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this part). But, I also don't own and of the names of the four wheelers or
the Benton Bottoms (yes, it really exists).
A/N: Okay kiddies, in case you haven't figured it out, what I do when
starting to type a new chapter is take the previous one, change the chapter
number and name, and delete everything but the author's notes and
disclaimer. Just telling you so you don't think I'm a complete idiot when
you see how much I repeat myself in these two sections. Thank you all again
for your replies!! E-mail with ideas and any other comments at
jupitergurl02@hotmail.com are STILL appreciated! (I haven't had anyone
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Chapter 14, Kaerimasu [1]
"Wow, Remy, you look like shit," said Fay as Remy walked over to the kitchen and poured himself a mug of coffee. He grunted unintelligibly and sat at the counter. She smiled. "Sleep well?" he growled at her. Lisa came downstairs and smiled at Fay.
"Mornin'... oh my... what happened?" she asked Remy. He glared at her with his red-on-black eyes.
"You mean b'fore or after de cow attacked?" he snapped.
"Touchy, touchy, but you weren't this angry last night," said Fay. He sighed.
"Speedy an' I got int' it, s'all," he admitted. Lisa smiled.
"So who won?" she asked. Pietro chose that moment to dash into the kitchen.
"Hello everyone! Good morning, how are we this bright, sunny day?" he sang cheerily. Fay smiled.
"Does that answer your question, Lisa?" she said. Angela nodded.
"W'll g'mornin'," said Elenore, Angela's great grandma.
"Heya Granny Bird, how ya doin'? Sleep well?" asked Pietro.
"W'll ain't he happy?" she said, smiling. She walked over to him and kissed him on the cheek, then rubbed the spot she kissed. "Ah rubbed it in fer ya,"[2] she said, smiling and going to the chair where Kurt was just waking up. He saw Angela come out of her room, holding the heel of one foot off the ground. He scoffed.
"Are you making fun of me?" he asked indignantly.
"What are you talking about, fuzz ball?" asked Angela in her oh-so- happy morning person way. She glared.
"Vhy are you holding you foot up like zat?" he asked, indicating her right foot. She narrowed her eyes.
"None of your business," she snapped, going and standing by a still- shocked Pietro. "What happened t' him?" she asked.
"Your Granny kissed him," said Lisa, smiling.
"Hey, mornin', Ganny," they heard Todd saying from the other room.
"Oh, w'll g'mornin! Who're you?" she asked. They hovered behind them in the hallway, watching as Todd blinked in confusion.
"I'm Todd... Todd Tolensky, we met the other day when you came here, 'member?" said Todd.
"Oh, did we? Well, pleased to meet you," said Elenore. Todd blinked again, looking to Angela for help. She only grinned. "So, what d'you do, Todd?" she asked him, smiling.
"Er, nothing, really," he said, looking uncomfortable.
"W'll me neither. Not anymore, anyway. Y'know I used to work fer the post office with m'husband, his name was Wayne. Wayne Wilson Bird was his name. We used to work for the post office. W'll he'd deliver the mail an' I'd sort it, see. Me an' ma husband, that is. His name was Wayne. Wayne Wilson bird. And we didn't have but one car, he used ta deliver the mail, y'see, and I'd sort it in the office. So he drove that car, and we didn't have but one, and he'd deliver the mail. He was my husband, Wayne Wilson Bird. I worked in the office, sorting the mail..." [3] This continued on for another few minutes before Angela stepped into the living room.
"Hey, Granny, can I borrow Toad for a minute?" she asked.
"Oh, w'll sure! Come back, will ya, an' I'll tell ya 'bout how me an' Wayne, my husband, used to work for the post office," she said, smiling. "It was nice meetin' you." Angela pulled a grateful Toad into the kitchen as Mikey came down the stairs, blinking at the crowd.
"What happened?" asked Mikey.
"Well, let's just say that Todd here has discovered that my Granny Bird has Alzheimer's," said Angela, smiling.
"Uh, should I go back and let her finish?" asked Toad uneasily.
"If you wan to hear the same thing you just heard over and over again," said Angela. Todd shook his head.
"Say Angela, why are you walking funny? Are you trying to act like Kurt?" Mikey asked. Angela sighed, glaring at them as she sat down at the island. "What'd I say?"
"I don't know, but she did ze same thing to me vhen I asked," said Kurt. Angela whined, pulling her foot up on the chair and looking at it.
