[Disclaimer: X-Men isn't owned by me. Tori is.]
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Tabitha walked up to Kurt as he sat crouched on the banister of the balcony. Tilting her head upward, she sighed against the wind as she leaned against the railing and crossed her arms.
"Feels good out here doesn't it, Blue?"
Kurt sighed, slouching his chin into the palm of his hand. He stared out onto the lake and watched the moon's reflection glisten against the surface.
"Yeah. I guess." His uninterested tone surprised her and she tilted her head. Placing her hands against the rail, she stepped over to Kurt.
"Something wrong, Blue? Why so gloomy?"
"It's nothing, Tabitha. I... nothing."
"Oh i get it. You're still upset about the pictionary game." She dropped her eyes to the water below and formed 3 little firecrackers in the palm of her right hand. She tossed them into the water and watched as 3 pools blew up into a shower of sparkling, moonlit water. Her eyes wandered over the distant lights leading to her favorite fast food restaurant.
"Hey!" she screamed. "How about you and I go out for an evening? It'll take your mind off of the game. Cazolli's sound good to you?"
"I don't know. I don't think I--" He yelped as he was pulled from the balcony. Tabitha's hand held tightly around his right wrist as she ran with him and swan dived over the balcony.
"No time for thinkin', Blue! You need some excitement!" She screamed as she hugged him tightly.
"Agh! Tabitha!" BAMF!
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"I don't know how much longer I can take this! Professor, you HAVE to tell Amara and Kitty to keep their nail-polishing hands off my stuff!" Jubilee screamed, hugging the Hot-Boy Magazines to her chest. Tori giggled as she watched Logan fiddle with an unopened beer can.
"Okay Jubilee. I'll have a talk with them."
"Great! Tori, let's go!" Jubilee grabbed ahold of Tori's hand and headed toward the door. Jubilee turned to her friend and grinned. "We have a bit of... dirty work to do."
"What?" Tori was pulled along through the double doors. Fearfully, she looked back at Logan and the professor.
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Rogue sat alone infront of the Xavier Institute. It was the only peace she could get since she found a way to leave Gambit behind from that little walk he decided to accompany her on. Placing her face in her hands she sighed.
"Ah need fresh air." she muffled into the palms of her hands.
"Aren'tyoualreadyoutside?"
"Huh? Who tha...?" Rogue lifted her eyes to the trees that surrounded her. She searched for the source of that voice. "Who's there?"
"Don't tell me lil' Roguey's forgotten us already." Another voice echoed in the trees. Rogue came to a stance and pulled her hands infront of her. Her teeth gritted.
"All right! Come on out here raght now!"
"And If we don't?"
"The Ah'll just have'ta come an' get ya!" Rogue took off toward the challenging voice, intent on catching whoever it was playing tricks on her. As she reached within a few feet, a slight whirl sent her twirling into dizziness and a voice chuckled. The laughter dissipated and seemed to have retreated into the bushes.
"Ooh! Flies!" Tolansky lashed his tongue out at some flies in the air and fell out into the open. He jumped at some more insects that hovered a few feet above his head and fell back against the ground in a crouch.
"Todd!" Rogue growled. She took off in his direction, reaching a hand to remove a glove.
"Yo! uh...Roguey!" Todd hopped sideways trying to evade the persistent Rogue. He dodged one of her swiping hands then lurched toward a nearby fly. Sticking to his tongue, Todd pulled the fly into his mouth and swallowed, savoring the flavor. Unamused, Rogue quickly slipped her glove back on. Lance and Pietro joined in on the festivities. Lance stretched out his arms and his eyes rolled back to start a tremble within the ground. Pietro quickly rushed next to him.
"Hey! stopthat! We'resupposedtogetRogue,notalertthexmen." He gestured toward the mansion. Lance replayed Pietro's message in his mind again. This time slowly. When he finally realised what Pietro said, he brought his hands down and the trembling ground stopped, sending Rogue to the ground.
