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Summary: This chapter is going to deal mainly with Jendayi. All is not well with our favorite fuzzy couple. Kurt is becoming very close to a new student at Bayville, and Jendayi's convinced the seemingly innocent girl has a hidden agenda. Also, Pietro shows up, just as Jendayi's hunch turns out to be correct. Will the fiery panthress turn to our hot-tempered speed demon for comfort?

Chapter 8-Too Many Boys

It was Monday morning at the Institute, peaceful and quiet. Peaceful and quiet that is, until two eardrum shattering roars disturbed the otherwise still air. Kitty looked up from her bran muffin and grinned at Evan. "Logan so totally, like, woke them up."

Evan nodded. "Oh yeah."

A panther and a lioness stalked into the kitchen majestically, sopping wet from ears to tail. Logan followed, the barest hint of a smirk playing around his features. The two felines walked to their bowls of milk and began to drink, tails twitching in sync. Jendayi finished first, and began to walk away, stopping beside Logan and shaking herself dry. Logan growled at her, and she purred happily. Jamila shook her head, and walked out.

Jendayi walked into her room and waited for Jamila to enter before shutting the door with her back paw and returning to human form. "Ah hate it when he does that," She said sulkily, going to her closet to find something to wear to school.

"It's annoying, but nobody told you to turn off the alarm!" Jamila reminded. Jendayi tossed her a peasant top and a pair of jeans. The top was off the shoulders, dipped in the front, and had bell sleeves. It was colored in different shades of blue.

"Sorry, but you know how much Ah hate the damn thing," Jendayi said, pulling out a pair of white jeans and a denim jacket. "Have you seen mah baby blue silk camisole?"

"It's behind you. And yes, you can borrow mah sandals to go with that outfit."

Jendayi grinned. "It's scary how we read each other's mind."

Jamila grinned back. "Ah know," She said, leaving to take a shower. Jendayi busied herself making up her bed while waiting for the shower to be free. She finished, and left for the bathroom. She arrived just as Jamila opened the door. "Good timing."

"We are twins, after all."

Jamila nodded, and left for her room. She was brushing her hair when someone knocked. "Come on in."

"Mornin'."

"Mornin' Remy. What are you doin' up so early?"

Remy shrugged. "I dunno," He said, fighting to keep his gaze from her cleavage. "Nice shirt."

Jamila got up slowly, and walked over and stood toe-to-toe with him. "Were you tryin' to look down mah shirt?"

Remy looked down at her. "Non, but since you walked over here, I got a perfect view."

Jamila raised an eyebrow, before folding her arms over her chest. "It's guys like you that annoy me."

Remy looked hurt. "It's all fun n games, chérié." He ran his finger along her jaw line, relishing the shiver he felt race through her body.

Jamila tried hard to ignore the shivers running down her spine. "Ah have to get ready for school," She said, averting her gaze.

Remy brushed his lips against hers. "I know." He left, leaving Jamila trying hard to force down her emotions. Jendayi walked in, looking at Jamila curiously.

"You're gonna have to explain eventually."

"Ah know. Ah'll do it tonight." Jamila curled her hair out, and brushed Jendayi's into a bun with clear chopsticks.

"Let's go." In the front room, Evan, Kitty, Rogue and Kurt were waiting to catch a ride with the twins. When they came downstairs, everyone trouped outside to get into the Navigator and drive off.

Kurt and Jendayi were hanging out before homeroom like they usually did. Kurt leaned against the wall, pulling Jendayi into his arms. She rubbed her head under his chin, purring softly. Jendayi loved the way she seemed to fit perfectly into Kurt's arms. She rested her head against his shoulder, sighing contentedly. Someone cleared their throat, and Jendayi jumped. She turned to look at the person intruding upon her and Kurt's alone time.

"Excuse me, but do you know where the office is?" A girl asked. Jendayi sized her up discreetly. She was white, with curly shoulder-length red hair, freckles, and big emerald eyes. She was a few inches shorter than Jendayi, and very slender, but overall a pretty girl. She turned to Kurt and smiled coyly. "I'm new, and I don't know where anything is."

"I could show you, if you'd like," Kurt offered. The girl's smiled grew wider and even more coy.

"I'd like that. My name's Morgan."

"I'm Kurt, and this is my girlfriend Jendayi."

