As We Were

Disclaimer: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Review Response:

To everyone—Oh my god. Wow, this is like, the most amount of reviews I've ever had this short into a story! I'm so glad you guys like it! You've really made my summer rock more than it already does, what with me going into High School and everything. Yeah, I know, I'm young. So, thanks a million!

RikaTabithaStarr—Yeah, I do too. Don't worry. Romy's coming. Romy's coming.

Star-of-Chaos—I don't remember, did you ever read Wow, Cult Classic? That's where I got all the parts (sans John's) from. Shameless self advertisement!

SickmindedSucker—Some of my favorite kind. Once for a play, I was doing my friend's makeup, and it was eyeliner, and he was mad because the line was too thick and erratic, but I pointed out that he was flinching, and that he had to act like he was asleep. Unless his eyes twich when he's asleep. I then found out today that he's once dressed in drag. I bugged him for a picture, but he had none. He lost it. Sure… When I get a pic of him in drag… WOOT! I know exactly what your talking about. For both of them. I have the un-canny ability to follow things no one else does. Kat was on the phone with me talking about evoishere (our RPG) and the cell was on speaker, and no one else in the car understood what we were saying. Woot!

X-TREME X-23— Don't worry! There's no shortage of ficcage anywhere!

DemonRogue13— Yeah, so could I. Even though I wrote it happening. So obviously I could see it happening.

Pyros-gal— Yeah, John and Wanda rock together! I also like Wanda and Kurt. I'm an Exiles fan, so if I like the Exiles, that generally means I like Talia, which means I like Kurt and Wanda together. Follow? I

shandahalf— Blue eyelids! Yurm! 'Specially on Tim Curry, or John!

Crazyspaceystracey— Talia is one of my favorite characters, along with Lorna, Rogue, Jubilee, Illyanna, Remy, Wanda, John, Kurt… Blah. Yeah, and expect some info about Lorna that I just found out today from a comic book. I know! Rocky rocks my socks! I just watched it again today. I finally got it on DVD. I'm such a loser. (Video virgin.) OW! I just ran into an actually open door. I ran into the door part of it, and it hurt like hell! Um… More shameless self plugging, go read Wow, Cult Classic for the parody of Rocky, where I got the characters from. Well, except John. He wanted to direct. If you've already read it, yay!

"Where the hell are you going dressed like that?" The snide voice of one Allison Blaire called from the kitchen.

"Out," Rogue replied calmly.

"To a strip club?" The British voice of Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock asked.

"Non," Remy replied. "T' a movie."

"Without me? I'm ashamed! You're cheating on me with a… a… her!"

"It's a porn movie," Kitty said, walking behind them, giggling. "A cult porn movie, with Pyro and the Scarlet Witch."

"Fraternizing with the enemy!" Ally giggled.

"Jean wouldn't be happy!"

"Well, she sure as hell'd be happy if we told ya'll ta' go fuck ya'selves," Rogue replied, opening the fridge and grabbing a soda. "Want anythin', Rem?"

"A beer'd be great," Rogue nodded and tossed an ice cold beer at Remy. He caught it without looking. He opened the can with ease.

"Strong man, eh, Bets?" Ally asked, grinning.

"Nothin' but the best for me." With that, Ally and Betsy left the room giggling.

"One o' these days, I'm gonna hafta hire Emma…" Rogue muttered.

"Holy fuck!" The gruff voice was un-mistakably that of Logan's. A beer bottle clattered to the floor. The sound of breaking glass was heard as Rogue turned around.

"What?" Rogue asked, slightly annoyed that her costume for that night's evening performance was attracting so much attention.

"Your… your… What in tarnation is going on here Stripes? Gumbo?" Logan asked, looking from Rogue to Remy.

"No body's got no class," Remy sighed. "Rogue, y' tell 'im."

"The Mutant Trannies get a try at being the Floor Show Cast at the Bayville Cinema," Rogue explained. "That'd be me, Wanda, Remy, John, Amanda, Paul, Lenny and Pietro."

"Oh…" Logan raised an eyebrow. "Would this have anything to do with that movie…"

"Yes, dat movie," Remy nodded.

"And that…" Logan pointed at Rogue's exposed arm.

"Tessa and I are working on it… And Wanda's gonna help. She's done it before," Rogue winked at Remy. Remy caught Rogue's drift and moved toward her and put his arm around her waist. Logan, in response to this, only growled.

"I think I'm gonna need another beer…" He said. "Wait, no, something stronger." Logan then left the kitchen in search of his secret stash.

"He won't find it," Remy said, removing his hand. "Xavier and I got rid of it. Henri helped too. An' Warren."

"Anyone else who didn' help?" Rogue asked, taking a sip of her Sprite.

"Only dose not under de drinkin' age, Roguey." Remy shot her a look, clearly saying that she was under drinking age. A thing he gave her quite a bit of grief for daily.

"Only a few more months!" Rogue complained.

"And if we get the Floor Show spot, then you'll have drunken yourself into a stupor before we make our grand entrance?"

"No!" Rogue yelled, whacking Remy on the shoulder.

"Y' wound me!" Remy said, clutching his shoulder and staggering around the kitchen pretending he had been stabbed.

"Loser," Rogue said, shaking her head. "If ya don' come back from tha' edge o' death, Ah'm leavin' without ya," Rogue said, dangling the keys she had stolen from Remy's pocket.

"What? M' keys!?" Remy felt his pockets, glaring at Rogue.

"What can Ah say, ah've picked up a thing o' two from ya," Rogue grinned, walking towards the garage door. "In both meanin's o' tha word."

"They weren't supposed to ACTUALLY make out!" Pietro complained after the movie. "Incest! Ick!"

