Sorry it's been so long. I have a long going on right now.
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Chapter 11
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7:00pm
"What can I do for you, Irene?" Charles asked, wheeling into the room.
"I just stopped by to see how everyone was doing." The blind lady explained. "Can I meet with some of them by any chance?"
"Yes, of course." He replied.
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Grey/Summers
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"Can I help you, Miss Adler?" Jean asked, opening the door to her suite.
"Can you step into the hall?" the blind woman requested.
"Sure." Jean said, coming out and shutting the door.
"Charles sent me to see how everything was going. Is there anything you'd like to talk about?" Irene asked.
"Well, no, nothing really." Jean said. "Why? Is something going to happen?" she added, remembering the lady's powers.
Irene shook her head. "I just had to be sure nothing had gone wrong. Life has many possibilities that are affected by the choices each of us make. I was afraid that perhaps you and Scott were having problems, but I suppose not?"
Jean shook her head. "No. Everything's great. Alley's an angel and Scott and I are still a couple."
"Good." Irene nodded and started back down the hall. "Remember, Miss Grey: Our futures are what we make of them."
"Okay, I will." Jean said, going back into her suite. She shut the door. "That was weird..."
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Ororo/Logan
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"Hi Daddy!" Anna said, jumping into Logan's arms as she came back into their suite.
Chuckling, Logan swung her around once before putting her back on her feet. "Hey, Darlin'. Did ya have fun?"
"I sure did." she smiled. "Me and Mike played house. I'm gonna go take off my shoes now, okay?"
"Okay." He answered as she scampered out of the room.
"Sometimes," Ororo said from the doorway, "I forget what a big softie you are when it comes to little kids."
"I am not." Logan replied, his argument sounding weak even to him.
Giggling, Ororo went to go check on 'their' daughter.
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Drake/Lee
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"Hey, little guy." Bobby greeted, coming into Michael's room. "What are you doing?"
Michael looked back up at him, a scared look on his face. He held up his Legos.
"Oh, I used to love Legos when I was little." Bobby stated.
"Really?" the black-haired boy asked.
Bobby nodded. "Can I play?"
Reluctantly, Michael nodded and Bobby sat down to play.
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Maximoff/Tolensky
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"Bear?" Anya asked as Todd walked by.
He picked her up. "Where did you leave it?"
Anya shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.
"Well, let's go look for it." He said, walking into the living room with the baby.
"Bear?" Anya called.
"What are you two doing?" Wanda wondered, looking up from her book.
"Her stuffed cat." Todd explained, remembering that she had called it 'bear'.
"It's in my room." She said, pointing that way and starting to read again.
Nodding, Toad went into her room and turned on the light.
"Bear!" Anya exclaimed, seeing her Kitty toy on the ground. Todd picked it up and handed it to her.
"Kitty." He corrected.
"Bear," she cooed, snuggling it to her happily.
Sighing, he put the little girl down. As he stood back up, something caught his eye on Wanda's desk. Going over, he picked it up and stared at it. It was a picture of him and Wanda!
"Pietro took it when we weren't paying attention." A voice from the doorway stated. Turning, he saw it was the Scarlet Witch herself. "It's one of my favorite pictures. We look happy for once." She took it from him and traced the outline of them.
Todd motioned to her in the picture. "You should smile more often." He stated, leaving the room with her staring after him.
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Pryde/Wagner
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"Do you think it was a good idea to leave Kelly with them?" Kitty wondered. "They said Jordan was the devil child."
Kurt shrugged. "It seemed like it at ze time."
"I'm sure he's not all that bad, right?" she said, nervously. "I mean, if something bad like really did happen, the Professor would know, right?"
"Probably." Kurt agreed. "Relax, Katzechen. I'm sure it vill be fine."
"Yeah, you're probably right." She nodded. After a few minutes, she said, "But what if it's not?"
Laughing softly, Kurt replied, "Relax, Kitty."
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Maximoff/Smith
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"I'm back!" Tabby called, coming into her suite. "Hello? Boys?"
"Mom!" Zach yelled, practically running into her arms, crying.
"What's wrong?" she asked, worried.
