Chapter 5: That's The Way It Is
-I can read your mind
And I know your story
I see what you're going through, yeah
It's an uphill climb
And I'm feeling sorry
But I know it will come to you, yeah
So don't surrender
Cause you can win
In this thing called love-
"Seriously, I have no clue what to get Bobby this year." Rogue complained to Kitty as they watched Jubilee rifle through a clothing rack.
"I wish I could help you out, but I have no clue what to get him either." Kitty patted her friend's arm sympathetically. "I mean, Peter wasn't so hard to shop for. I got him a new sketch pad and some charcoal pencils and stuff. I mean, I can just buy clothes for Jubes and I got Evan some new elbow pads because his were getting so worn. It's Pietro, Bobby and you, I'm having trouble with." Don't forget Remy! Her mind chided. What do you get a Cajun who pretty much steals anything he wants? She had gotten him a new pack of playing cards, but she needed to get him more than that.
"You can always get Pietro hair gel." Rogue joked, her smile finally reaching her eyes. Kitty knew that on the outside, Rogue and Bobby were putting on the happy doting couple front, but ever since Pyro had deserted the X-men, Bobby hadn't been the same. It had put a strain on her friend's relationship and Kitty's heart went out to her.
Kitty chuckled at the notion, knowing just how fickle Pietro was with his hair. "Actually, I saw a sweater back over in Filenes that might look good on Pie. It was hunter green and Pie looks best in green."
"There you go." Rogue sighed. "Buying Bobby clothes would be kind of impersonal. There's got to be something."
"Kit!" Jubilee rushed over. "You've got to help me! What the Hell do I get for Pietro?" She actually looked flustered.
Kitty laughed. "Relax Jubes. With Pie, you don't have to get him something really extravagant. You're not his girlfriend, yet." Lately, her silver haired friend had been getting closer with the firecracker.
"I still want to get him something special." Jubilee glared around the store. "What are you going to get him?"
"A sweater I saw back in Filenes, it's hunter green." Kitty replied, as she led her friends out of the store. "Jubes, just buy him a mirror. That way he can look at what he loves the most all the time." Kitty joked.
"Not funny." Jubilee glared.
"I thought it was." Rogue laughed.
"We'll find something. He's not that hard to shop for." Kitty stepped into Filenes and snatched the sweater in Pietro's size. "Ooh, what about the cd of that band he likes, oh what's their name?"
"Dashboard Confessional." Jubilee grinned. "Great idea! Thanks Kit. I'll be right back!" She scurried across the mall into the cd store.
"She's got it bad." Rogue commented, shaking her head in amusement.
"Yeah, she does." Kitty nodded, looking around the store, until something caught her eye.
-When you want it the most
There's no easy way out
When you're ready to go
And your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is-
Brand New! Poker Set on sale! Only $50! She grinned, as she read the sign. It was perfect. "Hey Rogue, why don't you go see if there'd be any cds Bobby would like." She suggested.
"Good idea, although, I wish I could think of something better." Rogue sighed.
"Well, then look for me. I'm just going to pick up something real quick." She waved her friend off, before purchasing the poker set. Remy is gonna worship the ground I walk on! She inwardly did a little cheer.
Kitty grasped her bags and went to leave, when she caught movement out of the corner of her eye. She turned her head to get a closer look and frowned when she recognized John, better known as Pyro. When Kitty had first come to the mansion, she had dated John for a little while, but she had found his cool indifference too much like Lance so she broke it off.
Just as she was about to approach him, his companion made her stop dead in her tracks. He was taller now, maybe about 6'2, still had the same shaggy brown hair and angry at the world brown eyes. He was dressed in a pair of grungy jeans and a faded gray t-shirt with a brown leather vest over it. A permanent scowl marred his features.
They hadn't seen her yet, but they had moved from their spot and were heading straight for Filenes. She wasn't ready to face him yet, not now. She needed time, to prepare herself, not just bump into him randomly. She glanced around like a deer caught in the headlights, trying to find an escape root.
Suddenly, a hand grasped the back of her jacket and yanked her into the hallway that led to the restrooms, a gloved hand was placed over her mouth before she could scream, but one glance into those familiar red on black eyes had her relaxing. "Sssh." He pressed a finger to his lips, before cautiously peeking towards Filenes.
