Boom-Boom's Dating Academy
Part 6
A/N: Last chapter! Hope you've enjoyed the story!
Disclaimer: I do not own X-men Evolution, I only own the story line, which will soon be over, just like the real series! T-T.
I also don't own 'Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful' from Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. Only on CD.
"No way, no way, NO WAY!"
"Shut up Kit! Do ya want the whole mansion to hear?" Rogue glared at her friend, but a smile still lit her lips.
"Sorry, but, you know, it's like soooo cool that we both got asked to the dance!" Squealing, Kitty fell backward onto her bed. "The most romantic event of the school year."
"How romantic can a school event be?" Rogue wrinkled her nose.
"Well-"
"Oh, it is the most romantic thing!" Both girls looked up surprised as Tabby strode into the room, huge grin on her face.
"Tabby!" The two made room for their wild comrade.
"And Wanda!" The blonde announced joyfully as Scarletwitch trudged into the room looking uncomfortable.
"Hey Wanda." Rogue greeted the other goth. Wanda nodded her head.
"Sooooo, they finally asked, huh?" Tabby smiled.
"What do you mean finally? I never knew that the swamp rat liked me!"
"Yeah, I mean, like, I never knew that Kurt liked me!" Kitty joined in. Boom-Boom rolled her eyes.
"Well you two must be two of the most unobservant people in the world! I knew that Pietro liked me all along."
"Yeah right," Wanda snorted finally sitting down. "You wouldn't notice if sang you a love ballad."
"You wound me!" Tabby fell back on the bed dramatically. "So naturally I must wound you back!" She sat up grinning, and reaching for a pillow. She tossed the murderous weapon across to the other bed at her friend. Unfortunately for Rogue, the blonde was giggling so hard that her aim was decidedly not accurate. Rogue got a faceful of feathers and cloth.
"Why you little!" She chucked it back. This time the pillow met its mark.
"Umph!" This time the pillow sailed into Kitty.
"Now I'm getting involved in this?" She laughed choosing to chuck it at Wanda. Rogue threw another at her, but it phased through onto Tabby. Soon all the pillows were involved in a war.
"Oooh, this one's pretty!" Jean showed the blue dress to Tabby, who made a face.
"My dress must be absolutely purrrrrfect!" She laughed hopping off to where Rogue was emerging from a dressing room.
"Oh, Rogue, you look, like, Cinderella good!" Kitty grinned at her best friend. "Jean, thank you so much for taking us here! I mean I completely forgot about a dress! And I mean, even if I had remembered, I don't know where to get one!"
"Whoa, Kitty don't start worshipping her!" Tabby laughed as the other girl glared at her.
"It's okay Kitty, I still have to pick out my dress too!" Jean smiled calmly. "Scott and I always have a good time at the dances."
"Ahem!" Rogue cleared her throat. "Aren't I the one who's supposed to be getting admired?" She stood in the doorway of the dressing room, the bottom of her floor length dress clutched in her gloved hand. The long white gloves reached all the way up to her shoulders. Her purple sleeveless dress stretched down to the floor where it ended with soft silver lining. Matching silver strands spiraled across the gown. Draped around her neck was a lavender scarf.
"Honey, ya never looked better!" Tabby exclaimed as Rogue spun around. "Looks like one princess is ready for the ball!" Hitting Tabby with one of the gloves, Rogue marched back into the dressing room.
"Oh my god!" Kitty cried from the opposite side of the store. "This is, like, soooo perfect!" She held up a periwinkle blue strapless dress. It poofed out a little at the bottom, giving the Cinderella-esque dress a special flair.
"Looks great, Kitty!" Jean smiled as she and Rogue emerged from the dressing room. Rogue with dress folded, Jean with dress on.
"Lookin' good!" Rogue whistled at Jean as she followed Kitty towards the cash register. Jean smirked at the younger girl, trying to keep a laugh down. She wasn't wearing a dress, but a midnight blue shirt, with long flowing sleeves. Her flowing skirt was pitch black, with pastel pink lace around the edges. It tumbling in layers down her legs. Tabby nodded approvingly, but there was something distracted in her smile.
