Rogue07- I think that you will like this, I really do, I changed one thing and that's all.

Chapter 2- Surprises from the Acolytes

"Kitty, you can't leave!" Melinda calls as Kitty starts to open the door.

"Why not? Kate just called and says that-"

"Just trust me! Come on in here."

"OK, I guess that she can wait a while." Kitty says walking up to meet Melinda. "What do you- Where did all of this come from!"

"Surprise!" Everyone (minus Remy, Magneto and Sabertooth) yells coming out of their hiding places. Bobby jumps out from the middle of the huge pile of presents.

"Oh my-"

"Good Work!" Melinda says as Kitty recovers from the shock.

"How did you plan this with me in the house?" Kitty asks still slightly in shock from Bobby jumping out almost from nowhere.

"We made Remy distract you, he was more than happy to." Melinda says laughing. "I guess that it worked, you really had no clue."

Dear Diary,

Poor Melinda, I can tell that she is lonely. She is always alone it's like no one really got close to her. I guess that it's her power that she is hiding behind though, just like Rogue, except for only different. Melinda afraid that she'll have a nightmare and it will happen to that person, Rogue can't touch. Similar, but yet they are the same. She takes excellent care of my cousins though, since I am still unable to be around them for too long at once. She and Remy are the reason that they stayed here, and that I did too. If they had been forced to leave I wouldn't have let them leave without me. They are my only family.

"And ya doubted Remy?" Remy says walking into the room. "She came up ta him an asked him if he could keep ya distracted so dat dey could throw a surprise party."

"Well it worked." Kitty says looking around the room. "Wow... pink and black.... Lovely décor." Kitty laughs.

"Just open the presents since you have to go to see Kate. She get cranky if she has to wait too long." Melinda says.

"If you insist." Kitty jokes.

I should have known that presents from the Acolytes would never be good. Well technically Pete isn't an Acolyte and I was particularly wary about his present. What would that guy get me? It was beyond me to say the least. Pete isn't known for his sense of humor and the look on his face when I grabbed the gift from him should have told me to put it down.

"From Pete." Kitty says reading the card. "What would a guy like you get me Pete? Am I going to have to kill you?"

"Why would you want to do that? Wot could be that bad? I have great taste!" Pete says smirking.

"I'll believe it when I see it." Kitty responds carefully opening the silver and black wrapping paper. "Where did you learn to actually wrap a present?"

"I had to do it." Melinda says before Pete could say anything.

"Only because you wouldn't bloody let me."

"I have to go with Melinda on this one. I don't think any of us could see you actually being able to wrap a present." Kitty opens the wrapping paper and turns blood red. "Oh my god! Pete Wisdom! What kind of a sick joke is this?" Kitty asks loudly turning blood red as she reveals her present to be a large box of assorted condoms including glow in the dark, flavored and many different colors.

"Mon chere calm down. Remy thinks dat Pete is just jealous." Remy's effort to calm her down only proves to make her turn a deeper shade of red.

"Remy LeBeau! You aren't helping either!" Kitty says burying her face in her hands. "Pete I'm going to kill you! What makes you think that I am that kind of girl?" She asks looking up and Remy starts laughing. "Shut up! You really aren't helping!"

"Look at that bloke." Pete says. "You know what-"

"OK, now just quit. You still have to consider the fact that I'm not like that."

"But you two are sharing a bed." Pietro says smirking.

"Because Mon Chere has nightmares from all dat happened in de desert."

"Ok, I'm moving on. I'm going to stick with a safe gift this time." Kitty says looking at her knocks over stack, thanks to Bobby Drake.

I knew not to open anything from any of the guys, Remy included. It was almost comical. Well, I guess that I could have opened Piotr's or Pyro's gifts, for the sole fact that they have a much higher IQ then that idiot Pete Wisdom. I'm not that kind of girl. And Pete is just a lunatic. Note to self, buy him febreeze for his birthday, or Christmas!

"Ok, From: Melinda and Rogue, To: Kitty. This one looks safe. But goodness, it's big." Kitty opens the hot pink wrapping paper carefully to reveal a scrapbook.

Oh my God! It was the best present I had ever received! On the first page was a picture of the Acolytes when I fist joined. Pyro, Remy and Pietro were all around me. Remy behind me, Pyro on my right and Pietro on my left. Piotr was behind me and slightly to the left. Sabertooth wasn't in it and Magneto wasn't either. Rogue was taking the picture. I think that I was honestly crying by the time I opened it up and saw the various pictures of all the Acolytes. A ranged neatly on the white pages of the scrapbook. Some were cropped and most had short sentences of explanation under them. They even had a picture of Remy and I kissing right before I took the ruby to the X-Men. That was where the scrapbook ended, and for good reason. That was when I left for the X-Men. Right before I got kidnapped and tortured by Extermin-X.

"Oh my... I don't know what to say... this is just... this is awesome! I love it! Thank you!" Kitty says throwing her arms around Melinda and Rogue.

"Sugah ya might want ta let go before Ah accidentally drain ya on ya're birthday."

"Oh... right." She says backing away.

"That's ok... ya got excited... we all do sometimes. Just make sure not ta get carried away next time."

"Right. I'll make sure to remember that one." Kitty says smiling.

"Yeah, control yourself Pryde." Pietro says.

