Revenge Runs Rampant at the Institute

Plot 1 – Amanda & Rogue v. Kitty

It was only Sunday and Kitty had in no way forgotten to be on the lookout for retaliation from Amanda and Rogue, but she gave them an opportunity they couldn't resist.

The relatively new friendship between Amanda, Kitty and Rogue was filled with revenge plots on all sides as a result of their two brief games of truth or dare.

In getting Kitty for abandoning them to face Logan the night before last, though, Amanda and Rogue were working together.

Just an hour ago, Rogue had overheard Kitty on the phone making plans to meet Lance for an intimate little get together.

The second the phone line was open, Rogue snatched up an extension to call Amanda over so they could get scheming.

~*~

Goodness gracious, they were actually going skinny-dipping?

Lance must be one very good bad influence on sweet little Kitty, Rogue thought as she exchanged a wicked look with Amanda.

This opportunity that presented itself to them was even better than what Amanda and she had thought up in the hour they had to prepare for the rendezvous between Kitty and her boyfriend.

Not daring to speak in case of somehow alert the frolicking teenagers in the lake to their presence, Rogue indicated for Amanda to sneak forward and gather up all the clothing laying on the bank.

Rogue mentally debated what to do with the clothing to best get their revenge on Kitty for abandoning them Friday night to face Logan. She had the perfect plan in mind to share with Amanda the second the other girl returned to their hiding spot with the clothes.

Amanda was first shocked, then grinning wickedly at the plan Rogue leaned in to whisper to her. She nodded her agreement that it was perfect and both girls bit their lips to keep from laughing as they imagined what was to come.

~*~

Kitty shrieked playfully and kicked at Lance as he grabbed her foot from his position beneath the murky water.

The noises changed to giggles as he tickled his way up her ribs and then to soft moans as he wrapped her close and began kissing all laughter from her lips.

Suddenly, the intense gathering of storm clouds above them in the sky that had been so bright and blue interrupted their romantic little swimming session. The clouds brought with them a chill in the formerly warm summer air that caused goosebumps to rise on their body parts not submersed in the water of the lake. Within seconds icy rain was pounding down on them and thunder was heard in the sky.

A cursing Lance didn't have to tell a shrieking Kitty twice that they had to get out of the water right now!

The couple moved rapidly to the shore and ran out to the spot where they had left their clothing only to see that all of it was gone from where they'd left it.

Kitty was standing there with her teeth chattering, trying hopelessly to cover her nudity with her hands and screaming at Lance where their clothing was.

Lance was trying very hard to answer that question, but having no luck. His gaze went from left to right over every inch of the shore looking for some sign of their clothing.

His gaze locked on one of his socks dangling deliberately from a bush a few feet away to the right. At that moment he realized someone was playing a trick on them and tried to think who it could possibly be. He saw no signs of the perpetrator still being around, so he took Kitty's hand and urged her toward the bush and his sock.

As he plucked the article of clothing from it's place, the storm over the lake ceased and within seconds the sky was again clear and blue.

"Someone's playing with us," he said as he spotted his other sock on the other side of the bush and a few feet further ahead he saw a shoe.

"But who?"

"Your friend Storm is the only one we know who can do that trick with the weather."

"Oh God," Kitty groaned suddenly and buried her face against his back. "Storm isn't the only one. Rogue can, too. She absorbed Ororo's powers."

"Rogue's your best friend. Why would she - ?"

"Just trust me. She would. This has got to be her revenge."

~*~

Amanda and Rogue watched from a safe location in the distance as the couple stood talking then followed the trail of clothing that they had left for them. The girls had been sure to spread the clothing out so that Kitty would still be pretty exposed when they reached the end of the trail on the institute's grounds.

Most Sunday's Kitty would have been perfectly safe to wander completely naked around that area of the property and not be seen by a soul.

Imagine her surprise when she arrived to find that Amanda and Rogue had roused every single person living at the mansion to play a game of softball.

Plot 2 – Amanda v. Rogue

Dang, this girl was good at the pranks when she put her mind to it.

Amanda thought of Rogue as she watched a red faced Kitty shove Lance out of sight back into the woods behind the institute and then phase through the ground to escape the shocked stares of her friends.

That was one handy mutation for getting out of embarrassing situations quickly.

The success of their prank made Amanda realize she'd have to be very creative in her plot for revenge against Rogue. It didn't matter if only Kurt had seen her running around the lower level of the institute in the underwear, as Rogue had dared, Amanda was going to get the other girl back.

Her lips twisted upward in a wicked smile as she thought of her own dare to Rogue that night and realized that the other girl hadn't really completed it.

