I was stretched out on the couch reading alone. Mum and Benny had gone to bed half an hour before and Dad was still out with Cap. He should have been back at least an hour before, when their class ended, but I wasn't too worried. I'm sure they were just out fighting bad guys together or something.
I didn't look up as I felt my feet be lifted up and settled into his lap.
"Decided to stop being a poop face yet?" I asked, turning the page.
"Yah ever notice how yah get immature when you mad?" Remy commented.
I lowered my book and stuck out my tongue.
"Ah'm sorry petite." Remy sighed. "Ah just saw yah there with 'im and Ah got mad see'n you look'n so happy. And then Ah 'membered yo' history with 'im and Ah lost it."
"I told you, you don't have to worry. You can trust me." I said sincerely.
"Ah know, Ah know. Ah just ain't used ta trust'n people." Remy said. I saw a darkness fill his eyes and I wondered what it must have been like for him, growing up on the streets.
Not knowing what to say, I reached over and took his hand. Almost like an instinct, he brought it up to his lips and kissed my hand gently.
"Well, learn to trust me, okay?" I asked gently.
He looked over at me, his red eyes burning. Slowly with cat like grace, he shifted himself so that he was over me. He bent his head down and found my lips. With his lips firmly guiding mine, he lowered his body so that he lay on top of me. Absently, I allowed my book to fall to the ground, forgotten. The weight of his body on mine wasn't uncomfortable or suffocating, it was addicting. It wasn't until I felt the releasing pressure of my bra latch being undone that I came to my senses.
"Whoa!" I gasped, throwing Remy off of me. He fell to the floor with an indignant 'thunk' as I quickly latched up my bra.
My cheeks burned and my heart raced. I flipped over the side of the couch so that it stood as a barrier between us.
"What wrong, cher?" Remy asked.
"You, um, uh-" God my face was on fire.
Remy looked at me expectantly.
"I'm not ready for…that. Like, kissing and holding hands and whatever is fine, more than fine, I like those things a lot, not to say I don't like that other…thing, but I'm not ready. I know you're Mr. Sexpot, but I'm not and and-!" I babbled.
Remy, to my further embarrassment, started to laugh. Uncontrollably. He clutched his sides as he belted out his cheering laugh. He was rolling on the ground and tears were running down his face! Angrily, I grabbed a couch cushion and threw it at him.
"Petite, you one special girl, you know that?" Remy laughed.
"I'm going to bed." I rolled my eyes and started off down the hall.
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"Do you think we're horrible people?" Kitty asked.
"Nah." Rogue answered.
"Really? Because we're hiding in the bushes and hitting people who pass by with paintballs." Kitty said.
"We're just keeping them on their toes." I supplied, lining up a shot on Kurt who was talking with Lana. "Constant vigilance!"
"I loved Harry Potter." Kitty sighed.
"Shh, shh! Someone's coming!" Rogue hissed. "Yah ready Benny?"
Benny, who we invited on our manhunt, nodded enthusiastically. He clutched Rogue's gloved hand and Kitty's bare one, while I used both my hands to aim my paintball gun. I put my finger to my lips, smiling, trying to get the other girls to quit giggling.
"One, two, three!" I whispered. Then I leapt out of the busses and began shooting my target with colourful paint. The fact that my victim was Hank made it even better.
My three minions jumped after me and yelled "Taste the rainbow!"
I grabbed a hold of Kitty's hand just as Benny teleported us away. We reappeared behind the stables, unable to control our laughter. Taren and Alex were hidden back around our ambush zone to film out victims' reactions so we could enjoy them later.
"We are such horrible people!" Kitty laughed.
"Yeah, but its good be'n bad sometimes." Rogue grinned wickedly.
"Yeah!" Benny agreed as he slipped his small arm around Kitty's waist. She looked down at him in surprise.
"Let's get Warren next!" Kitty exclaimed, gently removing Benny's arm.
"Oh, that would be so good!" Rogue agreed.
"Yeah, and then…uh oh." My enthusiasm was replaced by a sense of dread.
"What is it?" Kitty spun her head to look where I was and instantly pale.
She saw what I did. A stony faced looking Alex storming up to Stretch, Dave and Fang. Bobby and Peter followed him, looking equally mad. Without a word, we hurried over to stop what we knew would be a disaster.
"You have a lot of nerve coming back here." Alex snarled.
Fang looked up, "Excuse me?"
"After what you did to my brother, you think it's okay to just come back?" Alex barked.
Dave and Stretch looked extremely uncomfortable, but Fang just laughed. He actually laughed! Was he completely insane? Alex grabbed Fang off the bench he sat on and tossed him to the ground.
"They don't know if Scott will ever talk again, and you think that's funny?" Alex roared, his face red.
"Mmm, a little." Fang admitted.
Hearing that, Alex began to kick Fang as hard as he could. Seeing their friend being attacked, Dave and Stretch jumped in, grabbing Alex. Bobby was soon in the tussle, but Peter stood back, looking torn.
"Hey, hey!" I yelled, as I sprinted to their sides. "That's enough!"
They ignored me, big surprise.
"Peter, hold Dave. Kitty, phase Fang. Rogue, can you zap Bobby?" I asked.
I'm bossy, but it gets the job done.
I felt a tug on my sleeve. I looked down to see Benny, "What about me Leah?"
"Look cute."
"Got it."
I grabbed Alex and pulled him away from Fang. "Alex, come on, this isn't going to help!"
"Let go Leah!" Alex snarled.
I gave him a shake, praying that he wouldn't blast me. "I know you're mad but this isn't going to solve anything!"
"Stop trying to protect your boyfriend and let me go!" Alex ripped out of my grasp.
I didn't try to hold on to him again, but I gave him my best Wolverine glare. He looked almost frightened for a moment (hey, I've been practicing Dad's glare since I was five and I've nailed it).
"I'm not protecting him, I'm protecting you. They might kick you off the team if they hear you've been attacking people." I explained in a calm but cool voice. "He's not my boyfriend, he's the one who tried to rip my boyfriend's face off. You think I want him here? I don't, but it's not my decision to make. It's the Professor's."
Alex glared at me, but I held his gaze evenly. He was the first one to look away. He mumbled something and stormed away. Seeing that the danger had passed, Peter let go of Dave and picked up an unconscious Bobby (Rogue zapped him a little too hard apparently). Kitty kissed Peter's cheek before he carried Bobby after Alex.
I knelt to examine Fang's black eye and cut eyebrow. "You should probably get that looked at."
"You worried about me princess?" Fang purred, wiping away some blood from his nose.
I began to walk away when I called out angrily, not looking at him. "Just some advice, don't egg on the guy who's brother you tried to kill."
"You know what we need? A girl's night." Kitty commented, linking her arm with mine. "We can watch some Gerard Butler movies, eat some junk food, possibly kick some ass in the Danger Room…"
"Sounds good." I agreed as Rogue nodded.
"Yup, sounds good." Benny agreed.
The three of us girls shared a look, then a mutual nod. We were going to have a girls' night with a little boy tagging along.
Stranger things have happened.
xXx