"Remy?" She breathed, relief flooding through her. "It's..."
He cut her off. "Remy knows. Shaker boy is half de reason Remy came up here. 'e joined Magneto and de Brotherhood a few months ago, Petite. Remy came ere to protect 'is fille, as well as see 'er."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Kitty questioned, feeling hurt at being left in the dark.
-When you question me
For a simple answer
I don't know what to say, no
But it's plain to see
If you stick together
Your gonna find a way
So don't surrender
Cause you can win
In this thing called love-
"Cause de Imbecile has done enough damage to you, Petite and Remy is here to protect you." He replied, releasing his hold on her. "Remy has been tailing him, but now dat Shaker boy is here. Remy is tailing you, mon Shadowcat."
"I can take care of myself, you know!" She hissed. "What if they had attacked us and I found out that way. I would have rather heard it from you, so I could be somewhat prepared if I saw him!"
"Be angry at Remy all you want, Petite. De thing is we've got to get you outta heres. De Shaker boy and 'is friend aren't here by coincidence, mon Shadowcat. 'e wants you back and Remy don tink Magent man and Fire Head have any problems with dat idea. You must come with Remy now." He tugged at her hand towards the emergency exit.
"But my friends..." Kitty protested, looking towards the cd store.
"De will be fine. Remy will drop you off at de mansion when it tis safe. Now come!" Remy lifted Kitty over his shoulder in a fireman's carry and headed towards the exit, effectively setting off the alarm.
-When you want it the most
There's no easy way out
When you're ready to go
And your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is-
She placed back on her feet once they hit the parking lot, in front of Remy's motorcycle. He took her bags from her and quickly secured them on the back of the bike. "Come on." He swung his leg over the bike and waited for her to climb on after him.
Kitty took one last glance over her shoulder at the mall, where people were starting to rush outside, thinking there was a fire, before climbing on behind Remy. He gunned the engine and peeled out of the parking lot.
She tightened her grip around his torso, not truly believing what was happening. Lance was here, in Westchester, trying to get her! And, Remy had come here to protect her from him. Things have just gotten a little more complicated than they should have been.
-When life is empty
With no tomorrow
And loneliness starts call
Baby, don't worry
Forget your sorrow
Cause love's gonna conquer it all-
Meanwhile, Rogue and Jubilee ran out of the building, searching for any sign of their friend. Kitty was nowhere to be seen. "God, where is she?" Jubilee frantically looked around the crowd of slightly alarmed people.
"I don't know. You don't think she's still inside do you?" Rogue asked, sounding panicked.
"Oh man, this is not good." Jubilee continued to search through the crowd, until her gaze fell on a familiar figure, who was making a run for it, with a guy by his side. "Rogue, look!" She pointed.
"John?" Rogue's eyes widened, as she caught what Jubilee was pointing at. "Oh no, you don't think..."
"The Brotherhood." Jubilee turned to her friend in horror. "They probably set off the alarm. Which means..."
"They probably have Kitty too." Rogue finished. "We've got to get to the Professor!"
"Pietro's gonna flip!" Jubilee grasped her friends hand, as they ran for the X-van (no rhyme intended, lol.).
"Pietro?!" Rogue shook her head. "Think about a certain guy that's crazy about her!" Rogue took the wheel and struggled to get around the traffic.
"Peter!" Jubilee paled. "He'll be devastated and frantic with worry."
"Exactly. We've got to get her back!" Rogue found and opening and stepped on the gas, heading onto the Highway. "The sooner the better."
-When you want it the most
There's no easy way out
When you're ready to go
And your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is-
Uh oh. I smell trouble, tons of it. Lol, this just makes it more interesting because we all know that Remy didn't kidnap our girl and he's not a part of the Brotherhood. Well, you know that you've got to review for another chapter, so get moving! Oh and Pearls24, Gambit's Cajun, not French, but Cajuns speak French, well most do and their accent kind of sounds it.
I'd also like to apologize for such a bad updater I have been of late. I have a job now and it gets busy during the summer. I come home exhausted and forget about my fics. I promise to try and update faster. Again, I'm so sorry. I hope you all are still willingly to read this fic because I enjoy writing it and there's a lot of action coming up.
