Chapter 13

Scene Two: At the Club

"So, what y' t'ink, chere?" Remy asked, wrapping an arm around Rogue's waist as he waved the four tickets in front of her face. She smiled brightly and kissed Remy.

"Ah think it's great, sugah!" she enthused, snatching the tickets from his hands. She placed them on top of the dresser and pulled her man closer. "This'll work great fo' our plan!"

Remy chuckled and nipped at Rogue's lower lip. "So, what Remy's reward, eh?"

"Hm...What does Remy want?" Rogue asked seductively. Remy smirked.

"I t'ink you know, chere."

They fell to the bed in a heap of limbs, kissing passionately. No one went near there room for quite some time.

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"How're we supposed ta trick them inta this again, love?" Pyro asked, quirking a brow. He looked at Amara, lying next to him with a satisfied grin.

"I dunno," Amara said with a shrug. Grinning, she rolled on top of the Australian, using her powers to raise her body temperature slightly. It always aroused John quicker when he knew fire was close to the surface. Sure enough, she could already feel something hard against her thigh. "We'll wing it, just like all the other times."

"Works for me!" John grinned brightly. He effectively pushed Amara off of him and rolled on her, making sure not to crush her under his body weight. "Now, how about an encore performance?"

"I thought you'd never ask!"

No one went near their room either.

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"So, what's next?" Jean asked, looking at Scott. "I mean Rogue said she had a great idea, but she hasn't told us anything yet!"

Scott shrugged. "It's nothin', I'm sure," he assured his girl. "Rogue's crazy, but she wouldn't do anything to intentionally hurt one of her teammates."

"Yeah..." Jean bit her lip in thought. Finally, she seemed to have come to a decision and smiled at her boyfriend. "I'll see you tonight, okay?" she asked, referring to their date. It was still a good four hours off, but she wanted to get a head start on getting ready.

"Sure thing," Scott agreed with a nod.

When Jean was out of the room, he breathed a sigh of relief. It had taken a lot of willpower to block Rogue's plans from his mind. He knew Jean would never forcefully take the knowledge from his mind, but it was better to be safe than sorry. Somehow, he highly doubted the redhead would stay quiet if she knew where Rogue planned to send Piotr and Kitty, which was exactly why the southerner had kept the information from Jean and made the others promise not to speak, or think, a word of it.

Who knew what she might do if she knew?

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Kitty stared speechlessly at the tickets dangled in front of her face. She couldn't believe what Rogue was offering Piotr and her. This was the chance of a lifetime!

"Are you serious?" she asked, looking skeptically at the smiling southerner. "The Blue Diamond?"

"Yup!" Rogue nodded proudly. "Swamp Rat an' Ah were gonna go, but th' professah had a mission fo' us. So, now Ah'm givin' em t' you!"

"Isn't zhat an eighteen years or older club?" Piotr asked skeptically.

"Twenty-one actually," Rogue muttered under her breath. "Don't worry sugah," she said louder, "Kitty ain't th' type t' drink, an' you'll be there t' stop her if she tries. Besides, ya cain't have a fun if ya nevah break th' rules!"

"How would I get in though?" Kitty raised a brow. "I like to think I look older, but I don't exactly look eighteen!"

"Psh." Rogue waved a hand in dismissal. "Ah know people there, an' they're just waitin' fo' ya'll t' show up. Don't worry 'bout it. Ah wouldn't let ya do somethin' if Ah thought it would hurt ya."

"That's true..." Kitty mused, thinking back to Rogue's many crazy schemes. No matter how insane, she usually made sure it was relatively safe for her teammates before going through with it. "Alright! This will be so cool, especially telling the girls at school! They'll never believe it!"

"Exactly!" Rogue enthused. Leaning down to the valley girl, she whispered: "Just don't tell Jeannie, alright?"

"Tch, like I would do that!" Kitty crossed her arms. "Jean's like my best friend, but even I break more rules than her!"

Rogue grinned at the girl's attitude. Maybe she wasn't so bad for a valley girl after all. Nodding once, she handed the tickets to the smaller mutant.

"I am not so sure this is a good idea," Piotr said, his accent thickening in worry. Kitty frowned at him, her eyes widening in the age-old puppy dog look. He frowned at the expression on her face, feeling his resolve weakening.

"Please, Pete!" Kitty begged. "This is, like, a once in a lifetime opportunity! I could be the coolest girl in school if I, like, go, and I want to go with you!"

