Tea Time Will Never Be the Same Again
An hour later Xavier and the others were out in the garden patio. "Holding an impromptu tea party," Hank shook his head. "This is interesting."
"Even better now that the tea has something stronger in it," Shipwreck grinned as he gulped some tea down. Obviously it was mixed with something else.
"Whoo Hoo! Let's party!" Samantha was dancing on a table.
"Mom! This is so embarrassing!" Tabitha groaned.
"Welcome to my world," Althea said. "Duck!" They dodged an erratically flying Lockheed who happily set a small bush on fire.
"SHIPWRECK DID YOUR PARROT GET MY DRAGON DRUNK?" Kitty shouted.
"Well they aren't the only ones," Tabitha groaned.
"Nor will they be the last," Hank sighed. "Anybody wanna…?"
"Right behind you," Puck said following him. "You must have scotch delivered by the case!"
The members of Alpha Flight were spread around. Heather was sitting next to Logan, making Jinx unhappy as she sat next to them. James was sitting next to Xavier and Ororo. Michael was talking with Spirit and Lance. Jeanne-Marie was flirting with several of the X-Boys, much to the annoyance of several X-Girls. Jean Paul was sitting with some of the Misfits.
"So you're a teacher here?" Heather asked Logan. "I can hardly believe it."
"Yes Logan is full of surprises isn't he?" Jinx remarked sweetly. "I mean you never know what he's going to do next…or what pops up out of his past."
Logan shot Jinx a look. "Uh…Jinx do you want to take a walk or something?"
"Yes I'd love to," Jinx then went over and grabbed Logan's arm, pulling him away from the table to a corner of the garden.
"Okay Jinx what the hell is your problem?" Logan snapped. "You know it's a good thing almost everybody is watching Shipwreck and Mrs. Smith getting drunk and dodging the flying lizard to notice how nuts you're acting!"
"Well I'm sorry but it's hard for me to stay calm while my boyfriend's ex love of his life is in the same area!" Jinx snapped. "Particularly when he's spending all his time with her!"
"Wait a minute…You're jealous?" Logan gasped.
"Damn right I am!" Jinx snapped.
"Mariko I thought we've been over this," Logan said. "Obviously nothing is going to happen."
"Well maybe you wish it would happen," Jinx muttered.
"What?"
"I saw the look in both of your eyes so don't tell me I'm acting irrational!" Jinx snapped. "I am a ninja you know! I notice things!"
"Heather is not…"
"Oh yes she is! And you know it!" Jinx snapped.
"She's in love with James, that's why I left!"
"Maybe she's not in love with him as she thinks she is," Jinx said. "Or maybe she's bored! It happens Logan! I'm not going to lose you without a fight!" She stormed away.
"Mariko…" Logan rolled his eyes and followed her.
Unbeknownst to them they had been watched. "I told you something good was going on," Pietro smirked to Jean-Paul, Todd, Althea and Wanda. "I've got a nose for scandal."
"Well that explains why Logan left then," Jean-Paul sighed. "I knew there was something more to it."
"Told ya," Todd nodded.
"Yes there's always a lot of fun and romance to be found here," Pietro grinned. "You know you and I have a lot in common. I'll bet if we ever got loose around the city all the girls would line up to date the two of us! No female would be safe!"
"I wouldn't be so sure about that," Jean-Paul shook his head.
"Oh come on," Pietro said. "So which girl do you like around here!"
"He'd better not say Al," Todd grumbled.
"Don't worry she's safe," Jean-Paul said.
"So you do like someone," Pietro crowed as he folded his arms. "Who is she?"
"There's no girl okay," Jean-Paul snapped.
"Why not? What's wrong with them?" Todd asked. "Well besides the obvious insanity."
"It's not them, it's me. I'm gay…" Jean Paul admitted softly.
"Say what?" Pietro looked at him. "Oh…Well…then which guy are you attracted to?"
Jean-Paul looked at the others. "He takes things very well doesn't he?"
"Considering our past, very little shocks him," Wanda remarked. "Or us."
"It doesn't bother you?" Jean-Paul asked.
"Please," Todd waved. "We live with a guy who doesn't even have a gender. Why would it bother us?"
"No gender at all?" Jean-Paul blinked. "How is that possible?"
"I thought you knew all about us?" Todd asked.
"Just your powers but not much of your backgrounds," Jean-Paul admitted.
"Well Xi is a genetically engineered mutant," Wanda told him.
"Oh, I thought something was odd about him," Jean-Paul admitted. "But I just thought he was…like me."
"I don't think there's anybody like Xi," Todd admitted. "But he does like to cuddle."
