Calandra: Well, upon research, Piranha's are only likely to attack if they are stranded in small shallow pools where they have got trapped and are unable to feed normally. See, I know my stuff before I write, hehe. The joke about the beds are rather cruel, but it's exactly what anyone would do! Like, "Haha, you're sleeping on the floor, I have a BIG SOFT BED!" I've done it before, lol, at sleepovers. Fantastic that you liked the jigsaw, I thought it was cool. You can change the jigsaw style pieces too by clicking on 'shapes'
Sych: Yus! Cuteness! I'm glad you think it is realistic, that's what I try to do.. well, as realistic as a gang of mutants can get. Pardon me whilst I blast down this mountain with my optic laser beam. Lol. And yup, Gambit is proving to makes things a little difficult no? Oh, the friction.. in more ways than one? Hm?
Blix: Hahah, yuppety yup. Gambit's doing some very sly sneaking!
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Chapter 26The situation was... odd... to say the least. That was the safest word Aurora wanted to use to describe it. She was partly raised from the tent floor, on her front. Whilst her left arm had bent slightly to raise her head and shoulders off the pillow, her right had been placed palm down on the soft flooring of the tent to tilt her body towards the visitor. Every speeded breath she took spun the man's name around her mind..
Remy..
His hand still securely clasped her lips and chin, the pair of luminous red eyes still smouldering down at her from the murky darkness. Now, the thing that was odd about this situation is how Aurora was taking a while to react. She had risen up slightly to get a better look of the entry, but that was all. She hadn't even prised his hand away and scolded him. The glint in his eyes seemed almost humorous at her submissive acceptance of his current dominance over the situation. It took a while, but Aurora finally began to feel wary about the situation. What was Gambit expecting to gain from her subservient silence?
Then, ever so cautiously, Aurora raised her right hand up to take hold of Gambit's and lifted his hand from her lips. He didn't object, but he didn't drop his hand either. It rested quite happily in Aurora's grip.
Deciding something should be said rather than the pair staring at each other, Aurora began to speak, "Well.."
But Gambit cut into her words smoothly, "Sorry if I made ya jump, chere, Gambit just got awful lonely."
"Oh.." not a very imaginative response, but Aurora felt compelled to concentrate more on him than his excuses for visiting.
"Want to help me feel less lonely?" asked Gambit as he leant a little closer to her.
Aurora was well aware that Gambit rarely did things gradually. He was the sort of man who thrived on springing surprises upon others and then watching them squirm. Although surprises were not displeasing as a rule, one still had to be wary around this Cajun. Aurora thought she had better prepare for some sort of surprise, or was she preparing herself for the lack of a surprise? Things just got complicated.
With a mental discussion seeming to hover around the back of her mind, Aurora zoned out slightly from the reality of the situation that was likely to take a whole new level if she didn't intervene with some quick wordings.
"Ya know.." murmured Gambit as he looked down at the laying Aurora, "you never told me your name.. your real name."
"Hmm?" sounded Aurora distractedly before blinking, "My name?"
Gambit smirked lightly whilst he nodded his head slowly in confirmation.
Aurora dropped her head back gently upon the pillow, smiling shrewdly at the man, "It's Louisa."
"Mm.." said Gambit softly as he leant to place a tender kiss to the woman's forehead, "Louisa," he repeated, as if testing it out. He spoke his words between the next few kisses that trailed down to her left cheek. In response Aurora made a sheepish smile to his actions, however, a nagging sensation took over her stomach. The last time she did anything remotely flirtatious with Gambit, Logan had reacted very badly. But did Logan even care anymore? He didn't seem to want to make up for the difficulties had.
And anyway.. It's not like he would find out, would it?
She decided not, and turned her mind to the task at hand, since Gambit had got friendlier very quickly. His lips had moved from the pale skin of her face and instead took her lips in his own with a teasing motion. And Aurora was most certainly not hesitant. Before, in the garage, she was scared of being caught, scared of the damage it could cause. But now there was no individual holding her back, she could make her own decisions. So, her arms left the floor of the tent as she lay back fully. Her arms snaked stealthily around Gambit neck, pulling him closer as the pair kissed.
In order to get more comfortable, Gambit had moved closer. He was still on his hands and knees, only now his hands were enveloped around the woman's head, caressing her hair and neck the more he kissed her. The more passionate their embracing got, the lower Gambit was moving, until eventually he lightly moved to sit atop the female's abdomen in one swift motion. His knees supported him whilst he continued to keep his lips working with Aurora's.
Gambit was obviously keen to go further. But as his fingers left her neck and began to do some lustful exploring, Aurora quickly scolded him with a slap of her hand on his, bringing his wandering fingers back to a more satisfactory height. She felt Gambit smirk his lips against hers slowly at her cautioning.
"I'll tell ya one thing.." whispered Gambit softly in her ear as he kissed along her neck.