"Scott will definitely approve," she stated. Walking deeper into the store, the blonde encountered Wanda. "Hey! Having any luck?"
"Yes."
"Can I see it?"
"No." Scarletwitch walked away leaving a stunned Tabby. She sighed. It was going to be a picture perfect night with Pietro. So she needed a picture perfect dress. Red, to match her corsage. Rounding the corner something caught her eye. It was a spaghetti-strap dress, knee-length and bright red. Black frills decorated it. Boom-boom grinned. Picture perfect moment with a picture perfect dress. Almost like in a story…………………
"Oh my god!"
"Mon ami, Chaton must be rubbing off on you!" Remy smiled at Kurt. The other mutant just sighed. "Don't worry," Gambit continued. "Remy knows the perfect place to get suits." Kurt lightened up slightly.
"You-sure?" The Cajun looked at Pietro.
"Would Remy say so if he was not sure?" Pietro shrugged.
"Just-wonderin-ya-know-cuz-I-have-to-get-a-pure-white-suit," he raised his eyebrows in a "so-sue-me" kind of way. "Boom-Boom's-orders." Kurt moved over to the unusually quiet Australian, the only other person in the room not involved in a stare down.
"What's the matter John?" Nightcrawler stood there for a few minutes as John just stared at the floor. The uncomfortable silence was broken by the loser of the staredown.
"Well-let's-get-going." Pietro snapped.
"As you wish," Remy smiled, pushing the door open.
Ding Dong! The Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngster's doorbell chimed while four uncomfortable looking teens stood on the doorstep.
"This is so weird," Kurt muttered to himself, trying to shake off the strange feeling of waiting for someone on your own doorstep. But these feelings were quickly banished when the large wooden door opened. Rogue stepped out.
"Mademoiselle, you are truly a vision," Remy stepped forward and kissed Rogue's gloved hand. The grinning girl and her beau left to board Scott's car. Next out stepped Kitty.
"Hi Kurt," she whispered nervously.
"Wow," Kurt gulped. "Uh, you look…great."
"Thanks," she smiled, stepping out of the doorway. The couple followed Rogue and Remy.
"Pie-Pie," Tabby slunk up and wiggled her eye-brows.
"Got-the-white-suit-and-all," Pietro showed his date, eyeing up her rather short dress. Giggling, the two started off as well. Left on the doorstep was John. He put on his handsomest face and waited for his girl to arrive.
"'Ey Sheila! How're you do-" Pyro stopped in midsentence as Wanda appeared in the doorframe. Her strapless dress cascaded down to the floor, black as coal. But over it was a maroon shift. Lacy, and detailed.
"What?" Wanda said nervously. "Changed your mind?"
"Not for the all the world," St. John regained his cool. "Shall we?" He offered her his arm. She smiled, relieved and gladly slipped her arm around his.
When everyone was at last in the car, Scott and Jean who had been waiting turned around.
"Everybody's got everything, right? Because I'm not driving any of you back to get something," his eyes scanned them. There was a collective murmur of consent in the backseat. Scott sighed and turned back to look at Jean. She shrugged, and he started up the car.
Pyro looked around at the couples on the dance floor. The first few minutes of the dance, and he was already alone. He spotted Kitty and Kurt and Rogue and Remy, but couldn't find Tabby and Pietro. The group had split up, and Wanda had gone to the bathroom.
Flicking his lighter on and off unconsciously, John dully noted that Logan and Ororo were also enjoying the music together. He felt warm breath near his ear.
"Who's there?" He asked, without turning around. When there was no answer, John glanced over his shoulder. Eyes widening, he realized that the breath was not a whisper at all, but smoke. He stared at the burning banner behind him and stood still.
"John…" a voice called softly from the distance. "John? Hello, I'm…Oh my god." Wanda looked at him severely. "What did you do?"
"Well, truth be told Sheila, I don't know." The fire was now burning a little higher, but was still small enough that no one noticed it, but it would only be a matter of time. Scarletwitch looked around quickly. Spotting a glass of punch sitting on the floor, she raised it with her mind. Rapidly dousing the fire with it, she turned to smile at John.
