Chapter 3

Pietro shifted uncomfortably on the front porch of the Xavier Institute. He wasn't sure whether or not he was going to be killed by Lexi's adopted dad, Logan. Who just so happened to be the almighty killing machine, Wolverine, half-brother of Sabertooth. Just my luck, Pietro thought. He hesitantly rang the doorbell and stepped a good distance away from the door. He started to hyperventilate as the door opened. He let out a sigh of relief as he realized it was Jean Grey.

"Hi Jean" he said

"Um, hi Pietro" said the weary red-head.

"Sao how are things" he asked conversationally

"Okay, Pietro what are you doing here" she demanded

"I-um…"

"Whose at the door, Jean" Pietro groaned when he realized who it was. Scott walked towards the door and narrowed his eyes. "what are you doing here, Quicksilver"

"Back off, guys. He's with me" They turned around and Pietro could have sworn his jaw just fell off. Lexi was dressed in a black dress with a jewel in the middle and black pumps. She smiled and pushed a strand of hair out of her face.

"what's going on? And why are you dressed like that" Scott demanded

"Well, if you must know, I'm going on a date. With Pietro"

"What" Scott and Jean yelled

"Yeah. Now get over it" Lexi said rolling her eyes "I'll see you two later" she grabbed Pietro's hand and dragged him back outside "See ya! You okay"

"Uh, yeah. You look amazing, Lexi" he said as soon as he was capable of speech. She smiled and giggled.

"Thanks. You don't look so bad yourself handsome" Pietro blushed slightly and ran his hand through his white hair.

"Yeah well, you know…" he said opening her door. She looked at him and smiled

"Wow. Cleans up and a gentleman? I should went out with you earlier" she joked

"Ha-ha. Aren't you just so full of jokes" he said rolling his eyes. She laughed and got in. He closedher door and ran to get in.

"So where are we going" she asked

"It's a surprise. Now buckle up and let's hit the road" he said

Two hours later, Pietro entered the Acolyte base and flopped down on the couch next to Pyro.

"Hey guys! Pietro's back from his date" Pyro called out. Gambit and colossus rushed into the living room.

"Alright tell us everything that happened, mon ami" Gambit demanded

"Yes, tell us how your date went" colossus urged

"I have no idea" he said finally. The three Acolytes exchanged glances and then looked back at the weary speed demon.

"What happened, mate" asked the Australian pyromaniac

"Everything was going great. I took her to that new Italian restaurant"

"Excellent choice" Colossus said

"Yeah, she said really liked it. I took her out dancing"

"Good, good" Gambit said "Didn't know you could dance though"

"Yeah, I surprised her too. Then we went for a walk in the park"

"That's all ways a good choice" Pyro commented

"Anyways, while we were walking out of nowhere I said 'I love you'"

"YOU WHAT" they screamed

"Are you insane? You never, never say I love you on the first date! That is just plain and simple"

"Gambit's right, Pietro! I may not know all of your American customs, but we even know that back home in Russia"

"Yeah! That's dating rule number 1" Pyro shouted

"That's not the bad part"

"Then what is" Pyro asked

"It's what she said"

"Well, what did femme say"

"She said she loved me too"

"SHE DID WHAT"

"you got Lexi to say she loves you" Pyro demanded

"That's not important, right now. What's important is how you actually feel about her"

"That's the worst part. I think I actual meant it" he confessed "guys, I don't even know if she feels the same way"

"Well, mon ami, that's one mystery you'll have to find out another day. It's time for you to go to sleep" Gambit said

"I don't know if I can" he answered wearily

"Should I call Rogue, then" he suggested

"I must be seriously out of it, cause that sounds like a wonderful idea" Pietro said after some consideration. Gambit smirked and got up. this is just gettin easier and easier, he thought. He dialed the number for the Institute and waited four rings till someone finally picked up.

"Hello"

"Ah, just the femme I wanted to talk to"

"Gambit! Oh my God! Lexi just came in and said Pietro said he loved her. Is it true" Rogue asked

"Yup. He admitted to it. He also said that Lexi said she loved him too. That true"

"that's what she told us. She fell asleep from exhaustion afterwards" she said

"Wow. They really are made for each other, cuz that's what he's tryin to do. Except he havin some problems goin to La-La land" he explained "Wanna help"

"Sure. I'll bring Kitty over. See ya in a few" she said before hanging up. Gambit hung up the phone and walked back into the room with the others.

