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Note: Since I forgot about Logan last chapter I brought him in with Warren. Also I thought I would let you know that Betsy will be in her Asian body. I know people get tired of everyone making her Asian and forgetting about her other body but I only started reading the comics after the swap and so I like her best in the new one. :-)

Do You Believe in Fairies?

Chapter 3

The X-Men and Acolytes had discussed the pros and cons of helping the four fairies for the past two hours and had finally agreed to accompany the fairies back to their home world and help them to get rid of the evil that threatened their queen. "I'm only doing this because it could threaten our world," Magneto said for what seemed like the hundredth time in the last two hours.

"Nice to know you are doing it for the right reasons," Lexa commented as the four girls walked back into the room. All conversation in the room stopped as the guys all drooled over the fairies. Jean and Betsy looked at each other and shook their heads.

"It's sad when even the professor and Magneto are enthralled by these four as much as the younger guys," Betsy sent to Jean.

Jean glanced over at Betsy before replying, "It's not sad it's extremely disturbing. Personally I would rather not know that those two still harbored those kinds of feelings." Betsy tried to hold back a snicker but failed. All heads turned in her direction but before anyone had a chance to question her Wolverine burst in followed by some of the newbies.

"Chuck you had better have a good reason for going off without telling me where you are going," he growled.

"Logan, when did you get back?" the professor questioned. Then shaking his head continued, "Well, that doesn't matter now. We are about to accompany these four back their world to help them with a problem. Would you care to join us?"

Logan looked in the direction of the four girls before answering. "Fine, looks like you might need someone to help you out." Turning to the group that had followed him in he said, "I want all of you to head back to headquarters. Moira MacTaggert and Beast will be there to continue your training while we are gone. Now all of you get."

"I'm staying," Angel announced as the others headed towards the jet they had arrived in only to turn around to watch the fight they knew was coming.

"No you're not," Logan growled. "You've only been with the team for two weeks and you haven't had enough field experience to be helpful."

"Neither has Betsy but you are letting her go." Betsy glared at the blonde angel for bringing it up and possibly landing her back at the mansion.

"Betsy has been in Japan for the past two years learning ninjutsu and can handle herself."

Warren turned to look at the purple headed English girl. "Well, I didn't know that. But I'm still going. I know how to fend for myself and I am not going to be left behind."

Logan was about to launch into a verbal attack when the professor cut in. "Warren can go Logan. I get the feeling we'll need the help."

"Then why can't the rest of us go?" Tabitha asked as her and some of the other new mutants stood just inside the door.

"Because we will need a team here while we are gone in case there is trouble," the Professor calmly explained.

"Well, since you put it that way I guess we can stay here." Turning the rest of the new mutants went to the waiting jet and took off for the mansion.

"Now, if you are all decided we need to be getting back," Wanda announced. Warren turned to get a good look at the four girls and almost stated drooling.

Smacking Warren upside the head Betsy stepped forward. "How do we get back to your world?"

"The portal will open in another two minutes but it is a little further down the beach then where the first appeared so we need to hurry." Rogue turned to walk out the door with the others following behind.

"I can't wait to get home and get into some more comfortable clothes," Lexa muttered as the four led the group of mutants to the point where the portal will open. "I'm glad we were able to make this portal. Can you imagine if we had to wait for her to open the portal tomorrow night?"

"Boy, are you in a good mood or what?" Wanda rolled her eyes at her friend. They stopped where the portal was supposed to open and waited for the others to catch up. When the portal appeared Rogue and Kitty lead everyone through while Wanda and Lexa brought up the rear to make sure no one accidentally came through.

The X-Men and Acolytes stopped short after exiting the portal because they couldn't believe their eyes. In front of them was the largest jungle they had ever seen. The air was warm but the humidity level was low and the number of animals that could be seen astounded everyone. "This place is magnificent," Professor Xavier whispered. It was almost like he was afraid that if he spoke louder the vision in front of him would vanish. Various members of the group nodded their heads in agreement but no one uttered a sound until Wanda spoke.

"Alright, the castle is over here. We'll get you guys settled in after we meet with Queen Ororo." Turning she walked off in what appeared to be a southern direction.

The others followed looking around at the beautiful sights around them as they walked. Kitty stopped every once in a while to get a sense of what lay ahead of them. They had been walking for about an hour when the fairies suddenly stopped.

Looking around the group wondered what was going on when suddenly some male fairies walked out of the tree and bowed to Rogue, Wanda, Lexa, and Kitty. The two fairies were gorgeous with dark hair and vibrant green eyes. Their muscular chests were left bare so their wings weren't hindered by the fabric of shirts. "Queen Ororo has told us to send you in as soon as you arrived." Nodding Rogue motioned for the group to follow her.

"Wow, did you get a look at those guards?" Jean whispered to Betsy.

The purple hair girl nodded. "Makes the guys at home look like bums." She looked over her shoulder for another look at the guards and noticed that most of the guys were frowning at the appearance of the good-looking men. "I believe the guys have realized they have some serious competition if they are hoping for a little romance on this trip." She shared a grin with Jean when the two realized they could have some fun with the situation.

"X-Men, please keep your mind on the mission," the professor reprimanded when he got a brief flash of the thoughts going through his students' heads. Shaking his head he looked over at Eric who shared his look of exasperation.

