Disclaimer: I don't own any of these, just chill, I'm playing, promise. This is in a different reality, where Jean and Scott actually marry and don't get a proper honeymoon.
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marvlix, thank you! I knew it was wrong, but I couldn't find it when I was searching around! DANKE SCHÖN! And okay, you have a point, tell you what, if you remind me, I will try and write a Jott fic with just them together, pure nice, no horrid things. Remind me and I promise to try.
Onward and upward! See what you think…
Boiling with rage, Scott and Jean Summers looked up at the two villains, Black Tom Cassidy and Madelyne Pryor.
"Tis a shame that Cain could n' join us. He would've loved t' see ye two X-Men squirm."
Madelyne threw her head back and laughed heartily at her Irish associate. "Tom, you make me laugh, but that fool has done his part. Now we must fulfil ours."
Tom scowled at the woman, hating how she treated his friend, and feeling rebellious to her plans.
Below them in the now unstable Danger Room Scott was thinking of a way out. Jean was nursing a headache that had sprung from the shock of Maddie firing back her mental probes she had stretched out. Scott…what do we do?
Startled from his reverie, Scott turned so kneel by his wife's side. It'll be okay hon, I promise I'll find a way out. They won't hurt us
Jean smiled at him and squeezed his hand gently to assure him she was fine. He stood after returning the gesture and began to scour the walls. This was his favourite room, he knew where the switch was, he just needed his bearings. He needed a helping hand, a location to work out from. He smacked his forehead.
'Duh Summers, you prat. Observation deck.' He quickly worked out all the angles and turned to face where the door would be.
Jean I've got it
What? Her head snapped up quickly. The door?
Yes, I figured it out
Madelyne sensed some sort of communication between the pair and set her program in motion. Laughing with strange joy, her eyes lit as the images were put into play. Scott and Jean's world was thrown upside down and all the two watchers could do was shake hands and laugh at their plan taking action.
Above their heads, a newcomer had just entered the mansion and he looked around in amusement. No-one at the bottom of the stairs, amazing. He laughed heartily and lifted all his bags up to carry them upstairs to his old room. By the time he had put his things away again, Ororo and Logan had walked downstairs and were in the kitchen talking over a cup of coffee. Venturing from his room, heading in that direction, Piotr Nichoviolich Rasputin took a look around just outside his door. It was good to be back.
"PEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRR!" A girl flung herself on him and hugged him tightly. Piotr or Peter as he was known to his American friends hugged the girl he loved with passion.
"Kitty, I had hoped I would see you first!"
"Of course you goose! I missed you! Everyone has come home, you're all returning back to us!"
"Da, that we are. It is you that draws me here Kitty, you always bring me back."
"Oh Pete," Kitty sighed, "you always say the sweetest of things."
Piotr smiled down and grinned. "But of course my American beauty. What other things could I say, if not sweet they would be sour, and that is something I do not wish to be."
Kitty nodded and tiptoed up to kiss his cheek. "I know. I'm glad you're back."
"Come Kitty, we should go to the kitchen. I am hungry from my trip."
"Okay." She agreed easily and shrieked as he lifted her into his arms and carried her down the stairs and into the room for which they had headed. Piotr smiled as he saw his comrades talking in whispers, holding hands across the table. They both let go as the couple walked in.
"Oh I see," Kitty teased, "Breaking it up because we're here. Forget it guys, you two are waaaaaaaay obvious, ya know?"
Piotr laughed as he saw Logan blush at Kitty's comment. "Now that is a something I have not once seen before comrade, the Wolverine blushing."
Ororo turned her head and saw, beginning to laugh along with him. Logan scowled at her and Peter as Kitty joined in. he pointed a finger, beginning to grin. "This is your fault half-pint. I'll get yer back."
"Oh Logan, leave Kitten alone. She is quite right. We should not be afraid of out own friends." Ororo stood and moved their cups to the sink. He stayed sitting and watched her, considering her words, as the other two got a glass of juice each and sat down next to one another, beginning to talk about the things that had passed whilst they had been apart.
Upstairs, Remy and Rogue stood opposite one another, both grinning like Cheshire cats. Rogue spoke first, pointing out the obvious rather than comment on recent changes. "Look clothes Remy, aren't ya glad to see them."
"Not on you mon chere." Remy cheerily replied.
Rogue smiled. "Aw, now look. Stop that, you're gonna make a gal like me start blushin' all o' the tahme, without a just cause in most peoples eyes."
"'Bout time someone did Rogue, ya need a little blush now an' then t' make sure your cheeks are workin', and yours are workin' just fine."
Rolling her eyes at his confidence and answer for everything, Rogue held out a gloved hand to him. He took it but removed her glove and hand her bare hand firmly in his own, with no material separating them. They both revelled in the simple pleasure, starting to make their way downstairs.
"Remy? Ya think the others would'a guessed whut we were up to?"
Remy blinked and moved his hand to curl around her waist, sliding under the material to rest against her skin. "I think dey all be knowin' we serious. But I t'ink dey be knowin' dat for a long time already."
"Rahght, j'st so ah know whut ah'm about t' head into sugah. Don't get me wrong, ah want them all t' know, it's just fahnding the rahght tahme, y'see?"
"Oui, I understand."
"Really?"
Coming to a complete stop, Remy pulled the woman he loved round and into his arms, to silence her with a kiss. "Does that tell you Rogue?"
She nodded quietly, a big smile almost falling off her face with how wide it was. Remy nodded decisively and led her to the kitchen where they met their friends and began to chatter about mindless things, or just random pieces of new or old information. Ororo and Logan held hands beneath the table and smiled whenever they count the others eyes. Rogue and Remy were as close together as they could get. Kitty and Piotr felt at peace and happy, not touching but knowing how the other one felt and basking in that glory.
