English is
not my native language. Please forgive me my mistakes.
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Timeline: Set a little after the movie
Universe: Set in the movie universe. Only the movie NOT the book that goes with
it!
Romance: Scott/ Storm, Jean/ Logan, Rogue/Gambit, others
Summary: Storm and Scott is getting married and in this mansion
everything goes wrong.
Archiving: Want, ASK, take, have.
Feedback: Yes, please. My e-mail address is neh@post10.tele.dk.
Rating: PG
Dedicated to: Jaguarita because she asked for this. Hope you enjoy Storm
in her white dress *G*
Thanks to Cristina as always for the Beta.
Series: Part five in the "Everything Changes" series
Note: This story is set before the fall of the Wall. In other words;
Russia is still Soviet to keep with the comics around the time where I want
this to happen.
*mmmm * is telepathically thoughts spoken in the mind. " mmmmm " is
spoken out loud.
Part 1:
" What do you think?" Ororo asked as she emerged from the dressing room wearing
a dress that would have made Queen Victoria happy, so reserved was it. Ororo
and Scott had decided on a summer wedding that would be held outside on the
Mansion's property. There were now five days to the wedding and Ororo was out
hunting for the right wedding dress with Kitty, Jubilee, Marie, Betsy and Jean.
She had had her doubts about whether or not to ask Jean with her but she
trusted Scott when he said he was over her so she had decided to try and
rebuilt their friendship.
" About what?" Jean asked absently, looking longingly at a long, satin wedding
dress.
" About the pope's visit to Turkey next month," Betsy answered sarcastically
and gave the other psychic woman a killer look. Betsy had disliked Jean from
the moment she saw her and the feeling seemed mutual. Maybe it was because they
were both psychic or maybe it was because they were so different.
" Very funny. Shouldn't you be off killing something?" Jean asked icily as she
turned back to Ororo and the others. Betsy had a dark past as a hired assassin
and Jean never let her forget it nor forgave it. She couldn't believe that
Betsy and her husband, Warren, was actually Ororo and Scott's best friends. Well,
there's no accounting for taste I guess, she thought darkly.
" I'll love to kill you," Betsy said sweetly.
" Ah think it's pretty," Rogue declared. " Maybe more ma style than yours," she
added softly. Since she had fallen in love with Remy, her curse weighted even
heavier on her.
" I think it's romantic," Kitty said dreamily. When Peter and her married she
wanted a dress like it. With the 10 metre long veil. A real fairytale wedding.
Now all she had to do was get him to pop the question.
" Too old fashioned," Jubilee said and shook her head.
" If you two could give it a rest, then maybe you'll tell me what you think?"
Ororo asked Jean and Betsy and interrupted their staring match.
" It's terrible. You need something more…modern. More free," Betsy said honestly
as she looked Ororo up and down. " More white!" She added as she looked at
distaste at the pink dress that made Ororo look like one big candyfloss. She
regarded herself as a modern and independent woman but how in Hell would anyone
ever want to get married in pink? Black, now that was a colour with
possibilities.
" I think it's fine," Jean said and gave Betsy an annoyed stare. She really
didn't care much for the dress but didn't want to agree with Betsy.
" What do YOU think?" Kitty asked Ororo gently as she turned around in front of
the mirror.
" I don't know…I don't think this is it. Something more…" She couldn't really
describe it. She wanted Scott to like the dress. To think she was the most
beautiful woman in the world. Well, he already did that but then even more than
before.
" More sexy," Betsy suggested with a smile.
" Betsy!" She laughed at Ororo's shocked look. " That wasn't …." Ororo stopped
as she saw it. The dress she wanted. It was perfect.
Part 2:
" Come on, One-Eye," Logan said and Scott growled at him. It was the evening
before Scott and Ororo's wedding and Ororo had occupied one of the livingrooms
with Kitty, Jubilee, Marie, Betsy and Jean saying they had "girl things" to
discuss. The men had been forced to sit in the TV room.
" I've told you repeatedly to stop calling me that and NO I don't want a
bachelor party," Scott said for the hundredth time.
" Too bad, Mon Ami, 'cause you are getting one," Remy said with a smirk and the
other men nodded. Scott looked shocked at them.