"I gotta sliver yesterday and I can't get it out," she whined.
"All that for a sliver?" asked Fay. Angela looked hurt.
"Well, are you all packed?" asked Sandy, coming downstairs with some suitcases. Everyone nodded. Angela whined, going and hugging her.
"I don't wanna go home," she said sadly. Sandy sighed.
"I know, honey, but you can come back any time with that jet you have, right? So don't worry, okay, honey?" Sandy comforted her. Angela nodded sadly, going with her friends and picking up her suitcase.
"We'll call you when we get home, kay Nana? I promise. I'll miss you!" said Angela, her eyes tearing up. Everyone felt a little uncomfortable, but didn't say anything.
"Well, it was nice to meet all of you," said Sandy, also getting a little misty. "Oh, Lisa, don't forget your snake!" she said, turning quickly and getting a small Tupperware container and handing it to Lisa.
"Thanks," she said, taking it.
"G'bye Mrs. H," said Todd.
"Yeah, Goodbye," everyone else chimed in, walking toward the field where they kept the jet. They got inside and Angela started whimpering.
"What's the matter?" asked Pietro, a little worried.
"I don't wanna go home..." she said, pulling a ball of tissues from her pocket. She had obviously planned for this.
"I think I remember her saying she always cries when she leaves her Nana," Lisa whispered to Kurt and Fay. They nodded and Kurt went up front to pilot the plane. After about twenty minutes of flying, Angela stopped crying and just sat. Pietro put his arm around her and she smiled meekly, blushing a little.
"Sorry guys," she said, sniffling. They all smiled.
"Oh, don't worry about it," said Mikey.
"Yeah, we know how it is," said Fay. The flight was quick and painless and they landed in the garage of the mansion without problem. As they all stepped out, Logan was there to greet them.
"Hey kiddies," he said, standing with his arms crossed over his chest. Everyone eeped.
"Uh, h-hey Logan, how's it going?" asked Kurt, backing away a little.
"Oh, I'm fine," he said, glaring, "But you four aren't. You are lucky you're even still alive! Do you know that we had everyone in the mansion lookin' for you? You left Boom Boom all alone, that's crime enough!" he yelled. Angela glared, the effect looking strange with her puffy red eyes. She stalked over to Logan, snarling angrily.
"Listen, you! ONE! School is out, we're aloud to go where we want! Last I checked, we weren't prisoners here. Two! I go to see my Nana every summer and just because I've developed some sort of crazy power doesn't mean I'm gonna change my entire life around and give up my family. And three! This whole thing was my idea." She said all this while standing on her toes so that she was almost eye-level with Wolverine's neck. She hated being short.
"Well listen here, then, Zappy," he said angrily, narrowing his eyes. "Since this is all your idea, why don't I just punish you, hmm?" he snarled.
"Why don't you?" she growled at him, glaring evilly.
"The rest of you are free to go," Logan told them, waving them away. They all blinked and nodded not disputing his seemingly good will. They grabbed their bags and headed for Remy's room, it was the biggest. Before they closed the door to the garage, they heard Angela.
"Oh, wait, I know why you don't punish me," she was sneering. "Because I don't live here anymore!" There was a pause and they could just imagine the look on Logan's face. "That's right, I'm moving in with the brotherhood! Pietro-chan invited me and I accepted." Angela was crossing her arms and that's the last they saw of the two 'combatants' before shutting the door. Once in Remy's room, everyone looked around nervously.
"H-hey Lisa, remind me never to get Angela mad at me, kay?" said Kurt uneasily. Lisa nodded.
"Shouldn't we go help her? I mean, Logan'll kill her! MyGirlfriend'sGonnaBeAShiskebob!" cried Pietro in dismay. Todd translated for them and they sighed.
"Don' worry 'bout her. I tink he's de one who should be scared," said Remy, crossing his arms.
"Hey, I've had about enough of you, buddy!" snarled Pietro.
"You guys, cut it out! This is getting us no where. Angela said she's going to move into the Brotherhood. We're her friends, we should support her decision," said Mikey.
"Oh, man, she's movin' in wit us?" said Toad whinily. There was a knock at the door and Remy opened it. It was the Professor.
