The Brotherhood
~*~
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why everything's the same as it was
I can't understand, no, I can't understand
How life goes on the way it does
-Skeeter Davis
~*~
They finally reached the room. Kitty was relieved to see that the floor was padded since she figured that she'd spend a lot of the time there. "Okay, petite, no powers. I want you ta come at me."
Kitty obeyed using the move Logan had taught her and feinted left before kicking out right. Remy had seen that move coming though and grabbed her leg forcing her onto her back. He released her and she jumped back up. This continued for some time, and Kitty discovered that she was right. Remy finally just pinned her with his body on the floor.
"Chére, dat was pathetic."
"Pathetic?" Kitty demanded glaring up at him.
He smirked. "Oui."
"Listen up, Gumbo-"
Remy raised an eyebrow in confusion. "What did you call Remy?" Kitty smiled wryly.
"Gumbo, one of the things Rogue used to refer to you. She was really ticked after that fight."
"Right, you were saying?"
"Just get off of me."
Remy smirked looking down at her. "Pourquoi? Don't you like bein' in dis position?"
"Bite me," Kitty snapped. Remy's smirk merely grew and he leaned over nipping her neck. Kitty gasped and phased through him getting to her feet. Remy landed on the floor.
"Dat was cheating," Remy pointed out standing.
"That was wrong," she shot back. He chuckled.
"Vrai," he admitted. "Mais you invited it."
"It's a figure of speech!" Kitty said glaring up at him.
"Is it?" he asked feigning surprise. "Come on, petite, dat's enough for one night."
"I totally agree." She looked at him. "Pig."
"Valley girl," he shot back. She stuck her tongue out at him.
"I'm, like, going to take a shower," Kitty said.
"Want company?" Remy asked grinning.
"That's okay," Kitty said slowly. "I can manage a shower on my own." He snapped his fingers in mock disappointment.
An hour later
Kitty emerged from her room just in time for dinner. She walked into the kitchen where the four guys sat. Remy stood and pulled her chair out for her. "Bonjour," he said pushing the chair in as she sat down.
"Um, thanks," Kitty said softly. "What are we having?"
Gambit turned to her and grinned widely. "Gumbo." Kitty smiled wryly as they began eating.
"Okay, Kitty-Cat," Pietro said finally. "What are you doing here? Why would my father even want you here?"
"De chat is goin' ta be Remy's partner," Remy said smiling at her.
"I just don't know why father would trust an X-Geek!" Pietro exclaimed.
"So, he shouldn't trust me, but he should trust you after you, like, betrayed your team?" Kitty asked raising her eyebrows.
"Shouldn't you be with de Brotherhood, Quicky?" Remy asked.
"I'm-taking-a-break-from-those-idiots," Pietro said. "Father said I could."
"Where is Magneto?" Kitty asked.
"He, Mesmero, and Sabretooth rarely eat with us," John said absentmindedly manipulating the candle flame. Soon a couple was shown dancing. John smiled at his work. After dinner Pietro was stuck doing the dishes. Magneto walked out to see them as they walked into the lounge.
"Gambit, I want you to ride over to the Brotherhood house," he said. "Give Avalanche this." He extended an envelope. "Take Shadowcat with you. The boys need to know that she's a part of our team now."
"Oui," Remy said. He turned to Kitty. "Come on, petite." He took Kitty's arm leading her outside. He grabbed his trench coat on the way out. He handed it to her. "Ready?"
"Don't you have a helmet?"
"Non," Remy said getting on and starting the bike. He turned back to her watching as she put on his coat. She looked like a little girl playing dress up, he noticed. "Hop on." Kitty got onto the motorcycle behind him. "Hold on tight." With that simple warning he took off. Kitty wrapped her arms tightly around his waist as he sped down the street. She closed her eyes and laid her head on his back as he took a quick turn. Soon he had pulled up in front of the boarding house. She got off dazed.
"Damn," she muttered.
He smirked. "Enjoy de ride, chat?"
"Let's go," Kitty said slightly annoyed.
"As ma lady wishes." He took her arm again leading her to the Brotherhood house. He picked the lock easily and led her inside. A soft rumble went through the floor.
"Lance!" Kitty said grabbing Remy's arm for support.
"Kitty?" the rumbles died down. "What are you doing here? With him?"
"Kind of a long story," Kitty said with a small smile.
"Not really," Remy said. "She's an Acolyte."
"What?!" Todd yelled hopping in. "We have to prove ourselves and the X- Geek just gets in. That's whack, yo."
"What can Remy say," he smirked. "De chat is good." Lance frowned at those words and the way Remy had said them.
"Why?" Lance asked. "Why them and not us?"
"Peut-etre de chat likes Remy," the Cajun said grinning and slinging an arm around her shoulders.
"Are you always this full of yourself?" Kitty asked phasing through his arm.
"Oui," he said still smiling. Wanda came down the stairs and the lights flickered.
"Who are you?" she demanded.