"That's the way you handle a fire, Pyro." John pouted and looked past her.
"I'm not speaking to y-" He leaned around her. A boy was standing there. He looked back and forth between Pyro, the banner, and Wanda. Swiftly, John marched over to the boy, who tried to back away, and grabbed him. Realizing what was going on, Wanda hurried to her date's side.
"Y-you, the c-cup, y-you," he stuttered, pointing at Wanda. Glancing at John, Wanda grinned wickedly.
"Looks like we've got ourselves a hostage."
John laughed and the two grabbed their prisoner and marched him off to his dungeon.
Kitty leaned against a wall. She and Kurt had been dancing for awhile, and it was starting to get stuffy in the gym.
"You look a little pale, Katzchen," Kurt stated concernedly. He handed her a glass of punch. "Are you alright?"
"I-I'm fine," Kitty waved off the serious look on her date's face. "Don't worry about it. It's just a little warm in here. And I'm just a little tired."
"Just a little?" Kurt asked skeptically. Kitty smiled back.
"Too bad they keep us locked up here in the gym. It would be so nice to stand outside." She sighed.
"Are you not having a good time?" Kurt looked at the ground.
"Of course I'm having a good time Kurt! You're the best date a girl could ask for." Kitty quickly reassured him. "It's just stuffy in here, and we can't leave the gym."
"Oh we can't, can we?" Kitty looked up to see a mischievous glint in Nightcrawler's eye. Kitty looked at Kurt suspiciously, but allowed him to lead her into one of the supply closets.
"Hold on Katzchen." Kurt stated. Grabbing a hold, Kitty felt that familiar feeling.
The next second, she and Kurt were sitting in a tree outside the school building.
"Oh, Kurt," Kitty smiled as she cuddled up against him, and the two sat back to look at the stars.
"AAAAAAAAAAA!" Tabby squealed near the concession stand. She jumped out of the way of a small explosion of her own making. She glanced meaningly at the teens working the concession stand and decided to try again, this time screaming louder.
Deciding that they couldn't ignore the screaming girl anymore, the concession stand people hurried over to see what was the matter. Tabby grinned. Everything was working perfectly.
"Come on," she whispered. "Just leave the table all alone." She repeated the explosion cycle again, this time creating an extra smoky ball.
"Are you all right?" A boy asked resignedly. He didn't want to involve himself anymore than he had to.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" She sobbed, hiding her face, and making another small boom. The boy looked back at his friends and motioned for help. In a matter of minutes, the whole concession table staff was buzzing over Boom-Boom. Suddenly, she straightened up and gave the thumbs up behind her back.
"I'm fine now," she stated, and walked off, leaving many confused teens in her wake. She walked right up to Pietro, who was leaning against the wall.
"Did ya get 'em?" she inquired.
"Oh yeah," Pietro grinned, stepping aside to reveal a pile of sweets that were very similar to those on the concession table. Tabby grinned.
"I knew we would make a good team," she stated, as they settled down to a feast.
Rogue raised her eyebrows as Remy pulled a deck of cards out of his coat.
"Do not fear, ma cheri," Gambit said in reply. "These are just ordinary cards."
"Well I would hope so!" Rogue cried, sitting down on the gym floor. She looked up at the Cajun. "And what do you suppose we do with these cards, 'monsieur'?" the goth inquired.
"Why not," Remy shrugged. "Say, build a castle with Remy."
"Alright, but I warn ya, I have a cold, so if I feel a sneeze coming on…"
"Oui, oui!" Remy laughed, joining Rogue on the floor. "Remy understands."
The couple toiled over the cards. Rejoicing when they completed a level, and becoming frustrated when the whole thing collapsed. All the while having lengthy conversations. When the castle was finally complete, Remy smiled at Rogue.
"Ah, ma cheri, we are now complete."
"Swamp Rat," Rogue looked thoughtful. "Why did we build this thing anyway?"
