Chapter 5
Rogue woke up first with a start.
"Twilight!" She cried out. She covered her mouth with embarrassment. Xavier and a wobbly Beast were sitting next to her.
"Rogue, you're awake. How do you feel?" Xavier piloted his wheelchair closer to her bed.
"Gawd, like I nevah want to sleep again!" She sighed, "It was so strange."
Scott moaned as he regained consciousness. A grunting to his far left signaled that Wolverine was coming around as well.
"Is everything okay?" Scott asked as he struggled to sit. Two hands pushed him back gently.
"Easy there dude. Everything's fine, 'cause I'm awesome!"
Scott's eyes widened behind his glasses. "Alex?"
"Yes, Alex chose a most opportune time to visit, Scott." Xavier said. "Beast was able to contact him before Magneto could kill us. He got there just in time."
"Magneto? So he wasn't part of the dream."
"No Scott, I'm afraid he wasn't. We were holding him in a cell below, but it was ill-equipped to keep him there long. But he is weak, and I believe that he is now short one very innovative ally." Xavier explained to the awakening X-Men what had happened- about Magneto and Mystique's plan to eliminate them all. "We must strive to be more careful than ever. I doubt that Magnus will fail if he ever gets this close again."
"Ja, I'm just glad you're okay Professor X." Kurt said. He patted his stomach. "Mein Gott, I'm starving! It feels like I haven't eaten in days!"
"Day Kurt, just about a day. But if you're feeling up to it."
Kurt cut him off with a BAMF, most likely in the direction of the kitchen.
"And the boy?" Logan asked. "There was a boy, floating in a vat. What happened to him?"
"That blue lady, the one called Mystique came after him. She said she wouldn't hurt me, as long as I let her take him. Everyone was still asleep, so I let her. I felt bad and all, but what could I do?" Alex looked down at the floor.
"Alex, you did the best you could. Cerebro is familiar with his brain pattern now. If he uses his powers again, we'll know." Xavier smiled. "But until then, I think we all deserve some time off to enjoy the holiday."
Christmas Day quickly approached. Alex had stayed for a few days to visit, and then continued on to be with his adoptive parents. Construction was more than halfway completed on the damage to the house, though the main stairs were still uncompleted. Evan and Kurt especially enjoyed the use of the elevator, usually reserved for the Professor. Their new game was to jump up and down while the car moved until someone got sick.
Everyone did well on Christmas Day. The living room was filled with boxes, and later scattered with wrapping paper as everyone, even Kurt, got up early to unwrap their gifts.
Later, as most of the group sat and made fun of the 50th rerun that December of "It's a Wonderful Life", Kitty prepared to leave. She had promised Lance that she would stop by.
The Brotherhood's house was brightly decorated with tinsel and lights. Kitty was surprised to find that they even had a tree, though her surprise faded when Toad announced that he had stolen it.
"Decorations and all?" She asked.
"Yo, don't be getting' all preachy on us Kitty Cat." He snapped before leaping into the next room.
Kitty seated herself on the counter as she ate from her plate. Lance stood next to her.
"I'm sorry I came a bit early. Like, everyone at the Institute is eating at the same time as you guys are." She explained as she bit into a deviled egg.
"I'm surprised they let you come." Tabitha snapped. "Unless they don't care."
Lance bared his teeth. "Enough Tabitha. Why don't you go somewhere else and moon over Pietro. We all know ya want him."
"Fuck off Lance. It's not like she'd do anything if ya got her alone anyway." Tabitha smirked. "Have fun Kitty."
Kitty and Lance watched her as she walked out, slamming the door behind her. "So.uh, the place looks nice." Kitty said awkwardly.
"Yeah, Pietro gets on these kicks where he's so bored that he just goes and cleans everything in sight."
"Works for me!" Kitty grinned. "Thanks for asking me over- it's really sweet."
Lance leaned closer to her. "Is it?" He asked suggestively, his hand on her thigh.
Kitty hopped off the counter, disgusted. "God Lance, is that like, all you think about? I gotta go."
She walked out, Lance following her. "Kitty- wait!"
