Author's note:
Valley-Gurl101- Your story was awesome, I loved it! I'm glad you enjoyed the chappie.
GambitsRogue- Her giving him a chance would spoil all the fun :)
Leann- Here ya go!
Lightspeed Suzuka- I"ve missed your reviews, I'm glad you're back.
Caliente- Pete's dealings usually are shady, but it will be explained. I'm planning on talking about their meeting at some point, perhaps in a flashback. Addictive... I like that. Thanks for the review!
ishandahalf- I'm glad you're enjoying.
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An Arrival and a Kiss
~*~
So you figure that you've
Got him all figured out
He's a sweet talking stud
Who can melt a girls heart with his pout
He's the kind of lover that the ladies dream about
Oh, yes he is
-REO Speedwagon
~*~
Pete and Remy both carried the two bags up the stairs to the Institute. Remy knocked. A big blue furry guy answered the door. "Good evening," he said. "My name is Henry McCoy, I'm pleased to meet your acquaintance."
"Uh, likewise," Pete said taken slightly off guard.
"You must be Remy Lebeau and Pete Wisdom."
"Oui," Remy nodded.
"Please come in. The professor is waiting for you, Mr. Lebeau." Remy handed Pete his bag and followed Hank inside. Grumbling under his breath Pete walked in.
"Pete," Kitty said surprised. "I thought you had a meeting."
"I do," he said. "Later."
"Let me show you where to put those," she said.
"I `ave a few ideas, most include up Lebeau's-"
"Pete!" Kitty exclaimed. He merely grinned following her up the stairs and into a bedroom.
"Nice," he commented sitting the bags down.
"Yeah, he's an adult so he gets one of the big rooms."
"I noticed the mansion seems somewhat deserted."
"Yeah, some of the parents caught wind of what happened and pulled their kids out." Pete nodded, he understood that, in fact he found it wrong that Xavier was training these children for possible future battle. He knew what the old man had said about helping them get control but most of them hadn't gotten there yet. Kids should be at school not preparing to fight. He looked at the girl before him as she walked around the room.
"Why is his room so nice?" she asked out loud.
"Ready?"
"No, I've never seen one of the adults' rooms." She opened a door and crossed her arms. "They have their own bathroom! We all have to share."
"I'm sure Remy would be willing to share."
"Right."
"Never heard him turn down a beautiful woman before." Kitty looked up and smiled brightly. "Wot?"
"You called me beautiful."
"I can't be the first man t' do that."
"You were."
"See, I knew the Yanks were barmy. Not t' see how amazin' you are." She looked down shyly and he took her arm. "Ready t' go?"
"Yeah." They walked out of Remy's room. "So," he said slowly, "want t' show me around?"
"Um, sure," Kitty said.
In the professor's office
"I know that you have quite a... colorful past," Xavier said. "But we can give you a clear slate here."
"Remy'd really appreciate dat, mon brave," the Cajun said relaxing visibly at those words. He didn't want his dark past to touch any of the people here, especially Rogue.
"Now, I'm sure you'd like to go settle in. Rogue?" Xavier called. The Southerner, who had been walking towards the rec. room sauntered over.
"Yeah?"
"Would you show Mr. Lebeau to his room?"
"Ah guess," Rogue said reluctantly still remembering his bodysuit comment.
"Merci," Remy smiled following her out of the room.
Upstairs
"And that's the boys' wing," Kitty said. "I'd show you around but it's just scary down there. You can get lost in the filth for weeks."
"Remind me t' show ya me flat in London sometime," Pete grinned.
"This is our wing," Kitty said as they entered another part of the mansion. "This is Jubilee, Rogue and my room." She opened a door and they entered. "Now, don't get any ideas, Mr. Wisdom." Her tone was teasing but he could sense some underlining nervousness in her voice.
"Nice. Your side?" he asked of the side with a laptop set up, a couple framed pictures, a carved jewelry box and an old stuffed dog.
"Yeah." He crossed over to her part of the room to examine the box. "It was my grandmother's." She touched the Star of David around her neck reverently. "So was this."
"And him?" Pete asked of the dog raising a teasing eyebrow.
Kitty raised her chin. "He's been in the family for almost sixteen years."
Pete snorted. "Looks like it."
"Hey! He's a member of my family, Mr. Wisdom, you owe him an apology."
Pete laughed. "I think you've lost your mind, Pryde. The little bit ya had."
"Hey!" She went to hit him and he grabbed her arm pulling her close.
"That's not nice."
"Pot, kettle?" she asked sticking her tongue out at him.
"What did I say about usin' it?" he grinned, loving the flush on her face at his words. His watch went off before he could say anything else. He cursed then sighed. "I have the meetin'. I'll see ya t'morrow, luv." He bent to kiss her on the cheek.
In Remy's room
"Here ya are," Rogue said.
"Nice," Remy said immediately examining it for all ways. He turned to Rogue. "Too bid though, Remy'll get lonely here all alone."
"What ever, swamp rat."
Remy walked to the bathroom. "De bathtub is huge. Hey, petite, want ta share?"
"Sure, sugah," Rogue said her tone honeyed. "What do ya want the obituary to say?"
Remy winced. "It should be a crime, for a femme so beautiful to have untouchable skin." He grinned suddenly. "Not dat it matters, Remy's creative, chére, dere *are* ways around that."
"Only you, Remy, would think of that."
"Remy t'inks it's pretty sad dat he be de only one."
"Ah'm goin' ta mah room," Rogue said.
"Where is yo' room?" Remy asked interested.
"None of your business, swamp rat!"
"Back ta dat are we, chére?" Remy asked with an exaggerated sigh. "Very well, petite." She merely glared at him and stalked away.