A blush spread across the Russian's dark cheeks. He sighed and hung his head in defeat. Kitty squealed happily and threw her arms around his thick neck.

"Thank-you-thank-you-thank-you!" she trilled. "Oh, I'm gonna go pick out for my outfit right now!"

She ran up the stairs. Before Piotr could lecture Rogue about being irresponsible for giving club tickets to a fifteen year old, she followed her younger teammate up the stairs.

"Hold up, sug, Ah'll help ya!"

Piotr hung his head. He had a bad feeling about this. But what could he do? Not even Logan could resist Kitty's puppy-dog eyes!

"I might as vell also get ready."

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Piotr still felt uneasy as he walked into the club. It wasn't that he had never been to a club before, at least he had been in Russia, but he didn't like them very much. It was too noisy for him, and he much preferred the noises of animals on his farm rather than people.

He wrapped an arm around Kitty subconsciously as he noticed several men, at least twenty-five, eyeing her hungrily. True, she didn't look twenty-one, or even a day over sixteen if even that naturally, but Rogue's helping hand in choosing her outfit had made her look like a petite, pretty eighteen year old at least. Piotr admitted to himself that the clothing did look good, possibly even better than the pastel colors she normally wore, but he would prefer her to be in the bright pink sweater and yellow shirt than in the mid-thigh length emerald dress and knee-length black boots Rogue had given her.

Kitty blushed when Piotr's arm wrapped around her. She didn't notice the guys looking at her, but she could feel the stares on her back, and it was quite frankly making her uneasy. However, she was happy to be here and didn't plan on leaving anytime soon. No, she would have something to brag about tomorrow! Something that would get those girls who thought she would never do anything remotely dangerous off her back!

"What shall we do, Katya?" Piotr asked. He wanted her to make the choices, because frankly he had no idea. If she chose to drink though, he would quickly deter her back to the motorcycle. Rather or not she ever talked to him again after didn't matter, but she would not be getting drunk on his watch! Not this sweet, little Kitten.

"How about dancing?" Kitty suggested happily. The people on the dance floor were mostly grinding, practically having sex right there, which brought a blush to her face. A few reserved, very few, couples were dancing like she normally would. She had seen Piotr dance and knew he was good, despite his large size, so she had no worries about having her toes stepped on.

"Alright," Piotr agreed, looking even more uncomfortable. He sighed in relief when Kitty led him to the dance floor and didn't immediately jump on him. Honestly, didn't these people have more modesty? It was really quite scary for a farm boy.

"Can you believe someone just left us tickets!?" a familiar voice shrieked, not far from Kitty and Piotr. They turned as one to see Tabitha dancing extremely close to Lance. He looked annoyed, but that was not enough to mask the lust in his eyes as she grinded against him seductively.

Kitty gasped in disgust at the sight. No wonder Lance didn't think she was bad enough. If she had been here with him, she never would have danced like that with him! Nor would she have worn the extremely skimpy pink dress Tabby adorned. It showed more skin than it covered, and she was pretty sure a moth-eaten rag had more material in it than Tabitha's dress.

The X-girl jumped when a large hand landed on her shoulder. She turned to see Piotr shooting her a sympathetic smile. Remembering she was here with him and not Lance, they were so over, she returned the smile and wrapped her arms around his neck. The music had slowed, and most of the couples, those that hadn't left the dance floor for another beer anyway, got into similar dancing positions. At least this type of dancing had not become sex-on-a-dance-floor yet.

Piotr's large hands felt good on her waist, comforting and supportive. Kitty felt all her tensions and fears drift away as he held her close to him. Piotr was like a protector, keeping all the bad things away. She couldn't help glancing at him with adoring eyes, and a blush spread across her face when she realized he too was looking at her.

Spotted watching his Katya with such loving eyes, Piotr also blushed. He noticed the look in her blue gaze, however, and felt his heart rate increase at her expression. Katya really was beautiful, and when she looked so happy, she was even more beautiful to him.

Lance glanced over to his right, feeling something off in the club. His eyes narrowed in on the small girl in the Russian's arms. His lips pulled back in a snarl, and he barely paid attention to Tabitha breathing on his ear. No amount of flirting could take his attention from his ex-girlfriend in the arms of her new beau.

Sensing eyes on her, Kitty looked up and over at Lance. A scowl spread across her pretty features, and Lance smirked now that her attention was on him. He had the perfect idea to prove she was still jealous and wanted him more than Colossus.