"Agh!" Rogue held her head in an attempt to end the dizziness. She shreiked when she felt her body being lifted off the ground. Fred held her hands down at her sides as Rogue kicked and screamed.
"Yo! Roguey! Chill man, we need your help!" Tolansky hopped over to Rogue who looked down on him. Quicksilver appeared next to him followed by Lance.
"Yeah, so pipe down!" Lance added.
"Why should Ah help someone like you? You're a disgrace, yah losers!" Rogue yelled still fighting to get free from Fred's grip. Her hair swished around in his face and tickled his nose.
"Ooh! Harsh!" Todd dramatically held his chest. Pietro placed his hands on his hips and took a pose as if he's waiting.
"Hey! Rogue, listen." He started, slowly bringing his arms into a fold. "If we let you down will you help us?"
"No!" Rogue yelled, hoping at least someone inside the mansion would hear her.
"Aw. c'mon!" Lance groaned, bringing his now harmless hands out to her. He brought his hand into the air and sighed. "You have to help us. It's a matter of life and death!"
"Well..." She started, looking to the ground then to them.
"In that case, Ah can't help ya'."
Pietro grumbled in fustration. "Look Rogue! It's my sister, Wanda! She needs to drained or something! She's tearing up the Brotherhood's house and you know me, I can't take her on alone! If you can just get close enough to zap her--"
"Wanda?" Rogue gasped acting as if she's shocked. "The same Wanda that kissed Tolansky?!"
Todd's eyes went wide and he nervously looked over to Pietro. "uh...heh. ..right ...yo?"
"Toad!" Pietro shreiked, quickly covering his mouth and looking around. "You what?!"
"Oh yeah, Kurt told me all about it! And how you stole his watch to do it." Rogue's mouth twisted into a frown at her own words. Fred's arms were getting tired so he set her down, not intentionally though. Lance chuckled as he watched Toad hop away from the angered Quicksilver. Trees rustling caught Lance's attention. He saw a glimpse of the pale red-head taking off toward the back of the Mansion.
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Tabitha walked up to Kurt as he sat crouched on the banister of the balcony. Tilting her head upward, she sighed against the wind as she leaned against the railing and crossed her arms.
"Feels good out here doesn't it, Blue?"
Kurt sighed, slouching his chin into the palm of his hand. He stared out onto the lake and watched the moon's reflection glisten against the surface.
"Yeah. I guess." His uninterested tone surprised her and she tilted her head. Placing her hands against the rail, she stepped over to Kurt.
"Something wrong, Blue? Why so gloomy?"
"It's nothing, Tabitha. I... nothing."
"Oh i get it. You're still upset about the pictionary game." She dropped her eyes to the water below and formed 3 little firecrackers in the palm of her right hand. She tossed them into the water and watched as 3 pools blew up into a shower of sparkling, moonlit water. Her eyes wandered over the distant lights leading to her favorite fast food restaurant.
"Hey!" she screamed. "How about you and I go out for an evening? It'll take your mind off of the game. Cazolli's sound good to you?"
"I don't know. I don't think I--" He yelped as he was pulled from the balcony. Tabitha's hand held tightly around his right wrist as she ran with him and swan dived over the balcony.
"No time for thinkin', Blue! You need some excitement!" She screamed as she hugged him tightly.
"Agh! Tabitha!" BAMF!
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"I don't know how much longer I can take this! Professor, you HAVE to tell Amara and Kitty to keep their nail-polishing hands off my stuff!" Jubilee screamed, hugging the Hot-Boy Magazines to her chest. Tori giggled as she watched Logan fiddle with an unopened beer can.
"Okay Jubilee. I'll have a talk with them."
"Great! Tori, let's go!" Jubilee grabbed ahold of Tori's hand and headed toward the door. Jubilee turned to her friend and grinned. "We have a bit of... dirty work to do."
"What?" Tori was pulled along through the double doors. Fearfully, she looked back at Logan and the professor.