Jendayi's smile was welcoming and bright. "It's nice to meet you."

"Likewise." Morgan said, with noticeable coolness. She turned to Kurt again, ignoring Jendayi completely.

"I'd be happy to show you vhere the office is." Kurt turned to Jendayi and kissed her softly. "I'll see you at lunch, leibchen."

Jendayi found her annoyance melting. "Okay." She watched Kurt and Morgan walk off before heading to her own homeroom. Morgan looked back at her and smirked, moving closer to Kurt. Jendayi raised an eyebrow and pursed her lips thoughtfully.

{If that little girl thinks she can steal Kurt from me, she's got another thing coming.} Jendayi thought, walking away.

On the stage with the rest of her dance class before homeroom, Jamila could feel the annoyance her sister was feeling. {What's wrong, Jennie?}

Jendayi's answer was perfectly calm and cool. {Some new girl. She wants Kurt. She thinks she can do a little man-stealing.}

Jamila tried hard not to wince. Jendayi had been known to do things to girls that tried to steal her boyfriends. {Jen, don't do anything crazy.}

Jamila could feel the cold radiating from Jendayi's thought-speech. {I would never.} The bell rang, and Jamila cut off ties with her sister, hoping that she wouldn't hurt the new girl too badly.

Jendayi's bad mood lasted all morning. Lunch, however, was enough to make Jendayi start to seethe. She and Kurt were the only two people from the Institute in that lunch period, and they usually ate together, just the two of them. Jendayi had gotten some food from the lunch line, and was making her way to her and Kurt's usual table. What she saw made her freeze. Morgan was feeding Kurt chips, and if she leaned any closer to him, she'd be in his lap. Kurt seemed oblivious to her obvious flirtations. Jendayi walked over, and smiled.

"Guten Tag leibchen."

Morgan gave Jendayi a nasty look. Jendayi smiled again, even more nicely. "Hey sweetheart. Ah hope you found your way around easily, Morgan. Ah know how hard it is to be in an all new school."

Morgan rolled her eyes. "It was fine." She turned to smile saccharinely at Kurt. "Kurt showed me around."

"Really? He was mah tour guide when Ah first moved here." The little play continued, both Morgan and Jendayi on their best behavior in front of Kurt.

After school, Jendayi was in the exercise room, taking her frustrations out on a punching bag. Jamila leaned in the doorway, watching Jendayi pound at the poor bag. "Ah'm guessing she's very obvious."

"Bitch."

Jamila raised an eyebrow. "How dumb could that girl be?"

"Plenty."

Jamila moved behind the punching bag and held it. "Kurt is your boyfriend, not hers. Don't even worry about it."

Jendayi delivered an amazing high kick to the bag. "Ah'm not."

"Ah bought you some Godiva ice cream the other day."

"What flavor?" Jendayi asked, throwing combinations at the bag amazingly fast.

"White chocolate raspberry."

"Sounds like fun." Jendayi abruptly left off attacking the bag. She toweled her face off before slinging the towel over her shoulders and leaving the room. She and Jamila each got out a pint of ice cream and leaned against the counters, enjoying themselves. Remy walked in.

"Bonjour."

Jendayi saluted him with her spoon, and Jamila nodded hello. Remy got himself a soda, leaning on the opposite counter. Jendayi ate her fill, and put the ice cream back in the freezer. "Millie, Ah'm gonna go hunting, clear mah head. It's the best time to go. No hunters, but plenty of game."

Jamila hurriedly put her ice cream back. "Good idea. Ah've been cravin' some fresh blood." Jamila ran her tongue over her lips in anticipation. "Let's go." The two girls left, and Remy tried hard not to be violently ill.

The girls waited until they were well into the forest before letting the changes begin. Together they began the hunt, stalking slowly through the undergrowth, keeping to the shadows. Jamila caught the scent first. A stag, well into adulthood, maybe three hundred pounds. Jendayi caught the scent too, and it seemed as though her lips turned up in anticipation. They worked a pincer movement, circling around the deer until it saw them and bolted. Jamila was closest, and she leaped upon the deer's back, using all four hundred pounds of muscle to bring the animal low. The stag bucked and leaped, trying hard to shake the lioness off its back, but at last, it collapsed, exhausted. Jendayi tore the throat from the weakened animal, while Jamila gashed at its tender underbelly. The girls ate, growling with pleasure. When they were done, the stag had been reduced to little more than skin and bones. Jendayi tore the antlers off the carcass, and the twins began to walk back home, Jendayi holding her trophy in her mouth proudly.

