Chapter 5: Hooked Up for Cable
By sun down all of the boys were wiped after a long day of spying. They had all convened back at their room to order-in dinner and to tend to their wounds.
Pyro sat back in one of the stuffed chairs with an ice pack on his-wedding tackle-shall we say for obvious reasons.
Scott sat shirtless at the foot of the bed, while Kurt attempted to dress his wounds. It seems Scott had to dive into a couple of bushes to avoid being spotted by Jean throughout the course of the day.
It was a good plan-don't get me wrong-but, and this is a big BUT, that last bush Cyke jumped into happened to be a rose bush-
-and no, not the kind without thorns.
"Ow!" yelped Scott as Kurt cleaned his arm with rubbing alcohol.
"Hold still, man, I'm almost done." said Nighcrawler as he wrapped an ace bandage around Scott's upper arm.
There was a knock at the door.
Colossus answered the door, "Da?"
"Hi, I'm Forge, Scott called me-"
"Oh, Forge, there you are." said Scott as he yanked his arm out of Kurt's reach, "What took so long?"
"Convincing the manager that super called me to fix the cable in one of the guestrooms," explained Forge as he came in with a black bag and dressed in a green electrical uniform he found in a thrift store.
"Well-did you hook it up?" asked Cyke with anticipation.
"Don't worry everything's wired," Forge assured him, "I rigged it so we could view it on my laptop."
"Nicely done!" said Scott clapping Forge on the back.
"What's nicely done, homme?" asked Gambit.
"I had Forge wire the girls' room for video and audio," said Scott.
"VHAT?!" asked Kurt.
"Sweet!" said Pyro gleefully.
"Start de flick!" insisted Remy.
"I do not know about this, comrades," said Piotr sheepishly.
"Aw c'mon, Petey, live a little!" insisted John.
"You are sure they will not find out?" asked Colossus.
"With the camera system I rigged up I doubt even the CIA could detect it!" boasted Forge.
"Wait!" Jamie intervened, "Before we get started I'm going to make a run to front desk for more complimentary popcorn, do you guys want me to his the soda machine on the way?"
The answer was unanimous "YES!"
By the time Jamie returned Forge had everything set up. Once everyone was settled Forge hit the 'power' button and the TV lit up.
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In their room the girls were getting ready for bed. Once everyone had brushed their teeth and put on their pajamas they all gathered on the bed to talk.
"So, Wanda, your anniversary with John is coming up, riaht?" asked Rogue.
"Uh, ya, I guess so why?" asked Wanda.
"Well-like what do you guys have planned?!" asked Kitty anxiously.
"Nothing on the at that specific night-" said Wanda.
"WHAT?!" all the girls were astonished.
"We're going to meet the night before," Wanda explained.
"Whay?" asked Rogue.
"Because on that specific night I know Magneto will be following St. John all around the complex, not to mention Pietro will be following me all around the boarding house because there's no doubt in my mind that Magneto has already called him." said Wanda.
"Where are you guys going?" asked Jean.
"I don't know," said Wanda, "he wouldn't tell me."
"So are you guys gonna like exchange presents or something?" asked Kitty.
"Sort of-" Wanda trailed off.
Now all the girls were intrigued.
"We do give presents, but not conventional presents," said Wanda cautiously.
"Oh wait, Ah think Ah get it." said Rogue. "Do you gahys do stuff like make sex coupon books for each other?-Ah'll nevah forget the tiahme Ah made on fer Remy. There were 50 coupons and he went through them all in one weekend!-Come Monday Ah hardly knew mah own name!"
"Hey, that's kinda like the time Petey and I started to play truth or dare, before I knew what happened we wound up in the costume department of Bayville High dressed as Romeo and Juliet. We were acting out what happened following the balcony scene right after Juliet dismisses her maid." said Kitty.
"But Kitty," protested Jean, "Juliet never dismisses her maid in the play."
"I know." Kitty laughed.