He swung Tabby back in his arms and kissed her thoroughly. A loud gasp tore from Kitty's throat, and somehow Lance heard it over the loud music. He looked up in time to see the green-clad girl flee from the room. Piotr glared hatefully at him, which made Lance flinch in shock and fear – the X-man really was quite intimidating. His smirk returned when the Russian followed the girl. She would spill her heart out to him now, he would get upset, they would fight, and by tomorrow Lance would have Kitty back in his arms.

Kitty saw the kiss and felt her heart break. She wasn't sure why though, since she was pretty sure she had gotten over Lance. After the initial shock wore off, she realized tears were streaming down her face. Turning away from the startled Piotr, she fled from the room. She could almost feel Lance's smirk burning into her back, and she felt hatred like she had never known form in her stomach. It soon passed, however, when she realized she had now made Piotr think she was still hung up on Lance.

"I'm such an idiot," she moaned into her hands, when she had gotten away from the club and was in a nearby alley. It was dangerous, yes, but she really couldn't find it in herself to care at the moment.

"No, you are not, Katya," Piotr's deep voice rumbled. Kitty jumped, having not noticed him following her. Piotr could be extremely quiet for a giant that turned his body into metal. She sniffled and looked up at him, half expecting to see a look of disgust on his face.

She immediately felt silly for expecting such a thing when she saw nothing but understanding in his gaze. Piotr really was too kind sometimes.

"I shouldn't be so upset that they kissed!" Kitty exclaimed. "I thought I was over him, but seeing them...like that...it broke my heart!"

"That is only natural," Piotr informed her, sitting across from her. "I am pretty sure that love does not end in just a few veeks, Katya. It has been a few years since Laynia and I were together, and though my life is no longer centered around her, I feel my heart clench vhenever I picture her vith another man."

"Really?" Kitty asked. Piotr nodded.

She smiled slightly, feeling a bit better knowing that. To her surprise, no jealousy formed at the thought of Piotr with another woman. She knew she really liked him, but she also knew Laynia was in the past and he would not moon over her forever. With Lance, just seeing him talking to another girl, even Wanda, made her jealousy vibes flare up in protest!

"My mother always told me that if I really loved someone, I would feel no jealousy," she whispered so quietly Piotr wasn't sure at first if she had spoken.

"But you do vith Lance?" Piotr stated more than asked.

"But I do with Lance," Kitty confirmed with a nod.

"And vith me?" Piotr braved. His face flushed crimson as he silently chastised himself for being so bold. What had given him the audacity to ask such a question?

Kitty's face also flushed, but she smiled slightly. "You know," she mumbled, "I don't feel any jealousy. I...I know I can trust you always."

"You couldn't trust Lance?"

"Yes! Of course I...no," Kitty sighed. "If I could trust him, I wouldn't have been dumped because I wasn't 'bad enough'!"

"I see." Piotr knew it was a bad time, but he couldn't help smiling at the knowledge Kitty trusted him. Before he could lose his courage, the large Russian leaned over and pressed his lips to hers. He had finally come to a decision. Law or no, he would at least give Kitty a kiss. She could always reject him if she wanted, and he wasn't about to try anything with her, but he had been holding back long enough.

Kitty sat stock-still for several seconds. Her eyes widened as she realized what was happening, and just as Piotr started to pull back in embarrassment, she responded. The kiss wasn't very long, not even a full minute altogether, but when they parted, Kitty was panting as though she hadn't breathed in years. Piotr also seemed to have lost his breath at the contact.

"Wow," Kitty murmured.

"Hm." Piotr agreed with a nod. The two shared a look, a slow smile spreading across their faces.

"Does this mean..." Kitty trailed off unsurely.

"It means vhatever you vish for it to mean, Katya," Piotr told her. Kitty's smile widened.

"Well," she twiddled her thumbs, "I kinda want it to mean you'll take me out on a real, not-set-up-by-Rogue date this Friday..."

"Eight is okay, yes?" Piotr asked quickly, smiling and blushing. Kitty chuckled lightly, her smile steadily growing.

"Eight is perfect."

A/N's:

Two chapters in one day! I figure you all deserve it for waiting so long for chapter 12. If I finish the next chapter today, I'll also post that one in thanks for being so patient and staying with me! As it is, I'll at least start it today.

I'm sorry if this wasn't very good; being a Lancitty shipper for Evo, the club scene was really hard for me to write, but I managed it! Hope ya like!