"Why Remy thought it was obvious!" Remy exclaimed in mock surprise. "We built a castle for you, the beautiful princess to live in. Remy hopes you will accept your new living quarters."
"I will," Rogue replied. "But only if you're the prince." Remy grinned.
"But Remy is not a prince. Only, say, a wandering minstrel."
"Alright, fine Swamp Rat," Rogue laughed. "Will the wandering minstrel care to stay at my wonderful castle this evening?"
"Over course Remy accepts, especially since the court ball is tonight, and the lovely Princess Rogue will hopefully be in attendance."
"Princess Rogue wouldn't miss it for the world," Rogue's eyes twinkled. "She hears that the wandering minstrel Remy will be playing at the ball."
"Indeed he shall."
"Princess Rogue walks up to the minstrel and begins a conversation."
"The Wandering Minstrel Remy is enraptured by the princess's intelligence as well as her beauty. He cannot help but ask her for a dance," Gambit stood up and held out his hand to his date.
"Princess Rogue willingly agrees," Rogue clasped his hand, and the minstrel swept his princess onto the ballroom floor.
"Scott…"
"Yes Jean?" Scott glanced at his girlfriend, who was standing next to him, cookie in hand.
"Never mind."
"What?" Scott asked. When she refused to answer he persisted. "Tell me."
"It's just that," she looked over at the guy she loved, longing in her voice. "Sometimes I wish they'd play one of those really old tunes, you know? The really romantic ones."
"Oh." Scott replied. Jean shook her head.
"Never mind. I'm gonna go get another glass of punch, okay?" She moped off to the concession stand. Scott sighed and walked away from the wall into the crowd.
Jean stood by the concession stand. She loved all the newest love songs as much as anybody, but she also loved those old love songs they played on Broadway…Her thoughts were interrupted by a stop in the music. The teens all looked up to see the DJ conversing with a boy.
"Alright everybody." The DJ yelled to populace of the gym. "Back off to the edges of the gym." He looked around to see everyone doing as they were told. "Here is 'Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful' from Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, to Jeannie, with much love, Scott." The DJ put down his microphone and the slow melody of the Broadway hit song floated down to the surprised teens. Scott walked out onto the empty gym floor and held out his hand to Jean. Tears in her eyes, she accepted his hand.
The couple danced the whole song alone, but they weren't aware of all the eye's upon them. At that moment, all that mattered was each other. At the end of the song. Scott held Jean close and kissed her tenderly, much to the happiness of the crowd. A cheer went up, breaking the magic spell and kiss, and bringing the blushing couple back to reality.
As Scott and Jean made their way back to their place on the wall, Jean leaned against Scott and whispered in his ear, "Thank You."
When Scott and Jean's solo slow dance was over, and most of the teen's resumed their dancing, Pietro and Tabby stayed by the wall. Tabby sighed.
"Pie-Pie I'm bored," she whined.
"Tell-me-about-it." Pietro yawned back. Glancing around something caught Pietro's eye. A red-head boy and a dark-haired girl were clustered around a supply closet. Looking closer, Quicksilver realized that the dark-haired girl was his sister! "Hey-Boom-Boom-there's-Wanda-and-John."
"Wa-Wa!" Tabby grabbed hold of her date's arm and dragged him across the gym to where Scarletwitch and Pyro were seated. "Watcha doin'?" The blonde draped her arm precariously across Wanda's back.
"I-is someone out there?" A frightened voice issued from the closet.
"Who's-in-there?" Pietro leaned closer to the closet.
"Can we trust you?" Wanda glared suspiciously at the couple.
"Of course!" Tabby smirked.
"Fine." She flung open the door to reveal a cowering boy.
"This is our hostage!" John announced proudly.
"He saw me use my powers," Wanda added.
"Excellent," Tabby sat down as she spoke. "Pie-Pie and I were just getting bored anyway. And I'm hungry." She turned to grin wickedly at the boy. "Hostage, get me a brownie." She glared. "Or else." The boy quickly leaped out of the closet and in a few minutes was back with a large brownie.
"I never really thought of it that way…" John thought aloud.
