Meeting the Acolytes
~*~
Sometimes I just hold you
Too caught up in me to see
I'm holding a fortune that heaven has given to me
I'll try to show you each and every way I can
Now and forever I will be your man
-Richard Marx
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"What's wrong with Rahne?" Kitty asked as Pete led her to his car.
"Some guy broke up with her for a bloody idiotic reason," Pete said opening her door for her. He got it in on the other side. The two drove into town where they stopped at a small pub. They were sitting in a corner booth when Pete saw Kitty visibly tense. "What's wrong, luv?"
"Can we leave? I really don't want to see any of them." She nodded towards the door where a group of men were standing.
"Who?" he asked confused.
"The tall one with brown hair in the vest is Lance Alvers, my ex." Before she could say anything else Lance saw her and muttered something to the other guys before leaving. The others had no such plans however. Smirking, Pietro strolled over with Remy and John.
"Hey, it's-the-Valley-Girl," Pietro said.
"Hey, it's the egotistical jerk," Kitty shot back. Remy smirked at that and Pete smiled at his girlfriend's wit.
"Ain't ya gonna introduce us?" John asked.
"And why would I do that?" Kitty inquired.
"I-thought-you-X-Geeks-were-supposed-to-have-good manners," Pietro said.
"I do, when I'm not dealing with you," Kitty said glaring up at Pietro.
"Dat hurt's, petite," Remy said his voice a purr. "Surely you don't mean dat."
Kitty's eyes softened slightly as she looked up at the demon-eyed Acolyte. "Hey, Remy." He smiled taking her hand and kissing it gallantly.
"Nice ta see ya again, petite chat." Remy's smile widened when he saw Pete's eyes narrow slightly when he took the younger girl's hand. Dis is interesting, he thought and decided to push the other man a little. He sat down next to Kitty enjoying the look the older man shot him. "How have ya been?" he asked touching her arm.
Kitty looked at him for a few seconds before shrugging. "I've been okay." Pietro easily picked up on what the Cajun was doing and rolled his eyes pulling up a chair. John sat next to Pete. "And, like, exactly how long are you guys going to stay here?"
"Je ne sais pas, petite," Remy said. "Dat depends on how long de petite chat wants Remy an' his amis ta stay."
"Well, other than Pietro, I don't care," Kitty said giving the white haired mutant another glare. He simply stuck his tongue out at her. "Oh, that's mature." Kitty turned to Pete. "Pete, this is St. John Allerdyce he manipulates fire. That's Pietro Maximoff, he has superspeed. And this is Remy LeBeau he... um, makes things explode."
"Dat works, petite," Remy shrugged.
"He's also sort of involved with Rogue," Kitty said much to Pete's relief.
"Not right now," Remy said.
"Awwe," Pietro crooned sarcastically. "Did Roguey break up with you again?"
"Shut it, Quicky," Remy snapped pulling out a card menacingly.
"Pete, you ready to leave?"
"If you are, luv," Pete said silently cheering. Kitty phased through Remy while John had to get up.
"Chat," Remy called. Kitty turned back and Remy handed her and envelope. "Give dat to ma chére, s'il t' plaît."
"It's not, like, going to explode is it?" she asked raising an eyebrow.
"Don't you trust Remy?" the Cajun asked as though he was hurt. She merely looked at him. He smiled and winked at her. "Don' worry, petite, you be too cute ta blow up."
"Gag me," Pietro muttered.
"Bye, Remy, see ya, John," Kitty said.
"Au revoir, petite," Remy said.
"Bye, sheila," John said. Pete led Kitty away. He opened her door for her and got in on the other side. He pulled out quickly.
"Pete, I kind of like living, could you slow down?" Kitty requested.
"Sorry, luv," he said obeying. "So, what's going on between you and the Cajun?"
"Remy?" Kitty asked. "Nothing. Why?"
"The man was all over you."
Kitty looked at him for a few seconds. "You are totally jealous!"
"I am not!" he protested.
"Yes, you are!" she smiled. "Look, Remy and I are just friends. Actually, we're not even really that. But trust me, we are so not together. Remy's not my type."
"Why not?" Pete asked genuinely curious.
"For one he's a player," Kitty said. "Rogue is the only girl Remy has settled down for. Plus, I already have a guy." With that she reached out taking the hand that wasn't on the wheel. Pete turned and smiled wanly. "So, there's no reason for you to be jealous."
"I was not jealous," he said once again annoyed.
"Okay, Pete," Kitty smiled. "I believe you." They pulled into the parking lot of the Institute and he got out to open her door for her. "So, um, now what?" Smirking, Pete backed her against the car before kissing her slowly. Kitty melted into his arms wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. He pulled away looking into her eyes.
"God, you're beautiful," he whispered. Kitty blushed looking down.
"I need to give this to Rogue," she said and phased through him.
