Best Two Out of Three
Chapter 2: The Trouble With Acolytes
A/N: Hallo all! Thanks for reviewing! I'm so happy! ^^* Just for you, Michelle, I will put a little Amryo in this story. What the heck, I'm going to spotlight all my reviewers!!! Ishandahalf, Anime addicted, Radical-Seto, Lid'l Rogue, One23mad, AthenaAlpha, beth, Calliann, The 13th muse, and Blink182dbzluver..you guys rock!
"Alright, let's go!" Kitty shouted letting herself fall through the ceiling. Rogue' s eyes widened. "Kitty! You can't phase here! We're right above the-" But the warning came about five seconds too late. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
If she had ever had a near death experience, this was definitely it. Not for the first time in her life, Rogue was unable to control her situation.
Kitty was the one who phased through the roof.
Kitty was the one who had forgotten that the main entrance to the mansion was right below them. That meant that once they left solid ground, they wouldn't be seeing it again for another two stories worth of falling.
Rouge braced herself for impact, but none came. She felt Kitty clutch her arm in a death grip.
A wave of nausea hit Rouge and she felt herself losing the air in her lungs. Then their movement stopped. She could breathe again, and the nausea ceased.
She hadn't realized that her eyes were closed.
Cautiously, Rouge opened one eye to view her surroundings.
She was on the first floor all right, in the main entrance way. She opened another eye and saw Kitty, still clutching her arm.
Then Rouge realized that nearly three-fourths of her body was under the floor.
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They had a problem. Or at least according to Piotr, they did.
Magneto's mighty Acolytes could not find the doorbell.
Of course, the most reasonable thing for most people to do was knock, but not for the three mutants standing outside the X-mansion.
The most reasonable thing for them to do was to blow it up or knock it down, and Piotr didn't approve of either way.
The trio stood out on the Institute's doorstep contemplating if this was a sign not to get involved with the X-men, when the door opened of it's own accord.
Come in and make yourselves at home. Pyro jumped a foot into the air and was about to start a fire, but Gambit placed a hand on the Aussie's shoulder.
"It's okay, mon ami. Dat's just the guy who runs this place," he said nonchalantly, as if that had been clear to him the entire time.
But in fact, Gambit had jumped a little bit at the voice in his head too. The Acolytes cautiously made their way inside the mansion, their eyes darting around the room, waiting for the usual attack that wasn't coming.
The sound of wheels going over a smooth surface was heard, and Xavier made his way across the room with Magneto following close behind.
When the Professor reached the trio, he smiled, trying to do his best to make them feel welcome. Magneto, on the other hand, was frowning much like he usually did.
"Glad to see that my team is competent enough to find the Institute, even if it did take you one hour and thirty-one minutes," Magneto said. Gambit rolled his eyes.
Their leader had always been like this; obsessive down to the core. The fact that he knew exactly how long it took them to get there was enough to show that he needed some serious therapy.
Gambit was about to make a smart-ass comment, but he was interrupted by two girls falling from the ceiling.
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"Ah'm going to KILL you, Kitty!" Kitty's eyes opened wide as she realized the real danger in the situation was Rouge.
She quickly phased them up out of the floor and took sanctuary behind the Professor's wheelchair.
"I'm, like, sorry Rogue. I wasn't thinking!" Kitty pleaded. It would not be fun to have to share a room with an angry Rogue.
The Untouchable glared at her. She was contemplating running after Kitty and maybe brushing up against her "accidentally", but the thought of more Kitty in her mind made Rogue think twice.
The valley girl was already taking over her mind more than some of the other psyches in her head. Rogue didn't need more rants to 'wear something bright for a change' or 'get a manicure already'.
"Ehmmm." The Professor cleared his throat. He had to stop this argument before it got out of control.
It was well known that any quarrel that Kitty and Rogue participated in would easily get off topic, and it could take a couple hours to shut them up. Both girls blinked.
They had been so caught up in their episode that they hadn't even noticed that their most powerful enemies were standing less than three feet away from them.
It didn't take long for Kitty and Rouge to acknowledge the fact and get ready to advance at their targets.
"It's all right. The Acolytes are here because I invited them," the Professor said. He had hoped that no one would be around seeing as it was dinnertime, but it didn't matter. Now he had two new tour guides.
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"Ah can't believe this," Rogue muttered under her breath.
Everyone had gone insane.
The X-men's greatest enemies- the mutants they had fought so many times- were under their roof, in their home.
She crossed her arms stubbornly over her chest and blew a stray white hair out of her view.
