Sorry this took so long, everything's been kinda hectic with the quarter
grades coming up. Hope this appeases the great reviewing gods.
`` Daniel woke to find himself practically buried in bodies. Among them, Amara, Kellie, Tabitha, Jamie, and Jubilee. The cold front had come in faster and colder than any of them had expected, and all of the sleeping bodies that had nothing to give them heat had drifted towards him in their sleep. He noticed Jamie shivering slightly, so he let out just a little more heat. The entire crowd on him gave one form of a sigh of comfort or another. He tried to move forward, but Jamie stirred slightly. He tried moving back, but found him back to back with Amara. The rest of the other boxed him in. Their sleeping bags were on his own, so he couldn't get up without disturbing them.
Last time I do this without and escape route planned.
He glanced over to the clock to see that it was only 6 in the morning and still dark out. He gave up and tried to go back to sleep. As he lay there with his eyes closed, he heard a slight rumbling noise.
Thunder? he thought.
He raised his head to see that the sound was coming from over where Kurt and Amanda were. She was snuggled under his right arm, with both of her arms draped over his chest. Kurt's tail waved in the air, back and forth, slowly.
Hm. So he purrs now.
He fell asleep to the sound of purrs and rain outside.
Elsewhere, Mystique and Logan were also asleep. Though their conditions weren't so cozy. Mystique had fallen asleep with her head on a table. In her hand was a shot glass. Logan had draped a blanket over her and fell asleep on the couch in Xavier's study.
A lone figure walked into the main room in the front of the mansion. Putting and umbrella in the stand and a coat on the wrack, the figure moved into the living room. What it found was the remmnants of a sleepover.
"My my, what a picture." Storm said, smiling at the young teens, "How unfortunate you can't be this well behaved while your conscious. My word why is it so warm in here?"
"Mornin Ms. Munroe. Welcome back." A voice whispered.
"Daniel? Is that you? I can't see you."
"Try the pile of bodies in the middle. They voted me to be the radiator for the night."
"I see. How long did you all stay up."
"About two in the morning. It was fun."
"I'll bet." Logan said, "Welcome back Ro."
"Good morning Logan. Where's Charles."
"In about a trillion atoms scattered throughout the lawn." He replied.
"What? What do you mean."
"Come with me. It's a long story."
"Ugh. What time is it?" Mystique said, coming out of the study.
Storm leaped back, a bolt of lightning lighting up in her hand "What is she doing here?" she asked, her eyes glowing.
"Calm yourself weather witch. I'm here on a truce. My head hurts and it's too early for this." Mystique groaned.
"I told you not to have so much." Logan said.
"Be quiet you. Where do you keep the advil?"
"In here."
The trio of adults went back into Xavier's study. They told Storm about what had happened. The session, the fight, the Brotherhood showing up, and the eventual truce and party. They came out about an hour later and headed towards the kitchen to discuss what to do for the day.
"Well, this weather is perfect for a midmorning exercise."
"Logan! Let them sleep. I'm sure they've had a hard night."
"Yeah." Daniel whispered.
"Quiet kid, rest up. You're gonna need it later."
Ororro glared at him, "Logan."
"Ok ok. We'll make it an afternoon practice."
"Thank god." Mystique moaned, still trying to sober up.
"When did you two go to sleep anyway?"
"Well, if you can call passing out going to sleep, uh, I think around 11."
"Someone can't hold their liquor." Daniel said.
"Kid." Logan warned.
"Sorry."
"How do you feel like being the target for a game of capture the mutant today?"
"Isn't that Kurt's usual part?"
"Well today you two can do it together."
"Sweet."
"Alright. Better start waking everyone up around 10. We gotta clean up that mess."
"What am I supposed to do for 3 hours?"
"Here mon ami. Let Remy help ya." A new voice said.
A sound of rustling as Remy gently moved the bodies away for Daniel to move, "Thanks Remy."
"No problem. Couldn't sleep with all the talking anyway."
Daniel brushed himself off, "Sorry. Forgot you were a light sleeper."