"Relax," Amanda said, rolling her eyes. "It was acting. They aren't actually related."

"Aren't you glad that we insisted you be Rocky?" Paul asked, looking at Pietro. "And by the way, your sisters a GREAT kisser."

"I'm so proud o' me shiela," John grinned.

"Even though she's cheatin' on ya?" Rogue asked, glancing at John as she attempted to wash the ton of gell in her hair out. Yes, the entire group had claimed the girls bathroom as their changing room.

"It's not cheating, Rogue," Wanda said, looking pointedly at her, de-frizzing her hair, "It's acting. Same thing as with you and Remy doin' some dirty dancing!"

"Exactly!" Paul said.

"Now all we have to do is wait for Jamie to turn 18, and we can have a full group of Trannies!" Amanda said, putting on a proper shirt.

"Three more years," Remy said, washing the fake blood off of his forehead.

"Ah've always wanted ta' see what it'd be lahke, him doin' his own rendition of Rocky," Rogue smirked.

"Very interestin'," Remy agreed, deciding that the blood was washed off his forehead enough, before taking off his shirt to change. Luckily, the group, though they wore their costumes out, brought something to change into afterwards.

"I'm hungry!" Pietro complained, finally washing his eyeshadow off.

"Let's hope Fred kept some of the food in the fridge. You two coming over?" Wanda asked, looking at Rogue and Remy.

"Wouldn't be a proper Saturday with out it!"

"So," Jubilee said, looking around. She had organized a sleep over for all the girls in the foyer. Well, all those interested in joining. So that would have been, herself, Rahne, Amara, Tabitha, Lorna, Paige, Illyanna, the younger girls, Pheobe, Esme, Mindee, Sophie and Celeste, and some of the older girls. Emma, Ally, Betsy, Kitty, and Tessa. Jean and Ororo politely declined. So it was an odd mix of people all gathered together. The oldest of the group being Emma's 24, the youngest being the Stepford Cookoos' 13. An eleven year range.

"Who do you all like?" Jubilee finished.

"Classic question," Emma replied, smiling. "And a classic answer. Scott."

"This one guy I met in college," Ally said. "He goes by Longshot. Looks kinda' like Legolas from Lord of The Rings."

"Hotness!" Rahne giggled. "Sam."

"He's my brother!" Paige complained. "Warren, but I have no chance with him! He's almost 30!"

"Alex," Lorna said.

"Roberto," Amara replied.

"Piotr," Kitty said. She had long since turned from Lance, though Lance still had a thing for her.

"My brother?" Illyanna asked. "I don't see vhat anyone sees in him. But I like Jamie."

"Sage?" Emma turned to Tessa.

"Bishop," Sage was barley paying attention to this endless bickering, but rather, picking up information to be used later, if the time came.

"Well, I am completely in love with my boyfriend," Betsy sighed. "Remy…"

"She's daydreaming again," Kitty sighed. "Who's left? Them," She gestured to Emma's girls, as the Cookoos were often called, as they looked amazingly alike Emma, and Emma had taken them under her wing. "Tabitha, and Jubs."

"We don't like anyone," Esme said. "Well, I think Phoebe likes this one kid… She met him at the park during our picnic!"

"Shut up!" Phoebe said, launching a pillow at Esme.

"And I personally think… Oh, better not speak, she'll kill me," Jubilee said, looking down. Better not speak than face the wrath of Betsy.

"But you asked the question," Emma said, anxious for this. Jubilee grimaced and mumbled something. "Sorry, what was that?" Jubilee said it a bit louder. "Oh, Remy!" Emma said, loudly so everyone could hear.

"WHAT?" Betsy looked at Jubilee.

"Well, it's an easy thing ta be likin' 'im, Lass," Rahne said, sticking up for her friend. "'E's very 'ot."

"I see your point," Betsy said, before returning to braiding her long purple hair into pigtails.

"If I were you," Sage said, looking at Betsy. "I think your only competition is for Remy is Rogue." Yes, Sage did feel bad telling Rogue's little secret to Betsy, but it wasn't her fault she could analyze Rogue's actions over Remy.

"She like, likes him?" Kitty asked. "I thought she only slightly like him before he joined, and then like, completely stopped liking him."

"This is interesting," Ally leaned forward. She and Rogue had had a major grudge against each other.

"Oh, I'm not worried about her," Betsy flipped her hair. "Especially since my birthday is in two days… And I think Remy has a certain birthday present planned for me… And it's not like she can…If you catch my drift…" Sage gulped. She had been helping Rogue get over her powers little by little, by allowing Rogue to absorb her and slowly upgrade her powers. So far, she was quite successful, but could only keep contact for half an hour, without fainting or severe exhaustion. But only a few people knew, such as Kitty, Logan, Ororo, Hank, Kurt, and naturally Xavier.

"You read his mind?" Lorna leaned forward.

"Yes… But… Well… I /had/ to. I couldn't stand the suspense about what he was going to get me!"

"That can be excused," Paige said.

Ally's mind was working over time. What a prefect way to humiliate Rogue! Ever since she had first arrived, she had gotten over to Rogue's bad side. Wasn't her fault she was told she was rooming with Rogue. Rogue had then complained that Ally's pop music was too loud, and once Ally had heard about Rogue's mental break downs, Ally insisted she be moved to another room.

"Tabby?" Amara looked at her friend. "You haven't spoken yet."

"That's 'cause I don't like anyone!" Tabby said, lying through her teeth. The telepaths shared a knowing glance, as they knew who Tabby like, but resected HER privacy enough not to speak up. Funny how they respect Tabby's mind more than Remy's… Oooh well. So, Tabby got to keep her mouth shut about whom she liked. Especially as she was in the room with them.