"Hello there, I couldn't help but overhear your shouting. So, Angela's leaving us, is she? Well, I don't guess there's anything we can do about that. We can't force anyone to stay here, can we?" he said calmly. Everyone blinked. "I know that you all are waiting for your punishment, but since I know that the whole thing was Angela's idea, and that you were all coerced into going with her, you will only get two weeks detention," he said. They all nodded glumly.
"Hey Professor," said Lisa. "Can we have a sleep over with the brotherhood tonight? It'll be Angela's last night here, won't it?" The Professor seemed to consider this, then nodded. He started to back out, then stopped. "Why Todd, I couldn't help but notice your lack of smell... Have you been showering?" he asked. Todd blushed angrily.
"Yeah, yeah, jus' don't let it get out, yo," said Todd. "I'd never live it down." The Professor smiled, leaving them. After another few minutes, Angela burst into the room, slamming the door behind her. Everyone blinked.
"So, how'd it go?" asked Fay, smiling. Angela glared.
"Clear me out a room! I'm leaving this place! I hate that guy!" she complained.
"Logan's just a bit... eccentric with his anger sometimes," said Kurt. Angela glared at him.
"I'll say! He made me forget my bags in the X Jet!" she whined.
"I'll get 'em!" said Pietro. Then he was gone. He came back about ten seconds later. "They're in your room," he said. Angela smiled gratefully.
"Thanks, but that's not my room anymore. So, the Professor told me we're having a sleep-over tonight, let's go get a movie!" she said, her happy self again. Everyone was baffled for only a moment, getting used to the sudden mood swings by now. They followed her out the door and to the movie store.
"So, what are we renting?" asked Lisa.
"Whatever you want. Nana always gives me extra money when I go home, so you can pick out whatever you want. I can afford one movie each," she said, going to the horror section with Fay. Everyone picked out their movies and they headed back to the mansion. They all went to the TV and put in the first movie, Homeward Bound.
"Why did you get this stupid movie, Toad?" complained Fay. "Why don't we just skip it and watch It?"
"But we are vatching it," said Kurt.
"Yeah, how can we skip it and watch it at the same time?" asked Todd.
"No! Bakas! I meant skip Homeward Bound and watch the movie It!" she corrected angrily. They all seemed to agree, except Todd who was outnumbered, and put in the movie. They watched the first tape and then popped some popcorn and got out the munchies, then the second. Angela and Fay were happily watching while Lisa and Kurt cuddled and clung to eachother whenever there was a scary part. Angela got a little annoyed when Pietro clung to her, but she didn't say anything.
"The clown! Save me!" he cried. Angela sweatdropped, patting his head reassuringly and looking at t he others for help. They all sniggered. After that, they watched Nightmare Before Christmas, Lisa's favorite movie. When Jack took off his head Todd gaped.
"I'm scared! The head came off! That was scary!" he cried. Everyone looked at him, sweatdropping. Angela, Lisa, Fay, and Mikey sand along with Nightmare Before Christmas, then they put in Angela's favorite movie, the Labyrinth. Lisa, Angela, and Fay sang along with that, too. Then they decided to go to bed. Pietro and Todd would sleep on the couch downstairs and Fay would sleep on the floor in Lisa's room. You couldn't see the floor in Angela's room. They said goodnight and everyone went to their rooms.
In the middle of the night, Todd poked Pietro. "Hey speedy?"
"Huh?" he grunted, still half asleep.
"I'm scared," said Todd. Pietro sat up and glared at him. His hair was a mess and he looked confused. "I'm scared," Todd repeated. "What if that skeleton guy comes to get us?" he whined. Realization dawned on Pietro's face.
"Yeah, and what about that clown?" he asked, hugging his blanket tighter. Todd gulped.
"H-hey, let's go get a snack, that'll make us feel better!" said Pietro. They stood and made their way to the kitchen, ducking around every corner and checking their backs often.
"Lisa?"
"Yeah Fay?"
"I can't sleep," she said from on her back on the floor.
"Me neither," said Lisa.
"Are you hungry?"
"Kinda."
"Wanna go get a snack?"
"Sure." Both girls got up and started downstairs to the kitchen. "Hey Fay?"
"Yeah Lisa?"
"Clowns don't really do that, right?"
"Um...." came Fay's response.
"Wanna see if Kurt's still up?" asked Lisa. Fay nodded. They went and knocked on Kurt's door lightly. He stood and opened it quickly, bamfing to the other end of the room as soon as he did. He looked toward them fearfully, then blinked.