Logan smelled blood. It was very strong, and it was coming from the hallway right outside his door. The smell began to dissipate just as he swung open the door. The hallway was empty, but in his doorway was a pair of magnificent antlers, with a note attached. Logan unfolded the paper and read it. 'We went hunting, but I took these off the deer we killed, and we decided to give them to you, as a mark of our respect for you. Your daughters, Jendayi and Jamila.' Logan refolded the note and put the antlers in his room.

Jendayi was relaxing in the bathtub, with a pair of headphones on her head. The gentle sounds of Sade filtered through the speakers. Jendayi closed her eyes, letting the bubbles slide over her skin, and the music slide through her brain. All previous worries washed away, and Jendayi was content to soak until the water got cold. She got out of the tub, and put on her most comfortable pajamas before making her way to her room. Jamila headed for a quick shower, and Jendayi walked to Ororo's room, where she lay down on the balcony, listening to the sounds of the night. Her eyes began to close slowly. Soon she was sound asleep, her natural balance keeping her from falling off the balcony.

Ororo came back from her conference with the professor, and nearly jumped out of her skin. Jendayi was fast asleep on the railing of her balcony. A gravelly voice came out of the darkness. "I've been watchin' her, so she don't fall."

Ororo walked out onto the balcony, where Logan had set up a chair. "Thank you."

"Don't thank me, she's my daughter too." Logan pulled Ororo down into his lap. Ororo rested her head on Logan's broad chest, sighing in contentment. Logan's voice rumbled pleasantly in her ear. "I was thinkin' about lettin' 'em call me Dad. They already call you Mom."

Ororo looked up into Logan's wild gray eyes. "I think they'd love that. They love you very much, you know," She said, resettling her head against his chest.

"I know. Jamila is a lot like you. Jendayi's more like me."

"What makes you say that?"

"Jamila's real refined, elegant, calm. Jendayi is wild, fulla anger. I c'n smell it in 'er."

Ororo looked over at her slumbering daughter. "Do you think she can control it?"

"With some help, yeah. You should teach her how to meditate. Or we'll be dealin' with a woman version of me."

Ororo fake-shuddered. "Goddess forbid. Every man within a ten-mile radius would be annihilated!"

Logan laughed, then grew silent. Ororo could feel his body tensing, and she pulled away to look him in the eyes. "Logan, is something the matter?"

Logan sighed. "Well, 'Ro, we been good friends for a long time, and you know how I feel bout ya."

Ororo nodded, mystified. Logan continued. "I know I'm just a crazy canucklehead with no past, but would you marry me?" He pulled out a ring box from his pocket and opened it. The ring consisted of a simple platinum band, with three perfect diamonds, the middle slightly larger than the other two. Ororo's jaw dropped, and she looked from the ring to Logan and back again.

"Logan, I-are-"

"Yeah, darlin'?" Logan said, grinning. Ororo could only nod yes. Logan slipped the ring on her finger and kissed her lightly on the mouth. Jamila burst into the room.

"It's about time! Jendayi, you were right!"

Jendayi sat up, stifling a yawn. "That was a good nap. Well, Mila, we should leave the newly affianced some time alone. Night Mom...Dad." The twins left the room.

Ororo giggled. "I think we've been set up." Logan just shook his head.

The twins were jubilant. They practically floated to their room and fell into bed, falling asleep with identical grins on their faces.

Jendayi successfully kept her cool the whole week. She started to notice that Kurt was becoming more and more distant towards her. Things finally came to a head the next Monday. Morgan bounced up with a big, flirtatious smile and a hug for Kurt. "Hey Kurt!"

As usual, Kurt was oblivious to her flirtations. He hugged her around the shoulders in a friendly sort of way. "Guten Morgen, Fraulein Morgan."

Morgan giggled. "German is a really pretty language. You should teach me some of it one day."

Jendayi folded her arms underneath her chest, focusing on a spot on the wall. Her eyes slid out of focus and her breathing became shallow. After a little while, she wandered away. Kurt did not notice until the bell rang. He looked around. "Morgan, did you see vhere Jendayi vent?"