Hank and Tessa were disagreeing once more. Each met the others eyes and couldn't help but laugh loudly. Seeing the other in such a state, both realised that their constant arguing was pointless and they should come clean.
"Tessa-"
"Hank-"
They both spoke together and smiled. "You first my dear."
"No no, it's okay, you first."
"I insist." Grinned Hank and bowed to signal her to speak. She curtsied and smiled , clearing her throat and preparing for the worst.
"Hank." Tessa began and smiled, catching his eye. "I thought you should know that I-uh, I really admire your work."
Kicking herself for not telling him the truth, Tessa met his gaze again. "What did you want to tell me?"
"Well, I, uh, I." He blustered and waved his hands around, trying to make his point. "I was considering and I thought, well my opinion was, and that led to… Coming to the conclusion of, yes."
Tessa smiled and grabbed his hands that were still animatedly waving. "Hank. What conclusion?"
Henry McCoy blushed and grinned at her. "The conclusion I should go on a date."
"Oh?"
"With you."
"Oh." Now it was her turn to blush and smile. "Really?"
"That would be most agreeable, if you would conform to the general idea of going on a date with a beast."
"You're only a beast by codename Hank, not appearance or personality." Tessa told him, kissing his cheek.
"I will escort you to a restaurant then at seven o'clock this evening, collecting you from your door Miss Niles." Hank blushed and his smile broadened widely.
"Until then Mister McCoy, adieu."
"Adieu Juliet, adieu! Fare the well bright angel."
Giggling, Tessa strode from the room, leaving Hank with the biggest grin and the most comfortable happy feeling. Clicking his heels and humming happily, he went to check on their current 'guest'.
"Good morrow Cain. How do you feel today?"
Hearing an angry roar, Hank chuckled. "I'm glad you haven't lost your sense of humour. Now why are you here, just to fight again? Shame on you Juggernaut, I held a higher opinion of you, or was about to."
Cain Marko laughed from the cell he was held in and smashed his fists against the energy that separated them. "Ha, there's nothin' yous X-Men can do now anyways. Tom and Maddielyne are already in place. Yous guys have lost."
"My my my. Madelyne Pryor and Black Tom I presume? Deary me, now that calls for attention."
As Hank headed for the alarm, Cain realised his mistake and laughed it off. "Hahaha! You believe me, funny puny X-Man, you believe anything."
"Still, I must set the scanners Cain, if by the slight chance they might seize the opportunity and enter our building." Hank smirked at the fallen expression on the Juggernauts face as he hit the scanners, fully expecting the results he got back. "As I thought, they are indeed here and…"
He fell silent. "Great gods… Scott and Jean!"
Hitting the alarm, he dashed from the room heading to the Danger Room as quickly as his limbs would carry him. Hoping he would not be too late. As he skidded through the doors, he saw a peculiar sight and stopped dead. Black Tom looked up and grinned at him. "Ah, Beast, ye think ye got a containment cell for this?"
Hank's jaw dropped and he saw Maddie lying on the floor unconscious. "Did you happen to be working with this woman Black Tom?"
"Aye, but she got on me nerves. Take 'er away and me an' Cain can go back t' our usual business. I shifted the programs 'round and made it all end. Could n'r put it back to how 't was, but I think they've had enough of a secluded room for now."
Nodding at the strange logic, Henry lifted the clone up and took her from the room. "Come with me Tom, the Professor will need to agree to Cain's release I am afraid."
"Right-o Beasty, I can see why Charles may have t' give his go ahead. Shall I open them doors down there for the couple down there?"
"Uh, yes yes, do that, please."
"Alrighty." Flicking two switches, Tom grinned and held open the next door for Beast. "Shall we?"
Down in the Danger Room itself, Scott and Jean had been surprised, to say the least, when the world had stopped spinning and the enemies halted and disappeared. They held to one another and smiled slowly. Jean, I love you so much
I love you too
"Let's get out of here."
Scott pulled Jean to the doors, which flung open and they raced up the corridors towards the lifts that would take them to the main floors. They locked lips as the doors closed and laughed as the doors opened to reveal a surprised team of X-Men. Quickly, Jean pressed the up button and the doors closed. Scott waved jokily to them, causing Jean to laugh more and kiss him again.
Down a few floors, Logan stood with his face inches from the lift doors and claws drawn. "Did those two just-?"
"Yes." Kitty giggled and turned to hide her laughter in Peter's arms, as he too was confused, yet amused by the sight they had been met with. He scooped Kitty fully into his arms and span her around, before turning to walk away towards the pool.
"We will be outside comrades. We'll be seeing you later."
Kitty waved from over his shoulder before placing a gentle kiss on his lips and allowing him to take her outside where they could be alone. Ororo smiled and waved back, then placed a hand on Logan's shoulder. "I think their honeymoon was over, just."
"Yeah, I reckon so. What about the alarm?"
"Oh leave it, I'm guessing it's sorted if those two have just come up here."
Logan smirked and nodded. "Yep, which leaves me with nothin' t' do, except try t' ravish ya."
Blushing, Ororo kissed him deeply and smiled. Pulling back her eyes shone and she walked away from him slowly. Turning around, she dropped his belt on the floor and Logan watched her, his jaw dropping as he realised what she'd done.
"Thieving woman… first my heart then my belt. That's it." He retracted his claws and sped after her, startling the pair who had just realised there was an alarm and were at the kitchen door.
Rogue smiled and watched them, leaning her head on Remy's shoulder. "Ah think the mansion is quite happy, don't you sugah?"
"Oui, mon belle chere. Dis mansion is full o' love. Dat's the way t'ings should be."
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