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It was about four thirty in the morning when Regina and Warren flew into the house. Regina was half asleep and Warren was yawning every other second. They landed in the living area and stumbled a little before turning on the lights. They looked at each other and smiled.
"I had a great night," she whispered. Warren grabbed her upper shoulders and she shivered a little in response.
"So did I," he said. They hesitated a little before turning off the lights and quietly attempting to make their way to their respective bedrooms. Suddenly out of nowhere the lights were turned back on and when they turned around a figure stood there, tapping his foot and his arms crossed. He glared at them and they sheepishly shifted from foot to foot, inching away from each other so they would have a respectable distance.
"Where have you two been?" Pyro asked in a motherly tone, his blue eyes narrowed. The two 'children' gulped.
"We-we were out . . . Pyro . . . like we said we were going to be," Regina said, trying to be brave, it's hard when your about to collapse in exhaustion. She stood up straight and crossed her arms as well. Pyro wasn't having it.
"WELL I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT YOU COMING HOME THIS LATE!" He half shouted.
"We're grown adults who are able to make our own decisions!" Regina replied. At his hot glare, she yelped and hid behind Warren.
"We're . . . uh . . . sorry Pyro," Warren said, wondering when he had become so Mother Hen-ish.
"Sorry? SORRY?! SORRY'S NOT GONNA FIX THE COLD CHICKEN CASSEROLE I MADE!" He responded. Warren and Regina looked at him in shock.
"Pyro? You cooked us dinner?" Regina asked surprised. She peeked from behind Warren. Pyro shrugged.
"Well . . . no . . . Remy did. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER NOW, DOES IT?!" And then he turned around and began sobbing. "GO TO YOUR ROOMS AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU DID!"
"SHUT UP WE'RE TRYIN' TA SLEEP!" Rogue called out from her room.
"OR PASS OUT," Chaos called out, her voice partially slurred.
The two look at each other and left a sobbing Pyro behind, making their way to their rooms. Warren looked at Regina and she looked at him and thoughts crossed their minds on their friend and what was wrong with him.
The next morning everyone, except Regina, Warren and Pyro who were still sleeping and Logan who was still in his room, were gathered around the kitchen table, eating the hotels complimentary donuts. They were discussing Pyro's reaction the night before.
"Remy's worried 'bout Pyro," Remy said. Everyone nodded in agreement. "He was tossin' and turnin' all night and . . . uh . . . how do Remy put dis." He shifted.
"He was really upset . . . " Lance finished, a little suprised.
"I know; I can't believe he reacted the way he did about Reggie and Warren last night. He was ready to bring the house down," Shelby said and sipped her soda.
"You heard it?" Alex asked.
"Who didn't hear it?" Hope answered.
"Yeah, and the other night he was yellin' at me for going to the store with Remy. Ah'm worried about him," Rogue said. Chaos dramatically sighed and shook her head, everyone glared at her.
"What?! You all making a huge deal outta nothing! He's worried, she's worried . . . It's one big worrying orgy," she said much to the despair of the other mutants. The door was once again being banged on and they realized what would happen if Logan got in. "Oh i'm gonna buy a shot gun," Chaos said and she became suddenly angry once again, about to get up, she started sparking.
"He never goes away. Well, its been fun, too bad its over," Hope said.
Lance bit his lip. "Not if I can help it! Is everyone packed?" he asked. At everyone's nod an evil grin appeared on his face. "How long does Regina's poison lasts?"
"Depends on how much poison she allows to mix with the water," Shelby offered. Then everyone's broke out in laughter, regardless of the continuous banging on the door.
"CHAOS! OPEN THE F***ING DOOR!" Logan shouted. Chaos ran to Regina's room and dragged the sleeping girl to the door.
"Regina! Stun him!" she said. Regina groaned but as soon as the door opened and she came face to face with the fierce Wolverine she held her breath and hundreds of blue things popped out of her skin and landed on Logan's. She started to hyperventilate as he slumped on the floor and Chaos pulled her back in, through the room and than threw her into her bedroom, closing the door without thinking twice. A 'hey' was heard through the closed door as Regina realized what happened and she jumped back out. Everyone had ducked behind something and was safe from the needles.
When they saw everything was safe, they all ran to their rooms to grab their stuff and make their escape.
The bus took off even before Pietro had put his foot in the door. Chaos was driving and she sped away without a second thought. Noises were heard in the background as everyone stumbled to catch a seat. Regina and Shelby sat with each other while Hope and Rogue were in the back with Remy. Pyro and Warren were across from each other and Pietro was lying on the floor, glaring at Shelby who was enjoying his 'trip'. Remy and Chaos had finally found a van big enough to fit everyone. He picked the lock and she hot wired it. Lance and Alex were gripping their seats in fear of flying through the windshield.
