Disclaimer: See chapter 2. (Can you tell I hate typing?)
Chapter 5- We meet again
Jean Summers was extremely busy. It was May 30th, and everyone was working hard, preparing for the many guests that were coming for the reunion. She was putting an abundance of food into the refrigerator, when she heard a frantic cry from upstairs.
"Mommy!" she heard from a little redheaded girl who stood on the threshold of the kitchen. This was Rosie Summers, a little five year old, who was the mirror image of her mother.
"Mommy," she continued, "Joel cut off all of Susan's hair to make hair stew, and then he stole all her clothes!"
Susan was Rosie's favorite doll, and Jean already knew she would never hear the end of this.
"And guess what else he did?" Rosie howled to Jean. "When I asked him why he took all my dolly clothes, he said that Susan was privileged 'cause she could go naked!" She said this all very fast.
Jean tried very hard not to laugh, so as not to upset her daughter more than she already was.
"JOEL!" she hollered to her thirteen year old son. "JOEL, GET DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW!"
Joel came thundering down the stairs and into the kitchen at the sound of Jean's angered voice.
"Joel, why did you do that to Susan?" Jean asked her son.
"Because it was funny." he answered, laughing uncontrollably.
"Give back Susan's clothes, and her hair too." Rosie pouted.
Immediately, Joel handed Rosie a pile of doll clothes and hair from behind his back.
"Thank you." Rosie said, with her nose stuck high in the air.
As Rosie stomped up to her room, Jean spoke to Joel.
"Son, you know we're all busy today, and we don't need any more fiascos like this, understand?"
"Yes." Joel answered reluctantly.
"Now, why don't you go outside and see if Storm and Tom need help with the garden," Jean suggested.
Joel ran outside and saw Storm with a very small rain cloud raining over a variety of flowers and bushes. He also saw a fifteen year old boy waiting for Storm to finish watering the plants so he could work with them. This was Thomas Brooks, a boy with blond hair and brown eyes. Tom could control the growth of plants by speeding up or slowing down different types of tropisms.
"Hey guys, need any help?" Joel asked, pretending to be interested. The two scanned the yard, looking for anything that he could help them with.
"I don't think so, Joel." Tom answered, giving the yard another look, "but thanks anyway."
"I think your Dad needs help straightening up the upstairs though." explained Storm.
"Ok, thanks." said Joel gloomily at the mention of another task.
"You're welcome." she chuckled, catching the disappointment in his voice.
Joel looked at the clock; it was about twenty minutes before people would start to arrive. He walked upstairs to find Wolverine trying to get his room in a presentable manner. He laughed as he passed by. Everyone knew how Logan kept his room, so Joel didn't understand why he needed to clean it. He then came upon his parents' room, where he found his father just finishing up cleaning.
"Hey, Dad," Joel greeted. "Need help?"
"You actually want to?" Scott asked, not quite believing his ears.
"No, but Mom made me," he answered.
"I thought so." Scott laughed. "No I'm about done. You can go watch T.V. for -," he paused to look at his watch, "seventeen minutes."
"Yes!" Joel hissed as he left the room.
As he was watching T.V, Joel heard Storm and Tom come in. He looked at the clock - ten minutes. He waited five minutes before he heard a car pull up outside. He turned off the television, and walked into the foyer to see who had arrived. He hadn't seen most of these people since he was little, so he suspected he wouldn't remember them. He saw a woman with brown hair and white bangs enter the Institute. Beside her was an Asian girl, who looked like you wouldn't want to meet her on a dark night.
"Rogue!" he heard his mother say before hugging the stranger.
"Now, what kind of a name is Rogue?" Joel whispered to himself.
"Oh my gosh, this is Kaye?" He heard Jean continue in surprise. As the adults conversed, Joel sat at the foot of the stairs, bored to death. The girl named Kaye walked up to him and sat down next to him.
"Kaye." she spoke holding out her hand.
"Joel." he said shaking her hand.
They sat in silence for about five minutes before they heard voices outside on the side walk. Kaye heard one of them, and looked as if she was bracing herself for something. Joel was wondering why when two kids burst through the door yelling, "AUNTIE ROGUE!"
The woman fell to the floor panting, "Choking, not breathing."
Then as Joel burst out laughing at the two, a pregnant woman walked in and snapped, "Triss, Nate, you know better! Get off your Aunt, now!"
As the two leaped up, they both asked in unison, "Where's Kaye?"
"Hiding from you, I'm sure." answered a voice with a German accent.
Another two Joel didn't know came in (Kurt and Drake) as Triss and Nate tackled Kaye in glee. The excitement just grew as more came. The Drake family arrived, and afterwards a much older Jamie. At the moment, most were sorry they had ever excluded him from anything, because Jamie had turned out to be a successful and nice looking guy. The kids had all gotten together in a little group and were all conversing happily.
Then they saw a back wolf come barreling in chasing a Frisbee thrown by his sister. The two were followed in by their parents. Ray, Sam, and Evan came around the same time.
Finally, Amara arrived, asking the question everyone had. Where was the Professor? She got an answer from Wolverine, telling her he should be down any minute now that everyone was here. The talking stopped abruptly as an elevator opened and the Professor wheeled out. Everyone turned to look at him.
