Title: Of Love And Hate

By: Kim Johnston

Chapter 29: Rest and relaxation

"I'm sending you all on a vacation." magneto announces and a yell of excitement meets him. "You'll be going to the Decion Siltel Ski resort in Washington." (No it isn't real!)

"Oh yeah!" Pietro whistles.

"The only snow I bloody like." Pyro laughs and hugs Kitty who stands beside him.

"Yes. There will be three rooms, each will have the appropriate number of beds." Magneto looks at the guys. "So no sharing."

"What yea take Gambit for?" Remy asked with a wide grin on his face.

"What you are simply."

"So when do we leave?" Wanda asks.

"In a matter of hours. Go get packed up." Magneto shows them all to the door. "You'll be taking my private jet there so I'll have Logan waiting to drive you in the limo."

Raven smiles as the teens leave and walks in. "Did you happen to tell them why you were sending them away with such shot notice?"

"Of course not my dear." Magneto says as she sits on his desk. They never would have left: which we don't need."

"Of course, but don't you think some of them would like to know?"

"Yes, but, my dear Raven, how would we protect them from the force if they refused to leave and let us deal with it."

"They are young and you are right Erick. But secrets only cause hurt."

"Better then death I dare say."

"Yes. Will you tell them once they return?"

"Depending on the out come of their trip."

"Is it safe for Tabitha since she is 7 months along?"

"Safe then being here wouldn't you say?"

"Perhaps." Raven says looking at the door. "They will always doubt you now."

"So be it."

-On Plane-

"So how cool do you all think this is going to be? Me and my mom use to go ice skating. I've never been skiing before though. Have any of you?" Kitty asked the rest.

"Non." Remy says playing solitary.

"Nope." Rogue admits with a shrug.

"Yeah, lots of times. Me and Pyro both, god we would have so much fun on the slopes... especially with a bunch of snow babes running around and falling on their faces..." Pietro smirks at Pyro who smiles innocently at Kitty who in turn rolls her eyes.

"Don't get him in the dog house man." Lance laughs.

"Don't tell me what to do!" Pietro growls.

"Shut the hell up you daddy's boy."

"Better then Freddy's bitch." Pietro shoots back at lance who makes a nasty face.

"Shut up both of you." Wanda growls. "Or so help me I'll hex you both."

"I've been skiing loads of times." Taryn says flipping her hair over her shoulder.

"I'm more of a fire person, personally." Amara says calming a angry Tabitha: Taryn had flipped her hair into Tabitha's face.

Tabitha got up and got a pop. She walked back towards her seat and on the way act like she stumbled pouring the soda all over Taryn, in her hair and all over her clothes. "Ooops, silly jet stream, did anyone else feel that bump?"

"Ahhhhhh! Look at my clothes!" Taryn screamed as she jumped up. "Pietro!"

"What? Oh yeah there was a bump." Pietro says waving a hand.

"Just look at my hair!"

"Yeah looks great Tar, you should wear it like that all the time." He says not even turning around.

"You didn't even look!"

"Of course I did, remember I have speed."

"Oh yeah." Taryn smiled brightly. "It does have a different look to it huh?"

"Yeah different, but good."

Wanda and the girls roll their eyes. "Are you alright Tabitha?" Piotr asks as she holds her stomach.

"Jet lag." She laughs. "It kicked."

-Ski resort-

"Welcome Lensherr guest." The head of the resort greeted. "Let us take your bags and show you to your rooms. There are 4 bedrooms to a room."

"Ok so we'll decide when we get there." Tabitha says with a smile.

"Alright, right this way."

Each room was large and had four bed rooms with two bathrooms and a small gathering area. They decide it would be Kitty, Pyro, Amara and Sam in one room; Rogue, Remy, Wanda, and Lance in the second; and Pietro, Taryn, Tabitha, and Piotr in the last. Though Tabitha disagreed saying that Taryn could sleep outside like the bitch she was. Which caused a 1/2 hour fight between the girls that ended in Taryn having a busted lip, and Piotr leading Tabitha off to her room.

"So what's first?" Kitty asked Pyro.

"Teach you to board Shelia." Pyro laughs pulling her to him in a hug and kissing her ear.

"Oh, ok!" Kitty laughs. "I've never snow boarded before either."

"Remember when we were playing dare and you had to-" Pietro is cut off by Pyro's hand over his mouth.

"Come 'on mate, yer gonna get me in deep." The rest laugh.

-That night-

"Owwwe. I have like a million bruises, most on my butt!" Kitty complained as she sat down gently. "But it was so much fun!" She laughs.

"I'm to big to ski." Tabitha sniffles.

"Yea didn't miss much." Rogue says in a green ski outfit that's really tight. "Don't look at meh lahke dat! He said yea had ta get a smaller size." Rogue growls and Remy smirks.

"Dats not what Gambit meant. He meant ta say yea should get a smaller size."

"This place is soooo romantic Pietro." Taryn said holding on to his arm and looking deeply into the fire.

"Yeah, it is." Pietro smirks and leans down kissing Taryn.

"Gag me." Tabitha snorts. Pietro smirks and the two leave back to their room.

"Didn't Magz say no sharin da beds?" Remy asks.

"Yeah, so we won't be in the beds." Taryn says with a smile.

"I am not going back into that room." Tabitha growls.

"Can't say Gambit blame yea."

"That is not my twin."

"Or mah uncle."

"Or my best mate." Pyro joins in. "What to do mates?"

"Lets go back to Kitty and your all's room and play a game or something!" Wanda says with a fake excited smile.

"Only thing ta do." Rogue shrugs and they all go up stairs.

"Ah say we play truth er dare." Rogue says.

"Gambit say spin da bottle." Remy smiles.