"Don't ask," Pietro responded to Jean-Paul's questioning look. "So who do you like!"
"Pietro I've only just met you people!" Jean-Paul snapped.
"Yeah but you must have some idea," Pietro said. "It's Scott isn't it? He does give off an odd vibe sometimes."
"Look who's talking," Todd grumbled.
"What is that crack supposed to mean?" Pietro snapped.
"Well you have to admit that sometimes you do act a little fruity," Todd snapped. "No offense JP. But you should see some of the stuff this guy does!"
"Okay just because a guy likes fashion, spa treatments and takes care of how he looks does not make him out to be gay!" Pietro snapped. "I don't know why you always rag me on about that! I am one hundred percent he-man." He looked at his nails. "Darn! I need a manicure! This clear nail polish comes off way too easy!"
"And I thought my twin had mental problems," Jean-Paul looked at Wanda.
"Actually…" Todd snickered.
Wanda hit him on the head. "Not one word Toad!" She snapped.
"Ow!" Todd rubbed his head.
"Well honey you do need reminders on how to keep your little mouth shut sometimes," Althea remarked. "Want me to kiss it and make it better?"
"Okay!" Todd beamed as she kissed him on the lips.
"So who do you think is cute?" Pietro asked.
"Just answer the question," Wanda sighed. "He won't shut up until you do."
"Fine," Jean-Paul sighed. "This is hypothetical mind you. I kind of like the one that can create ice. Just a little. Nothing much."
"BOBBY? YOU LIKE BOBBY? THE HUMAN FREEZE MACHINE? WHAT'S HE GOT THAT I DON'T?" Pietro shouted.
"Will you keep your voice down?" Wanda grabbed him by the wrist and made him quiet down. "You're not gay anyway!"
"So? I still want to be the most attractive one in the place!" Pietro snapped.
"Do you ever listen to yourself?" Althea groaned.
"You know he loves the sound of his own voice," Wanda said. "But it's the words he says that never really register!"
"Look it's a ridiculous question anyway," Jean-Paul told him. "Bobby's a nice kid but he's only fifteen, I'm nineteen. He's a bit young for me."
"He'll be sixteen in a few weeks," Todd told him. "Then it'll be only 3 years difference. And you can wait until he's older anyway. No big deal. I mean me and Al are waiting until we're older."
"It does make it more romantic to promise yourself to someone," Althea sighed as she looked at Todd. Then she glared to the others. "Don't tell my father I said that!"
"Maybe we should get them together?" Pietro thought.
"You people are insane you know that?" Jean-Paul remarked.
"You say that like it's a bad thing," Todd remarked.
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"So these are your students?" James asked as he looked around.
"Uh not all of them," Xavier winced as he saw Fred and Xi eat their way through nearly everyone's plate. "Some of them are from GI Joe. The more…eccentric ones."
"You mean like him?" James pointed out to Bobby making a huge ice sculpture of Jeanne-Marie.
"No he's one of mine," Xavier admitted.
"What about him?" James pointed to Kurt who was doing acrobatic tricks to amuse Amanda and the Triplets. He was juggling with his tail.
"He's mine too," Xavier said.
"And them?" James pointed to Jamie running amok with his clones. Ray was chasing them all unsuccessfully.
"Yes well…" Xavier was trying to put a positive spin on things. "They are all full of sugar right now."
"That's not all some people are full of!" James looked and saw Shipwreck and Samantha dancing on the table. Ororo was trying to stop them without any luck. Logan and Jinx walked back. "Logan will you please explain to me why the hell you left Department H to live in this madhouse?"
This caused everyone to notice. "Here we go…" Lance shook his head.
"James let's not go into this again," Heather remarked. "It's obvious Logan wasn't happy."
"More like he couldn't be happy," Pietro whispered to Todd. They had wandered back to the scene.
"I can understand how you feel about Chasen," James told him. "But for you to turn your back on your country and your friends. I don't know how. You betrayed me! When you left it felt like you reached into my heart and pulled it out! After everything Heather and I did for you, you just walked out on us!"
"I had my own life to live," Logan snapped. "And I wasn't going to be anyone's property!"
"No you just didn't want to face any responsibility," James snapped. "You put your selfish attitudes over our friendship!"
"Boy you really are something pal," Todd snapped. "Did you ever think that Wolverine left to preserve your friendship pal?"
"What?" James looked at Todd. "What are you talking about?"
"Well I mean would you have preferred for Wolverine and your wife to have an affair or something?" Todd snapped. "Oops…"
"WHAT?" James shouted.
"Way to go Toad…" Logan winced.