Valley-Gurl101- Your story was awesome, I loved it! I'm glad you enjoyed the chappie.
GambitsRogue- Her giving him a chance would spoil all the fun :)
Leann- Here ya go!
Lightspeed Suzuka- I"ve missed your reviews, I'm glad you're back.
Caliente- Pete's dealings usually are shady, but it will be explained. I'm planning on talking about their meeting at some point, perhaps in a flashback. Addictive... I like that. Thanks for the review!
ishandahalf- I'm glad you're enjoying.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
An Arrival and a Kiss
~*~
So you figure that you've
Got him all figured out
He's a sweet talking stud
Who can melt a girls heart with his pout
He's the kind of lover that the ladies dream about
Oh, yes he is
-REO Speedwagon
~*~
Pete and Remy both carried the two bags up the stairs to the Institute. Remy knocked. A big blue furry guy answered the door. "Good evening," he said. "My name is Henry McCoy, I'm pleased to meet your acquaintance."
"Uh, likewise," Pete said taken slightly off guard.
"You must be Remy Lebeau and Pete Wisdom."
"Oui," Remy nodded.
"Please come in. The professor is waiting for you, Mr. Lebeau." Remy handed Pete his bag and followed Hank inside. Grumbling under his breath Pete walked in.
"Pete," Kitty said surprised. "I thought you had a meeting."
"I do," he said. "Later."
"Let me show you where to put those," she said.
"I `ave a few ideas, most include up Lebeau's-"
"Pete!" Kitty exclaimed. He merely grinned following her up the stairs and into a bedroom.
"Nice," he commented sitting the bags down.
"Yeah, he's an adult so he gets one of the big rooms."
"I noticed the mansion seems somewhat deserted."
"Yeah, some of the parents caught wind of what happened and pulled their kids out." Pete nodded, he understood that, in fact he found it wrong that Xavier was training these children for possible future battle. He knew what the old man had said about helping them get control but most of them hadn't gotten there yet. Kids should be at school not preparing to fight. He looked at the girl before him as she walked around the room.
"Why is his room so nice?" she asked out loud.
"Ready?"
"No, I've never seen one of the adults' rooms." She opened a door and crossed her arms. "They have their own bathroom! We all have to share."
"I'm sure Remy would be willing to share."
"Right."
"Never heard him turn down a beautiful woman before." Kitty looked up and smiled brightly. "Wot?"
"You called me beautiful."
"I can't be the first man t' do that."
"You were."
"See, I knew the Yanks were barmy. Not t' see how amazin' you are." She looked down shyly and he took her arm. "Ready t' go?"
"Yeah." They walked out of Remy's room. "So," he said slowly, "want t' show me around?"
"Um, sure," Kitty said.
In the professor's office
"I know that you have quite a... colorful past," Xavier said. "But we can give you a clear slate here."
"Remy'd really appreciate dat, mon brave," the Cajun said relaxing visibly at those words. He didn't want his dark past to touch any of the people here, especially Rogue.
"Now, I'm sure you'd like to go settle in. Rogue?" Xavier called. The Southerner, who had been walking towards the rec. room sauntered over.
"Yeah?"
"Would you show Mr. Lebeau to his room?"
"Ah guess," Rogue said reluctantly still remembering his bodysuit comment.
"Merci," Remy smiled following her out of the room.
Upstairs
"And that's the boys' wing," Kitty said. "I'd show you around but it's just scary down there. You can get lost in the filth for weeks."
"Remind me t' show ya me flat in London sometime," Pete grinned.
"This is our wing," Kitty said as they entered another part of the mansion. "This is Jubilee, Rogue and my room." She opened a door and they entered. "Now, don't get any ideas, Mr. Wisdom." Her tone was teasing but he could sense some underlining nervousness in her voice.
"Nice. Your side?" he asked of the side with a laptop set up, a couple framed pictures, a carved jewelry box and an old stuffed dog.
"Yeah." He crossed over to her part of the room to examine the box. "It was my grandmother's." She touched the Star of David around her neck reverently. "So was this."
"And him?" Pete asked of the dog raising a teasing eyebrow.
Kitty raised her chin. "He's been in the family for almost sixteen years."
Pete snorted. "Looks like it."
"Hey! He's a member of my family, Mr. Wisdom, you owe him an apology."
Pete laughed. "I think you've lost your mind, Pryde. The little bit ya had."
"Hey!" She went to hit him and he grabbed her arm pulling her close.
"That's not nice."
"Pot, kettle?" she asked sticking her tongue out at him.
"What did I say about usin' it?" he grinned, loving the flush on her face at his words. His watch went off before he could say anything else. He cursed then sighed. "I have the meetin'. I'll see ya t'morrow, luv." He bent to kiss her on the cheek.
In Remy's room
"Here ya are," Rogue said.
"Nice," Remy said immediately examining it for all ways. He turned to Rogue. "Too bid though, Remy'll get lonely here all alone."
"What ever, swamp rat."
Remy walked to the bathroom. "De bathtub is huge. Hey, petite, want ta share?"
"Sure, sugah," Rogue said her tone honeyed. "What do ya want the obituary to say?"
Remy winced. "It should be a crime, for a femme so beautiful to have untouchable skin." He grinned suddenly. "Not dat it matters, Remy's creative, chére, dere *are* ways around that."
"Only you, Remy, would think of that."
"Remy t'inks it's pretty sad dat he be de only one."
"Ah'm goin' ta mah room," Rogue said.
"Where is yo' room?" Remy asked interested.
"None of your business, swamp rat!"
"Back ta dat are we, chére?" Remy asked with an exaggerated sigh. "Very well, petite." She merely glared at him and stalked away.