"Well, you obviously weren't thinking hard enough!" Boom-Boom replied with a smile.
Kitty's eyes opened. She glanced up at the stars, down at the ground, and then remembered she was up in a tree. Sitting up, she jolted Kurt awake, who had, just like her, been dozing.
"Kurt! We have to get back in there!" Kitty exclaimed. "Something important might be happening!"
"Alright Katzchen," Kurt yawned, stretching his back. "Hold on." The couple were returned to the supply closet where Kurt had first dragged Kitty.
"Now that I think about it," Kitty smiled slyly. "This is a pretty nice supply closet." Her arm snaked around the back of Nightcrawler's neck, sending chills up his spine. He pulled her into a kiss, feeling a soft tingling feeling as her lips met his.
When they finally broke apart, Kurt stepped back, only to step on something! He tripped and fell, as a muffled scream arose from whatever he had stepped on. Kitty squealed and backed through the wall. Kurt's feet kicked the door open, and he and the boy Wanda, John, Tabby, and Pietro had captured tumbled onto the gym floor. Tabby screeched in surprise and the others bore shocked expressions on their faces.
"Ooof," Kurt grunted, landing on his stomach.
"Tabby, what's going on here?" Jean appeared before the startled group, brought there by the commotion.
"Nothing."
"Uh-huh."
"Seriously Jeannie this was done for protection issues only," Tabby said, cracking under Jean's knowing stare. She also knew that the "Hostage" issue might sound a little better when smoothed over with her voice, than the plain facts in her head.
"What did you do?" Jean's voice hardened.
"Well, that evil boy, you did see those sinister looks didn't you? Well, he caught Wanda using her powers to protect the greater good. He was about to go and yell that she was a mutant, therefore causing much distress, so they had to do something. So, after a big scuffle, St. John and Wanda here put the boy in here. We decided to let him go get a cookie." Tabby looked up at Jean with big eyes. "That's the whole truth." Jean nodded.
"Uh-huh," she said sarcastically. "I would usually punish you for this, but," her face softened. "It is the dance. I will have to erase those memories, you understand."
"Who's memories will you be erasing?" Rogue asked curiously. She and Remy stepped from the dance floor to stand by the group of mutants.
"Long story," Tabby stated. Jean closed her eyes, and going into the petrified boy's mind, removed his latest memories. When she had finished, Jean looked at the boy, who seemed about to faint.
"It's okay," she smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "You just fell while dancing."
"Yeah, okay," the confused boy put a hand to his head and walked off. Jean turned to give the group one last glare, before striding off in pursuit of Scott.
"Last song for the night," the DJ announced. "So I want to see all you couples out on the dance floor!" Near the exit doors, Logan offered Ororo his hand. She accepted a serene smile on her face.
As the tune drifted across the gym, all the couples swayed separately. All were focusing their energy on kissing their date as passionately as their date kissed them. Although this was not a possibility for Remy and Rogue, their eyes connected and they didn't seem to notice that hundreds of people danced along with them. Remy held her close and Rogue ran her gloved hand through his hair. As the song ended, everyone drifted to the doors.
After saying tender goodbyes, the teens parted to their own beds, each intent on dreaming of the wonderful evening.
Tabby stared out the window of Mystique's old bedroom and sighed. It was hard to believe that the night she had tried so hard to make perfect for everyone had finally come and gone. And it had been perfect in her mind…
On the sidewalk she saw Rogue and Remy and Kurt and Kitty taking a walk. Wanda and John were downstairs. Pietro was making pancakes for breakfast. Everything had turned out well.
"Boom-Boom-breakfast-is-ready!" Quicksilver's voice called up the stairs. The blonde grinned. Yeah, everything is perfect. And all thanks to me. Maybe I have a future in education! She giggled at her thoughts.
"Coming!" Tabby tore herself from her position at the window and raced down the stairs. As she gave Pietro a good morning kiss and started a large stack of pancakes, a thought lingered in her mind.
I can see it now: Boom-Boom's Dating Academy.
A/N: The end! Of the whole series! So, what did you think? Please Review!
KW