Pietro laughed. "You really ran her up a tree this time Lance."
Kitty was just coming in when she was startled by a voice.
"Kitty! Can I talk to you for a minute?"
She looked up and saw Kurt hanging from a light by his tail.
"Yeah, I guess."
Kurt teleported to her side. "I bet you're vondering vhy there vasn't anything for you under the tree from me."
"Yeah, I was. I'm kinda like, worried about what you have planned." She shifted slightly, chilled from the air coming off of the large picture window in front of them.
"I liked CDs by the vay." Kurt said.
"Yeah, those imports were like, hard to find! Who'd of thought Beatles stuff would be hard to get."
"Vhat can I say? Everyone loves the Beatles!"
"So, what's up?"
Kurt's expression changed from excitement to apprehensiveness. "Vell, I vanted to give you this." He pressed something into the palm of her hand. Kitty looked down, and saw a small sapphire pendant in her hand.
"Kurt." She began.
He pressed his finger to his lips. "Shhh. My muzzer, vell, my adopted muzzer told me to give it to someone I really cared about. You're my best friend Kitty. Everything I could ask for."
Kitty lifted her arms and fastened it around her neck. "You know, Lance hit on me when I was there for dinner."
Kurt was still, but his eyes were questioning.
"I said no."
Kurt pointed towards the window. "Look. It's snowing."
Kitty moved closer to him as the two watched the first snowflakes of the year fall. She put her hand on his back, and didn't resist when she felt his tail wrap around her waist. Her head fell to his shoulder as the world before them turned to white.
Rogue sat in her room, staring at her closet. Hanging from the door was a long, form-fitting dark blue dress. It was her Christmas gift from Kitty and Jean, the latter of whom insisted that "We need to get some color into your wardrobe!"
She sighed and then removed it from the hanger. When she had it on, she was surprised to admit that she approved, even if the neckline was lower than what she usually wore. The velvet was soft against her skin, and the color was close to Kurt's own fur. Well, I guess it could be worse for him. She thought as she pulled on a pair of black satin gloves. She was just applying the last of her makeup when she heard a knock at her door.
"Who is it?" She asked as she slipped on her shoes.
"It's me."
Scott was at the door, furiously rubbing Chapstick on his lips.
"Oh, hi Scott. Come on in." Rogue closed the door behind him.
"I, uh, wanted to talk to you." Scott said, sitting on her bed.
"Okay, uh, just have a seat." She sat next to him on the comforter.
"You look really.nice." Scott said approvingly.
"Oh, and like Ah don't usually?"
Scott blushed. "No, I didn't mean it that way.Rogue, I didn't come here to fight."
"Then why did ya come here?"
"I came to say I was sorry for acting like a dick when we were unconscious. I'm not sure what came over me."
Rogue stared at him, wondering briefly what his eyes looked like behind the red glasses. "It's okay. Ah guess we were all under a lotta strain."
Scott started to apply more Chapstick. "There's something I wanted to give you. It's not much, but, well, don't get angry with me."
"What do ya mean?" She asked.
Scott reached into his pocket, and pulled out his spare pair of glasses. "Close your eyes." He said.
"Why?" She asked as he placed them on her face.
He leaned forward, and lightly pressed his lips to hers. Rogue's eyes flew open, and then closed again as she enjoyed the feel of him. His arms wrapped around her, and she didn't resist.
The petroleum in the Chapstick formed a tenuous barrier between them, just enough to slow her energy-draining powers. He broke off the kiss, far too soon for her, when the tell-tale tingling began in both of their lips.
They stared at each other. "Gawd Scott, I don't know what to say." She trailed off, her head swimming with emotions. Joy at the touch of another human, excitement at the fact that it was Scott touching her.
"Thank you would be great." Scott was nervous, but pleased that she didn't smack him for being so forward.
She looked into his eyes. "Thank you Scott. Thank you so much"
He took her gloved hand. "Let's go down for dinner."
Ta da! My first completed fanfic, just for you since there is a bit of a deadline. (Being that Christmas is only once a year.)
I hope you enjoyed it!