After about an hour of silence and speedy driving, everyone relaxed when they didn't hear the roar of Logan's bike. Finally they would be able to get back on business.
"So where are we off to next?" Shelby asked. She walked to the front and held on to the railing so as not to fall. Chaos grinned as she drove like a mad man . . . uh, woman.
"How about New Orleans?" she asked, actually she shouted it. Everyone turned to Remy, including Chaos who took her eyes off of the road.
"Um, maybe dat's not a good idea," he said and looked from Hope to Rogue and back to Chaos. Chaos snickered with evilness.
"Yeah it is! So New Orleans it is," she said.
"CHAOS!" Hope shouted from the back. Chaos turned back to the road and saw that she was going to hit a pick up truck with lots of chickens. She swerved the car, trying to miss it but it caused Shelby to be thrown back where she landed on Pietro. Pietro grabbed her waist quickly when Chaos swerved again to miss another car and Shelby squealed. Whether in fear or delight we don't know.
After a couple of more swerves and close calls, the van was under control and everyone relaxed except for Pietro. Shelby had snuggled into him and was talking animatedly to Alex about the latest episode of Inuyasha, which he missed being in the hospital and all. Pietro was beginning to get uncomfortable with all her squirming and decided to get her off of him one way or another.
Leaning in he began to whisper things in her ear. She cut off her words mid sentence with a gasp and her face turned bright red. She stood up and slapped him hard on the face and made her way to the back where she sat down next to Warren and crossed her arms over her chest.
"What's-wrong-sweet-cheeks? Can't-handle-it?" Pietro called out with a laugh.
"I feel so violated!" she shouted at him and hid her head in Warren's wings. His laughter filled the air.
Rogue stood up and left Remy and Hope alone. She made her way to the front were Alex and Lance were. At her look Alex stood up and went over to sit with Regina who was painting her nails black. Rogue sat down beside Lance and he gave her a sideways glance. His sigh was heavy and the earth slightly rumbled beneath the van. He received glares from the whole bus.
"What happened?" Rogue asked. Lance shrugged; he didn't want to talk about it. "We're on the run now because of what ya did! Ya need to be more careful and takin' those drugs is bad. They can hurt you in the long run. Ah've know you for a long time, and ah never would've expected that from you."
Lance got fed up. "Well than maybe you don't know me as well as you think you do! Maybe you should butt out and mind your business," he snapped. Rogue glared at him and grabbed his arm, he flinched for a second and then he regretted it. He looked up and saw her eyes fill with tears.
"Ah would never hurt you on purpose," she said and stood up, going to the back and sitting with Pyro.
Lance put his face in his hands. 'I'm such an asshole,' he thought to himself and sighed.
Rogue sniffled and looked at Pyro through her peripheral vision. For a minute she decided to forget her problems and find out what was wrong with him.
"Are you okay?" she asked. Pyro looked at her and gave her a sad smile. For a second she wished he was acting like his normal insane self.
"Yeah, don't worry 'bout it luv," he said. Rogue nodded; at times she could be in a room full of people and feel by herself. She tried to talk but he was drifting so she assumed he wanted to be alone for a while.
"Ah understand," she said and leaned back. They both watched the others in the bus for a while.
Remy and Hope were playing cards in the back, Hope was losing badly. The more she lost the angrier she got.
"Why am I losing!" she shouted, Remy laughed.
"Ma chere, ya picked da wrong person to play da game with," he said and laughed at her glare. She gave up and threw her cards down in defeat. Remy laughed and pulled her close to him. "Don't be sad. Remy will make it all better," he said and kissed her on the ear. She blushed and shoved him away slightly.
"I don't think so Cajun, I like my purity," and with that she left to go talk to Chaos about New Orleans.
Chaos on the other hand was driving furiously; partly because her main goal was to get away from Logan and partly because she had some kind of hardcore music playing (The Red Chord to be specific) no doubt fueling the madness. Her mind shifted through all the issues between them. Her nose turned red as she remembered all the memories she had of him and her, mostly yelling and screaming and physical pain.
He had been her reason for escaping the institute. He had been why she hadn't wanted to stay. Grinding her teeth she muttered an explicative since she rarely cried. She wished that he hadn't shown up to ruin her fun but she didn't plan on allowing it to happen for long. Without knowing it, Chaos declared war on Logan and boy was he in for a ride.