"Well, I kinda thought it would be a good idea to bring a puppy inside the house, but the puppy didn't like Dad and it started attacking him and now he's gonna be eated!"
"What?!" Tabby exclaimed, running into the next room where the sounds were coming from.
Pietro was on the ground, getting mauled by a small Doberman.
"Heel! Bad dog! Get off of him!" Tabby scolded the dog. It whined and backed into a corner, letting go of him. Tabby rushed over to the speed demon. "Speedy? Say something!"
"That-dog-tried-to-kill-me!" he said hoarsely.
"You're okay now, though, right?" she asked, checking him for bleeding.
"Yeah,-I-think-so." Pietro replied. "But-that-dog-has-got-to-go!"
"NO!" Zach cried, running over to the puppy and hugging it. "My doggy!"
"Well, it doesn't seem so mean now, Pie-Pie." Tabby stated.
"I-don't-want-that-demon-in-my-house!"
"He can stay for one night and then we'll see." The blonde girl said, ignoring Pietro's opinion.
"Yeay!" Zach cheered, running out of the room. Laughing, Tabby followed him.
"Ggrrr..." the dog growled at Pietro as soon as the two were gone.
"Uh-oh..."
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Rogue/Remy
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"Irene!" Rogue stated, shocked as she opened the door to her suit.
The blind lady smiled. "Hello, Rogue."
"What do you want?" she asked, roughly.
"Charles sent me to ask how everything was going," Destiny stated. "Are you and Remy getting along?"
"Not exactly," Rogue sighed.
"You don't like him?" she wondered.
"No, that's the problem, Irene." The teen stated, still trusting the woman who raised her, though it conflicted with all logic. "Ah really like him. Hell, Ah might even be fallin' for him."
"So what's the problem?" Irene wondered.
"Ah can't touch anyone, that's the problem!" she said, angrily. "And yet, that stupid Swamp Rat continues to act like he likes me! Why can't he just treat me like Ah have the plague or somethin', Irene?" Rogue asked, tears coming to her eyes. "It would be easier..."
Irene wrapped her arms around her foster kid. "There, there, child. Don't cry."
"Ah don't know what to do anymore..." Rogue sniffled.
"Just let go." Destiny replied. "Trust me."
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Braddock/Worthington
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"Mum, look what I drew!" Kimberly said, happily, holding out a piece of paper for the telepath to see.
Betsy took it and examined it. "Wow! This is really good, love. This is me and your dad, right?"
The child nodded happily. "Daddy told me to take my time and make something special, so I made a picture of you two."
Betsy hugged the little girl. "That's so sweet. Why don't we put it on the refrigerator in the kitchen?"
"Okay!" Kimberly took it and signed her name at the bottom. "Now it's ready."
Betsy took her hand and went out the door.
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Sinclair/Madrox
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Jamie had not been able to get the ink off of his face. Needless to say, it was hard to have a straight-faced conversation with him because of it. Rahne, her stomach unable to take much more laughter, had gone out to get Burger King for the three of them. Kyle had opted to go with her so Multiple had the house all to himself.
Normally, peace and quiet would have been something Jamie would have enjoyed thoroughly, but his face was so sore from all the scrubbing that all he could do was lay there in pain on the couch.
"Ow..." he moaned. "Somebody up there obviously doesn't like me..."
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Crisp/Aquilla
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"Where are the demons?" Ray asked, coming into the living room and out of Jordan's room.
Her eyes widened. "They're not in there?"
He shook his head. "They're not in the suite at all. I checked all of the rooms."
They both turned their heads when they heard the door slam.
"Oh shit!" Ray exclaimed as he and Amara ran out the door, looking for the kids.
The door suddenly shut behind them, seemingly on it's own.
Amara tried to open it again, only to find it locked.
"Give me your keys." She commanded.
Ray reached into his pockets and pulled out nothing. "Don't have them."
They both heard giggling on the other side of the door.
"Jordan? Kelly?" Amara called. "Is that you?"
"Nobody's home!" the little boy called.
"Open this door right now!" Ray yelled.
"No way José!" Jordan replied.
"Great..." Amara groaned. "Now what?"
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I don't think it's quite up to par, but I guess it just matters what you think... R/R