-I can read your mind
And I know your story
I see what you're going through, yeah
It's an uphill climb
And I'm feeling sorry
But I know it will come to you, yeah
So don't surrender
Cause you can win
In this thing called love-
"Seriously, I have no clue what to get Bobby this year." Rogue complained to Kitty as they watched Jubilee rifle through a clothing rack.
"I wish I could help you out, but I have no clue what to get him either." Kitty patted her friend's arm sympathetically. "I mean, Peter wasn't so hard to shop for. I got him a new sketch pad and some charcoal pencils and stuff. I mean, I can just buy clothes for Jubes and I got Evan some new elbow pads because his were getting so worn. It's Pietro, Bobby and you, I'm having trouble with." Don't forget Remy! Her mind chided. What do you get a Cajun who pretty much steals anything he wants? She had gotten him a new pack of playing cards, but she needed to get him more than that.
"You can always get Pietro hair gel." Rogue joked, her smile finally reaching her eyes. Kitty knew that on the outside, Rogue and Bobby were putting on the happy doting couple front, but ever since Pyro had deserted the X-men, Bobby hadn't been the same. It had put a strain on her friend's relationship and Kitty's heart went out to her.
Kitty chuckled at the notion, knowing just how fickle Pietro was with his hair. "Actually, I saw a sweater back over in Filenes that might look good on Pie. It was hunter green and Pie looks best in green."
"There you go." Rogue sighed. "Buying Bobby clothes would be kind of impersonal. There's got to be something."
"Kit!" Jubilee rushed over. "You've got to help me! What the Hell do I get for Pietro?" She actually looked flustered.
Kitty laughed. "Relax Jubes. With Pie, you don't have to get him something really extravagant. You're not his girlfriend, yet." Lately, her silver haired friend had been getting closer with the firecracker.
"I still want to get him something special." Jubilee glared around the store. "What are you going to get him?"
"A sweater I saw back in Filenes, it's hunter green." Kitty replied, as she led her friends out of the store. "Jubes, just buy him a mirror. That way he can look at what he loves the most all the time." Kitty joked.
"Not funny." Jubilee glared.
"I thought it was." Rogue laughed.
"We'll find something. He's not that hard to shop for." Kitty stepped into Filenes and snatched the sweater in Pietro's size. "Ooh, what about the cd of that band he likes, oh what's their name?"
"Dashboard Confessional." Jubilee grinned. "Great idea! Thanks Kit. I'll be right back!" She scurried across the mall into the cd store.
"She's got it bad." Rogue commented, shaking her head in amusement.
"Yeah, she does." Kitty nodded, looking around the store, until something caught her eye.
-When you want it the most
There's no easy way out
When you're ready to go
And your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is-
Brand New! Poker Set on sale! Only $50! She grinned, as she read the sign. It was perfect. "Hey Rogue, why don't you go see if there'd be any cds Bobby would like." She suggested.
"Good idea, although, I wish I could think of something better." Rogue sighed.
"Well, then look for me. I'm just going to pick up something real quick." She waved her friend off, before purchasing the poker set. Remy is gonna worship the ground I walk on! She inwardly did a little cheer.
Kitty grasped her bags and went to leave, when she caught movement out of the corner of her eye. She turned her head to get a closer look and frowned when she recognized John, better known as Pyro. When Kitty had first come to the mansion, she had dated John for a little while, but she had found his cool indifference too much like Lance so she broke it off.
Just as she was about to approach him, his companion made her stop dead in her tracks. He was taller now, maybe about 6'2, still had the same shaggy brown hair and angry at the world brown eyes. He was dressed in a pair of grungy jeans and a faded gray t-shirt with a brown leather vest over it. A permanent scowl marred his features.
They hadn't seen her yet, but they had moved from their spot and were heading straight for Filenes. She wasn't ready to face him yet, not now. She needed time, to prepare herself, not just bump into him randomly. She glanced around like a deer caught in the headlights, trying to find an escape root.
Suddenly, a hand grasped the back of her jacket and yanked her into the hallway that led to the restrooms, a gloved hand was placed over her mouth before she could scream, but one glance into those familiar red on black eyes had her relaxing. "Sssh." He pressed a finger to his lips, before cautiously peeking towards Filenes.