"Well that certainly explains why those costumes were wrinkled on opening night!" Amanda laughed, but at the same time felt left out because she and Kurt were yet to move past second base after 5 months of dating!
Then laughing Jean recounted the tale in which, "Scott and I had just gotten back from the movies-we had gone to the late show and had gotten back in at 2 am. We were walking back to our rooms and on the way we passed the library. Well, as we got closer I picked up on a fantasy Scott had ever since we first met. Long story short we wound up on one of the tables in the library and didn't get to bed until 3 am!"
The laughter came to an abrupt halt.
"In the library?!" asked Amanda.
"What?! We were quiet!" insisted Jean.
"When we get back to the Institute yer showin' meh which table it was so Ah nevah go near it!" said Rogue.
"Although those stories were-interesting," ventured Wanda, "that's not what I ment."
"Then what did you mean?" asked Amanda.
"Well, last time we both got piercings, only I had to take mine out (as we saw in earlier chapters)."
"Like what did John pierce?" asked Kitty.
"The upper part of his ear only it got infected and he had to take it out." said Wanda.
"What are you two planning this tahme?" asked Rogue.
"I don't know about John, but I'm getting a tattoo." said Wanda.
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Back in the guys' room, they had drunk all the soda and were more than in shock of what they had over heard.
"DUDE, THE LIBRARY!" Kurt shot a look of disgust in Scott's direction.
Gambit chuckled, "Romeo an' Juliet, hu?- Petey you always gon' be an ol' romantic ain't you?"
Piotr only blushed in response.
"You went through the whole damn book in two days?!" Jamie stared at Remy in disbelief.
"Dat's why dey call me de Raggin' Cajun, little man," said Gambit smugly as he leaned back in his chair.
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Meanwhile back at the Institute Logan was passed out on the couch wearing nothing but his boxers and a satisfied smirk. He had just killed a six pack of 24 ouncers and now he was taking a brake between hockey games.
Oh ya, this was the best plan he'd ever come up with.
By sun down all of the boys were wiped after a long day of spying. They had all convened back at their room to order-in dinner and to tend to their wounds.
Pyro sat back in one of the stuffed chairs with an ice pack on his-wedding tackle-shall we say for obvious reasons.
Scott sat shirtless at the foot of the bed, while Kurt attempted to dress his wounds. It seems Scott had to dive into a couple of bushes to avoid being spotted by Jean throughout the course of the day.
It was a good plan-don't get me wrong-but, and this is a big BUT, that last bush Cyke jumped into happened to be a rose bush-
-and no, not the kind without thorns.
"Ow!" yelped Scott as Kurt cleaned his arm with rubbing alcohol.
"Hold still, man, I'm almost done." said Nighcrawler as he wrapped an ace bandage around Scott's upper arm.
There was a knock at the door.
Colossus answered the door, "Da?"
"Hi, I'm Forge, Scott called me-"
"Oh, Forge, there you are." said Scott as he yanked his arm out of Kurt's reach, "What took so long?"
"Convincing the manager that super called me to fix the cable in one of the guestrooms," explained Forge as he came in with a black bag and dressed in a green electrical uniform he found in a thrift store.
"Well-did you hook it up?" asked Cyke with anticipation.
"Don't worry everything's wired," Forge assured him, "I rigged it so we could view it on my laptop."
"Nicely done!" said Scott clapping Forge on the back.
"What's nicely done, homme?" asked Gambit.
"I had Forge wire the girls' room for video and audio," said Scott.
"VHAT?!" asked Kurt.
"Sweet!" said Pyro gleefully.
"Start de flick!" insisted Remy.
"I do not know about this, comrades," said Piotr sheepishly.
"Aw c'mon, Petey, live a little!" insisted John.
"You are sure they will not find out?" asked Colossus.
"With the camera system I rigged up I doubt even the CIA could detect it!" boasted Forge.
