It's the 2nd to last Chapter now and who knows when I'll get time to do another story so please make the most of it! I'm going back to school next week sometime and I'm working all days Saturdays and my dogs had puppies (who take up a lot of time at the moment!) and hey I need a social life, but I shall try and find sometime!
Also anyone who is interested: I shall write a new chapter of X Big Brotherhood sometime today or tomorrow before I go back to school! If you ain't already familiar with it please go check it out! I need to know whether Eric or Jubilee should be evicted! But be prepared Scott is now an avid naturist, Sabretooth is Bobby's pet Kitty and Ororo's obsessed with the Gold fish! Also there is much of Remy trying to win over Rogue! Anyway go check it out and let me know your views!
Our dinner table now had the Brady Bunch, Ororo, Rogue, Piotr, Kitty and Betsy sat at it why these people, many of whom we weren't on more than greeting terms with, were sat at our table eating our food is beyond me. We were sat at the table, doing exactly as we had planned from the beginning, we were watching 'The sound of music' and it was now our favourite song 'Doe ray me'.
"Doe a deer a female deer,
Ray a drop of golden sun,
Me a name I call myself,
Fah a long long way to run…"
All of Retribution X (still clad in our costumes) were doing our little dance as many of the X-men either edged away from us (noticeably Betsy and Kitty) or watched us in amusement (including Hank and Kurt). It took us a few seconds to realise that Kat was singing different lyrics so absorbed were we. Kats version of it went:
"Doh Ash says when I come in
Ray the guy that puts out fires
Me they blame for Christmas trees
Fah where I go when Wolvie snickts
Soh what am I doing here?
Lah whats happening in my brain
Tee I am when Scott plays Golf
Which will bring us back to… Downtown!
Things will be bright when you're….Downtown!"
I don't think Kat had even noticed that she had changed songs, the team stopped and observed Kat for a moment before we once again continued with our little dance to Julie Andrews little ditty. The song was punctuated by little comments as is costmary of me like "If you was driving that horse and cart and they were warbling on in the back wouldn't you tell them to get the hell off of your cart?"
BRING
I swear to god right at that minute I was willing to pull the door bell off of the wall with my teeth. This time only Tristan dropped to the floor (ok he more overbalanced then dropped to the floor). I stomped over to the door, and flung it open to reveal the Professor and….MAGNETO??!
"What do you want?" I asked
"Have you got a cold?" Magneto asked clad in his little red power uniform (complete with cape)
"NO! IT IS THE BLOODY RED NOSE THAT IS MAKING ME TALK LIKE THIS IMBECILE" I growled ala Wolverine
As if from no where Kat launched herself at Magneto crying "ITS SANTA! SANTA'S HERE TO GIVE ME PRESENTS FOR BEING A GOOD GIRL! SEE WOLVIE HE ISN'T GOING TO GIVE ME A SACK OF COAL!!" Kat then promptly stuck herself to Magnetos leg as the old man looked at her with distaste and shook his leg in a bid to fling her off.
Charles peered up at me with his little old man eyes "I invited Eric for dinner however it seems you have forced all of my X-Men to have dinner with you so we were all alone"
"Have I indeed?" I said putting my hands on my hips before I marched into the dining room where everyone was still immersed in the delights of 'The sound of Music' "Right so it has nothing to do with accelerated popularity that you are joining us for dinner, it's because Xavier invited the freak isn't it?"
As Magneto walked in the room Kitty phased through the wall (and thus into the garden), Piotr fell (or jumped I wasn't watching) out of the window, Betsy gave us a withering look before leaving via the front door, Rogue grabbed Remy and flew into the wall before actually getting out of the window, and Ororo knocked Tristan onto the floor again as she ran around in a circle, whacking her head with her spoon before finally tripping over the sofa and getting through the door. Hank and Wolverine too were running around the wing in circles but I zapped them and insisted that they stay if Xavier and Magneto were. Kurt asked Mel if she had a particular destination she wished to be bamphed to, this resulted in him being whapped across the head with a place mat.
Xavier was now sat at the end of the table with the T.V on his lap ('The sound of music' had now been turned off) and every 5 minutes or so a bread roll or Xmas cracker would go flying at his head when the channel needed to be changed. We were on our Christmas pudding; I was on my 2nd plateful, when disaster struck. Bounce began to choke. Hank looked at her dispassionately and shrugged
"I'm off duty!"
We shot him a dirty look that made him get up from his chair and thump her on the back hard. A small metallic item flew out from her mouth and landed in Kats pudding. Bobby smiled took the object from the bowl and licked off the cream and Christmas pudding. He got from his chair and knelt down by Kat.
"Will you marry me?" He asked
"EEEEEEPPPPPP!" Kat squealed throwing her arms around him "OFCOURSEIWILLBOBBYDRAKEYOUARESOROMANTICANDILOVEYOUANDIWANNAMARRYYOU!" She said quickly and in that horrible high pitched rat like squeak of hers
Applause exploded around the table
"Urck!" It sounded like there was an echo in the room. I looked around and realised that Eric and Logan had made the same sick sound as me.
"Congratulations Robert!" Hank said getting up and heartily shaking Bobby's hand before Bobby clung to him "You can be my best man!"
"Oh what a pity and I was hoping it was going to be me" Magneto said dryly causing me and Wolverine to giggle
Bobby let go of Hank and looked at Magneto seriously "No you can't be my best man coz I don't like you and you smell pooey!" He said holding his nose
Kurt looked at Mel "I was going to leave this until later when we were alone but seeing as Bobby has now, in front of these good people."
Xavier swelled slightly with pride at being called a good person, simple minds and all that!
Kurt got up from his chair and pulled a velvet box from his pocket "Melody Fields I would be honoured if you would take me to be you lawfully wedded husband until death us do part"
Tears streaked down Mel's face as the room filled with "Awwww"'s and 3 "Ew!"S
Mel bit her lip as Kurt put the ring on her long elegant and perfectly manicured hands "Yes" She breathed as she began to sob
"BOBBYDOSOMETHING! DON'TLETTHEMSTEALMYTHUNDERAGAIN!" Kat said as she threw Christmas crackers, bowls and Magnetos helmet at the happy couple
"EEEEEPPPP!" Mel squealed as she ducked under the table for cover before yelling from underneath "WHY CAN'T YOU EVER JUST BE HAPPY FOR ME YOU EVIL LITTLE WENCH!"
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME BLONDIE" Kat yelled throwing a few fireballs under the table singeing the carpet in the process
I sighed why? Why oh why could we not go one Christmas in this mansion without an argument and something (and more often then not someone) being burnt?
Please do review remember I shall soon be working on meagre rations when I'm back at school so please try to stock pile the reviews for me, that way your assured of more stories (like you actually care! ;0) ).
Also another shameless plug go check out my first Hank McCoy fic 'The Monster mash – Hank McCoy style' I can gaurentee that you ain't ever seen the X-men in this light before (well I hope you aint or that's just pissed on my Bonfire!) Anyway it's good fun and I hope Hank fans (few though you are) will enjoy it!
