A/N: - I've discovered..... The ROMY will be next chapter.... I need this one.... then sorta-pointless Romy.... but *coughs* in the words of Rayvn Nyte.... More St. Lore! Lol.... AFTER reader Reviews.... of course....

Ravyn Nite – See! See! Romy's coming! And Yay! She kissed him! Nope, she's not Rogues clone. Not really. If she was a clone, she'd have brown hair with white streaks, and Emerald eyes.... not green hair and Sapphire eyes.... he he he.... I would give you a clue, but then Id have ta kill you.

SO YOU SHOULD BE SORRY! I have all these brownie points, and nothing to do with them again!

Yes I'm still VERY scared on the Pietro side of things, but.... eh.... Ill get over it, and I'm NOT SHARING JOHN!

One: Yes, Stupid Kurt.

Two: We all know Bobby's stupid. John'll eat him later for it or something.... lol

Three: Yep. At last!

Four: Yep.... Evil Wanda....

Five: YES THEY HAD S-E-X! Lol, I'm more worried about you worrying about them having protection! Lol.... actually theres a good point.... I'll hafta find Lore and ask her....

YES YOU BLOODY FORGOT MY STICKERS!

Okay, fair do's. I get Evo Johnny, you can have Movie-verse Johnny.... But you hafta decide.... First Evo Johnny, or Second Evo Johnny? Different actors....

ishandahalf – Yeah, cute.... lol.... Sleep..... study ten minutes before the exam.... you'll be fine.... am happy y' thought this was worth reviewing despite the fact that y should be revisin'. Heh.....

Sorry guys, I think the ULTIMATE ROMYNESS is going back a chapter.... Minor Romyness next chappie....

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"Safe from ze Acolytze, and ze Brozerhood! Zey wont take you now ze X-Men are here!" He smiled, showing his fangs.

"I don't need saving!" She looked over the balcony, only to see the X-Men fighting the Brotherhood and Acolytes.

While the blue-furred one restrained her, a girl with brown hair tied into a pony-tail was taking out Lance, phasing through his fists everytime he tried to hit her. A red-haired girl was taking on Blob, a boy shooting red beams out of his eyes was facing off against the Russian, Todd was just being a general nuisance, until she saw Betsy sink a knife into his skull and he fell unconscious, only to see Betsy be blasted a few feet by Wanda, who had just returned from the store. Her eyes fell on the final four people.

Her beloved Pyro was having his flames iced by a boy, and Gambit was struggling with a goth, with short brown hair. She saw Pyro fall to the floor.

"JOHN!" She screamed, everyone ceasing fighting, more out of shock than anything else, and the Goth turned to face her. Both girl's mouths fell open in shock.

"Marie!"

"Lauren!"

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Avalanche took this as his opportunity to land a hit to the girl he was fighting, her not seeing it coming, and sliding along the ground to stop by Rogue. Rogue turned and dived for Lance, not getting anywhere near him thanks to the strong Cajun arms around her waist. The 'blue-furred one' let go of Lore and teleported down to the ground, helping the girl to her feet, then appearing behind Lance, tapping him on the shoulder, and breaking his nose when he turned around.

Wide eyed at the sheer level of violence, Lore took this as her opportunity to start running for the stairs. Finally reaching John, she stood between him and the ice-boy.

"Kid, why don't ya pick on someone ya own size?" She challenged him, Bobby unable to believe his eyes, that a girl was standing up for the insane Pyromaniac, AND she was facing off against him.

"Lore, Sheilah.... just leave it...." John asked, briefly pulled away from freeing his flames from their ice prison.

"Not a cat in hell's chance John." She smiled a little.

Lauren blinked, seeing Pyro fall to the floor.

"JOHN!" she screamed, listening as everyone did as they were supposed to. She briefly cursed herself for having helped that blind Precogniant out years before. She was that immersed in her thinking, she didn't say her line.

"Lauren!" Everything started to go wrong. Lance swung for the girl, but missed, catching John in the back of the head as he pulled himself to his feet, making him go down again. The fuzzy one wasn't prepared for the slight warm sensation on his arm and pulled away from Lauren's touch. It felt like Rogue's only.... warmer.

"Bye Fuzz." She waved briefly, before *bamfing* herself down to behind lance and hitting him around the back of the head. Stepping to John, she put her hand on his arm, giving him a little more strength as she helped him up. He smiled a little.

"Thanks Sheilah...." He didn't see Bobby's Ice-ball coming towards him from behind, but Lauren did, and putting out her hand around John, a small fireball smashed into it, shattering it. Everyone stood, wide-eyed.

John was the first to notice when a silver blur swept Lauren out of his grasp and to the other side of the mall, on the top floor.