"Remy has to be a light sleeper. What wit Rogue throwin punches in the middle of the night." Remy grinned.
"I'm hungry, want some breakfast."
"Oui, that sounds good right about now."
The two walked into the study, trying to keep the noise down as they got bowls of cereal, "So how are things going with Rogue now that she can touch?"
"It's been much better. She's starting to lighten up now. But Remy wish she'd keep her makeup off like she did that one day."
"Well, she's got her own issues to deal with right?"
"Oui."
They ate in silence for a while, lost in thought. After they finished they put their bowls up and went their own ways. Daniel to think, and Remy back to sleep next to Rogue. After an hour or so, everyone began, slowly but surely, to wake up.
"It's cold. Where'd Danny go?" Amara said, trying to get farther into her sleeping bag.
"He went off somewheres about an hour back." Remy said, "I guess he was getting claustrophobic."
"Shut up. It was really cold!" Amara said.
"It wasn't that cold." Amanda said.
"Well that's because you have a walking shag rug to keep you warm all night." Jubilee said.
Amanda stuck out her tongue, "Damn straight, and don't forget he's my rug."
"Hey, don't I get a say in this?" Kurt asked.
"No, come rug, let's fetch you some carpet cleaner, and breakfast for me."
As they left the room, the girl population, minus Wanda, gathered in the middle for a huddle.
"Did you see them last night? That was so sweet!" Jubilee began.
"Forget seeing, did you hear him? He was purring! Purring!" Amara said, "What a strange way of showing affection, purring like a cat."
"Hmph, he never purred for me." Kitty complained.
"Or me." Said Tabitha.
"Well mayhap that's because ye were always chasin after Lance when you were with him." Rahne said.
"Yeah Kitty, even when you hung out with him, you would always talk about Lance."
Kitty just scowled.
"Speaking of interesting boys, how was your night Rahne?" Jubilee said, switching targets as easily as a hunter.
"What? We dinnae do anything."
"Perhaps, but maybe he did something, or maybe you did something on your own." Amara said.
"Yeah, it's hard to follow that tongue when it shoots out." Jubilee teased.
"Well even if we did do summat, I'd still nay tell ye." Rahne stuck out her tongue.
Just then Wolverine stepped in, "Alright gossip hounds, it's time for breakfast. We've got an extra special afternoon session planned today."
The girls groaned, but reluctantly got up to get something to eat. They knew it was pointless to argue, and they'd just waste the time they had before the session. Soon, the kitchen turned into a bustling room full of the noises of hungry teenagers. Mystique came in, still not quite sober yet, and the room quieted. A room full of eyes stared at her, unsure of what was to happen. She held her head, "Ugh, don't mind me, I was just dying." She left, off in search for more aspirin.
"Well that was strange." Pietro commented.
"Worry about how you'll be feeling later. She's given me permission to include you all in on the session later, no exceptions."
The Brotherhood boys and girls all gave various noises of protest.
"Don't give me that. It's not too early, and no you can't leave." Logan smirked, "Maybe you'll learn a thing or two."
Scott sighed, "So what are we doing today? 4 hours in the Danger room?" he asked, hiding a smile.
Todd paled, "You mean in there?"
"Oh I dunno, maybe Logan will be nice and all we'll have to do is combat training. It's the stealth work that's really slow and boring." Jean said, catching on to what Scott was doing.
Pietro looked nervous, "Slow? Boring?"
"Cut it out you two. You're scaring them!" Rogue said.
"It's gonna be a game of catch the mutant." Logan said.
"Aw maaan." Ray said.
"Alright!" Kurt cheered, "Mein favorite! So how many do I get to embarrass today?"
"Easy Elf. It'll be you and the other Energizer bunny. Girls vs. boys. Whoever catches their target first doesn't have to go through the Danger Room."
"Can we shoot at them this time? There's no way we can catch him without blasting him out of the sky." Roberto said.
"We'll see.."
Roberto, Ray, and Bobby exchanged high fives.
"When's the session gonna start?" asked Tabitha.