"Expecting a clown maybe?" said Fay. He narrowed his eyes at her.
"Uh, we were going to get a snack, wanna come?" suggested Lisa.
"Sure, I can't sleep anyvay," he agreed. They made their way down the stairs and nearly screamed when they saw Mikey and Remy together in front of Angela's door. Angela heard the commotion and crept to the door, opening it and crouching down like a cat. They all blinked at eachother, then started to laugh quietly. They continued their way down to the kitchen and jumped, hearing sounds. Mikey motioned for them to be quiet and they all nodded. Remy was in front and he counted to three on his fingers, grabbing his packet of cards just before they all jumped out from behind the wall and into the he kitchen.
Todd screamed, dropping his sandwich, and Pietro dropped the mayonnaise. The jar shattered and the other group, thinking they were under attack, jumped back. Kurt bamfed back ten feet and Angela, Lisa, and Fay clung to Mikey. Remy threw a charged card at the already-shattered jar and it exploded. They all stopped suddenly, blinking in confusion.
"You guys...?" said Mikey. Fay, Lisa, and Angela let go. Angela giggled and ran to Pietro, giving him a hug. Remy glared at them as Kurt bamfed back to the group.
"Vat's your problem, scaring us like zat?" said Kurt angrily.
"Hey, yo, it was you who jumped out at us!" said Todd. Pietro nodded. Angela and Lisa were laughing. Soon everyone else joined in. They ate their snacks, trying to be quiet, and Mikey made a new jar of mayonnaise to replace the one that Pietro speedily cleaned up.
"Hey Remy, your room's the biggest. Why don't we all bring our blankets and stuff and just sit and talk. No one's really tired anymore," suggested Mikey. Remy nodded and they gathered their things to do just that. They sat and talked until about three when they started to feel sleepy again, but nobody had the energy to return to their regular rooms. Remy was the first to drop out, taking the bed. Then were Lisa and Kurt, laying next to eachother. Fay and Mikey were soon to follow, along with Todd and Pietro.
Angela was, as always, the last awake. She sat up, looking around at all her sleeping friends. She sighed. "Damn my juvenile love of material stuffed with cotton." She looked around for a stuffed animal but, of course, there were none to be found in Remy's room. Going to her own would mean stepping over and possibly waking up Lisa, Kurt, and Fay who was positioned right in front of the door. She sighed again and looked down at Pietro. "Well, he's kinda stuffed," she whispered to herself. "He's stuffed with organs, anyway." That settled, Angela laid down and put one arm around Pietro like she did her stuffed animals and fell asleep. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Yeah, yeah, Chuck, I'll wake 'em up," said Logan. He was on his way to Kurt's room. He seemed the least likeliest to be violent in the morning. He knocked and got no reply, so he opened the door. He looked at the bed, stripped of its covers and pillows and blinked. He remembered seeing Kurt and Lisa hanging around a bit too much lately and decided to check her room.
Again, he knocked first, then entered. "Okay, Mermaid, time to-" again he noticed that there was no one there. The bed was stripped as before. He scratched his head, thinking. He went to Remy's room which was right across the hall and didn't even bother knocking. He knew that Remy was an early riser and would probably be awake and dressed by now.
"Hey Rem, I-" he stopped mid sentence yet again as he looked around, and surveyed the sight before him. Angela was still hugging Pietro, both still asleep. Lisa and Kurt were in a similar position close to eachother, minus the hugging. Mikey, Todd, and Fay lay in a somewhat triangular shape with Fay right in front of the door. Remy was in his bed, still fast asleep. Upon taking all this in, Wolverine shut the door.
[1] To return. [2] Yes, my Granny really does that... *sigh* [3] Ah, how many times have I had to sit through the Wayne Wilson Bird and Elenore Bird mail service story... *sigh* over.... and over... and over...
A/N: We have returned *does a happy dance*. Okay, I know everyone's probably angry with me and wants to bite me and stuff, but I'm SORRY! I wanted the vacation deal to be all one chapter, but then as I was typing chapter 12 and it bordered on page thirteen on the Microsoft Word format, I decided that perhaps several shorter (somewhat) chapters would be in order. But since I thought it should be one massive chunk of an idea, I wanted to wait and post them all at the same time! Okay, again, I STILL have no ideas for the plot. Nor does Lisa. We'll continue to brainstorm and stuff, but we're no geniuses! Well, I'm not anyway. Lisa might be. I'll check into that. But, for now, this story is on hold until I get more ideas. I have a few little ones, but nothing big enough to start off chapter 15 with. Well, okay, so it's started, it just won't be finished for a while. Damn, I'm rambling again. Sorry guys! Help me out here! Please!
