An Uncanny Christmas

Chapter 3: An X-Men Family Hanukkah

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- I don't own anything, al familiar characters belong to Marvel.

Agent-G- Glad you liked the way I set up Vince and Tigra. There will be much more form them in 'The Uncanny New Avengers.' The Illyana in this chapter is the Exiles version, that one that appeared in 'The Uncanny Wade and Betsy.' Don't forget that Piotr lost his version of Illyana too, there will be much more bonding between those two in my other fics.
Deerfield, Illinois-

The town of Deerfield, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, was blanketed in snow, creating the image of a typical winter wonderland. A car gradually makes its way up the road, being careful not to slip on the ice. The car then stopped outside a house and four figures stepped out. They are Katherine 'Kitty' Pryde, Piotr and Illyana Rasputin and Lockheed the dragon. Kitty was kind enough to invite her friends over to her hometown to celebrate the holidays. Being Jewish, Kitty didn't celebrate Christmas she celebrated Hanukkah instead. Piotr, being the good little Russian boy, was raised while Communism was still a valid way of life and as such didn't really worship any sort of higher being. Illyana on the other hand…

'Do demon sorceresses even celebrate Christmas?' Kitty asked as she struggled to unload her suitcase form the boot of the car. 'I know that our Illyana used to but I'm not so sure about you.'

'I don't celebrate Christmas as the birthday of some guy that may or may not have been real.' Illyana replied. 'I just celebrate the fact that I get loads of free stuff.'

'Funnily enough, that's how our Illyana used to rationalise it too.' Kitty chuckled, still struggling with her case. She turned and fixed Piotr with a glare. 'Hey, how about a little help over here?'

Piotr snapped out of his daydream and helped Kitty with her case.

'I-I'm sorry Katya, I was miles away.' Piotr apologised.

'Kinda nervous about visiting the in-laws, huh?' Illyana snickered.

'Da, I am not sure whether I will be welcome.' Piotr replied. 'Considering how our last relationship ended.'

'As long as we don't bump into any sexy alien chicks between the car and the front door then I guess we'll be fine.' Kitty teased.

Lockheed added his opinion as he growled menacingly. Piotr knew that he had better make sure that he made this relationship last or the dragon wouldn't be best pleased.

'No really, my Mom'll love you.' Kitty said as she patted Piotr's shoulder in comfort. 'Trust me.'

'For you Katya, I will fight to escape the clutches of Death herself.' Piotr replied.

'Which you did.' Kitty added. 'And good going with that.'

Piotr and Illyana followed close behind as Kitty led them to her mother's house.

Although her parents had been divorced for a while, they still managed to share Christmas with their daughter but after Kitty's father was killed in the attack on Genosha, Kitty only had her mother left.

Piotr and Illyana waited patiently by as Kitty knocked on the door and waited for the answer.

'I don't see why she can't just phase through the door anyway.' Illyana muttered as she tapped her foot impatiently.

Fortunately, the door was soon answered and Kitty grabbed her mother in a huge hug.

'Hey Mom, Happy Hanukkah!'

Theresa Pryde smiled happily at the sight of her daughter home for the holidays. She chose to ignore the dragon on her daughter's shoulders, as life with the X-Men was rather unusual at the best of times.

'Who are you and what have you done with my real daughter?' Mrs Pryde teased. 'She never comes to visit!'

Kitty just rolled her eyes at her mother's teasing and stepped back to introduce her friends.

'Mom, I hope you don't mind but I invited some friends along. These are Piotr and Illyana Rasputin.'

Mrs Pryde cast a bemused eye over her daughter's two companions. As well as frequent trips to outer space, Kitty had told her that fellow teammates coming back from the dead were a common occurrence.

'Nice to finally meet you both.' Mrs Pryde said as she shook Piotr's hand. 'Please, come on in.'

'Spaceeba, Mrs Pryde.' Piotr nodded. 'It is most kind of you to allow us into your home for the duration of the holiday.'

'That's quite alright.' Mrs Pryde replied. 'And please, call me Terri.'