Happy Holidays,
Cyn
Rogue woke up first with a start.
"Twilight!" She cried out. She covered her mouth with embarrassment. Xavier and a wobbly Beast were sitting next to her.
"Rogue, you're awake. How do you feel?" Xavier piloted his wheelchair closer to her bed.
"Gawd, like I nevah want to sleep again!" She sighed, "It was so strange."
Scott moaned as he regained consciousness. A grunting to his far left signaled that Wolverine was coming around as well.
"Is everything okay?" Scott asked as he struggled to sit. Two hands pushed him back gently.
"Easy there dude. Everything's fine, 'cause I'm awesome!"
Scott's eyes widened behind his glasses. "Alex?"
"Yes, Alex chose a most opportune time to visit, Scott." Xavier said. "Beast was able to contact him before Magneto could kill us. He got there just in time."
"Magneto? So he wasn't part of the dream."
"No Scott, I'm afraid he wasn't. We were holding him in a cell below, but it was ill-equipped to keep him there long. But he is weak, and I believe that he is now short one very innovative ally." Xavier explained to the awakening X-Men what had happened- about Magneto and Mystique's plan to eliminate them all. "We must strive to be more careful than ever. I doubt that Magnus will fail if he ever gets this close again."
"Ja, I'm just glad you're okay Professor X." Kurt said. He patted his stomach. "Mein Gott, I'm starving! It feels like I haven't eaten in days!"
"Day Kurt, just about a day. But if you're feeling up to it."
Kurt cut him off with a BAMF, most likely in the direction of the kitchen.
"And the boy?" Logan asked. "There was a boy, floating in a vat. What happened to him?"
"That blue lady, the one called Mystique came after him. She said she wouldn't hurt me, as long as I let her take him. Everyone was still asleep, so I let her. I felt bad and all, but what could I do?" Alex looked down at the floor.
"Alex, you did the best you could. Cerebro is familiar with his brain pattern now. If he uses his powers again, we'll know." Xavier smiled. "But until then, I think we all deserve some time off to enjoy the holiday."
Christmas Day quickly approached. Alex had stayed for a few days to visit, and then continued on to be with his adoptive parents. Construction was more than halfway completed on the damage to the house, though the main stairs were still uncompleted. Evan and Kurt especially enjoyed the use of the elevator, usually reserved for the Professor. Their new game was to jump up and down while the car moved until someone got sick.
Everyone did well on Christmas Day. The living room was filled with boxes, and later scattered with wrapping paper as everyone, even Kurt, got up early to unwrap their gifts.
Later, as most of the group sat and made fun of the 50th rerun that December of "It's a Wonderful Life", Kitty prepared to leave. She had promised Lance that she would stop by.
The Brotherhood's house was brightly decorated with tinsel and lights. Kitty was surprised to find that they even had a tree, though her surprise faded when Toad announced that he had stolen it.
"Decorations and all?" She asked.
"Yo, don't be getting' all preachy on us Kitty Cat." He snapped before leaping into the next room.
Kitty seated herself on the counter as she ate from her plate. Lance stood next to her.
"I'm sorry I came a bit early. Like, everyone at the Institute is eating at the same time as you guys are." She explained as she bit into a deviled egg.
"I'm surprised they let you come." Tabitha snapped. "Unless they don't care."
Lance bared his teeth. "Enough Tabitha. Why don't you go somewhere else and moon over Pietro. We all know ya want him."
"Fuck off Lance. It's not like she'd do anything if ya got her alone anyway." Tabitha smirked. "Have fun Kitty."
Kitty and Lance watched her as she walked out, slamming the door behind her. "So.uh, the place looks nice." Kitty said awkwardly.
"Yeah, Pietro gets on these kicks where he's so bored that he just goes and cleans everything in sight."
"Works for me!" Kitty grinned. "Thanks for asking me over- it's really sweet."
Lance leaned closer to her. "Is it?" He asked suggestively, his hand on her thigh.
Kitty hopped off the counter, disgusted. "God Lance, is that like, all you think about? I gotta go."
She walked out, Lance following her. "Kitty- wait!"