It was about four thirty in the morning when Regina and Warren flew into the house. Regina was half asleep and Warren was yawning every other second. They landed in the living area and stumbled a little before turning on the lights. They looked at each other and smiled.
"I had a great night," she whispered. Warren grabbed her upper shoulders and she shivered a little in response.
"So did I," he said. They hesitated a little before turning off the lights and quietly attempting to make their way to their respective bedrooms. Suddenly out of nowhere the lights were turned back on and when they turned around a figure stood there, tapping his foot and his arms crossed. He glared at them and they sheepishly shifted from foot to foot, inching away from each other so they would have a respectable distance.
"Where have you two been?" Pyro asked in a motherly tone, his blue eyes narrowed. The two 'children' gulped.
"We-we were out . . . Pyro . . . like we said we were going to be," Regina said, trying to be brave, it's hard when your about to collapse in exhaustion. She stood up straight and crossed her arms as well. Pyro wasn't having it.
"WELL I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT YOU COMING HOME THIS LATE!" He half shouted.
"We're grown adults who are able to make our own decisions!" Regina replied. At his hot glare, she yelped and hid behind Warren.
"We're . . . uh . . . sorry Pyro," Warren said, wondering when he had become so Mother Hen-ish.
"Sorry? SORRY?! SORRY'S NOT GONNA FIX THE COLD CHICKEN CASSEROLE I MADE!" He responded. Warren and Regina looked at him in shock.
"Pyro? You cooked us dinner?" Regina asked surprised. She peeked from behind Warren. Pyro shrugged.
"Well . . . no . . . Remy did. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER NOW, DOES IT?!" And then he turned around and began sobbing. "GO TO YOUR ROOMS AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU DID!"
"SHUT UP WE'RE TRYIN' TA SLEEP!" Rogue called out from her room.
"OR PASS OUT," Chaos called out, her voice partially slurred.
The two look at each other and left a sobbing Pyro behind, making their way to their rooms. Warren looked at Regina and she looked at him and thoughts crossed their minds on their friend and what was wrong with him.
The next morning everyone, except Regina, Warren and Pyro who were still sleeping and Logan who was still in his room, were gathered around the kitchen table, eating the hotels complimentary donuts. They were discussing Pyro's reaction the night before.
"Remy's worried 'bout Pyro," Remy said. Everyone nodded in agreement. "He was tossin' and turnin' all night and . . . uh . . . how do Remy put dis." He shifted.
"He was really upset . . . " Lance finished, a little suprised.
"I know; I can't believe he reacted the way he did about Reggie and Warren last night. He was ready to bring the house down," Shelby said and sipped her soda.
"You heard it?" Alex asked.
"Who didn't hear it?" Hope answered.
"Yeah, and the other night he was yellin' at me for going to the store with Remy. Ah'm worried about him," Rogue said. Chaos dramatically sighed and shook her head, everyone glared at her.
"What?! You all making a huge deal outta nothing! He's worried, she's worried . . . It's one big worrying orgy," she said much to the despair of the other mutants. The door was once again being banged on and they realized what would happen if Logan got in. "Oh i'm gonna buy a shot gun," Chaos said and she became suddenly angry once again, about to get up, she started sparking.
"He never goes away. Well, its been fun, too bad its over," Hope said.
Lance bit his lip. "Not if I can help it! Is everyone packed?" he asked. At everyone's nod an evil grin appeared on his face. "How long does Regina's poison lasts?"
"Depends on how much poison she allows to mix with the water," Shelby offered. Then everyone's broke out in laughter, regardless of the continuous banging on the door.
"CHAOS! OPEN THE F***ING DOOR!" Logan shouted. Chaos ran to Regina's room and dragged the sleeping girl to the door.
"Regina! Stun him!" she said. Regina groaned but as soon as the door opened and she came face to face with the fierce Wolverine she held her breath and hundreds of blue things popped out of her skin and landed on Logan's. She started to hyperventilate as he slumped on the floor and Chaos pulled her back in, through the room and than threw her into her bedroom, closing the door without thinking twice. A 'hey' was heard through the closed door as Regina realized what happened and she jumped back out. Everyone had ducked behind something and was safe from the needles.
When they saw everything was safe, they all ran to their rooms to grab their stuff and make their escape.
The bus took off even before Pietro had put his foot in the door. Chaos was driving and she sped away without a second thought. Noises were heard in the background as everyone stumbled to catch a seat. Regina and Shelby sat with each other while Hope and Rogue were in the back with Remy. Pyro and Warren were across from each other and Pietro was lying on the floor, glaring at Shelby who was enjoying his 'trip'. Remy and Chaos had finally found a van big enough to fit everyone. He picked the lock and she hot wired it. Lance and Alex were gripping their seats in fear of flying through the windshield.