" Don't worry it's nothing dangerous. We are underage, you know?" Bobby assured
him.
" I appreciate it, Bobby but…" Scott began and smiled at him.
" No buts. Tonight we're all just a couple of guys having fun," Warren said
sternly and Scott nodded.
" Okay. So, I guess you have a plan?" Scott asked and the others looked around.
" Well, not exactly…" John began.
" What the Hell do we need plans for anyway?" Logan growled.
" How about we play cards?" Remy asked and started to mix some cards.
" Okay," they all agreed.
" What shall we play, comrade?" Peter asked softly as Remy handed out cards
around the table.
" Poker, mon amiss," he said with a smirk and Scott took a hand to his brow.
" You're only saying that because you know you'll win," Bobby complained,
remembering that Remy had won all his allowances last week.
" I'm not," he protested but couldn't hide a smile.
" Let's just play," Logan growled. " Hey, Wing- Man. How about flying to the
kitchen and getting us some beer?"
" My name is Warren or Angel, not Wing-Man," Warren complained but went to the
kitchen anyway and came back with a lot of good stuff. Remy reached for a beer
but Scott caught his hand.
" No beer for you. You're too young."
" Ah, come on. Just this once?" John asked and grabbed a beer while Scott still
held on to Remy's hand.
" Let 'em, " Logan grunted and Scott cast him a killer look. " Just this once,"
he added.
" Very well, but only one each," Scott gave in and the boys cheered and took a
beer each.
" That of course goes only for those between 16 and 18," Warren grinned and
took a beer.
" How is that, comrade?" Peter asked curiously as he took a sip from his beer.
" In my country we have no such rules."
" That's because you're communists, " Warren said simply, with the
distaste in that kind of government that all hardworking, wealthy businessmen
have. Warren believed in charity just as long as he decided how much to give.
He'll never work his butt off so others could live a better life while his was
just as all the rests. He just didn't have that feeling of solidarity.
" Because they can understand the important stuff in life," Logan said and
drank from his beer.
" Which would be what, Logan? Beer, bars and women?" Scott asked amused. Logan
just growled at him.
" We all find pleasure in different things, comrade," Peter said softly and
drew a new card from the stack on the middle of the table.
Much later Remy lay his cards on the table.
"I can't believe it. He won again," Bobby said irritated as Remy collected all
his credits. Good thing they hadn't been playing with real money anymore, they
had stopped a few hours ago as Remy had won all the money people had had on
them, because if they had even Warren would be on the verge of bankruptcy.
" I say he cheated," Logan growled.
"Are you calling me a liar?" Remy asked dangerously and the relaxed atmosphere
disappeared as clouds on a warm day.
" Yeah, I am," Logan said harshly and stared at the young man.
" Relax. Both of you. It's just a game," Scott ordered and they both drew back.
" The great leader have spoken," Bobby said drunkenly, having gotten quite a
few more beers that the one Scott had allowed. They all had.
" Damn right!" Scott said with a smirk and seated himself.
" You know, I always envied Scott that," John said, the beer making them all
say things they normally wouldn't say. The others looked puzzled at him.
" Envied him what?" Remy asked as John didn't continue.
" That he had that control, that power. He says the word and we all stop or
start, whatever he says," John explained.
" That's because he's such a good leader and comrade," Peter declared.
" Bull, it's because someone has to lead and One-Eye is the only one who wants
the responsibility," Logan voiced his own opinion.
" What do you care? You hate him," Bobby said.
" I don't hate him. We're just different," Logan grumbled.
" Like a balance to be kept. Logan is the muscles and Scott the brain. One
can't exist without the other," Peter voiced his theory.
" Wow, that's the most I've ever heard Peter say all at once!" Scott declared.
" Then you haven't seen him with Kitty," Remy said dryly.
" Let's make a toast," Bobby suggested.
" You always wants to make a toast," Warren said amused.
" So??" Bobby said drunkenly. " For Scott; the first and foremost X-man."
They all drank.
" For Logan, may Jean tame the beast within so we can escape all that
growling," Scott laughed and Logan growled playfully at him.