Pietro laughed. "You really ran her up a tree this time Lance."
Kitty was just coming in when she was startled by a voice.
"Kitty! Can I talk to you for a minute?"
She looked up and saw Kurt hanging from a light by his tail.
"Yeah, I guess."
Kurt teleported to her side. "I bet you're vondering vhy there vasn't anything for you under the tree from me."
"Yeah, I was. I'm kinda like, worried about what you have planned." She shifted slightly, chilled from the air coming off of the large picture window in front of them.
"I liked CDs by the vay." Kurt said.
"Yeah, those imports were like, hard to find! Who'd of thought Beatles stuff would be hard to get."
"Vhat can I say? Everyone loves the Beatles!"
"So, what's up?"
Kurt's expression changed from excitement to apprehensiveness. "Vell, I vanted to give you this." He pressed something into the palm of her hand. Kitty looked down, and saw a small sapphire pendant in her hand.
"Kurt." She began.
He pressed his finger to his lips. "Shhh. My muzzer, vell, my adopted muzzer told me to give it to someone I really cared about. You're my best friend Kitty. Everything I could ask for."
Kitty lifted her arms and fastened it around her neck. "You know, Lance hit on me when I was there for dinner."
Kurt was still, but his eyes were questioning.
"I said no."
Kurt pointed towards the window. "Look. It's snowing."
Kitty moved closer to him as the two watched the first snowflakes of the year fall. She put her hand on his back, and didn't resist when she felt his tail wrap around her waist. Her head fell to his shoulder as the world before them turned to white.
Rogue sat in her room, staring at her closet. Hanging from the door was a long, form-fitting dark blue dress. It was her Christmas gift from Kitty and Jean, the latter of whom insisted that "We need to get some color into your wardrobe!"
She sighed and then removed it from the hanger. When she had it on, she was surprised to admit that she approved, even if the neckline was lower than what she usually wore. The velvet was soft against her skin, and the color was close to Kurt's own fur. Well, I guess it could be worse for him. She thought as she pulled on a pair of black satin gloves. She was just applying the last of her makeup when she heard a knock at her door.
"Who is it?" She asked as she slipped on her shoes.
"It's me."
Scott was at the door, furiously rubbing Chapstick on his lips.
"Oh, hi Scott. Come on in." Rogue closed the door behind him.
"I, uh, wanted to talk to you." Scott said, sitting on her bed.
"Okay, uh, just have a seat." She sat next to him on the comforter.
"You look really.nice." Scott said approvingly.
"Oh, and like Ah don't usually?"
Scott blushed. "No, I didn't mean it that way.Rogue, I didn't come here to fight."
"Then why did ya come here?"
"I came to say I was sorry for acting like a dick when we were unconscious. I'm not sure what came over me."
Rogue stared at him, wondering briefly what his eyes looked like behind the red glasses. "It's okay. Ah guess we were all under a lotta strain."
Scott started to apply more Chapstick. "There's something I wanted to give you. It's not much, but, well, don't get angry with me."
"What do ya mean?" She asked.
Scott reached into his pocket, and pulled out his spare pair of glasses. "Close your eyes." He said.
"Why?" She asked as he placed them on her face.
He leaned forward, and lightly pressed his lips to hers. Rogue's eyes flew open, and then closed again as she enjoyed the feel of him. His arms wrapped around her, and she didn't resist.
The petroleum in the Chapstick formed a tenuous barrier between them, just enough to slow her energy-draining powers. He broke off the kiss, far too soon for her, when the tell-tale tingling began in both of their lips.
They stared at each other. "Gawd Scott, I don't know what to say." She trailed off, her head swimming with emotions. Joy at the touch of another human, excitement at the fact that it was Scott touching her.
"Thank you would be great." Scott was nervous, but pleased that she didn't smack him for being so forward.
She looked into his eyes. "Thank you Scott. Thank you so much"
He took her gloved hand. "Let's go down for dinner."
Ta da! My first completed fanfic, just for you since there is a bit of a deadline. (Being that Christmas is only once a year.)
I hope you enjoyed it!
Happy Holidays,
Cyn
