While He Was Away
The following week started out without too much trouble. The Professor had to stay away longer than he expected, but things ran fine at the institute without him. In school the usual trouble makers made trouble, and the usually got caught. Even the BoM house was peaceful for the time. Thursday morning everything changed. "I just need a little more time. Why do you care if we're a little late for school?" Lance shrugged knowing Tabby was right. But he did have a reason. He had chemistry first and him and Kitty were going to go over final plans for their date the following evening. "Oh, just hurry up." "Fine, I'm ready." Tabby yelled as she walked out of the house with a duffle bag of clothes and other items. "What's all that for?" Todd asked her with a little suspicion. "I was planning on doing some laundry but the washer is broken." Tabby replied. But no sooner than she said that, something in the house exploded throwing the mutants back towards the trees. "The house, it's on fire" "No duh, what are we going to do?" "Calm down guys. The house was a fire hazard as it was. We're lucky that none of us were in there at the time. Ok, here's the plan," Lance shifted over into leader mode and started throwing orders to his teammates. "Pietro, see what you can salvage from our rooms. They're still semi-safe, but be careful, they could go up in flames at any moment. The rest of you sort out the stuff he brings back. We're going to the institute for the time being. I don't care if you do or don't want to go, it's the only place left where we're wanted at all." As he talked the others followed his orders. Pietro managed to get most of their clothes, and a few personal items for each of them. After they managed to get some of their more precious belongings, they loaded up Lance's jeep and headed for the X- Mansion.
As the doorbell rang, Storm headed to the door only to find that Logan was already there. She noticed that there was a jeep parked outside. It looked vaguely familiar. "Logan, who's there?" "It's the Brotherhood." "What's wrong? Why aren't they in school?" Storm wondered as she stepped up beside Logan. "Ms. Munroe, the BoM house blew up. We're not exactly sure how it happened, but it did. We were able to get some of our personal belongings before the whole thing went up in flames. We were wondering if we could stay here for the time being. Just until we're able to find somewhere else to stay." Lance breathed as he finished the story. "Why of course you wan stay here. Charles is away right now. But I can redo the room arrangements so you will be comfortable. I assume you won't be going to school today. You can leave you stuff in the den for the time being. If your hungry, there's food in the kitchen. I'll announce the room changes this afternoon when the rest of team is home." Storm told the group.
Just before the team got home, Storm asked the Brotherhood if there was anyone that they would prefer to room with, to make the stay more comfortable. Tabby wanted to room with Rogue, Freddy and Todd wanted to room together, and Lance didn't want to room with Scott or Pietro. Pietro surprisingly enough wanted Evan as his roommate.
As the team walked in the door, Storm asked them to meet in the living room where some guests awaited. They were surprised when they saw just who those guests were. "Lance! What happened? I was worried when you didn't show up to chemistry." Kitty flung herself at Lance and then made herself comfortable next to him on the couch. "Make yourselves comfortable. I have something important to say." Storm began as the students sat down, most of them away form the Brotherhood. "Ok, this morning there was a little incident at the BoM house, and it basically blew up. The Brotherhood is going to stay here until further notice. While they are here the rooms will change to help them adjust. If you don't like the room you're in, I'm sorry. It's going to have to work out for the time being. So, when I call your name you will be placed in one of two halls. I tried to keep the younger students separate from the older students, and the Brotherhood is mixed between the two halls. I will stay in the hall with the older students while Logan will stay with the younger one. Ok, here goes. In my hall: Rogue and Tabby, Pietro and Evan, Fred and Todd, Scott and Kurt, and Jean will have her own room. In Logan's hall: Rahne and Amara, Sam and Jamie, Ray and Roberto, Lance and Bobby, and Kitty will have her own room. I hope you can cope with these arrangements. By the way, the professor has been delayed. We aren't sure when he'll be able to come home yet, but we hope it is soon. Thank you, that is all. You may start moving into your new rooms."
As the students started moving their belongings, half the people in the building heard a voice. Four of them knew the meaning, one of them had a feeling that wouldn't go away, and the last 5 had no idea what was going on. The voice wasn't in English, but they all understood. "The spell has been broken, the charms donned, and the 4 picked. The smallest one will be punished and he will watch as his world comes crashing down around her."
