[Disclaimer: X-Men isn't owned by me, Tori is.]
* * *
Jean shook her head sorrowfully.
"Professor, I'm worried about Scott. Where could he have gone?"
Xavier closed his eyes briefly as the others waited for his answers. Kitty entwined locks of her bangs around her index while Jubilee gazed through the latest issue of Hot-Boy Magazine. Tori and Bobby were exchanging lines quietly at a round table as they played cards with Logan and Ororo.
"I'm not sure, Jean. But I wouldn't want to use my ability to find him. He just needs some time alone. We needn't to rush him. He will come when he feels its right."
Jean sighed and hung her head low. Wolfsbane rushed into the room with Multiple directly behind her. They shared a game of tag. The Rec. Room was quiet. Ever since Scott left the previous evening, things seemed a bit out of the ordinary.
"You lose, Bub." Logan grinned, reaching across the table to claim his wins. The Polka game they were playing wasn't for money, but candy. Lollypops and Now & Laters were his for the taking. Tori tilted her head a frowned while Bobby groaned in fustration. He set his cards down.
"Aww, man, you always win." His head slouched into his hand.
"Complaints get you nowhere, bub." Ororo smiled and folded her arms along the table. She noticed Tori sitting quietly across from her.
"Something wrong?"
"Just thinking." Tori replied without lifting her eyes to the woman across from her. Ororo tilted her head slightly.
"About what?"
"It's nothing."
"Are you sure?" Ororo didn't mean to pry, she just wanted information. Tori never usually communicates with anyone. To get her to explain herself would be a miracle in itself. Tori looked directly at Ororo. Saying nothing, she scooted her chair back, adjusted her cloak, and started in her walk upstairs. Logan took her hand as pulled her to turn around. When she was facing the older woman, Logan and Bobby, she pulled her hand from Logan's.
"Answer the woman, Tori. We're not here to judge." Logan assured in his oh- so-sexy gruff voice. Tori hesitated into a nod.
"...Life. My Life. " She searched Ororo's eyes and spoke before she could. "...It's nothing I would like to talk about right now. Now, Logan, Ororo, Bobby, If you would excuse me."
Logan and the others looked around at eachother then nodded. They watched as Tori walked across the room and into the kitchen.
* * *
"You guys going somewhere?" A sweet-talker intervened. Fingerless gloved hands twirled a pole and set it to the ground. Standing in silence, the brotherhood gang looked over to Remy Lebeau. Just behind him, Rogue stood peering over his shoulder.
"What's it to you anyway, traitor?"Pietro crossed his arms. Remy smirked.
"Back off, Lebeau. We need Rogue for somethin', 'kay?" Lance warned as he tightened a fist. Remy straightened and slipped his hands within his pockets. He raised a brow over those complexed eyes of his.
"What for?" He looked back on Rogue. "Rogue you doing business with these guys?"
Rogue stepped around him and crossed her arms.
"Of course not, Remy. Ah know bet'a than to work with tha likes o' them. Ah've learned from mah mistakes." she concluded. Remy tilted his head and grinned.
"Well boys, looks like ma petite ain't goin' nowhere wit' you guys. Now Gambit's gonna ask ya' nicely ta leave an' won't repeat himself."
Silence cascaded between them and time seemed to fall silent.
"I guess ol' Gambit have to get you all started then." He said as a flame sparked along the exterior of his ace of spades.
"Yo...uh...he ain't playin'. Let's get out of here!" Toad screamed, watching three more flaming cards add to his collection. He hopped away leaving the others behind him.
"You're friend's very wise. don'tchu think?"
"I can take you on!" Lance yelled, unamused by Remy's light show. He took off toward the cajun. Pietro and Fred soon followed. Rogue took a few steps back and braced herself. Remy would have to handle the Blob while Rogue took care of quicksilver.