"Ya could `ave asked me t' move," he pointed out. Kitty merely turned back and offered him a smile before walking away. Sighing, Pete sat on the step and lit another cigarette. He had it half gone when Scott and Kurt came outside.
"Can we talk to you?" Scott asked.
"Fine," Pete said. Scott sat next to him on the step while Kurt sat on the banister.
"Logan seems okay with you so I guess you're all right," Scott said. "Let me just say this. Kitty is like a little sister to both of us. Hurt her and there is no place you'll be safe." With that Scott walked in. Kurt however stayed on the banister.
"Are you going t' threaten me too?"
"Nein," Kurt said. "I just vanted to thank you for whatever you said to Rahne. She seems much happier now."
"The bastard broke up with her for the stupidest reason out there," Pete said.
"Ja," Kurt nodded. "Katzchen has some experience with that."
"What do you mean?"
"Lance, her ex-boyfriend. They broke up the first time because of their different teams but when Kitty turned seventeen Lance got into the Acolytes they decided to try again. Things vent pretty vell actually, they were getting along..." Kurt sighed. "One night though Kitty came to me crying. Apparently Lance had been going a little too fast."
"He didn't-" Pete didn't finish that thought nor did he have to.
"Nein," Kurt said. "Alvers is many things but not a rapist. She pushed him away and told him that she wasn't ready for that." Pete nodded in approval. "He said he was okay with that. He didn't try it again but two days later he broke up with her.
Kurt shook his head before continuing. "He said it was because things were too hard with ze teams but Rogue and Remy were doing fine. Kitty said she knew it was because she wouldn't let him..." once again Kurt stopped regarding Pete hard. "Now that you know zat, let me reiterate vhat Scott said. Hurt her and ve vill hurt you."
"Right," Pete said. "Thought you said you weren't gonna threaten me?"
"I lied," Kurt shrugged.
Kitty came outside and regarded the two. "Like, what's going on?"
"Nothing," Kurt said.
"Sure, fuzzy," Kitty said sitting next to Pete and taking his hand. Kurt looked at their intertwined fingers and smirked.
"Vell, Rogue and I have plans, I'll see you two later." With that Kurt bamfed away.
Pete turned to Kitty reaching out and pulling her to him. "So, what do you want t' do t'night?"
"I don't know," she confessed. "We could just, like, watch a movie. You have a TV and a DVD player in your room don't you?" Pete nodded trying not to think of the implications of her in his room, on his bed, watching anything. "So, I'll meet you there after dinner?"
He smiled. "It's a date." Returning his smile, Kitty got up and walked inside.
~*~
Sometimes I just hold you
Too caught up in me to see
I'm holding a fortune that heaven has given to me
I'll try to show you each and every way I can
Now and forever I will be your man
-Richard Marx
~*~
"What's wrong with Rahne?" Kitty asked as Pete led her to his car.
"Some guy broke up with her for a bloody idiotic reason," Pete said opening her door for her. He got it in on the other side. The two drove into town where they stopped at a small pub. They were sitting in a corner booth when Pete saw Kitty visibly tense. "What's wrong, luv?"
"Can we leave? I really don't want to see any of them." She nodded towards the door where a group of men were standing.
"Who?" he asked confused.
"The tall one with brown hair in the vest is Lance Alvers, my ex." Before she could say anything else Lance saw her and muttered something to the other guys before leaving. The others had no such plans however. Smirking, Pietro strolled over with Remy and John.
"Hey, it's-the-Valley-Girl," Pietro said.
"Hey, it's the egotistical jerk," Kitty shot back. Remy smirked at that and Pete smiled at his girlfriend's wit.
"Ain't ya gonna introduce us?" John asked.
"And why would I do that?" Kitty inquired.
"I-thought-you-X-Geeks-were-supposed-to-have-good manners," Pietro said.
"I do, when I'm not dealing with you," Kitty said glaring up at Pietro.
"Dat hurt's, petite," Remy said his voice a purr. "Surely you don't mean dat."
Kitty's eyes softened slightly as she looked up at the demon-eyed Acolyte. "Hey, Remy." He smiled taking her hand and kissing it gallantly.
"Nice ta see ya again, petite chat." Remy's smile widened when he saw Pete's eyes narrow slightly when he took the younger girl's hand. Dis is interesting, he thought and decided to push the other man a little. He sat down next to Kitty enjoying the look the older man shot him. "How have ya been?" he asked touching her arm.
Kitty looked at him for a few seconds before shrugging. "I've been okay." Pietro easily picked up on what the Cajun was doing and rolled his eyes pulling up a chair. John sat next to Pete. "And, like, exactly how long are you guys going to stay here?"
"Je ne sais pas, petite," Remy said. "Dat depends on how long de petite chat wants Remy an' his amis ta stay."
"Well, other than Pietro, I don't care," Kitty said giving the white haired mutant another glare. He simply stuck his tongue out at her. "Oh, that's mature." Kitty turned to Pete. "Pete, this is St. John Allerdyce he manipulates fire. That's Pietro Maximoff, he has superspeed. And this is Remy LeBeau he... um, makes things explode."