"As soon as you all finish breakfast and get dressed." Said Logan.
"So if we don't get dressed." began Bobby.
"Not a chance. Get moving, all of you. Somebody tell Daniel that we're about to start."
Jean closed her eyes for a moment, "He's by the lake."
"I'll get him." Said Pietro, dissappearing in a blur.
Pietro made it to the lake in a second or two. He found Daniel sitting on the bank in the sun with a jacket on. His back was against a tree and seemed to be resting. Pietro walked over, "Hey Daniel."
Daniel's eyes opened, "Yeah?"
"The session's gonna start in a few minutes. You might wanna get ready. Watcha doing out here?"
"Just thinking about stuff." He brushed himself as he got up, "Thanks for telling me, I didn't wanna have Wanda come down here blasting away as it began."
Pietro grinned, "You don't Wanda to come blasting at you period."
"Good point."
"Well, gotta go, see you in a little bit." Pietro called as he zipped back to the mansion.
Daniel's aura flared as he too sped off towards the mansion. He stopped as he reached the front, and started stretching. Kurt appeared in a with his usual bamf.
"Gutten tag."
"Hey Kurt. How do these things work?"
"Well, first Herr Logan will divide them up into teams. Then we see who gets chased by which ones."
"What powers do we get to use."
"That I don't know. It varies from time to time. Hopefully, we'll get to fight back instead of having to run."
"Yeah. What team do you hope you get?"
"Any of the guys. I don't have to worry about hurting all the girls feelings later on."
"Yeah, but the guys have got the firepower. Scott, Gambit, Evan, Ray, Bobby, Roberto."
"Ja, but hell hath no fury like a woman who can't get her way. Particularly with Amara."
"The whole princess thing."
"Ja."
The doors opened up, and the teams came out, dressed to kill.or at the very least seriously injure.
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Well, sorry people. But that's it for today. Sorry it keeps taking so long. I keep playing scenes out in my head and I keep forgetting that I should try to write some of this down. Oh well. Hope you enjoy. I'll try to work on the next chapter. Comments are always welcome. Until next time..
`` Daniel woke to find himself practically buried in bodies. Among them, Amara, Kellie, Tabitha, Jamie, and Jubilee. The cold front had come in faster and colder than any of them had expected, and all of the sleeping bodies that had nothing to give them heat had drifted towards him in their sleep. He noticed Jamie shivering slightly, so he let out just a little more heat. The entire crowd on him gave one form of a sigh of comfort or another. He tried to move forward, but Jamie stirred slightly. He tried moving back, but found him back to back with Amara. The rest of the other boxed him in. Their sleeping bags were on his own, so he couldn't get up without disturbing them.
Last time I do this without and escape route planned.
He glanced over to the clock to see that it was only 6 in the morning and still dark out. He gave up and tried to go back to sleep. As he lay there with his eyes closed, he heard a slight rumbling noise.
Thunder? he thought.
He raised his head to see that the sound was coming from over where Kurt and Amanda were. She was snuggled under his right arm, with both of her arms draped over his chest. Kurt's tail waved in the air, back and forth, slowly.
Hm. So he purrs now.
He fell asleep to the sound of purrs and rain outside.
Elsewhere, Mystique and Logan were also asleep. Though their conditions weren't so cozy. Mystique had fallen asleep with her head on a table. In her hand was a shot glass. Logan had draped a blanket over her and fell asleep on the couch in Xavier's study.
A lone figure walked into the main room in the front of the mansion. Putting and umbrella in the stand and a coat on the wrack, the figure moved into the living room. What it found was the remmnants of a sleepover.
"My my, what a picture." Storm said, smiling at the young teens, "How unfortunate you can't be this well behaved while your conscious. My word why is it so warm in here?"
"Mornin Ms. Munroe. Welcome back." A voice whispered.
"Daniel? Is that you? I can't see you."
"Try the pile of bodies in the middle. They voted me to be the radiator for the night."
"I see. How long did you all stay up."
"About two in the morning. It was fun."