"Wait!" Jamie intervened, "Before we get started I'm going to make a run to front desk for more complimentary popcorn, do you guys want me to his the soda machine on the way?"
The answer was unanimous "YES!"
By the time Jamie returned Forge had everything set up. Once everyone was settled Forge hit the 'power' button and the TV lit up.
-------------
In their room the girls were getting ready for bed. Once everyone had brushed their teeth and put on their pajamas they all gathered on the bed to talk.
"So, Wanda, your anniversary with John is coming up, riaht?" asked Rogue.
"Uh, ya, I guess so why?" asked Wanda.
"Well-like what do you guys have planned?!" asked Kitty anxiously.
"Nothing on the at that specific night-" said Wanda.
"WHAT?!" all the girls were astonished.
"We're going to meet the night before," Wanda explained.
"Whay?" asked Rogue.
"Because on that specific night I know Magneto will be following St. John all around the complex, not to mention Pietro will be following me all around the boarding house because there's no doubt in my mind that Magneto has already called him." said Wanda.
"Where are you guys going?" asked Jean.
"I don't know," said Wanda, "he wouldn't tell me."
"So are you guys gonna like exchange presents or something?" asked Kitty.
"Sort of-" Wanda trailed off.
Now all the girls were intrigued.
"We do give presents, but not conventional presents," said Wanda cautiously.
"Oh wait, Ah think Ah get it." said Rogue. "Do you gahys do stuff like make sex coupon books for each other?-Ah'll nevah forget the tiahme Ah made on fer Remy. There were 50 coupons and he went through them all in one weekend!-Come Monday Ah hardly knew mah own name!"
"Hey, that's kinda like the time Petey and I started to play truth or dare, before I knew what happened we wound up in the costume department of Bayville High dressed as Romeo and Juliet. We were acting out what happened following the balcony scene right after Juliet dismisses her maid." said Kitty.
"But Kitty," protested Jean, "Juliet never dismisses her maid in the play."
"I know." Kitty laughed.
"Well that certainly explains why those costumes were wrinkled on opening night!" Amanda laughed, but at the same time felt left out because she and Kurt were yet to move past second base after 5 months of dating!
Then laughing Jean recounted the tale in which, "Scott and I had just gotten back from the movies-we had gone to the late show and had gotten back in at 2 am. We were walking back to our rooms and on the way we passed the library. Well, as we got closer I picked up on a fantasy Scott had ever since we first met. Long story short we wound up on one of the tables in the library and didn't get to bed until 3 am!"
The laughter came to an abrupt halt.
"In the library?!" asked Amanda.
"What?! We were quiet!" insisted Jean.
"When we get back to the Institute yer showin' meh which table it was so Ah nevah go near it!" said Rogue.
"Although those stories were-interesting," ventured Wanda, "that's not what I ment."
"Then what did you mean?" asked Amanda.
"Well, last time we both got piercings, only I had to take mine out (as we saw in earlier chapters)."
"Like what did John pierce?" asked Kitty.
"The upper part of his ear only it got infected and he had to take it out." said Wanda.
"What are you two planning this tahme?" asked Rogue.
"I don't know about John, but I'm getting a tattoo." said Wanda.
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Back in the guys' room, they had drunk all the soda and were more than in shock of what they had over heard.
"DUDE, THE LIBRARY!" Kurt shot a look of disgust in Scott's direction.
Gambit chuckled, "Romeo an' Juliet, hu?- Petey you always gon' be an ol' romantic ain't you?"
Piotr only blushed in response.
"You went through the whole damn book in two days?!" Jamie stared at Remy in disbelief.
"Dat's why dey call me de Raggin' Cajun, little man," said Gambit smugly as he leaned back in his chair.
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Meanwhile back at the Institute Logan was passed out on the couch wearing nothing but his boxers and a satisfied smirk. He had just killed a six pack of 24 ouncers and now he was taking a brake between hockey games.
Oh ya, this was the best plan he'd ever come up with.