* * *
"Are you ready?" Jubilee giggled as she hid in the closet with Tori. Both of them holding a can of silly string. Jubilee reached in her brown coat and pulled out a 9mm pistol and sniggered. "First we blind her, then shoot. On the count of three okay?"
Tori nodded and smiled. "Oui, ma chere."
Jean was in her room staring at herself in the mirror. Although a bit early, she decided that since Scott wasn't around for two days, she'd find herself alone in her room, retreating to bed. After brushing the long red hair that crowned her head and setting the heavy brush down on the dresser, she floated to her bed. With her eyes closed, she laid down on her side and extended her fingers to bring about the bed sheets to her chest.
"One..." Jubilee whispered, looking at Jean through the crack of the doorway. Tori joined in her count. "Two... Three."
Like two serpents in the night, they slithered their way to her bedside. Each find it very hard to hide their giggles. They nodded and held out the can infront of the sleeping beauty.
"GO!" They screamed. Jean sat up in surprise by the loud scream and looked around. Both Tori and Jubilee screamed with laughter as they plastered silly string onto Jean's face. Grabbing at her face to remove the party favor, Jean extended her arms, making both girls rise off of the floor.
"Ready?!" Jubilee asked. Jean cleared her eyes of the silly string and looked around. Looking up, she found the two mischevious girls floating above her bed.
"Jubilee! Tori! What are you doing?!" Jean's eyes widened as she found them giggling with delight. Her eyes wandered down until they reached their hands. Each holding a brandished 9mm pistol.
"Fire!!!" Tori yelled. They both pulled the triggers back sending repeated sucker arrows to Jean's forehead. ducking for cover, she fell back against her pillows. Jubilee and Tori both fell to the floor. Quickly, they scrambled to their feet and rushed toward her bedroom door. Jean sat up and Tori turned around, pulling the trigger back once more to impale Jean on the forehead with a sucker-arrow. Tori escaped slamming the door behind her.
"God that was fun!" Jubilee screamed as they eased themselves against a wall. Tori nodded as an agreement.
"Oui Oui. I'd like to do zhat again sometime." she giggled. Jubilee smiled and placed an arm around her shoulder.
"See? Didn't I tell you that you'd have the best of fun here?" Tori smiled.
"PROFESSOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Tori and Jubilee's happy faces imediately faded as they looked at eachother. Jubilee grabbed Tori's hand and took off toward the Rec. Room. Tori held onto her beret as she ran with her friend.
"C'mon! We have to hide! NOW!"
* * *
"You okay, blue?" Tabitha asked, looking over to Kurt as he held his stomach. Kurt ran to a nearby trashcan and hurled into it. When he was done, he eased back and held his head.
"Fine. I just need some sleep, is all. Really. heh." Tabitha looked concerned.
"Are you sure, blue? You look kind of sick. Here lemme help you!" She advanced toward him and he held out his hands and shook his head.
"No! I'm fine, really." He forced a smile. "See?"
She frowned.
"Ya' know. If you wanna go home, you can always teleport us there."
Kurt looked over to his crazed friend. An assortment of items she won rested within her arms. Things ranging from teddy bears to cotton candy and shopping bags to appliances. He then looked to his tri-fingered hands. They held nothing. He sighed. A whole evening wasted on Tabitha's fun. The only thing he had was five family burgers, three soft drinks and maybe a couple o' bags of Gummi Bears. The least he could do was get himself something nice as well. Besides, It was time to retreat home. To rest. His watch was on the fritz again. Besides, having to keep an eye on the out-going Tabitha, When his watch was on the fritz, he also had to conceal himself from the pulic eye. Trust that his evening out didn't go over too well.
"I suppose so." He sighed. He held out his hand to Tabitha and took a few of her items into his other hand. "Are you ready?"
Tabitha screamed with excitement causing the exhausted Kurt to groan.
"Am I ever? Blue, ready is my middle name!" she laughed, bringing him in to a hug. "Let's go! I'm read to party with the X-Men!"
