Chapter 25
As it turns out, Snidva was rather shy when it came to modeling these strange clothes to the girls that bought them. Even though it was just Elizabeth and Wanda, it felt strange to show off skin-tight shirts and various kinds of slacks, skirts, and dresses. Thank God for Lilian's silver trees since they paid cash for them. They did buy her some cotton pajamas and a pretty nightgown. Those she did like, particularly because they were soft and comfortable.
"Oh, that's cute," Elizabeth vouched for the black tube top and long, neon pink leather skirt.
Needless to say, pink wasn't Wanda's favorite color, but the outfit did look neat, even on Snidva. They bought an assortment of white clothes too, to contrast her skin color. Snidva soon learned that she liked the cotton pajamas the most.
And that's what Snidva spend most of her days in, except for the few outfits in between to substitute while the pajamas were washed. Snidva was dressed in some casual clothing, some black cargos with a white tank top. Illkune was dressed in loose jeans and a t-shirt. His hair was messy as he hadn't combed it that morning, and hers was spiked. Lilian had finally fixed the cable and right when the Huggies commercial went off, Gambit burst through the door. Snidva immediately jumped next to her brother, and Bobby jumped next to her, snarling from his crouch on the floor.
"Ah? Oh de Mimic have a brothah? Just as good."
"What do you want?" Lance spat from the kitchen.
Fred and Toad came out of the kitchen and stood blocking the doorway. Wanda and Pietro were down the stairs in an instant. Gambit had a gun aimed at his head and something of a dust cloud circling around it. Elizabeth followed Wanda down, and Lilian flowed down the stairwell.
"Just wanted to give a gift to de little lady."
Bobby growled and stood in front of the two Mimics, his wings outstretched. He felt Snidva move closer to him.
"You're not giving her anything," Wanda spat. "Get out!"
"Ah, no, chere. 'Fraid Remy can't do dat."
He stepped slightly inside the house and let Sabretooth and Colossus in, followed by Pyro and last, Magneto. Jim sniggered a little upon their entry.
"What have we done for this pleasure, oh sacred one?" he growled.
Magneto looked first at Illkune, then at the smaller Snidva.
"Two, wonderful," he whispered.
There were no guns this time, but they didn't have their greatest weapons back yet either.
"Look," Jim said, walking up to Magneto with his hands in his pockets. "We both, as civilized men," he paused, bowing slightly at his waist, "know that my side can wipe the ground with your side, so I suggest you retreat before things get ugly..."
"Stand aside, imp. I do not wish you harm. I just merely want to meet her. No weapons. No powers."
"So why come in the getup, pops?" Wanda hissed. "Why come as Magneto?"
Magneto seemed annoyed with her. "To prevent your savages from causing us damage."
"Yeah, fine, metal head, but you get your lackies to stay outside.
"Can I set the yard on fire?" Pyro peeped from the doorway.
"No, John. Agreed."
They grumbled and backed out of the door. Magneto closed it without even looking.
"Bobby, move aside. If he makes any faces, rip his head off."
Bobby moved his wing, but he followed Eric as he walked across the room. Snidva shrank against Illkune and Bobby, trying to hide.
"Miss, I wish you no harm," Eric whispered. "Mimic...?"
He held his hand out innocently. She took it very hesitantly and cautiously, and he shook it gently. She then pulled it quickly away from him and tried to hide behind Bobby's wing. Bobby stepped in front of her and crossed his arms.
"You are very rude," Eric said.
"And you are very suspicious."
"Okay, whatever, now leave."
"Little lady, if you ever become bored with these...people...then you just come looking for us, and we'll pick you up," Eric said, walking out the door. "We really aren't all that bad."
"What the hell was that all about?" Lance said, rubbing his head.
"A total waste of ten minutes, let me tell you," Elizabeth groaned.
Snidva grabbed onto her brother's arm, and Bobby crouched on the edge of the sofa next to where she was standing.
"I don't understand why he'd just come in and shake her hand."
"Bobby probably scared him off. I'd definitely be afraid of a pissed off Bobby than Sabretooth yo," Todd said, tossing his arm in the air.
Snidva buried her head in Illkune's arm. The male Mimic looked at Bobby and smiled, rubbing Snidva's hair with his unoccupied arm.