"Well" Pietro asked

"You're in luck mon ami, she said yeah. She should be over in a few minutes" Gambit announced

"Good. Cuz truthfully, I thought Cyclops was gonna blow my head off when Lexi said we were going on our date. And I seriously thought Jean was gonna help him"

"What? Jean as in Jean Grey help Cyclops kill you? You have gotten to be kiddin mate" Pyro laughed

"I'm serious! She may seem all innocent, but at that moment I thought she was gonna use her powers to murder me" he exclaimed tiredly. There was a knock on the door and Piotr got up to get it.

"Alright, where's Speedy" Pietro stood up and walked forward. He didn't get a word out, cuz he was already knocked out cold. "I swear, I didn't touch him"

"He must've finally knocked himself out" colossus mused. He picked him up and headed for the stairs "I'll put him in his spare room" and with that he was gone.

"Okay so what did he tell you guys" Kitty said sitting in the chair that Colossus was previously occupying

"Same thing Lexi told ya. He said I love you and she said it back" Pyro said

"Huh. You're right. That's what Lexi did tell us" Rogue nodded. Colossus came back down stairs and sat down on the arm of the chair Kitty was sitting in.

"So what have we covered so far" he asked

"Well, what they told us was true. Pietro did say I love you and Lexi said I love you too" Kitty sighed leaning her head against his massive arm. Rogue and Gambit exchanged glances before smirking.

"So, what now? They admitted they like each other but are they a couple or not" Pyro asked

"Well, of course they aren't! He hasn't asked her yet or made it official" Kitty said rolling her eyes.

"when you say 'make it official' you don't mean…"

"Mean what" Colossus hesitated, not sure how to put his question. Gambit stared at him then understood.

"Oh! No of course not. It's an option but no" everyone looked at Gambit confused "Sex"

"Oh" they said all together

"Exactly. Although what I wanna know is why he asked that question" Gambit asked smirking. Colossus glared at him when Kitty interrupted.

"Why did you ask, Piotr"

"Yeah, why did you ask, mate" Pyro added joining the fun. Rogue raised an eyebrow and he growled.

"I'm gonna make a sandwich" he said getting up and leaving the room.

"Guys, I think we like, made him mad" Kitty said

"Oh, he's fine! See watch" Pyro said "Hey Colossus, bring me a soda will ya" As soon as the question left Pyro's mouth, a bottle came from the kitchen and crashed against the wall in the living room. They watched as orange soda flowed down the white wall in shock. Normally Colossus was a calm and cool person, he was never one to get angry. "Okay, maybe we did make him mad"

"You think" Kitty snapped "I'm gonna go and check on him" she got up and ran into the kitchen.

"Be careful petite" Gambit called after her. She ignored him and walked in to find a fuming Colossus leaning against the counter.

"Hey Piotr. You okay" she asked

"Huh? Oh yeah fine"

"You sure? Cuz you threw a soda bottle at the wall"

"huh. I was aiming for Gambit or Pyro" he said absent mindedly "I wonder if…" he trailed off grabbing another bottle out of the refrigerator.

"No" Kitty said snatching the bottle from him and slamming it on the counter. "Piotr, calm down! You have to keep yourself in control"

"I know, I know. It's just that it's so annoying when they do that"

"DO what"

"When they- you know what? Forget it. It doesn't matter" he said shaking his head

"Yes it does! Now, what's the matter" she demanded

"It's just that, I like someone and they know it and keep teasing me about it" he admitted in a rush.

"Oh. So you like someone" she asked

"Yeah. She's a really amazing girl" he said smiling

"Oh, well that's nice" she muttered. Colossus looked down at her and noticed she was upset.

"Is something wrong Kitty"

"Oh no. Everything's fine" she grumbled. He raised an eyebrow at her unconvinced.

"Kitty, what's wrong? Did I say something to upset you"

"Oh no. You just admitted to liking someone when I like you and make me feel stupid" she huffed. She realized what she said. Kitty cussed under her breath and Colossus smiled "And what are you all smiles about"

"Because, that amazing girl I like is you" he said smiling wider.

"Really" she asked

"Of course" he said smiling. she stretched up on her tiptoes and kissed him. He was shocked at first but then wrapped his massive arms around her slender waist.

Rogue got up and walked into the kitchen to go check on the two, then froze at what she saw. She walked out of the kitchen and sat back down next to Gambit.

"What's da matter, cherie" he asked

"Go look in the kitchen" she said. Pyro and Gambit went to the kitchen then came back out.

"Were petite and Colossus just makin out" Gambit asked

"Yeah they were" Pyro nodded "I could've sworn I saw her straddling him"

"She was not" Rogue yelled getting up. She walked back into the kitchen and came back out with one eye twitching.

