H.O.Me: A story of Family

By Xenomorph666

"Aliens" is © Century Fox Production I do not own it

X-Men: Evolution and its respective characters are © Marvel, Again I do not own them (But I sure as hell wish I did)

Summary:  PRESENT OPENING TIME!

A.N.: Updates maybe ass little as once to twice a week.  Works getting me extremely tired, so is school.  Also In this chapter I'm just having them open all of their presents on one designated day.

Chapter 17

"Chris-ukah"?

Today was the designated day to open the presents that everybody had bought or in HOMe's case made for everyone.  Evan who was visiting with the Morlocks had jokingly called it "Chris-ukah", because it was combining Christmas on the last day of Hanukkah.  The whole mansion was asleep that is until Jamie's alarm clock blared like a fog horn. 

Logan jumped to a fighting stance from his sleeping position.  Ororo was jolted from her sound sleep and fell of her bed.  Rogue and Kitty were both already waiting patienty outside Jamie's door, ready to strangle him, The visiting Brotherhood members (Lance, Toad and Wanda) were still sleeping.  Remy and John were making a dazed and confused march towards the presents.  Artisan was no where to be found, this sent Logan into search mode.  Kitty's parents were already up discussing how to handle their daughter's relationship with Lance..  The time was 4:00 AM.

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When Kitty and Rogue both gave up on waiting for Jamie to come out they went downstairs to get ready for the opening of presents.  When they got down to the tree and the Menorah* they were a little surprised to see Jamie and HOMe shaking the presents to try and detect what they had gotten.  Kitty frowned at HOMe playfully.

"You little turn-coat!  YOU HELPED JAMIE!"

~HOMe not wear coat.  Does he? ~ everyone laughed as HOMe scurried to a mirror to check. 

"Mahbe we should wait fer eveyone else, doncha think Jamie?" Rogue said as she pulled the present from the young boy's hands.  She set it down and in turn flopped down in a chair waiting for everyone else, Kitty did as well.  HOMe scurried to Kitty's side.  The two girls sat down waiting for everyone else to arrive. 

"Like, what's taking them so long?" Kitty asked looking at the clock

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After Logan had found Artisan missing from here room he grabbed all the students he could to help him find her.  He knew the search was going to be quick, he could still smell her in the house.  When he came upon the dazed duo of Remy and St. John he recruited them, he even woke Lance, Todd, and Wanda to help him.  The six rescue party members however were brought to a surprising halt when Ororo came walking down the hall cradling Artisan slightly.

"She was sleep walking Logan.  I found her in the infirmary." Ororo said as she guided Artisan back to her room.  Logan tried to grab her shoulder, but Ororo brushed his hand off her shoulder.  "She's still sleeping."  Logan nodded and turned back to his search party. 

"You guys go downstairs and wait.  I'll go get Evan and the Morlocks."  Logan turned and marched towards the guest wing.

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It was seven o'clock before everyone had opened their presents.  Logan had made them wait until Artisan woke up.  When she finally came downstairs everyone cheered except for HOMe who was busy trying to understand how the turkey got a thermometer stuck in its butt. 

Logan decided the best way to open presents was chronologically, Jamie jumped in the air and cheered.  Logan gave him a knowing grin then told him to go get HOMe out of the kitchen.  Jamie just stood there mouth agape until HOMe walked in.

"Lucky bastard. "  he muttered under his breath. 

HOMe walked over to the pile of presents that had been left for him.  The pile outsized many of the others save for Jamie's and Kitty's.  He opened them all thanking each person who gave him something.  He even thanked John for book of Fire Safety. 

Torpid went after HOMe, she was overjoyed to receive a pair of form fitting gloves from Rogue. 

Next Jamie opened his presents, he was almost overjoyed at the present Remy had gotten him; a Super Soaker Max 3KG, he let an evil grin slide towards John, who was shaking in fear of the massive water cannon. 

Artisan only looked at her gift briefly and thanked everyone for them before she ran out of the door. 

Toad was fifth, nearly everyone bought him some soap or hygiene related presents, only Wanda got him something different: a picture of herself, this sent Todd into a frenzy of compliments.

Evan went after Todd, he wasn't surprised that most of his gifts were either pants or shoes. 

Pyro was estatic that almost everyone got him a novelty lighter, he especially like Logan's it was man mooning you but when you pressed down his hat he "farted" fire and screamed "HOT TAMALE!", John was in fits of laughter until he got to HOMe's present; a fire extinguisher, which sent him running to his room screaming.

 Kitty opened her parents presents and then the students, but her favorite was of course from HOMe, he had carved out a small likeness of himself into a necklace charm. 

Rogue opened her presents next, at nearly everyone she rolled her eyes and then smiled sweetly; at Remy's however she just stared, he had gotten her a HUGE book of poems and sonnets, then he started to recite one.  She threw the book at him.

Lance was surprised to open a present from Kitty's parents, the joke however was on him.  Inside was a simple message; "Hurt Kitty and they will never find your body."  He glanced nervously at them as they smiled sweetly back.

Wanda opened hers and like Rogue scoffed at most, except for Todd's.  Unlike Rogue however she did not throw his present at him, instead she simply hexed him, and tossed him through a wall.  He gave her a copy of the Kama Sutra.

Remy came next and it was no surprise that everyone got him playing cards.  Except for Rogue, who walked over to him and kneed him straight in the groin.  Then gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.  No one was quite sure of which he fainted from.

The rest of the Morlocks went next, most of them received new clothes and shoes.

Ororo was next most of her presents pertained to her interest in botany, except for Logan's it was a totem from an Inuit tribe.  She thanked him and he just grunted lightly, he was still upset about Artisan leaving so quickly. 

Kitty's parents went next, followed by Logan who was surprised that the only true gift was from Artisan.  It was a card like all the others, but unlike the others it was custom made.  He read it aloud.

"Dad, have a merry Christmas then com one outside for a father-daughter snowmobile race!" he had no sooner finished reading before he bolted outside smiling, slightly.  He had forgotten however to read the bottom line.  "P.S. Thanks the Bug for the idea."

HOMe watched out the window smiling inward as the two disappeared into the woods.