Chapter12. The fire within
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The plan was all set. All the Acolytes had had several late night meetings to sort out just what had to be done. Remy being the skiled thief of the team, came in very handy, as he had managed to steal copies of all the documents binding, them to Magneto. Piotr was shocked to find that Magneto, had all his mothers medical records, and copies of updates, informing Magneto on how well she was doing. Magneto had been keeping these updates from Piotr it seamed, and the news the updates held unnerved him greatly. His mothers body was rejecting all treatment, and the doctors estimated she had only three weeks left. Magneto had not informed him on any of this information. At this news Xavier went to work arranging for his sister to be flown down, and he had set up an account, with Piotr's help, to be activate once Magneto's funds were withdrawn from his mothers account. Meaning, that Colossus could easily walk away from Magneto now.
The next, and most easiest person to deal with was Remy. All that Remy really needed was a powerful mutant to protect him from Sinister, who apparently was who Remy was hiding from. Xavier easily fit the bill, of powerful mutant, and Xavier promised that once he was apart of the team he could have a hand in running security with Logan.
The only person that was left was John. Magneto kept all of his files separate, meaning, he kept them in a safe. Gambit had inspected this safe on his last visit to the master of magnetism, and he came away very annoyed indeed. Apparently the safe was installed with a very high-tech lock.
"Mon ami, Mags has got a M3TJM security lock on da ding", he told John when reporting his findings at a meeting with Xavier.
"Meaning?", John asked, having no idea what was so great about this lock.
"Meaning, ether Remy blows the ding up, which would take a lot of 'boom' considering how thick dat metal is, which would probably destroy the files as well, and Mags would wake up pretty quickly with de explosion and all, or Remy could Just Take de Whole safe. Personally Remy would much rather blow the ding up", he explained.
"The Whole safe?", John asked raising an eyebrow, choosing to ignore his last comment. "How the hell, could you steal the whole safe?", John said starting to sound stressed.
"Remy is a master thief, nothin' is impossible. de safe is just a meter by two meters, Piotr could easily lift is with his strength. But Remy pretty sure Mags ganna miss it when he steps into his office, so we are gonna have ta plan dis so when we leave for de institute, we bring de safe with us on de same night."
"So that means we have to get rid of bucket head and big and hairy for one night", John said trying to formulate a plan. "How the hell could we do that?", he asked no one in particular.
"Leave that to me John", Xavier said stepping in the conversation, "It will be an easy matter for me to find something to distract Eric"
"Ok, so we rock up hear tomorrow night with our bags, and a big ass safe, What exactly are we going to do about the rest of the members of your merry team, that may have grudges with us?", John asked
"Don't worry I'll protect you", Amara smiled at him from her position on the arm of his chair. Xavier had still not bought another chair for his office, but Amara wasn't complaining one bit about the inconvenience.
"Luv, I think it's you that needs protecting from me", John mumbled, so only she could hear.
"Pyro has a point professor, remember what happened when lance tried to join?, we didn't exactly roll out the welcome mat", Rogue spoke up from her current position next to Remy.
"Well, I mean no offence to Lance, but I believe that with both Remy and John's case, that nothing would stop them in becoming closer to the people they care about. And I believe that Piotr, with his temperament will fit right in, and besides Piotr will have his sister joining him soon", Xavier explained.
"All dat is fine an' dandy, Remy does not care what de other x-men dink of him. What Remy do care about is how pissed Mags is going to be when he notice dat we are gone, and dat we took his safe with us", Remy spoke up.
"I have though about that as well Mr Labough, and I would like for you all to lay low for a couple of months, meaning I would like for you to all stay in the institute grounds. Amara and Rogue would still attend school of course, this would only apply to you three.", Xavier stated.
"Remy could deal with dat", he said locking his eyes with Rogues.
"Yeah, All I really need is in the institute anyway", John smiled, side glancing at Amara, who did not fail to notice the gesture.
"Ok, I will see all you gentlemen tomorrow night"
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"For Christ sake Piotr, take the bloody safe already", John ordered.
Xavier had kept to his word, Magneto and Sabertooth had to go away for some urgent business. Making it incredibly easier for the three Acolytes to escape. But an unthought of problem had arisen. Remy and Piotr both rode motorbikes, John found it difficult to drive in America, because of the differences, so he never was given a bike by Magneto, as he had crashed too many vehicles for his liking, in the first week he was recruited. So that meant someone had to give John a lift to the institute. All well and good you might think, but it becomes slightly harder to factor in when you add a one meter by two safe into the equation. Piotr could not ride a bike while holding a safe, meaning he would have to walk, and the only way he could be able to carry the safe would be in metal form. Imagine a eight foot metal Russian walking down the street holding a big ass safe. Do you think it would raise some questions?
But Remy being the master mind of the group had thought away around this. He would take all the luggage to the institute gates. Leave his bike, walk back to where Piotr had parked his bike, at a place not too far from the institute, and John would walk with the metal form Russian through the back streets, making sure he didn't run into any trouble on the way.
"I am sorry John", Piotr said taking back the safe, which his smaller team-mate who was struggling to hold it up.
Piotr had stoped to get a cat down from a tree, and he had handed to safe to Pyro, forgetting the strength difference between to two.
"That cat would have wanted to be bloody special mate. If that was me I would have set fire to the tree, then the cat woulda moved then", John said wickedly smirking. "But seriously mate you stoped just to rescue a cat?, are you sure your not already a member of the x-men?"