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Rogue sat alone infront of the Xavier Institute. It was the only peace she could get since she found a way to leave Gambit behind from that little walk he decided to accompany her on. Placing her face in her hands she sighed.
"Ah need fresh air." she muffled into the palms of her hands.
"Aren'tyoualreadyoutside?"
"Huh? Who tha...?" Rogue lifted her eyes to the trees that surrounded her. She searched for the source of that voice. "Who's there?"
"Don't tell me lil' Roguey's forgotten us already." Another voice echoed in the trees. Rogue came to a stance and pulled her hands infront of her. Her teeth gritted.
"All right! Come on out here raght now!"
"And If we don't?"
"The Ah'll just have'ta come an' get ya!" Rogue took off toward the challenging voice, intent on catching whoever it was playing tricks on her. As she reached within a few feet, a slight whirl sent her twirling into dizziness and a voice chuckled. The laughter dissipated and seemed to have retreated into the bushes.
"Ooh! Flies!" Tolansky lashed his tongue out at some flies in the air and fell out into the open. He jumped at some more insects that hovered a few feet above his head and fell back against the ground in a crouch.
"Todd!" Rogue growled. She took off in his direction, reaching a hand to remove a glove.
"Yo! uh...Roguey!" Todd hopped sideways trying to evade the persistent Rogue. He dodged one of her swiping hands then lurched toward a nearby fly. Sticking to his tongue, Todd pulled the fly into his mouth and swallowed, savoring the flavor. Unamused, Rogue quickly slipped her glove back on. Lance and Pietro joined in on the festivities. Lance stretched out his arms and his eyes rolled back to start a tremble within the ground. Pietro quickly rushed next to him.
"Hey! stopthat! We'resupposedtogetRogue,notalertthexmen." He gestured toward the mansion. Lance replayed Pietro's message in his mind again. This time slowly. When he finally realised what Pietro said, he brought his hands down and the trembling ground stopped, sending Rogue to the ground.
"Agh!" Rogue held her head in an attempt to end the dizziness. She shreiked when she felt her body being lifted off the ground. Fred held her hands down at her sides as Rogue kicked and screamed.
"Yo! Roguey! Chill man, we need your help!" Tolansky hopped over to Rogue who looked down on him. Quicksilver appeared next to him followed by Lance.
"Yeah, so pipe down!" Lance added.
"Why should Ah help someone like you? You're a disgrace, yah losers!" Rogue yelled still fighting to get free from Fred's grip. Her hair swished around in his face and tickled his nose.
"Ooh! Harsh!" Todd dramatically held his chest. Pietro placed his hands on his hips and took a pose as if he's waiting.
"Hey! Rogue, listen." He started, slowly bringing his arms into a fold. "If we let you down will you help us?"
"No!" Rogue yelled, hoping at least someone inside the mansion would hear her.
"Aw. c'mon!" Lance groaned, bringing his now harmless hands out to her. He brought his hand into the air and sighed. "You have to help us. It's a matter of life and death!"
"Well..." She started, looking to the ground then to them.
"In that case, Ah can't help ya'."
Pietro grumbled in fustration. "Look Rogue! It's my sister, Wanda! She needs to drained or something! She's tearing up the Brotherhood's house and you know me, I can't take her on alone! If you can just get close enough to zap her--"
"Wanda?" Rogue gasped acting as if she's shocked. "The same Wanda that kissed Tolansky?!"
Todd's eyes went wide and he nervously looked over to Pietro. "uh...heh. ..right ...yo?"
"Toad!" Pietro shreiked, quickly covering his mouth and looking around. "You what?!"
"Oh yeah, Kurt told me all about it! And how you stole his watch to do it." Rogue's mouth twisted into a frown at her own words. Fred's arms were getting tired so he set her down, not intentionally though. Lance chuckled as he watched Toad hop away from the angered Quicksilver. Trees rustling caught Lance's attention. He saw a glimpse of the pale red-head taking off toward the back of the Mansion.
