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They looked up as Remy and Piotr entered the porch. They went over to the girls and tried to wrap their arms around Rogue and Kitty. Rogue pushed out of Remy's arms while Kitty just phased out of Piotr's hold. Silently, they reentered the house and walked into the study.
Remy made a move to try and go after them but Piotr held him back.
"Let her go," he said. "They need to solve this on their own."
Chapter 22- Crazy Idea
The gang was sitting in the main living room watching TV. Rogue and Kitty were still in a melancholy mood, not really watching what was on TV, but staring off into space.
All of a sudden Kitty started laughing.
Piotr turned and glared at John.
"You can influence Wanda all you want, but stop influencing Kitty," he said.
"But-," started John, but was silenced by a look from Piotr.
"Kit?" said Rogue slowly. "What are ya laughin' at?"
"I just like, thought of the most ridiculous way to earn us money," said Kitty.
"What's your idea?" asked Rogue.
"We could have a mutant fair!" said Kitty. "Well, it like, won't be a mutant fair, since the public won't know we are mutants but it'll be run by mutants."
The rest of them continued to look at Kitty skeptically.
"Think about it," said Kitty. "We can have a fair with games and prizes and food and all that! Picture this, instead of snow cones, Bobby could like, make small snow ponies and teddy bears and stuff. We can have fireworks by Jubilee in one place… a lot of us could use our powers, except we'll make it look like…magic or something."
"And we'd give all the horrible booths ta Jean and Scott," said Rogue. "Yeah, that'd be awesome, if we could."
"Why don't you?" asked Wanda.
Kitty and Rogue looked at each other.
"Is it possible?" asked Rogue.
"Well," said Kitty. "All we have to do is like, have all the mutants we know come over here, find a place to do it, set up booths, advertise and make sure everything runs smoothly."
"Um, are you forgetting something?" asked John.
Kitty looked up at the ceiling, as if in thought. "I don't think so, have I?" she asked.
"Money?" asked John. "The reason you're in this predicament."
Kitty and Rogue looked at Remy and Piotr hopefully.
"No," said Piotr.
"Non," said Remy.
Rogue and Kitty gave the guys their best pouts. "Please?" they asked simultaneously.
"No," the guys repeated.
Kitty snapped her fingers. "You guys owe us a shopping spree," she said. "Since we won the bet. How about instead of giving us that you…pay for everything?"
"No," said Piotr.
"What bet?" asked John but was ignored.
"Please?" said Rogue. "Come on Rem, yahre a thief. If we use all of yahre money ya'll just get moah."
"Besides," said Kitty. "It will work. We're going to make so much money."
"I'll chip in some money," said Wanda.
"Me too," said John. "Sounds interesting. Why not? What bet?"
Piotr and Remy looked at Rogue and Kitty skeptically.
"Where will you hold it?" asked Piotr.
"We'll hold it at a local high school," said Kitty, not missing a beat. "School's not in session, all we have to do is rent it out. That way we can have fireworks in the football fields, games inside different rooms, food in the cafeteria…"
"What bet?" asked John.
"How long is the fair going to be?" asked Remy.
"Five days?" asked Rogue, looking at Kitty. She nodded. "Five days. That way people can come again and again."
"The bet?" asked John.
"How are they going to pay and what will they pay for?" asked Piotr.
"The first day entrance will be free," said Kitty. "They'll have to pay if they want to get food, each game will be anywhere from fifty cents to a dollar. The other days we'll have an entrance fee of three dollars per person. We'll raise it to maybe five if we get too many people."
"What bet are you talking about?" asked John, getting louder.
"If we get enough money not only will we pay off the Prof but we might also be able to pay you off," said Rogue.
"Please?" they both asked again, looking pleadingly into their partner's eyes.
Remy and Piotr looked at each other and then looked at the girls. They sighed.
"Bet," said John slowly. He was silenced by a glare from Rogue and Kitty.
"Fine," said Piotr slowly.
"Yeah sure," said Remy.
The girls squealed, jumped on the guys' laps and kissed them.
"You like, totally won't regret it," said Kitty.
"Okay," said Rogue. "Ah'll find out when we can rent the school, which school is available…"
"Where is everyone going to stay?" asked Wanda.
"A hotel," said Kitty. "We're going to like, stay at a hotel too."
"Why?" asked Piotr. "I'm not made of money you know."
"Do you want everyone knowing where we're staying?" asked Kitty.
"Good point," said Piotr.
"Bet?" asked John.
Rogue sighed exasperatedly. "Tha guys thought ya were fuckin' all that tahme ya were sleepin'. We knew ya weren't, so we made a bet and won," she said. "Happy?"
"Very," said John, smiling happily.
"I'll start with advertising, and I'll call the institute," said Kitty.
"What can we do?" asked Remy.
"For now, sit tight," said Rogue. "When we figure out what everyone's doing we'll tell you. When we get the info we'll need people to put up flyers."
Kitty and Rogue kissed Piotr and Remy on their cheeks before each running to the study.
"Thanks guys," they said over their shoulders.
"This is certainly going to be interesting," said Wanda.
(-no more strawberries-)
Yupp, so this is the idea. Phew. Like Wanda said, it's going to be interesting. This is actually not TOTALLY my idea. Bits and pieces were from other stories, so I can't say it's my idea.
N. S. Berrie