"Remy?" She breathed, relief flooding through her. "It's..."
He cut her off. "Remy knows. Shaker boy is half de reason Remy came up here. 'e joined Magneto and de Brotherhood a few months ago, Petite. Remy came ere to protect 'is fille, as well as see 'er."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Kitty questioned, feeling hurt at being left in the dark.
-When you question me
For a simple answer
I don't know what to say, no
But it's plain to see
If you stick together
Your gonna find a way
So don't surrender
Cause you can win
In this thing called love-
"Cause de Imbecile has done enough damage to you, Petite and Remy is here to protect you." He replied, releasing his hold on her. "Remy has been tailing him, but now dat Shaker boy is here. Remy is tailing you, mon Shadowcat."
"I can take care of myself, you know!" She hissed. "What if they had attacked us and I found out that way. I would have rather heard it from you, so I could be somewhat prepared if I saw him!"
"Be angry at Remy all you want, Petite. De thing is we've got to get you outta heres. De Shaker boy and 'is friend aren't here by coincidence, mon Shadowcat. 'e wants you back and Remy don tink Magent man and Fire Head have any problems with dat idea. You must come with Remy now." He tugged at her hand towards the emergency exit.
"But my friends..." Kitty protested, looking towards the cd store.
"De will be fine. Remy will drop you off at de mansion when it tis safe. Now come!" Remy lifted Kitty over his shoulder in a fireman's carry and headed towards the exit, effectively setting off the alarm.
-When you want it the most
There's no easy way out
When you're ready to go
And your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is-
She placed back on her feet once they hit the parking lot, in front of Remy's motorcycle. He took her bags from her and quickly secured them on the back of the bike. "Come on." He swung his leg over the bike and waited for her to climb on after him.
Kitty took one last glance over her shoulder at the mall, where people were starting to rush outside, thinking there was a fire, before climbing on behind Remy. He gunned the engine and peeled out of the parking lot.
She tightened her grip around his torso, not truly believing what was happening. Lance was here, in Westchester, trying to get her! And, Remy had come here to protect her from him. Things have just gotten a little more complicated than they should have been.
-When life is empty
With no tomorrow
And loneliness starts call
Baby, don't worry
Forget your sorrow
Cause love's gonna conquer it all-
Meanwhile, Rogue and Jubilee ran out of the building, searching for any sign of their friend. Kitty was nowhere to be seen. "God, where is she?" Jubilee frantically looked around the crowd of slightly alarmed people.
"I don't know. You don't think she's still inside do you?" Rogue asked, sounding panicked.
"Oh man, this is not good." Jubilee continued to search through the crowd, until her gaze fell on a familiar figure, who was making a run for it, with a guy by his side. "Rogue, look!" She pointed.
"John?" Rogue's eyes widened, as she caught what Jubilee was pointing at. "Oh no, you don't think..."
"The Brotherhood." Jubilee turned to her friend in horror. "They probably set off the alarm. Which means..."
"They probably have Kitty too." Rogue finished. "We've got to get to the Professor!"
"Pietro's gonna flip!" Jubilee grasped her friends hand, as they ran for the X-van (no rhyme intended, lol.).
"Pietro?!" Rogue shook her head. "Think about a certain guy that's crazy about her!" Rogue took the wheel and struggled to get around the traffic.
"Peter!" Jubilee paled. "He'll be devastated and frantic with worry."
"Exactly. We've got to get her back!" Rogue found and opening and stepped on the gas, heading onto the Highway. "The sooner the better."
-When you want it the most
There's no easy way out
When you're ready to go
And your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is-
Uh oh. I smell trouble, tons of it. Lol, this just makes it more interesting because we all know that Remy didn't kidnap our girl and he's not a part of the Brotherhood. Well, you know that you've got to review for another chapter, so get moving! Oh and Pearls24, Gambit's Cajun, not French, but Cajuns speak French, well most do and their accent kind of sounds it.
I'd also like to apologize for such a bad updater I have been of late. I have a job now and it gets busy during the summer. I come home exhausted and forget about my fics. I promise to try and update faster. Again, I'm so sorry. I hope you all are still willingly to read this fic because I enjoy writing it and there's a lot of action coming up.