After about an hour of silence and speedy driving, everyone relaxed when they didn't hear the roar of Logan's bike. Finally they would be able to get back on business.
"So where are we off to next?" Shelby asked. She walked to the front and held on to the railing so as not to fall. Chaos grinned as she drove like a mad man . . . uh, woman.
"How about New Orleans?" she asked, actually she shouted it. Everyone turned to Remy, including Chaos who took her eyes off of the road.
"Um, maybe dat's not a good idea," he said and looked from Hope to Rogue and back to Chaos. Chaos snickered with evilness.
"Yeah it is! So New Orleans it is," she said.
"CHAOS!" Hope shouted from the back. Chaos turned back to the road and saw that she was going to hit a pick up truck with lots of chickens. She swerved the car, trying to miss it but it caused Shelby to be thrown back where she landed on Pietro. Pietro grabbed her waist quickly when Chaos swerved again to miss another car and Shelby squealed. Whether in fear or delight we don't know.
After a couple of more swerves and close calls, the van was under control and everyone relaxed except for Pietro. Shelby had snuggled into him and was talking animatedly to Alex about the latest episode of Inuyasha, which he missed being in the hospital and all. Pietro was beginning to get uncomfortable with all her squirming and decided to get her off of him one way or another.
Leaning in he began to whisper things in her ear. She cut off her words mid sentence with a gasp and her face turned bright red. She stood up and slapped him hard on the face and made her way to the back where she sat down next to Warren and crossed her arms over her chest.
"What's-wrong-sweet-cheeks? Can't-handle-it?" Pietro called out with a laugh.
"I feel so violated!" she shouted at him and hid her head in Warren's wings. His laughter filled the air.
Rogue stood up and left Remy and Hope alone. She made her way to the front were Alex and Lance were. At her look Alex stood up and went over to sit with Regina who was painting her nails black. Rogue sat down beside Lance and he gave her a sideways glance. His sigh was heavy and the earth slightly rumbled beneath the van. He received glares from the whole bus.
"What happened?" Rogue asked. Lance shrugged; he didn't want to talk about it. "We're on the run now because of what ya did! Ya need to be more careful and takin' those drugs is bad. They can hurt you in the long run. Ah've know you for a long time, and ah never would've expected that from you."
Lance got fed up. "Well than maybe you don't know me as well as you think you do! Maybe you should butt out and mind your business," he snapped. Rogue glared at him and grabbed his arm, he flinched for a second and then he regretted it. He looked up and saw her eyes fill with tears.
"Ah would never hurt you on purpose," she said and stood up, going to the back and sitting with Pyro.
Lance put his face in his hands. 'I'm such an asshole,' he thought to himself and sighed.
Rogue sniffled and looked at Pyro through her peripheral vision. For a minute she decided to forget her problems and find out what was wrong with him.
"Are you okay?" she asked. Pyro looked at her and gave her a sad smile. For a second she wished he was acting like his normal insane self.
"Yeah, don't worry 'bout it luv," he said. Rogue nodded; at times she could be in a room full of people and feel by herself. She tried to talk but he was drifting so she assumed he wanted to be alone for a while.
"Ah understand," she said and leaned back. They both watched the others in the bus for a while.
Remy and Hope were playing cards in the back, Hope was losing badly. The more she lost the angrier she got.
"Why am I losing!" she shouted, Remy laughed.
"Ma chere, ya picked da wrong person to play da game with," he said and laughed at her glare. She gave up and threw her cards down in defeat. Remy laughed and pulled her close to him. "Don't be sad. Remy will make it all better," he said and kissed her on the ear. She blushed and shoved him away slightly.
"I don't think so Cajun, I like my purity," and with that she left to go talk to Chaos about New Orleans.
Chaos on the other hand was driving furiously; partly because her main goal was to get away from Logan and partly because she had some kind of hardcore music playing (The Red Chord to be specific) no doubt fueling the madness. Her mind shifted through all the issues between them. Her nose turned red as she remembered all the memories she had of him and her, mostly yelling and screaming and physical pain.
He had been her reason for escaping the institute. He had been why she hadn't wanted to stay. Grinding her teeth she muttered an explicative since she rarely cried. She wished that he hadn't shown up to ruin her fun but she didn't plan on allowing it to happen for long. Without knowing it, Chaos declared war on Logan and boy was he in for a ride.