Chapter 14, Kaerimasu [1]
"Wow, Remy, you look like shit," said Fay as Remy walked over to the kitchen and poured himself a mug of coffee. He grunted unintelligibly and sat at the counter. She smiled. "Sleep well?" he growled at her. Lisa came downstairs and smiled at Fay.
"Mornin'... oh my... what happened?" she asked Remy. He glared at her with his red-on-black eyes.
"You mean b'fore or after de cow attacked?" he snapped.
"Touchy, touchy, but you weren't this angry last night," said Fay. He sighed.
"Speedy an' I got int' it, s'all," he admitted. Lisa smiled.
"So who won?" she asked. Pietro chose that moment to dash into the kitchen.
"Hello everyone! Good morning, how are we this bright, sunny day?" he sang cheerily. Fay smiled.
"Does that answer your question, Lisa?" she said. Angela nodded.
"W'll g'mornin'," said Elenore, Angela's great grandma.
"Heya Granny Bird, how ya doin'? Sleep well?" asked Pietro.
"W'll ain't he happy?" she said, smiling. She walked over to him and kissed him on the cheek, then rubbed the spot she kissed. "Ah rubbed it in fer ya,"[2] she said, smiling and going to the chair where Kurt was just waking up. He saw Angela come out of her room, holding the heel of one foot off the ground. He scoffed.
"Are you making fun of me?" he asked indignantly.
"What are you talking about, fuzz ball?" asked Angela in her oh-so- happy morning person way. She glared.
"Vhy are you holding you foot up like zat?" he asked, indicating her right foot. She narrowed her eyes.
"None of your business," she snapped, going and standing by a still- shocked Pietro. "What happened t' him?" she asked.
"Your Granny kissed him," said Lisa, smiling.
"Hey, mornin', Ganny," they heard Todd saying from the other room.
"Oh, w'll g'mornin! Who're you?" she asked. They hovered behind them in the hallway, watching as Todd blinked in confusion.
"I'm Todd... Todd Tolensky, we met the other day when you came here, 'member?" said Todd.
"Oh, did we? Well, pleased to meet you," said Elenore. Todd blinked again, looking to Angela for help. She only grinned. "So, what d'you do, Todd?" she asked him, smiling.
"Er, nothing, really," he said, looking uncomfortable.
"W'll me neither. Not anymore, anyway. Y'know I used to work fer the post office with m'husband, his name was Wayne. Wayne Wilson Bird was his name. We used to work for the post office. W'll he'd deliver the mail an' I'd sort it, see. Me an' ma husband, that is. His name was Wayne. Wayne Wilson bird. And we didn't have but one car, he used ta deliver the mail, y'see, and I'd sort it in the office. So he drove that car, and we didn't have but one, and he'd deliver the mail. He was my husband, Wayne Wilson Bird. I worked in the office, sorting the mail..." [3] This continued on for another few minutes before Angela stepped into the living room.
"Hey, Granny, can I borrow Toad for a minute?" she asked.
"Oh, w'll sure! Come back, will ya, an' I'll tell ya 'bout how me an' Wayne, my husband, used to work for the post office," she said, smiling. "It was nice meetin' you." Angela pulled a grateful Toad into the kitchen as Mikey came down the stairs, blinking at the crowd.
"What happened?" asked Mikey.
"Well, let's just say that Todd here has discovered that my Granny Bird has Alzheimer's," said Angela, smiling.
"Uh, should I go back and let her finish?" asked Toad uneasily.
"If you wan to hear the same thing you just heard over and over again," said Angela. Todd shook his head.
"Say Angela, why are you walking funny? Are you trying to act like Kurt?" Mikey asked. Angela sighed, glaring at them as she sat down at the island. "What'd I say?"
"I don't know, but she did ze same thing to me vhen I asked," said Kurt. Angela whined, pulling her foot up on the chair and looking at it.
"I gotta sliver yesterday and I can't get it out," she whined.
"All that for a sliver?" asked Fay. Angela looked hurt.
"Well, are you all packed?" asked Sandy, coming downstairs with some suitcases. Everyone nodded. Angela whined, going and hugging her.
