To My Reviewers

Marie LeBeau: Thanks for the suggestion of Jamie asking Piotr! I used it, with a twist (five Jamies asking Piotr!! Who can resist five whole Jamies???).

Lady Miz: Logan or Victor smelling the booze eh??? *gets an evil look on her face* I could work with that...

RahneMan: Ach! I tried to get more femslash in this chapter...it didn't work quite so well. Reg. slash is easier to fit in. *shrugs* But this fic isn't done yet...

The Rogue Witch: Is it just me, or would Piotr make a contemplative, quiet drunk? Can't you see him as one of those guys who sits calmly in his chair and thinks about the universe whilst downing vodka???

Flame31, Ellavira: Yeah! Repeat reviewers *happy bouncy* Thank you for your wonderful compliments!

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Ok, officially, everyone has had at least two waterfalls and everyone over sixteen has had three. Pietro, Kurt, Scott and Jean are the most drunk. Everyone except Jamie, Jubes, Bobby, Roberto, Evan, Amanda, Scott and Jean has been sneaking drinks. Jamie and Jubes are the least drunk (only two waterfalls). Now it starts to get interesting.

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"Ok," Scott said, with all of a drunk's logic, "obviously those of us who can't walk straight need to stay here."

Remy nodded calmly. "Remy t'inks dat da small one should ask."

Everyone just stared blankly.

"'E's right," Wanda put in, "Piotr likes the youngest of us."

"Ssssssssssssooooooooooo," John slurred out. He stopped. "I forgot wot I was gonna say."

Pietro giggled.

Jean squinted at the speedster. "Did you just giggle?"

Pietro giggled again and fell over into John's lap.

Remy rolled his eyes. "Back t' da issue at 'and. Jamie and Jubilee should be da ones t' ask."

"They are the only ones who could probably make it down the stairs," Lance pointed out.

"Yeah, and like, who could resist Jamie?" Kitty nodded wisely.

So it was decided (by the most drunk) that Jamie and Jubilee should ask Piotr for more drinks. Bobby and Roberto would supply an escort, since they were fairly sober still. The four left with determined looks on their faces.

All was quiet.

"What should we do until they get back?" Tabby asked.

"Well, since we jus' go' rid of the youngest lads and lasses...I suggest new rules and more playing!" Rahne leapt onto the table on all fours.

While most of the room tried to figure out how sixteen-year-old Bobby and fifteen-year-old Roberto counted as younger than the thirteen-year-old on the tabletop, Rahne, Tabby and Dani put their heads together.

"New game!" Dani shouted suddenly. "Using face cards, eights, nines and tens only."

"New rules," Rahne said. "Aces, truth; Kings, lose an article of clothing; Queens, kiss a girl; Jacks, dare; Tens, smack your head; Nines, kiss a guy; Eights, never have I ever."

Everyone generally nodded and resituated themselves. Dani went first. She drew a King and looked pointedly at Evan. "You laughed at Amanda. Off with your clothes!"

Evan grumbled a little and lost his shirt.

Kitty picked her card and looked at it. "Umm." Lance leaned over and whispered something to her. She giggled. "I dare Jean to give Scott a lap dance!"

The room burst out with laughter.

Jean didn't even flinch; she just crawled onto Scott's lap and did her dare—rather clumsily—before falling over backwards. Sam caught her easily and sat her back down next to Scott. Scott, for his part, looked paralyzed.

"My turn," Lance said unnecessarily. "Truth. Wanda? Is it true that you think Scott is sexy?"

"Yes," Wanda responded, then hit Pietro with a hex bolt.

"Ouch! I didn't tell!" Pietro leaned forward to select his card. "Yay! A King! Py-ro!"

With a slightly drunk grin, John removed his shorts, revealing surfboard boxers.

"Heh, cool," Alex put in.

John nodded his head and selected his card. His face turned rather pale. "I don't wanna!" Remy and Pietro peered over his shoulder. Pietro turned bright red and Remy began to laugh. John threw his Queen down and began to sulk. "I guess I can kiss Tabitha."

"Jeez," Sam mumbled, "he acts like kissing a girl is the end of the world."

