A/N- My sister stole my good sheet set! Why do you steal a sheet set when you still live with your parents? Sometimes I envy only children, like Kitty Pryde. More details at the end of the chapter, if anyone cares enough to laugh about it. This is hilarious, but I'm not going to put it at the top of a chapter. OH, but read the first note at the bottom, I have a request.
The Right Cause
Chapter 6
Meeting with the Family
"Ok, so here is the deal, we need snipers. We need people who, at the sign of danger will climb up, clear their minds, and shoot." Pete says slowly, as the entire group watches Kitty's sour expression. "And I mean clear your minds, telepaths cant pick you up as easily if you're not thinking anything."
"I'm in." Evan says instantly smirking. "I am up for the challenge.
"Ya can count on Remy. He won't back down just because ya say dere will be telepaths. Let 'em try ta get Remy."
"If they're this stupid, I'll blow them to high heaven!" Tabby cheers.
"I'm not doing it. I refuse." Kitty says standing up and storming off into the woods.
"I'm with Kitty." Kurt says porting after her and glaring at his teammates.
"Kitty, they don't mean it like that." Kurt says wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her to him.
"I know that, it just feels like the whole idea behind this is getting lost. I didn't recruit assassins." Kitty confides turning around in his arms and resting her head against his shoulder, and loosely wrapping her arms around his torso, outside of his arms.
"I understand how you feel. I do not agree with the idea, but if people get past the defenses that you have set up, then we have no choice but to respond. We can't let them get us, and that only leaves kill or be killed."
'I refuse to be a sniper." Kitty says harshly. "I refuse to take human life, unless they are going to kill me or a member of my team. If they are just on the property, what can we prove?"
"So let me get this straight Kit," Rogue says as she emerges silently from the shadows. "They can come onto your property and you will do nothing?"
"I never said that, and since when do you emerge from the shadows like some horror movie killer?"
"Since Ah drained Remy and Pete a few seconds ago. I have both their voices in my head for you Kit." Rogue says smiling sarcastically. "Did ya realize they were both watchin yer ass as ya walked away?"
"Figures," Kitty sighs loudly, "I have a confession, guys, a big one."
"Remy wonders what be takin them so long. Dey been gone over two hours."
"Trust me mate, she'll tell ya in time." Pete says from his seat on one of the multiple log benches.
"I have to agree with Wisdom here, Kitty has secrets that only a few of us know." Logan agrees.
"Merde. Well, Remy thinks dat he needs ta know, if he be in charge of de defense."
"Enough of us know, bub." Logan growls.
"Do ya think yer so bloody special that ya have to know? This is on a need to know basis only." Pete agrees causing Remy to narrow his demon eyes.
"Remy just thinks dat it be odd, since she tells ya, and has only known ya a week."
"Don't make this a male ego pissing contest. I don't know either and I've known Kitty a lot longer, and always been on the same side as her." Jubilee declares placing her hands on her hips. "As far as I'm concerned, you can all go cry a river, because Kitty has great judgment. Look at where we are!"
"She proves a very valid point." Bobby agrees grabbing Jubilee's hand and causing her face to flame up in reaction.
"I made Kitty tell Pete. She only told me because Chuck tipped me off, and she can't like to me."
"Need something Logan? I know what that look means and you're thinking about something, now spit it out."
"Look, I don't think there is a nice way to say this. Did your leaving the institute have anything to do with your grandfather's illness? Chuck found out that he's dying, terminal with cancer. Are you here because you are the heir? Are you the next mob boss?" Logan asks taking a long drag off of his cigar.
"No, I'm not here only because of his illness. I am the heir, but it was set up so that I could remain an X-man. The ties that I have in the city will help us keep out of trouble, but I'm not sure for how long.
"I found out that he was sick when I met with him, after we got here. I did not leave to become a mob boss, I left a tyrant in hopes of being treated fairly."
"You better tell Pete, he has a distrust of large, organized, underground operations. He will be an asset, and I have every intention of dumping him on you."
"Fine, then volunteer him to go with me later, into town." Kitty says with the anger clearly on her face, along with the shock and horror that others had found out.
