CHAPTER 22 Ware House Encounters

"Should we wake them?" Rogue asked, motioning to the Acolyte and her friend.

"Should you wake who?"

The three mutant teens all turned back to the entrance to see Chloe running up and greeting them, huffing heavily from being out of breath.

"Chloe what y' be doin here petite?" Remy asked, quirking his eyebrow.

"Logan and I were looking for you guys." She said, regaining her breath.

"Logan? Logan's here?" Rogue exclaimed.

"Well no, but he will be soon. I ran ahead to the next warehouse. He's still looking around for Kitty in the other ones. He said he definitely smelt her scent. Oh and get this, he also said he smelt two of the Acolytes as . . . well." Chloe said, pausing before the last word when she got a glimpse of John.

"What are you doing here?" She asked John.

"That's all I get? What are you doing here? I haven't seen you in years and you greet me like this? Rude Sheila you turned out to be haven't you?" John noted sarcastically.

"John!" Chloe said, suddenly realizing who he was.

Rogue blinked and found that John was in a hug with yet another one of the newest X-men.

"Did Ah miss somethin?" Rogue asked Remy who smiled at his sister and his friend.

"Non. . . well oui actually. Y' see mon petite, Remy jus' happen t' know ol' Johnny boy 'ere b'fo' Mags recruited us. We met a few times b'fo' back when Remy was wit de guild." Remy explained.

Rogue's mouth was shaped with an O and was fairly stunned at the news. "Any more information ya been holdin out on meh Swamp Rat? Know any of thah otha Acolytes from b'fo Mags took ya in?" Rogue asked sarcastically.

"Oui, Sabretooth, but dat be a long story an' dis aint de time o' de place fo it. Specially now dat we got Chloe an' Logan." Remy said.

"Logan? Oh Mah God Logan!" Rogue exclaimed, suddenly realizing that the man was probably on his way to the building as they spoke.

"John noticed her exclamation and his eyes widened, he stiffened a great deal at the older mutant's name.

"OH MY GOD!" Chloe exclaimed, seeing Kitty and Piotr on the crates.

John covered her mouth and muffled her talking any more. "Sheila do ya want ta get Wolvie's attention? If he hears ya yell he's gonna come runnin to the rescue and if he sees Piotr and I well. . . lets just say I'd rather not be grilled along side the shrimp on the Barber. And if Wolvie storms in and finds us here your ol' pal Johnny is gonna get shish-cabobbed.

Chloe nodded.

Suddenly three sharp blades cut through the wooden door, followed by three more blades.

The teens all watched as the blades were removed and the door was kicked down furiously by an enraged and actually howling Logan.

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"What do you think is taking them so long?" Tabby asked, dancing around to the music that was playing on her headphones.

"I don't know, but I'm sure they'll be back soon." Storm said reassuringly.

Tabby had opted to stay here and man the fort while Scott was volunteered by Logan to take the younger students, save Chloe, out to town to see how much of the word of the riots had gotten out to the public sense yesterday and how badly it was looking for mutants.

That was why they all went in casual clothes, though they would probably still be seen.

Chloe had somehow managed to get drafted for the warehouse search, probably because her brother was there and she didn't think it was fair that he was allowed to go and she had to go talk to civilians about the riots.

Logan could have easily told her no and that Remy was out there because he was older then her and a hell of a lot more ex to town to see how much of the word of the riots had gotten out to the public sense yesterday and how badly it was looking for mutants.

That was why they all went in casual clothes, though they would probably still be seen.

Chloe had somehow managed to get drafted for the warehouse search, probably because her brother was there and she didn't think it was fair that he was allowed to go and she had to go talk to civilians about the riots.

Logan could have easily told her no and that Remy was out there because he was older then her and a hell of a lot more experienced but he already had a migraine and didn't have the energy to argue with her so he let her come along if she was quiet the entire way there.

Ororro smiled inwardly. Being around all these adolescence was starting to have its effects on the almighty, tough Wolverine.

He was becoming softer and caving in more easily, though she'd never call him on it unless he'd had at least five beers first.

She was starting to worry. They'd been gone a while now and she hadn't heard from them sense they'd left.

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"Sparks what's the matter?" Logan growled.

Instantly he looked right past Remy and Rogue and saw an Acolyte with his hand over Chloe's mouth.

Logan's eyes narrowed dangerously at John whose facial expression went from confused, to scared, then he looked from Logan to Chloe who he was still holding onto.

