Rogue and Kitty got out of the car they had been cramped up in and looked around at the block of apartments in front of the. They weren't exactly 5 star but they were a lot better compared to the house Rogue had lived in all her life. Kitty however had always had a pretty large home in the city and so wasn't exactly jumping with joy when she looked at the apartments. She did pick up her suitcases and walk behind Tabitha as she led the way to the apartment that she was currently living in.

A musty smell hit them when Tabby opened the door. "Sorry about the smell but the apartment hasn't been used much in the past years and Lance doesn't like to open the windows too much. Rogue was about to ask Tabitha who Lance was when Tabitha switched on the lights and Rogue saw a boy a few years older than her sprawled on the sofa. He was sound asleep and didn't even stir when Tabby noisily dragged all the suitcases inside and dumped them on the floor. John came in soon after he had parked the car. He didn't notice the bags in front of the door and he stumbled over a few of them and fell flat on his face.

John sat up nursing his wounded arm when Lance finally got up. Startled to see so many people in the apartment he sat up straight and just looked at them for a second. He opened his mouth to either yawn or ask Tabby who the two girls were Kohn pushed him off the couch and settled down in the couch making himself comfortable. Tabitha who had been in the kitchen all this while came into the room and seeing that Lance was awake she gestured towards the two girls and said, "This is Rogue and this is Kitty. They will be staying with me here." Lance stared stupidly at the girls still not quite comprehending what was going on and noticing this Tabitha sighed and sitting down on the couch launched into a long story on how they had met. Lance shifted slightly on the couch as Tabitha continued droning on and on about everything and anything under the sun and Kitty's eyes widened when she saw the scar running up his arm. Noticing her satre Lance quickly covered up the scar.

John yawned loudly and declared that he was going back to his apartment to get some sleep and Lance got up too and left. Even though Kitty and Rogue were tired and hadn't slept on a proper bed in weeks they just couldn't sleep. So the two girls helped Tabitha make some hot chocolate and they all settled down in the living room with their mugs of hot chocolate and mini marshmallows. After taking a sip of her hot chocolate Rogue leaned back and asked Tabby if she had lived in Venice all her life. Tabitha laughed and launched spiritedly into the story of how she and Lance had moved here and how she had met John at work (she worked as a waitress in a restaurant). John had helped them find these apartments and they had gladly moved in. She left out the part about her childhood and why she moved to Venice and none of the other girls asked. After all they had their own reasons for moving that they weren't ready to talk about either.

The next morning
Rogue opened her eyes lazily and for a second couldn't remember where she was. Then she heard Tabitha singing loudly as she made breakfast and remembered the events of the previous night. She got off the bed and dressed hurriedly. She walked into the kitchen about fifteen minutes later to find Tabitha singing to the radio as she attempted to flip pancakes. She wasn't doing a very good job of it and most of the pancakes were either burnt or mashed up. Rogue wore a spare apron that Tabitha had lying around and began helping her with breakfast. Kitty walked in just in time to set the table and soon all three girls were digging into the food. Kitty pushed the plate back after a while and leaned back in her seat but Tabitha put two more pancakes onto her plate and said "Eat up. We have a very busy day ahead of us. First we are going to go to the spectacular "Crab 'n' Conch" or as I like to call it "The Cramp and Croak" and see if we can find you two any jobs. They are always looking for fresh meat. Hope you have some experience with being a waitress." Rogue nodded and said "Ah was a waitress in a seafood restaurant back in Missisippi." This was the first mention that Rogue had made of her home town and realizing that she though of her father and for the first time wondered if he was dead or still in existence. Before she could brood too much about it though Kitty spoke up "I have like never worked as a waitress before. Is it like too hard."
"Don't worry darlin I'll teach you everything there is to know. And after we finish the first shift we blow all our tips money on shoes." Kitty brightened up considerably at the thought and gulped down the two pancakes.
Just as they were finishing with the dishes the two boys walked in looking for food. Tabitha glided past them and grabbed her coat and was already half way across the hall when she looked back at the two boys who were sill standing waiting for her and waved as she said "We didn't make you any dinner. But there is some pancake batter left on the table."

John went into the kitchen to try and make some breakfast but Lance stood at the door watching the three girls as they laughed over something Rogue had said and made their way down the stairs. He shook his head as they left and walked back into the kitchen to see if John had left anything at all for him.

And that was the end of this chapter. Thanks for reading it and Plz review