Once Piotr and Illyana had followed the Prydes into the house, they took off their coats and miscellaneous items of warm clothing.

'Kitty, your… dragon is house trained, isn't he?' Mrs Pryde asked, not sure whether she should put some paper down.

'Oh yeah, Lockheed's very well trained.' Kitty replied. 'He wouldn't dream of pooping in the house… Unless you're a British ex-spy.'

Mrs Pryde looked back at her daughter, unsure what she was talking about. Illyana and Piotr however, knew just who Kitty was referring to. Lockheed's rivalry with Pete Wisdom back in the days of Excalibur was notorious, even to those from alternate realities.

'I'm just about to put dinner on. Kitty, do you want to show your friends to the spare room or will Peter be sharing with you?'

Illyana just snickered as Piotr and Kitty both blushed at the same time. Even though their relationship was pretty much on again, the pair had hardly even got past the heavy kissing stage.

'I think I'll share with Kitty, Mrs Pryde.' The blonde sorceress replied, wanting to prevent any more embarrassment, no matter how funny it was.

After dinner-

While Kitty and Illyana were cleaning up the plates and cutlery, Piotr was sitting in the living room with Mrs Pryde. Lockheed was also there, curled up in front of the fire.

Piotr twiddled his thumbs nervously as it was obvious that Mrs Pryde intended to talk to him about his previous relationship and we all know how bad that ended.

'I hope you don't mind me asking but, what would you prefer to be called, Piotr or Peter?' Mrs Pryde asked.

'I do not have any preference.' Piotr replied. 'However, most people prefer to call me by the English approximation of my name.'

Mrs Pryde just nodded and began with the inquisition.

'Now Peter, I am fully aware of how your last relationship with my daughter ended and I would prefer it if that didn't happened again.'

'I can assure you that I have every intention of making this relationship last, Mrs Pryde.' Piotr replied. 'I would never do anything to harm Katya.'

'That may be so but I have also heard of the incident between you and that Wisdom fellow.' Mrs Pryde said.

Lockheed snickered form his place beside the fire, as if he could understand every word that the humans were saying.

'I don't want my daughter being involved with a man with such violent impulses.' Mrs Pryde continued.

Before Piotr could answer. Kitty walked in. It was obvious form her peeved expression that she had been listening in on the conversation.

'Mom please, Piotr's over that now, he and Pete have made their peace now. And if we're going to talk about guys with violent impulses, we might as well talk about Logan. Yeah, he does have a short fuse but underneath all that, he's got a real gentle heart.'

'I was only trying to look out for you, sweetie.' Mrs Pryde replied, her face softening somewhat.

'I know that Mom, and I wanna thank you for that.' Kitty replied. 'But really, I can handle myself. If Peter even lays one finger wrong, you can bet that he'll regret it.'

Later that night-

Piotr was almost asleep when he heard somebody walk into the spare room. He sat up and squinted at the light, he could see a figure silhouetted against the moonlight.

'Katya, is that you?' He asked sleepily.

The figure just stayed silent and crept closer to the bed.

Piotr leant over and switched on the bedside lamp. The mysterious visitor was Kitty after all. But not just any Kitty Pryde, this Kitty was wrapped up in green and red wrapping paper. Well I say wrapped, it was more like she had wrapping paper strategically placed all over her body.

'Hey sexy, you wanna unwrap me?' Kitty purred.

Piotr managed to find his voice amidst his blush.

'Uhh Katya… It isn't Christmas… Hanukkah for several days yet.'

'Just think of it as an early present.' Kitty replied as she leant backwards onto the bed, displaying her petite frame. 'We might as well start the holidays off with a… bang, right?'

Piotr cleared his throat nervously. It was almost like the time the X-Men were in space after fighting the Brood. After finding that she had been implanted with a Brood egg, Kitty wanted to give herself to him then but he gently turned her down as the time wasn't right.

'K-Katya… I'm not sure about this…'

A huge smile spread across Kitty's face.

'Don't worry Petey Pureheart, I'll be gentle…' Kitty purred as she slowly began to unwrap herself…

TBC…

Next: Oh My Stars And Festively Themed Garters

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