"I don't wanna go home," she said sadly. Sandy sighed.
"I know, honey, but you can come back any time with that jet you have, right? So don't worry, okay, honey?" Sandy comforted her. Angela nodded sadly, going with her friends and picking up her suitcase.
"We'll call you when we get home, kay Nana? I promise. I'll miss you!" said Angela, her eyes tearing up. Everyone felt a little uncomfortable, but didn't say anything.
"Well, it was nice to meet all of you," said Sandy, also getting a little misty. "Oh, Lisa, don't forget your snake!" she said, turning quickly and getting a small Tupperware container and handing it to Lisa.
"Thanks," she said, taking it.
"G'bye Mrs. H," said Todd.
"Yeah, Goodbye," everyone else chimed in, walking toward the field where they kept the jet. They got inside and Angela started whimpering.
"What's the matter?" asked Pietro, a little worried.
"I don't wanna go home..." she said, pulling a ball of tissues from her pocket. She had obviously planned for this.
"I think I remember her saying she always cries when she leaves her Nana," Lisa whispered to Kurt and Fay. They nodded and Kurt went up front to pilot the plane. After about twenty minutes of flying, Angela stopped crying and just sat. Pietro put his arm around her and she smiled meekly, blushing a little.
"Sorry guys," she said, sniffling. They all smiled.
"Oh, don't worry about it," said Mikey.
"Yeah, we know how it is," said Fay. The flight was quick and painless and they landed in the garage of the mansion without problem. As they all stepped out, Logan was there to greet them.
"Hey kiddies," he said, standing with his arms crossed over his chest. Everyone eeped.
"Uh, h-hey Logan, how's it going?" asked Kurt, backing away a little.
"Oh, I'm fine," he said, glaring, "But you four aren't. You are lucky you're even still alive! Do you know that we had everyone in the mansion lookin' for you? You left Boom Boom all alone, that's crime enough!" he yelled. Angela glared, the effect looking strange with her puffy red eyes. She stalked over to Logan, snarling angrily.
"Listen, you! ONE! School is out, we're aloud to go where we want! Last I checked, we weren't prisoners here. Two! I go to see my Nana every summer and just because I've developed some sort of crazy power doesn't mean I'm gonna change my entire life around and give up my family. And three! This whole thing was my idea." She said all this while standing on her toes so that she was almost eye-level with Wolverine's neck. She hated being short.
"Well listen here, then, Zappy," he said angrily, narrowing his eyes. "Since this is all your idea, why don't I just punish you, hmm?" he snarled.
"Why don't you?" she growled at him, glaring evilly.
"The rest of you are free to go," Logan told them, waving them away. They all blinked and nodded not disputing his seemingly good will. They grabbed their bags and headed for Remy's room, it was the biggest. Before they closed the door to the garage, they heard Angela.
"Oh, wait, I know why you don't punish me," she was sneering. "Because I don't live here anymore!" There was a pause and they could just imagine the look on Logan's face. "That's right, I'm moving in with the brotherhood! Pietro-chan invited me and I accepted." Angela was crossing her arms and that's the last they saw of the two 'combatants' before shutting the door. Once in Remy's room, everyone looked around nervously.
"H-hey Lisa, remind me never to get Angela mad at me, kay?" said Kurt uneasily. Lisa nodded.
"Shouldn't we go help her? I mean, Logan'll kill her! MyGirlfriend'sGonnaBeAShiskebob!" cried Pietro in dismay. Todd translated for them and they sighed.
"Don' worry 'bout her. I tink he's de one who should be scared," said Remy, crossing his arms.
"Hey, I've had about enough of you, buddy!" snarled Pietro.
"You guys, cut it out! This is getting us no where. Angela said she's going to move into the Brotherhood. We're her friends, we should support her decision," said Mikey.
"Oh, man, she's movin' in wit us?" said Toad whinily. There was a knock at the door and Remy opened it. It was the Professor.
"Hello there, I couldn't help but overhear your shouting. So, Angela's leaving us, is she? Well, I don't guess there's anything we can do about that. We can't force anyone to stay here, can we?" he said calmly. Everyone blinked. "I know that you all are waiting for your punishment, but since I know that the whole thing was Angela's idea, and that you were all coerced into going with her, you will only get two weeks detention," he said. They all nodded glumly.