Finally the hallway ended and the throne room loomed before them. It was made into the trunk of the massive tree they had entered. At the end of the room was a throne swashed in satin and sitting in it was a beautiful fairy. When Logan got a good look at her he stopped in his tracks. She is absolutely gorgeous. Shaking his head he made himself look around the rest of the room. It was simply decorated with ivy and flowers that seemed to grow from the floor of the room. Once he had noted the lay of the room in his head and all possible exits he allowed himself to look once more at the figure on the throne. The goddess stood and started towards the four guides with happiness across her face.

Her hair flowed down to her knees in snow white waves. She wore a gown of ebony black that stood out against her milk chocolate skin. The top of the gown fit snuggly, showing off her sleek body while the bottom of the dress seemed to billow around her in angry clouds. The dress left her shoulders bare with pieces of fabric that flowed from the sleeves of the gown. Around her waist were gems of blue and gold while a unique stone that had swirls of blue, purple, red, and green was pinned between her breasts. Her wings were sheer with hints of the same colors that made up her gem. Once she had hugged her four 'daughters' she turned to face the gathered group. "Who have you brought?"

Professor Xavier moved his hover chair forward and introduced everyone. When he got to Logan the clawed X-Man moved forward with a slight bow and kissed the fairy queen's extended hand. "It's a pleasure to meet someone as beautiful as you."

Ororo flushed slightly as she took a small step back to address the entire group. "Thank you for coming to help us. I'm sure you have many questions but those will have to wait until morning. I will have some servants show you to some rooms and bring more comfortable clothing for you to wear while you are here." With a wave of her hand a group of servants appeared and ushered the guests towards the hallway at the other end of the throne room. The hallway curved up towards the top of the tree with rooms along the way. Making their way towards the four fairies Jean and Betsy walked beside them and asked some questions. "How did you get a house inside a tree like this?"

"We asked the tree if we could use it for a house," Rogue answered as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"You can talk to trees?" Betsy asked with skepticism lacing her voice.

"Weren't you paying attention when Kitty was explaining about our powers?" Lexa asked with a scowl on her face.

"Yes, but I didn't realize the extent of her ability to communicate with plants," Betsy said defensively.

"Well, we can tell you a little about our land while we walk," Kitty told them. "See each fairy is born with the ability of one of the four elements. Each fairy can communicate with or control their element to a certain extent. The ones who are stronger work closer with the Queen then those who do not. I know it sounds like we have a system that discriminates but it's not entirely like that. We make sure all fairies have jobs that are at their ability level and that no one starves because of being less powerful than others. Most fairies actually live very happy lives."

"So you just asked the tree to build a house for you and it did it?"

"No, it took years for the tree to grow the way we wanted it too. We don't ask the trees or any other plant to alter their growing habits anymore than necessary to provide us with shelter." Rogue looked over her shoulder at the men following behind. "It is so odd to have to walk so much. We usually spend much more time flying and enjoying the open skies."

At that moment the group of servants stopped and started pairing people up for sharing rooms. Jean and Betsy would share one and the boys were paired up. Bobby and Kurt would share one room, Piotr and Scott another, Remy and John, Pietro and Warren and then Professor Xavier, Logan, and Magneto each got their own rooms. Wishing everyone goodnight the four fairies walked further down the hall to their own rooms.

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They had been back home for three hours now and she still couldn't sleep. Sighing, she rolled out of bed and walked to her balcony overlooking the forest. She liked to sit and listen to what the trees and animals were saying but tonight she was just restless. She didn't know why just that she had a since of foreboding which wouldn't let her rest. Giving another annoyed sigh she went to find some clothes and head towards the kitchens where she could get some food. As she walked the hall she was surprised to see one of their guests exiting his room. She frowned trying to remember his name then walked up behind him. "You should be resting," she said causing him to jump.

Remy jumped and turned to face Rogue. When he saw who it was he relaxed some but was still slightly embarrassed that she had managed to sneak up on him. "Dis is such a belle place, moi cherie, dat Remy couldn't sleep. He was hoping to do some exploring before our meeting in de morning."

"Well, if you are interested in seeing our village ah would be happy to show you some of the best sights."

Remy swept his gaze up and down her body taking in her figure. She wore a russet colored gown that had what looked like leaves as the sleeves. The skirt fell to the middle of her calf with a slit almost all the way to the top of her hip on the left side showing off her leg. There was a yellow girdle cinched around her waist with leave accents around the bottom of it. On her left leg was a tattoo of a green dragon. The dragon coiled from just below her knee to her hip where it looped up to the top of her thigh with its head resting mid-thigh. "Remy t'inks you have already shown him some of de best sights but he would definitely like to see more."

Rogue rolled her eyes skyward to keep from snapping out a retort. She had to admit he looked good wearing just a pair of pants. Most males in the fairy world didn't wear shirts since it just managed to get in the way of their wings so most of the men were going to have to go shirtless why they're here. "Ah wasn't talking about those kinds of sights so get yer mind out of the pits. Now, would you like for me to show you around?"

"Désolé chère, Remy didn't mean to offend you. And oui Remy would like for you to show him around." Rogue nodded and then walked off towards the door to begin his tour of their city.

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Hope everyone enjoyed the chapter. Please review. I will probably get some more interactions between Wanda and John, Lexa and Pietro, and Kitty and Piotr. Maybe a little LORO, JOTT, and ANGLOCKE as well For a picture of the dress Rogue is wearing go to and for the tattoo go to