This was THE most fun chapter to write. I loved it so much. I know there isn't a lot of ROMY, but my favorite under-appreciated couple gets quite a section in here, so enjoy! Only one more chapter to go and it should be done by tomorrow

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Rogue, Wanda, Logan, and Piotr were finally back to normal. It had been easier than Jean expected, but also more saddening. When they returned to normal, so did most things in the mansion.

Jean was sitting in the rec room a mere hour after the change-back when she heard screaming, growling, and yelling, all feminine in tone. This could only mean one thing; Rogue had woken up.

"WHEN AH GET MA HANDS ON YA, SWAMP RAT!" Obviously, she was in the midst of remembering how Remy treated her in their child states. Jean could hear the pounding of feet coming down the hallway.

"Chere! Remy was un petit! You can't blame moi!"

"Oh yes Ah can!" Remy leapt into the room and catapulted himself over the sofa and around the chair Jean was sitting in. Rogue followed his movements to a tee and they were soon running into the kitchen. This would go on for a while and eventually Rogue would get Remy and they would fight. Remy always let her win, but everyone was fine with that, including Rogue.

Meanwhile, Piotr had wandered out of his room, scanning. "I do not know if Remy will survive this one," he stated, rolling his shoulders. "I must find Katya, have you seen her, Jean?"

Jean shook her head. Everyone had watched the change-back and helped return the others to their room, but then most had gone on to do their own things. "You might check downstairs with Forge." Everyone knew that it was the only place the Professor allowed her to practice with electronics. Kitty was good at what she does with technology, but she also had a reputation for trying new techniques and causing some serious damage. The library computers, ten in all, were just a minor percentage of the damage when she tried to 'upgrade' them.

"Spasiba," he said and began to depart. Halfway there, Piotr recalled a certain memory of the adventure, one including himself and a grown-up Kitty. His face turned from its usual pale white to a very bright red. He started to second-guess going to see Kitty, but had no choice as he was soon tackled by the said girl. Piotr stumbled back a little as Kitty wrapped her arms around him. She was not nearly as petite as she was when she was younger, but she was still quite small compared to Piotr.

"Peter! You're awake! I'm so excited!" Kitty let go of him and Piotr, who had wrapped his arms around her waist instinctively, set her down in front of him gently. "I know we haven't really been apart, just, you know, kind of different than our usual selves, but, I don't know, I guess I missed you! I loved being with the younger you, but it wasn't the same I guess. Do you understand what I'm saying?" Kitty hardly took a breath and Piotr smiled, glad to be back to normal and back to the Kitty he was used to.

Then, Piotr again remembered what he had said to her while he was a child. The Russian turned bright red again.

"Katya, I am sorry…about… about… umm…" Piotr rubbed his red face, trying to avoid eye contact with the brunette in front of him. "I don't know what t say… but I… I apologize… for… you know…"

Kitty grabbed his face, pushing aside his hands to make room for her own on either side of his face. "Peter, you KNOW that I love you. We may have only been dating for a year, but we've been friends for four years now. You, first off, don't need to apologize because I was flattered and honored when you said that. Second, I…" Kitty stuttered for a minute. "If you meant it, for real, I wouldn't be mad, or angry. I… I think I… I think I might like that." As she said this, Kitty let go of Piotr and stared at the floor. It was now Piotr's turn.

He held his hand gently under her chin, guiding it to look at his own face, and smiled at the woman. "Katya, we've been dating for hardly a year, but some day, it would be my greatest honor to have a wonderful, beautiful, strong, independent woman like you take on my name and be mine forever." At this, he leaned down and kissed her, keeping one hand on her face and the other on her hips. The kiss was short, but sincere, and both came out blushing.

Piotr grabbed her hand and led her to the kitchen for a snack, a goofy and triumphant smile on his face. Kitty, for once, was silent with a shy smile of her own, slightly nibbling on her bottom lip, vowing to remember that moment forever.

As they walked into the kitchen they saw Logan leaning over the counter, smiling at Ororo, who seemed to be teasing him at the moment.

"You could not take your eyes off of me! You were so shy!"

"Who says it wasn't a game? It looks like I won since I got you," Logan said, still smiling. It was a sight the whole mansion had gotten used to after Rogue had opened up and let Logan look after her, and even more when Logan finally took the weather witch out on their first date.

Ororo laughed and Logan moved to stand behind her and hug her. The two rarely got affectionate in public, but neither had realized they had an audience.

Kitty coughed a little to let their presence be known. Logan scowled a little, but moved himself to stand to the side of Storm, still holding on to her with one arm.

"What'cha need, Half-pint?" He growled, but still not losing the slight smile. He could never really stay angry at Kitty or Rogue. They were too much like daughters to him. Even one of the New Recruits, Jubilee, had grown on him.

"Logan, I like, have some big news! Like, Pete and I are getting married!" The whole kitchen froze. Logan slowly turned his head to the larger man, growling.

"WHAT?"

"Logan! Calm down! I was joking!" Kitty stood between the two men. It was a miracle that at this moment, looks could NOT kill, or else Piotr would be a dead, bloody, mutilated mess.

Logan calmed down a bit, but still shot glares at the two as Kitty pulled Piotr out of the room, attempting to prevent any unnecessary bleeding.

Ro laughed at Logan as soon as the two had left. Logan whipped his head around and glared at the woman beside him. "What's so funny?"

"You. You are so protective you have yet to realize that Rogue is 21 and Kitty is 19, almost 20. You're little girls are all grown up!"

Logan's scowl deepened. He did not like he sound of that. Not at all.

"Logan, someday you will have to let them go." Ororo placed her hands on his face, smiling at the sadness in his eyes. "You will not always be able to care for them, you will eventually have to trust someone else to do that job. Piotr is an honorable and worthy man of Kitty's love." He grunted, knowing she was right, but still not happy. "And Rogue will always have Remy to keep her on her toes and even through the arguments, you can still see the love they have for each other."

"Gumbo isn't good enough for her."

"Will anyone ever be in your eyes? Just… know that you trained her well. She will succeed."

Logan wrapped his arms around his African princess. "You're smart. I always wondered why I kept you around."

"You kept me around so I could entertain you with my tornados, that's why." Storm leaned in and placed her head on Logan's shoulder, hugging him, knowing that he would let go of the girls. Eventually.

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Wanda sat on the couch in the rec room that Jean had recently abandoned. She was wearing a red long-sleeved shirt and a pair of dark jeans, her hair grown out and hardly any make-up on her face. Pietro was starring at her as if he had never seen her before. Wanda had changed.

"This doesn't change anything."

Pietro became more jittery. Jean had said that Wanda still had a temper, though she controlled it much more often than she used to.

"Wanda…"

"I don't care about your excuses. If you want me to trust you, you have to earn it and it's not going to be easy." Wanda sat straight up and glared at her brother.

"I understand." Wanda stood up and walked closer to her brother. She remembered how he had protected her during the fights and how he stood up to their father. She quickly hugged her brother round the shoulders.

When she let go, Pietro was in shock and made no movement to follow the girl out of the room. Outside, Kurt was waiting.

"It went well?" He asked, pulling his girlfriend close.

"Yeah, it actually did." Wanda held Kurt. "You know, you are quite a trouble maker."

Kurt laughed. "It is part of my charm, Da?"

"Yes, yes it is."