Kitty looked over at Rogue nervously, glancing behind her every few seconds. Whenever Kitty looked back she caught all of the Acolytes gazes. Piotr would not make any move to show that he acknowledged her, but he was staring at her so hard she found it difficult to believe that he didn't see her look back at him.
Gambit would give her a small smirk and nod his head as if urging her on down the hallway. And then there was Pyro, or St. John, staring at her like he had not seen a female in a long time.
Kitty didn't like them walking behind her, not at all.
Rouge, on the other hand, seemed not to notice. She was in her own world, huffing angrily as she walked alongside Kitty, not once looking at anything besides what was in front of her.
After turning around a corner, Rogue stopped abruptly. For the first time, she glared back at the Acolytes.
"This is Piotr's room," she announced coldly, nodding towards the door in front of her. Piotr walked over to his new room, leaned inside to glance at his new surroundings and turned around.
"The Professor mentioned something about meeting the rest of the team at the end of their dinner-" Piotr started, but Kitty interrupted him.
"Don't, like, worry. I'll walk you down to the kitchen later," she said, blushing slightly.
Rogue made a face and almost gagged. Typical Kitty.
Gambit glanced over at her and saw her distaste for the scene.
"Well chere, aren't you going to show Gambit his room?" he asked, hoping to see his new room within the next year. Rogue glared at him.
"Don't call me chere, Swamp Rat," she spat in distaste, but Gambit merely laughed.
"Already a pet name? Gambit better with de filles than he thought," Gambit said, smiling smugly.
Rogue blinked. It hadn't occurred to her that she had said anything close to a term of endearment. Back in Mississippi, Cajuns were often referred to as 'swamp rats' as an insult to the goods traders that traveled up the river from New Orleans.
She sighed, and rolled her eyes.
"Yeah right, Cajun. Keep dreamin'."
Kitty tried to stifle a giggle. This was hilarious! Rogue was being hit on and she didn't even know it.
Of course, Kitty doubted that Gambit meant anything by it, but he was still flirting and Rogue was still clueless.
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A/N: Oh, by the way.I didn't use Piotr's Acolyte name, Colossus, because.I forgot, so everyone knows his real name.maybe b/c Logan talked to him in some episode before? Does anyone know what I mean? And Pyro is introduced at the mansion as St.John.because. That is something Xavier would do.use real names. I'm rambling. I'll stop. Later days.
Chapter 2: The Trouble With Acolytes
A/N: Hallo all! Thanks for reviewing! I'm so happy! ^^* Just for you, Michelle, I will put a little Amryo in this story. What the heck, I'm going to spotlight all my reviewers!!! Ishandahalf, Anime addicted, Radical-Seto, Lid'l Rogue, One23mad, AthenaAlpha, beth, Calliann, The 13th muse, and Blink182dbzluver..you guys rock!
"Alright, let's go!" Kitty shouted letting herself fall through the ceiling. Rogue' s eyes widened. "Kitty! You can't phase here! We're right above the-" But the warning came about five seconds too late. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
If she had ever had a near death experience, this was definitely it. Not for the first time in her life, Rogue was unable to control her situation.
Kitty was the one who phased through the roof.
Kitty was the one who had forgotten that the main entrance to the mansion was right below them. That meant that once they left solid ground, they wouldn't be seeing it again for another two stories worth of falling.
Rouge braced herself for impact, but none came. She felt Kitty clutch her arm in a death grip.
A wave of nausea hit Rouge and she felt herself losing the air in her lungs. Then their movement stopped. She could breathe again, and the nausea ceased.
She hadn't realized that her eyes were closed.
Cautiously, Rouge opened one eye to view her surroundings.
She was on the first floor all right, in the main entrance way. She opened another eye and saw Kitty, still clutching her arm.
Then Rouge realized that nearly three-fourths of her body was under the floor.
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They had a problem. Or at least according to Piotr, they did.
Magneto's mighty Acolytes could not find the doorbell.
Of course, the most reasonable thing for most people to do was knock, but not for the three mutants standing outside the X-mansion.
The most reasonable thing for them to do was to blow it up or knock it down, and Piotr didn't approve of either way.
The trio stood out on the Institute's doorstep contemplating if this was a sign not to get involved with the X-men, when the door opened of it's own accord.
Come in and make yourselves at home. Pyro jumped a foot into the air and was about to start a fire, but Gambit placed a hand on the Aussie's shoulder.
"It's okay, mon ami. Dat's just the guy who runs this place," he said nonchalantly, as if that had been clear to him the entire time.
But in fact, Gambit had jumped a little bit at the voice in his head too. The Acolytes cautiously made their way inside the mansion, their eyes darting around the room, waiting for the usual attack that wasn't coming.