"She wasn't happy that anyone found out, and she doesn't like to be reminded that anyone knows about it. She has yet to decide what she's doing." Logan explains in a cloud of smoke, never telling the reason, and keeping his flashback to himself.
"Remy still says dat he deserves ta know."
"This doesn't change anything in my mind, Kit. Ah'm wit ya in this, anything ya need, just tell me when and where ya need me." Rogue promises placing her hand on Kitty's shoulder as Kurt places his hand on her other shoulder, placing Kitty between her original companions.
"I agree with Rogue, don't worry about anything. This will work out."
"There is a formal dinner next week, and I have to take a date. I need someone good at handling tension diplomatically." Kitty admits in a barely audible whisper. "I'm expected to bring a male with me, and I'm not sure what to do. This has to come out now. I will be gone all of tomorrow, so Logan has agreed to stick around, since we'll be down members, I have things that I have to do, and I have to take him with me then as well.. He will be making a perimeter, and then he will leave, but he will be back by next week."
"My vote goes to Remy or Piotr, sugah. It hurts me to nominate Remy, but with his past it might help him. Piotr is a good choice because he is level headed and quiet, but I'm not sure how diplomatic he is."
"I agree with Rogue. Logan angers easily, so does Evan. We don't know Pete, and I do not wish to attend because I can relay messages the fastest if trouble starts."
"Good points." Kitty agrees. "I think that this needs to go up for a group vote. I want to exclude Pietro, Evan, Logan and Pete, but I also want Bobby to be excluded."
"Then we better bring in the people who need to know." Kurt says porting out.
"Why in the bloody hell are you bringing us this far out?" Pete asks as he follows Kitty, along with Logan, Piotr, Remy, Rogue and Kurt.
"Because we need to talk away from the main group. We have to take a vote. My grandfather has summoned me to a very formal dinner to announce me as his heir. I brought all of you out here because it has to be decided on, who I'm taking that is.
"Remy and Piotr are here because strategically they are the best choices. The rest of you know what is going on and have a vote. Everyone else was eliminated for various reasons."
"Remy be happy ya see a use in him. But Remy has a question, why is it just him and Piotr? What is the reason behind it?"
"My grandfather is a big scale mob boss, and I need someone level headed, or at least diplomatic. Logan and Evan were eliminated due to temper problems. Kurt opted out for strategic reasons. No one knows Pete well enough to trust him enough to send him in with me. Pietro is not level headed and Bobby is just not serious enough for something like this.
"That leaves just you two. Piotr is serious, quiet and level headed, but we don't know how diplomatic he will be, considering that English is not his native language. His powers offer a very nice exit strategy, and his size alone is a considerable intimidation factor.
"I have seen that Remy is serious, when the time calls for it, he is very good at talking his way into and out of trouble, but may be too flashy for what I need. We don't know how much diplomacy either candidate has, now vote your choice. Someone has to go, and he has to be able to walk in, in a suit, and not be completely out of place surrounded by criminals."
"But at the same time," Rogue begins, "we have to have Kitty and the main group protected. Piotr and Remy are both very good choices to compliment Kitty's powers, but how do we decide who goes?"
"Trust may not be the thing here. It may be best to take Pete." Logan states calmly. "Remy is very flashy, even though he is used to criminals. Piotr, to my knowledge, does not have the background of working with a lot of dirty businessmen. Pete, on the other hand, has a very good offensive power, just got out of a very similar organization, and he doesn't know how to fight as well with this group. There isn't much we can do in a week with this. I say Pete would be your best bet."
A/N- Please vote on your candidate!! I also need an argument as to why, and an argument against any other candidate, if you have a really good one.
Anyway, my sister…. She stole my best sheet set. Long story short, she is dating my ex, and those are the same sheets that were on my bed when I was with him (it was very short lived)… and now they are using them. Literally my sister stole my sheet set (both the fitted and the flat sheet) for her bf, who is my ex! The story is a little longer, but that is the outline. It gets better when you add in that I may be pregnant by the guy, oh that makes it so much better. I am so going to write a story about this. I guess bed rest would mean lots of updates? Lmao.