Tabby just stood up with a grin and walked around behind the circle to John. She leaned down and kissed him soundly on the lips before returning to her seat.

Pietro and Amara were sulking.

~~~ Meanwhile, In Other Parts of the Mansion ~~~

"He doesn't look like he wants to be disturbed," Jamie whispered.

"Look, kiddo," Bobby began, "we need drinks and Remy can't get them. We sure as hell aren't going to ask Logan or Ms. Munroe. That leaves who?"

"Professor?"

"I'd hit you, but I don't want to deal with five whining Jamies."

"Just go!" Roberto urged.

"C'mon Jamie." Jubes grabbed his hand and pulled him into the room holding Piotr Rasputin.

~~~ Back In the Rarely-Used Room ~~~

Remy took his card. "Ace! Rogue, is it true dat you hate Remy?" He grinned and batted his eyelashes at her.

"'Ardly," she mumbled and took her own card. "Oh, fuck." She smacked herself on the head. Pietro responded immediately, Jean was the last.

"Hey! There's no consequence," Rahne pointed out.

"Dude, just make 'em drink some orange juice," Evan mumbled.

Wanda rolled her eyes and took her card. "Never have I ever had sex." She laid down an eight.

"I don't like her to get eights." Remy took a drink of what was left in his drink. Followed by Scott, Jean, Lance, Pietro, John, Tabby and Ray. "Well, at least Remy is not alone!"

Todd selected a card. "I dare Tabby to spend all of tomorrow flirting with Piotr."

Wanda and Rogue giggled.

Freddy gave them a weird looked and picked his own card. "Never have I ever wanted to hurt Wanda."

Everyone except Wanda, Rogue and Remy took drinks of whatever they had. Wanda just rolled her eyes.

Sam grabbed a card. "Never have I ever had sex with anyone in this room."

John, Pietro, Scott and Jean were the only ones to take drinks.

Rogue and Wanda began to laugh. "Oh, look! They pair up," Tabby pointed out and fell over.

Scott just scowled a bit and took a card. "Dare," he squeaked out. "I dare—" he grinned suddenly, "—I dare Sam to dance on the tabletop tomorrow at breakfast."

Jean snickered and took her own card. "Who shuffled the deck?" She demanded. "Never have I ever performed—or had performed on me—oral sex." She demurely took her own drink.

Scott was swiftly turning the same color as his shades when he took his drink. Remy, Pietro, John, Tabby, Amara, Ray, Alex, Kitty, Lance and Sam all took drinks.

Rogue and Wanda laughed even harder.

~~~ Jamie and Jubilee, In the Study (with the Knife!) ~~~

"So we were bored with dancing—"

"—and eating—"

"—and we decided to play a game—"

"—called Circle of Death—"

"—but it needed alcohol—"

"—so Remy went and got some—"

"—and we played for awhile and had a lot of fun—"

"—but now we're out of drinks and—"

"—Remy is too drunk to go get more—"

"—so we were wondering if you could—"

"—possibly—"

"—if it isn't too much trouble—"

"—get us some?"

Piotr examined the faces of the multiple hopeful children in front of him.

"Please?" one of the Jamies smiled as sweetly as he could.

~~~ Back to the Insanity That Is ~~~

"I never get to embarrass myself," Rogue said happily.

"Didn't you do anything before your powers developed chere?"

"A nine! Whoohoo!" Amara paused. "Whassat mean again?"

"You have to kiss a guy," Tabby explained through clenched teeth.

"Ooo-ooh, fun." Amara suddenly launched herself across the table at Remy, kissing him soundly on the lips. "Heehee," she giggled from where her face was smashed against his chest. "That was fun."

Remy delicately picked her up and sent her back to her spot beside Tabby.

Tabby snatched her card and glared at it. "Reeee-meeee!"

The Cajun gulped. "Yes?"

"Truth. How many times have you had sex?"

Remy relaxed and simply shrugged. "I dunno, many."

Tabby pouted as Ray drew his card. "Rahne! Take something off!"

The Scottish girl grinned at him and winked. She stripped off her shirt, revealing a black bra. Tossing her shirt carelessly into a corner (along with Amanda's bra) she took her own card. "Never 'ave I ever gone skinny dippin'."