The sound of wheels going over a smooth surface was heard, and Xavier made his way across the room with Magneto following close behind.
When the Professor reached the trio, he smiled, trying to do his best to make them feel welcome. Magneto, on the other hand, was frowning much like he usually did.
"Glad to see that my team is competent enough to find the Institute, even if it did take you one hour and thirty-one minutes," Magneto said. Gambit rolled his eyes.
Their leader had always been like this; obsessive down to the core. The fact that he knew exactly how long it took them to get there was enough to show that he needed some serious therapy.
Gambit was about to make a smart-ass comment, but he was interrupted by two girls falling from the ceiling.
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"Ah'm going to KILL you, Kitty!" Kitty's eyes opened wide as she realized the real danger in the situation was Rouge.
She quickly phased them up out of the floor and took sanctuary behind the Professor's wheelchair.
"I'm, like, sorry Rogue. I wasn't thinking!" Kitty pleaded. It would not be fun to have to share a room with an angry Rogue.
The Untouchable glared at her. She was contemplating running after Kitty and maybe brushing up against her "accidentally", but the thought of more Kitty in her mind made Rogue think twice.
The valley girl was already taking over her mind more than some of the other psyches in her head. Rogue didn't need more rants to 'wear something bright for a change' or 'get a manicure already'.
"Ehmmm." The Professor cleared his throat. He had to stop this argument before it got out of control.
It was well known that any quarrel that Kitty and Rogue participated in would easily get off topic, and it could take a couple hours to shut them up. Both girls blinked.
They had been so caught up in their episode that they hadn't even noticed that their most powerful enemies were standing less than three feet away from them.
It didn't take long for Kitty and Rouge to acknowledge the fact and get ready to advance at their targets.
"It's all right. The Acolytes are here because I invited them," the Professor said. He had hoped that no one would be around seeing as it was dinnertime, but it didn't matter. Now he had two new tour guides.
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"Ah can't believe this," Rogue muttered under her breath.
Everyone had gone insane.
The X-men's greatest enemies- the mutants they had fought so many times- were under their roof, in their home.
She crossed her arms stubbornly over her chest and blew a stray white hair out of her view.
Kitty looked over at Rogue nervously, glancing behind her every few seconds. Whenever Kitty looked back she caught all of the Acolytes gazes. Piotr would not make any move to show that he acknowledged her, but he was staring at her so hard she found it difficult to believe that he didn't see her look back at him.
Gambit would give her a small smirk and nod his head as if urging her on down the hallway. And then there was Pyro, or St. John, staring at her like he had not seen a female in a long time.
Kitty didn't like them walking behind her, not at all.
Rouge, on the other hand, seemed not to notice. She was in her own world, huffing angrily as she walked alongside Kitty, not once looking at anything besides what was in front of her.
After turning around a corner, Rogue stopped abruptly. For the first time, she glared back at the Acolytes.
"This is Piotr's room," she announced coldly, nodding towards the door in front of her. Piotr walked over to his new room, leaned inside to glance at his new surroundings and turned around.
"The Professor mentioned something about meeting the rest of the team at the end of their dinner-" Piotr started, but Kitty interrupted him.
"Don't, like, worry. I'll walk you down to the kitchen later," she said, blushing slightly.
Rogue made a face and almost gagged. Typical Kitty.
Gambit glanced over at her and saw her distaste for the scene.
"Well chere, aren't you going to show Gambit his room?" he asked, hoping to see his new room within the next year. Rogue glared at him.
"Don't call me chere, Swamp Rat," she spat in distaste, but Gambit merely laughed.
"Already a pet name? Gambit better with de filles than he thought," Gambit said, smiling smugly.
Rogue blinked. It hadn't occurred to her that she had said anything close to a term of endearment. Back in Mississippi, Cajuns were often referred to as 'swamp rats' as an insult to the goods traders that traveled up the river from New Orleans.
She sighed, and rolled her eyes.
"Yeah right, Cajun. Keep dreamin'."
Kitty tried to stifle a giggle. This was hilarious! Rogue was being hit on and she didn't even know it.
Of course, Kitty doubted that Gambit meant anything by it, but he was still flirting and Rogue was still clueless.
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A/N: Oh, by the way.I didn't use Piotr's Acolyte name, Colossus, because.I forgot, so everyone knows his real name.maybe b/c Logan talked to him in some episode before? Does anyone know what I mean? And Pyro is introduced at the mansion as St.John.because. That is something Xavier would do.use real names. I'm rambling. I'll stop. Later days.