"SILVAH!" The Australians voice bounced off the empty corridors, not reaching the ears of the other two.

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Lauren hit Pietro when she realised what was happening and he put her down, rubbing the side of his face slowly.
"Hey-that-hurt!"

"STOP KIDNAPPING ME!" she shouted at him, and he took a step back, surprised.

"I-didn't!"

"YOU JUST DID! And before that you did as well! I'm sick of you using me to get back at John!"

"I'm not!" He sulked.

"Just cos your dad picked him to be an Acolyte over you cos ya aint got no control over ya temper, and you do stupid things without speaking, and you're arrogant, and egotistical, and STUCK UP!" He had been taking small steps towards her as she spoke, her moving back until she was pressed against the balcony railings.

"You.dont.mean.that." He spoke slowly, but the effort to rein his temper was evident in his voice.

"You're right.... I don't.... I mean everything I said and MORE!" He was too close.... She winced, squeezing her eyes shut, until she heard the familiar *bamf* and she disappeared.

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Kurt heard the other end of the *bamf* first, as he was so used to it, and he pointed up, before anyone asked. John looked at Piotr who nodded, and caught the falling Lauren, reverting back to his human form afterwards, and handing her to John.

"I'm takin' her to the car mates." He whispered, leaving quietly.

"Wait!" Rogue called after him, but he didn't stop when he heard Remy's voice.

"'S alright Chere.... John take good care o' her. She be fine. Y' can see her later."

Lauren was still vaguely conscious, and she watched as Remy pulled the thin scarf from his pocket and kissed Rogue gently through it, Piotr following him out after checking Kitty was alright.

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Setting her down in the car, John slid in beside her, letting Lauren curl up against him, a tear rolling down her cheek.

"Whats wrong luv?"

"Remy.... and Marie?" He nodded. "Why?"

"Well.... Remy.... Ey up, he's here.... E can tell ya...." Remy shot him a confused look as he started the car. "You and Rogue Mate...."

"Oh.... Rogue be Remy's Chere. Dat it?"

"No.... Why the scarf?" She caught Remy's slight wince of pain in the mirror.

"Rogue can' touch no-one P'tite.... She 'sorbs dem. 'Urts her, so Remy compromise...." There was a sadness to the thief's voice as he spoke on it, something which the other Acolytes had never heard him do.

"Oh." Lore whispered. "Do you think she'll ever be able to?"

Remy sighed.

"Remy hope so P'tite. He really do."

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"So did you discover what her gift is?" The Professor was asking Jean, the rest of the X-Men having gone straight to bed, and in the case of Kurt, straight to the infirmary due to Hyper-activity.

"Well..... not exactly. She's got some really good mental shields Professor. They're like reinforced steel or something. And she teleported and threw a fireball...." The professor frowned. "Passed out.... left in Pyro's arms."

"Perhaps the Acolytes have a new member? If she can teleport, use telepathy, and fireballs, she would be extremely useful to them."

"Plus whatever she did to Kurt."

"What happened?"

"We don't know.... Kurt teleported her out of the way, and then she teleported back when Pyro went down."

"Very odd...."

"She was the only one who got near Kurt."

"Oh.... Hmm.."

"Professor?"

"Yes Jean?"

"What do you think this could be?"

"Perhaps someone else with Rogues power?"

"But her and Pyro were touching."

"Perhaps she can control it."

"Does this mean?" he nodded.

"There's hope for Rogue yet."

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After Lauren had fallen asleep on John's lap, Him and Remy continued talking about the girls.

 "Your thoughts are of Rogue?" Remy nodded.

"Crickey! Lore might be able ta help ya Sheilah touch!"

"Dats jus' what Remy t'inkin', an hopin'."

"Where'd she get a fireball from though mate? And the Bamfy-thing?"

"Perhaps her gift is more like Rogue's than we realised comrades. Perhaps she got the fireball from you John, and the teleportation from Nightcrawler."

"Ey mebbe.... Mates, we gotta keep this a secret from bucket-head." St John's voice was totally serious, as much so as his expression.

"Y' bein' serious...." Remy noted, a little out of shock.

"Aye mate.... I cant let 'im 'ave her. Y' saw what 'e wanted ta do with Rogue.... and with Lore's gift...." He closed his eyes slightly and shook his head.

"I am sure we can keep Magneto from finding out Lauren is a mutant." Piotr paused. "We can simply tell him that Lauren is your girlfriend and nothing else. That she is not anti-mutant. He should be happy with that."

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Manners consist of small Sacrifices.

Sorry I had to re-do the last bit of this chapter. I did it wrong.... lol