"Whatever his purpose was, he is gone now."
There was another knock on the door, and a small package was pushed inside the door as it closed. Elizabeth picked it up and read the tag.
"For de chere. From Remy an Rogue. Who's Rogue?"
"She's one of the X-Men. She musta sent Mimic a welcome back present or something."
Elizabeth handed the box to Snidva and watched as she stared at it before carefully pulling the paper off.
"Kitty must have told Rogue that Mimic was back."
Inside the paper was a velvet box, and inside the velvet box was a silver bracelet.
"Oh, that is lovely. Put it on, Snidva," Illkune cooed.
She slid it onto her delicate wrist, and it shimmered. She smiled at Bobby and Illkune and looked at her bracelet.
"How sweet."
Bobby purred low in his throat and fell onto the cushions of the couch. He laughed slightly, staring up at the ceiling.
Gambit came into the house again, unaided by his companions. Everyone stopped to look at him, and Snidva uttered a soft thank you. Remy smiled and nodded his head.
"You are very welcome, chere. Mah woman asked Remy to pick up sometin for de little chere."
"Well, we appreciate it," Jim said.
Remy leaned against the wall and crossed his arms.
"So how are you and Rogue, anyway?" Lance said from the couch.
"We be good. Still seein' each otha."
Lilian materialized and peered out the nearest window and snarled. Bobby pounced in that direction and looked out of the window.
"What are you losers still doing here? He can walk! Leave!"
Remy walked to the window. "It be alright. Remy be fine."
They walked into these metal spheres that seemed to have just appeared out of the sky. Then they were gone in an instant. Bobby growled in their direction.
"I don't like those people."
"Ah, they aren't so bad once yah overlook John's insanity, Victor's loving care, Piotr's silence, and de metal man's strict curfew."
Well, the Cajun helped make dinner, inviting Rogue over to help. Snidva didn't remember Rogue or any of the X-Men except for Kitty. Both the Mimics liked Cajun cooking, and Bobby was having a good time just lounging in the corner over his own food. He felt peace now, watching his friends and their new accomplice enjoy dinner.
As it turns out, Snidva was rather shy when it came to modeling these strange clothes to the girls that bought them. Even though it was just Elizabeth and Wanda, it felt strange to show off skin-tight shirts and various kinds of slacks, skirts, and dresses. Thank God for Lilian's silver trees since they paid cash for them. They did buy her some cotton pajamas and a pretty nightgown. Those she did like, particularly because they were soft and comfortable.
"Oh, that's cute," Elizabeth vouched for the black tube top and long, neon pink leather skirt.
Needless to say, pink wasn't Wanda's favorite color, but the outfit did look neat, even on Snidva. They bought an assortment of white clothes too, to contrast her skin color. Snidva soon learned that she liked the cotton pajamas the most.
And that's what Snidva spend most of her days in, except for the few outfits in between to substitute while the pajamas were washed. Snidva was dressed in some casual clothing, some black cargos with a white tank top. Illkune was dressed in loose jeans and a t-shirt. His hair was messy as he hadn't combed it that morning, and hers was spiked. Lilian had finally fixed the cable and right when the Huggies commercial went off, Gambit burst through the door. Snidva immediately jumped next to her brother, and Bobby jumped next to her, snarling from his crouch on the floor.
"Ah? Oh de Mimic have a brothah? Just as good."
"What do you want?" Lance spat from the kitchen.
Fred and Toad came out of the kitchen and stood blocking the doorway. Wanda and Pietro were down the stairs in an instant. Gambit had a gun aimed at his head and something of a dust cloud circling around it. Elizabeth followed Wanda down, and Lilian flowed down the stairwell.
"Just wanted to give a gift to de little lady."
Bobby growled and stood in front of the two Mimics, his wings outstretched. He felt Snidva move closer to him.
"You're not giving her anything," Wanda spat. "Get out!"
"Ah, no, chere. 'Fraid Remy can't do dat."
He stepped slightly inside the house and let Sabretooth and Colossus in, followed by Pyro and last, Magneto. Jim sniggered a little upon their entry.
"What have we done for this pleasure, oh sacred one?" he growled.
Magneto looked first at Illkune, then at the smaller Snidva.