Aurora inclined her head slowly at the kisses, "Mm?" she murmured in question.
"Loneliness cured."
A much brighter mood was upon Siren as she stepped out of the tent the next morning. Freshly dressed in her travelling gear, she stepped out into the abnormally warm atmosphere, giving an elaborate stretch in the small clearing around the blackened ashes of the fire. She made a soft yawn, a hand hovering over her lips gently before she relaxed and sighed, wandering around the small area, looking around.
She turned as she saw Logan exit his tent, looking sharply to Siren, "You're up early," he said simply.
Siren smirked widely, "Beat you," she said teasingly, pointing a finger at him cheekily.
Logan managed a small smirk in her direction as he stretched, giving a low groan of a yawn until his voice escalated to that of a fierce rumbling growl.
The sound must have been pretty realistic, for an alarmed looking Scott suddenly staggered out of his tent half dressed, looking around the area speedily with his visor ready. One leg was in his trousers; the other held the waist up to his thigh he hopped around desperately. Logan lowered his arms, folding his arms crossing his broad chest as he studied Scott with an amused face, "Morning'"
Scott spun round, the idle trouser leg flapping stupidly at his feet. His face darkened as he looked away, muttering a curse to himself. Siren however gave a gleeful sort of giggle and slipped up beside Scott, giving him a tight hug, hands rubbing at his chest exaggeratedly as she pretended to be overwhelmed by incredible manliness. Soft coos of delight purred from her and Scott turned his head to her, and looked quite startled at her sudden obsession.
Logan however burst out laughing, producing great barking laughs out across the camp. Scott's face reddened as he proceeded to put his leg in the loose trousers leg, quickly pulling it up around his underwear and fastening the top of the cream trousers, "Stop it," he said simply before turning into his tent to grab his shirt. He turned back to the others, still seeing the pair laugh. He made a defeated sigh and pulled the white vest over his head.
"What's with all the laughing?" murmured a drowsy Aurora as she stuck her head out of the tent flap. She looked around, seeing Siren smirking widely at a now fully clothed Scott, and Logan still chuckling to himself.
"Nevermind," said Scott quickly, running a hand agitatedly through his hair.
The sounds had woken Storm too, who exited her tent fully dressed, well, she was neatening the base of her vest around her hips. She looked around at the small group, an inquisitive expression on her face, "Did I miss something?" she asked quietly, a hand now neatening her long ivory hair.
"No!" said Scott with a snarled sigh. He turned to the last remaining tent; attempting to knock on the canvas to Gambit's tent, "Remy! Come on!"
"What?" came a lethargic voice. However, it was not from the tent Scott crouched outside. Scott's face relaxed slowly at he heard Gambit's voice come from behind him, and he turned to see the other faces of the X-Men stare at the newly appeared Gambit. He had poked his head out beside Aurora, and an odd dishevelled look had taken over his hair and features. Aurora turned her head slowly at him, smirking sleepily before the expression fell off her face in a flash. She made a wide-eyed expression at the staring X-Men before she gasped and pulled her head back into the tent doorway, disappearing inside.
Gambit disappeared for a moment as he went to unzip the flap and subsequently shuffled out to stand in front of the open mouthed audience. The group seemed to hold its breath in suspense as a half naked Gambit crawled out, probably expecting him to bear no clothes whatsoever. However he had the travelling cream trousers on, including his boots, albeit they were unfastened and the laces tumbled down wither side of the shoes like long leeches.
"What?" he asked to the group of X-Men, though his face bore a lazy smirk, and eyes a sly glint.
Since nobody seemed to have the voice to reply, they continued to stare. Storm looked slowly to Logan, assuming he probably wasn't taking this very well, she had a feeling there was going to have to have some barrier between the two men in the next few seconds. However, he was stood exactly the same as before, arms folded, leaning casually on one stretched foot. His eyes were narrowed, true, and they did look displeased. But it was almost disappointment rather than a feral rage. He'd had enough. There was no point trying to stop the inevitable. He and Aurora were no more.. that had just been proved.
But would he still feel that way later?
Since nobody seemed to have anything to contribute to the situation, Scott quietly spoke up, "We'll be splitting off in.. er.. twos now to continue our journey to find this Government facility." His voice grew in confidence and he began to look around at the group rather that at Gambit. "The plan is that whoever finds it first will report to the other members with the X-Transceivers and we will gather at the location. We ran through this last night.. so we are all prepared.. the bags.. are packed.. and all that." He faded away quietly as he looked back to Gambit, who looked as arrogant as ever, "The pairings were completed yesterday if you all remember rightly.. Siren and myself, Logan and Storm.. and er.. Gambit and Aurora.."
"Quite right," said Gambit in a joyous tone before he spun back to enter the tent with a cheerful call of, "C'mon, Lou! We gotta pack up the tents!"
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