John's eyes went wide when he realized what this picture must look like to Logan.

He let out a yelp and pushed Chloe away from him with a nervous smile and laugh.

"Hey mate. How's it goin?" John asked innocently before gulping loudly.

"Wolverine's claws came out again and he stepped toward John.

"Yipe!" John exclaimed and dove behind Rogue for protection.

Logan growled and now it was Rogue's turn to look up at her mentor as innocently as possible.

"We can explain this." Rogue said as innocently as possible. Remy just smirked at the sight and strode over to Chloe to make sure she didn't say something stupid and get them all in trouble. She had a tendency to say the wrong thing at the wrong time a lot.

Logan looked from Rogue to John to Remy and Chloe, then back to Rogue. He still hadn't noticed Kitty, though he could smell her.

"Ya know what Stripes. I don't want to know." He said with a very exhausted sigh, walking away.

Rogue and the rest all let out a sigh of relief that he hadn't seen Piotr and Kitty and didn't want answers at the moment.

Logan was almost out the door that he'd knocked down moments before when his ears twitched and he heard something that all the rest of the teens heard, even though he was much farther away.

It was Kitty, yawning and awakening from her sleep.

Logan turned around and walked over to the other teens to see what they were all huddled together, hiding from his vision, though he already knew who it was.

"Move!" He ordered gruffly as the others all winced at his harsh tone.

Chloe and Pyro immediately jumped out of the way and Rogue and Remy just held their breath and let the man through.

Logan growled at what he saw before them.

Kitty yawned again and buried her head deeper into her 'pillow', wanting to return to sleep before the danger session that day.

"HALF PINT!"

Kitty's eyes popped open and she yelped in shock, phasing through what she was sleeping on and through the floor.

Piotr opened his eyes as well and looked around, shocked to see all the mutants before him. He then realized that the warmth on his leg was gone because Kitty wasn't there any longer.

He looked around for signs of her in confusion. He saw John and Remy and looked even more confused.

"What happened?" He asked.

"Oh nothing, just that you and Kitty were practically laying on each oth- Mph!" Chloe said but was cut off at her last words by Remy covering her mouth with his hand and pulling her into him to keep her quiet.

"Y' really do have bad timin on y' comments petite." Remy whispered.

Chloe just scowled at him for being in this position twice in the same five minutes.

Kitty phased back up from the floor and looked around, rubbing her head. Obviously she hit it somewhere along the way.

"Hey, like what's going on here!?" Kitty exclaimed, very annoyed.

She then stopped when she saw Rogue slash her gloved hand across her throat as if to say shut up.

Kitty looked around and saw that all eyes were on her.

"Um. . . . What are we doing here?" Kitty asked.

"You don't remember?" Piotr asked.

Kitty whirled around at his voice and suddenly all the memories of the night before came flowing back at the sight of him.

"Oh yeah, now I remember." Kitty said happily.

Then she gasped at the realization of the situation.

"Uh-oh." She said, wincing and turning slowly to face Logan.

"This can't be good." She said, seeing that a good chunk of the team had come to her 'rescue'.

"You got an excuse for this too Stripes? Or was Half Pint using the enemy as a head rest because he's made outta feathers?" Logan asked sarcastically.

"Oh no. No way. Sorry Kit but yar on ya own fer this one." Rogue said, taking a step back.

"Thanks a heap Rogue." Kitty mumbled.

"Well Half Pint?" Logan said, waiting for an answer.

"Um. . . would you believe I like got caught in the rain?" She asked laughing nervously.

"No." Logan said gruffly.

"Tell me." He said sternly.

She looked around for some help but only found them all waiting for her to say something and awaiting Logan's reaction.

Piotr had now stood up and joined his teammate. She didn't take it personal. She would have done the same if Logan looked at her like he was Piotr.

Kitty felt a little happier when she noticed that Logan was being protective of her. She knew they would have worried after they realized she was missing but it was nice to know that she had a family, or the closest thing to one anyway, that cared about her well being.

She also smirked when she noticed that Rogue and Remy's hands were intertwined and they looked so perfect together. She'd have to get the down low on the date from Rogue but later because now was not the best time or place.

Kitty looked to Piotr for answers but he didn't know what to say either.

"Half Pint?" Logan asked.

"You sure you want to know? I mean it's like a really long, confusing story and I'd much rather go home so-" Kitty started.

"No, lets hear the story. I'm listening." Logan said.

Kitty looked to the others one last time before she sighed and took a very deep breath.