"Dat works, petite," Remy shrugged.
"He's also sort of involved with Rogue," Kitty said much to Pete's relief.
"Not right now," Remy said.
"Awwe," Pietro crooned sarcastically. "Did Roguey break up with you again?"
"Shut it, Quicky," Remy snapped pulling out a card menacingly.
"Pete, you ready to leave?"
"If you are, luv," Pete said silently cheering. Kitty phased through Remy while John had to get up.
"Chat," Remy called. Kitty turned back and Remy handed her and envelope. "Give dat to ma chére, s'il t' plaît."
"It's not, like, going to explode is it?" she asked raising an eyebrow.
"Don't you trust Remy?" the Cajun asked as though he was hurt. She merely looked at him. He smiled and winked at her. "Don' worry, petite, you be too cute ta blow up."
"Gag me," Pietro muttered.
"Bye, Remy, see ya, John," Kitty said.
"Au revoir, petite," Remy said.
"Bye, sheila," John said. Pete led Kitty away. He opened her door for her and got in on the other side. He pulled out quickly.
"Pete, I kind of like living, could you slow down?" Kitty requested.
"Sorry, luv," he said obeying. "So, what's going on between you and the Cajun?"
"Remy?" Kitty asked. "Nothing. Why?"
"The man was all over you."
Kitty looked at him for a few seconds. "You are totally jealous!"
"I am not!" he protested.
"Yes, you are!" she smiled. "Look, Remy and I are just friends. Actually, we're not even really that. But trust me, we are so not together. Remy's not my type."
"Why not?" Pete asked genuinely curious.
"For one he's a player," Kitty said. "Rogue is the only girl Remy has settled down for. Plus, I already have a guy." With that she reached out taking the hand that wasn't on the wheel. Pete turned and smiled wanly. "So, there's no reason for you to be jealous."
"I was not jealous," he said once again annoyed.
"Okay, Pete," Kitty smiled. "I believe you." They pulled into the parking lot of the Institute and he got out to open her door for her. "So, um, now what?" Smirking, Pete backed her against the car before kissing her slowly. Kitty melted into his arms wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. He pulled away looking into her eyes.
"God, you're beautiful," he whispered. Kitty blushed looking down.
"I need to give this to Rogue," she said and phased through him.
"Ya could `ave asked me t' move," he pointed out. Kitty merely turned back and offered him a smile before walking away. Sighing, Pete sat on the step and lit another cigarette. He had it half gone when Scott and Kurt came outside.
"Can we talk to you?" Scott asked.
"Fine," Pete said. Scott sat next to him on the step while Kurt sat on the banister.
"Logan seems okay with you so I guess you're all right," Scott said. "Let me just say this. Kitty is like a little sister to both of us. Hurt her and there is no place you'll be safe." With that Scott walked in. Kurt however stayed on the banister.
"Are you going t' threaten me too?"
"Nein," Kurt said. "I just vanted to thank you for whatever you said to Rahne. She seems much happier now."
"The bastard broke up with her for the stupidest reason out there," Pete said.
"Ja," Kurt nodded. "Katzchen has some experience with that."
"What do you mean?"
"Lance, her ex-boyfriend. They broke up the first time because of their different teams but when Kitty turned seventeen Lance got into the Acolytes they decided to try again. Things vent pretty vell actually, they were getting along..." Kurt sighed. "One night though Kitty came to me crying. Apparently Lance had been going a little too fast."
"He didn't-" Pete didn't finish that thought nor did he have to.
"Nein," Kurt said. "Alvers is many things but not a rapist. She pushed him away and told him that she wasn't ready for that." Pete nodded in approval. "He said he was okay with that. He didn't try it again but two days later he broke up with her.
Kurt shook his head before continuing. "He said it was because things were too hard with ze teams but Rogue and Remy were doing fine. Kitty said she knew it was because she wouldn't let him..." once again Kurt stopped regarding Pete hard. "Now that you know zat, let me reiterate vhat Scott said. Hurt her and ve vill hurt you."
"Right," Pete said. "Thought you said you weren't gonna threaten me?"
"I lied," Kurt shrugged.
Kitty came outside and regarded the two. "Like, what's going on?"
"Nothing," Kurt said.
"Sure, fuzzy," Kitty said sitting next to Pete and taking his hand. Kurt looked at their intertwined fingers and smirked.
"Vell, Rogue and I have plans, I'll see you two later." With that Kurt bamfed away.
Pete turned to Kitty reaching out and pulling her to him. "So, what do you want t' do t'night?"
"I don't know," she confessed. "We could just, like, watch a movie. You have a TV and a DVD player in your room don't you?" Pete nodded trying not to think of the implications of her in his room, on his bed, watching anything. "So, I'll meet you there after dinner?"
He smiled. "It's a date." Returning his smile, Kitty got up and walked inside.