"I'll bet." Logan said, "Welcome back Ro."
"Good morning Logan. Where's Charles."
"In about a trillion atoms scattered throughout the lawn." He replied.
"What? What do you mean."
"Come with me. It's a long story."
"Ugh. What time is it?" Mystique said, coming out of the study.
Storm leaped back, a bolt of lightning lighting up in her hand "What is she doing here?" she asked, her eyes glowing.
"Calm yourself weather witch. I'm here on a truce. My head hurts and it's too early for this." Mystique groaned.
"I told you not to have so much." Logan said.
"Be quiet you. Where do you keep the advil?"
"In here."
The trio of adults went back into Xavier's study. They told Storm about what had happened. The session, the fight, the Brotherhood showing up, and the eventual truce and party. They came out about an hour later and headed towards the kitchen to discuss what to do for the day.
"Well, this weather is perfect for a midmorning exercise."
"Logan! Let them sleep. I'm sure they've had a hard night."
"Yeah." Daniel whispered.
"Quiet kid, rest up. You're gonna need it later."
Ororro glared at him, "Logan."
"Ok ok. We'll make it an afternoon practice."
"Thank god." Mystique moaned, still trying to sober up.
"When did you two go to sleep anyway?"
"Well, if you can call passing out going to sleep, uh, I think around 11."
"Someone can't hold their liquor." Daniel said.
"Kid." Logan warned.
"Sorry."
"How do you feel like being the target for a game of capture the mutant today?"
"Isn't that Kurt's usual part?"
"Well today you two can do it together."
"Sweet."
"Alright. Better start waking everyone up around 10. We gotta clean up that mess."
"What am I supposed to do for 3 hours?"
"Here mon ami. Let Remy help ya." A new voice said.
A sound of rustling as Remy gently moved the bodies away for Daniel to move, "Thanks Remy."
"No problem. Couldn't sleep with all the talking anyway."
Daniel brushed himself off, "Sorry. Forgot you were a light sleeper."
"Remy has to be a light sleeper. What wit Rogue throwin punches in the middle of the night." Remy grinned.
"I'm hungry, want some breakfast."
"Oui, that sounds good right about now."
The two walked into the study, trying to keep the noise down as they got bowls of cereal, "So how are things going with Rogue now that she can touch?"
"It's been much better. She's starting to lighten up now. But Remy wish she'd keep her makeup off like she did that one day."
"Well, she's got her own issues to deal with right?"
"Oui."
They ate in silence for a while, lost in thought. After they finished they put their bowls up and went their own ways. Daniel to think, and Remy back to sleep next to Rogue. After an hour or so, everyone began, slowly but surely, to wake up.
"It's cold. Where'd Danny go?" Amara said, trying to get farther into her sleeping bag.
"He went off somewheres about an hour back." Remy said, "I guess he was getting claustrophobic."
"Shut up. It was really cold!" Amara said.
"It wasn't that cold." Amanda said.
"Well that's because you have a walking shag rug to keep you warm all night." Jubilee said.
Amanda stuck out her tongue, "Damn straight, and don't forget he's my rug."
"Hey, don't I get a say in this?" Kurt asked.
"No, come rug, let's fetch you some carpet cleaner, and breakfast for me."
As they left the room, the girl population, minus Wanda, gathered in the middle for a huddle.
"Did you see them last night? That was so sweet!" Jubilee began.
"Forget seeing, did you hear him? He was purring! Purring!" Amara said, "What a strange way of showing affection, purring like a cat."
"Hmph, he never purred for me." Kitty complained.
"Or me." Said Tabitha.
"Well mayhap that's because ye were always chasin after Lance when you were with him." Rahne said.
"Yeah Kitty, even when you hung out with him, you would always talk about Lance."
Kitty just scowled.
"Speaking of interesting boys, how was your night Rahne?" Jubilee said, switching targets as easily as a hunter.
"What? We dinnae do anything."
"Perhaps, but maybe he did something, or maybe you did something on your own." Amara said.
"Yeah, it's hard to follow that tongue when it shoots out." Jubilee teased.