He smiled a reflective smile and said, "Welcome, friends. We meet again."
Chapter 5- We meet again
Jean Summers was extremely busy. It was May 30th, and everyone was working hard, preparing for the many guests that were coming for the reunion. She was putting an abundance of food into the refrigerator, when she heard a frantic cry from upstairs.
"Mommy!" she heard from a little redheaded girl who stood on the threshold of the kitchen. This was Rosie Summers, a little five year old, who was the mirror image of her mother.
"Mommy," she continued, "Joel cut off all of Susan's hair to make hair stew, and then he stole all her clothes!"
Susan was Rosie's favorite doll, and Jean already knew she would never hear the end of this.
"And guess what else he did?" Rosie howled to Jean. "When I asked him why he took all my dolly clothes, he said that Susan was privileged 'cause she could go naked!" She said this all very fast.
Jean tried very hard not to laugh, so as not to upset her daughter more than she already was.
"JOEL!" she hollered to her thirteen year old son. "JOEL, GET DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW!"
Joel came thundering down the stairs and into the kitchen at the sound of Jean's angered voice.
"Joel, why did you do that to Susan?" Jean asked her son.
"Because it was funny." he answered, laughing uncontrollably.
"Give back Susan's clothes, and her hair too." Rosie pouted.
Immediately, Joel handed Rosie a pile of doll clothes and hair from behind his back.
"Thank you." Rosie said, with her nose stuck high in the air.
As Rosie stomped up to her room, Jean spoke to Joel.
"Son, you know we're all busy today, and we don't need any more fiascos like this, understand?"
"Yes." Joel answered reluctantly.
"Now, why don't you go outside and see if Storm and Tom need help with the garden," Jean suggested.
Joel ran outside and saw Storm with a very small rain cloud raining over a variety of flowers and bushes. He also saw a fifteen year old boy waiting for Storm to finish watering the plants so he could work with them. This was Thomas Brooks, a boy with blond hair and brown eyes. Tom could control the growth of plants by speeding up or slowing down different types of tropisms.
"Hey guys, need any help?" Joel asked, pretending to be interested. The two scanned the yard, looking for anything that he could help them with.
"I don't think so, Joel." Tom answered, giving the yard another look, "but thanks anyway."
"I think your Dad needs help straightening up the upstairs though." explained Storm.
"Ok, thanks." said Joel gloomily at the mention of another task.
"You're welcome." she chuckled, catching the disappointment in his voice.
Joel looked at the clock; it was about twenty minutes before people would start to arrive. He walked upstairs to find Wolverine trying to get his room in a presentable manner. He laughed as he passed by. Everyone knew how Logan kept his room, so Joel didn't understand why he needed to clean it. He then came upon his parents' room, where he found his father just finishing up cleaning.
"Hey, Dad," Joel greeted. "Need help?"
"You actually want to?" Scott asked, not quite believing his ears.
"No, but Mom made me," he answered.
"I thought so." Scott laughed. "No I'm about done. You can go watch T.V. for -," he paused to look at his watch, "seventeen minutes."
"Yes!" Joel hissed as he left the room.
As he was watching T.V, Joel heard Storm and Tom come in. He looked at the clock - ten minutes. He waited five minutes before he heard a car pull up outside. He turned off the television, and walked into the foyer to see who had arrived. He hadn't seen most of these people since he was little, so he suspected he wouldn't remember them. He saw a woman with brown hair and white bangs enter the Institute. Beside her was an Asian girl, who looked like you wouldn't want to meet her on a dark night.
"Rogue!" he heard his mother say before hugging the stranger.
"Now, what kind of a name is Rogue?" Joel whispered to himself.
"Oh my gosh, this is Kaye?" He heard Jean continue in surprise. As the adults conversed, Joel sat at the foot of the stairs, bored to death. The girl named Kaye walked up to him and sat down next to him.
"Kaye." she spoke holding out her hand.
"Joel." he said shaking her hand.
They sat in silence for about five minutes before they heard voices outside on the side walk. Kaye heard one of them, and looked as if she was bracing herself for something. Joel was wondering why when two kids burst through the door yelling, "AUNTIE ROGUE!"
The woman fell to the floor panting, "Choking, not breathing."
Then as Joel burst out laughing at the two, a pregnant woman walked in and snapped, "Triss, Nate, you know better! Get off your Aunt, now!"
As the two leaped up, they both asked in unison, "Where's Kaye?"
"Hiding from you, I'm sure." answered a voice with a German accent.
Another two Joel didn't know came in (Kurt and Drake) as Triss and Nate tackled Kaye in glee. The excitement just grew as more came. The Drake family arrived, and afterwards a much older Jamie. At the moment, most were sorry they had ever excluded him from anything, because Jamie had turned out to be a successful and nice looking guy. The kids had all gotten together in a little group and were all conversing happily.
Then they saw a back wolf come barreling in chasing a Frisbee thrown by his sister. The two were followed in by their parents. Ray, Sam, and Evan came around the same time.
Finally, Amara arrived, asking the question everyone had. Where was the Professor? She got an answer from Wolverine, telling her he should be down any minute now that everyone was here. The talking stopped abruptly as an elevator opened and the Professor wheeled out. Everyone turned to look at him.
He smiled a reflective smile and said, "Welcome, friends. We meet again."