"The x-men do not go around rescuing cats from trees John, they do other things", Piotr said defensively. "And it is not my fault that you have no regard for animals"
"I have regard for animals, I just don't throw safes at my friends to rescue one, and it was just a cat", Pyro said rolling his eyes.
"It was not just a cat...it was a Russian Blue"
"Whatever, lets just get the institute, Remy will start to come looking for us if we take any longer"
the rest of their trip was taken in silence, as they scaled the hill leading to the institute. Remy was up, there leaning against collum that connected to the fence, smoking. Both bikes were there and so was all of their luggage.
"I wouldn't let Rogue catch you doing that", John said once he had reached the Cajun.
Remy smiled, "She likes da way deymake Remy smell", he stated smugly. He stubbed the cigarette out on the collum, and stood up straight. "Well hommies lets not keep dem waiting"
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Amara was excited. Tonight if all went well, John would be living with her, she could hardly wait. She sat at the dinner table playing with her food, to excited to eat.
"Is there something wrong with your food child?", Ororo asked.
Amara looked up practically beaming, "No, no there is nothing wrong every thing is perfect".
Rogue looked up from her own food, and shared a small smile with the princess. She was equally excited, but the difference was she could hide it much better.
"Well if everything is perfect, then why don't you eat it?", Logan asked sternly from the other side of the table. "And that goes for you too stripes".
Rogue looked up as if startled, "I am eatin'", she said slightly annoyed.
"Well if everything is 'perfect', and you are eating, then I want to see those plates empty before you leave", he ordered.
"I'm afraid that wont be possible Logan, the girls have some new recruits to show around", Xavier said wheeling in.
At that every one in the room went quiet, as all eyes turned to Xavier. "May we all welcome our new recruits", he said gesturing towards the door.
In came Remy, John, and Piotr. The room remained silent, as everyone stared at the ones who use to be their enemies. The uncomfortable silence remained until Amara spoke up.
"Umm, have any of you had dinner yet?", she asked.
All attention in the room went to Amara, as her team-mates looked at her as if she had gone crazy. Remy raised and eyebrow at her question. John smiled as he watched his girlfriends face turn red, And Piotr's face remained blank.
"Well, I just suddenly got hungry", John said, trying to take some of the pressure off Amara, "What about you...Remy?", John asked, turning to his team-mate, giving him the Do-it-or-I-hurt-you look.
"Ah-oui,...dinner would be nice"
"I'll go get yall some food", Rogue said, getting out of her chair and heading for the kitchen.
"Remy will help her". Gambit turned, and made a beeline for the kitchen door, wishing to escape the tension-filled room.
"John, Piotr, would you please sit down", Xavier gestured to the spare seats at the table.
"Ah,...Right", John said heading, for the seat next to Scott. While Piotr sat next to Kitty.
"Ah!,..John perhaps you should take Rogues set, I'm sure she wont mind", Amara suggested making John stop in his progression to the chair next to Scott. Amara knew that Scott would not be happy about the new additions to the team, and did not want to ruffle the leaders feathers even more, by having a Acolyte sit next to him.
"Sure, if that's what you want luv"
The attention was on her again. People were looking at her strangely, partly because she invited him to sit next to her, partly because he had called her luv, and partly because she said Rogue wouldn't mind. John took his place beside her. There was silence for a while, until her lent over so he could whisper to Amara.
"Please make them stop staring", he pleaded to her in a hushed tone.
"I can't. Their just surprised, they'll get over it", she whispered back.
"I see why Lance left now", he stated glumly.
"Don't say that. I'm not letting you leave, now that I have you so close, maybe we should stop whispering, it's making them stare more", she whispered, as her eyes darted to the people around her nervously.
"Luv if I didn't know better I'd say you're embarrassed about me", he stated, fixing her with a stare.
"No, don't be stupid, I'm not embarrassed about you", she hissed under her breath so only he could hear.
"Than prove it"
"What?"
"prove it"
"How?"
"Kiss me"
"What!?, no", Amara hissed, trying to keep her voice low.
"So I embarrass you then"
"No, John you don't"
"It's ok I understand", John turned away from her smiling, he knew what he was doing. He felt her tap on his shoulder, he quickly whipped the smirk off his face, before he turned around.
A very pissed Amara stared him straight in the eye. Roughly, she grabbed his head forcing it down on hers. The kiss was quick, but it was what John wanted.
"You don't embarrass me", Amara stated loud enough for all the people at the table to hear.
If there was no attention on them before, they certainly had it now. The whole tables eyes were fixed upon the couple. At that moment Gambit and Rogue re-entered, with the plates of food.
"Um, did I miss something?", Rogue asked no one in general.
At rogues word the room seamed to wake up, as people slowly started to talk again. Rogue put down the plates of food, not bothered that John had taken her seat, as that meant she had to sit next to Gambit. As the chatter in the room started to rise Amara relaxed. She could hardly believe what she had just done. John had a wicked little grin on his face after the stunt she pulled, and she did not fail to notice it, and with that knowledge it dawned on her that he had played her. She could have said something offcourse, but she had her own wicked grin now, it wasn't so bad being played by John.
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AN: Ah, John you naughty devil, playing games with Amara. Anyway it's nice to know that you are all enjoying my story, and I would like to inform you all that I have already started writing the next chapter, so sit tight. I would all so like to thank all the people that told me the correct spelling for Piotr (look I can do it).
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