Everyone, except Rogue and Wanda, reached forward for their various drinks.

"Damn, what are we? Innocent?"

"Sheltered. I was sheltered in a mental institution. What's your excuse?"

"I don't think I have one."

~~~ In a Random Car ~~~

'Why am I doing this again? I am supplying alcoholic drinks to superhero teens. I must have lost my mind.' He glanced over at the preteen and three teens in the car with him. They looked very happy. Jamie smiled innocently at him.

'Damn irresistible children.'

~~~ Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch ~~~

Alex had meanwhile, selected his card and was swiftly turning red. He put his nine down and glanced around the circle, his eyes resting on Scott. Swiftly he leaned over Rahne's head to kiss Ray. Ray met him halfway, tangling his fingers in Alex's hair. They broke off a second later and simultaneously turned red.

"I bet they kiss on a regular basis," Pietro stage-whispered to John.

"Mmmhmm, they do share a room after all," he replied in a normal voice.

Scott made a squawking sound.

Evan rolled his eyes. "King, umm, Dani."

She shrugged out of her shirt. "Kurt? Your turn."

There was a very careful silence.

"Kurt?" Evan looked to his left and only saw Dani. "Heeeey, where'd Kurt and 'Manda go?"

Dani blinked. "Nevermind, I'll go." She took her card. "I got a nine," she said.

Evan perked up. "Did you?"

"Uh-huh..."

"Well, there aren't very many single guys left in this room."

Remy blinked and began counting on his fingers.

"I thought everyone was single in this game?" Pietro asked loudly.

Dani blushed and leaned across Kurt and Amanda's empty seats to kiss Evan innocently on the nose. "Your turn Kitty."

Kitty scowled. "That was like, so not a kiss." She drew her card and smacked her head.

"Fuck!" Most of the room shouted as their palms connected with their foreheads.

"That 'urt," Rogue mumbled.

Lance drew his card. "Yes," he crowed. He slammed the Queen onto the tabletop and grinned at Kitty.

"Just don't, like, muss my hair."

Lance swooped down with another crow and kissed her full on the lips.

Pietro cocked his head at them. "We've lost 'em. My turn!" He looked at his card and tossed it into the air with a whoop of joy.

"Wot did'ya g—mmm—"

Pietro and John were officially attached at the lips. With a whoosh of wind (which smelled of lighter fluid), they were gone. Lance and Kitty were also gone (one could assume they'd phased through the floor). The remaining mutant teens looked at each other.

"Now wot?" Rahne asked.

~~~ Some Time Later ~~~

"We brought drinks! And Piotr!" Jamie paused at the threshold to stare into the room.

Scott and Jean were passed out side-by-side on the couch. Snoring. Loudly. Amara and Tabby were drawing with permanent markers on their faces. Ray, Rahne, Alex, Evan, Sam and Dani were playing what looked like Rummy...with new rules...and involving powers. Kurt and Amanda were nowhere to be seen, neither were Kitty and Lance or John and Pietro. Remy, Rogue, Wanda, Todd and Freddy were busily taking bets on what Wanda's next hex bolt would cause.

"Umm, hello?" Bobby poked the back of Wanda's head.

Wanda hexed him.

"Heh, who bet dat someone would be stuck t' da ceiling?"

"Little help here, guys," Bobby whimpered slightly.

Sam consulted his tally sheet. "That would be Rogue."

"Whoohoo!" Rogue collected Pixie Stix from the others. "I am the Queen of Hex Bets!"

"Hello? I'm not fond of the ceiling."

Wanda rolled her eyes.

"Hey!" Tabby sat up straighter. "We aren't stopping the party now are we?"

Everyone stared at her.

"Well," Rogue said logically, "what do you propose to do now?"

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Whew! Long chappie, innit? I want them to move out of the mysterious-rarely-used-room, so I have a few ideas. Vote for your favorite: Hide'n'Seek (in the dark!), Flashlight Tag, Capture the Flag (my own, demented version) or Swimming (perhaps skinny dipping?? o.O')