"Remy LeBeau at your service," he said. The girl in front of him was beautiful but there was something scary in her glare. He handed Lance the envelope. Lance leaned against the back of the couch as he opened it.
"You've got to be fucking kidding me!" he yelled. He suddenly found himself on the ground looking at the ceiling.
"Don' use language like dat in front of des filles."
"Hey, no one hurts them but me!" Wanda snapped walking towards Remy. He raised his hands in a passive motion.
"Wanda, you've graduated," Lance told her. "You're moving up to the Acolytes."
"No!" Todd yelled. "She can't leave us."
"You mean I'm going to be away from him?" Wanda asked her eyes widening. A slow smile spread across her face. "Hell yeah!"
"I take it you like de news," Remy said dryly.
"But, sweetums," Todd said pouting.
"Remy would take you to your new home but de bike only rides two," Remy told her.
"Lance will take me," Wanda said.
"I will?" the other boy said flatly. The lights flickered and he winced. "Okay. Kitty, can I talk to you?"
"Like, sure," she said and followed him into the kitchen.
"What were you thinking?" he demanded.
"Lance-"
"The Acolytes? Have you lost your mind?!"
"You sound like Scott."
"That's just low, Kit-Cat."
"Well, you do."
"I'm just worried."
"And it's totally sweet of you but I don't need your help. I, like, can take care of myself."
"Just be careful. And watch that guy."
"Remy?"
"He's a player, I don't want you to get hurt."
Kitty merely laughed. "Let me tell you what's wrong with that. One: you don't have to worry about me. Two: Remy and I aren't even together. We're barely even friends."
Lance smiled at her. "If I recall, Kitty, you weren't exactly fond of me at first either."
"That's different!"
"How?"
"It just is," she said pouting.
He smiled shaking his head. "Okay. Let's go ahead back out there." They walked into the living room. Remy stood leaning against the door.
"Ready, chat?" he asked.
"Yeah," Kitty said. She looked up at Lance. "It was nice to see you."
"Yeah." Remy slid his arm around Kitty's waist leading her outside. Kitty phased through him again.
"Did Remy tell you how cute you look in dat coat?"
"It's huge," Kitty said, "and it smells like smoke."
"Oui, dat would make since." He got on and started the motorcycle. "Ready, chére?"
"I hate this bike," Kitty pouted.
Remy narrowed his eyes at her. "Ya want ta walk home, petite?"
"No."
"Den stop insultin' ma bébé."
"Men," Kitty muttered getting on behind him and holding on tight as he pulled out.
~*~
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why everything's the same as it was
I can't understand, no, I can't understand
How life goes on the way it does
-Skeeter Davis
~*~
They finally reached the room. Kitty was relieved to see that the floor was padded since she figured that she'd spend a lot of the time there. "Okay, petite, no powers. I want you ta come at me."
Kitty obeyed using the move Logan had taught her and feinted left before kicking out right. Remy had seen that move coming though and grabbed her leg forcing her onto her back. He released her and she jumped back up. This continued for some time, and Kitty discovered that she was right. Remy finally just pinned her with his body on the floor.
"Chére, dat was pathetic."
"Pathetic?" Kitty demanded glaring up at him.
He smirked. "Oui."
"Listen up, Gumbo-"
Remy raised an eyebrow in confusion. "What did you call Remy?" Kitty smiled wryly.
"Gumbo, one of the things Rogue used to refer to you. She was really ticked after that fight."
"Right, you were saying?"
"Just get off of me."
Remy smirked looking down at her. "Pourquoi? Don't you like bein' in dis position?"
"Bite me," Kitty snapped. Remy's smirk merely grew and he leaned over nipping her neck. Kitty gasped and phased through him getting to her feet. Remy landed on the floor.
"Dat was cheating," Remy pointed out standing.
"That was wrong," she shot back. He chuckled.
"Vrai," he admitted. "Mais you invited it."
"It's a figure of speech!" Kitty said glaring up at him.
"Is it?" he asked feigning surprise. "Come on, petite, dat's enough for one night."
"I totally agree." She looked at him. "Pig."
"Valley girl," he shot back. She stuck her tongue out at him.
"I'm, like, going to take a shower," Kitty said.
"Want company?" Remy asked grinning.
"That's okay," Kitty said slowly. "I can manage a shower on my own." He snapped his fingers in mock disappointment.
An hour later
Kitty emerged from her room just in time for dinner. She walked into the kitchen where the four guys sat. Remy stood and pulled her chair out for her. "Bonjour," he said pushing the chair in as she sat down.
"Um, thanks," Kitty said softly. "What are we having?"
Gambit turned to her and grinned widely. "Gumbo." Kitty smiled wryly as they began eating.
"Okay, Kitty-Cat," Pietro said finally. "What are you doing here? Why would my father even want you here?"
"De chat is goin' ta be Remy's partner," Remy said smiling at her.
"I just don't know why father would trust an X-Geek!" Pietro exclaimed.