"Two, wonderful," he whispered.
There were no guns this time, but they didn't have their greatest weapons back yet either.
"Look," Jim said, walking up to Magneto with his hands in his pockets. "We both, as civilized men," he paused, bowing slightly at his waist, "know that my side can wipe the ground with your side, so I suggest you retreat before things get ugly..."
"Stand aside, imp. I do not wish you harm. I just merely want to meet her. No weapons. No powers."
"So why come in the getup, pops?" Wanda hissed. "Why come as Magneto?"
Magneto seemed annoyed with her. "To prevent your savages from causing us damage."
"Yeah, fine, metal head, but you get your lackies to stay outside.
"Can I set the yard on fire?" Pyro peeped from the doorway.
"No, John. Agreed."
They grumbled and backed out of the door. Magneto closed it without even looking.
"Bobby, move aside. If he makes any faces, rip his head off."
Bobby moved his wing, but he followed Eric as he walked across the room. Snidva shrank against Illkune and Bobby, trying to hide.
"Miss, I wish you no harm," Eric whispered. "Mimic...?"
He held his hand out innocently. She took it very hesitantly and cautiously, and he shook it gently. She then pulled it quickly away from him and tried to hide behind Bobby's wing. Bobby stepped in front of her and crossed his arms.
"You are very rude," Eric said.
"And you are very suspicious."
"Okay, whatever, now leave."
"Little lady, if you ever become bored with these...people...then you just come looking for us, and we'll pick you up," Eric said, walking out the door. "We really aren't all that bad."
"What the hell was that all about?" Lance said, rubbing his head.
"A total waste of ten minutes, let me tell you," Elizabeth groaned.
Snidva grabbed onto her brother's arm, and Bobby crouched on the edge of the sofa next to where she was standing.
"I don't understand why he'd just come in and shake her hand."
"Bobby probably scared him off. I'd definitely be afraid of a pissed off Bobby than Sabretooth yo," Todd said, tossing his arm in the air.
Snidva buried her head in Illkune's arm. The male Mimic looked at Bobby and smiled, rubbing Snidva's hair with his unoccupied arm.
"Whatever his purpose was, he is gone now."
There was another knock on the door, and a small package was pushed inside the door as it closed. Elizabeth picked it up and read the tag.
"For de chere. From Remy an Rogue. Who's Rogue?"
"She's one of the X-Men. She musta sent Mimic a welcome back present or something."
Elizabeth handed the box to Snidva and watched as she stared at it before carefully pulling the paper off.
"Kitty must have told Rogue that Mimic was back."
Inside the paper was a velvet box, and inside the velvet box was a silver bracelet.
"Oh, that is lovely. Put it on, Snidva," Illkune cooed.
She slid it onto her delicate wrist, and it shimmered. She smiled at Bobby and Illkune and looked at her bracelet.
"How sweet."
Bobby purred low in his throat and fell onto the cushions of the couch. He laughed slightly, staring up at the ceiling.
Gambit came into the house again, unaided by his companions. Everyone stopped to look at him, and Snidva uttered a soft thank you. Remy smiled and nodded his head.
"You are very welcome, chere. Mah woman asked Remy to pick up sometin for de little chere."
"Well, we appreciate it," Jim said.
Remy leaned against the wall and crossed his arms.
"So how are you and Rogue, anyway?" Lance said from the couch.
"We be good. Still seein' each otha."
Lilian materialized and peered out the nearest window and snarled. Bobby pounced in that direction and looked out of the window.
"What are you losers still doing here? He can walk! Leave!"
Remy walked to the window. "It be alright. Remy be fine."
They walked into these metal spheres that seemed to have just appeared out of the sky. Then they were gone in an instant. Bobby growled in their direction.
"I don't like those people."
"Ah, they aren't so bad once yah overlook John's insanity, Victor's loving care, Piotr's silence, and de metal man's strict curfew."
Well, the Cajun helped make dinner, inviting Rogue over to help. Snidva didn't remember Rogue or any of the X-Men except for Kitty. Both the Mimics liked Cajun cooking, and Bobby was having a good time just lounging in the corner over his own food. He felt peace now, watching his friends and their new accomplice enjoy dinner.