bibles. Lovely.'
'That couldn't be further from the truth...' Matt continued as he handed Rahne a piece of paper. 'It seems that Reverend Craig wasn't all that honest with his parishioners. Instead of putting collection money to good use by fixing up his church, he ended up pocketing the majority of it.'
Rahne just stared blankly at the piece of paper that Matt had just given her, her eyes wide and her jaw slack. She never thought that Reverend Craig would ever do something as... sinful as this. The man practically lived like like a hermit. He didn't even have any central heating in his home!
'Is... is this number right?' Rahne finally managed to find her voice. 'It isnae a typing error, is it?'
'It's all correct, as far as I am aware.' Matt answered. 'And it is all yours.'
'Everything?' Rahne asked once more. 'Ye mean... nothing's going to be taken away in tax?'
'Not a thing.' Matt shook his head. 'The money is yours, and yours alone.'
'There's got to be some kind of a catch...' Rahne stated. 'It cannae be this easy to get a sum of money this big. There must be something that I have tae do in return.'
'Rahne, the money is yours!' Matt reiterated. 'No catch. No tax. Nothing! It is all yours!' The redheaded Scot could barely believe her eyes and ears. She had never seen a number this big, and it was all hers. Hell, with this much money she could buy and sell Emma Frost's arse several times over!
'I think I need a little time alone.' Rahne told the two men.
'We'll just be standing outside.' Scott nodded in understanding as he stood up and led Matt out the office. Once they were gone, Rahne turned to Dani and showed her the piece of paper with the amount of money that she had just inherited on it.
The Cheyenne mutant's jaw fell slack as soon as she saw all of the zeroes at the end of the number.
'Oh my goodness...'
I'd say that a squeal of triumph is in order, don't ye agree?' Rahne smiled as she kissed the piece of paper.
'Agreed.' Dani nodded.
'After three then...' Rahne grinned. 'One... two... three!'
Rahne and Dani both grabbed hold of each other and danced around the office whooping and cheering.
'Woo-hoo! Yeah! Whoooo!'
One the two young women had recovered from their little bout of craziness, they looked at each other for a moment. Rahne was the first to break the silence.
'We've had worse days.' She sniffed nonchalantly.
A little later-
'Och my stars and garters!'
Moira MacTaggart gaped at the piece of paper that her foster daughter had waved in front of her face as soon as she had entered the infirmary. Moira had been giving Laura a monthly health exam, but that could wait.
'And yuir sure that there isnae any strings attached?' Moira blinked. 'It cannae be that easy.'
'That's just what I thought.' Rahne told her foster mother. 'But everything's above board. The money's all mine. No strings attached!'
'Well, I guess that grumpy old sod must be good for something.' Moira chuckled slightly. 'I always suspected that he was up to something with that collection money.'
'But the guy lived like a simple life, right?' Laura a confused Laura remembered, scratching her head. 'Why didn't he buy himself some mod cons?'
'For all his talk about sin, Reverend Craig had a fondness for prostitutes.' Rahne told her foster daughter. 'I'm willing tae bet that's what he used most of the money for.'
'So, what're you gonna buy first?' Dani wondered. 'I say you buy something really extravagant... Like a statue of yourself made out of solid gold!'
'Perhaps that's just a wee bit too extravagant.' Rahne told her partner. 'I dinnae want tae blow it all in one go. I would like tae put it to some good use, unlike its previous owner.'
'I saw something on the news a little earlier...' Moira remembered. 'Tony Stark's holding a millionaire's ball for charity. It's a grand a ticket.'
'Now, that is an idea I like!' Rahne smiled thoughtfully. 'I might be able to buy myself into the Avengers.'
'Why would you wanna do something like that, babe?' Dani asked.
'Well, if the Avengers let somebody like Wolverine join, I dinnae see why I cannae join in too.' Rahne quickly turned to Laura. 'No offence, lass.'
'None taken.' Laura shrugged. 'You're the one that took me in and helped me. Not Logan.'
'Who're we gonna tell next?' Dani rubbed her hands together. 'Ooh! Ooh! Let's rub it in Emma's face! She's gonna be sooo jealous when she finds out that you're richer than she is!'
'Hmm, I don't know...' Rahne pursed her lips in thought. 'Doesn't boasting about yuir wealth sound kind of... common? Besides, I'm sure that she's found out already, what with all the squeals of joy and that.'
'Okay, it might be common...' Dani conceded. 'But look at it this way... you'll be running Frosty's face in it!'
'I'm not going to go to Emma just to tell her that I'm richer than she is, Dani.' Rahne sighed. 'Let's have some decorum here, okay?'
'Can I boast about it then?' Dani begged. 'Pleeeeeeease?'
'No.' Rahne told her friend sternly. Dani just sulked at that.
'Spoil my fun.'
TBC...
Next: Millionaire Party
Rahne, Dani, and co head to Tony Stark's charity ball. Unfortunately, an attack by the Green Goblin may make the party a short one. Guest-starring: Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the Ever-Loving Blue-Eyed Thing!