Morgan shrugged. "I think I saw her head over that way to talk to some guy."

Kurt scratched his head. "That's strange. Vant to valk to class?"

Morgan threaded her arm through Kurt's. "Love to."

Jendayi felt sick the whole morning. When the lunch bell rang, she headed for her usual table, only to find Morgan sitting there, wearing a triumphant grin. Jendayi sat down a few seats away.

"Kurt's going to break up with you," Morgan said sweetly. "He doesn't think you're right for each other."

Jendayi's eyes narrowed. "Where the hell would he get an idea like that?"

The petite redhead smirked. "Just a few mentions from yours truly. I suggested he break up with you today, and he thinks its best." A saccharine smile spread across her face. "Oh, here he comes now."

Kurt nervously put his tray down next to Morgan's. "Jendayi..."

She held up a hand. "Don't even say it. Morgan was kind enough to do it for you. Ah hope the two of you will be very happy together." Jendayi stood and left the cafeteria, head high and walk leisurely.

Morgan smiled at Kurt. "That went well."

Kurt watched Jendayi's retreating form. "I guess so."

Jendayi walked straight to her car and tore out of the school parking lot. She didn't even know where she was going, just that she had to get out of that school, and to hell with the rules.

{Jendayi Deannarae Kerry, where the hell do you think you're going?} Jamila demanded.

{Jamila LaRaine Kerry, Kurt just broke up with me, I'm pissed, DON'T FUCKING START!!!!} The last part was so loud that it gave Jamila a headache. She cut off ties with her sister abruptly.

Jendayi drove aimlessly, focusing on the fact that if she cried, she'd more than likely crash and die. She turned at a state park, and parked at a lunch spot. She got out and sat on a picnic table. She closed her eyes and lifted her face to the sunshine, taking her hair down and shaking it loose.

"Look who we have here," A distinctly masculine voice said. Jendayi opened her eyes, and looked into a pair of silvery gray eyes.

"Pietro."

He smirked mockingly. "Jendayi."

"Ah'm not in the mood."

"I am."

"Ah don't care."

Pietro smirked. "You should."

Jendayi could feel her eyes welling up with tears. "Pietro, for the last time..."

Pietro's arrogant smirk faded and was replaced with a look of uncertainty. "What's wrong with you?"

A tear dropped on the picnic table, and Jendayi brushed it away angrily. "What do you care?"

Pietro sat down next to her. "Why shouldn't I?"

"Because the great and wonderful Pietro Maximoff doesn't give a damn about anyone but himself."

Pietro rolled his eyes. "I wish."

Jendayi turned to look at him. "What do you mean?"

"I care more than you might think."

"Does this have anything to do with Jamila?"

Pietro winced. "A lot of it, yeah."

"She's with Remy now."

Pietro looked out into the forest. "I know."

Jendayi laughed bitterly, tears coursing down her cheeks. "God, love sucks."

"What's your problem?"

"Kurt broke up with me for another chick." Jendayi said, beginning to sob. She brought her hands to her face, trying hard not to make any noise. "Why did she have to show up and steal him? Ah loved him!" Jendayi stood up, and wiped her eyes. "Why the hell am Ah even tellin' you this?"

Pietro kept quiet. Jendayi gave a humorless laugh. "It makes sense doesn't it? Jamila traded you in for Remy, and Kurt traded me in for Morgan. Of course we'd meet up and Ah'd confide to you. That's how the story goes, isn't it?"

"You know why I came here?" Pietro asked suddenly.

Jendayi shrugged. "No, why?"

"Because, I needed someplace to get away from everything. I was so sick of looking around and seeing stuff that reminded me of Jamila."

"Ah guess Ah'm not helping any, am Ah?"

"You and her are nothing alike. She's cold, you're hot. You're fire, she's ice."

"We're more alike than you realize."

It was Pietro's turn to laugh humorlessly. "Unfortunately."

Jendayi found herself feeling sorry for Pietro. She sat down next to him. "We've both been burned, huh?"

Pietro shrugged. "Usually, I'm the one in charge. I make and break the relationships, but she was different. I can't explain it."