"So, he shouldn't trust me, but he should trust you after you, like, betrayed your team?" Kitty asked raising her eyebrows.
"Shouldn't you be with de Brotherhood, Quicky?" Remy asked.
"I'm-taking-a-break-from-those-idiots," Pietro said. "Father said I could."
"Where is Magneto?" Kitty asked.
"He, Mesmero, and Sabretooth rarely eat with us," John said absentmindedly manipulating the candle flame. Soon a couple was shown dancing. John smiled at his work. After dinner Pietro was stuck doing the dishes. Magneto walked out to see them as they walked into the lounge.
"Gambit, I want you to ride over to the Brotherhood house," he said. "Give Avalanche this." He extended an envelope. "Take Shadowcat with you. The boys need to know that she's a part of our team now."
"Oui," Remy said. He turned to Kitty. "Come on, petite." He took Kitty's arm leading her outside. He grabbed his trench coat on the way out. He handed it to her. "Ready?"
"Don't you have a helmet?"
"Non," Remy said getting on and starting the bike. He turned back to her watching as she put on his coat. She looked like a little girl playing dress up, he noticed. "Hop on." Kitty got onto the motorcycle behind him. "Hold on tight." With that simple warning he took off. Kitty wrapped her arms tightly around his waist as he sped down the street. She closed her eyes and laid her head on his back as he took a quick turn. Soon he had pulled up in front of the boarding house. She got off dazed.
"Damn," she muttered.
He smirked. "Enjoy de ride, chat?"
"Let's go," Kitty said slightly annoyed.
"As ma lady wishes." He took her arm again leading her to the Brotherhood house. He picked the lock easily and led her inside. A soft rumble went through the floor.
"Lance!" Kitty said grabbing Remy's arm for support.
"Kitty?" the rumbles died down. "What are you doing here? With him?"
"Kind of a long story," Kitty said with a small smile.
"Not really," Remy said. "She's an Acolyte."
"What?!" Todd yelled hopping in. "We have to prove ourselves and the X- Geek just gets in. That's whack, yo."
"What can Remy say," he smirked. "De chat is good." Lance frowned at those words and the way Remy had said them.
"Why?" Lance asked. "Why them and not us?"
"Peut-etre de chat likes Remy," the Cajun said grinning and slinging an arm around her shoulders.
"Are you always this full of yourself?" Kitty asked phasing through his arm.
"Oui," he said still smiling. Wanda came down the stairs and the lights flickered.
"Who are you?" she demanded.
"Remy LeBeau at your service," he said. The girl in front of him was beautiful but there was something scary in her glare. He handed Lance the envelope. Lance leaned against the back of the couch as he opened it.
"You've got to be fucking kidding me!" he yelled. He suddenly found himself on the ground looking at the ceiling.
"Don' use language like dat in front of des filles."
"Hey, no one hurts them but me!" Wanda snapped walking towards Remy. He raised his hands in a passive motion.
"Wanda, you've graduated," Lance told her. "You're moving up to the Acolytes."
"No!" Todd yelled. "She can't leave us."
"You mean I'm going to be away from him?" Wanda asked her eyes widening. A slow smile spread across her face. "Hell yeah!"
"I take it you like de news," Remy said dryly.
"But, sweetums," Todd said pouting.
"Remy would take you to your new home but de bike only rides two," Remy told her.
"Lance will take me," Wanda said.
"I will?" the other boy said flatly. The lights flickered and he winced. "Okay. Kitty, can I talk to you?"
"Like, sure," she said and followed him into the kitchen.
"What were you thinking?" he demanded.
"Lance-"
"The Acolytes? Have you lost your mind?!"
"You sound like Scott."
"That's just low, Kit-Cat."
"Well, you do."
"I'm just worried."
"And it's totally sweet of you but I don't need your help. I, like, can take care of myself."
"Just be careful. And watch that guy."
"Remy?"
"He's a player, I don't want you to get hurt."
Kitty merely laughed. "Let me tell you what's wrong with that. One: you don't have to worry about me. Two: Remy and I aren't even together. We're barely even friends."
Lance smiled at her. "If I recall, Kitty, you weren't exactly fond of me at first either."
"That's different!"
"How?"
"It just is," she said pouting.
He smiled shaking his head. "Okay. Let's go ahead back out there." They walked into the living room. Remy stood leaning against the door.
"Ready, chat?" he asked.
"Yeah," Kitty said. She looked up at Lance. "It was nice to see you."
"Yeah." Remy slid his arm around Kitty's waist leading her outside. Kitty phased through him again.
"Did Remy tell you how cute you look in dat coat?"
"It's huge," Kitty said, "and it smells like smoke."
"Oui, dat would make since." He got on and started the motorcycle. "Ready, chére?"
"I hate this bike," Kitty pouted.
Remy narrowed his eyes at her. "Ya want ta walk home, petite?"
"No."
"Den stop insultin' ma bébé."
"Men," Kitty muttered getting on behind him and holding on tight as he pulled out.