Gift Giving Time!
The men walked in from the balcony, and Brian closed the door after them. They looked into the living room area, and saw Wanda, Rogue, Amanda and Kitty on the couch, huddled up to each other, laughing and giggling. "Where are Tabs and Betts?" Brian asked curiously.
"Hello girls!" Tabitha squealed, as she and Elizabeth jumped out of the hallway area into the living room.
The others turned, looking at the two. Remy let out a small laugh, as they all glared at the two girls dressed in short Santa dresses, with Santa caps on their heads. In their hands, were bags filled with wrapped gifts, that they held out triumphantly, making a grand entrance. "Gift giving time!" Elizabeth smiled.
Brian's eyes searched Tabitha up and down, from the black boots on her feet, the white fishnet stockings on her legs, and the low cut, long sleeved Santa dress on her body. "Like the outfit, luv!" He grinned.
Tabitha smiled, as she and Elizabeth walked towards the couch where the other girls sat, "Thanks, babe. Me and Betts went shopping for these at the local Fredrick's." She told him.
Elizabeth blushed at Tabitha's confession. She leaned over, handing the other girls Santa hats out of one of her bags. "Fredrick's, eh?" Remy grinned, wrapping his arms around Elizabeth's waist.
"Uhm, little early for that, don't you think, Gumbo?" Wanda laughed.
Elizabeth stood up right, and squirmed out of Remy's hold. She then turned to him, lightly tapping her finger onto his nose, "We'll discuss this later, luv."
Remy sinfully grinned, as he let out a mischievous growl. "Okay, now everyone gather 'round, tis time to open them gifts!" Tabitha smiled.
Kitty rushed up, and grabbed onto the bags she and Wanda lugged into the penthouse suite. Amanda reached over the arm of the couch, and pulled up the large shopping bag her and Kurt had brought with them. They each began exchanging gifts, as they sat in the couches, and armchairs.
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"Aw, Rogue!" Elizabeth gushed, as she pulled out the platinum bracelet.
Rogue smiled, as she looked up from the open gift in her lap. "Yeah, I figured I'd get a matching one that you bought for me on my eighteenth birthday. I figured we could have matching ones." Rogue then leaned over Remy, shoving him back, "Excuse me, Cajun!" She playfully snapped, as Remy grunted, while she shoved him away from his gift in his lap. She then turned the bracelet inside up to Elizabeth, "It's engraved too!" She proudly exclaimed.
Elizabeth looked closer, seeing the engraving, We'll be sisters forever, it read. Elizabeth then looked at Rogue, who was still leaned over Remy, smiling up at her. Elizabeth held out her arms, and hugged onto Rogue. "Oh, Rogue! You're such a luv!" She smiled.
"You're welcome, hun!" Rogue smiled, as Elizabeth hugged onto her.
"Ahem!" Remy interrupted them, "I don't mean to break the little moment you two are having, but do you mind, petite's?" He asked.
"Oh, shush, Gumbo!" Rogue snapped, as she pulled away from Elizabeth, and sat back against the couch.
Rogue then grinned, as she turned to the unopened gift in front of her. She grabbed onto it, and opened the package eagerly. She pulled out a set of keys, and frowned, "What are these?" She asked curiously.
Logan put his arm around her shoulder, looking at the keys curiously also. The others looked up at the couple, "Well, we all pitched in, and got you two a welcome home present." Wanda announced.
Logan and Rogue looked up at their friends in unison, with questioned looks on their faces, "Whatya mean?" Rogue asked.
"It's in the garage. Everything's taken care of though, and you'll see what we mean." Brian smiled, "Why don't we all go down there and look?"
The girls jumped up, grabbing onto Rogue's arms, nearly yanking her out of her seat, "Come on!" Tabitha excitedly yelped.
Everyone stood, and followed the girls out of the suite, with Brian grabbing onto the room card key, and closing the door after the room had cleared.
*~*~*~*
Kitty stood behind Logan, covering his eyes, while Elizabeth covered Rogue's eyes, as they led them through the carport garage of the hotel. "Okay, now!" Kitty smiled, as she and Elizabeth uncovered Rogue and Logan's eyes.
"Oh my god!" Rogue yelped.
Logan's mouth nearly dropped, as Rogue rushed to the brand new model of the black Lincoln Navigator. Rogue ran her hands along the hood, as she walked towards the drivers side door. She looked inside, seeing all of the security gadgets installed, similar to the other cars at the Institute, suitable for the team contacts and navigation. "Forge stopped by and he and Hank installed all that you need in the vehicle. But that's not the only things that are taken care of. You don't have to really pay a dime for the car. The Insurance and Registration are all registered under the Institute, like the other vehicles," Brian stopped, looking up in thought, "Actually, you don't have to pay a dime for the car." He then smiled, "We took care of everything!"
Logan walked to stand by Rogue, and she turned to him, placing her hands onto his chest with her face lit up, as if she was a young child with the toy she'd always wanted on Christmas. "Logan!" She gasped.
Logan then turned to the others with a smile, "Thanks guys."
Elizabeth jumped up and down happily, clapping, "Yay! You love it!" She exclaimed.
Rogue rushed to the girls, and threw her arms out, nearly pouncing on them as they all hugged her, "Thanks so much you guys!" She squealed.
"Now, lets go upstairs and finish opening the gifts, shall we?" Kurt asked.
"Yeah, we're not done yet." Lance added with a mischievious smirk.
"Okay!" Amanda smiled, as they all began walking towards the hotel.
Logan grabbed onto Rogue's arm slightly, "I need to give you your gift in private, darlin'. So when we go upstairs, we need to close ourselves up somewhere. It's really important." Logan told her lightly.
Rogue frowned at the urgency in his voice, "Okay, hun."
*~*~*~*
Tabitha pointed Rogue and Logan towards the guest room, "You guys can lock yourselves up in there. Don't worry, we can't hear anything if you get too loud." She added with a smile.
"Tabitha! It's not what you think you pervert!" Rogue snapped with a grin.
"Sure, sure, whatever." Tabitha smiled, rolling her eyes.
"Now, Tabitha, don't poke around trying to listen, okay? This is private." Logan stressed, as they stepped into the guest room.
"Okay!" Tabitha smiled, holding up her hands.
She then turned walking towards the living room. Logan made sure she was clear out of his sight, and he closed the door. Tabitha and Elizabeth grinned at each other, and strutted back towards the hallway, "Suckas!" They said in unison.
"Tabby! Betts!" Wanda gasped.
"Shh! We're busy!" Tabitha hushed her from the hallway entrance.
"You guys are nuts!" Wanda laughed.
"I resent that remark!" Elizabeth snapped, as she joined Tabitha into the hallway entrance, to avoid making a commotion right outside the guest room door.
"Oh really? What other term do you prefer?" Kitty asked.
Wanda stood in front of the two mischievous girls, with her arms crossed over her chest. Elizabeth leaned forward, pointing her finger in Wanda's face, "I prefer the term professional crazed eaves dropper!" She corrected.
Wanda let out a laugh, as her and Tabitha turned their noses in the air, and rushed towards the guest room door. "You guys! You shouldn't be doing that!" Wanda pointed out.
Wanda glared at Tabitha and Elizabeth, as the two girls held their ears to the door carefully. "Ah, who am I kidding? I can't resist a good eaves dropping!" Wanda mumbled, as she grinned, and rushed to join them at the door.
AN-Hey all! I know, FINALLY! I've been sick, I've been stumped with writer's block..CURSE THE BAD NYQUIL BUNNIES! Anyway, I promise to have a chappie posted up today, I've got the other chappie already written out….I just need to gets to bed……WOOHOO!