"I know what you mean. I never met someone like Kurt. He was so different from the guys I usually messed with. Maybe that's our problem. Kurt was really different from me, and Jamila is really different from you. Maybe we both need to find people who are more hot tempered, like us."

All too suddenly, Jendayi became aware, really aware, of Pietro's proximity. She could smell his cologne, his clothes, and his all too startling maleness. She turned her face in his direction to find him looking at her. Jendayi felt him leaning towards her, and closed her eyes. Their lips barely brushed before Jendayi felt her sister's mental call.

{Jen, we're sort of stranded at school. If you're not too far, could you come back and give us a ride?}

{Give me a minute.} Jendayi pulled away before the kiss could go any farther. "Ah have to go."

Pietro shrugged. "Okay." His thumb brushed the last of the tear tracks away from her face. Jendayi hopped off the picnic table and headed for her car.

"Did you need a ride?"

Pietro raised an eyebrow. "Dumb question. See ya around." Jendayi hopped into her car and drove off. Pietro watched her go before slamming his hand against his forehead.

Jendayi gripped the steering wheel. "Ah've got a crush on my twin sister's first love. There's one for the talk shows," She muttered. It only took her ten minutes to get back to the school, where everyone was waiting in the parking lot for her. She hopped out. "Sorry Ah'm late!" She said. "Ah had some business to take care of. Mila, you can drive."

Jamila raised an eyebrow questioningly at her sister. Jendayi smirked pleasantly. Everyone piled into the car, and they left. Jamila preferred to listen to R&B when she drove, usually with Jendayi singing along. Jendayi put all her emotion into her singing, and the ride home was no different. Jendayi put in Vivian Green's CD and began to sing along in a pain soaked alto.

"I loved you

Just too much

You owned my

Emotions.

Devoted,

Completely

You had me

I couldn't see

No one else

By myself."

{Jendayi,} Jamila interrupted, {you're making Kitty cry. And Kurt looks like he's about to teleport out of the car at any second.}

Jendayi looked back, and sure enough Kitty had a few tears running down her face. "Oh, Kitty. Ah'm sorry." (Jamila, I want Kurt to feel bad. He deserves it.}

Kitty sniffled. "It's okay. Sorry I'm such a, like, total baby."

Jendayi leaned on the window, and kept silent until they pulled up at the mansion. She hopped out of the car and headed for the gazebo on the far side of the grounds, changing into panther form as she did so. She lay down in the afternoon sun, stretching lazily.

"Mind if I join you?"

Jendayi shrugged, or came as close to a shrug as a panther can. Kurt sat down next to her. Jendayi was all cat now, ignoring Kurt completely, concentrating instead on the inquisitive butterfly fluttering around her. She stuck out her paw, trying to catch it.

"You're mad at me, aren't you?"

Jendayi continued playing with the butterfly, rolling over on her back and batting at it with all four paws. Kurt sighed and disappeared in a 'poof' of blue smoke. Jendayi changed back to human, and sighed, resting her head on her hands. She leaped to the top of the gazebo, and headed for the trees near it, using all of her feline prowess to keep from falling. She ended up on top of a tall oak. She rested her head on the trunk, surveying the surrounding countryside.

"You're a hard person to find."

Jendayi jumped. "Pietro? What the hell are you doing here? If mah dad catches you..."

"Don't worry about it. I just wanted to tell you something."

"What?"

"There's this diner a few towns over. Wanna meet me there tomorrow?"

"Why?"

"I want to see you again, since we got...interrupted last time." Pietro caressed the side of Jendayi's face.

Jendayi bit her lower lip. "Okay, after Ah get out of school?"

"That's cool." Pietro kissed her, but this time, they weren't interrupted. When he pulled away, Jendayi grinned.

"So Ah'll see ya tomorrow?"

"Yeah." Pietro left, and Jendayi bit her lip again. She rested her head against the tree trunk and sighed.

"Why does this feel so right and so wrong at the same time?" She mused.

Yes, this was a long chapter! Oh man, it took me forever! But I'm pretty proud of it. The next chapter, I'm sorry to say, won't have any Pietro/Jendayi romance in it. It'll be ALL Jamila/Remy. The chapter after that will deal with Pietro and Jendayi, as well as Logan and Ororo, cuz I know some people are DYING to read some. Thanks so much for reading, and hopefully you'll leave some good reviews!