Maybe her plan didn't have to be as elaborate as what they did to Kitty.

Maybe she should just keep it simple.

All she'd have to do is sneak into Rogue's room, find that little pink envelope and see that Logan gets it without further delay.

Perfect!

She laughed aloud as her mind latched onto that idea as the perfect revenge, drawing a few curious stares as no one around her was seeing anything amusing.

Sliding the note secretly under the man's bedroom door wasn't as acceptable for revenge as it had been for a dare. Oh, no. This time Amanda would hand deliver it to Logan and leave him in no doubt as to exactly who had written its contents.

She could only hope the written words were to embarrass Rogue.

Plot 3 – Logan v. Kitty

The half-pint had apparently had a very rough weekend, Logan learned when he returned to the mansion Tuesday after his trip.

He should probably give her a break, but it had been three weeks and he felt the timing was just right for him to retaliate.

He wasn't planning anything big, just a little tit for tat. She saw his and, while he wasn't too curious to do so, it was only fair that he see hers.

Earlier that morning he'd begun putting his plan into motion, by stealing the "Occupied" sign from the bathroom all the kids shared and tinkering with the sink so that he'd get orders to fix it.

As she did most every evening before bed, Kitty went in the bathroom to shower. With the sound of running water covering his actions, Logan quickly picked the lock and then moved to hide until he heard his cue to enter.

~*~

Humming slightly, completely rejuvenated by her hot shower, Kitty shut off the faucets and opened the show door.

The long wet strands of her hair covered her eyes as she reached for her towel, too occupied to really notice that the bathroom door was being pushed open.

Pushing her hair back she lifted the towel to her hair and began drying her hair with it.

Suddenly her movements stopped and she froze.

Her eyes clenched shut and she prayed for a moment that she was being paranoid or had totally imagined what she'd just glimpsed or that this was like a nightmare she was seconds away from awakening from.

She cracked open her left eye to check if any of her prayers had been answered and saw that they hadn't.

Logan really was kneeling under the sink and working on the thing that had been acting up all day.

He probably never would have even realized she was there if she hadn't screamed, but it was like a total reflex.

Girl steps nude from shower.

Girl unexpectedly sees a man she in the bathroom as she emerges from the stall.

Girl screams.

And to make matters worse, man turns at the sound of girl's scream and gets an eyeful of girl's totally naked body.

Blushing and screaming how the room was occupied and how he totally should have known that before entering, Kitty tried to cover her body with the towel she held and stumbled backward into the shower.

Unfortunately, she was very flustered by the whole incident and not really thinking about or even remembering her mutation so she kinda phased right through the shower wall and into the room on beside the bathroom.

Fate must really really hate her because Kitty knew that room was Jamie's and of course, the boy who'd always had a crush on her was inside it doing homework.

She held the towel in front of her, trying desperately to hide her body from his stunned but eager gaze and focused all her efforts on not literally sinking through the floor as her embarrassment urged.

Lord only knew what room she would have phased into and who would have been in it.

Desperate, she grabbed the cover off Jamie's bed and flew through walls until she was safe in her own bedroom.

Maybe she should just stay in here for the rest of the week. From the look of things, the fates were in no mood to be kind to her this week.

Plot 4 – Logan v. Rogue

It took Logan quite some time to stop laughing at the way his plan had worked out.

Not only had he gotten a good look at naked Kitty, he was sure the kid next door had too.

Priceless.

Now for Rogue….

~*~

He stared suspiciously at the little pink envelope the elf's girlfriend had given him earlier. It smelled of the girl, Kitty, Rogue and some flowery perfume.

Allegedly Rogue had written whatever the note inside said.

Very curious about what that may be, he sliced the sealed flap open and pulled out the folded sheet of paper inside.

"If you would only give me a sign, I'd show you there is someone here for you who could make you happy and help ease your burdens."

It was unsigned and the writing unfamiliar, but he hoped Rogue had really written it.

It would definitely be nice to know the feelings he'd only recently realized he had for Stripes were returned.

~*~

Logan altered his plans for Rogue after reading the note.

He no longer wanted her embarrassed like he'd done with Kitty.

No, his revenge on Rogue had to be…special.

The corner of his mouth curled up in a half smile.

Maybe he should start testing the waters a little. See if she really did feel anything for him like the note suggested.

Tease her a little bit……

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Note from Author: Real life is really interfering with my writing, so updates are coming slowly. Sorry the delay in this chapter and the last two or three I plan for this series. Not yet sure what note to end it on yet, but you'll know as soon as I do. :)

Mishka