"Cherie"

"So much straddling and moaning" she whispered horrified

"So much WHAT" they jumped and screaming at the sight of Logan with claws extended.

"WOLVERINE" Pyro and Gambit shouted

"LOGAN" Rouge screamed

"Hi Logan" they turned around to see Kitty skip in. The two Acolytes and the two X-Men watched as Kitty skipped in followed by Colossus holding a sandwich, a pack of Chips Ahoy! cookies and a soda.

"Hell Wolverine" he said "Here's your soda, Pyro. Sorry about throwing it at you. I thought you would catch it"

"Uh… right" Pyro said taking the soda wearily, looking at the stained wall from the soda Colossus threw at him earlier.

"You're welcome" he said sitting down.

"What's goin on here" Logan asked

"Oh, me and Rogue wanted a midnight snack, but since we didn't have any cookies we decided to come here" Kitty said

"Oh, that reminds me. Here you go" Colossus said tossing Kitty the cookies. She caught them easily and smiled.

"Thanks guys. Okay, let's go Rogue. Come on Logan" Kitty said. They watched as she skipped away towards the door. She stopped and turned around "Well, what are you guys waiting for? We got the cookies, now let's go" she pulled a cookie out of the pack and ate it. Logan looked around wearily and shook his head. He walked towards the door and sighed.

"There is seriously something wrong with you all" he muttered as we walked out.

"Come on, Rogue" Kitty said impatiently. Rogue got up and walked to the door dazed. Kitty looked at her and smiled. Rogue cocked her head to the side and decided not to ask, but instead walked out. As she closed the door, she looked back in and winked at Colossus. He winked back and they laughed. She waved again the closed the door.

"Okay, what just happened" Pyro demanded

"Yeah! When we walked in there you two are all over each other" Gambit added

"Um, things may have gotten a little heated" Colossus said blushing

"A little? Crickey mate, she was straddling you for Goodness Sakes" Pyro laughed

"Well, I wouldn't exactly call it straddling…"

"yeah, and when cherie went in there she said you two were moaning" the Cajun added

"Yeah well, you know…" he trailed off turning red.

"Colossus and Kitty sittin in the tree" Pyro sang and Gambit joined in "K-I-S-S-I-N-G-"

"Will you two shut up" Colossus said throwing a pillow at them. Gambit ducked will Pyro set his on fire. They stared at him questioningly and he shrugged.

"What can I say? I am a fire mutant and a pyromaniac" he said

"Obviously" Gambit said rolling his eyes and Colossus chuckled.

When Logan, Kitty, and Rogue got back to the Xavier Institute they were greeted by Professor Charles Xavier.

"Okay, so how much trouble are we in" Rogue asked as she and Kitty sat down in the kitchen.

"Tons. What on earth were you two thinking" Logan demanded

"We wanted some cookies" Kitty said innocently eating another cookie

"Will you quit it with the cookies, already? You guys shouldn't have went there" Logan said

"How come? It's not like we got hurt or anything" Kitty said eating another cookie innocently

"Well, you could have" Professor Xavier said

"But we weren't. Besides if they even thought about hurting us, we could have taken them" Rogue said shrugging

"I highly doubt you guys could have taken on Sabertooth" Logan pointed out

"I did it before, I can do it again" Rogue countered. Logan let out a low growl and Professor X shook his head.

"Logan, calm down. Now, listen girls. We don't anymore of this sneaking off in the middle of the night going to the Acolyte base. Or anywhere else, for that matter. Understand"

"Yes Professor" they said in unison.

"Good. Now go to bed" Logan grumbled. They walked out of the room to their dorm rooms, when Kitty ran back in for a cookie. Professor X and Logan looked at her, but she just shrugged.

"What? I seriously wanted some cookies" she said

"Would like some milk as well" Logan asked sarcastically.

"Oh! Can I? Please" she begged. They stared at her and Professor X sighed.

"Go ahead" he said. Logan shook his head and Kitty ran to get her milk. She got a glass and downed it in a minute. She looked up at them who stared at her baffled.

"I don't have a milk mustache do I" she asked. Before they could shake their heads no, she had already licked her upper lip. They cocked their heads to the side and she smiled widely at them. "I'm going to bed. Night Professor. Night Logan"

"Good night Kitty" Professor X said mystified

"Night half-pint" Logan said. She gave them both hugs and skipped off to bed."You know, something I never knew how special these kids are" Professor X laughed and Logan shook his head.

"Yeah well, you know…"