"Shut up jerk!" Kitty says. "No even you can ruin my mood."

"Confident, aren't you?"

"No more than you are daily."

"Ok kiddies, next." Melinda says happily.

I had to tempt fate with the next one. I was so happy that nothing could ruin it. All those happy memories that I had of being an Acolyte before being an X-Man filled me with a happiness that I thought that no one could break, or even put a dent in, boy was I wrong.

"Hmm... I am going to be brave and hope that Bobby didn't get anything too bad for me." kitty says looking at him and picking up the present that she had been handed earlier and began to unwrap it. "Idiots guide to having Safer Sex." Kitty says reading the cover. "Bobby you pervert!" Kitty says throwing the book at him and hitting his chest with a loud thump then falling to the floor causing Remy to laugh.

"Violence isn't needed mon chere." Remy says smirking trying to hold back his laughter.

"I'm going to use violence against you if you don't watch it Remy. Bobby Drake you are such a big pervert. Maybe you should keep the book it might come in handy in about 30 years when you get a clue."

"But Kitty, that is so harsh, all you did was yell at Pete. Come on get a sense of humor. But I have to admit you look so cute when you are blushing and when you are upset.

Pyro's not a pervert, right? Well, I assumed that his gift would be decent, but was Remy's reaction ever funny.

"Okay, From: Pyro" Kitty opens the black flamed wrapping paper and immediately broke out in a fit of giggling.

"What's so funny mon Chere?" Remy asks as Kitty hands him the present. "How to cheat- Pyro!" Remy says throwing the book at him.

"Ouch, what did I bloody do ta deserve that? Your shelia loves it."

"Guys can you just quit." Kitty requests breaking off her laughter.

The book was titled How to cheat at cards like the pros. Obviously Pyro had gotten it as a gag gift, but it was hilarious. I made up my mind then and there that I would read it as soon as I had a chance. It made sense since every time I came in when they were playing cards I had to fix Remy's hand multiple times. Recently I had started resorting to taking his trench coat off so that I wouldn't have to fix it as much. Now like he really cares since it is me taking off the darn thing. I have special privileges, it would be really sad if he said something to me. Of course if he's playing cards with anyone other than the Acolytes I wouldn't do anything to his hand or his person, but that is just because if they are stupid enough to play cards with a thief then they deserve to loose. I was still somewhat nervous to open his gift and I think that he knew it. Piotr was safe, right? His gift couldn't be all that bad, after all he was probably the most sane member of the Acolytes, myself included.

"To: Katya From: Piotr. Please tell me that this is in no was perverted. I'll die if this one is too."

"It isn't. Why would I do that to you? I do not think that it is funny."

"Ok, now I have no problem s with opening it." Kitty says opening the silver bag and reaching inside of it. She pulls out a framed drawing. "Did you do this yourself? It's gorgeous!" Kitty says running over to the sitting Russian and hugging him. "I had no idea that you could draw this well."

"There are many things none of you know about me."

"Well, that's obvious. Did you do this from a picture?"

"Yes, but it's only based on it."

It was a drawing of Remy and I, I was so shocked when I saw it and it excited me, it must have taken him an eternity to complete. It looked almost like he and I could jump off of the paper. The gifts just kept getting better and better.

"Ok, Pietro," Kitty says walking back over to the few gifts remaining, "I don't see your name on any of this. Did you forget or are you just all talk?"

"Mon chere, Remy had ta make him throw it out. It wasn't appropriate. Ya think dat what da idiot wisdom and de newbie got ya were bad, well dis was worse."

"Yeah, here. Your boyfriend spoils all of my fun." Pietro says handing Kitty a 100 dollar bill."

"I don't think that I want to know if what you say is true, though you are a tad overprotective, Remy."

"Two gifts left mon chere. Ya have Remy's and your cousins., which one is first?"

"Hmm... theirs..." Kitty says picking up a small jewelry box. She opens it revealing a silver charm bracelet and the four kids come in then. "I love it." Kitty says smiling at them.

"We had to-"Eric starts but Kitty shakes her head.

"I don't want to know. I have a feeling that you four went to Remy, but I don't want to know, ok?"

"Ok." They all four agree.

"Here, do one of you want to put it on me?" Kitty asks and Tami walks over to her.

"I will." Tami says taking the bracelet out of the box and placing it around her wrist and clasping it.

"Thank you." Kitty says smiling.

It was lovely, and to say the least it was expensive. I am no expert jeweler, but I can tell real from fake, and this was all real. One of the charms was a small cat with Kitty engraved in it, a diamond dotting the i. There were other various charms like an "A" for Acolyte and a "X" for X-Man. One charm was shaped like a heart and said "Pryde" they definantly paid a lot for it. Last but not least, I finally had to open Remy's present.

"This had better be good Remy." Kitty says giggling as she picks up the final remaining box and opens it. Kitty gasps and tears start to roll down her cheeks. "I don't know what to say other than I love you Remy. I-I never..."

"You don't have to say anything to Remy mon chere. He knows how ya feel.

It was a framed picture of my parents and I, we were sitting on the porch, it was right before my mutation manifested. Right before I left them for good. It was the last picture taken of the three of us together. Words were beyond me at the moment. I don't think that I could have said anything had I wanted to. Oh this irritating thief of my did have a remarkable ability to know exactly what I wanted.

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