The following week started out without too much trouble. The Professor had to stay away longer than he expected, but things ran fine at the institute without him. In school the usual trouble makers made trouble, and the usually got caught. Even the BoM house was peaceful for the time. Thursday morning everything changed. "I just need a little more time. Why do you care if we're a little late for school?" Lance shrugged knowing Tabby was right. But he did have a reason. He had chemistry first and him and Kitty were going to go over final plans for their date the following evening. "Oh, just hurry up." "Fine, I'm ready." Tabby yelled as she walked out of the house with a duffle bag of clothes and other items. "What's all that for?" Todd asked her with a little suspicion. "I was planning on doing some laundry but the washer is broken." Tabby replied. But no sooner than she said that, something in the house exploded throwing the mutants back towards the trees. "The house, it's on fire" "No duh, what are we going to do?" "Calm down guys. The house was a fire hazard as it was. We're lucky that none of us were in there at the time. Ok, here's the plan," Lance shifted over into leader mode and started throwing orders to his teammates. "Pietro, see what you can salvage from our rooms. They're still semi-safe, but be careful, they could go up in flames at any moment. The rest of you sort out the stuff he brings back. We're going to the institute for the time being. I don't care if you do or don't want to go, it's the only place left where we're wanted at all." As he talked the others followed his orders. Pietro managed to get most of their clothes, and a few personal items for each of them. After they managed to get some of their more precious belongings, they loaded up Lance's jeep and headed for the X- Mansion.
As the doorbell rang, Storm headed to the door only to find that Logan was already there. She noticed that there was a jeep parked outside. It looked vaguely familiar. "Logan, who's there?" "It's the Brotherhood." "What's wrong? Why aren't they in school?" Storm wondered as she stepped up beside Logan. "Ms. Munroe, the BoM house blew up. We're not exactly sure how it happened, but it did. We were able to get some of our personal belongings before the whole thing went up in flames. We were wondering if we could stay here for the time being. Just until we're able to find somewhere else to stay." Lance breathed as he finished the story. "Why of course you wan stay here. Charles is away right now. But I can redo the room arrangements so you will be comfortable. I assume you won't be going to school today. You can leave you stuff in the den for the time being. If your hungry, there's food in the kitchen. I'll announce the room changes this afternoon when the rest of team is home." Storm told the group.
Just before the team got home, Storm asked the Brotherhood if there was anyone that they would prefer to room with, to make the stay more comfortable. Tabby wanted to room with Rogue, Freddy and Todd wanted to room together, and Lance didn't want to room with Scott or Pietro. Pietro surprisingly enough wanted Evan as his roommate.
As the team walked in the door, Storm asked them to meet in the living room where some guests awaited. They were surprised when they saw just who those guests were. "Lance! What happened? I was worried when you didn't show up to chemistry." Kitty flung herself at Lance and then made herself comfortable next to him on the couch. "Make yourselves comfortable. I have something important to say." Storm began as the students sat down, most of them away form the Brotherhood. "Ok, this morning there was a little incident at the BoM house, and it basically blew up. The Brotherhood is going to stay here until further notice. While they are here the rooms will change to help them adjust. If you don't like the room you're in, I'm sorry. It's going to have to work out for the time being. So, when I call your name you will be placed in one of two halls. I tried to keep the younger students separate from the older students, and the Brotherhood is mixed between the two halls. I will stay in the hall with the older students while Logan will stay with the younger one. Ok, here goes. In my hall: Rogue and Tabby, Pietro and Evan, Fred and Todd, Scott and Kurt, and Jean will have her own room. In Logan's hall: Rahne and Amara, Sam and Jamie, Ray and Roberto, Lance and Bobby, and Kitty will have her own room. I hope you can cope with these arrangements. By the way, the professor has been delayed. We aren't sure when he'll be able to come home yet, but we hope it is soon. Thank you, that is all. You may start moving into your new rooms."
As the students started moving their belongings, half the people in the building heard a voice. Four of them knew the meaning, one of them had a feeling that wouldn't go away, and the last 5 had no idea what was going on. The voice wasn't in English, but they all understood. "The spell has been broken, the charms donned, and the 4 picked. The smallest one will be punished and he will watch as his world comes crashing down around her."