"Well even if we did do summat, I'd still nay tell ye." Rahne stuck out her tongue.
Just then Wolverine stepped in, "Alright gossip hounds, it's time for breakfast. We've got an extra special afternoon session planned today."
The girls groaned, but reluctantly got up to get something to eat. They knew it was pointless to argue, and they'd just waste the time they had before the session. Soon, the kitchen turned into a bustling room full of the noises of hungry teenagers. Mystique came in, still not quite sober yet, and the room quieted. A room full of eyes stared at her, unsure of what was to happen. She held her head, "Ugh, don't mind me, I was just dying." She left, off in search for more aspirin.
"Well that was strange." Pietro commented.
"Worry about how you'll be feeling later. She's given me permission to include you all in on the session later, no exceptions."
The Brotherhood boys and girls all gave various noises of protest.
"Don't give me that. It's not too early, and no you can't leave." Logan smirked, "Maybe you'll learn a thing or two."
Scott sighed, "So what are we doing today? 4 hours in the Danger room?" he asked, hiding a smile.
Todd paled, "You mean in there?"
"Oh I dunno, maybe Logan will be nice and all we'll have to do is combat training. It's the stealth work that's really slow and boring." Jean said, catching on to what Scott was doing.
Pietro looked nervous, "Slow? Boring?"
"Cut it out you two. You're scaring them!" Rogue said.
"It's gonna be a game of catch the mutant." Logan said.
"Aw maaan." Ray said.
"Alright!" Kurt cheered, "Mein favorite! So how many do I get to embarrass today?"
"Easy Elf. It'll be you and the other Energizer bunny. Girls vs. boys. Whoever catches their target first doesn't have to go through the Danger Room."
"Can we shoot at them this time? There's no way we can catch him without blasting him out of the sky." Roberto said.
"We'll see.."
Roberto, Ray, and Bobby exchanged high fives.
"When's the session gonna start?" asked Tabitha.
"As soon as you all finish breakfast and get dressed." Said Logan.
"So if we don't get dressed." began Bobby.
"Not a chance. Get moving, all of you. Somebody tell Daniel that we're about to start."
Jean closed her eyes for a moment, "He's by the lake."
"I'll get him." Said Pietro, dissappearing in a blur.
Pietro made it to the lake in a second or two. He found Daniel sitting on the bank in the sun with a jacket on. His back was against a tree and seemed to be resting. Pietro walked over, "Hey Daniel."
Daniel's eyes opened, "Yeah?"
"The session's gonna start in a few minutes. You might wanna get ready. Watcha doing out here?"
"Just thinking about stuff." He brushed himself as he got up, "Thanks for telling me, I didn't wanna have Wanda come down here blasting away as it began."
Pietro grinned, "You don't Wanda to come blasting at you period."
"Good point."
"Well, gotta go, see you in a little bit." Pietro called as he zipped back to the mansion.
Daniel's aura flared as he too sped off towards the mansion. He stopped as he reached the front, and started stretching. Kurt appeared in a with his usual bamf.
"Gutten tag."
"Hey Kurt. How do these things work?"
"Well, first Herr Logan will divide them up into teams. Then we see who gets chased by which ones."
"What powers do we get to use."
"That I don't know. It varies from time to time. Hopefully, we'll get to fight back instead of having to run."
"Yeah. What team do you hope you get?"
"Any of the guys. I don't have to worry about hurting all the girls feelings later on."
"Yeah, but the guys have got the firepower. Scott, Gambit, Evan, Ray, Bobby, Roberto."
"Ja, but hell hath no fury like a woman who can't get her way. Particularly with Amara."
"The whole princess thing."
"Ja."
The doors opened up, and the teams came out, dressed to kill.or at the very least seriously injure.
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Well, sorry people. But that's it for today. Sorry it keeps taking so long. I keep playing scenes out in my head and I keep forgetting that I should try to write some of this down. Oh well. Hope you enjoy. I'll try to work on the next chapter. Comments are always welcome. Until next time..