"Well okay then. See what happened was that it all started when I wanted to mail a letter to my parents because it's their Anniversary next Monday and it takes a while to get there by mail. I went downstairs but then I had to take everybody else's mail too, and we're talking like at least sixty letters or something. Then when I went to the post office I mailed all the letters but then I ran into Pio. . . Colossus. Literally. And then I went over to wait by the bus but it didn't come so I was going to walk home but then my hat blew away and these jerky guys came and started pushing me around and then saw I was a mutant and somehow things led to other things and there was a kinda riot. So I made a run for it but then the guys came after me and I was hiding in a tree and I slipped and fell and I think I might have like twisted my ankle or something because I can't walk on it. Oh and Piotr scared the rioter guys away and it started pouring so we had to hide and the closest place was here. And now I'm explaining all of this to you right now." She said in only a few breaths at a speed that made her sound like Quick Silver.

They all stared at her dumbfounded. Even Logan looked at her a little taken aback.

She looked around at all their wide eyes and dropped jaws and smiled weakly. "Well you did tell me to say the whole story." She told Logan with an innocent smile that only she could pull off around him.

"Yeah I know Half Pint. I just really wish I hadn't." Logan said, rubbing his temples.

"Sheila's got one hell of a set of lungs there mate. You gonna use that to your advantage?" Pyro asked Colossus suggestively, earning him Rogue's elbow in his ribs. Colossus did the same only forgetting his strength, accidentally flung him across the room.

"Bloody hell mate. Why'd ya have to go and pick on the little guy?" Pyro asked, rubbing his head after it made contact with the wall.

Piotr murmured a 'sorry' of some sort and Logan rolled his eyes, able to hear what they had said because of his powers.

"Mr. Logan?" Kitty asked, waiting for him to reply.

Logan sighed, very, very tired at the moment.

"I'm getting' too old for this crap." Logan grumbled before walking out the door.

The others just stared after him and at each other.

Kitty was about to say something to brake the silence when Logan did it for her.

"X-MEN GO HOME NOW!" He yelled before getting on his bike and sped off back to the institute.

"HEY! That was my ride!" Chloe exclaimed, bolting out the door.

Remy laughed and Rogue dragged him to the parking lot where he would tell his sister she could ride with them.

John left after that and left Piotr and Kitty alone once again.

"Your leg. You can walk again!" Piotr exclaimed, realizing that she was standing without help.

"Oh no not really. I'm kind of cheating." She said, looking down at her hurt foot.

Piotr arched an eyebrow in confusion.

"I'm phasing my foot." She explained.

He nodded in understanding as they walked and phased out of the building as well.

"So thanks a lot for saving me. . . again." She added, laughing lightly.

"No worries Katja." Piotr told her.

"No worries? Ha! Wait'll you hear Mags. He's on one of his rampages of anger cause you were missing. And guess who he took it out on." John said, referring to himself.

"I still say that bloke needs a few months of anger management classes." John mumbled, walking over to Piotr's bike that he'd found near the post office and gotten over to the warehouses somehow still in one piece.

"Well I guess we'd better get going too then." Kitty said, stuffing her hands into her pockets. She felt something and pulled it out.

"Oh My God! No way! No freaking way!" Kitty groaned in exasperated shock.

"Oh of all the. . ."

What is it?" Piotr asked, she'd drawn the attention of everyone by now.

"It's the letter to my parents. I was too busy mailing everyone else's that I forgot about it. I just went through all that Hell for nothing!" She exclaimed, throwing her hands up in the air in frustration.

The others laughed quickly before covering it up with coughs or throat clearings.

"Well den we bes' be goin hahn femmes?" Remy asked the three girls.

"All aboard de Cajun Express." Remy said. Rogue rolled her eyes and got on first, followed by Kitty, and Chloe was just small enough to sit in front of Remy.

It wasn't the safest or most practical thing to do but hey, she would have fallen off the back of the bike before they left the vacant lot and Remy wasn't supposed to have more then two people on it anyways, let alone four.

Kitty sighed and hopped on the bike stealing one last glance at Piotr.

"See you later Piotr." She called, waving to him as Remy drove away and they two Acolytes were out of site.

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Okay there's your next chapter.

Yeah I know it didn't have a lot in it but I figured I should probably get it out sense I have PSAT's coming up and I won't have time to write or update or anything for a while.

Okay this isn't one of my best chapters but I REALLY REALLY hope ya'll liked it and that it'll hold ya over till next time.

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