Kurt sighed, leaving in a puff of black smoke.
* * *
Jean shook her head sorrowfully.
"Professor, I'm worried about Scott. Where could he have gone?"
Xavier closed his eyes briefly as the others waited for his answers. Kitty entwined locks of her bangs around her index while Jubilee gazed through the latest issue of Hot-Boy Magazine. Tori and Bobby were exchanging lines quietly at a round table as they played cards with Logan and Ororo.
"I'm not sure, Jean. But I wouldn't want to use my ability to find him. He just needs some time alone. We needn't to rush him. He will come when he feels its right."
Jean sighed and hung her head low. Wolfsbane rushed into the room with Multiple directly behind her. They shared a game of tag. The Rec. Room was quiet. Ever since Scott left the previous evening, things seemed a bit out of the ordinary.
"You lose, Bub." Logan grinned, reaching across the table to claim his wins. The Polka game they were playing wasn't for money, but candy. Lollypops and Now & Laters were his for the taking. Tori tilted her head a frowned while Bobby groaned in fustration. He set his cards down.
"Aww, man, you always win." His head slouched into his hand.
"Complaints get you nowhere, bub." Ororo smiled and folded her arms along the table. She noticed Tori sitting quietly across from her.
"Something wrong?"
"Just thinking." Tori replied without lifting her eyes to the woman across from her. Ororo tilted her head slightly.
"About what?"
"It's nothing."
"Are you sure?" Ororo didn't mean to pry, she just wanted information. Tori never usually communicates with anyone. To get her to explain herself would be a miracle in itself. Tori looked directly at Ororo. Saying nothing, she scooted her chair back, adjusted her cloak, and started in her walk upstairs. Logan took her hand as pulled her to turn around. When she was facing the older woman, Logan and Bobby, she pulled her hand from Logan's.
"Answer the woman, Tori. We're not here to judge." Logan assured in his oh- so-sexy gruff voice. Tori hesitated into a nod.
"...Life. My Life. " She searched Ororo's eyes and spoke before she could. "...It's nothing I would like to talk about right now. Now, Logan, Ororo, Bobby, If you would excuse me."
Logan and the others looked around at eachother then nodded. They watched as Tori walked across the room and into the kitchen.
* * *
"You guys going somewhere?" A sweet-talker intervened. Fingerless gloved hands twirled a pole and set it to the ground. Standing in silence, the brotherhood gang looked over to Remy Lebeau. Just behind him, Rogue stood peering over his shoulder.
"What's it to you anyway, traitor?"Pietro crossed his arms. Remy smirked.
"Back off, Lebeau. We need Rogue for somethin', 'kay?" Lance warned as he tightened a fist. Remy straightened and slipped his hands within his pockets. He raised a brow over those complexed eyes of his.
"What for?" He looked back on Rogue. "Rogue you doing business with these guys?"
Rogue stepped around him and crossed her arms.
"Of course not, Remy. Ah know bet'a than to work with tha likes o' them. Ah've learned from mah mistakes." she concluded. Remy tilted his head and grinned.
"Well boys, looks like ma petite ain't goin' nowhere wit' you guys. Now Gambit's gonna ask ya' nicely ta leave an' won't repeat himself."
Silence cascaded between them and time seemed to fall silent.
"I guess ol' Gambit have to get you all started then." He said as a flame sparked along the exterior of his ace of spades.
"Yo...uh...he ain't playin'. Let's get out of here!" Toad screamed, watching three more flaming cards add to his collection. He hopped away leaving the others behind him.
"You're friend's very wise. don'tchu think?"
"I can take you on!" Lance yelled, unamused by Remy's light show. He took off toward the cajun. Pietro and Fred soon followed. Rogue took a few steps back and braced herself. Remy would have to handle the Blob while Rogue took care of quicksilver.
* * *
"Are you ready?" Jubilee giggled as she hid in the closet with Tori. Both of them holding a can of silly string. Jubilee reached in her brown coat and pulled out a 9mm pistol and sniggered. "First we blind her, then shoot. On the count of three okay?"