"Hey Professor," said Lisa. "Can we have a sleep over with the brotherhood tonight? It'll be Angela's last night here, won't it?" The Professor seemed to consider this, then nodded. He started to back out, then stopped. "Why Todd, I couldn't help but notice your lack of smell... Have you been showering?" he asked. Todd blushed angrily.
"Yeah, yeah, jus' don't let it get out, yo," said Todd. "I'd never live it down." The Professor smiled, leaving them. After another few minutes, Angela burst into the room, slamming the door behind her. Everyone blinked.
"So, how'd it go?" asked Fay, smiling. Angela glared.
"Clear me out a room! I'm leaving this place! I hate that guy!" she complained.
"Logan's just a bit... eccentric with his anger sometimes," said Kurt. Angela glared at him.
"I'll say! He made me forget my bags in the X Jet!" she whined.
"I'll get 'em!" said Pietro. Then he was gone. He came back about ten seconds later. "They're in your room," he said. Angela smiled gratefully.
"Thanks, but that's not my room anymore. So, the Professor told me we're having a sleep-over tonight, let's go get a movie!" she said, her happy self again. Everyone was baffled for only a moment, getting used to the sudden mood swings by now. They followed her out the door and to the movie store.
"So, what are we renting?" asked Lisa.
"Whatever you want. Nana always gives me extra money when I go home, so you can pick out whatever you want. I can afford one movie each," she said, going to the horror section with Fay. Everyone picked out their movies and they headed back to the mansion. They all went to the TV and put in the first movie, Homeward Bound.
"Why did you get this stupid movie, Toad?" complained Fay. "Why don't we just skip it and watch It?"
"But we are vatching it," said Kurt.
"Yeah, how can we skip it and watch it at the same time?" asked Todd.
"No! Bakas! I meant skip Homeward Bound and watch the movie It!" she corrected angrily. They all seemed to agree, except Todd who was outnumbered, and put in the movie. They watched the first tape and then popped some popcorn and got out the munchies, then the second. Angela and Fay were happily watching while Lisa and Kurt cuddled and clung to eachother whenever there was a scary part. Angela got a little annoyed when Pietro clung to her, but she didn't say anything.
"The clown! Save me!" he cried. Angela sweatdropped, patting his head reassuringly and looking at t he others for help. They all sniggered. After that, they watched Nightmare Before Christmas, Lisa's favorite movie. When Jack took off his head Todd gaped.
"I'm scared! The head came off! That was scary!" he cried. Everyone looked at him, sweatdropping. Angela, Lisa, Fay, and Mikey sand along with Nightmare Before Christmas, then they put in Angela's favorite movie, the Labyrinth. Lisa, Angela, and Fay sang along with that, too. Then they decided to go to bed. Pietro and Todd would sleep on the couch downstairs and Fay would sleep on the floor in Lisa's room. You couldn't see the floor in Angela's room. They said goodnight and everyone went to their rooms.
In the middle of the night, Todd poked Pietro. "Hey speedy?"
"Huh?" he grunted, still half asleep.
"I'm scared," said Todd. Pietro sat up and glared at him. His hair was a mess and he looked confused. "I'm scared," Todd repeated. "What if that skeleton guy comes to get us?" he whined. Realization dawned on Pietro's face.
"Yeah, and what about that clown?" he asked, hugging his blanket tighter. Todd gulped.
"H-hey, let's go get a snack, that'll make us feel better!" said Pietro. They stood and made their way to the kitchen, ducking around every corner and checking their backs often.
"Lisa?"
"Yeah Fay?"
"I can't sleep," she said from on her back on the floor.
"Me neither," said Lisa.
"Are you hungry?"
"Kinda."
"Wanna go get a snack?"
"Sure." Both girls got up and started downstairs to the kitchen. "Hey Fay?"
"Yeah Lisa?"
"Clowns don't really do that, right?"
"Um...." came Fay's response.
"Wanna see if Kurt's still up?" asked Lisa. Fay nodded. They went and knocked on Kurt's door lightly. He stood and opened it quickly, bamfing to the other end of the room as soon as he did. He looked toward them fearfully, then blinked.
"Expecting a clown maybe?" said Fay. He narrowed his eyes at her.
"Uh, we were going to get a snack, wanna come?" suggested Lisa.