" Well, here's one for you then, One-Eye. May 'Ro marry you before she finds
out how great a guy I am," Logan said with a smirk and Scott playfully hit him
and the others laughed.
Part 3:
" Uh, that was so sad," Kitty cried and wiped her tears away with the back of
her hand.
" Yeah, but wasn't Leo the greatest?" Jubilee asked dreamily
" Jubilee! Jack just died," Marie said shocked. They had watched "Titanic"
which gave very different kinds of feedback, it seemed.
" What a waste. To throw the diamond necklace into the water like that," Betsy
commented.
" You're been around Warren too long," Ororo said with a smile. She had enjoyed
the movie very much. Such weather! Magnificent. And what love! Incredible.
" Not long enough," Jean said harshly.
" So, what should we do now?" Kitty asked, trying to ease the tension between
Jean and Betsy.
" How about a kind of 'truth or dare' to get to know each other better?"
Jubilee asked wickedly.
" Okay," nods followed all the way around.
" Who shall begin?" Marie asked.
" Ororo, of course" Jubilee answered. All looked at Ororo and she felt
self-conscious.
" Oh….Hmm, Kitty; who's the world's greatest man?"
"Peter, of course," Kitty answered simply and named her long time boyfriend.
" Oh, please. It's Leo. Everyone knows that," Jubilee protested.
" Now it's Kitty's turn," Marie said before Jubilee started yet another speech
about how great Leo was. No matter what Jubilee said, Rogue still refused to
believe that he had been a FBI agent and saved the President's life.
" Rogue, what's the best thing about Remy?"
" That he loves me even though he'll never be able to touch me," Marie answered
softly and tears came to her eyes. Ororo gave her gloved hand a gentle squeeze.
Rogue smiled at her and asked;
" Ororo, when did you know you loved Mr. Summers? When you brought him back?"
All looked interested at Ororo.
" Well, actually from the first moment I saw him but he was with Jean then
and…well, if things hadn't turned out the way they did…" They sat in silence
for a while.
" When is it my turn?" Betsy asked to break the silence.
" You can ask now. I have already asked once," Ororo answered.
" Jean…" she started in a sugared tone and smiled at her, " How's Logan in
bed?"
Part 4:
Scott stood out in the garden under the sunshade in his finest suit and waited
with all the anxiety of any husband to be for Ororo to arrive. Kurt, the
school's German teacher and a very religious man, stood before him. Kurt could
wed them in the Christian faith and Scott had asked him to. Scott thought of
himself as a Christian man but not a very religious one. He didn't go to church
all that often nor said grace but he believed in the Christian teachings of
love, tolerance and freedom for all. Ororo believed in spirits of nature and
many different Gods and Goddesses but as there wasn't any priest from her
religion nearby she would wed them herself in her religion after Kurt had wed them.
They had both wanted to be wed according to their religion so they simply wed
twice.
Scott wished Ororo would hurry up. His head was killing him and it wasn't just
from the rays of the sun that reached him. The earlier night's events had left
him with a killer hangover. I'm so gonna kill Logan for this, Scott thought as
he winced. He caught Logan's eye and the other man winked at him. Damn that man
and his healing factor, Scott thought darkly.
Suddenly the musicians began playing, probably from a mental saying from either
Jean or Betsy. Of course, if it had been Betsy it would have been an order.
* Okay, Lover Boy, here she comes,* Betsy spoke in his mind and he winced
again. With his hangover her mental voice sounded like a big bell inside his
head. However he forgot everything but Ororo when he saw her. She didn't come
from the door which lead to the mansion but flew down from the balcony as
gracefully as ever. She was breathtaking. She was wearing a long white dress in
what looked like silk or satin with bare shoulders. Around her waist and her
neck were tightened white silk veils that fluttered for the wind. On her feet
were small, white, flat, silk shoes and in her long white hair was a small half
moon shaped tiara with diamonds, probably borrowed or given to her by Betsy as
he would never be able to afford such a beautiful but expensive jewellery but
Warren could. In her hands was the most beautiful and exotic bouquet of
flowers.