Tori nodded and smiled. "Oui, ma chere."
Jean was in her room staring at herself in the mirror. Although a bit early, she decided that since Scott wasn't around for two days, she'd find herself alone in her room, retreating to bed. After brushing the long red hair that crowned her head and setting the heavy brush down on the dresser, she floated to her bed. With her eyes closed, she laid down on her side and extended her fingers to bring about the bed sheets to her chest.
"One..." Jubilee whispered, looking at Jean through the crack of the doorway. Tori joined in her count. "Two... Three."
Like two serpents in the night, they slithered their way to her bedside. Each find it very hard to hide their giggles. They nodded and held out the can infront of the sleeping beauty.
"GO!" They screamed. Jean sat up in surprise by the loud scream and looked around. Both Tori and Jubilee screamed with laughter as they plastered silly string onto Jean's face. Grabbing at her face to remove the party favor, Jean extended her arms, making both girls rise off of the floor.
"Ready?!" Jubilee asked. Jean cleared her eyes of the silly string and looked around. Looking up, she found the two mischevious girls floating above her bed.
"Jubilee! Tori! What are you doing?!" Jean's eyes widened as she found them giggling with delight. Her eyes wandered down until they reached their hands. Each holding a brandished 9mm pistol.
"Fire!!!" Tori yelled. They both pulled the triggers back sending repeated sucker arrows to Jean's forehead. ducking for cover, she fell back against her pillows. Jubilee and Tori both fell to the floor. Quickly, they scrambled to their feet and rushed toward her bedroom door. Jean sat up and Tori turned around, pulling the trigger back once more to impale Jean on the forehead with a sucker-arrow. Tori escaped slamming the door behind her.
"God that was fun!" Jubilee screamed as they eased themselves against a wall. Tori nodded as an agreement.
"Oui Oui. I'd like to do zhat again sometime." she giggled. Jubilee smiled and placed an arm around her shoulder.
"See? Didn't I tell you that you'd have the best of fun here?" Tori smiled.
"PROFESSOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Tori and Jubilee's happy faces imediately faded as they looked at eachother. Jubilee grabbed Tori's hand and took off toward the Rec. Room. Tori held onto her beret as she ran with her friend.
"C'mon! We have to hide! NOW!"
* * *
"You okay, blue?" Tabitha asked, looking over to Kurt as he held his stomach. Kurt ran to a nearby trashcan and hurled into it. When he was done, he eased back and held his head.
"Fine. I just need some sleep, is all. Really. heh." Tabitha looked concerned.
"Are you sure, blue? You look kind of sick. Here lemme help you!" She advanced toward him and he held out his hands and shook his head.
"No! I'm fine, really." He forced a smile. "See?"
She frowned.
"Ya' know. If you wanna go home, you can always teleport us there."
Kurt looked over to his crazed friend. An assortment of items she won rested within her arms. Things ranging from teddy bears to cotton candy and shopping bags to appliances. He then looked to his tri-fingered hands. They held nothing. He sighed. A whole evening wasted on Tabitha's fun. The only thing he had was five family burgers, three soft drinks and maybe a couple o' bags of Gummi Bears. The least he could do was get himself something nice as well. Besides, It was time to retreat home. To rest. His watch was on the fritz again. Besides, having to keep an eye on the out-going Tabitha, When his watch was on the fritz, he also had to conceal himself from the pulic eye. Trust that his evening out didn't go over too well.
"I suppose so." He sighed. He held out his hand to Tabitha and took a few of her items into his other hand. "Are you ready?"
Tabitha screamed with excitement causing the exhausted Kurt to groan.
"Am I ever? Blue, ready is my middle name!" she laughed, bringing him in to a hug. "Let's go! I'm read to party with the X-Men!"
Kurt sighed, leaving in a puff of black smoke.