"Ummm..." Lance thinks a minute before snapping his fingers. "I got it! Go fish." They all laugh slightly.

"Hummm... how about we play poker?" Tabitha asks.

"Strip?" Remy asks raising a eyebrow at Rogue.

"Not unless you really want to see my stomach." Tabitha says.

"How about a game of rummy?" Sam suggest.

"Oh I know! Duck duck Goose!" Amara exclaims.

"Why not Twister?" Kitty asks with a shrug. They think and nod. "Cool, then someone can go down stairs to the gift shop and buy the game."

"I will go." Piotr offers leaving. He returns after a moment with the game board and they set it up.

"I'm the official spinner. Cause once I'm down, I'm down for the count!" Tabitha laughs.

"Ok so is everyone else playing?" Kitty asks mainly looking at 3 people; Wanda, Rogue and Piotr. they all nod.

"Ok, so who's first?" Tabitha asks.

Before long comments like: 'Ouch, that was my foot!' ; 'That's the wrong spot!' ; 'Yer touchin my boob!' ; 'Hey there is no tongue spot!'

"So, this is boring, I'm mixing it up Kitty! Now tongue on yellow!" Tabitha laughed as Kitty made a nasty face but placed her tongue on the only free yellow spot. "Ok... Right butt check blue!" Tabitha yelled at Pyro.

"But the lefts on red!" Pyro protested.

Before to long there was a loud crash as all the teens came crashing down, thankfully Piotr was not metaled up and there was only minor injuries.

They untangled themselves and all laid down on the floor heads on each others stomachs and feet in each others faces. They looked up at the ceiling and chatted away.

"So Gambit, what's up with the socks?" Wanda asks and everyone looks down at his black and gray toe socks. They snickered.

"Dey cute." He shrugs. "Gambit attracted ta cute things." He winked at Rogue who rolled her eyes and flicked his left foot.

-Magneto's-

"Emma Frost." Magneto greeted the White Queen.

"Erick Lensherr, this place seems empty."

"Vacation." He says with a glance at her body guards. "Friends?"

"I could ask you the same." She says eyeing Logan and Victor.

"Yes." Magneto says. "Now lets get down to business."

-Ski Resort-

"And I just wanna rock and roll all night and party every day!..." Rolled down the halls as the six teens danced and laughed and partied, the night away. The elder 'teens' drank and smoked as the others grubed on snacks. Few of them did anything besides beer and tobacco. But one or two did.

"Lance, yea said you'd leave that stuff behind." Sam whispered on the balcany, Amara beside him.

"What is that?"

"Cocaine." Lance says sniffing a line. "Want to try Princess?"

"I don't know if you should. You've never done it right?" Sam asked Amara.

"Sam, loosen up." Amara smiles and takes the rolled up dollar. She places it to her nose and sniffs. She holds her nose as it burns and tears fill her eyes.

"Amara?!" Sam asked concerned for his girlfriend.

"Oh, wow." Amara winces. "That burnt!"

"But the after effects are great."

"Really Lance?"

"Yeah, sure."

"Amara, lets just go in and see what every ones doin?" Sam asked trying to get her away from the drugs, and the drugged up Lance.

"I don't want to Sam, I swear you can be no fun!" Amara pushes his hand off her shoulder. "Just go in."

"But-"

"Go Sam." Amara orders. He shakes his head and heads inside.

-Inside: Hour later-

"My biggest mistake... Hummm." Wanda thinks. "I guess when I ran off from the institute." She says. "cause then maybe they would have found me before."

"Or never Wanda. Think of it that way." Kitty says. "Mine... I don't know."

"I know what mine was." Pyro says and smiles at Kitty slightly.

"Gambit gotta say his be marrin Belladonna."

"Ah guess Mahne was bein born." Rogue laughs slightly.

"Anya was stupid not to want you Rogue. I mean she was crazy." Kitty says with a smile. Tabitha agrees.

"I don't know what was wrong with her but she needed to trade spots with Wanda." Tabitha adds.

"So how's the name search coming Tabitha?" Piotr asks changing the subject.

"I think either Bobby or Roberto, if its a boy. And Sara or Stephine if its a girl." Tabitha says and they all nod.

Amara and Lance come busting, literally, through the balcony doors both undressed. they look around and start laughing. Sam blinks and shakes his head.

"What the bloody hell is wrong with you two!?" Pyro asked as he and Kitty and Wanda and Sam rushed over to help them up and make sure they were ok.

"Don't touch her!" Lance yelled at Sam.

"Yeah, don't touch me! I'm having so much fun!" She laughs and jumps back on to Lance kissing him.

"Fine." Sam starts off to the other room. Gambit and Piotr follow, along with Tabitha who Piotr helps.. The rest watch as the two start to go at it before following.

-Next Day-

Amara walked over to Sam's bedroom door and knocked. She had a lot of cuts on her from breaking through the glass and was now red from blushing all morning. Everyone seemed to be shunning her. "Sam?"

"Come in." He said lightly. She opened the door and smiled lightly. "Amara, I can't stay with you."

"But Sam.. It wasn't me!" She says hurrying over to him.

"Yes it was. Just you on drugs."

"But I'm not like that."

"It was still you. And I can't look at you the same now Amara. I don't think anyone can."

"Why does it matter? It was only once and because I was on drugs. When I do them I'll just be around you."

"When?"

"Well yeah. I liked the feeling I got on them."

"Amara, its over."

"What? But I don't get it..."

"I can't watch you kill yourself. And that's what you'll end up doing."

"But your friends with Lance!" Amara objects.

"Not anymore." Sam stands up and leaves the room. Amara blinks before crying.

A/N: More to come! R&R! And I hope you enjoy!