Ororo landed gracefully at the
beginning of the red carpet and started walking towards Scott. Behind her
walked Marie and the other bridesmaids. Ororo had had trouble choosing her maid
of honour as she knew that if Jean got the job Betsy would be furious and visa
versa. So, she had asked Marie who had joyously accepted.
Ororo came to a halt besides Scott and laid her bouquet on a chair nearby. She
turned back to him and smiled and Scott was completely lost in her eyes. Kurt
began the ceremony.
" Repeat after me; ' I, Scott, take you, Ororo, as my lawful wedded wife. To
honour, cherish and love in sickness and health till death do us part,'" Kurt
said and Scott repeated his words, giving them his sincerity and belief. Kurt
turned to Ororo.
" Repeat after me; ' I, Ororo, take
you, Scott, to be my lawful wedded husband. To honour, love and obey in
sickness and health till death do us part'" Kurt had had countless discussions
with the women, especially Betsy, about the "obey" part and whether or not it
should be included in the ceremony until they had decided to just keep it in as
they knew Ororo wasn't Christian anyway and Scott would never order her to do
anything, least of all something she didn't want to do.
" The rings," Kurt asked and Scott looked at Remy.
" Two rings, right here, Mon Ami," he said with a grin and handed the two gold
rings over.
" Repeat after me; 'I, Scott, take you, Ororo, to be my lawful wedded wife in
the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.'"
On the last word, Scott slipped the
ring onto Ororo's ring finger.
"Repeat after me; 'I, Ororo, take you, Scott, to be my lawful wedded husband in
the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.'" Ororo repeated Kurt's words
and gently slipped the ring onto Scott's finger.
" By the power vested in me, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the
bride," Kurt said with a smile and as Scott drew Ororo into his embrace and
their lips met in a passionly and loving kiss, the others cheered. As they drew
apart, Kurt had returned to his seat and Scott held on to Ororo's hands with
both of his as they got ready for their second wedding.
" We ask the forces which created the earth, moon and the stars .." Scott
began , having learned the wedding line being spoken by Ororo's people.
" …to bless this union. To make us one with all living things. To bless this
love we fell in our hearts. Let us feel Your nearness. Parted but never apart.
Alone but never abandoned," Ororo spoke softly. Marie threw some rose petals
over the couple as she had been told.
" Make us one. Inseparable. Always," Scott repeated huskily and drew her into a
kiss, sealing their union and once again the others cheered. Scott and Ororo
drew reluctantly apart and started walking hand in hand, down the red carpet
between the chairs where their friends sat.
Epilogue:
Ororo and Scott ran hand in hand down the stairs of the mansion and tried to
avoid too many of the rice their friends were throwing after them. Ororo turned
around and threw the bouquet and Rogue caught it and smiled.
" Is that a hint, cherè?" Remy asked her lovingly and drew her into an embrace,
her clothes preventing her from killing him.
Ororo and Scott reached the carriage which would take them to the airport and
from there they'll fly to Hawaii for their honeymoon for three weeks.
" Farewell, my friends, and thanks for everything," Ororo yelled and waved at
them as they sat in the carriage.
" Yes, thanks…And don't kill each other while we're away," Scott said with a
grin and the others laughed and looked at Jean and Betsy who for once seemed to
agree on something; that was so NOT funny. Just because Jean's piece of cake
had 'accidentally' fallen into her lap and ruined her fine dress didn't mean
that Betsy had had anything to do with it. But of course Jean had thought so
and Betsy had 'accidentally' lost her cake all over her dress. Suddenly cakes
had started to float and the students had looked forward to a food fight but
Xavier had stopped it before everything ended in chaos and told Jean and Betsy
to behave to alls amusement. Well, almost all. Jean and Betsy had looked
angrier than Logan on a bad day. But that still didn't prove anything. They had
NOT started it. Absolutely not. It was a conspiracy, that's what it was.
" God speed, meine freunde," Kurt wished them and they were on their way.
" So, was it everything you ever hoped it would be?" Scott asked Ororo as she
nestled against him on their way to the airport. She raised her head from his
shoulder and smiled at him.
" Much more. Much more, love," she answered softly and kissed him. When the
coachman said they had reached the airport, they didn't hear it.
The End