"Sure, I can't sleep anyvay," he agreed. They made their way down the stairs and nearly screamed when they saw Mikey and Remy together in front of Angela's door. Angela heard the commotion and crept to the door, opening it and crouching down like a cat. They all blinked at eachother, then started to laugh quietly. They continued their way down to the kitchen and jumped, hearing sounds. Mikey motioned for them to be quiet and they all nodded. Remy was in front and he counted to three on his fingers, grabbing his packet of cards just before they all jumped out from behind the wall and into the he kitchen.
Todd screamed, dropping his sandwich, and Pietro dropped the mayonnaise. The jar shattered and the other group, thinking they were under attack, jumped back. Kurt bamfed back ten feet and Angela, Lisa, and Fay clung to Mikey. Remy threw a charged card at the already-shattered jar and it exploded. They all stopped suddenly, blinking in confusion.
"You guys...?" said Mikey. Fay, Lisa, and Angela let go. Angela giggled and ran to Pietro, giving him a hug. Remy glared at them as Kurt bamfed back to the group.
"Vat's your problem, scaring us like zat?" said Kurt angrily.
"Hey, yo, it was you who jumped out at us!" said Todd. Pietro nodded. Angela and Lisa were laughing. Soon everyone else joined in. They ate their snacks, trying to be quiet, and Mikey made a new jar of mayonnaise to replace the one that Pietro speedily cleaned up.
"Hey Remy, your room's the biggest. Why don't we all bring our blankets and stuff and just sit and talk. No one's really tired anymore," suggested Mikey. Remy nodded and they gathered their things to do just that. They sat and talked until about three when they started to feel sleepy again, but nobody had the energy to return to their regular rooms. Remy was the first to drop out, taking the bed. Then were Lisa and Kurt, laying next to eachother. Fay and Mikey were soon to follow, along with Todd and Pietro.
Angela was, as always, the last awake. She sat up, looking around at all her sleeping friends. She sighed. "Damn my juvenile love of material stuffed with cotton." She looked around for a stuffed animal but, of course, there were none to be found in Remy's room. Going to her own would mean stepping over and possibly waking up Lisa, Kurt, and Fay who was positioned right in front of the door. She sighed again and looked down at Pietro. "Well, he's kinda stuffed," she whispered to herself. "He's stuffed with organs, anyway." That settled, Angela laid down and put one arm around Pietro like she did her stuffed animals and fell asleep. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Yeah, yeah, Chuck, I'll wake 'em up," said Logan. He was on his way to Kurt's room. He seemed the least likeliest to be violent in the morning. He knocked and got no reply, so he opened the door. He looked at the bed, stripped of its covers and pillows and blinked. He remembered seeing Kurt and Lisa hanging around a bit too much lately and decided to check her room.
Again, he knocked first, then entered. "Okay, Mermaid, time to-" again he noticed that there was no one there. The bed was stripped as before. He scratched his head, thinking. He went to Remy's room which was right across the hall and didn't even bother knocking. He knew that Remy was an early riser and would probably be awake and dressed by now.
"Hey Rem, I-" he stopped mid sentence yet again as he looked around, and surveyed the sight before him. Angela was still hugging Pietro, both still asleep. Lisa and Kurt were in a similar position close to eachother, minus the hugging. Mikey, Todd, and Fay lay in a somewhat triangular shape with Fay right in front of the door. Remy was in his bed, still fast asleep. Upon taking all this in, Wolverine shut the door.
[1] To return. [2] Yes, my Granny really does that... *sigh* [3] Ah, how many times have I had to sit through the Wayne Wilson Bird and Elenore Bird mail service story... *sigh* over.... and over... and over...
A/N: We have returned *does a happy dance*. Okay, I know everyone's probably angry with me and wants to bite me and stuff, but I'm SORRY! I wanted the vacation deal to be all one chapter, but then as I was typing chapter 12 and it bordered on page thirteen on the Microsoft Word format, I decided that perhaps several shorter (somewhat) chapters would be in order. But since I thought it should be one massive chunk of an idea, I wanted to wait and post them all at the same time! Okay, again, I STILL have no ideas for the plot. Nor does Lisa. We'll continue to brainstorm and stuff, but we're no geniuses! Well, I'm not anyway. Lisa might be. I'll check into that. But, for now, this story is on hold until I get more ideas. I have a few little ones, but nothing big enough to start off chapter 15 with. Well, okay, so it's started, it just won't be finished for a while. Damn, I'm rambling again. Sorry guys! Help me out here! Please!